Rules - REVAMPING

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Important Information

The rules have been split into Ten small groups.
Then there are various other information pieces.
They are rather simple, and a quick read.
We appreciate your interest in the site. <3

This means whatever is stricken through then it means it has been removed

if it's underlined, it's important

ONE

Everyone on the site, including guests, are to be treated as you yourself would like to be treated. We will not put up with petty fights in the Chat Box. If you must take your fights to PM or in character.

TWO

You are allowed minimal cursing, just keep in mind the person you are RPing with. If your RPing partner dislikes cursing please don't curse, other than that you are free to have your character s curse like a sailor. However be careful and avoid derogatory terms (those are frowned upon and you will receive a warning), IC is fine, you can not curse or anything outside of the thread though.

THREE

There is no word count on this site. If you need help learning how to RP just ask and someone will be willing to RP with you to teach you. Generally thoughts are in italics and speech in "quotations" or "quotations and bold" Liquid time exists here on Running Cold, just try to keep a timeline in mind.

FOUR

This site is rated PG - 13, though there is swearing allowed and fade to black scenes. Please post

in your thread title for a private thread (meaning only those listed to join in thread can join) or [O] for an open thread. If you feel the need for your characters to be involved in a mature scene we require you to fade to black, if you wish to further continue you may take it to PM or off site. This is to comply with Proboards TOS.

FIVE

Every member can create two of their own species, information on this can be found here. If you want more use the shop to buy more slots. Earn money by posting, competing in contests and staying active. Every member is allowed two species slots. Meaning you can create two species for any amount of characters, however if you want more you will need to purchase them from the store.

SIX

Godmoding and Powerplaying are not allowed on the site unless the person who RPs the character says you can. Powerplaying and Godmoding is when your character hits another character without permission from the other RPer. You can aim a hit but unless the other RPer says so you can not actually hit the other character.

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SEVEN

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You are not required to "claim a face" but if you want the face claim thread is found here, you can use a real person or an anime character, but try to keep from using the same face claim as another person. Also, one account per person please, keeping all characters on one account helps for easy contact.

EIGHT

This is guideline is called Infection.
If, in time, you want your character to change species you can do so by enacting this rule. Have a character, one of yours or a friends, bite your character (or do so scientifically, use creativity!) and they will now be infected as that character. However if you can't find a willing character simply have a wild animal do the job. The transformation between species would be painful for your character and therefore only use it if you really want to. Every action affects your characters life. A turned species can not be bitten by a human and turned human. The only way to turn human is to resort to a scientific experiment run by The Organization.

NINE

Your own personal characters may fall in love with each other, however we try to promote members characters being together to build friendships on the site. But it is your choice to use it as a plot or character development source.

TEN

Your character is required to identify themselves with one of the two gangs. It is also preferred if they pick as cause to back, Organization or Resistance.

NOTE

You may notice that there is no message center up top. You can locate your messages via the information center at the bottom. If you are to recieve a new message look for the icon posted just below this message, in the top right corner beside the banner. This is the message bird and can take you to your messages.

WARNINGS

The system is as easy as it gets, three strikes your out (unless they are minor problems then we are lenient). The first one is a simple warning, the second you will receive another warning and a money deduction, third you receive deletion and a ban. The warnings are only given out if the staff feel you have performed a heavy violation of the rules.

SURVIVAL

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The world has almost come to an end.
Food, water, and the other basic needs for survival,
are dwindling and in some cases
Non existent.

Your character now requires all basic survival needs, nothing is comfort and luxury any more. Your characters get to pick from a few select items that may have been on them or around them during the war, but most of their possessions will have been lost. Jobs such as banker and writer are now rather obsolete. Yes your character can still be a writer, professional sportsman, or even an artist but chances are they will not make money doing the fancier jobs.

However now there are other options open for your character, will you be a scrap collector? Gathering and scavenging parts so that people can buy them off you to build things? Or will you be an inventor? Creating new things or repairing the old? There are no working cars, no working cellphones or computers, it is a complete blackout. EMT's have wiped out the entire electrical grid. Will your character work to rediscover means to power things? Make your character productive in the society, start up a ranch if you can find animals, gather seeds to create a farm, build your way up. Everyone starts from nothing, it doesn't matter if you were a millionaire before, you are nothing now.

No one owns any land, except for the owner of the castle who keeps his territory well protected, and the Organization who has laid claim to the mining tunnels. With no law, no means of authority, it is up to you to protect what is yours.

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G E N E R A L

• the main admins are kyle and tara. if you have any questions feel free to pm or email them.
  
  
• the site rating is pg-13 to mature, mature threads will be marked with an [m].
  
  
• you are not allowed to have more than one account, this is for for ease of contact. your screen name should be the name of your main character, all in lower case letters please.
  
  
• if you are not active for a month and have not posted that you will be gone your account will be messaged, go another week without responding and you will be deleted.
  
  
• we encourage all members to get their characters into plots and relationships with other characters, we are determined to make running cold a place where everyone is a family, not a cold workplace.
  
  
• don't be afraid to ask for help, the admins will be more than willing to help you with anything from character and plot development to posting help.
  
  
• harassing others and insulting religion and race is not allowed, if it is found that a member is engaging in these activities they will be messaged then banned for either a length of time or permanently .
  
  
• signatures can be no more than 500 pixels by 300 pixels, and avatars no more than 100 pixels by 100 pixels. there are no nude pictures allowed on the site. your signature does not have to be specifically about your character, although it is preferred.

C H A R A C T E R S
& R P I N G

• you are allowed a max of 4 characters, you may buy more with the money you get from posting, check the store for the prices.
  
  
• note that if there is a plot character specific to a plot on the site then you are allowed 2 of those unless otherwise stated.
  
  
• if you do not complete your bio form within the time you are required to put WIP in the title, any unfinished character in the character creation board without that in the title will be looked at as "complete".
  
  
• the least amount of words that an rp thread can contain is 150, that is more-or-less a good paragraph of rping. if you need help rping feel free to message an admin and one of them can coach you.
  
  
• powerplaying and godmodding is not allowed unless you message that characters rper. in which case it is allowed only to the extent that the two character rpers discussed.
  
  
• you may not kill another rpers character without their permission, you are also not allowed to attempt to convince an rper to allow your character to kill off their character.
  
  
• characters are like real people, therefore each will have their own opinions on different things around life and other characters. do not be upset if one character hates or crushes on yours, it is just like any other people, you can't control what others think.
  
  
• everyone is allowed one custom species, explained in the post below.

G R O U P S

• on running cold there are two groups, the tribe consisting of the vampire and shape shifter population, and the clan consisting of the lycan and elemental population.
  
  

• the tribe is more family and friend oriented, a supporting group that stands beside the resistance strongly and is determined to help those in and outside their group, live a strong well life. they are a group of loyal beings who are not afraid to throw themselves in front of danger for the safety of others.
  
  
• the clan is more self oriented, in which they try to push the organization and themselves to the "top-of-the-food-chain" for money, items and "safety" for themselves but not others. they work with the organization and try to foil the tribe and resistance.

[/li][li] the resistance is a group that is against the scientific removal of the "other species" from the human body. they want to preserve life and believe that people are born the way they are meant to be, they protect the innocent and launch rescue missions to save those captured by the organization.

[/li][li] the organization is a group of scientists and supporters that are determined to remove the "other species" from the human body through scientific procedures. they work to provide a "cure" for the "other species" whether it means harming or even killing captured specimens.

[/li][li] the "other species" is any vampire, lycan, shape shifter, elemental, or custom species gene in a humans body. the scientists have been working to separate that gene and kill it without killing the human body. [/blockquote]


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C U S T O M
S P E C I E S

• a custom species is something you create from your imagination, it must have a human form of some sort, but does not have to live in that form.
  
  
• you can not a character in another persons species without their permission. in the character creation area is where you can find the created species, please apply for a custom species using the character form in the character creation board.
  
  
• as stated before everyone is allowed 1 custom species, however you can purchase more in the store.
  
  
• the only rules for your custom species is do not steal from other ideas, and be as creative as you can, but don't create "god".
  
  

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E M P L O Y M E N T
below is a list of employment options.
keep in mind these are just suggestions.
you can have any job you want.

out of town

• highway patrol officer
  
• farmer
  
• rancher
  
• lumberjack
  
• miner
  
• tow Truck Driver
  
• traveling Salesman
  
• insurance Salesman

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in town

• store Owner
  
• ambulance driver
  
• sheriff
  
• mechanic
  
• bartender
  
• detective
  
• gardener
  
• grave keeper
  
• landscaper
  
• painter
  
• carpenter
  
• gas station Clerk
  
• cook
  
• waitress/waiter
  
• cleaner
  
• maid

international

• company owner
  
• assassin
  
• spy
  
• telemarketer
  
• pilot
  
• business person
  
• designer
  
• author

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