OOC ATLAS Rules & Guidelines

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Background
- Pro Wrestling ATLAS is an e-fed where competitors assume the roles of professional wrestlers, fit with gimmicks, character arcs, and personalities and compete for bragging rights, titles and story progression.
- ATLAS is a hybrid e-fed, meaning that competitors will compete with eachother in a varied set of guidelines depending on their division.
- ATLAS management reserves the right to alter cards, decide winners, strip champions, alter schedules and rule on scheduling conflicts.
- Every decision in ATLAS is under the discretion of ATLAS management.


Format
- There will be two different divisions, and each divisions has an alternative structure.
- There will be a panel of, at least, 3 judges and 1 stand-in judge, for matches that need judges.
- Select matches will be voted on by members of the forum.
- After judging and voting has concluded, management will write the match that would be posted in a Show thread.
- Matches will NOT be in full format, and will instead be in "highlight reel" fashion.
- The highlight reel format consists of small and concise paragraphs.
- Competitors may contact management to include an angle, move or moment in their match's highlight reel.


Divisions
- Pro Wrestling ATLAS will have divisions.
- Each division will have a distinct set of guidelines as to how matches and competition will be led.
- As of now, there is two divisions: Heavyweight and Braveweight.
- Each division will have a championship.
- There will be a one-month buffer for people that want to switch divisions.
- You can only switch divisions after a month, and at least 2 matches.

Heavyweight Division
- The Heavyweight division will be a purely story-telling, judge-based system.
- Promos will have an 800 word limit.
- The limit only applies to matches; general angles/promos/interviews have no world limit.
- Promos are not mandatory; however, they are voluntary and will be taken into account by judges who will be judging based on overall performance in the fed.
- Judges will be judging competitors on a number of factors: Activity, quality of promo, quality of character, and consistency.

Braveweight Division
- The Braveweight division will be a competitive, voter-based system.
- Promos will have a 600 word limit.
- The limit only applies to matches; general angles/promos/interviews have no world limit.
- Promos are mandatory.


Rules
- Competitors can have up to two personas/characters.
- Competitors will have a picture base, small moveset (consisting of 2 finishers, 2 signatures, 1 submission, 1 rope move, and 3 generic moves) and theme song.
- There is a 2 promo limit per competitor, in each match.
- Judges will be allowed to compete; however, they cannot judge their own matches and a stand-in judge will take their place to judge their matches.


Schedule
- ATLAS is a tour promotion, meaning that there will be various small cards throughout the month, under one banner.
- There will be an interval registration period where competitors will register for tours, and after the interval ends, registration ends and the competitors on the tour will compete.
- Champions will automatically be re-registered for tours.
- Time periods for matches will be under the discretion of ATLAS management, though matches should be complete within a week.
- There will be monthly PPVs which will conclude tours.
- Tour matches are not required; however champions must defend their title at least once a month, exceptions will be made for scheduling conflicts (this is left to ATLAS staff's discretion).​