Roleplay Rules

Role-Play
Dalelands is an RP server. You are expected to not only speak IC but in a way that befits a Forgotten Realms setting. OOC needs to be kept to tells as much as possible.• You must role play what is on your character sheet. This includes  race, stats, skills, and classes. You may not take a stat bonus or class simply for mechanical purposes and then ignore it in your role play. In addition, we do not allow people to role play physical features such as tails, gills, or wings that cannot be accounted for by looking at the character sheet.• In general, relations should be kept  appropriate with the culture and nature of Faerun. Orcs and humans do not work together; Yuan-ti are slavers and wanna-be world destroyers; Drow are the seen as the most evil known of the common mortal races.• It is not normal or acceptable to group up casually with monster races such as orcs and drow, nor to have relationships with them if you aren't another orc or drow. Exceptions to this should be very rare. I take everyone as I find them'" is not an attitude that makes sense within the FR setting.• Please behave in a way that is appropriate to your character's alignment.• If you are a cleric or divine class, you must RP your commitment to your god.• Clerics must choose appropriate domains for their god, more information on gods and allowed domains can be found herehttp://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t20370-clerics-and-god-domains• Known languages and learning new ones: http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t23308-learning-new-languageshttp://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t18057-human-languages• Using HIPS, stealh and invisibility is a chapter of its own, the guidelines for that are found in the following linkhttp://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t22225-new-guidelines-regarding-hide-in-plain-sight-hips• Assassination guidelines are found here http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t18359-new-guidelines-for-assasinations• Rebuilding a character is a chapter in itself and the rules can be found here http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t19487-rebuilds-rp-tokens-for-rebuilds-and-the-rarity-of-free-rebuilds• Permanently retirering a character, if the character is over 3 months old then special rules may apply, see this linkhttp://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t25488-permanent-death• If the leader of a faction is absent /minimally active for a period of six weeks then another player can take over. More on this is found here: http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t17456-absent-faction-heads• Characters can, under certain circumstances, be retired and turned into NPCs (and therfore giving a DM complete control over the former PC)http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t24036-retiring-pcs-to-npcs

Roleplay Suitable to your Character Sheet
You are not allowed to RP any powers, abilities or physical traits that are not part of your in game Character sheet.

This includes the use of any PnP spell or abilites of classes (or Races) not listed on your sheet or Templates which are generally not available on DB for starting characters (i.e. Half Fey, Devil, Dragon etc..). No tails, claws, wings, gills or other unsupported character traits either.No Player is allowed to use PnP spells/abilities without DM consent.We also do not allow characters to RP that they are possessed, controlled, or granted special RP circumstances from forces other than themselves without DM permission. (With the obvious exception of divine casting classes receiving spells from their gods).

NB: for vital info on certain classes etc please check this thread: http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t2012-class-rules-and-application-classes-races

Metagaming & Godmodding
The simple definition of Metagaming is the use of out-of-game information or resources to affect one's in-game decisions. Metagaming is strictly forbidden and is a punishable offense. Metagaming can include: Godmodding is also forbidden. This can include:
 * Acting differently due to OOCly knowing that a person is higher level than you.
 * Acting differently due to being set to Hostile.
 * Going through dungeons while stealthed / invisible and talking while HIPS'd.
 * Ignoring NPC guards ( If you are banned from for example Shadowdale, Myth Drannor or Krag. If you are banned from MD...you can not get to the Lathander Farms or Settlement. If you are banned from an area...you are not allowed to go there to do the quests. If you are caught or screenshoted by a player there will be consequences to pay. We take metagaming very seriously.)  (Please note that Myth Drannors Mythal bars the entry of some player races completely http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t21143-people-banned-from-myth-drannor-lands)
 * Entering areas that your character is banished from ICly in order to do quests.
 * Using knowledge that your character should not know ICly.
 * Telling through a disguise of a person because of OOCly seeing the name above person's head.
 * Acting differently ICly because you know you are being spied on OOCly.
 * Asking another character OOCly (through a tell or on Skype) to come find your dead body or to come help you out in PvP when the character would have no IC knowledge of your character's whereabouts.
 * Deciding consequences without appropriate rp.
 * Deciding the actions of an NPC or group of NPCs without a DM's approval.
 * Emoting/Rping an action/actions that are impossible to defend against.
 * Emoting/RPing how the other character is affected by an action, thus leaving the player unable to rp his/her own character.  (i.e. *Fred swings his axe at Jim's hand, cutting it off completely*)
 * When a character simply cannot be harmed by any and all means other RP-ers try.

Explicit RP
Explicit RP includes, but is not limited to: erotic role play, slavery, torture, graphic violence, and graphically detailed executions.

Erotic Role PlayDalelands is an 18+ server, which means that tough and/or adult themes sometimes emerge. However, it is not a social server. Any erotic RP must be done IC and in private between consenting adults (note that private means in tells). If your ERP causes OOC problems or complaints, we retain the right to revoke permission to ERP. It is a privilege, not a right.

Roleplaying torture, slavery, and sensitive topics.Torture and slavery is allowed if it's IC for good reason but, you must have OOC consent to do so, OOC consent for any permanent scars or body part removal (like a finger) and the tortured/slave has the right to bow out if they become uncomfortable at any time.

Please be aware that some subjects can be difficult for others oocly including (but not limited to) suicide, miscarriage and rape. Approach these with care and some sensitivity. If another player is uncomfortable with the situation it is your responsibility to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. If another player is making you uncomfortable, then you should screen shot the situation and contact a DM immediately.

** Note that role play involving child rape/pornography/or molestation is forbidden on our server. If you engage in this sort of RP, expect to find yourself with a warning in the least, or banned from the server in the worst case.**

Requests for Fade to Black must be respected.

Use of Profanity
Although we are an Age 18+ server, please censor all swearing if asked to do so by another player. Not everyone likes seeing curse words flying around in text during RP. This refers directly back to not ruining another persons good time.

Using Disguises & Lying
Until the skill is added in, this is how a character can use disguise in the meantime.

The character in disguise must roll either Bluff/Perform to anyone who suspects the character in question is in disguise.The character trying to look through the disguise must roll Spot against their Bluff/Perform check.

If the check is beaten, the person in disguise is seen as someone in disguise. You do NOT know who the character is immediately, only that they are trying to disguise themselves. Further RP must be done to reveal the true character.

If a character is attempting to hide their race, a mask and other completely concealing features are required.If they are merely trying to hide their identity, appropriate change of attire and speech will suffice.

Also, for now, disguise checks should not be used when attempting to enter the UD/Surface as an opposing race. However, this rule does not apply to Drow, as they are found both in the UD and Surface commonly within our setting.

No rolls are required for lying unless a DM specifically tells you otherwise during an event. If you are the one doing the lying and you would like to involve rolls you may roll bluff and the one you are lying to may roll spot or listen to determine if you seem like they have reason to disbelieve you. No matter how high the roll is, you cannot convince people of obviously false things such as “The sky is green and the grass is blue”, but as has been mentioned initially then when it comes to lying no rolls are required.

RP Consequences
When your character commits a crime (without proper disguise), you are automatically consenting to IC consequences of the action if you are caught by another player or NPC. If you are caught by other player(s) and arrested for your crimes, you must RP the consequences of your actions. A consequence such as jail, is not permanent by any means.

** If an RP consequence such as jail or capture is not something you wish to play, then don’t commit crimes inside town where the law can find you, or wear a disguise.

No character is allowed to be held in Jail longer than 2 Real Life Weeks.

The Surface and The Underdark
The contested areas that both UD and surface players can go, should be considered dangerous. This means that PVP consent should be given and that both epic UD or surface NPCs might show up killing everyone they dont like.

For clarification that means:- Surface is considered anything below open sky.- UD is the cave in Midwood, anything beyond the Firelizard cavern in Shadowdale and anything beyond the layer of the tybold mine which is guarded by elementals and firemephits. - This leaves a area of earth elementals where both surface players and UD players can go both.• The Drow city and nearby area with the Drow guards is considered off-limits for surfacers unless you are heading there with a Drow escort, or for some other reasonable RP reason (i.e. a reason other than hunting drow or there to cause conflict).• Ignoring the presence of the Drow Guards is considered metagaming (i.e. surfacer travelling to underdark simply for hunting Drow purposes).• If any that make their home in the Underdark, regardless of their race  takes the RP out and/or loses PvP on the surface, they have to head back to the underdark for a full 24 real life hours. Equally anyone if who lives on the surface is caught and defeated in the Underdark, they may not return below for 24 rl hours.• Vhaerunite and other surface-based drow are considered surfacers. Please do not claim to be a surface drow if you are not• any Underdarker found on the surface, and any surfacer found in the Underdark, henceforth  forfeit their RP out by virtue of being monsters in hostile territory.• Half drow who look reasonably like drow are treated as drow for this. If you don't look like drow, you are not treated as drow. Remember that according to the lore, half drow are regarded as being pretty well drow, accurate or not. More on this here:http://dalelandsbeyond.forumotion.com/t17806-evil-races-on-the-surface-surfacers-in-the-underdark

Event Etiquette
Not so much rules as the general expected behaviour.

Events are run by the DMs for the players, or by players for players. They might be one off or part of a storyline the DM is running, or part of the world's evolution. Events are a great spice to playing and there are a few things you can do to make them easier to run for the DM.

Listen to the DM.

Stay with the group. Running on ahead persistently makes life very hard for everyone else

Don't loot while others are fighting or interacting with NPCs

If a DM shouts that people should avoid using party chat – please listen to them and avoid it. It is seen by the DMs and can really make it hard to run an event.

Merely being present or stumbling upon an event that is run to another group does not necessarily give you a right to be part of it. It is an expected courtsey to shoot a /tell to the DM asking if you can join before taking part and to accept 'no' with good grace

Some events will be for players of certain levels. Please, if you are outside the dm's planned level range, ask his or her permission to join the event first.

If you make life difficult enough for the DM or ruin things for the other players, you might just find yourself on a quick trip to the afterlife or back in the Inn. Don't complain; it won't have been done for any reason other than you were spoiling other people's fun.