While we hope to keep any need for this information to a minimum, we feel it's beneficial to be transparent about how things work when additional help is needed on the site. This will cover chain of command for any help necessary on the site, as well as explanations for the steps regarding different difficulties you may encounter.

Subsection A: Chain of Command

This is the chain of command on the site starting with highest authority to least authority. When having out-of-character difficulties, you should always refer to this and go from the bottom up when escalating. Unless the issue is with someone in the chain of command, you should always start with the lowest possible person and work your way up because as you increase in rank, they also increase in responsibility and we want to reduce the workload where we can.

1. Lilythe: She owns the site. Created much of it herself. And has final say in all matters. Though, she very rarely makes unilateral decisions without her team of Administrators, Global Moderators, and Moderators. She should be the last point of contact in an effort to do contact resolution unless the issue is with a Global Moderator or Administrator. Her ruling on a matter is final.
   1. Exceptions to this include forum software difficulties.
2. Administrators: Any admin that isn't Lilythe falls here. They are entrenched in every decision for the site and most major decisions regarding site-wide changes and possible member bans will be made on an Administrator level. Most other issues should be resolved before getting to this level. If you get to this level it should be a fairly large problem.
3. Global Moderators: These are moderators that help moderate almost all of the site. They will handle disputes that escalate past moderators and help enforce site-wide rules. Most big problems will probably be resolved at this level. Small problems shouldn't need to be escalated to this level. Interpersonal conflicts between members should start at this level, however.
4. Moderators: They moderate one or two specific areas of the board. They have authority within that sphere and typically will deal with all issues related to that sphere of influence. For example, if you're having difficulty with applications that would be part of the Applications team. Etc.
5. The People Involved: You should always try to resolve any issues with the person first. Our staff will ask if you have talked to them. If your answer is "no", we will prompt you to do that first. If you cannot resolve it at this step, then move up the chain of command.

Subsection B: Interpersonal Conflict

We always hope that our members will be able to solve interpersonal problems between themselves. However, that isn't always possible, and we understand that. When you and the other individual cannot seem to come to an agreement--or if there is harassment taking place--these problems should always start with involving a Global Moderator. That person will likely ask to see evidence of the problem between you and the person as well as your evidence that you've attempted to resolve it on your own. Once you've provided them with this information, they will then start the process of attempting to resolve it. They will gather information from both sides and try to find a solution. If there isn't one to be found they may escalate it further up the chain of command.

Subsection C : Forum Software-based Difficulties

Are you experiencing an error message? Are you unable to post? Please go to the HELP forum and let us know. The appropriate staff member will address the issue as soon as we're able!

Subsection D : Site Canon Issues

Did you notice a canon issue in a post? Please feel free to reach out to Lilythe. She will look into it and address things with the person who was incongruent with canon in their post.

Subsection E: All Other Problems

Attempt to solve in-character issues in-character. Out of character issues please use the out-of-character hierarchy to determine who to ask for help. It is expected that you will attempt to start from the bottom of the hierarchy and work up, for out-of-character conflicts. If a solution can't be found, go to the next one up, and so on.

To detail how the claiming process works, we need to break it down by section. Every character will have to abide by the information about "Arrival At Camp Half-Blood" detailed in Subsection A. However, for the remaining subsections of this Section, you'll only need to adhere to the ones that apply to your character.

Subsection A: Arrival at Camp Half-Blood

When applying for your character, all new characters should include how they got to camp originally in their application. This should always include a satyr as mortals cannot bring them and the gods are not involved enough to bring them. You don't need to write much about it, but your satyr bringing you should be included in the application, failure to include them always results in a pended application.

Subsection B: Campers Age 12 and Under

Characters this young won't know who their godly parent is since they have not been to camp before. If you choose to create a character this young, you are choosing to let staff choose the parent for you based on information and personality of the character you create. This can be a fun way to surprise yourself and let fate choose for you, rather than designing your character around a godly parent.

For these characters, you simply need to create your application, go through the process, and once approved post your entrance in The Big House under New Camper Entrances describing your characters arduous (or perhaps just rushed) journey to Camp Half-Blood. If you want some more information about the universe, it's okay to assume the Satyrs couldn't explain much. From there someone will respond and get you going where you need to go.

Your character will be claimed at the Bonfire after completing your entrance thread.

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If your camper turns 13 prior to finishing your entrance thread that's okay. You will receive a birthday PM that will explain the steps moving forward. Don't worry! We've got you!

Subsection C : Campers Age 13 and Older

If you reserved the spot of an older camper, that means your application will have to include the years you were at camp, including which parent claimed you (please do not describe what the claiming looked like, as Lilythe is attempting to keep these uniform across all claimings on the site).

Older campers are not allowed to be a child of The Big Three (Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades) or Hera, however, you may choose any other available parentage for your application. Please remember that Artemis doesn't have children of her own, as she's a virgin goddess.

Once your app is approved you'll make your entrance post at The Big House in the main area. You can mark it as open so anyone can join you. One of our Cabin Leaders will do their best to welcome your character home! Or you can tag specific people if you'd like to keep it a closed thread. Either way, your character has been here before and won't get a tour the way New Campers do. It will be assumed that your character has already learned about their heritage and therefore a welcome wagon of a Cabin Leader to explain it is unnecessary. If you wish to experience the welcome wagon to learn more about the universe in-character, please create a younger camper.

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If you would prefer to have staff choose your parent for you, you can ask for a Character Enrichment forum of your own to roleplay the claiming out in. Essentially, you'll go through the same process that a New Camper would, but in your own private forum as if it had happened years ago. If you choose this route, please tag ★Lilythe in your first post so that she can facilitate the process.

No character can be in a relationship before the age of 14. Why 14? It's the age most students start High School. While we're not so unrealistic as to believe that kids don't "date" before the age of 14 in real life, the truth of the matter is that those relationships don't often work out and tend to be juvenile in nature in comparison with their High School and Adult counterparts.

Keep crushes and dates realistic. Seven year olds develop little crushes from time to time, we've all seen it. But what do they do about it? Blush a lot and give the person candy. They don't buy flowers and take their interest to a five-star restaurant. In fact, most of these crushes barely last a week and then the child is taken in by other interests, like ninja turtles or barbies. That's just the nature of things. So make sure that your character is engaging appropriately for whatever age they are at when they have a crush.

Since we are a canon site, we expect the posts to operate within canon rules as well. That means that any thread you start should be consistent with the lore of the Percy Jackson world. We understand that mistakes happen, and that not everyone will have read all the books--or may have read and forgotten pieces. If something happens that is not consistent with canon you and your partner will be sent a PM asking you to alter the content of the thread. This is an unofficial warning, and isn't counted as anything more than a reminder so long as things are addressed. However, continued prompting can escalate to official warnings if left unheeded, so it's best to address things when prompted by staff.

Not every post will require a tag or prefix. A complete list of Tags and Prefixes can be found HERE. Summarily, though, tags/prefixes that are available, and in some cases required, for our members to use will be explained below.

Section 1: New Campers

The New Camper tag is exclusive to the "New Camper Entrances" section of "The Big House" and should only be posted in by that New Camper who created it and a Cabin Leader. This is, in part, to ensure that any lore-based questions are answered in-line with site expectations.

Section 2: Mature Content

The Mature is used to indicate that a thread contains mature themes including extreme violence, gore, sex, and several other topics. Only those invited by the original poster and the original poster should be posting in these threads.

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Additionally, if you are writing a mature thread, and do not have the tag, you may receive an official warning from the staff. So please make sure you remember to use this tag if you're writing topics with mature themes in them. These help serve as a warning for people who may choose to read others' threads that they will be reading adult content if they open your thread.

Section 3: Personal Plot Related Content

The Personal Plot Related tag is used to indicate that a thread contains events relevant to a character's personal plot (a plot approved by the Staff that may involve several characters or NPCs from the site). Only those invited by the original poster and the original poster should be posting in these threads. This should only be used for threads that are related to an approved 'Personal Plot' on the site.

Section 4: Open Content

The Open is used to indicate that a thread that is open for anyone and everyone to join. Any character may join these threads, and you are encouraged to participate if you want! If you choose to use this tag for your thread, you are choosing to allow any character to join your thread. So please make sure that if you choose to use this that you are genuinely okay with allowing any of our members and their characters to join you.

Section 5: Completed Content

The Ready to Archive tag is used to indicate that a thread has reached completion. It lets staff know that you and your partner are done roleplaying in that thread so that we can archive it before the 30 days of inactivity.

Everyone has a life outside of our site and they sometimes are kept busy and away. However, if a topic has not been updated in 4 weeks (30 days), the roleplay will be archived unless an active "away notice" has been created. If you wish to continue the RP after it has been archived, simply go to the help forum and request for it to be moved back.

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Alternatively, you can also voluntarily archive your posts by marking them as 'Ready to Archive' by editing the first post of the thread--the user who started the thread will have to do this--to have the 'Ready to Archive' tag.

Personal plots are plots that impact only your character and a handful of other characters but wouldn't impact the community at large. They are, however, significant enough that they require planning and organization beyond one or two threads and potentially some support characters from the site canons. Anything with a quest is considered a personal plot. This level of plotting requires approval from the admin and has its own application. A more detailed look at Personal Plots can be found HERE, however a good rule of thumb is that if it can be contained in one to three threads, it may not require a personal plot, but if it uses any canon character support and goes beyond simple drama you will likely need one.

Subsection A: The Oracle and Quests

Since quests are only given by the Oracle, you must have a personal plot to have a quest. Completion of a quest is considered a noteworthy task, when applying for that award. You must send all of your completed threads for quest related plots to @★Lilythe to receive your awards.

The current Oracle is Rachel Elizabeth Dare and she is a canon character played by a member of the site. It is not considered a staff position, per se, however it is required to participate in all personal plots related to quests and site-wide plot events related to quests. Playing this character appropriately increases consideration when applying for staff positions.

Subsection B: Threads Involving Gods

Threads involving Gods will require a Personal Plot, unless they are Mr. D (Dionysus) who is readily available at Camp Half-Blood due to his canonical punishment. These events are exceedingly rare, and very few campers will have such interactions in their lifetime. To keep in theme with this, Personal Plots are required. The Gods canonically do not have much interaction with their children. Those applying for a Personal Plot with a god in it should be prepared with that knowledge, and it is recommended any god involved in a personal plot not be your character's godly parent.

The Gods are canon characters played by members of the site. They are not considered staff positions, per se, however they are required to participate in all site-wide plot events related to them. Playing a god appropriately increases consideration when applying for staff positions.

Subsection C : Threads Involving Major Figures

Threads involving Major Figures (such as Medusa) will require a Personal Plot, unless they are Chiron who is readily available at Camp Half-Blood training Campers. These events are exceedingly rare, and very few campers will have such interactions in their lifetime. To keep in theme with this, Personal Plots are required.

Major Figures are any named mythical creature, legendary hero, monster, or canon character of significance. They are played by members of the site and are not considered staff positions. They are required to participate in all personal and site-wide plots that relate to them. Playing a Major Figure appropriately increases consideration when applying for staff positions.

Just because you know something as a writer, this doesn't mean your character would know. Please make sure your character responds to situations, information, etc. appropriately to what they would know. They are not psychic (probably), and cannot read the minds of the other characters, etc. Failure to do so could be considered godmodding under the right circumstances and may result in a warning.

We do not have a minimum word count. However, we do ask that you please be considerate of the those you are roleplaying with. If they write several paragraphs and you give them a sentence or two in reply this may offend some writers and they may not wish to continue writing with you. This is up to the discretion of the writer, and is not a punishable offense by any means. We do consider it common courtesy though, and will not get involved in disputes between writers over post-length unless they create significant adverse impact for the site's wellbeing and fall into harassment or other rulebreaking.

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.

This section details information about the community standards regarding posting and various types of content.

Those who are fans of Rick Riordan's work likely know that all of his books are connected and that there are several other types of demigods out there. Down below is the current information about demigods outside of Camp Half-Blood on Camp Half-Blood RP.

Subsection A: Camp Jupiter

The Roman counterpart to Camp Half-Blood, Camp Jupiter is not currently available for play on Camp Half-Blood RP. When the site grows enough to justify expansion into Camp Jupiter, this will be the first of the demigods we add to the list.

Subsection B: Magicians

For those of you who are fans of the Kane Chronicles, don't worry, we haven't forgotten them! As our site grows we will be considering the addition of Magicians in the future!

Subsection C : Norse Demigods

For those of you who are fans of the Magnus Chase books, don't worry, we haven't forgotten them! As our site grows we will be considering the addition of Norse Demigods in the future!

Subsection D : Riordan Presents...

While we will likely consider these if the site grows large enough, these are the last of our priority to add to the site at this time. We are excited at the possibility of growing to accommodate them, but wish to be honest about where our priorities lay.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Since our site is a canon site, we honor the parentage that has been canonically seen, and additionally will work within canon to account for living minor gods that have the potential to bear children as well.

Currently allowed parents include:

• Olympians and Major Deities
  • Demeter
  • Ares
  • Athena
  • Apollo
  • Hephaestus
  • Aphrodite
  • Hermes
  • Dionysus
  • Iris
  • Hypnos
  • Nemesis
  • Nike
  • Hebe
  • Tyche
  • Hecate
• Minor Deities
  • Eris
  • Phobos
  • Melinoe
  • Kymopoleia
  • Eurus
  • Boreas
  • Aristaeus
  • Triton
  • Khione

Please Note: Minor Deities can only have 3 children at any one time (to help keep them as rare as they are supposed to be). This does not reset when other things on the board reset. So please check the Minor Gods as Parents and Abilities section to see if the above listed deities have room before applying.

Subsection B of this section discusses how to go about seeking approval for a deity not listed here. Submitting a request will not guarantee approval, however it's always better to try than regret!

Subsection A: Limited Abilities

Every godly parent has a list of abilities associated with their children. Some of those abilities might be limited and require an application. The 20 canon cabins have their powers enumerated here children of minor deities have an alternative process that they go through, but those who are already on the board can be found here.

Limited ability applications are done either at the time of character creation, or can be applied for later. Both require reserving the spot in the Claims. Please see the Character Claims for more information.

Subsection B: Requesting a Minor Deity for Parent

There are many deities beyond the 20 who we know canonically have cabins. Several of them are noted to have children as well throughout the series, even though they never have cabins built at camp. In an effort to reflect that, Camp Half-Blood Roleplay offers a pathway by which members can create campers who have other gods as parents.

However, to ensure that canon is followed, the following procedures are in effect for those who would like to have minor gods as parents...

Procedures:

1. Check the list above to see if your minor god is on it. If they are, please proceed as if it were a normal application, there is no need to do anything different. If not, please contact ★Lilythe so that she may determine if it works in canon and, if so, begin working on developing a set of powers for them.
2. Check the Character Claim to see if there is even an opening for Children of Minor Deities. This can be found at the bottom of the "Campers" section of the Character Claim. If there is, you may proceed with your application. If not, you will need to wait until a spot opens up. Since they are not common, we are not allowing too many at once. You may still do step 1, however, as it allows Lilythe additional time to create the information so it's ready once the claims reset.
3. Once your application is posted, ★Lilythe will be directly part of your review team to ensure that Riordan and Site canon are in compliance as the Lore person for the site.

In all other ways, the application process will still be the same. Limited powers may exist for some deities (just like with the others). If your desired parent has any, they will be listed in the Minor Gods as Parents thread (or if your god is new to the list, Lilythe will alert you in response to your inquiry).

Subsection C : Artemis 

Canonically, Artemis does not have children. She does, however, enlist hunters. The hunters do not stay year round at camp, and instead follow Artemis. We will soon be introducing the way to have characters sign up to be a huntress of Artemis. Canonically hunters can only be female and cannot have romantic relationships. At this time Riordan has not indicated whether the must be female at birth or if trans females are permitted. Given how progressive Riordan is, in general, it is our belief that trans females would be permitted and we will rule it as such until canon says otherwise. However it is with the caveat that they must both be played respectfully and with understanding that if Riordan changes this in canon the site may have to retire the character (no matter how beloved they may be).

Procedures:

1. You must create a character first. Create a character as normal. For all hunters started out as campers at this stage in the game. Artemis does not recruit from the mortal world. 
2. Check the Character Claim to see if it is Open Recruitment for Hunters of Artemis. This can be found at the bottom of the "Campers" section of the Character Claim, underneath Artemis's cabin it will either read "Open for Recruitment" or "Closed for Recruitment". There is no limit to the number of hunters that Artemis may have, but she can only recruit more members when she is at camp. If it says "Open Recruitment", you will proceed to the pinned post in Cabin 8 and follow instructions. If not, you will need to wait until Artemis is back at camp.
3. Sign up, and you will have a one on one roleplay with Artemis in which she explains the rules of joining with her. Please note that if your character breaks their oath, they will die. That is the cost of joining up with Artemis (you will also be reminded of this in the roleplay to ensure you understand). 

Your character will retain the powers they have from their godly parent, and will be blessed with additional powers from Artemis. Hunters of Artemis can never form romantic attachments including lesbian ones without breaking their oath and being killed. So please be sure that you want a Hunter of Artemis before making one... as the only way out is death for your character.

Anyone can create a family. We do require, however, that once the first member has been created that you not add any non-newborn members to the immediate family (i.e. we won't allow things like suddenly they have a 15 year old sister after you've been approved and it wasn't mentioned in your application), however adding uncles, cousins, etc. can be acceptable so long as they adhere to creating their immediate family appropriately. Newborns can be added at any time, provided that the mother is still within reasonable childbearing age.

Subsection A: Multiple Births

Since twins, triplets, etc. are a rare occurrence--and writers seem to have an affinity for creating them--we have decided to limit the number that may appear on the site at a given time. These will reset every year to allow opportunities for new writers to create more, but will help limit the quantity at any given point. When the new openings are released, all old claims will still be valid. Once you are approved for this and your application is accepted, that approval cannot be rescinded.

You do not need to already have the writer present for the twin, however you do need to have them arrive at the same time to camp. So if you do not apply together, you will want to put up a wanted ad for the twin so that someone else can play them, but that character will have arrived at camp at the same time as your character when posting in-character.

There is an option to create older campers or adults without having to age them through the usual process. To do so you must request a slot on the claims (a spot must be available) and submit a modified profile of the camper that shows what that camper did during the time that would have already passed. (i.e. if you wish to make a 15 year old, you must explain what they did in their first and second years at camp.). More information can be found in the Character Claims thread in the Claims section of the board.

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Campers must have been claimed before the age of 13 per Percy's deal with the gods at the end of The Last Olympian. You may not create a character who is 13 or over that is not yet claimed.

Legacies are a child that is less than half-blooded of a deity. For example, someone with 1/4 blood of Hermes would be a legacy of Hermes. Their parents were half-bloods (or less than half).

There are 2 ways to create a legacy character. They are as follows:

• Pick Up a Child Want-Ad for 2 Existing Characters on the site: As we grow, we'll have characters that get older, fall in love, and start to have children of their own. These characters are automatically a legacy, as it wouldn't make sense for them not to be. A Want-Ad legacy must be 3 years old before they can be played.
• Purchase the Legacy Status at Character Creation: Since Legacies are born that way, not made, your character will need to be a legacy when they are born. You can "donate" drachmae from one of your existing characters to the new character account so that they have enough to purchase the award. Any purchased legacies will need to be at minimum 3 generations removed (they can be more if desired), and a legacy of the Big Three will need to be 5 generations removed.

Additionally, it should be noted that Legacies do not have all the same abilities as full Half-Bloods. Their abilities are typically weaker, and they have fewer of them. The further removed they are, the fewer abilities from their godly ancestor they have. However on our site we will be creating a "pick and choose" list in which legacies can pick one major and one minor power from their ancestor, or 3 minor powers. Please see that list for more details.

Furthermore, like some demigod powers, there will be "rare" powers that can be applied for as legacies if a spot is available. This rare power will replace your major power option.

Finally, in present canon from Rick Riordan, Legacies only attend Camp Jupiter. This means that if your character isn't also a half-blood of another deity, they are not currently allowed at Camp Half-Blood. At this time we only have Camp Half-Blood so you'll need to be a Half-Blood of a deity, as well as a legacy. For example, half-blood child of Ares whose great grandfather was Apollo. 

At this time we are not accepting applications for Mythical creatures. YET! We do have plans to introduce them once the site is large enough to justify their creation. At that time an announcement will be made and this section will be updated.

At this time we do not allow descendants of characters from the books. This is in large part due to the logistics of the fact that canonically they are still in early adulthood, and any children would still be very young, if they exist at all. Additionally, Rick Riordan is still writing books. So to avoid conflicts with canon, as we are not an Alternate Universe site but a Post-Canon site, we cannot accept children of canon characters at this time.

The Big Three are, canonically, limited to their children. This means that we can't just allow a ton of them on the site, or that would break canon. We are a post-canon site, not an Alternate Universe site. As such, children of The Big Three will require an additional application when they are permitted. There will be announcements made when applications open for a child of The Big Three. At that time you will be able to reserve the spot and have 3 attempts to get your application approved before we move on to the next candidate. We will go in the order we received the reservations, and you may use an existing account to reserve the spot so that you don't make a new account without getting the character if you don't want to. Legacies of The Big Three must be Great Grandparent or further down the line (1/8 blood or less).

Likewise, canonically there are no children of Hera. Our Site Canon Child of Hera happens post-canon and therefore is currently the only one in existence. This requires a canon application as the character belongs to the site.