Forum Rules and Currency System

Character Registration
All characters will be handled and approved by the ship captains and staff only gets involved in the event of captain inactivity. A player also has the option to submit for a noncombatant character. Noncombatant characters don't participate in leaderboards and, as the name suggests, can not be engaged in combat. Players wishing to play a noncombatant character need only inform one of the Admins of this decision so that special descriptor can be added to the character and are automatically approved. Noncombatant characters are required to play an NPC guard in the event of a prison break however and failure to do so may result in removal from the forum based on staff decision.

Any bounty hunter may have a bounty listed on their character in addition to their bounty hunter status. A bounty hunter with a bounty added to their status may not turn in a bounty head and must have another character from their ship turn it in for them. Any character wishing to do so must mention this in the character sheet or sumbit a separate bounty head application later. As mentioned in the rules section, NO CROSSOVERS are being allowed at this time. Canon characters and ships are allowed but not required and will be handled on a case by case basis by the staff.

Captain and Ship Registration
Being a captain can be one of the most demanding jobs that the forum has to offer but also one of the most rewarding. The title of captain is mainly a formality and doesn't mean that crew members are required to follow your orders. All captains are required to submit up to date information concerning an accurate woolong and crew count to the forum staff in the Captain's panel. Captain and ship approval will be handled by Staff.

It also required that the captain read and understand the rules for our currency system. When submitting a ship for approval, you must use the template provided and agree to keep active or designate a co-captain to keep your group active. Ships are required to have at least 3 members in order to be considered for approval.

At the end of each month, the ship with the highest bankroll may opt to have all of its members receive the rank of Cowboy Big Shot. This rank currently is just a means of bragging rights although additional rewards may be added later. As mentioned in the rules section, NO CROSSOVERS are being allowed at this time. Canon captains and ships are allowed but not required and will be handled on a case by case basis by the staff.

Syndicate and Bounty Registration
New syndicates must have at least four members to be approved and must be submitted to staff for review. Individual members and bounties must also be submitted to staff and start out with a ₩ 1,000,000 bounty. For each month that the bounty goes without being captured, they gain an additional ₩ 1,000,000. Each successful murder will add an additional ₩ 500,000 must be reported to staff for an accurate bounty count. Any bounty hunter with a bounty added to their status may not turn in a bounty and must have another character from their ship turn it in for them. Any character wishing to do so must submit a separate application for both. Syndicates are scored based on a total of all of their members bounties combined and any member of a syndicate may never leave from that syndicate without it resulting in an immediate character death.

At the end of each month, the bounty head or syndicate with the highest bounty may opt to be given the rank of Top Offender. This rank right now is purely for show but additional rewards may be added later.

Bounties who are captured are immediately taken to Pluto where they may still RP but may break out of prison only once after gaining approval from a staff member. After they are approved, they must also RP their escape from the prison against NPC guards. Any bounties that have escaped are given the rank of Escapee and are killed upon a second capture. As mentioned in the rules section, NO CROSSOVERS are being allowed at this time. Canon syndicates are allowed but not required and will be handled on a case by case basis by the staff.

Hacker Registration
Hackers are a very special type of character and will be handled on a case by case by the staff. Hackers gain an additional panel full of challenges which gain woolong rewards to the first hacker which completes them. As mentioned in the rules section, NO CROSSOVERS are being allowed at this time. Canon hackers are allowed but not required and will be handled on a case by case basis by the staff.

ISSP Registration
ISSP registration will be handled and approved by staff. Members are scored based on how many bounties they have captured and the player with the highest amount of bounties captured at the end of every month may have the option to be given the rank of Chief of the ISSP. A player with this rank also gains the benefit of having the benefit to approve or disapprove ISSP members as though they were staff while the descriptor is active. As mentioned in the rules section, NO CROSSOVERS are being allowed at this time. Canon characters are allowed but not required and will be handled on a case by case basis by the staff.

The currency used in the Cowboy Bebop universe are called woolongs and ₩ 1 is equivalent to $.10 or €.08 for our overseas users. Woolongs are usually exchanged digitally and very little exchange is done by hand. This page is what you can use to get a good understanding of exactly how the money system works and to report any spending that may be done as well.

Any crew member that is approved by a captain comes at a cost of ₩ 50,000 initially and an additional ₩ 50,000 monthly (including the captain). Hackers cost ₩ 100,000 initially and an additional ₩ 50,000 monthly. The monthly cost is to cover any sort of property damage, ammunitions and weapon costs, medical expenses and other miscellaneous charges they might accrue on their daily activities.

Any successful bounty capture can be claimed for their full bounty amount. To do so, they only need to be brought to an ISSP dropoff point so that the bounty may be claimed and reported to staff for an accurate count. Syndicate members may be turned in based on a percentage of the bounty based on the total amount of members.

Any personal ship submissions (such as the Swordfish or Redtail) must be submitted to the captain for review and approval and the applicant must have read and understood the section of Ship Schematics related to personal ships. Any personal ship that is approved comes at a monthly cost of ₩ 50,000. A personal ship that is rendered inoperable may be repaired for the cost of a monthly upkeep.

Regular ship submissions (such as the Bebop) start out with a ₩ 1,500,000 spending limit and deduct for each augment and character they add. They must also be in compliance with the Ship Schematics section and monthly upkeep is ₩ 150,000. This is to cover every cost that may be associated such as hyperspace costs, fuel costs, ammunition and other miscellaneous charges and also includes one personal ship in that amount.

Any other questions related to the money system can be directed to the forum founder.