Nompage

UPDATED GUIDELINES

As of 7/2/23

• All xpnoms MUST be submitted as Group noms. (i.e.: A single job covering all participants in the scene - including yourself) This includes when there are only TWO PCs in the scene. See below for instructions.

• Because we have been having duplicate noms lately, in order to keep it straight, staff requests that it be worked out beforehand among the players involved, who is going to nom. The log of the scene AND THE DATE OF THE SCENE must be included. If log and date are not included, the nom will not be processed.

• If your PC is at XP cap when a scene happened, you will not get any XP from it, even if it is submitted after that person's cap ends. (i.e. you have a scene on the 21st, but you are at cap until the 24th, even if you submit the XP/nom on the 25th, the person at cap will get nothing.) Please do not save up logs to nom later. Staff is instituting a 2 week time limit for noms unless specifically approved by staff for that time limit to be extended (It would have to be extenuating circumstances). After the two weeks, scenes are no longer eligible for noms.

• Scenes: Just because you move from one room to another room on the grid, does not mean that the scene is over and it is time to start a new log for a new xpnom. Scenes can go between several rooms on the grid, and still be with the same people, with no IC cut off of the RP.
  Examples to consider:
  • Single Scene: OOC pause and resume rp the next day, but IC was timestopped and continues where you left off. That does not make a cutoff point and is a single scene.
  • Single Scene: IC time-skip from a Fade to Black, but no OOC pause? That is still a single scene.
  • Single Scene: Alice was RPing with Bob and then Charlie (Bob left right after Charlie arrives), and both Bob and Charlie submit a group nom for their portions of the scene. This is where coordination is key. It should be just one scene, where all 3 are nommed once. Alice did not have a pause IC. This one can be tricky, but more understandable for confusion.
  • Single Scene: IC change of location (taking into account time-skip for travel time) but there was no OOC pause? That does not make a second scene.
  • Single Scene: IC change of location from one room to the next room. Could involve magic to teleport across town, country, planet, umbra. IC continues in new location. That is still the same scene.
  • Multiple Scenes: IC and OOC pause for a week. That is a valid cutoff point.
  • Multiple Scenes: Group gathers IC for RP at one time of the day. They break off to do whatever. OOC and IC pause. Then later that same day, some/all of that group gathers again to discuss progress, do something else, continue/finish the story. That is valid for two separate scenes.

If you submit those noms anyway, after the first warning it will be considered that you are trying to game the system. Players doing this and 'nom everything and let staff sort it out' are making a case against themselves and can lead to further OOC Consequences.

+xp/nom <recipient>/<type(s)>=<explanation>

The below is copied out of the books, with 'sessions' replaced with scenes, a few terms replaced by players, PCs, etc, and more mush friendly terminology. Check your own splatbook, they are all worded a little differently. (The werewolf book, for example, gives a much stronger requirement of heroism)

• Please provide specifics! This doesn't have to be an essay - one or two sentences or representative poses are okay - but just "they were interesting" is not enough explanation.

• For plot scenes where one PC acted as storyteller, use the Storyteller type. They will receive an award equal to the largest award given to any participant (minimum 1).
  • If you nominate someone for this category, then nominate them for just this category; any others will be ignored.

• Returning nominations (if they submit one for you, then you submit one for them) is encouraged but not required. If it doesn't happen, then the submitter may still be awarded XP at staff discretion.

• +xp/nom is intended for good RP. Simply posing leaning against the wall for several hours, should not get you a +xp/nom. We approve those, if they're well-written, but +xp/nom is supposed to be a reward for good RP, not for participation. If everyone in the scene is good RP, then by all means, nom them, but just posing in doesn't get you XP. That's what +vote is for.

• ALMOST ALWAYS, we will approve ACTING and CONCEPT together. So if you think someone did a good job in the scene, +xp/nom them for both, rather than just ACTING. Some say "Well, I don't know what their concept is!" Well, if they're RPing, that's probably part of their concept. Give them 2 xp for their good rp instead of 1. If they showed heroism or they learned something, then maybe they can get three or four XP instead of just that one!

Per Scene

("Automatic" is covered by +vote, thus omitted here)

One Point - Learning:

Ask the player what the character learned in the course of the scene. If you agree with it, the player gets one XP point.

One Point - Heroism:

On rare occasions PCs can truly behave as heroes, risking all to let friends or even strangers escape from certain death. If a character acts heroically and manages to survive, he should be rewarded. Some players might try to take advantage of the idea. Don't let them. Stupidity and suicidal behavior should not be mistaken for heroism.

One Point - Acting:

This award goes to the player who demonstrated exceptional roleplaying. If the player acted appropriately and his character entertained, award a point. Usually this award only goes to the player who roleplayed the best during that scene, but feel free to reward multiple sterling performances at once.

One Point - Concept:

Award this point if the player did a very good job acting out her character's concept. Doing so could have been bad or good for the player, but you are the final arbiter as to whether the player earns the point.

Per PRP

In table top, this would be a full arc of a story/campaign, which is usually broken up into multiple sessions.
On a mu*, these extra points should only be nommed for truly achieving one of these for really going above normal RP and earning it for playing out these aspects. Sometimes this happens in a single scene, and will be approved with a log if it qualifies.

One Point - Success:

If the characters achieved all or at least some of their goals, they should get a point for advancing their agendas and carrying out their tasks successfully. This could mean defeating their opponent, solving the crime, finding the missing thing everyone is looking for, etc.

One point - Danger:

If the story was particularly harrowing and the characters were forced to stay on their toes constantly, they may learn quicker just by surviving. This means there is an actual real threat of bodily harm/death/ruining life/etc to the PC(s). This does not apply to being fed off of by a supernatural (i.e.: Vampire feeding when it is mutually agreed on, Changeling getting Glamour in most cases, etc.) There are times when that could bring danger, but that would involve some sort of opposition to what said feeding and usually some sort of flaw that would make it more dangerous. If you are unsure, ask first.

One Point - Wisdom:

If a player came up with a brilliant plan that saved the day mid-story, adapted to circumstances, adjusted for a new or clever use of the character's capabilities, or just plain rocked, give a bonus point to that character for sudden insight. This is not applicable if a player just answered a simple trivia question correctly. It is applicable if they solved a riddle to get through the door, or taught an important skill/lore to another pc. If you are unsure, ask.

Drawn from

• VtM pages 142-143
• WtA pages 180-181
• MtA page 131
• CtD pages 275-276
• WtO pages 227-228
• DtF page 165

Group guidelines

When submitting XP nominations for a group of people, please follow these guidelines to make things easier for staff:

• Let everyone know you're doing it. (This cuts down on duplicates.)

• Anyone in the group (either the storyteller or a participant) can do the whole thing on a single job.

• Follow these guidelines:
  • Give some sort of title even if it is just the location and date of scene.
  • Put a link to a log of the scene (Our Wiki, Pastebin.com, Google Drive, or something similar)
  • Give a summary of the scene/PRP. Include notes about what PCs Learned, Wisdom given, Success, etc, whatever awards you are submitting for beyond Acting/Concept. Acting/Concept is the standard award that does not need qualifications.
  • List of all participants, and what awards they get. (Leave only a space between names, no commas)
    • Listing yourself is allowed in the group nom.

Example:

Acting/Concept = Emily Joe Fred Xavier

Learning = Emily Fred

Wisdom = Xavier

Storyteller = Javier

• Note: When you submit the xp/nom, submit it with only one name in the request command. Such as "+xp/nom Emily/Acting Concept=" For a full example:

+xp/nom Emily/acting concept=Bar Hopping 12/31/21%r%rLog: (Insert link to log) %r%rSummary: We did a lot of things! Here they are.%r%rParticipants:%rActing/Concept= Emily Joe Fred Xavier%rLearning= Emily Fred%rWisdom= Xavier%rStoryteller= Javier