Failure
to follow any rules could result in account suspension or termination.
There will be no bullying, harassment,
attempts to start fights, etc.
There
will be no discrimination towards any
gender, religion, race, political party, etc.
We ask
that you do not hold
grudges that originated on other sites, or in real life.
- Multiple or
Shared Accounts
Do not
share your account with
anyone, or make a second account. This gives you an advantage
over other role-players, since you could vote twice, or apply for a job
with two accounts.
In
role-plays, posts must be at
least five sentences, and in OOC (out of character) posts, there must
be at least five words.
- Don't make
your Character just like a Canon Character
A canon
character is a character from the books. Sure, Grover may be
your
favorite, but making a character named Elmo Overwood who plays the reed
pipes badly and whose life dream is to be a searcher is unrealistic and
annoying, especially to the person who plays Grover.
Do not
kill off any character,
not even your own. There may be a situation in which a hero
is
fighting a monster, but neither can kill each other. You may
be
wounded, but you cannot die. If you are a hero who wishes to
fight and kill some kind of monster, make your own hellhound or cyclops
that isn't controlled by anyone.
God-Moding is where everything
your character does works perfectly. For example, if your
character was in some kind of duel:
"So-and-So
shot fire from his
fingertips, instantly slaying his foe."
You can see how this would get annoying.
This is when someone takes control of a
character
that isn't their own. You only have control of your own
character, and any people you choose to add that aren't controlled by
someone else.
This
includes influencing votes
or awards unfairly, exploiting coding loopholes, and bribing or
accepting bribes.
- Innapropriate
Content or Foul Language
This
website is designed for all
ages, so we ask that you keep everything PG rated.
Do
not try to argue with the staff if they are doing their job. We
will have a complaint system up soon if you have a problem with the way
a staff member is handling something, so don't take it up with them
personally.
Whether
by use of codes or
otherwise, hacking is taken very seriously. We will aways
press
for the strongest charges and penalties available.
Text
speak, such as 'omg' or
'lol', is forbidden in role-plays on Half-Blood Hill. This
also
includes using 'u' for you or 'r' for are, etc. It draws
away from the role-play. It is permitted in the out of
character
threads, though, but discouraged.
We know
that nobody's perfect,
but we ask that you go back and check your work after finishing writing
a role-play, to make sure that your spelling and grammar areOly as good
as
possible.
Mary-Sues
are characters that
have unrealistic traits beyond those expected in the average Percy
Jackson book. An example of this would be a character that is
amazingly attractive, and has lead a very tragic life. She
never
suffers from her tragic life, and is generally portrayed as
misunderstood and unfairly prosecuted.
This is
the male version of
Mary-Sue. Along with the traits that she has, he typically
has
very solitary behavior, and a high disregard for authority.
This is
when your character
automatically knows information about a person or thing, without ever
having learned it. For example, a person knowing someone
else's
name and full history, even though they haven't ever met each other.
This
especially applies if you're
a canon character, but is not limited to that. For example:
Annabeth would not suddenly decide she wanted to host her own
talk show instead of being an architect. For non-canons, an
example would be Percy falling head-over-heels in love with your
character. This also includes keeping to Rick Riordan's version of
Greek Mythology. Since Hestia isn't one of the Olympians in
his books, she can't be one in your role-plays.
- Only Role-Play as your Own Character
You
cannot start or join a
role-play as Chiron if you didn't sign up as him. If you sign
up
as John Doe, then you must continue to role-play as John Doe, and no
one else.
- OOC (out of character ) Posts
There is
a whole forum for OOC
posts, so keep them to a minimum when roleplaying. If you
have to
say something out of character while role-playing, put it in double
parenthesis, like
((this)).
- Closed and Open Role-Plays
When starting a role-play, mark it in
the subject as
'open' or 'closed'. Open means anyone can join, no matter
species
they are. Closed means only those invited can join.
If you
want to join a closed role-play, don't post asking if you can join.
Talk the the person who sat it up outside of the thread in a
private message.
The majority of role-plays on Half-Blood Hill will be open.
A
portrayer is a famous person,
commonly an actor or actress, who looks much like your character, and
is used in your character's graphics. Portrayers and graphics
are
optional, but many people here at Half-Blood Hill choose to use them.
We ask that, unless your character has an identical twin,
that
you not use the same portrayer. This makes it very confusing
for
other players. As Half-Blood Hill gains more members, there
will
be a face claim page going up.
Don't
reveal any personal
information about yourself on this website. This includes
last
name, location, phone number, email, etc. Also, don't post
any photos
of
yourself.
