Rules | Havens Valley

General

.Any fighting/bullying OOC will not be tolerated ; Multiple warnings will result in punishments such as suspension and in extreme cases banning.

.Current administration :: Metalhead

.No copying any character designs.

.Swearing is allowed on the site and discord, just don't be rude ooc.

.To keep muse flowing in threads, posts must be at minimum 200 words.

.All characters made by a player on this site belong to the player themselves, therefore if you ever chose to leave the site you can always retract your characters with you without fear they'll be continued on against your wishes.

.We currently have a character cap of 30 characters per player. If you have exceeded your character limit, you will have to delete one off the site for every new one you wish to join.

.No god-modding/power-playing (exception is trespassing ; see Herds for more)

.Seasons are realistic and pass in real time.

Bloodlines

.Species equines can be joined at any point, just be sure everything is up to code when posted. If you're not sure of something, please ask!

.Hybrids can only be born.

.Hybrids cannot produce children with more than two bloodlines. So a Kelpie x Unicorn cannot reproduce with a Pegasus.

Breeding Species

Horse x Zebra - Possible, called a Zorse.

Pony x Zebra - Possible, called a Zony.

Donkey x Zebra - Rare, but possible, called a Zonkey.

Donkey x Horse - Possible, called a Hinny.

Donkey x Pony - Possible, but rare, called a Mini Mule.

Horse x Pony - Possible, called a Hybrid or Mutt.

.Mixes between biologically different species stated above results in sterile offspring, unless bought with points to reverse it.

Herds

.All herds are open for claiming unless already claimed, if you want said herd you must challenge for it.

.To have a herd up and running and a claim finished, at least three adult equines must be willing to follow the leader into the lands.

.Claiming can take place once a month if not claimed, if a claim does not meet the required three adult equines in that month it falls back to unclaimed.

.You must have at least one other physical member in your herd playing a character.

.Challenging a herd will be done on the herd page, and then must be moved to The Battlefield.

.Challenging a herd does NOT give you permission to enter the herd if you're not already a member of it.

.All players are allowed three Kings or Queens at a time.

.Once you join a herd, you're sworn to that King/Queen.

.The only ways to disband from a herd is to either be banished for a crime, released by the King/Queen on neutral terms, or be forcefully removed by the King/Queen or ranked member.

.Trespassing can result in warning by the King/Queen or ranked members and be forced back to the borders. In cases of challenging the King/Queen for their title, this is still trespassing. You may wait outside the border and call for the King/Queen. Only in the sense of trespassing is power playing allowed, and if the trespasser has already been warned once any ranked equines has full permission to take the trespassers life.

.Only King/Queen can grant rankings to their herd members.

.King/Queen can take prisoners from other herds during a raid/war or even outsiders.

.King/Queen can establish laws and warrants among the herd, bringing in a wanted herd could grant you a higher ranking depending on the Alphas wishes.

.A challenge cannot be refused.

.To win a herd challenge you must beat the Alpha in combat twice.

.To keep a herd active, one post a month should be made by any member.

.Only adults may take rankings.

.Alphas can set down laws for their herd lands and make alliances with other herds.

Combat

.When you post any sort of non-training combat, inform administration to moderate and judge.

.If a herd was challenged for and the thread has not been replied to by a player for a week from the last post, the other player becomes the winner.
.All combat must be posted to The Battlefield

.To keep it fair, apply these sheets to your posts and fill them out as you go in combat, keep it fair and remember no power playing ::

Half Dodges :: {0/2}

Full Dodges :: {0/1}

No Dodge :: {0/1}

Full Hit :: {0/1}

Half Hit :: {0/2}

Missed Hit :: {0/1}

Damage ::

Raids

.Raids can only take place once a month by each herd.

.Raiding a herd creates an enemy herd, and therefore can spark war.

.Raids allow you to take other equines, food, or any special items you wish - Get in and get out to succeed.

Raids are excluded from trespassing and allowance of power-playing, but the herd being raided can still fight back and potentially fight off the raiding herd.

.Only adults may raid.

Wars

.Wars do not always have to mean battling until the last side alive wins, that's up to the players. Be sure to discuss it with your friends OOC before rushing into battle so there is no confusion.

.Like challenges, wars will be posted only to The Battlefield.

.Wars can be started over almost anything, but it must be announced at a herd meeting held in your herds lands.

.Only adults may fight in a war.

Mating

.Mating and being someones mate is not for life, you can call it off or add drama and cheat.

.Mating can take place all year, and any mating will result in a chance of foals!

.Let Administration know to roll for you if your characters are trying for foals!

.Foals cannot be produced on the site without rolling from Administration, but foals can be joined in their own separate litter born off-site.

.If you have fouls that were rolled for and no one to play them then ask around if anyone would adopt one as a character!

.Any foals must be joined and accepted before they can be birthed.

.Birthing of foals can be posted a month after conceived.

.Your characters mate does not have to reside in the same herd as you if they do not wish to.

.Be sure to let us know on the Updates board if your equine has a new mate so we can add it to the members board.

.When mating, you have the choice to play out the scene or skip over, but you must put [M] in the subject of any sexual scenes. If skipped over then simply imply with a "fade in, fade out" kind of deal.

.Any non consensual mating (implying forced mating) must also have [M] and can still have a chance of reproducing.

Joining

.When joining, please feel free to spice up a neat looking horse! We are fantasy, but regular equines with not-so-specific markings and scars can be accepted as long as they aren't over the top (tribal, detailed designs etc.).

.We do not accept unnatural fur coloring, including silver and gold (metallics), try ashen or tawny instead!

.We do however accept unnatural colored eyes!

.Please keep our character cap in mind, you cannot go over 30.

.We do not allowed name repeats, if you'd like to save a name for later then post it under Name Reserves.

.When asked ages, please put either foal, teen, adult or elder.

.Your characters appearance should have at least a coat color and eye color.

.When joining, please note you cannot post anywhere on the site in character without being accepted by an admin!

Breeds acceptable are; -- All other breeds must be asked about before being accepted.