Server Rules

* Abolitionism
* Allowed RP Spells
* Character Guidelines
* Character vs Character
* Compaints Procedure
* Mind Control Roleplay
* Private Roleplay
* Public Roleplay
* Redflagging
* Self-Gifting
* Spying
* Affiliations
* Atypical Sexes & Genders
* Body Painting
* DM Shopping
* Item Rules
* Mental & Physical Afflictions
* Planar Travel & Knowledge
* Psionics
* Racial Ages
* Special Powers
* Star Pact Warlocks
* Thayan House Names

**Server Rules**
Playing on the server is taken as automatic acceptance of the rules of the server.

**Creating a Character on the server:**

1) All players MUST be over 18 years of age. Underage players OR characters will be banned without warning. No underage characters roleplayed by anybody for any reason in any manner at any time and in any capacity while on Haven. Roleplaying the presence of underage characters neatly falls into this category.

1.1) Pregnancy can be RPed BUT the moment the child is born it is to be RP ed as having been sent away from Haven to be raised. References to the child such as saying how it is growing in conversation are acceptable. Rping the physical presence of a baby or a child will result in immediate banning, this falls into the under 18 category and will not be tolerated.

1.3) Unusual backgrounds must be approved by the DM. Nonstandard races (The ones that are not offered in char generation, such as but not restricted to: full or half demons and devils, starting as a half-dragon), connections to higher powers, gender assignments other than the two marked on your char sheet or curses, unusual afflictions all qualify for this. Playing of Vampires, Lycanthropes and just plain animals (intelligent or standard) are not allowed or supported. The date of your approval and which DM approved it must be added to your Bio.

1.4) This is not Pen and Paper. If something is not provided to your race or class within the NWN2 engine then you cannot RPing having it or being able to do it without an Unusual Background Requests regardless of if it is available to that race or class in Pen and Paper D&D.

**Non-authorized spells:**

As a general rule of thumb spells that aren t present in the game will NOT be allowed in a PUBLIC setting no matter how capable your spellcaster is or how many points in spellcraft and / or lore they have. When it comes to PRIVATE RP you are still free to RP as you wish, including the use of spells not present in the game.

Exceptions to the blanket rule above can be made during DM hosted events only and will always remain at the discretion of the DM responsible for the event. Previously approved UBR spells will be grandfathered in for public use but require permission of a DM before the spell is used in an event.

**Cosmetic changes to spells:**

Small cosmetic changes to spells don t require you to go through the lengthy research process but still require a UBR to be RP d out in public. A good example could be that you desire your thrown fireball to take a certain shape like a devil s skull. The spell fireball is already in the game, nor would the desired change have any effect on the outcome of the spell. As such the request is purely cosmetic.

**Warding houses or areas:**

Everlasting wards placed on structures or zones will be DISALLOWED across the board. Concrete examples include but aren t limited to anti scry wards, dispelling, protection against fire, etc. All wards in haven will be temporary by default unless specifically stated otherwise by a dm or member of the staff.

1.4a) Exception to the spell rules: (see allowed RP spells)

1.5) The Character Creation Guidelines must be followed when creating characters.

1.6) Your characters Bio picture and anything described within your bio as being able to be physically seen or discovered about your character is classed as public and if covered by the Unusual backgrounds rules you must have an approved Unusual Background Requests for that character.

1.7) Your character starts at level two as far as their power level goes, leveling is not a OOC process, it is not your character relearning old skills or getting back to their prime after being weakened from a curse, your character learns and gains their powers and abilities as they level and progress, hence anything 'pre haven' has to be on the same level of power of a level 2 character, which makes them leagues above a typical peasent, or even a town guard, but hardly someone fighting dragons or the like.

Ignorance is not an excuse. More information can be found in the Unusual Background Requests sections.

**Behaviour on the server**

2.2) When speaking, stay in character or mark out of character speech with OOC: , ( or / / . Emoted text (text describing an in character action) should be surrounded by \*

2.2.1) Please keep OOC/IC separate and don't add in fourth wall references to IC emotes such as \*Would sit on the ground if only the stupid NPC wasn't in the way\*. Repeatedly doing this is distracting and will result in punishments if multiple warnings are ignored.

2.2.2) This is primarily in regards to using it to harass others or just being disruptive in general.

2.3) No in-game sexual encounter or private RP may continue after an OOC (Out of Character) request to STOP, or sometimes referred to as REDFLAG or SAFEWORD. Please respect others boundaries and if asked to desist OOCly then you must adhere to the request. If they'd like to continue playing then you may do so, but be cautious not to overstep their comfort zone. Harassment will not be tolerated. Unless sanctioned by a DM, players have no authority to redflag others from simply being in the same public areas as them (general redflag) if they aren't doing anything wrong only the DM team can enforce that sort of generalized blanket redflag and it isn't done lightly. If you don't like someone, and they aren't actually harassing you, be mature and avoid them, don't demand they leave the area instead. If players have a problem with another player, they are expected to reach out and inform them OOCly through polite conversation. This encourages constructive problem resolution if both parties can be civil and typically compromises can be reached with minimal effort. If this is not a viable option and the parties cannot come to an agreement, then the next step would be to fill out a trouble ticket and the Haven staff will find a solution.

Redflagging is explained in the rules section.

2.4) You cannot redflag an incident to avoid consequences. If you engage in something that is against IC rules or laws and are caught you must face the consequences. Ignorance is not an excuse. Information on rules and laws (both IC and OOC) is usually readily available. If you are unaware of the consequence for an action you are still held accountable, please read our rules and do the research. There is no escape clause. You may request that a punishment is done by 'fading to black' if you don't personally enjoy the type of punishment your action warrants. You must still RP it as having happened and having an effect on your character. Private RP vrs Public RP is explained on the Wiki

2.5) Player vs Player PvP OOC conflict is not allowed, civil behaviour between players is mandatory. CVC is of course allowed and should reflect the area of the server it is taking place in.

2.6) Spying is restricted. Short form public okay, private not okay without permission. Spying is explained in more detail on the Wiki.

2.7) Sleight of Hand is restricted to roleplay use only, and requires OOC consent of the target. Pickpocketing through game mechanics is against the server rules.

2.8) Do not assume NPC s are deaf, dumb or blind. This is metagaming. If you murder someone in front of a postal gnome? They were a witness. If you insult drow and House Tza'dorin in the Black Lotus, the bartender is a witness and so on and so on. If there is an NPC there, if there are IC rules or laws, then obey them as if the NPC will report you.

2.9) DM permission is required to bribe or otherwise influence an NPC regarding your characters actions or to assist your character. Contact a DM if you wish to discuss this.

2.10) Disallowed: Abolitionism Revolts. It s okay to have a char that disapproves of slavery, but in general it's a central theme of the server. Players that want to play that type of character and the powers that be don't want to be harassed by do-gooders. The background is set up where this is accepted behaviour and those that disapprove need to tread lightly.

2.11) Disallowed: Removal of city officials, city governments, and or ejecting leaders is disallowed unless approved by the DM staff for them to be successful. If its not approved you may still attempt it, but cannot succeed. (In Sharessia, it is perfectly acceptable to campaign against an elected Council member.)

2.12) We have rules regarding Private RP, Public RP, Redflagging, and Public Mind Control RP (see 2.13). They are on the Wiki. Yes, they apply.

2.13) We have a few special things to note if you want to mind-control another character:

* Both parties must continuously OOCly consent to mind control roleplay, public or private. If either side of an IC non-consensual plotline (including mind control) ever wishes out of character to end it, please work together to do so. Contact full DMs / admins if there's an unsolvable disagreement.
* Purely private mind control RP is just a negotiation between the players (like most private scenes, we don't have any special policies on it beyond main server rules), as long as it remains completely one-on-one and is never revealed to anyone else.
* If someone is mind-controlled in public, or they are in a situation where they might have to talk about what they did while mind-controlled, the rest of the |Public Mind Control Rules apply.
* Be on the same page about how public and far-reaching you want the situation to become. Many players use mind control as a way to make sure a non-consensual RP scene doesn't involve any other players. Check in with your partner in tells to make sure you are both in agreement on what the mind controlled character will remember / how they'll act in front of a crowd.
* Certain mind control spells require an UBR to use. Read all of the Public Mind Control Rules if you're mind controlling with something other than charm person, confusion, or dominate person. Also read the Unusual Background Requests section if you're defending against mind control using something other than protection/magic circle or mind blank.

2.14) No godmodding, griefing, or general ass-hattery. We are here to have fun. (And I am just playing my char is no shield.) This is at the discretion of the DM team.

2.15) Do not play two (or more) accounts simultaneously in the same scene in public RP.

2.16) Attending events is considered a privilege of the host of the event and they may allow or disallow any individuals with a few exceptions. Public events (especially server-wide or events involving large gathers in public spaces) are considered open to everyone on the server and thus you cannot OOCly disallow others from simply attending. You can choose to not interact/RP with them, but you cannot simply disallow them from showing up if the event is in the middle of the town center. If somebody is ICly banned for reasons belonging to consequences then the IC ban can stand, but we still generally encourage hosts to still allow others to attend public events.

DMs may also choose to disallow players from attending their public events, but this is only usually done in circumstances where the player is being disruptive before, during, or after the event. You are more than likely be banned/booted from the server for a short period of time then to be permanent banned from attending DM events. However, if you do find yourself banned from a DMs event you may petition the server admins in a ticket to protest that decision.

Hosts may host events which require prior sign-ups in advance on the forum, discord, etc. The host has the choice if they wish to allow additional people to attend above the maximum number limit set on the event as well as letting others take up slots that were vacant due to a non-attendance. Some events are simply limited to a certain number of players to limit manageability as handling 20+ players can be quite stressful & difficult for the host of the event.

Private events are exclusive, invite only events which may or may not be beyond closed doors or hosted by a DM so the host has full authority on whom can attend.

Do not go into OOC rants, outbursts, and make temper tantrums because you weren't allowed into an event that the host disallowed you from because it will only make things worse for you in most cases. If a DM hosts an event with a 15 person capacity and 20 people show up, don't be upset that if you're one of the 5 told that you can't attend. If you wish to protest such a decision then make a forum ticket in the file a dispute section.

Lastly, do not use banning people OOCly from events as a means to grief them or as a means of getting revenge. It should be considered a last resort situation and mediation is always encouraged before you simply deny the person the right to attend your events entirely. Anyone suspecting they're being griefed please file a ticket with any evidence/logs that you have.

**Exploitations and self-gifting**

3) Intentional exploitation of any bugs or exploits in the server or NWN2 software is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN and, if egregious, will result in a ban.

3.1) Using a bug to increase XP or gold will result in that character being stripped of all gold or XP. Flagrant attitude and or repeated abuses around this can result in banning.

3.2) Forbidden: PC to PC gifting (or Regifting) on same player, Metagaming verboten, with only the occasional exception where an in game reason can be justified (as approved by DMs), the giving of items and one PC to another PC of the same player is forbidden. This includes (and usually requires) the assistance of a third party to hold said items while the player relogs between characters. After much consideration, this is classified by the DMs as Metagaming and an exploit.

3.3) Self gifting by asking another player to gift an item from their character to your character A that you then replace with the same item from your character B to avoid the self gifting script is also against the rules. If players are caught doing this the item will be removed from both players. If players are repeatedly caught they will face a ban.

3.4) Duplicating Items or Glitching through doors is a bannable offense.

3.5) Deliberately emptying our or stealing from a shared storage or bank without permission is a bannable offense. Guild banks are considered communal and anything deposited belongs to the guild, not the individual who put it in. So keep that in mind.

3.6) Using dummy accounts to generate gold/vet tokens is not allowed and can result in you losing your tokens/items.

**Rebuilding a character**

4) Re-creating a character with everything the same except for the name violates the unusual background request requirement (by having a retroactive change in reality following the character around). This especially includes names that differ only by a single character, or the addition of punctuation (such as an apostrophe).

4.1) Recreating a character with a different name but RPing it as the original character requires an Unusual background request . Name changes due to marriage or joining a drow house need a ticket submitting as this will require DM assistance.

4.2) Changing your characters race or slave/free person status during a rebuild is forbidden. Rebuilds are to change attributes, classes, skills and feats.

**General**

5) User accounts are identified by CDkey/IP. We do not support multiple people using the same cdkey and/or account. If multiple people choose to use the same CDkey and/or account, they do so at their own risk. (Example Bill & Ted share an account. Ted gets drunk and goes on a rampage followed by a ban. Bill requests the ban be lifted since he didn't do it . His request would be denied as we have no way to verify that Bill & Ted aren't the same person, let alone who actually did it.)

5.1) Any kind of OOC hate speech about race, gender, and sexuality can be a bannable offense. Keep it off the server.

5.2) OOC harassment, abusive, or disruptive language ingame, on the forums, discord, etc. against staff members or other players is not tolerated and may include punishment up to temporary or permanent banning depending on how egregious the issue is.

If you have an issue of harassment please report it to the DM staff. Please remember that all in-game communications are logged (including tells) and if a complaint is raised the DM staff may use these logs (or other evidence) to investigate it to determine if there is any validity (and it's the only time they do so). Also, please remember that party chat is not considered private chat as DMs see it when they log in.

5.3) DM's who are on the server as a DM can and do expect to be asked questions or be asked to provide help. DM's on server as DM's may ask you to post it as a ticket. They may do this for a variety of reasons. If a player is asked by a DM to raise it in a ticket, please do so. DM's who are on server as a player should not be bothered about DM issues unless it is an 'emergency'. An emergency would be an abusive player causing havoc. Have common courtesy to your fellow DMs as they are volunteers!

5.4) Ignorance is not an excuse. It is your job as a player to be aware of the rules of the server and the behaviour expected. It is not an excuse IC either. You will not be let off things IC or OOC because you didn t know. As such, be aware and if you do something dumb? Accept the consequences without arguing! It is of course acceptable to have your character not know if it fits your RP but again, it means you accept the consequences of that.