The Dueling Grounds Guidelines

June 13, 2008, 1:12 AM

1) Post only battles here. Bios are to go in the Hall of Warriors sub-forum, and Discussions are to go in The Tavern. We do not need threads like this clogging up an area designed specifically for battles.

2) Do not spam or flame. The very nature of The Duelling Grounds is to battle, not to spam or attack members. Fight to your hearts content, but keep the fight between the characters, and do not make small posts; these give your opponent and/or ally very little to work with.

3) No God-Modding. God-moderation (god-modding for short) is when you are limiting your opponents’ reactions to the point where you are depriving them of an open post. This can be done in several ways, the most notorious of which is actually controlling the opponent in your post. For example:

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Originally Posted by A Battle Between Julius Aurelius and Hera Ledro (Dramatization)

Cairn blocked Jake’s blade and rolled to the side, allowing the blade to slam deep into the ground.

This, on the surface, doesn’t seem bad at all. However, you will notice that Julius specifically stated what my attack did, even though I did not give him express permission to send Jake’s sword into the earth. By stating what Jake did in a time where I could have the reflexes to change the outcome of the swing, Julius God-modded. This is expressly forbidden in RPBs. A Moderator or Administrator reserves the right to contact a member about this problem if it persists.

An example of a good post would be the following (excepting length):

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Originally Posted by A Battle Between Julius Aurelius and Hera Ledro (Dramatization)

Cairn blocked Jake’s attack and rolled to the left, swiping his blade upwards at the Dragon’s soft belly.

Here, Julius left the results of his block up to me, while he moved away and continued his attack.

4) Do not Power-play. Power-playing is using or having abilities that are absurdly strong or uncharacteristically powerful of your character. An example is having a character that is particularly accomplished in archery, and yet horrendous in melee combat, and then having them fight like an accomplished veteran in melee. Things like the ability to reflect spells, consistent and unfair dodging of attacks, and unavoidable attacks are included both here and god-modding. This is expressly forbidden in RPBs. A Moderator or Administrator reserves the right to contact a member about this problem if it persists.