Policy Theme Helpfile

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======================================================================Other: policy theme======================================================================Syntax:The theme of Buffymud, as you might have guessed, is the Buffyverse.Every piece of code that goes into the game is intended to contribute to anauthentic Buffy experience.  We don't try to be the most popular mud, oreven the best mud, just the Buffyist mud.  To do that we utilize acombination of RP and coded features.  Generally things that are coded arethose which are bad for your character.  If we didn't have permadeath andPK, you could never defeat someone unless they let you, and that would causeproblems.  So we decided to let the outcome of battles and anything elsethat a player might not want to have happen to them, be determined by code.This keeps people who are overly attached to their characters or are badRP'ers from ruining everyone else's fun. PK exists because combat and conflict are integral parts of the buffy world,and anything that claims to resemble that world should also include a largeelement of conflict.  Sunnydale is on top of a Hellmouth, making it thepremier site for the battle between good and evil for the fate of the wholeworld.  Without conflict, Sunnydale just wouldn't be, well, Sunnydale. Some people believe that PK is the natural enemy of RP.  We believe and thata good combination of RP and PK can be greater than the sum of its parts.We think some things work better as code, and some work better as RP, so wetry to give you the best of both worlds, but the most important thing tokeep in mind is RP makes PK better and vice versa.  Without PK, Buffymud isjust a chat room, and without RP it's just hack and slash. For example, the RP of the game is usually what will give you a reason toengage in PK, because of something was done to your character or because ofwho your character is.  This elevates PK from simple sport, and into anexpression of your character.  On the other side, being PKed, or PKingothers, leads to RP in the form of vengeance, injuries, planning, orwhatever. So when you're on Buffymud, don't expect an 'RP Mud,' and don't expect a'PK Mud,' because we're not really either of those.  Before anything else,we're a 'Buffy Mud.'----------------------------------------------------------------------
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