General Rules

**\*\* This holds the most up-to-date rules!! \*\***

### **Acceptable Conduct**

Use common sense when it comes to your conduct with others. Everyone here is an adult and will be treated as such. No overt racism, slurs, hate, so forth or otherwise is going to be taken kindly. If you have issues with others, handle it with them. If someone is considered to be a global issue on the server or our mediums by staff, we will get rid of them. This is all handled according to staff judgement. Just be a decent person and we won't have issues, basically.

### **IC/OOC**

It is a general rule that while you are logged into the game as your character that you are IN CHARACTER:IC. If you are farming or busy be courteous enough to just drop a line of text stating to whoever is trying to interact with you that you are currently busy with a task and do not have time to talk. In most cases you should never be OOC unless you are somewhere private conversing with your friends or speaking to a staff member. In this case please use the double ((  )) around your words to indicate your message is not IC.

### **Clans**

**All Players MUST be in a clan**, even if you plan to play solo you must put that character into a clan as soon as you leave the Starting Area. Clans can only contain **One Character** of your creation. Alternate Characters **may not be** in the same Clan. **Clan Size** is limited to **Eight Players**. If the player's clan is considered a 'Player Hub', and has undergone the steps of becoming one, complete with a clan warp and map marker, then they are granted a full allocation of **Ten Players** to their clan.

Also Thralls and Pets are **not** rp tools. Meaning, You **can not** use thralls or pets to enhance any sort of dice rp, or be used as IC guards while you are offline or not at your base. Meaning they can not be used to gain any ic information from just because Frank the bartender npc is at your base. Also they are not meant to be rp'd in any sort of "serious" way. Example it is fine to have some flavor text for your thrall pet, sniffing around working etc. But they add **no** real weight to any rp and can not be used to enhance any combat rolls, or intimidation rolls, as an example. They are not part of your army or your town.

TLDR: Or just, if it isn't a player character it doesn't RP

### **Inactivity and Squatting**

We delete all player characters unequivocally after 14 days. If you have been on your main everyday but your alt you have not gotten on in over 14 days, it will be deleted indiscriminately. For a character to be active, you must be on it for a reasonable amount of time in that time period, up to staff discretion. Hopping on for just 5 minutes within that period in order to reset the timer will be considered **Squatting** and is a punishable offense if it is noticed, most likely starting with the character being deleted anyway and you getting a slap on the wrist. Our database has too much in it to be cluttered with inactive character data.

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## Character Rules

For Character Creation/Origin rules and guidelines, reference Character Rules and Guidelines.

### **Consent Sheets/Restrictions**

All players must fill out a consent sheet in order to play on Astoria, Island in the Stars. All character on this server must be **Adults (18 years of age or older)**. Character names must be thematically appropriate for a High Fantasy setting and contain only normal characters. Your Discord name must match all of your character names.

**Note that if you have 'Yes' on a consent sheet, but feel uncomfortable in a given RP situation, it is still within your right to opt out of the situation.** Just like Death/Murder, you cannot force dismemberment, non-con, etc. on someone who does not consent to it overall, or is unwilling to go through with it regardless of putting 'Yes' in a topic. We expect players discuss the RP they undergo with whomever is involved if anything in said situation makes them uncomfortable.

### Stealth

Stealth: cautious and surreptitious action or movement.

*"The silence and stealth of a hungry cat"*

Stealth is the ability, to move about and remain unheard and seen as you walk and or move from cover to cover. It is **not** the ability to vanish in thin air, or to hid in plan sight. It is unreasonable to think if you are in the middle of a large room, or in the middle of an rp, you can just roll stealth to leave. (The only acceptation is the outlaw ability Into the Shadows, more on that in a minute.) When going into stealth the following things need to be considered. Are you directly being watched, and is it reasonable that there is someplace for me to hid in cover. If the answer is yes you would then make your stealth roll to enter into stealth. You can either put the number in your RP REDUX area so others can see it and know what they would need to roll against. You only need to roll stealth again if you move, but keep in mind you are required to be hidden behind something to maintain your cover.

It should also be the other players with in the scene to keep in mind is it reasonable for you to roll perception. Most of us do not have super human hearing, and if your back is turned, and you are engaged in a distracting scene chatting with someone etc. You should not assume just because you -see- a stealth roll you should just roll. This is where you should try and use your best judgement on if it is reasonable for your toon to notice someone if they have been in stealth or have done very high rolls. But the person in stealth is not required to re-roll if they have been in cover for sometime and you enter a scene and want to actively try and find them as one, how did you know they where there, and two is it reasonable for you to rp this. If you rp a very paranoid person and you consistently roll a perception check upon entering a room that would be a good reason. But if you just notice someone made a roll 2 rooms over that is not reasonable and will be considered **meta-gaming**.

Over all stealth is not to be abused to meta out of situations or used as a magical invisibility power, nor should you being with in range to see a stealth roll means it reasonable for you to just roll perception. We ask that you use your best judgement and if need be ask a moderator or an admin to if a situation arises.

### **Alternate Characters**

You are allowed to have one Alt. Your Alt cannot be a IQOL save, it must be a different Steam Account. Your Discord Name must include both your character's names and you need a consent sheet for each of your characters. Your characters should strive to not be involved in the same RP.

If your main or clan is involved with a conflict between another player/clan. Your alts, can have nothing to do with the conflict, and can not be involved in any way, shape or form.

Your main is always the **default** character you will play when involved in a conflict that both of your characters are involved with. When you create an alt you must decide which of your two characters is your main and it will remain that way until your main character has died, or you "retire" that character for what ever reason. Please place a (M) behind your Discord name of the your main character. Example: Faust(M)/Rick.

Special Note: Those who have a Veteran Reward Rank 1, are able to have a 3rd alt. It must follow all of the rules above **AND** it also has **0 build limit and Deco**. Meaning you must join a clan, and when you do, you will add nothing to their build allotment. Please place a 2 by your second alt in discord and then a 3 by the third so staff knows who adds to a build and who does not.

### **Transferring Gear to Rerolled Characters or Alts**

You should never gear your alts or rerolled characters with gear you farmed on another. Unless you are RPing you are the Mother Teresa of the Server and are just going to drop end game gear on every new person that steps foot on the server you should not do this.

ICly I don't see how this makes sense and if it was IC it means you are interacting with one of your alts ICLY and that is already a No-No. So please don't do it, everyone has to struggle bus on their alts when they start over. You already get very useful starting items that can get you through many of your levels already.

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## **Building Rules**

### **Build Basics**

* Each Player carries their own personal Build Limit with them, regardless if you are solo or in a clan it will never change. Each Player is allowed 1000 Building Pieces and 300 Decorations. This amount is cumulative, a Clan with Two Players has 2000 Building Pieces and 600 Decorations.
* Foundation Stacking is not allowed, you may use up to **two layers** of foundations to level out your building area but no more than that. Also please do not spam single foundations around an area. You can claim your area easily enough but places a few foundations next to one another and use that as your starting off point. But trying to claim a large area for yourself via foundation spamming isn't allowed.
* Do not build in a way that blocks rare spawns, valuable resources, inside a dungeon, or obstructs passage through an area. The includes blocking things such as the passage or other tunnels that have clear connection between one side to another.
* Players/Clans are allowed to have one Religious Altar and one Xotli Shrine.
* Players are **NOT** allowed to build inside the Jhebbal Sag Dungeon. The entirety of your clans build both inside and outside the Dungeon will be destroyed without warning if a build is found in this area.

### **Bases/Outposts**

Short and sweet: **No multiple bases/outposts are allowed.**

Build where your clan has decided to settle. Do not take up more space than is necessary. If you are one person, you should not be dotting build pieces or placeables on the heatmap 2-3 grids away from your other build pieces/placeables. Keep it reasonable. If you are sprawling too much, you are subject to warning from a staff member. If you are not sure if it is extreme, you can ask for staff opinion and open a ticket.

In a general sense, you should not be building across the map two different bases/homes/outposts/etc. You get one base, one build. Everything you own should be in your part of the square/area you have picked. You do not get the WHOLE of the square. Depending upon where you are it is reasonable to have 2-3 clans with in the same building square.

-THOUGH- if another clan is wishing to build close to your base. (IE easily with in render distance or a very short jog) The player who is not yet established needs to talk to the clan already located in that area, and either come to an agreement or you need to not build so close. This of course does not apply to sister clans, but the two clans should not take up more space than what is reasonable for 2 clans. It also does not mean you get to take up all of that one square. When in doubt as an admin or mod to come and check on what you are doing. We don't want to have to go and tell anyone they have to redo a build and move because of something.

Side note, you should not build close to any admin building such as the main town. You will only make yourself suffer as the loading in and rendering of the whole town will be upon you. But players going to rp or do things in the town will also be loading in your whole build as well. So we politely ask that no one builds close enough to be with in render distance of the town.

*\*\* The only TWO exceptions to this are Social Merchant Thespians set up at other markets AND a temporary camp/tent made of placeables both PLACED and REMOVED within the same session (same-day basically). These two exceptions are permitted. \*\**

### **Thralls/Stations/ETC**

**Each Player is Allowed One Combat Thrall and One Mount.** Each player is allowed Two Fish Traps. A Player or Clan may only own One Thrall Wheel/Animal Pen and they must be located at your base. You can freely use the /home command to return and deposit your thralls in your wheel.

We sell some objects that have animations. They are expensive but are very neat. Please use your best judgement to not use so many as to cause an area to bog down and lag. You will be asked to remove the item without refund, so please be mindful when placing these items.

### **Abandonment and Inactivity**

Thralls/Mounts need to be returned to your base before you log out, unless you crashed and cannot reconnect. If you happened to tag your Mount/Thrall with your Clan Name we can move them back to your base for you, otherwise they will be deleted. Structures and characters will be cleared from the Server after 14 Days of inactivity.

### **RP Hubs and Rules to Own/Operate One**

* Only your Main Character may own an RP Hub.
* RP Hubs will be afforded Helpful Thespians and Warps from the Admin Staff.
* RP Hubs must hold at least one Social Gathering a Month.
* If your Main Character becomes inactive then your Hub and benefits will be removed.
* Hub Owner's will be given a special Role on Discord and access to the Hub Owner Channel to coordinate with other owners on event hosting times.

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## **Conflict**

### **PvP and Theft**

Player to Player damage has been disabled on this server, combat will be resolved with dice rolls. Players will use their Roleplay Redux character sheets to engage in combat. It is suggested you have a small ooc conversation to ensure you are both on the same page about the combat. Example is a duel of honor and there for you both will not use healing, is it a friendly spar and there for you are not going to stab the other person and so on. OOC communication is critical in a conflict so both sides are clear about the expectations of the roleplay.

If someone does not consent to attack on sight it means you can not attack them with out some rp build up, as well as you must roll for agility before you attack, and have an ooc conversation to insure both sides are clear about what is going to happen. If this is contested for any reason we suggest you reach out for an admin who can assist in overseeing the PvP though we ask it only be done if nothing can be accomplished between civil conversation.

Theft of any kind is not allowed on this server.

**Types of PvP Combat:**

* **Player Combat:** Players engage in combat the same they would a PvE encounter by rolling Agility then taking their turn in order from Highest to Lowest.
* **Surprise Attacks:** Surprise Attacks can only be deployed if there is no present tension or suspicion that a Character may attack. If you are known to be hostile towards a Character or group of Characters this style of Pre-Initiative attack would not be possible.
* **Sneak Attack:** If you are known to be hostile or you plan to attack with your presence being known you will need to use Stealth in order to conceal your actions. If you are spotted by the Character or Characters then your Sneak Attack will fail.

### **Ongoing RP/Combat Situations**

Ravens are not real time options for aid or assistance in RP situations. They do not fly at the speed of sound and should never be treated like a text message. Expect hours or days for a raven to reach it's location.

\*\* Also note that the RP Redux map looking-for-RP feature should not be active for *any* player within the vicinity of a PvP conflict, immediately before, during or after. After conflict has settled for certain, only then can the feature be turned back on for a player. \*\*

### **Death and Murder**

Characters on this server cannot be Perma-Deathed unless they agree to it. The **only exception** are players who are repeatedly Antagonistic and continuously sew strife among other players.

If you are going to RP a character that causes conflict constantly you are ***not protected*** from being Perma-Deathed. Eventually you will make enough people angry with your exploits that they will want to end your existence permanently. That doesn't mean a player has the right to kill an Antag at their first encounter unless what they are doing is just so vile that it cannot be allowed to continue.

Use your best judgement when dealing with these kinds of situations or have a staff member be involved. Playing an Antag is one of the hardest things to do on a server mostly populated with Good Aligned characters so you should be prepared for the consequences of your actions and do you best to operate under the radar of other players.

Antags are protected from Good players using Meta information to derail their activities and using Meta to stop another's rp that was well planned and though out will get you some disciplinary action. Most of the RP on this server leans toward Good Aligned characters, you can RP an villain but do so knowing you will need to do it with caution and well laid plans.

If you die in a pvp confrontation, you are to refrain from returning to that rp, for four irl hours. The act of reforming your body back takes time and is not a completely smooth transition. To learn more about that please see the reformation and the soulwell lore page to get more information and ideas on how to go about rping such a thing!

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## **Miscellaneous**

> Please do not give out the password to this door! It ensures players use the discord, have a consent sheet, and have read the rules.

> Please do not advertise other servers or personal websites on this Discord. Soliciting is not allowed of any sorts.

>While everyone is able to fly at 120 for ease of movement. Flying is not permitted to be used while in combat of any kind or to cheese mechanics. Just as it is not allowed in Dice Roll combat. If you are attempting to cheese fights in events you should expect to be teleported to the ground by the story-teller or another admin. Cheese mechanics are not tolerated. (Cheesing is using a rock, a pillar or anything else to be above a boss so they can not path to you.)

## **Disclaimer and Discord Access**

These rules are subject to change when the Staff deem reason to change them. It is the Player's responsibility to adhere to the rules and their changes. Announcements will be posted whenever a rule is changed.

To get access to the rest of the Discord, please go to the #verification channel and type `!read-and-accept`

**Once you have filled out your Consent Sheet and finished customizing your character, be sure you have a clan made and contact staff members via #admin-help in order to get your flag to leave the start~!!!**