Server Rules

Dragonstone is a survival-based server. It is semi vanilla with a few tweaks including: custom items and quality of life changes. Our server prides itself on being a community of which people of all ages can feel a part. Listed below are our rules. Please read through and familiarize yourself with them.

## Server Rules:

1. No Griefing. (If you break some blocks to get into a base, please fix it after!)
2. Raiding is allowed. (You can take items out of containers)
3. No Hacks, Exploits, DDoS Threats, X-Ray Resource Packs, or other modifications that give you an advantage over other players or threaten the integrity of the server or our players
4. Do not attempt to evade bans or mutes.
5. Don't spam the chat.
6. No excessive cursing/swearing.
7. No racism/personal attacks.
8. No advertising other servers, products, or services.
	* Do not post sensitive/NSFW content anywhere on our Discord server. You must abide by Discord TOS at all times.
9. Do not annoy staff. (Don't ping, dm, ask for items, teleports, ranks, etc.)
10. Do not ask for or give out any personal information about yourself or others.
11. Don't disrupt the server peace. This includes being overly rude or disruptive in chat
12. Don't be toxic.
13. Do not be overly disruptive or cause drama on the server.
	* Such As
	* Harassing players (especially those who are weaker than you)
	* arguing with staff about your punishment (appeal politely)
	* refusing to comply with staff
	* disrupting other players who are just trying to play peacefully/passively
	* abusing server mechanics or commands to get players killed (such as tpa intercepting, causing accidental accepts)
	* repeatedly scamming players
	* attempting to manipulate passive players into a false sense of trust

## **Raiding Rules:**

1. Stealing items from containers such as chests and furnaces is **allowed**.
2. Stealing placed blocks such as beacons and diamond blocks is **not allowed**. The only exception to this rule is shulker boxes.
3. PVP is allowed in all locations
	* **Exceptions**
	* spawn-killing players who are attempting to flee from battle
	* killing new players (except in self defense)
	* Do not attempt to make new players hit you to remove their newbie protection so you can kill them.
4. Attempting to cause harm or disrupt the activity of peaceful players
	* intentionally find ways to bypass peaceful protected chests
	* camping peaceful player tombstones is not allowed - Considered Toxic
5. Teleporting to players under false pretenses to kill them is considered toxic behavior and is not allowed
	* An example of this is asking for help, or offering a player items and then killing them. Teleporting without context is not punishable.
6. Emptying/burning items within chests while raiding is considered toxic behavior
	* Take what you want, but if you plan on discarding the raided items, then don't bother taking the items.
7. If you break blocks to enter a player's base (minor grief),
	* make a reasonable effort to repair the broken blocks before leaving to avoid being reported for grief.

If you are only on the server to kill and loot players for your own personal enjoyment, you may be considered incompatible with our community and asked to find another server to play on.

## Notes

* While raiding and pvp is allowed on the server, players who are more focused on these two elements may want to find a different server that is a better fit.

* Staff reserve the right to intervene for any reason if someone is found to be disruptive to our server's gameplay and safe environment.
* Repeatedly killing players may be considered toxic