If you're thinking about joining Svajone, avoid any possible future disappointment and take a moment to read this page to help you decide if Svajone is the right group for you. We all have different preferences when it comes to what we want from an RPG, and that's okay!
This page is intended to give a brief, concise overview of Svajone's key themes, styles and expectations. You can find much more detailed information across the other pages on this website.
Svajone is:
A story led art roleplay game with a linear, overarching group plotline.Â
We welcome players who are both artists and writers and reward both fairly
Our community values roleplay over art, since this is the primary way to tell a story
The only art a player is formally required to do is their application
Our group is hosted on:
Deviant Art, with Discord support
Players must have a Deviant Art account in order to join
Players must have a Discord account and be able to join the Svajone Discord server in order to play
All content pertaining to progression of the game must be uploaded to the players Deviant Art account and submitted to the Svajone Deviant Art group
Our key values are:
Effort reaps reward; the more you put in, the more you get out. Only active and developed characters will be able to access the high ticket items, and in many special events only characters who participate are canonically considered to have been part of it
Participation is key; if you are looking for a platform on which to tell a single player stand alone story, this group is not right for you. We value community, interaction and collaboration
Stoyline and canon content is of the highest value; Svajone rarely awards currency for extra-curricular activity which does not progress the groups or the individual's storyline in any way. We have very few memes!
Actions have consequences; gone are the days where each individual player's actions had no effect on the world. In Svajone, the actions you take matter, and communication is required in advance of commencing storylines or plotlines which will have an affect on their pack or the world at large
Our experience level is:
Intermediate; we are a literate roleplay with some complex systems and a highly detailed world
We are not an open world and cannot accomodate free movement and unrestricted plotting. Some in character laws and rules are rigid and players must be willing and able to communicate with staff and Alpha players in advance of commencing plots which defy said laws
Players who have experience of roleplaying will find it easy to get started in Svajone, even if they have not participated in a DeviantArt based group roleplay before
Players who have never roleplayed at all may prefer to find a different group better suited to their needs
Our rating is:
18+, mature content
Members must be aged 18 or older to join
Svajone may explore mature themes and sensitive material, such as death, murder, infanticide, psychological and emotional manipulation, cult-like pack behaviour, and more
We do not accept explicit/NSFW sexual content or content depicting sexual assault
We do not allow named references to mental illnesses or disabilities and do not allow the perpetution of harmful stereotypes pertaining to said mental illnesses or disabilities
We remind members that it is inappropriate to represent certain humanised qualities in animals, including but not limited to sex for pleasure and recreational drug use
Our literacy standards are:
Paragraph/long form roleplay
There are no word count per post requirements, but the finished roleplay must feature at minimum 500 words per character, across 3 posts minimum per character
We do not award currency to script style or story style roleplay
Our artwork standards are:
Full colour, completed artwork, with a full natural background
Head and shoulders featured at minimum
Your character must be clearly recognisable in the submission
We do not award currency to PMVs
You can find in depth information about artwork standards here
Our activity requirements are:
1 in character submission, per character, per season (a season is equal to 3 months)
The submission used as an activity check must have a 50 word description explaining how the submission pertains to canon
Our opening system is:
Limited openings with limited positions for new players
We aspire to keep the member count within a reasonable limit so that the group can be properly moderated and staff can provide the best possible game experience for players
Our community expectations are:
Players will be respectful to one another and follow the group rules, Discord rules, and uphold the community standards
It is the responsibility of the players to ensure their created content fits into the established world lore and canon
As a group of adult players, we expect that all players will co-exist peacefully in public spaces with one another, and handle their own minor squabbles and disagreements in a mature manner. Not everyone can be best friends, but everyone can be civil in shared spaces.
As staff, we pledge:
To communicate honestly and openly with players and maintain a culture of transparency; there is nothing to hide
To ensure fairness across all game operations, in and out of character, and to never favour any individual over another; everyone has the same chance to succeed
To continually audit game systems to ensure fairness and ease of gameplay; Svajone is always striving to improve