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Aleph at 00:36, 16 December 2025

2025-12-16T00:36:24Z

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	# Please use the XCARD system in-game and report anyone who isn't respecting the rules. Because this is alpha, more formalized policies are still being decided, but we want to cultivate an atmosphere of mutual respect and general kindness.		# Please use the XCARD system in-game and report anyone who isn't respecting the rules. Because this is alpha, more formalized policies are still being decided, but we want to cultivate an atmosphere of mutual respect and general kindness.
	# No out-of-character bigotry of any kind. This includes slurs and jokes.		# No out-of-character bigotry of any kind. This includes slurs and jokes.
	# In-character bigotry may exist, but do not propagate cultural stereotypes as facts and do present all bigotry as a flaw.		# In-character bigotry may exist, but '''do not''' propagate cultural stereotypes as facts and '''do''' present all bigotry as a flaw.
	# No sexual assault between PCs or NPCs, though it can be a background theme.		# No sexual assault between PCs or NPCs, though it can be a background theme.
	# Please consider behavior undertaken in public areas of the game to be PG-13 rated, so do not be overly graphic. However, all players should be 18+. We encourage the use of the FTB command.		# Please consider behavior undertaken in public areas of the game to be PG-13 rated, so do not be overly graphic. However, all players should be 18+. We encourage the use of the [[FTB (Fade to Black) command]].
	# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.		# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
	# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.		# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.

Aleph at 16:37, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T16:37:20Z

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	# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.		# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.
	# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away for a moment use XCARD GREEN; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.		# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away for a moment use XCARD GREEN; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
			# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).
	# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.		# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.
	# Don't meta-emote about your character's thoughts -- emotes are a visual representation that others can react to. Use THINK for thoughts.		# Don't meta-emote about your character's thoughts -- emotes are a visual representation that others can react to. Use THINK for thoughts.
	# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.		# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.
	# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.		# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.
	~~# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).~~

Aleph: /* Norms */

2025-11-03T16:34:40Z

Norms

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	# Try to use the emote tagging system while roleplaying so that everyone sees their own recognition of the characters involved.		# Try to use the emote tagging system while roleplaying so that everyone sees their own recognition of the characters involved.
	# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.		# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.
	~~# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).~~
	# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away for a moment use XCARD GREEN; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.		# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away for a moment use XCARD GREEN; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.		# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.
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	# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.		# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.
	# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.		# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.
			# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).

Aleph at 16:22, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T16:22:14Z

Aleph: /* Rules */

2025-11-03T15:59:30Z

Rules

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	# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.		# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
	# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.		# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.
	# Don't be AFK or idle in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.		# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Report bugs, don't exploit them.		# Report bugs, don't exploit them.
	# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.		# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.

Aleph at 15:57, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T15:57:42Z

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	# Try to use the emote tagging system while roleplaying so that everyone sees their own recognition of the characters involved.		# Try to use the emote tagging system while roleplaying so that everyone sees their own recognition of the characters involved.
	# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have # to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing.		# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.
	# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).		# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).
	# Use XCARD GREEN if you need a moment or if you have to go AFK.		# Use XCARD GREEN if you need a moment or if you have to go AFK.

Aleph at 15:51, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T15:51:46Z

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	# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.		# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
	# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.		# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.
	# Don't be AFK or idle in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC ~~use~~ and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.		# Don't be AFK or idle in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Report bugs, don't exploit them.		# Report bugs, don't exploit them.
	# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.		# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.

Aleph at 15:50, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T15:50:31Z

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	# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.		# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
	# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.		# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.
			# Don't be AFK or idle in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC use and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Report bugs, don't exploit them.		# Report bugs, don't exploit them.
	# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.		# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.

Aleph at 14:16, 20 January 2024

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	~~The complete~~ rules to abide by when playing Song of Avaria will be ~~found here~~.		These are the '''rules''' to abide by when playing Song of Avaria's alpha phase. We have some additional '''norms''' that we very much hope people will follow.

			==Rules==

			# Please use the XCARD system in-game and report anyone who isn't respecting the rules. Because this is alpha, more formalized policies are still being decided, but we want to cultivate an atmosphere of mutual respect and general kindness.
			# No out-of-character bigotry of any kind. This includes slurs and jokes.
			# In-character bigotry may exist, but do not propagate cultural stereotypes as facts and do present all bigotry as a flaw.
			# No sexual assault between PCs or NPCs, though it can be a background theme.
			# Please consider behavior undertaken in public areas of the game to be PG-13 rated, so do not be overly graphic. However, all players should be 18+. We encourage the use of the FTB command.
			# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
			# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.
			# Report bugs, don't exploit them.
			# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.

			==Norms==


			# Try to use the emote tagging system while roleplaying so that everyone sees their own recognition of the characters involved.
			# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have # to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing.
			# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).
			# Use XCARD GREEN if you need a moment or if you have to go AFK.
			# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.
			# Don't meta-emote about your character's thoughts -- emotes are a visual representation that others can react to. Use THINK for thoughts.
			# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.
			# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.

Aleph: Created page with "The complete rules to abide by when playing Song of Avaria will be found here."

2022-04-03T16:53:48Z

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The complete rules to abide by when playing Song of Avaria will be found here.

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	# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.		# Don't use out-of-character communication as a substitute for roleplay. Story is the goal of the game, and communication is story.
	# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.		# Don't reveal others' alts and don't reveal your own to people who don't agree to know. Don't play two characters at the same time, and don't benefit one character with the other in any way.
	# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away quickly use the XCARD system; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Report bugs, don't exploit them.		# Report bugs, don't exploit them.
	# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.		# Take a break if you need to; you won't face any serious loss if you do.
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	# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.		# Respect the pacing needs of your writing partners and don't throw out multi-paragraph emotes while others are having an argument in says. Similarly, if others are trying to write a detailed character development scene, you don't have to jump in and spam several short actions while they are typing. Our preferred emoting style is a middle ground of somewhat more detailed emotes mixed with shorter ones and says, but it's okay to adjust a little in a given scene to accommodate others' styles.
	# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).		# All caps is considered yelling -- use asterisks or dashes for emphasis (slashes will attempt to use the emote tagging system).
	# ~~Use~~ XCARD GREEN if you need a ~~moment or~~ if you ~~have to go AFK~~.		# Don't be AFK or idle out in a public space, and especially don't go AFK when actually in a scene with others. If you have to step away for a moment use XCARD GREEN; if you need to leave for longer, make a quick IC excuse and leave the scene to log out. Don't start RPing with others if you're already distracted. This is a matter of respect for other players and for everyone's immersion in the world.
	# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.		# Use CONTACT to get close to someone if you want to emote touching them.
	# Don't meta-emote about your character's thoughts -- emotes are a visual representation that others can react to. Use THINK for thoughts.		# Don't meta-emote about your character's thoughts -- emotes are a visual representation that others can react to. Use THINK for thoughts.
	# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.		# Don't power-emote outcomes of potential physical struggles with another person; let the code decide what happens in a physical struggle.
	# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.		# The IC section of the forums are not a play-by-post area, but neither are they a place for OOC discussion. When players post their individual posts there, you can discuss those posts in the OOC forum for discussing IC posts.