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Republic City Census
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Forum Rules
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F.A.Q.
General Rules
- Treat others the way you want to be treated, staff, member, and guest alike.
- This forum is rated PG for mild cartoon violence and minimal cursing. [RPG Rating: 1•1•1]
- This forum welcomes and celebrates inclusive headcanons.
- No metagaming, godmoding without player consent, powerplaying, mini-modding, plagiarising, or torrent sharing.
- Please obtain permission to use fanart and credit when necessary.
- Please keep flashing gifs to a minimum, in consideration of photosensitive users.
- An OOC account is mandatory; users may only have one OOC account.
- There is no in-character posting minimum; post appropriately and do not spam.
- There are no formal activity checks, but accounts inactive for 90 days will be removed.
Character Creation Rules
- Any non-human appearance traits must be costume pieces (wings, tails, etc).
- Character appearance and influences must be setting-appropriate.
- OCs only; there are no canon characters on this forum.
- Jobs must be appropriate for a 1920s setting; also, no military or nobility characters.
- Absolutely no backstories involving rape, or sexual assault / abuse. No exceptions.
- Please create a new character account to post your application.
- Please use your best judgement; if you are in doubt, please ask a staff member!
- Face claims are not required, but if you use one you must use animanga-style character art.
Warning System
While each case is unique, our basic warning procedure is as follows: per offense, you will receive a 10 percent warning level increase. Reaching certain benchmark percentages result in the following consequences:
- 30% - 1 Week Suspension
- 60% - 2 Week Suspension
- 90% - 1 Month Suspension
- 100% - Permanent ban
Every case is different, and the staff reserves the right to increase warning level more or less than the above guidelines, depending on the situation at hand. We also reserve the right to skip straight to a suspension level, or an outright ban, depending on the severity of the rule breaking.
Instant permanent bans will be issued for [but are not limited to]: plagiarism of any sort, posting of content that violates ProBoards ToS in any manner, extreme rudeness, extreme spamming, art theft [either stealing from this forum, or posting stolen content on this forum].
By registering with TARP, you agree to follow the above rules as well as ProBoards Terms of Service & Community Guidelines.
General Questions
Q: What is the setting of this RP?
A: Our location and lore are based very loosely on ‘Avatar: the Last Airbender’ and ‘Legend of Korra’. The similarities end there, however, so please consider this an original, Asiatic-inspired RP. Please see the story info for a quick summary of the world state.
Q: Can I be an airbender?
A: Yes! Please see the story info for a short synopsis on airbender characters.
Q: I’m a returning member; what happened to the Galgori / Equalist plot?
A: To summarise, we felt that this plot — while interesting — was ultimately detrimental to the flow of the story we wanted to tell. Please see our story changes announcement for further details. No worries though: you’re free to recycle any Galgori / Equalist characters as nonbender characters and all prior threads have been saved in our archives for posterity.
Q: How do I switch between accounts?
A: Under the assumption that all your accounts are under the same email address, click the “Swap” button in the menu bar at the top of this forum. On the page that follows, select the account you wish to post from. If you did not use the same email to create all your accounts, please see this thread from ProBoards Support on what to do.
Character Applications
Q: How long will it take for my application to be approved?
A: Barring US Holidays and unexpected situations, character applications are reviewed Monday - Thursday with a 24-48 hour review window. The speediness of approval is dependent on how quickly any edits, if necessary, are made. Applications posted Friday - Sunday will be reviewed the following Monday. Please be sure to check the Review Status sticky for current details.
Q: Where is the character application?
A: The character application should appear when clicking the “Submit New Application” button in the Applications board. Please note that this button is disabled until all checklist items have been marked as completed. If you do not see a form, please be sure that JavaScript is enabled on your browser.
Q: My application disappeared! What happened?
A: Please check your PMs. If you have recently submitted a character application and it has gone missing, there is a message for you in your inbox with an explanation. If you were a member between November 2017 - June 2018, you were given a three-week window in which to recover your application prior to our revamp; unfortunately, that time has now expired and these applications no longer exist.
Q: Does my character have to be Asian-inspired?
A: All characters should be Asian-inspired in keeping with the core of the setting, but we also welcome you to put your own spin on it with other non-Western cultures and ethnicities, including indigenous and aboiriginal tribes.
Q: Where is the banned characters list?
A: We don’t have one, and we hope to never have one. We ask our members use their best judgement when creating a character to make sure their character ideas fit well into our setting and community while following the character creation rules; this way we can have a diverse and well-rounded population. If you’re not sure if your idea has been done before, please feel free to browse the character directory or to ask a staff member.
Q: Do I need an RP sample?
A: No. Since we ask that your application be written in prose, we feel that your usual writing style will already be showcased and as such requiring an RP sample in addition is redundant and superfluous.
Roleplaying
Q: How much can we influence the plot / world?
A: As much as you would like. We have a handful of plot points that will need to stay, and we want to maintain our overall setting, but if you have ideas for events, additional plot points, or additions to our world building, please let us know!
Q: Can we play in locations outside of Republic City?
A: Not at this time or in the immediate future, but we are not opposed to it if the plot develops in an organic manner to require additional locales.
Q: Why are you rated PG?
A: While PB Tos allows for ratings up to and including PG-13, we are more comfortable keeping content PG, similar to the content you would find in an episode of the shows that inspired our forum.
Q: Where’s Korra and the Krew?
A: We are not a Legend of Korra forum. Please see the story info for further explanation.
Q: Can I be the Avatar then?
A: You can be an avatar, sure. Please see the story info for a brief synopsis of avatars in the TARP universe.
Q: What’s the word count / literacy requirement?
A: There isn’t one. ‘Literacy’ is subjective and word counts do not guarantee quality of content. We ask that our members simply provide each other with enough material to work with and drive the story forward, whatever that means to the people involved.