THE RULES

Oh yes, the dreaded rules. We all have to have them, but I will try to keep them short for you.


Basics

1.) Respect everyone. We are here to have fun, so please don’t be mean.
2.) One character per account. I know that many people do not like this rule. However, it makes things easier and more organized as a whole. Proboards has a nice little feature where you can clicks the little button at the bottom right side of your screen and you can quickly change from account to account.

Roleplaying

1.) There is a word count of 100 words, but try to keep up with your RP partner(s) in word count. We all have bad days, though, and some are not quite at the level as others. We welcome RP’ers of all experience and level, so please keep that in mind as well.
2.) No powerplaying.  That means you can't say how the other person reacts, or whether or not they dodge that fireball you throw at them. 
3.) Going hand in hand with powerplaying, no godmodding, which means you can't dodge every fireball thrown at you.  You can't be the best at everything. 
4.) The rating.  As per the Proboards TOS we do not allow anything over PG-13.  However, if there is an action or anything else that would be over that rating you can fade to black or time skip within the thread.

Characters

1.) Please use the template.
2.) Everyone is required to have a real celebrity face claim.  If you need help finding one, our staff can help you.  You could also visit one of these resources for help: link link link link
3.) If a canon from the show, make sure to stick to their determined history (not necessarily future).  If a character from a fairy tale not featured in the show, you can make your own twist on the tale, but make sure that others in that tale also fit with your history. 
4.) Canons from both OUAT and OUATIW are allowed as well. 
5.) No perfect characters.  Someone can't always get every girl or guy, everyone can't love them (an argument for this being because of magic may be able to be made if the case is strong), they can't be good at everything.
6.) Since we are AU, we will allow some changes to characters and stories and lands, as long as the changes are cleared with all of those involved, and staff.
7.) If you take a canon character, please be active.  Canons are always fun to play, but if you take canons and never play them, then it really makes it sad for those who wanted to play with those canons.  Also, do not copy and paste anything from the wiki.  Use it just for reference.
8.) If there is a character in the upcoming season set to appear, at least wait until they have been in one episode before you make them, and use the face claims that they will be within the show. 
9.) That leads us to canon face claims.  You HAVE to keep the established face claims from the show canon.  No deviations, unless you have a really, really good reason (such as age change), and it MUST be cleared by the staff before you do it. 
10.) Canons are canon, don't deviate from the established story too much, if you're worried you will, then contact a staff about it.  Like rule 6 says, you can have some changes, but canons are special, and any changes must not change anything for any other character without their approval.  If we don't have that character yet, you have to wait until we get that character to see if that small change is alright. 
11.) There may be some characters from fairy tales non-canon to OUAT that will be accepted and some that is not, that judgement is up the staff.
12.) Canons and noncanons alike should have a reason for appearing in Storybrooke, whether that means they are cursed, or another acceptable reason (simply escaping the curse through a wormhole will not be acceptable, seeing as traveling between worlds has been established as impossible at that time, or very difficult at the very least).
13.) If you apply for a canon, you will have one chance to fix it before the canon becomes open.  You can continue to edit it, but anyone else could come by even if you had reserved it if you did not fix it after the second time we check the application. 

Your Profile

1.) Both of your avatars need to be filled in.  The larger one is 250x400 and can be found under the "personal" section when you edit your profile.  For the other one, a 100x100 will do.
2.) Your display name should be the name your character goes by most often otherwise known as their cursed name, but do not put anything but the name.  No titles, such as Queen or Princess or King or Prince should be in your display name.
3.) The Fairy Tale Name blank (under the personal tab, towards the bottom) would be for you to put the name they were known by before the curse.  If they don't have one, then just put their name there. 
4.) The Story tab is where you place the title of the fairy tale or story they originated from.  If they don't have one, then put Once Upon a Time.  If they have multiple stories, just place one story name.
5.) The Played By blank is where you put your alias, the name you would use in the chat box.

Chat Rules

1.) The chat is strictly OC.  Nothing there is considered canon, nor should RP truly be going on there.  Also, use your ALIAS here, not your character's name. 
2.) No advertising in the chat box.