Quote:Buff Proficiency – 400 OM (Example move)
Allows you to create moves which provide beneficial effects to allies at cost to yourself (usually time and/or energy). While this might seem pointless, pooling one's powers can be a very effective strategy, especially against overwhelming foes. Boosting or adjusting one's own stats requires a Transformation. Significant stat boosts require the use of a Super Move in conjunction with this proficiency.

Debuff Proficiency – 1000 OM (Example move)
Allows you to create moves which have a lingering detrimental effect against opponents. For example, an ice beam which slows or freezes enemies, or a flashbang grenade that blinds and deafens your opponents.

Quote:Buff Proficiency – 400 OM (Example move)
Allows you to create moves which provide lingering or channelled beneficial effects to allies at cost to yourself (usually time and/or energy). While this might seem pointless, pooling one's powers can be a very effective strategy, especially against overwhelming foes. Boosting or adjusting one's own stats requires a Transformation. Significant stat boosts require the use of a Super Move in conjunction with this proficiency.

Debuff Proficiency – 1000 OM (Example move)
Allows you to create moves which have a lingering or channelled detrimental effect against opponents. For example, an ice beam which slows or freezes enemies, or a flashbang grenade that blinds and deafens your opponents.

Quote:NO BONUS: 0% OM
“Does not qualify for a bonus” is a nice way of saying that a thread or storyline wasn't great. If the writing style was consistently bad, poor or awkward, with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors, we can't give a bonus.

GREAT: +50% OM
Spelling, grammar and writing style are all excellent (no tense-switching, only occasional spelling/grammar errors, shows they had a good proofread of every post). Story is coherent. No large mistakes to criticise. This bonus may only be given to a storyline in which the person receiving it has written at least 4000 words.

EXCELLENT: +75% OM
This story qualifies as GREAT, but it is so well written (stylistically, in terms of being readable, an interesting or important plot) that it deserves a bit more recognition than a GREAT bonus, even if it does not qualify for an EXEMPLARY bonus. This bonus may only be given to a storyline in which the person receiving it has written at least 6000 words.

EXEMPLARY: +100% OM
You considered the story to be extremely good, both from a stylistic standpoint and from a 'plot' standpoint. For lack of a better word, 'plot' includes characterization, humor, subverting expectations et cetera. This is a very broad category and almost anything can be considered to be exceptional within this. This bonus may only be given to a storyline in which the person receiving it has written at least 8000 words

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DEPARTMENTS

In order to effectively maintain the Omniverse and ensure that every member of staff has an opportunity to let their particular skillset shine, the duties here will be split apart into various ‘Departments’ (or Teams). Each Department will specialize in a particular aspect of the website, whether that’s handling Move Approvals, grading threads, or performing OM updates. Departments will also have short- and long-term objectives they will work on to improve their aspects of the website.

DEPARTMENT COORDINATION
Each Department will be headed by one or two Leads. It is the Leads job to help coordinate with their Team Members to make sure that everything is running smoothly and that everyone is helping out to carry their weight. There will be a channel for your Team on the Staff Discord for this purposes, but you can also use PMs, DMs, or Skype. Remember, Team Lead(s), it’s not your job to be a villainous middleman, so if someone has suddenly vanished without letting anyone know, that’ll be something that I’ll handle.

INTER-DEPARTMENT COORDINATION
It’s important that all Departments coordinate to some extent. The Reading Team will work hand-in-hand with the Distribution Team to process updates, for instance. Moves and Joining will have to coordinate for applicants with complicated Moves. Storyteller and Reading Teams will coordinate with IC issues like high-profile bounty incidents.

INTER-DEPARTMENT WORK
Departments are intended to function independently of one another; however, if you see another Department struggling for X, Y, or Z reason, you can reach out to help them. Please make sure you communicate with the Team Lead first to ask them if they want help. It’s possible that Person A on their Team will be handling that, but they can’t get to it until the weekend. The Lead might also just want to handle that (‘department pride’, I don’t know). Sprites may not work outside of their Department.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW AND MEMBERS

READING/GRADING <Whirda (L), Kelly, and Luci>
This Department is the people who love to read, have the time to read, and who will be impartial in how they assess bonuses in the Bonus Request thread. They must also be willing to serve as Judges for PvP when requested.

MOVES <Dane and Daniel (Co-Leads)>
This Department will be behind the Move Approval thread, which everyone here ever understands is its own endeavor at times. Please stay out of the Move Creation Workshop, because that should be your number one tool to see which members might be ready to join your Team.

DISTRIBUTION <Wyatt (L) and Vision>
The sexiest Department. These individuals will process all OM-related updates. The most important parts of this are the Voting Thread and the Bonus Request Thread. While Cherubs and Angels always have access to editing OM, all members of this Team will as well. These individuals will be responsible for "Inactivating" character, but anyone can Reactivate characters. You are the people who aren’t afraid to get into the nitty-gritty of the clerical stuff. You know that you are an integral cog in the machine.

JOINING <Elfailzalot (L) and Yuuka)
This Department deals with Join Apps. They must be personable and willing to help prospective members who may be young or non-native English speakers. You will also be responsible for NPC Approvals, because they often take the same form as Join Apps. Team Leader will have ACP access to edit user names to process switches. Any complex Moves should be passed over to the Move Approval thread.

STORYTELLER <Blink and the Humble Sage (Co-Leads)>
This Department will head up the Storyteller account, which entails responding to IC events and/or being willing to write NPC vignettes. These Team members will also work with Alex to keep all the Info Threads up-to-date. In the event that Quests return, these members will be responsible for content creation in that realm.

MISC <Trixie (IT), Jade Harley (PR), Alex>
This is for individuals who had an extra job on top of having to be a staff member. Examples include IT and Social Outreach/Advertising. Because they will deal with their own special set of 'extra curricular activities,' these staffers are considered 'Free Agents' and can coordinate with any Department they would like to help or they can just focus on their extra curricular. I (Alex) am also here, because I'll be helping out any Department that needs it, but my main focus will be "Lore". Even back when I was a simple member, that was always what I loved most about this place.