Quote:Originally posted by Burter Jr
HF17 will supply you with an individual-based task. He will decide who advances into the semi-finals based off your performance during the task.

• Ferry Ride ? 1,500 zeni ? transports you to Heaven or Hell for one IC day, which corresponds to one OOC week. You cannot learn any techniques or abilities in that short of time.
  

• 1.0 ? Message Statement
  1.1 ? Key Abbreviations
  
  2.0 ? Basic Forum Decorum
  2.1 ? The Edit Button
  2.2 ? Forum Rules
  
  3.0 ? The In-Character Realm
  3.1 ? The Planets
  3.2 ? The Guilds
  3.3 ? NPCs and Special Places
  3.4 ? Traveling
  
  4.0 ? Sparring and Fighting
  4.1 ? Requesting
  4.2 ? Sparring
  4.3 ? Fighting
  4.4 ? Naming Spars and Fights
  
  5.0 ? Shopping
  5.1 ? cBay
  
  6.0 ? Roleplaying
  6.1 ? Personal Roleplays
  6.2 ? Quests
  6.3 ? Sagas
  
  7.0 ? Your Roster Page
  7.1 ? Stats
  7.2 ? Abilities, Best Moves, and Accessories
  7.3 ? Miscellaneous Roster Information
  7.4 ? Training
  
  8.0 ? The Join Process
  
  9.0 ? Alliances
  
  10.0 ? Changing Characters and Quitting
  10.1 ? Changing Characters
  10.2 ? Quitting
  
  11.0 ? Frequently Asked Questions

• ?RPG: ?Role-playing Game? or ?Roleplaying Game? ? a game in which a person takes on the job of commanding the actions of a character. Chubbs is a play-by-post, online RPG.
  ?IC: ?In Character? ? refers to all writing and activity done as the character for which you enlisted as.
  ?OOC: ?Out of Character? ? refers to everything you post outside of the In Character world. All posts in the Asylum, QSU, and other forums in that category fall into Out of Character.
  ?Q/S/U or QSU: ?Questions/Suggestions/Updates? ? refers to the forum of the same name that serves as a member?s direct link to staff, where they can requests suggestion, ask for updates, or ask question (to either just staff or all members).
  ?PM: ?Private Message? ? refers to a message relayed from one member to another privately, across the forum.
  ?NPC: ?Non-playable Character? ? refers to any character whose actions are controlled by the staff and staff only. NPCs usually take important precedence in certain functions such as Guilds or training.
  ?TP: ?Training Points? ? refers to the available points a character has that he or she can distribute between his or her stats.

• ?Spam: Spamming of any forum besides the Asylum can result in a warning. Don?t bother posting something unless it has a purpose. Everyone likes jokes, but they have a time and place.
  ?Flaming: Just because you and another member differ on a viewpoint, don?t let your fervor run rampant. Staff can and will intercede and slap you in the face with a warning if you get out of hand.
  ?Flame-baiting: Although less common that flat-out flaming, flame-baiting is when a member inadvertently attempts to trigger another member into flaming him.
  ?Posting OOC on IC Forums: This is a habit with newer members, where they will make small, nonsensical, completely OOC posts on forums (most popularly, the spar board). Staff will usually let this slide once or twice, but if it becomes habitual, a warning is likely.
  ?Violating Staff: This includes?posting in threads that you shouldn?t, posting a new thread about a locked topic, posting in a [Question ? Staff Only] thread, or just blatantly defying a staff order. Remember: When staff tells you to not do something?don?t do it.

• ?Usage of 18+ Material on Public Boards: No hentai, porno, lemons, or any other adult material such as references to illegal pirating or otherwise illegal activities. This is all common sense, but if you post any of the above, you can expect your tenure at Chubbs to end indefinitely.
  ?Two or more Characters: You cannot play as two characters, so please, don?t try. They have IP addresses for a reason, and the staff can readily check these. There have been incidents where members have tried this, and every time, the ban hammer falls swiftly upon them; however, if you are sharing a computer, make sure you tell staff ahead of time. Be ready with some type of photo identification as well,
  ?Extreme Flaming: Although flaming happens from time to time, when taken to an extreme, banning can ensue. By using an obscene amount of swear words, racial and/or ethnical slurs, or extreme bashing can easily equate a banning.
  ?Final Rule and Advice: Staff always has the final say in a situation. There is a method to their madness, so please, as a little advice from me to you?don?t be a jackass, and you will go far.
  
  External Link: Main Rules
  External Link: Warning Forum Information

• CNN ? Chubbs News Network ? A recent addition to the RPG, CNN offers characters an IC look at everything that is going on within the universe through the eyes of a news network. This, while providing the members with more insight IC, also adds to drama, because who knows whether or not CNN is fabricating the truth. Or maybe they are just reporting a wrong story? It is up to the members themselves to determine what they view as the truth.
  
  The Six Planets ? Members are given six different plants upon which they may roleplay. These include: Earth, Namek, Vegeta, Mercy, Arlia, and Frost #213. Note that these names are usually proceeded by a suffix ?sei, but most members just utilize the common variations of the name. Each of the planets is very unique, providing members with a multitude of roleplaying ideas and opportunities for greatness. Travel can be achieved by buying a ship ticket or teletube, using a personal ship, or using a teleportation technique (I will detail travel methods later on, for the record).
  
  Outer Space ? With the new ship expansion, a forum known as ?Outer Space? has been introduced for travelers in the dark expanses of the final frontier. This forum is utilized for roleplaying while onboard a personal ship (whether they be personal roleplays or space quests), or for roleplaying on miscellaneous planets.
  
  The Next Dimension ? When someone dies (I?ll cover death later, don?t sweat it, this is but an intro), they travel instantly to the lobby of King Yemma and receive their judgment.
  
  Heaven and Hell ? These three subforums represent the three different destinations of the recently deceased. As a rule of thumb, Heaven is for the good guys and all the evil, malicious individuals travel to Hell. Although there have been incidents that have broken that stereotype.
  
  Kaiousama?s Planet ? Kaiousama?s Planet (usually referred to as King Kai?s Planet and its namesake inhabitant, King Kai), is a bastion for only the most skilled of roleplayers, whether they committed heroics or evil deeds in life. After a two-week trek across Snakeway, the deceased will be able to start their training (which consists of 10 quests). Along the route, the warrior will learn and master Kaioken and Genki Dama?two rather potent techniques. Non-transformers have an advantage because they can learn Kaioken (trained), which merits them a x25 power-up, as opposed to the default Kaioken, which is merely a x15 power-up.
  
  Furthermore, those who have proven themselves time and time again will be given an opportunity to travel to the planet of Dai Kaiousama (known as ?Grand Kai?). It is here that non-transformers can master the arts of Super Kaioken (their x40 power-up) and Spirit Strike (the most potent technique available). Both Kai?s training comes in the form of 10 rather colorful and varied quests designed to fully test a writer?s creativity.
  
  External Link: ?Known Universe? page

• ?Moon Daggers: The ?Assassin? guild, the Moon Daggers is helmed by NPC Izumi and Chubbs staff member Burter Junior. They?re based on the planet Earth, but have based located all over the galaxy.
  -- Moon Dagger Information Thread
  ?Paragon: The ?Evil? guild, Paragon is headed by the NPC, ?The Autocrat,? and Chubbs staff members Yamu and Bra. They maintain bases on Frost #213, Earth, and a few outlying planets.
  -- Paragon Information Thread
  ?Yggdrasil: The ?Mercenary? guild, Yggdrasil is headed by the NPCs Duke and Amil Farouk, and Chubbs staff member Raditzu. Its headquarters is located on the planet Mercy.
  -- Yggdrasil Information Thread
  ?Dojo of Light: The ?Church? guild, the Dojo of Light is headed by the NPC Torec, and Chubbs member Android Twenty. They have churches spread out across the galaxy, and a rather large temple in Heaven.
  -- Dojo of Light Information Thread
  ?The Bjorken: The ?Mafia? guild, the Bjorken is headed by the NPC Samanthuel and Chubbs staff member Hellfighter 17. They are located on the planet Frost #213.
  -- Bjorken Information Thread

• ?Kami: Earth?s current Eternal Guardian, Kami resides at the top of his Lookout, along with his assistant, Mr. Popo. The two watch over the planet below them and allow visitors access into the Room of Spirit and Time (abbreviated ?RoSaT?) and the Pendulum Room. Below the Lookout, is a tower in where the cat deity Korin lives?welcoming visitors with a smile. He is also known to grow senzu beans (beans that will instantly reinvigorate depleted warriors in combat), but he rarely gives them out to visitors.
  
  ?Baba: Residing in her castle with a vampire, mummy, invisible man, and a slew of witch friends. For a price, she will offer her numerous services, which include resurrection of the dead, interplanetary transportation, and opening wormholes to the afterlife. All of these come at a price though, so make sure you bring you wallet.
  
  ?Guru: The oldest and wisest of the namekian people, Guru serves as their spiritual leader and elder. He will bestow new guests to his planet with an additional 12 TP if they train for two consecutive weeks. Guru is guarded by two namekians who will train visitors for two distinct techniques. Placo will teach visitors all about the art of Body Split, while Charango will guide fellow namekians down the road to mastering Body Size Control. Both techniques require at least four weeks of training upon Namek. Charango, an Ultra Namek, is the chief guardian of Guru, with a ki around the 140 million mark.
  
  ?Lord Vine: Quite possibly the most powerful entity existing on the mortal coil, Lord Vine resides on the only moon of Vegeta-sei. Dwelling inside a palace of jade, he serves as ?Eternal Guardian? of the planet and has been known to make his presence known whenever conflict arises upon the surface of his planet. Although a hybrid of the tuffle and saiya-jin races, his power far exceeds the previously existing capacities of both races (his base ki is around 150 million). He displayed his dominion over the planet when he swept in during the recent uprising and slew the leader?Sativa. Despite his sometimes quiet and usually standoffish nature, Lord Vine still accepts some visitors as students. He then guides them to mastering the art of Metal Binding.
  
  ?Lord Yemma Dio: Called simply ?King Yemma,? this massive ogre resides in the afterlife, passing judgment upon the recently departed. It is advised that people maintain a calm demeanor in the presence of the giant, because after all, he is known to send people he dislikes straight to the depths of hell.
  
  ?Kaiousama: Called ?King Kai,? this blue demi-god resides on his personal planet at the end of Snakeway with his pet monkey Bubbles and cricket Gregory, serving out his tenure as Kai of the North. He is responsible for training those deemed worthy by King Yemma, and from his training, one can learn and master the art of Kaioken (either trained or untrained depending on your race) and Genki Dama. He is a generally aloof person, but his training, despite starting off in a rather comedic, self-degrading fashion, is nevertheless extremely taxing on one?s mind and body.
  
  ?Dai Kaiousama: Referred to as ?Grand Kai,? this demi-god resembles an aged rocker. He trains warriors in the art of Super Kaioken and Spirit Strike and can contact the witch Baba if a deceased warrior needs one of her magically services.
  
  ?Supreme Kai: Legends tell of a Kai who watches over the entire universe, but none have ever heard or seen this elusive deity?
  
  ?Dabura: At the lowest levels of Hell, the demon king Dabura resides. He is a powerful monstrosity with powers rivaling that of a twice ascended saiya-jin warrior. He is the go to demon if you desire to learn the possession ability, and he is also capable of opening up portals to the mortal realm for the most diabolical of his underlings.

• ?The Pendulum Room: Erected by the very first Guardian of Earth, the Pendulum Room is located deep within the catacombs of the Lookout. The magical pendulum within this chamber has the power to alter the fabric of space and time itself?projecting the user to another place and/or time. Anyone interested in using this powerful room must first spend at least a week on Earth before traveling to Kami to seek entrance.
  
  ?The Room of Spirit and Time: Any warrior who has been on Earth for at least two weeks can petition its current guardian, Kami, for entrance into this room. Inside, time is altered so that one day outside the room equates to a year within its white, expansive interior. The end result of training in the RoSaT (as it is commonly abbreviated) is earning two times what your normally would for your weekly training. For example, if you earn 20 TP a week, completing some training within the RoSaT merits you 40 points. Because of how powerful it is, one character may only enter this chamber 3 times in their entire existence.
  
  ?Shapechanging School: Located on Earth in Southern City, this school allows characters to pay in order to take classes in order to master the art of shapechanging. There are two courses: a rigorous, one-week class (5,000 zeni), or a laid back, three-week class (2,500 zeni).
  
  ? Anopheles Shipyard: Located orbiting around the planet of Mercy, the Anopheles Shipyard is operated by Cete?el and Shoji Heavy Industries. It is here that large and huge ships may be purchased.
  
  External Link: ?Special People? page
  External Link: ?Special Places? page

• ?Multi Ship: A much larger vessel, this allows you to bring along 3 others for your voyage. This costs an additional 400 zeni.
  ?Multi Ship w/ Sparring Room: This purchase adds a sparring chamber to your increased vessel, so that now those on board can spar with one another to pass the time without destroying the ship. If you want this, be ready to cough up 500 more zeni.
  ?Boosters: These powerful add-ons will decrease the duration of your voyage by two days. This may only be bought once for each ship, and will cost you 350 zeni.

• Earth: 5 days
  Namek: 5 days
  Vegeta: 5 days
  Arlia: 5 days
  Frost #213: 10 days
  Mercy: 3 days
  
  External Link: ?Ships? page

• (Name of the Planet you are currently on) Spar/Fight (Depending on what it is): (Any information you may want to add).
  Ex: Earth Spar: looking for multiple opponents

• ?You must locate your target using some sort of ki detecting technology or technique. Then you must roleplay actually locating them.
  ?Roleplay attacking your adversary on the Spar/Fight board. It is proper etiquette to send them a PM informing them of your attack as well. They will have 3 days to respond.
  ?If they fail to respond in that time period, then you win by default and may claim your prize (staff may intervene if they know your victim is absent for a special reason).
  ?Your opponent can run away if: A) He/she has a teleportation technique, B) He/she has a greater speed than you, C) He/she has a cloaking device, or D) He/she has powerful friends nearby.
  ?If no one runs away and the challenge is accepted, both combatants can start writing. This phase continues until both have an even number of roleplays and post an OOC informing staff of the conclusion of their bout. A staff member will then read the fight and post the ending
  ?The winner can take whatever he or she desires, such as a dragonball, possession, or zeni
  ?Note: You cannot interfere in a fight unless you were physically near it when it started, have some form of teleportation and notice it, since fights would, IC, take mere minutes. Furthermore, if your victim escapes, you cannot challenge them again for 3 IC days.

• (Planet) Spar or Fight: Character 1 Vs Character 2 et al. (et al meaning to continue until you have listed all the combatants).
  Ex: Earth Fight: Android Seventeen Vs Hellfighter Seventeen
  
  External Link: Aged Spar/Fight Rules

• Planet: (what planet you are currently on)
  Items Buying: (wtf are you getting?)
  Current Zeni: (amount before purchase)
  Total Purchase Cost: (how much each thing is, and what does it add up to?)
  Final Zeni: (how much will you have left after all of this?)
  
  Note: When buying upgrades for your personal ship, make sure you include which ship you are buying the items for (in case you own more than one), and if you are buying armor or anything that increases your stats permanently, make sure you list your stats before and after the purchase as well.
  
  External Link: ?Shop? page

• ?Strength ~ Attack Power: Just because you have all the rippling muscles (Strength), if you don?t have the ability to translate this sheer power into actual attacks (Attack Power), then you?ll never be fighting at your true potential
  ?Defense ~ Recovery: Just because you are a tank on the battlefield (Defense), if you lack the ability to naturally cope and deal with pain (Recovery), you?re going to have a rough time during fights.
  ?Speed ~ Stamina: Just because you can run around like Speedy Gonzales (Speed), you?ll never get anywhere if you keep running out of breath (Stamina)

• ?Intelligence: Intelligence allows your character to master additional best moves. 50 intelligence points will merit a character a new best move (this is why you start with 3 best moves?150/50=3), which can then be posted in the respective thread in the QSU. It also is necessary to master some of the techniques to their full potential.
  ?Luck: Luck affects, easily enough, how lucky your character is. With every additional 100 Luck points you acquire, your character will earn 50 more zeni every Sunday.
  ?Determination: Determination is essential is obtaining the various power-ups here at Chubbs. It also strengthens you characters resolve to accomplish a goal, and with every 100 Determination points, your character will gain an additional 1 TP each and every Sunday.

• Thread Title: ?Joining as (Insert Character Name Here)
  
  Character: (Name of Character, obviously)
  Personality: (Mean, vengeful, etc.)
  Best Moves: (make sure if you have created them from scratch that you include descriptions. Staff reserve right to decline your idea, especially if it sounds too much like a preexisting technique)
  Planet: (Earth, Vegeta, and Namek)
  Email: (Make sure it?s a real email address!)
  AIM and/or ICQ: (Depending on which you have?you can always add them to your forum name and roster later if you acquire one)
  Roleplay: (Your RP example)

• ?Alliance HQ: Set the location of the HQ (Headquarters), if you have one.
  ?Alliance Relations: Set your status with all the other alliances (Friendly, Neutral, or Enemy).
  ?Alliance Member Rights: Just select a member from the dropdown box, and you can choice whether or not they have the power to recruit, kick, or change alliance ranks. You can choice any combination of the three, all of them, or none at all if you want to reserve the rights for only yourself for security reasons.
  ?Alliance Ranks: Pick a member from the dropdown box, give them a customized rank, and hit ?Edit.? Ranks can be used to denote power, or they can be used just for comedic purposes.
  ?Alliance Recruiting: Someone tell you they are interested in joining? Using this option, select a member and an invite will be sent to their training interface. Once they accept, they will be a member of your alliance.
  ?Alliance Kicks: With this option, you can boot a member from your ranks.