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The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW WELCOME to JDCW! ▶ Welcome to Just Don't Cry Wolf's guidebook! ▶ This is likely to have a lot of information in it, but please don't worry about having to make sure you remember it all from the get go! This is primarily to be used as a tool for your reference much later on, there is no test you must pass to become part of our community. ▶ But to at least help you get started, this will be broken down into various sections that will appear in their own individual posts - we recommend that you at least read the first three sections to help decide if we are a good fit for you! If you have any questions, you're welcome to post them below in our cbox, or (ideally) join our discord and ask any questions in our #ask-staff channel! It also is our preferred way of contact for the site, and meant to accompany all the site going-ons! ▶ You are currently at our Welcome Section, which is meant to be more of a quick introduction, and help you get off on the right foot! ▶ Just Don't Cry Wolf, an au college-town meets supernatural creatures RP. We're a site for those older rpers to feel a bit of nostalgia, and as such, we are embracing the desire to be adults with in our own space, meaning that there will be the occasional explicit language, or innuendos within posts. But most importantly, JDCW is meant to be a place where we can let our imaginations roam free, and breath a little life into what ever wild creature our minds create. ▶ We do not require a minimum word count for posting (though we do ask you aim for at least one paragraph per reply), nor do we require you to adhere to any specific supernatural species (we encourage your mind to create what ever you want to see). We do ask that you carefully consider your characters however - and make note that we are a College/Life Supernatural AU - and as such would prefer characters to be 19 or older, and actively part of the town or university - just to keep to our theme. ▶ While we utilize a face claim for characters who are represented by a model, artist, celebrity, or human individual, we do want to express that we encourage custom images and art for characters when available. What better way to have an original character, then by giving them an appearance all their own. However, we know this is not possible for everyone - thus we do open up to real life individuals (with properly credited art, no theft, and respect to any copyrights of images) to be used. However, we do not allow characters to be represented by character designs in anime, cartoon or other art media (that is not original art) due to risk of copy right infringement. uvu coded by ulla
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:13:55 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW WHO we are! ▶You've made it this far! This is the first of the recommended three sections you read to get a good idea of what we are, and if you'd be happy hanging out with us. In short, this is the Who We Are section, where I take a bit of time, to describe the site as a community, and what we aim to achieve here. After all, if it doesn't have a culture you'll feel happy and comfortable with, it's better to know right away.
▶ To begin with, we want to stress that community is what we strive for. JDCW prides itself on being a safe, and welcoming face no matter who pops up in our chat and discord. For this reason, we strive to be as positive as possible, and in honor of that - eagerly avoid topics of confrontation, aggression, and any sort hate or discriminatory nature. We want JDCW to be a place where we all can come to, be ourselves, and know we will be welcome.
▶ Personally, as the owner and creator, I hope that JDCW can be a place where we are not just a community - but a family. Laughing together, celebrating together, or crying together as the time calls for it. And as such, we hope to keep most of OOC chatting, interacting, plotting at the likes to our discord, where we can encourage equal participation and acknowledgement to all of our friends, and members here on JDCW.
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:34:10 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE rules! ▶ Alright, we've made it to perhaps the most important section, and the second of the three important pieces, The Rules and Guidelines. While I know that many individuals tend to not enjoy this part, I would like to stress that you read through everything carefully - so that you know exactly what we expect from our members here on JDCW.
▶ Our golden, and most important rule is arguably respect. What we mean is, we want respect to be seen in every aspect of your interactions on site. Not just with one another, but also in how you treat other individual's characters, the staff, guests, fellow members, the site in general - and any thing else here on JDCW. When we can all respect one another, and work together, the site can go much more smoothly.
▶ In terms of respect, we also ask that you respect that mods, and staff; exist for a reason - and to listen when they speak up. On this same foot, we ask that you not answer any questions directed towards staff (especially within the #ask-staff channel on the discord. Our staff and mods are carefully selected and tend to know a lot more of the back bones of JDCW, and we don't want to risk giving false information by having a member answer a question wrong, by accident.
▶ We would like to keep JDCW safely within the guidelines of Proboards, and as such, we operate on a 2|2|2 level, meaning that want to avoid anything that is too graphic on any level. Some violence, cussing, and innuendos are allowed - but anything graphic in nature needs to fade to back, and remain off site. If you are uncertain if an idea, plot, or thread progression will be allowed, feel free to ask a staff member, but we aim to err on the side of caution, not just for the proboards guidelines, but also for any younger members we may have.
▶ On the topic of material we do not want to expose the community to, we ask that you also refrain from any sort of hateful comments, or topics that may cause heated discussion (political stances, religious debates, hate speech, or other derogatory comments) - particularly within the discord (we will allow some of this for characters on site, provided that there is a strong understanding that any comments made are the character's POV and not the player's opinions.) We also want to stress respect here once more, that we be respectful should anyone point out a topic is making them uncomfortable. If any conversations with in discord are causing discomfort or alarm, they should not be taking place. If you are uncomfortable speaking about it with your fellow members, we highly encourage you to message a staff member, so we may gently direct the conversation elsewhere on your behalf.
▶ There are a handful of rules we want to include here about art and graphics on the site, primarily in making sure that you adhere to any 'copyright' terms. We don't want to see the site shut down for someone not properly crediting where an image comes from. We also ask that you carefully choose images and graphics (and pay attention to graphic sizes) to not stretch any part of the forum! Thank you
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:36:17 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE setting! ▶The Plot, the last of the three pieces for potential new members to read through, we feel that our plot will give you a good idea of just what kind of stories we are hoping to create here on JDCW.
▶ The first thing I want to express is that Just Don't Cry Wolf is a Player-Led Site, basically meaning that our plot is primarily for a 'starting point,' with the occasional site wide plot for special events - but otherwise, all growth, plotting and events on JDCW is meant to be player-created and player-led. We want you guys to be able to tell the stories you want to tell.
▶ Adamore University, once a quite little university that catered to the supernatural beings, and their children - it was a quite place to help teach all kinds of beings to not only blend into society but to thrive. Located in, and named after; the island town of Adamore, off the coast of California, it's been easily ignored for many many years. Originally created through a joint effort of having a place where the different beings of earth could live in harmony, and not worry about human prosecution, Adamore started out as a small man-made island, where it would quickly grow into a thriving community as the island grew larger and larger.
▶ From cafes and vibrant nightlife, to crystal white sandy beaches, a large botanical garden, to a massive skate park - no matter what sort of individual found their way to the island, they where likely to find something that would catch their interest. And with so many supernatural beings finding refuge in Adamore, the need to educate their children grew. What started as a few select schools soon gave way to a college, before it finally over took Adamore as the center point - a large University that eagerly welcomed the members of it's community into it's hallowed halls.
▶ But, there is one thing many forget about when it comes to the supernatural beings .... When you're supernatural, you tend to produce supernatural results. Athletes that break records like it's no big deal (because of course the werewolf can lift five times his weight!), lawyers who just seem to have a way of charming the jury. Doctors who seem to heal with a single touch .... The graduates of Adamore where soon being declared the brightest there ever was ... and it began to shine a spot light, not just on Adamore University, but the college-town it resided in.
▶ All of a sudden, outsiders are sending in applications, tourists are walking the sandy beaches, and the inhabitants of Adamore are said to be shrouded in just as much secrecy as the alumni of Adamore University. But as more and more new faces flock to the island, human visitors among the hidden supernatural residence, it's only a matter of time ... until you find yourself being asked .... Can you keep a secret.
▶ Just remember what happens ... to those who cry wolf.
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:40:01 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE characters! ▶ Here at Just Don't Cry Wolf, we don't want to limit you on what you do, or do not; want to do, especially in terms of the stories you create, or the characters you play. However, due to the setting of the site, we do have a few regulations that we want to implement to keep things safe, and feeling good for everyone involved. ▶ The first, and most important thing is to be aware of our setting. This site is primarily focused on Adamore, California - and Adamore University, and town and it's University that was founded to give supernatural species a place where they can be themselves, while also learning how to use their abilities to let them fit in among humans with out being founded out. Do to this, there are a few regulations we want to see in place about characters, and What they will know. - 1. Human characters should NOT be aware of the supernatural world, unless they've been introduced to it (such as with a family member, or close friend revealing themselves - however this should be extremely rare, and must have staff approval unless it's happening In Character, and on site).
- 2. While we will not make a requirement of how many of any species we allow, we do want to express that supernatural beings in Adamore should largely outnumber the humans. It's only been recent that humans have been aware of Adamore, California and are now beginning to approach the university or tour the town.
- 3. The humans do NOT know why Adamore University are producing such outstanding students, only that it seems to be becoming known as the go-to school to become a future name in your field, and thus it's becoming a more and more ideal location to go to school.
- 4. Adamore University clearly favors it's 'alumni and their families,' and as such new human students may feel ostracized, or like they are not able to get the same treatment or welcome by the other students. (Can you blame them, when the Supernatural community fear another Witch Hunt?)
▶ Outside of some of these facts, we encourage you to tell your own story with your characters. But we do have a few other guidelines in relation to Character Creation, and In Character Requirements. ▶ First, and foremost, we want to see everyone active. However, as this site is meant to cater more to an adult population, we don't intend to create any sort of monthly activity checks, nor do we expect you to have a minimum word count to meet. However, we do expect you to join only as many characters as you can manage, with a limit of five characters per member (we welcome you to ask staff if you'd like to play more, but that we will require proof that all five characters are currently active). ▶ When creating characters, we ask that you keep the setting in mind, and understand that unless a character is born on site, all characters should be at least of a college/university age (we will accept characters as young as 17, provided they are part of a high school program that allows them to also take college courses, but primarily wish to see characters at least 19 or older). Characters should be part of the university (a college student or faculty) or a member of the town of Adamore. We are currently not set up for a 'high school au' style rp, and want to avoid characters of this age group becoming the norm. ▶ We would also like to encourage you to create characters that are original, and unique. We want to avoid seeing any characters that are based too heavily on popular media, whether it be tv shows, movies, books or other media forms. Harry Potter will not be attending Adamore, nor will Tony Stark -- they have their own fandoms to run, after all. However, we do allow inspiration from existing characters. Medical Experiments that are now super human soldiers, or kids sent to earth from alien planets about to be destroyed that have their own special super powers. Just remember to make their characters, and their stories your own. ▶ Please follow the application guidelines closely, especially in terms of what we would like to see. Our application is meant to be a very open format, allowing your free reign in how you introduce your character to us, but please note we would like to see at a minimum: 3 Positive, and 3 Negative Traits, at least a paragraph of personality, and a paragraph of their history. More information on the application can be found in the application code and information within the enrollment board. IN Character Posts & Playing ▶ As we mentioned, we don't have a minimum word count, but we do ask that you please try to post at least a paragraph, to allow members something to reply to. We do believe in quality over quantity, and don't expect you to create novels for your replies - but do encourage you to really dive into what your character might be seeing, feeling, thinking, and experiencing - not just what they say to the individual they may be talking about. Explore your character, and what makes them unique within your posts. ▶ While we do not require monthly activity checks, we do ask that you try to post with each character at least once per month. We know that real life can get busy - and encourage you to not do more than what you can handle at any given moment - but as we utilize name and face claims within this site, we do not want to risk seeing a favorite claim never being used ... We also encourage you to utilize the #absence channel in the discord, and let us know if you're going to be gone for an extended period. ▶ Even though a large number of the characters within Adamore are meant to be supernatural creatures, we do want to express that we will not allow this as a token entry into god modding, powerplaying, or any other form of making your character perfect. All characters have their flaws, and as a result, not even supernatural creatures are all-powerful. Even with mind-reading, you won't know the secrets of an other characters, even with mind-control, you cannot force another player's character to do something. uvu coded by ulla
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:42:01 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE species! ▶ Just Don't Cry Wolf is meant to be a place where you can explore your own stories, and as such, we don't want to limit what kind of story you create - so our Supernatural Species are largely what ever you imagine them to be. We do not have any set 'requirements' for what species you can create, or 'what those species must be like'. We can have multiple types of vampires, or faeries, or even shape shifters all walking along the same area. ▶ However, we do ask that you carefully consider what your character's species is. What their strengths are, what their weaknesses are (this is a requirement within our application after all). We want to make sure all species that appear are balanced out in the best way possible - so that no one's character can appear all powerful simply because of their species design. ▶ Ultimately, we allow any sort of creature your mind can create - but would like to put an emphasis that for the sake of the plot, and setting, your character must have a humaniod appearance, this can be a disguise, or a second form, or what they traditionally look like. But, they must be able to 'mingle' within the human society with out being 'discovered'. Some Examples: - - A fairy that can glamour their wings so they aren't visible.
- - A merperson that grows legs when they are on land.
- - A shape shifter who can appear a normal human, or a partial human whose ears/tail/features can be disguised.
▶ If you have any concerns, or need assistance with your species, we highly encourage you to message staff. We also would like to state here that while we do allow any sort of creatures, we would like to see players avoid any 'politically/socially powerful' characters. Your characters can be Lords, or Ladies of little power, or even a very old vampire whose name may be known in small circles. A Gang Leader, or werewolf pack leader - but we want to avoid any sort of species royalty, or otherwise high-ranking individuals over an entire group of individuals. uvu coded by ulla
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:43:35 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE university! ▶ Adamore University, the big focus of the site; is meant to be a university of supernatural beings - where they are not only learning for their future, but also how to fit in among humans. Unfortunately, they didn't consider the fact that when you train to your talents, you tend to forget you are still 'supernatural' in the eyes of the humans. Too good doctors, famous athletes who can't be touched, lawyers who can seemingly charm the jury - and so much more. These are the Alumni of Adamore University - and now - everyone wants to be Adamore Alumni. ▶ Due to this, the University is seeing more and more applications every year - and it's no longer just the supernatural beings ... and they can't get away with turning away EVERY single human who applies ... Slowly, the university is having to relearn how it teaches it's students ... the ones it vowed to always help if they enter the campus, asking for help. Humans now sit in classes, live in dorms, and the supernatural of the campus, of the town, are finding that they must hide even in their own sacred safe place. ▶ When it comes to the University, there is definitely a shift, a ridge between the unknown new-meat every year. Until they find out if you are truly a supernatural being ... you are often treated with indifference, left out of study groups .... When others figure out who the humans are, word spreads, and you may find you are never welcomed in with the rest of the students. But even among the humans ... you have the ones that seem ... too good. That make it hard to confirm if they are supernatural or just 'gifted'. Geniuses whose eyes seem to track glamours. Who seem to be adding 1 plus 1 in the halls and realizing it's adding up to 7. Nothing is ever going to be easy again. ▶ The University today is at odds, but there are still some things that remain the same: ▶ For those in their first two years of school - they are required to live on campus - either in the dorms, or if they can afford it - the residences. The Dorm rooms are usually set up for two students, each getting their own room, with a small 'mingling space'. These rooms are fully decorated with XL Twin beds, a dresser and mirror, and desk and chair in each dorm room, with the shared mingling space having a small counter with cabinets, a coffee pot, and a microwave, as well as a small sofa, and TV with a DVD Player (it should be noted the school does not pay for any sort of cable, but students are permitted to bring their own methods of streaming to the TV. Each Dorm floor has five rooms (ten students to a floor), with a shared community shower, and a final room for their RA (a single-person room with private shower). ▶ Student Residences are small communities scattered around the campus, usually with three to seven homes in a small cul-de-sac. There are two types of homes. Two story town homes (Set up side by side) which fit two students (Upstairs have two bedrooms and a shared bath, Downstairs has living, dining kitchen and a half bath). And Ranch Style Homes. These homes are single story, with three bedrooms (one meant to be a shared space between two students) and two bathrooms, living, dining and kitchen space. Residences cost a lot more money, due to their set up, but come fully furnished with the bare necessities for living (Couch, TV, Fridge, Stove, Microwave, Coffee Pot, XL Twin Beds, Dressers, and Desks). ▶ Students in year three and above can choose to continue living on campus, or living in Adamore, California. ▶ Adamore University prides itself on a Diverse Degree Program, with all kinds of degrees offered through Bachelors level. However, the school does offer Master Levels in the following areas: - Communication Programs
- Business & Management Programs
- Education Programs
- Fine Arts Programs
- Humanities Programs
- Medicine Programs
▶ Most students only stay through their bachelors however, often ready to mingle in human society and attend more specialized universities for their field of choice if they choose to gain higher education. ▶ For nocturnal students, there is also a wide variety of classes that can be taken in evening, and over night, to cater to those who cannot safely travel during daylight hours. uvu coded by ulla
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:44:06 GMT -6
The Guidebook your all-inclusive 'how to' for JDCW THE citylife! ▶ Adamore is an island city off the coast of California, created atop a man made island, that can only be reached by ferry (the ferry crosses between the Island and main land three times a day - 6AM, 12PM and 6PM.). Adamore is fairly spread out, with multiple businesses, skate parks, botanical gardens, a zoo and aquarium, and much more to cater to any type of interest. The focus of creating Adamore was meant to be a community that could rely on itself, and have all their needs met with out having to journey into the human world of the main land.
▶ Today, it's also become a bit of a tourist stop for it's many wonderful restaurants, beautiful beaches, and the University itself. However, the people of the island appear to be very guarded against outsides, polite and respectful but not overly welcome. Everyone can agree that their visits are fun, but that the locals are a very tight community that do not appear to be very trusting to outsiders, and as a result often lead tourists to choose to not come back.
▶ New transplants that come through means of the university will also find themselves treated as outsiders, no matter how long they stay - unless they have someone to vouch for them (it has become common knowledge in the supernatural world that you must be able to identify yourself quietly to be allowed acceptance into Adamore fully).
▶ Nevertheless, the town is a beautiful example of what a community can come together to produce for the sake of their own happiness, with laughing children playing on playgrounds, tourists enjoying beaches, and spending money in the small shops, and a university that continues to shine as a bright beacon to any curious to know the town's .... many, many secrets.
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Post by ` DYZZIE * on Oct 24, 2023 17:44:30 GMT -6
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