#decays.message

Hello Players! 

           We have had some concerns expressed to us, and we feel that this is an issue that we can understand. Though we do not inhibit how you play your character(s), we are going to ask that you do your research if your character has certain traits/illnesses/etc that are part of your character. Do not just add things to your character due to certain stereotypes. For example, if you have a character have a mental or physical illness please make sure that you play them accordingly. Do not give them a mental/physical issue simply to make them seem interesting or devious. Though we understand that this is a roleplay and not the real world, we aim to have a roleplay that is parallel to the real world (with a few fantasy elements). 

          This means that characters can die, characters can attack, you can start your own mini groups, and that any mental/physical issues should be parallel to the real world. We would also like to ask that again, there be some variety when it comes to playing characters with these items. Not all persons labeled with psychosocial disabilities are going to be criminals/creepy. This is due to there being other variables that cause someone to be a criminal/creepy/etc. We may have people who have mental issues within our roleplay or have people who are close to us who do. The media often portrays people who have certain illnesses as it being something negative, and we ask that everyone please do their research. You can google info about whatever impacts your character, and there are tons of writing guides to help play characters more realistically. We are going to put together a masterlist to help everyone (including ourselves) write better characters. 

          We hope that this doesn’t stress anyone out, or make them feel like they did anything wrong. No one has, we are simply trying to be proactive and create a free, creative, and loving environment. Though we are an appless roleplay, we want this family to be in love with their characters and play them as well as they can. We are not talking about activity, but the effort we put into our characters. We would like to hear your thoughts. If you feel this is too restrictive, let us know. Again, we are not restricting characters having any illnesses/issues, but just asking that you play them realistically and to stray from the stereotypes. We love you all, and we do not want to harm or make anyone feel uncomfortable. 

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Hello players! 

Because we have a lot of people who are simply reblogging images to keep up the appearance of being active, we are going to visit ALL blogs !! We are going to see how long your last interaction ( or response to a meme ) has been. If you have been inactive ( if you have been quiet for five+ days ), and you have not mentioned to us that you are on a hiatus ( remember to always double check you are on this page ) or requested more time, you will be given a warning & you will have 24 hours to become active or you will be removed from the game. Keep in mind that you are more than welcome to come back at any time! We are simply trying to clear out some spots! 

the saviors in times of distress. they’re the laymen who refused to watch society fall apart, and they’ve adopted a vigilante type of world-view. they police the area, roaming like rangers and acting just the same. they help those who need it and try to keep the dead back as much as they can. though their goal is noble, there are spots of corruption among their ranks. and no one trusts a “good guy” anymore. their ‘base’ is unknown and they claim they don’t have one.

Group Karma: Chaotic Good

Violence Level: 8/10

Accepting new members? Yes, but they prefer some sort of police/military backgrounds. Please note that you are able to join if your character does not have such a background.

they aren’t a group of friends or a tight community or even thieves bound by self-interest. they’re victims of circumstance; strangers with a similar destination / goal: to live. there isn’t a lot of trust in this group but there’s even less trust for those outside of it. they’re majorly isolationists, and when there is trading to do they prefer to do it under the guise of being lone wolves. sometimes they’ll use this to their advantage– some will play the part of the desperate wanderer and take advantage of the more giving groups.

Group Karma: Chaotic Evil

Violence Level: 9.5/10

New Starter Tags:

decays.starter = open to all

decays.community = only for community members

decays.thieves = only for thieves members

decays.roamers = only for roamer members

decays.survivors = only for survivor members

decays.alone = only for those who are alone

            Upon discussing the fact that those who go inactive are free to become part of the undead after three weeks, we have stumbled upon a development. All those who have put “yes/y” in their application have given us permission to use them as a walker if and when they become inactive. We, of course, will wait three weeks before doing so in case you were not able to let us know that you had to leave/take a hiatus/etc. The question that has come up is: what about those characters that filled in a connection?               We have come up with the following

If you have a connection that you DO NOT want to be turned let us know. What we will do instead is open up that connection again. If the person as put “yes/y” on their application we will change the surname (if they are wives/siblings/husbands/children/etc), and let it be know that they were not connected to you. However, any other connections they had are welcome to claim the right to grieve for that character.  If you have created a connection with a player and you would like for that connection to be filled by another if an when they go inactive let us know. We will make a note of it.

            Keep in mind that you are free to change your response to be turned into a walker at anytime. You simply need to communicate with us, so we are kept up to date. The reason why we are doing this is because we want to make this universe as close to real life as possible. We want to give you a unique experience, and your characters to grow. We can not control what happens in life, and this is our inspiration for turning inactive characters into walkers. 

Thank you,

We have also added the following definition to the “added to the plot” section of your application. 

If you put "YES/Y" to be added to the plot, you give us permission to list your character as part of our fallen members if you go inactive. This means that three weeks after your character is kicked out for inactivity players can use your character as a zombie in their threads & those you have connections with are free to grieve you.

If you do not want your inactive character to be used in the plot in this way please let the main know so we can change it on your application.