Activity Guidelines: Requirements, Checks, & NPCs

Activity is a key point to making RoW work—we require any active member to post at least once every 15 days with their character(s) to remain part of the game. Activity Checks are conducted on the 1st and 15th of the month, 12:01am EST. If this isn't possible for you to post for a period of time you can put yourself on absence for up to three weeks or rejoin the game again at a later date.

Be aware that character on absence for longer than a week may be skipped in threads between 3 wolves or more. This is to allow larger threads and plots to move along even though a participant is temporarily away. We ask though that you attempt to contact the player before skipping them, to see if they are okay with sitting out for a round.

If you fall inactive though, not to worry, just reapply! There won't be any penalties to yourself or your characters beyond the time that passes In Character.

Players

Characters

On the 1st and 15th of each month, all characters on RoW are checked for activity, and characters who haven't posted since the last check are removed from the game. This is done to keep our boards orderly and to ensure that packs and threads stay active.

If you miss a check and your account is deactivated, don't fret, all you need to do is make a new joining application, the same way you did when first joining the game, and you can be reaccepted. This applies to all of your characters, although if you have several characters who were removed in an activity check, we urge you to consider the total number of characters you're able to play.
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Grace Period

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Character Wills

Example Bob is last posted December 14th, and clears the December 15th check, he is not posted again. Bob is removed on the January 1st activity check and not reactivated within the three day grace period. Bob is considered to have left the game on January 1st.

Now! If you would like to control how your character leaves RoW if you're removed by an activity check, you can leave a Character Will. We encourage everyone to see the list of examples HERE, and put whatever wills they are comfortable with in their player blurbs, just like your player preferences. Examples of which can currently be seen on Viorel's profile.

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Bringing in New Characters

There is a mandatory one week wait period between bringing in new characters. This allows some time for you to flesh out your new character before immediately bringing in another.

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Absence Log

Absence of 1-3 weeks
If you will be away, expecting to be unable to post for about 1-3 weeks, please put all of your characters on absence and include a reason (if you are not comfortable saying why you can always state personal reasons or something similar). If you manage to squeeze in time to post that is great! But, these are meant to be for absences where you expect to not be able to post.

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NPC's

If you are going on a longer absence, e.g. travelling, your characters can be put into NPC mode, this functions means that your characters will not be removed from the game and other players will act as if they are still around and active in their pack. This mode is intended for players with some seniority on the site, who have to leave the for a longer time, but intend to return. To have your accounts set on NPC some requirements need to be met:

1. NPC is an all or nothing deal, if you want to use this feature, all of your current, active characters will need to be set to NPC for the extent of your absence
2. NPC is intended for a longer absence, if you are only going to be gone for 3 weeks or less, you can use the absence log like normal. NPC requests will only be eligible for an absence between 3 and 6 weeks.
3. NPC's are a special feature that will only be allowed under special circumstances. To be set on NPC, you need to contact staff beforehand, detailing the reasons behind your request and how long you will be gone. We will then decide whether to grant your request or not.
4. Leaders cannot be NPC'ed. If you play a lead character and have to leave for an extended period, you character will have to step down in favor of another, active character.
5. NPC accounts must be placed on absence. If the account is removed during the NPC period because the account was not put on absence at all or not for a long enough period, then the NPC status is automatically revoked.

IMPORTANT! In regards to rank challenges: If a character is set on NPC and another character wants to challenge up, the fight system will be used to roll for both characters to determine whether the challenger is successful. This is done to keep our pack ranks fluid while someone is away. Once you return from your absence, how to deal with the challenge in character can be discussed with the challenger.

Characters who are NPCs are marked as such on the rank tables with an * following their name and role. Notices also appear on their IC posts and profiles.

Packs & Leaders

Packs

Leaders

Pack Membership