Rules

These are the rules of the *Legacy Survivor ORG Network*. These rules are to be followed **at all times**, with no exceptions.

Rules can be tweaked at any time by an admin, or by a host in specific scenarios. Please be respectful of rule changes, as they are made based on informed decisions, and not done on a whim.

Rules have been written by admins Ash and Capy, if you have any questions or concerns, you can contact either of them with the information given in List of Hosts.

## General Rules

* Treat everyone with respect and kindness. We will not tolerate unnecessary rudeness from anyone. Absolutely no discrimination of any kind will be tolerated. Do not bully others, make personal attacks, or say anything offensive, including derogatory terms and slurs.

* Refrain from posting inappropriate messages, photos, and videos. Inappropriate posts can include NSFW, gore, trolling, nudity, etc. It is our goal to keep this server a family-friendly one and one that can be enjoyed for all ages.

* Use the channels for their respective purposes. This is to keep organization in order and general neatness. Additionally, do not unnecessarily spam in channels that are not intended for spamming.

* Do not mass ping. This is a quick way to annoy everyone. You may ping the hosts if you are in need of assistance, but try your best to keep pinging us at a minimum when it comes to greeting, to be funny, etc.

* Respect the hosts at all times. Whatever the hosts say, goes. If you think you can do our job better, you try running an ORG. Failure to comply will lead to further punishments if necessary.

* Act like a decent human being. We can all take jokes, but try to keep away from serious, dark topics. Don’t intentionally go out of your way to make others uncomfortable.

* Any attempts to find loopholes in the rules, or find a loophole due to it not being clearly laid out in the rules, will result in a punishment as the hosts see fit.

### Punishments

* Warning: If you are breaking these rules, you will receive 1 and only 1 warning.

* Mute: If the behavior continues after you have been issued a warning, you will be server muted for as long as a host feels is needed.

* Kicked: If the behavior continues, you will be kicked from the server for a few hours.

* Ban: If we feel the behavior has not stopped or has continued, you will be banned from the server and not welcomed back for any reason.

## Survivor

### General

* There is a zero tolerance for any disrespect towards the hosts or admins. Time and effort is put in by each and every one of them to run the seasons as smoothly as possible and showing a mass amount of disrespect towards the hosts that but their time and energy into a season may result in removal from the game or Viewing Lounge.

* Keep drama and arguments strictly on a game level. Personal attacks, including bullying, inappropriate actions, and using derogatory terms will result in possible ejection. Furthermore, any comments that may be offensive to one's race, sexuality, gender, image, disability, or religious beliefs will also result in a potential removal from the game.

* Applying to this ORG with friends with the intention to pre-game is strictly prohibited. Along with that, meta-gaming based on past interactions and games is also not allowed. Doing either of these actions will result in a potential ban from applying to seasons or playing again.

* Cross-tribe communication, unless stated otherwise, is strictly prohibited. Talking to members of a tribe that are not on your own is considered cheating and depending on the severity will result in an ejection.

* Private screenshots under any circumstances. This includes, but is not limited to, direct messages with another player, information in your confessional, chats within alliances, etc. Sending a screenshot of something said publicly, such as in the rules or something said in camp, is acceptable but not recommended as you could leak private information. Ignoring this rule, depending on the severity of the screenshot, can result in an ejection.

* Copy-and-pasted messages from direct messages or alliances are allowed. However, these must not include timestamps. Any copy-and-pasted message(s) with a timestamp included in them will have a punishment depending on the severity of the message.

* Joining the server on an alternate account will result in an immediate ejection and eliminate any chance of returning to the Legacy ORG Network.

* Cheating of any form is not allowed. Depending on the severity of the situation, punishments of doing so can result in permanent bans. This includes, but is not limited to, talking to spectators, creating fake scores in challenges, etc.

* In addition to these rules that are expected and required to be followed within the realms of the game, players are also expected to follow the general rules.

### Challenges

* There are a varying number of challenges, from flash games to quizzes, etc. Please refrain from accusing the hosts of rigging or cheating for a player(s)/tribe(s) in a challenge, as the hosts work hard to create a functional and entertaining challenge plan for each season.

* Every challenge, unless stated otherwise, will have a 24-hour period to finish them. You will finish individual challenges in your confessional. If you cannot submit a challenge for whatever reason, please notify a host and confirm you are abstaining. Failure to submit a challenge without abstaining will result in a strike.

* When submitting an app/flash challenge, some form of proof that it is your screenshot must be shown in your submission. This includes showing your confessional in your submission. Your screenshot must also include the time and date. The hosts will automatically assume you are cheating and will be disqualified if you refuse to include a form of proof that a screenshot is, in fact, your own. You will be notified by hosts if your submission is not valid before the challenge is over.

* Communicating to the opposing tribe(s) whilst completing a tribe challenge, unless stated otherwise, is unacceptable and you will be disqualified from that challenge. You are allowed to discuss strategy and scores with your own tribe, however, unless stated otherwise.

* You are allowed to ask for an extension only with a valid reason. It is unlikely we will accept multiple extensions in a row for an individual or accept more than one extension for a challenge. If there is a host unavailable to post results, or some other issue occurs (ex: Discord crashing), the challenge results will either be delayed or given an extension. You may not ask for a last-minute extension and depending on when you ask for an extension will determine whether or not a host accepts your extension request.

### Tribal Council

* The tribe(s) that lose immunity will be sent to tribal council. Once tribal opens, that tribe's camp chat will be closed, and all public communication will be through the tribal council chat.

* When the castaways merge, all players will attend tribal council, unless stated otherwise. The player(s) with individual immunity cannot be voted.

* When attending tribal council as a tribe, you are not allowed to communicate with anyone on a different tribe than you, unless stated otherwise. If caught breaking this rule without a host okay, participating parties will receive a strike.

* Castaways attending tribal council will receive questions once tribal opens. It is expected that these questions are answered thoroughly to the best possible extent.

* Extensions, though highly unlikely to be accepted by castaway request, is allowed. Please be aware we are stricter with extensions when it comes to tribal council. If there is a host unavailable to host tribal, or some other issue occurs (ex: Discord crashing), tribal council will be delayed or extended depending on how long unavailability to host is.

### Voting

* You will be required to vote someone out within 24 hours of receiving a time required to vote. All votes are to be sent in your confessional channel. Your vote will not be counted if sent anywhere else (such as a hosts DMs). Failure to vote within the deadline will result in a strike as well as a self-vote. You are not allowed to vote for yourself on purpose. You are also required to leave a voting confessional each time you cast a vote.

* You are allowed to switch your vote any time before the deadline. The final vote you send will be the vote that is counted for tribal council, unless you notify the hosts that you are switching your vote before tribal begins.

* You are allowed to create your own vote parchment, so long as it is visible and appropriate. If for any reason a host feels that a parchment is inappropriate, you will be asked to make a different one or made one by a host. Along with making your own parchment, we ask that you include a voting confessional.

* You are not to share your voting parchment with others. You may, however, claim a vote is yours. However, you are not allowed to give proof (screenshot, etc.) that the vote you claim is really yours. If you share your parchment privately or publicly, you will be asked to make a new parchment. If, however, you fail to make a new parchment, your vote will not count, similar to if you do not cast your vote in your confessional thread.

* If the majority vote results in a tie, a 24-hour revote will occur where you can only vote those in the tie. Unlike a normal vote, the first vote you submit in a revote will be the vote that you lock-in with. Once all of the revotes are in, tribal council will occur. Failure to revote during a tie will result in a strike and your vote being randomized between the players in the tie, as well as a self-vote the next tribal you attend.

* Hosts are not allowed to tell castaways who voted for who. Hosts also cannot tell you how many votes you are receiving.

### Confessionals

* Each castaway will be granted with their own private confessional that will remain closed off.

* Castaways will be able to interact with the spectators by using the VL (Viewing Lounge). To send a message to the VL, mark your message with “VL:”. This is to heavily decrease the chances of something being leaked, however, be cautious with what you send to the VL if it includes game information. Only hosts are allowed to verify and send VL confessionals from the players.

* Castaways are not required to use the VL, as long as you keep your channel updated for the hosts.

* You will sometimes be asked questions in your confessionals. It is expected, but not required, to answer the questions with thorough detail before that episode concludes.

* Castaways will be allowed to pick up to two spectators to be their confessional guests unless stated otherwise by a host. A confessional guest cannot be in more than one player's confessional, they are only allowed to be in one per season.

### Alliances

* Alliances will be made within the discord server. You are not allowed to make group chats outside of the server.

* If you wish to request an alliance, ping a host with all of the members you wish to include in the alliance. Try to come up with a name for it as soon as you can. A host will create the alliance for you and ping everyone in the alliance within the alliance channel.

* Alliances between 2 players will remain in DMs. Do not request for an alliance with less than 3 people.

* You are not allowed to add or remove a player(s) from an alliance chat. If you want to make a new alliance with/without a specific player, ask a host to make the alliance dis/including the player.

* Once the alliance falls down to 2 members, it will be archived, and you will not be able to communicate in it. You will take the alliance to DMs.

* If an alliance becomes duplicated after a castaway(s) have been voted out, only one of those alliances will be archived, and the other will still be in use for the remaining castaways if they so please. You will be notified within the channel that the duplicate alliance was archived.

### Idols and Advantages

* Idols and advantages will usually appear within the season, unless stated otherwise. All idols and advantages will be planned before the season.

* If you find an idol/advantage via a bot command, ping the hosts. You will be informed of all of its perks, including what it does, when it expires, if it’s transferable in/out of the game, etc. If you wrongfully assume an advantage/idol is played a different way when playing it, the fault is not on the hosts.

* If you wish to transfer an idol/advantage, ping a host. Hosts are the only ones who are allowed to complete a transaction.

* Any and all decisions you make regarding idols/advantages are final. If you transfer it, you cannot ask a host to give you the idol/advantage back.

* If/when you wish to play your idol/advantage, inform a host before the tribal deadline. No idols/advantages will be automatically played for you, unless said otherwise.

* If you’re going to play an idol/advantage, you can play it yourself in the tribal chat. You will have to do the requirements of your advantage/idol yourself publicly. If you will not be online for tribal council, you can ask a host for it to be pre-played. You can change your mind when asking for a host to play it for you, but once the time surpasses the deadline, the decision is final!

* If a player is voted out with an advantage or idol, the player cannot transfer it.

### Elimination

* When playing, you are required to stay in the server until your elimination, depending on when you were eliminated. Upon being voted out, it is expected but not required that you stay in the server. This, however, is required for those who get voted out past the jury stage. If you leave the server on accident, notify a host through DMs and we will discuss the incident.

* Being a player and talking to eliminated castaways, including jury, is considered cheating and will be punished as such. Do not talk to any players that were eliminated in your season while you’re still a castaway.

* For players eliminated before the jury phase, they will gain access to the Viewing Lounge, unless stated otherwise. Regardless, eliminated players are not allowed to talk to players in the game and talk about the ORG.

* Players who get voted out past the jury stage, will be sent to a private channel where they will not have access to the Viewing Lounge. They will be able to see the Viewing Lounge after the season is over.

* Upon being voted out, you are allowed to make final words. If you are online for tribal council, you will be allowed to post them yourself. If you are not online for tribal, you will be allowed to post final words in your confessional for a host to send to the castaways. Final words are not required.

* When doing final words, standard rules apply. You are not allowed to post screenshots or messages with timestamps. In addition, try not to make your final words exceedingly long.

* A host has the right to remove/not allow your final words to be posted if it is deemed too rude or inappropriate. Any personal attacks will not be allowed, and depending on the severity, you will be kicked from the server, removed from jury, and/or no longer be allowed to play in a future season.

* The last two eliminated pre-jurors will be put into a sequester in case anything happens to a juror. They will not have access to the Viewing Lounge.

### Extended Eliminations

* Extended Eliminations aside being voted out include quits, ejections, and evacuations.

* At any point during the game if you wish to quit, you can. We understand that real life can get in the way so if an emergency comes around, we will remove you if you wish.

* We ask that you apply with 100% certainty that you can play the game at the time you apply with.

* If you quit the game and it is revealed you gave a fake reason, you will not be asked to come back to a future season. If you leave the server and give no heads-up to the hosts, it is assumed you have quit the game, and will not be welcomed back to future seasons. This also applies if you quit the game for no reason. If you rejoin the server, you will not be a juror.

* If you quit the game past the jury phase, you will not be a part of the jury.

* Ejections happen, but reasoning is not limited to, when you strike out, cheat, or break rules to a major severity.

* If you get eliminated due to inactivity, it will be considered an evacuation.

* If the hosts feel a castaway isn’t being active enough after days of being inactive, they can be evacuated by a host, even if they don’t have the required number of strikes.

* Any decision a host makes about ejecting someone is final. If a player is ejected by the hosts, they will be removed from the server.

### Punishments

* In Legacy ORG Network, we use a three strike system. When a castaway receives three strikes, they will be evacuated from the game.

* Here are some examples of, but not everything, that you can get stricken for:
	+ Not notifying a host about abstaining for a challenge
	+ Not voting for Tribal Council
	+ Screenshotting

* Here are some, but not all, cases that are considered cheating:
	+ Cross-Tribal communication
	+ Sending screenshots/copy-pasted messages with timestamps
	+ Getting information from the Viewing Lounge
	+ Submitting a challenge score that isn't yours
	+ Editing a challenge score
	+ Talking to a jury member or other contestants eliminated from the game

* Here are some, but not all, punishments you may receive for breaking the rules:
	+ A strike and self-vote
	+ Not being eligible for a challenge
	+ Removal from the game/jury
	+ Ban from playing the ORG

* When a minor rule is broken, or if a situation is not that severe, a host will issue a warning. If the behavior continues, the punishment gets more severe.

* Hosts are allowed to give whatever punishment they feel is needed depending on the severity of the situation (multiple strikes, removal, warning, etc.)

* If you reach 3 strikes, you may be either removed or evacuated from the game. Depending on the severity of your strikes, it will be decided if you are a juror or not, although it’s almost always not likely.