THE CAPTAIN'S DECREE

Welcome to Chasing Dusk. We're an island warriors cat roleplay! We've put together this list of rules to help the members better navigate the waters. If you have any questions, please feel free to let any of the admins know!

01. One account per roleplayer: We are a one account per player forum - this means all of your characters must be under the same "ooc" account. NO multiple accounts, please.

02. Grammar and spelling: Our word minimum here is 100 words. 

03. Be respectful: It is absolutely necessary to treat everyone with respect here. We are a safe space for everyone. Not agreeing with another member is okay, but please do your best to be kind to everyone. Bullying, discriminatory or any other rude actions or words towards other members will not be tolerated. This goes for both the discord server, as well as the forum. Please come directly to staff if you have any concerns - we're always here to help.

04. Swearing and cursing: It's allowed in moderation. Please remember that Proboards is pg-13 and we must adhere to their terms of services. Keep it to a minimum.

05. Spamming: Please no spamming - if you need to get the attention of staff or a  member please either use the tag function, or send them a private message. This also applies to advertising; there is a specific place for that on the forum! Please do not advertise in the discord.

06. Respect your fellow crew: Chasing Dusk is meant to be a relaxing, healthy place for people to come and kick their feet up. When speaking with other members, please remember to be respectful! This means refraining from pushing plots onto other members, hassling for responses, or generally being rude in any way, shape or form. If you have an issue with another member, the best thing to do is directly try to work it out with them - but if that fails, please bring it to one member of the staff and we will give you a hand if you need it!

07. Questions about the site: If you have any questions pertaining to the forum or discord please post in the help channel located in the discord or send a message to a staffer, and a staff member will be happy to get back to you!

08. Penalty system: We have a three-step process when it comes to penalties. The first step is a verbal warning, the second step is an official warning and the third step is a strike. However, if an offence is deemed severe enough by staff the preliminary steps may be skipped and will lead directly to a strike. If you receive one strike on your account, you will not be considered for staff positions if they open up. If you receive two strikes on your account, you will no longer be eligible for a high rank. Three strikes will lead to staff discussing your account deletion and or ban, depending on the circumstances.

01. Character limit: You may start off with ten character slots. You may purchase an additional five slots from the store.

02. Character naming: Chasing Dusk has a slightly different naming system than a typical Warriors forum. JungleClan is the most traditional - their names are similar to original clans. TidalClan has similar naming conventions to the original clans too, but are a bit more flexible. The Tribe of Twisting Roots follows similar naming conventions to the Tribe of Rushing Waters from the Warriors series. Your characters should not have wings, horns, or any magical superpowers (aside from special purchased abilities). Canon names may be used but please run it by the staff. No main characters and definitely no duplicates of original characters - it's just to keep name options open.

Suggestive names are not allowed. Anything that might be an innuendo or suggest to something that is not pg-13 is not allowed here!

03. Queens, Permaqueens and Kits: You may not create queens or kits from scratch. To obtain them, you must do it through roleplaying. This is to avoid any confusion and over abundance of kits/litters. Permaqueens are not allowed.

04. Bans/Encouragements: Please be sure to look at the banned/encouraged list before creating a character. Staff has the right to decline your character if you ignore a ban. These are in place to make sure things are balanced out.

05. Discouragements/Bans: For now, we do not allow any outsider cats. You may create a cat in JungleClan or TidalClan, or save up to purchase a Tribe cat (which will allow you access to their hidden boards).

06. Deceased cats: On Chasing Dusk, where deceased cats go depends on their group's beliefs. Dead characters may appear in dreams; however these dreams must not be prophetic (UNLESS instructed or approved by staff), and you cannot physically haunt other characters. In order for a dead character to send dreams of any kind to a live character you must first have staff approval and also have the living character's approval. Deceased cats will be listed on their respective ancestor's allegiance thread.

07. Creating a character with disabilities: If you are making a character and can explain a disability reasonably through history (aka limb injury from a predator, lost eye from battle, etc) - this is allowed. Birth defects such as twisted jaw, paw, or mute/deaf/blind etc are currently not allowed but can be obtained by litter rolls. You may also make a cat with deafness or blindness under 50%; however anything above that (unless something happened IC such as age or an injury) is not allowed and must be obtained through litter rolls only. You may create infertile characters if you like from scratch.

08. Half-clan cats: You may make a half-clan cat, whether it be in their direct family or further back in their family histories.

01. Aging up characters: Characters will age up in unison. They all age up once a month, by one moon. This makes things easy to keep track of. 

02. Seasons: There are three seasons on the island; soothing skies season, scorching sand season, shrieking storm season. Every season in character lasts for two real months. Please refer to our sidebar table for the current weather which is updated weekly! When creating a thread you must make sure that your post begins in the same weather that is currently on the sidebar.

Soothing skies season → The coolest time of the year. Temperatures are quite mild and pleasant, and generally speaking it is usually dry. The water is cool and the winds from Shrieking storm season have turned into a nice breeze.

Scorching sand season → The hottest time of the year, it isn't always necessarily sunny but generally it can be quite humid. There can be some heavier rains due to humidity that begin towards the Shrieking storm season.

Shrieking storm season → This is the more dangerous season on the island. There is a high potential for strong storms and even hurricanes in this season. The water is very rough at this time of the year and going far from shore is not advised.

03. Apprentice ceremony requirements: Characters from the ages 6 - 12 moons must have a few requirements met before they rank up. They have to complete two training threads (either hunting, battle techniques, training with the medicine cat, or learning the borders) and one assessment thread with either the leader, deputy or a senior warrior as well as the mentor. Training threads should ideally be with the mentor when possible, however, a senior warrior or medicine cat will count towards the requirements. Each required thread must have three to five posts by the apprentice to be considered completed. If they have not completed the required threads by 12 moons, your character will be held back from ranking up. Characters may rank up early if they have completed their threads by 10 moons. If you have an adopted apprentice and their sibling(s) have completed threads, your apprentice will automatically be counted for the same amount of completed threads as them just to make things easy to keep track of!

01. High rank limits: You may have no more than a total of 1 high rank per account (if your high rank dies, you may audition for another high rank). This rule is to keep things fair and allow everyone a chance at having a high rank!

02. High rank auditions: All high ranks will be determined by staff, with a say from the current leader if there is one. For the leader role: if the rank opens up for any reason (death, member leaving, etc) it will be filled by the deputy/second in command of the group when applicable. If that is not able to happen, staff will hold an audition and appoint the leader.

03. Activity check: If you are marked inactive on an activity check, you are at jeopardy of losing your high rank. If you lose a high rank, the action will not be undone - but you can always apply again in the future!

04. High ranks leaving the site: If a member who holds a high rank decides to leave the site or relinquish their position, staff holds the right to take control of their character and determine their fate as seen fit for the progression of the site and its plot(s).

01. Word minimum: There is an in-character word minimum of 100 words for every in-character thread!

02. Liquid time: We operate with liquid time here. This means your character can be in as many threads in as many different places as you like.

03. No godmodding, powerplaying, etc: You cannot control other members' characters thoughts, emotions, etc. If you're unsure of what this is, here's a good read!

03. Keep it PG Mateys: No graphic mating scenes or overly gory battles. Fade to black, friendos! You may use a little gore but please appropriately label any potentially triggering content. Staff reserves the right to take down or ask you to edit content if they feel it goes beyond this rule. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in a corrective measure from staff, as it directly violates Proboards terms of services.

05. OOC chat: Should be kept to a minimum for in-character posts.

06. Thread limits: There is no thread limit, but please be realistic about how many threads you can handle. We recommend creating a tracker thread to keep track - but this is not mandatory.

07. Forbidden romance: On Chasing Dusk forbidden relationships are allowed and are not limited, and do not need to be purchased. Each Forbidden Romance comes with a dice roll. It will be rolled after the first thread is completed with the two characters. The chances are 50/50 and determine whether your relationship will be discovered. If it is, the leader has every right to punish your cat(s). Please review your clan's information board for your leader's position on forbidden romances. Leaders have the right to take whatever action they see fit if your cat is caught in a forbidden relationship.

LITTERS from Forbidden Romances do require a purchase, just to limit them a little bit! You can find that purchase in the shop. You must have at least two threads in a forbidden romance before you can submit a litter request.

Thank you for taking the time to read these rules! If you have any additional questions, any of the staff would be happy to speak with you and help out!