I am going to assume most of these rules come from actual roleplaying game guides. And even though they are probably for games, I think they apply well to roleplay stories, which I am also assuming is why you posted it here. Here's a link to my guild's
RP guidelines in our Vanguard section, if you care to check them out. You can even give your own advice if you think something wasn't covered. I'm going to post a link to this thread over there, too, because I think our RPers could benefit from reading it as well. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.