1) This is a game. Please try to act in a respectful manner towards everyone.
2) Play to win, but also to have fun. See rule 1.
3) I will post in either green or dark green. I may use italics, bold, underlined, or anything else in green. Just stay away from green text. I know what I’ve written.
4) Please refrain from profanity. It will be edited out on sight. If it is mild, that's the end of that, but if it is excessive, a profanity warning will be issued. Upon second offense, the offender will be forcibly replaced.
5) Do not quote any private communications with me or other players. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in modkill. If you have a question about whether something is acceptable, PM me.
6) You may not talk about this game outside the thread unless your role allows, whether you’re dead or not. Feel free to talk to me though, especially if you‘re dead. I’m available for listening to rants, getting told how bad the setup and/or flavor is, or listening to what people think about the game in general.
7) Do not edit or delete your posts. There are reasons for this, which I will explain if necessary. If I catch you, you will be modkilled.
Activity Levels and Prods:
8) I expect everyone to post every 72 hours. Failure to do so will result in an activity prod, unless you have informed me of V/LA status either in thread or via PM. 3 activity prods in one game day or 5 over the whole game will result in forced replacement.
9) Players may request a prod on another player at any time, either by PM or by posting in thread. These are a completely different system from activity prods, so you may receive both within a short period of time. A player requested prod will not count as an activity prod.
10) Not picking up a prod within 72 hours will result in replacement.
Voting, Lynches, and Deadlines:
11) Please vote in bold, such as
vote: Cow
. You do not have to unvote when changing votes, although it might be helpful. You may use nicknames and acronyms when voting, as long as it is clear exactly whom you are referring to.
12) A lynch will require the votes of a majority of players. When a majority is reached, no further votes/unvotes will be counted.
13)
Days will last at least two weeks and no more than four weeks. I will not tell you exactly when. If you do not have a majority when deadline arrives, there will be no lynch
14) Posting in twilight is acceptable, for both the lynchee and town members. Feel free to post as much or as little as you want of whatever you like.(Really blatant and unhealthy amounts of spam will probably be deleted, however.)
15) Once your death scene is posted, you may make only one ‘Bah’ post. Make sure it has no game relevant information, or someone on your team will be punished for your screw-up.
16) If you fake breaking a rule, it will incur the same punishment as actually breaking the rule.
17) If you believe I have made a small mistake, for example, in a vote count, please point it out in thread. If you have a more serious grievance for some reason, PM me. Leave it out of the thread.
18) My word is final. If you have a problem with it, see rule 17.
19) I reserve the right to add rules if necessary.
Sample Vanilla Townie PM: