Outlander: Je Suis Prest is a roleplay taking place during the mid-1700’s in the Highlands of Scotland.
Loosely based upon the world created by Diana Gabaldon it is an AU environment where all of the character's futures have not yet been decided.
Canon and original characters are welcome. It is not necessary to be familiar with the Outlander series in order to join. Just an interest in Scotland and the time period is necessary.
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.: Board Rating
In keeping with the iPBFree Terms of Service (TOS) this board is rated PG-13 for violence and sexual content. Passionate kissing and innuendos are okay. A fade to black is required if things get heated. Absolutely no nudity since that is prohibited in the iPBFree TOS. This rule will be strictly enforced so that our board is not in danger of being deleted due to violation of the TOS.
.: Advertising
Advertising is only allowed in the Advertising Forum. Advertising via PM or in the cbox is strictly prohibited. Any member who receives a PMed advertisement or “invitation” to join another board should forward that PM to an administrator.
.: Character Creation
When registering, sign up with your character’s first and last name, capitalized correctly. Please make sure the name you choose is appropriate for the location and timeperiod. See this thread for suggestions on common names in Scotland and England during the 18th century.
Mary Sues (or Gary Stu) will not be accepted. No one is perfect and playing against a perfect character is rather boring. Flaws and weaknesses are what make a character interesting and more realistic.
We encourage the growth of characters while RPing. Yes, your character may be instantly attracted to another character but not instantly in love with them. Any romance between characters will be developed within posts. We do not want to see the following scenario: Character A meets character B and there is instant chemistry. Character A and B then end up immediately sleeping together after just a few posts.
You may apply for an additional character/reserve an additional playby after you have made five In-Character posts (or if you are applying for a third character, your second one must have five In-Character posts).This rule is being suspended temporarily while the activity level is so low. New characters and Temporary characters are strongly encouraged - so long as you are able to keep up with posts.
If you are in the application process and haven't been accepted yet, you may not make claims on any additional characters or playbys.
We allow each player to have up to three characters. Depending on certain circumstances this rule may be bent slightly - PM an admin with any requests for creating more characters than the rule allows and your request will be taken under consideration.
Please see the temporary rule regarding secondary characters. This is an effort to correct the male/female ratio on the board.
If you want your original character to have a past relationship with a canon character, you must get permission from that character's handler first. It's entirely up to them whether they let you or not. (PM an admin with this request if no one has claimed the canon you wish to establish a previous relationship with.)
.: Activity
If an account is started and an application is not submitted within a week, the account will be deleted (unless working with an admin on application content).
If an application has been accepted but then the account not used, the ID will be deleted after one month and the application moved to the Admin-only section. (The application can be retrieved later if the applicant wants to re-register on the forum)
If you play a canon character and you have not had any activity (IC posts) for two weeks or longer, without telling us you'll be gone, the canon character may be returned to the available list.
If you play an original character and you have not had any activity (IC posts) for two weeks or longer, without telling us you'll be gone, your account may be deleted.
If you will be gone for awhile, please post in the Absences forum so that your character is not deleted due to inactivity.
.: In Character Roleplay Rules
This is an intermediate roleplay. One or two liners are NOT welcome. We expect there to be some meat to your posts so that others have material to work with for writing theirs.
All posts will be written in past tense, third person.
All posts will be written in English. You do not need to be a native speaker but your posts must be comprehensible and consist of proper grammar. Refrain from using “chat speak” or “net speak” for IC posts.
Dialogue goes between quotation marks (“ ”). Italics should be used for thoughts. When quoting dialogue from another person’s post, it should be made bold or placed within the [quote/unquote] tags.
There will be no godmodding. You can not determine the actions or thoughts of another character. If you have been given permission to godmod another character then indicate that in an ((OOC comment)) at the beginning of your post. You may also use your signature to grant godmod permissions.
Threadjacking is a no-no. There are multiple ways to threadjack. One way is to enter into an existing, established thread and changing the entire course of the thread to focus on your character. Threadjacking also applies to entering a thread and changing the mood of it.
We are allowing your character to be in three threads at any given time. The only exception to this rule will be for certain special events, in which express permission will be given to exceed the three-thread rule. This rule is in place to prevent any one character from being everywhere.
Do not use OOC knowledge when writing IC posts. (ie. Do not use things that you know from reading posts that your character would not necessarily know for themselves)
Topic Descriptions/Title Tags - when creating a new thread the following codes are required in the Topic Description so members know what type of story is expected:
Category: OPEN - Anyone is allowed to join without permission. PRIVATE: - These are threads created specifically for those listed in the topic description. PM the thread starter if you want to join but don't be disappointed if you are denied permission.
Activity Level: ACTIVE: Players expect a fast pace thread with quick turn-around time between posts (at least once a day per player) CASUAL: Players want a slower pace thread and don’t mind waiting a day or two for others to post.
Examples of topic descriptions: Open: Active Private: Dougal/ Laoghaire (Casual)
See this thread for more information on title tags.
Our posting order is turn-based here at Je Suis Prest. That means that everyone in a thread must post before you are able to reply. Here’s an example of the correct posting order for a thread between Colum MacKenzie, Dougal Mackenzie, and Jamie Fraser:
The following posting order would be incorrect since Colum and Jamie did not give Dougal a chance to post:
Colum Dougal Jamie Colum Jamie Colum Dougal Colum
See this thread for more information regarding thread activity, and when it is okay to skip.
.: Outlander Discussion Group
The Outlander Discussion member group has been created for those people who are not interested in role playing but who still wish to join Jes Suis Prest in order to discuss the Outlander series. Please see this forum for more information.
.: Avatars and Signatures
The maximum size allowed for avatars is 150 x 200 pixels.
Avatars must be a representation of your character and are required. A photo is preferred but a drawing of your character is also acceptable.
The maximum size allowed for signatures is 500 x 300 pixels.
Signatures can include images, text, links to your character’s application, bio-plot, thread history, etc.
Please keep in mind the timeframe of the forum. We would prefer avs and sigs that bring to mind the 18th century. Period costumes are preferred but we realize that sometimes it’s not possible with some character models. Overtly modern sigs (like those found in the college/high school RPs) are really not what we are looking for.
The PG-13 rating also applies to avs and sigs. Anything inappropriate will be removed without warning.
CBox Rules
.: No advertising, spamming or impersonation
.: Guest friendly (The Questions & Comments forum is also guest friendly) Both Chat Boxes are set to Eastern Time Zone (GMT -5)
Out of Character CBox
.: This cbox is reserved for out of character chat.
.: No IC RPing allowed
In Character Shoutbox
.: This Shoutbox is for IC RPing.
.: Post OOC comments by enclosing them inside (( ))
