RP Rules and Guidelines

RP Rules and Guidelines

First and foremost *The IRON Charter and *ALL APPROPRIATE FORUM RULES APPLY in addition to the RP guidelines.
Read them. Learn them. Live them.

PREFACE

In Game-related RP is a retreat from alliance politics for those looking to do more traditional roleplaying. In Game-related RP roots you firmly as a national leader, or other figure on a national level acting out a scenario that may or may not be taking place in-game (see below).

DEFINITIONS

Roleplay - Roleplay is acting, speaking, or playing in any manner that doesn't reflect you the player. Roleplay is make believe. It's fiction at its finest. It's not real. Therefore, anything you roleplay does not happen in real life. It has no effect on the game mechanics at all, it is simply used to amplify the experience of you, the player on this site.

In Character (IC) - In Character means that the player is speaking as the leader of their nation or some other citizen of the fictional Cyber Nations world. Anything said is spoken from the viewpoint of that character and has no bearing on the player's emotions or feelings in real life. A degree of OOC commentary is permissible so long as it does not make up the majority of your post, and only given that it is labeled with an "OOC:" designation.

Out of Character (OOC) - Out of Character means the player is speaking as themselves, a human sitting at a computer, playing a game. As this posting style is "beyond the game" it is expected that players will treat it as such and not bring personal feuds or broader conflicts into Game-related RP.

THE FORUMS

Game-related RP - This is an IC subforum. Game-related RP is for the acting out / roleplay of events that are happening in-game, such as spying operations, trade and aid sanctions, or wars between nations. While events that are being roleplayed may or may not be related to happenings in the Open World RP political community it is up to the creator(s) of the RP to determine the parameters of the RP and either link to the relevant OOC thread(s) located in Open National RP, or otherwise make them clear under an "OOC:" labeled section what those parameters are. Remember that as this is an IC forum NO references to game mechanics, forums, IRC, and anything "real world" are permitted.
Sandbox rule applies.

Fantasy RP - This is an IC subforum. Fantasy RP is for the more hardcore roleplayers that seek to create a world separate from the alliance-oriented political arena of Open World RP. Fantasy RPs are given a great deal of freedom in their own governance: the degree to which they are tied to the game is mostly up to the RP's creator(s). Remember, however, that all RPs tied to actual in-game events such as ongoing wars, trade sanctions, etc. belong in Game-related RP. As with Game-related RP it is up to the RP's creator(s) to determine the parameters of the RP and either link to the relevant OOC thread(s) located in Open National RP, or otherwise make them clear under an "OOC:" labeled section what those parameters are. Remember that as this is an IC forum NO references to game mechanics, forums, IRC, and anything "real world" are permitted.
Sandbox rule applies.

SUBJECT CONTENT

The depiction of brutally inhumane acts, ethnic cleansing, and sexually explicit engagements or material, in image or text form, is strictly prohibited. Please remember in accordance with the forum rules that backseat moderating and mention/discussion of moderation issues in these forums is prohibited. Phrases such as "in before lock", "[person] is a troll", and the like is prohibited. The unauthorised publishing of alliance nation guides is prohibited. The posting of any person's real life or personal information is strictly prohibited. All content is subject to moderator action/removal as is your account in accordance with the above and the forum rules. If you are unsure of the legality of something you wish to post, contact a moderator.

MODERATOR INTERVENTION IN ROLEPLAY

The moderation staff will take a hands-off approach to all roleplay affairs. Unless a poster is in violation of the forum rules or the guidelines outlined here no official action will be taken. Governance of individual RPs and their specific guidelines will be left to the RP creator(s) and the participants of the RP. However, where there is a dispute of the validity of the actions of a user or users a request may be sent via PM to an appropriate member of the moderation staff (***pending***) to make a non-binding objective judgment. Even after such a judgment it remains the responsibility of the participants to come to a resolution. Always remember that if there are irreconcilable differences you may always start new/separate RPs.