Natural Weapons, Maturity

[Alex Silver]

Do physical traits which are clearly stated to be owned by your character in your Character Profile such as - for example - claws, horns and a tail (which applies to my character) need to be purchased as moves to be used? I figure the answer is yes seeing as they are technically a weapon, but don't want to assume and waste OM if it's not necessary.

[Roger Smith]

Do physical traits which are clearly stated to be owned by your character in your Character Profile such as - for example - claws, horns and a tail (which applies to my character) need to be purchased as moves to be used? I figure the answer is yes seeing as they are technically a weapon, but don't want to assume and waste OM if it's not necessary.

You assume correctly, my friend. They'd need to be a move to have any real effectiveness.

[Trixie]

You worded it as "to have any real effectiveness". So I have to ask; can they be used at all until I have purchased the move? Sorry if I'm coming off as hard-headed or something, its just that particular wording leads me to believe they can still have some use and are just "dulled". So a claw strike would just be as though I had no claws and struck someone with my fingertips, a horn strike would just basically result in the same way as a regular headbutt and a tail strike would... that's the one that mostly matters; can I use my tail in a fighting scenario or? Does my tail work at all?

Again, sorry if I come off as slow here. I might just be misunderstanding things.

The general rule of thumb is that unless it's a move it isn't going to be very effective in a fight against another Prime. I can easily pick up a pistol on the ground or a sword someone just had thrust through their chest and use it as my own, but unless that particular weapon is made into a move(in your case it would be horns an claws) they won't be 100% effective.

[Roger Smith]

Do physical traits which are clearly stated to be owned by your character in your Character Profile such as - for example - claws, horns and a tail (which applies to my character) need to be purchased as moves to be used? I figure the answer is yes seeing as they are technically a weapon, but don't want to assume and waste OM if it's not necessary.

You assume correctly, my friend. They'd need to be a move to have any real effectiveness.

You worded it as "to have any real effectiveness". So I have to ask; can they be used at all until I have purchased the move? Sorry if I'm coming off as hard-headed or something, its just that particular wording leads me to believe they can still have some use and are just "dulled". So a claw strike would just be as though I had no claws and struck someone with my fingertips, a horn strike would just basically result in the same way as a regular headbutt and a tail strike would... that's the one that mostly matters; can I use my tail in a fighting scenario or? Does my tail work at all?

Again, sorry if I come off as slow here. I might just be misunderstanding things.

No, no worries at all, I get where you're coming from.

You're pretty much right on all counts. Without dedicated moves for things like claws, or your horns or tail, they don't have any major impact when used. It would fall under the "incidental weapons" thing mentioned in the rules. For your claws and horns, you COULD still use them, they'd just be grossly ineffective, as if your ATK was much lower than it is, and be generally ineffective in a more traditional sense like you described.

Your tail....you could technically still use it to smack people with or something, it just wouldn't be effective. At all. And forget about things like grasping or holding an opponent with it in any way.

Keep in mind that this wouldn't prevent you from doing such things from an RP fodder perspective, only in a competitive situaiton.

[Alex Silver]

Thank you Trixie and Adam for answering my questions on the matter.

One last one, this one on a different topic; rules on "graphic content".

In the rules of conduct, I saw;

[spoiler]Sexual or violent content is permitted, to an extent. We're pretty loose on what you can post here. However, sexual gratuity should not be described in extremely explicit detail. We're not that kind of site. If you're not sure on what's acceptable then ask a staff member. Sometimes it may be appropriate to put 'Mature' in the title of a topic or a [quote]-tagged OOC warning at the beginning of a post in order to warn people of extremely graphic or upsetting content. Given the nature of the website, some degree of violence is to be expected, but be especially mindful around sensitive subjects or when roleplaying with others.[/spoiler]

So here's a few quick questions related to that:

1. "Sexual gratuity should not be described in extremely explicit detail"... so how descriptive can a "sexual scene" get? Is a scene of a sexual nature allowed at all? Without needing an actual full on example, how far can this go without breaking the rules of conduct?

2. Would "[ quote ] Warning, mature content ahead [ /quote ]" constitute a sufficient 'tagged OoC warning' or am I misunderstanding what 'tagged OoC warning' means?

3. As far as violence is concerned, where's the limit? How far can one go without requiring a Mature warning? How far can one go without breaking the rules of conduct?

[Kakashi Hatake]

Tagging a thread as mature can be anything from [M] in the thread title, or as you said (Mature Content) or something similar.

For points 1 and 3, use your best judgement. You can mention sexual scenarios vaguely but going into a lot of detail is too much. (I.e. describing genitalia, etc.) If you think it may be too explicit, it likely is. Similarly, violence is a bit more tolerated (especially if it adds to the narrative) but going on for paragraphs about methodically like, flaying someone is just too much in most instances. Also take care when mentioning things that may offend certain groups (rape, abuse, etc.); these things are fine to have as a history and should be tagged as mature, but use your best judgement. If you ever think it might cross a line, it's probably too much. If you'd like a second opinion, feel free to PM a member of staff and we can judge it for you.

[Alex Silver]

Thank you Kakashi.