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Rules of the WBS X-Mansion

OOC Abbreviations:	Action Abbreviations	Power Abbreviations:
OOC - Out Of Character	*S* - *Smiles*	TP - telepath, telepathy, telepathic
IC - In Character	*G* - *Grins*	TK - telekinetic, telekinesis, telekinetically
C - Character	*RaE* - *Raises an Eyebrow*	PK - pyrokinetic, pyrokinesis, pyrokinetically
IRL - In Real Life	*L* - *Laughs*	PSI - Psionic.
BRB - Be Right Back	*LOL* - *Laughs Out Loud*	*ES* - *Evil Smile*
BBS - Be Back Soon	*LMAO* - *Laughing My Ass Off*
BBL - Be Back Later	*ROTFLMAO* - *Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off*
RP - Role-Play	*EG* - *Evil Grin*
PM - Private Message
PR - Private Room

Ways to type: (( )) - Parenthesis, or Double Parentheses: Use this when you type OOC. (( I just got an A on my test today )) * *, Asterix: Use this to when you are typing an action. *Walks into the kitchen to get a cup* If you do not wish to use the above method, please use quotation marks while talking. ~ ~, Squiggly lines: Use this when you are thinking something ~ I wish I could make this person get out of my face ~ ~~ ~~, Double squiggly lines: Use this when communicating telepathically, either from the telepath or to one. NOTE: Only very few characters are able to do this. ~~ Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you thought that ~~ -- --, Double Negative signs: use this when indicating type, or robotic language, or something of the kind *The robot walks over* --Greetings Earthling. I am a Robot # 4523AG from Mars--

Guidelines for Room Conduct: The X-Mansion is a room for co-operative role-playing. Thus please attempt to follow these guidelines to make all of our participation smoother and more enjoyable. 1. Please monitor your word and action usage for inappropriate material. This is a room for four-color comics. It is also a public room and thus subject to the rules of WBS. Some of the players here are underage and some of them connect under parental supervision. Try not to do things that will cause us to lose players we all like and admire. Police yourself. If someone else points out material that might be objectionable, look at it again from his or her point of view. 2. Profanity is not permitted in public rooms. It is strictly forbidden by WBS rules and it is not in keeping with thespirit of the four-color comics that we are trying to emulate. Please watch your language. 3. Please type in normal size fonts, i.e. All caps, 'Say It Loud' or 'Yell' should only be used when absolutely necessary. 4. When talking OOC, please put your message in parentheses or otherwise distinguish it from RP action or speech. Example: ((Has Da Preppie been on tonight?)) or OOC: That's a great pic! 5. While the ability of WBS to display pictures of our Cs is nice, please avoid using excessively large ones. In addition,please do not picture-bomb or use animated GIFs. It is annoying to others and bogs down users with slow computers. 6. Try to help others figure out the ins and outs of the room. You were once new here, and new to WBS too. Make an effort to answer questions, direct them to the X-Mansion home page, and make them feel welcome. 7. It's important that you have fun. It's important that others have fun as well. Let's try to work towards both of those ends.

Register for a character on this HP in the Apply section.

Guidelines for Applying and Creating Characters: It would be hard to participate in an RP room without a character (or C for short). You can apply for Marvel characters or submit your own character concept for approval via the Contact page ( http://www.marvel-universe.com/csform.html ). 1. Choose a C that is appropriate for the room. The entire Marvel Supers Universe is open for consideration. This is the world of Spiderman, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and (of course) the X-Men and their associates. Marvel has published a number of titles over the years that do not fit into the general theme, e.g. Doctor Who, Star Wars, Conan. We're sorry but these sources do not fit in with the genre the room emulates. 2. Characters are generally built around one schtick, one concept that makes them unique. This is generally realized by giving the character one power, though it may manifest in a few ways. Rather than trying to cover a lot of territory with your C by having numerous powers find unique ways to use the one ability your C has to perform different effects. 3. Original Cs should have at least one weakness. For most mutants this will consist of the fact that they are mere mortals except their mutation. For others this may be a vulnerability to certain items or attacks, psychological peccadilloes, physical limitations, et cetera. Marvel Cs will naturally have all the powers and limitations that are displayed in the comics. 4. Marvel Cs are 'on loan' from the room. This means that if you would like to play a Marvel C, ask for it. After some discussion with the admin, staff, or someone else designated for the job you'll get to play the C for a trial period. If you fill the role well you'll be asked to play the C regularly. Please play your character seriously and thoroughly. Follow the character's history, attitude, and the way he/she is in the comics. In addition, please play the C often enough so that it is regularly engaged with others in the room (approximately 5 to 10 hours a week should be sufficient.) 5. When you submit a proposal for an original C expect to be asked to modify it somewhat. Reasons for this may be power level, inappropriateness for the genre, or the simple fact that there are numerous other Cs like yours already in the room. 6. While an original C will always be your creative property if you abuse the guidelines or exhibit an inability to get along with other players your C can be declared persona non grata in the room and be unregistered. This is unlikely to happen but we'd like to get that stated up front. It is more likely that other members will stop rping with you long before this happens.

Rules for Fighting: What would a supers rp be without combat? There are some rules that we all should follow for maximum enjoyment.   1. There is to be no killing unless it is on consent of both parties. 2. When fighting, please do not call your opponent's damage. Let the other person work out a system for his/her own damage. 3. Get hit sometimes, get knocked around, get knocked out. This is comic book action; if you avoid everything or are invulnerable to everything, you're missing out on half the fun. 4. Make your attacks 'realistic'. Stay within your C's abilities and powers. If you're inexperienced, let it show. 5. If you think someone is Godmoding, PM him/her about it. Before you ignore a person for Godmoding, be sure of his/her capabilities and powers. If you don't know what powers a person has, ask them OOC because while you may think they are Godmoding it may be you who are unaware of their powers. 6. Have fun! Guidelines for Continuity: We try to maintain continuity with the published version of Marvel Comics. This does not mean you have to lock-step through every panel of every issue your C appears in. Rather the continuity is there as a guideline so everyone can know what to expect in the room as an ongoing background. With that in mind here are some guidelines to follow continuity. 1. World-altering events (historical, powers-wise, etc.) will be followed as ongoing currents in the room. Examples of this are Onslaught, Psi-Wars, Operation Zero-Tolerance, or Ragnarok, which affected everyone on the planet. 2. If you are playing a Marvel C please follow the C that you have chosen. Avoid re-creating the C as you think it should have been, or follow paths that are implausible or go against the published version. 3. If the Marvel C has undergone some change in station in the comics, let it show in your rp. Injuries, absences, rivalries or relationships can all be exploited for C fodder. If you can't think how the change would effect your C while still allowing you to play it, ask around and see if anyone can provide suggestions on how you can. 4. Death and imprisonment: Unfortunately we do not have control have what Marvel may choose do to with a published C, especially in the case of villains or those who have died heroic deaths. If a C has been killed in the comics, or is imprisoned without word of what they are doing, expect to have to put the C on hold or retire it. You are the WBS (X.U.E.) Fan to visit! Last modified: Friday, November 13th, 1998

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