Sticky plz.
Alas, this is not a game.
Following the events of [REDACTED], we should probably get some rules in this place. Not hard-and-fast, you-will-obey, on-pain-of-death rules, of course; more a sort of guideline for how to keep things fun and entertaining for all involved. Obviously, FG is all about fun, but these rules are intended to make sure it stays that way.
- Try to stay vaguely on topic. You can be flexible; sometimes the rules need changing, and OPs, there's no point in trying to make Tropers play a game they don't want to. But if the game is "let's pretend to be kittens", don't derail into "let's pretend to be robot samurai". Remember, anyone can make a thread here, so if you don't see a game that interests you, make your own thread for that. You don't need to ruin other people's games.
- On that note, please don't turn every thread into a free-for-all fight. There is a thread
for that. More generally, you don't need to derail every thread into a roleplaying game. As it happens, we have an entire subforum for if you want to roleplay.
- If you are supposed to be roleplaying, please refrain from godmodding. It's not funny, it's not fair, and it disrupts the game. That means no playing unbeatable characters. Be especially careful when killing other people's characters. Give them a fair chance; rather than writing "*shoots That Troper's head off*", consider "*fires gun at That Troper's face*". The line between Godmodding and regular fighting can be somewhat nebulous, so please exercise your common sense and personal judgement.
- Be wary of conversational derails. They're a fact of life on these forums, but try not to go overboard, or you may find there isn't a game left.
- Take your drama someplace else. FG isn't the place for that shit. We're here to have fun, not start a Flame War.
- Don't write your posts in a way that makes it hard for other tropers to participate in the game: Remember that forum games are a collaborative project, not a competition. Please do not write your posts with the intention of trying to one up other people by making it hard for them to build upon your post in a constructive way.
- No sex or fetish games. Let's keep this vaguely family friendly.
- Please bump responsibly. Due to the amount of games played every day, it's normal for a thread to be knocked off of the first page within hours. With that in mind, regulars will wait several days or a few weeks before bumping. Please use the same amount of courtesy. Threads that are time-sensitive (such as YIAY) do allow a bit of leeway regarding this rule, in case the user presenting the prompt needs to be pinged or if there are not enough responses after time has passed.
- Above all, have fun! This being Forum Games, that's what we all want, right? These rules are not intended to oppress anyone, but rather as a gentle reminder of how to avoid that dreaded Internet Backdraft. That way, we can all enjoy ourselves. ^_^
EDIT:
- The avatar minimum and the keep sockpuppeting to a minimum rule have been removed from the rule list.
- Don't write your posts in a way that makes it hard for other tropers to participate in the game rule has been added to the rules list
- Added "no sex or fetish games" rule.
- Added a rule regarding thread bumping.
Edited by Berrenta on Dec 1st 2023 at 1:10:52 PM
Thread's moved without renaming. I forgot that moved threads reset whether the thread is read, and the system acts as if it has never been read.
(she/her)
Since the "Make a Five Person Band From The Avatar Gallery Above You" game violates "the only one embedded avatar per post rule", should be it locked?
The Beta Male
Probably.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Siiiiiiiiiiiip
It does violate the rule. A holler should suffice. It'll probably be locked and nuked, respectively.
...It's weird having so many websites and no way to properly display now, lol.
:'(
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Yeah, you have to wait a while.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Okay, I've got a couple of questions about how this subforum works. I've been working on an idea for a fairly serious forum game, not an RP but nevertheless run with a very strict and rather complicated set of rules (we're talking 3000+ words of rules in the prototype, once all bases have been covered).
First, would it be okay to post a game in this forum that only begins once some people have read the rules and expressed an interest to play?
Second, would it be okay for the format of a game to require players to edit their own posts?
Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this sort of question, I was thinking of PMing a moderator but I don't know which moderators cover this subforum.
edited 31st May '14 1:03:03 PM by Meklar
Join my forum game!
The Beta Male
I'm not sure about the second question (why would editing posts be bad?), but as for the first, Werewolf/Mafia's been running for a while, and that has pretty extensive rules, so you should probably be okay.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
Is it okay to sandwich post?
Or is it just me who finds that annoying?
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
(she/her)
^ Err, what is a "sandwich post"?
Anyway, there is this forum game I'm interested in playing again but it's been dead for over two years. Should I just necro it or just create a new game?
A sandwich post is when you post two posts after your last one.
Not sure why it pisses people off, really.
"Doki Doki Lit. Club" is a happy game where nothing bad happens. seriously tho? not for the faint of heart.
Because it doesn't allow anyone else other than the sandwich poster to reply to you when it's done repeatedly.
edited 23rd Jul '14 11:44:44 AM by BaconManiac5000
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
That's called tennising (when two people are doing it), and it is a problem.
edited 27th Jul '14 4:10:21 PM by Inceptiond
"Doki Doki Lit. Club" is a happy game where nothing bad happens. seriously tho? not for the faint of heart.
insert commentary here
Would a Choose Your Own Adventure where posters vote for what happens be a Forum Game?
Maid of Time
You mean like one of those play-by-post games? Yeah, there's a few of them here, but they don't usually last very long.
i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart
Is there an unwritten rule that OOC/non-game-related text/information/posting should be spoilered out (so as to make all visible text part of the game)? I seem to be seeing that everywhere. At first I thought people were spoilering out pithy jokes and punchlines, but now it just seems to be anything that doesn't directly factor into the game. Not that I have a problem with it, I'm just curious if I'm reading it correctly.
Shadow of Legends
I would call it more of a convention than a rule, but yeah, that's my typical understanding and use of it.
"We can handle what is true, for we are already living it."
The Beta Male
Pretty much. It also helps prevent conversational derails.
MY SOUL IS DARK BUT MY HAIR IS COLORFUL — Brahian Pokémon Alchemist
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I didn't think of that. Good to know.
COME, AND SEE
plus some things might be misconstrued as dialogue or actions.
Not a Cat
So would an open-ended play-by-post be in Forum Games or Forum RPG? I'm leaning towards Forum Games since that's where Destroy the Godmodder went but I want to be sure before I just plop a PBP down.
In short: TV Tropes Is Not Your Porn Stash
Forum Game, most likely.
If it's an asymmetrical game where you're running things and the players are inputting commands and such rather than directly writing for it, then it goes in Forum Games. If it's a roleplay where each poster controls their own character(s) and interacts freely with each other and the imagined world, then it's for Forum RP's.
I should warn you that RPG-style forum games tend to not last long here, though, barring the occasional anomaly. Certainly not long enough to get all the way through a plot if you're hoping to tell a good story. I miss Errant Quest...
edited 22nd Jul '15 11:33:33 PM by Anomalocaris20
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Shouldn't "No Godmodding" be "No Godmodding UNLESS THE GM SAYS OTHERWISE"? ((Decaps/caps as needed, there.))
Mostly because DTG sorta kinda allows some godmodding (esp. as aimed at the Godmodder) and because the Godmodder himself.
OFF TOPIC FEATURE REQUEST: PROPERLY INTERPRETING NEWLINES. I'm getting tired of having to go back and shove markup in. Seriously.
edited 25th Jul '15 8:03:38 AM by Netpatham
None to give
dead devotion