Portal:Let Freedom Ring/New Player's Guide

1. The OP's words are the words of the Gods, but these Gods are not infallible, you can argue your position in a civil way but in the end their decision is final.
2. No real people or celebrities as characters. There is no Bernie Sanders that you can play. As per the introductory note, politicians post-Reagan do not exist, or have been replaced with generic stand-ins: you can play them, should you wish. Records and history are the same, including statistics, save in the places where player-characters have brought about a change.
3. Regarding absences- If you, for whatever reason, must take a leave from the roleplay-that is of course fine. But please inform us ahead and how long it may take. If you are found to have just up and left the RP, we may have to simulate how you character act in votes per say, especially depending on their importance.
4. When it comes to writing; please do it well. We expect a certain level of quality with your posts. One or two sentences will not be acceptable, but we can be permissive-if your character is engaged in conversation, a sentence is fine
5. Please make characters of quality and substance. We don't want Mary Sue flawless characters who are 30 year olds, models, former sharecroppers with military service earning a medal of honor and then returning from Iraq to attend Harvard. Those characters aren't very fun to play or interact with. But on the other hand-no sabotage characters. Just because you hate Democrats, don't make a hopelessly corrupt and scandal-ridden Democrat with no redeeming qualities. Character models also have to be googleable, no photoshopped models, if we can't google your character model you can't have them!
6. No cheat-edits. Once you've made an IC post, leave it. Edits to formatting are all right along with typos, but don't try to change anything major compared to what you have already written, especially if it has already been responded to. If your character said it in public, it must stay. Gaffes happen, after all.
7. The Wiki is IC-Only, and it should read like a neutral wikipedia page. The Editorial Team will run most pages, if you make your own page, let one of them know!
8. If you are not sure if something is legal or okay, ask OOC first. Always better to check-and there is limited leniency for things that are obviously bad.
9. No events that directly affect another character without permission first. In essence, avoid physical altercations and outrageous "accidents". Assassination is banned, any external action taken against politicians will take place in the form of an event.
10. No meta-gaming. Do not let the OOC influence the realism of your character's actions. If they are in a closed situation in which information is limited, they cannot state specific statistics, for example.
11. Wealthy characters, such as businessmen or celebrities, may exist but their net worth cannot exceed 1 Billion dollars. (ATB says no billionaires)
12. All new characters must have a visual portrayal (i.e. a picture) attached to their character application, with the portrayal having to be a realistic portrayal of a human being (no cartoon/anime/video game characters etc.)
13. Applicants must use character models from outside of the state the characters are supposed to represent (eg. Bernie Sanders can’t be used for a character representing the state of Vermont).
14. Campaign events are not allowed to be scheduled after the IC date change. (eg. an event cannot take place on January 1st, if the IC date range is January 2nd-8th)
15. Players shall not play as Ambassadors, lobbyists and so forth. Characters of foreign origin may still be accepted after a prior administration review, granted that the character is a citizen/permanent resident of the United States or eligible to apply for such status.
16. Each player’s characters need to represent a diverse range of backgrounds and ideologies.
17. Players must elaborate on their character’s weaknesses while filling out the application form. That means characters have to have a weakness that relates to their professional life in addition to a negative personality trait. Failing to include a character weakness is reason to consider an application incomplete and will result in the applicant being forced to make further changes.
18. Administration continues to reserve the right to be the sole interpreter of LFR RP rules.
19. Want to make a wiki page? Use "[[Category: LFR RP Characters]]" for characters and inform an editor who can flesh the pages out!
20. This RP happens on the NS Forums, the links to the OOC, IC and Congressional pages will be accessible from here. There is an official discord, and players are advised to enter it if they wish to participate in debates, committee hearings and good humored chicanery!