The Rules

Note: the rules are subject to change and may be different over time. Rules are what make every community work. To ensure everything goes well and everyone is respected - both in the game and outside of it - everyone is expected to follow the following rules. Although they're mostly common sense things, be sure to read them and remember them.

General server rules
0. This server is 16+ This server is aimed at ages 16 and older. If you are younger, please leave. You may always return after you turn the appropriate age. This is because this server is more serious and mature, even if it isn't SFW. 1. Respect other players This means no racism, sexism, homophobia, or jerk-ish behaviour. Arguing about politics or religion is a no-go either. Be nice to each other, and respect others as they are. We want to create a safe and friendly environment for everyone. 2. No explicit content Anything that can be considered NSFW, be it sexual in nature, gorey, or otherwise not something you'd want someone to see you talking about in public, keep it out of this server. 3. No spamming or advertising Don't repeatedly send the same message, talk in full capslock, or send 1-2 messages in every single channel. Advertising isn't welcome either, be it advertising your stream, art, own server, or something similar. Discord servers can choose to partner with us, but otherwise, don't go around trying to get people onto your server. 4. Venting While venting is okay, it can weigh down a channel. For everyone's safety, venting should be done in the venting channel only. People who are in the right frame of mind to help will then try their best. Keep in mind we aren't medical professionals, and we can't do as much as they can. 5. Inactivity To ensure the server remains active, we will be regularly pinging people and demoting or even kicking them if they aren't active anymore. We are understanding of life circumstances, but we hope to keep a healthy, lively community. Depending on the rank, you may be kicked if you have been tagged and haven't been active in: Roleless - 2 days Survivor - 1 week Outlander - 2 weeks Colonist - 4 weeks

Roleplaying rules
1. No powerplaying / controlling others' characters Powerplaying is to control someone else's character. For example, saying "Jane shoots Bob in the head and he can't dodge." or "Bob sings a song that makes everyone in the room sad." You can only control your own character unless pre-discussed otherwise. Be sure to write your actions out in such a way that others decide how to react to them. 2. No godmoding / being insanely powerful Godmoding includes being invulnerable, immortal, or otherwise insanely powerful to the point that it isn't fun anymore. Bullets ricochet, stab attacks are dodged, explosions leave them untouched. That simply isn't fun. Always be sure to build in weaknesses, whether your character is human or not. Remember, weakness allows for drama, and drama is fun. 3. Respect others' scenes It sucks when you're doing a serious, emotional scene with someone else, and someone just walks in and starts throwing rocks at you. While the-common-room is always open and you're free to join whenever, be sure to ask when you want to join a scene in one of the four other roleplay channels. A simple "Care for company?" or "Can I join you guys?" is enough. Also be sure to take OOC stuff to the OOC area. 4. No metagaming While you, the player, might know things, chances are your character doesn't. Be sure to keep your knowledge and the knowledge of your character separate. This is to avoid situations where your character comes across this dangerous unknown fruit, and you as the player know it's very poisonous, so your character refuses to eat it despite them not knowing. 5. Don't copy from existing franchises While taking inspiration from things is completely fine (for example, this server takes inspiration from the game Rimworld), straight up copying things is not. Put your own twist on it, make it your own. Not only does it help with creativity, it's fun, too. 6. Killing and permanently injuring with consent only Do not kill or permanently injure someone else's character without their explicit OOC consent. While fights and conflicts are bound to happen despite this mainly being a Player vs Environment server, you cannot kill or permanently harm another character unless the other player agrees with it in advance. If it's done without consent, it can and will be retconned, depending on the situation. 7. Roleplay messages must be 2 lines on PC or 4 lines on mobile minimum To ensure good quality roleplay, all rp messages and replies should be at least 2 lines on PC or 4 on mobile. This translates to at least full sentences 2-3. We're hoping this rule will help people with writing more detailed replies and really bring the game to life. 8. No shitposting Shitposting comes down to memeing, making OOC jokes, or generally putting in a very low amount of effort. While jokes and funny moments are okay, they must still be (mostly) in character and have some effort gone into them. For OOC talk and jokes, you can go to the OOC area.

Punishment
Depending on the severity of the rulebreak, we may dish out these punishments, ordered from light to heavy: A verbal warning You will be warned not to break the rules again A time-out You will be put in the time-out corner, unable to see the rest of the server A kick You will be kicked from the server A temp ban You will be temporarily banned from the server A perm ban You will permanently be banned from the server Although we hope to never have to use the last two punishments, we will be prepared to do so if necessary.