Rules and Joining
General Rules
~ All Altere and Edenburg posts must be a minimum of 200 words.
~ Horses may not talk out loud, especially to humans. Click HERE to see example posts for both Altere (wild) and Edenburg (tame). |
~ YOU MAY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE GOD-MODE. God-mode means that you direct or try to control the actions of other characters in your post. You can describe your own character's actions and reactions and describe the other character's actions if they have already been described by that character.
~ If you god-mode you will receive a warning by an admin. If you god-mode again, you will be warned again and placed on a one week probation. If you continue to god-mode, you will be evicted from Beaux Chevaux.
~ You many not kill off another person's character without their permission to do so (something you might discuss ahead of time in the OOC section).
~ Only wild horses are allowed in Altere.
~ Only humans and tame horses are allowed in Edenburg.
~ A wild horse may transition from Altere to Edenburg with admin permission and must go into the Auction area to be bought by a human.
~ Sexually explicate posts are allowed must must be labeled "R-rated" in the post title.
~ Cursing is allowed in character posts, but you must treat other members with respect.
~ Out Of Character (OOC) area is where members may discuss things outside of their characters like art requests and possible character threads.
~ If you god-mode you will receive a warning by an admin. If you god-mode again, you will be warned again and placed on a one week probation. If you continue to god-mode, you will be evicted from Beaux Chevaux.
~ You many not kill off another person's character without their permission to do so (something you might discuss ahead of time in the OOC section).
~ Only wild horses are allowed in Altere.
~ Only humans and tame horses are allowed in Edenburg.
~ A wild horse may transition from Altere to Edenburg with admin permission and must go into the Auction area to be bought by a human.
~ Sexually explicate posts are allowed must must be labeled "R-rated" in the post title.
~ Cursing is allowed in character posts, but you must treat other members with respect.
~ Out Of Character (OOC) area is where members may discuss things outside of their characters like art requests and possible character threads.
Passing the Time
~ One real life year equals 3 years in Beaux Chevaux
~ Four months of real life time equals one year in Beaux Chevaux
~ One real life month equals one season in Beaux Chevaux
~ Pregnancies:
- human pregnancies will last 3 real life months, or three season changes in Beaux Chevaux
- horse pregnancies will last 3 months and 2 weeks of real time, or three and a half seasons in Beaux Chevaux
- Once the breeding post has concluded for horses or conceiving post has concluded for humans, alert one of the admin and they will assign you a due date for your foal or child.
~ Four months of real life time equals one year in Beaux Chevaux
~ One real life month equals one season in Beaux Chevaux
~ Pregnancies:
- human pregnancies will last 3 real life months, or three season changes in Beaux Chevaux
- horse pregnancies will last 3 months and 2 weeks of real time, or three and a half seasons in Beaux Chevaux
- Once the breeding post has concluded for horses or conceiving post has concluded for humans, alert one of the admin and they will assign you a due date for your foal or child.
Rules of Altere - Wild Lands
Claiming Rules
~ The Breeding Grove, Discovery Plain, Battle Grounds, and Birthing Valley CANNOT be claimed by a stallion.
~ A stallion can only claim ONE land at a time.
~ To claim an unclaimed land a stallion must post a claiming post on that land's page. After three days, if another character would like to challenge that claim, they can reply to the claiming post. They thread will then be shifted to the Battle Grounds (see Battle Ground Rules).
Discovery Plain
~ Unclaimed mares must first post here.
~ Stallions may claim mares for his herd only if he has claimed a territory.
~ Mares may struggle against a stallion's claim.
Battle Grounds
~ All wild horse battles must happen in the Battle Grounds.
~ Posts must be consistent with the damage inflicted in the thread.
~ Battles will last for a week before an admin will make a call on the winner of the battle.
~ Damage done during a battle must be carried over to any threads that follow (ex. a stallion who leaves the battle ground with a strained tendon must continue to be lame in the next thread that character starts).
Breeding Grove and Birthing Valley
~ All breeding posts must be located in the Breeding Grove.
~ Posts may be sexually explicate but must be realistically accurate. All sexually explicate posts must be labeled "R-rated" in the post title.
~ All birth posts must be located in the Birthing Valley.
~ Birthing posts must be accurate to what occurs in nature. Foals may be claimed by either the creator of the mare or stallion, or may be picked up by another member (this can be decided OOC).
~ The Breeding Grove, Discovery Plain, Battle Grounds, and Birthing Valley CANNOT be claimed by a stallion.
~ A stallion can only claim ONE land at a time.
~ To claim an unclaimed land a stallion must post a claiming post on that land's page. After three days, if another character would like to challenge that claim, they can reply to the claiming post. They thread will then be shifted to the Battle Grounds (see Battle Ground Rules).
Discovery Plain
~ Unclaimed mares must first post here.
~ Stallions may claim mares for his herd only if he has claimed a territory.
~ Mares may struggle against a stallion's claim.
Battle Grounds
~ All wild horse battles must happen in the Battle Grounds.
~ Posts must be consistent with the damage inflicted in the thread.
~ Battles will last for a week before an admin will make a call on the winner of the battle.
~ Damage done during a battle must be carried over to any threads that follow (ex. a stallion who leaves the battle ground with a strained tendon must continue to be lame in the next thread that character starts).
Breeding Grove and Birthing Valley
~ All breeding posts must be located in the Breeding Grove.
~ Posts may be sexually explicate but must be realistically accurate. All sexually explicate posts must be labeled "R-rated" in the post title.
~ All birth posts must be located in the Birthing Valley.
~ Birthing posts must be accurate to what occurs in nature. Foals may be claimed by either the creator of the mare or stallion, or may be picked up by another member (this can be decided OOC).
Rules of Edenburg - Tame Lands
Human/Horse Interaction
~ A horse has no say in who purchases them at the Auction
~ The human owner of a horse controls the breeding rights of their horse
~ A human cannot kill off a horse character, but can choose to sell them to another character or place them up for sale in the Auction
Auction
~ A horse character's first post must be in the Auction page.
~ To purchase a horse in the Auction, a member must first have a location to put the horse. Either they have claimed/purchased/created a barn or located a barn to board their horse.
~ Once the horse has been posted in the Auction, an admin will reply with an appropriate starting price for that horse character based on the horse's age, breed, abilities, etc. At this time bidding will be open for human characters to start posting their bids.
~ Once a horse has been posted in the Auction, bidding will be open for a week. After a week, an admin will close the thread with a post with the bidding results.
Owning a Business
~ When started a new human character, a member my choose to have that character own one of the available businesses. Businesses are available unless otherwise noted on that business' page.
~ If you would like to advertise on your business page, email the admin and the advert will be placed in the header of that page.
Horse Shows and Racing
~ Horse shows and races will occur once a month on alternating months.
~ A horse show or race will last for a week.
~ Horse shows and races will be judged by the admin based on the quality of the posting by both the human and equine members of each team.
~ A horse has no say in who purchases them at the Auction
~ The human owner of a horse controls the breeding rights of their horse
~ A human cannot kill off a horse character, but can choose to sell them to another character or place them up for sale in the Auction
Auction
~ A horse character's first post must be in the Auction page.
~ To purchase a horse in the Auction, a member must first have a location to put the horse. Either they have claimed/purchased/created a barn or located a barn to board their horse.
~ Once the horse has been posted in the Auction, an admin will reply with an appropriate starting price for that horse character based on the horse's age, breed, abilities, etc. At this time bidding will be open for human characters to start posting their bids.
~ Once a horse has been posted in the Auction, bidding will be open for a week. After a week, an admin will close the thread with a post with the bidding results.
Owning a Business
~ When started a new human character, a member my choose to have that character own one of the available businesses. Businesses are available unless otherwise noted on that business' page.
~ If you would like to advertise on your business page, email the admin and the advert will be placed in the header of that page.
Horse Shows and Racing
~ Horse shows and races will occur once a month on alternating months.
~ A horse show or race will last for a week.
~ Horse shows and races will be judged by the admin based on the quality of the posting by both the human and equine members of each team.