God-modding is a big no no in roleplay. It is similar to having a Mary/Gary sue but differs in that it can happen with any kind of character. God-Modding is defined as having your character do something overpowered for them in order to win a fight and/or prove themselves. It most often occurs in battle, but can happen outside of it as well. An example of godmodding in battle would be: CharacterA, despite being petite, felt a surge of power in battle, and suddenly let out a barrage of slashes that would surely hit many cats at once. An example of godmodding outside of battle would be a cat taking down a full-grown hawk single-handedly.

Powerplaying is very similar to godmodding, as usually you cannot do one without accidentally also doing the other. However, powerplaying refers less to the character themselves. Powerplaying is accidentally or intentionally taking control of another person's character in order to ensure they cannot avoid an action inflicted upon them. An example would be: CharacterA slashes at CharacterB, causing them to stumble over and fall into a pit. The owner of Character B is the only one who can determine what the outcome of being slashed at would be, so the owner of CharacterA cannot say that they fell into a pit after slashing at their character.

While, like godmodding, powerplay does occur most often in battle, it can also happen quite often outside of it. Powerplaying outside of battle would can be either taking control of another character's actions, or progressing too fast, which prevents them from responding to an action. An example of this would be: PersonA forces PersonB down, quickly handcuffing them and throwing them into a jail cell before walking off. This is a big annoyance to the owner of B, this is because PersonA did not give their character any chance at fighting back or any time to struggle, PersonA essentially ended it quickly.

Oneliners and essays can both be equally detrimental to a roleplay under the right circumstances. One-liners are incredibly short posts that are usually either one line or one sentence long (Although it can be used as a general term for a post that does not anything to a roleplay) Oneliners can range anywhere from "Person smiled." to "Person sits down and washes their paws. They look around that camp" Both of these posts add virtually nothing and do not help progress the plot. Even with writers block, a oneliner should never be the case for any rp.

Essays are the polar opposite of One liners, however, they can add equally as little as a oneliner depending on the circumstances. Essays are a general term for unnecessarily long and drawn out posts. NOTE that this does not apply to posts that are necessary for plot, setting, or character development. Such as a character explaining their history or describing a new area. Essays can be very intimidating to roleplayers who are not used to such long posts, but they usually do not add much. An essay can be as short as one paragraph or as long as 5 paragraphs, but the common point is that the length is not necessary to get the details across. An example would be something like, 3 paragraphs of describing the food lying on the fresh kill pile, or 5 paragraphs of a character patrolling the border. While information in these can be helpful, they do not have to be that long to get the point across.

Yes, sometimes a twist is necessary every now and then to keep a story going, and this is understandable, but the kind of twists I'm referring to here Are twists that too surprising, make no sense, or have nothing to do with the story. For example, A character revealing that they are actually an enemy of the clan when they have shown no indication of it whatsoever, or a human comes in for no reason whatsoever. These twists can be annoying and difficult to properly incorporate into a plot.

A 'Mary Sue' (Or Gary sue if talking about a male) are characters that are meant to be perceived as 'perfect' in many or all senses. They are usually beautiful, 'blessed' with a flawless appearance that is rare or unrealistic compared to others, and overskilled or overpowered. Their owners usually make them out-perform anyone else in competitions or just in general, the absolute, unbeatable best at something, and in battle, can rarely be harmed or hit. These kinds of characters are extremely obnoxious to roleplayers and we ask that you think better when making yours.

Ragdolls, the lesser known polar opposite of the Mary Sue, are characters that, in short, live up to their name. 'Ragdoll' characters are characters that are very simply there for the pity. They are usually characterized by a tragic past that seems to out-sad everyone else's pasts. They are usually over depressed most of the time and refuse help within rp. In battle, they always get hit and severely wounded, often more than others, to ramp up the pity meter. Outside of battle, they always seem to get into trouble credited to 'bad luck' that ends with them injured. They can be even more annoying than Mary sues.

Yes, its a battle to have a unique character without straying too far from what is actually possible within the real world, however, in a roleplay that is bound by certain laws that exist in the outside world, it is important to have characters that match. Thus, we ask that you stay as realistic as possible while creating your character while trying not to detract from their uniqueness. Characters with attributes such as pink fur, violet eyes, a thousand markings, ect, will not be accepted. We will be more lenient however, with eye colors, so some colors that are rare or unnatural in the real world (sterling silver, electric blue, pink for albinos) will be allowed,

Keep in mind however, your choice of words while aiming for one of the rarer colors will determine whether you it be accepted or not, saying your character has red or crimson eyes will most likely not fly with us, compared to saying your character has maroon (A much darker, duller red) eyes, has more of a chance at being accepted. Also, very few characters with these attributes will be accepted. If we find too many people are opting for these colors, we will have to make all traits be realistic.

We know everyone loves an item or two on a character, however, when joining your character is not allowed items of any sort, even if they are natural, (eg. Leaf necklaces, berry-dyed fur, ect). The only exception to this rule will be made for collars, which will be reviewed on a character-by-character basis and not all will be accepted. Collars are only accepted if they tie in well to your character's history (eg. they were a kittypet) But keep in mind that they will most likely come off later in rp. Finally, Collars are only allowed to have standard pet add-ons, such as a name tag and/or bell; studded collars and collars with teeth/spikes (Such as Scourge's) will not be accepted.