RULES, GAME RANKS, AND MILITARY RANKS

Admins have the final word on all things. If you can't respect that, you will not be permitted to continue RPing in AWoH. This is not in place for the admins to be "arbitrary", but is necessary for the smooth running of the rp. All Admin judgments require a minimum of three Admins agreeing on any given item, so there will always be as much fairness and consideration as possible. Also, please do not increase the rankings of your character prior to approval by the Admins.

There are ONLY three "generals" in the Rebel army: Nara, Adrian and Reaver. Thus far, Adamire and Hell's Phoenix are the only ones within the Nobles.

The Admins are doing their best to provide a stable, consistent environment in which to allow comfortable role-playing and for this storyline to continue forward. If you insist on being disruptive to that environment and/or introduce unplanned and unapproved events that affect the main storyline, the event will be ignored and you will be disciplined accordingly.

There is a chain of command both out of character and in character. The highest-ranking characters/admins cannot handle all the traffic all the time, so please respect and use the chain of command.

There will be a rank structure for nobility and for the military. When you choose one, stick with that and understand that it has little or no influence on the other rank structure, except as applicable through RP. Each player will have to EARN a rank higher than one. This takes RP time. This means that a beginning character MUST start at a lower level (IE: "private") and work their way up the rank structure in time. Your character has to learn information, just as you do in real life. The exception to the rule will be if a player has proven his abilities and there is a need for a "rank" to be filled.

There will also be a rank structure for out of character things.

Moderators are the people you go to first with any problems or questions, and if they cannot resolve the matter or answer the question, then they (not you( will bring it up to the Admins, who will consider the matter and respond as soon as possible. As stated in #2, their word is as law, and any answer they give will be final and applicable to all similar circumstances. Rankings in this rp start at 1 and end at 20, subject to limits and conditions explained elsewhere.

There are several primary characters involved in AWoH and it is understandable that many characters will want to associate with them. However, understand that these people may have many things on their plate to deal with at any given time, so it would be very appreciated if you don't fix your attention on one or two characters, but instead interact with as many as possible. This is also the reason for the rank structure. If you follow the "chain of command" and rp with those within your ranks and with your immediate superior, we all should be able to have more than adequate rp. This does not mean that you will never have a chance to rp with the primary characters, but gives you more of an opportunity to rp in general.

Anything you can do as an individual to assist the Admins is always welcome as long as it doesn't cross into Moderator/Admin territory. Helping people learn the rules, to grow in their RP ability, making positive suggestions and maintaining order, is entirely welcome - as is keeping an eye out for disruptive influences. If you see someone doing something that violates the rules or is at least questionable, feel free to contact a Moderator and advise them of the situation, and they will handle things from there. We hope to develop a working community of players and characters, and anything that can be done to help will benefit everyone.

IC stays IC, OOC stays OOC.

If you need to speak to someone regarding a personal matter, or intend to have a conversation that is not part of the storyline, take it to IMs. If you need to speak with an admin or mod regarding something consistent to the game, IM them. Please do not IM them in regards to a personal conversation as their attention and focus must be on the rp to keep things active and fair.

You must stay within the storyline structure. If you have ideas for the storyline, you must speak with an administrator regarding the idea before implementing it. He/she will take it before a group of administrators, (a group of no less than 3), and they will either contact you for clarification or decide upon the idea. You will then be notified if it is accepted or not. Side stories that keep the main storyline in mind will usually be accepted by the Admins. We do not want to limit any person's creativity; we only intend to keep the storyline intact. In most cases, side storylines that include a general 'history' of your character would be appreciated.

Para RP is a necessity in this storyline. However, since there will be potentially dozens of players, we would appreciate it if only a reasonable amount of para is used. ½ to 2 paragraphs should be sufficient to describe most things, and should give nearly everyone else a chance to participate in an event as well. While a number of you have large vocabularies, it is not necessary to use them while in the rp. There are a number of us that are not quite the linguists that some are. Please keep descriptions in understandable language, use spell check whenever possible, as well as punctuation.

Also, there are rpers who use different (styles) of rp. PLEASE do not think that they have to change their style of rp to one in which you feel more comfortable! ALSO, it is up to the Administrators to speak with someone in regards to a "correction" in their post. These corrections will be for the following reasons:

We do NOT want to limit a players creativity in any way, so long as the players can remain within the rules of the rp.

Every character has limitations.There are no gods, demigods, etc, running around in this storyline. Every character is mortal, can be killed, and if a valid attack is made and unsuccessfully defended against, it is expected that every player will own up to it and take the hit. Every effort will be made to save any wounded character, but if death should occur, then so be it.

This rule in particular will be enforced - god-moding in any form is against everything this RP is about and will be rejected out of hand, no arguments, questions, or appeals. Those caught god-moding in rp will be ignored and are subject to being evicted from the game, either temporarily or permanently. While we will not ban creatures like dragons/vamps and undead, such creatures will be accepted ONLY on the approval of the admins and ONLY when it is proven that the player will play them realistically and without any form of god/moding. Abilities of said creatures MUST also be discussed with the admins prior to being brought into the rp. These creatures cannot be 'non-killable'. Some vulnerability must exist.These must also be discussed with the admins before bringing the chara into play. This does not mean that all the players will know the vulnerabilities. If they wish to know, they will have to find out via risking their charas to learn. The admins can reject any type of character that they feel will be unsuitable for the continuing good of the storyline.

Recruiting: While we do not discourage players to recruit other players, the new player must be interviewed by 2 or more admins before they will be accepted. If they are accepted, they must agree to abide by WoH's rules and will be given a trial period of one month. If they prove that they cannot abide by the rules, stay in the storyline or are disruptive to the rp, they will be rejected from being a permanent member of the rp and will not be invited to return.

There will be NO racial slurs made against any players. Nor will there be discrimination based on gender, political affiliations or religion. We are here to enjoy ourselves, not to promote personal beliefs and ethics. If you do not abide by this, you will automatically be ejected from the game and ignored by those involved in the game.

IF you do not advise us that you are not going to be at an rp session and are in the midst of an rp with someone, your char can be NPC'd by the person that you are rping with. Your character cannot be dangerously harmed nor killed while being npc'd, but that does not mean they cannot be harmed at all, or put to sleep, or other temporary effects that the one NPCing your character is capable of doing. However, the limits still apply, and adjunct to this is that no major, important property of the character being NPC'd can be destroyed either. Clothing, replaceable weapons, things of that sort can be destroyed as needed, but if it required Admin approval to gain, it is immune to being destroyed in NPC. This applies to equipment, mounts, homes, things of that nature. And on a final note, the NPCing cannot, under any circumstances, significantly influence or conflict with the storyline.

The relevant information for participating in "A War of Honor" is posted in appropriate locations on the boards, see to it that you look at all the available info before attempting to enter the game or you will have to deal with the consequences of your deliberate ignorance, and there will be little sympathy from the Admins if trouble should result from that ignorance.