Rules of Halcyon

01 ― You Are Always In-Character

If you are logged into Halcyon you are in character. You may not claim to be OOCly somewhere, avoid roleplay by going OOC, or attempt to dodge roleplay. If there are other players present and you wish to leave a scene, you must first provide an emote declaring that your character intends to leave and give reasonable time for a response to be given before running off.

Additionally you may only play your whitelisted character at any given time. Players may not take the role of an NPC. Alternatively players may request DMNPC Encounters for their adventuring needs.
 

Spawn is the only area that is considered OOC.

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02 ― Keep Scenes Rolling

Scenes are expected to continue even in the event there are disputed actions or issues. Make a ticket and post the necessary screenshots of logs - staff will review when able and issue a ruling.

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03 ― No Metagaming

Metagaming is utilizing knowledge gained OOCly through any avenue (I.e.discord, voice chats, whisper channels etc.) in character. 

Additionally, your current and future or past characters may not interact with one another by any means. This includes using another party as a go between. Information, knowledge, and storylines should not be continued after a re-roll unless the new character is properly introduced to the narrative through acceptable means via the server.

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04 ― No Powergaming/Godmodding

Godmodding and powergaming are strictly forbidden. Godmodding is doing an action for another player. Powergaming is forcing them to do an action. Things like ignoring PvP intents or forcing a character unconscious are examples. Additionally, you may not roleplay having an item you do not have, or one that has an effect on another player that is not actively supported via our systems. For example, saying you contact someone with a sending stone, or stating you possess a Bag of Holding when you do not actually have the item.

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05 ― Respect Consent Sheets

Adult themed content is consent based on Halcyon. As such, we expect our players to thoroughly communicate consent in regards to explicit materials. Failure to respect players' consents will result in administrative action. Consent is required for sexually explicit roleplay, overly graphic violence, as well as capture and imprisonment. You cannot use consent to avoid consequences in game that are delivered through our PvP system (wounding, maiming, etc.). You may request a fade-to-black for the details of the scene though, and such a request must be honored, but the results will still be in effect.

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Consent is mirrored. If you enact graphic violence on other players, you may not claim it is against your consent if it is attempted on you.

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06 ― No Child-like Characters or Behavior

Our server does not support or promote this sort of roleplay. Acting childlike or having a childlike appearing character will result in character retirement. All characters are expect to be mature and act as adults. Referring to other characters in a way that implies a parental dependency will not be allowed.

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07 ― No Mention of Children or Pregnancy

Children and pregnancies will not be allowed to be actively roleplayed on the server. Roleplaying being pregnant, giving birth, or having/roleplaying as a child is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

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08 ― Keep Adult Themes Private

We are an adult RP server. There will be sex and other adult themes, however, it should be done in private places. Sexual roleplay of any kind (this can include the presentation of genitals in a manner that implies sexual activity) should not be done in public places, where someone who has not consented to the roleplay may stumble across it unwittingly without the opportunity to opt out. Example areas would be immediately around warps, or areas that are considered open to the public. This does not include areas that are reasonably isolated and private builds. This kind of roleplay should be done in mumble or whisper chat to avoid instances of accidental exposure.

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09 ― /Act Policy

You may use /act to alter your display name while on the server following these rules:

1. It must include a descriptor that ties to you (i.e. red scarf, green shoes, lion insignia) while having your character's face hidden from view.
2. It must not include basic vague descriptions (I.e. shroud, shadow, unknown, entity etc)

3. You may only have ONE alias (an alias is an alternate name you go by.)

4. You may shorten your full name to a shorter nickname. (I.e. Charles Darwin to Charlie)

5. While under the effects of the Disguise Self spell, you may have a temporary alias that is not the same as your registered one. This must still follow proper alias rules (ex: Bob, Terry, Jason, not 'Stygian Doomlord'.)

 

Examples of /acts: Crimson Silken Wanderer, White Cowled Cleric, Brass Lion Knight

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10 ― LFRP Policy

If you are utilizing the LFRP feature, you must only list yourself accurately. You may not list as Solo when you have a group regardless of if they are waiting in ambush or otherwise. Other people approaching your LFRP marker do not have to respect what you have listed as what you are looking for, but you must be truthful to what you are listing yourself as.

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Once you find RP, you must turn off your LFRP marker unless you are utilizing it as the host of an active tavern/similar non-hostile venue to draw players. In this case, a single LFRP marker is allowed to stay active to promote RP unless hostilities arise, in which case it must also be turned off regardless of if they are directed at the host or not.

If you are broadcasting yourself as a Duo, Trio, Group (4), or Group (5) and a group arrives to confront you. Regardless of who is present when they arrive, if your LFRP was still displaying you are limited to entering the PvP with only 2, 3, 4, or 5 combatants respectively.

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11 ― English Only in IC Chat

All chat typed by a player in dialogue or emotes must be done in English. Characters speaking different languages must make use of the scripted languages available to their characters. You may not use any online translators to supplement a language.

The only exception are flavor words for spell incantations which should be brief words of power.

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12 ― Capture/Imprisonment Policy

If another player is taken prisoner as a consequence, they are only subject to remain imprisoned for the duration of the roleplay. Scenes involving the capture of another player should be discussed with both parties OOC and either an agreement for long-term capture needs to be accepted by both sides or the captured player is free to /home and exit the scene after a half hour of not receiving roleplay.

 

If you agree to long-term imprisonment, you must honor that agreement for 24 hours. Once that amount of time has passed, you may choose to /home after 30 minutes of failing to receive any direct roleplay from your captor. It will be assumed a way to escape was found even if it does not entirely make sense.

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13 ― Do Not Camp Waypoints

Do not linger at waypoints with the intent to engage with players as they leave them. You may follow a player through a warp and engage with them once they have moved 16 tiles from the waypoint. This does not include entrances to the Underdark.

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14 ― Do Not Abuse Climbing

You may climb walls by rolling a successful Athletics check and take a full-screen screenshot as evidence in case of entry. A one tile climb has a set DC of 10 and will go up by 2 for every additional tile thereafter.

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15 ― Only Use Warps as an OOC Convenience

You are not allowed to use any teleport, warp, or /home during combat or to avoid conflict. Such as leaving the scene of a PvP or other roleplay. This is to give others a fair chance to interact with you. This includes using /home or /warp Oasis to make it to a scene in progress. If any of these are used you will be removed from the scene out of fairness to the other party.

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16 ― Muling/Grandfathering Items

When a character is shelved or retired, any items in their possession must be shelved with them or deleted. The only exception is that items you do not wish to shelf, or delete may be given out to characters that yours has significant enough roleplay with prior to justify the cost of said items. For example, you may not find a random player in the hub and give them all of your magical items because you are deleting your character. Items left to other players must be done through roleplay, and if requested evidence must be provided of this roleplay to staff.

Additionally any items given away by one of your characters cannot ever find a roleplay reason to be given back to your new character. If anyone is found to be transferring items between their characters, or unloading them to OOC friends before a re-roll the inventory of all involved parties will be wiped clean. As well as any clan storages if they were used to facilitate the transfer.

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17 ― No Streaming Roleplay outside of PvP

Streaming of your play on the server is prohibited. This includes to discords with friends. The sole exception to this, being if you are in active scene locked PvP. In which case you may stream for entertainment. If you are caught streaming non-locked scenes or situations where the information can be used to metgame your character's location. Anyone who arrives at your location (including if you have an LFRP up at the time) will be struck for metagame.

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18 ― Hiding Limbs/Racial Features

You are not allowed to hide tails, horns or paws without using disguise self. 

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19 ― RpR Abilities Outside of Combat

You are not allowed to use RpR abilities such as combat spells, combat item abilities, and teleportations outside of combat. Flavor spells are allowed as long as they do not add any mechanical benefit within the scene, and as long as everyone within the scene consents. Healing spells and Rituals are excluded from this rule.