RULES

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Rules of the Role Play

Please read all the rules.
If you have any questions or comments, PM me or one of the other admin. Also, if you have not read at least one of Anne McCaffrey's Dragon riders of Pern books, it is best that you do before joining the role play. It can be easy to get lost if you have not read at least one of the books. If you would like help finding one, you can PM me!

IC and OOC

RP = Role Play
IC = In Character
OOC = Out Of Character
NPC = Non Player Character (a character who isn't owned by one person)
Always RP in third person.
If you wish to post something in OOC, place it in these: ((Your OOC text goes here)).
OOC must be a part of an IC post. For example:
B’hamut stepped back from his dragon to admire the well oiled hide, it had taken him a good hour to go from his dragons head to his tail, but he had got ever part of Sephiroths hide.
((Hi, everyone! This is how you should do OOC. It could also go before the IC part of the post.))

1. Please have respect for all members, including staff. We know sometimes people do not get along but if you and another member have a problem then please, just ignore each other or take it up with staff.

2. Try to use good grammar, spelling, and punctuation. No one is perfect, and we don't expect anyone to be a professional, but don't use chat speak in the middle of IC. She went 2 b bi him is not okay.

3. No godmoding. You cannot control another person's character without their permission first and You NEED to ask to kill off someone else's character. You can kill any of yours at any time but be sure to tell me so i can put them in the grave yard

4. No perfect people (even in RP perfect people do not exist)
Please give your characters some flaws. It is no fun RPing with a 'perfect' character! Give them a short temper or a serious fear of something.

5. Make an original name. No names from the books may be used and please try not to use common earth names either.

6. No characters that can 'Hear All Dragons' or 'Hear All Flits' will be accepted. It is very rare to see a HAD on Pern (HAFs do not exist in the books at all) and there are far too many people in other Weyrs who have these characters.

7. Top Point is a pretty much new Weyr. It's only been open 8 Turns, and most of the riders who found it were old, so if you want a character to have been born there, they will have to be 6 or 7 turns old.
East Cliff is an older weyr, so they can be any age if they were born in the weyr.

8. You can only have 6 Characters at one time. if you want another and have 6 then you will ether have to kill one off, have them leave or get put up for adoption.

Characters Rules

Right these are the rules for your Characters

There are several things that have become common in characters.
So there are a few things we will not accept when a character is sent in.

• Characters with red or blond hair (it is very rare to see red heads on Pern and to many are posting Bios with Characters with blond hair)
  
  
• Characters who are very mentally unstable
  
  
• Only one of you character may owns one Gold flit.
  
  
• If a submitted character falls under one of these items, they will not be approved and you will be asked to change the character to follow the rules before they are approved.
  

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Weyrlings

• The young dragonets are not allowed to fly until they and their riders have passed the Lesson on flying.
  
  
• Weyrlings cannot be in a physical relationship with someone at this point. It would cause problems with a young dragonet and could result in a premature flight. If a character is in a relationship before Impression, they need to be careful until their dragonet is fully matured.
  
  
• Weyrlings are not allowed to carry weapons other than the usual belt knife used for eating. Any weapons must be turned into the Weyrling Master. They will be returned upon completion of Weyrling Training.
  

Holdfolk and Weyrfolk

Fill out and submit on your application if you wish to create Hold or Weyrfolk. If you already have an account and want to add another character, submit the request. You will receive a PM from admin up to two days (usually less).
Please do not role play with that character until you have received the okay.

Dolphin Hall
Fill out and submit on your application if you wish to create a person of Dolphin Hall. If you already have an account and want to add another character, submit the request. You will receive a PM from admin up to two days (usually less)
Please do not role play with that character until you have received the okay.

Candidates
Candidates can be as young as 12 or as old as 22 to stand during a Hatching.
You cannot have more than 2 Candidates standing on the sands at any one time. You may have more than 2 Candidates but no more than 2 can participate in the same Hatching.
Candidates cannot carry weapons other than the usual belt knife used for eating. Any weapons must be turned into the Candidate Master upon arrival to the Weyr. Only once a Candidate has become a full Rider or is too old to stand will they get the weapons back.
If your character is a male, you must be able to shorten his name for if/when he Impresses. Example: Galen could become G’len. Torvin would be T’vin .

Dragon riders
Dragon riders can now have relationships since their dragons are fully matured. Keep the role play between riders PG 13!
All Dragon riders must fly during Threadfall unless they have been grounded for some reason or another.
Don’t worry if you can't get on the day of the Fall, the next time you can RP, have your character act as if he or she has taken part in the flight.
Dragon riders are allowed to carry weapons other than belt knives but it is strongly discouraged. There is no need for them in the Weyr and fighting between riders is prohibited.
But IF a fight does break out it can be ether unarmed or if you do have to have an knife fight, it ends in first blood. DEATH OF A RIDER MEANS DEATH OF A DRAGON.

Flights
You must ask an admin if you would like your female dragon to rise. A date will be set for when it is most convenient for you and for the other members who will participate in the flight.
The stuff that happens with the riders during and after the flight must be kept PG 13. Or moved to the Protected ADULT BOARD (You will not get the Password unless i am sure you are over 16)
The person RPing the rising female has all the power during the flight; they say who catches her. If you are RPing a male dragon, you cannot say that your dragon caught her unless the person RPing her contacts you, telling you that your dragon can catch her.

Hatchings
Only the person RPing the mother dragon can RP the eggs Hatching. Only once a dragonet has picked a Candidate may that person RP the dragonet.
If you are RPing the mother dragon, you will receive a PM from a council member with a list of all the colors that will be in that clutch. Please do not change the list. If there is a Gold in the clutch you will also be sent the name of the Candidate who should Impress that egg. If you have any Candidates, the council will decide what they Impress. All other eggs can go to the Candidates of your choosing.

Top Point is a Northern so it is very cold, which does not help for a good long flight.

Pets
Right none of the pets can talk.
Flits can send feelings and images to those they are bonded to buts that’s all.
Flits, felines, canines, and runner beasts are currently the only pets found in East Cliff Weyr.
There is even less in Top Point Weyr only Felines, flits and the odd Canine that was brought with the riders to the Weyr

Big Events/Plots
You don't have to ask anyone for permission to start a plot. Just go ahead and do it!
There will be a main plot but it is not set in stone.
You can have another plot going.
Just please see all your plots through to their end. Please don’t leave them partly do