Important! Article IV: Site Setting, Plot, and Structure

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Article IV: Site Setting, Plot, and Structure

This section will go over a wide variety of details about the world we are operating in on the site, and how things are impacted.

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Section 1: Canon Hierarchy

As we know, there is a plethora of options for us to consider for canon now. Not all of them align appropriately, so here is the hierarchy in which our site follows canon when there are conflicts between items.

• The Books
• Riordan's Websites
• Riordan's Tweets
• The Movies

The movies are last because they contradict the books frequently. Additionally, the Disney+ Series will be added in once it comes out and we can assess it appropriately for accuracy. It is tentatively scheduled to release in 2023.

Subsection A: Some Important Canon Facts

While this won't cover all canon facts that are enforced on the site, we thought it would be beneficial to cover a few basic things about Riordan's universe that may not be obvious if you haven't read the book series.

• Demigods must be claimed before their 13th birthday At the end of the last series, while making a deal with the gods, Percy made them swear to claim their children by their 13th birthday. This means that nobody can come to camp older than 12 years old for the first time.
• Demigods can't use communication technologies. Effectively, at one point in the series Riordan said that it 'made their scent stronger' so that they were easier to find. So demigods don't use things like cell phones, the internet, etc. because it lures monsters to them. Instead they communicate via Iris Message or old-fashioned letters.
• The Gods don't stick around. While it's true that we see the gods stick around a little bit for some rare campers here and there, the vast majority of the time it's a one-night stand. We enforce that on the site to help keep things in-line with canon. If everyone was 'the special one Ares stuck around a couple months for' then we would be breaking canon. So we don't let the godly parents stick around.
• Gods can die if they are forgotten or there isn't enough of their domain left. Pan dies in the series because he has no more of his domain left. Other gods are dead because they've been forgotten. As a result, 'minor' godly parents are restricted to those who have made an appearance in the books in some way. That way if Riordan later says some deity faded 200 years ago, we don't have to ask you to retire your character.
• Campers need permission to leave Camp Half-Blood. Campers can either attend camp for the summer only or year-round, but whichever they commit to they will need 'permission' to leave the camp and go out into The World from Dionysus or Chiron. That doesn't mean you as a writer need permission to post in that area on the forum. But it does mean that you should check that you're not creating several threads out in the world when your character is supposed to be at camp. You can RP having permission or not (your character being a rebel is 100% okay!), but be reasonable with the frequency.
• All Quests start with a Prophecy The Oracle of Delphi gives prophecies and that is how all quests begin. If you want your character to go on a quest, you'll want to work with Lilythe to create everything so the Oracle can give them a quest.
• Some notes on New Rome New Rome was introduced in the second series as a entire city that is safe for demigods. It's location is near Camp Jupiter, and has previously been for Roman demigods only. However, after the series Camp Half-Blood campers are able to attend the University there with blessings from the gods. This is rare, and rules for how this will work will be fleshed out when New Rome is added to the site. For now, if you have a camper that is 22 or older and want them to have attended New Rome's university, you'll need to include information about how they were able to attain the blessing of their parent to go.

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Section 2: In-Character Hierarchy

It isn't always clear who is in charge when it comes to in-character interactions. Some things are intuitive, such as gods ranking higher than a demigod, but it may be unclear where other characters lay. While it's definitely true that certain characters are likely to have more information than others in very specific areas and should likely be deferred to in those instances--for example regarding gardening a child of Demeter will have the upperhand--we are only going to cover the general hierarchy in regards to chain of command--who can tell who what to do, as it were. This list goes in order from the highest authority to the lowest authority, and for in-character issues most should be escalated from the bottom up unless circumstances would prevent that.

• The Big Three: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are basically the top 3 gods and should, in essence, be in charge of everything. While Zeus is technically king (and therefore outranks Poseidon and Hades in instances where this matters), the other two are equally respected among other gods.
• Hera: As queen of the gods, it shouldn't surprise anyone that she's also high on the list.
• The Other Olympian Gods: This includes Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hestia, and Dionysus.
• All Other Gods: Any god not previously mentioned.
• Chiron: At Camp Half-Blood he's basically the top authority, other than Dionysus.
• The Council of Cloven Elders: The leaders of the Satyrs.
• Satyrs: They've been around a long time and know things.
• The Oracle of Delphi, Rachel Elizabeth Dare: She is a seer and gives out the quests, after all.
• Cabin Leaders: Also called Head Counselors, they are in charge of their half-siblings and any other campers in their cabins.
• All Other Campers and Creatures: Pretty self-explanatory.

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Section 3: Time

The site takes place in real world time, though admittedly a year behind (see Section 5 for more information about the setting/plot). That does not mean that if it takes you four months to complete a thread, those events took place over four months. Instead what it means is that whatever month you started the roleplay in is the month that roleplay took place. Additionally, it means that if you start a roleplay after starting another one, it generally took place after the other one.

While it's certainly okay to start threads out of order during the same month, we do ask that you utilize the "Scenes from the Past" and "Scenes from the Future" forum for any threads that are not taking place within that same month.

Subsection A: Aging Characters

Since we operate "in real time", for every real world year we only age your character one year. That may seem slow, but it allows for quality RPs to develop and for real world events to occur without writers feeling rushed to reply. As such, aging is automatic. Your character will age up every single year on their birthday.

It is incredibly helpful if you put the month and day of the birthday in your mini-profile so that staff can easily identify whose birthday it is to age them up!

Subsection B: Past/Future Content

If you want to post things that happen years in the future or past, please feel free to use the "Scenes from the Past" or "Scenes from the Future" content as is appropriate. Just because the site is operating in linear time, doesn't mean that every roleplay has to exist in linear time. Sometimes inspiration strikes!

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Section 4: Careers

Adult halfbloods need to have jobs to survive. At this time, we have things pretty open at this time as there aren't many canon jobs established for demigods that survive to adulthood. All we ask is that you keep it realistic. Becoming a doctor requires several years of medical school, and the Healing Hands of a Child of Apollo won't cut it.

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Section 5: Site Setting and Plot

We utilize the Riordanverse as our setting. As a result, we adhere to canon and operate in the post-canon. This allows for everyone to be on the same page regarding events from the past that occurred, while still allowing for some freedoms moving forward. More detailed information about the site setting and plot can be found HERE, including information about what has already occurred in the plot for those who wish to go back and read.

The linked document is consistently updated to match with our current plot progress.

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Section 6: Site Plot Events

A site-wide plot event is an event that is organized by the staff that relates to the site plot. These events will range from small events to catastrophic events. However, they will always be big enough that all characters on the site will be aware that they occurred in some way shape or form. Regardless of whether or not your character participates in the event, they will have heard about it and know about it. To some degree they will even be impacted by it.

Subsection A: Participation

Site-wide plot events will have sign ups for members who want to participate. In most cases all members will be able to volunteer to participate. However, in some instances events may be limited to a specific cabin or cluster of cabins. Always make sure that you consult the sign up list (when one is up) to find out if you're able to participate when interested.

Subsection B: Outcomes

Our site plot is directly impacted by the events in the threads. In essence, the outcome isn't decided until you participate! This is a way that we help keep our site particularly interactive and allow you, as members, to effect the overall atmosphere of the site.

The outcomes of the events will always be reported in The Bulletin Board, and this will be information that all characters, even those not participating, will know about and be impacted by. Even if you don't participate, you are expected to read the bulletin board to keep up to date.