1) GM staff rulings are final. All of them. There will be no discussion about this, no argument, no debate. I have work to do and a family to worry about, and I spend time on RPoL because it's convenient and I enjoy roleplaying. I do not have the time to waste faffing about with you over something that shouldn't matter, nor the desire to ruin my own, personal RPoL experience by dealing with someone who'll cause me trouble when I can just as easily ban them. If you feel the need to bang your head against Rule #1, find another game, or leave.

This does not preclude reasonable questions about rules, or likewise reasonable requests to alter them, if the community or an individual player feel they have a calm, convincing, and cogent argument--it is merely a statement as to the mys zero-tolerance policy toward broad-spectrum dickishness. Which brings us to...

2) Don't be a dick. We're all here to have fun; if you can't work something out with a fellow player in a PM, you can bring it to me if you must, but I dare--bloody DARE you--to screw up the game for anyone else. I will reach through the Internet and rub a giant frog on your face.

3) It's called roleplaying--do it. There will (hopefully) be enough of everything to satisfy everyone. If it turns out there's not, PM me and let me know what you'd like to see; I'll do what I can, within reason. But for RPoL's sake, stay in-character, try to keep yourself separate from the person you're playing, and for the love of Gary Gygax, if you start seeing unicorns or something, get help. Don't bring it to me, I think unicorns are filthy parasites, so I won't help you.

4) Follow the rules. If there's a house rule that you forget about or misinterpret, I will gently correct you, in private. Heck, I may not remember all of them, all the time, since they're generally unique to this game, so you can even (theoretically) correct me. I am not infallible. But--and this is important--you should make an effort to follow the rules I've all set down, and the rules in the book, in order to keep the game clean and orderly. This is not to say they can't be stretched; after all, that's what it should be about. But let's all remember what game we're playing, here.

For hard-and-fast rules questions, the oD&D Rulebooks or relevant supplement will be the final arbiter.

5) Post. I expect my players to post regularly, regardless of what schedule it's on. Once a day is not unreasonable for most people. If you say that's when you can post, then post on that schedule. If it's once a week, post at least once a week. You will be expected to hold to whatever posting rate you agree upon with the GMs; if you cannot make that commitment, for whatever reason, then don't even bother with an app--the GMs are too busy.

I hold myself and the other GMs to the same rule. I understand that things happen, but "RL" is the number one cause of vanished GMs, lousy players, and abandoned games on any PbP site, including RPoL, because it's simply too easy to just disappear without saying anything on the Internet. If you're having troubles, let me know or post them in the Announcements thread--that's what it's there for. If you want or need to quit, again, let us all know. I will extend the same courtesy--if I must take a leave of absence, or find that I am unable to continue running the game, I will make sure everyone is made aware.

That said, a little temporary slowdown on occasions is expected and planned for, but if you drag your feet too much for too long, we'll be forced to cut you. We don't have time for it, and there's probably a long line of people behind you waiting to play.


I consider myself very flexible here, and our existing players will hopefully tell you that I are willing to work with anyone. However, for reasons I can gladly explain upon request, I have a zero-tolerance policy for these five rules. Please consider yourself fairly warned.