Post by pianette on Jan 11, 2021 21:56:34 GMT
RULES & REGULATIONS
Gilded Tides has a list of rules that everyone is expected to follow, regardless of rank, age, or position in staff. We operate on a three strike system, in which after your third strike you will be asked to leave the roleplay and will be banned from the site and the in game map.
If you have questions regarding a strike, please feel free to DM a staff member or open a ticket so that our moderation team can assist you.
If you have questions regarding a strike, please feel free to DM a staff member or open a ticket so that our moderation team can assist you.
STRICTLY ENFORCED
Breaking these roles may result in an immediate ban or multiple strikes.
01. No NSFW and Suggestive Content
Please do not post suggestive/nsfw roleplays in our discord or in our maps, as it is against FHU's rules and regulations. If found to be doing such, you will be reported directly to the FHU moderation team and kicked from the RP.
02. No Politics, Religion, & Sensitive Topics
FHU is a place to get away from everyday life and just (in our case) roleplay being a warrior. This is not a place to push agendas and debate human rights. You will only be warned once, then a direct strike will follow.
03. No Homophobia, Transphobia or Racism
This is a safe place for people of color and for the LGBT+ community.
04. No Gossiping or Slandering other Roleplays or Persons
Do not bring drama into the roleplay. This is not a place for you to vent about other users by name, much less other communities/roleplays. If you have an issue, the appropriate measure is to open a ticket and inform staff. Talking about it publicly will result in a strike or a ban, depending on severity. We can always move you to another clan in these cases.
05. Read the Room
Be respectful of others’ expressed discomfort. If someone is uncomfortable about the topic at hand, please respect that and move on and change the subject. Continuing the conversation will result in a strike.
06. Be Mindful of Triggers
When plotting with other members, please be mindful of others’ triggers. Be honest about what upsets you with your roleplay partners. Do not purposefully upset other users.
07. Mental Illness / Disorders
While we do not wish to ban these, we would like everyone to consider the people who go through these everyday. Do not glorify mental illness or disorders. We forbid members to reference their characters' struggles by the word itself (depression, dysphoria, etc). Your character can have struggles, but don’t glorify the illness/disorder. If anything brings you discomfort, you’re encouraged to open a ticket and let us know what you believe is being RPed incorrectly.
08. High Ranks are NOT permitted to be high ranks in other FHU Roleplays
Due to the nature of needing to be very active in order to keep interest (particularly for FHU roleplays), the Gilded Tides staff has agreed that no current high rank is allowed to be a high rank in another FHU roleplay at the same time. If found you are a high rank elsewhere on FHU, you’ll be asked to step down there or in GT, with a strike on your record. Discord role plays/Private Roleplays do not count! (Private Roleplays are small role plays that aren’t public, meaning they are held by a small group, usually friends.)
01. No NSFW and Suggestive Content
Please do not post suggestive/nsfw roleplays in our discord or in our maps, as it is against FHU's rules and regulations. If found to be doing such, you will be reported directly to the FHU moderation team and kicked from the RP.
02. No Politics, Religion, & Sensitive Topics
FHU is a place to get away from everyday life and just (in our case) roleplay being a warrior. This is not a place to push agendas and debate human rights. You will only be warned once, then a direct strike will follow.
03. No Homophobia, Transphobia or Racism
This is a safe place for people of color and for the LGBT+ community.
04. No Gossiping or Slandering other Roleplays or Persons
Do not bring drama into the roleplay. This is not a place for you to vent about other users by name, much less other communities/roleplays. If you have an issue, the appropriate measure is to open a ticket and inform staff. Talking about it publicly will result in a strike or a ban, depending on severity. We can always move you to another clan in these cases.
05. Read the Room
Be respectful of others’ expressed discomfort. If someone is uncomfortable about the topic at hand, please respect that and move on and change the subject. Continuing the conversation will result in a strike.
06. Be Mindful of Triggers
When plotting with other members, please be mindful of others’ triggers. Be honest about what upsets you with your roleplay partners. Do not purposefully upset other users.
07. Mental Illness / Disorders
While we do not wish to ban these, we would like everyone to consider the people who go through these everyday. Do not glorify mental illness or disorders. We forbid members to reference their characters' struggles by the word itself (depression, dysphoria, etc). Your character can have struggles, but don’t glorify the illness/disorder. If anything brings you discomfort, you’re encouraged to open a ticket and let us know what you believe is being RPed incorrectly.
08. High Ranks are NOT permitted to be high ranks in other FHU Roleplays
Due to the nature of needing to be very active in order to keep interest (particularly for FHU roleplays), the Gilded Tides staff has agreed that no current high rank is allowed to be a high rank in another FHU roleplay at the same time. If found you are a high rank elsewhere on FHU, you’ll be asked to step down there or in GT, with a strike on your record. Discord role plays/Private Roleplays do not count! (Private Roleplays are small role plays that aren’t public, meaning they are held by a small group, usually friends.)
STRONGLY ENFORCED
Breaking these roles may result in a strike or warning.
04. Respect
Treat everyone how you wish to be treated.
05. Switching Main Clans
Switching clans is a doable scenario but only in special cases. It depends on the activity of the clan you wish to join and the clan you are leaving. We may make special exceptions for those wishing to get away from people they may not get along with. Additionally, when secondary clans open you will have the opportunity to be in another clan.
06. Orphaned Kits
Kits within the roleplay must have two parents played by two characters unless given direct permission by the admin team. This ensures we don't overwhelm the nursery or future mentors. Now, orphaned kits CAN happen, but it must be entirely through roleplay means.
07. Forbidden Romance
If you would like to roleplay a forbidden romance, please open a ticket on the discord! We will work with you and your RP partner to create a worth wild forbidden romance, but remember the risks! In GT, you must roll successfully to not get caught, and your chances of staying off the radar get smaller and smaller the more often you meet. If caught doing a Forbidden Romance without proper permission from the staff team, you'll be asked to erase it from your history and you will receive either a warning or a strike, which is up to the discretion of the staff team.
08. Evil Characters
If you wish to have a dark/evil character please run it by staff first! Depending on the plot and how the leaders feel, we may allow it. If you have an idea in mind, please open a ticket in the discord!
09. Apprentice Relationships
Because apprentices are seen as the child/teen stage of the warrior cats series, the ONLY type of relationships they are permitted to have romantically are crushes. Anything that trespasses into further territory and both members will receive either a warning or a strike, depending on the situation at hand.
10. Activity & Transparency
In order to be apart of the community, you're expected to maintain a decent amount of activity. If not, please keep staff members in the loop so we can mark you as absent or on hiatus. So please post in the appropriate discord channels!
11. Duties [ STAFF ]
As staff members, you're expected to pull your weight. Trial moderators, moderators, and admins are expected to help out as needed on discord, the website, and in game. Failure to aid your fellow staff members will result in a staff strike. Three staff strikes and you will be asked to step down from your position.
04. Respect
Treat everyone how you wish to be treated.
05. Switching Main Clans
Switching clans is a doable scenario but only in special cases. It depends on the activity of the clan you wish to join and the clan you are leaving. We may make special exceptions for those wishing to get away from people they may not get along with. Additionally, when secondary clans open you will have the opportunity to be in another clan.
06. Orphaned Kits
Kits within the roleplay must have two parents played by two characters unless given direct permission by the admin team. This ensures we don't overwhelm the nursery or future mentors. Now, orphaned kits CAN happen, but it must be entirely through roleplay means.
07. Forbidden Romance
If you would like to roleplay a forbidden romance, please open a ticket on the discord! We will work with you and your RP partner to create a worth wild forbidden romance, but remember the risks! In GT, you must roll successfully to not get caught, and your chances of staying off the radar get smaller and smaller the more often you meet. If caught doing a Forbidden Romance without proper permission from the staff team, you'll be asked to erase it from your history and you will receive either a warning or a strike, which is up to the discretion of the staff team.
08. Evil Characters
If you wish to have a dark/evil character please run it by staff first! Depending on the plot and how the leaders feel, we may allow it. If you have an idea in mind, please open a ticket in the discord!
09. Apprentice Relationships
Because apprentices are seen as the child/teen stage of the warrior cats series, the ONLY type of relationships they are permitted to have romantically are crushes. Anything that trespasses into further territory and both members will receive either a warning or a strike, depending on the situation at hand.
10. Activity & Transparency
In order to be apart of the community, you're expected to maintain a decent amount of activity. If not, please keep staff members in the loop so we can mark you as absent or on hiatus. So please post in the appropriate discord channels!
11. Duties [ STAFF ]
As staff members, you're expected to pull your weight. Trial moderators, moderators, and admins are expected to help out as needed on discord, the website, and in game. Failure to aid your fellow staff members will result in a staff strike. Three staff strikes and you will be asked to step down from your position.
MODERATELY ENFORCED
Breaking these roles may result in an warning, and a strike for repeated offenses.
12. IC to OOC
12. IC to OOC
Please understand that the actions made in character do not reflect the personal feelings of the roleplayer. If you ever feel as though that may not be the case, please message a staff member.
13. Purebred Cats
Purebred cats at the lakes are rare. In these cases, such characters are kittypets who yearn for clan life. So you'll be expected to have your character join your clan the hard way, which is earning the trust and respect of your clanmates. Make sure you ask a staff member before making one.
14. Realism
All designs are expected to maintain a level of realism. So no purple eyes, or extremely red pelts or extremely unrealistic designs.
15. Advertising
Please do not advertise another map, roleplay, or community in our discord or map(s). The only advertising allowed is commissions.
16. Character Slots
Each member starts out by having 2 character slots where you may have any character you wish to join. Your 3rd slot is ONLY for playing a kit born within your clan. The fourth and final slot is reserved for your secondary clan slot. Secondary clan slots are used (as you guessed) to join another clan. The catch is you must join as a KIT born into that clan. Alternatively, you may use your fourth slot to make a kittypet, rogue or loner.
17. Aging
Kits to Apprentices is two weeks (6 moons)
Apprentices to Warriors is two weeks (12 moons)
Warriors age every week.
18. Histories
Histories of your characters must match up to the GT clan histories. Your character cannot be descended from any other clan, tribe, etc.
19. Of The Month
Of the months are nominated by members and voted by the community. Rewards usually pertain to artwork or presets, accompanied by a special site color for the month and a badge to go along with it! Once you win once month, you cannot win the next month.
20. Naming
If you need help with naming, please check out our naming guide! Questions and concerns about prefixes and suffixes can be asked in the discord. We hold the right to ask you not to use a name if we feel it doesn't fit the setting of the roleplay.
21. Character Adoptions
Character adoptions are typically held by one or more players looking to find family members for their characters. Their creators have the right to take BACK the character if the adoptee is proven to be inactive, misusing the preset, or not using the character for it's intentions. We highly suggest you work it out amongst yourselves in DMs, but if needed please contact the staff.
Should the character be taken from the adoptee, it can only be "re-gifted" once. After that, the character will be assumed deceased.
22. Paragraph Style Roleplay
We ask all members of GT to abide by our literacy rules. We understand and welcome those new to the community, so long as you're willing to learn paragraph style role-playing. 3-4 sentences are the minimum for a post, unless agreed upon less between members.
23. Having Kits
We want to ensure that all couples within the roleplay will be able to have offspring. Because of this, we will be putting new parents on a cooldown so that other families in the RP can expand their families. Medicine cats will keep track of expectant queens and future queens in their respective threads. Those who haven't had any will be pushed to the front of the line, while those who had may be asked to wait.
24. Actions Have Consequences
Any action your character takes will have it's consequences, good or bad. If you're wanting to do something risky, such as sneaking off to steal something from another clan's territory, you must roll higher than a member of the opposite clan. This is the reason why admins must know what your characters may want to do, so we can let you know the risks.
25. Character Deaths
If you want to kill off your character, let a staff member know! We want all characters to have the last hurrah they deserve, so we may ask you to wait until a good plot point so your character can have a final spotlight.
13. Purebred Cats
Purebred cats at the lakes are rare. In these cases, such characters are kittypets who yearn for clan life. So you'll be expected to have your character join your clan the hard way, which is earning the trust and respect of your clanmates. Make sure you ask a staff member before making one.
14. Realism
All designs are expected to maintain a level of realism. So no purple eyes, or extremely red pelts or extremely unrealistic designs.
15. Advertising
Please do not advertise another map, roleplay, or community in our discord or map(s). The only advertising allowed is commissions.
16. Character Slots
Each member starts out by having 2 character slots where you may have any character you wish to join. Your 3rd slot is ONLY for playing a kit born within your clan. The fourth and final slot is reserved for your secondary clan slot. Secondary clan slots are used (as you guessed) to join another clan. The catch is you must join as a KIT born into that clan. Alternatively, you may use your fourth slot to make a kittypet, rogue or loner.
17. Aging
Kits to Apprentices is two weeks (6 moons)
Apprentices to Warriors is two weeks (12 moons)
Warriors age every week.
18. Histories
Histories of your characters must match up to the GT clan histories. Your character cannot be descended from any other clan, tribe, etc.
19. Of The Month
Of the months are nominated by members and voted by the community. Rewards usually pertain to artwork or presets, accompanied by a special site color for the month and a badge to go along with it! Once you win once month, you cannot win the next month.
20. Naming
If you need help with naming, please check out our naming guide! Questions and concerns about prefixes and suffixes can be asked in the discord. We hold the right to ask you not to use a name if we feel it doesn't fit the setting of the roleplay.
21. Character Adoptions
Character adoptions are typically held by one or more players looking to find family members for their characters. Their creators have the right to take BACK the character if the adoptee is proven to be inactive, misusing the preset, or not using the character for it's intentions. We highly suggest you work it out amongst yourselves in DMs, but if needed please contact the staff.
Should the character be taken from the adoptee, it can only be "re-gifted" once. After that, the character will be assumed deceased.
22. Paragraph Style Roleplay
We ask all members of GT to abide by our literacy rules. We understand and welcome those new to the community, so long as you're willing to learn paragraph style role-playing. 3-4 sentences are the minimum for a post, unless agreed upon less between members.
23. Having Kits
We want to ensure that all couples within the roleplay will be able to have offspring. Because of this, we will be putting new parents on a cooldown so that other families in the RP can expand their families. Medicine cats will keep track of expectant queens and future queens in their respective threads. Those who haven't had any will be pushed to the front of the line, while those who had may be asked to wait.
24. Actions Have Consequences
Any action your character takes will have it's consequences, good or bad. If you're wanting to do something risky, such as sneaking off to steal something from another clan's territory, you must roll higher than a member of the opposite clan. This is the reason why admins must know what your characters may want to do, so we can let you know the risks.
25. Character Deaths
If you want to kill off your character, let a staff member know! We want all characters to have the last hurrah they deserve, so we may ask you to wait until a good plot point so your character can have a final spotlight.