Rules of Warrior Cats Scorched Earth
Below is a complete list of our server rules. Please take a moment to read them all over and determine if this is a good server for you or not. You will need to read these fully in order to answer the questionnaire provided on the server. Please refer to that channel on what to do
The rules are broken up into 7 Sections, only the first 3 and 5 are relevant to you as a Rper:
I: Overall Rules*
II: Character Creation Rules*
III: Roleplay Rules*
IV: Partnership Rules
VI: Clan Code*
VII: High Rank Rules
VIII: Voice Chat Rules
Last Update: 9/20/2021
The rules are broken up into 7 Sections, only the first 3 and 5 are relevant to you as a Rper:
I: Overall Rules*
II: Character Creation Rules*
III: Roleplay Rules*
IV: Partnership Rules
VI: Clan Code*
VII: High Rank Rules
VIII: Voice Chat Rules
Last Update: 9/20/2021
SECTION I: Overall Rules
1) Please treat everyone with respect, even if you disagree on something. There will be people who are different from you on this server; you just need to understand you don't need to like someone you just need to be respectful.
2) If there is a fight, please report it immediately. Do NOT handle it yourself! Do NOT get involved voluntarily. If none of the staff are on, Ping any of us and we will take care of the problem.
2a.) This ties into Mini-modding. Please resist doing this, especially if staff are online to handle problems
2c.) Community Teams and High Ranks are not staff and should not act, be treated or be seen as staff
3) Please be appropriate with cursing. This server is mostly adult so cursing IS common. All we ask is you be mindful of others around you and how much you are cursing. Curse words that are highly offensive slurs (Racial, Cultural, Sexual, ETC) will NOT be tolerated. Any use of such words will result in a 1 day ban.
3a.) Such offensive slurs are those understood culturally as offensive in the United States OR words directed at another person. Any word directed at someone with intent to harm will result in a 1 day ban
3b.) Continued use of horrid words will land you a permanent ban. Don't be a douche essentially.
4) Personal Information is shared at your own risk. If you do not feel comfortable with sharing, you do not have to. If someone is pressing for information, report them to staff immediately.
5) If you have any concerns or questions ask a staff member, post it in #questions
6) Please speak English on this site for it is an English speaking channel. That includes cat names and vocabulary.
6a) This exception is for words from other languages commonly considered English. Such as Fjord.
7) You must be 16 years or older to become a member and Rper of our server. It is stated everywhere.
7a) If you are under 16 but still want to join, we will place you in a waiting room until you are 16, then we will invite you back onto the server
7b) The target audience of the server is adult and we have this rule to keep young children as safe as possible. I do not mean to scare you, but if you lie we will find out whether it be on WCBL or another server. My members in their 30s and 40s are not comfortable Rping with 13 and 14 year old children. Respect this.
2) If there is a fight, please report it immediately. Do NOT handle it yourself! Do NOT get involved voluntarily. If none of the staff are on, Ping any of us and we will take care of the problem.
2a.) This ties into Mini-modding. Please resist doing this, especially if staff are online to handle problems
2c.) Community Teams and High Ranks are not staff and should not act, be treated or be seen as staff
3) Please be appropriate with cursing. This server is mostly adult so cursing IS common. All we ask is you be mindful of others around you and how much you are cursing. Curse words that are highly offensive slurs (Racial, Cultural, Sexual, ETC) will NOT be tolerated. Any use of such words will result in a 1 day ban.
3a.) Such offensive slurs are those understood culturally as offensive in the United States OR words directed at another person. Any word directed at someone with intent to harm will result in a 1 day ban
3b.) Continued use of horrid words will land you a permanent ban. Don't be a douche essentially.
4) Personal Information is shared at your own risk. If you do not feel comfortable with sharing, you do not have to. If someone is pressing for information, report them to staff immediately.
5) If you have any concerns or questions ask a staff member, post it in #questions
6) Please speak English on this site for it is an English speaking channel. That includes cat names and vocabulary.
6a) This exception is for words from other languages commonly considered English. Such as Fjord.
7) You must be 16 years or older to become a member and Rper of our server. It is stated everywhere.
7a) If you are under 16 but still want to join, we will place you in a waiting room until you are 16, then we will invite you back onto the server
7b) The target audience of the server is adult and we have this rule to keep young children as safe as possible. I do not mean to scare you, but if you lie we will find out whether it be on WCBL or another server. My members in their 30s and 40s are not comfortable Rping with 13 and 14 year old children. Respect this.
SECTION II: Character Creation Rules
1) All cats created must be 100% realistic, possible and follow our rules. Those that do not qualify will be rejected. Staff will of course help you with this!
2) Each member is allowed a total of 1 birth defect and 2 character slots upon joining and will gain more through level advancement #system-information has a page where a list of allowed defects can be found
2a) Kits born on the server with defects will not count
2b) Some defects we have a cap on so there aren't too many being created- the rest have to be BORN
2c) Event rewards may give temporary defect and character slots
3) Under no circumstances is a cat to hold powers, heightened abilities, unnatural looks or anything not considered normal for a cat.
3a) Certain Birth Defects are not included in this... there are a few banned ones
3b) Leaders may have 1 star on their bodies
3c) Medicine Cats may have 1 leaf on their bodies
4) Cat names must be realistic in the sense of location and clan.
4a) It is really important to remember these are cats. They name kits based on what they see not because its clever.
4b) Clan names should not contain "Smoke, Seal, Wolf, Rabbit, Star or Falcon" as a Prefix OR Suffix
4c) Names like "Hope-", "Dream-", "Strong-", "Love-", "Blood-", "Death-", "Hate-" and ETC are not acceptable names
4d) Please refrain from overly long names. We ask the max for a prefix and suffix be 9, with overall name being no more than 16 characters. You may DM staff if you have questions.
5) Prefixes should not repeat in a single clan, but suffixes may repeat
5a) The exception is if a member goes on hiatus and comes back
5b) You may not share a prefix AND suffix with anyone on the server unless the cat is marked as dead
5c) This counts for cats OOC- excusing cats banished from clans who may share a name with an existing outsider
6) You may not create a kit character (unless using prize 8) or a pregnant queen (Whether she loses her kits or not)
6a) Kit adoptions can be found in #adoptions-page
6b) Permanent queens must obtain their rank in RP. They cannot be registered with it
7) When looking to request a litter, you must submit a form and follow the rules set in #litter-submissions
8) After submission, image or major changes must be run through the staff first for approval. Name changes must be run through the clan leader so they can give a proper ceremony
9) You cannot kill a cat off a cat without alerting us. Info can be found here: #death-confirmation
10) Art may never be used for a reference photo in submissions- only real photography. No photography may be claimed as your own either unless it genuinely is. We backtrack all photos if anyone claims them to be their own. Art theft is not just in drawings- it's photography too. Do not claim any and all work that is not your own.
10a) You may post stylized art in the proper channel but it will not be the servers official look of your cat.
10b) We do not allow double references, or cats using the same reference photo. We do allow this for rarer pelt colors, such as cinnamon minks.
10c) We do not allow photoshopped photos, excluding eye color change. This change must look realistic or we will most likely reject it
10d) We reserve the right to deny any photos that aren't clear on the look of the cat (such as just the face), Breed only patterns (Bengal), Unknown colors (Such as those on the Messybeast website) and etc.
10e) The genetics team is highly educated but makes mistakes. We will reach out with any and all corrections ASAP. Please remember colors and patterns vary and may look different versus the norm. This is normal. Typically, if a breeder is accredited their cats are labeled correctly despite what you think. They are required to genetically test them.
11) You may not adopt a cat out without permission from the adopters. If it is a litter kit, both parents must approve the adoption.
11a) You may not just pick a cat and post it, we will reject it
11b) Please alert parents if your adopted cat is under 12 moons and you no longer want them. Parents may choose to try and re-adopt their kit out
12) All apprentices must be 6-12 moons old. If older, you must write in the history why they are an apprentice so old. Could be held back, sick, joined as an outsider, ETC
13) Any outside cat created cannot immediately join a clan upon creation. It is advised you don't make a cat to join a clan as the leader may reject them
13a) They are required to have 5 threads with a cat from the desired clan AND be accepted by the leader (OOC and IC)
2) Each member is allowed a total of 1 birth defect and 2 character slots upon joining and will gain more through level advancement #system-information has a page where a list of allowed defects can be found
2a) Kits born on the server with defects will not count
2b) Some defects we have a cap on so there aren't too many being created- the rest have to be BORN
2c) Event rewards may give temporary defect and character slots
3) Under no circumstances is a cat to hold powers, heightened abilities, unnatural looks or anything not considered normal for a cat.
3a) Certain Birth Defects are not included in this... there are a few banned ones
3b) Leaders may have 1 star on their bodies
3c) Medicine Cats may have 1 leaf on their bodies
4) Cat names must be realistic in the sense of location and clan.
4a) It is really important to remember these are cats. They name kits based on what they see not because its clever.
4b) Clan names should not contain "Smoke, Seal, Wolf, Rabbit, Star or Falcon" as a Prefix OR Suffix
4c) Names like "Hope-", "Dream-", "Strong-", "Love-", "Blood-", "Death-", "Hate-" and ETC are not acceptable names
4d) Please refrain from overly long names. We ask the max for a prefix and suffix be 9, with overall name being no more than 16 characters. You may DM staff if you have questions.
5) Prefixes should not repeat in a single clan, but suffixes may repeat
5a) The exception is if a member goes on hiatus and comes back
5b) You may not share a prefix AND suffix with anyone on the server unless the cat is marked as dead
5c) This counts for cats OOC- excusing cats banished from clans who may share a name with an existing outsider
6) You may not create a kit character (unless using prize 8) or a pregnant queen (Whether she loses her kits or not)
6a) Kit adoptions can be found in #adoptions-page
6b) Permanent queens must obtain their rank in RP. They cannot be registered with it
7) When looking to request a litter, you must submit a form and follow the rules set in #litter-submissions
8) After submission, image or major changes must be run through the staff first for approval. Name changes must be run through the clan leader so they can give a proper ceremony
9) You cannot kill a cat off a cat without alerting us. Info can be found here: #death-confirmation
10) Art may never be used for a reference photo in submissions- only real photography. No photography may be claimed as your own either unless it genuinely is. We backtrack all photos if anyone claims them to be their own. Art theft is not just in drawings- it's photography too. Do not claim any and all work that is not your own.
10a) You may post stylized art in the proper channel but it will not be the servers official look of your cat.
10b) We do not allow double references, or cats using the same reference photo. We do allow this for rarer pelt colors, such as cinnamon minks.
10c) We do not allow photoshopped photos, excluding eye color change. This change must look realistic or we will most likely reject it
10d) We reserve the right to deny any photos that aren't clear on the look of the cat (such as just the face), Breed only patterns (Bengal), Unknown colors (Such as those on the Messybeast website) and etc.
10e) The genetics team is highly educated but makes mistakes. We will reach out with any and all corrections ASAP. Please remember colors and patterns vary and may look different versus the norm. This is normal. Typically, if a breeder is accredited their cats are labeled correctly despite what you think. They are required to genetically test them.
11) You may not adopt a cat out without permission from the adopters. If it is a litter kit, both parents must approve the adoption.
11a) You may not just pick a cat and post it, we will reject it
11b) Please alert parents if your adopted cat is under 12 moons and you no longer want them. Parents may choose to try and re-adopt their kit out
12) All apprentices must be 6-12 moons old. If older, you must write in the history why they are an apprentice so old. Could be held back, sick, joined as an outsider, ETC
13) Any outside cat created cannot immediately join a clan upon creation. It is advised you don't make a cat to join a clan as the leader may reject them
13a) They are required to have 5 threads with a cat from the desired clan AND be accepted by the leader (OOC and IC)
SECTION III: Roleplay Rules
1) Characters must be enrolled AND approved in #character-submissions before they can be Rped.
2) Cats cannot be remade after their death. Wild cats are expected to die between 10 and 14 years of age.
2a) You must alert staff before you kill off a cat. If approved, you will have a 1 or 2 week cool down period before you can make another cat to prevent spam creation
2b) Reincarnation may only occur as a Server Booster Prize and approval from staff
3) Medicine cats and leaders may have kits if they have a deputy/fully trained medicine cat apprentice.
4) In order for a cat to know something, it must be told/hear/witness or be present for the said thing.
4a) Avoid putting OOC knowledge into your characters or staff will hit you with a warning
4b) If you would like to give your cat knowledge, roll appropriately for Tea Time posts or directly ask involved Rpers. If they say no tough shit
5) No one-hit kills, God-modding (being invincible) or Gamemastering a RP.
6) Members may have 2 high positions max if one is a leader/deputy and the other is a medicine cat/medicine cat apprentice. They cannot be in the same clan.
6a) When their high rank dies, they are on a High Rank cool down for 3 weeks
7) Weather is updated weekly and each real life week equals a month/moon in RP. Seasons consist of 3 months/moons so 3 weeks in real life is 1 season in RP
8) All apprentices will be given mentors by the leader and vise versa. Do not submit an apprentice with a mentor already labeled.
9) Groups and Gangs may form with more than 4 characters rped by 4 or more different people
9a) All groups should be developed strictly through RP to avoid a mass production of groups and character creation spam. Contact Shadow to learn more
9b) Once you hit 10 different RPers and maintain this for a month, you will get your own camp, emoji and list on the roster
10) Kits and Apprentices cannot biologically mother or father any kits regardless of age. All cats must be 15 moons or older to conceive a litter
10a) All litter rules must be followed, they can be found in the Litter Submission channel. If you are having a litter with more than 2 parents, contact Shadow accordingly
11) If a leader steps down, they must return all extra lives and reclaim their warrior name. They will accompany the new leader and medicine cat on their journey to Burning pond. They are recommended to become an elder but not required.
12) Clans are free to interact as they like. No clans should be disbanded, but they may be separated or chased out
13) Anyone may create a prophecy or plot; however, both must be run by the staff and approved before they can take place.
14) Leader's choose their Deputies and Medicine cats choose their apprentices. Staff may intervene if needed.
14a) Medicine cats can only have one apprentice unless under special circumstances. This also forbids helpers and assistants.
15) Starclan cats only visit the Leaders and Medicine cats. The only time any other cat may see a Starclan cat is if it is approved for an event.
15a) Dark Forest Cats may not either without an event prize
16) Leaders are 100% in charge of their clan. If they wish to ban outsiders from joining they may. Clan is free to challenge a leader at any given time. Refer to Leader Rules!
17) One cannot force another member to follow their own private plot. This is a public server- not private. You may not force/ask/encourage anyone to change a RP post or character reaction because it goes against your own personal plot.
17a) All plots should be a mutual agreement, not forced.
17b) I will not listen to any complaints if a plot does not go your way. Like I said this is a PUBLIC SERVER- sadly it's not always so that plots rule out what you plan
18) Outsiders must have 5 full threads with a clan cat in order to join the said clan with leader approval. Clan cats must have 10 full threads with their clans before they may consider leaving it.
18a) It is unrealistic to leave your clan just because you don't like it. It's like leaving your state because you don't like it. You usually have other factors encouraging the choice
19) It is respectful all RP reminder pings are no sooner than 24 hours after initial reply/post. This server is full of working adults- be courteous.
19a) May omit if a member asks for a ping before hand. Say they want a ping every 6 hours- you may abide
19b) May ping the reminder in a discussion channel OR in Dms. If you do Dms, ask if they'd like to end rp, be skipped or what they'd like to do as needed.
21) Half-clan kits will be split among their parent clans as stated by the Clan Code.
21a) Parents may choose to move clans, but the kits are still bound to the code and must be split up between their blood clans
21b) Leaders may choose to keep all kits in the mothers clan, split the kits, or take all the kits to the fathers clan. Yes you may war over it
21c) Once apprentice aged, kits are no longer able to be split as they are of age
21d) Rpers of crossclan kits must be informed at the potential of a clan shift prior to adoption so they are prepared
21e) Parents may choose which kits will go to what clan
2) Cats cannot be remade after their death. Wild cats are expected to die between 10 and 14 years of age.
2a) You must alert staff before you kill off a cat. If approved, you will have a 1 or 2 week cool down period before you can make another cat to prevent spam creation
2b) Reincarnation may only occur as a Server Booster Prize and approval from staff
3) Medicine cats and leaders may have kits if they have a deputy/fully trained medicine cat apprentice.
4) In order for a cat to know something, it must be told/hear/witness or be present for the said thing.
4a) Avoid putting OOC knowledge into your characters or staff will hit you with a warning
4b) If you would like to give your cat knowledge, roll appropriately for Tea Time posts or directly ask involved Rpers. If they say no tough shit
5) No one-hit kills, God-modding (being invincible) or Gamemastering a RP.
6) Members may have 2 high positions max if one is a leader/deputy and the other is a medicine cat/medicine cat apprentice. They cannot be in the same clan.
6a) When their high rank dies, they are on a High Rank cool down for 3 weeks
7) Weather is updated weekly and each real life week equals a month/moon in RP. Seasons consist of 3 months/moons so 3 weeks in real life is 1 season in RP
8) All apprentices will be given mentors by the leader and vise versa. Do not submit an apprentice with a mentor already labeled.
9) Groups and Gangs may form with more than 4 characters rped by 4 or more different people
9a) All groups should be developed strictly through RP to avoid a mass production of groups and character creation spam. Contact Shadow to learn more
9b) Once you hit 10 different RPers and maintain this for a month, you will get your own camp, emoji and list on the roster
10) Kits and Apprentices cannot biologically mother or father any kits regardless of age. All cats must be 15 moons or older to conceive a litter
10a) All litter rules must be followed, they can be found in the Litter Submission channel. If you are having a litter with more than 2 parents, contact Shadow accordingly
11) If a leader steps down, they must return all extra lives and reclaim their warrior name. They will accompany the new leader and medicine cat on their journey to Burning pond. They are recommended to become an elder but not required.
12) Clans are free to interact as they like. No clans should be disbanded, but they may be separated or chased out
13) Anyone may create a prophecy or plot; however, both must be run by the staff and approved before they can take place.
14) Leader's choose their Deputies and Medicine cats choose their apprentices. Staff may intervene if needed.
14a) Medicine cats can only have one apprentice unless under special circumstances. This also forbids helpers and assistants.
15) Starclan cats only visit the Leaders and Medicine cats. The only time any other cat may see a Starclan cat is if it is approved for an event.
15a) Dark Forest Cats may not either without an event prize
16) Leaders are 100% in charge of their clan. If they wish to ban outsiders from joining they may. Clan is free to challenge a leader at any given time. Refer to Leader Rules!
17) One cannot force another member to follow their own private plot. This is a public server- not private. You may not force/ask/encourage anyone to change a RP post or character reaction because it goes against your own personal plot.
17a) All plots should be a mutual agreement, not forced.
17b) I will not listen to any complaints if a plot does not go your way. Like I said this is a PUBLIC SERVER- sadly it's not always so that plots rule out what you plan
18) Outsiders must have 5 full threads with a clan cat in order to join the said clan with leader approval. Clan cats must have 10 full threads with their clans before they may consider leaving it.
18a) It is unrealistic to leave your clan just because you don't like it. It's like leaving your state because you don't like it. You usually have other factors encouraging the choice
19) It is respectful all RP reminder pings are no sooner than 24 hours after initial reply/post. This server is full of working adults- be courteous.
19a) May omit if a member asks for a ping before hand. Say they want a ping every 6 hours- you may abide
19b) May ping the reminder in a discussion channel OR in Dms. If you do Dms, ask if they'd like to end rp, be skipped or what they'd like to do as needed.
21) Half-clan kits will be split among their parent clans as stated by the Clan Code.
21a) Parents may choose to move clans, but the kits are still bound to the code and must be split up between their blood clans
21b) Leaders may choose to keep all kits in the mothers clan, split the kits, or take all the kits to the fathers clan. Yes you may war over it
21c) Once apprentice aged, kits are no longer able to be split as they are of age
21d) Rpers of crossclan kits must be informed at the potential of a clan shift prior to adoption so they are prepared
21e) Parents may choose which kits will go to what clan
SECTION VIII: Voice Chat Rules
1) Please keep all conversations and topics appropriate for the general audience
2) The language must be English unless a translator is available
3) Under no circumstances are you to talk about doing drugs, encouraging people to partake in alcohol, etc.
4) Be civil. do not bully others with the intent to hurt their feelings or make them feel bad about something.
5) Everyone has their own opinions, please respect everyone as you would like to be respected
6) If you're streaming movies/shows the rating must be given first and give a content warning as well in case someone has any triggers/sensitivities or is not of age
6a. This is extremely important for people who may be epileptic especially
2) The language must be English unless a translator is available
3) Under no circumstances are you to talk about doing drugs, encouraging people to partake in alcohol, etc.
4) Be civil. do not bully others with the intent to hurt their feelings or make them feel bad about something.
5) Everyone has their own opinions, please respect everyone as you would like to be respected
6) If you're streaming movies/shows the rating must be given first and give a content warning as well in case someone has any triggers/sensitivities or is not of age
6a. This is extremely important for people who may be epileptic especially
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