In Our Paws has a strict 3-strike policy. All matters of discipline are handled and discussed privately by the server staff and the offending member.
if you witness anyone breaking a rule or feel at all uncomfortable with a member's behavior, please do not hesitate to contact a staff member. our member's safety is our number one priority and our dms are always open.
General
- Be respectful. This is the crux of everything that goes on in our server. We are welcoming of all genders, races and orientations and expect our members to do the same. Bigotry and hatred of any kind will not be tolerated.
- Respect our 18 year old minimum age requirement. Anyone found lying about their age will immediately be banned and removed from the server.
- Please keep political, religious and any other potentially sensitive conversations out of the server.
- Keep any outside or personal conflicts out of the server. Arguing and fighting will not be tolerated within the chat.
- Be kind.
- NSFW and/or sexual content or discussion is not permitted within the server. This includes jokes and content hidden with the spoiler tag.
- Please be mindful of the blacklisted topics, listed here.
- Mentions of abuse, suicide, racism, pedophilia, LGBTphobia, incest, sexual assault, and other topics are strictly forbidden.
- Mentions of these topics within character backstory may be permitted, with mod and admin approval only. If you plan on including any of these topics within your character’s backstory, please contact a staff member before filling out a character application and discuss your plans with them.
- The stop sign emoji (🛑) is our safety sign. If you feel uncomfortable with a joke or topic being discussed, please post this emoji and the conversation should stop immediately. If used within an rp, the rp should stop and a staff member should be contacted.
Character Creation
- Members start out with one character. Additional characters may be granted with staff approval.
- No powers or prophecies may be included in your character’s bio without prior consent from a staff member.
- Additionally, refrain from making your character too overpowered. While creativity is encouraged, we do value realism to a healthy extent, meaning your character probably can’t kill a bear or take on an army of wolves. If a real cat couldn’t do it, your character probably shouldn’t be able to either.
- Keep your designs realistic. Unique markings, tufts and minimal accessories are permitted, but keep logic in mind. Remember these are wild cats; if they have accessories, where did they get them? If they have a braid, who braided it and how?
- Remain sensitive to other cultures when designing your characters. The use of feathers and animal remains as accessories can be a sensitive topic, so please be mindful. If you’re unsure, we would rather you play it safe and refrain from using them in your design.
- Remain sensitive to other cultures when designing your characters. The use of feathers and animal remains as accessories can be a sensitive topic, so please be mindful. If you’re unsure, we would rather you play it safe and refrain from using them in your design.
- Any mental or physical disabilities must be run past and approved by staff first. This is to ensure proper and respectful portrayal.
Roleplay
- No godmodding. You control your character and your character only.
- Do not kill or injure another player’s character without their consent.
- NSFW and/or sexual content is not permitted within the rp.
- Replies must be three sentences minimum. No one-liners!
- Mod approval is required for any plot altering decisions such as character deaths, fights (more than 3 cats) or prophecies. If you're unsure if your plans fall under this category, please reach out to a staff member and run your idea by them.
- Mod approval is required for any pregnancies or character deaths.
- If you think you may be inactive for an extended period of time, please try and wrap up any open threads you may be a part of and let the staff know!
- Please tag your rp partners at the end of each post, so they'll know you've responded.
- Threads that have been inactive for more than 48 hours will be considered closed and will be ended to make room for other members who may want to use that channel.
- When rping with multiple people in one thread, please establish and maintain a posting order. Posting order may be overridden if the thread has gone 24 hours without a response.
- Please indicate the end of a thread by typing "[thread end]" or something similar at the end if your last response, so other members will know that channel is open and free to use.
- Each character can only be in one thread at a time. No being in two places at once!
- High ranks must be posted as at least three times a week! If you have a high ranking character and believe you'll be inactive, please let a staff member know.
- One week realtime = two weeks (one half moon) roleplay time. Each week on Sunday, all threads will be closed and we'll timeskip to the next half moon.
- Remember your characters' actions have consequences! If they're caught breaking rules, they may be punished; if they get into a fight, they may get injured! Be sure to think through those consequences before making your character act.
- Have fun! The entire point of this roleplay is to have fun making a world and filling it with characters. If something or someone is keeping you from having fun, please let a staff member know and we'll do our best to remedy it.