Rules

**Mission Statement:**

Before we dive into the rules let’s have a look at what they’re for: fun! The good mutual kind. We’re all here to roleplay and enjoy ourselves. We encourage you to dive into the spontaneity and tell people stories with your actions. You never know how the smallest act could grow into shaping the atmosphere of the academy! You might even find an interaction is worth weaving into a wider story that gives an opportunity for everyone to get involved and if you do please send an Admin a message with anything like that!

**Roleplay Guidelines:**

Share the limelight with all participants. Allow everyone a chance to contribute to the direction of the scene. Only an event storyteller, event designer, or a staff member in the confines of their lectures may impose expectations on participants beyond the soft rules in accordance with the hard rules.

**Conflict Guidelines:**

Be mindful of another roleplayer’s discomfort. Consent is important! If someone asks you to stop doing something with their character, or themselves, please do so. If anyone is uncomfortable at any time they may remove themselves and discuss with an Admin. We will address on a case by case basis.

**IC** = In Character, who you are roleplaying

**OOC** = Out of Character, the person behind the screen It isn’t appropriate to take issues from one domain into the other. Do not take out your OOC frustrations IC, or vice versa. Consider taking a little time to cool off to iron things out OOC in the face of conflict with people or policies or otherwise see the paragraph above.

**HARD RULES**

The hard rules are a strict code. Breaking them may range from a clarifying chat to a ban and the consequences will be assessed on a case by case basis.

1. Be respectful. Opinions are fine, attacks are not.
2. DO NOT ESCALATE DRAMA, or create it in the first place. Drama is not simply the presence of conflict, but about how you respond to conflict. Seek constructive resolutions. Do not spread harm to any player’s reputation. Slander, OOC insults and other forms of toxicity will not be tolerated.
3. Any racist, homophobic or transphobic behavior will not be tolerated.
4. Sensitive or controversial subjects (religion, politics, etc) should not be discussed here, this is not the place for it.
5. Don't ask other users for any kind of personal information.
6. Don't provide any personal information of other users without consent.
7. Roleplaying another player’s actions or fate (God Mode), Rule breaking by lawful use of game mechanics or lack thereof (Power Playing), or using OOC knowledge your character shouldn’t possess (Metagaming) are forbidden.Try to be reasonable with line of sight. If there’s a wall between you and another character, why would you see them? Pretend you don't hear a person that is trying to chat with you from a distant part of the room.
	1. Avoid overpowered characters especially if you are a student. Nobody here is the chosen one, super sayan, next hokage or Demon King, this kind of RP will not be tolerated. Fit your power level to the role you play in the room. If you’re in doubt, reach out to an admin!
8. The setting for our roleplay is a magical academy. It is a low, modern fantasy universe. Your character should reflect that theme. Discuss with the Admin if you feel you have an idea for a character that would be an unusual fit for a magical academy.
9. Sex is ok in the following places:
	1. The showers
	2. The far dorms
	3. The wilderness
	4. Staff dorms, or bath with an invitation
	5. More soon!
		1. We encourage you to find romance between your studies, but pornographic themes are not the subject of the academy’s atmosphere. Sex posing outside of these areas is not permitted. ERP in local chat is forbidden. Get as weird as you like, but out of sight and out of mind.
10. This is an English only community. Bullying people for their English ability is unacceptable. Other languages are ok as light seasoning (ex: curses, common borrowed expressions).
11. No promoting other rooms without the permission of the Admin
12. Students cannot change house without applying to the Admin
13. Each of your staff and student alts need their own discord accounts
14. Change your nickname, your discord username inside our server, to how your name appears above your character in game.
15. Basic discord etiquette applies. No spamming, please make use of threads for focused conversation, and take note of whether you are in an IC or OOC channel.
16. Don't post or link to anything NSFW or against Discord ToS.

**SOFT RULES**

The soft rules apply to our roleplay atmosphere. Characters should respect them like any rule, but sometimes it might make sense not to. Breaking them may result in IC consequences from staff such as: writing reports, cleaning the school, or other tasks to make amends which may be accompanied by a loss of experience points. You may or may not have the opportunity to earn them back by making amends. If you refuse to carry the tasks out it may be considered a violation of hard rule 7 (powerplaying), so be careful. If a player, staff or student, feels that things have spun out of control please see the conflict guidelines.

1. This is a university setting and your expectations of good behavior should be in line with a university environment. Public intoxication, destroying property, public nudity, etc. can reasonably be reacted to with the range of possibilities you might expect in a grocery store or public transit.
2. Respect off-limits areas. Check for the silver and golden signs over the doors. You may enter only by invitation. Students should not enter staff-only areas unless authorized such as the staff dorms, common room and bathhouse. One exception is the Headmistress’s office because Headmistress Leah is cool like that. It’s the staircase by the library portal. Behave in there though!
3. Magic duels should only happen when overseen by a professor
4. Students should wear at least one primary and secondary color and not any other house's primary or secondary colors. An easy outfit that passes would be a primary or secondary as a top and the opposite on the bottom

It is ok to use secondary colors more than primary colors but only wearing a piece of jewelry with a primary color will not make the cut. If relying on secondary colors is your preference for an outfit, repeat the primary color a few times. Some examples:

* A pattern that is 50-50 primary and secondary as top, bottom, or whole outfit.
* One or two secondary colors as main for top and bottom with cuffs, hood, and print as primary color.
* One or two secondary colors as main for top and bottom with shoes, sleeves, print as primary color.

No good faith observer should have to guess what house you are in. Your house should be clear from a little distance. Wear it proud!

* We acknowledge that 3DX doesn’t always make it easy, and some exceptions may be tolerated, but when in doubt err on the side of dressing for a hot summer day vs erotic.

1. Due to thematic decisions we do not teach dark magic for evil purposes,
2. how to raise the dead into zombie servants, torture magic, or sex magic.
3. The library is filled with years of arcane knowledge that we are fortunate to enjoy for research, pleasure, and self improvement. Students may borrow Level 1 books for a week. Students may look at Level 2 books, but they may not touch them without permission from staff, and they may not take them outside of the library. Library level rules are a part of the theme and should be respected. Danger lurks on level 2 and violations will be taken seriously IC! Also, no food or drinks but water!