General |
First, if you haven't participated in a war before, be sure to read about what an FK
war is!
The war will be played in a friendly, courteous manner. The
WM has final authority in all decisions on plot, characters,
postings, etc. WM decisions may not be appealed to the List
Owner and/or List Gardener. The List Owner, List Gardener and/or
WM reserve the right to ban a player or faction from the war for
disregarding these rules, and to terminate the war after a warning if
there seems to be a problem with keeping the friendly
atmosphere. |
War Archives |
Every attempt will be made to archive War 12 to this website
on a daily basis. In case the work load grows too heavy, there
are two lists that may prove helpful:
- fkwartalk: http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/fkwartalk/
- fkwararchive: http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/fkwararchive/
You do not need to join either group. They have open archives
so anyone can see them. The former has everything posted to
FORKNI-L with the WAR: heading since July of this year. The
latter has everything that has been posted to FKFIC-L with the
WAR: heading, starting with War 11. |
FKFIC-L Rules |
All the regular FKFIC-L rules apply during the war. Only
stories may be posted to FKFIC-L. All war discussions belong on
FORKNI-L in posts with the WAR: prefix. Coordination is done off
list.
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Gardener's Tips for Managing Forever Knight List Subscriptions |
Participants |
An FK War is not a role-playing game. Participants are not
allowed to assume the persona of any FK character or assume
supernatural powers. Participants come as themselves, with
slight exaggerations allowed. This is how fans get to know one
another. |
Permission Slips |
All participants must have a permission slip on record with
their faction leader by October 25, 2004. The required wording
for the permission slip is as follows:
"I, <real name/screen name>, <email
address>, playing as <internet name you'll be using>
hereby express my intention to participate in the Forever Knight
War 12 on FKFIC-L, and hereby grant permission to other
participants to portray me as a character in their
writing."
Participants must provide their real names to their faction
leaders, but those can remain confidential and screen names can
be used for published permission slips. Email addresses must be
included on the published permission slips. |
Posting Format |
All war story posts must be posted to FKFIC-L and include the
WAR: header. Subject lines must follow this format:
WAR: Faction: Story Title
For example:
WAR: Ravenettes: Janette Goes Shopping
The colon after WAR is very important. It's required
for the PSU server to recognize the topic and send the post only
to people who have signed up to receive war posts. Don't forget
it!
Remember that FKFIC-L requires plain text to post correctly.
If you don't know how to make your email program create plain
text email, find out or get someone else to post your story for
you.
Plain text posting tips |
Story Headers |
Include the date and approximate time your story takes place
at the top of the story. If the post follows up on or is set
before another post, mention that at the top of the story as
well. This is very helpful in archiving the war. |
Posting Limits |
Posts are limited to 3 per person per day. Remember FKFIC-L's length restrictions:
the limit is 300 lines per post, including all headers. If it's
longer, split your story into sections.
Note: Administrative and War Maestro posts are
exempted from this restriction. |
Attacks |
General
Attacks on factions or individuals are allowed, and indeed, are
encouraged. As Susan Garrett said, "In a war, an attack is
the sincerest form of affection."
By filing a
permission slip, you've agreed to be attacked, and no further
permission is needed. (This applies to attacks only—players
must get permission to use individuals for other purposes in a
story).
Individuals must be notified in general terms about the time of
an attack to ensure there are no conflicts in the time line. A
short note to the person stating what time you will be using
him/her in an attack is all that is necessary. If a time line
conflict arises, the attacked party may require the attacker to
change the time, but has no say over content. Attacks work the
best when attacker and attackee are cooperating happily in the
spirit of mutual mayhem!
Attacks may not be ignored. During the course of the war,
each faction may dismiss only one attack as a dream. Any faction
or individual who has been attacked more than four times in the
war has a right to refuse further attacks for a period agreed
upon between that faction's leaders and the WM.
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Opening Posts |
Opening/call to arms/getting to Toronto posts are limited to
one per faction, up to three parts. Individual getting to
Toronto stories should be incorporated into faction posts, and
should not be posted individually by faction members. |
Post-Dated Stories |
Because the war is played in real time, dropping post-dated
stories (that is, posting a story on Tuesday that is dated as
taking place on Thursday) is strongly discouraged. If an attack has been agreed
on beforehand but is then post-dated, the attacked party has the
right to ask the WM to disallow the attack. |
Replying to Requests |
Try to reply to email requests to write you in a story or
asking for information in as timely a manner as possible. |
Borrowing Characters |
If you want to use an FK character, permission must be
obtained from the leader(s) of the character's primary faction,
who are responsible for keeping the character's schedule.
For this war, characters are managed by the following
factions/people:
- Nick—Knighties
- LaCroix—Cousins
- Schanke—Nunkies Anonymous
- Spark—Nunkies Anonymous
- Natalie—Nick&NatPack
- Janette—War Maestro
- Miklos—War Maestro
- Alma—War Maestro
- Urs—War Maestro
- Screed—RatPack
- Vachon—Vaqueros
- The Inca—Vaqueros
- Tracy—Dark Perks
- Don Constantine—Unnamed Faction
- Perry—Unnamed Faction
Leaders must grant permission unless the time is already
given to someone else. Leaders do not have the right to vet or
control content of posts with borrowed characters.
Note: Since Janette, Miklos, Alma, and Urs are in the care
of the War Maestro, so by extension is the Raven. Use of these
characters and location is open to all factions, depending on
availability. |
Spying |
Joining other faction's lists for spying purposes (for
instance, if someone playing with the UF joins the NA under
another name in order to scope out their war plans) is not
permitted and is grounds for dismissal from the war. |
No Permanent Changes |
No killing, maiming, or bringing across of players or FK
characters is
permitted. |
Crossover Characters |
No crossover characters from other shows are permitted. |