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Private RP is an excellent tool that can be useful when players would like to play things without having to submit an unusual background request. An OOC agreement is required from everyone in the scene that the RP will be kept private.

When committing crimes in private RP, it is strongly recommended that players take a screenshot of the other characters agreeing OOCly to keep the RP private. This simply makes it easier for the DM team to sort out if someone does make the RP public. Examples would include but not limited to, rape or assault by a Kortugan slave on a free person.

Identifying what is considered private RP can be difficult. Most people assume private RP is when their character and other characters are alone. This is NOT the case.

Private RP is when characters are somewhere no other character can come across them. Usually behind a locked door at an inn, club or a private dwelling.

It is NOT private just because they are the only characters presently in that area. If they are somewhere that another character could find them then it is NOT private RP. An example: Raping someone on Hart's Isle because they are the only two characters in the vicinity and are off scry is NOT private because any character is welcome to roam Harts.

Equally so if players OOC agree to something being private RP then they do NOT speak about it with anyone else IC other than the players that are involved in the scene.

Do NOT for example agree OOC to a private rape scene and then talk about it IC telling friends. And, when the Guard/Watch or any other official body inquire insist it was a private RP, because after talking about it ICly with others who were not in the private scene this has now become a public rp. There are consequences to ICly actions.

If players have agreed OOC to RP being private, it is to remain private and only be discussed amongst those involved IC and cannot be overheard by other characters. Standing and discussing it on the street, even in whispers is NOT keeping it private.

Agreeing OOC to keep RP private and then breaking that confidence is considered asshattery.

It cannot be assumed that because someone is happy to RP the scene that OOC consent is given for private RP. If they wish to RP something and not have the IC/OOC consequences for it then they MUST obtain OOC agreement to private RP BEFORE the RP starts. This is why it is important to take screenshots of agreement to protect yourself.

This is not to say that pcs can't engage in acts using quiet places on the server, they are more than welcome to, but should someone come across them then they cannot dodge the consequences by saying it was private RP.

Equally, should there be concerns that someone has scry hunted a character or systematically searched the server because they are off scry to find them and THEN they have busted in while characters were engaged in an act with consequences, the DM's would consider that to be harassment. It is important that if someone suspects this is being abused to report it via the forum ticket system straight away.

It should be noted that members of a guild checking the guild hall or members of law enforcement patrolling will be moving about the server. But if this appears to be suspect then report it.