The Rules
Basic Rules
- Use the editor https://cyoa.ltouroumov.ch/editor/ to make ALL changes to the CYOA
- Use this file hosting site https://cyoa.ltouroumov.ch/upload/ to host all images as LINKS put into the CYOA
- Discord links DO NOT work
- Use this link for finding out the Author of a Contribution for gaining permissions
- The CYOA operates on a CYCLE system
The Cycle and YOU
- The LtOuroumov ICYOA operates on a cycle system
- TWO weeks of Additions
- ONE week of Edits/Fixes
- ONE week of Rest/Breaks
- This CAN be subject to change on short notice depending on LtOuroumov's schedule
A Design
The Basics
- For a contribution to be added to the LtOuroumov ICYOA you need to make a design and post it in the CYOA Designs Only thread on the DISCORD
The Rules
- A Design must stay for at least 24 HOURS in the CYOA Designs Only Thread
- Must receive at least 10 Thumbs UP reactions
- and either no more than 30% Thumbs DOWN reactions
- or no more than 5 Thumbs DOWN reactions
- whichever number is HIGHER of these options
- Must receive at least 10 Thumbs UP reactions
| for example with 12 upvotes, the threshold is 12*0.3=3.6, rounded down is 3; with 30 upvotes, it's 10; etc. |
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- Only post powers you plan to include this cycle in the design channel.
- If you have an old design (more than 3 weeks ago), you need to resubmit it, leave it up for 24 hours and have enough votes.
- If a design receives too many downvotes (i.e. was rejected by the community) or is vetoed by LtOuroumov, it cannot resubmitted again it for at least 3 months by anyone.
- This includes modifications and variations on the same core idea (don't try to find ways around the rule).
- If the idea is shot down too many times, it might be added to the list of banned topics.
- The designs must be proofread (meaning that the grammar and spelling must be impeccable), formatted (use paragraphs you barbarians), and as clear as possible in their description.
- At minimum, the Power/OoP must describe its core mechanics in clear terms in a relatively short amount of words.
- Some fluff is allowed but it must not be to the detriment of clarity. If you chose to add an image, it must be cropped with a 5:3 aspect ratio, in the form of a link (hosted on the upload site), and be related to the power.
- Cross-power discounts (where buying one power lowers the price of another) are forbidden.
- Addons, Upgrades, and Fusions that depend on a power require the consent of the original author of the power (I will take responsibility for the Pixel stuff since I don't think they want to be
@all the time as well unknowns or as authors who are inactive for more than 30 days.)
Rules for Additions
Rules for GENERAL Additions
- Each Contributor gains THREE free addition slots to use to add new things to the CYOA each ADDITION CYCLE
- Of those THREE slots each contributor may add ONE new Power or Object for free each week
- The remaining TWO may not be used to add new Powers or Objects to the CYOA
- Each Contributor MUST add their contributions to the file THEMSELVES
- Unless special permission has been granted by Lt Ouroumov herself
- Currently those are
- hellhound56969
- jacktheamorphous
- Currently those are
- Unless special permission has been granted by Lt Ouroumov herself
- The limit is per ADDITION CYCLE and will reset at the beginning of each ADDITION CYCLE
Rules for OC Additions
- The lifetime limit for personal contributor OCs is raised to five (5)
- additional rules are in the Discord OC thread.
Rules for Add-on Additions
- ONE new Addition can have up to THREE add-ons for free each week
- all FREE Add-ons must be on the ONE new addition
- You may convert an ADDITION slot into THREE add-ons
- These add-ons may be added to a new power or a preexisting power
Rules for MORE slots
- We have a WRITING CHALLENGE to gain more slots
- every 500 words up to 1500 will gain you ONE add-on slot
- every 1000 words will gain you ONE standard addition slot
- Every 2000 words will gain you ONE Power addition slot
- Every 10000 words of a story with ONE OC character of YOURS already in the CYOA, will gain you ONE OC Slot
- Please note everyone is welcome, even if you don't normally contribute, and it is meant to be a positive environment. Constructive criticism is welcome but if an author does not want detailed feedback, please respect their wishes.
Content Rules
- Keep things SFW. This mainly means no explicit sex scenes or anything adjacent.
- Violence, body horror, and other things of that nature are on a case by case basis.
- Add content warnings or a general rating when it would be higher than a Teen rating.
- Usage of AI tools must be tagged as either AI Generated when tools like ChatGPT were used to create the content from a prompt or AI Assisted of the tools were used to modify human-written content or for translation.
Publishing Rules
- The stories you write must be shared in this thread.
- You can publish them either on Google Docs if you want to keep them "private" to the server or on any fiction sharing platform such as SpaceBattles or its sister sites, AO3, Royal Road, Scribblehub, etc.
Rules for Modifications
Current Moratoriums
- Perks and Drawbacks (all of them).
- Paragon-class powers (cost 120 SP or more)
- Content from the Shinza Banshou series
- due to the nature of this franchise it needs to be reviewed by LtOuroumov.
- Conditional scores (discounts)
- Section re-ordering proposals
A MORTAORIUM is not necessarily a hard BAN rather a limit placed, that needs a VERY good reason and permission from LtOuroumov to overrule
Helpful Links
List of all Add-ons and their requirements