So you want to role play huh? Well, to get started, the first thing you need to do is register with us and then read the rules and reglations page. This will take care of hopefully a lot of your questions, and if it doesn't you can come back here!

Getting Started

Once you have read the rules, the first thing you're going to want to do is post your horse's stats. Go to the joining board to do this. Once you are on the board, on the right hand side of the board will be a blue button that says new topic. Click this, and you will be brought to a page where you can submit a title and description to your post.

You can title your post with anything you want, but the most logical choice would be your character's name. You can put a description or not--this doesn't matter. The big box below these is where you post your horse's stats.

Stats should consist of your horse's name, breed, age, gender, appearance, brief history, and alliance(Dark, Light, Neutral or Rogue). Your horse's name can be anything, but try to be creative and make it unique. Their breed can be anything as well, but if you are unsure of their breed, you can put something like unknown, mutt, hybrid, etc. As far as age goes, I would try to pick something over the age of 3 if you're just starting out. Appearances are left entirely up to you, but be realistic. No pink and white striped horses, please! Brief History is simply an option for you to make up a little bit about where your horse has been, what they've done or had done to them, etc.

When you pick the gender for your horse, keep this in mind: stallions may claim land and mares, where as mares may not. This is simply a law of nature. The stallions are the stronger gender, so they get more privaleges. If you have lots of time to spare, you might be happier with a stallion, but if you only want to post once in a while, a mare might be for you. Choose wisely.

Your horse's alliance is also important. Darks are the evils, Lights are the goods, Neutrals are...neutral, and Rogues are wanderers with no alliance at all. If you join a Dark stallion, you may only claim lands that are specified for Darks and Neutrals, or neither. You cannot claim Light lands, and vice versa. You also cannot claim Light mares, and vice versa. Neutrals may claim any land they please, and claim any mares they please, and may convert to a Dark or Light only once by posting in the Convert board.

If you join a Dark mare, you may only live with a Dark or Neutral stallion. The same goes for Light mares--you may only live with your alliance or a Neutral alliance. Basically, stick with your own side.

Rogues are a creation which most of you have probably never seen on any other RPG, mainly because they are an idea of mine alone. Rogues are wanderers, horses who chose to remain solitary and have no real home. They cannot claim land or live with herds, however, they are known for following certain groups of horses around during battles, and fighting for a certain side. After the battle is over, they usually leave. They are also known for betraying the side they appear to be fighting for, so watch out. Rogues are untrustworthy, and dangerous.

If you join a Rogue, you're basically a horse who wants nothing to do with regular Kormadian life. They do however have the privalege of being able to convert to a definite alliance. To do so, go to the convert board and post something like, "[Name] walks into the darkened forest and strikes the ground with his hoof. He has come to convert to a [pick your alliance]." See? Very easy. Neutrals may convert in the same way.

If you have joined as a stallion, the first thing you're going to want to do is claim land. To do so, proceed to the bottom of the main board until you find the main Kormadian continents. These are the Offland, Northern Mainland, Southern Mainland, and Marredland. Read a bit on the history of Kormada, found on the Kormadian History board. This will aide you in choosing your continent and land.

Once you have decided what continent you wish to reside on, click that continent's name and you will be brought to a page where the different territories will be listed. Choose where you want to live, and click on its name. Scroll through any posts it may have. If the land is already claimed, you may either leave to find another one, or challenge the stallion who has claimed it. As a Newbie, I would suggest keeping yourself out of trouble until you get the hang of the game, and going to find another land. If you really want the territory though, you may challenge the stallion to a battle, to be carried out in the Battle Grounds board. The stallion may either accept your challenge or reject it. If he rejects it he must leave his territory, and any mares who lived there. If he accepts it, you will both proceed to the battle grounds and fight. This will be explained later in the guide.

After you have claimed a land, you will want to claim a mare. To do so, proceed to the homeless board and search for any mares wishing to be claimed. You may speak with this mare about being claimed, or simply tell her she is going to be claimed, and wait for her response. If she accepts your offer, you must go to the claim mares board and post the stats of the mare you have claimed. If she rejects your offer, you may either try to find a different mare, or settle the argument with her at the battle grounds. I.E. the two of you fight; if the mare wins, she does not have to go with you, and if the stallion wins, she does. That sort of thing. A stallion may claim up to 15 mares, and he must have a territory to claim a mare.

If you join as a mare, you will want to post on the homeless board that you are seeking a herd. You must then wait for a stallion to claim you, and accept or reject his offer. If you are a Rogue mare, you may wander over to the rogue territory board to speak with others like yourself. Rogue mares may be claimed by a Dark, Light, or Neutral stallion, but not another Rogue. Also, because they are a Rogue, they are not required to stay with the herd they are claimed by. In a sense, they are merely 'guests.'

Fighting

To fight, the two opponents must go to the battle grounds board, and post their attacks. A fight is organized as such: one opponent posts their attack, and then waits for the other opponent to post theirs. There may only be five posts per opponent, with one attack per post. One opponent may not say something like, "[Name] kills [Name]." That would be far too simple. So, you are only allowed to post attacks, and at the end of the fight you must wait for a moderator to judge, and decide the fates of the horses. Fights can occur over just about anything, including lands, mares, positions in the herd, etc.

When the fight is over, if a moderator decides one horse is badly injured enough to die, the character must proceed to the graveyard board to do so. To die, merely post what it was that killed your character on this board, and how he or she dies. Note that although deaths happen, they probably will not be very common, as I know people would be angry with moderators if they started killing off all their characters. In other words, death by fighting is rare.

Breeding

To breed, a stallion and mare must both agree. There will be no forced breedings on this game. Once a couple has agreed, they may go to the concieve board to breed. Simply post what occurs--NON EXPLICITLY--and the parents' stats. A moderator will decide the stats of the foal(s), as well as any problems it may or may not have. Foals can be deformed, born with a terminal illness, stillborn, mares can die during birth(rare), etc. Pretty much anything that can go wrong in real life can go wrong here. Or, you may have a perfectly healthy foal and a normal birth.

Once a moderator has posted your foal's stats, the player (or players if the stallion wishes to be there as well) must go to the foaling quarry board to have their foal. Please provide a non graphic post on the delivery, and anything that happens during it. Once the foal is born, the parents' players must decide who will play it, and if there are twins, who will play which foal. If twins are born and one player does not wish to play a foal, the foal's stats may be posted on the chat board, along with a message saying that it needs a player. If no one wants to play the foal, it may be killed off by going to the graveyard board, and posting how and why it died. Keep in mind, the manner of killing off a character goes the same for any character who is killed.

Well, there it is. The Newbie's Guide to RPG-ing. Most of these instructions can be used on other RPGs as well, but obviously there will be variations between them and Kormada. A lot is also to be learned merely by reading other players' posts. If you are still confused however, try posting in the help or chat boards. Other players are often very helpful tools. Enjoy your time here on Kormada!