Secrets of the Clans

Our server has various rules when it comes to how we roleplay, and this is a rundown of how it works!

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Basics

• Please make sure your posts are 3 sentences at least. Punctuation is key to this!

• You dictate the actions of your character only, and cannot control other players’ characters. Please be realistic about the knowledge and abilities of your character (no godmodding, powerplaying, etc.).

  • Be sure to keep in mind what your character would and wouldn't know about other characters, if you aren't sure, asking your thread mates never hurts!

• The start of a thread dictates where in the timeline it would occur, regardless of how long the thread lasts.​

• Many channels have important information pinned in the channel, such as types of prey to be caught, herbs in that location, location images, specific rules exclusive to that location, please check the pins before roleplaying in a channel!

• Typically your cat may only be in two threads at a time, unless one or more of the threads are designated as an Event Thread. Or they meet the following criteria.

  • Kits ​get three threads as well, one that is strictly for family bonding, the other  two can be for any interactions. Similarly, Parents of a current litter in the nursery get three threads as well, one strictly for their kits, the other two for any interaction.

  • Apprentices and Mentors, Have a similar arrangement. One thread for training purposes, the others for other relations.

  • Council members; all have 3 non event threads they can be in at a time. No stipulations.

• You may not join an on-going roleplay without asking or being invited first.

• Follow the posting order for your thread. Ping the next person in the posting order in your post.

• Players may bump a thread they are apart of by pinging the next in line if half of the time until auto skipping or auto timeout has elapsed. Check your thread header to see how long that is! Players may also request more frequent pings; communicate with your threadmates!

  • Roleplay Pacing goes as follows, but can be made faster if all members agree. But never slower than the 'slow' option.

  • Bumping can be done by staff or any member of a thread that requires it. Please only bump a player once!​

    • Fast: 12 hour autoskip, can bump 6 hours after last post.

    • Classic: 24 hour autoskip, can bump 12 hours after last post.

    • Casual: 48 hour autoskip, can bump 24 hours after last post.

    • Slow: 72 hour autoskip, an bump 36 hours after last post.​

  • You are allowed one thread extension of 24 hours from the natural timeout of the thread per character per thread if it is requested before the natural timeout. Players may offer their own extension in a thread to one of their threadmates if they so wish.

    • If an RP remains untouched/unfinished for the amount of time dictated in the pacing section of your thread starter the person in question likely will be skipped. If two people in a row are skipped a threadmate or staff may prompt the participants of the thread to discuss if they'd like to end the thread.

• If you accidentally ping others, please do not delete it. Just ping in a new post the person you intended with a little 'oops wrong person', deleting the ping can be confusing and sometimes stressful for those trying to find where they've been pinged.

  • We also have roles for whether you dislike being pinged or want to be pinged. If you are worried about pinging someone, check their roles.​​

• We have rules centered around what ages are acceptable for relationships as well as how to handle forbidden relationships, please view these in the Romance guide.

• We allow members to roleplay up to multiple cats in an thread at a time; however, we require that they are roleplayed in separate posts in events. Solo threads can be formatted however a play likes.

• The exception to this rule is patrols, quests, and gatherings, where you cannot roleplay more than one cat at a time.

  • HRs are allowed to roleplay their high rank and one other cat at Gatherings.

• If you would like to open an event thread for an important event in your cats life please go to your clan's #staff-request channel and ping your clan staff to request it.

  • An event thread is a thread that does not count towards any cat's thread limits. So have at it!​ More info on even threads can be found farther down this page.

  • Additionally, if you would like your character to have a fight with intent to harm, you must ask permission from the staff team of the Clan(s) involved.

• Once a month, we release an Activity Check Form that must be filled out. We require our members to have posted at least three times with any character(s) in the last month in order to be considered active for that month. 

 

Roleplaying respectfully​

 

SOTC highly values open, polite /respectful communication among our members and staff. We request that each player communicate with their server-mates whenever plots or actions may effect another character emotionally, physically, etc. When in doubt, reach out! ​

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• Remember, LGBTQ+ cats are allowed and wholly supported! They are also accepted in-character so please no homophobic/transphobic cats.

• Please run relations past your threadmates, no deciding your character has a crush on another, hates another cat, etc, without discussing these plot ideas with the player(s) this would effect!​​​

• We do not allow roleplay of abuse of any sort. The clans are big families and that would not fly with them. If any cat has been abusive to your cat in the past, they would surely be thrown out of the clan, and any victim would have many supportive figures to turn to in a clan setting.​

• Characters can leave threads only after discussing it with all other members involved and trying to end the thread naturally. If your character leaves any thread before it finishes they will not gain any EXP.

  • Exceptions are likely to come up, if you are unsure ping your staff to discuss!​

• If you leave a border patrol thread before it finishes you cannot join your Clan’s next border patrol.​

• We require at the beginning of each thread for those participating in it to communicate any heavy topics that will appear within the thread utilizing a series of emojis and listing the relevant topics. It is required for each member to have communicated these heavy topics and their intensity with all thread mates before posting any content that requires it. These can also be adjusted mid-thread with the permission of all thread mates. Tier System & Triggering Content List (A new list is in progress.)

• If mods feel you are playing a disabled, mentally ill, or LGBTQ+ character disrespectfully, we’ll reach out to have a chat with you . You aren't in trouble, but if you refuse to fix the issues presented, this will likely constitutes an official warning.

 

Formatting

Please begin your post with a heading for your character that includes their name and pronouns, as well as any additional information you feel is important, like age or appearance. This helps others to know who they are roleplaying with and how to refer to your characters.

• Many roleplayers use these headers (or footers!) to keep track of their rolls, catches/gathers, EXP gained, and/or injuries received. It is highly encouraged to do so to make logging your thread afterwards eaiser. If this information is not in your header or footer, the person logging the thread is in no way responsible for logging your EXP.

• Some players bold spoken words and italicize thoughts or sign language. These are optional, but highly recommended to make your post easier to read on Discord!

• It is encouraged to split up big blocks of text into multiple paragraphs to help those with difficulty reading large blocks of text.

  • Typically 4-8 sentences per paragraph is a good cut off to avoid difficult chunks of text.​

• An Example of a header: