In Character Rules
Godmodding/Powerplaying
Each character played on RoW can only be controlled by their player, that means that we don't allow any
powerplaying or god modding to take place. This is where you either write what another character does without permission of their player, or when you play your character 'God-like', without flaws or error and have them be the best at everything. This applies to reading other threads as well—your character can't know something just because you read about it in another thread if they have no way to have known.
Note: Individual players may make exceptions to the powerplaying rule. If you are okay with your character being powerplayed, please indicate how and to what extent in your signature or in an Out of Character note in individual posts.
Humans
Relic Lore is 100% free of human inhabitants. Some scientists dropped off wolves in 2021 as part of a rehabilitation project and then promptly left without a trace. Your characters may have had previous interactions with humans before they arrived, but they not run into any in Relic lore.
Liquid Time
Liquid time allows players to write in multiple threads at a given time, but with the understanding that not all these threads take place at the same time. Players may also back-date threads within reason (i.e. a couple of weeks are fine but months are not). If your character is in a critical thread such as joining a pack, a serious fight, etc. please be considerate of by not powerplaying the results of these threads (by writing your character as already in the pack or without serious injuries).
Writing Format
When posting in RoW please keep your posts in third person, i.e. "he/she/they howled", not "I howled", like you are writing a story about a character rather than being that character yourself.
Explicit Content
We encourage members to get creative with their plots while keeping them within the bounds of realism. However, we do not allow plots that include explicit adult material, including sexual assault and rape. We ask that you tag any threads that might contain other adult material like excessive swearing, gore, or sexual themes. Simply putting an
{ m } in your topic title for gore, sexual themes, or triggering topics will suffice. For
just swearing please use an s instead of an m. If your thread contains content some may find upsetting or triggering please use
so others are warned of the contents.
LGBTQ+ Characters
It is important to state that RoW is
LGBTQ+ Friendly and that we cater to a wide spread of people. Our number one rule is
Civility and Respect — so we ask that you please remember it! If a problem arises that cannot be solved privately, please send a message to
Spirit of Wildwood.
Transition Due to RoW being a wolf site and semi-realistic, there cannot be hormone replacement or surgeries to
physically change your characters. However this update still allows them to present themselves in gender as they see fit!
Breeding Season and Puppies Please note that
sex will be the determining factor on whether your character can carry a litter or not. While your character may identify however they like as a parental role, only those of the female sex will be able to carry. As such, only those of the male sex may impregnate others.
Parents should also state what the birth sex is for puppies in their adoption information. However a puppy who is AF/MAB (assigned female/male at birth!) may change as the player writes them. Parent characters may reasonably have reactions to any news shared of such changes. We urge you to keep reading on to understand the limitations of reactions, though.
Behavior and Plotting We do not like to stifle plots or monitor characters, but we do want to ensure comfort and safety on site. This is important in making sure everyone enjoys their time here on RoW, so please read closely.
Characters are allowed to have a negative response in regards to finding out that other characters are LGBTQ+ provided that it is done in a respectful manner. Examples of which might include, a parent finding out their child is LGBTQ+ and being disappointed they won't have grandkids, or a character being confused regarding learning the news (they are wolves and may have never heard of these things before!) But they cannot be violent, derogatory, or over the top. Again, our first rule has always been, and always will be civility and respect.
Characters who have a personality or motive built off of homophobia/transphobia/etc.
will not be welcomed. We understand misgendering may happen in introductions (these are wolves!) and negative emotions may exist, however repeatedly engaging in anti-LGBTQ+ behavior may issue a warning.
In similar vein, we will be
banning plots that involve a character dying for the reason of their sexuality or gender identity. Absolutely no characters should be attacking or killing others for their sexuality or gender identity.
Example: Bob had just found out that Luke was trans. Bob proceeded to attack, and kill, Luke because he had felt angry about what he had just found out.
A plot like the above would not be allowed under this new rule.
We would also like to stress that while we are currently allowing reasonably written negative responses
in character, this absolutely does not apply to
out of character areas of the site, including our discord. Plots can be discussed freely of course, but we have a zero tolerance policy for homophobia/transphobia for our members, and anyone engaging in such behaviours will be banned.
For example Ghost and Tasha are discussing a thread where Bob finds out Luke is trans and Bob tells Luke that that's a weird thing to be. Ghost says she can see why Bob is confused since he had never heard of being trans before or wondering how Bob's mate Susan will react. This is okay! If Ghost was to say that being trans is weird, not okay.
(This post was last modified: Jul 04, 2023, 10:37 PM by Viorel.)
2. Player Behavior Rules