Member Agreement
1.) COPYRIGHT POLICY: copyright for everything created using
the ToAd system remains with the person who created it - with
the exception of those developers working for the ToAd. This material
will be copyrighted to the ToAd's parent JDM Productions.
2.) USER ETTIQUETTE: the ToAd exists for the specific purpose
of gaming and model building. The atmosphere is collaborative
not competitive and certainly not combative. The ToAd reserves
the right to delete any material and/or user accounts it finds
offensive or disruptive.
3.) DEAD PROFILE TRIMMING: If half a year passes without any
activity on your account we reserve the right to delete your profile/account
in order to keep the size of the database low.
4.) CO-OP GAMING: The ToAd is a cooperative gaming environment,
meaning that while there are "official rules" made by
the game's designers, the system can be tailored to use contributions
from outside the jurisdiction of the game's designers (aka everybody
else).
4a.) You will not plagiarize other game systems or players to
create stuff for the ToAd.
4b.) You will not hold the ToAd responsible for the content of
items created by its players.
4c.) To use the movie ratings system, you will keep the content of
what you create between G and PG-13.
4d.) You will respect the right of the ToAd to delete and/or accidentally lose online
material when forced - which it may do without warning or explanation.
Always print out the work you contribute!
4e.) While the ToAd will never steal your work, it may take a
hint from what you have done and create an official rule that
resembles something which you have created. This is for common generic items (ex: laser pistols, fireballs, space freighters, +10 swords, gnomes, etc.) and rarely applies to characters (ex: King Arthur = yes. Hobgoblin Guard = yes. Sir Lance Petronal = no. Jill O'Connor = no.), adventures (ex: Adventures where the kingdom is saved in the end = yes. The Raid on Piltdown Falls = no), or creations of pure imagination (ex: Snake Men = yes. Slithelyns = no. Burrlocks = no.)
The is done to protect the system from the domination of players who capitalize
on system oversights. For example, the game currently has no Troglodytes. You create a race for troglodytes but make them fifty feet tall, twelve armed and with the ability to spit acid and fire lasers from its eyes. While there is no such thing as a troglodyte, we all pretty much know that this Japansese Movie Monster isn't it. Troglodytes are strong scuzzy fish/lizard/neanderthals. So the system needs to be able to create a troglodyte that is more in line with the shared spirit of the creature.
5.) AGREEMENT TO EXPERIMENT - the ToAd is highly experimental. It was not created by a company with deep financial pockets to invest. In fact, it was - for the most part - cobbled together with spare hours between 9 and 11 pm over the course of many years. It will occassionally change in ways which might cause you to retool your creations. Because of heavy database usage it may collapse under the stress of multiple users. While the ToAd will try to stay afloat, there is no guarantee that it will. The site could tank at any time and not resurface. You have been warned.
6.) SORRY NO REFUNDS - As stated above, the ToAd is more experiment than business. If you choose to become a paying member and then decide to go back to a free account, or if the game collapses, or if anything causes you to terminate your subscription before it has expired - sorry but we cannot refund money for unspent time.
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