Large groups should leave towns when population reaches max.
Protests are prohibited.
Child characters are prohibited
This includes pregnancy RP.
Body dumping in water is prohibited.
Supernatural abilities prohibited.
Characters can claim belief in supernatural phenomena, but they cannot possess supernatural abilities.
In the event of an issue with another player, role play the scenario to the end before taking action.
Music played over the mic should be copyright free and have an ‘Old West’ theme to it.
Players are encouraged to get creative, however common sense is strongly urged when selecting music to play.
No more than 6 people may be involved on a single side of an active scenario.
No group stacking. 2 groups of 6 = 12 = prohibited.
Access to Sisika Island is prohibited to civilians.
Guards, law enforcement & prisoners only.
Guards & Law Enforcement are able to escort important personnel to Sisika for RP purposes.
Being found on the island as a civilian is considered fail RP.
Rules of Engagement
Roleplay is non-optional. All players must participate when engaged with.
Players aren’t required to have a working mic.
/me is an acceptable form of communication & referred to as sign language.
Players with real life circumstances may RP persistence in being excused.
Players found abusing the above to avoid undesirable scenarios will be removed.
/ops tags are used to enhance visual aid in roleplay.
Using /ops for anything outside of a visual aid is prohibited.
Try not to drag out a scenario past it’s lifespan, nor cut it too quickly.
Medical RP
Calling for a doctor means you’ve initiated a medical roleplay scenario.
Please wait for the end of a scenario to call for a doctor.
You (the injured) lead the Roleplay, meaning you make all the decisions that directly affect your character.
Before calling for the doctor, loosely plan out your side of the scenario.
How severe are your characters injuries?
Does it make sense for you to talk?
Should /ops be used?
Be sure to let the doctor know what is wrong so they may treat you appropriately
Take advantage of the /ops command to display your injuries prior to a doctor arriving on scene.
Avoiding RP when a doctor shows up is considered FailRP.
It is up to the discretion of a doctor to leave a patient due to a lack of RP.
New Life Rule
Players should avoid hostile activity for 48 real life minutes (1 in game day) after being revived by a doctor.
Hostile engagement with a person or group who injured you, immediately after respawn is prohibited.
This includes interactions with law, and making attempts to escape.
Players who have been seriously injured by law must cooperate even after being revived by a doctor.
Players cannot self revive during an active scenario, unless scenario is preplanned and approved by a member of the Lead Moderation team.
Players who have been been revived by a traveling doctor may retain their memory of the events that led up to their injuries.
Players who have been self revived or revived by a stationary doctor’s assistant in town must have no memory of the events 10 real life minutes leading up to their concussion.
Permadeath
Characters cannot return as a relative after being perma’d.
Characters may not return with the same name, or a name similar.
Players may not force permadeath upon another player.
All personal items return to the government.
Players must remove the character being permadeathed.
Suicide RP is not allowed.
Lassos & Hogtying
Lassoing another player requires proper RP initiation prior.
If you are hogtied, you must remain bound until released. An abandoned hogtied player may break out after 5 minutes.
No one may avoid being lassoed or hogtied with the use of a knife.
Players are not allowed to break themselves free when hogtied.
If while being hogtied your character stands back up, you are to remain still to be retied. Game exploits cannot be used as a method of escape.
Guns & Dueling
1v1 fight with or without weapons.
Duels must be prearranged and consensual.
Dueling with weapons results in a perma to the character who has lost.
Property Ownership, Shared Properties & Camps
Properties whose name does not show up in the upper left hand corner of the HUD, are considered shared.
Shared property owners are only entitled to their private indoor space.
Horseplay on shared outdoor property is prohibited.
Guarding of shared outdoor property is prohibited
Illegal activity is prohibited at the entrance of shared properties.
Entering a shared property within 48 minutes of a crime is prohibited.
Players may only own a single property per IP address. (Does not include shared property spaces)
Property owners must log in & participate in gameplay a minimum of once biweekly to retain ownership status.
Camps are land rented by the government to the player. Players may not sell, auction, trade, or bribe for camp space in the state.