Rules (v0.1)

Rules are subject to change at any time, whilst an announcement will be sent regarding rule changes, keeping up with the rules is the responsibility of the player, so if you're unsure if a rule has, or has not changed, please give them a re-read.

1. Community Guidelines:

   1.1 Staff have the final say in all situations, if in disagreement with the result, simply accept it and if needed, message a senior member of the staff team if you feel the result truly was wrong and should be looked into.

      1.1a Staff hopping simply in search of a more favorable result is not allowed, and could lead to further punishment, only approach a senior staff member if you deem the result to truly be unfair.

      1.1b Lying to staff members intentionally is not allowed, please ensure you do your best to give staff members the complete honest story.

   1.2 All players, despite the platform in use, should treat other players with respect. Harassment or discriminatory behavior included but not limited to racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and more will not be tolerated and are prohibited.

   1.3 DemiRP is an English based roleplay server, and we would apricate only English being used within all platforms.

2. Game Rules

   2.1 Hacked clients, or clients that are deemed to give an unfair advantage are prohibited and may result in punishment depending on the use.

      2.1a Hacking will result in a ban with no negotiation, the length of the ban will depend on the hacks utilized.

      2.1b Third-party clients such as Feather, Lunar, Badlion, etc are allowed as long as mods which give unfair advantages are not enabled or used.

   2.2 Fail Roleplay (FailRP) is not accepted and could lead to punishment. 

      2.2a Examples of FailRP include, but are not limited to, avoiding roleplay, power gaming, exploiting server mechanics, etc.

   2.3 All skins must be appropriate and fit the theme of the server.

   2.4 Proper use of text channels must be utilized.

      2.4a When speaking in out-of-character, /looc or /ooc should be used and the messages should not instead be sent in character chat.

   2.5 Item roleplay (ItemRP) is allowed to certain means, however item roleplaying something such as a weapon your character does not have, will be punished and deemed as FailRP.

3. Roleplay Rules

   3.1 Remain in character at all times.

      3.1a Avoid breaking immersion by bringing out-of-character (OOC) matters into IC actions or dialogue.

      3.1b Always act, speak, and think as your character would within roleplay.

   3.2 Respect the flow of Roleplay.

      3.2a Whilst some characters are more dominant in roleplay, giving other characters a chance to shine is expected as to allow all to participate.

      3.2b Will be added soon.

   3.3 Roleplay should be done in a realistic manner which suits your character.

      3.3a Whilst the server does have massive slices of fantasy elements to it, there is a limit on what should be roleplayed, please keep actions feasible.

      3.3b Avoid doing actions such as dodging all attacks, or recovering instantly from damage.

   3.4 Consent and fairness in conflicts.

      3.4a Forcing actions onto other players is not allowed, without valid permissions or reasons, forcing another player into a roleplay situation they do no want to partake in may lead to punishment.

      3.4b Allow players the chance to respond to actions and dialogue, do not simply overpower a situation by having more actions and dialogue.

   3.5 Do not Metagame.

      3.5a Using OOC knowledge obtained from sources such as discord, or any other platform not within IC, is deemed as metagame no matter how large or small.

      3.5b Characters should only act upon knowledge they know and received in character.

   3.6 Respect Fear Roleplay (FearRP).

      3.6a Roleplay appropriate fear when faced with situations which should be feared, such as punishment, possible injury, etc.

      3.6b  Avoid acting recklessly in situations where your character should instead be acting with caution.

   3.7 Using void roleplay.

      3.7a Void roleplay is allowed in certain situations, however should be agreed upon by every present member, and every player which would be affected by the void.

      3.7b Voids done by a staff member do not require agreement from all parties, or any parties.

4. Character Rules

   4.1 Demigod Requirement.

      4.1a All characters, unless approved through an application for roles such as Nymphs or Satyrs must be human Demigod campers.

   4.2 Age Limits (/age).

      4.2a Characters must roleplay their IC age, which is currently set within the range of 16 and 23, but can be altered with applications in the future.

   4.3 Starting as an Unclaimed.

      4.3a All characters begin as an unclaimed Demigod and cannot start off the bat with knowledge of who their Godly parent is.

      4.3b Once claimed by a God, the character may never switch to being claimed by another God. The choice is permanent for the character so choose wisely.

   4.4 Roleplay names (/name).

      4.4a All roleplay names require a complete first and last name (ex: Percy Jackson).

      4.4b Nicknames are allowed, and can be placed in in between the first and last name with ' ' (ex: Percy 'Seaweed Brain' Jackson).

   4.5 No celebrities or known fictional characters.

      4.5a You may not roleplay as real-life celebrities, historical figures, or well-known fiction characters (ex: Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, or other well known characters from existing media).

   4.6 Player descriptions (/description).

      4.6a Descriptions must focus on observable physical traits, what other characters could reasonably see, hear, smell or notice.

      4.6b Avoid including backstory, personality traits, or unobservable characteristics in the description.

   4.7 Unique characters.

      4.7a Every character must be unique, cloning or heavily imitating another character is prohibited. This includes stealing and using another players skin.

5. Roleplay Combat Rules

   5.1 Roleplay combat on DemiRP may be done either through play to lose (P2L) or turn-based utilizing the roll (/roll) feature built into the server.

      5.1a P2L works by both opposing parties, agreeing to not utilize the built-in roll feature and instead automatically accept the opponent's action without a roll being needed to see if the attack lands. This method is used mainly to create more engaging and immersive roleplay and when used the mindset of losing should be embraced on both sides, unless a predetermined winner was selected beforehand.
      5.1b Turn based roll combat works by utilizing the built in /roll feature (ex: /roll 100). When an action is sent, both parties would do a /roll, and depending on who wins the roll (has the higher roll result), the attacker (player who has done the action) or the defender (player who is getting actioned against), the action is deemed successful (attack has won the roll) or unsuccessful (defender has won the roll). No matter the result, after the rolls have been done, the action is switched to the party which defended previously, and it is not their turn to do an action.