THE RULES!(See before joining!)

[Lexie]

PLEASE CREATE AN ACCOUNT BEFORE POSTING YOUR APPLICATION.

ONCE YOU HAVE TWO CLAN CATS, YOU NEED TO MAKE A KITTYPET, A LONER, OR STARCLAN MEMBER!!
ADMINS DON'T NEED TO BE ACCEPTED. THEY ALREADY DO TOO MUCH WORK. Thank you.

The rules are here for a reason, so start reading. Hidden in here is a codeword which must be placed in your application to show you have read the rules.


General Rules (the easy ones)
1. NO SPAMMING!
2. Don't hurt each other's feelings. I don't want to put up with it.
3. NO CH@TSPEAK! I don't want to deal with it. Remember, you are roleplaying. NOT talking to your friends on AIM!
4. Don't harass the other members. Sexism, racism, rudeness, and anything remotely similar won't be tolerated.

Roleplaying Rules
1. No godmoding (Becoming totally invincible)
2. No powerplaying (Controlling another person's character or having your character directly inflict wounds, etc.)
3. No flaming (Fighting in OOC)
4. Try to use correct spelling, grammar, etc.
5. And of course, NO SPAMMING!

Gathering
1. The leader brings four or more cats to the Gatherings. Fighting is not allowed unless it's part of a plot.
2. Gatherings follow the rules in the series.
3. Once a strip of a black cloud goes over the moon, the Gathering is over.
4. You cannot start a fight unless it's for a reason. NO BATTLE TRAINING OR PRACTICING AT THE GATHERING.
5. The people who roleplay the leaders are the ones who choose the cats who go to the Gathering. If the leader is inactive, on vacation, or is for some other reason missing the Gathering, then the person who roleplays the deputy shall take their spot.


Characters
1. You may only have two main positions. (leader, deputy, medicine cat, medicine cat apprentice) Come on, give someone else a chance.
2. You must roleplay with all your cats. If not, more than half your cats can be deleted or killed in a mysterious circumstance.
3. DON'T BE STUPID AND SAY YOU HAVE SUPER POWERS OR WEIRD PELT COLOURS!
4. You can be in more than one place at once.
5. It's helpful (but not required) for you to put your cats and their clans in your signature.
6. You will HAVE TO APPLY FOR EVERY CAT YOU WANT TO MAKE! Please, I can't stress this enough.
7. Please read the naming guide. We are more strict about traditional naming than your traditional Warriors roleplay site.
As the admins, we are able to reject your application because of the name.
8. Plagiarism (stealing someone else's character) will not be tolerated. You'll be banned.


Territories
1. You can go into the other clans' territories but if you want to start a war, post in the "Plots" board.


Terminology
moon=month
season=3 months
3 moons=1 season
twoleg=human
thunderpath=twoleg highway
kittypet= house cat
tom=male
she-cat=female
housefolk=kittypet name for twoleg
prey=food

C-box Rules
1. All ooc rules apply in the C-box.
2. No spamming in the C-box.
3. No advertising in the C-box.

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Basic Grammar

~Capital letters for names, places, the pronoun 'I' and days of the week/months.
Those who don't know this will be beaten with the 'titular' on the top of their lower capital 'i'.

~Capital letters are at the start of sentences, after a full stop and at the start of speech.

~A new line for a new speaker.
I swear if I don't see you doing this, I will slap you with a particulary large salmon. This is not an example

~Speech is formed like so;
"Oh golly gosh," he breathed," Did you see that?"
Her laugh was like wind chimes, light and musical. "I've never seen a unicorn before."
"What can I do for you?" he asked.


~Exclamation marks and question marks have the same power as a full stop.

~You can use italics or bold to emphasise a word. In the warrior series they are also used to show thoughts.
She was so pretty or The fish was huge!

~Proboards supplies a Spell Checker. Use it. Although, it is American English but English English is perfectly fine. Ali uses English English.

Homonyms

Homonyms are those ghastly words which sound nearly or exactly the same as another word with a different meaning. These can often trip people up when spelling so here is a list to help you;

~ Bear, Bare and Beer
A bear devoured my lunch. The floor was bare, nothing on it. I drunk so much beer last night I was sick.

~ See and Sea
I can see her over by the old oak tree. Doesn't the sea look awful blue today?

~ Knew and New
I knew that she was not human. Look at my new Porche.

~ There and Their
Over there is the bike stand. She brought their neightbour's dog to the show.

Ownership

You are staring at somebodies writing and ask yourself " Why do they put apostrophes after their words in some places?"
I've asked myself that quite a few times and here is the answer.

When you are talking about somebody else's object or possession you have to put an apostrophe after the 's'. Like so;

Sarah's new bike, Dad's leg or the computer's cables.

A good way to remember this is to stop and think, "Can the subject own this object?" If the answer is yes, put in an apostrophe. But if their is more than one subject the apostrophe goes after the 's'.

The nuns' habits were drycleaned every Tuesday.

Abbreviation

Would have = Would've
Could have = Could've
Should have = Should've
Would not = Wouldn't
Could not = Couldn't
Should not = Shouldn't
Can not = Can't
Will not = Won't
Did not = Didn't
Do not = Don't
She is/was/has = She's
She had = She'd
She would = She'ld
She will = She'll
He is/was/has = He's
He had = He'd
He would = He'ld
He will =He'll
We are = We're
We have = We've
We had = We'd
We would = We'ld
You are = You're (Not the same as the personal pronoun 'your')
You have = You've
You had = You'd
You would = You'ld

Common Misspelled Verbs

to die

I die, You die, He dies, She dies, It dies, We die, They die.
I am dying, You are dying, He is dying, She is dying, It is dying, We are dying, They are dying.
I died, You died, He died, She died, It died, We died, They died.

to lie
--No to be confused with to lie, as in to tell a lie.

I lie, You lie, He lies, She lies, It lies, We lie, They lie.
I lie beside you in the grass

I am lying, You are lying, His lying, She is lying, It is lying, We are lying, They are lying.
I am lying beside you in the grass

I lay, You lay, He lays, She lays, It lays, We lay, They lay.
I lay beside you in the grass

I was lying, You were lying, He was lying, She was lying, It was lying, We were lying, They were lying.
I was lying beside you in the grass

I laid, You laid, He laid, She laid, It laid, We laid, They laid.
I laid the blades of grass on my knee. He laid down beside me in the grass.

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When making a...

Kit
1. They need to have a mother AND father. Or a legit reason why not.
2. Are not allowed to leave camp, so if they do expect trouble.
3. Needs to have at the end of the name "kit".
4. You cannot make a kit unless they are born from an existing cat. No more kits turning up in camp without parents.
5. If your kits parents have died you MUST have a foster mother.
6. Parents must have names. No just writing 'unknown', 'deceased' or even 'only known to her/him.'

Apprentice
1. Need to have at the end of the name "paw".
2. MUST HAVE A MENTOR!
3. The leader of the clan must approve that you can become a warrior and let the admins know.
4. You have to make an apprentice by having a kit which will be made later into an apprentice. We are no longer accepting apprentices.
5. Like a kit, must have a mother/foster mother AND father. If they don't you must state a reason for it being so.

Warrior
1. Must sleep in the warriors den until they become an elder or leader.
2. Will take the name the leader gives them when are newly-made warriors; yu can choose your own name if you wish.
3. Cannot talk/share dreams with StarClan. Only the occasional special warrior can.

Medicine Cat
1. Sleeps in their den until they join StarClan.
2. Holds their supplies in their den
3. Take whatever name the prior medicine cat gives them. (Discuss the name of PM preferbly)
4. Can leave the camp whenever.
5. Welcome to all arms in the Herb Field.
6. May have dreams with StarClan and visit the Moonpool every Half-Moon.
7. May be friendly and help cats from other Clans
8. The warrior code dictates that medicine cats (both male and female) are not allowed to mate.

Leader
1. Must be excepted by all admins.
2. May leave the camp whenever but it is best if the deputy and/or other cats notified.
3. Must have "star" at the end of their name.
4. It is traditional that the deputy trains the leader's kit.
5. Female leaders cannot have kits because it interferes with their duty to their clan.
6. Must use all appropiate ceremonies and rituals.
7. They have nine lives which can be removed by StarClan if severly injured.
8. Gain their nine lives from StarClan at the Moonpool.
This must be roleplayed. You may choose the nine cats that will be present at this moment and PM their roleplayers.
9. Sleeps in the leader's den.
10. Deals with all decisions in the Clan. Their word is law.
11. Share dreams with StarClan.

Deputy
1. Sleep in the warrior den.
2. Organises patrols at the leaders request.
3. Carries out the leader's orders.
4. Keeps their warrior name.
5. Must have had an apprentice.
6. Must have had a proper deputy naming ceremony before moon high.
7. Takes the leader's place when the leader joins StarClan.

Queen
1. You have to be a warrior before you become a Queen.
2. Visit the 'Mates' thread to find a mate or a father for your kits.
3. If you are going to be pregnant, you MUST fill out a kit form. Or ask someone to be your kit for you.
4. There has to actually be a father, who roleplays on the site and is your mate. You cannot make a she-cat who is pregnant with no father.
5. She-cats who have had kits and do not wish to take up their warrior duties again can stay in the Nursery helping other queens.

Elder
1. Sleep in the Elder's den.
2. Do not go hunting or involve in fighting or patrols.
3. Keeps their warrior name unless renamed by the leader.
4. Are cared for by the whole Clan, the apprentices typically.
5. Tell stories to the kits or apprentices.

Rogue
1. Hunt on Clan territory and anywhere else.
2. Live on Clan territory or near-by. On this forum there is the Rogue Nest which a camp shared by many rogues.
3. Typically do not believe in StarClan.
4. Typically are hostile, protective and not friendly. This is applied to any cat.
5. Are not welcome by Clan cats.
6. If they are not solitary cat they may follow some sort of leader. This is only when they believe the leader is strong and will lead them well or win. Otherwise, he/she may be abandoned for a new leader.

Loner
1. Do not live on Clan territory.
2. Do not hunt on Clan territory.
3. Are typically good natured and friendly towards Clan cats.
4. May be ex-Clan cats, ex-rogues or ex-kittypets.
5. Usually live near twolegs and have a good knowledge of their comings and goings.

Kittypet
1. Live in a twoleg nest with twolegs.
2. Mostly stay indoors or only travel about in the twolegplace and their gardens.
3. Eat kittypet food.
4. Fear the 'wild cats'.
5. Do not possess knowledge of Clan cats except if they were one.
6. Typically are not skilled fighters or hunters but it is not uncommon for a kittypet to fight to defend its territory or develop hunting skills.
7. That secret codeword? Here it is: We needed a new one after all this time.