Template:General Rules

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This is the most important section, everything in this section takes priority over anything you do.

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 80% (0.8) cannot play as a role expected to end up in combat, this includes command, security and antagonist roles.

2. Impactful behaviour

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 1.2. Permitted area's are Central Command (which is the area the round end shuttle docks at) and the evacuation shuttle once the credits have rolled, the recovery ship and escape pods are not to be griefed. 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. 4. Powergaming (A player making themselves un-killable, highly resistant to all forms of damage or making themselves absurdly powerful compared to other players)