Family Rules
Because there must be some sort of order to things...
1 ~ (Most important) HAVE FUN!!!
2 ~ You must be 18 years or older to be a part of this family. There will be adult language and situations as part of our storylines, so there will be no exceptions to this rule. If you are found to be under 18, we will ban you from the family.
3 ~ This is not a dating site. If you can not roleplay without a mate, you do not belong in our family.
4 ~ We will not tolerate any drama, harassment, or bullying! There will be no warnings for this. Respect each other or find another family.
5 ~ We are looking for descriptive players (please, no text talk!). We also ask that you're active. We are not going to put a timespan on this. Just know if we don't hear from you in a while, we will probably check in. We worry. Also, real life ALWAYS comes first!!! We totally understand this.
6 ~ We ask that you follow everyone in the entire family, as well as the site Twitter account (the list can be found here: (https://twitter.com/ImmortalSinners/is-family/members). We also ask that you routinely check the site Twitter account (@ImmortalSinners). That will be where we will post important notices.
7 ~ When setting up your account, please consider putting #IS in your bio, as well as the link to the site (ImmortalSinners.weebly.com). However, this is not required. Please feel free to RP with people outside the family, just remember, our intention for allowing people to RP outside the family is to give people outside the family an opportunity to meet and play with the members of our family, give them a chance to see if they might want to join, and also build a "fan base," if you will. It is not our intention to create situations where our members have multi-storyline/multiverse accounts. This causes major confusion on our timelines, especially when there are matings outside the family. So, feel free to RP and play with others, outside the family, but please keep the storylines inside the family. **There will be a two week trial period for all new accounts that join the family.
8 ~ We ask that you keep the admins apprised of any major changes to your storylines (we will be keeping up with your stories though, so we will probably already know), this includes but is not limited to pregnancies, engagements, births, marriages, deaths. If it's something that will greatly change the direction of the main storyline, please talk to the admins first.
9 ~ If you are ghosting anyone in the family into your storylines, make sure to run the storyline by them, before writing it up. Also, allow them to read said story before posting to the TL or tumblr. We must respect how characters perceive themselves.
10 ~ We have always said that we will not have activity rules here. We are firm believers in RL ALWAYS coming first. We also know and understand that muses for characters come and go, and when the muse is not there, it is hard to write for that character. However, we will ask you to be mindful of the storylines you have running. If you are holding up other people’s stories, try to keep yours going at a reasonable pace, so the others don’t have to wait too long, and if you just can’t get the muse going, talk to the people that are waiting on you. Communication is key. You can always work something out, change the story a little to exclude your character until the muse comes back, run the storyline later, as a flashback, and let the others move forward with their own storylines… There is always a way to work around a drop in muse.
11 ~ This goes along with number 10. We will never impose an activity rule, however, we ask that you be respectful of this and don’t take on more characters than you have the muse for. It’s great to have an expanding family. It’s not so much fun to have a family full of accounts that no one ever has the muse to write on. Keep in mind what was said above, in number 10 when auditioning for additional roles. We want to make sure people aren't adding more roles, joining into a story, then losing the muse and holding up others' storylines. Also, be sure to let the admins know if you if you won’t be around for whatever reason, we always like to make sure you’re ok.
12 ~ HAVE FUN!!! (This one deserves to be posted twice!)
If you have any questions about any of the rules, please contact an admin. We want to create an environment where you feel comfortable coming to us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Thank you ~ IS Admins
* Any of these rules can be adjusted at any time, as seen fit, by the owners only.
** Amended 5/30/2015 ~ This has always been an unwritten rule. I just figured I should probably put it somewhere in the rules so, everyone sees it.
1 ~ (Most important) HAVE FUN!!!
2 ~ You must be 18 years or older to be a part of this family. There will be adult language and situations as part of our storylines, so there will be no exceptions to this rule. If you are found to be under 18, we will ban you from the family.
3 ~ This is not a dating site. If you can not roleplay without a mate, you do not belong in our family.
4 ~ We will not tolerate any drama, harassment, or bullying! There will be no warnings for this. Respect each other or find another family.
5 ~ We are looking for descriptive players (please, no text talk!). We also ask that you're active. We are not going to put a timespan on this. Just know if we don't hear from you in a while, we will probably check in. We worry. Also, real life ALWAYS comes first!!! We totally understand this.
6 ~ We ask that you follow everyone in the entire family, as well as the site Twitter account (the list can be found here: (https://twitter.com/ImmortalSinners/is-family/members). We also ask that you routinely check the site Twitter account (@ImmortalSinners). That will be where we will post important notices.
7 ~ When setting up your account, please consider putting #IS in your bio, as well as the link to the site (ImmortalSinners.weebly.com). However, this is not required. Please feel free to RP with people outside the family, just remember, our intention for allowing people to RP outside the family is to give people outside the family an opportunity to meet and play with the members of our family, give them a chance to see if they might want to join, and also build a "fan base," if you will. It is not our intention to create situations where our members have multi-storyline/multiverse accounts. This causes major confusion on our timelines, especially when there are matings outside the family. So, feel free to RP and play with others, outside the family, but please keep the storylines inside the family. **There will be a two week trial period for all new accounts that join the family.
8 ~ We ask that you keep the admins apprised of any major changes to your storylines (we will be keeping up with your stories though, so we will probably already know), this includes but is not limited to pregnancies, engagements, births, marriages, deaths. If it's something that will greatly change the direction of the main storyline, please talk to the admins first.
9 ~ If you are ghosting anyone in the family into your storylines, make sure to run the storyline by them, before writing it up. Also, allow them to read said story before posting to the TL or tumblr. We must respect how characters perceive themselves.
10 ~ We have always said that we will not have activity rules here. We are firm believers in RL ALWAYS coming first. We also know and understand that muses for characters come and go, and when the muse is not there, it is hard to write for that character. However, we will ask you to be mindful of the storylines you have running. If you are holding up other people’s stories, try to keep yours going at a reasonable pace, so the others don’t have to wait too long, and if you just can’t get the muse going, talk to the people that are waiting on you. Communication is key. You can always work something out, change the story a little to exclude your character until the muse comes back, run the storyline later, as a flashback, and let the others move forward with their own storylines… There is always a way to work around a drop in muse.
11 ~ This goes along with number 10. We will never impose an activity rule, however, we ask that you be respectful of this and don’t take on more characters than you have the muse for. It’s great to have an expanding family. It’s not so much fun to have a family full of accounts that no one ever has the muse to write on. Keep in mind what was said above, in number 10 when auditioning for additional roles. We want to make sure people aren't adding more roles, joining into a story, then losing the muse and holding up others' storylines. Also, be sure to let the admins know if you if you won’t be around for whatever reason, we always like to make sure you’re ok.
12 ~ HAVE FUN!!! (This one deserves to be posted twice!)
If you have any questions about any of the rules, please contact an admin. We want to create an environment where you feel comfortable coming to us with any questions or concerns you may have.
Thank you ~ IS Admins
* Any of these rules can be adjusted at any time, as seen fit, by the owners only.
** Amended 5/30/2015 ~ This has always been an unwritten rule. I just figured I should probably put it somewhere in the rules so, everyone sees it.
Storyline Guidelines
Know that we can be nitpicky when it comes to the family storylines. We like to keep them as close to realistic in the BDB world as possible. So, here are some guidelines to follow for your storylines. Please note, these can be changed and/or added to at any time.
1 - In regards to storylines, It is frowned upon for Brothers to date trainees. This is due to the fact that as a Brother, it is hard to be objective with someone you are romantically involved with… and even if you can be impartial, others will see favoritism, even if there isn’t any. Plus, as a trainee, it’s difficult enough to train to become a warrior, let alone have the distractions of a relationship with a superior to confuse it all. So, if you are crossing that line, it should be done in secret when writing your stories! You would not want the King, or anyone else for that matter, to find out. Once the relationship is determined to be serious enough to bring it to the King for special consideration, expect stipulations to your Brother/trainee relationship (i.e. - The Brother will not be able to work as a superior to the trainee in any training… ).
This does not mean you can't play around on the timeline. Absolutely joke around, banter and send pics and such on the timeline, or the family DM. Do whatever you want there. This point is being made solely for the purpose of the storylines (i.e. - in your solos, in your docs). If it's not in a doc or a solo for your storyline, have fun.
This also does not mean we do not want storylines where Brothers and trainees date. We are all good with you running storylines like that. Just be aware that in the storyline, the dating should be done in secret, until it becomes serious enough to risk it all by bringing it to Wrath. Date in private. Shit, have sex in private (in the closet, in the dorms, classrooms when no one is around…). Send secret admirer gifts. Have near misses, where you are out on a date and almost run into someone from the manse (a Brother, another trainee). Have fun with it.
2 - In regards to storylines, the Brothers still need the ultimate in security. This means, only the Brothers live in the manse. The trainees would not have access to it on their own. It would still be locked off from the training center. The trainees would have their own recreational room, as well as kitchen, etc…
1 - In regards to storylines, It is frowned upon for Brothers to date trainees. This is due to the fact that as a Brother, it is hard to be objective with someone you are romantically involved with… and even if you can be impartial, others will see favoritism, even if there isn’t any. Plus, as a trainee, it’s difficult enough to train to become a warrior, let alone have the distractions of a relationship with a superior to confuse it all. So, if you are crossing that line, it should be done in secret when writing your stories! You would not want the King, or anyone else for that matter, to find out. Once the relationship is determined to be serious enough to bring it to the King for special consideration, expect stipulations to your Brother/trainee relationship (i.e. - The Brother will not be able to work as a superior to the trainee in any training… ).
This does not mean you can't play around on the timeline. Absolutely joke around, banter and send pics and such on the timeline, or the family DM. Do whatever you want there. This point is being made solely for the purpose of the storylines (i.e. - in your solos, in your docs). If it's not in a doc or a solo for your storyline, have fun.
This also does not mean we do not want storylines where Brothers and trainees date. We are all good with you running storylines like that. Just be aware that in the storyline, the dating should be done in secret, until it becomes serious enough to risk it all by bringing it to Wrath. Date in private. Shit, have sex in private (in the closet, in the dorms, classrooms when no one is around…). Send secret admirer gifts. Have near misses, where you are out on a date and almost run into someone from the manse (a Brother, another trainee). Have fun with it.
2 - In regards to storylines, the Brothers still need the ultimate in security. This means, only the Brothers live in the manse. The trainees would not have access to it on their own. It would still be locked off from the training center. The trainees would have their own recreational room, as well as kitchen, etc…