Rules

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the rules

game basics●●

● You must be 18 or older to join this game because there will be adult situations involved. ● This is a multifandom game set in the Hawaii Five-0 universe, that means that characters from many fandoms will be interacting. Try to play outside your happy circle, it can be fun. ● There is 2 versions of each character allowed in the game. One canon and one AU. If the canon version is taken and you wish to bring in an AU, you must contact the player of the canon version to give them the heads up that you are bringing in an AU version. ● Original Characters are allowed in game. But they must have a detailed history. Also must have approval from any relations in the game. [You cannot give Harry a long lost sister without his permission] ● This is a game that will inevitably house many characters from many fandoms, played by many different players. While writing with your SL partners is certainly something everyone wants and loves to do, we heavily encourage you to branch out and interact with everyone. Interact outside of your character's fandoms and their canon counterparts. Don't just interact with your character's significant other - talk to everyone. No post should ever go unreplied to. Even if it's by a character you don't know, PLEASE reply anyway. Everyone deserves interaction, so spread the love! If you consistently refuse to interact with the game population at large, you'll receive a warning and if you continue to ignore the game majority, you may be removed. [taken with permission from islandkeepers ● Upon acceptance in the game, you will have one week (7 days) to post to ohanascenes and ohananetwork. Failure to do so will result in your removal from the game. If extenuating circumstances prevent you from introducing yourself within this time frame, you must contact the moderators, so more time may be granted. ● Hiatuses must be posted in the drop box or they will not be honored. ● Strikethroughs are interpreted as comments that were written and then deleted and cannot be read in character at all. ● A post with graphic violence, sexual content, or both should be placed behind an LJ-cut and locked to the community. If you're unsure, best to lock it and be on the safe side. ● No net speak! " L U V 2day " is just a bunch of random letters. Not words that make up a phrase. We are not grammar Nazis or elitist, we just like to understand what everyone is writing, unless your character writes badly, then that’s fine. ● You must have a real-life PB for your character. Comic/graphic art icons are allowed as a supplement, but an actual PB is required. If for any reason you cannot find a real-life PB that would be suitable for your character, please contact the mods. We will be happy to work with you. ● There's only allowed to be one PB per fandom (ex. Emma Watson as Hermione in the HP fandom) - meaning once a PB is used for a specific fandom, that PB cannot be repeated unless there is a canon instance for it. ● Any questions/comments/etc. may be placed in the drop box. Your moderatorscan also be contacted by a comment placed in the drop box. ● These rules are subject to change at any time. If/When they are changed, a notification will be posted up in the OOC community. ● We reserve the right to deny entry to anyone that does not follow these rules. ● Just have fun!

game play●●

● No godmodding! To explain what we mean you cannot control another person's character without the mun's explicit consent. If your character's actions will have some effect on another, discuss that plot with them first! Don’t be rude, we all just want to play well together. Communication is key here. ● Be active! There will be activity checks every month on the 1st, for the previous month. You must have 1 piece of activity a month (this can be 1 network post, 1 scene or a tag into a network post and/or scene) to pass activity checks. But more activity is encouraged, especially out of fandom interactions! ● Canon Updating: All canon Hawaii Five-0 characters (excluding AU characters from 5-0) will follow the events in the show. This means that every Friday a new episode airs, the canon characters are automatically updated to the end of that episode. For the purposes of the game, Chin Ho Kelly, Sara Diaz and Kono Kalakaua are all remaining in O'ahu and not leaving for the mainland as they did at the end of season 7. Any major events and/or plot points from the show that will be brought here to the game for play will be announced in the OOC community. When it comes to all other fandoms, all you need to do to update your character is post to the OOC comm that your character will be missing for a certain amount of time (the length is of your choosing) and when they return they will be at their new canon point. All we ask is that you keep all spoilers under a cut and/or warn that there may be spoilers for the new episode and/or movie, etc. in the comments. ● We are always happy to extend a slowatus or hiatus to our players should they need it. We get it, life gets in the way of play sometimes. However, holds and applications for characters will not be approved if the player holding and/or applying for the character is currently on a slowatus and/or hiatus. ● We have a "three strikes and you're out" policy. If the mods are approached with concerns about a player that can be substantiated, the offending player will be given a strike after the mod team approaches that player. On the third strike, we will have no further choice but to remove the player from the game. Let's try to keep the drama ic and not ooc. ● If you drop a character and/or lose a character due to inactivity, you will have to wait one (1) month before re-applying with that character to the game. ● IC | OOC - See that line there? Good. Don't cross it. ● Don't be a douche. We really can't be clear enough about this one. ● We’d ask for no drama, but that’s like asking for world peace. Just work it amongst yourself first and if that doesn’t work, feel free to contact a mod. We are always willing to listen, help out, and even get bitchy if needed. However, in the end if we have to step in, which will be the last straw, what we say goes! ● Please try to be true to the nature of your character. Dean Winchester is not suddenly going to switch sides and become Crowley's right hand man. Gradually the characters may change over time, due to the circumstances but keep it as realistic as possible. ● Pregnancies will last the full nine months unless there are circumstances which alter that, ie : magical pregnancy, aliens, etc. ● No non-canon incest allowed. ● We are an inclusive group here and both players and characters of the LGBTQ+ community are welcome in this game. Any bullying of these players and/or characters due to their sexuality/preferences will not be tolerated and will be an exception to the three strikes and you’re out rule mentioned above. However, we would prefer that if you plan to alter a canon characters sexuality and/or gender, that you build this change gradually using CR over time. We are not policing this issue and we trust that players will use their discretion. ● Unless your characters share a past together. Please refrain from instant or random shipping. We like to see how things develop. Even a hookup involves a little work, even if it’s just flirting or staring at each other. And make sure you talk about shipping with the other players involved first. ● You are allowed as many characters as you can keep active. Use your own discretion. ● Characters under 18 years of age will require a guardian, they must live with that guardian until they reach 18. ● Absolutely no canon puncturing. It is fine for your character to make vague pop culture references, but don't tell anyone they're fictional. And don't tell anyone else that someone is fictional either. ● When leaving the game, you character could be killed off; nothing personal, but it helps keep the game going. Even though the character died, they are welcome to come back if someone else wants to play them or you decide to come back as them.