Essentials
~PREMISE~
Welcome to Hidden Creek, Oregon. The town was founded in 1876 by a pack of werewolves that were just looking to establish a town where all supernaturals would feel safe. They wanted a town where the supernatural community could come and raise families and settle down without the threat of being hunted or persecuted. Here, supernaturals of all kinds have lived for generations in relative peace and harmony. They are teachers, cops, chefs, lawyers, doctors. Here they are normal just like everyone else.
The town started as a strictly supernatural haven, but as relationships started to form younger generations started to date regular humans in secrecy. To avoid them leaving the city and putting themselves at risk, the city was opened to accept humans to live and work there recently. The original werewolf who founded the city is no longer alive, and 'leadership' of the town was passed to a vampire instead. This vampire still is in charge today.
~FAQ~
Where does the game take place?
Hidden Creek is a small fictional town in southwest Oregon, located on the coastline, about 2 hours west of the nearest large city, Grants Pass. Highway 101 (also known as Oregon Coast Highway) and Chetco River pass through this town and Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest is just 20 minutes away.
What are the different communities for?
hiddencreek ~ Anything In Character. Game wide events, narratives, group threads, etc.
hiddencreek_ooc ~ Anything Out Of Character. Plotting, notices, requests, etc. Go wild!
hiddencreekinfo ~ Character information. When you fill in our application and get accepted, your information will appear here for the other members, and yourself, to read whenever you need it.
Individual character journals are just that. They can be used for private, diary style entries as well, but they must be clearly marked as such.
I want to play fifty different characters! Can I? Please?
Well. Yes and no. There are no hard and fast character limits, per se. Some people may be fine with one, others may want four or more. Know your own limits, and be honest about them. Don't apply for characters you're never going to play, and try to avoid playing characters that are too closely related. (Obviously the game takes place in a small town, so some of that is unavoidable. We get that. But if you play the mother, father, son and daughter all by yourself it gets a bit weird, don't you think?)
Can I play any other species than those listed in the game?
Yes, but please consult with the mod first here or PM this journal explaining what you have in mind, and we'll see if we can work something out that keeps everyone happy!
~RULES~
~ Journal names can be anything you want them to be. Since a lot of people recycle their journals nowadays it's acceptable to use them here, but make sure to organize it so entries regarding to this community show up to only this community's members.
~ The same goes for AIM screennames. Organization is all up to you. We just provide you with the information.
~ The accepted faces in this community are limited to everyone. If you want to play a musician, actor/actress or even a Facebook or YouTube hero? Be our guest!
~ Do keep in mind that all characters should have flaws. No Gary Stu's and Mary Sue's, be realistic. This doesn't mean your character should have nothing but flaws. Look at yourself as a person and use that while creating your character!
~ Journal updates should be done accordingly. You don't have to post logs, but you can if you want to. It's not mandatory. Once every month there will be an activity check done by the mod journal, and your participation will count as your activity. Inactivity kills games, after all.
~ Please be open-minded and talk to other characters even though you normally wouldn't do so. Perhaps they'll be your new best friend, who knows! You won't unless you try.
~ Major storylines do require mod approval. Do you want to involve a pregnancy in your line? Contact us. The same goes for killing your character. If you wish to leave the community and kill off your character as a reason, talk to us. As nobody returns from the dead.
Long story short: be a friendly, open-minded and active player and everything will be perfect!