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       Rules
       By: Agenothree Date: June 11, 2022, 2:25 pm
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       [center]General[/center]
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       [li]Always treat all members of the community with respect.
       Harassment of any sort will not be tolerated, under any
       circumstances. A single warning will be issued, followed by a
       ban if the problematic behavior persists.[/li]
       [li]Please do not use fan-art or artwork that does not belong to
       you, unless you receive direct permission from the owner of the
       art. Theft of characters or art is completely unacceptable. If
       you wish to use a piece of art from this site, you must get
       permission from staff members and the creator of the piece.[/li]
       [li]Please join the Discord
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       upon registration or shortly before
       or after registration. Non-members are welcome to join the
       Discord as well, and we will answer any questions you have. If
       you do not join the Discord within two weeks of registering on
       the site, your site account will be deleted.[/li]
       [li]Use a single forum account for every character, not one
       account for each character.[/li]
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       [center]Posting[/center]
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       [li]Posts should consist of 50 words or more, using third-person
       past-tense.[/li]
       [li]If you wish to Impress, please have 10 posts or more before
       the clutch. This is a single-time only; once you have your first
       10 posts, you will be eligible for hatchings, so long as other
       rules are followed. The only difference is for gold
       dragons/whers. If you hope to Impress gold, we ask that you have
       100 posts or more; this is for our certainty that you will be an
       active player.[/li]
       [li]Godmoding is not permitted. Do not attempt to decide what
       another player or another player's character should do. Keep IC
       and OOC knowledge separate as well.[/li]
       [li]If your post contains any content that may trigger another
       member, please use trigger warnings (abbreviated as TW) at the
       beginning of your post. List the potential triggering content,
       and make the warning both bold and red. (Example: TW: place
       trigger warning(s) here)[/li]
       [li]Absolutely nothing implying or even mentioning sexual
       assault or incest is allowed, under any circumstances. This
       applies to character histories, post content, as well as
       everything else relevant.[/li]
       [li]Relationships between characters are wonderful to see, and
       are most certainly encouraged! But keep in mind that there is
       one limitation. To determine who your character might be with,
       take your character's age and halve it, then add 8 to it.
       (Example: 26/2+8=21). A character cannot romance another
       character that is an age less than this solution you have
       found.[/li]
       [li]No character can marry under the age of 18, even in
       character histories. Crushes and such are fine; marriages and
       sexual relations are not. In addition, no betrothals can be made
       below the age of 16. Betrothals might occur in character
       histories for political or familial reasons, but no marriage
       shall take place until the character in question is 18 or
       older.[/li]
       [li]To have children, both parent characters must be 21 or
       older. Please do not have multiple characters pregnant at one
       time; wait for the first one to give birth before initiating a
       second pregnancy. To begin an IC pregnancy, an IC thread or
       one-shot must be created.[/li]
       [li]In this setting, there are no assassins, trained killers, or
       the like - unless staff permission is obtained. A character can
       be trained in combat, but those trained exclusively for killing
       or those of that ilk are not permitted.[/li]
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       [center]Character Creation[/center]
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       [li]All character applications will be reviewed by two staff
       members before being accepted into play. Tag applications with
       WIP while you're still working on your character, and RFE when
       you're ready for staff to review your bio. Use the tag LFI and
       add a separate post to your application with questions if you're
       looking for assistance and staff will come answer them![/li]
       [li]A member may submit up to four (4) character applications
       per month. We request that you do not put four applications on
       the board at one time; two (2) is fine.[/li]
       [li]With the exception of a post prize used, a member may only
       make one bronze dragon or bronze/white wher per month; bronzes
       and whites are a rare color of beast to appear on Pern, whites
       moreso.[/li]
       [li]A dragonless/wherless character may re-Impress only once in
       their entire lifetime. A member may have only one dragonless
       re-Impress per OOC year. A wher (not the handler!) may rebond to
       another character twice a year.[/li]
       [li]Characters may have up to three (3) firelizards at one time,
       unless a prize is used to acquire a fourth. Candidates may only
       start with one (1) firelizard, and may only acquire more after
       they have Impressed and graduated; they must focus solely on the
       care of their dragon/wher.[/li]
       [li]IC Searches are not necessary for Candidates to be put into
       play. A Search thread is most certainly an option for those who
       wish for one, provided you find a thread partner![/li]
       [li]To be eligible for a position of leadership, other than
       those granted through flights, a character must be at least 21
       Turns old and their bonded at least 5 Turns old for leadership
       positions, and 3 Turns old for secondary positions.[/li]
       [li]If you wish to make a character tie to another character,
       always ask the player for permission first![/li]
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       [center]Activity[/center]
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       [li]Activity checks will be posted on the last day of every
       month, and members have a week to complete the check. Those who
       do not will be considered ineligible for Impression. Those that
       miss three activity checks consecutively will be considered
       inactive, and all characters will be moved to the archives.
       After three months, the account will be deleted and the hatched
       dragons/whers will be adopted out.[/li]
       [li]The above does not apply to those who are on hiatus, after
       leaving a LOA notice in the Discord server. So long as you stay
       in contact and keep staff updated, you will be able to keep your
       hatched dragons/whers, but any IC positions you possess will be
       lost. If a period of three months pass without contact, the
       period of being considered inactive starts, with account
       deletion and loss of dragons/whers after an additional three
       months.[/li]
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       [center]Flights/Runs[/center]
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       [li]Intimacy influenced by flight-lust is optional. No character
       is lost to their dragon's instincts/feelings. Should you elect
       to engage in sexual relations as a result of a flight, make it
       fade-to-black. Keep it PG-13, people![/li]
       [li]Not all flights occur on-screen, as a general note. Yet in
       any flight/run, the player of the rising/running dragon/wher
       always has the right to choose the winning dragon/wher. No
       force-catching or any similar behavior is allowed, under any
       circumstances, and will result in a warning and later a ban, if
       the behavior continues.[/li]
       [li]Flights/runs should be completed, with a winner decided, in
       about five days, or three rounds of interaction from the female
       dragon/wher. Please don't make things long-winded.[/li]
       [li]Not every flight/run will result in a clutch. Staff will
       plan a clutch and reach out to a member to schedule a flight/run
       that will result in eggs, with specific days that the female
       will interact to continue to flight/run. The flight/run will be
       run entirely by the player, while the subsequent hatching will
       be run by staff, while it is open for all to participate in the
       thread.[/li]
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       [center]Staff reserves the right to amend old rules or add new
       ones, as needed. Changes will be announced in the Discord
       server.[/center]
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