S.P.L.U.R.T. Station is a hybrid server for erotic roleplay and mechanical gameplay, due to this, we have fairly diverse rules when it comes to behaving on our server, it may take some getting used to, but if you do not act malicious, your behavior should not come into question.
Do not treat these rules as a comprehensive list of everything that can get you in trouble, the rules are always bound to change. If you act in a way that impacts the server or interact in a malicious way then you can get punished depending on the context, even if it is not a written rule. Simply put, just because it is not explicitly mentioned, does not mean you cannot get in trouble.
Rules
This section is the most important section, and pertains to your general conduct while in-game. These rules have precedence over all of your actions while playing on SPLURT.
At minimum, you should be familiar with these rules. If you are confused about these rules, please ask a staff member in #staff-questions, or make a discord ticket.
0. Server safety
SPLURT is an 18+ server, and is restricted to adults. We do not allow any illegal content, or persons under the age of 18.
SPLURT is an agegated community as of January 2026. If you are suspected to have falsified your age verification, or we suspect that you have lied at any point during the age verification process, you be removed from the community, asked to re-verify your age, or barred entry.
0.1. Violating either Discords terms of service (ToS) or BYONDs ToS is prohibited.
0.2. Underage characters, or playing non-sentient feral characters is not allowed under any circumstance.
0.3. Playing real-life animals (such as Ian) for sexual purposes is also not permitted.
0.3.1. 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.)
0.4. Using slurs through IC chat or L/OOC is not allowed, especially if it is used as an insult towards another user.
0.4.1. Using slurs (such as the f-slur) within a private area between consenting parties is allowed, so long as this is kept to subtler anti-ghost and is used solely in a non-offensive manner.
0.5. Spreading hate speech toward 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.
0.6. Do not violate the privacy of any community member (staff or player), including doxxing, whether accidental or purposeful.
1. General
These are general server rules that should be respected at all times while on the game-server.
1.1. Do not metagame or metacommunicate
1.1.1. This includes not discussing real-world constructs such as business organizations, politics, current global situations, etc.
1.1.2. You may reference music or games, and may choose to treat them as old media (as SS13 is set far in the future, typically.)
1.1.3. You may not use syndicate radio implants or encryption keys as non-syndicate.
1.2. Speak English
1.2.1. If a staff member believes that your level of English will not allow you to follow our rules, you may be asked to leave.
1.2.2. You may speak non-English languages in LOOC if you are in a private setting, such as dorms or infinidorms, but this should be kept between two people and not performed in a group.
1.3. Be respectful to all community members, whether player or staff.
1.3.1. Targeted harassment, conspiracies to drive off/get another player in trouble, and giving out player usernames/ckeys without permission are prohibited.
1.3.2. Reasonable IC drama can be permitted, if kept in moderation. The best rule of thumb is whether or not everybody involved is enjoying the interaction. If you feel unsure, use LOOC.
1.3.3. Pervasive, round-to-round IC drama may violate this rule.
1.3.3.1. Politely ignoring somebody you do not want to interact with is permitted and encouraged.
1.3.4. Publicly complaining about other players in Discord is prohibited, even without stating the player’s name. Said player will likely see your message and know exactly what you refer to.
1.4. Do not perform, or attempt to perform the duties of a staff member as non-staff, including vigilante moderation or backseat moderation.
1.4.1. Accusing other players of rule-breaking, threatening punishment, and/or threatening to call the staff is prohibited. If somebody is breaking the rules, contact the moderation staff. Threatening to contact us tends to start/worsen drama and may get you in trouble.
1.4.2. Observing the round solely to search for rule-breaking is prohibited. Many behaviors may seem questionable without context and many rules deliberately include grey areas. This is a primary duty of staff members.
1.5. Do not disconnect if contacted by the moderation team.
1.5.1. Disconnecting when contacted about a rule violation will be regarded as an attempt to avoid punishment. If you must leave, say something first.
1.5.2. We will be understanding if your internet cuts out at a bad time, but you may need to contact us through Discord.
1.6. The intent of the rules is more important than the letter.
1.6.1. The rules deliberately contain some grey areas, as it is not possible to detail every potential situation which does or does not violate the rules. The intent and thus enforcement of the rules is to provide an enjoyable roleplaying environment and to curate SPLURT to a server which can host such an environment.
1.6.2. As such, a staff member may permit a rule to not be enforced if everybody involved in the situation is enjoying themselves; conversely, a situation which upsets a large number of players may need admin intervention even if not specifically addressed in the rules.
1.6.2.1. If allowing a behavior is likely to lead to repeat instances of minor negative behaviors that detracts from SPLURT as a whole, then this must be enforced against.
1.6.3. Attempting to find a technicality in the wording of the rules will be ignored. If your behavior is causing problems for many other players, it must stop.
1.7. Staff maintain final say.
1.7.1. As implied by rule 1.6, the enforcement of the rules is flexible and thus up to interpretation by the moderation team. Our job is to tackle problems not mentioned in the rules and never seen before by anybody on the team: if an admin tells you to do something, do it; if an admin tells you to stop, stop. If you disagree with a ruling, contact the staff member after the situation settles. We frequently need to make quick decisions on limited information and may not be able to fully address your concerns in the heat of the moment.
1.7.2. If you suspect bias, you may discuss your case with up to three other members of staff, as outlined in the staffing guidelines for SPLURT.
1.7.3. Pressing the issue further will be considered harassment.
2. Malicious behavior
Malicious behavior may be defined as any action taken to diminish the experience of another player, or actions taken with the intent to harm or ruin the experience of other players. This includes metagrudging, and intentional negative acts that diminish the experience of other players on the server.
Players are expected to behave maturely while playing on SPLURT, and this includes being open to discussing your reasoning for any actions you take, being courteous within Adminhelps toward members of staff, and generally conducting yourself respectfully within our community. Characters are entitled to be rude and offensive, but this should reasonably stop when OOC discomfort is expressed.
2.1. Do not harass someone over their character, kinks, grammar or preferred roleplaying style
2.2. Do not meta-grudge a player or their character for their past actions against you, by either killing them, griefing them, being problematic toward them OOCly, or through taking intentional malicious actions against them IC (such as demoting them for no reason).
2.3. Do not reveal someone's CKey, discord account, or list of characters they play without express permission.
2.4. Do not lie to staff about what you or another player did. This includes misrepresenting or withholding the truth.
2.5. Do not prevent a player from engaging with the round without a valid reason, such as barring them from your department as a head of staff for no reason.
2.6. Do not abuse bugs, quirks or exploits in a disruptive manner to get the upper-hand against another player.
2.7. Do not bait someone into typing before attacking them. Also called Type Baiting.
2.8. Do not use size changing quirks or gear to make your character smaller for mechanical advantage against a player
2.8.1. The current minimum size for Command, Security, and Antagonists is 0.8 or 80%.
2.8.2. 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.
2.9. Do not disrespect or harass staff. While we allow players to voice their disagreements with staff members, or voice their opinions on rulings a staff member has made, making fun of, or harassing staff is prohibited. Staff are both players and volunteers; if you have a genuine issue with a staff member, speak to their direct superior.
2.10. Do not touch, loot or otherwise harm or inconvenience players who are AFK (SSD).
2.10.1. You may strip a player of important or unique assets who has been SSD for more than 30 minutes (this can be checked through examining them) only if you are then placing the player into cryo storage. Important or unique assets include irreplaceable head items, job-specific items that would be hard to replace, etc. You must not strip any personal, disposable (such as medication, etc.) or antagonist items while doing this, and should disregard any antagonist evidence you may or may not find while doing this - just cryo the player with the antagonist gear in their possession.
2.10.2. Players who go SSD mid-fight are not instantly protected, but it is reasonably required that any attempts to kill the player are ceased, as they are now able to be non-lethally detained.
2.10.3. Players who do not have the SSD icon, but are visibly AFK (not moving, not responding) are only protected if it is reasonable for the person performing any actions impacting them to be aware that they are AFK.
3. Impactful behaviour
Activities that impact the server or its player base in a negative way, or actions that intentionally go beyond an expected level of impact through your role (such as completing your supermatter sliver objective through delaminating the supermatter). 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, or start to impact/disrupt a large number of players, 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.
3.1. You must not cause damage to the station that is impactful to players without a valid reason.
3.1.1. You may only perform End Of Round Grief (EORG) on the Central Command Z-level. This is the area you arrive in after the emergency shuttle lands.
3.1.2.1. The pod waystation (where emergency pods end up) may not be griefed.
3.2. Do not create lag to the server (increasing TD or ping).
3.3. Do not bring IC information into OOC chat either to disseminate this information or to escalate an IC issue into OOC. This is termed as "mixing".
3.4. Powergaming (a player making themselves un-killable, highly resistant to all forms of damage, or making themselves absurdly powerful compared to other players. Always constitutes violating our "play to win" rules, as well.)
Important pages
Appeal process
Ghost rules
Rules list
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1.
Malice
Under no circumstances should you maliciously attempt to harm or hinder another player's experience on S.P.L.U.R.T. Station; accidents certainly happen, however, if you are doing something simply for the sake of putting down another player, you are likely violating this rule.
Do not harass or kinkshame other players in the server
Do not metagrudge other players in the server
Malicious dishonesty won’t be tolerated.
Do not intentionally prevent other players from participating in the round with no good reason.
Do not abuse exploits in a disruptive manner.
In the case you do not enjoy a particular kink, character, character type, species, etcetera, you do not have to interact with it/them, however, you are not to voice your distaste publicly, whether that be in OOC, or in LOOC when in a public area with unrelated bystanders nearby. Examples of disrespect are; insulting, mocking, harassing, provoking, etcetera, the player in question via OOC, LOOC, etcetera, is not allowed.
Do not type-bait people, this means putting them into a situation that encourages them to respond with text and whilst they are typing you perform hostile actions towards them.
This is an adult server, therefore we expect you to behave as one and be able to reason and talk your issues with other players and staff.
2.
Impact
Activities that considerably impact the server or its players in a negative way violate this rule; You are allowed to roleplay freely within certain boundaries, the moment your actions start impacting the server negatively and worsening the experience of our players rather than improving it, your actions start breaking this rule.
Do not grief places of the server
End-of-round grief before the shuttle lands in any location that isn’t Central Command won’t be tolerated (this includes the shuttle itself).
As an antag or ghost role, stick to your objectives and avoid deviating from them, causing unnecessary collateral damage (More info about this in our Antag Standards).
Offer help to those new and/or learning. Avoid being a detriment to your whole department by not at least offering to help those struggling.
For some cases, it is possible to solve an issue either ICly or OOCly with the person at hand. In case someone’s being a detriment for your experience in this server, first try and communicate with them or solve the issue through IC methods, before contacting admins. Only contact admins if diplomacy fails with whoever’s inconveniencing you.
On this station, you’re allowed a vast range of ways to roleplay and interact with the rest of the station, most things are allowed as long as they don’t prove a detriment for the ambience of the server or its players. Please just avoid ruining the experience for everyone else.
3.
Roleplay
Above all else, S.P.L.U.R.T. Stationis an EROTIC ROLEPLAY server and, 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. The roleplay quality we aim for at S.P.L.U.R.T. is medium roleplay, therefore we expect you to be up to that standard in our server. Your characters and the way you play them should at all times reflect a quality of roleplay good enough for this server. You should avoid disrupting peoples’ experience and immersion through your decisions.
Play as a coherent, believable character. You're on a space station as a hire. There's fluffy characters from all corners of the universe and beyond, some of which are twice as tall as you and walk around with nothing hiding their bits, people are eating deep fried clothes and sometimes there's a dozen Captains. Your character should fit within this game world.
Avoid using netspeak in your roleplay on the server except in contexts where it makes sense (PDA messages, etc.)
Avoid playing as characters that disrupt the rest of the players’ experience and immersion on the server. (E.g. You’re not allowed to play as Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America, but you’re allowed to play as Toriel from Undertale.)
You are NEVER allowed to use OUT OF CHARACTER information IN CHARACTER. What you see in Discord, OOC channel or LOOC is never something your in-game character will use. If you are caught Metagaming, it is an actionable offense.
Avoid dumping IC information in OOC chat, Ick Ock will not be tolerated.
This also includes not disrupting/harming roleplay through your OOC behavior, for example with OOC and LOOC messages, or tickets, which you should also keep separate of your IC behavior
Avoid respawning as the same character in the same round without admin permission.
English is the main language of the server, use it.
If your justification for questionable actions within the game is “That’s just how my character works” or any similar reasonings, admins may look at your character overall, and if it’s deemed that its personality doesn’t contribute to the roleplay environment of the station, this justification would not stand and you’ll be asked to not play said character in the way you have.
3.1. Rules about Escalation:
All fighting and use of mechanics should be proportional to the conflict itself, and make sense for your character and the situation they encounter. Not unlike how conflict would normally happen in the real world. Conflict and use of mechanics are natural and normal within a roleplay environment in SS13. However, you shouldn’t go overboard when fighting someone else, the admins will gauge for every situation if the use of mechanics was pertinent or not.
In general, try and escalate only when, and as necessary for the situation at hand.
Don’t round remove someone just because they called you a bad word
Don’t kill someone just because they didn’t give you access to a part of the station
Ideally, the flow of escalation for any conflictive interaction should be Verbal aggression > Nonlethals > lethals. This of course doesn’t apply for every situation, but should work as a guide.
Having the Round Removal pref on means you waive your protections by the Escalation rules. Anyone can at any point engage, kill and Round remove your character. Having it off doesn’t mean you can’t be killed or round removed, just that escalation rules apply to your case.
3.2. Fuck around, find out:
You are not exempt from the consequences of your actions on the server. Just like you would in real life, your decisions and actions ICly on the server can and will be met by ICly consequences from the rest of the players.
Reactions from the playerbase to your character and your in-game actions can range from the use of escalation, to retaliation over several rounds. If admins deem that a situation your character is going through is due to the previous actions you performed as said character, they will let nature run its course.
Consider this when deciding your actions in-game and the type of character you want to play as!
If you consistently cause issues as a non-antag for crew, you might find yourself being round removed by other players.
If you play as an asshole character, don’t be surprised if the rest of the crew decides to retaliate. For example by engaging in conflict.
We try and treat issues ICly whenever possible, and let players sort their problems out. In case you find yourself being a victim of this rule, consider trying and discussing your issues whether ICly or OOCly with whoever is involved
This rule only applies to situations admins deem have had a proper IC justification, otherwise the rest of the rules would precede it.
Player-facing, this rule effectively does not exist (it can't be used as a justification in ticket or otherwise from the player side), instead being preceded by the rest of our rules. It only applies when mentioned by an admin
You can play as a problematic character, however, always consider not just the retaliation from other players, but also the possibility of it incurring a violation of rule 2 if taken too far.
4.
Consent
Violating another character's preferences, commiting erotic acts against a player or enforcing effects/consequences over said act without their consent, utterly violates this rule. Ensure that you’re aware of every person’s OOC preferences when it comes to sexual content before engaging in such content with them. You’re also entitled to voicing your preferences through LOOC during a scene, and the involved person is supposed to comply with them.
If you desire to involve yourself in others' ERP, assuming it is in a semi-private place, you are allowed to ask to join them via LOOC, however, if they decline, you MUST leave the area immediately thereafter, and you may NOT act on whatever you saw there.
If you are ERPing in a department-specific, public area, and someone from said department asks you to leave, you are expected to do so
Before engaging in sexual activities with someone, you must make sure the person is willing to engage in such actions.
S.P.L.U.R.T. is an Erotic Roleplay Environment. You WILL See nudity, sexual acts and adult content either visually and/or mechanically. There are some types of content you’ll be exposed to regardless of your kinks or preferences due to the nature of this station. E.g. Hyper characters who walk around nude.
For some cases, it is possible to solve an issue either ICly or OOCly with the person at hand. In case someone’s being a detriment for your experience in this server, first try and communicate with them, before contacting admins. Only contact admins if diplomacy fails with whoever’s inconveniencing you.
4.1. Rules about the noncon pref:
If your non-con preferences are set to 'Yes', you waive your right to fight back against your would-be non-consensual roleplay partners, as long as they don’t violate the contents of your OOC notes or you speak up in LOOC against what they are doing to you.
All non-con actions are considered non-canon to the round when performed if perpetrated by non-antags. You are not to call for help over comms over being non-conned, unless all parties agree to the consequences of such actions, as doing so consistently results in a witch hunt against your roleplay partner. And the CONSEQUENCES and effect on the round of your ERP should only be decided upon AFTER your scene has been completed, and all parties should consent to them.
5.
Standards
There are numerous, various standards that you are expected to follow, and failing to do so violates this rule. The round cannot succeed if those in charge are not held to responsibility, including both Heads of Staff and Regular crew. Therefore, fulfilling your job is important. Failing to follow these standards when playing these roles will likely result in a job ban.
Exceptional incompetence as a head of staff, or a complete lack of familiarity with space law as a member of security breaks this rule.
Disregarding your job consistently for extended periods of time (e.g. ERPing) while you are needed will likely result in a job ban
The more you’re required for your job during a round, the more you’re expected to drop any scenes you’re currently handling for the purpose of attending your job
You can ERP while having a job in the station, but consider how important that job is during the round, since the more important it is the more you’re expected to tend to it.
If your goal is uninterrupted, long-form roleplay on rounds with an important chaos level, please consider the interlink station, infinidorms, or go Assistant.
You’re allowed to suck at the game! However, please try and learn the mechanics of it, otherwise if you continue to cause issues for the rest of the crew during rounds due to your inability to fulfill your job, you might end up banned from it.
6.
Safety
You are expected to be an adult in this server and be over the age of 18, and you are expected to act as such. Any content that could be interpreted as violating the law and is harmful towards the server is not allowed to be discussed on the server.
Furthermore, this is an eighteen-plus server and, as such, you will be swiftly removed if you are found to be underage.
Anything that violates Discord's terms of service/community guidelines, or Byond's terms of service, violates this rule.
ANY underage content, in any way, shape, or form, violates this rule; do not even speak about this topic, as it is not welcome here.
Slurs of any variety are not tolerated here either, and severe action will be taken against any sort of discrimination.
Bestiality (sexual interactions with IRL animals) is not allowed in this server.
Interactions with non-human (feral-esque fantasy or otherwise) characters and mobs are fine as long as the mobs DO NOT resemble an IRL animal, and are distinct enough of such. (E.g. Ian bad, Funclaws ok).
Staff may choose to apply an 'age verification' ban to anyone who we fear may be underage. This is non-negotiable and there is no leniency. If you submit falsified, AI-Created or digitally-altered verification methods; you will also be permanently removed; An agevet ban will typically be removed the second the banned individual can prove that they are of appropriate age.
How these rules will be applied
Again, these rules are, effectively, guidelines which outline the sorts of things you shouldn't be doing; for you to receive a warning or punishment, your actions must still fit under one of these six categories, however, the infraction itself does not have to be specifically outlined in these rules. Failure to follow these rulings may result in bans/notes/etc. towards your byond account on our server.
Lastly, interpretation of the rules is up to staff, and staff alone, but will remain consistent between each of the staff in terms of ruling. Ultimately, if you manage to find a niche way to circumvent these rulings in a malicious or rule-lawyering way, it may be up to the discretion of the administration to decide the punishment, if any.
Reporting incidents and appealing your bans/notes/etc.
If you see anything that you feel breaks these rules in game, by all means make an AHELP and report the issue, as this is the main way for us admins to know when our intervention is required. Please provide names, locations and other important information regarding the problem when you make the ticket. 🥺 🙏
If you feel like you have been wrongly disciplined by a staff member please make an AHELP on the discord with the necessary information about your situation and or concerns. You are also free to open ban appeals and or appeal notes.
If you feel like you may wish to escalate your complaint to a management position or higher up. You may request this within the complaint ticket. This applies for staff complaints as well. (Please ensure you have suitable evidence to your claims)
