Nouvelle Vie General and Forum Rules

General Forum Rules

*Note: Please do not be intimidated by these rules. They're only here to keep the site running smoothly, not to make you run away. The most important rule here is to have fun and enjoy yourself with your fellow role-playing members. =D

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ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE PM ME

Nouvelle Vie

• The setting takes place in a land called Aiyana. It is a mixed terrain of lake, forest, mountain, etc. A great place to roam.
  
  
• This is a cat and wolf role-play.
  

Account:

• When it comes time you have to choose a name for your character, please check the member list to make sure no one has the same name. Family relations must be approved).
  
  
• Your character can be named anything you like (keep it appropriate). Your Display name must be your characters name.
  
  
• Your username can be anything you prefer, but your display name (that every sees) must be your characters first and last name (and middle name if you wish). Please do not use any symbols and capitalize where the name needs to be.
  
  
• When setting up an avatar make sure it is 100x100 or 100x200 not smaller, not bigger. Also your avatar must look like your character. Eye coloring can be a real pain in the butt so if you have trouble changing the eyes then PM me, I can help.
  
  
• Signatures must be your character and beneath it must be a chronological list of threads your character is in. Signatures may not exceed the height and width of 500x400. They can be smaller though. If the signature image is too big it may stretch posts.
  
  
• Under your avatar, please post the stats of your character.
  
  Such as: Mexican Grey Wolf| Leader of Ithua | 3 | Single
  
  
• Must be active and log in at least once a week and please post in a thread each week.
  

• I've seen other forums where there are more then one character to an account, but thats not how it works here. Here there is only one character to an account. Thats it. Meaning One character to an account.
  
  
• As you begin to role-play you can later on create more characters (on seperate accounts of course) each number character being obtained in different ways.
  
  - You can create your second character when you've been an active member for one month.
  
  - Your third character can be made if you give 75 points and a fourth is 100.
  
  - After the fourth you can make more but the price is the same, and you must PM me if you wish to make another.
  
  

• For Cats:: when accepted, it is required that your character's first post should be on Blackfoot road where their human dumped them.
  
  
• 100 words minimum per post, no less. Please only do this if you are low on time or muse. No One-Liners
  
  
• This is an intermediate-advanced RP so decent writing skill is required.
  
  
• There is no God-modding, controlling others characters, and power-playing, your character being invincible, ever.
  
  
• Bold speech and Italicized thoughts.
  
  
• Your character may swear in posts but please do not overuse them. This is an all-ages site and swearing is not that appropriate.
  
  
• Write in third or first person while posting, whatever you choose.
  

• Once your character is accepted and you are registered you may be in three threads at once.
  
  
• No "text" Speech except in the "texting board".
  
  
• Please have a sense of chronological order. One thing happens before the other, please keep thoughts in order. And remember, just because you know something that happened to another character or something about another character doesn’t mean your character does.
  
  
• After your month of membership is up, you can then post in five threads. When you make any character after your first, they immediate are able to be in five threads as well.
  
  
• Blockquote can be used once or twice in each post you make.
  
  
• Please do not change color on the text of your posting.
  

• Ranks in order for both cat and wolf:
  
  - kit | pup | 0 to 1 season cycle
  + A newborn, in which they live with their mother in the nursery.
  - kit-in-training | pup-in-training | 2 season cycles
  + A trainee usually given a mentor to learn battle techniques, legends and histories of the pack or colony.
  - Colony Member | Pack Member | 3 to 8 season cycles
  + The group that makes the pack or colony. These are the fighters, the caretakers, the glue that holds all families together.
  - Morningglory | Any time between 3 to 7 season cycles
  + The expecting mothers and those who gave birth but are nursing.
  - Second | Beta | Any time between 3 to 8 season cycles
  + Second in command and the leader's confidante. will succeed as leader when the leader can no longer.
  - Leader | Alpha | Any time between 4 till death
  + The lead command of the pack or colony. This is the spokesanimal for the group and all respect them.
  - Elder | 9 to death season cycles
  + The wisest of the group.
  
  
  
  Challenging the Alpha/Leader

• If your character feels that it has enough spunk to take on the lead of it's colony or pack...or maybe even another pack then it is allowed to challenge the alpha. PM the alpha, they MUST agree. If they don't then the position is given by default.
  
  
• The leader cannot be challenged more then once a week...don't pester them.
  
  
• If a challenge fight is going to take place then the alpha or lead but battle the opponent in the board titled Mole Cotton Field located in the blackfoot road board.
  
  
• The fight will take place and the staff and a few chosen members from that pack will gather up and vote on the best post =D
  
  
• Feel free to challenege!!!
  

• Cats mate all year-round while wolves mate during spring.
  
  
• Cats mature at the age of 1 year and Wolves mature at the age of 3 years.
  
  
• No successful force breeding.
  
  
• Females will give birth in about 3 to 4 weeks.
  
  
• Members (of the mating cats or wolves) and staff will come up with a decent number of kittens/pups.
  
  
• Members ( of the mating cats or wolves) do have a choice to role-play one of the offspring, and the rest of the offspring will be role-played by other members of choice picked by the “mating” members.
  
  
• The Members will setup the stats of the newborns before birth so it gives others a chance to see if they like the choices given.
  
  
• The newborns will be able to be role-played in about 2 to 3 weeks after birth whether they have someone to role-play them.
  
  
• It is prefered that your wolf or cat gives birth somewhere with Honeydew Field.
  
  
• Please do not get graphic with mating scenes.
  
  
• There will be a board to post in when the characters have mated, to let everyone know to expect newborns.
  

• Tension can run high in the land of The Strays and The Forest Veterans so fighting is allowed, but again NO massive blood of gore.
  
  
• No killing is allowed unless both members are ok and a staff member has been informed.
  
  
• Having your character die can happen in one of a few ways.
  1. Sickness
  2. Old Age
  3. Accidents (such as cars, and natural disasters)
  4. Fighting//wars
  
  
  
• Both wolves and cats will live to be about 10 years. No later then 11.
  
  

• Points are earned for every post submitted, birthday gifts, contest prizes, and being an active, outstanding member.
  
  You may use you points for:
  WIP
  
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• Banning can happen from 1 0f 2 ways.
  
  Inactivity
  
  Violation of the rules such as harassment, foul language, etc. (warnings will be issued first.) 3 strikes and you’re out! For a limited time of course, unless you’re a repeated offender.
  But I highly doubt we’ll have any problems like that! XD
  

• After you have created your account and activated it, it’ll be time to create your character.
  
  
• Whenever you get the time, fill out your Character Bio which, depending on your choice of animal, can be found either in First Yowls or Howls. The directions on how to fill out the application will be there as aswell.
  
  
• After completing the application you have to wait till it is accepted and moved into the “accepted” folder.
  
  
• After your bio form is accepted you can start posting, start your animal on its adventure. As a new member you are allowed to be in 3 threads at a time. When you have become a member for a month then you can be in 5 threads at a time! Yay!
  
  
• Please have a sense of chronological order. One thing happens before the other, please keep thoughts in order. And remember, just because you know something that happened to another character or something about another character doesn’t mean your character does. The bio code is: a claw by dawn, a hair by dusk.
  
  
• Beneath your signature, please add what threads you’re in and in the order you entered them.
  

• Must be active and log in at least once a week and please post in a thread each week.
  
  
• If you are unable to reach a computer and will not be able to be very active, please notify me or post in the absentee board.
  
  
• Result in not following the rules and harassing others, banishment will be the next step. Also foul language, etc. (warnings will be issued first.) 3 strikes and you’re out! For a limited time of course, unless you’re a repeated offender.
  
  
• But I highly doubt we’ll have any problems like that! XD
  
  

• Please be courteous to other memebers. Just because your character has an issue with another doesn't mean you need to have one against a fellow OOC (Out of Character).
  
  
• Please be careful with foul language. It will not be tolerated.
  
  
• If you're the type of person to join a forum to harass and bother other members, then this site is not for you.
  
  
• If anyone encounters a problem on the site, or another member, please contact me or one of our moderators to help. We will get things all straightened out.