Path of the Vampire forum

Expected outcome:

• Roleplay threads!
  • We expect every auction card to result in a roleplay thread being played out/posted on a public forum. Please make sure that what is posted to the site adheres to the forum rules.
  • Should a bidder win multiple auctions; the outcome of events need not take part in separate threads. However, participants have the right to demand an individual thread should they wish to.
  • If either the participant or bidder refuses to honour their roleplay commitments, they will be excluded from all future auctions.
  • Any complaints regarding the auction’s participants, bidders, roleplays etc. should be sent to Pi dArtois, so that they might be settled.

Information for Participants:

• Things to know before creating an auction card
• Spaces are limited. Only 30 participants may enter and it's first come first served.
• You may only enter your character once. So that's one auction card per character and they are sold to the winning bidder for the duration specified therein.
• After the deadline for unique players to sign up has passed, you may enter with one of your alts.

• Auction Cards - Pre-Auction
• Auction cards can be posted as of 11:59pm EST on 16th October 2014.
• Auction cards must be up on site by 11:59pm EST on 23rd October 2014.
• Auction cards should be titled "[Auction Card] - CHARACTER NAME".
• Your auction card should include the following information:
  
  IC
  • Name:
    Duration of Contract:
    Background:
    Talents:
    Open to:
  OOC: RP Restrictions
  • Character Death: Yes/No
    Character Wounding up to death: Yes/No
    Discipline: Yes/No
    Torture: Yes/No
    Sex: Yes/No
    Grid Options: Yes/No (If yes, explain what your character has to offer i.e. mechanics, rituals, metalworking, etc.)
    The following people will have their bids ignored: (You may put the names of up to 3 individuals on your “No bids will be accepted by” list. You may not exclude an entire bloodline, sub-bloodline, faction, etc.
    Please note: NIA’s are to be observed at all times, so while you may wish to add the name of someone you have an NIA with, they will not count towards the 3 name limit.)
• Your auction card may NOT include the following:
  • More than 2 visible images.
  • Images larger than 500 x 500 pixels. Smaller images are preferable.
  • Images larger than 200kb in size.
  • Moving or animated images.
  • Images that do not conform to the forum’s rules. i.e. No images that are not PG13 appropriate.
  • Any text other than the character’s name.
• You may look to the example auction card for inspiration.

• Throughout the auction
• If a bidder asks for further clarification as to what you will or will not do as part of your services, you must answer them truthfully or risk being expelled from this and all future auctions.

• After the auction
• If you have been paid by the bidder and do not roleplay with them as expected, you will be have to return all of the in-game coin given to you, else you will be excluded from all future auctions.
• Unless your auction card specifically states that you are happy to perform tasks on grid, you are only contracted to roleplay with the bidder.
• You may request the bidder rewrites their post should they say or do something that falls outside of the pre-set boundaries listed on your auction card.

Information for Bidders:

• Things to know before bidding
• ICly bidding takes place on a single night. (Please see IC information for exact the date). OOCly, bidding runs over the space of about a week so as to ensure that everyone gets a chance to bid regardless of the time zone they live in.
• You may not “gift” the participant without the express permission of the player themselves. Should you wish to do this, it would be wise to check with the player before bidding on them. Players always have the right to refuse to RP with any other player.
• Bidding does not begin until a card has been approved by Pi dArtois. At which point a post will be made by Pi stating that bidding may commence.
• Bidding is for in-game coin only.

• Throughout the auction
• Give others a chance to bid/win! Other people want to part in the auction process too, so please do not bid on more people than you are capable of roleplaying with. It’s no fun for the rest of the bidders if one person is monopolising the pool of participants.
• You may ask the participants for clarification as to what they will and will not do. Contestants are required to answer honestly. Should you wish to have any recourse if the participant lies, make sure to ask your questions either in PM either on the forum or in OOC chats.

• After the auction
• If you do not pay both the participant and Pi dArtois, you will not be able to roleplay out your scene with your participant, and you will be excluded from all future auctions.
• Unless their auction card specifically states that they are happy to perform tasks on grid, the participant is only contracted to roleplay you.
• The participant may request you rewrite your post, before they reply, should you say or do something that falls outside of the pre-set boundaries listed on their auction card.
• You are expected to start the thread for the participant within 48 hours of your payment being made, unless other arrangements for the roleplay have been made.

Distribution of In-Game Coin:

• Once the auction has ended and the participant has been announced as being sold by sold Pi dArtois, bidders should immediately transfer...
  • 50% of the winning bid total direct to the participant
  • 50% to Pi dArtois.
  Please PM Pi dArtois once BOTH payments have been made.
• Of the 50% given to Pi dArtois...
  • 25% will be taken by 'The House'
  • 25% will be split between 3 auction related contests; Best Auction Card (Poll), Best Auction Photograph (Poll) and Best Event (Randomly selected roleplay). To be entered into the random draw for Best Event, your thread will need to be up on a public board by the deadline. It doesn't have to finish or end at the time of judging, but it must at least be started and replied to by owner & contestant (at least once).
    Deadline for RPs to have at least minimum entry requirements (one post each by owner/contestant) is 13 November 2014, 11:59pm EST

Roleplay:

• Auction Card Threads
• Please note that while this event does take place at Lancaster`s on 31 October, there will NOT be a live chat on grid in Lancaster`s at this time.
• Collectively, the auction card threads represent the night’s proceedings. Remember that your character is in the pub, bidding on the contests as the come on stage.
• Individually, each thread represents the time in which each contestant is on stage. Since contestants will only be on stage one at a time, conversations should not be carried on across multiple threads.
• You may speak as your character or emote them as you see fit, but it is important to remember that those conversations will be overheard by everyone in Lancaster`s.

• Descriptive RP Threads (Written after the auction)
• We expect to see at least a portion of the events that occur as a result of the auction in one of the public forums.
• Threads should be titled "[Auction 2014] - RP TITLE".
• Should a bidder win multiple auctions; the outcome of events need not take part in separate threads. However, participants have the right to demand an individual thread should they wish to.
• If either participant or bidder refuses to honour their roleplay commitments, they will be excluded from all future auctions.
• You will be expected to manage your threads yourselves. If for any reason your replies are to be delayed, please let the other person know.
• Complaints regarding the auction’s participants, bidders, roleplays etc. should be sent to Pi dArtois, so that they might be settled.

Deadlines:

• Auction cards can be posted as of 11:59pm, 16 October 2014.
• You may submit a second character as of 11:59pm, 20 October 2014.
• ALL Auction cards need to be up by 11:59pm EST, 23 October 2014.
• The Auction will be open to bidding only until 11:59pm EST, 31 October 2014.
• ALL Monies should be transferred from owner to contestant & Pi, by 14 November 2014.
• Winners of Spot prizes will be announced/drawn on 14 November 2014.

Please note:
Disregarding the rules of the auction could result in exclusion from any further auctions. Exclusion from further auctions will be player based and not account based, so if you are excluded, you will be unable to enter any future auctions with ANY of your characters.

Finally. Be careful when bidding and keep in mind which of your characters has ties to which participant. If the character you wish to bid on has recently been aided by one of your characters, do not bid on them with any of your other characters.

~ Enjoy

Pi's Player

(kudos to Natasha who rewrote the rules >.> I bow to her amazing-ness)

Hey, if you want, Pi can do a Cameo in your RP, a walk in, speak and walk out part. I'm keen to do something small to add a bit of something to your RPs. Either works for me. :)

It says 50 percent to the house.
so 50 percent goes to the person being auctioned, 50 to Lancasters, which goes for one of the three categories where you can win extra? Is that right how I'm reading it?

Sorry. The confusion on that might be my fault. She had it written one way and I said she should make sure people know they actually pay 50% to the contestant and 50% to her when they do the actual payments on grid. Pi is then putting half of what she gets towards the spot prizes.

Hey! :) I'm so glad the tradition will continue! Thanks for taking up the torch, P!

Keara Aithne wrote:Sorry. The confusion on that might be my fault. She had it written one way and I said she should make sure people know they actually pay 50% to the contestant and 50% to her when they do the actual payments on grid. Pi is then putting half of what she gets towards the spot prizes.

So if someone gets auctioned for 100k, that person gets 50k, Pi pockets 25k and another 25k goes into the pot for spot prizes? As much fun as this could be, I don't have a character that's going to pay Pi 25% of anything to hang out with someone.

I don't foresee high participation on either end of the spectrum with that percentage breakdown.

Then don't bid on anyone and just have a charry get auctioned off. If they sell for 100K they get 50K. Look at it that way. I bet Nix could break all records with the bids she could get.

The problem is that it's IC. Nix wouldn't give Pi a dime of anything - none of my characters would agree to wasting money to line another character's pockets. None of mine would auction themselves knowing 50% of their value is going to someone else.

If Nix did go up and she got a million dollar bid, do you really think she'd be a-okay with Pi getting 250k for doing nothing? Nope. 25% is too high. On the opposite end, knowing Pi's getting a 25% cut, Nix wouldn't bid at all and she's the only one I have with cash to burn.

Ah. Well that's a bummer. But I'm sure there'll be tons of other stuff going on in the next month to sink your teeth into. Can't do everything anyway, afterall. :)

Phoenix wrote:So if someone gets auctioned for 100k, that person gets 50k, Pi pockets 25k and another 25k goes into the pot for spot prizes? As much fun as this could be, I don't have a character that's going to pay Pi 25% of anything to hang out with someone.

I don't foresee high participation on either end of the spectrum with that percentage breakdown.

Well, in past auctions the House pocketed 50% >.>

But I think, whatever your feelings, or your character's feelings on the matter... this is meant to encourage collaborative RP between characters who ordinarily wouldn't have a chance to get out and about and meet other characters in the city, an opportunity to break out a bit and go nuts.

I rather thought the spot prizes, using 25% of the House take which was ordinarily just consumed by the House were a good way to a) not take as much from the player base and b) give back to players, encourage voting on the polls and RP - which is why we're here, to make stories for our charries. .

Pi being who she is, and now an active member of TFF is probably going to funnel a good part of the funds into helping newbies anyway.

Up to you, the reasons why your character will or will not participate, but it's as fair and above board as I can make it and the rest is up to fate. Should be fun though, it usually is.