Sep. 22nd, 2014
WORLD
1. Cybertron
2. The Miasma
3. Haven
Below are the important locations on the Planet in which this game takes place.
Since Kismet Loop is a game constantly in flux, every action taken by our players might change a part of the setting. This is the page to check on when this occurs.
Because characters will be building and exploring the surface of Cybertron, we highly recommend you fill in the text area below with any place of significance you find or build and post it to this entry. We will add these to the page, so that other characters can visit them and interact with the game's ever-growing world.
( Time to see the world~ )
RULES
Understand that we are all here to have fun, first and foremost. Going out of your way to insult others, harass them, or otherwise dampen their playing experience is unacceptable. You always have the option of not playing with someone - keep that in mind.
We understand this is the internet, and this can only be handled so well. However, we expect our players to be willing to at least try to take the mature route - whether directly addressing their fellow players in a civil manner, or speaking with the mods about an issue if they do not feel comfortable with the former.
2. IC IS NOT OOC
IC actions will lead to IC reactions
Bear in mind that, when in a role-playing game, you are working with the other players as a team to make a story about everyone. There are no star players in a game, although characters may get starring roles in different scenes. As such, be aware that every action your character takes will have real, lasting effects on them: i.e. charging an army with nothing more than a rusty spoon to defend them will lead your character to either death or capture.
This does not mean that punishments given to your character are punishments intended for you, the player. This just means we take things seriously. The game will not bend to accommodate your actions, so pay attention to each choice you make, and realize that the choices made by others around you are not personal attacks.
IC actions should not lead to OOC retaliation
If you end up surprised by an action that a character is taking, remember that this character is not taking action against you. It may very well be IC for them to be aggressive and/or annoying and/or offensive. If a scene does not go as planned, it is all right to talk to the player or mods OOC to figure out why and to come up with a solution. It is not all right to attack the player for this, or to broadcast the 'error' to a larger community (see 'No Drama' below.) Taking IC arguments OOC is a punishable offense.
3. NO DRAMA
As such, we are aware things can get heated at times. No game is ever perfect, and while we expect you to be on your best behavior, we know it's easy to slip up.
If something in game upsets you, we find it helpful to try the following:
1. Stop whatever you are doing, and go away and do something else for a while. Not just ten minutes, but a few hours at least. Sleep on it, if you can. IF you are still upset in the morning:
2. Talk to the offender privately about the issue. Find out if it really is an issue after all, and see if you can't reconcile. 99% of Drama starts from a misunderstanding, and you don't want to be the jerk who started something over what turns out to be a typo. IF this doesn't work or you are uncomfortable talking to the person in question:
3. Talk to the mods. We're here to look at things objectively and to fix problems before they blow out of proportion. Ideally, a mod will be able to figure out what went wrong, and offer suggestions to you and the person who upset you so that you can get right back to having fun, and potentially even avoid the issue in the future.
We understand venting is cathartic, but bear in mind that talking with a friend who's also involved in a bad situation can lead in to things seeming to get worse and worse. Or, worse yet - gossiping on an anon-comm. This is especially frustrating if the person doesn't even know they did something wrong - "should have known better," nothing! People aren't mind readers!
If you have issues, say something - in private. Try to make it your goal to solve the issue, rather than just talking about it. If we find out that you've been promoting drama, we're not going to be very happy, and it will result in you being pulled aside so that the situation can be avoided in the future. Not just the complaining, but what led up to it.
Outright slander and harassment can and will result in a ban. We do not want to ban people, but we will if we have to.
4. NO GODMODING/POWERPLAYING/ETC
Now that we've touched on why not to Drama, we're going to touch on how to not feed the trolls in the first place.
Mostly, this involves treating other players and characters with respect, and one of the ways to best do this is to NOT GODMOD. What is godmodding? We talk about it a little bit in our FAQ.
Basically, don't do it. Do not control another person's character, or make assumptions about another person's character without checking in with them first.
This is especially important in terms of power-playing, where one player assumes their character to be more powerful than another character and acts accordingly. Everyone in Kismet Loop is under certain power restrictions, which means nothing is quite as it seems in the canon. Before making any actions which assume a certain degree of power, please, talk with the person you are playing with and decide the outcome beforehand.
Repeated abuse of this rule will result in punishment.
5. NO PLAGIARISM
For the purposes of this game, plagiarizing is defined to be the use of ANY material in your application or in-game that you do not own the intellectual property for.
There are two exceptions to this rule:
1. The use of images for the purposes of your applications, icons, posts, and memes.
2. The use of wikipedias/informative sources in the History section of your application AS LONG AS you properly cite your source. (Just tell us what you're taking and from where. Usually, the link itself is citing, but using the site's name as the hyperlink isn't a bad idea.)
We aren't going to come after you if you're quoting from your canon while in-character, but we will come after you for using someone else's 3rd-person sample in your application.
Be aware that we treat plagiarism very seriously, and consider it a bannable offense.
6. KEEP UP ACTIVITY
Since Kismet Loop is a game with an ongoing meta-plot, the participation of our cast is important to the health of the game.
As such, we will be hosting "Activity Checks" every two months, which will be mandatory. During the AC, you'll be required to post two examples of your activity - be that a log, a post over the communicator, or a thread with another character - as well as an activity summary. Further details will be given in each Activity Check post, so keep an eye out for them!
Failure to respond to activity check can result in your characters being dropped.
7. OBEY CHARACTER LIMITS
We have an in-depth post about what kinds of characters are allowed and how many you can app here, in our FAQ. We have these restrictions in the interests of being fair, and as such we do not look kindly on them being exploited. While you can technically, for instance, pick up a character, hang onto them for a month, app an OCC, and then immediately drop the first character, doing so will be frowned upon. Picking up mule journals in order to app character duplicates will also be frowned upon.
Be fair, and let other players get a chance.
8. OBEY RATING CUTS
In Kismet Loop, we have a fairly lax rating of 'R.' This means there is a lot that you can get away with in your posts!
However, we do ask that any material which is explicit (be it language or gore or violence) be put underneath a cut. Sexual scenes should only be posted in our adult community, although fading to black within a normal post is all right.
Be cognizant of what you're writing, and be aware that what might not seem offensive to you can be offensive to somebody. This is the internet. You never know when a minor might come across your stuff.
9. CHARACTER JOURNALS
We require all players to have the following posted in their character journals:
» An HMD. HMD stands for “How's My Driving?”; essentially, it is a contact post for other players should they have constructive criticism with regards to your playing or other concerns. We do not require you to allow anonymous comments on this post, turn off IP logging, or screen the comments, although some players appreciate these options.
» Your Application. You may omit the player information section and the samples, but the rest of your character's application should be publicly accessible.
10. MODS HAVE FINAL WORD
As much as possible, the Moderators are here to make certain that the game runs smoothly and that everybody has fun. Each choice the mods make will take that into consideration, and no choice will be made without looking at all sides.
If a decision leaves a player or group of players unhappy, the mods will be more than happy to talk it over or to explain their reasoning. However, if it comes to a disagreement, the mods have the final word. Arguing will not necessarily get them to change that word, and may result in an unhappy mod.
An unhappy mod is not a good thing.
Just choose your battles, and know that the mods will do their best to make sure those battles do not need to happen.
11. THREE STRIKES
Because everybody makes mistakes now and again, Kismet Loop has a 'three strikes, you're out' policy.
Except for the bannable offenses mentioned above, most slip-ups will get you a warning and a discussion from a mod. If it turns out that you're a repeat offender, and you continue to break the rules, the third warning means you are gone. We may ask you to drop the character in question, or, if the problems are severe enough, we may ask you to leave, entirely.
However, we would really prefer it doesn't come to this.
Kismet Loop is here for everyone to enjoy themselves in a fantasy environment. Play fair, and we hope to enjoy pretendy-fun-times with you.
Reserves are open indefinitely.
If you are interested in reserving a character, please use the form below! You may reserve one character at a time. Reserves are good for 2 weeks from the date posted. Reserving will not guarantee your approval; however, it will prevent any app challenges. Please also note that if your application is denied or if your reserve expires, then others will have the chance to apply for the same character.
Reserving, in essence, grants you "first pickings".
NOTE: We do not monitor the reserve page for eligibility of characters being reserved! This is accomplished during the app judging process, when we are able to see the full application. If you are uncertain if the character you would like to reserve is appable at KL, please contact a mod directly.
Applications
Sep. 22nd, 2014 09:02 pmApplications will remain open indefinitely.
To apply, choose the applicable form below and fill it out. Please post it as a comment (or a string of comments) to this page, or you can link to your application. Feel free to check out the Application FAQ if you have any questions, or you can contact a mod at
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kismet_loop_mods or KLMods (at) yahoo (dot) com. Please also note that some applications may take longer to process than others; while we strive to go in the order they are received, certain canons may require additional research on the mods' behalves and thus may be delayed. If this is the case, we will leave a note saying so!Canon AU or Fandom OC
Original Characters
Please note, mod staff will most often review apps on the weekends. We promise to do our best to get to all apps within a week, but if we do not, know that we will get the app reviewed as quickly as possible. We thank you for your patience with us.
Random Events
Sep. 22nd, 2014 09:06 pmRANDOM EVENTS
What does this mean for you?
It means you have a say in what happens.
( You have a lot of say actually )
DEATH
OOCly, we do not want Death to be a final end to your characters in the game. Transformers as a canon - which the game is based on/inspired by - has instances where a character who had been close to if not confirmed as dead coming back to life, and it's by far not the only canon in which this has happened. We want to treat Death as a serious event with serious consequences - hence the request form - but also something that can happen to your character without it being the end of the world.
If your character is killed, you will not be able to play them for a few days, ranging from three days to a week (at the Mods' discretion) depending on the nature of the death. There are a few notes regarding death, though, that we ask you keep in mind;
• If the body is recoverable (within Haven/known to be deceased/not blown in to smithereens/somewhere that can be found), Paian will take possession of it. Upon returning from death, they will maintain all items/upgrades that they had in their possession.
• If it is not recoverable (destroyed/outside of the Haven), the character upon returning from death will lose whatever they had on them, including upgrades, personal items, etc. Essentially, they will be restored to how they first entered the game. (Please note that any items they /didn't/ have on them will be fine - it isn't as if their room is cleared out, just what they had in their pockets won't still be there!)
• Characters that die will awaken in the Hospital located in the Northwest Sector, with a distinct feeling of something missing or less within them. This hollow feeling will fade over time, but never completely - and characters that die often will find the feeling more and more vivid each time, and fading less and less. OOCly, this is kept vague on purpose; there is something that is being taken, but you as a player agree to whatever this 'something' is by applying for a death. Players who kill their characters repeatedly may find out just what this is, but we would not recommend doing so for the sake of simply finding out.
• As Death himself is an entity in the city, he is responsible for returning the souls of the dead to their bodies. It's not their time to go yet, and so he'll not let them go. Paian is responsible for their bodies being whole and healed for when their spirits are returned.
• A character will not be missing memories, or anything of the sort...except for the last few hours before their death. Such will be fuzzy, at best, possibly more so due to the death's nature. (EX; death by head trauma might result in the last few days being vague, rather than simply the hours. We leave this to you.)
• Characters will also not remember anything of their time deceased. Their awareness will simply jump from their death, to a groggy reawakening.
If you have read all of this and still intent for your character to experience the taste of death - then please use the following form. Do not kill off your character until you have received an approval, which will include the length of time they will be unplayable as well as any other notes the Mods need to give to you.
Hiatus & Drop
Sep. 22nd, 2014 09:08 pmTaking a trip? Holidays eating your time? Just need to step back for a breather? Or maybe life in general or other commitments are just taking their toll and you need to make the hard decision. Here is the place to make these announcements official. Please copy and fill out the appropriate text box below into a comment to this post.
HIATUS
The duration must be a definitive timeframe and may not exceed one month in length. If longer is needed, please contact a mod. If there is an Activity Check during the hiatus, a player may request an exemption, but the duration of the hiatus must be at least two weeks in length, and the player MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the AC period to request the extension. You may not request back-to-back exemptions, regardless of any length hiatus you may take. If you are unable to meet the requirements for activity due to real-life circumstances/an emergency, you MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the Activity Check.
DROP
Fate is optional, but it can help your fellow players know how their characters might react to or handle the disappearance of yours.
NOTE: Sometimes circumstances change unexpectedly and a player might decide they didn't want to drop their character after all. We allow for a 48 hour window for a player to reverse a voluntary drop and reclaim their character without contest or consequence. After 48 hours, the drop is final and the player must app the character if they decide later they wish to pick the character back up. However, the character is also open for any other player to reserve and/or app, and these will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis just like any other character.
HIATUS
The duration must be a definitive timeframe and may not exceed one month in length. If longer is needed, please contact a mod. If there is an Activity Check during the hiatus, a player may request an exemption, but the duration of the hiatus must be at least two weeks in length, and the player MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the AC period to request the extension. You may not request back-to-back exemptions, regardless of any length hiatus you may take. If you are unable to meet the requirements for activity due to real-life circumstances/an emergency, you MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the Activity Check.
DROP
Fate is optional, but it can help your fellow players know how their characters might react to or handle the disappearance of yours.
NOTE: Sometimes circumstances change unexpectedly and a player might decide they didn't want to drop their character after all. We allow for a 48 hour window for a player to reverse a voluntary drop and reclaim their character without contest or consequence. After 48 hours, the drop is final and the player must app the character if they decide later they wish to pick the character back up. However, the character is also open for any other player to reserve and/or app, and these will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis just like any other character.