i. Respect everyone. In character fights are one thing, but please, don't do it out of character.
ii. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask, staff or members. Even if you are not a staff member you can answer questions if you know, but if you don't, just refer the asker to a staff member.
iii. Have fun! That's what we're here for, isn't?
2. Characters
i. There is no character limit, per se. But make sure to keep all of your characters active. If not, then you may lose some of your characters.
ii. For every two female characters, it would be nice if you had a male character to keep the ratios more even (though it is not required).
iii. No perfect characters. Everyone has a flaw, and everyone has something they are good at. This also means someone cannot have every power, or even be super skilled with a special ability, like Occlumancy or Legilimency, which is why the number of abilities is restricted to two for students, and three for adults.
iv. If you want to have an original character related to a canon character, or a major change to a character (such as a parent) just make sure its fine with staff and the player of those characters who would be affected by it.
v. At some point before beginning to RP, make sure to change your display name to your character's name.
3. Threading
i. There is no word count. Post what you can. If your partner gives you a large post, try to match them, but if you can't, you can't. Sometimes our muses don't cooperate.
ii. God-modding is not allowed. This also means no power playing, no saying a hit hits, that is up to the player. Then again, no dodging all the time either.
4. Your Profile
i. Your avatar should be 150x150 in size. Signatures are not required, just make sure they do not stretch the board. The hover image is 350x200 in size.
ii. In the blank Alias enter your name in the field. The name you would use in the chat box.
iii. In the blank House enter your character's house, school, or occupation, whichever applies most to your character.
iv. In the blank Age enter your character's age in numbers.
v. In the blank Relationship Status, place your character's relationship status. I.E. Single, Married, Dating, Complicated, etc.
vi. In the blank Blood Status, place the blood status of your character, such as muggle born, pure blood, half-blood, etc.
vii. In the blanks Requests Link, Journal Link, Tracker Link, Plotter Link, and Biography Link place the URLs of their respective items. If you do have one of these up, then just leave the blank empty.
viii. In the blank MP3 Link place the url of a .mp3 link. If you cannot find one, try uploading a file to kiwi6, which is the easiest resource. Or you could ask the staff to get you an .mp3 link of a certain file/youtube video/music.