[1] Be pleasant! Be polite! People are here to have fun and there's going to be a hard time getting to the fun part if people are being downers or just plain angry.

[2] Please proofread your work before posting; this doesn't mean you can't have errors in your work since people tend to make mistakes, but it does mean that you should be aware that other people will be reading what you write and it takes away from the experience when your post is chock full of typos.

[3] I shouldn't have to say this, but all content must be relevant to the context of this world. If our characters are out in the mountains fighting a dragon, your character cannot be flying off into space on a robot unicorn dual wielding machine guns. Unless you make it sound really cool, then maybe I'll let it slide. But probably not.

[4] Not really a rule, but if you've got questions or ideas, ask away! I'm totally open to suggestions and I'm willing to work with everyone else to develop this further.

[5] Characters - If you want to make them super skilled or strong, that's great, but don't go overboard and make it so that they only struggle with incredibly powerful enemies. In the context of the story, this is a team effort.
Other important points:
-Don't touch characters that aren't yours without permission. However, if the person is away and holding up progress for too long, it may have to become an option.
-Try to make it so that your character is nearby to at least one other person. The point of RPs is to interact.
-You can make more than one, but don't try to continuously pump them out. NPCs are little bit of a different matter and can be created more frequently.
-When you submit, use whatever template you feel available or make your own if you'd like. One thing I'd like to note is that I would prefer NOT to have pictures of real people because I personally find that to really detract from the immersive value of any story (unless it's a film of course, but we're not making films here).
-Swearing is a green-light in this story. You can make your character as foul-mouthed as you'd like. Well, I suppose as long as it doesn't get obnoxious.

[6] Posts - If you can post, then post! Frequent posters are preferred. Otherwise, it'd be neat if you could post at least once per day or every two days, but not everyone's got the time so I'll try to be lenient on that. I would also suggest decent sized posts: Not too big, but not too small, unless we're getting rapid fire dialogue. That's always fun.

[7] Story - DON'T be afraid to create our own content in this story (as long as it's not completely absurd or contradictory for whatever reason)! Add new countries, kingdoms, monsters, lore, etc. I don't want it to feel like you have to ask my permission for every little thing you want to throw in, don't let your creativity go to waste!

[8] Lastly, have a good time and enjoy yourself

Notes:
-Feel free to expand on the world/culture even before leaving Shevasse (which is something I plan to do in the future). Please keep in mind though that this is a fantasy setting, so you will not find guns or cars here.
-Magic is generally unrestricted, but try to keep yourself from making spells that are too powerful or can be too influencing on other characters (Things like mind control). In this world, you can regenerate your magic power in two ways: One is by waiting; the other is by killing a mage, which disperses his/her own mana reserves. Your character does not have to use magic. Additionally, all living things have some amount of magic flowing through them (though that doesn't necessarily mean everyone can utilize this magic; the ones who can would be magi) under normal circumstances. This interferes with foreign magic and prevents direct influence from it, unlike fireballs or other such powers. It does, however, work well in conjunction with healing and necromancy spells.
-This is the first RP I've ever started and I'm hoping it'll work out and maybe garner some followers!

This is the character skeleton that I used, but you can make your own if you'd like:

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