Post by Trillian on Dec 30, 2012 22:01:44 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,500,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=background,http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/sefjlv/Themiddle_zpsbc81049d.png,true][atrb=style, background-image:url('http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j66/sefjlv/midbot_zps59a83c46.png'); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:bottom; padding:0px 70px 0px 70px;text-align:justify;] Please Note that some lands do not have descriptions yet, this is because we want to give the members the chance to make the lands as they picture them. The land competition will be open for a few weeks to ensure everyone gets a chance. During this time you may still RP in the lands just take note of the images in your thread. General Racism, pornography, graphic breeding, sexism, or anything that might offend members in or out of character will not be accepted at Destrier. We accept members of all level here at Destrier. In fact we encourage members of all experience to join, we understand that sometimes new sites, rules and how to's can be very hard to understand so we want those who do not understand to seek help within the community. Be respectful to the members, staff and Admin. Any slandering of names, personalities, or other such action that disrespects the members of Destrier will be dealt with accordingly. Spelling and Grammar are a must when a member is role playing in character with one of their equines. When posting OOC the rule is a little more lax, but please be considerate of others. Proboards terms and conditions state that no body under the age of thirteen may join the forum. If this rule is broken then your account will be terminated. Destrier is a PG13 RPG. Mild cursing in character and out is allowed. But please be considerate of others. The minimum In Character word count for Destrier is 300 words. If your post is under 300 words then an admin or staff member will ask you to edit your post. Only one account per member allotted for this site. If you plan for a number of characters to keep everything in order create a character tracker. No Godmoding in character or out of character. You are not allowed to take control of another characters actions UNLESS the other RPer agrees beforehand. If you are going away or leaving please post in the respective boards. Don't just up and leave for days without letting us at least be warned. Sometimes activity checks come along and the away board can save your character from being deleted. Images may be no larger then 500 Pixels wide and 1,000 pixels long. Please Credit them properly. SPAMMERS WILL BE PROSECUTED. Well not really but we will not tolerate Spamming. Advertising of any kind must stay in the designated advertising board. If you want to show off a link or picture that is acceptable as long as you are not spamming. Activity is mandatory for all, you do not have to be active in the out of character section but in Character we expect you to be rping. Land holders, war lords and peace keepers will be watched to make sure they are doing their best, or worst for Destrier. Different reproductions will be dealt for each misdemeanor. We are slight liquid time, meaning if your current threads are active while the seasons change then please try to finish them as soon as possible, we don't want to rush you to change the season but we do look forward to your next thread. We will have Activity Checks, make sure to reply to them or your account may be deleted. The way to save your account is by posting in the away board. Activity Checks may be posted every 3 weeks - 2 months depending on how character activity continues. Character Applications must be accepted before you may start rping them. Feel free to start a character log though! Or even a plot page, just make sure others know your character has not been made. Character Logs and/or stats MUST be in your characters reply. Meaning in the Out of Character section of your reply you must have a link to your characters accepted form or log. If you decide not to do the first option then you may have the character log or bio linked in your Signature. EQUINE STANDARDS We accept both realistic and fantasy based equines. Items from a store are not needed here. Perhaps one will be made in the future but till then we accept anyone. When creating a Realistic Equine please be considerate of height standards, body builds and perhaps where they originate from within Destrier. Take a look at the lands, Norte, Eastron, Westra and Souter each have benefits for your characters if they Originate from there. We may not have a store but some items are only allowed if the character originates from the land. GAME PLAY Please note you may explore through any land that is unclaimed without a problem, meaning you can travel through beldone bellow, sky haven and any of the other territories freely. Unless the land is owned and the Warlord or Peace Keeper states that no equine may enter their lands un-invited. EQUINES AGE! Depending on which season they were born your character ages. The only way to prevent aging is to achieve Immortality. No Equines under 6 months of age or older then 24 years of age may be created. Horses may stay with Destrier till 30 years of age but please rp them accordingly to their age. Bringing a pregnant character into Destrier is a NO. You must breed with one of the stallions at Destrier. The only way to gain Word Count for your account is to post IN CHARACTER in any of the Territories. The Crazy Side, Rules and Regulations and Birth, Life, Death Boards do not gain you In character points. Do not post in a thread with a 'I claim' or 'me next' and make the other RPer wait for days. You have 24 hours from you noting that your post is coming to reply or your note will be removed and the next person can enter the thread. You may actively update your reply though! If you add a few hundred words here and there then your reply can be there for days without being completed. Though we do encourage you to finish quickly  Please do not double post, meaning post your reply then delete then post it moments later. We will be watching for this seeming as how if your post count sky rockets when you have just joined. Be respectful of others and their threads meaning, if they have just posted a very long reply and you want to bring your character in please respond accordingly. We understand Quality over Quantity but if you know going in that you wont be able to compete and keep up then just ask the Rper to tone down a thread specifically meant for you. Following the rule beforehand Rpers who choose to start a thread may state standards within their thread, meaning they can make their own word count standard (as long as it is more or equal to 300 words) or anything ells as long as it does not contradict the rules. Any In Character writing is allowed, he said, I said ect. Your characters are YOURS. The password to the Character Creation Board is destrier Please be aware of the seasons and if there is a harsh winter/drought or some other disaster. If you do not want the option of a battle taking place within your thread and you have started it you may post so in a note at the bottom, but a note must be written before someone replies. CLAIMING LAND Only Warlords or Peace Keepers may claim land. The auditions will be held when needed or if you are feeling as though you really want the position message an admin and they will send you the correct information. Once you have claimed land it is up to you to keep track of ranks, and rules. PEACE KEEPERSandWARLORDS Peace Keepers and Warlords are just fancy words for Alphas or Dominant equines. Peace Keepers are home within Sky Havens Borders while Warlords claim Beldon Bellow as theirs. Of course they can travel out of their home lands at any time to recruit members. They are the only ones who can claim land. A Peace Keeper does not have to keep the peace and a War lord does not have to battle through the lands. BUT!!! -Peace Keepers started off with trying to keep the world from ruin, they wanted to follow the gods and not the humans. They had the high desire for prosperity. -Different personalities and beliefs emerge though. Some have realized that the gods have left them to their own devices while some still hold the hope of more in life. -Warlords were once notorious for their blood thirst, they are the ones to blame for the gods turning on them...or are they? -Warlords can not run from their past but they can change the future. -Either character can be hostile or friendly. Peace Keepers Reside in Sky Haven. War Lords Reside in Beldon Bellow. Either can Originate from any of the lands giving them specific powers and advantages. Either may be Stallion or Mare. Though they must be older then 4 years of age. Their beliefs, gods, war system, ect are all their own. They may state whether an equine may travel through their lands un-invited or not. BUT you may not say enemies may not travel but anyone ells can enter. This is to prevent unfairness. This being said, if you choose to close the lands off to anyone but those already a part of your clan then no one may post in them that is not a member. So Open threads in your lands may only be replied to by members. Though if you leave your lands free to roam its up to you to protect. If you choose to close your lands then a challenger may still enter the lands. Warlords and Peace Keepers must post at least ONCE every week. Even when in the away board. If you can't be active don't try out. We understand sometimes things come up, if they do then we will take consideration. Warlords and Peace Keepers can not be challenged for their position UNLESS they have broken a rule meaning they have gone inactive or something related. They may step down from power though. CHALLENGING Challenging is mcht like a battle, follow the rules of basic battle if you want a higher rank in a land (If the Peace Keeper or Warlord has not stated how you may Rise in rank within their own lands) Or even for a land. If you desire to challenge a warlord or Peace Keeper for their land you may do so by creating a thread within their land with the tittle (Challenge). The defender has THREE days to reply to the thread before it is forefit and the lands automatically become yours. If the defender replies within those three days you then have three days yourself to make your next reply. A entering thread for each character, two body replies and an end reply with wounds and their final word to each other. So a total of 8 replies within a land challenge thread, then an admin or staff member will judge the outcome. WAR AND BATTLE There will not be a huge War for quite some time. We encourage enemies and alliances to be made here at Destrier, that is the whole plot line here. Your character may just want to be left a lone though. All this should either be stated in your characters history/personality or somewhere ells. Battles can be taken place within any land, there is not a specified board for fights. BUT you must follow these mini-rules. -You may role play first, you do not have to go into a thread knowing it will be battle. -If one character decides that their equine wants to take part in a battle for whatever reason then they may have the first attack, REMEMBER no god-moding. Give the player ample time to decide on what they want to do. -Once a battle has been decided to take place please post in the thread name (BATTLE) -The next move is the character on defense they have two options, stay and defend their self or FLEE. Fleeing is a 100% get away in threads that were not originally stated for a battle. -A fight consists of four attacks and two defenses. No horse is unbeatable, take care when going into battle. The battle will then be judges by a designated staff member. -You gain points for being in a battle. 5 Points to both players. If you want a battle right from the start you may post in any of the lands just make sure you have (BATTLE) within the thread name. -You may choose how complicated a battle gets, meaning if you want 6 attacks and 4 defenses that is up to you -There may be no less then 4 attacks and 2 defenses though. -You can not have the battle thread be an advantage one over the other, Meaning no saying my character gets 6 attacks yours 4. -No-godmoding -Both characters who entered the battle gain 15 Battle points. Once you have exited the battle your character will leave with a wound or wounds. You must see a healing class character or your own character will hold the wounds for Two Weeks. -Threads that your character entered before a battle may continue as normal, without your character having the after battle effects -Any thread you start or enter after the battle you must roleplay with your injuries. They may or may not be fatal that is up to you. -Once the two weeks is up you may roleplay with scars or without. -feel free to have your character heal as the two weeks goes by, meaning the wounds can be smaller and not as horrendous. BREEDING Breeding can occur any time of year, take note that when breeding the most fertile time of year is Spring while the least is Winter. The success is generally unknown unless you buy an item from the store. Force Breeding is not allowed UNLESS a stallion has challenged a mare and the mare loses. REMEMBER your mare has the chance to flee if they do not want to mate but make sure you read the contingency. I'll state this again, no graphic breeding. Once two consenting adults have agreed (or not) then you must fill out the form in the birth lands for your foal. Mares must wait one year before breeding again unless they lose a battle, then the time frame is only based on the wait for a previous foal. Stallions may breed up to 10 times a year. Both Mares and stallions may only breed until 18 years of age. They have from 18-19 years of age to breed their last foal(s). FOALING Foals are born 2 weeks from breeding. Must stay with mother untill a year and a half of age. They are foals untill year 2 of the season they were born in. ELEMENTS BASE ELEMENTS Each territory (Norte, Eastron, Westa and Souter) have their own elements that the land provides naturally to those who are born there. Note that your equine does not have to have a Base element. Norte -The Element of Fire Eastron -The Element of Earth Souter -The Element of Air Westra - The Element of Water Remember, just because your character originates from a land does not mean they can not explore through the other terrains, if they never step into their birth land again that is up to you. CLASS ELEMENTS Class's also have the availablility to gain a second element (Or first if you did not want a base element) Warriors - The Element of Forsight Mages - The Element of Pscionics Hunters -The Element of Illusion Healer - The Element of Restoration to gain these secondary abilities you must see here OTHER ELEMENT There are a few other elements that your characters may achieve, The elements of Witch Doctor, Shapeshifter, Shadow, Ice, Lightning and more are to be added. Each of these elements are available when you complete a certain mission or achievement. STEALING Stealing will become available once enough characters have been made. CREATURES Beldon Bellow and Sky Haven do not currently have Creatures to Capture. Creatures may help with Battles, herb gathering and more! See the respective Board here for more information |
