Arelith's Golden Rules

We hate rules. Initially, our ONE rule was 'have fun'. The problem with that was some people think it's loads of fun to do things that detract (and remove) the fun that other players are having, and the server quality reflected that. The current rules that we stringently enforce to ensure quality can really be summed up with the following statement: Play nicely and don't be a cheeseball.

RULE 1: Role Play

We expect you to Role Play here. OOC and // talk are not allowed. Stay in character. Famous characters, using unearned titles, or using external software to modify the physical appearance of your character (including headpaks) is prohibited. Also note, that character names, skin tones, etc. can be rejected at DM's discretion and if asked, you are expected to remake without complaint. Similarly, if your character concept is harmful to the immersion of the world (e.g. you're playing Drizzt) you will be asked to delete and start over with a different concept.

RULE 2: Abide by the Rules of Engagement

Combat actions and political actions against other PC's (PvP) MUST BE INTERACTIVELY ROLE PLAYED. That means: you interact, they interact, BEFORE any battle occurs. No exceptions. If your character is killed by another PC (or vice versa), you must wait one realtime day before participating in PvP or interacting in any way with that PC or other hostile PCs from the battle unless both sides explicitly agree otherwise. You are always free to take flight from PvP. Having an opposite or evil alignment is not sufficient reason for PvP action. Before attacking another player the dislike state must be activated.

RULE 3: Stealing (No Excessive Theft)

Stealing more than ONCE per real time day from the same player is prohibited and will result in painful penalties, or worse. Stealing 'once' means one successful item or gold theft. One item means one stack of items - so you can steal 99 stacked arrows, or one bow. Please note, that stealing or destroying someone's furnishings is considered griefing if more than ONE piece is damaged/stolen. Please use the pickpocket skill with extreme caution, as there can be dire consequences when used wrong.

RULE 4: Be Nice

Cybering is NOT PERMITTED on this server. There is a vast age range that plays on Arelith, for this reason, restrict any conduct you may be involved in to a "PG-13" level of interaction. Unwarranted rudeness, potentially offensive role play, inappropriate sexual references, foul language, harassment, killing non-hostile NPCs without DM supervision, and poor gamesmanship (including wanton destruction, griefing of any kind, exploiting known or unknown bugs, transferring items between your characters, logging to avoid consequences, etc) are prohibited. To conserve server resources for all, ownership of game property is limited to one shop, one quarter, one guildhouse (a quarter that contains other quarters) and any number of temporary shops (marked as such) per PLAYER (not character, CD key, login name, etc. Player. Real, flesh and blood player).

RULE 5: Listen to the DMs.

The Dungeon Masters are to be considered the final authority in any dispute, question, or issue that comes up, and by playing on Arelith, you agree to abide by their decisions. If there is a dispute with a DM ruling, or if you feel you've been dealt with unfairly, OBEY THE RULING at the time, and then contact me (Ka Ta, Jjjerm) and I will resolve it. Send any complaints or compliments to me by PM on the forums (username Jjjerm).

Disregarding any of these rules will result in punitive disciplinary actions up to and including permanent removal from the Arelith community if it is deemed necessary for the community as a whole.

Arelith Forum Rules

General Etiquette

Please be polite and understanding of your fellow community members. Flaming, personal attacks and name-calling will not be tolerated.

Use the appropriate forums for your posts. Please make note of the topic of your post and place it in the right spot on the forums. Stay on topic. Try to avoid de-railing threads, and keep your responses in theme with the issues addressed. Spamming is not allowed. Please consider if your post adds or contributes something to the conversation. Spam posts, or posts accusing previous posts of being spam will be deleted.

Flame Wars, DM Actions and Privacy If there is ever a question or complaint regarding player or DM action, the public forums are not the place to address such. Please PM a member of the DM team or e-mail Jj at arelithsupport@gmail.com.

Keep things appropriate. We have a large and varied player base- so we have established a PG-13 guideline for forum and in game conduct and content. This includes the usage or implication of inappropriate language. It is not acceptable to place "***" or similar to allude to improper language. If you are ever unsure on if a topic or wording is appropriate, consider the following; Would you be comfortable having someone's younger children viewing the material? Would you be comfortable exposing Jj & Heather's children to it? If the answer is no, then it doesn't belong here.

Avatars, Signatures and Posting Images

You may select an avatar for use on the forums by accessing your profile (Click the profile link at the top of your screen) and either choosing an image from our avatar gallery, or by linking to an external image on the web. Avatars may be no larger then 100 pixels wide x 150 pixels tall in size.

Any images exceeding the size limit or in poor taste will be removed. Signature images or banners are not allowed.

Please keep posted images to a reasonable size, and mark all image posting threads with “Image Heavy” or similar notification.

Private Messages

The forums have an integrated PM system, which allows users to send e-mail to each other. Please remember to clean up your PM box regularly, removing un-needed sent and received messages to keep the database running smoothly.

Private messages are bound by the same rules as public posts. Profane, insulting and abusive private messages will result in a ban.

More On Language and Appropriate Content:

In game, that guideline is very likely to be somewhat looser then on the boards, where using mild (but still within PG-13 standards) language can be a character trait or used to intensify an extreme situation. On the boards, mild language should not be used heavily, if at all.

This is because all forum users are expected to maintain a polite demeanor at all times. The use of a word in the pejorative creates an atmosphere which isn't pleasant for all visitors, may offend some parents, and can invoke angry or "flame" posts. This in no way means that someone can't express displeasure at something, but discussions should be coherent and polite. If, at any point, someone is not able to compose a dignified response to something here, then it is the user's sole responsibility to say, 'you know what, I am too angry right now, I'm going to wait until I can respond appropriately.'

As in game, being angry is not justification in any sense for breaking the rules or acting in an offensive or harassing manner. Only the player can gauge how their emotion level is and be accountable for not being able to walk away when they reach that point. The PG 13 guideline also implies that regardless of language used, the sole purpose of a post should not be to insult, offend or defame any member of the community.

I really would rather there never be a laundry list of "Do not say these words" or "Taboo Subjects and post types". If there is ever any doubt on the acceptability of a post, the DM team and the forum moderators can help you work through it, but I will repeat here- as a general guideline; if you cannot get your message across without the use of foul, inappropriate or insulting language, then your message is not acceptable.

If there is ever any doubt as to what constitutes violation of the forum rules, the Moderator/Admin Team will make the final call.

Chatroom Rules

See General Etiquette, Be Nice.

Scrolling Don’t do it. Scrolling is typing or copying the same line over and over and over.

Creating your chat login -Use your forum login as your chat login -Using someone else's forum login is DISALLOWED, you are being tracked by ip, you will be caught

Bashing other players/DMs Another don’t, with them in the chat or not.