INACTIVITY

Characters who are inactive in the forums for 30 days will be Archived, and any group that shares merits with that character (such as Haven, Herd, Pack Totem, pooled Resources, etc) will lose them. If players know they will have an extended absence from the game, they should inform an ST or Mod. Only by doing so can such merits be retained.

 

 

REQUIRED READING

1. Player Penalty System
2. House Rules
   1. Coils of the Dragon

 

CREATING RITUALS

This is something we are going to play by ear. We are going to allow characters to create their own rituals, however, there are a few limitations. You may not create a new ritual until you have bought all of rituals for that level. Meaning, once you have acquired all the rituals of that level that are presented in ALL Requiem supplements (including the corebook), then you may create your own. The acceptance of your ritual will be at the sole discretion of the Storyteller or Moderator and subject to review by the Administrator.

Sorceries (Crúac and Theban): You need to 'cast' (e.g. chant, perform a sacrifice, etc) for the minimum number of full turns, and then make your sorcery/Crúac/ritual draw. For instance on a Ritual that takes a minimum of 3 turns, after having used three full turns (requiring three Instant Actions, which take a full turn each) then a draw would be made. The number of successes on that sorcery/Crúac/ritual draw represents the number of successes that the ritual (or power) is activated with.

If a power has a required minimum number of successes, and if that number of successes hasn't been reached after three turns of 'casting' (i.e. if the user doesn't have enough successes), then the caster can continue to cast (for another 3 turns) and make another draw, adding those successes, and so on.

If the required number of successes is reached at any point, then the ritual goes into effect right then (with a number of successes accumulated until then). This means that a caster can't reach the required number of successes and then continue casting to accumulate more successes for more 'ooomph' to the ritual. Failing to reach a single success on the sorcery/Crúac/ritual draw doesn't cause the power to fail, as per the normal Extended Actions rule. You may of course choose to end the ritual or sorcery at any time during its casting, in which case, nothing happens. Willpower or Blood needed to activate the Ritual are spent at the end of the Casting - when all successes have been gained.


Devotions: Writers are allowed to create their own UNIQUE Devotions, which must be submitted to the ST for Review and Approval.

 

 

San Francisco Site Rules - by Killian

1) I don't think a single one of us comes to an RP site expecting rainbows, puppies, and absolutely no hardship. In fact, conflict is what makes a site a site, and the World of Darkness the World of Darkness. It's what makes a story worth reading and--take it from a writer--worth writing. It's really no fun to write a story about a person who has no problems.

That being said, In Character conflict is just that. In Character. Sure, sometimes it sucks to see our babies [the characters, of course] ripped to shreds or humiliated, but it only makes for good story and a ton of uber-cool character development. Taking it as a personal slight against yourself from another player is just illogical.

Let's keep our In Character conflict In Character, and not let it bleed over Out of Character. Doing that will result in intervention by the Staff, and a Warning from the Player Penalty System.

2) You knew it was coming. The evil 'M' word. Metagaming.

Sure, it happens. We're all only human, and sometimes separating what we know In Character as opposed to Out of Character can get confusing, and doing by accident, once in a blue moon, if more than understandable.

It's the blatant stuff that's pretty 'Gah!'. You know, the 'suddenly' knowing that someone is about to sneak up on you without rolling. Or suddenly just 'knowing' that someone is a werewolf without the proper evidence, or even never having met them before. It's rude, it's fun-ruining, and it's unacceptable.

So...we'll let the accidental stuff slide. The obviously blatant stuff will result in a mark on the Player Penalty System.

3) Everyone wants their character to be awesome. It's true. Everyone has character goals as well, and we all want our characters to meet them. The Hero--or the Villian, as the case may be. We all put alot of work into our characters to make them the unique, uber-awesome concepts that they are.

That being said, we're not cool with God-Moding here. You know: Being untouchable. Ignoring wounds. Ignoring Disciplines/Gifts/Contracts/Rotes/Psychic Powers that were rolled successfully against you. Or acting as an ST in a scene where you're not. Or stating that something never happened when it did. Or...yeah. You guys get the gist.

Also, acting outside of the confines of your character sheet. If you have no Athletics, don't attempt a somersault off of a three-story building. Not without an awesome roll and a whole lot of luck. And someone with Resources 1 can not afford a sub-machine gun. They just can't.

Doing any of these things? You guessed it! Warning from the Player Penalty System.

4) So we're all Gamers right? On some level, that makes us all geeks, nerds, and a handful of us are even classified as 'dorks'. And in our little corner of the interweb, here at Dwell in Darkness, we celebrate it. In fact, we can hang out and talk to people who are just like us from all over the world, and not have to worry about being berated or treated badly for it.

Or, at least, that's the theory.

You know that saying "If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all?" It's probably a good idea to keep to that. Seeing as we're all here to have a good time, ooc insults, flaming, and any other derogatory thing that makes someone feel about three inches tall will probably be seen as not only 'uncool', but will result in a mark on the Player Penalty System. If Bob thinks Joe is a tool, he needs to keep it to himself.

It's healthier for everyone, and keeps things light and fun.

5) Staff are volunteers. It's true! We love the game, we love the universe, and we go to a lot of effort to make sure that you're having good time. Thing is: We like having a good time too, and that's impossible when we're being bombarded with lots and lots of complaints and rants and whatever. So best thing?

If you have a greivance, send it to us in a Forum PM. We're pretty cool about getting back to you on that kind of thing.

6) Right, so....private matters. Sure, we all have them. Lets do our best to keep our private matters just that: Private. Bringing our dirty laundry into the OOC Chat, or in public is kind of awkward, and not only for those involved. So airing your dirty laundry in public will result in a mark on the Player Penalty System.

7) Debating an ST ruling is welcome. After all, we're human too, and when running a scene are more than likely trying to keep up with three to four different characters' [sometimes more] actions. Sometimes we miss things. Sometimes we're wrong.

So if a perceived mistake is made, a single Private Message via the chat is perfectly reasonable. After that, the Storyteller's, Narrator's, or Moderator's ruling stands. If there is a further issue, a Private Message via the Forums to the proper Storyteller or Narrator, explaining the situation, along with a Chatlog of said situation, would be appreciated.

However, any technical decisions made after the fact will not affect any scene that happened before the House Rule or House Precedent has been set.

Continuously arguing with a Storyteller or Staff Member while in the scene, or becoming irrate or verbally abusive, will result in a warning, and the next step in our Player Penalty System.

8) So....sex.

Get your giggles out now, folks, because this is a serious subject. We've discussed it as Staff. And rediscussed it. And discussed it some more, and here's what we've come up with. Sex is a part of life [or Unlife, what have you]. Ignoring it is not only naive and unrealistic, it's...just dumb. So here are our rules to deal with that little eventuality.

We're willing to allow it. That's right. You can go into a Residence Room and have all the sex you want. We do, however, have a few rules that we'd like you to follow when you're 'gettin' jiggy wit' it'.

That was horrible. I apologize.

So, here it is.

Try--at least make an effort to be tasteful about it. Especially if you're writing a mood-post. Frankly, we could care less how graphic you get in a chat scene, but mood posts need to be rated PG-13 or R [rather than NC-17 or XXX]. Pornography has it's place, and it's not here.

Also, you see that rule below [*points down*] ? Follow it. I mean that In Character as well as Out of Character. If it gets to the point where one party is getting uncomfortable, then for Chrissake 'Fade-to-Black'. No Rape. No Sexual Torture. No Necrophilia or Pedophilia. Nothing like that. We won't put up with it.

9) There's no funny, sweet way to put this next one. Under no circumstances will we tolerate the Raping of a Character, be it a PC or an NPC. Automatic Ban. You never know what kind of experiences other players have had in real life, and even if you have the permission of the other writer the Staff will not tolerate it.

There will be no negotiations on the punishment. If you rape another character or an NPC, you will be banned from the site permanently. There will be no rape, no incest, no pedophilia, and no necrophilia on this site. There are plenty of other ways to torture someone.