Ew... rules. Yeah, you know every game has to have some kind of rules. This page lists the rules for Role-Playing here as well as rules you need to keep in order to remain a member of Ethereal Realms.

Main Rules

1. Always have a location in your tag line.

2. Absultely NO pictures over 300x300 pixels. Many of us can shrink pics and should be willing to help you. And Also, do not steal someone elses pic. And if you take it off of an artists page, please ask that Artist for permission to use it.

3. Only those that the Council Deems Official should be played with, Non-Official Characters are to be Ignored, so they will not ruin the game and plots that are currently going on. If the New person is a good RPer, the Council will make them official.

4. ONLY Wheel of Time Characters should be played within the room. That way we do not have to face problems such as "Does a Shield of spirit stop telepathy?" Or stupid stuff like that.

5. You MUST Stick to the books. We feel it is extremely important we keep our characters constant with the book. So, We do not want to see things like.. oh.. Elayne running off with Mat, Min sleeping with an Aiel (Besides Rand), or any Shadowspawn turning to the light.

6. All decisions on Characters are left up to the Council. We will decide if your Character will be suitable for the room. For more info on the Council, please go to the Council page.

Chatting Rules

Some of these might be listed in the Guide to RPing Online.

• Read and agree to the Ethereal Realms' Terms of Service. We are using this site to chat and roleplay for free, so please be considerate and play by their rules.

• No flaming in the chatroom, message board, or any other form of communication. If you have a problem with someone, talk to them about it in a tactful manner.

• Please keep "advertising" to an absolute minimum. Preferably, keep "advertisements" to Private Messages, Instant Messenger, Email, or any other means of private communication.

• It is considered a courtesy to indicate in some obvious way whether you are chatting OOC (out of character) or IC (in character). Most people use IMC's OOC button while chatting OOCly. This automatically surrounds your text with double parenthesis.

Roleplaying Rules

• During a roleplay fight, do not call other people's damage. You may tell them what your attack may do if it succeeds. Assume that common sense abounds in your opponent's reactions until proven otherwise.

• Always ask permission before joining someone else's RP; they may have plans and your character's presence might disturb those plans.

• If your character has no reason to be at a certain place, do not have them go there. For instance, I doubt Dashiva would have the cunning and gall to Travel into the depths of the White Tower.

• Ask permission before allowing your character to enter a private establishment such as the White Tower, Black Tower, etc.