♔` the rules and regulations | KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

BOARD RULES

RATING

Keys to the Kingdom is rated PG-13 to stay in line with Proboards TOS. We do not want explicit sex scenes or bloody battle scenes regardless of whether it's on the boards or in chat box. Romance may include everything from holding hands to kissing, but you must fade-to-black if you want to go further. Battle scenes should work in the same way if they approach an inappropriate level of violence and gore; a smack here and there does not require fading-to-black. Please keep this in mind while roleplaying.

STAFF

The staff has the final word. We will work with everyone to fix problems that may crop up, and we will do our level best to be on top of things. Staff are to receive the respect they deserve. Staff positions may appear as more people join, and we will choose the new staff members based on either auditions and/or who we think deserve the position. The staff must have a separate account from their characters for admin work with their OOC (out of character) nickname.

RESPECT

You are to respect everyone: the staff, the members, the guests, and yourself. We are not savages here, and we can be polite even if it kills us. So help us achieve a friendly and fun community here.

ETIQUETTE

Be a great and fun roleplayer, which means no spamming, god-modding, flaming, trolling, cybering, or hacking. There shall be no mary-sues or gary-stus. We will not accept them, for they are not fun.

PROFANITY

Yes, you may cuss in threads, but don’t have the character cussing every other word. You may not cuss outside of IC (in character) threads/boards. We do not want that language in the chat box or in OOC boards. A slip up every now and then is fine, but don’t make it a habit.

GUEST FRIENDLY

Some boards are guest friendly as they are to assist guests. We have also set aside a section for advertising, and we will not allow advertising anywhere else. If someone advertises via pm, let the staff know, and we will handle it. We accept advertising from all sites, and we also accept affiliations. Please read the affiliation rules before applying.

ABSENCE NOTICE

We ask that you report when you’ll be away for more than two weeks. We do hold activity checks here every two months, and we do not want to delete someone’s account because they were on a family trip. Please do leave us a message when you expect to be gone for more than two weeks, and we will all try to work around that. We will also not touch any threads that your characters may be participating in.

BOARD RULES

ROLEPLAY RULES

ACCOUNT NUMBER

On Keys to the Kingdom, we do have a character limit, but we will go through bans of certain characters should the need arise. We do expect there to be one character per account. Check the announcements and site's store for information regarding character slots.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE

Please understand that we, the staff, are human beings. Please use notification threads to alert staff to check completed and waiting to be approved applications. Sometimes we overlook things, and it tends to happen often due to busy schedules. So please kindly approach any online staff member to assist you.

WORD COUNT AND GRAMMAR

We welcome all levels of roleplayers here, but you need to give the one you’re roleplaying with something to work with. We require at least a hundred words per post. We would like more, but this minimum would be the equivalent of a good paragraph. Just make it fun for you and your partner. We ask that you have good grammar and spelling in every post. We understand a few mistakes here and there, but please make posts legible. Neither Neith nor Bast are the best at this either, so they will not ask you to make everything perfect.

ACCOUNT SETTING

You may sign up with any user name, but we ask you to keep it from being something inappropriate, which means no weird symbols whatsoever. It is also helpful if you use your OOC nickname or character’s name, but that is not required. User names are to be changed to your character’s FIRST LAST name. Please fill up required blanks in the mini-profile.

LIQUID TIME

The site is set in liquid time. This means that you can be in multiple threads at once. Some events may occur on top of each other, and the staff will give you an idea of the timeline between them. Neith tries to keep a vague outline of all major events, so ask her if you want clarification.

IMAGES

We will not allow revealing images on the site, and this goes for both female and male face claims. Please check the claim list before choosing any claim for your character, and face claims can only be from an anime/manga or video game. No advertising in your signature. Icons are set to be 150x150px, hover image in mini-profile is 300x400px. Signature image should not be more than 500px in width, and the optimum height for it would be no more than 300px.

ROLEPLAY RULES