Post by Lerochelle De La Fae on Jul 9, 2009 10:42:10 GMT -5
These will be updated regularly as needed.
We the people of Wood Bourne, in order to form a more perfect roleplay, establish rules, insure a peaceful environment, provide for the safety of our inhabitants, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Anita Blake Roleplay of Wood Bourne.
**Table of Contents**
Section 1 - Background Information
Section 2 - Administrative Structure
Section 3 - Faction Leaders
Section 4 - General Rules
Section 5- Common Courtesy Rules
Section 6 - Combat Rules
Section 7 - Wood Bourne Landmark
Section 8 - Copyright
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Section 2 - Administrative Structure
Admin List: (All Deities & Greeters)
Deities:
Hikaru Mekanic
Aydryan Underwood
Nikki Robbins
Greeters (for general questions about the roleplay):
Ayura Naire
Gage Wheeler
Lyric Ahren
Payge Indigo
Rameaus Renard
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Section 3 - Faction Leaders
These people are the ones in charge of each Race/ Species class. You send your Character cards to the one that fits your Character. In the case that it is not listed, send to any Admin that is currently on or leave ONE Admin your Character card to be retrieved when they come back online. DO NOT SEND CHARACTER CARDS TO ANY OTHERS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED BELOW. WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU WHEN WE ARE ABLE.
Vampires & Humans & Fae & Wolves:
Aydryan Underwood
Hikaru Mekanic
Tigers, Mer-folk, Felines:
Nikki Robbins
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Section 4 - General Rules and Common Courtesies
General Rules!!!
Learn them LOVE them!
(OOC- Out of Character IC - In Character NPC - Non Player Character)
A. Original Characters Only ... No carbon copies of Characters from the books that just have different names. Officials will Determine if your character is infringing on copyright restrictions.
B. Weapons are props only. If you are caught firing a weapon you will be warned. The next offense is a banning offense. We do not use meters here, so weapons are not needed.
C. No God mod, power, or meta gaming - Respect Limits! IM the person you want to put a spell on, use your vampiric powers on, or other such things and get their approval FIRST! No killing or maiming without OOC Agreement. Respect RP limits. They may not always be posted in profiles so ask FIRST!
D. No children avatars. This is NOT NEGOTIABLE! If your character looks too childlike, or acts like it, you will be given one warning to change. Then ejected.
E. All applications must be approved by an Admin before you can RP here. Please send your application to the proper Admin for the fastest approval possible. Check to see if one of the Admins is online. Admins have the right to refuse a card's contents, suggest alterations so that your character fits into Wood Bourne easier.
F. Sex happens in IMs even though we employ Sex balls above 300 meters in Sky boxes ... not the open or on the ground. Brief nudity is fine. (Example, Shifters stripping before a shift. Most will not do this in public however and will do this out in the woods.)
G. Respect ... we are adults. Don't run around randomly Nude, No OOC insults. OOC Insults will be handled swiftly and harshly. Depending on the offense up to ALL players involved may be banned permanently. Do not argue with the Admins (Deities, Officials tags are the Admins) Their word is final in ALL things.
H. Alts are allowed. You may have up to five regular playing Alts in Wood Bourne. Admins MUST be notified of ALL of them however. If you want to bring in an Alt as a character, temporary or otherwise, please note this in the Character card along with who your main Alt is.
**Rules About Alts -
a) The identity of Alts is PRIVATE.
b) If you want to know if an Alt is a certain person, you are to ask ONLY the Alt OR the person that you believe to be running the Alt
c) It is THAT person's decision whether or not to inform you if you are correct. They do NOT have to tell ANYONE who their Alts are save for the Admins. We ask for this information ONLY to keep a count of how many you have running in the sim. We will NEVER give out other's alts without their permission.
d) If you are told by the owner of an alt who their main account is, you WILL be expected to keep that information a secret.
e) If you are NOT told by the owner of an alt who their main account is, you WILL NOT hound/harass that alt/main account OR anyone else about the identity of the account.
f) ANYONE who is caught hounding/harassing ANYONE ELSE about their main account/alt identity will be BANNED from the sim and if the situation is bad enough a harassment charge WILL BE FILED.
**These rules will apply to EVERYONE. Ignorance of these rules will NOT be an excuse for getting away with harassment of others. If you feel you are being harassed by ANYONE for the identity of your alts or main account, PLEASE INFORM AN ADMIN IMMEDIATELY and have a log of the conversation.**
I. Faction leaders determine your Character Advancement. Through RP performance and time spent in Sim role playing. If you are not IN SIM RPing often, you will not advance.
J. We have an Avatar Rendering Cost limit in Wood Bourne of 4,000 K. The Admins may occasionally raise or lower this number. Please keep your ARC Below this number to reduce the lag in the sim as much as possible. Occasionally being above that is fine, but over the number and you get a warning, a chance to fix it. (It's usually your hair, or a very primmy skirt or jewelery.)
If it is not resolved, or you keep coming back and having to be warned, you will be kicked from the sim, and could face being banned for griefing.
If you find it is your hair, several of the Admins have good places for very nice hair that doesn't add thousands to your ARC. Feel free to ask for help!
To find your ARC -
CTRL+ALT+D Brings up the Advanced menu
Advanced Menu> Rendering> Info Displays> Avatar Rendering Cost
The number will appear above your head.
K. If you are in the group you should be able to set down an object to RP with but please when you are done, Pick it up! Keep the land clean or you will lose rights to use your own props!
L. If someone is walking around or shopping etc and doesn't have an RP tag on, Unless they ask you a question, let them be... Do not involve them in the RP storyline at all. This is to avoid confusion, and keep you all from getting harassment notices filed against you.
M. OOC information stays OOC. Unless you are told something IC please do not bring OOC information IC. You get a warning that you have done this, and a chance to repost or modify your post to accommodate this. Repetitive breaking of this rule will get you ejected.
N. No Radars allowed. This includes the ones included in some viewers. (Emerald for example) These lag the sim, along with your own client. You will get one warning. Then be ejected.
O. If you are not roleplaying that you are breaking into someone's house, please do not enter the houses or apartments.
P. If you want to be a part of this RP, we will ask that you dedicate to a minimum of 2 DAYS A WEEK to Roleplay within Wood Bourne. This means you are to RP an ENTIRE SCENE WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR OTHER PEOPLE IN WOOD BOURNE. Posting once in group or local chat and then leaving is NOT RPing. Also merely walking around the sim and not speaking to ANYONE doesn't count. We will be watching for those who do not RP for more than 2 months at a time. You will get a warning from us if we haven't seen you around.
Q. In RP we have order, before RPing you way into a scene, wait for a minimum of two posts so the events happening will influence your post. If there is 2-4 people RPing then remember the person you posted after, because they are posting in a certain order and you will fall in line behind the person who posted after. If there at 5 or more people RPing in a scene then it is typically a free-for-all with people posting in group conversations.
R. Rules are subject to change as new issues arise. The group will be notified via the notices, so please do not turn this feature off! Ignorance is not an excuse!
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Section 5- Common Courtesy Rules
The Admins have been watching and talking with various people through the sim. There have been a few things we have noticed and feel need to be addressed.
A) ALL RPers can NOT spend all of their time RPing with ONE person.
--If you want to RP only with oe person then it is easy enough to go on Yahoo IMs or any other service and do that there. This is an RP TOWN SIM. Each person is part of a larger COMMUNITY. Despite the personalities of the character of Wood Bourne that may make a character fear or dislike another person or species, it is NOT viable to limit RP.
B) ALL RPers can NOT simply stay in a home they have on sim and rp only there.
--This means, that rps can still happen in homes but they should not happen there exclusively. The ONLY places where RPs can happen that a person can simply sit in place and have other characters arrive are: the grocery store, Sanctuary Bar, and Fang Bangers Bar. Part of RPing in this sim is interaction within the town.
C) OOC MEANS OOC
--This statement not only applies to the journals which are posted on the forums, info spoken in IMs that another character could simply NOT know without in depth rp or being in an rp that all ready happened or is happening but to the actual lives of the people BEHIND the avatars. By this, I mean that if you find that an argument or misunderstanding that happened between you and another RPer in the sim or even one you had in real life is changing the way your character reacts with another in a negative way (such as avoiding RP with particular individuals or becoming generally rude in RP and/or IMs with another) then it is advised you take a step back from RP and handle whatever situation you are in.
D) Talk with the RPer in IMs if your actions will influence them personally.
--In this instance, if you have an rp idea that ONLY influences a few people or one person, then you need to IM those involved and ASK them if you can rp out this idea you have. Make sure the tell them how it MIGHT influence them. Give specifics. If the RP is allowed do not deviate from the plan unless you have agreed upon it with the people involved.
E) In real life, you do not have a mini map
--Yes, it is very cool to have a little map that lets you know where everyone is in the sim you are in. However, it is asked that you either close that map completely or do your best to avoid using it in rp UNLESS you "called" a character in the RP or are going to meet that character in a pre-arranged place. In RP, it is best to act as you character would act. As you walk through town, IF you come across someone you have to determine if your character would stop and notice that person or simply ignore them. If you are looking for RP, then even if your character may ignore another one for a specified reason, then you can type out your actions as you walk by the person and wait for their response.
F) Read the others posts carefully.
--In rp, when someone is entering or exiting a space, read what they typed closely. It is best NOT to notice someone till they have stated that they walked into the room. When a character is leaving an rp, look carefully to see if they typed "they exited the bar" or if they typed "they turned to head for the doors". The first response indicates that the person has left the area and you can RP accordingly. However, the second response indicates that the person is STILL in the room waiting for any responses to their post.
G) Real world laws apply
--Just like in real life, there are laws in Wood Bourne that the police uphold. The laws upheld by police are the same for Wood Bourne. If you steal something and get caught, you will spend time in jail. If you kill someone, you will go to jail for a few months. The only time these have a twist are for lycanthropes or vampires. Vampires if they use their powers on a person or kill someone they are subject to be killed by a licensed Vampire Executioner. If a shifter attacks a human or lycanthrope, they might be sent to a facility. If a shifter kills a human or lycanthrope, they can be legally killed. If you are considering committing a crime, do NOT assume you will always get away with it and you can not get angry for being caught and placed in jail. The sentence will be determined by the crime per the Chief of Police. If the sentence seems unfair, you may contact an Admin.
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Section 6 - Combat Rules
A. No Capture unless OOC consent. Personal limits WILL be respected OR you will be Ejected. No caging devices. This is not a capture role play!
B. Please be aware that not everyone may know what style of fighting you are using. Ask OOC before the fight starts what your competitor knows, you may need to explain your moves further.
(( ALL rules are subject to change as per Admin's Judgment ))
**Please see the Combat rules and explanation notecards for further information on our Dice Combat System!**
*****************************************************
**These are not new rules, they are commonly known truths that makes RP a better experience for everyone. This helps people to not feel left out, attacked, and wary of RP situations. No one should be made to feel bad about actions done or words said that were misunderstood, taken out of context, or gossiped about to everyone else.**
**We, the Admins, are here to try our best to make Wood Bourne a fun and enjoyable RP environment to the best of our ability. If you have a problem with another RPer in the sim go immediately to them to solve the issue. If the issue can not be resolved PLEASE type out a notecard and send it to one of the Admins and we will do our best to help resolve the issue. If you have a problem with one of the Admins come DIRECTLY to us and the problem will be discussed and solved. We are still human and make mistakes from time to time though we would wish we were perfect.**
**If you have ANY ideas that can help improve the Wood Bourne RP in any fashion write out your idea in a note card and send it to one of the Admins and we will discuss the idea.**
**If you have a GROUP RP idea (Group RP: One that involves the whole town of Wood Bourne) write out the idea in a note card and send it to an Admin and we will get back to you as soon as we can.**
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Section 7 - Wood Bourne SLURL
-This SLURL will drop you off in our Info Station. The blue mailbox in the corner is the teleporter that will take you down into the sim itself.
slurl.com/secondlife/Imagine%20Isla/195/55/301
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Section 8 - Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Nikki Robbins for the Anita Blake Roleplay in Wood Bourne
We the people of Wood Bourne, in order to form a more perfect roleplay, establish rules, insure a peaceful environment, provide for the safety of our inhabitants, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Anita Blake Roleplay of Wood Bourne.
**Table of Contents**
Section 1 - Background Information
Section 2 - Administrative Structure
Section 3 - Faction Leaders
Section 4 - General Rules
Section 5- Common Courtesy Rules
Section 6 - Combat Rules
Section 7 - Wood Bourne Landmark
Section 8 - Copyright
*****************************************************
Section 2 - Administrative Structure
Admin List: (All Deities & Greeters)
Deities:
Hikaru Mekanic
Aydryan Underwood
Nikki Robbins
Greeters (for general questions about the roleplay):
Ayura Naire
Gage Wheeler
Lyric Ahren
Payge Indigo
Rameaus Renard
*****************************************************
Section 3 - Faction Leaders
These people are the ones in charge of each Race/ Species class. You send your Character cards to the one that fits your Character. In the case that it is not listed, send to any Admin that is currently on or leave ONE Admin your Character card to be retrieved when they come back online. DO NOT SEND CHARACTER CARDS TO ANY OTHERS EXCEPT THOSE LISTED BELOW. WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU WHEN WE ARE ABLE.
Vampires & Humans & Fae & Wolves:
Aydryan Underwood
Hikaru Mekanic
Tigers, Mer-folk, Felines:
Nikki Robbins
*****************************************************
Section 4 - General Rules and Common Courtesies
General Rules!!!
Learn them LOVE them!
(OOC- Out of Character IC - In Character NPC - Non Player Character)
A. Original Characters Only ... No carbon copies of Characters from the books that just have different names. Officials will Determine if your character is infringing on copyright restrictions.
B. Weapons are props only. If you are caught firing a weapon you will be warned. The next offense is a banning offense. We do not use meters here, so weapons are not needed.
C. No God mod, power, or meta gaming - Respect Limits! IM the person you want to put a spell on, use your vampiric powers on, or other such things and get their approval FIRST! No killing or maiming without OOC Agreement. Respect RP limits. They may not always be posted in profiles so ask FIRST!
D. No children avatars. This is NOT NEGOTIABLE! If your character looks too childlike, or acts like it, you will be given one warning to change. Then ejected.
E. All applications must be approved by an Admin before you can RP here. Please send your application to the proper Admin for the fastest approval possible. Check to see if one of the Admins is online. Admins have the right to refuse a card's contents, suggest alterations so that your character fits into Wood Bourne easier.
F. Sex happens in IMs even though we employ Sex balls above 300 meters in Sky boxes ... not the open or on the ground. Brief nudity is fine. (Example, Shifters stripping before a shift. Most will not do this in public however and will do this out in the woods.)
G. Respect ... we are adults. Don't run around randomly Nude, No OOC insults. OOC Insults will be handled swiftly and harshly. Depending on the offense up to ALL players involved may be banned permanently. Do not argue with the Admins (Deities, Officials tags are the Admins) Their word is final in ALL things.
H. Alts are allowed. You may have up to five regular playing Alts in Wood Bourne. Admins MUST be notified of ALL of them however. If you want to bring in an Alt as a character, temporary or otherwise, please note this in the Character card along with who your main Alt is.
**Rules About Alts -
a) The identity of Alts is PRIVATE.
b) If you want to know if an Alt is a certain person, you are to ask ONLY the Alt OR the person that you believe to be running the Alt
c) It is THAT person's decision whether or not to inform you if you are correct. They do NOT have to tell ANYONE who their Alts are save for the Admins. We ask for this information ONLY to keep a count of how many you have running in the sim. We will NEVER give out other's alts without their permission.
d) If you are told by the owner of an alt who their main account is, you WILL be expected to keep that information a secret.
e) If you are NOT told by the owner of an alt who their main account is, you WILL NOT hound/harass that alt/main account OR anyone else about the identity of the account.
f) ANYONE who is caught hounding/harassing ANYONE ELSE about their main account/alt identity will be BANNED from the sim and if the situation is bad enough a harassment charge WILL BE FILED.
**These rules will apply to EVERYONE. Ignorance of these rules will NOT be an excuse for getting away with harassment of others. If you feel you are being harassed by ANYONE for the identity of your alts or main account, PLEASE INFORM AN ADMIN IMMEDIATELY and have a log of the conversation.**
I. Faction leaders determine your Character Advancement. Through RP performance and time spent in Sim role playing. If you are not IN SIM RPing often, you will not advance.
J. We have an Avatar Rendering Cost limit in Wood Bourne of 4,000 K. The Admins may occasionally raise or lower this number. Please keep your ARC Below this number to reduce the lag in the sim as much as possible. Occasionally being above that is fine, but over the number and you get a warning, a chance to fix it. (It's usually your hair, or a very primmy skirt or jewelery.)
If it is not resolved, or you keep coming back and having to be warned, you will be kicked from the sim, and could face being banned for griefing.
If you find it is your hair, several of the Admins have good places for very nice hair that doesn't add thousands to your ARC. Feel free to ask for help!
To find your ARC -
CTRL+ALT+D Brings up the Advanced menu
Advanced Menu> Rendering> Info Displays> Avatar Rendering Cost
The number will appear above your head.
K. If you are in the group you should be able to set down an object to RP with but please when you are done, Pick it up! Keep the land clean or you will lose rights to use your own props!
L. If someone is walking around or shopping etc and doesn't have an RP tag on, Unless they ask you a question, let them be... Do not involve them in the RP storyline at all. This is to avoid confusion, and keep you all from getting harassment notices filed against you.
M. OOC information stays OOC. Unless you are told something IC please do not bring OOC information IC. You get a warning that you have done this, and a chance to repost or modify your post to accommodate this. Repetitive breaking of this rule will get you ejected.
N. No Radars allowed. This includes the ones included in some viewers. (Emerald for example) These lag the sim, along with your own client. You will get one warning. Then be ejected.
O. If you are not roleplaying that you are breaking into someone's house, please do not enter the houses or apartments.
P. If you want to be a part of this RP, we will ask that you dedicate to a minimum of 2 DAYS A WEEK to Roleplay within Wood Bourne. This means you are to RP an ENTIRE SCENE WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR OTHER PEOPLE IN WOOD BOURNE. Posting once in group or local chat and then leaving is NOT RPing. Also merely walking around the sim and not speaking to ANYONE doesn't count. We will be watching for those who do not RP for more than 2 months at a time. You will get a warning from us if we haven't seen you around.
Q. In RP we have order, before RPing you way into a scene, wait for a minimum of two posts so the events happening will influence your post. If there is 2-4 people RPing then remember the person you posted after, because they are posting in a certain order and you will fall in line behind the person who posted after. If there at 5 or more people RPing in a scene then it is typically a free-for-all with people posting in group conversations.
R. Rules are subject to change as new issues arise. The group will be notified via the notices, so please do not turn this feature off! Ignorance is not an excuse!
*****************************************************
Section 5- Common Courtesy Rules
The Admins have been watching and talking with various people through the sim. There have been a few things we have noticed and feel need to be addressed.
A) ALL RPers can NOT spend all of their time RPing with ONE person.
--If you want to RP only with oe person then it is easy enough to go on Yahoo IMs or any other service and do that there. This is an RP TOWN SIM. Each person is part of a larger COMMUNITY. Despite the personalities of the character of Wood Bourne that may make a character fear or dislike another person or species, it is NOT viable to limit RP.
B) ALL RPers can NOT simply stay in a home they have on sim and rp only there.
--This means, that rps can still happen in homes but they should not happen there exclusively. The ONLY places where RPs can happen that a person can simply sit in place and have other characters arrive are: the grocery store, Sanctuary Bar, and Fang Bangers Bar. Part of RPing in this sim is interaction within the town.
C) OOC MEANS OOC
--This statement not only applies to the journals which are posted on the forums, info spoken in IMs that another character could simply NOT know without in depth rp or being in an rp that all ready happened or is happening but to the actual lives of the people BEHIND the avatars. By this, I mean that if you find that an argument or misunderstanding that happened between you and another RPer in the sim or even one you had in real life is changing the way your character reacts with another in a negative way (such as avoiding RP with particular individuals or becoming generally rude in RP and/or IMs with another) then it is advised you take a step back from RP and handle whatever situation you are in.
D) Talk with the RPer in IMs if your actions will influence them personally.
--In this instance, if you have an rp idea that ONLY influences a few people or one person, then you need to IM those involved and ASK them if you can rp out this idea you have. Make sure the tell them how it MIGHT influence them. Give specifics. If the RP is allowed do not deviate from the plan unless you have agreed upon it with the people involved.
E) In real life, you do not have a mini map
--Yes, it is very cool to have a little map that lets you know where everyone is in the sim you are in. However, it is asked that you either close that map completely or do your best to avoid using it in rp UNLESS you "called" a character in the RP or are going to meet that character in a pre-arranged place. In RP, it is best to act as you character would act. As you walk through town, IF you come across someone you have to determine if your character would stop and notice that person or simply ignore them. If you are looking for RP, then even if your character may ignore another one for a specified reason, then you can type out your actions as you walk by the person and wait for their response.
F) Read the others posts carefully.
--In rp, when someone is entering or exiting a space, read what they typed closely. It is best NOT to notice someone till they have stated that they walked into the room. When a character is leaving an rp, look carefully to see if they typed "they exited the bar" or if they typed "they turned to head for the doors". The first response indicates that the person has left the area and you can RP accordingly. However, the second response indicates that the person is STILL in the room waiting for any responses to their post.
G) Real world laws apply
--Just like in real life, there are laws in Wood Bourne that the police uphold. The laws upheld by police are the same for Wood Bourne. If you steal something and get caught, you will spend time in jail. If you kill someone, you will go to jail for a few months. The only time these have a twist are for lycanthropes or vampires. Vampires if they use their powers on a person or kill someone they are subject to be killed by a licensed Vampire Executioner. If a shifter attacks a human or lycanthrope, they might be sent to a facility. If a shifter kills a human or lycanthrope, they can be legally killed. If you are considering committing a crime, do NOT assume you will always get away with it and you can not get angry for being caught and placed in jail. The sentence will be determined by the crime per the Chief of Police. If the sentence seems unfair, you may contact an Admin.
*****************************************************
Section 6 - Combat Rules
A. No Capture unless OOC consent. Personal limits WILL be respected OR you will be Ejected. No caging devices. This is not a capture role play!
B. Please be aware that not everyone may know what style of fighting you are using. Ask OOC before the fight starts what your competitor knows, you may need to explain your moves further.
(( ALL rules are subject to change as per Admin's Judgment ))
**Please see the Combat rules and explanation notecards for further information on our Dice Combat System!**
*****************************************************
**These are not new rules, they are commonly known truths that makes RP a better experience for everyone. This helps people to not feel left out, attacked, and wary of RP situations. No one should be made to feel bad about actions done or words said that were misunderstood, taken out of context, or gossiped about to everyone else.**
**We, the Admins, are here to try our best to make Wood Bourne a fun and enjoyable RP environment to the best of our ability. If you have a problem with another RPer in the sim go immediately to them to solve the issue. If the issue can not be resolved PLEASE type out a notecard and send it to one of the Admins and we will do our best to help resolve the issue. If you have a problem with one of the Admins come DIRECTLY to us and the problem will be discussed and solved. We are still human and make mistakes from time to time though we would wish we were perfect.**
**If you have ANY ideas that can help improve the Wood Bourne RP in any fashion write out your idea in a note card and send it to one of the Admins and we will discuss the idea.**
**If you have a GROUP RP idea (Group RP: One that involves the whole town of Wood Bourne) write out the idea in a note card and send it to an Admin and we will get back to you as soon as we can.**
*****************************************************
Section 7 - Wood Bourne SLURL
-This SLURL will drop you off in our Info Station. The blue mailbox in the corner is the teleporter that will take you down into the sim itself.
slurl.com/secondlife/Imagine%20Isla/195/55/301
*****************************************************
Section 8 - Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Nikki Robbins for the Anita Blake Roleplay in Wood Bourne