ROLEPLAY COMES FIRST. While playing in server, you are required to remain In-Character (IC) at all times.

• Should any issues arise during a RolePlay (RP) scenario, RP the scenario to completion to the best of your abilities w/o breaking character.

• Once the RP has resolved, you are encouraged to send in an #incident-report to staff within one week of the incident.

  • Clips, video, screenshots, and/or any other evidence to support your claims will be valuable to both you and staff.​​

• Exceptions include IRL emergencies and in instances when you are granted permission by staff.​

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ROLEPLAY QUALITY. All community members are expected to roleplay in a credible and realistic manner.

• Character Names should be of the player's own creation and not (at least directly) recognizable as a name from some pop-culture reference, existing media, or celebrity. (ex. Thomas Shelby, Ruby Rose, John Adams, Arthur Morgan, etc.)

• Characters can NOT be related in any form to historical figures of the the time or to any characters from the Red Dead Redemption franchise.

• While RP-ing on the server, keep the time period in mind. Technology will forever be locked to that available in the year 1899. Keep your speech relatively period-appropriate and refrain from acting or speaking in ways that break your fellow roleplayers' immersion.

• Purposefully baiting Law into a conflict without proper RP reasoning will result in disciplinary action.

• NO SUPERNATURAL RP is permitted on the server. Your character may believe in the supernatural, but they cannot be a vampire or wendigo.

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OOC CONSENT. Torture RP and other RP that touches on such sensitive topics MUST have the Out-of-Character (OOC) consent of ALL parties involved.

• Screenshots or some other proof of consent or withdrawn consent MUST be obtained in the case issues arise.

• You may even go so far as to open a #staff-support ticket with staff ahead of time to ensure there is a record of consent.

• MASS MURDERERS & CANNIBALS

  • Explicit staff approval MUST be obtained via #staff-support ticket in order to play a mass murderer (serial killer) or a cannibal-type criminal.

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RDM. Random Deathmatching (RDM) is defined as a purposeful instigation of violent action against a character, including Non-Player Characters (NPC) without initiation and proper roleplay leading up to the altercation and is strictly prohibited.

• Ex. roping, shooting at, stabbing, hitting, running someone over w/ your horse/wagon, etc.

• Any violent conflict MUST have realistic RP reasoning behind the action and AUDIBLE initiation such as yelling out, shooting at the ground nearby, shooting at the wheels of a wagon, etc. in order to give the other party time to react.

• Additionally, killing or provoking fights with NPCs w/o proper RP will also be viewed as RDM.

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NVL. No Value of Life (NVL) is knowingly putting your and/or other's characters lives at risk without proper RP reasoning.

• All characters should react to dangerous situations as per their nature while also keeping the intent to preserve -- at the very least -- their own life, if not also the lives of other Player Characters (PC) and NPCs.

• This rule must be carefully balanced with our policy: THE GUN IS NOT AN AUTO-WIN. Take risks that you feel are appropriate for your character to take. However, you MUST acknowledge and fully commit to whatever consequences may arise from that choice, whether that be trauma, injuries appropriate to the damage taken, or even death.

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FAILRP. Fail RolePlay (FailRP) is defined as actions that break immersion and is NOT permitted. FailRP includes, but is not limited to...

• Combat Logging is purposefully disconnecting from the server before an IC conflict has reached its resolution. If you are in the middle of RP and are disconnected beyond your control, immediately contact the other parties involved through OOC means to let them know.

  • When performing illegal activities of any kind, you are required to say on the server as that character for a 10 minute duration minimum.​

• Failing to accurately portray or RP out your character's sustained injuries or illness, and the subsequent recoveries.​

• Abuse of /OOC chat (ex. having full OOC conversations, etc.)

• Equipping a weapon you clearly don't have on your person w/o using /ME to grab it from your horse or where you last left it.

• When engaging in duels, the loser MUST commit to either severe injuries or permanently killing their character.

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POWER GAMING. Power gaming is the abuse and exploitation of mechanics, and/or exerting some kind of force upon the direction of another player's RP.

• Pocket Wiping. Completely emptying another character's inventory of items or money.

• Pickpocketing. Requires initiation via /ME or some other means of alerting the player.

• Exploitation of broken mechanics. You MUST inform staff via a #dev-support ticket if you encounter any bugs or glitches.

• Abuse of game mechanics (i.e. using ragdoll to break out of ropes, etc.)

  • Ropes & Hogties can be a powerful tool. When hogtied, use common sense on when it is appropriate to try and break out of the ropes.​

• /MEs that force an action or thought on another PC w/o prior consent (i.e. "/me grabs you by the collar and swings you around")​

• Abuse of /CREATOR to dramatically alter the appearance of an established character.

• Abuse of /WAKEUP outside of specific events -- such as friendly brawls.

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METAGAMING. Defined as the use of information obtained through OOC means and using it IC, especially when your character has no way of knowing this information themselves and is NOT permitted in any form. Metagaming includes, but is not limited to...

• Stream Sniping is the act of watching another player's stream while you are on the same server they are playing in, even if the stream is minimized.

• Passing information such as your in-game location, what another character is doing, where you're headed, etc. through OOC means.

• ALTERNATE CHARACTERS

  • Passing ANY information between your characters is NOT permitted.​

  • One of your character's should not refer to another one of your characters in any in-depth manner.

  • Sharing items, money, or other resources between your characters is prohibited, this includes using other players as a proxy.

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GROUP LIMIT. When in a conflict RP scenario, only 6 characters may be active in the situation on either side.

• When in a group that exceeds 6 members, 6 characters should be designated beforehand to take part in any conflict that may arise.

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INCAPACITATION. Incapacitation is when your character is downed.​

• When you are incapped by means outside of conflict...

  • You may recall everything if you so choose.

  • You may use the /WAKEUP command to revive yourself after waiting a minimum of 2 minutes.

  • If witnessed by another character, you MUST RP out sustained injuries.

• If incapped within a conflict scenario, you can only remember what occurred BEFORE you became unconscious.

  • Your character may speak in faint mutters, but any specifics of what occurs while they are incapped are unknown to them.

  • You may ONLY revive once you have received medical attention or have waited out the respawn timer. (Use /WAKEUP instead of pressing [E].)

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PERMADEATH. Permanent Death (Permadeath) is when a character is declared dead through /ME.

• Permadeath is the sole decision of a character's player and cannot be coerced or forced barring a few exceptions:

  • The character has been sentenced to death for an appropriate crime (i.e. 1st degree murder, insurrection, etc.)​

• A character is dead when a player uses /ME to reflect a lack of life (i.e. "/me has no pulse").

  • Once a character has been declared such a manner, that character is dead and may not be returned in any capacity.​

  • A player is welcome to remain logged onto the character to provide a body for a funeral or autopsy, but nothing further.

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BUSINESS & PROPERTIES

• A character may own a maximum of one property, but may be affiliated with other properties through other means -- such as being a manager, or employee of another character's business.

  • A second property may be requested from staff via a #staff-support ticket. Unless that property lacks an interior, you MUST be able to provide staff a good reason why your character should own said property.

• To OWN a business vs. managing one, is to be responsible for being active and encouraging RP in your area of business.​

  • Owned businesses will be scrutinized to ensure activity is maintained; if found lacking, ownership may be revoked and the business property placed back up on the market.​