HOW TO JOIN
- Find us on Twitter and follow @HemlockParkRPG
- Tweet at or DM us saying that you would like to audition to join the family! An audition will include:
- Discussing which open character you wish to take on, or pitching an OC of your own.
- A solo RP of how you would portray this character, showcasing your roleplay abilities. (If you are interested in an original character you must also provide a bio and faceclaim.)
- Once your audition is approved and okayed by our admin team, your new account must include " _HP" at the end of your @ or twitter handle.
- After the account is okayed, you simply follow all of the members on the Hemlock Members list that you will also be added to.
- And FINALLY, once all of these steps are complete, we will announce your character to the group and welcome you into our RP family! (* you may NOT interact with other active members until each step has been completed and an announcement has been made.)
- If you have auditioned for a role and have been approved, your character will be placed on hold for 48 hours for you to make. If you are unable to create your account within that time, the role will be opened back up. If for some reason you are unable to create the account within that time, simply let the admins know and we can discuss.
RULES
(In no particular order)
Failure to comply with the previously listed items will result in:
Breaking a rule one time - Warning
Breaking a rule second time - Suspension
Breaking a rule third time - Expulsion
- Please try to stay as accurate as possible to our current time period of 1802. Struggling? Try to do a bit of research on the era. See our "Reference" page for help.
- Try to RP (role play) with more than one person. Broaden your horizons and step out of your box. You'll be glad you did!
- Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. Please, no text speak. Occasional mistakes will not result in warning.
- We are a detailed, highly descriptive roleplaying group dedicated to the storytelling of our characters. We encourage all members to be as illustrative as possible in each reply. One sentence tweets are not ideal, and don't do much for pushing along a storyline. We expect your writing to reflect that of your solo audition, since this is how you first showcased your writing abilities. (Brief, one tweet out of character banter, or occasional quips are acceptable. One tweet replies in roleplaying is not.)
- We do not censor content, if you choose to write for an 18+ audience please make note of it in your bio (MC | 18+ | Mature Themes | Trigger Warnings | etc.) The Admin team will step in (at their discretion) if things are getting out of hand or become too inappropriate for our group.
- Please remain out of character as little as possible. We do not allow IRL drama on the TL. Do not indirectly tweet hate about someone unless it's IN character within your RP. Failure to refrain from this will result in a warning from an admin.
- If you do choose to be OOC (out of character), please use an appropriate marker, for example: //, |x , || , etc.
- Please refrain from retweeting, liking or sharing links/media/images/videos/other tweets that are not relevant to the Regency/Georgian era of our members.
- We are group-exclusive. Members are not to interact with accounts outside of the Hemlock Park group. You may only RP publicly with accounts within this RPG (role play group).
- You must get on to RP at least once a week; but if you cannot meet this activity, please discuss with an admin. This goes for extended absences as well, or else you risk forfeiting your character(s) to be reopened.
- You MUST only use pictures where the faceclaim looks like they are from our time period. We are striving for a cohesive look, so to have modern looking media is out of place. The only exceptions include:
- The character has been approved by an admin (a very rare occurrence).
- The character is male, who may use pictures of their faceclaim in a suit if it looks appropriate.
- The character is participating in a #FridayChallenge or other activity which encourages modern media.
- You may not change a faceclaim repeatedly, even if it is an original character, without special circumstance.
- You may NOT change your faceclaim without approval from the admins.
- You MUST notify the admins of plots containing any MAJOR events including, though not limited to :
- Character Death
- Engagements/Weddings
- Pregnancies
- Other major plot changes. (All of this is to ensure that dates are not overlapping, and that mourning periods or certain traditions involving events like these in our particular time period do not interfere with preexisting plans.
- Character Death
Failure to comply with the previously listed items will result in:
Breaking a rule one time - Warning
Breaking a rule second time - Suspension
Breaking a rule third time - Expulsion