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* Yet it's not enough that you are of age, but your character(s) must be so as well. <font color=orange>All characters involved in sexual, erotic, and mature scenes must be at least 18 years of age or older, both mentally and physically.</font> This applies even in In-Character backstories and Out-of-Character conversation about real-life events. There shall be <font color=orange>no reference to sexual activity of underage persons.</font> Underage sexual photos (including drawn images, etc.) or other evidence of the exploitation of minors will be reported to the authorities. | * Yet it's not enough that you are of age, but your character(s) must be so as well. <font color=orange>All characters involved in sexual, erotic, and mature scenes must be at least 18 years of age or older, both mentally and physically.</font> This applies even in In-Character backstories and Out-of-Character conversation about real-life events. There shall be <font color=orange>no reference to sexual activity of underage persons.</font> Underage sexual photos (including drawn images, etc.) or other evidence of the exploitation of minors will be reported to the authorities. | ||
* <font color=orange>No visual content with | * <font color=orange>Images with artistic nudity must be posted on the The Boudoir (NSFW) board on the forum or the nsfw-boudoir channel on Discord.</font> They must be kept away from other boards or channels since such content might end up our site being filtered by company computers. <font color=orange>All characters depicted must be of age 18+ both mentally and physically</font>. No visual content with pornography (featuring sexual acts including masturbation, penetration or phallic arousal) is allowed, <font color=orange>only artistic nudity</font>. | ||
* Star Trek: Theurgy is an adult community, but extremely story driven, so the focus is not the intimate relations of the characters in the story. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that it is still rated 18+ and has some sexual content. The optional participation in writing explicit scenes must always be consensual between the affected writers, and if you don't know someone's preferences when it comes to writing erotica, you are obligated to ask OOC (despite how awkward it might be). Keep in mind that preferences may also vary depending on each individual scene, <font color=orange>so OOC communication is key</font>. | * Star Trek: Theurgy is an adult community, but extremely story driven, so the focus is not the intimate relations of the characters in the story. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that it is still rated 18+ and has some sexual content. The optional participation in writing explicit scenes must always be consensual between the affected writers, and if you don't know someone's preferences when it comes to writing erotica, you are obligated to ask OOC (despite how awkward it might be). Keep in mind that preferences may also vary depending on each individual scene, <font color=orange>so OOC communication is key</font>. | ||
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* If you cease to reply to your threads for an extended period of time, even when claiming you mean to do it, the GM might still mark you as an Inactive Theurgist and remove your character from the story. For example, merely being on the Discord server does not count as being an active writer. | * If you cease to reply to your threads for an extended period of time, even when claiming you mean to do it, the GM might still mark you as an Inactive Theurgist and remove your character from the story. For example, merely being on the Discord server does not count as being an active writer. | ||
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* This role-play group functions solely as a <font color=orange>non-profit entertainment</font> for writers where no economic gain is perceived by any of its members as a result of the available media. ''Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks'' the ''Star Trek'' movies, etc. are © Copyright ''Paramount Pictures'' and ''CBS Studios''. | * This role-play group functions solely as a <font color=orange>non-profit entertainment</font> for writers where no economic gain is perceived by any of its members as a result of the available media. ''Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks'' the ''Star Trek'' movies, etc. are © Copyright ''Paramount Pictures'' and ''CBS Studios''. | ||
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* As for parody, it is work that caricature other work by imitating it in a (usually) comic way. Judges understand that, by its nature, parody demands some taking from the original work being parodied. Unlike other forms of fair use, a fairly extensive use of the original work is permitted in a parody in order to “conjure up” the original. The courts have recognized parody as a fair use, even when done for profit, which this site doesn't generate. While fair use is more difficult to establish if your use deprives the copyright owner of income or takes away from a new or future market for the copyrighted work, non-profit and caricature work is exempt. | |||
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Star Trek: Theurgy is kind of a progressive novel, composed of large long-lasting story arcs that can go on through several Episodes, as well as the more common plots produced by character interaction. All of this is written cohesively by the writers, edited and corrected by the group and the Game Moderator (GM) to ensure a consolidated storyline. (See this page for more info about the GM's role)
Star Trek: Theurgy has Episodes that can take up anything from six months to over a year depending on the writers, the amount of writers, and their drive to develop and write that particular Episode. These greater brush-strokes of the Episodes are planned out to begin with, but tend to work out else than originally intended. This means that there is no obligatory script followed unless the writers wish to follow one through certain points in the storyline.
For this space opera to be well played, we have some rules.
I. | Writing Quality
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II. | Regarding Joint Posts
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III. | Story Moderation & Character Inheritance
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IV. | Creating a New Story Scene
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V. | Space-Time Continuum Challenges
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VI. | No Shaming or Gatekeeping
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VII. | Non-Consensual Puppeteering or God-Moding
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VIII. | Age Restrictions & Explicit Writing
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IX. | Play Nice & Be Respectful
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X. | Absences
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XI. | Disclaimer
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