Welcome
First off, this is a fan-created, fan-run roleplay for the television series Stargate Atlantis run off of the Formspring website. We claim no ownership to any recognizable aspects of the series, and chances are we don't have original rights to the pictures either, let alone the pretty, pretty actors. Alas.
The Basics, Or What You Need to Know Ahead of Time
- We're all very open-minded here. No pairing is set in stone, and anything is possible - anything. That means that yes, there will probably be slash (ie, homosexual relationships), and yeah, there'll probably be some het too. And we'll probably have some unconventional pairings. And if we're in the mood for it, some weird shit's gonna go down. That's life. Everybody gets a say, and we'll try not to make each other uncomfortable. We guarantee nothing.
- Language. We aren't as saintly as we'd wish, and neither are realistic characters. That being said, we'd like to try to keep things PG-13, and we'll tell you if we think you need to clean up your act.
- We'd like this RP to be very active. We understand that you can't spend your life on here, but putting in an appearance every few days at the least is appreciated - we can't tell you how annoying it is for a main character to never be around. You won't be chastised for not making appearances, but if a significant amount of time has passed without any warning from you - approximately 2-3 weeks - you'll be getting some inquiries, and if a month or more passes, you may be dropped from RP.
- We have had bad experiences with original characters in the past, and thus have created a very strict policy on them: There will be none. There will be no siblings, children, ex-lovers, parents, aunts, uncles, friends, third-cousins-twice-removed, etc of canon characters without a damn good reason. These characters tend to be a gateway to Mary-Sues. It's perfectly fine to say that Zelenka has a brother back home, or Ronon once had a sister, but if that character mystically shows up on RP, we're going to be miffed. If you would like to submit an OC, please write up a description of them and send it to us, and we will review it. We'll do our best to accommodate you but don't be upset if we suggest changes, or reject it entirely. OCs often take away from the quality of an RP and remove it from its original purpose. Also, we really hate the children-of-canons thing. Just saying.
- This has a floating, freeform timeline. That means we'll probably be pulling some original!Beckett and Keller at the same time, Weir being undead past her time, etc. Characters that never met in canon will meet, and yet everything that happened in canon will probably be behind us, or maybe selectively ignored (this includes Atlantis ending up on Earth). This is because we've found it makes RPing easier. There will be no RPing of individual episodes or canon events.
- This if for fun. Don't take anything too seriously, don't be a canon Nazi, don't get upset if a pairing gets changed or it's not your favorite, and don't look for things to pick at. That's our thing, and we'll do plenty of it in the comfort of our own whining. But if you'd like to contribute a whine (because we are fantastic complainers), drop us a message sharing your grievance and we'll see what we can do. If nothing can be done, expect disappointment, apathy and a secret seething hatred of the management. But if you can get over your fury, maybe we can have some fun too.