Server Rules

These are the rules for the Discord server, which must be followed in their fullest in order to maintain your consistent access to it.

## Out-of-Character Rules

These rules apply to OOC interactions within the server, relating to user conduct.

1. You MUST be over 18 years of age to participate in the server. There will be no exceptions to this.

2. This rule serves as the "Do as you would in most other Discord servers" rule. No inflammatory comments/discussions, bigotry, spam, politics outside of #politics etc.

3. No portrayal of underage characters in sexual contexts will be permitted in the server whatsoever.

4. You may utilize artwork that was not created by you, whether it be for character creation or art sharing, as long as you agree to source the creator of that artwork on request. Please do not claim others' artwork as your own.

5. Please do not draw out arguments with other users in the server itself. This leads to channels being clogged and uneasy atmospheres when it happens, and we want to avoid that as much as possible. If you are having severe disagreements with another user, please take it to DMs.

6. Users with the 🧩 Admin or 🚓 Moderator roles are the only ones with the jurisdiction to make moderation decisions. If you feel the rules are being infringed, we encourage you to ping the 🧩 Admin or 🚓 Moderator roles directly or DM one. You may not attempt to enforce the rules yourself or "backseat moderate."

7. Shitposts or pseudo-IC conversations in #general is usually okay, but it should not disrupt ongoing conversations.

* 7a. Genuine discussion always takes priority over shitposting in #general. If someone is attempting to start one, move further shitposting to #shitposts .

8. If being given guidance for how to conduct yourself in chat by a member with the Admin or Moderator role, if said guidance is not followed after being informed, this in practice is considered a rule infraction.

## In-Character Rules

These rules apply to interactions and conduct within the game.

1. If you are approved to be a player, you must exhibit a similar writing quality to the sample that got you approved. Please avoid excessive short posts, glaring grammar mistakes, etc as this substantially lowers the quality of the game's content.

2. No metagaming. Your characters must conduct themselves in a way that makes sense in the world and to their personality, with information that they must realistically have.

3. Please communicate with an admin before submitting a character who is a legendary Pokémon. Legendaries are planned to have a substantial role in the game's world and we want to make sure that they are implemented properly.

4. No overpowered characters. All characters submitted must fall within the Tier system, and must not exhibit abilities that can be considered as game-breaking, such as owning signature moves of Legendaries or posessing abilities that trivialize gameplay such as future prediction.

5. Each player is allowed to have up to six characters registered in the game. All characters introduced must be created using the guidelines outlined in the Character Creation guide.

* 5a. You may temporarily suspend one of your characters if they have gone unused for at least ten days, which will free up that slot to implement another character.

6. Only creatures intended/designed for the Pokémon universe can be created as characters for the game. This includes canon Pokémon, hybrid Pokémon, and "Fakemon." This does not include creatures made for other franchises or universes, such as Digimon or Temtem. This also does not include Fakemon designs that would conflict with OOC-2.

7. Extreme fetish content is allowed, as long as you utilize Discord's spoiler tags over the text containing said content and give a content warning at the start of your post or RP.

8. New characters cannot require the game's lore and mechanics to shift, or introduce new lore radically outside the scope of what has been established for the setting.

## The Spirit Clause

As this rule page can't predict every single situation that may happen in the server, the administration team may interpret these rules beyond what is written here, as in by the spirit of what the rules cover. This is done to prevent possible loopholes that may crop up as a result of something not being explicitly written. **Essentially, these rules are followed in the spirit of what they mean, NOT what they are written down as.**

## The Timeout Clause

All server members with the role Admin or Moderator can at their discretion utilize Discord's timeout function on a user for 1-6 hours if said user is causing problems in chat but not in particular breaking any rules. Timeouts of 1 hour can be applied instantly and submitted to Sky for review. Timeouts of 2 or more hours must be approved by at least one other Admin or Moderator. If an Admin or Moderator is to timeout a member under this clause, they must alongside the command give a brief explanation for why the member was timed out.

By clicking the link to join the server, you verify that you acknowledge and agree to all of the rules listed above, and accept that infringing any of these rules may result in repercussions decided by the admin team, such as warnings, temporary kicks, and bans.

I agree to all of the above. (Permanent public invite link)