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Welcome to the Freeform section! This section is for people who like to roleplay the different styles of roleplaying, and who want to roleplay for fun or simply prefer a more laid back form of roleplaying.

Post count is not counted within this section to ensure that this place isn't abused as a way to only increase your post count. Just thought you all should know about this.

Because this section is going to probably be moving at a faster pace than the other RP sections, please do report any abuse that you see, or any rule breaking. If a fight breaks out, don't participate, and only report. The moderators are there to handle that. ^^

Rules

• Follow the DC rules of the forums when roleplaying.
• Do not spam roleplays.
• No advertising.
• No chat speaking or text talking.
• Try to use proper grammar and spelling.
• Roleplay, do not use it as fictional chatter.
• Don't have the same RP in two places.
• Only bump a topic once every 24 hours of the last post.

Note on spam:
If you see someone posting spam in any of the RP sections, use the report function and leave it be. Answering to spam is only adding spam.

OoCC (Out of Character Comments) must be relevant to the roleplay, otherwise, they will be deemed as spam (unless it is accompanied by something on-topic, which is longer than the irrelevant content).

Note on someone breaking your roleplay rules:
If someone is breaking the rules of your roleplay or the forums and is not listening to you, please use the report function and give us a small little summary of what is going on. If that doesn’t work, PM a roleplay moderator and one will come and handle the situation when he or she has time.

Rules on OoC Threads
There are many people who seem to be confused as to what is acceptable in an OoC thread, and what isn’t. Take all things that is not accepted in OoC threads to PMs. Allow us to clarify.

Acceptable

• Character sheets
• Plot discussion
• Updates
• Critiques, and questions concerning actions taken in the RP, the setting, or about the RP in general
• Summary of events
• Comings and goings (though replies to these are not)

Not Accepted

• Small posts with no relevance to the RP (ex. I edited, your turn, gtg, had a great day, etc.)
• Chatting with friends – CPA is available to everyone for that
• Discussing DC events, avatars, or any other irrelevant topic
• OoC roleplay of your character

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

If you have OoC before an RP post, and your RP post is larger than the OoC, everything is okay. You will not get warned as your RP post is on topic. =)

This post has been edited by Khallayne on Dec 22 2010, 11:13 PM

Things You Need to Know:

• Roleplays in any section of the of the RP Section of DC will be deleted if there has been no activity within those RPs.
• If you see someone posting spam in any of the RP sections, use the report function and leave it be. Answering to spam is only adding spam.
• OoCC (Out of Character Comments) must be relevant to the roleplay, otherwise, they will be deemed as spam (unless it is accompanied by something on-topic, which is longer than the irrelevant content).
• If someone is breaking the rules of your roleplay or the forums and is not listening to you, please use the report function and give us a small little summary of what is going on. If that doesn’t work, PM a roleplay moderator and one will come and handle the situation when he or she has time.

The Rules of the RP Section:
All rules will be explained in more detail below.

• All the 'Rules of Dragon Cave' apply.
• No advertising.
• Only bump a topic once every 24 hours of the last post.
• Do not spam roleplays.
• Respect each other.
• Do not Plagiarize.
• Kicks should be handled privately.

Rules on OoC Threads
There are many people who seem to be confused as to what is acceptable in an OoC thread, and what isn’t. Take all things that is not accepted in OoC threads to PMs. Allow us to clarify.

Acceptable

• Character sheets
• Plot discussion
• Updates
• Critiques, and questions concerning actions taken in the RP, the setting, or about the RP in general
• Summary of events
• Comings and goings (though replies to these are not)

Not Accepted

• Small posts with no relevance to the RP (ex. I edited, your turn, gtg, had a great day, etc.)
• Chatting with friends – CPA is available to everyone for that
• Discussing DC events, avatars, or any other irrelevant topic
• OoC roleplay of your character

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

If you have OoC before an RP post, and your RP post is larger than the OoC, everything is okay. You will not get warned as your RP post is on topic. =)

All the 'Rules of Dragon Cave' Apply
The rules of dragon cave can be found here. These apply to everyone, and everyone should be more than familiar with them. Saying that you don't know them is not an excuse when warned. By joining the Dragon Cave Forums, you automatically accept all of them.

No Advertising
Please do not advertise for another roleplaying site in the roleplay section. Advertisements do not apply to this section and because they are not roleplays, they will be deleted.

You Can Only Bump a Topic Every 24 Hours
When the topic falls to another page, or lower down the first page, you’re only allowed to bump it (meaning, post an irrelevant post [called ‘bump’] to send your RP back to the top of the unapproved section) once every 24 hours of the last post. Share the attention! Deleting your bump and bumping it again the same day is against the rules as well.

Do Not Spam RPs
Spamming a roleplay, whether in the unapproved section or the RP sections, will result in warns. Spam is against board rules and things that can be considered spam are: off topic posts, double posting to get attention before the 24 hour mark (or to raise your post count), inappropriate posts, chatting…

Respect Each Other
I cannot stress this enough. Always treat others with respect even if you don’t like them. Negativity only leads to more negativity.

Do Not Plagiarize
The definition of plagiarism according to dictionary.com:

Plagiarism is not acceptable on DC. If you are caught stealing another persons' work without their permission, you shall be punished accordingly. Don't take other's plots, characters, or posts, and claim them as your own. When using information from another site that doesn’t belong to you, please state your source and give them proper credit.

Kicks Should be Handled Privately
It's a sad fact that kicks are inevitable in a RP, but since they tend to be touchy matters, all kicks should be discussed through PM. Publicly announcing a kick will result in a warn, as it is both rude and incites drama. Also, the fewer who know the RPer was kicked, the better. Avoid discussing it with other users unless it is absolutely necessary or they are the RPer being kicked. OPs are allowed to announce the fact a person has left the RP in the case of a kicking incident BUT they cannot say or hint at the circumstances behind it. Leave the reasons unenumerated or come up with a suitable excuse that is agreeable to the kickee.

This post has been edited by Walker on Apr 16 2011, 05:28 PM

Cool. When I have a good illiterate one, I'll post it.

Thie is really cool!!! I'll make one when I have time!

There will still be people watching for duplicates though, won't there?
I ask because I remember when I played on Neopets there was a free RP area and it was an absolute MESS due to tons and tons of duplicates.

I got a question:

Would it be okay for someone to test their rp out before they send it for approval?

Lore, that is an excellant idea. If it's allowed, I might just have to nick it

Hm...
Is there a limit on the amount of rps you can make?

I doubt it. I already made my test rp out... x3 "Ferocity"

Ok, i'll testie mine out too! If the mods don't like it, they can delete.

If there are too many of one, a ban will be in place.

I would also prefer if you didn't have the same RP in two places.

This post has been edited by Khallayne on May 22 2010, 03:19 PM

Don't mean to double post, but guys, you know you don't need to crack "Illiterate" in front of your roleplays. o.0 It's the OP that chooses how many sentences/lines/etc that you'd like for your roleplay. There really aren't any set levels here. x3

Whoa! I come home from a soccer game, and there is a new role playing forum! Took me by surprise

But, anyway, so what exactly is the definition of a "freeform role play"? Do you still need to get it approved? Or is this where you can post it directly into the forum. Just wondering.

Any RP you can think of, just post it and play

So if I understand this correctly, this is a section for RPs that don't have to be approved? You can just post it and go?
And I have a question. For the more organized RPs, the ones with a joining form and whatnot, can those go here as well? Or would you perfer those are posted in the approval section?

Correct Blue.

And you have a choice, either post it in here or post it in the unapproved section.

Wait, NO APPROVAL? Seriously? It doesn't have to be approved? Or is this a dream?

PS I don't need those answered... I was just asking myself.

This post has been edited by Cmodude on May 22 2010, 04:26 PM

Okay, nice.
And it's real as day, Cmodude.

With forms and that, you can make RPs either here, or in the unapproved section. ^^ I'm working on my own to create right now.

I'ma try to make mine semi-lit. or lit. Just so this place doesn't become a spam-hole.


Khhhaaaaaallllllllll, can Cyda ask a teeny favor?

I made a Role Play, but I can't decide on it's literacy. Could you help figure it out?

This post has been edited by CYDA LUVA83 on May 23 2010, 12:12 AM