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hello lovely demons ! after a chat, the pair of us have come up with some rule changes to hopefully work out better for everyone here:

starting now, our activity rule will be to post in character at least every 10 days. any character that is 10 days inactive or further will be auto unfollowed/reopened without a friendly warning like we've been doing.

we will also no longer be having regular activity checks. instead we will be posting weekly interest checks from the main. players will have 24 hours to react to that otherwise risk unfollow.

since we have been around for over a year now, we think that a shift in rules is important to maintain the longevity of the roleplay. please know that we still want this to be an active place, but we understand almost everyone here has a lot going on and would rather you here and not be stressed, than have to leave due to too many things on your plate and a tight activity rule.

if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. we are always a dm away and remember we are happy to work with those who communicate with us <3

 hello  demons  !  per  the  poll  ,  we  will  be  moving  to  arc  4  on  july  5th  at  7pm  est  /  6pm  cst.  a  few  things  to  note  going  into  arc  4:

 all  threads  from  arc  3  will  need  to  be  dropped  by  this  time  /  date.  while  we  understand  activity  will  lapse  closer  to  the  date,  this  is  not  a  pass  to  completely  drop  threads  /  activity  across  the  board  over  the  next  two  weeks.  activity  checks  will  still  occur  until  closer  to  the  jump,  and  we  expect  full  activity  within  days  of  the  new  arc  beginning.  please  use  this  time  to  finish  threads  /  plots  /  communicate  with  your  plot  partners.

 our  characters  will  be  experiencing  a  6  month  time  skip,  putting  us  in  early  spring  in  highgarden  for  the  tournament  of  the  roses.  more  info  on  all  this  event  specifically  will  be  shared  closer  to  the  jump.  we  will  begin  immediately  in  the  event.

 please  send  all  significant  updates  to  the  main,  remember  certain  plots  are  first  come,  first  served.  be  sure  you  have  communicated  with  all  involved,  and  utilize  the  family  chats  when  comfortable  to  ensure  players  are  well  aware  of  what  is  happening  with  characters  they  share  houses  with.  if  we  notice  players  failing  to  update  all  involved  parties  there  will  be  admin  intervention.

 while  we  understand  not  everyone  is  the  strongest  at  plotting,  we’ve  noticed  several  instances  of  players  not  even  trying.  everyone  should  be  reacting  to  plot  with  new  players  /  characters,  and  everyone  should  be  monitoring  their  dms  and  not  continually  ignoring  /  dropping  them.  this  is  the  last  kind  warning  before  direct  dms  are  sent  to  players  we’ve  seen  this  repeat  behavior  in.  characters  have  been  lumped  together  3  times  now,  plots  should  not  be  limited  to  only  those  with  immediate  connections.  if  your  only  threads  are  with  the  members  your  character  shares  a  house  with  /  is  related  to  /  wcs  /  a  ship  /  the  same  characters  consistently,  there  is  a  problem.

hello  everyone  !  in  our  server  we  voted  upon  if  you’d  like  to  do  memes,  and  given  that  most  voted  for  yes  we  will  now  be  implementing  meme  weekends  with  a  few  guidelines  !

unless  these  memes  are  made  into  ic  threads,  they  will  not  count  towards  activity.

you  don’t  have  to  participate  in  the  memes  if  you  don’t  want  to,  we’ll  never  force  it.  that  being  said,  send  memes  before  you  answer  them.  if  we  see  that  it’s  turning  cliquey  /  more  are  getting  more  than  others  we  will  shut  the  meme  weekends  down.

the  first  meme  day  will  start  today,  and  end  june  10th.  following  this,  they  will  only  be  on  the  weekends  meaning  you  can  reblog  /  respond  to  memes  during  the  weekends  only.  this  is  meant  to  be  fun,  but  will  not  replace  activity  and  so  that  it  doesn’t  get  overwhelming  for  people  that  don’t  want  to  participate.

please  reblog  the  memes  provided  on  @reignrbs​  only.  we  will  allow  submissions  of  memes.  when  answering  memes,  please  have  some  sort  of  tag  indicating  that  it  is  a  meme  response.  we  will  tag  the  memes  rfms.memes.

we  have  noticed  in  some  instances,  ooc  only  knowledge  being  spoken  of  ic.  as  we  talk  about  future  possibilities  with  muses  and  joke  around  about  things  in  the  discord  server,  just  remember  certain   things  aren’t  ic  knowledge  yet  and  if  you  have  a  question  about  if  it  is  or  not,  shoot  that  mun  a  quick  dm  and  ask  !  it’s  hard  to  keep  up  with  what  is  and  isn’t  known  at  all  times.

when  adding  a  betrothal  /  deciding  on  one,  please  remember  to  speak  to  everyone  involved  which  includes  the  heads  of  houses  if  you  want  it  to  be a  betrothal  that  comes  from  the  ruling  liege,  lord,  or  lady.  it  does  contribute  to  godmodding  if  the  other  person  is  unaware  of  what’s  going  on.

the  discord  is  completely  optional.  if  you  ever  find  it  to  be  too overwhelming,  you  don’t  have  to  remain  in  it  and  no  questions  will  be  asked  !  if  you’d  ever  like  to  return  to  it,  you’re  more  than  welcome  to.  

hello everyone ! the poll has spoken + we will begin our wedding event on feb 18 at 6pm cst !! more details will come out ahead of the event, however we wanted to touch on something important while we know people are planning out starters and plots. 

we’ve noticed in the past for events people have tended to focus only on closed starters, leaving open starters with maybe two replies which is definitely not okay ! we won’t be allowing this to continue, so please prioritize replying to opens for the event and from now on whether you plan to post one or not.

as mentioned in the server, event 4 will be happening tonight at 6pm cst. another post WILL be made around that time but feel free to post anything you have prepared before waiting for it ! please check out it’s post here for details if you need a refresher.

we have a few housekeeping things to touch base on, which is why this is seeing an admin note.

as of this post, we will be going back to FULL activity rules. this means replying to TWO different players in seven days, per character, not blog. consider this an unofficial notice that all players should be sure they are active within the next 24 hours.

while i don’t often warn people about activity checks, there will be one tomorrow. this isn’t meant to take characters of people who want to be here, but to make sure everyone is on the same page of activity. 

all new blogs / characters must be posted on IN CHARACTER within 24 hours of being followed / accepted. this does not mean an intro, it means a post. as all new characters get a free starter, you can easily use it this way.

we are monitoring for things like selective writing / bubbling. this is a group roleplay and all players should make an effort to be writing with EVERYONE. 

we’ve seen a trend of people only reacting for certain players in things like the plotting/starter call channels. this is unfair to other players as this is completely selective behavior. please, please, please be sure you are giving the SAME attention to all members when it comes to plotting and writing, not just specific people or romantic pairings. other things we’ve noticed are selective replies, clear favoritism, dropping dms, minimal to no effort in plotting with only some players, replying to some players immediately while others wait weeks, and plenty of other things.

we have and do notice things like players who take specific interest in certain plots/players, plot well with some players and not at all with others, and thread quickly for certain threads and not others. if this behavior continues we will begin issuing strikes and if needed, unfollowing people for such behavior. again, this is a group roleplay, nobody likes being ignored or made to feel like they aren’t worth effort but others are. whether you feel like this applies to you or not, please make the effort to look at your plotting/writing efforts and realize who you may be leaving out.

the one just posted will be the last activity check until after our plot drop, however one will be done at least 24 hours after the new arc begins, and if you do not post at all between now and then, your characters could be automatically unfollowed without warning. i want to be lenient as i understand people focusing on more important threads/plots to finish as much as you can, but we also can’t just allow people to hog spots / ignore characters. as this check will be done at least 24 hours after the new arc begins, you have ample time to begin new threads on ALL your characters. if you are unable to do so for whatever reason + know you are bordering on inactive, please don’t hesitate to reach out so we can work something out !

as a side note, i won’t be placing a new character ban during this time, but do highly encourage players to refrain from taking up new characters until AFTER the plot drop. however, i also don’t wish for you to miss a fc / role by waiting. if you do take up a new character / join our little chaos bin, please still prioritize getting at least one thread going to dip your toes in, but if you show initiative ( i.e. writing an intro, posting a plotting call, actively reaching out to people ) then you will not be unfollowed until that activity check after the drop. this is not a pass to pick up characters + not write them, and will be dealt with on a case by case basis. we still very much do not tolerate hogging here. this is simply me saying that we plan to be lenient over this week unless people try to take advantage of it !