Community Rules: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:38, 29 January 2025

Rules are enforced and interpreted by the staff of Ratwood Keep, not the user.

1, Meet the Age Requirement

This community is strictly 18+

Any user discovered to be a minor will be permanently banned with no appeal.

This community engages in age checking through ID verification. This verification process is voluntarily, however must be done to obtain access to this community.

2, Respect

Be respectful to everyone.

Everyone may have their own opinion and feeling on things, however they must be respectful. Consistent toxic or disrespectful behavior will lead to indefinite mute from the community discord and possible removal of community entirely.

Hatespeech/Homophobic-language/Transphobic-language
- Language with intent to belittle or insult specific culture groups.
Shit-stirring/Baiting
- Intent to start an argument or discussion to rile up an individual(s) or group specifically targetting them.
Harassment
- Targetted insults or actions which include direct messaging users with insulting language towards specific a individual.
Political Extremism
- Discussions, images, or posts promoting political violence or terrorism as defined by the local nation.

All discussions are fair so long the content of the discussion remains respectful and does not turn into targetting specific users.

3, Common Sense

Common sense in this context refers to blatantly advertising competing communities in a malicious manner, keeping discussions relevant to their specific channel within the discord, posting of illegal content as defined by the local nation.

4, Not-Safe-For-Work (NSFW) Posts or Image Restrictions

Do not post real porn or nude photos of individuals.

Do not post NSFW media including reaction gifs outisde of the following channels:

5, Adhere to Discord’s Terms and Guidelines

Discord Community Guidelines

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+<center><span style="color:#d33"><big><big>'''Rules are enforced and interpreted by the staff of Ratwood Keep, not the user.'''</big></big></span> </center>
+== '''1, Meet the Age Requirement''' ==
+This community is strictly 18+
-'''1 The Rule of Interesting'''
+Any user discovered to be a minor will be permanently banned with no appeal.
-Pretend you’re an actor on a stage. Be interesting. The point is not to
+This community engages in ''age checking'' through ID verification. This verification process is voluntarily, however must be done to obtain access to this community.
-win, the point is to make an interesting story.
-Players are required to build compelling scenarios with motives that
-justify their actions before committing to mechanical conflict. Mechanics
-must be proportional to the weight of the situation.
-Sometimes, your character will die in mundane and unfair ways that
+== '''2, Respect''' ==
-are complaint with the rules. Carefully examine your situation before
+Be respectful to everyone.
-reporting it.
-Careless murder without any kind of escalation, even if justified,
+Everyone may have their own opinion and feeling on things, however they must be respectful.
-is not interesting.
+Consistent toxic or disrespectful behavior will lead to indefinite mute from the community discord and possible removal of community entirely.
- A knight has cornered an intruder with a group of guards in the keep. They should arrest and question the criminal, not immediately lop their head off.
+* Hatespeech/Homophobic-language/Transphobic-language
+** Language with intent to belittle or insult specific culture groups.
- The King has had several outlaws brought before him in chains. He should not execute all of them.
+* Shit-stirring/Baiting
+**Intent to start an argument or discussion to rile up an individual(s) or group specifically targetting them.
- A bandit has jumped a lone wanderer in the bog. They should not wordlessly cut every single limb they have and throw them into a river
+* Harassment
+**Targetted insults or actions which include direct messaging users with insulting language towards specific a individual.
+* Political Extremism
+**Discussions, images, or posts promoting political violence or terrorism as defined by the local nation.
+All discussions are fair so long the content of the discussion remains respectful and does not turn into targetting specific users.
-'''1.1 Might makes Responsibility'''
+== '''3, Common Sense''' ==
+Common sense in this context refers to blatantly advertising competing communities in a malicious manner, keeping discussions relevant to their specific channel within the discord, posting of illegal content as defined by the local nation.
-Being in a winning position gives you both the power and responsibility
+== '''4, Not-Safe-For-Work (NSFW) Posts or Image Restrictions''' ==
-to take the most interesting approach, shaping the overall narrative and
+Do not post real porn or nude photos of individuals.
-driving the plot forward where your adversary cannot
+Do not post NSFW media including reaction gifs outisde of the following channels:
-'''2 Role Expectations'''
+* [https://discord.com/channels/1240735983276654733/1263997423743664189 #oc-board]
+* [https://discord.com/channels/1240735983276654733/1255895564307009606 #bath-house]
+* [https://discord.com/channels/1240735983276654733/1261506932661817394 #nsfw-art]
-Characters are expected to initially remain consistent to the role they
+== 5, Adhere to Discord’s Terms and Guidelines ==
-choose, until the story dictates otherwise.
+[https://discord.com/guidelines Discord Community Guidelines]
-Those with more powerful influence, skills, and gear are expected to ad
-here more closely to their expected roles and should not readily abandon
-their post.
-Characters in positions of leadership have the responsibility to actively
-shape the narrative. Their actions should drive the plot forward and
-offer something interesting to round
- A beggar can act insane, heretically or antagonistically, as it is a role with no responsibilities.
- A man-at-arms should behave like an experienced and trusted soldier.
- A member of the Church should not readily align themselves with bandits, vampyres, or werewolves.
-'''3 Miscellaneous'''
-'''3.1 Immersion'''
-Players must remain in-character at all times. Do not make your char acter look, speak or act like a modern-world person transported back in time. A character’s name should not be a meme, joke or reference to anything modern.
-'''3.2 Persistence'''
-No knowledge, including events, relationships, or rivalries, is carried over between rounds. Knowledge can still be retained with the consent of the involved parties, excluding Metagrudge rule violations.
-'''3.3 AFK Interactions'''
-AFK characters are not immune to thievery, with the exception of those who go AFK mid-scene; they are to be left alone until they reconnect.
-'''3.4 Erotic Roleplay'''
-Erotic roleplay is allowed between sentient humanoids, but not protected from outside interference.
-'''3.5 Defiance'''
-Defiant characters are protected from being subjected to non-consensual erotic roleplay, even after death. Overriding the mechanical restrictions with emotes is prohibited.
-'''3.6 Underage Characters & Behavior'''
-Underage characters, advanced pregnancies and excessive baby-talk are forbidden. All character media should look unquestionably adult.