General Rules
1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Easy. Simple. Do it.

2. Avoid the Drama Llama!


Let's keep OOC and IC nice and separate. Everyone play nice. If you have a bur in your bonnet with another player, talk at us and we'll try and mediate, but just remember to be a gentleman/woman and we'll get along famously. See Rule #1.

Don't let OOC issues with player manifest in IC posts.

XE is a new game based on a new world created from a reality warping wish, so history was wiped clean. The same thing goes here. This is a game that welcomes everyone, without bias, everyone gets the same DO Over our characters do.

3. One character per player limit. After six weeks, we allow NPC type second characters or students. (Full rules regarding second characters can be found here ) And if you've a great idea for a plot that involves a Villain you'd be willing to NPC, contact us... this only applies to our current players. We don't allow people to apply for villains as their primary character.

5. No Capes!



Just kiddin, we like capes. Maybe not as much as DC, but we like capes.

6. Did I say this was in particular order? No? Good. 'Cause it's not, and this is an important thing:

You gots to be at least 17 to play here.

We have graphic naughtiness of assorted orientations, cussin', fussin', fightin', Bad Touches, Wolverine, nekkid folks, people doin' it like they do on the Discovery channel, greasy-grimey-gopher-guts, the violence inherent in the system, etc and so forth. We don't want your mom freaking out and getting medieval on our asses. So. No kids. Sorry.

7. This goes without saying, but no plagiarism. I know, "duh" right? This includes fanart. Don't go scouring deviantart and using someone else's art as your avatar unless you have the artist's permission. If we find that you've used someone else's work, be it writing or art, you will be banned.

General Posting Etiquette
1. Call it NPCing, call it "godmodding"...Don't Do It. Don't inflict your will on a character that isn't yours. Don't move them around, don't have them react, etc. Bobby can tell a joke but he can't make Piotr laugh. Piotr's player will reply with what Piotr's reaction will be. Don't assume your idea of a character applies to him/her unless the player had written (or said) so. This is an AU, somethings will be different. Don't run around talking about what a ho Gambit is unless he's been played that way, or you get perms from the player.

More on "god-modding": Be careful what you assume about another player's character, just because you might think that Jono loves the Flogging Mollys and hates training with Wolverine doesn't mean that his player does...and his player decides those traits about Jono, not you. So, always check with a character's player before you assume some detail about them that might contradict what the player has in mind for their character. Savvy?

2. ICA = ICC: In Character Action = In Character Consequences. If you think your character is a Master of Bad-Assery and want to test the theory by slugging Wolverine in the man-muffins, don't come crying to us if you get shown what your spleen looks like. This isn't D&D, this is an interactive fiction. Combat scenes should be planned out BEFORE they are written, with the players deciding ahead of time what will happen. Not to say that there won't be spontaneity. But if a character decides to haul off and attack another character, please IM/PM each other and say "How do we want this to resolve?"

Same vein, if there's a doubt of "Who can do what to whom", ask a mod. We're big silly comic geeks who know way too much about Marvel. It's why we run a Marvel RPG.

3. OOC =/= IC. Period. If you are having an issue with another player, bring it to us, don't let it reflect ICly. Also, what you know isn't what your character knows. If JP enters a scene and-- OOCly-- you know that it's really Mystique, your character doesn't get to be immediately suspicious. Even if you're playing a telepath. Unless your character would know for some reason (say...Wolverine smells her and knows something's up), do NOT allow your OOC knowledge to influence your character's actions.

Absence/Parting
1. Real life happens, we all know it. Absences are totally understandable, so long as they're posted in the Absence forum. What is not acceptable is the frequent stalling of threads or constantly and persistent inability to post. If you're having a hard time, you may be asked to go on hiatus. If it continues to be an issue, you will likely be asked to leave the game.

2. If you find yourself playing a character that just doesn't fit, that didn't turn out to be as fun as you liked, talk to us. We can arrange for you to drop and app a character better suited to you. If it's not fun, it's not worth it. (No changing characters like underwear, though, use your noggin.)