Updated as of: May 17, 2011.
These rules are the rules Anne McCaffrey gave to us to use. So please abide by these rules or you will be dismissed from this weyr. THESE RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED!!!
1. Gold dragons will only look to women; bronze dragons will only look to men.
2. Goldriders - Females of heterasexual preference only
Bronzeriders - Males of heterasexual preference only
Brownriders - Males of any sexual preference
Blueriders - Males of any sexual preference, homo/bisexual females (rare)
Greenriders - Male and Females of any sexual preference
(LSW Note: Also some colours have specific sexualities of riders they choose. The BoD would never ask you to go out of your comfort zone, but please keep note of the follwing list.)
(LSW Note: Please consider non metallics in flights as well. All too often greenflights are won by bronzes and the browns and blues never really get any action. This is not a rule, especially when people are weyrmated the BoD is fine with having a weyrmate win even if he rides bronze, but give the non metallic males a little play time as well.)
3. Gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green are the only allowable dragon colors. You may have a dragon in any shade of these colors but there will
be no more sport dragons. Ruth was unique.
4. Ruatha Hold, Benden Weyr, and the Harpercraft Hall exist but these locations are off-limits as settings. While your character can have a
background in one of these locations, you cannot write a story set in any of these locations.
5. You cannot use any of Anne's characters. You can't be Lessa's ancestor or Sorka's descendent. You cannot have a character by the same name as
any of Anne's. That also goes for dragons.
6. Pern has no religion. Don't thank God, thank Faranth.
7. Pern has no magic, elves, fairies, etc. Dragons are incredible enough.
8. No one on Pern is psychic. Beyond a dragonrider's ability to hear their life mate (or in instances when a dragon who deems you worthy enough
to speak to), that's all the extrasensory powers anyone will have.
9. No world crossing. No Cattenti, no Mrdini, no humans from the same timeline are going to encounter Pern.
10. You CANNOT post any of the fanfic stories you write on the Internet. This is in direct violation of copyright laws. Fanfic writings will go
in the 'Zine only.
(LSW note: We will NOT have a zine. LSW is strictly a PBeM group.)
These are rules that we've made up. These rules can be bent or even possibly broken, but not with out approval and reason. Note that these rules are subject to change.
1. This Weyr is Rated-R. Obscenities, violence, and sex are allowable, but PLEASE keep it reasonable. Obscenities are allowable, but you can not
use any Terran obscenities. Violence - if there is going to be a lot of violence, please put an OOC note at the top warning us of it. Sex - You
have probably noticed that there seems to be a lot of it in Lakeside. That is fine. But please don't put all the little, tiny details in it.
Also, if there is going to be a high sex content, please put an OOC note at the top of the post warning us of this.
2. When creating a rider or submitting a candidate take in to account the list of how to acquire certain colours. If you want a bronze, let us
know why the BoD might be swayed to defer from the rules that are set, but it has to be run by the BoD first. The weyr would mostly be glad with
more browns and blues, as those would seem to be fewer in number.
Gold > impression only
Bronze > impression only, or by specific request and approved by the BoD
Brown > impression or transfer
Blue > impression or transfer
Green > impression or transfer
3. To make sure the weyr is more evenly decked out with all colours there is a rule about the breakdown of your group of characters. However by
special request the BoD can decide to grant metallics even when the aforementioned rule is not (entirely) met.
1 metallic - no additional charcters required
2 metallics - at least 3 non metallic characters, these can be riders (IE brown, blue or green) or non riders.
3 metallics - at least 6 non metallic characters, these can be riders (IE brown, blue or green) or non riders.
(LSW Note: Keep in mind that for the sake of having well developed characters that are played on a regular basis we are restricting the total number of characters a player can have to 20.)
4. Major Plots are allowed but you first need to get permission from the BoD. Also, if they upset the balance of the weyr, hall, or hold then
they will not be permitted.
5. Timing is prohibited. It causes too much trouble and your characters could die. Also, think of the risks of losing your character because you
met yourself while timing.
6. To standardize dragon mindspeech and human mindspeech, please use the following symbols to indicate each. Fire lizards communicate in pictures
and images, not in speech. Wher's use both mind speech and pictures/images.
>>Dragon to Human or Dragon <<
**Firelizard images**
//Wher speech/images\\
7. Firelizards have been around Lakeside for many years so they are widely available except golds. Golds will be given to those who deserve them. There will only be a limit of 5 golds a Weyr. Also, with green clutches, those rarely hatch but if you would like a green clutch hatching please notify the BoD and ask their permission first. All other colors are available though.
8. If you are going to be gone for more then a week then let the BoD and the Weyr know so that we don't think you've quit on us. If it happens that you have to leave before you can let us know, please send a message ASAP so that we can keep note of it. Also, if for some reason you don't come back (unless it is a good reason) your character will be put up for adoption or killed off after 60 days. Golds included.
9. If we find a mistake or a little detail in your persona that doesn't fit, we have the right to ask you to change it even after approval. This includes anyone, because no one is perfect and there is bound to be mistakes one person missed. Also, the BoD won't accept any half-filled out persona sheets. Either fill it all the way out or it just won't be accepted.
10. Remember this rule! Before you start playing a character, your character MUST be approved by the BoD.
11. Writing Requirements. These are mandatory requirements which must be filled to keep the Weyrs active. If for some reason you are going away, please notify the BoD of your absence. Also, if it is going to be a long LOA please tell us why you are leaving.
12. Any complaints about other players in the game need to be report to the BoD. Belittling, defaming, or otherwise slandering other writers privately or publicly will not be tolerated. If you have a problem with another writer, talk to them about it, or seek mediation from the Board.
13. The BoD has the right to add any rules that we fill will make Lakeside better. So please just follow these rules and everyone will be happy. When you make a new character, place "Lakeside" next to your Real Name so we know you read the rules.
WARNING: This group does contain some graphic posting. They are
however labeled with a Rated-R warning. We request that you be at least 16 to join, though exceptions can
be made. For more info on this please look at the Writing Requirements.