War Story Rules

War stories are a great way to pass your time with exciting details (like reading a book), but there are things that can make your warstory very uninteresting to read. So these guidelines have been provided to enhance your warstories and improve them so it can be viable and comprehensive for your readers to read and enjoy.

Guidelines and Format
If you just had a great battle but are unsure of how to write about it, here’s a format to help you get started:

Define the rules List the rules used in the match before detailing the battle.

State the teams Show the teams of both battlers beforehand. Just the Pokemon themselves is fine, there is no need to give away your movesets. Adding some pictures is also recommended to make your post visually appealing.

Highlight important turns Give some insight as to what you were thinking at the time. Explain certain moves and the reasons you did things that may not appear obvious to the reader.

Keep track of the score If a Pokemon faints, state the score. 6-6 means both players have 6 Pokemon and if one faints the score drops to 6-5, etc. To keep things simple, always state your own score first.

Summarize the battle Give a recap of what the reader should take away from your battle. Most war story writers include a "Props" and "Slops" section at the end to summarize both the positive and negative points of the battle.

Rules

While the above was a guide to provide you in making a warstory these rules must be followed. Failure to do so will result in your thread being locked.

Do not trash your opponent in a war story! Providing your thoughts on what they might have been thinking regarding the match is fine, but insulting your opponent is not acceptable.

Make your Warstory interesting! Nobody wants to read about how you 6-0'd an opponent with Garchomp; we want to see interesting battles with plenty of strategy.

Make your post readable. Avoid poor grammar, employ correct punctuation, and present your story in a clean, and easy to follow format.

Less log, more commentary. Avoid posting logs in their entirety. Every instance of Leftovers recovery, Sandstorm damage, etc. does not need to be reported unless it is actually crucial to the outcome of the game. Your focus should be commentary and not simply posting a log with a few simple comments after each turn.

With all this in regard we want you to have fun in making these warstories. It makes it enjoyable for everyone.