I just joined this site yesterday, read all the rules I could find, and still had some questions. As I didn't see a "post all roleplay questions here" forum, I thought this might be the right one to ask these questions.

1. There are plenty of rules regarding elemental magic, but what are the guidlines about illusionary magic?

2. What's the etiquette for joining one of the current RP threads? There aren't many threads for new stories, but I feel a bit awkward jumping into the middle of one that's been going on for several pages.