Group + Chatroom Rules, Strike System, And Ranking

Group + Chatroom Rules:

1. You must be at least 13 years of age to join and able to handle violence, gore, and sexual themes.

2. Be courteous and respectful to your fellow role-players in-game. If any of you have a problem with each other, settle it privately, or come to me (Ladylirriea) or other admins through notes.

3. Slightly unrealistic characters are allowed (such as coat colors, markings, or scars), but sparkly/neon dogs are not allowed; also, dogs with super-speed or fire-breathing are not allowed (basically, dogs with super-powers are not allowed).

4. Absolutely no God-playing; dogs of higher ranking will obviously be stronger than dogs of lower ranking, but not always (excludes the Marquis' and Duke(s)).

5. No gossiping about other players behind their backs in the chatroom. It is rude and unnecessary; there will be none of it.

6. It is asked that players do not gang up on each-other, both in-game and out, for any reason. If there is a problem, again, settle it privately through notes or come to the admins.

7. You may challenge the Marquis' and Duke(s) for fun with permission from the character's owner. You may not win the battle; keep this in mind.

8. Keep in mind also that we will usually use random.org to determine whether you execute certain actions (or creatures) in-chat. Outside of chat (such as private role-plays and missions), we encourage you to use it to determine your chances of success and defeat.

9. Players of all art levels welcome! Do keep in mind that if what you write is mostly incoherent, you will not be accepted into the group for the sake of our sanity.

10. Do not kill other players' characters without their permission.

11. You may not go up a rank without completing the required mission(s) or without my permission.

12. If there is something about the group you'd like to suggest should be altered or gotten rid of, note us (with reasons to support your claim, of course)!

13. Do not breed your dogs without my permission! Only the Marquis', Duke(s), and Advisers have a possibility of conceiving pups.

14. Wolves, jackals, and coyotes, even mixes, are not allowed in the group. This is a dog role-play!

15. Nobody's dog(s), not even the admins', will change majorly in design. Meaning, you may not one day have a solid colored dog to an extreme piebald with rainbow bangs, then be changed again, and again, and again, etc etc. You are either happy with the design you have, or you suck up and keep it the way it is (or, you can kill it and use a different character instead). It's too confusing for everyone.

16. The admins will not consummate actions that aren't allowed in the group simply because they are the leader/second in command etc. This is power-play, which is not allowed in the group.

17. We will not put harsh and/or irresponsible people in charge should I or any other admin need to be away for a little while. They will be someone we trust to keep the group running smoothly and without conflict, with good morals and intentions.

18. We will not bash others, no matter the situation; we decline applications for good reasons and as nicely as we can. All we ask is the same from you.

19. Do not, I repeat, do NOT use another person's character without their permission, be it an admin or a regular player. Even if the character was awarded to the person by the group, a group member/admin may not simply "snatch" it from the original owner for any reason (be it inactivity, etc) without consulting said owner first.

20. In order to play the game, your character must have a reference using the proper template (also including important information) that is accepted by the admins. This rule does not exclude the admins. All game-players MUST have an accepted reference of their character.

Thank you for your cooperation.

The Strike System:

You will be given a strike for every rule you have broken. You have a max of three strikes; when you get a third strike, you are booted out and banned from the group. Permanently. You will be noted privately that you have received a strike by me. Keep this in mind as you play; if you have any questions as to whether something is allowed or not, as me or any other available admin!

Ranking
(In order from highest to lowest rank)

For The Pack of Chaos, their leaders are called Marquis'.

For The Pack of Harmony, their leaders are called Dukes.

The “vice presidents” of both packs are called Advisers. There may be multiple Advisers in one pack; which one fills the position of Duke or Marquis is decided by a fight between them, the strongest gaining the title of Duke or Marquis. If there are only 2 Advisers, they may both agree to run the pack together; there may be no more than 2 Dukes and or Marquis' in each pack. The second strongest Advisor may also attempt to co-run the pack with the winner. Any Adviser(s) “left over” after the new leader(s) have been decided may retain their current position should they choose.

Vanguards

Proletariats

Cardinals

Grungers (pronounced grun-jers)

Shipwrecks

Have questions? Ask away in the comments, or note the group!