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General Rules

  • No Metagaming.
  • No RDM.
  • No Powergaming.
  • No Revenge RP within one game day of a conflict.
  • Exercise the use of VYL.
  • No ERP.
  • Voice IDing is prohibited.
  • Third party communication of any kind is prohibited while in the server.
  • The attempted use of technicalities to avoid obvious rule breaks is prohibited.
  • Players are to remain in character at all times.
    • Using OOC terminology and talk in the server is prohibited.
    • If you encounter a problem, try to role play your question to those around you.
  • Players are allowed up to 4 separate characters within DRB. Those characters are not to know one another, or let story arcs touch in any way.
    • There is no transferring of items between these characters.
      • Transferring items to a 3rd party to hold and eventually give to those characters is prohibited.
  • Horseplay is prohibited within town limits and highly populated areas.
    • Characters should always observe VYL.
  • Remain aware of population capacity.
    • 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.