Conduct, Age and Rating

Eternal requires that all members are 16 years of age. We are a self-hosted MyBB forum (which is just like JCink) with a rating of language 3, violence 3, and sex 3.

We consider Eternal to be a welcoming, drama free environment. LGBTQA+ is encouraged at Eternal and our staff and members are part of the LGBTQA+ community. We ask that players are respectful of each other’s pronouns, and to refrain from misrepresentation. As such, discrimination, harassment, transphobia and homophobia are bannable offenses.

Registration

• Register with your character's first and last name depending on their character's cultural naming conventions. For example, if your character is Asian, register surname forename, or if they're from America, register forename surname.
• OOC accounts are mandatory to register. They must be one word, be solely your alias and not a fancy username. After all, this is what we know you by! We would rather see names such as Vii and disapprove of names like ViiMoon or ViiMoon22. Your OOC account must also be your Discord nickname. Our Member Directory is an automated function, so when you register your OOC account and connect your character account to it, you will have completed your Member Directory claim!
• Discord: When you join our site make sure that you also join our Discord as it is mandatory. We ask that your Discord name also represents the alias that you wish to be called on the site. The PM system on the site is rarely used aside from reviews. Almost all of our communication and plotting is done through the Discord, and it's just an overall great way to get to know the community you're playing with~!

Advertising

• Do not advertise outside of the advertising forum.
  
• Do not advertise in the Discord or engage in conversations about other sites you were on or are on, staff will kindly redirect those conversations to DMs.
  
• Site conversations should be geared towards Eternal only.

Discord

• Be friendly and courteous to each other. This is meant to be a fun hobby, so please keep that in mind when in the discord chat.
  
• Please keep chat speak to an absolute minimal in the discord chat, and absolutely refrain from abbreviations like 'u'.
  
• No negativity in main chatting areas. We want to see only positive vibes. If you absolutely must post something negative, we'll kindly direct you to the #venting channel. Repetitive negativity in the public areas will result in warnings and removal of posts.
  
• The open threads channel is strictly for posting open threads, not discussions -- the same goes for tagging channels. If you want to claim a thread, respond to it with an emoji attached to the post.
  
• The "everyone" tag is reserved for staff, and it is primarily for announcements. Please don't ignore it, you may miss some important updates.
  
• New joiners in the Discord will have 14 days from their joining time to register to the site and create a character. After which they will have until the end of their reservation to complete their character to remain in the Discord. If new joiners do not create a character, we will remove them after the initial 14 days.

Staff DMs

Staff DMs and requests are mandatory to respond to. Lack of communication with staff can result in a warning and ban if the problem continues to persist. A simple acknowledgement message goes a long way.

• Activity checks happen on the 1st of every month and last for one month, ending at 9:15pm EST on the 31st of every month. We require players to respond to these using their OOC account and abide by the activity check guidelines for that month, as well as understand what role type their characters play. Be aware that only IC threads in role playing forums count towards activity checks, threads posted in communications do not count. Staff members are accommodating to case-by-case situations, provided that the players discuss their situations with staff. We understand role play is a hobby, and we want it to be enjoyable!
  • Faction Leaders are major canons who are required to post two posts per month, and maintain a presence on the forum. These roles are held to higher standards than other roles and are required to maintain activity every month. See the canon roster descriptions for more information.
  • Supporting Canons, or "minor roles" are IC positions where they are not required to have an active presence on the board. These roles may range from minor Sailor Guardians, knights, advisors, and Dark Alliance. It varies. These roles are expected to post once a month, and may claim a "skip month" every other month if they choose during activity checks.

Character's First Month Activity

After your acceptance, new characters must post at least one (1) IC post within fourteen (14) days of their acceptance date. This is essentially their activity check for the month that they were created. If you do not post within the first fourteen days, staff are at liberty to reopen your character if you have not discussed your situation with them.

After that first month, they will be required to abide by standard activity check guidelines.

We strongly recommend that writing samples become your character’s first (1st) post so that way you can get started right away!

Absences

We permit absences even while we're running activity checks, as we feel that real life should always come first. Absences must be posted in the absence thread and have an expected end date. If you don't have an 'end date', please discuss your situation with the staff and we'll work something out. Please only post absences if you're going to be absent for more than 10 days.

Limits

There are no character limits. You can play as many characters as you can reasonably handle, provided that you maintain activity with ALL of them.

We strongly ask that you know your own limits. If at any time staff feel that you are unable to handle more characters than your current load, we reserve the right to revoke your character creation rights until you demonstrate that you can handle your current characters.

We hold faction leaders to higher regard, and they must be able to maintain a notable presence on the board, so please bear this in mind if you’re playing one.

Character Post Minimum

Your two (2) characters are free, and then after your second character you must have five (5) posts on each of your characters. The process will continue for each character you make.

Please be aware that you can play as many characters as you can reasonably handle, and we do not have a character cap.

Characters that were made prior to November 14th, 2020 will have fallen under the grandfather clause, but characters that are made after November 14th will require to abide by this rule.

Series canons

Series canons are expected to uphold their original canon roles, personalities, histories and relationships. They are essentially, the same character that they were in the series, but more fleshed out. You can merge the 1990s anime, manga, Sailor Moon Crystal and Materials Collection for their information. Anything else is not canon to us.

We ask that players rename their canon’s civilian identity, e.g. Tsukino Usagi is Cynthia Lunette now, but she is still ultimately Usagi. This is primarily to suit the chosen ethnicity and background that you have made for your character.

The face claim that you choose to represent your canon MUST resemble your canon’s overall appearance, this is non-negotiable. While we can understand a character’s hairstyle not matching exactly, the character’s overall physical appearance must resemble that canon.

Series canons who were clearly not white or Asian (e.g. Sailor Pluto is dark skinned, so we expect that to remain intact) cannot be whitewashed. It is, however, permitted for players to racebent white or Asian characters if they choose. For example, Sailor Mars can be American or European if you choose.

Original Characters

Original characters are permitted on Eternal, and we have a plethora of canon spots that are not from the series for you to choose from. We do strongly recommend selecting one of those roles in order to integrate more easily into the site, but you are also welcome to create someone not on the roster. We do not require you to have prior series knowledge to play any of our original roles.

• We will not permit Sailor Guardians and knights who are not on the roster. These are “special” roles that we prefer to keep limited.

Relatives

Original characters may only be related to a canon character with consent from the canon character’s player and other affected parties. We prefer to keep these roles on a very limited basis, and they’re normally more acceptable coming from established players who’ve been around for at least six months or more. That being said, if you’re playing an original canon role (e.g. a Future Moon, Shade) and you desire them to be related to one another, you’re more than welcome to specify it in a wanted ad.

Reclaiming and Dropping

You may drop characters at any time, we'd rather you play roles that you have the inspiration for. To drop characters you may do so during activity checks or in our moderation thread. To reclaim roles after you've dropped them, you may reclaim them also in the moderation thread by responding to it with a link to your profile and noting your desire to reclaim. However, be informed that you cannot create new characters until you have made 5 IC posts after your reclaimed date.

Reservations

• Mandatory. First come, first serve.
  
• Respond to the reservation thread with your character account only.
  
• You can have only one reservation at a time.
  
• Reservations last 14 days and a 5 day extension is given upon request.
  

We use real life face claims only. Faces are required to be legitimately famous, e.g. making a profit, not doing it as a hobby, and they're signed. Animanga, artwork and illustrations are not permitted unless they're a canon representation of your canon character for gif purposes only for your smaller gif profile graphics (mini profile and small thread image).

• Avatars must be 250w x 450h.
• Mini profile gif is 209w 120h.
• Post author gif size is 100w 100h.
• Signatures are not permitted.

• Writing: There is no word count on Eternal. Write what needs writing.
• Posts should be written in third person.
• Communicate with your partners and establish expectations with each other.
• Ask your partner for consent on power-playing and god-moding.
• IC actions have IC consequences.

Time Stamps

All threads must be time stamped. When you start a new thread, there will be a field for you to provide an IC date of your thread. If you don't have a specific date and only wish to provide the month and year, that is okay! But for IC Acts purposes, we need to know what month your thread took place.

Tagging

Members may tag each other in either the discord tagging channels or using @"Character Name" in their thread. Tagging is optional, but a courtesy to others!

Mature Threads

Must be marked with an [M] in their title, and players under the age of 18 will not be allowed to partake in mature threads. If we discover that you are lying about your age and playing in mature threads, you will be banned. Rape threads and characters are not permitted on this site.

Templates

Are permitted and they're optional! We will never force you to use a templates. <3 However, due to MyBB's fussiness, we expect you to use the templates that we provide in the code bank. If you manage to get the code to work yourself, you may use it, provided that you post the template in your own player development board. Templates that require you to hover over an image are not permitted in IC areas. Please do not change the font sizes or family in your template~! We will permit default board sizes only to ensure readability.