Sim & Roleplay Rules
++ Disclaimer ++
By moving out of the OOC landing zone and entering this roleplay you agree that you are at least Eighteen (18) years of age or older where required by law, and that you agree to abide by the rules contained within this document and the Terms of Service of Second Life as established by Linden Labs.
Further, by entering into the sim you agree that you are not offended by violence, adult language, or sexual content and that you will not hold the owner of the sim, nor its legal participants liable for anything you may be exposed to during your stay.
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You furthermore agree that the owner of this sim and its legal participants defer to any trespassing party all responsibility beyond this agreement, including but not limited to legal liabilities. While in this sim, anything you say in local chat, or in private messages to others of this sim (chat logs), may be recorded and passed on to members of the sim staff and/or representatives of Linden Labs for use in establishing any violation of the rules contained herein.
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Your entrance into this sim is a declaration that you understand and agree to these terms; if you do not understand and agree, it is forbidden to enter the sim!
Be sure you have read and understood the rules contained within. Ignorance of the rules will never be an acceptable excuse for any rules violation.
===== Rules =====
[1] The first and foremost rule of our sim: You must have read and understood the rules and lore of our sim to enter the roleplay! Staff will take rules not only from this website, but from any and all of our official note cards, as well as any other information and addendums we make official in the future. Be sure you have read and are up to date with all published rules, lore, and racial information.
[1a.] There is a one character per account limit in our roleplay. In order for you to bring in another character, you need to either use an alt, or have your current character leave the city and be permanently retired from the sim.
[1b.] The use of the Myserie HUD and Titler is required in order to play within the sim. The minimum required information displayed on the HUD is the Character’s Name, Race, HP, and if they are part of one, the Faction name.
[2] Staff’s decision is final. Once a ruling has been made, the Staff will not reverse it unless new evidence is brought to their attention. Arguing your case without new information or proof can be considered Harassment of a Staff member and is a Temporary Ban-able offense.
[2a.] Staff may request information on your character at any time. This information may come from you directly, or from others whom you have given your character information to. This information includes, but is not limited to; Character Cards, roleplay logs, and chat logs. Staff prefer that these logs be shared outside of SL, via Google Docs, Discord, etc.
[2b.] The Staff will NEVER request Real Life information on a Player in order to settle a dispute. Refusal to reveal Real Life information is NOT a punishable offense. (See Disclosure.)
[2c.] We use the following Three Strikes system in Myserie Roleplay.
===== Three Strikes Rule =====
We will keep things as simple as possible. Any and all warnings and strikes will be performed via IMs or in a private area away from those not involved and Written Warning/Strike notecards will be provided and may include logs of the meeting. Offenses do not all have to be of the same rule violation or category to stack.
â–º 1st Offense - Warning:
You get a warning of what has happened that was wrong and a chance to change your post, modify your avatar, etc to correct the situation if possible.
♦ If you maintain only a First Warning for 6 months, it will expire off your record. You must only have a First Warning and no Second, or Third Warnings, or be under current consideration for a Second Warning at the six month mark for the First Warning to expire.
â–º 2nd Offense - 1 Week Ban:
You will be told again what your offense was in the form of a notecard and banned from the sim for 1 week. After one week, your ban will be lifted and you will be notified of such via IMs or notecard.
â–º 3rd Offense - Permanent Ban:
You will be told what you have repeatedly (by this time) done wrong, and that you are now permanently banned from the Myserie Roleplay sim.
This decision is not made lightly, nor is it made by any one single Admin. All Admins are consulted on this matter before we land on it. None of us wish to have to remove a player from Roleplay.
◊ Appeals - Are only allowed if you have proof (Logs, character sheets, etc.) that show that you are in fact, innocent of the accusation. Keep in mind, we do not initiate any warnings without proof from various sources.
♦ The Staff is not omnipotent, nor are we perfect. We can make mistakes. However, that said, if you push your point, or keep trying to get a determination reversed without proof, we will see that as arguing and you could face another strike as a result. So, be wise and have proof of some sort. (See #2 in the Disclaimer & Rules.)
♦ Bypassing a temporary ban before it has been lifted, will always result in a permanent ban, regardless of the method used to circumvent the ban. If a player is banned from the sim, this may include any and all alts Staff knows are yours as well. When a punishment is enacted, it is the PLAYER, not the character or single account that is banned. Your alt accounts will not be disclosed to anyone outside of staff for any reason. (See Disclosure & Alternate Accounts)
[3] As the sim is set to Adult, if you are not Eighteen (18) years of age or older, do not enter the sim. Violations of this rule will result in a permanent ban. This isn't repealed after you come of age, it remains in effect indefinitely. This is Linden Labs policy under the Terms of Service, as well as being a sim policy.
[4.] Your avatar must fall into the acceptable appearance ranges listed in the Races for Myserie Roleplay. It is up to you to make sure that your avatar’s appearance falls within our guidelines, including but not limited to; the racial appearance, height, and always appearing as an Adult avatar.
[4a.] No canon characters (borrowed characters from real-life media, such as games, shows, books, etc.) or real life celebrities. Characters from other RP sims are also not guaranteed to be approved unless they fit within the lore of Myserie.
[4b.] All player characters must be sentient and LOOK and ACT at least 18 years old. If your avatar or actions do not follow this rule you will be asked to change or leave. This includes but is not limited to Anime heads, child-like bodies, etc.
[5.] You are welcome to play your character prior, if you have a Character Application already submitted, however Characters need to be approved before they can be played with racial abilities and powers. It is required that you avoid combat during this time as you will not be able to use any abilities until approved.
[6] Deliberate instigation of "Drama" or "OOC" disputes through any means, will not be tolerated. For this reason, discussions of race, religion, sexuality, politics, or any other subjects that can cause controversy, make people feel uncomfortable, or lead to arguments is strongly cautioned against outside of roleplay. If you wish to speak on such subjects, do so in private IMs, not out in the open. Staff will warn you if this seems to be leading to trouble, failure to cease after that warning is issued is grounds for more severe measures.
[6a.] Harassment of any player outside of roleplay is expressly forbidden. This may include stalking, cussing them out OOC, OOC threats, taking of unwanted pictures, and any other action determined by Staff to be abusive to another player.
[6.a.1.] Staff will also recommend victims of harassment file a report with Linden Labs. If your harasser is a member of the Myserie Roleplay Staff, contact another Staff member or the Owner immediately. (See Linden Lab's Community Standards for more information.)
[7] Griefing: The act of chronically causing grief to other members of an online community, or more specifically, intentionally disrupting the immersion of another player in their game play.
[7a.]Use of HUDs/Objects/Commands that allow bypassing of sim restrictions (i.e.: Flight, object lifting, etc...) is not permitted. This includes but is not limited to listening devices and other 'spy' or 'radar' type devices that bypass the normal chat/view ranges as determined by the base viewer installation, Dash HUDs, flight devices, etc.
[7b.] Destructive Scripting or griefing, as determined by Staff, will result in an automatic permanent ban. There are no warnings for this offense. This includes but is not limited to the use of objects/HUDs which physically affect other players without the other players consent, as well as objects/HUDs which generate large volumes of particles or other objects which may generate lag within the sim.
[7c.] Spamming, which is to include chat spamming or gesture/animation spamming, as well as pointless use of gestures, is forbidden.
[7d.] All forms of begging for money/items are forbidden. However if this is happening ICly, meaning your character is doing these things and IC Laws apply. See #10 below.
[7e.] Should a player wish to use a HUD for effect purposes, ask a Mentor before using it.
[8] God-Modding, Power-gaming, and Meta-gaming are not tolerated within the sim, and may result in being kicked or banned.
Staff will make the final judgment whether an incident was in fact power-gaming or meta-gaming.
[8a.] Follow the lore of the sim. If you have any questions about whether an action you are about to take, or a viewpoint your character has goes against lore, contact an Mentor and ask. Should staff let you know that something you have posted or said goes against our lore, please do not argue that they are wrong. They wrote the lore.
[8.b.] If you do not post into a scene, your character is not there and does not know what happened in that scene. Your character does not know what happened in a scene other than in the single round of posts immediately prior to your first post bringing you into the scene. To use knowledge gained OOCly without posting in, is Meta-gaming.
[8.b.1] If your character is overhearing something posted about in the IC channel, Screaming, howls, sirens, police calls, you MUST post your reaction in the IC channel as well to be considered part of the scene and to have heard it ICly.
[9] Myserie Roleplay is intended to be a role playing sim. While in the boundaries of this sim, (except for the Landing HUB) please stay in-character (IC) as much as possible, keeping out-of-character (OOC) chat to Private Messages. Disruption of ongoing role plays will not be tolerated. If you are OOC while wandering the sim, it is required to wear a tag listing you as such. For the purposes of this rule, "right of way" always goes to the individual(s) role playing.
[10] In Character Actions lead to In Character Consequences (ICA=ICC). Entry into the role play is consent that your character will be affected by others within this continuity.
[10a.] Respect player limits. You may put into your character creation card and profile what you consider Limits. Those limits MUST be followed! When in doubt, IM the other player and ask before you post!
[10b.] Villains do not fall under the protection of personal limits. Don't play a villain and claim the limit of no punishment, inversely, don't play a sexual tease and claim the limit of no sexual harassment. Players may choose a Fade to Black (FtB) in this situation. - Concerning sexual RP, see # 15. -
[10b.1] Villain Rule - Villainous acts will have consequences. If you commit crimes ICly, you will be punished/killed under the law. This overrides all personal limits set within your profile: you do the crime, you do the time. Breaking an IC law is not the same as breaking an OOC rule.
See the Villain Clause Steps.
[10c.] There's always a rule for consent concerning injury and death, your character has provoked such an IC consequence according to IC law. Character death on this sim is permanent! Resurrection will ONLY be allowed with Admin Approval. If you do not want your character to die, we suggest you avoid doing things which may realistically lead to death.
[10d.] Common Sense - If things would kill a person in the real world, they would do so as well in the roleplay unless there are supernatural interferences. Likewise, apply the common sense rule to other consequences of actions. If in doubt, contact a Mentor.
[12] Rentals and Rezzing: Rezzing low-prim items for RP scenes is permissible for renters, however, the item MUST be picked up after the RP is done. Props are to be used as a part of RP, not to create your own personal home unless you rent one. Such actions WILL be treated as griefing. Failure to clean up after yourself will result in 'mass-returns' which could return even items you have approved to be in sim or pay rent for! Abuse of this privilege, including excessive use of prims, or high-prim count objects, will not be tolerated. If you need a prop set up for an extended period of time, contact a Mentor for approval first to see if a rental box is needed.
[12b.] Rentals are only available to players with approved characters for roleplay use and are not to be used for OOC gathering spaces.
[13] Sim Affiliated Groups: Groups related to or helping to coordinate groups of players for Myserie Roleplay should only be created by Morris Jenkins and there is only one Discord Server affiliated to Myserie Roleplay. These are the only groups officially recognized by Staff. Use of outside groups to circumvent this rule is a bannable offence.
[13A.] Factions - The creation of Factions and other types of groups within the world of Myserie City RP requires 30 continuous days of active participation on the sim to be able to open up a conversation about making contributions such as creating a new faction, etc. Whether a new faction is needed or fits into the lore of the sim is entirely up to Admin approval.
[13a.1] Do not form, or attempt to form your own faction without prior Admin approval. All Leaders of each Faction must also be approved prior to placement by the Admin Staff.
[14] Myserie Roleplay is not a sex Sim. Our focus is on Role-play, Storylines, and Plot. OOCly Soliciting sex, either in public, group, or IM chat is not allowed. This includes asking for sexual role-play, idly wandering the sim with your bits out and erect or not, or other unwanted advances.
[14a.] IC Sex & Nudity - While nudity is allowed on sim within roleplay reasons, keep sex in IMs or in places where it cannot be overheard by those not involved. If you have poseball props, please keep them owner-only. If someone walks up to your scene, IM them to let them know they have walked up to a sex scene, and give them the choice to join in the scene or leave. (Player's discretion.)
[15] Do Not Advertise for other roleplay sims or events within our sim or our group channels. This includes but is not limited to wearing tags which advertise other sims, talking about being at other RP sims in our in-world groups, or the Discord Server, etc.
[16] Post Orders & Etiquette are good for all to observe and enact properly.
[16a.] It is good form to always wait a full round of posting before joining a scene. This is to avoid butting into a situation you are unprepared for, such as a sex scene, fight, or even a conversation. Once you do decide to enter the scene, your character would generally only catch portions of those posts, having walked into the middle of it all.
[16b.] Post Order should always be followed unless in an emergency where you need to go AFK. (see 16c.) In large groups, you can always request that an “Apple of Posting Order” be set up by staff to help keep everyone in proper order.
[16c.] If you must go AFK for longer than 5-10 minutes, expect to have your post in the order skipped until you return. It is suggested that, should you need to leave for an unknown amount of time, that you have your character go to the restroom. Even a vampire can go to powder their nose, after all.
[16d.] Do not enter a rental unit that is not your own without permission from the renter or someone that lives there. This includes ICly and OOCly. Rental units are being paid for and therefore a more private roleplay space.
[16e.] ALL Faction bases are heavily guarded, populated, and also hidden. Unless you are of that race and or invited ICly, you would not be able to enter these places without extreme measures.
[16f.] A scene can only be voided if all parties involved agree to do so. Should one party decide against it, then the matter can be brought to an Admin. Only an Admin can void a scene against the wishes of a player and this will not be done on a whim. There needs to be a valid reason for the striking of the scene.
* Rules are subject to change as new issues arise. The group will be notified via the notices, so please do not turn this feature off! Ignorance is not an excuse!
Points of Contact:
Admins – Contact in regards to Questions or OOC disputes.
Rental Admins - Contact in regards to Rental questions.
Co-Owners - Only contact if an Admin instructs you to do so.
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