Rules of Play

Anne McCaffrey has set down some very important rules that allow us to play in the World of Pern (r). These rules will not, under any circumstances, be broken. Anyone who attempts to do so will be immediately ejected from Sable Weyr.  In addition to Anne McCaffrey's rules, Sable has a few of their own.

1) Stories that violate the basic rules of Pern will not be printed. There is no magic or religion on Pern nor are there any spaceships. Likewise, there are no Talents, Companions, Bondbirds, Klingons, etc. on Pern - nor will there ever be.

2) Benden Weyr and Ruatha Hold are off-limits and none of Anne's characters can be used (in person or as ancestors) or mentioned in stories except in a historical context. It is highly recommended that you avoid using them at all.

3) There will be no more "sport" dragons like Ruth. He was the only white dragon -- and the only dragon ever hatched that will be anything other than one of the five standard colors: green, blue, brown, bronze, or gold.

4) Gold dragons only Impress heterosexual women and bronze dragons only Impress heterosexual men.

5) Hatchlings will never Impress a Candidate who is insane or has leanings towards insanity. They choose Candidates who are healthy in mind and body as their weyrmates as both their lives will depend upon those qualities when they begin to fight Thread.

6) Unnecessary Obscenity, Graphic Violence or Gratuitous Sex Scenes: While we know that Threadscore is a bloody mess, blade fights can be gory and gross and dragonrider (and holder/crafter) sexual habits can be questionable, there is no need to give step by step descriptions. Any type of obscenity, graphic violence or gratuitous sex scenes will not be published. What constitutes obscenity or graphic violence or gratuitous sex scenes will be determined and cut by the editors. Flights of Fancy is a Rated R zine, not a family publication, but if it's not necessary to further the story then it doesn't need to be in the zine. 

7) HAD: Hearing all dragons is an extremely rare talent, and must be supported. If you want your character to posses this talent, be prepared to explain in detail why it is vital to the Leadership Team, and to support it both with heavy story requirements and mundane work for the Weyr. No more than 2 characters may possess this talent at any time. Only females can have this talent.

9) Firelizards: The distribution of firelizards is completely at the Leadership Team's discretion.  Ask first before assuming you have one.

10) Timing: While we do not specifically ban this ability, knowledge of it is restricted to bronze and goldriders only. If timing is going to be an integral part of your story line, first get the approval of the editor and be prepared for repercussions on your persona. Timing is extremely dangerous and frowned upon by the Weyrleaders (More like your tush is toast if you're caught - and you will be).

11) Any unauthorized distribution of any publication from Sable Weyr will result in the immediate expulsion of the offending member.  Only the Leadership Team is authorized to distribute any publication by Sable Weyr.