1/1/2021 Staff
Happy 2021 to all! Big thank you for hanging out and being awesome for the first two-ish months of the site. It's been fun so far, looking forwards to a lot this year! If you haven't seen, after a delay, the last day of the advent can be claimed now (here). You have three choices for your last advent prize including a second chance at a creature pass. That's right we have creatures coming to Aesseldar now! Be sure to check the announcement for any rule clarifications if you're interested. Last big bit of news we do have our light layout "in the mist" ready to be used. There will still be tweaks and color changes coming in the next week or so by the fantastic dusk so don't be afraid if things look a little different.
12/15/2020 Staff
Congratulations to Zay for winning the pride raffle with Runar! Welcome our new pride, Adamo Autumna! Don't forget to keep posting in the advent to claim your awesome prizes, and within the next few days you'll see some additional posts cropping up in the ooc areas. We'd love some feedback on the site and will be adding an area for feedback and suggestions. We will also be adding a thread to post all your open threads. Another fantastic surprise is that Koafox (some of you may know her as Miranda from other sites) has said we are welcome to use their table switcher plugin. As soon as I get the files we will be integrating that into the site for everyone to enjoy!
12/7/2020 Staff
TWO news posts back to back my oh my stuff must be brewing! We wanted to let everyone know that the third pride slot has opened. Unlike the other slots we wanted to give everyone a chance to go for it as well, so we'll be raffling it! In order to enter the raffle please DM an admin or the Eoin account with your OOC and which character you'd like to enter the raffle with. The only requirement that has to be met is that the character must be 2 years of age or older (meaning that number of posts and feathers doesn't matter). So get your entries in, the more the merrier as we head into the new year! The other exciting news is that our neutral/lighter colored layout will be out by the end of the year, thanks to the lovely dusk!
12/5/2020 Staff
Thank you so much everyone for a fantastic first month opening. We wanted to thank you all and let you know that we've decided to extend the grand opening bonuses for one more week, so you can bring in your first three characters free through 12/11! In other news our first contests have started and we couldn't be more excited! You may participate in the following, if you haven't already partaken: Advent Calendar, Superlatives, Advertising Contest, OTMs, and the Writing Contests. We'll be releasing another update soon with some super fun surprises, but some of Eoin's events have drawn to an end and it appears some new boards may start popping up! Expect to see more of Eoin, as well as some adjustment to the event threads, for some of the future boards as well!
11/28/2020 Staff
As we bring another week to close we'd like to welcome everyone to participate in our first contest! The Advertising contest is up and provides some really great rewards, as well as participation rewards! Coming soon are the first set of OTMs and superlatives, a writing contest, a sneak peak at our more refined skills system, and a few other small updates. Happy weekend everyone!
11/19/2020 Staff
Thank you everyone for having joined us so far for our site opening and help us grow our community. We have had so many wonderful suggestions, and while we are processing some things and working on the skills, we wanted to let you all know that the OTMs and superlatives are coming! Keep an eye out soon for those. Also it appears that Eoin has been wandering around Aesseldar and may be up to no good... best get checking on his apperances for some good old fashion fun, and maybe even a sweet surprise!
11/4/2020 Staff
Welcome everyone to the grand opening of Aesseldar! We are excited to open our doors and build a community with all of you. As we being our journey together we would love you all to read through the grand opening thread, and remember that while we're transitioning into the start of this, we still have a few fantastic surprises coming. Our skill system is underway and we hope to have that out by the end of November, we would also love to have you all in the Discord with us and welcome any and all suggestions and feedback to help us improve the site! We have a number of things still to come, including a lighter colored layout, accessories in the shop, and would love to remind everyone that the top right series of three vertical dashes will open up the sidebar. In order to reference what IC month it is you will find the calendar link in the sidebar. Happy posting!
in character
12/15/2020 Eoin
With three new terrains open and a third pride staking a claim once more, our mischievous deity Eoin appears to be up to no good again. The quake that cracked open the mountain and closed it once more was felt around the lands, and three new terrains popped open. Tryphosa Shore now has an Atoll sub-board, and there is a Desert and a Rift board. Several more will be coming... but first Eoin will make an impression.
11/17/2020 Eoin
The rainforest trembles, as if fighting back against those who dare to occupy it. The lands of Aesseldar are still only half-tamed, unfettered and unwilling to give way to any aspiring King, any growing empire. And just as quick as King Barnabas came to lay claim to it did it begin to push back, forcing his fledgling pride out with an unforgiving downpour, and a bitter resentment of the creatures that dwell within. With one pride felled, it leaves the opportunity for another to rise from the ashes.
11/4/2020 Eoin
It happened on a hot, humid night. No one there to witness it. Somewhere, surely, it could be heard. The start of a crack. The sound vibrating from mountain top to valley dips. It was a long and dreadful noise. Somewhere in the mountains, somehow, one of the peaks had collapsed. An impassible tower of sharpened points- gone. Snow, with the hidden rocks from the destruction, slid down the slopes that were formed by ages. A wave of white forced outward to cover all below. At first it is still much too dangerous to traverse. But with time the new ground settles and with it comes- a pass. On the other side awaits a land untouched by the curious paws. The lands of Aesseldar have been revealved and somewhere down below three pridelands sit empty, awaiting for eager travelers to start staking their claims. Please refer to the grand opening announcement for information on how to claim a pride slot and fully customize it, since there are some grand opening bonuses or exceptions that are not referenced in the guidebook! We would also love to let everyone know that any official in-character news that gets posted in this "in-character" section of the layout is going to be considered common knowledge for any character in-game. Consider it like an in-character bulletin board! We will keep it updated with relevant and applicable information and hope it helps inspire your plots.
Adamo Autumna
1/10
Ignis Empire
5/10
Ithilien
3/10
Spring Y11
With spring the clouds begin to disperse and the warmer weather begins and new life blooms. With new lands having been discovered there is a plethora of places for the lions to explore and yet somehow that mischievous site deity never seems to stop bringing the surprises, some of which include occasional inclement weathers. Temps varying between 45°-80°F (7°-27°C).
General Rules
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Be respectful. Any issues with other players should be kept out of the public forums. Keep in mind that you are not only a member of this site, but you are a representative of it, too! Set a good example for any guests that might be interested in joining. Remember that the players on this site come from many different walks of life, and even different countries. Opinions are going to differ, and you need to respect that not everyone thinks the way that you do.
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This is a 17+ community, bearing in mind we do still mandate the fade to black method and require appropriate tagging of mature threads or topics, and for exceptionally violent deaths, though up until that point you are permitted to go into some detail.
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Please refrain from meta-gaming at all costs! Out of character knowledge stays out of character. Your character should not know the same things that you do. There must be IC evidence of any knowledge that your character has gained, and any threads where this knowledge is gained should be completed prior to using it. If you have a question about the legitimacy of something please feel free to message a staff member. NOTE Events mentioned in the IC news board are considered common knowledge and all may be aware of these things.
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Powerplaying and Godmodding are not permitted. Powerplaying is considered controlling someone's character without their permission, if you are granted permission to powerplay another character please state so in your post. Godmodding is considered when your character has the ability to do practically anything without limits or boundaries. A full explanation of the terms can be found in our Fighting section. If you are going to be away or unable to post please think about posting an absence, characters on absence will have up to 2 months before they are put inactive.
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Activity sweeps will automatically be run roughly every month, any characters without any IC posts for a month will be set inactive, but you are welcome to reactivate them at any time! Accounts that are created and never auditioned or posted will be subject to deletion after three months.
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Please make sure that you have permission to use all original content (art, characters, information, etc) made for your characters. Do not steal content that is not yours, whether it’s from this site or from somewhere else. Ensure that any stock images you are using are under Creative Commons license or are labeled as free for anyone to use, and follow all rules for use of the image. On site we require that all artists be credited. If there is not a visible signature on an image or line art, please credit it at the bottom of your posts. Linking is not required, but if you do not link please specify artist (or photographer) name, and location where the image was found (unsplash, deviantart, flickr, etc). Manipulations created off site should be credited in the same manner by naming the artist that did it, and from where. Avatars and any profile images should be credited in the profile under the credits section.
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There are no true character limits on Aesseldar. We only ask that if you have more than 3 characters, for every character after the third, every account (including the first three) must have a minimum of 20 posts.
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We require that you make one account per character. Every player is required to have an OOC account so that we can link all of their characters and have distinct separation between our OOC and IC sections of the forums. All your character accounts can be linked to your member account through the account switcher for easy access, and we ask that in-character accounts be registered with only the first name, we will have a field in the profile for the full name of the character to be filled in.
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You are allowed to advertise commissions, however, all monetary transactions must take place off site via any website that allows currency exchange. In summary, orders may be placed on our boards or discord, but the exchange of money cannot take place on site, we are just a vessel for the order. We do not make ourselves responsible for any repercussions from this, and by joining this site you agree that we are free of any and all liability regarding commissions.
In-Character Rules
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We adhere to a 100 word count minimum. We expect that posts be grammatically correct and relatively free of spelling errors, and mirror posting is encouraged though not enforced.
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Time passage on site is at double time. This means that for every one real month two will have passed on site.
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Though Aesseldar is an inclusive and diverse place oocly, icly characters may share differences of opinions. Characters are welcome to be of any identity. This also means that characters may be racist, discriminatory, etc. However such feelings are not tolerated OOC
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No characters under the age of sexual maturity (2 years old) may be involved in sexual acts or situations of any kind. Mild verbal references and shows of affection are permitted, but nothing beyond that. Characters under 2 years old are essentially minors, and we do not allow scenes portraying minors involved in sexual situations.
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Fluid time is in effect for the site. You may have multiple threads going on at the same time should you desire. Abusing fluid time to gain advantages is considered a form of meta-gaming however and is not allowed.
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You do not need permission from other players for your character to attempt to injure or kill theirs, so long as it is within the justifiable actions of your character. Keep in mind that this rule goes both ways, and other players don’t need permission for their characters to retaliate. Escape attempts are permitted in these situations. This is further covered in the Fighting Guidelines.
