xxxx X xxxx Marriage And Divorcexxxx X xxxx
spaceThinking about getting married? That's great! Congrats, here's what you need to know.
xxxX Getting Marriedxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
spaceMarriage is one of those things that happens quite frequently in the guild, and as such, we have a system for doing it. Here's what you should do:
- - Decide who's taking who's name. You can take either spouse's name, or even hyphenate the names if you so choose. If however you decide not to, that's fine too!
- Decide which thread the profiles will be posted in. This is an important step, as from that point on, the profile that moved will be checked in the new location.
- Post the spouse's thread in the chosen thread. This means that the new spouse's name should be included in the first post for it to be accepted as a new member of that family. Otherwise it will not be accepted. As the profiles require the thread owner to accept them (putting their names in the first post) then that means that obviously they have already agreed to it.
- Get married! Before in the guild, we used to require plot requests for weddings until we realized it was ridiculous to ask for one for everyone wanting to be married. All you have to do is decide when and where you're getting married and post the wedding. However, if there is going to be drama involved in the wedding, please submit a plot request.
- Have fun with married life! By this point, you're done, but unlike most other profiles, you don't need a profile to be accepted in its new thread to get married. However, once the wedding is over, the profile should be accepted before you can post the newlyweds post-wedding. If necessary, ask a profile checker to check over the profile if it has been longer than three days since it was posted.
xxxX Wait, what about Divorce?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
spaceSadly, divorce does happen, especially if the couple has irreconcilable differences. Thankfully, divorce is actually quite easy and doesn't really require a plot request unless there's drama associated with it.
spaceAll you need to do is move the person separating from their spouse (the spouse that was placed into the thread for the marriage to begin with) back to their original thread. If you cannot do that, make a new thread to place them in. After that, the character just needs to be reaccepted into their original (or new) thread.
xxxX What if one of the people getting a divorce is an MPC/NPC?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
spaceThis is the part where you probably might want to look into doing a plot request. Depending on the severity of the divorce you want to do, you'll have to figure out the particulars of what's going on and write up the request. If it's just a simple divorce, all you need to do is list the NPC as separated from their ex in the first post. If it's messy or causes a lot of drama, then plot request it.
spaceHowever, in the case of MPCs, sadly you cannot get a divorce until after the character has been made into an NPC. If you are unsure as to how this happens, please refer to the Character Adoption, MPCs, and NPCs thread.
xxxX Is that really it?xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
spaceYes! That is really all there is to it for marriage and divorce. We wanted to make it as easy as possible for members to do so that way they can enjoy roleplaying as opposed to having to go through hoops to get a marriage or divorce. As stated above, if there is any drama that is supposed to happen in either case, please put in a plot request, otherwise, have fun and enjoy!