05-26-2017, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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Fizzy Bubbles: Rules and Guidelines
While it is imperative for the growth and development of Fizzy Bubbles that we forge a path forward as a community, there comes a point where we have to step back. In the chaos of establishing new rules and guidelines, one of the glaring flaws in the current FB is a lack of an established rules list.
The other mods and myself will be working towards writing a draft document to share with the community before posting. This rules list will continue to evolve as discussions result in established items. This will also mean that we may need to temporarily take some time away from the other Dev forum discussions in order to develop this document - please do not let this be a deterrent for discussion! However, please understand how important it is that we establish some basic rules and guidelines so that everyone can be on the same page as we continue our development. Please check back as we work to develop a draft of the new FB rules for your feedback. (For those who are curious, the old list can be found here.) Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work on this! |
05-29-2017, 11:28 AM | #2 |
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General Rules
1. Follow UPN’s code-of-conduct/All rules of UPN apply 2. Treat other members with respect. Discrimination against race, gender, sexuality, religion, ethnicity or otherwise will not be tolerated and be dealt with accordingly. FB members who badger, bully or harass other FB members – whether it’s on UPN or elsewhere! – will be punished. 3. Double Accounts are not allowed. If it is discovered that you have more than one account, you will have to immediately deactivate all accounts but one. You will not be allowed to trade Pokemon between accounts or consolidate them. That said, siblings, family members, roommates and others who share IP addresses may have their own accounts; however, it is important that you let the mods know if you might be sharing an IP address with another member or members, as it will help us ensure that we are not unnecessarily flagging members for double account usage. If it is discovered that a member who was previously banned is attempting to evade their ban by creating a second account, that account will be banned as well. 4. Time zones and deadlines are usually posted at GMT time. While this is not mandatory it is encouraged to adhere to this time zone to avoid any confusion. 5. Please remember that FB encourages personal expression and creative development. While constructive criticism is allowed and encouraged, we strongly discourage snide remarks, jabs and disparaging comments towards others' choices in regards to trainer and Pokemon personalities, recolors, Secret Bases, and the like. If an individual is truly struggling with their writing or creative development in such a way as to impact the quality of an RP for others, the appropriate ZA/ZU or the mods themselves will take the necessary steps to address it. 6. Do not disparage others for winning contests, receiving good RNG rolls in an event or finding a particularly nice Pokemon or item in a zone. Jealousy should never be a motivator for one's actions. THAT SAID, if you truly believe that someone has received a Pokemon or item unfairly, particularly in Free For All Zones, please address these concerns directly to the mods. Registration Steps 1. First, post in the Registration thread with your trainer’s name, Starter Pokémon and Background information (as a bare minimum - you may be as detailed with your character's appearance, history and personality as you like). Starter Pokemon will be at Lv5 and are allowed one egg or move tutor move which that Pokemon's species can learn in the games. You may choose your starter's gender (if it has one). 2. You may not start with an evolved Pokémon, Legendary, Ultra Beast, Phione, Type: Null or a Fossil Pokémon. Starters may also not be shiny, shadow, recoloured, scarred or a FakeMon. Bear in mind that recolors, scars and other attributes can be added later in our Boutique. 3. You will be sent a PM in which you have to make a zone intro or a reply to an RP prompt. Reply to the PM with your answer. You will be notified if you’re accepted afterwards. 4. After being accepted you may pick up the starter pack described in the first post of the registration thread and copy your zone intro test into the appropriate zone so you may start an adventure there (provided the mods have not requested you to make any edits and, in the case of seasonal zones, that the zone is still in operation). Currency There are currently two types of currencies within FB. 1. Pokédollars are primarily obtained from making zone posts. For each zone reply you may claim $250 at the Pokébank. Pokédollars are the standard currency that can be used in trades and the general shops for generic items. 2. Staff Points are earned by Zone Updaters and Shop Owners for their service. The method of earning them differs between area but they are all used in the Staff Rewards thread. Shops FB Shops are mainly used to train your Pokémon, though they do offer other facilities. Below are brief overviews of each shop, but please don't rely on these descriptions to base your knowledge upon. Each individual shop has a more detailed account of their purpose in their introductory post which is often more up-to-date than this thread. The below shop titles all provide direct links to their respective threads, so please be sure to read them. While not mandatory, we ask that those with exceptionally large signatures turn them off when posting in shop threads. Department Store - Buy various things such as Potions and Pokéballs. The items you can and cannot buy are listed in the first post of the shop. Adoption Centre - Occasionally someone will catch a Pokémon they don't want, or need to part ways with an old friend. The Pokémon are dropped off into the Adoption Center and are removed from your party, where someone else can pick them up. Daycare - Drop your Pokémon off during the (GMT) hours of midnight Sunday night/Monday morning to midnight Friday night/Saturday morning and your Pokémon gains one free level the following Monday. Helps especially all those who have no damaging attacks in their early levels (such as Abra or Magikarp). The Global Trade Station - This is where people can barter and trade for Pokémon and other items. Find a person with something you want, or vice-versa, and you can set up a trade via PM/IM or through the White Market. Please read the GTS' introduction post for full details. The Move Tutor - The Move Tutor helps a Pokémon learn Egg/MT/Advanced Moves. The Pokébank - The Pokébank will keep your hard-earned cash safe and secure until such time that you need it. All cash transactions must be posted no matter what they're being used for along with an accompanying link and explanation as to how it is being used so your details may be updated correctly. The Candy Store - Want to keep all your candies safe and secure? Open an account at the Bank and all your candy goodness shall be preserved and stored until you need them. This is also the place to go in order to get a free rare candy every Monday. Lanette's PC - Originally, this thread was used for storing your items and non-active Pokémon. Now, with no limit to active Pokemon or to number of slots in a trainer's roster, it exists more as an optional thread for organization and decoration. Pokémon Boutique (Work in Progress) - A place to add that unique touch to your Pokémon. From recoloring to adding birthmarks, the Pokémon Boutique is the place to go. If your Pokémon just want to have a little fun, drop by and purchase some of our special clothing and costumes. Everyone loves a masquerade now and then - even your Pokémon! Breeding Centre (Work in Progress) - You may use the Fizzy Bubbles Breeding Centre to breed your Pokémon. Designed expressly for the purpose of introducing a personal touch to a members team, the Breeding Centre has strict yet reasonable stipulations attached to it. So when your Pokémon are ready to start a family please be sure to pay us a visit. FB Job Bureau - Job openings will be posted here when help is needed for zones and shops. Even if nothing is currently advertised you're welcome to approach an FB Moderator if you have an interest in working in a specific area. The Calendar - You may pick up birthday presents for yourself and your Pokémon in the FB Calendar thread - pickup can be up to 72 hours past the GMT date in case you forget. Moves A Pokemon is capable of learning moves outside of its basic level-up movepool through the Move Tutor and through TMs. 1. Move Tutor, Egg and Advanced moves may be taught at the Move Tutor. 2. TM moves may be taught in the thread where they're acquired. 3. Shadow Purification moves may be taught in the [Shadow Pokémon Shop] thread once it is fully developed. The shop and its associated guidelines are a Work in Progress. 4. Event moves may be taught by move tutors in zone adventures. Zones The adventures that you are going to embark upon in Fizzy Bubbles will take place in special threads called zones, which cater to specific environments and are posted on the main page of the FB subforum. Zones are interactive stories between you and the person updating you - you might encounter puzzles, traps or other predicaments invented by your updater; it's important to think creatively and respond to these situations the way you think your trainer character would! Sometimes, a battle can occur whenever you run into a Pokémon in a zone. Your Pokémon can use any move it has ever learned. It is not restricted to the 4 Moves as it is in the game. Whenever a Pokémon is KOed, the Pokémon that participated in the KO may gain a level at the updater's discretion. If there are multiple Pokémon battling against a single Pokémon, the level distribution will be decided by the updator and the updator alone. Their decisions are final. If you wish to capture a Pokémon, you may capture it after it has been KOed or if the Pokemon, through the adventure's storyline, becomes willing to be caught. KOing a Pokémon will increase the likelihood of the capture. Various Pokéballs will also alter the chance of capturing it. Pokémon at their most basic, non-baby form may be captured. Thus, you can only capture a Weedle, not a Beedrill. You also cannot capture a Legendary Pokémon at this time - any Legendary Pokémon you run into are for the purpose of the storyline only. Any attempt at throwing a Pokéball at it will always backfire. We have two specific types of zones in operation right now: 1. ZA/ZU Zones are updated by a Zone Administrator and the specific Zone Updaters chosen to assist them. Currently, members may post in a maximum of two ZA/ZU run zones. These zones are: -Le Marais Noir -New Fizz City -Minnao Isles (Seasonal) -Cloud Garden PLEASE NOTE: Cortoza and Phantom Isle are not open for new adventurers. These zones are carried over from Serebii and currently exist only to finish up old adventures. 2. Free For All (FFA) Zones are zones where anyone can update as long as they follow the rules and guidelines for updating. There is no limit to how many of these zones you can participate in. These zones are: -Bedlam Ridge -Incognito Isle -The Free for All Zone (FFAZ) Shrine of the Third Eye: The Wishlist Thread PLEASE NOTE that it is considered extremely bad form to beg or hint to your updater that you want a certain Pokemon or item in zones and adventures. However, this doesn't mean that you can't make your wishes known - this is why we have the Wishlist Thread. Updaters may use your Wishlist as inspiration, but they are not forced to give you want you want; in FB, as in life, the journey is more important than the destination, so have fun with your adventures and gracefully accept whatever comes. You may realize that the Pokemon your updater has in store for you has a treasured place on your team after all! Free RP Areas Free RP Areas are places for socialization among trainers and their Pokemon. Rules are relaxed here, and the primary focus is on cooperative storytelling. Secret Bases - Secret Bases are essentially free RP areas designed by registered FB members. All members can own one Secret Base. The only limits to these Bases are your imagination! The Bar/Fizzytopian Parks and Gardens - Free RP areas shared by all members with no restrictions on trainers or Pokemon. Tree Grove: Home of the Mother Tree - Pokemon-only Free RP area. The Nightclub - Trainer-only Free RP area.
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05-29-2017, 02:24 PM | #3 |
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Welp, there's our first cut at the general rules and guidelines, loosely based off of the original.
Feedback is appreciated! Also formatting advice, because it's not my strong suit. XP
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05-29-2017, 02:34 PM | #4 |
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I notice we still have the rule about not being allowed to catch evolved Pokémon- if memory serves, weren't we leaning more towards allowing this? Other than that, this is looking good.
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05-29-2017, 02:40 PM | #5 |
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Two things that jumped out at me:
1. You should probably clarify that zone replies have a minimum word count to get the $250 (under currency). 2. The wording about the GTS thread (specifically the "barter") implies that it is for more than just the trade. Maybe remove barter to make it clear that you do all of the negotiating/set up outside of the thread? |
05-29-2017, 04:41 PM | #6 |
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Here's my little own feedback:
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05-29-2017, 09:27 PM | #7 |
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Aside from what's been said earlier, I highly suggest that when you do put everything up you put up multiple posts with each being seperated into categories as you have them listed, and the first post functioning as a glossary. I'm sure this has probably been thought of but it hasn't been mentioned anywhere (or if it has I missed it), so wanted to make sure.
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05-30-2017, 01:28 AM | #8 |
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I feel like at least second level forms should be allowed to be captured, or perhaps higher level forms can be allowed once a player has enough "experience" gained (implying there would be some method for measuring that at a glance). Simply put, limiting every capture to basic form Pokemon means limitations on storytelling.
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05-31-2017, 04:07 PM | #9 |
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This is all great feedback; thank you!! I'll be cooking up a second draft to address the following concerns:
1) Removal of the rule regarding the capture of evolved Pokemon - this will now be updater's discretion based on the individual adventuring and the levels of their current team, as well as storyline fit and difficulty of the adventure. 2) The minimum word count for the $250 pokedollar reward will be added. 3) Wording regarding the GTS will be altered for clarity. 4) TO and FAQ will be mentioned for new members so that they are aware that these resources exist. 5) Formatting will be fixed, and each section will have its own post. (This may not be reflected in the next draft, but when the final form is posted, it will be done this way.) The second draft will be posted soon! |
05-31-2017, 04:39 PM | #10 |
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Looks great. Common sense, but we might want to add that level ups and pokemon captures are forbidden in the "Free-RP" areas
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06-01-2017, 05:04 PM | #11 |
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This thread covers the General Rules and Guidelines for the Fizzy Bubbles RPG. More specific questions are answered in the Q&A Thread on the main page of the subforum - if you don't see an answer to your question here, feel free to ask in that thread!
General Rules
Registration Steps
Currency There are currently two types of currencies within FB.
Shops FB Shops are mainly used to train your Pokémon, though they do offer other facilities. Below are brief overviews of each shop, but please don't rely on these descriptions to base your knowledge upon. Each individual shop has a more detailed account of their purpose in their introductory post which is often more up-to-date than this thread. The below shop titles all provide direct links to their respective threads, so please be sure to read them. While not mandatory, we ask that those with exceptionally large signatures turn them off when posting in shop threads.
Moves A Pokemon is capable of learning moves outside of its basic level-up movepool through the Move Tutor and through TMs.
Zones The adventures that you are going to embark upon in Fizzy Bubbles will take place in special threads called zones, which cater to specific environments and are posted on the main page of the FB subforum. Zones are interactive stories between you and the person updating you - you might encounter puzzles, traps or other predicaments invented by your updater; it's important to think creatively and respond to these situations the way you think your trainer character would! Sometimes, a battle can occur whenever you run into a Pokémon in a zone. Your Pokémon can use any move it has ever learned. It is not restricted to the 4 Moves as it is in the game. Whenever a Pokémon is KOed, the Pokémon that participated in the KO may gain a level at the updater's discretion. If there are multiple Pokémon battling against a single Pokémon, the level distribution will be decided by the updator and the updator alone. Their decisions are final. If you wish to capture a Pokémon, you may capture it after it has been KOed or if the Pokemon, through the adventure's storyline, becomes willing to be caught. KOing a Pokémon will increase the likelihood of the capture. Various Pokéballs will also alter the chance of capturing it. You cannot capture a Legendary Pokémon at this time - any Legendary Pokémon you run into are for the purpose of the storyline only. Any attempt at throwing a Pokéball at it will always backfire. We have two specific types of zones in operation right now:
Free RP Areas Free RP Areas are places for socialization among trainers and their Pokemon. Rules are relaxed here, and the primary focus is on cooperative storytelling. Pokemon and items WILL NOT be rewarded here - all RP here is strictly unofficial!
Other Noteable Areas
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Quote:
Edited under "Other Noteable Areas".
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