Aurora Song Rules

Aurora Song Rules

ZERO TOLERANCE RULES

The rules below are absolute. Players caught violating them may be banned without prior warning.

• Players must be at least 18 years of age to play on Aurora Song. Any player under 18 years old will be banned until they are of age.
• End of round griefing (EORG) is not permitted and will result in an immediate ban.
• OOC Consent must be respected at all times, deliberate violations of OOC consent will result in a ban.
• Absolutely no hate speech, including slurs, bigotry, racism, specism (demeaning other characters in-game due to their in-game race), sexism, or ableism.
• "Metacomming" on Aurora's Song is not expressly disallowed, but using metacomms to gain an in-game advantage is disallowed, and will be punished.
• Do not use exploits, cheats, or external programs to gain an unfair advantage or disrupt the server in any way.
• Attempting to evade game bans or job/role bans will result in a ban.

1. Community Expectations

This server is about chaotic fun, collaborative storytelling, and mutual respect. If you're here to have fun at other people's expense, you are in the wrong place.

1.1 Do not be a dick

Very intuitive to follow, but to clarify a bit.

• Don't make the game worse for others. If what you're doing would piss off a reasonable person, just don't do it.
• Roleplay is collaborative. Story, friction, and conflict make things interesting, but they're tools to make a good story together. Don't fight other players, fight their characters.
• Harassment and bigotry aren't welcome. No slurs, no bullying, no "just joking", no pushing boundaries to get a reaction.
• Antagonists are part of the story too. You create chaos, but your actions should pull others in, not push them out.
• Err towards not being a problem. If you're not sure about something you want to do, aim away from disrupting others, or ask OOC. If you have to make excuses for your behaviour, you probably know you crossed the line - just apologize and move on.
• We forgive honest mistakes. But not repeated ones. We believe in growth and second chances, but if you consistently make the game less fun or less safe for others, you're not welcome here.
• Do not push political messages of any kind in chat, images, drawings or faxes.
• Do not grief as a non-antagonist; this includes against AFK and SSD/catatonic players.

1.2 Do not powergame

Displaying a consistent pattern of antisocial and unsporting behaviour in which a player prioritizes their game experience at the expense of others through but not limited to; routine optimization and abuse of game mechanics/knowledge, ignoring character motivation in favour of gaining mechanical advantage.

• Players are only allowed one UIV per flotilla spawn.

1.3 Respect Consent

Part of the server's environment caters to adult themes, and not everyone is here for that. If someone signals via LOOC, or their consent menu, that they are not interested in that kind of content you must respect that and not knowingly subject them to it.

• Public ERP is regulated for the sake of consent and comfort, the only place with explicitly allowed public ERP is the strip club bar in The Alley.
• ERP is not allowed on the central station.

2. In-context Information

Keep everything in the place it belongs. It hurts roleplay when your character starts talking about stuff they should not know.

2.1 IC/OC Conduct

• Information gained outside of In-Character(IC) means should not be used IC.
• Do not say LOC things in IC, like saying you "need to go afk because your dog wants out" in the IC chat.
• Characters can keep persistent friendships and relationships with other characters, but this should develop through IC interaction.
• Having an IC grudge is fine, but do not let the grudge extend to OOC. Similarly, do not allow negative OOC feelings about a player bleed into your IC conduct. These issues should not carry into the game, nor be made other peoples problem.

2.2 Cloning and Revival

Cloning and Revival have different effects on characters, but regardless of how you choose to roleplay these effects there are required notes that must be followed. These can be referred to as the "New-Life" rules:

• You can only recall vague details of who or what had killed you. For example "I think I was stabbed" is fine, but "John Pavlov stabbed me in the neck" is not.
• You can remember everything that happened before being incapacitated.
• When taking a ghost role, you know nothing about your previous characters while playing that role.
• Don't act on anything you saw while ghosted (see 2.1).

Separate to general New-Life rules, but equally important. Do not abuse the respawn system to do any of the following.

• Escape punishment by Security Forces
• Respawn on the same character after being given Permanent Confinement or Execution sentencing.

3. Chat and Language

All of our staff are primarily English speaking, and so is the majority of the community. As such, all communication should be done in English. That does not mean you may not use phrases from other languages, but if it is suspected you are doing so to hide the use of slurs you may be banned in accordance with the Zero-Tolerance Rules. Additionally we ask that you:

• Do not spam chat
• Do not advertise other servers without clearance to do so.

4. General Roleplay Guidelines

Your IC name must be reasonable and fit into the game's setting. So that means no, you cannot play "Glup Shitto" here. This is a roleplay server first and foremost, so give your character the effort it deserves.

4.1 Naming

• Avoid joke names, real world brand references, existing fictional characters or names parodying them (e.g. Paul Badman, Tom Ford)
• Avoid using character names of other well-known players, impersonation in this way is considered a knowing violation of consent.
• All species have a naming convention, which you should generally follow (but are not required to)

4.2 Meta/Chat

• Your character and You are two separate entities, this goes for everyone else as well. Do not treat the player as their character.
  • To clarify, how you feel about something doesn't have to be how your character feels about it and vice-versa.
• Low roleplay actions that have no regard for your character or the setting (memes, silly copy paste spam IC) degrade the experience for everyone, avoid their use or you may be subject to punishment.
• Try to avoid netspeak that doesn't have a parsed replacement in the chat system.

5. Arrivals Safe Zone

The Bus dock hallway and Arrival Areas are considered a safe zone and absolutely no antag activity or griefing is permitted within that zone. The rest of The Outpost is completely open to antagonists, but this area (to prevent dying on round entry) is not. This means that the bus hallway must not be:

• Destroyed, modified or removed
• Restricted from traffic.
  • Destroying the bus to the Arrivals space is strictly forbidden and will result in at least a 12 hour ban.

6. Antagonism

• When taking a ghost role, follow its set of rules unless told otherwise by an admin.
  • Spamming ahelp asking for an exception will likely lead to a ban.
• Solo antags (e.g. space dragon) and free agents should not work with team antagonists (e.g. pirates) without there being roleplay involved.
• Non-Antagonists may not explicitly seek out an antagonist to assist them, but you are not obligated to turn down any requests of aid from one unless it is an existential threat (such as nukies)
• Antagonists might force you to do things, and while this can be interesting roleplay please remember your consent is important!
• Antagonist roles are expected to act hostile towards non-antagonists.
• Antagonists include xenomorphs, syndicate exfiltrators, space dragons, zombies and pirates.
• Free agents may act hostile towards non-antagonists or not, at their discretion.

7. Player vs Player Combat

Player versus Player combat (PVP) is allowed on this server, but as with everything, should be roleplay with care and attention. For that purpose we've got two easy to reference guides for how your conflict scenarios should generally shake out for the sake of everyone having fun and creating interesting stories.

7.1 Escalation

Combat should not be a game of "who draws first", nor should it be entirely a mechanical resolution. Some targets however are open for attack the moment they are known. Chiefly, Pirates and pests(mothroach, mice etc). However reference the below list for a quick breakdown of how you should conduct yourself during conflict based roleplay.

• As a non-antagonist, don't attack Sector-aligned ghost roles like familiars, drones or pets without provocation.
• Do not attack another player without a legitimate, explainable reason In Character that could be applied in a similar, real-life scenario.
• If a fight results in someone being critically injured or killed, do not hide the body. Take steps to prevent rot if it does not put you at risk.
• If a fight ends and both parties leave the area, you cannot skip escalation and plunge back into a fight. What's done is done.
  • This specifically means you cannot "go in swinging" if you see them again, it does not preclude you from continuing conflict.
• Security Forces and command roles must resolve situations with non-lethal force and de-escalate IC confrontation except in cases where there is a reasonable chance of harm/death.
• An outline of escalation within a scene can, but does not have to, look like:
  • Identify other party and declare aggression
  • Engage with low level conflict measures(non-lethal/crowd control measures, disablers etc)
  • Escalate to firearms and lethal weapons

To be abundantly clear, unless you are playing a Command or Security role, you do not have to start with non-lethals. The consequences thereafter are yours to bear.

7.2 PVP fighting

• Boarding other players shuttles is allowed.
  • We strongly recommend negotiation first
• It is recommended to make your combat confrontations a give and take, rather than just a show of how robust you are
  • It helps make more interesting narratives when characters can pause in gunfights to shout at one another every now and then!
• Hostile forces that are known, declared and confirmed may be considered "Belligerent"
  • Such vessels can be boarded non-conventionally and have their systems disabled in an attempt to bring them to justice.

8. Crime and criminality

While the sandbox allows for crimes to be committed and criminality to be engaged with as a character trait, anyone engaging in criminal behaviour should remember that consequences will happen. Additionally, being a criminal doesn't excuse you from the other present guidelines. Keep it cool, keep it fun. General things to remember when committing a crime are:

• Capital crimes have big character connotations, and shouldn't be committed lightly.
  • You might've just denied innocent people on the colony part of their income with that vault heist, for example.
• Robbery demands should be kept reasonable, to avoid players feeling genuinely robbed.
  • As one of the few hard rules in these guidelines, you may NEVER ROB THE BANK ACCOUNT of another player unless this scenario was agreed upon prior OOC.
• If a Cyborg or other limited Silicon is responsible for criminal behaviour, the person giving the order is generally responsible.
• Punishments can and will be compounded depending on the number and severity of crimes committed.
• "Common Law" is to wait at least 20 minutes to loot, salvage or claim an abandoned shuttle
  • To start this timer you must identify the craft over wideband and confirm no one is present.

9. Silicons and Law-bound entities

Law-bound entities must follow their laws to the letter, even if doing so would break Space Law

9.1 Orders

• You cannot follow orders that break core or roleplay rules.
  • If an order makes you feel uncomfortable, or you feel it violates your consent, you should raise an X-Card immediately.
• When a silicon interprets orders in good faith, the person that gave the order is responsible for the outcome.
• Intentionally misinterpreting orders is allowed, subject to your laws.
  • The silicon is responsible if this approach leads to them breaking the rules.

9.2 Laws

• You must act in accordance with your laws unless they break core or roleplay rules.
• You cannot request your own laws to be changed.
• Higher listed laws overrule lower listed laws when there are law conflicts.
• If a law is vague enough that it can have multiple reasonable interpretations, it is considered ambiguous.
  • You must choose and commit to an interpretation of the ambiguous law as soon as you have cause to.
• Silicons with no laws are completely unshackled and may act however they please as long as it does not break core/roleplay rules.

10. Aurora Sector Staff

The Staff of the sector, be they Security officers serving in the SLE, service staff on The Outpost, or some other role bankrolled by the government of the Aurora Sector, are to be an example of roleplay and conduct to the community. Some of these roles also have specific caveats to playing them that you implicitly agree to when taking the role.

• Security Forces (SLE) and Outpost Staff roles are considered direct employees of Colonial Command, and are held to higher standards than contractors.
  • These roles are strictly non-antagonists. Engaging in any Antagonist activities in these roles is strictly prohibited.
  • Abuse of the equipment provided to these roles is strictly prohibited.
  • You must follow your departmental SOP.
• SLE Officers roleplaying as 'bad cops' and intentionally violating space law is forbidden, and will result in a role ban.
  • Space Law is not optional for these roles and must be understood properly before taking a position in their ranks.
• Civilian and Security Staff are expected to maintain a minimum of competency and performance on their jobs. Security Staff must follow Department Standard Operating Procedure.
  • Excess funds received from the sale of criminal assets are to be returned to their original owners.
  • These assets are not to be plundered or embezzled by SLE or Outpost Security.
  • This will be treated as a Zero-Tolerance Policy within the department, and result in a role ban if violated.
• The SLE are allowed to use their knowledge of ship layouts to aid in ship searches.
• SLE who encounter a Syndicate smugglers pod may seize the contents of the pod and redeem it for SCU at the SLE Outpost.
  • SLE may not activate dead drops themselves nor work with others to activate dead-drops.
• Money found on board vessels belonging to hostile corporations, governments or rogue-groups can be seized and deposited into the SLE bank account. Officers may not keep these funds for personal use.
  • But hey, if you're around later the Commissioner might dispense bonuses from the budget.

11. Command Standards

You have been vetted, and approved of by the Auroran Colonial Commissions Office. And now are able to serve in the capacity of a Colonial Command Field Officer (CCFO), be that a Station Representative, Director of Care or Commissioner. You are the highest of authorities in the sector when serving in these positions, second only to Terrestrial Command Officers. You must ace as an example for the rest of the community.

• Command roles (e.g. Station Rep, Commissioner) are held to a high standard of roleplay, and will have instances of LRP behaviour scrutinized more heavily.
• Command staff may never embezzle department funds, or they will face fines and a roleban.
• If you must end your shift early, check the following list:
  • Have your ID on your character
  • Ensure no role specific equipment (Door remotes, uplinks) is left out, or otherwise not on your person.
  • Return to cryosleep.
  • If this is not possible, contact an admin on the discord via ticket or directly pinging one to notify of the situation.
• Command is expected to enforce docking laws and collect any fines related to dock loitering.
• CCFO's may not tax, lease, rent or otherwise impede the use of station resources. This includes:
  • Charging docking fees, or charging for docking extensions.
  • Restricting Vendor Access (e.g. moving machines behind locked doors) without extenuating circumstance
  • Restricting access to station resources.
• The Commissioner is to ensure that any recruited rookies receive proper training and are supervised properly at all times.
  • Rookies should be studying under and working alongside the Commissioner or a designated Lieutenant who can oversee their training as an officer and in Space Law, SOP and server rules relating to the SLE
  • Rookies who refuse training, try to farm playtime or insist on working alone are to be reported in ahelp.
  • Repeated incidents with training rookies may be considered a sign of poor leadership, and result in inspection and review of the Commissioner at fault.

12. Erotic Roleplay Rules

Players engaging in Erotic Roleplay on our fork are welcome and accommodated for in our rules, however there are some hard restrictions we put in place explicitly for the sake of our own comfort as the people running this. These are non negotiable, and should be ahelped if they become apparent.

• Any content involving the following is grounds for appeal only ban: Paedophilia, Necrophilia, Bestiality
  • We do not want, nor care to support this content here.
  • Age-play counts as paedophilia in the eyes of the server administration, do not engage in this.
• Event roles/Ghost roles are not allowed to ERP
  • Do not ERP as a dungeon/expedition boss
• If someone does not consent to a scene(OOC), or withdraws their consent from a scene you MUST accommodate their immediate exit.
• Station/Crew pets are off limits, harkness test or not.
• To reiterate on 1.3 Consent, you should not engage in public ERP outside of The Alley strip club.

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Game Mechanics
SLE	Space Law · SLESOP
Medical	MedicSOP
Corporate	CorpoRepSOP
Crime	Smuggling · Pirate Guide