FORUM RULES

1. Be respectful of everyone. No flaming or harassment.

2. Stick to roleplaying your own character. You have control of his or her actions and immediate, non-consequential environment. You do not have control of what other roleplayers say and do. Refrain from speaking for your fellows.

3. Represent your champion to the best of your abilities. Familiarize yourself with the things they say and do, their goals, ambitions and idiosyncracies. Do your best to portray them. In the same vein, make sure your OCs fit in well with the canon world.

4. When planning events that will have a significant impact on many characters of our world, be sure to talk to your respective board leader first to maintain continuity across the forum.

5. Champion absentee policy: claiming a champion role is a big deal. In order to ensure fairness to all our members, the following statutes must be met by all champion RPers.

• All champion claiming must be made via application. Applications can be found in the champions board listed alphabetically.
  
  
• If you intend to be absent for any period of time longer than a week, we ask that you let us know here.
  
  
• If you are absent without notice for more than one month, your champion role will become available for a new RPer to claim. To reclaim your champion, you must submit a new application.
  
  
• Multiple instances of extended absence without notice are frowned upon, and may lead to the loss of privilege to portray a champion.
  
  
• You may portray up to two champions so long as both are satisfactorily maintained. As a guideline, multiple champion holders should be able to post on each every 2-3 days at minimum.
  
  
• Your second champion should be as distant in relation to your first as possible. After all, no one came to Maelstrom to RP by themselves.
  
  
• You are obligated to attempt to keep your characters separate. Meta-gaming will result in the removal of your second-champ privileges.
  
  
• You must wait one week after dropping a champion to claim another. This restriction serves to dissuade impulsive claiming and unclaiming.

6. For optimal immersion, maintain the 4th wall. Consider that your character does not know everything you do and should act in accordance with his or her limited knowledge. Never use OOC knowledge to your IC benefit.

7. We at Maelstrom strive to maintain a drama-free community. Please resolve interpersonal conflicts in private. And do not hesitate to bring your concerns and suggestions to our Admin Team.

8. Take pride in what you do. Post well and post often. And have fun doing so. I command it!