Plots

Players:

• Any TP with consequences for the leadership of the area where it takes place, MUST be cleared with said leadership. No exceptions. Example: A murder at a Hold, after which the Hold will undoubtedly be overrun by people looking for the murderer, must be cleared by the L.Holder
• Plots which would be rated 'R' or above in an American movie theater (In general, excessive gore, sex, or violence; explicit nudity) should not be inflicted on the unsuspecting or in common areas such as living caverns (see behaviour).
• Any TP violating any of these rules is subject to immediate rescinding by any objecting leader or wizard. Objecting spectators are requested to address their complaints to the relevant leaders, or a wizard.
• Never involve other characters without their express consent. Example: Don't fall down in the courtyard, break your arm, and expect the lone Healer on line to be eager to run to your rescue from her peaceful bed half-way across the planet.
• Make sure the plot is in theme as well as in character. (No guns, space-ray wielding invaders, or talking firelizards.) Additionally, keep motivation in mind: WHY would your character be charging towards the courtyard to rescue his fiancee from a villain if he had no way of knowing that the villain was present in the first place? (Hint: "She paged me with 'Help, help, someone's trying to kidnap me!'" isn't very plausible, IC.)
• Don't take over someone else's tinyplot. Interrupting an existing TP (such as a wedding or a Hatching) without PREVIOUS permission from the people who organized it is beyond rude. Should you do this, the organizers are quite within their rights to eject you (both IC and OOC) from the area.
• Roleplaying along with an existing TP is a wonderful thing to do. However, don't try to push someone else's TP in a specific direction unless you *know* that's what the organizer wants. For example, when in a mating flight, it's considered rude for a male to pose a successful grab of a female. Pose an attempt, and let the person running the TP make the decisions! When in doubt, ASK. Whispering or paging a short OOC question can save a lot of hassle.
• If you choose to run a TP in public, try to keep some kind of control over it. If the roleplay of other participants starts moving the TP in a direction you don't want, cue them with whisper or page. Remember, this is YOUR tinyplot. People will generally be glad to cooperate, if only you communicate with them.
• As a rule, it works better to start your TP in a secluded location. You can get people involved by sending a firelizard (with a note) to someone in an occupied courtyard or living cavern, but strolling into an occupied room and interrupting existing conversation and roleplay is rude. (On the same note, don't abuse the drums. Try @doing)

• When approving TPs, please bear in mind that the consequences of a plot can reach beyond your area - don't change canonical bases of roleplay. When in doubt, ask a wizard.
• All cross-area TPs should be reported to the wizards, preferably in advance, if at all possible. A cross-area TP is one which takes either takes place at a publicized, public event, like a Gather, or which involves more than one Hold/Hall/Weyr. This lets the wizards help with 'spin control' should things get out of hand.
• Cross-area TP previews should also go to any leaders who might be involved or have to deal with spin-off RP. If this is not possible, for instance the TP was a spontaneous thing, but did cross over the area boundaries, send a summary to any leaders who might even be marginally impacted.

• HAVE FUN PLAYING PERN. But that didn't need to be said, did it?