This is the '''most important section''', everything in this section takes priority over anything you do.
This is the '''most important section''', everything in this section takes priority over anything you do.
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'''At minimum you need to understand these rules''', if you are confused, please ask a staff member in [https://discord.com/channels/908082639704064051/1062140155441451129 #staff-questions].
'''At minimum you need to understand these rules''', if you are confused, please ask a staff member in [https://discord.com/channels/908082639704064051/1062140155441451129 #staff-questions].
Revision as of 21:05, 22 September 2025
This is the most important section, everything in this section takes priority over anything you do.
S.P.L.U.R.T. Station is a medium erotic roleplay server, as such you are expected to act in a way that not only makes sense for your character, but also in a way that does not disrupt the roleplay of others in the process.
Your characters should reflect a quality of roleplay good enough for this server, this means avoiding characters and actions that may disrupt player's experience or immersion, play as a coherent and believable character.
If your justification for questionable actions within the server is that is how your character works, or any similar reasonings and it is deemed that your characters personality does not contribute to the roleplay environment, you may be asked to not play said character in that way anymore.
Examples and exceptions.
Examples:
1. Avoid using netspeak in your messages in-character (IC), except in contexts where it would make sense, such as PDA messages.
2. Avoid playing as characters that are from real life, this almost always disrupts player's immersion and experience on the server. (E.g. You are not allowed to play as Abraham Lincoln, the US president, but you are allowed to play as Toriel from Undertale.)
3. Do not use out of character (OOC) information IC, refrain from bringing information taken from Discord and L/OOC, the same being for bringing IC information to OOC.
4. Avoid respawning as the same character in the same round without staff permission, as this can cause immersion to be ruined.
5. English is the main language of the server, use it.
6. Cryoing or making your character DNR for the purpose of respawning as another character to avoid IC punishments isn't allowed, if you get in trouble IC, roleplay it out, this isn't fair to everyone else otherwise.
Exceptions:
1. The usage of other languages beside English is allowed if you are in a private setting, such as a dorms room or infi-dorms.
0 - Escalation
Fighting and mechanics should be proportional to the conflict, taking into account your character and the situation they are in. Unlike the real world, conflict and mechanics are natural and normal within SS13, however you should not go overboard when fighting someone.
In general, escalation should follow a linear path, although this will not apply to all situations: Verbal (Talking it out) >Aggression (Pushing) >Non-lethal (Soft-crit) >lethal (Killing them). The round-removal (RR) preference does not waive your protection from escalation rules, it just means that when someone kills you, instead of leaving your corpse where it is with sensors or bringing you to medical, etc... It means that anyone involved can now remove you from the round once you are dead. This does not mean you are protected from not being RR'ed with it turned off, instead in that case, the player will need a proper reason behind having you removed from the round.
Examples and exceptions.
Examples:
1. Do not round remove someone just because they called you a bad word, this is just poor sportsmanship.
2. Do not kill someone over getting denied access, this is not a valid reason.
1. Fuck around and find out
Your actions in character (IC) on the server, just like real life, have consequences from the rest of the players, if you are being acting like a general nuisance, except people to treat you as such.
If your characters behaviour is awful over multiple rounds, expect players to bring their retaliation onto future rounds, this can include skipping past escalation steps, this does not mean they can round-remove you if you haven't done anything to warrant it that round. If the staff team determine that your actions are due to how you have been acting as your character, then things will be allowed to continue.
Consider this when deciding on your actions in-game and how you decide to act.
At minimum you need to understand these rules, if you are confused, please ask a staff member in #staff-questions.
0. Server safety
This is an 18+ server, it is meant for adults, we do not allow any content that could be interpreted as violating laws in most countries or activity that would promote harmful content on our server.
Activities or content that is banned in most countries such as the usage of underage characters or interactions with real life animals is not allowed here at all.
If you are found to be underage, you will be promptly removed from our community. If staff suspect that you may be underage, you will be age-vetted, failure to respond will result in an age-vet ban till you go through the process.
Examples and exceptions.
Examples:
1. Violating either Discords terms of service (ToS) or BYONDs ToS is prohibited.
2. Talking about or using any sort of underage content, in any way on the server is prohibited, check character ages before using their art as a headshot image.
3. Interacting with creatures from real life or animals that resemble real life creatures are not okay to interact within an ERP manner.
4. Using slurs through IC chat or L/OOC is not allowed here, especially if it is used as an insult towards another user.
5. Spreading hate speech towards any group or bigotry is not allowed here, we host a diverse range of people from all backgrounds, even if you dislike a group of people, keep it to yourself.
Exceptions:
1. Interacting with creatures that are of fantasy nature or animals that are different enough from real life animals are okay to ERP with. (Ian is off-limits, but ash drakes are allowed.)
2. Using slurs within a private area between consenting parties is allowed, so long as it makes sense, used for ERP purposes and if outside of a dorm, using anti-subtler ghost.
1. Malicious behavior
Interacting with another player with the intent to harm or ruin their experience on our server and make their overall experience here worse, this includes using non-direct methods to avoid detection.
This is a server for adults, we expect you to behave as such, be open to reasoning and talking out your issues with other players and staff.
Examples and exceptions.
Examples:
1. Harassing someone over their character, kinks, grammar or preferred roleplaying style, is not accepted here.
2. Meta-grudging someone for their past actions against you, by either killing them, griefing them or being problematic with them in L/OOC.
3. Revealing someone's CKey, Discord account or list of characters they play for the purpose of other players to retaliate towards them.
4. Lying to staff about what another player did with malicious intent, in order to get them in trouble.
5. Preventing a player from engaging with the round without a valid reason.
6. Abusing bugs, quirks or exploits in a disruptive manner to get the upper-hand against another player.
7. Type-baiting people is strictly prohibited, this is when you bring someone into a conversation and as they go to reply, you take hostile action against them.
8. Using size changing quirks or gear to make your character smaller for mechanical advantage against a player.
8.1. Characters naturally smaller than half a tile cannot play as a role expected to end up in combat, this includes command, security and antagonist roles.
2. Impact
Activities that impact the server or player base in a negative way, you are allowed to roleplay within reason, but if your actions start to impact the server or its players in a negative way instead of improving it, then you may be violating this rule.
Most cases can be solved through IC actions or through the use of L/OOC with the offending player if they are ruining your experience, if communicating fails, contact staff.
On this server you are allowed to roleplay in a vast range and most things are allowed so long as they do not prove to be a detriment, avoid ruining the experience for everyone else.
Examples and exceptions.
Examples:
1. Griefing the station without a valid reason.
1.1. End of round grief (EORG) outside of the permitted area or too early.
2. Creating server lag through the use of spawning mass mobs, items, liquid or gas.
3. Bringing IC information into OOC chat, it is not fair to other players and can ruin peoples time.
