Rules

Be kind. Be patient. Be Respectful.

We know that not everyone will get along, but still try to be respectful towards everyone else in the group. If you have a problem with someone, come to the mods. If someone has you blocked, please respect that and don't try to contact them.

Speak English fairly well.

We know that English is kinda a bitch language-wise, but please be able to understand and write in English since that is the language of the group. We cannot moderate conversations in other languages efficiently.

Cursing is okay, slurs are not.

We don’t tolerate hate speech here.

Be 18+

The content in Woe is mature and not suitable for a younger audience. We deal with more than just death and gore, there is plenty of trauma abound with people’s backstories.

Don’t spam or advertise anything (other than streams) within the group.

If you advertise streams, please keep it to the proper chat as well.

Pay attention to the group announcements and pings.

There are a lot of important announcements that are made in the discord. Please read and pay attention so you are up to date on what is going on.

Be active roughly once every 8 months.

Check the activity checks page for more details.

Don’t beg to become a mod/helper.

If we need more moderators or new helpers we will post a an announcement message in the discord.

Don’t be an asshole, please.

 If you act like one then expect a rule to be made banning your behavior specifically.

Tell mods when you want to leave the group or go on hiatus.

We have a lot to deal with on our end as far as the database and documents we make go, so it is pertinent we know all of our members actually want to be here and do not ghost us for no reason instead of calmly telling us goodbye even if it’s only temporary. We won’t tell you that you can’t leave, we just want to square it all away before you go!

Submitted art that is intended to be graded must be of your own creation.

Do not upload commissions to any gallery. Showing off commissions of your characters is welcome in the discord server as long as you credit the artist. The only exception to this is commissioned app art.

Get permission from someone before you draw their character.

If someone doesn’t want you to draw their character then do not draw their character. Any art made without permission will not get graded.

Submit art to the correct area.

If you don’t know where something fits, use your ticket on the discord to ask a mod where it should go.

Images with sensitive content must be marked with a filter and a content warning.

Blood and gore is expected in Woe Manor but still tag your art and literature in accordance with DA’s / TH's guidelines.

No porn of characters can be submitted to the DA gallery… you heathens.

Keep that on TH, NSFW artwork will only be graded if it is posted there due to their security measures. Tasteful artistic nudity is fine if you properly add a DA filter.

Read over all of the documents, especially the rules.

It really shows when you do not read the rules, mods can tell, so take your time reading. You don't have to memorize everything, but make sure you have a good grasp.

Characters must be 18+

Characters are killed in this group and put through torture. For this reason, all characters must be legal adults.

Don’t apply with a character that is in another ARPG group.

The only exception to this is an AU of that character, this is fine. All art of that character that you want to be graded must be made for this group, however. No using old archives of art from another ARPG to get an unfair advantage over other group members.

No Perfect Characters / Godmodding.

Your character should have at least 3 negative traits. Your character is not a god or a perfect person. Please don’t portray them as such.

No Clone Characters.

We understand really enjoying a character and their personality/backstory/design, however it is not okay to clone a character and put them in Woe. Please make all of your characters original in some form. We expect roughly 90% of your character’s design/backstory/personality should be original with only slight references. We will flat out reject any characters that are too close to figures from popular media and ask for a resubmission after a character has been significantly changed.

Follow the Visual and Written templates.

Please use the visual template provided. You can modify the written template as long as you keep the required sections. Please also keep layouts easy to read.

You must do your own conversions and list height in cm and weight in kg.

This is a requirement for mods to add characters to the Database quickly and with more accuracy. It is fine if you have ft, in, and lb, but you HAVE to have cm and kg.

Don't use the name of a character that is already in the group.

We don't want two characters being called by the same name, though names can be similar. Check what names are taken in the database here and what names have been reserved through the reserve sheet here. Note that characters with one letter off from an existing name but the same pronunciation (ie. Dusty, Dustie) are not allowed as well.

Pick a suitable Pokemon.

For your first character, you can choose any Pokemon in a main series game that has been released for over a month that is not considered a mythic or legendary pokemon. You also cannot be an unown since they are the servants of Woe Manor.

 Ultra Beasts are considered normal Pokemon for this group. Necrozma and the Cosmog line are considered legendary. 

(Refer to the FAQ for some of the commonly asked species questions you may have before asking a mod)

Characters must be anthro Pokemon. In their past life they must be human.

No gijinka, human, or feral characters are allowed in Woe Manor. Anthros and gijinkas did not exist in the past lives of these characters.

Consent is key.

Communicate with your fellow group members. Don't attempt to kill one of their characters unless you both agree that it is okay.

Don’t God mod.

No one is all powerful in this group. You can use a bot in the discord to randomize hits, you can prescript a fight with your rp partners, or you can use the battle system.

Don’t force ships on people.

Self-explanatory. No means no.

Don’t RP smut in the main discord… you heathens.

Keep that private. Do not upload these rp logs to the DA group either.

Don’t take RPs personally.

We are all having fun. Even though my character might want to murder yours doesn’t mean I feel the same way. In the same vein, don’t try to murder an oc just because you dislike the owner.

RP in appropriate places.

TH messages, DA notes, dms, the rp channels on the discord. Don’t rp on the group's front page, please.