SLFF7 RP Community Rules

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( FF7 RP Rules )
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(1) Respect _______________________)
a) While this probably goes without saying, treating other players and GMs with respect is something that should always be done. Unless of course disrespect is something that is involved in the story line. Treat the player themselves (possibly not the character) the same way you would like to be treated yourself.

b) This is a NO NUDITY sim. If you are found naked, you are subject to removal from the sim until you are clothed.

c) If you feel you are being harassed by another player, you must tell that other play to stop and use the word stop. If the player persists after you say stop, it is harassment. Harassment claims where the complainant does not ask the other to stop first will not be investigated.
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(2) Language__________________ ____)
a) No excessively hateful or foul language. Please keep this in mind. Swearing is allowed in RP, if absolutely necessary, but please use restraint in OOC conversation and with personal grievances. Repeated insults and foul language will result in a warning. Play nice with your fellow RPers.

b) Insulting members of other communities or causing trouble which leads to greifing between communities will not be tolerated.
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(3) OOC (Out Of Character) Courtesy____)
a) Please refrain from excessive OOC speaking and actions. Being an OOC observer is fine, but remember, you don't exist. This is an RPG sim, and there are people trying to roleplay.

b) Please use brackets - [ ], { }, ( ), (( )) - for all OOC speak.

c) Annoying or loud gestures are not allowed. Gesture spamming will result in a warning. Continuance will be considered griefing and will subject you to article 4a.

d) If your avatar is considered to be out of character, uncanon, or is disrupting RP (i.e. a Koolaid avatar, giant mech, overly primmy armor, etc.) you will be asked to remove it.
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(4) Griefing and Harassment __________)
a) Deliberate use of prims, particles, scripts, gestures, gadgets, or general idiocy to purposefully harass, annoy, obstruct or offend others is strictly forbidden. Any alleged use of spam objects, orbit, trap or push weapons, offensive imagery or excessive particles will be investigated immediately and the perpetrators will be warned and possibly banned from the sim depending on the severity of the greivance. Anyone violating a ban by, for example, returning as an alt, will be reported to Linden Labs.

b) Spamming others with unwanted pictures or objects is another form of harassment and will be dealt with by GMs in the same manner as article 4a.

c) Do not take the law into your own hands. If someone is breaking the rules, do not trap or orbit them. Griefing in return is still griefing and may leave you subject to article 4a at the discretion of a GM. Gather proof of actions and contact a GM via the list of GMs included in the Infohub.

d) Sexual harassment is not tolerated in Midgar. All accusations will be swiftly investigated and dealt with.
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(5) Characters _____________________)
a) You cannot RP a canon character or any character with special powers without first gaining the permission of the Character approval board of the GM Council; anyone found RPing an official FF character without permission will be subject to a 24 hour ban. Repeat offenders face a permanent ban.

b) You cannot use group tags to claim you are something in this RP that you are not. (i.e. SOLDIER, Turks, AVALANCHE, ShinRa MPs, etc.) People using group tags from other FF and FF7 related RPs are not allowed to RP them here, regardless of their reason for wearing them.

c) If you come into Midgar dressed as a canon character from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, or any other related Squaresoft/Square Enix title, whether it be from the movie or the game, you will be asked to replace your outfit, the only exception is with approved canon characters.

d) The use of individual or combined unique names from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, or any other Squaresoft\Square Enix title is not allowed here unless you are playing that character. For example: You cannot go by names like "Cloud," "Tifa," "Lulu," "SephiRoxas" "Yuna," or "Zidane." (This is not an all inclusive list.)
Last names of Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts characters are also not allowed, you can not play as a "Strife" or "Gainsborough" for example, common names in the FF Universe such as "Highwind" may be approved with GM Council consent.

e) If you would like to apply for a canon character, please feel free to ask a GM about their availability. You can also find the list of current canon characters and their availability in the infohubs. Their creation must be approved by the GM council. We do not allow official characters from any games other than Final Fantasy 7.

f) The creation of canon FF7 groups and factions is also GM ruled. This includes groups stemming from said factions. (Groups such as bands of Ex-SOLDIERS, rogue MPs, etc.) They must be brought up with the GMs and approved by the council as well.

g) You are not allowed to have your character undergo Mako or Jenova Cell Treatment unless you are an official member of SOLDIER.

h) Mako Poisoning will result in a week comatose.

i) You can not know about Jenova or the Cetra, these things are top secret and only known about by the highest ranks of ShinRa.
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(6) Combat System __________________)
a) You can only take part in RP on this sim if you have an FFRC Health System. These are purchasable from the Midgar Lobby/Skybox for 150L. Don't know how to get there, if you're already in Midgar? No problem, simply teleport out and then back in to the main Midgar link.
Midgar Link: ????

b) It is forbidden to take advantage of any bugs or errors in the FFRC system or materia. This includes permission errors and modding your systems or materia to make them 'better' or stronger.

c) There are several possible ways to cheat with the Combat System and Materia, however these methods will not be explained here. If caught cheating you will face a permanent ban, you may also be temp banned if you ask others how you can cheat.
Cheating includes manipulation of SL glitches to gain an unfair advantage, for example to jump or run further or faster.

d) Taking your FFRC off in the middle of a battle is strictly forbidden, doing so will lead to a 4 hour ban. Second offense will be a 24 ban. Third offense will make you subject to a permanant ban by the GM council.

e) Removing your FFRC after a battle puts you into the wounded status for 24 hours, no exceptions. It's better to get wounded and wait 4 hours than remove it and wait 24.

f) As of now you are allowed to change classes, but only when you are out of combat, at full HP and MP, and are not "wounded." Remember, you have to remove your current FFRC to change to another, so articles 6d and 6e still apply. Be prepared to have a good IC reason to be adept at multiple classes. This is a privilage to add some slight realism to the sim, as class changes are not canon, don't abuse it.

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(7) Classes and Weapons _____________)
a) Gunners can use Guns and Magic, but not Melee Eeapons.
Fighters can use Melee Weapons and Magic, but not Guns.
Casters are now allowed to use Melee Weapons and Guns due to how disadvantaged they are.

b) Unnofficial FFRC magics and materia are not allowed to be used IC or OOC without the prior consent of all parties in the fight.

c) Guns are only to be used on single fire with damage or training bullets. Guns must have a fair firing rate, a realistic clip size (i.e. no 1000 round clips) and must reload. Guns must have a firing sound and bullets are preffered to have hit sounds.

d) If your weapon is considered too fast, does too much damage in one hit, or has questionable effects as determined by GM, you may be asked to remove it or switch to another weapon.

e) Melee weapons cannot use "bullets" to deal damage. (i.e. Samurai Island weaponry)

f) Push weapons, orbiters, cagers and explosives are strictly prohibited. Occasionally explosives are used in storyline events set up by GMs, but in those instances use of explosives must be approved by said GMs.
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( Combat ________________________)
a) Attacking people "out of the blue" is not allowed. This is also known as "KOS" or "Kill On Sight". There MUST be an RP introduction from all parties involved before the fight or it will be voided. The attacking party will face punishment at the discretion of the GMs and the attacked party may be allowed to reset their FFRC2.

b) If you wish to spar OOCly, you must obtain permission from the player you wish to fight.

c.1) After your health drops to 0 you are vulnerable to being wounded. Another player may RP wounding you, after which you are forced into a 4 hour 'Wounded Status" period, in which you are not allowed to participate in combat.

c.2) When wounding a character do not do anything which will cause permanent damage to a character (i.e removing limbs or organs.)

d.1) RP Combat is not officially supported by the sim, if you wish to use RP Combat, all parties in the fight must agree. Should you choose to RP your battle, please do not use 'auto-hits'. An auto-hit is where one player emotes that their character landed a blow or did something to another character in the same post, before the other player had a chance to react in a following post. Please be realistic in your RP, you are not invincible nor can you dodge every blow. You CAN be injured, you are not a god. (Hence the term godmoding.)

d.2) If a group of players are already within a RP Combat battle, you can not run in and demand they all switch to FFRC, either join in the RP combat scenairo or walk away.
You can only demand an FFRC fight if you are one of the players initiating the battle.
e.g, You are about to begin a fight, opponent wants RP, you want FFRC, FFRC takes precendance.

e) Teleporting out during a battle (this includes the moment your HP reaches 0 and some time afterwards, there is alot that can be done afterwards, such as wounding and incarceration) is strictly forbidden. If you vanish during a battle and do not give a valid reason then your character is automatically put into a 24-hour "Wounded" status. Repeat occurances may result in 24-hour or even permanent ban.

f) Changing characters in the middle of a battle is not allowed. This includes running a bit then switching as you run, you could always be being followed.
Switching the name on your FFRC and looking exactly the same could get you killed on account of mistaken identity.
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(9) Gadgets and Lag _________________)
a) Wallclimbers, omni-dashes (Including tele-dash and other such "teleporters.") jump enhancers, sit-hacks, speed enhancers and flight enhancers, shields and greifing devices are strictly prohibited unless you have permission from GMs to use the device for your character. These devices are NOT allowed OOC without said permission.

b) The use of high particle objects and gadgets is frowned upon, and subject to GM judgment on whether they are too laggy to be allowed. Please try to keep your particles to a minimum to reduce client lag for our residents.

c) Please limit the use of high prim attatchments and remove unused scripted objects, as this reduces our lag greatly. If a GM scan finds you wearing a high-lag object, as determined by a GM, you will be asked to remove it.
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(10) Vehicles ______________________)
a) Vehicles are allowed in our sim as long as they do not fly. Only ShinRa pilots may use flying vehicles at this time. ShinRa pilots are only allowed to use the helicopters issued them by their superiors.
If a player outside of ShinRa needs to fly, they are advised to contact the GM Council for approval.

b) Please use common sense when using a vehicle. Do not use overly large, disruptive, or laggy vehicles that would disrupt RP or obviously don't belong in Midgar. (Such as a Porche or other expensive car unless you have a REALLY good IC reason.) Such vehicles are subject to immediate deletion or return. We reserve the right to delete a vehicle that is being used to harass others or disrupt play.

c) We reserve the right to return a vehicle to it's owner at any time if it is disrupting play by causing too much lag for others.

d) When you are done using any vehicles, please delete them and put them away. Do not leave vehicles lying around the sim, doing so may result in a temporary ban.

e) Using vehicles in combat is currently not allowed without prior GM Appoval.
They are to be used only if required by an event, and must be using the Vechile Combat System supproted by Midgar, to obtain this please contact IceWolf Karlfeldt.
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(11) Furries and Other Inhuman Creatures )
a) Just because you have this or that avatar doesn't give you special abilities. You will have to follow the same rules as everyone else. If you would like to be a monster, you are allowed to apply for one, but unless you are, you will not have the special abilities usually associated with being an inhuman creature. (i.e. scent tracking, extremely keen hearing and sight, etc.) Remember, the only difference between a "furry" and a human are their appearances, niether is better than the other. (Of course this does not effect IC segregation and dislike.)

b) Taurical creatures are allowed as random encounters but not as actual /characters/. This means no driders or centaurs, etc as anything but random encounters or experiments. If you are going to play an animal, please keep your avatar reasonably FF7/Realistic. (i.e. dog, cat, fox, etc.)

c) Wings are not allowed, the only characters with wings are Angeal, Genesis and Sephiroth, as they have wings canon to the storyline.
On some rare occasions the GM's may approve other characters to have wings, however these requests are usually denied.

d) We do not allow Vampires or Werewolves, Vincent Valentine was a demonic creature, but only due to extensive experiments performed on him by Hojo.
The closest you can be to a Vampire is a Human who drinks the blood of his victims after wounding them.

e) Humans and Furries are the only allowed playable species that are not Random Encounters or Pets, no robots [Unless an allowed ShinRa Mech], no cruxes, no elves, drows, demons, summons, ogres, orcs, or any creature not apart of the FF7 Universe.
Moombas/Insects/Water Creatures/Fish/Amphibians and Dragons characters are also not allowed, the only characters of these species allowed are grandfathered as they were created before this rule came in effect.
Avians and Lizzards are occasionally allowed under special request, contact a GM for more information.

f) Pets are not allowed to talk.

g) Hooved characters are not allowed.

h) Cyborg characters or those with highly advanced robotic/cybernetic/weapon limbs are not allowed without approval.
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(12) GMs __________________________)
a) Any non-GM found impersonating one via a title from another group will be banned on sight, the same goes for telling other people you are a GM when you are not.

b) Muting a GM is a bannable offense.

c) GMs reserve the right to kick, ban, or otherwise use their given powers for any reason they see fit. They were made GMs for a reason. Please don't try to go to another GM with the same problem a GM just made a decision on. This is manipulative and forbidden. Our decisions are final, we need make no excuse for them, and no amount of manipulation, bribery or sweet talking will get you out of a decision that's been made just because /you/ don't like it.
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(13) General Sim Rules_____________________ __)
a) Midgar is set "no fly" for a reason. You can only fly if you are working on an in sim build project authorized by the GM Council, or are a member of the Rental or Administration teams.

b) Midgar is not to be used to build personal projects, it is not a sandbox.

c.1) Regarding ShinRa: ShinRa is ALWAYS guarded, if there are no player characters around, the building is considered locked down and inaccessable.

c.2) There is a lock on the ShinRa door to keep people from rushing past guards before they can RP a response. If the door is ever left unlocked, then be reasonable and RP a bit before rushing in. Give guards time to respond and don't just run in with guns blazing. (True you were able to barge in guns blazing in the game, but you are attacked by the guards shortly afterward, and due to this being SL and not pre-programmed, you need to do it slowly and RP it. And if you wish to contest the doors locking at all, Midgar is currently at war with Wutai. The ENTIRE building would be under high security.)

c.3) The elevator does not work for those who are not in ShinRa. Unless you have RPed taking a keycard, even then, an MP would have access to the 66th floor, any higher is off limits unless you have downed a SOLDIER, a Brigade Commander, or a Turk and pilfered theirs.

c.4) If you do take a keycard, it will only be valid for an hour before it will become void.

c.5) The cells cannot be opened from the inside, no matter how hard you try it can not be done.

c.6) If you wish to break someone out of the cells K.O someone, restrain them then life them, after this you can hold them hostage and force them to open the cells.

d) Regarding AVALANCHE: Their bases cannot be found at this time.

e) Please do not spam the group chats with usless information, complaints, advertisements, or things like, "Why was I banned?" If you have a question about an ejection or ban, please go the the GM channel and politely request the GM that Kicked/Banned you to contact you and you can settle the matter without spamming the public channels. The world does not need to know your problems.
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(14) Legalities ______________________)
a) Please do not encourage RPers to illegally obtain copies of any Final Fantasy product. It is strictly prohibited; we support Squaresoft/Square-Enix and wish to ensure that we all follow the copyright laws regarding their products. This includes the distribution of links as to where you can watch or otherwise obtain copyrighted Final Fantasy or related products. Midgar, Final Fantasy, the Final Fantasy VII logo, the ShinRa logo, ShinRa, AVALANCHE, and all related Final Fantasy names and characters are copywright Squaresoft/Square-Enix.
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February 2009 Midgar's ShinRa Management