Clarifications on Rule 3

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Clarifications on Rule 3

Post by Sic » January 8th, 2019, 6:46 pm

3. Explicit Content
Requiem is intended to be a realistic and perhaps even frightening role-playing experience. It is intended only for mature players capable of handling such situations. By applying for Requiem, you are signifying that you realize this and are prepared to role-play in such an environment. That being said, there are times when we draw the line; sexual role-play in Requiem is very taboo, and if you wish to role-play in such a way, please do so through means other than in-game (IE: DISCORD). Role-play involving rape is expressly forbidden and will be met with expulsion from the community. Explicitly violent, graphic or morbid role-playing designed simply to shock other players (EDGELORDISM) is not tolerated; the community does not wish to hear or read in graphic detail your character’s devious exploits of torture or maiming simply because you wish to “shock and awe”. Use some common sense and decency; there is a time and place for horror, and it doesn’t involve detailed depictions of torturous activity at every turn.


Taking a moment to address the recent situations in game, the staff would like to expand upon the aforementioned rule. It is not our desire to micro-manage every RP interaction anyone has on this shard. However, as many of you know, we’ve logs of literally everything that occurs on the shard, including full speech, emote and whisper logs. It goes without saying that we are more than capable of referencing the exact details of any situation that occurs in-game, at any time.

With that said, recent situations that uninvolved parties are under the assumption had happened did not broach a violation of Rule 3 in an after-action examination of our extensive speech logs. Furthermore, the characters involved in the situation continued their story lines without alerting staff of a potential rule violation. It was not until other uninvolved players became involved in the situation at large did the ordeal begin to be referred to as a potential violation of Rule 3. In fact, it is apparent that the situation was inflamed by uninvolved players of whom, through whatever motivations or intentions, compounded the situation by magnitudes greater than what it was. Through a series of events following this incitement of turmoil, characters were lost due to the in-game story element that is currently in control of Fort Prasidium – an element that is not beholden to be required to be fair, just or bastions of virtue as indicative of their general behavior, naming conventions, and RP. If the “thuggish” attributes associated with all of the guards didn’t tip off that this story element is not the same old song and dance, then we will do a better job in describing story element's such as the Fort Prae Conscripts better in an OOC story method.

Let me make a bright-line ruling to help clarify Rule 3 for anyone that may have a misunderstanding of the intention of our rules; inciting turmoil by using topics, situations, or plot elements we have deemed off limits as part of the rules of this shard is equivalent to violating the rule itself. Directly inferring or accusing a character of an action (such as, for example, rape, having a child, etc.) is a violation of Rule 3. Indirectly inciting turmoil by spreading such information, regardless of a character’s association with the situation is, again, a violation of Rule 3. It is quite clear where we stand in regards to certain RP scenarios on this shard, and I am disappointed in many players whom were involved in this situation due to inciting and spreading misinformation regarding the circumstances, especially given the fact that said circumstances are not accepted elements of role play on this shard.

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