RP Rules

## **General RP (Roleplay) Rules**

Please change your server nickname to “Character Name (discord name)” the character name can be whatever your character wishes to be addressed as in character, not necessarily their true name.

1: When you are talking out of RP text, use "(example text)" to indicate such.

This does not mean having full conversations out of character is allowed.

2: Any speech MUST be indicated with quotation marks.

3: actions should be indicated by "\* \*", but that is optional.

4: you should @ the individual(s) you are talking to. Using discord reply feature works but only for a conversation between two people. **DO NOT USE THREADS.**

5: Please state when you exit a channel by either using [exit] or  example: \*John leaves to go to #airag-river\*

## **Cautioned Actions and Forbidden Actions**

The world is a dark place, real and fantastical. However, in a fantasy roleplaying setting, it is our responsibility to ensure that all players feel safe interacting with the fantasy world, without being dragged down by paragraphs of dark and edgy bullshit. To that end, certain restrictions have been placed on certain extreme taboos:

Cautioned Actions are actions that, while not explicitly disallowed, require a greater deal of care when describing in character, usually through implications or outright spoiler text and content warnings.

Forbidden Actions are expressly banned. You may not perform a Forbidden Action. Anyone who does will be in violation of server rules, and will be investigated and penalized by Moderation and The Council.

## **Violence**

Graphic violence must be spoilered with a content warning attached.

Torture is allowed, but not allowed to be described, either the action of, or physical consequences.

Self harm falls under the same rules as Torture. You can not describe the action of or consequences of it.

Sexual assault in any form is strictly Forbidden.

Any sort of child abuse is strictly Forbidden.

Suicide is Forbidden. Heroic self sacrifice may be exempt.

Cannibalism is Forbidden. Cannibalism is considered the consumption of any humanoid creature.

## Romance

You may RP Romance, flirting, kissing, etc between your pc and another character.

As a rule of thumb, anything steamier than one or two posts of a kiss should not be carried out in public channels.

**No ERP, or anything alluding to it, is allowed. Yes, this includes :large\_black\_square: and other emotes. Keep it SFW.**

**==Phobias==**

Intense references to common phobias should be spoiled, with a content warning attached.

Ie: a cobweb in the corner of your character’s room would not need to be spoiled, but describing them as being covered head to toe in snakes would be.

## Global Rules

1: You cannot RP in two different locations at once

2: You cannot take actions for another person. Ex: \*You notice that I pull out a gold piece\*

3: Only RP that takes place on the Andora server is canon.

4. Players cannot dictate the environment, except for in locations where their character changes it, for example, their room at the guild hall. This rule can be flexible when it comes to very minor details, example being a rock that your character decides to sit on.

## The Bars

DMs have the authority to control the flow of RP by using ==== and ---- as line breaks. If a DM uses one of these, then all RP must stop until a DM says otherwise.

## PvP

The PvP rules can be found on this page: PvP

## Offspring

No. Rules for player character children and pregnancy do not currently exist as of Chapter 1.

Contraceptives exist, and are easily accessible.

## Metagaming

Metagaming refers to in character actions, made with the knowledge or mindset of the player, but against the knowledge that a character would have, or against the established character traits of said character.

Metagaming is highly off limits, as it creates an unfair play environment.

## Mission Related RP Rules

### Missions and Text RP

When your character is on a mission, you can still rp in the text channels. However, you cannot mention anything that has occurred during the mission until it is concluded.

This rule applies for play by post missions as well.

### Inventory During Missions

Due to the ability to still use days of downtime and rp while being in a multisession mission, there are some rules about gaining and using consumables during this time.

* You cannot use any consumable that you have gained outside of the sessions after the first session has started.
	+ You CAN use any consumables you've gained outside of the session during RP.
* You cannot use any consumables in your inventory during rp that were there at the beginning of the first session
	+ You CAN use any consumables in your inventory that were in your inventory at the start of the first session during any of the sessions.

## Fluid Time

**What is fluid time:** Fluid time is the hand waving of certain things that take time that wouldn’t make sense in RP.

**What fluid time isn’t:** Making up cannon timelines of when events happen for your character.

Everything you do in character is cannon. Every action you take happens when it happens and in the order it happens.

Examples of using fluid time correctly:

* You are in the middle of an important npc ping that has been going on for several hours. A rp event is starting within the hour, you decide to ask the staff member if it is okay to go to the event. The staff member gives you the okay or they decide to wrap up the conversation.You head to the event

* You are in the middle of rp with a friend, and a rp event is about to start. You say “Hey we should participate in [Name of Event].” They agree. You both participate in the event, and come back to the original channel. You comment on how the event went in character, and you are glad they came with you.

* You are on a mission that is 3 sessions long. You talk to your friend about how you are about to go on a mission, and some of the details of said mission. After the mission completes you tell them all about what happened.

Examples of abusing fluid time:

* Leaving a NPC ping without prior consent (rp event runner and npc runner) to go do something else in character. You come back as if your character never left.

* Pausing RP to do something else in character, and rping as if the other stuff never happened until after you finish RP.

* You are on a mission that is 3 sessions long. You talk to your friend about specific information that you’ve learned during the latest session.