.//RULES

[Holy Rome]

GENERAL
i know reading these are a pain, but these are important. unless you are new to roleplaying, you should have the general rules memorized by now. first and foremost, respect your fellow roleplayers. they are not here for you to bash and trash on them. they are here to have fun, and that's how it should always be. next, listen to the staff members! we aren't here just to look pretty. we may sparkle a bit in the non-vampiric way, but we still hold a lot of authority over you. please keep the offline world offline. we do not need to know about the latest high school/college drama. if something offline is keeping you from coming on, please leave us a message in the member lounge. do not flood the chat with it, though. please advertise only in the outsiders board. i do not need to stress this every day, so don't do it.

when joining, please register as either your chat name with the number of which account this is or as the country. either way, you will need to change your screen name to the country's nation name. while they are as vulnerable as humans in the mansion, not all nations have official names yet. any images on your signature or icon should be of your character only, unless your character and another are in some sort of tight relationship (family, close friends, lovers).

last general rule: stay. active.

CHARACTERS
this shouldn't be long, and you'll be out of here in no time. first, our character limit is three characters. we are starting out with only the countries who have official artwork (or, in my terms, a tag on zerochan with a bunch of pretty pictures, so scotland, romania, and a couple others would count). genderbents and other ocs will not be allowed until a majority of the other nations are taken. please note that the nations are pretty much humans in the mansion. without the flow of time, they can die. no nation can be invincible against steve, and he-her-it gets stronger as the nations get stronger. powers and magic only go with their respective nations. if you actually have played hetaoni, you know that a majority of the nations have skills that involve magic. there are also weapons! how else would you survive?

please note that there are three 'phantom' characters on the site: holy rome, grandpa rome, and germania. these characters are the only ones who, like italy, really are not affected by the time loops (memory-wise, though it hurts them to see the people they love die each time). they can also do their phantom stuff, like becoming invisible, passing through walls, making the place colder (along with steve)... they can even fight steve! however, they won't die... 'cause they're already dead... you can still ship them with others, though, since they can make themselves solid for an allotted amount of time.

ROLEPLAY
we have a word count! it is relatively small, however. what is it? a simple one hundred words! anyone can reach that, though i expect a lot more from you guys. try to match those around you, though i don't expect you to spit out a thousand words every time. please use correct grammar, spelling (spell check is there for a reason), and punctuation. the only actual fighting going on in roleplay will be between the nations and steve, though that doesn't mean you can't turn on the other nations because you're losing your mind. do not godmod, powerplay, or autohit anywhere in the roleplay. the wrath of holy rome and steve will be bestowed upon you, and that will not be a pretty sight for everyone else. we do allow liquid time, though you can only be in three threads at a time. if you're like me, you'll just stick to one or two.

due to the fact that steve is out to kill, there will be a lot of blood, and, yes, your character will die. a lot. when your character dies, you will still be able to roleplay in the 'afterlife' board with the phantoms and all the other dead countries until the next time loop. then you will start all over again at the courtyard (which would be after the exact same world summit meeting).