UPDATE 16/11/09 (9:00 AM EST):
Kyatto here! Working super hard to make everything all nice and ~dazzley~ again!
First up to bat - Jury Duty! If you got notified that it's your time to fly, what are you sittin' around for? Move your tuchus! (If you have it, you need to review the canons ASAP!)
We also have some new staff amongst us! Nandireya and Kyatto join the ranks to help keep the forum running smoothly! And remember Dinky? She's now been promoted to Security!
And then there's… Zombie MONTH! which started on October 25th! Come on guys, where's the Zombie love? :( Did they already eat your brains?
The Plague looks like it's finally starting to die down! But don't think that means you still can't catch it if you're lurking around Ba Sing Se!
#LulasCouch chat night is now on Sunday. We can't handle typing and watching Glee at the same time. 8'D In place of the short lived Wednesday chat night, we now have Glee Skype Night. Every Wednesday at 8:30 PM EST. Add "eevachu" to your Skype contacts to join in.
#LulasCouch chat night is now on Sunday. We can't handle typing and watching Glee at the same time. 8'D In place of the short lived Wednesday chat night, we now have Glee Skype Night. Every Wednesday at 8:30 PM EST. Add "eevachu" to your Skype contacts to join in.
And last, but certainly not least, Braaaaaaainz... I mean, Zombie Week starts on October 25th! Thus marking the first HT "Special Event"! It's so important it gets its own forum! Why am I shouting!?
~ Eeva Out!
UPDATE 25/09/09 (10:28 PM EST):
Hola cats and kittens! If you haven't noticed yet, HT has got a bucket full of cannon characters up for adoption.
The application process is super-easy now, so if you'd like to take a metaphorical stab at some great characters like Hakoda, Haru, Pakku, and KUEI (HINT HINT ;) ... I miss my lil' nerd honey), just make a post to the cannon app board. If you have questions, just snag a mod and they can help!
Smoochies, Masu
UPDATE 08/09/09 (5:13 AM EST):
You may have noticed by the new colour coordination, but HODAMN. Hou Tian is under new management now with 76% more pugs and porn!
So yes, other than Luck and I now being your co-lords and masters, some of the staff positions have been re-organized. Nothing really big, just a bit of colour-coordinating.
Underground Ba Sing Se is now a roleplayable part of the board. Why, I have no clue. ._.;
Since we gettin' all democratic up in here, there' gonna be Hou Tian-style Jury Duty. Jury Duty "is a Canon-Approval team of regular members that will switch out per every three canons you evaluate from time to time. Members will be chosen at random depending on seniority and posts counted." The current list of reviewer is here. NOW GO READ ABOUT IT MORE.
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Consent Rules « Thread Started on Jan 1, 2009, 5:39pm »
Consent Rules
Consent, it’s very important to know exactly what this word means and the impact it has on this forum. This section will guide you through how "Consent" will be distrubted forum-wide, and how it can help you better your roleplay ability and integrity as a human being.
What Is Consent?
Consent is to have permission. No Consent is to not have permission. How these words are applied on this forum is through IC actions; I can either have consent to harm your character or not have consent to harm your character. This Role-Playing forum as a whole is consent. That means that User A and her character cannot kill User B and his character unless User B allows it.
There are certain situations on this forum were No Consent applies, meaning, where you can and perhaps will be killed without a user having to need your permission to do so, but that will be touched upon in just a bit. . .. ... .. .
Now, a lot of things get Role-Played on this website, but most of all, due to the scenario and situation, you might find yourself in a lot of fighting. Fighting is done on a Turn-Based system through the use of ‘Attempts'. Doing an attempt move is when you go for a character meaning to inflict damage with an action, but you make that action an attempt.
Example;
Sailor Moon swung her might staff of justice around her wrist before grasping it firmly in her hand, she then swung in forward in an ATTEMPT to crash the blunt end right against the skull of the hentai-fun-time tentacle monster.
This gives the tentacle monster a chance to dodge;
Hentai-fun-time tentacle monster, however, would have wiggled away during Sailor Moon’s lengthy and fancy staff twirling, causing the swung to pass before it in a wide but harmless arch.
A character is allowed to defend itself against an attack THREE times, so choose what to defend yourself against and what not to defend yourself against wisely. Unless you have dodged/ducked/swerved out the way three times you will always be allowed to continue doing so, but if you used up your three times before taking an hit then you must take the next attack made toward you. Once you have gotten hit the three-dodge rule kicks in again, allowing you three more times to skillfully and logically, dodge your opponent.
Likewise, the other character can do this as well. However, no matter how you fight, they cannot kill you unless you have given them permission to do so or you are not following the rules. In order to kill someone you must make negotiations between yourself and the opposing user before anyone dies.
The only time the consent rule does not apply is when a character has fatal injuries or disease that can be life threatening. This is not including spontaneous death, but rather, a realistic situation that a normal human being could not possibly live through.
Example;
If someone slices your throat open, you're not going to live through that. If you do, you're powerplaying. Be careful with the injuries your characters give and receive.
All deaths are kept on record with the moderators. Which means, you cannot ‘resurrect’ a character that has died.
Automatic Consent Zones
Certain Zones within Hou Tian are automatic consent. This means that within these regions, you are well aware that your character can and will be susceptible to possible injury and/or death WITHIN REASON. Characters in automatic consent zones must acknowledge the repercussions of realistic combat and Roleplay their character as such.
In this case User A can possibly kill User B in a duel, attack, or any other means of harm (within reason).
These Zones of Automatic Consent are The city of Jibade [Si Wong], The Sub-Saharan Plains, and The Sun Warrior's Ancient City.
(NOTE; If a player finds an attack and/or mutilation to their character be unfair or unjust on another party's behalf, they may contact a mod to mediate the arguement.)
Just follow these rules and enjoy yourself and you’ll be alright! Please, if you have any questions, direct them to the Q & A. One of the Public Relations Staff will be sure to answer you as promptly as possible