Rules

Ethos
The rules exist to protect and foster fun gameplay, roleplay, and create a welcoming environment. We want the server to be a place where friends can play together, new friends can be made, and experiences can be created and shared throughout the community in good faith, and never at the personal expense of others. For this, we believe the intent of the rules are more important than their exact wording.

Our staff strive to be leaders and protectors, not enforcers. They exist to guide the community, not strictly to enforce the rules set out here. As before, good faith and intent are more important than wording.

Core Rules
⚹01. Do not harass or be cruel to other users, for any reason.

⚹02. Do not post, link to, or provide instructions to access illegal or adult material. Sexual and NSFW content is prohibited both on the server and in the discord.

⚹03. Do not use real slurs, fictional slurs based on real slurs, or performing real life (or fictional) offensive actions or gestures.

⚹04. Do not attack or vilify other communities.

⚹05. Do not evade bans or use multiple accounts.

⚹06. Do not use an account name that is offensive or breaks core rules.

⚹07. Do not ask admins to  overturn the rulings of other admins. If you do not agree with the ruling, you are welcome to file a staff report on the website..

⚹08. Do not advertise anything without senior staff permission.

Server Rules
⚹9. Do not use non-english languages to communicate.

⚹10. Do not grief, sandbox, or deathmatch, including after round end.

⚹11. Do not use bugs or exploits.

⚹12. Do not talk about the current game in OOC, or outside the server. This includes commenting on the actions or play of other players. If the behavior is offensive or violates any of the server rules, please contact a staff member

⚹13. Do not try to influence vote outcomes in any chat channel.

⚹14. Do not touch or take from AFK/SSD characters without staff permission.

- During an emergency like radiation or decompression, asking after saving is acceptable.

⚹15. Do not quit play through suicide, disconnect while in play, or AFK for an extended period without staff permission.

- If you must leave suddenly you should still ahelp, even if you do not get a response.

- This includes hiding in lockers.

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⚹16. Do not engage in ERP.

⚹17. Do not use nor reference real life tragedies or controversies in roleplay, this includes traitor stories and ambitions.

⚹18. Aim to finish conflicts once an OOC voted round end countdown begins.

- Do not begin new antagonistic plans after the main timer begins.

- Do not begin new fights of any kind after the final short timer begins.

Character Rules
⚹19. Play as a reasonable character within the setting of the server’s universe.

NOTE: Some antagonist rules waive parts of this rule. Check and see.

⚹a. They must fit the game setting and have an appropriate name (see Rule 24).

⚹b. They must not be or use references to real people, media, or the Internet.

⚹c. They must have common sense, seek comfort, and avoid pain and death.

⚹d. They must have skills and knowledge appropriate to their age and job.

⚹e. They must not seek to kill, maim, or act "crazy" under normal conditions (see Rule 25).

⚹f. They must not be aware of meta-concepts; "round", "antagonist", "chat log", etc. Also see Rule 31.

⚹20. "Canon" is limited to Torch crew socialization of non-antagonistic entities.

⚹21. Do not use crew characters in non-crew roles: external antagonists, survivors, etc.

⚹22. Do not join a round as the same character twice without staff permission.

⚹23. Do not ignore the job you have joined the round as, or try to do other jobs.

- This includes passengers and any "off duty" going "on duty" attempts.

⚹24. Character naming rules are as follows:

NOTE: This is character name in setup. Records may be more complicated, within reason.

⚹a. Humans: Must be "Firstname Surname". Particles like "von" are allowed. Initials, titles, and middle names, are not.

⚹b. Vat-Grown Humans: As Humans, or "Name-Code", or "Code-Name". Name may be a mononym.

⚹c. IPC: As Vat-Grown Humans, or a mononym without number. Mononyms may be words.

⚹d. Skrell: As Humans, or a mononym, picking from Skrellian-language and human names.

⚹e. Unathi: Must be "PersonalName ClanName", using Unathi-language names.

⚹f. Yeosa Unathi: Must be "ClanName Personalname WorkName", using Unathi-language names.

⚹g. Diona: Must be a chosen description of formative sensory experience, or shortening.

⚹h. Adherent: Must be a job title appropriate to chosen role, followed by dashed alphanumeric ID.

⚹i. Ascent Gyne: Must be "Number Home Title", with Number being low. Home Title is the Gyne's territory name.

⚹j. Serpentid: Must be a simple human mononym.

⚹k. Vox: Hit random, work it out.

⚹25. The rules pertaining to character disabilities are as follows:

⚹a. ALL non-antagonist characters:

- Cannot have any mental disability that causes them to be non functional or dangerous. Please be respectful in the portrayal of mental disabilities.

⚹b. Torch EC, Fleet, and all Contractors (except those in Rule 25 c)

- Cannot have any missing limbs at all. Prosthetics do not count as missing.

- Cannot be mute, deaf, or blind.

⚹c. Torch Passengers, Civilian Command Support, Civilian & Government Science, and Civilian Service

- Cannot have more than 2 missing limbs.

- Cannot have more than 1 missing arm.

- Of these, ONLY Torch Passangers are allowed to have one of the following disabilities: Mute, deaf, or blind.

⚹26. Do not create characters intended to depict minors - that is, humans under 18 or equivalents.

Antagonist Rules
NOTE: These rules DO NOT apply to Provocateurs & roles given different instructions by admins.

⚹27. Except for Renegades, you are expected to antagonize the Torch crew and shouldn’t ignore your role.

⚹28. You must invent a reasonable story, even if simple, that explains your actions.

- Dying a glorious death or any other form of martyrdom is only allowed if approved by a staff member.

⚹29. You may have skills that are inappropriate to your age and job by using antagonist skill picks.

- You must still obey the limitations of your skill-set once these are picked.

⚹30. You may use names that do not follow the naming rules. They must still follow core & server rules.

⚹31. You may seek to kill others, so long as it is justified by your story or circumstance.

- You do not need to give a victim an extensive or meaningful interaction to justify this.

- You may not go on killing sprees for the sake of body count.

⚹32. You may not recognize other antagonist types' tools or powers at first sight.

- This means antagonists without access to a tool or power (eg, wizard/power sink), as well as all non-antagonists.

- You may recognize the obvious: weapons are weapons (eg, swords) & odd tools are odd tools (eg, emags).

- You may not know their name or purpose without being told or shown first.

Staff Rules
⚹33. You must enforce the rules. You are not exempt from the rules.

⚹34. You must remain up to date with staff policies and guidelines.

⚹35. Remain respectful in your role as a staff member. You represent the team and community.

⚹36. Respect confidentiality. Do not discuss private administrative actions in public without senior staff permission.

⚹37. Do not carry out any kind of staff action via any unofficial channel without senior staff permission.