Rule 63 Exchange

Authors are now revealed. Thanks everyone for participating, and see you next year!

Mod R apologizes for the error; the collection will open at 11:59pm EDT, not EST, in approximately 9.5 hours. This follows the time as set on AO3 rather than the time previously announced on DW.

These are the post-deadline pinch hits for 2019. Please comment here (all comments are screened) or email the mods at rule63exchange@gmail.com to pick up a pinch hit. These pinch hits will be due Sunday, September 1, 11:59pm EST.

( CLAIMED PDPH #1: Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, Percy Jackson & Sequel Series (Books), Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2, Dragon Age (Video Games), I reincarnated into an otome game as a villainess with only destruction flags (Light Novel & Manga), Katekyou Hitman Reborn!, Naruto, モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100, X-Men Evolution )

( CLAIMED PDPH #2: Treasure Planet (2002), Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV), Neo-Pagan Scripture & Lore, Fallout 4, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine )

( PDPH #3: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Katekyou Hitman Reborn!, Stranger Things (TV 2016) )

( CLAIMED PDPH #4: Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Kingdom Hearts )

( CLAIMED PDPH #5: DCU (Comics), IT (2017), Salem's Lot - Steven King, Marvel 616, Indiana Jones Series )

( CLAIMED PDPH #6: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Doctor Who (2005), The West Wing, Hamilton - Miranda, Agent Carter (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe )

Assignments are due one week from today, at 11:59pm EST. Countdown here.

We can't wait for all the wonderful fanworks you're creating!

Assignments are out! They are due at 11:59pm EST on August 27. Countdown to the deadline can be found here.


The list of initial pinch hits will be posted shortly. 

Signups are now open! They will close at 11:59pm EST on June 28.

The mod team would like to encourage participants to take a look at the whole tagset. You might see a tag you'd never have thought of, but that you'd love to offer or request!

The 2019 ruleset may be found here.

The 2019 tagset may be found here.

Edit: Please note a late correction to the tagset: "F!Hannibal Lecter/Clarice Starling" in "Hannibal (TV)" has been moved to Crossover Fandom given Clarice's absence from the TV show.

Mary Poppins (Movies)

• F!Bert/Mary Poppins
• F!Michael Banks & Jane Banks
• F!Michael Banks/Kate Banks
• M!Mary Poppins/Bert

Mods are aware that "Mary Poppins (Movies)" is the canonical tag, but are considering splitting this into "Mary Poppins (1964)" and "Mary Poppins Returns (2018)" in light of the former being a standalone film with a very recent sequel, in order to avoid potential bad matches between people who only know/are interested in the original film and people who are only interested in the developments of the sequel. (Think Star Wars OT's Princess Leia vs. Star Wars ST's General Organa.) Could the nominator please clarify whether or not Mary Poppins Returns contains any canon about Bert that a person requesting or offering the Bert tags might be interested in, and whether, if the fandoms were to be split, they would prefer to nominate "F!Michael Banks & Jane Banks" under both fandoms or only under Mary Poppins Returns?

Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch

• F!Thomas Nightingale/Tyburn

Is "Tyburn" Cecilia Tyburn Thames, goddess of the Tyburn, or William Tyburn?


Fandoms outstanding from the previous post: Les Miserables - All Media Types, Star Trek: TNG.

Rule 63 states that for every male character, there exists a female version of that character, and for every female character, there exists a male version.

In this exchange, a character who is 63ed has a physical sex that is the opposite of its canonical version.

2019 Schedule/Dates

Please see the schedule.

Assignment Rules

1. The minimum word count for a story is 1000 words.
2. The minimum fill for an art request is a clean lined drawing of the requested character(s) on unlined paper, or its equivalent in painting/digital form.
3. Defaulting before the assignment deadline will not be punished. Defaults after the deadline will result in being barred from the next year’s round of the exchange.
4. Anyone not 63ed in the relationship nomination is assumed to be their canonical self, unless okayed by the requester.
5. DNWs, or Do Not Wants, will be enforced if they are put within the request prompt space itself. DNWs within external links will not be enforced. 

Nominating Guidelines

You may nominate up to 10 fandoms, with 10 relationships in each.

1. Use “/” for romantic or sexual relationships, “&” for platonic relationships.
2. You may nominate a solo character by using “& None.” This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.
3. Every relationship tag must include a minimum of one character who is Rule 63ed. (ex. “Sleeping Beauty/F!Prince,” “M!Cinderella & M!Stepmother,” and “M!Snow White & None” are permitted, “Sleeping Beauty & None” is not permitted.)
4. Crossovers are permitted.
5. Original Works are not permitted.
6. RPF is permitted, but people who are under 18 or who aren’t famous in their own right are not permitted.

Eligibility

1. Genderswaps of canonical alternate-gender versions of a character are not eligible for this exchange if those alternate versions are of equal or lesser prominence (ex. “M!Natasha Stark,” “F!Prince Gumball,” “F!Garrett Hawke” are not permitted; “F!Tony Stark” is permitted). If you believe the difference is significant, please post in the evidence post on Dreamwidth.
2. The default gender presentation of a character who can shapeshift will be assumed to be their canonical one. Shapeshifter characters who canonically change sex (ex. Marvel Comics’ Loki) will be considered eligible for “Always a 63” freeforms where “F!” or “M!” will be understood as referring to their default form, but not for freeforms involving changing their sex.
3. A character who is canonically nonbinary, or who can be interpreted as such, may be “63ed” to the opposite assigned sex if known (ex. “M!Haruhi Fujioka” is permitted, “F!Haruhi Fujioka” is not). If unknown, we will assume nominations are being made in good faith.
4. Robots and other beings where sex and gender are less obviously applicable will be understood as having a canonical binary gender if they are referred to as “he” or “she” by a majority of the cast. (ex. F!God & None (Christian Bible) is an eligible tag). In more ambiguous cases, we will assume nominations are being made in good faith.
5. Trans characters: See this post.
6. Groups of characters: See this post.

Sign-Up Guidelines

• You may request 3-10 fandoms.
• You may offer 3-10 fandoms.
• Please note that while you may request or offer the same fandom more than once in order to keep different ship/freeform combinations separate (eg. one request for “Always a 63 F!James Bond & M” and a separate request for “Temporarily a 63 F!James Bond & Q”, if you do not want “Always a 63 F!Bond & Q” or “Temporarily a 63 F!Bond & M”), you must offer and request a minimum of three unique fandoms.

Character:

• This is being used to differentiate between fanfiction and fanart requests. You may request one or both of them.

Rating Tags:

• Rating tags show whether you are interested in smut, non-smut, or both. General Audiences does not restrict your writer from using a Teen or Mature rating, only from writing smut.

Relationship Tags:

• Relationship tags match on OR, ie. you may match to anyone offering/requesting any one of the tags you have selected.
• Recall that “/” refers to a romantic or sexual relationship, “&” to a platonic relationship, and “& None” to a solo character. This does not mean that no one else may appear in the story; rather, that you will match on a solo character rather than a relationship.

Freeforms:

• Available freeforms are “Always a 63,” “Temporarily a 63,” and “Permanently a 63.”
• In “Always a 63”, the character was born 63ed and does not identify with their canonical gender. Non-binary or ambiguous identification is fine.
• In “Temporarily a 63”, the character lived in their canonical body before being changed, and sees the change as temporary.
• In “Permanently a 63”, the character lived in their canonical body before being changed, believes that the change is permanent, and does not change back to their original form.
• You may request as many freeforms in your signup as you desire. Keep in mind that you cannot DNW a particular freeform or medium applying to a particular relationship if it is within the same request.

How Requests Work

Requester001
Request 1
Fandom: Exampleverse
Rating: General Audiences
Character: Medium: Fanfiction, Medium: Fanart
Relationships: Example/M!Sample, F!Example & None, F!Data & F!Example
Freeform: Always a 63, Permanently 63ed
Request 2
Fandom: Shrek (Movies)
Rating: Explicit
Character: Medium: Fanfiction, Medium: Fanart
Relationships: F!Shrek/Fiona
Freeform: Always a 63

OfferWhiz who offers Exampleverse fanart with Always a 63 and the relationship F!Example & None can match with this request. They do not have to offer all the relationships or all the freeforms in the request. They can also choose to fill their assignment by writing an explicit story about F!Shrek/Fiona, despite matching on another request.

Remember that while you may request or offer the same fandom more than once, you must request and offer a minimum of three unique fandoms.