Rules

Please read all the rules before making a character. Staff are available to answer any questions.

## General Rules

1. DO NOT VIOLATE DISCORD T.O.S. Read all the rules here as you will be held accountable for having read them.
2. This server is for mature audiences, as with the Star Trek theme there may be blood, gore, violence, drugs, and even romance. If any of these concepts bother you or you act childish in general you should kindly leave. Any complaints about content posted on this server need to be addressed to mods but in doing so it is not likely to be changed as Star Trek is meant for mature audiences.
3. ERP= Anything that would be within the act of copulation is considered to be ERP as such the scene must fade to black before that. Anything up to copulation is safe to Rp as long as it is done in good taste and neither party is uncomfortable.
4. No godmodding, no Gary or Mary sue characters. No canonical look alike or act alikes.
5. Be respectful to everyone on this server even if you disagree, everyone is entitled to their opinion whether you like it or not.
6. Please be mature and sort out differences with those you disagree with BEFORE bringing mods into the argument. Whether it be from rp or OOC disagreements, be mature enough to confront them instead of complaining/talking about them behind their backs. If help is needed both parties can request a private 3 way chat to have the mods in on the disagreement as mediators.
7. The owner, admin and mods have the final say. Whether it be for character approvals, rp/OOC conflicts or enforcing the rules. If you disrespect their decisions you will be warned and then later kicked out of the group.
8. No Mini modding. This means acting like a mod when you aren’t one. You can welcome people who come in and direct them to where they can get more info (#general rules etc) but that is all. If you or others have questions about characters (being approved or not) or other rules please wait for a mod to respond and help.
9. No pestering for character approvals or BEGGING STAFF FOR A CHARACTER PROMOTION. Please be patient! We are doing our best at helping everyone and keeping this group up to date. First time you ask you’ll get a warning, second time will be an automatic demotion of your character’s rank or your new character won’t be approved.
10. Alt accounts are allowed, you must declare in template if it is an Alt. Two characters are allowed per account but ONLY if you are actively rping with your main Character (OOC doesn’t count and mods will decide if you are active or not). A maximum of 4 characters are allowed, regardless of how many accounts you have. Your second-fourth character(s) can NOT hold a higher rank or position on board than your main character.
11. Custom races are allowed as long as they biologically make sense, originate from a planet within the Star Trek universe and do not have any superhuman characteristics that would not be conducive to a starship. They also need to have some first contact with the Federation since they will be working on this ship. Please read #charactertemplate for more details
12. If you @ everyone in general upon arrival you will be banned. Carl bot also makes it so you can be muted should you use too many CAPS or even too many lines in a minute.
13. Welcome and reaction gifs can be posted in #general. Please do not over spam and keep the gifs PG in content please.
14. Should talk of other servers occur please keep in mind that many in this community participate on multiple servers and words spoken often become like a game of telephone among Discord servers.
15. What happened in ooc stays there. If you as a player have a question of a process from another server or want people's opinion on another server please dm a mod instead.
16. Secondly, Star Trek is a niche group among the few servers of Discord. Your actions on another server often follow you whether you know it or not. In light of this rule being typed this is everyone's warning that Rpers that may have been previously banned or kicked out of another server are given a clean slate here to prove they can contribute. The rule here is that your actions and Rp from another server will and should not limit your ability here to participate. If it does, or you feel it does please message the owner personally. This server is meant to be RP driven and not about ooc past drama from another server.
17. Please be advised, blocking Staff or other Rpers on the server may limit what you see and are able to interact with in Rp. If you have a problem with a player and need a mediator please message one of our lovely staff to set up a channel or facilitate an open discussion to resolve issues.

## RP Rules

1. Please use Quotation marks (") for character speech and use asterix (\*) for thoughts and actions on each end of the block of Rp. You will be reminded if you’re not using them. Here is an example: *He thought about it briefly before turning to the officer.* "Are there any other options Lieutenant?"
2. Sometimes you will come across someone stating [Description] in front of an action. This means that they're describing the scene instead of actually taking part of it. For example, if you beamed down to an unknown planet, then they might use [D] to describe what it looks like.
3. Try not to make spelling mistakes however some can't be avoided so it is not extremely strict I make spelling mistakes too. Please use 3rd person for all actions but speaking is to be in first person. Also actions are presented in the past.
4. In any place but OOC category you are your character. Keep this in mind when Rping.
5. Within the Rp itself you must understand that actions have consequences. If you question an action before you want to do it with what the outcomes could be please dm me or a member of staff.
6. If you want an rp to go a certain way with another character dm them beforehand or discuss it in rp discussions so they know. Otherwise don’t be upset if the rp doesn’t go your way. Assume the other character knows how to do their job. Example: You go to the engineering and ask what’s wrong with the warp coils, the engineer explains it’s nothing but you wanted it to be a grand breach in security….
7. Sometimes, events can take place. These may occur at a pre-scheduled time, or might just spring up. If you’re online then feel free to join in, but don’t worry if you’re busy and can’t join! There’ll always be another one to partake in soon. If you arrive late jump in at your station and read the Rp. If you are not present one from your division will be NPCd by a mod.
8. You are allowed to roleplay your character in 2 places at once only (aka 1 bubble in time). Counseling offices and special events are the only acception. Even within events the entire crew should be involved in some way.
9. If you haven’t been on in a while please do not come in and ask what is going on. Information that is pertinent to the mission/situation will likely be in Rp discussion channels and people here are friendly enough to direct you to needed information.
10. We take being an active rper seriously. If you haven’t been rping with your character for two weeks (saying ‘hi’ in OOC doesn’t count) your character (not you) will be booted off the ship to allow other active members to take your spot. We understand life happens and if you will be away for longer than 2 weeks please create an LOA #loa to save your character’s spot. If you don’t create an loa you’ll get an ‘inactive’ warning before the character leaves.
11. Staff and game masters will always be the ones to run ship wide events. We may allow members to host an event if the idea is given to the staff, the staff sign off on it, and the Rper has proven they are competent.
12. When moving about the ship you will need to use the lifts and the hallways to get to certain rooms. If you need quarters to be added for you please ping me in #general and I will do it. Please note: Only senior officers and division heads get their own quarters, all others share with one another.
13. Within the confines of Character creation, unless you explicitly state your character graduated the academy then you will not be an officer, but rather enlisted.
14. **Scheduling Counseling** If a RPer wishes to schedule a counseling session, or they have been referred to a counselor by a superior officer through RP, they should contact the Counselor in DMs, and discuss how they would like the session to proceed, and the eventual outcome. #counselor’s-appointments