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Server Rules

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== Foreword ==
<big>'''The guiding principle behind our rules is respecting the consent, comfort, and agency of others.'''</big>

All players and characters on the Den must be 18+ years old.

This page is intended to concisely cover our most important rules. Additional rules regarding specific detailed topics can be found on our [[subrules]] page.

All rule enforcement is ultimately at the discretion of admin interpretation, but we are always looking to set clear expectations. If there is any room for misunderstanding, it will be taken into account and corrected when possible. Please ask if there is any confusion, and make a staff ticket if you would like any previous decision or admin action reviewed.

== '''<big>Rule 0</big>''' ==
The Den aims to encourage roleplay and allow players to write their own story for their character, while discouraging random anarchy, unwanted disruptions, and OOC discomfort. We frequently grant exceptions to rules to allow pursuit of personal goals. This is often referred to as a "Rule 0 request".

Please ask us via ahelp for practically any assistance or rule exception that would enhance or enable roleplay. This can include permission to commit major crimes as a crew-aligned character, items, special character modifications, custom antagonist objectives, personal events, and almost anything else you can think of. As long as the station has sufficient staffing, admins aim to accommodate most requests.

== Primary Rules ==
'''<big>1. Consent:</big>''' Respect and accommodate other people's consent, comfort, and agency in all things. Consent must be clear and obtained OOC before actions that would require it. Prior consent for one interaction does not constitute blanket consent for future interactions. Consent may be withdrawn at any point, and its withdrawal must be immediately respected. Be clear in your consent preferences sheet.

If someone does anything that you are uncomfortable with, tell them immediately in LOOC, request help from an admin, and/or press the X card button in the consent menu. If someone raises an X card, immediately pause or disengage completely. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Privacy Holobarriers|Privacy Holobarriers]], [[Subrules#Chemicals, Food, and Drinks|Chemicals/Drinks/Food]]

<big>'''2. General Behavior:'''</big> Be civil, polite, and respectful. Don't make the round worse for others for your own amusement. Don't harass people or make others uncomfortable. Don't be abrasive to others without prior consent. Don't be an asshole. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Chat Rules|Chat Rules]], [[Subrules#Social Conflict|Social Conflict]]

'''<big>3. Self Antagonism:</big>''' Don't be a nuisance, threat, or problem for the station unless you are an antagonist and your objectives direct you to do so. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Social Fights|Social fights]], [[Subrules#Harmless Crime|Harmless Crime]], [[Subrules#Prisoners|Prisoners]]

<big>'''4. Roleplay:'''</big> Enable collaborative storytelling whenever possible, especially during conflict. Don't "play to win" at the cost of others. Don't be an unwanted disruption. Play a character that acts in a believable way for someone employed on or visiting a station, who wants to continue living, avoid injury, and (usually) remain employed. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Continuity|Continuity]], [[Subrules#Adversarial Roleplay (Primarily involving player antagonists)|Adversarial Roleplay]], [[Subrules#Social Conflict|Social Conflict]], [[Subrules#Naming Policy|Naming Policy]], [[Subrules#Ghost Roles|Ghost Roles]], [[Subrules#Silicons|Silicons]]

'''<big>5. Erotic Roleplay:</big>''' NSFW interactions and ERP are allowed between mutually consenting individuals, but everyone's boundaries must be respected. Don't expose anyone to NSFW dialogue, emotes, content, or scenes without informed prior consent.

Don't discuss previous ERP interactions with others, without consent from everyone who was involved. Use privacy holobarriers with clear descriptions to mark areas containing scenes or content that requires consent to view. Never open bolted doors with privacy holobarriers on them. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Privacy Holobarriers|Privacy Holobarriers]], [[Subrules#Prisoners|Prisoners]], [[Subrules#Chemicals, Food, and Drinks|Chemicals/Drinks/Food]]

'''<big>6. Sensitive Topics:</big>''' Any depiction of self harm, any graphic descriptions of violent or body horror content, and all explicit erotic content must have the prior informed OOC consent of everyone who is exposed to it, before being roleplayed out or spoken about. Do not discuss these topics in any channels other than whisper, subtle or subtle OOC. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Privacy Holobarriers|Privacy Holobarriers]], [[Subrules#Chat Rules|Chat Rules]]

'''<big>7. Gameplay:</big>''' Do the job you signed up for, and be available to handle problems relevant to your role. Don't do other people's jobs, whenever possible. Don't chase threats unless it's your job to do so. Cooperate with your department members. If you're going to be unavailable, let your department know. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Powergaming|Powergaming]], [[Subrules#Validhunting|Validhunting]], [[Subrules#Metagaming & Metashield|Metagaming]], [[Subrules#Respawning & Cryosleep|Respawning]]

'''<big>8. High Expectation Roles:</big>''' Gameplay and roleplay standards are more strictly enforced for Command, Dignitary, Justice, and Security. Adhere to your [[Standard Operating Procedures|SOP]] and [[Space Law]]. Your role's responsibilities take priority over private roleplay.

Be knowledgeable about your role/department. Enable others to be involved in available gameplay and roleplay. Do not enact arbitrary decisions or otherwise abuse your authority to the detriment of the crew. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Respawning & Cryosleep|Cryosleep & Respawning]], [[Subrules#Adversarial Roleplay (Primarily involving player antagonists)|Adversarial Roleplay]]

'''<big>9. Antagonists:</big>''' Gameplay and roleplay standards are more strictly enforced for antagonists. Adhere to your [[Antagonist SOPs|SOP]]. Objectives can be ignored, but harmful antagonist activity must significantly contribute towards your objectives, while avoiding collateral or widespread damage.

Don't kill uninvolved crew for their equipment or access. Don't pursue objectives inside privacy holobarrier areas. Don't damage dorms, arrivals, or evac. Don't call or recall the evac shuttle. Don't ram the station. - '''Related:''' [[Subrules#Ghost Roles|Ghost Roles]], [[Subrules#Silicons|Silicons]], [[Subrules#Adversarial Roleplay (Primarily involving player antagonists)|Adversarial Roleplay]]

'''<big>10. Miscellaneous:</big>'''

* 10.1 All players and characters on the Den must be 18+ years old. Characters must behave in a way resembling adulthood.
* 10.2 There is zero tolerance for bigotry, discrimination, slurs, kinkshaming, toxicity, stalking, or harassment on the Den. These rules include behavior or speech aimed at any group, marginalized or non-marginalized.
* 10.3 Don't disconnect, ignore, or display hostility during a disciplinary ahelp or ticket.
* 10.4 Don't use multiple accounts.
* 10.5 Don't harm or steal from SSD players. Players SSD longer than 30 minutes may be placed in cryosleep.
* 10.6 Don't perform any hostile actions on the evac shuttle or at Central Command. This includes all roles. Don't bring explosives or uncontained artifacts onto the evac shuttle.
* 10.7 Don't round remove characters without consent. Don't biomass dead player characters without consent. Taking the Marked for Removal trait is explicit consent to be round removed.
* 10.8 After being revived by any means, characters only remember vague details of their death and the preceding 5 minutes. They remember nothing from when they were unconscious or dead.
* 10.9 Players are allowed to communicate out of game about the current round (voice chat, etc). Do not use this for in-character benefit.
* 10.10 Don't livestream to a public audience. Don't record or livestream private scenes or any NSFW activity. Don't use the tape recorder item to record private conversations without consent.
* 10.11 Don't spam sounds or emotes.

== Subrules ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Detailed Additional Rules Organized by Topic
![[Subrules#Chat Rules|Chat Rules]]
![[Subrules#Privacy Holobarriers|Privacy Holobarriers]]
![[Subrules#Chemicals, Food, and Drinks|Chemicals/Food/Drink]]
![[Subrules#Naming Policy|Naming Policy]]
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|[[Subrules#Adversarial Roleplay (Primarily involving player antagonists)|Adversarial Roleplay]]
|[[Subrules#Social Conflict|Social Conflict]]
|[[Subrules#Social Fights|Social Fights]]
|[[Subrules#Harmless Crime|Harmless Crime]]
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|[[Subrules#Continuity|Continuity]]
|[[Subrules#Powergaming|Powergaming]]
|[[Subrules#Validhunting|Validhunting]]
|[[Subrules#Metagaming & Metashield|Metagaming]]
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|[[Subrules#Respawning & Cryosleep|Respawning]]
|[[Subrules#Ghost Roles|Ghost Roles]]
|[[Subrules#Silicons|Silicons]]
|[[Subrules#Prisoners|Prisoners]]
|}

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= Welcome to The Den! =
The Den is a medium roleplay server that prioritizes the comfort and safety of our players above all else. We pride ourselves on having an extremely active admin team to maintain a comfortable and enjoyable experience for everyone. If you ever have any issue, question, or request on the Den, do not hesitate to ahelp or send in a ticket over discord. We are always happy to assist with any issue, whether gameplay related or investigating player actions. You will never be in trouble for asking for help.
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|Most of our shifts place more emphasis on roleplay and interactions between characters, than on gameplay mechanics. There may be chaos, and characters may be injured or killed, but it's rare for a character to not make it home at the end of the shift. Many of our mechanics have been tweaked to ensure this, such as ashing being disabled, and enhanced medical options.
|Command, Security, and Antagonists are held to a higher standard on our server, and should be expected to focus on advancing interesting interactions and stories, and not prioritize "winning" at all costs. Many roles will only have in-character consequences for not following their SOP or breaking space law (within reason), however Command and Security are generally expected to follow their SOP and space law to the best of their ability, unless otherwise given permission by admins.
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|All kinds of characters are welcome on the Den, from the silly, to the serious; from the nice to the nasty. However your character's conduct should never be overly disruptive of other people's experience, without making sure everyone is okay with it in LOOC. Character continuity between shifts is appreciated and encouraged, but is not forced on anyone.
|Antagonists are free to ignore their original objectives, and may ask for new randomized ones, or request admin permission to pursue their own idea for a special objective, but do not have a license to cause random chaos. Any damage that they cause must be proportional and related to their objectives in some way, or permitted by admins first.
 Some interaction and dialogue is generally expected between opposing sides before escalating to violence, and attacking while one party is still speaking is considered poor behavior. No antagonist activity or hostile actions should take place on the Evac shuttle or Central Command.
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Adult themes and ERP are allowed on the server, but only in private areas, and only in the presence of those who have consented to view such content. We are a server that allows ERP in appropriate areas, for those who are interested; we are not an ERP focused server. On The Den, we take consent extremely serious: if you don't like something, let the other person know! '''All our players are expected to be able to drop a scene and move on, no questions asked.'''

We hope that you have an excellent experience on the Den! Please let the admin team know if you have any questions or need help in any way.

If you'd like to help out, please contact the wiki team on our [https://denstation.net/discord discord]!

Game Rules

2026-03-14T01:49:51Z

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== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

We respect player privacy and agency. All chat messages are logged, however subtle, whisper, and SOOC are ''not'' viewable/viewed by admins, player ghosts, or otherwise, unless logs relating to an investigation are checked.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
C1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

C2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

C3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

C3.1 Crossing the threshold of NSFW doors or NSFW holobarriers means you automatically give your consent to view NSFW content (please examine the door/holobarrier for more information). Consent is still required from both parties (or more) in order to participate.

C3.2 Do not cross into areas marked by NSFW holobarriers as any creature, animal, or other non-humanoid ghost role.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

C4. Be civil:

C4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

C4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

C4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

C4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

C4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

C4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
R0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

R0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

R0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

R0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

R0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

R0.5 This rule can be enacted with informed OOC consent. You must make your intent clear, so that the consenting party knows and understands the full extent of your requested actions. Otherwise, you require admin permission via AHelp.

R0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent nor do you AHelp. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them or admins prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in an AHelp if your security character can break SOP and destroy critical evidence linking their friend to a crime. Given permission, you go through with the SOP breach, and if it's discovered, accept being reprimanded in-character/tried by a magistrate judge.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You ask a player OOC if your character can kill theirs because they were a witness to your character's crime. The other player agrees to having their character killed, and you go through with the act, killing them and throwing their body into space, ensuring they cannot be found. However, since the player did not agree to being round-removed, and you did it anyways, you are punished accordingly.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''R1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
R1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

R1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

R1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

R1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

R1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate. Do not intentionally harm or directly steal from the inventory of known SSD or catatonic crew without prior consent. Exceptions can be made if the action is taken to protect the SSD person or others during emergency situations.

R1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

R1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

R1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

R1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

R1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

R1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

R1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

R1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''R2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
R2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

R2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited in a situation where it would give you an advantage, such as combat.

R2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

R2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

R2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

R2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

R2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

R2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

R2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

R2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

R2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''R3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
R3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them. Note that death is inclusive of an IPC fully losing charge.

R3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

R3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''R4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
R4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

R4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''R5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
R5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

R5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

R5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

R5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

R5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

R5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

R5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

R5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

R5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

R5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations.

This rule covers all extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

R5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

R5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

R5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

R5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect speech involving extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

R5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''R6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
R6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

R6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

This does not apply to surgery for organs as they, in most circumstances, don't provide more than QOL features since the removal of the cobra gland from spawning. See [[Medical Operating Procedures]] for in-character requirements.

R6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

R6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

R6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

R6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''R7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
R7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, severely injuring, or using detrimental psionics against anyone on the evacuation shuttle or at Central Command. Once you board the evac shuttle, all antagonistic activity, theft, destruction, and mechanical combat is done for the round. This includes all roles.

R7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''R8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

R8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

R8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

R8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

R8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

R8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

R8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

R8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

R8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

R8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss extreme or sensitive topics in public. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

R8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

R8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden. The conditions of which are as follows:

# must be an adult in their species,
# must be sapient (or higher) intelligence,
# must be capable of communicating consent

This includes any non-cognizine animal, xeno, and/or other controllable mobs. Additionally, even if a creature passes these tests, they must not enter areas marked by NSFW holobarriers. (See: rule C3.2)

R8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

R8.14.1 Characters playing as the prisoner role are barred from ERP while within the role, due to the potential for consent violations, longstanding policy, and admin comfort.

R8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

R8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

R8.17 Make use of door bolting mechanics to indicate that a room is being used for a private scene involving topics that require consent to view. Do not use bolted doors to conceal antagonist activity under the guise of a private scene. Using door bolting in combat, for station defense, or when the situation is very obviously not involving a private scene is acceptable. Do not breach a bolted door unless it is abundantly clear that it is not being used to indicate that a private scene is taking place. If in doubt, ask for admin assistance.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
P1 - Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

P2 - As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Dignitary, and Security Rules:''' ====
H1. Follow Command, Dignitary, and Security Guidelines:

H1.1 Security, Dignitaries, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

H1.2 Command, Dignitaries, and Security are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

H1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

H1.4 Some leeway is given to Security, Dignitary, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

H1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

H1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

H1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

H1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

H1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

H1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

H1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

H1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 25 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

H1.13 Executions and permanent Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

H1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

==== '''Antagonist Rules:''' ====

===== '''A1. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
A1.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

A1.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform major overt antagonist activities, including theft from secure areas, infrastructure damage, or assaulting your antagonist objective targets.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

A1.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

A1.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

A1.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

A1.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

A1.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

A1.7.1 Do not intentionally damage dorm areas, or any bolted room that may contain a private scene, if at all possible. Similarly, do not pursue antagonist targets that are in private areas behind bolted doors. If your target is unreachable, remember that you are always free to request a new objective via ahelp.

A1.8 Non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist ghost roles, such as slimes, spiders, snakes, space fauna, xenos (including queens), argocytes, and zombies are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics, and should not be targeting station infrastructure or intentionally spacing the station.

Non-sentient and partially sentient antagonist creatures MUST be hostile to the crew or at the very least aggressively territorial, unless given cognizine to gain sentience, or granted an exception by admins.

A1.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

Neutral and antagonist ghost roles should not powergame by acting friendly one minute and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

A1.10 Neutral or free agent ghost roles, such as skeletons or sentient artifacts, have no pre-defined objectives and thus have the freedom to choose to be hostile or friendly to the crew. However, they are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

Crew are expected to be non-hostile towards neutral and free agent ghost roles until they have proven themselves to be disruptive or hostile.

A1.11 Antagonists are expected to follow their respective antagonist SOP unless they ahelp and were given permission to rule 0.

A1.11.1 Antagonistic ghost roles such as dragon, skia, ninja, deserters, and lone operatives may choose to behave in a non-violent or non-hostile way, to pursue different roleplay scenarios.

However, be aware that while dialogue and compromise is always encouraged, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile and suspicious within reason, and security is allowed to escalate and take hostile actions to end anything they perceive as a danger, unless a peaceful arrangement has been agreed to and announced to the station.

If an antagonist and the station have come to a peaceful arrangement which has been announced to the station, the relevant ghost role antagonists and station security may no longer engage in antagonistic activities, combat, or hostilities without appropriate roleplay reasons for escalation.

A1.12 Do not conceal antagonist activity behind the guise of a private scene that would require consent to view. This explicitly includes misleading people through chat, or misusing door bolting mechanics. You may act it out in-character, but clarify in LOOC if you wish to do this as an exclusively IC scenario.

T3 Contraband Chart

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A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T3 Contraband:|Tier Three Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.

==== Tier 3-A: 20 Minutes (High Command Items) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Captain's Sabre
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|Centcomm Disabler
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|Mateba
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|Antique Laser Gun
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|Pulse Weaponry
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|Captain's Armor
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|Captain's ID (spare)
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|Nuke Disk
|-
|Central Command Clothes (in general)
|}

==== Tier 3-B: 20 Minutes (Assault Gear) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Flaming Fireaxe
|-
|Atreides
|-
|AKMS
|-
|C-20R
|-
|WT550
|-
|Lecter
|-
|Bulldog
|-
|Drozd
|-
|Composition C4
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|All variations of Syndicate hardsuits
|-
|War Mechs (Gygax, Durand, Mauler)
|}
==== Tier 3-C: 20 Minutes (High Collateral) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Laser Cannon
|-
|Hristov
|-
|China-Lake
|-
|L6 SAW
|-
|Syndicate Bomb
|-
|Heavy Armor Suits (ex. Guan-Yu)
|-
|Uranium, Tranq, Shrapnel, and Incendiary rounds
|-
|Captain's Antique Weaponry excluding Pulse Pistol
|}

T3 Contraband Chart

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A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T3 Contraband:|Tier Three Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.

==== Tier 3-A: 20 Minutes (High Command Items) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Captain's Sabre
|-
|Centcomm Disabler
|-
|Mateba
|-
|Antique Laser Gun
|-
|Pulse Weaponry
|-
|Captain's Armor
|-
|Captain's ID (spare)
|-
|Nuke Disk
|-
|Central Command Clothes (in general)
|}

==== Tier 3-B: 20 Minutes (Assault Gear) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Flaming Fireaxe
|-
|Atreides
|-
|AKMS
|-
|C-20R
|-
|WT550
|-
|Lecter
|-
|Bulldog
|-
|Drozd
|-
|Composition C4
|-
|All variations of Syndicate hardsuits
|-
|War Mechs (Gygax, Durand, Mauler)
|}
==== Tier 3-C: 20 Minutes (High Collateral) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Laser Cannon
|-
|Hristov
|-
|China-Lake
|-
|L6 SAW
|-
|Syndicate Bomb
|-
|Heavy Armor Suits (ex. Guan-Yu)
|-
|Uranium, Tranq, Shrapnel, and Incendiary rounds
|-
|Antique Weaponry excluding Captain’s Pulse Pistol
|}

Thief Antagonist SOP

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=== Thief Procedures ===
* You may only steal one item, as well as the essentials that are absolutely required to make it happen.
** The item of choice will be defined as "the target" within this SOP.
** You may also choose to steal a specific group of items, as listed below.
* Your goal is to sate your kleptomaniac tendencies, not get put in prison for longer than you need to.
** Avoid harming others at all costs.
*** Even in self-defense, use any other tactics available to you to avoid multiple charges.
** Avoid unnecessary crimes.
* You should never be doing any permanent station damage, including removing entire parts of the station or making a role unplayable.
** You can get away with stealing the AI at the end of a shift, when evac's arrived.
** Stealing a single vault of guns from the armory is fine, but stealing the armory itself is not. If you steal more than one vault's worth, ensure they have the ability to replace it first.
* The target should not be easily accessible. You want a big heist, not some easy target.
** For example, you should not be stealing the target from cryosleep or the HoS office when there's no HoS.
* The target should not be absolutely required for certain modes or the progression of a department.
** You want something big, but not so big that Central Command will be after you for life, and definitely not something that disrupts the crew enough to send them after you.
** To be specific: do not steal the nuke, do not steal the cargo or salvage shuttle, do not steal an entire department, et cetera.
** ''If you are unsure if it's too far, ahelp and ask. If it ends up being too far and you didn't ask, it will be on you.''
A list of items which can be stolen, resulting in minimal crew disruption:
# Any command stamps
# Any command cloaks
# Any command bedsheets
# Any rare techboard with a minimum tier of three.<blockquote></blockquote>

Thief Antagonist SOP

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=== Thief Guidelines ===
* You may only steal one item, as well as the essentials that are absolutely required to make it happen.
** The item of choice will be defined as "the target" within this SOP.
** You may also choose to steal a specific group of items, as listed below.
* Your goal is to sate your kleptomaniac tendencies, not get put in prison for longer than you need to.
** Avoid harming others at all costs.
*** Even in self-defense, use any other tactics available to you to avoid multiple charges.
** Avoid unnecessary crimes.
* You should never be doing any permanent station damage, including removing entire parts of the station or making a role unplayable.
** You can get away with stealing the AI at the end of a shift, when evac's arrived.
** Stealing a single vault of guns from the armory is fine, but stealing the armory itself is not. If you steal more than one vault's worth, ensure they have the ability to replace it first.
* The target should not be easily accessible. You want a big heist, not some easy target.
** For example, you should not be stealing the target from cryosleep or the HoS office when there's no HoS.
* The target should not be absolutely required for certain modes or the progression of a department.
** You want something big, but not so big that Central Command will be after you for life, and definitely not something that disrupts the crew enough to send them after you.
** To be specific: do not steal the nuke, do not steal the cargo or salvage shuttle, do not steal an entire department, et cetera.
** ''If you are unsure if it's too far, ahelp and ask. If it ends up being too far and you didn't ask, it will be on you.''
A list of items which can be stolen, resulting in minimal crew disruption:
# Any command stamps
# Any command cloaks
# Any command bedsheets
# Any rare techboard with a minimum tier of three.<blockquote></blockquote>

Thief Antagonist SOP

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=== Thief's Procedures ===
* You may only steal one item, as well as the essentials that are absolutely required to make it happen.
** The item of choice will be defined as "the target" within this SOP.
** You may also choose to steal a specific group of items, as listed below.
* Your goal is to sate your kleptomaniac tendencies, not get put in prison for longer than you need to.
** Avoid harming others at all costs.
*** Even in self-defense, use any other tactics available to you to avoid multiple charges.
** Avoid unnecessary crimes.
* You should never be doing any permanent station damage, including removing entire parts of the station or making a role unplayable.
** You can get away with stealing the AI at the end of a shift, when evac's arrived.
** Stealing a single vault of guns from the armory is fine, but stealing the armory itself is not. If you steal more than one vault's worth, ensure they have the ability to replace it first.
* The target should not be easily accessible. You want a big heist, not some easy target.
** For example, you should not be stealing the target from cryosleep or the HoS office when there's no HoS.
* The target should not be absolutely required for certain modes or the progression of a department.
** You want something big, but not so big that Central Command will be after you for life, and definitely not something that disrupts the crew enough to send them after you.
** To be specific: do not steal the nuke, do not steal the cargo or salvage shuttle, do not steal an entire department, et cetera.
** ''If you are unsure if it's too far, ahelp and ask. If it ends up being too far and you didn't ask, it will be on you.''
A list of items which can be stolen, resulting in minimal crew disruption:
# Any command stamps
# Any command cloaks
# Any command bedsheets
# Any rare techboard with a minimum tier of three.<blockquote></blockquote>

Antagonist SOPs

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=== OOC Notes: ===
Antagonists are not required to complete all, or even any of their objectives, but must not cause disruption to the round that is disproportionate or unrelated to their objectives without first requesting permission from admins.

Antagonist roles can be freely given up. Antags are important roles designed to drive the round forwards; if you do not wish to play as an antagonist at all that round, please AHelp to pass your antagonist role to someone else.

While SOP are written as in-character guidelines, they should be followed by antagonists unless approved otherwise by an admin. If there are elements of the SOP/Rules that you would like to deviate from, you are encouraged to AHelp and request permission. You may also AHelp if you have any questions.

=== Standard Operating Procedures ===
{| class="wikitable"
![[Syndicate Antagonist SOPs|Syndicate Antagonist SOP]]
|-
![[Thief Antagonist SOP]]
|-
![[General Antagonist SOP]]
|}

Game Rules

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== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
C1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

C2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

C3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

C3.1 Crossing the threshold of NSFW doors or NSFW holobarriers means you automatically give your consent to view NSFW content (please examine the door/holobarrier for more information). Consent is still required from both parties (or more) in order to participate.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

C4. Be civil:

C4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

C4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

C4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

C4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

C4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

C4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
R0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

R0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

R0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

R0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

R0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

R0.5 This rule can be enacted with informed OOC consent. You must make your intent clear, so that the consenting party knows and understands the full extent of your requested actions. Otherwise, you require admin permission via AHelp.

R0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent nor do you AHelp. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them or admins prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in an AHelp if your security character can break SOP and destroy critical evidence linking their friend to a crime. Given permission, you go through with the SOP breach, and if it's discovered, accept being reprimanded in-character/tried by a magistrate judge.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You ask a player OOC if your character can kill theirs because they were a witness to your character's crime. The other player agrees to having their character killed, and you go through with the act, killing them and throwing their body into space, ensuring they cannot be found. However, since the player did not agree to being round-removed, and you did it anyways, you are punished accordingly.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''R1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
R1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

R1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

R1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

R1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

R1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate. Do not intentionally harm or directly steal from the inventory of known SSD or catatonic crew without prior consent. Exceptions can be made if the action is taken to protect the SSD person or others during emergency situations.

R1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

R1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

R1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

R1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

R1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

R1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

R1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

R1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''R2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
R2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

R2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited in a situation where it would give you an advantage, such as combat.

R2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

R2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

R2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

R2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

R2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

R2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

R2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

R2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

R2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''R3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
R3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them. Note that death is inclusive of an IPC fully losing charge.

R3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

R3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''R4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
R4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

R4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''R5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
R5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

R5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

R5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

R5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

R5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

R5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

R5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

R5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

R5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

R5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations.

This rule covers all extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

R5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

R5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

R5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

R5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect speech involving extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

R5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''R6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
R6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

R6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

This does not apply to surgery for organs as they, in most circumstances, don't provide more than QOL features since the removal of the cobra gland from spawning. See [[Medical Operating Procedures]] for in-character requirements.

R6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

R6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

R6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

R6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''R7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
R7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, severely injuring, or using detrimental psionics against anyone on the evacuation shuttle or at Central Command. Once you board the evac shuttle, all antagonistic activity, theft, destruction, and mechanical combat is done for the round. This includes all roles.

R7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''R8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

R8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

R8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

R8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

R8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

R8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

R8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

R8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

R8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

R8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss extreme or sensitive topics in public. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

R8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

R8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden. The conditions of which are as follows:

# must be an adult in their species,
# must be sapient (or higher) intelligence,
# must be capable of communicating consent

This includes any non-cognizine animal, xeno, and/or other controllable mobs.

R8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

R8.14.1 Characters playing as the prisoner role are barred from ERP while within the role, due to the potential for consent violations, longstanding policy, and admin comfort.

R8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

R8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

R8.17 Make use of door bolting mechanics to indicate that a room is being used for a private scene involving topics that require consent to view. Do not use bolted doors to conceal antagonist activity under the guise of a private scene. Using door bolting in combat, for station defense, or when the situation is very obviously not involving a private scene is acceptable. Do not breach a bolted door unless it is abundantly clear that it is not being used to indicate that a private scene is taking place. If in doubt, ask for admin assistance.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
P1 - Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

P2 - As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Dignitary, and Security Rules:''' ====
H1. Follow Command, Dignitary, and Security Guidelines:

H1.1 Security, Dignitaries, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

H1.2 Command, Dignitaries, and Security are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

H1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

H1.4 Some leeway is given to Security, Dignitary, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

H1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

H1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

H1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

H1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

H1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

H1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

H1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

H1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 25 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

H1.13 Executions and permanent Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

H1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

==== '''Antagonist Rules:''' ====

===== '''A1. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
A1.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

A1.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform major overt antagonist activities, including theft from secure areas, infrastructure damage, or assaulting your antagonist objective targets.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

A1.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

A1.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

A1.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

A1.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

A1.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

A1.7.1 Do not intentionally damage dorm areas, or any bolted room that may contain a private scene, if at all possible. Similarly, do not pursue antagonist targets that are in private areas behind bolted doors. If your target is unreachable, remember that you are always free to request a new objective via ahelp.

A1.8 Non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist ghost roles, such as slimes, spiders, snakes, space fauna, xenos (including queens), argocytes, and zombies are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics, and should not be targeting station infrastructure or intentionally spacing the station.

Non-sentient and partially sentient antagonist creatures MUST be hostile to the crew or at the very least aggressively territorial, unless given cognizine to gain sentience, or granted an exception by admins.

A1.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

Neutral and antagonist ghost roles should not powergame by acting friendly one minute and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

A1.10 Neutral or free agent ghost roles, such as skeletons or sentient artifacts, have no pre-defined objectives and thus have the freedom to choose to be hostile or friendly to the crew. However, they are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

Crew are expected to be non-hostile towards neutral and free agent ghost roles until they have proven themselves to be disruptive or hostile.

A1.11 Antagonists are expected to follow their respective antagonist SOP unless they ahelp and were given permission to rule 0.

A1.11.1 Antagonistic ghost roles such as dragon, skia, ninja, deserters, and lone operatives may choose to behave in a non-violent or non-hostile way, to pursue different roleplay scenarios.

However, be aware that while dialogue and compromise is always encouraged, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile and suspicious within reason, and security is allowed to escalate and take hostile actions to end anything they perceive as a danger, unless a peaceful arrangement has been agreed to and announced to the station.

If an antagonist and the station have come to a peaceful arrangement which has been announced to the station, the relevant ghost role antagonists and station security may no longer engage in antagonistic activities, combat, or hostilities without appropriate roleplay reasons for escalation.

A1.12 Do not conceal antagonist activity behind the guise of a private scene that would require consent to view. This explicitly includes misleading people through chat, or misusing door bolting mechanics. You may act it out in-character, but clarify in LOOC if you wish to do this as an exclusively IC scenario.

Game Rules

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Spaceaffiliate: R8.14.1

== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
C1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

C2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

C3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

C3.1 Crossing the threshold of NSFW doors or NSFW holobarriers means you automatically give your consent to view NSFW content (please examine the door/holobarrier for more information). Consent is still required from both parties (or more) in order to participate.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

C4. Be civil:

C4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

C4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

C4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

C4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

C4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

C4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
R0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

R0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

R0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

R0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

R0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

R0.5 This rule can be enacted with informed OOC consent. You must make your intent clear, so that the consenting party knows and understands the full extent of your requested actions. Otherwise, you require admin permission via AHelp.

R0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent nor do you AHelp. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them or admins prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in an AHelp if your security character can break SOP and destroy critical evidence linking their friend to a crime. Given permission, you go through with the SOP breach, and if it's discovered, accept being reprimanded in-character/tried by a magistrate judge.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You ask a player OOC if your character can kill theirs because they were a witness to your character's crime. The other player agrees to having their character killed, and you go through with the act, killing them and throwing their body into space, ensuring they cannot be found. However, since the player did not agree to being round-removed, and you did it anyways, you are punished accordingly.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''R1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
R1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

R1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

R1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

R1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

R1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate. Do not intentionally harm or directly steal from the inventory of known SSD or catatonic crew without prior consent. Exceptions can be made if the action is taken to protect the SSD person or others during emergency situations.

R1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

R1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

R1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

R1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

R1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

R1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

R1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

R1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''R2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
R2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

R2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited in a situation where it would give you an advantage, such as combat.

R2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

R2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

R2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

R2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

R2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

R2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

R2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

R2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

R2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''R3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
R3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them. Note that death is inclusive of an IPC fully losing charge.

R3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

R3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''R4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
R4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

R4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''R5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
R5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

R5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

R5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

R5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

R5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

R5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

R5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

R5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

R5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

R5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations.

This rule covers all extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

R5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

R5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

R5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

R5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect speech involving extreme or sensitive topics. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

R5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''R6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
R6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

R6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

This does not apply to surgery for organs as they, in most circumstances, don't provide more than QOL features since the removal of the cobra gland from spawning. See [[Medical Operating Procedures]] for in-character requirements.

R6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

R6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

R6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

R6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''R7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
R7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, severely injuring, or using detrimental psionics against anyone on the evacuation shuttle or at Central Command. Once you board the evac shuttle, all antagonistic activity, theft, destruction, and mechanical combat is done for the round. This includes all roles.

R7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''R8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

R8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

R8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

R8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

R8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

R8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

R8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

R8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

R8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

R8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss extreme or sensitive topics in public. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations. Extreme or sensitive topics explicitly includes all erotic content, any form of self harm, graphic descriptions of violent or horror content, and also includes anything that would be objectively uncomfortable for a majority of the server population. If there is '''''any''''' doubt, always make sure you have the consent of everyone who would be exposed to the content.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

R8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

R8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

R8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden. The conditions of which are as follows:

# must be an adult in their species,
# must be sapient (or higher) intelligence,
# must be capable of communicating consent

This includes any non-cognizine animal, xeno, and/or other controllable mobs.

R8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any communications channel or medium other than whisper, or any overt actions or emotes in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

R8.14.1 Characters playing as the prisoner role are barred from ERP while within the role, due to the potential for consent violations and longstanding policy.

R8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

R8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

R8.17 Make use of door bolting mechanics to indicate that a room is being used for a private scene involving topics that require consent to view. Do not use bolted doors to conceal antagonist activity under the guise of a private scene. Using door bolting in combat, for station defense, or when the situation is very obviously not involving a private scene is acceptable. Do not breach a bolted door unless it is abundantly clear that it is not being used to indicate that a private scene is taking place. If in doubt, ask for admin assistance.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
P1 - Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

P2 - As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Dignitary, and Security Rules:''' ====
H1. Follow Command, Dignitary, and Security Guidelines:

H1.1 Security, Dignitaries, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

H1.2 Command, Dignitaries, and Security are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

H1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

H1.4 Some leeway is given to Security, Dignitary, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

H1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

H1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

H1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

H1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

H1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

H1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

H1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

H1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 25 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

H1.13 Executions and permanent Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

H1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

==== '''Antagonist Rules:''' ====

===== '''A1. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
A1.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

A1.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform major overt antagonist activities, including theft from secure areas, infrastructure damage, or assaulting your antagonist objective targets.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

A1.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

A1.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

A1.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

A1.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

A1.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

A1.7.1 Do not intentionally damage dorm areas, or any bolted room that may contain a private scene, if at all possible. Similarly, do not pursue antagonist targets that are in private areas behind bolted doors. If your target is unreachable, remember that you are always free to request a new objective via ahelp.

A1.8 Non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist ghost roles, such as slimes, spiders, snakes, space fauna, xenos (including queens), argocytes, and zombies are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics, and should not be targeting station infrastructure or intentionally spacing the station.

Non-sentient and partially sentient antagonist creatures MUST be hostile to the crew or at the very least aggressively territorial, unless given cognizine to gain sentience, or granted an exception by admins.

A1.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

Neutral and antagonist ghost roles should not powergame by acting friendly one minute and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

A1.10 Neutral or free agent ghost roles, such as skeletons or sentient artifacts, have no pre-defined objectives and thus have the freedom to choose to be hostile or friendly to the crew. However, they are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

Crew are expected to be non-hostile towards neutral and free agent ghost roles until they have proven themselves to be disruptive or hostile.

A1.11 Antagonists are expected to follow their respective antagonist SOP unless they ahelp and were given permission to rule 0.

A1.11.1 Antagonistic ghost roles such as dragon, skia, ninja, deserters, and lone operatives may choose to behave in a non-violent or non-hostile way, to pursue different roleplay scenarios.

However, be aware that while dialogue and compromise is always encouraged, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile and suspicious within reason, and security is allowed to escalate and take hostile actions to end anything they perceive as a danger, unless a peaceful arrangement has been agreed to and announced to the station.

If an antagonist and the station have come to a peaceful arrangement which has been announced to the station, the relevant ghost role antagonists and station security may no longer engage in antagonistic activities, combat, or hostilities without appropriate roleplay reasons for escalation.

A1.12 Do not conceal antagonist activity behind the guise of a private scene that would require consent to view. This explicitly includes misleading people through chat, or misusing door bolting mechanics. You may act it out in-character, but clarify in LOOC if you wish to do this as an exclusively IC scenario.

Command Hierarchy

2025-11-30T00:16:21Z

Spaceaffiliate:

== Basics ==
The Captain is the legally appointed officer by Nanotrasen in charge of the station.

The Captain (CO) has the legal authority to modify Space Law and SoP at will, with an announcement broadcasting the changes to be made beforehand; this power is referred to as the Captain's Authority. However, crew may be able to seek legal punishment or mutiny a Captain who abuses their authority.

However, when they are not present, several steps exist to rectify this until one is assigned to the station or elected.

Here are some definitions, followed by the steps to enable a Chain of Command to follow and obey to ensure that the station runs smoothly from the top down.

Captain is the formal title, while the legal title is ''Commanding Officer'' or '''CO'''. The captain's title does not transfer to anyone who has taken the '''ID''' unless otherwise stated by Central Command or through other means without Central Command's involvement; i.e., the Captain was removed from their position due to '''No Confidence''' or the Captain has died and cannot be revived, or a CO was appointed among the remaining Departmental Heads.

''Executive Officer'', or '''XO''', is a title appointed by the Captain, to act as a successor in the event that they perish and cannot be revived or are missing in action and cannot be recovered through any and all exhaustible means.

=== Situations ===

==== An XO was appointed when the Captain was present: ====
Fax Central Command and inform them of the Captain's untimely demise, and the XO will ''become'' the '''CO'''.

==== There is no CO to lead the Station, and no XO was appointed when a Captain was present ====
Among the departmental heads present, conduct a vote, and whoever gains a majority vote shall become the Executive Officer. The results of this vote must be documented, stamped, and signed by a majority of department heads to be legal, and must then be faxed to Central Command.

After sending appropriate and legal documentation to Central Command, the elected XO will immediately become the station's Acting Commanding Officer, with the access and authority appropriate to the position. A response from Central Command is not required for this to take place, though they will usually acknowledge the transfer of power and send an access token to unlock the station's emergency spare ID cabinet.<blockquote>If you are becoming ACO, need access to the locked spare ID cabinet, and Central Command is not responding to the fax in a timely manner, it is encouraged to send an ahelp to ensure the issue is noticed. If necessary, the ACO is authorized to break the cabinet open to get the ID.</blockquote>When and if a Nanotrasen appointed Captain arrives, the ACO must turn over all effects befitting the legal title and rescind their accesses.

==== Mutiny and Other Pressing Circumstances ====
Conditionally, it will transfer to whoever is elected via a majority vote by the remaining Departmental Heads.

==== Demotion of Departmental Heads or Executive Officer(s) or Commanding Officer. (Shift-Start Contractor) ====
There shall be a majority vote to demote someone for a shift-start Command Member, it should follow similarly to how a Commanding Officer can be removed through '''No Confidence'''. Refer to [[Mutiny Guideline]].

==== Hiring of Departmental Heads ====
If there is no Departmental Head at Shift Start, the Commanding Officer or Captain may hire for the Departments that lack a Command member. The new Command hire must be mindshielded in order to ensure their loyalty to NanoTrasen. If there is no CO or Captain, wait unless there's an issue, then go directly to faxing Central Command.

==== Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities ====
If a contracted Departmental Head arrives on the station hired by NanoTrasen, the current On-Shift Hire shall be demoted and all effects shall be turned over to that contracted individual. ''If'' the contracted Departmental Head chooses to retain the On-Shift Hire Departmental Head, they can do so and share the responsibilities.

=== A dummy guide to Command Hierarchy ===
''Written by Quirin Inanis - regional grumpy CMO''

==== What is a CO? ====
'''CO''' ''(Commanding Officer)'' is a title that means you are the one in Command; you're at the top! '''By default the role of Captain has this title!''' But in some circumstances this can change. Being the CO means you need to lead, so make sure you're comfortable being under pressure! ''(CO also often comes with nice perks like AA and getting to tell the Heads what to do)''

==== What is the XO? ====
'''XO''' ''(Executive Officer)'' is a title appointed by the '''Captain'''. It does nothing on it's own, until the Command Hierarchy changes in some way!

==== How is the title of CO moved? ====
In the case that there is no Captain ''(completely out-of-commission, no one playing the role, missing, etc.)'' the title of CO will be handed down. '''Note: Any change in the CO title needs to be Faxed to CC.''' '''If the Captain appointed an XO, they are now the new CO!''' Otherwise the Department heads vote among themselves which one becomes the new CO. This is often referred to as being the "Acting CO". '''Note that this is temporary!''' If a Captain shows up again, they take back the title of CO and everything that comes with it! The Captain can also loose the title of CO in some ways, either if a higher-up from Nanotrasen shows up, or if there was a '''No Confidence vote'''. ''(Go look at the rules for Mutiny for more on that)''

==== What if a Head is missing? ====
If a Department doesn't have a Head ''(completely out-of-commission, dead, no one playing, missing, etc.)'' a new '''temporary Head is appointed by the CO from among that Departments staff'''. Same as with the CO title, if a Head does end up showing up all the power, items, etc. are transferred back to them. ''(If the Department Head wants someone to share the load, they can choose to not demote the replacement Head to work together)''

==== What if there is absolutely no command staff? (Meaning no one can take the title of CO) ====
Nothing! Just wait! If there is '''some issue: Fax Central Command!'''

Space Law

2025-11-30T00:16:15Z

Spaceaffiliate: Captain's Authority to SLaw

On Space Station 14, stations operate under abbreviated space law. All crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station are expected to follow these laws.

Foreign invaders, such as nuclear operatives, ninjas, and pirates, are not protected under space law. Traitors are not foreign invaders so they are usually protected by space law.

Designation of 'sentient being' does not automatically grant protections under Space Law. See the [[Security Standard Operating Procedures|Rules of Engagement]] for what constitutes proper reasoning to instantly terminate a sentient being.
=== Crimes and Brig Time: ===
All crime falls into one of three categories:

* Harm to an Individual: Damage done specifically to individuals or their personal affects.
* Harm to the Station: Structural damage to the station or it’s company provided assets, espionage, theft of company assets.
* Harm to the Company: Policy violations, threats to the chain of command, general disorderly conduct.
If a crime does not strictly fall within crime definitions below, but harm has still been done, security may charge with the generic crime of "Harm against [Individual/Station/Company]" with severity that they feel appropriate to the crime, subject to revision by an available Magistrate or Chief Justice.

''Security players will never be in OOC trouble for accidentally giving someone less brig time than necessary, as long as sentencing was done in good faith.''

''Crimes involving sexual content are not listed. This is because no one should ever be involved in a scene that includes that or worse without their explicit consent and they should never have to hear about it if they didn't consent.''

{| class="wikitable"
!Harm
!Misdemeanor (Warning up to 5m)
!Felony (10m)
!Grand (20m)
!Capital (Trial, 25m)
|-
|Individual
|Harassment, Petty Theft, Brawling
|Assault, Felony Theft
|Kidnapping, Lethal Assault
|Obstruction of Revival, Decorporealization, Mindbreaking
|-
|Station
|Vandalism, Petty Theft, Trespass, Animal Cruelty, Slaughter of a Pet
|Secure Trespass, Felony Theft, Sabotage, Murder of a Pet
|Grand Theft, Grand Sabotage
|Terrorism, Hostage Taking
|-
|Company
|Fearmongering, Hooliganism, Brandishing, Vigilantism, Failure to Comply, Tier-1 Possession
|Endangerment, Black Marketeering, Obstruction of Justice, Contempt of Court, Rioting, Unlicensed Surgical Procedure, Tier-2 Possession
|Breach of Custody, Grand Endangerment, Abuse of Power, Tier-3 Possession
|Sedition
|}

=== Brig Time Modifiers ===
At their discretion and when appropriate, the sentencing officer may apply '''one''' conditional modifier from each type to the inmate's brig time as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!Modifier Type
!'''Lesser'''
!Moderate
!Major
|-
|'''Intent'''
|Accessory (50%)
|Conspiracy (75%)
|Attempt (100%)
|-
|'''Enhancers'''
|Evading Arrest (Up to +25%)
|Resisting Arrest (Up to +50%)
|Recidivism (+100%)
|-
|'''Deductions'''
|Confession (Up to -25%)
|Good Behavior (Up to -50%)
|Cooperation (Up to -75%)
|-
|'''Circumstantial'''
'''Nullifiers'''
|Compliance (Up to -50%)
|Self-Defense, Duress, Accidental (Up to -100%)
|Dire Emergency (-100%)
|}

=== Sentence Severity: ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Total Brig Sentence:
!Punishment
!Brigging Procedure Notes:
|-
|Under 25 minutes, or the charges do not include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|Criminal serves their time as normal in the standard brig, with the maximum sentence being 25 minutes. Released upon the expiration of their timer.
|The criminal retains their PDA, headset, and all of their original belongings that are not contraband or evidence of a crime, unless they misuse this right.
|-
|25 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal. If the trial cannot take place within 25 minutes of being initially charged, the criminal is released until the trial is possible.
|Same as above. However, if the individual gains a breach of custody charge at any point, or commits additional crime while awaiting trial, they are to be escalated to extended confinement without parole, until their trial is possible.
|-
|40 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal, however, until it is available the criminal is to be held in extended confinement.
|Headset and PDA should be changed to prisoner variants. Original belongings may be confiscated at the brigging officer's discretion.
|-
|60 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|The Head of Security or Captain may summarily place the prisoner in stasis, without trial, if they believe them to be an ongoing threat to the station. A trial will be held after the shift, at Central Command.
|The prisoner may simply get into a cryo pod of their own volition if cooperative, or Security may humanely (if possible) sedate or execute the prisoner, and secure them for transport to Central Command.
|-
|Any sentence, if deemed necessary with Magistrate or Captain's Authority
|The Magistrate or Captain may summarily place the prisoner in permanent confinement or stasis, without trial, if they believe the situation warrants it. A trial will be held after the shift, at Central Command. 

This should only be done with uncontainable criminals, overwhelming evidence of grand or capital crimes, or when absolutely necessary for the good of the station. Abusing this authority will have '''severe''' repercussions.
|If sentenced to Permanent Confinement: Headset and PDA should be changed to prisoner variants. Original belongings may be confiscated at the brigging officer's discretion. 

If sentenced to Stasis: The prisoner may simply get into a cryo pod of their own volition if cooperative, or Security may humanely (if possible) sedate or execute the prisoner, and secure them for transport to Central Command.
|}

=== Pressing Charges: ===

* Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.
* An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.
* An individual may not be charged of a crime if the target of the crime explicitly declines to charge them, thus making their charges toward that specific victim void and pardoned in their entirety. This does not apply to crimes that effect the station at large, such as Terrorism, theft in general, and sabotage.
* Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.
* For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.
* For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.
* In the case of possession or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, only one count of the most severe charge applies.
* Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable). Only the most severe of these charges apply.

== Charges by Definition ==
<blockquote>'''<nowiki/>'Individual/Individual' represents all crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station who are protected under NT Space Law.'''</blockquote>

=== Misdemeanors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|101
|Fearmongering
|The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
|-
|103
|Animal Cruelty
|To inflict unnecessary suffering on a noninvasive, nonculinary being with malicious intent.
|-
|104
|Petty Theft
|To unlawfully take property or items without consent.
|-
|105
|Slaughter of a Pet
|To directly effect harm upon a company-provided or crew-owned pet, resulting in their death, without the apparent intent to kill them. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|-
|106
|Vandalism
|To deface or superficially damage public property, or property belonging to another person.
|-
|109
|Brandishing
|To show a firearm or deadly weapon in public without proper permission to do so.
|-
|111
|Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of restricted items or items of particular danger.
|-
|112
|Trespass
|To enter into an area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|113
|Vigilantism
|To unlawfully act as a security officer without direct-station ending threats, a catastrophic emergency,
or CO approval.
|-
|114
|Harassment
|To effect behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a Individual/Individuals intentionally or with malicious intent.
|-
|115
|Hooliganism
|To intentionally and maliciously engage in disruptive conduct, where one refuses to cease.
|-
|117
|Failure To Comply
|To willfully ignore lawful orders and commands provided by a member of security or command.
|}

=== Felonies ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|202
|Perjury or False Report
|To willfully and maliciously tell a falsehood either in court or in the process of making an actionable report to law enforcement.
|-
|204
|Felony Theft
|To unlawfully take highly restricted, dangerous, valuable, or highly sensitive property or items without consent.
|-
|205
|Black Marketeering
|To sell, distribute, or otherwise circulate restricted items or substances to unauthorized Individual/Individuals or entities.
|-
|206
|Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly hinder the operation of a vessel or its part, modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, or endanger multiple Individual/Individuals.
|-
|209
|Assault
|To cause physical harm or to effect unwanted physical contact on an Individual/Individuals, without the apparent intent to kill them, or to threaten such actions with both capability and intent to do so.
|-
|211
|Felony Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of an absurd amount of restricted items, highly restricted items, or items of extreme danger to Property and Individual/Individuals.
|-
|212
|Secure Trespass
|To break into a high-security area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|213
|Endangerment
|To recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued well-being and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction.
|-
|215
|Rioting
|To partake in an unauthorized riotous, tumultuous, and disruptive public assembly that refuses to disperse after warning.
|-
|216
|Contempt of Court
|To conduct oneself disruptively and disrespectfully before the court.
|-
|217
|Obstruction of Justice
|To willfully obstruct, interfere with, or disobey a lawful arrest on another Individual; to ignore, disobey, obstruct, or interfere with an active warrant or court order.
|-
|218
|Unlicensed Surgical Procedure
|To surgically operate on an individual without a license; to perform an [[Medical Operating Procedures#Surgical Procedures|illegal surgical operation]] without express permission from the CMO and other station command as necessary.
|-
|219
|Murder of a Pet
|To unlawfully and intentionally cause the death of a company-provided or crew-owned pet. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|}

=== Grand Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|303
|Lethal Assault
|To effect violence upon a Individual/Individuals, resulting in their death.
|-
|304
|Grand Theft
|To unlawfully steal items without consent, potentially directly or indirectly, leading to other grand or capital crimes.
|-
|306
|Grand Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly make uninhabitable or inoperable a vessel or its part, or significantly modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, causing severe bodily harm or death to multiple Individuals.
|-
|307
|Breach of Custody
|To willingly escape from lawful custody or confinement, while serving a sentence or awaiting a trial.
|-
|308
|Kidnapping
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of an Individual/Individuals against their will.
|-
|310
|Abuse of Power
|To misuse or wrongfully exercise one’s authority, influence, or control; resulting in harm, unjust treatment, or demonstrable loss to a separate party due to violation of ethical and professional standards.
|-
|311
|Grand Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of extremely restricted items (tier-3 contraband).
|-
|313
|Grand Endangerment
|To egregiously and recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued wellbeing and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction, resulting in significant harm, injury, or death to multiple Individuals.
|}

=== Capital Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|401
|Terrorism
|To commit an act with the intent to cause injury or death, or to take hostages, to provoke a state of terror in, intimidate, or compel a group of Individuals to do or to abstain from doing any act.
|-
|403
|Obstruction of Revival
|To interfere with the lawful revival of an individual. This may include but is not limited to: dismembering, decapitating, or otherwise damaging their body beyond the point of death, or moving their body to a more secluded location or into space, rendering standard revival difficult or impossible.
|-
|407
|Decorporealization
|To unlawfully, maliciously, and permanently strip an Individual's/Individuals' mind from their body.
|-
|408
|Hostage Taking
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of a Individual/Individuals to utilize for personal gain or to invoke a state of terror.
|-
|409
|Mindbreaking
|To unlawfully rid an unwilling psionic Individual/Individuals of their powers.
|-
|415
|Sedition
|To act to overthrow a lawfully established Chain of Command or governing body without lawful or legitimate cause.
|}

== Modifiers by Definition ==
Sentencing modifiers are to be applied by the sentencing officer, judge, or arbiter. Aggravating modifiers may not extend a sentence beyond the specified limit, while extenuating modifiers may not reduce a sentence below the specified limit.

=== Intent Qualifiers - Code.- XXX-NXX ===

===== Accessory =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of assisting in the commission of a crime, without participating in the crime itself, knowing that a crime will be, has been, or is being committed, will receive up to 50% of the standard sentence for the crimes in which they took part. Code. -XXX-N01

===== Conspiracy =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of planning to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out said crime eventually, and having committed an overt act pursuant to that end, will receive up to 75% of the standard sentence for the crimes which they conspired to commit. Code. -XXX-N02

===== Attempts =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of attempting to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out that crime, will receive the sentence for the crimes they attempted in full. Code. -XXX-N03

=== Enhancers - Code.- XXX-EXX ===

===== Evading Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be intentionally evading an arrest after being ordered to stop by members of security or command will be charged with at most 125% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E01. Charge: 25% increase

===== Resisting Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be forcefully resisting an arrest will be charged with at most 150% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E02. Charge: 50% increase

===== Recidivism =====
Any Individual convicted of the same criminal charge multiple times within one shift will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 200% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E03. Charge: 100% increase or upgrade to a capital crime if one of the conditions are fulfilled.

Conditions for upgrading to a capital crime:

# Malicious intent is proven.
# Clear intent to continue to commit felony or greater crimes.

=== Deductions - Code.- XXX-DXX ===

===== Confession =====
Any individual who immediately and completely confesses, and pleads guilty to their crime at the earliest opportunity to do so may have their sentence reduced by up to 25%. Code. -XXX-D01

===== Good Behavior =====
Any individual who peacefully and fully complies with the authorities, turns oneself in, displays clear signs of remorse concerning the committed crime, and/or conducts themselves peacefully while imprisoned may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%, or be paroled from extended confinement as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures. Code. -XXX-D02

===== Cooperation =====
Any Individual/Individuals who shares actionable intelligence with the authorities, testifies against accomplices, and otherwise fully aids station security and the prosecution, may have their sentence reduced by up to 75% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-D03.

=== Circumstantial Nullification - Code.- XXX-CXX ===

===== Compliance =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes while following what they believed to be a lawful order may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%. Code. -XXX-C01

===== Accidental =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes purely by accident, despite taking reasonable precautions relevant to the situation, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C02

===== Duress =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime at the insistence of someone else, while under immediate threat or duress, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C03

===== Self-Defense =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime or crimes in protection of oneself or another, and only to the necessary extent required to avert a direct and imminent threat to the health and life of innocent persons, may have their sentence reduced by any amount or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C04

===== Dire Emergency =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime in the process of absolutely necessary and reasonable actions, taken with the intent to resolve or mitigate the effects of a dire emergency on one’s vessel or habitat, shall have their sentence completely waived. Code. -XXX-C05

== Sentence Types and Procedure ==

=== Standard ===

===== Temporary Confinement =====
Placing the convict into a temporary holding cell to serve predetermined sentence.

===== Catch & Release =====
Taking the convict to Security, processing them, searching them, and then releasing them.

===== Demotion =====
Downgrading the convict’s employment contract and revoking their access accordingly, with permission from or when ordered by the convict’s head of department. May be applied when the convict has committed a crime relating to their employment within their department or with NanoTrasen as a whole.

===== License restriction =====
Downgrading or suspending the convict’s armament license and confiscating possessions accordingly. May be applied when the convict is guilty of possession or a crime involving a weapon they were lawfully permitted to carry.

===== Psionic Suppression =====
Temporary suppression of the convict’s psionic power by use of Cryptobiolin or psionic insulation. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a crime in which they use psionics.

=== Capital ===
''Including charges totaling 60 minutes or greater, when the charges include resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes, or capital crimes. Lethal punishment should only be considered if Extended Confinement is unreasonable or unsustainable, due to external factors or the inherent threat caused by a convict.''

===== Extended Confinement =====
Placing the convict into the brig until the end of the shift, where they are to be transported to Central Command for processing. The convict has the same rights as any other prisoner within the brig, whether they arrived by transport at start of shift or were sentenced to Extended Confinement.

===== Exfiltration =====
Immediate retrieval of the convict via a CentComm or GALPOL dispatched transport. The prisoner may be held in a temporary cell until the transport arrives. If a transport cannot be arranged, default to other capital sentences.

===== Execution =====
Termination of the convict’s life without the intent of future resurrection. Whenever any execution is performed, regardless of trial or not, a general announcement must be made detailing who was executed and for what reason.

The convict may select from one of four methods of execution, depending on availability:

* Firing Squad
* Lethal Injection
* Electric Shock
* Asphyxiation.

If the convict does not make a choice after being given ample opportunity, the sentencing officer or other relevant authority may select the method that is most appropriate.

Convicts may request alternate methods of execution that may be approved or denied at the discretion of the individual passing the sentence. The executed corpse must be burned, stored in the morgue, or processed by medical staff using the biomass reclaimer.<blockquote>Execution should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before their body is burned, placed in the biomass reclaimer, or otherwise rendered permanently unrevivable.</blockquote>

===== Preservative Stasis =====
Termination of the convict’s life with the expressed intent to perform a resurrection once the convict's body can be secured at Central Command. The convict's body is to be stored within a morgue or similar controlled and regulated environment to ensure the body does not rot or be destroyed.

===== Decorporealisation =====
Stripping the convict’s mind from their body into a more restricting form such as borgification.<blockquote>Decorporealisation should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before they are decorporealized.</blockquote>

===== Mindbreaking =====
Removal of the convict’s psionic power by use of Mindbreaker Toxin or any other means. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a capital crime in which they use psionics.<blockquote>Mindbreaking should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. Some individuals may experience '''severe''' long term side effects.</blockquote>

== Pilotage Law ==
All pilots, trained or otherwise, of non-foreign invader shuttles are expected to follow pilotage law. Pilots not aligned with or hired by NT are required to announce their dock with the station. Pilots must fly slowly and exercise caution when docking. Pilots shall not use their vessel to intentionally ram or crash into another vessel or station.

== Captain's Authority ==
''Please see [[Command Hierarchy|Captain's Authority]] within the Command Hierarchy page.''

Space Law

2025-11-29T00:27:20Z

Spaceaffiliate: changing 25 minutes for capital punishment to 60, in-line with the rest of Space Law

On Space Station 14, stations operate under abbreviated space law. All crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station are expected to follow these laws.

Foreign invaders, such as nuclear operatives, ninjas, and pirates, are not protected under space law. Traitors are not foreign invaders so they are usually protected by space law.

Designation of 'sentient being' does not automatically grant protections under Space Law. See the [[Security Standard Operating Procedures|Rules of Engagement]] for what constitutes proper reasoning to instantly terminate a sentient being.
=== Crimes and Brig Time: ===
All crime falls into one of three categories:

* Harm to an Individual: Damage done specifically to individuals or their personal affects.
* Harm to the Station: Structural damage to the station or it’s company provided assets, espionage, theft of company assets.
* Harm to the Company: Policy violations, threats to the chain of command, general disorderly conduct.
If a crime does not strictly fall within crime definitions below, but harm has still been done, security may charge with the generic crime of "Harm against [Individual/Station/Company]" with severity that they feel appropriate to the crime, subject to revision by an available Magistrate or Chief Justice.

''Security players will never be in OOC trouble for accidentally giving someone less brig time than necessary, as long as sentencing was done in good faith.''

''Crimes involving sexual content are not listed. This is because no one should ever be involved in a scene that includes that or worse without their explicit consent and they should never have to hear about it if they didn't consent.''

{| class="wikitable"
!Harm
!Misdemeanor (Warning up to 5m)
!Felony (10m)
!Grand (20m)
!Capital (Trial, 25m)
|-
|Individual
|Harassment, Petty Theft, Brawling
|Assault, Felony Theft
|Kidnapping, Lethal Assault
|Obstruction of Revival, Decorporealization, Mindbreaking
|-
|Station
|Vandalism, Petty Theft, Trespass, Animal Cruelty, Slaughter of a Pet
|Secure Trespass, Felony Theft, Sabotage, Murder of a Pet
|Grand Theft, Grand Sabotage
|Terrorism, Hostage Taking
|-
|Company
|Fearmongering, Hooliganism, Brandishing, Vigilantism, Failure to Comply, Tier-1 Possession
|Endangerment, Black Marketeering, Obstruction of Justice, Contempt of Court, Rioting, Unlicensed Surgical Procedure, Tier-2 Possession
|Breach of Custody, Grand Endangerment, Abuse of Power, Tier-3 Possession
|Sedition
|}

=== Brig Time Modifiers ===
At their discretion and when appropriate, the sentencing officer may apply '''one''' conditional modifier from each type to the inmate's brig time as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!Modifier Type
!'''Lesser'''
!Moderate
!Major
|-
|'''Intent'''
|Accessory (50%)
|Conspiracy (75%)
|Attempt (100%)
|-
|'''Enhancers'''
|Evading Arrest (Up to +25%)
|Resisting Arrest (Up to +50%)
|Recidivism (+100%)
|-
|'''Deductions'''
|Confession (Up to -25%)
|Good Behavior (Up to -50%)
|Cooperation (Up to -75%)
|-
|'''Circumstantial'''
'''Nullifiers'''
|Compliance (Up to -50%)
|Self-Defense, Duress, Accidental (Up to -100%)
|Dire Emergency (-100%)
|}

=== Sentence Severity: ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Total Brig Sentence:
!Punishment
!Brigging Procedure Notes:
|-
|Under 25 minutes, or the charges do not include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|Criminal serves their time as normal in the standard brig, with the maximum sentence being 25 minutes. Released upon the expiration of their timer.
|The criminal retains their PDA, headset, and all of their original belongings that are not contraband or evidence of a crime, unless they misuse this right.
|-
|25 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal. If the trial cannot take place within 25 minutes of being initially charged, the criminal is released until the trial is possible.
|Same as above. However, if the individual gains a breach of custody charge at any point, or commits additional crime while awaiting trial, they are to be escalated to extended confinement without parole, until their trial is possible.
|-
|40 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal, however, until it is available the criminal is to be held in extended confinement.
|Headset and PDA should be changed to prisoner variants. Original belongings may be confiscated at the brigging officer's discretion.
|-
|60 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|The Head of Security or Captain may summarily place the prisoner in stasis, without trial, if they believe them to be an ongoing threat to the station. A trial will be held after the shift, at Central Command.
|The prisoner may simply get into a cryo pod of their own volition if cooperative, or Security may humanely (if possible) sedate or execute the prisoner, and secure them for transport to Central Command.
|}

=== Pressing Charges: ===

* Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.
* An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.
* An individual may not be charged of a crime if the target of the crime explicitly declines to charge them, thus making their charges toward that specific victim void and pardoned in their entirety. This does not apply to crimes that effect the station at large, such as Terrorism, theft in general, and sabotage.
* Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.
* For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.
* For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.
* In the case of possession or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, only one count of the most severe charge applies.
* Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable). Only the most severe of these charges apply.

== Charges by Definition ==
<blockquote>'''<nowiki/>'Individual/Individual' represents all crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station who are protected under NT Space Law.'''</blockquote>

=== Misdemeanors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|101
|Fearmongering
|The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
|-
|103
|Animal Cruelty
|To inflict unnecessary suffering on a noninvasive, nonculinary being with malicious intent.
|-
|104
|Petty Theft
|To unlawfully take property or items without consent.
|-
|105
|Slaughter of a Pet
|To directly effect harm upon a company-provided or crew-owned pet, resulting in their death, without the apparent intent to kill them. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|-
|106
|Vandalism
|To deface or superficially damage public property, or property belonging to another person.
|-
|109
|Brandishing
|To show a firearm or deadly weapon in public without proper permission to do so.
|-
|111
|Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of restricted items or items of particular danger.
|-
|112
|Trespass
|To enter into an area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|113
|Vigilantism
|To unlawfully act as a security officer without direct-station ending threats, a catastrophic emergency,
or CO approval.
|-
|114
|Harassment
|To effect behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a Individual/Individuals intentionally or with malicious intent.
|-
|115
|Hooliganism
|To intentionally and maliciously engage in disruptive conduct, where one refuses to cease.
|-
|117
|Failure To Comply
|To willfully ignore lawful orders and commands provided by a member of security or command.
|}

=== Felonies ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|202
|Perjury or False Report
|To willfully and maliciously tell a falsehood either in court or in the process of making an actionable report to law enforcement.
|-
|204
|Felony Theft
|To unlawfully take highly restricted, dangerous, valuable, or highly sensitive property or items without consent.
|-
|205
|Black Marketeering
|To sell, distribute, or otherwise circulate restricted items or substances to unauthorized Individual/Individuals or entities.
|-
|206
|Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly hinder the operation of a vessel or its part, modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, or endanger multiple Individual/Individuals.
|-
|209
|Assault
|To cause physical harm or to effect unwanted physical contact on an Individual/Individuals, without the apparent intent to kill them, or to threaten such actions with both capability and intent to do so.
|-
|211
|Felony Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of an absurd amount of restricted items, highly restricted items, or items of extreme danger to Property and Individual/Individuals.
|-
|212
|Secure Trespass
|To break into a high-security area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|213
|Endangerment
|To recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued well-being and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction.
|-
|215
|Rioting
|To partake in an unauthorized riotous, tumultuous, and disruptive public assembly that refuses to disperse after warning.
|-
|216
|Contempt of Court
|To conduct oneself disruptively and disrespectfully before the court.
|-
|217
|Obstruction of Justice
|To willfully obstruct, interfere with, or disobey a lawful arrest on another Individual; to ignore, disobey, obstruct, or interfere with an active warrant or court order.
|-
|218
|Unlicensed Surgical Procedure
|To surgically operate on an individual without a license; to perform an [[Medical Operating Procedures#Surgical Procedures|illegal surgical operation]] without express permission from the CMO and other station command as necessary.
|-
|219
|Murder of a Pet
|To unlawfully and intentionally cause the death of a company-provided or crew-owned pet. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|}

=== Grand Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|303
|Lethal Assault
|To effect violence upon a Individual/Individuals, resulting in their death.
|-
|304
|Grand Theft
|To unlawfully steal items without consent, potentially directly or indirectly, leading to other grand or capital crimes.
|-
|306
|Grand Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly make uninhabitable or inoperable a vessel or its part, or significantly modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, causing severe bodily harm or death to multiple Individuals.
|-
|307
|Breach of Custody
|To willingly escape from lawful custody or confinement, while serving a sentence or awaiting a trial.
|-
|308
|Kidnapping
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of an Individual/Individuals against their will.
|-
|310
|Abuse of Power
|To misuse or wrongfully exercise one’s authority, influence, or control; resulting in harm, unjust treatment, or demonstrable loss to a separate party due to violation of ethical and professional standards.
|-
|311
|Grand Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of extremely restricted items (tier-3 contraband).
|-
|313
|Grand Endangerment
|To egregiously and recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued wellbeing and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction, resulting in significant harm, injury, or death to multiple Individuals.
|}

=== Capital Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|401
|Terrorism
|To commit an act with the intent to cause injury or death, or to take hostages, to provoke a state of terror in, intimidate, or compel a group of Individuals to do or to abstain from doing any act.
|-
|403
|Obstruction of Revival
|To interfere with the lawful revival of an individual. This may include but is not limited to: dismembering, decapitating, or otherwise damaging their body beyond the point of death, or moving their body to a more secluded location or into space, rendering standard revival difficult or impossible.
|-
|407
|Decorporealization
|To unlawfully, maliciously, and permanently strip an Individual's/Individuals' mind from their body.
|-
|408
|Hostage Taking
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of a Individual/Individuals to utilize for personal gain or to invoke a state of terror.
|-
|409
|Mindbreaking
|To unlawfully rid an unwilling psionic Individual/Individuals of their powers.
|-
|415
|Sedition
|To act to overthrow a lawfully established Chain of Command or governing body without lawful or legitimate cause.
|}

== Modifiers by Definition ==
Sentencing modifiers are to be applied by the sentencing officer, judge, or arbiter. Aggravating modifiers may not extend a sentence beyond the specified limit, while extenuating modifiers may not reduce a sentence below the specified limit.

=== Intent Qualifiers - Code.- XXX-NXX ===

===== Accessory =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of assisting in the commission of a crime, without participating in the crime itself, knowing that a crime will be, has been, or is being committed, will receive up to 50% of the standard sentence for the crimes in which they took part. Code. -XXX-N01

===== Conspiracy =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of planning to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out said crime eventually, and having committed an overt act pursuant to that end, will receive up to 75% of the standard sentence for the crimes which they conspired to commit. Code. -XXX-N02

===== Attempts =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of attempting to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out that crime, will receive the sentence for the crimes they attempted in full. Code. -XXX-N03

=== Enhancers - Code.- XXX-EXX ===

===== Evading Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be intentionally evading an arrest after being ordered to stop by members of security or command will be charged with at most 125% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E01. Charge: 25% increase

===== Resisting Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be forcefully resisting an arrest will be charged with at most 150% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E02. Charge: 50% increase

===== Recidivism =====
Any Individual convicted of the same criminal charge multiple times within one shift will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 200% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E03. Charge: 100% increase or upgrade to a capital crime if one of the conditions are fulfilled.

Conditions for upgrading to a capital crime:

# Malicious intent is proven.
# Clear intent to continue to commit felony or greater crimes.

=== Deductions - Code.- XXX-DXX ===

===== Confession =====
Any individual who immediately and completely confesses, and pleads guilty to their crime at the earliest opportunity to do so may have their sentence reduced by up to 25%. Code. -XXX-D01

===== Good Behavior =====
Any individual who peacefully and fully complies with the authorities, turns oneself in, displays clear signs of remorse concerning the committed crime, and/or conducts themselves peacefully while imprisoned may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%, or be paroled from extended confinement as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures. Code. -XXX-D02

===== Cooperation =====
Any Individual/Individuals who shares actionable intelligence with the authorities, testifies against accomplices, and otherwise fully aids station security and the prosecution, may have their sentence reduced by up to 75% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-D03.

=== Circumstantial Nullification - Code.- XXX-CXX ===

===== Compliance =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes while following what they believed to be a lawful order may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%. Code. -XXX-C01

===== Accidental =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes purely by accident, despite taking reasonable precautions relevant to the situation, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C02

===== Duress =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime at the insistence of someone else, while under immediate threat or duress, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C03

===== Self-Defense =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime or crimes in protection of oneself or another, and only to the necessary extent required to avert a direct and imminent threat to the health and life of innocent persons, may have their sentence reduced by any amount or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C04

===== Dire Emergency =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime in the process of absolutely necessary and reasonable actions, taken with the intent to resolve or mitigate the effects of a dire emergency on one’s vessel or habitat, shall have their sentence completely waived. Code. -XXX-C05

== Sentence Types and Procedure ==

=== Standard ===

===== Temporary Confinement =====
Placing the convict into a temporary holding cell to serve predetermined sentence.

===== Catch & Release =====
Taking the convict to Security, processing them, searching them, and then releasing them.

===== Demotion =====
Downgrading the convict’s employment contract and revoking their access accordingly, with permission from or when ordered by the convict’s head of department. May be applied when the convict has committed a crime relating to their employment within their department or with NanoTrasen as a whole.

===== License restriction =====
Downgrading or suspending the convict’s armament license and confiscating possessions accordingly. May be applied when the convict is guilty of possession or a crime involving a weapon they were lawfully permitted to carry.

===== Psionic Suppression =====
Temporary suppression of the convict’s psionic power by use of Cryptobiolin or psionic insulation. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a crime in which they use psionics.

=== Capital ===
''Including charges totaling 60 minutes or greater, when the charges include resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes, or capital crimes. Lethal punishment should only be considered if Extended Confinement is unreasonable or unsustainable, due to external factors or the inherent threat caused by a convict.''

===== Extended Confinement =====
Placing the convict into the brig until the end of the shift, where they are to be transported to Central Command for processing. The convict has the same rights as any other prisoner within the brig, whether they arrived by transport at start of shift or were sentenced to Extended Confinement.

===== Exfiltration =====
Immediate retrieval of the convict via a CentComm or GALPOL dispatched transport. The prisoner may be held in a temporary cell until the transport arrives. If a transport cannot be arranged, default to other capital sentences.

===== Execution =====
Termination of the convict’s life without the intent of future resurrection. Whenever any execution is performed, regardless of trial or not, a general announcement must be made detailing who was executed and for what reason.

The convict may select from one of four methods of execution, depending on availability:

* Firing Squad
* Lethal Injection
* Electric Shock
* Asphyxiation.

If the convict does not make a choice after being given ample opportunity, the sentencing officer or other relevant authority may select the method that is most appropriate.

Convicts may request alternate methods of execution that may be approved or denied at the discretion of the individual passing the sentence. The executed corpse must be burned, stored in the morgue, or processed by medical staff using the biomass reclaimer.<blockquote>Execution should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before their body is burned, placed in the biomass reclaimer, or otherwise rendered permanently unrevivable.</blockquote>

===== Preservative Stasis =====
Termination of the convict’s life with the expressed intent to perform a resurrection once the convict's body can be secured at Central Command. The convict's body is to be stored within a morgue or similar controlled and regulated environment to ensure the body does not rot or be destroyed.

===== Decorporealisation =====
Stripping the convict’s mind from their body into a more restricting form such as borgification.<blockquote>Decorporealisation should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before they are decorporealized.</blockquote>

===== Mindbreaking =====
Removal of the convict’s psionic power by use of Mindbreaker Toxin or any other means. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a capital crime in which they use psionics.<blockquote>Mindbreaking should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. Some individuals may experience '''severe''' long term side effects.</blockquote>

== Pilotage Law ==
All pilots, trained or otherwise, of non-foreign invader shuttles are expected to follow pilotage law. Pilots not aligned with or hired by NT are required to announce their dock with the station. Pilots must fly slowly and exercise caution when docking. Pilots shall not use their vessel to intentionally ram or crash into another vessel or station.

Space Law

2025-11-20T21:33:33Z

Spaceaffiliate: corrections to placement on the crimes charts

On Space Station 14, stations operate under abbreviated space law. All crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station are expected to follow these laws.

Foreign invaders, such as nuclear operatives, ninjas, and pirates, are not protected under space law. Traitors are not foreign invaders so they are usually protected by space law.

Designation of 'sentient being' does not automatically grant protections under Space Law. See the [[Security Standard Operating Procedures|Rules of Engagement]] for what constitutes proper reasoning to instantly terminate a sentient being.
=== Crimes and Brig Time: ===
All crime falls into one of three categories:

* Harm to an Individual: Damage done specifically to individuals or their personal affects.
* Harm to the Station: Structural damage to the station or it’s company provided assets, espionage, theft of company assets.
* Harm to the Company: Policy violations, threats to the chain of command, general disorderly conduct.
If a crime does not strictly fall within crime definitions below, but harm has still been done, security may charge with the generic crime of "Harm against [Individual/Station/Company]" with severity that they feel appropriate to the crime, subject to revision by an available Magistrate or Chief Justice.

''Security players will never be in OOC trouble for accidentally giving someone less brig time than necessary, as long as sentencing was done in good faith.''

''Crimes involving sexual content are not listed. This is because no one should ever be involved in a scene that includes that or worse without their explicit consent and they should never have to hear about it if they didn't consent.''

{| class="wikitable"
!Harm
!Misdemeanor (Warning up to 5m)
!Felony (10m)
!Grand (20m)
!Capital (Trial, 25m)
|-
|Individual
|Harassment, Petty Theft, Brawling
|Assault, Felony Theft
|Kidnapping, Lethal Assault
|Obstruction of Revival, Decorporealization, Mindbreaking
|-
|Station
|Vandalism, Petty Theft, Trespass, Animal Cruelty, Slaughter of a Pet
|Secure Trespass, Felony Theft, Sabotage, Murder of a Pet
|Grand Theft, Grand Sabotage
|Terrorism, Hostage Taking
|-
|Company
|Fearmongering, Hooliganism, Brandishing, Vigilantism, Failure to Comply, Tier-1 Possession
|Endangerment, Black Marketeering, Obstruction of Justice, Contempt of Court, Rioting, Unlicensed Surgical Procedure, Tier-2 Possession
|Breach of Custody, Grand Endangerment, Abuse of Power, Tier-3 Possession
|Sedition
|}

=== Brig Time Modifiers ===
At their discretion and when appropriate, the sentencing officer may apply '''one''' conditional modifier from each type to the inmate's brig time as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
!Modifier Type
!'''Lesser'''
!Moderate
!Major
|-
|'''Intent'''
|Accessory (50%)
|Conspiracy (75%)
|Attempt (100%)
|-
|'''Enhancers'''
|Evading Arrest (Up to +25%)
|Resisting Arrest (Up to +50%)
|Recidivism (+100%)
|-
|'''Deductions'''
|Confession (Up to -25%)
|Good Behavior (Up to -50%)
|Cooperation (Up to -75%)
|-
|'''Circumstantial'''
'''Nullifiers'''
|Compliance (Up to -50%)
|Self-Defense, Duress, Accidental (Up to -100%)
|Dire Emergency (-100%)
|}

=== Sentence Severity: ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Total Brig Sentence:
!Punishment
!Brigging Procedure Notes:
|-
|Under 25 minutes, or the charges do not include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|Criminal serves their time as normal in the standard brig, with the maximum sentence being 25 minutes. Released upon the expiration of their timer.
|The criminal retains their PDA, headset, and all of their original belongings that are not contraband or evidence of a crime, unless they misuse this right.
|-
|25 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal. If the trial cannot take place within 25 minutes of being initially charged, the criminal is released until the trial is possible.
|Same as above. However, if the individual gains a breach of custody charge at any point, or commits additional crime while awaiting trial, they are to be escalated to extended confinement without parole, until their trial is possible.
|-
|40 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|A trial must be arranged for the criminal, however, until it is available the criminal is to be held in extended confinement.
|Headset and PDA should be changed to prisoner variants. Original belongings may be confiscated at the brigging officer's discretion.
|-
|60 minutes or greater, and the charges do include any of the following: resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes or capital crimes.
|The Head of Security or Captain may summarily place the prisoner in stasis, without trial, if they believe them to be an ongoing threat to the station. A trial will be held after the shift, at Central Command.
|The prisoner may simply get into a cryo pod of their own volition if cooperative, or Security may humanely (if possible) sedate or execute the prisoner, and secure them for transport to Central Command.
|}

=== Pressing Charges: ===

* Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.
* An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.
* An individual may not be charged of a crime if the target of the crime explicitly declines to charge them, thus making their charges toward that specific victim void and pardoned in their entirety. This does not apply to crimes that effect the station at large, such as Terrorism, theft in general, and sabotage.
* Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.
* For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.
* For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.
* In the case of possession or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, only one count of the most severe charge applies.
* Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable). Only the most severe of these charges apply.

== Charges by Definition ==
<blockquote>'''<nowiki/>'Individual/Individual' represents all crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station who are protected under NT Space Law.'''</blockquote>

=== Misdemeanors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|101
|Fearmongering
|The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
|-
|103
|Animal Cruelty
|To inflict unnecessary suffering on a noninvasive, nonculinary being with malicious intent.
|-
|104
|Petty Theft
|To unlawfully take property or items without consent.
|-
|105
|Slaughter of a Pet
|To directly effect harm upon a company-provided or crew-owned pet, resulting in their death, without the apparent intent to kill them. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|-
|106
|Vandalism
|To deface or superficially damage public property, or property belonging to another person.
|-
|109
|Brandishing
|To show a firearm or deadly weapon in public without proper permission to do so.
|-
|111
|Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of restricted items or items of particular danger.
|-
|112
|Trespass
|To enter into an area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|113
|Vigilantism
|To unlawfully act as a security officer without direct-station ending threats, a catastrophic emergency,
or CO approval.
|-
|114
|Harassment
|To effect behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a Individual/Individuals intentionally or with malicious intent.
|-
|115
|Hooliganism
|To intentionally and maliciously engage in disruptive conduct, where one refuses to cease.
|-
|117
|Failure To Comply
|To willfully ignore lawful orders and commands provided by a member of security or command.
|}

=== Felonies ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|202
|Perjury or False Report
|To willfully and maliciously tell a falsehood either in court or in the process of making an actionable report to law enforcement.
|-
|204
|Felony Theft
|To unlawfully take highly restricted, dangerous, valuable, or highly sensitive property or items without consent.
|-
|205
|Black Marketeering
|To sell, distribute, or otherwise circulate restricted items or substances to unauthorized Individual/Individuals or entities.
|-
|206
|Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly hinder the operation of a vessel or its part, modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, or endanger multiple Individual/Individuals.
|-
|209
|Assault
|To cause physical harm or to effect unwanted physical contact on an Individual/Individuals, without the apparent intent to kill them, or to threaten such actions with both capability and intent to do so.
|-
|211
|Felony Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of an absurd amount of restricted items, highly restricted items, or items of extreme danger to Property and Individual/Individuals.
|-
|212
|Secure Trespass
|To break into a high-security area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|-
|213
|Endangerment
|To recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued well-being and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction.
|-
|215
|Rioting
|To partake in an unauthorized riotous, tumultuous, and disruptive public assembly that refuses to disperse after warning.
|-
|216
|Contempt of Court
|To conduct oneself disruptively and disrespectfully before the court.
|-
|217
|Obstruction of Justice
|To willfully obstruct, interfere with, or disobey a lawful arrest on another Individual; to ignore, disobey, obstruct, or interfere with an active warrant or court order.
|-
|218
|Unlicensed Surgical Procedure
|To surgically operate on an individual without a license; to perform an [[Medical Operating Procedures#Surgical Procedures|illegal surgical operation]] without express permission from the CMO and other station command as necessary.
|-
|219
|Murder of a Pet
|To unlawfully and intentionally cause the death of a company-provided or crew-owned pet. Pets that are normally classified as pests or culinary beings must be named, or tagged with a label indicating a name, in order to qualify for protection under this law.
|}

=== Grand Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|303
|Lethal Assault
|To effect violence upon a Individual/Individuals, resulting in their death.
|-
|304
|Grand Theft
|To unlawfully steal items without consent, potentially directly or indirectly, leading to other grand or capital crimes.
|-
|306
|Grand Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly make uninhabitable or inoperable a vessel or its part, or significantly modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, causing severe bodily harm or death to multiple Individuals.
|-
|307
|Breach of Custody
|To willingly escape from lawful custody or confinement, while serving a sentence or awaiting a trial.
|-
|308
|Kidnapping
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of an Individual/Individuals against their will.
|-
|310
|Abuse of Power
|To misuse or wrongfully exercise one’s authority, influence, or control; resulting in harm, unjust treatment, or demonstrable loss to a separate party due to violation of ethical and professional standards.
|-
|311
|Grand Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of extremely restricted items (tier-3 contraband).
|-
|313
|Grand Endangerment
|To egregiously and recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued wellbeing and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction, resulting in significant harm, injury, or death to multiple Individuals.
|}

=== Capital Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|401
|Terrorism
|To commit an act with the intent to cause injury or death, or to take hostages, to provoke a state of terror in, intimidate, or compel a group of Individuals to do or to abstain from doing any act.
|-
|403
|Obstruction of Revival
|To interfere with the lawful revival of an individual. This may include but is not limited to: dismembering, decapitating, or otherwise damaging their body beyond the point of death, or moving their body to a more secluded location or into space, rendering standard revival difficult or impossible.
|-
|407
|Decorporealization
|To unlawfully, maliciously, and permanently strip an Individual's/Individuals' mind from their body.
|-
|408
|Hostage Taking
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of a Individual/Individuals to utilize for personal gain or to invoke a state of terror.
|-
|409
|Mindbreaking
|To unlawfully rid an unwilling psionic Individual/Individuals of their powers.
|-
|415
|Sedition
|To act to overthrow a lawfully established Chain of Command or governing body without lawful or legitimate cause.
|}

== Modifiers by Definition ==
Sentencing modifiers are to be applied by the sentencing officer, judge, or arbiter. Aggravating modifiers may not extend a sentence beyond the specified limit, while extenuating modifiers may not reduce a sentence below the specified limit.

=== Intent Qualifiers - Code.- XXX-NXX ===

===== Accessory =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of assisting in the commission of a crime, without participating in the crime itself, knowing that a crime will be, has been, or is being committed, will receive up to 50% of the standard sentence for the crimes in which they took part. Code. -XXX-N01

===== Conspiracy =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of planning to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out said crime eventually, and having committed an overt act pursuant to that end, will receive up to 75% of the standard sentence for the crimes which they conspired to commit. Code. -XXX-N02

===== Attempts =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of attempting to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out that crime, will receive the sentence for the crimes they attempted in full. Code. -XXX-N03

=== Enhancers - Code.- XXX-EXX ===

===== Evading Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be intentionally evading an arrest after being ordered to stop by members of security or command will be charged with at most 125% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E01. Charge: 25% increase

===== Resisting Arrest =====
Any Individual found to be forcefully resisting an arrest will be charged with at most 150% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-E02. Charge: 50% increase

===== Recidivism =====
Any Individual convicted of the same criminal charge multiple times within one shift will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 200% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E03. Charge: 100% increase or upgrade to a capital crime if one of the conditions are fulfilled.

Conditions for upgrading to a capital crime:

# Malicious intent is proven.
# Clear intent to continue to commit felony or greater crimes.

=== Deductions - Code.- XXX-DXX ===

===== Confession =====
Any individual who immediately and completely confesses, and pleads guilty to their crime at the earliest opportunity to do so may have their sentence reduced by up to 25%. Code. -XXX-D01

===== Good Behavior =====
Any individual who peacefully and fully complies with the authorities, turns oneself in, displays clear signs of remorse concerning the committed crime, and/or conducts themselves peacefully while imprisoned may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%, or be paroled from extended confinement as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures. Code. -XXX-D02

===== Cooperation =====
Any Individual/Individuals who shares actionable intelligence with the authorities, testifies against accomplices, and otherwise fully aids station security and the prosecution, may have their sentence reduced by up to 75% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-D03.

=== Circumstantial Nullification - Code.- XXX-CXX ===

===== Compliance =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes while following what they believed to be a lawful order may have their sentence reduced by up to 50%. Code. -XXX-C01

===== Accidental =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime or crimes purely by accident, despite taking reasonable precautions relevant to the situation, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C02

===== Duress =====
Any individual found to have committed a crime at the insistence of someone else, while under immediate threat or duress, may have their sentence reduced by any amount, or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C03

===== Self-Defense =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime or crimes in protection of oneself or another, and only to the necessary extent required to avert a direct and imminent threat to the health and life of innocent persons, may have their sentence reduced by any amount or completely waived. Code. -XXX-C04

===== Dire Emergency =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime in the process of absolutely necessary and reasonable actions, taken with the intent to resolve or mitigate the effects of a dire emergency on one’s vessel or habitat, shall have their sentence completely waived. Code. -XXX-C05

== Sentence Types and Procedure ==

=== Standard ===

===== Temporary Confinement =====
Placing the convict into a temporary holding cell to serve predetermined sentence.

===== Catch & Release =====
Taking the convict to Security, processing them, searching them, and then releasing them.

===== Demotion =====
Downgrading the convict’s employment contract and revoking their access accordingly, with permission from or when ordered by the convict’s head of department. May be applied when the convict has committed a crime relating to their employment within their department or with NanoTrasen as a whole.

===== License restriction =====
Downgrading or suspending the convict’s armament license and confiscating possessions accordingly. May be applied when the convict is guilty of possession or a crime involving a weapon they were lawfully permitted to carry.

===== Psionic Suppression =====
Temporary suppression of the convict’s psionic power by use of Cryptobiolin or psionic insulation. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a crime in which they use psionics.

=== Capital ===
''Including charges totaling 25 minutes or greater, when the charges include resisting arrest, recidivism, grand crimes, or capital crimes. Lethal punishment should only be considered if Extended Confinement is unreasonable or unsustainable, due to external factors or the inherent threat caused by a convict.''

===== Extended Confinement =====
Placing the convict into the brig until the end of the shift, where they are to be transported to Central Command for processing. The convict has the same rights as any other prisoner within the brig, whether they arrived by transport at start of shift or were sentenced to Extended Confinement.

===== Exfiltration =====
Immediate retrieval of the convict via a CentComm or GALPOL dispatched transport. The prisoner may be held in a temporary cell until the transport arrives. If a transport cannot be arranged, default to other capital sentences.

===== Execution =====
Termination of the convict’s life without the intent of future resurrection. Whenever any execution is performed, regardless of trial or not, a general announcement must be made detailing who was executed and for what reason.

The convict may select from one of four methods of execution, depending on availability:

* Firing Squad
* Lethal Injection
* Electric Shock
* Asphyxiation.

If the convict does not make a choice after being given ample opportunity, the sentencing officer or other relevant authority may select the method that is most appropriate.

Convicts may request alternate methods of execution that may be approved or denied at the discretion of the individual passing the sentence. The executed corpse must be burned, stored in the morgue, or processed by medical staff using the biomass reclaimer.<blockquote>Execution should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before their body is burned, placed in the biomass reclaimer, or otherwise rendered permanently unrevivable.</blockquote>

===== Preservative Stasis =====
Termination of the convict’s life with the expressed intent to perform a resurrection once the convict's body can be secured at Central Command. The convict's body is to be stored within a morgue or similar controlled and regulated environment to ensure the body does not rot or be destroyed.

===== Decorporealisation =====
Stripping the convict’s mind from their body into a more restricting form such as borgification.<blockquote>Decorporealisation should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before they are decorporealized.</blockquote>

===== Mindbreaking =====
Removal of the convict’s psionic power by use of Mindbreaker Toxin or any other means. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a capital crime in which they use psionics.<blockquote>Mindbreaking should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. Some individuals may experience '''severe''' long term side effects.</blockquote>

== Pilotage Law ==
All pilots, trained or otherwise, of non-foreign invader shuttles are expected to follow pilotage law. Pilots not aligned with or hired by NT are required to announce their dock with the station. Pilots must fly slowly and exercise caution when docking. Pilots shall not use their vessel to intentionally ram or crash into another vessel or station.

Game Rules

2025-09-29T22:14:15Z

Spaceaffiliate: new-life rules IPC clarification

== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule can be enacted with informed OOC consent. You must make your intent clear, so that the consenting party knows and understands the full extent of your requested actions. Otherwise, you require admin permission via AHelp.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent nor do you AHelp. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them or admins prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in an AHelp if your security character can break SOP and destroy critical evidence linking their friend to a crime. Given permission, you go through with the SOP breach, and if it's discovered, accept being reprimanded in-character/tried by a magistrate judge.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You ask a player OOC if your character can kill theirs because they were a witness to your character's crime. The other player agrees to having their character killed, and you go through with the act, killing them and throwing their body into space, ensuring they cannot be found. However, since the player did not agree to being round-removed, and you did it anyways, you are punished accordingly.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them. Note that death is inclusive of an IPC fully losing charge.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Security, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Security and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Both Security and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Security and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in round ending levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.8 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator or the AME, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing the station.

2.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.10 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Damnation Game Rules

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Spaceaffiliate: multiple fixes/changes/removals

== Damnation Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den's Damnation.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game, with the Damnation tag applied.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

0.7 The Outpost and the 200 meter radius around it is considered a safe zone, which may only be circumvented with admin approval.

The following rules apply to the safe zone:

* Do not destroy or damage the structure of Frontier Outpost.
* The Station Rep's approval is required for any modifications of the station.
* Violence, such as shooting guns or swinging weapons, is not allowed in the safe zone without admin approval.
** You may shoot and kill any dangerous creatures within the safezone with impunity, as long as caution is exercised.
* Do not transport any kind of creature or object with the intent to cause harm/death.
* Dangerous research on artifacts and anomalies must not be done while inside the safe zone.
0.8 Certain objects from POIs should not be taken under any circumstances. '''Please AHelp if these items are taken without permission.'''

* The Public Research Server on the Geode;
* Any equipment required for the operation of Frontier Outpost;
* Cargo Bay equipment from the Trade Spine;
* Vendors on stations, such as those on the Expo Lounge.

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play certain ghost roles such as ERT if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for others while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive sector-wide behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.5 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in a morgue.

1.6 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.7 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be put into cryostorage on The Outpost as necessary.

1.8 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.9 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.10 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.11 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.12 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts.

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the Station Rep went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Characters who engage in antagonistic behavior from previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Act like an actual person working out in space, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that smugglers are looking for droppods;
# Knowing that pirates are active in the sector.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is discovered;
# Searching for smuggler coordinates through posters as the Rangers.
# Checking every PDA for pirate base coordinates without good reasoning.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set adrift" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or a role you are not.)

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it

5.7 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.8 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.9 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.10 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.11 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.12 Continuing 5.11, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb on your ship"

This rule only applies in-character.

5.13 You may not cryo mid-shift and return as the same character in a different job, if you are wanted by the Rangers and/or are an active pirate/antagonist role.

5.14 Non-Ranger personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them without proper RP justification. Non-Ranger shuttle crews may chase and seek out antagonists or pirates if there are no Rangers available, or if they have been hired by the Rangers to pursue a hostile.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Manufacturing highly destructive weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.2 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (antagonists items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), the Rangers are strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and are always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is should be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is strong evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle
* You are on The Outpost at the end of the shift

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle or at The Outpost This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle and The Outpost.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Ranger roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the round ends. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this).

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Command, Ranger, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Station Security, Ranger, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their job. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Security, the Rangers, and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Damnation Space Law to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.<blockquote>Note that these documents are still in progress. Please use common sense and follow the other rules in the interim.</blockquote>1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire sector and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Station Security, the Rangers, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s). If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Ranger department.

1.8 The Rangers should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against sector-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security and the Rangers may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by the Rangers, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable criminal going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a sector crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 '''''Do not''''' damage Frontier Station/the Outpost in any way, shape, or form, without explicit permission from an admin beforehand. This applies to pirates/antagonists and otherwise. Combat should only occur 200m out or further from the Station.

2.2 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as the Rangers and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.3 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of one hour is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in severe levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.4 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.5 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.6 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.7 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.8 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals (The Outpost)/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.9 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator, AME, or power generators, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing vessels.

2.10 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.11 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

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Alert Procedure

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== Alert Procedure ==

=== Green Alert ===
''"'''Attention! Station alert level has been set to green! There is currently no known threat to the station, nor its crew. It is safe to return to your workplaces." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
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!Code Green
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > Departmental Head > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|A search warrant is required unless the individual is under arrest.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Work within their departments, report for orders from their Departmental Head.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|Shall not issue lethal longarms; maintain typical Security equipment; lethal armament only permitted for sidearms.
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|Prioritize de-escalation over escalation; [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Force Escalation / Use of Force|Use of Force]]
|-
|Secure Areas
|These places shall not be bolted, allowing access to authorized personnel; areas that require or have an expectation of privacy may be locked.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Ensure crew has binary sensors on, at a minimum.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Ensure station or ship are running smoothly.
|}

=== Blue Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to blue! There is an on-going, known or suspected security threat to the station or is crew, or another significant security emergency. Crewmembers are advised to follow commands issued by any relevant authority." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code Blue
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > Security Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|[[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Probable Cause|Probable Cause]] is Blue Alert itself. Warrants are still required for complete department searches.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Report suspicious activities to the Departmental Head or Security Personnel.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|May issue lethal longarms; discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]]—no open carry of lethal longarms.
|-
|Rules of Enagement
|De-escalate and utilize non-lethals, however lethal force may be used to end a threat.
|-
|Secure Areas
|Certain areas may be bolted, if tampering was found or repeated break-ins.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Ensure the crew has their coordinate sensors activated. Have EVA suits and internals readily available..
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Have Hard Suits and have emergency internals readily available.
|}

=== Red Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to red! There are multiple major emergency situations on-going, or a major security emergency affecting the station. Crewmembers should find a safe place to shelter-in, and are advised ot follow any present authorities." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
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!Code Red
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > Security Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|Security may arrest anyone outside of their respective department during Shelter-in-place. Search & Seizure may occur during this time.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Shelter-in-Place—the Departmental Head '''must''' ensure that '''all''' their workers are safe from harm.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|Fully automatic longarms, Hard Suits, and internals at the discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]].
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|Lethal Force authorized; use non-lethals on unarmed crew members who interfere with Security operations.
|-
|Secure Areas
|All High-Secure Areas access bolted and guarded. Lockdown in place possible breaching or breached points for the confirmed threat. Bolt and secure these areas with Security presence.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Have a Cryogenic Pod on standby if readily available. Triage Priority: Command & Security Personnel. Emergency responders should prioritize Command & Security.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Establish a hierarchy of damage mitigation to the station: Secure the Atmospherics, Power Generation Source, and other station or ship components, such as the Grav Gen, from damage or tampering.
|}

=== Yellow Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to yellow! There is a major issue with atmospheric system, the station has suffered/is about to suffer significant damage, or there is another significant engineering emergency. Crewmembers are advised to stay away from the threat, and stay in their workplaces if necessary." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code Yellow
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > [[Chief Engineer]] > Engineering Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|[[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Reasonable Suspicion|Reasonable Suspicion]] is required for detainment to perform stop & frisk.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Non-engineering personnel are advised to avoid or evacuate affected areas and report to their supervisor or Department Head for orders. Security should aid the Engineering Staff whenever possible.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|May issue lethal longarms; discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]]—no open carry of lethal longarms.
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|De-escalate and utilize non-lethals, however lethal force may be used to end a threat.
|-
|Secure Areas
|Ensure that any Engineering portion of the station is safeguarded from further sabotage attempts; Engineering may be locked-down as a whole.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Emergency responders should be suited up and ready to deploy as soon as possible with Hard Suit and Internals. Triage priority: Engineering Staff
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Hard Suits and Internals; distribute emergency internals to crew as needed; propose evacuation procedures if station or ship is deemed irreparable or exceptionally hazardous.
|}

=== Violet Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to violet! There is a serious viral outbreak, on-going major death event, or there is another significant medical emergency. Crewmembers are advised to distance themselves from others and perform safety measures to prevent further spread." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code Violet
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > [[Chief Medical Officer]] > Medical Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|[[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Reasonable Suspicion|Reasonable Suspicion]] is required for detainment to perform stop & frisk.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Non-medical personnel should not interfere with medical staff; may assist when called upon— obey all applicable commands from medical personnel. Security should assist medical staff in enforcing quarantine and or medical treatments as necessary.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|May issue lethal longarms; discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]]—no open carry of lethal longarms.
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|De-escalate and utilize non-lethals, however lethal force may be used to end a threat.
|-
|Secure Areas
|The medical department should be secured by Security to enforce quarantine and ensure medical treatments are enacted.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Emergency responders should be suited up and ready to deploy as soon as possible with Hard Suit and Internals. Triage priority: Medical Staff followed by Command & Security personnel.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Hard Suits and Internals; distribute emergency internals to crew as needed.
|}

=== White Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to white! The station is suffering dangerously high levels of glimmer, there are several active psionic threats, or there is another significant Epistemic emergency. Turn off all glimmer probers. Seek psionic insulation. Psychics should report for mind breaking." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code White
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > [[Mystagogue]] > [[Psionic Mantis]] / Epistemics Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|[[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Reasonable Suspicion|Reasonable Suspicion]] is required for detainment to perform stop & frisk.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Non-epistemic personnel should not interfere with epistemic personnel; may assist when called up— obey all applicable commands from epistemic personnel. Security should assist epistemic staff in apprehending or mind breaking the rogue psionics.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|May issue lethal longarms; discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]]—no open carry of lethal longarms.
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|Engage with minimal force required; [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Rules of Engagement|Rules of Engagement]] on mind breaking is lifted and may be performed by the [[Psionic Mantis]] or [[Mystagogue]] at their discretion.
|-
|Secure Areas
|The epistemics department should be secured by Security. The glimmer probe or glimmer drain should be secured, and access to it should be limited.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Emergency responders should be suited up and ready to deploy as soon as possible with Hard Suit and Internals. Triage priority: epistemic staff, followed by Command & Security personnel. Have Mindbreaker Toxin readily available.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Hard Suits and Internals; distribute emergency internals to crew as needed; propose evacuation procedures if station or ship is deemed irreparable or exceptionally hazardous due to a glimmer prober explosion.
|}

==== White Alert Definitions ====
'''Minimum Glimmer (Ψ) level to call code White:''' Ψ800

'''Rogue Psionic''' - Anyone who willfully refuses to be mindbroke by avoiding apprehension from the authorities, and or someone who refuses to stop using their power.

'''Mindbreaking''' - The act of removing powerful psionic abilities from a person, rendering them inert.

=== Gamma Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to gamma! Central Command has called the Gamma Alert; the station is on its last legs, almost everyone is dead, or there is another existential crisis affecting the station. Martial Law is now in effect." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code Gamma
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > [[Head of Security]] > Security Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|Invalidated.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Go immediately to Evacuation Shuttle, Evacuation Pod, Logisics' Cargo Shuttle, or Logistics' Salvage Shuttle. Prioritize your own safety before others to flee imminent danger. Meanwhile, Command may try to reverse the situation or find ways to increase the likelihood of saving their crew from imminent danger.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|Fully automatic longarms, Hard Suits, and internals at the discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]].
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|Security '''must''' lethally engage any unknown/known threats to the station and remove them with supreme prejudice.
|-
|Secure Areas
|If permissible, high-secure areas must be safeguarded, sealed, or bolted, and security guards must guard them as a last-ditch effort to prevent station destruction.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Save themselves from immediate danger but treat individuals if it doesn't jeopardize themselves and the person they are treating.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Save themselves from immediate danger but can attempt to patch-up the station to increase the likelihood of allowing other crew to escape.
|}

=== Delta Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to delta! Station scuttling is imminent, or there is another existential crisis affecting the station. All crew and passengers must be evacuated as applicable. Martial Law is now in effect." — Station Announcer Michael'''''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Code Delta
!Description(s)
|-
|Chain of Command
|[[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer / Executive Officer]] > [[Head of Security]] > Security Personnel > Departmental Heads > Supervisors
|-
|Search Procedure
|Invalidated.
|-
|Crew Discipline
|Go immediately to Evacuation Shuttle, Evacuation Pod, Logisics' Cargo Shuttle, or Logistics' Salvage Shuttle. Prioritize your own safety before others to flee imminent danger. Meanwhile, Command may try to reverse the situation or find ways to increase the likelihood of saving their crew from imminent danger.
|-
|Armoury Procedure
|Fully automatic longarms, Hard Suits, and internals at the discretion of the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]]. Seized contraband weapons and armaments may be used.
|-
|Rules of Engagement
|Security '''must''' lethally engage any unknown/known threats to the station and remove them with supreme prejudice.
|-
|Secure Areas
|If permissible, high-secure areas must be safeguarded, sealed, or bolted, and security guards must guard them as a last-ditch effort to prevent station destruction.
|-
|Medical Staff
|Save themselves from immediate danger but treat individuals if it doesn't jeopardize themselves and the person they are treating.
|-
|Engineering Staff
|Save themselves from immediate danger but can attempt to patch-up the station to increase the likelihood of allowing other crew to escape.
|}

=== Epsilon Alert ===
'''''"Attention! Station alert level has been set to epsilon! The Epsilon alert level is now in effect. Consider all contracts terminated." — Station Announcer Michael'''''

In-character, you do not know what this entails. This is considered '''meta-shielded'''.

=== Generic Definitions ===
'''Lockdown''' — restriction of movement within or access to an area in the interest of safety or health.

'''Shelter-in-Place''' — a public safety directive invoked during an emergency; instructing people to find a place of shelter and say there until instructed otherwise.

'''Triage''' — sorting and providing treatment to patience and especially combat or disaster victims; assigning a priority order on the basis of where the medical resources can best be used.

'''Hierarchy of Controls''' — a method to controlling exposures to hazards via: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE (personal protective equipment).

'''Martial Law''' — replacement of civilian government with military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military power.

Logistics Procedures

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== Orders ==
Logistics members should approve orders made by individuals with legal access to the contents of their order.
* Orders may be delayed or denied due to low funds, questionable legality, or unreasonably excessive orders from the same department or individual.
* Orders that are deemed unrelated to the function of the station or safety of the crew may be delayed or given lower priority for purchase when funds are low.
* Requests to remedy material shortages should be handled as a high priority, without the need for an individual order.
* Orders for security weapons and armor should only be approved with an explicit request from the Warden, Head of Security, or Commanding Officer.

== Hazardous Item Handling ==
Orders and sales that involve items that are potentially dangerous (including but not limited to: weapons, toxic or flammable gas canisters, chemicals, and artifacts) should be treated as a high priority, and kept secure within the Logistics department until they are sold, delivered, or picked up by the individual or department that ordered it.

Artifacts must be transported inside a locked containment unit.

Weapon and armor crates should be kept securely stored until the Logistics Officer or Commanding Officer gives direction for their delivery. This should include a security escort if available.

== Salvage Procedures ==
=== Salvage Armaments ===
Because of the requirement for their work, Salvage specialists operate with a T2 contraband license that covers weapons (and their ammunition), armor, and hardsuits available from their departmental vending machines, lockers, and lathes.

Other contraband items discovered during the course of the salvager's work should be turned over to the appropriate departments, or a permit for their use should be requested.

Salvagers are not to distribute their weaponry to non-salvagers without explicit LO approval. Salvagers can acquire a conscription kit, which may be used to quickly equip new salvagers hired by the Logistics Officer or Commanding Officer.

Salvage longarms should not be carried around the station outside the salvage department, without express permission from the Head of Security, Warden, or Commanding Officer.

=== Active Workplace Salvaging ===
Before executing salvaging of any active workplace or area inhabited by sentient beings, including rival company area(s), you must confirm with and receive direct permission from your commanding officer. You must act in accordance with Space Law at all times. Failure to do so may lead to consequences including termination of contract, criminal charges, and brig time.

=== Radio Contact ===
Salvage specialists should check in with the station regularly, usually through the use of a handheld radio if they are outside the reach of normal radio communication. The Logistics Officer, if present, should be the main point of contact for salvage specialists. If the LO is unavailable or unable to maintain radio contact, ensure that someone else on the station is listening before leaving the station for dangerous destinations.

== Shuttle Procedure ==
Pilots must fly their shuttle slowly when near the station or the automated trade station. When docking, pilots must exercise caution and keep their speed low enough to avoid damage. Velocities higher than 12m/sec can cause ''significant'' structural damage, while velocities lower than 5m/sec are generally safe in case of collision.

== Mail ==
ID locked mail is considered the property of the station. Intentionally damaging or mishandling it may constitute vandalism, even if the individual damaging the mail is the intended recipient of the mail.

== Rescue Operations ==
The Logistics Officer is expected to regularly check on the well-being of their salvagers, generally through the use of a handheld radio if the salvagers are operating outside standard radio range. Should salvagers transmit a distress message, or fail to respond to radio check ins for an extended period, the Logistics Officer is responsible for organizing a search and rescue operation to recover the salvagers when possible.

When crew are lost in space near the station, the logistics shuttles, under the Logistics Officer or Commanding Officer's direction, will be used for search and rescue operations unless the station has access to other shuttlecraft.

All reasonable efforts to recover lost crew should be made, including requesting long range scans from CentComm, and sweeping near their last known location. If the search is deemed hopeless, the Logistics Officer or Commanding Officer may call off the search at their discretion, but should send a missing crew report with all relevant information to CentComm.

Volunteers and personnel from other departments (generally medical and security) may be recruited and equipped with appropriate accesses, armor, tools, and weaponry during rescue operations. These should be returned after the conclusion of the rescue operation.

Security Standard Operating Procedures

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<blockquote>Security SOP covers handling yourself as a security officer. For all Security-related legal matters (such as brigging, warrants, and trials), see [[Judicial Procedures]].</blockquote>

=== Force Escalation / Use of Force ===
This simple, short chart dictates how to proceed with a general arrest. However, depending on what the individual encounters at the station, you can escalate it as needed. You utilize '''Force Escalation''' and '''Rules of Engagement''' hand-in-hand.

'''Verbal Commands -> Non-Lethal Methods of Apprehension -> Lethal Methods of Apprehension'''

It would be best if you prioritized initiating by declaring an order, i.e.: "Stop!" "Stop, or I will shoot you!" "Hey! Stop moving!" Any of these methods will allow you to upgrade your Force Escalation higher on the scale as you move up non-lethal methods (baton, disabler, rubber-tipped munitions). However, not all situations are perfect; sometimes you have to act before you speak.

==== Use of Force Additions ====
To be used when you have exhausted your baton's charges or disabler shots. This does not mean you should take out your knife or utilize a powered-down baton to apprehend someone. You can use your '''Flash''', or '''Flashbang grenades'''. You ''may'' upgrade to using your MK58 with '''Rubber-Tipped Munitions''' when the situation is still not contained. Additional apprehension or dispersal tools can be used, such as '''Stingers''', '''Truncheons''', and '''Tear Gas'''.

=== Rules of Engagement ===
Security personnel hold unrestricted armaments licenses under Tier 2. They, alongside the Captain or the Blueshield Officer, are authorized at all times '''''to use lethal force to the extent necessary''''' to '''''neutralize''''' adversaries under any of the following circumstances:<blockquote>If the adversary exhibits a clear and present danger to the vessel by physical means.

If the adversary poses a significant threat of severe bodily injury or death to the officer or others.

If the adversary presents an existential threat to the chain of command by illegal means.

If the adversary cannot be reasonably subdued through non-lethal means without great bodily harm to the officer; wherein an “adversary” is an entity that demonstrates a hostile intent, commits or directly contributes to a hostile act that does not constitute an actual attack, or is actively attacking the vessel or its crew.</blockquote>

=== Search & Seizure ===
You '''''must''''' search and seize any object that is believed to be used in the commission of the crime. However, one should not ''seize'' non-NT-aligned objects, such as non-standard branded clothing and paraphernalia, that pose little risk. It should be removed from the person, placed in an evidence locker, and returned to them. Any ''contraband,'' as defined under the Contraband List, ''shall'' be seized from the individual.<blockquote>You may not confiscate PDAs or IDs without evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt that a crime was committed ''using'' their PDA. In general, if you confiscate it, have evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt, including for thieving gloves.</blockquote>

=== Armory Procedure ===
When on station, the Warden is ultimately responsible for stocking the armoury and distributing and recording the collection of weapons. However, if they are absent, it falls on the Head of Security.

The distribution of weapons and munitions ''must'' follow [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Force Escalation / Use of Force|Force Escalation]], [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Rules of Engagement|Rules of Engagement]], and [[Alert Procedure]]. Once the threat is dealt with, the Warden or Head of Security shall issue a recall for all weapons to be returned, and a restock should be in order. '''Non-Crew''' shall ''not'' be issued weapons from the armoury.

==== Conditional Situations ====
This does not mean that as Head of Security or the Warden, you can wander around the halls fully armed to the teeth for all circumstances.

For example, the Warden and Head of Security may carry one (1) longarm such as a Laser Rifle or Lecter or Drozd, or Antique weaponry, then wear their assigned Hard Suit, and common apprehension tools.

However, security officers and cadets should only be assigned similar kits when applicable to the alert level.

=== Reasonable Suspicion ===
A security officer may detain someone for a short period of time if they reasonably believe the person is committing, involved in committing, or conspiring to commit a crime. They may only search the individual with an approved search warrant (unless given written consent, [https://wiki.denstation.net/index.php?title=Judicial_Procedures#Individual_Search as detailed here]); therefore, we recommend that officers procure such a warrant before detaining said individual. Additionally, if the detained individual is found in possession of any illegal items and is charged, the time spent detained will be deducted from the total brig time. The need for a warrant is waived during Blue Alert or more severe alert levels or if they are under arrest. Three example scenarios of Reasonable Suspicion would be, but not limited to:<blockquote>A. The security officer receives reasonable reports of someone with a lethal weapon.

B. The security officer spots someone with an otherwise unusual or suspicious item: (chief examples of this not covered above would be makeshift cuffs & unpermitted clothing, such as command uniforms)

C. The security officer observes someone acting out-of-ordinary or obscuring their identifiable features around restricted areas or scenes of crime, fleeing unusually from the crime scene, or fitting the description presented at the scene of a crime set by fellow officers or witnesses</blockquote>

=== Probable Cause ===
Probable Cause is an escalation of Reasonable Suspicion, wherein the security officer obtains sufficient and near-irrefutable evidence to support that someone is involved in or going to be involved in committing a criminal act. Often, this requires the officer's direct view. During green alert an approved arrest warrant is needed to legally enter departments to effect an arrest unless actively pursuing or entry is permitted by the head of the department or the captain. Three example scenarios of Probable Cause would be, but not limited to:<blockquote>A. The security officer undeniably spots someone quickly pull out a lethal, non-permitted weapon.

B. The security officer watches someone flee from an area with stolen items.

C. The security officer sees someone breaking open an area in which they are restricted from accessing.</blockquote>

=== Detainment versus Arrest ===

==== Detainment: Stop & Frisk, Free to Go ====
When an individual is detained, at the officer's discretion, the individual can be cuffed for officer safety. Thus, the officer can do their job in a search (frisk). You may do this at any time during blue or higher alert level, or with a approved search warrant on green alert, citing your '''''Reasonable Suspicion''''' on the warrant.

This means a pat-down, which involves checking their '''bag''', '''pockets''', and '''jacket/coat/overalls,''' but not other clothing, for anything related to Chameleon Technology or similar. If evidence of holofibers are found on the aforementioned clothing, search all personal effects for further evidence. As Security, the officer shall not maliciously repeatedly detain someone.

If nothing is concealed on the individual that would constitute '''Contraband''', you are still detained until security lets you go. However, if Security has been called away, and they don't verbally express that you are free to go, the detainment is void and you are free to go. The officer must be physically present to enact the detainment.

==== Arrest: Contraband Found ====
If something on the individual that is considered '''Contraband''', it will become an '''arrest''', and said individual will be sent to the Brig for the applicable charges; additionally ensure they are searched again before being placed in the Brig.

=== Fleeing Individual ===
When Security is enacting a detainment to possibly arrest a wanted person, and the individual begins to '''flee''', Security can utilize ranged non-lethal apprehension methods.

There '''must''' be probable cause to utilize Lethal Force if the officer can articulate that the fleeing individual will cause serious harm to the officers, station, and/or crew at large, or has continually slipped out of cuffs, or has readily escaped their Brig cell.

===Specialized Roles===
Certain roles can be prone to multiple SOPs at once, due to being related to multiple departments. The [[Corpsman]] is an example of this. Their dedicated SOP can be found in [[Specialization Operating Procedures]].

Game Rules

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== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule can be enacted with informed OOC consent. You must make your intent clear, so that the consenting party knows and understands the full extent of your requested actions. Otherwise, you require admin permission via AHelp.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' A player is consistently antagonizing your character, but stops when asked. You kill them anyway.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' A player is consistently antagonizing your easily aggravated character and then, after repeated, explicit requests to stop, takes a jab at your character's partner, so you kill them and leave them in a place medical can find and don't bother to fight the valid charges if you get caught. (Not fighting the charges is a simple courtesy you might give due to not being an antagonist, but it's not required)
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Security, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Security and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Both Security and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Security and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in round ending levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.8 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator or the AME, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing the station.

2.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.10 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Damnation Game Rules

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== Damnation Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den's Damnation.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game, with the Damnation tag applied.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

0.7 The Outpost and the 200 meter radius around it is considered a safe zone.

The following rules apply to the safe zone:

* Do not destroy or damage the structure of Frontier Outpost.
* The Station Rep's approval is required for any modifications of the station.
* Violence, such as shooting guns or swinging weapons, is not allowed in the safe zone.
** You may shoot and kill any dangerous creatures within the safezone with impunity, as long as caution is exercised.
* Do not transport any kind of creature or object with the intent to cause harm/death.
* Dangerous research on artifacts and anomalies must not be done while inside the safe zone.
0.8 Certain objects from POIs should not be taken under any circumstances. '''Please AHelp if these items are taken without permission.'''

* The Public Research Server on the Geode;
* Any equipment required for the operation of Frontier Outpost;
* Cargo Bay equipment from the Trade Spine;
* Vendors on stations, such as those on the Expo Lounge.

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play certain ghost roles such as ERT if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for others while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.5 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in a morgue.

1.6 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.7 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be put into cryostorage on The Outpost as necessary.

1.8 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.9 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.10 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.11 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.12 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts.

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the Station Rep went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Characters who engage in antagonistic behavior from previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Act like an actual person working out in space, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that smugglers are looking for droppods;
# Knowing that pirates are active in the sector.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is discovered;
# Searching for smuggler coordinates through posters as the Rangers.
# Checking every PDA for pirate base coordinates without good reasoning.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set adrift" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or a role you are not.)

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it

5.7 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.8 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.9 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.10 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.11 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.12 Continuing 5.11, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb on your ship"

This rule only applies in-character.

5.13 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You are not wanted by the Rangers.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

5.14 Non-Ranger personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if routed from their current area. Non-Ranger shuttle crews may chase and seek out antagonists or pirates if there are no Rangers available, or if they have been hired by the Rangers to pursue a hostile.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.3 Hiding antagonist objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.4 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (antagonists items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), the Rangers is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and are always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is should be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is strong evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle
* You are on The Outpost at the end of the shift

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle or at The Outpost This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle and The Outpost.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Ranger roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the round ends. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this).

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Command, Ranger, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Station Security, Ranger, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their job. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Security, the Rangers, and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Damnation Space Law to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.<blockquote>Note that these documents are still in progress. Please use common sense and follow the other rules in the interim.</blockquote>1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire sector and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Station Security, the Rangers, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s). If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Ranger department.

1.8 The Rangers should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against sector-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security and the Rangers may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by the Rangers, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable criminal going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a sector crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 '''''Do not''''' damage Frontier Station/the Outpost in any way, shape, or form, without explicit permission from an admin beforehand. This applies to pirates/antagonists and otherwise. Combat should only occur 200m out or further from the Station.

2.2 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as the Rangers and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.3 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of one hour is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in severe levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.4 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.5 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.6 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.7 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.8 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals (The Outpost)/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.9 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator, AME, or power generators, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing vessels.

2.10 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.11 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

T2 Contraband Chart

2025-09-16T03:53:11Z

Spaceaffiliate: /* Tier 2-A: 10 Minutes (Lower Lethality and Defensive Equipment) */ addition of thieves gloves.

A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T2 Contraband:|Tier Two Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.

==== Tier 2-A: 10 Minutes (Lower Lethality and Defensive Equipment) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Detective Trenchcoat
|-
|Reflective Vest
|-
|Bulletproof Vest
|-
|Security Service Weapons
|-
|Inspector
|-
|Viper
|-
|Python
|-
|Cobra
|-
|Deckard
|-
|Pirate Revolver
|-
|Sledgehammer
|-
|Energy Dagger
|-
|Energy Sword
|-
|Advanced Circular Saw
|-
|Flintlock Pistol
|-
|Laser Gun
|-
|Kardashev-Mosin
|-
|Cybersun Pen
|-
|Thieve's Gloves (Holofibres)
|-
|All variations of Syndicate Hardsuits
|}

==== Tier 2-B: 15 Minutes (Assault Gear) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Double E-Sword
|-
|Flaming Fireaxe
|-
|Atreides
|-
|AKMS
|-
|C-20R
|-
|WT550
|-
|Lecter
|-
|Bulldog
|-
|Drozd
|-
|Rigged Powercell
|-
|Composition C4
|}

==== Tier 2-C: 20 Minutes (High Collateral) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Laser Canon
|-
|Hristov
|-
|China-Lake
|-
|L6 SAW
|-
|Explosive Grenade
|-
|Syndicate Minibomb
|-
|Heavy Armor Suits
|-
|Uranium, Tranq, and Incendiary rounds
|-
|Antique Weaponry excluding Captain’s Pulse Pistol
|}

Specialization Operating Procedures

2025-09-15T19:25:05Z

Spaceaffiliate: /* Mantis */

Certain roles can be prone to multiple SOPs at once, due to being related to multiple departments or having a job wholly different than their department. These are considered [[Specialization Operating Procedures|Specialized Operating Procedures]] These include the Corpsman, the Mantis, and the Chaplain.

== Specializations ==

=== Corpsman ===
The corpsman is a member of the security team whose primary duty is to tend to security personnel injured in the line of duty. They may also act as a security officer, provided it does not conflict with their primary responsibilities. They must follow both [[Security Standard Operating Procedures|Security Operating Procedures]] and [[Medical Operating Procedures]].

Non-security patients in critical condition may be treated to prevent loss of life if no doctors are immediately available. Further medical care should only be provided if requested by the Chief Medical Officer or other medical staff.

During combat situations, the medical care and rescue of security personnel take priority.

=== Chaplain ===
The Chaplain is expected to study the Oracle, run sermons, and provide spiritual care to those onboard the station who may request it. They are not a regular member of epistemics in this regard. They should not be handling regular epistemics work when other epistemics staff are available unless absolutely necessary, or the Mystagogue has permitted it.

=== Mantis ===
The Mantis is intended to handle psychics and psychic-related issues. They should not be considered a regular member of epistemics in this regard. They should not be handling regular epistemics work when other epistemics staff are available unless absolutely necessary, or the Mystagogue has permitted it.

Damnation Game Rules

2025-09-14T23:04:59Z

Spaceaffiliate: removal of references to psionics

== Damnation Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den's Damnation.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game, with the Damnation tag applied.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

0.7 The Outpost and the 200 meter radius around it is considered a safe zone.

The following rules apply to the safe zone:

* Do not destroy or damage the structure of Frontier Outpost.
* The Station Rep's approval is required for any modifications of the station.
* Violence, such as shooting guns or swinging weapons, is not allowed in the safe zone.
** You may shoot and kill any dangerous creatures within the safezone with impunity, as long as caution is exercised.
* Do not transport any kind of creature or object with the intent to cause harm/death.
* Dangerous research on artifacts and anomalies must not be done while inside the safe zone.

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play certain ghost roles such as ERT if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for others while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.5 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in a morgue.

1.6 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.7 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be put into cryostorage on The Outpost as necessary.

1.8 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.9 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.10 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.11 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.12 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts.

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the Station Rep went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Characters who engage in antagonistic behavior from previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Act like an actual person working out in space, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that smugglers are looking for droppods;
# Knowing that pirates are active in the sector.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is discovered;
# Searching for smuggler coordinates through posters as the Rangers.
# Checking every PDA for pirate base coordinates without good reasoning.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set adrift" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or a role you are not.)

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it

5.7 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.8 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.9 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.10 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.11 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.12 Continuing 5.11, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb on your ship"

This rule only applies in-character.

5.13 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You are not wanted by the Rangers.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

5.14 Non-Ranger personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if routed from their current area. Non-Ranger shuttle crews may chase and seek out antagonists or pirates if there are no Rangers available, or if they have been hired by the Rangers to pursue a hostile.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.3 Hiding antagonist objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.4 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (antagonists items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), the Rangers is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and are always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is should be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is strong evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle
* You are on The Outpost at the end of the shift

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle or at The Outpost This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle and The Outpost.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Ranger roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the round ends. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this).

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Command, Ranger, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Station Security, Ranger, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their job. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Security, the Rangers, and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Damnation Space Law to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.<blockquote>Note that these documents are still in progress. Please use common sense and follow the other rules in the interim.</blockquote>1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire sector and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Station Security, the Rangers, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s). If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Ranger department.

1.8 The Rangers should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against sector-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security and the Rangers may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by the Rangers, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable criminal going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a sector crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 '''''Do not''''' damage Frontier Station/the Outpost in any way, shape, or form, without explicit permission from an admin beforehand. This applies to pirates/antagonists and otherwise. Combat should only occur 200m out or further from the Station.

2.2 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as the Rangers and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.3 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of one hour is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in severe levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.4 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.5 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.6 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.7 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.8 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals (The Outpost)/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.9 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator, AME, or power generators, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing vessels.

2.10 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.11 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Damnation Game Rules

2025-09-14T23:03:11Z

Spaceaffiliate: small changes to terminology/metagaming guidelines

== Damnation Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den's Damnation.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game, with the Damnation tag applied.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

0.7 The Outpost and the 200 meter radius around it is considered a safe zone.

The following rules apply to the safe zone:

* Do not destroy or damage the structure of Frontier Outpost.
* The Station Rep's approval is required for any modifications of the station.
* Violence, such as shooting guns or swinging weapons, is not allowed in the safe zone.
** You may shoot and kill any dangerous creatures within the safezone with impunity, as long as caution is exercised.
* Do not transport any kind of creature or object with the intent to cause harm/death.
* Dangerous research on artifacts and anomalies must not be done while inside the safe zone.

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play certain ghost roles such as ERT if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for others while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.5 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in a morgue.

1.6 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.7 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be put into cryostorage on The Outpost as necessary.

1.8 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.9 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.10 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.11 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.12 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts.

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the Station Rep went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Characters who engage in antagonistic behavior from previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Act like an actual person working out in space, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that smugglers are looking for droppods;
# Knowing that pirates are active in the sector.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is discovered;
# Searching for smuggler coordinates through posters as the Rangers.
# Checking every PDA for pirate base coordinates without good reasoning.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set adrift" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or a role you are not.)

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it

5.7 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.8 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.9 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.10 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.11 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.12 Continuing 5.11, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb on your ship"

This rule only applies in-character.

5.13 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You are not wanted by the Rangers.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

5.14 Non-Ranger personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if routed from their current area. Non-Ranger shuttle crews may chase and seek out antagonists or pirates if there are no Rangers available, or if they have been hired by the Rangers to pursue a hostile.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.3 Hiding antagonist objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.4 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (antagonists items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), the Rangers is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and are always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is should be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is strong evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle
* You are on The Outpost at the end of the shift

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle or at The Outpost This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle and The Outpost.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Ranger roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the round ends. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this).

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Ranger, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Station Security, Ranger, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their job. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Security, the Rangers, and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Damnation Space Law to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.<blockquote>Note that these documents are still in progress. Please use common sense and follow the other rules in the interim.</blockquote>1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire sector and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Station Security, the Rangers, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s). If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Ranger department.

1.8 The Rangers should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against sector-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security and the Rangers may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by the Rangers, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable criminal going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a sector crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 '''''Do not''''' damage Frontier Station/the Outpost in any way, shape, or form, without explicit permission from an admin beforehand. This applies to pirates/antagonists and otherwise. Combat should only occur 200m out or further from the Station.

2.2 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as the Rangers and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.3 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of one hour is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in severe levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.4 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.5 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.6 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.7 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.8 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals (The Outpost)/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.9 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator, AME, or power generators, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing vessels.

2.10 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.11 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Damnation Game Rules

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Spaceaffiliate: Damnation Server Rules, first edition

== Damnation Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den's Damnation.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game, with the Damnation tag applied.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

0.7 The Outpost and the 200 meter radius around it is considered a safe zone.

The following rules apply to the safe zone:

* Do not destroy or damage the structure of Frontier Outpost.
* The Station Rep's approval is required for any modifications of the station.
* Violence, such as shooting guns or swinging weapons, is not allowed in the safe zone.
** You may shoot and kill any dangerous creatures within the safezone with impunity, as long as caution is exercised.
* Do not transport any kind of creature or object with the intent to cause harm/death.
* Dangerous research on artifacts and anomalies must not be done while inside the safe zone.

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play certain ghost roles such as ERT if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for others while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.5 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in a morgue.

1.6 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.7 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be put into cryostorage on The Outpost as necessary.

1.8 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.9 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.10 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.11 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.12 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts.

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the Station Rep went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person working out in space, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that smugglers are looking for droppods;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is discovered;
# Searching for smuggler coordinates through posters as the Rangers.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set adrift" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or a role you are not.)

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it

5.7 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.8 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.9 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.10 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.11 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.12 Continuing 5.11, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb on your ship"

This rule only applies in-character.

5.13 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You are not wanted by the Rangers.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

5.14 Non-Ranger personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if routed from their current area. Non-Ranger shuttle crews may chase and seek out antagonists or pirates if there are no Rangers available, or if they have been hired by the Rangers to pursue a hostile.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.3 Hiding antagonist objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.4 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (antagonists items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), the Rangers is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and are always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is should be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is strong evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle
* You are on The Outpost at the end of the shift

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle or at The Outpost This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle and The Outpost.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Ranger roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the round ends. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this).

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Ranger, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Station Security, Ranger, and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their job. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Security, the Rangers, and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Damnation Space Law to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.<blockquote>Note that these documents are still in progress. Please use common sense and follow the other rules in the interim.</blockquote>1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire sector and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Station Security, the Rangers, and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s). If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Ranger department.

1.8 The Rangers should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against sector-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security and the Rangers may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by the Rangers, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable criminal going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a sector crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 '''''Do not''''' damage Frontier Station/the Outpost in any way, shape, or form, without explicit permission from an admin beforehand. This applies to pirates/antagonists and otherwise. Combat should only occur 200m out or further from the Station.

2.2 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as the Rangers and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.3 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of one hour is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in severe levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.4 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.5 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.6 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.7 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.8 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals (The Outpost)/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.9 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator, AME, or power generators, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing vessels.

2.10 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.11 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Game Rules

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== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted by security.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* Only applies to Command and Dignitary roles: You have received permission from CC to take the role.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Security, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Security and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Both Security and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Security and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in round ending levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.8 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator or the AME, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing the station.

2.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.10 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Game Rules

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== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role after cryoing mid-shift, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* You have received permission from CC to take the role, which is only a requirement for Command or Dignitary titles.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Security, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Security and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Both Security and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Security and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in round ending levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.8 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator or the AME, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing the station.

2.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.10 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

Game Rules

2025-09-13T20:44:37Z

Spaceaffiliate: 5.15 added, which sets the rules around jobs after rejoining a shift from cryo

== The Den's Server Rules ==
<blockquote></blockquote>'''WARNING:''' You MUST be at least 18 years of age to play on The Den.

Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.

Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game will be met with an appeal-only ban. Additionally, abusing the AHelp relay by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance will result in your removal.

'''PLEASE DO AHELP FOR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, OR ISSUES.''' We do not mind receiving AHelps (we encourage it, even), you are simply requested to state the intention in your first message.

All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.

The usage of any third-party applications/scripts/client modifications or any other applicable software to gain an advantage, avoid intended game/server mechanics, or to harm server infrastructure is strictly prohibited, as is the abuse of glitches, exploits and bugs. Any and all instances of this will be met with an appeal-only ban.

Please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report any issues you find in-game.

Attempting to evade bans is strictly forbidden, and will result in the ban being automatically converted to appeal-only.

Multi-keying (the simultaneous use of multiple accounts at one time) is also forbidden, and will be met with a ban of all the accounts involved.

If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help menu by hitting F1 in-game, or clicking the "AHelp" button in the lobby.

Admins hold full discretion with bans, and may ban you if you have been an objectively uncomfortable or unsafe presence. A player that is deemed uncomfortable or unsafe will only be banned via a 65% or higher vote or evidence to support it.

==== '''Community Rules''' ====
1. All of these rules apply as they are intended. Every example of a rule break cannot be defined as written, therefore enforcement of the rules is subject to staff interpretation of the rule's intention.

Any extended discussion regarding interpretation of the rules should be avoided in the AHelp menu and can be instead pursued within the the Den's Discord in the #help channel.

2. The Den is an English-based community; use English as your primary method of communication within the game.

3. Erotic Roleplay (ERP), erotic content, and 18+ sexual content are allowed, so long that all parties involved consent to it.

For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.

4. Be civil:

4.1 Do not spam or advertise in our server.

4.2 Do not flame and do not be toxic.

4.3 Be polite and respectful towards other members, and avoid making others uneasy or uncomfortable.

4.4 DO NOT BE AN ASSHOLE. Do not intentionally make the round worse for other people for your own amusement.

For example: repeatedly and persistently harassing a character without OOC consent, being an intense nuisance to the quiet of the station, or causing substantial damage through vandalism unless valid under antagonist rules.

We especially have no tolerance for taking things out-of-character. Please separate in-character and out-of-character, and let people know if you're uncomfortable with the actions taken. If the request is ignored or unfollowed despite knowing they heard you, please contact an administrator.

4.5 We have a zero tolerance policy for any form of bigotry, discrimination, toxicity, and unconsensual harassment. Failure to comply with this rule will result in community removal.

Slurs are also strictly prohibited.

4.6 For anything else that is not specifically covered by our rules: use common sense and common decency.

==== '''Game Server Rules''' ====
0. Our server prioritizes roleplay over rules.

0.1 If you have a valid, logical, and well-roleplayed in-character reason for actions that break a server rule, you may be forgiven for your rulebreak IF the rule has "Follows rule 0" under it.

0.2 As an example, you may kill a person who killed your partner, so long as it is a one-attempt situation.

0.3 This rule applies only until after your first attempt in applying it. For example, if you fail to kill the person who killed your partner, you are to stop all attempts at playing out rule 0.

0.4 This rule requires consent in most situations. If you fail to ask for consent from the other party or parties, the rules violations will be taken as they are. This INCLUDES onlookers.

(Note that if you do not ask in an AHelp whether something requires consent, assume it does require consent.)

0.5 This rule only applies with proper escalation when you do not have consent. Do not kill someone over a punch, do not gib someone over an insult.

0.6 You may, at any point, request through ahelp to receive something that would help in these scenarios. Asking to be set to a traitor, a thief, or any other antagonist role for a scenario in which only the involved, consenting parties are/will be affected is perfectly fine.

'''Examples of Rule 0'''

# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in OOC (discord or in-game) to kill someone's character and get their consent explicitly. You ask to be given traitor in order to perform this action, committing and going through with it. All involved have fun as there were no extreme circumstances and involved parties gave consent.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do not ask in OOC for consent. You, as a non-antag, kill someone without asking them prior. This is bad and results in punitive measures.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You ask in AHelp to commit minor amounts of thievery, such as stealing people's non-important items, asking people involved for their consent or only taking from those you know you have consent with.
# '''BAD USAGE:''' You do the same as above and a player makes a complaint due to missing something important or being upset by the inconvenience. This is bad and will fall onto you.
# '''GOOD USAGE:''' You commit a minor crime that has no one else directly involved, such as stealing a knife. You should always have a character or situational reason for doing this, and not just because "you wanted to be careful." This requires no consent and will be handled IC. If your action involved stealing a gun, remember that if people died due to missing said item, you may be held accountable.
# In general, just AHelp and ask. We encourage all players to AHelp with questions as we can simply answer them from discord. In most situations, we can also get consent for you so they do not know anything. AHelps exist not just to report, but to question, and we encourage you to use the feature freely. (F1)

===== '''1. Follow the server expectations:''' =====
1.1 If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.

'''You also may not play Warden or a Dignitary role if you are command banned.'''

1.2 Do not make yourself a major problem, annoyance or disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging). Intentionally hindering the station as a crew-aligned character is strictly against our rules. There can be exceptions if this behavior is not constant, but it should always be for the sake of roleplay, not for the sake of antagonizing.

1.3 Department strikes (e.g. cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are to be roleplayed excellently and require explicit administrator pre-approval.

1.4 Clowns, Mimes, and other "prankster" roles do not get an exemption from the above, and should NOT use their job as an excuse to be a major disturbance.

1.5 AFK (a.k.a. SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as any other crewmate.

1.6 If a player is dead and catatonic (not SSD), they are not required to be revived and should be stored in the morgue.

1.7 You should not biomass grind dead and catatonic crew, unless the body belongs to a person who got cloned (thus, recycling is allowed), or during an emergency.

1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.

1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, by reason of the nature of the server, and by motive of potential metagaming, livestreaming rounds is strictly forbidden.

1.10 It is strictly forbidden to record or stream players engaged in private activities without their consent, and even more so to share it without their consent.

1.11 Ghosting or playing with the intent of, and the act itself of "exposing" or shaming players by sharing content or information of their presence or activities in this server elsewhere, is strictly forbidden.

1.12 You are expected to be able to keep things in-character. If you do not like actions taken or words said by a character, please inform them. Contact an administrator immediately if the individual is ignoring or not following your requests. If a player asks you to stop, you act like nothing happened, apologize, and move on.

1.13 You are expected to follow "real human escalation" if you are not an antagonist. Use common sense; if someone hits you, rule 0 does not apply and you '''cannot''' murder them.

===== '''2. Follow metagaming guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Do not use the Emote channel to bypass an inability to speak.

2.2 Use of the emote channel to simulate character death rattles or other game mechanics is prohibited.

2.3 Use the local-out-of-character (LOOC) and global out-of-character (OOC) channels properly. Don't speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you're asking questions related to ingame concepts

2.4 Do not use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where the captain went? OOC He probably left to get dinner lol").

2.5 Do not use any information gained by meta-communication (i.e. using external channels to communicate with other players in the same game) to your advantage.

2.6 Discussion about the current round is allowed on the Den Station Discord server (albeit discouraged for the purpose of MRP). However, acting on information gained by this method is strictly forbidden.

2.7 You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences and prior shifts, and players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise). This rules follows rule 0.

2.8 Antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently due to their prior antagonist status. Notwithstanding, confession of crimes committed in a prior shift are still admissible in court.

2.9 For the sake of continuity, your character will never have permanently died in previous rounds (unless you wish to roleplay this concept out).

2.10 Do NOT "antag roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you have received an antagonist role, and leaving soon after if not.

2.11 Act like an actual person on a space station, and don’t use text speech or emoticons when speaking in character.

'''Examples of acceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing that holo fibers are usually used by thieves;
# Referring to certain antagonists as "thief" or "nukie" is reasonable, given the difficulty of separation.

'''Examples of unacceptable metaknowledge include:'''

# Knowing about the existence of the Syndicate Listening Outpost before it is either discovered or announced;
# Knowing that a thief is a pacifist before they share that information with you, or the implant is discovered.
# Checking every PDA for an uplink without a valid RP reason to do so.
# Taking someone's "black gloves" without the metashield lift condition being met. (finding any holofibers proven to be related to the person)

===== '''3. Follow new-life rules:''' =====
3.1 If a player dies and is brought back by way of cloning or borging, they forget the last five minutes leading up to their death and cannot describe who or what killed them.

3.2 Players that are revived by using a defibrillator can only recall vague details about their death, such as "Someone shot me" or "I was set ablaze" but they cannot recall details beyond that. Please report players who break this rule.

3.3 In either case, characters do not have any knowledge of what happened while they were dead (i.e. ghosted/observing), and are forbidden from acting on information gained during death.

===== '''4. Follow naming conventions:''' =====
4.1 Keep any media references to a minimum, don’t make obvious puns or plays on words, and try to be creative by picking a believable and fitting species name, character first name, character pronouns, and/or surname. Do not make obvious references to media in terms of character appearance. Leeway for names is given to theatrical roles such as the clown, boxer, and mime; these roles are allowed stage names with some freedom.

4.2 If you are using a title, DO NOT attempt to use it to gain unfair gameplay advantages (such as, pretending to be a Central Command officer, or some role/job you are not).

===== '''5. Follow roleplay guidelines:''' =====
5.1 Your character is a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences rather than your own as the player. You should also prevent yourself from hurting due to what happens in-character. Failing to separate IC and OOC relationships, actions, or otherwise may result in a ban for being an uncomfortable presence.

5.2 Do not escalate situations needlessly. Very few things are deserving of a fight to the death, or the loss of life of somebody. Brawls and self defense are permitted, but do NOT put someone in critical state without a VERY valid reason to it (roleplay-based or not).

5.3 If a fight results in someone being critically injured, seek medical help for them - and if they die, do not destroy or otherwise hide their body. This falls under self-antagonistic behavior.

Follows rule 0.

5.4 Do NOT grief, attack or kill crew-aligned ghost roles such as familiars or station pets without a valid motive or provocation. Pest ghost roles such as mice however, are always fair game for attacking.

Follows rule 0.

5.5 Some awakened pest roles (e.g. sentient mothroach) may be considered crew pets and fall under this rule.

5.6 Respect other people's consent, dignity, and boundaries. If somebody asks you to stop bothering them LOOC, do so without question. If someone keeps bothering you despite telling them off LOOC, please AHelp it.

5.7 Non-security personnel should not seek to kill or detain unrelated threats, unless they themselves or other crew in the direct vicinity are in current, immediate danger from it. Crew may neutralize threats when they present themselves or if they are relevant to the crew member in question, but are not to pursue them if and once routed from their current area.

Follows rule 0.

5.8 Certain severe emergencies or antagonist roles allow for normal crew to actively defend station and attempt to kill or subdue the antagonist. Such as: nuclear operatives, a zombie outbreak, a space dragon attack, or any other critical situation (such as all Command or/and Security being dead) requiring the crew to take matters in their own hands.

5.9 By picking the prisoner role, you have chosen to roleplay as a prisoner, NOT an antagonist, and should not act so in any capacity. While you may be allowed to escape, you must receive admin approval to do so, and ideally you should only seek to do so with excellent reasoning and roleplay (e.g. abusive security personnel or badly damaged permanent brig). You may not unnecessarily antagonize security personnel continuously or without valid, extremely good RP reasoning.

Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

5.10 Try to avoid engaging in public roleplay (both verbal or/and in action) that may make other people overly uneasy or uncomfortable. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera. This rule covers erotic roleplay as well.

While it may make sometimes for amazing roleplay, not everybody may have the sensitivity to be able to hear your character recanting some dark, depressing tale or to see them doing something inherently twisted or disturbing. You can find more on this in the ERP Rules and Guidelines section.

5.11 Any action that may need another player's consent is expected to have said consent beforehand. A couple examples of behavior that would require implicit or explicit prior consent before doing it include:

- Putting something in someone else's drink. (including bodily fluids/products)

- Putting someone to sleep or injecting someone with chemicals.

If you thought you had implicit consent and end up being wrong, you will be treated as breaching consent. Antagonists with the character as an objective are exempt from this rule so long as the intent is solely to complete the objective and is not sexual in nature.

5.12 The advertise channel is for advertising. All responses to an advertisement should be made via common, especially any joke comments. Keep it to its intended purposes of getting your roleplay scenario the attention you want it to.

5.13 The Den is an adult-only server, and thus we allow certain adult-specific topics. You are allowed to make suggestive or otherwise sexual jokes or comments, so long as it is not in a flirty manner to those who don't consent and/or they aren't too over the top.

As an example, you should not be describing doing explicit sexual acts to people over radio. This rule only applies in-character.

5.14 Continuing 5.13, you are also allowed to make jokes or comments that are non-sexual like murder threats, acts of violence, et cetera, so long as you don't go too far or it's non-specific. This does not protect jokes with a suicidal context, as that is considered an extreme topic and thus not welcome in public spaces.

Protected speech includes:

* "I'm going to commit murder" with a context that couldn't be linked to specific people.
* "There is a pipebomb in your mailbox"
This rule only applies in-character.

5.15 Do not rejoin the round as the same character in a different role, unless that role is passenger or you have solid, logical reasoning under the conditions outlined below:

* You have approval from the Department Head in question.
* You are not wanted.
* You have faxed and informed CC that you will be taking the role.
* You have received permission from CC to take the role, which is only a requirement for Command or Dignitary titles.

===== '''6. Follow powergaming guidelines:''' =====
6.1 Don't rush for or prepare equipment unrelated to your job for no purpose other than to have it without valid reason.

6.2 A medical doctor does not need insulated gloves, the Head of Personnel does not need a gun, and the Captain does not need an assault rifle. If you, in your given role, require an item that does not fall within your job’s usual parameters, have a VERY valid gameplay or roleplay reason to obtain and keep it.

6.3 Manufacturing weapons, bombs, or deadly poisons before you know of any reason you would need them for (or without an excellent roleplay reason to it) is powergaming behavior.

6.4 Hiding Traitor objective items, or preemptively securing them with higher security than usually required or than would make logical sense, violates our powergaming and roleplay guidelines.

6.5 Do NOT, under any circumstances, hide the nuclear fission explosive, authentication disk, or other sensitive items in an impossible to see/access location.

This includes thieves, in which case your objective should not be the nuke at all.

6.6 While it is allowed for the crew to know the details around the various antagonist functions (traitor items being such, PDAs having uplinks, listening posts existing, etc.), Security is strictly forbidden from acting on that information without valid reason and suspicion, and it is always to presume innocence until proven guilty.

For example, it is to be avoided to check PDAs, implants and headsets unless the person is strongly suspected to be a syndicate agent, and there is evidence to back this up.

===== '''7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====
7.1 End-of-round-griefing (EORG) is not allowed. This includes but is not limited to attacking, destroying, polluting, killing, and severely injuring without direct prior admin permission at the areas included below. Stunning a suspected criminal is not EORG, but stunning an innocent bystander on accident is.

It is EORG if:

* You are at Central Command
* You are on an evacuation shuttle

7.2 Explosives and strategies with capacity for high collateral damage should not be used on or around the evacuation shuttle. This includes artifacts, which are not to intentionally activate their nodes enroute to, or at CC, including the evac shuttle.

===== '''8. Follow consent guidelines and rules:''' =====
For clarity, public is anywhere with an even remote chance someone could walk in without a door remote. If it is possible for someone to enter, it is public.

8.1 Be very mindful of In Character and Out of Character consent, as they are NOT the same thing. Whilst a player may agree for their character to be subjected to a nonconsensual act, engaging in ERP with someone against their OOC consent is strictly forbidden. This applies both to actual player characters, and ghost role characters, people and creatures.

If your OOC consent is not respected, immediately contact an administrator and remove yourself from the situation.

8.2 Extreme acts such as killing, severely maiming, nonconning, abuse, or even round removal are allowed, so long that all the participants consented OOC.

8.3 Keep in mind that by performing actions without IC consent (or actions that go against space law), you are not immune to and will be opening yourself to IC punishment. Expect to be potentially apprehended, prosecuted and sentenced to the full extent of the law, if found to have committed the crime you did. By doing non-consensual acts IC, you fully agree to being subject to rule 0 which may include your characters death.

8.4 Try to make ABUNDANTLY clear in your consent menu essential information such as whether you are interested in ERP or not, your limits and preferences, your OOC stance on nonconsensual acts towards your character, your OOC or/and IC stance on extreme acts such as death or maiming, and so on so forth.

8.5 DO NOT use ERP as bait, unless done with OOC consent of all parties involved. Much as it would be very believable and make for some amazing roleplay for an Agent to try and seduce a target into the bedroom to then murder them in cold blood on the spot or kidnap them, priority is given to the fun, comfort and enjoyment of all players.

After the ERP is complete, a grace period of 5 minutes is in effect, during which you are still NOT allowed to kill the target.

8.6 Do not hog a role or a job if you do not plan to at least engage in a few of its activities and basic responsibilities in the first place. This goes especially for Command and Security roles and jobs, and especially during a crisis or emergency.

If your intent is exclusively to ERP, then take a role or a job that won't potentially lead to the station being unable to function properly. You can slack and go MiA now and then; but ideally, ERP should not take priority over basic job responsibilities and during emergencies.

To be more specific, this meaning: do not go missing from minute one, not even bother to answer radio calls, only to pop back up when the emergency shuttle arrives. And ideally, if an emergency comes up, try to go and help, if the nature of the emergency is related to your job or role.

However, so long it is roleplayed well enough and there is no immediate urgency, leeway is given (so long you are ready to face the IC consequences to this). Much larger leeway is given during Extended and Greenshift rounds, due to their nature of being meant specifically for people to relax and get off.

Command roles are never allowed to be unresponsive due to ERP; you are required to have your headset and be reachable through communications at all times.

8.7 Do not spam or pollute radio channels (including the telepath channel) with smut or content that would require consent to post. Mind you, this does NOT mean that you are not allowed to speak or discuss of such. Just that it should not become a cringy spamfest of people shitposting/hornyposting.

Or in other words: try not to turn them into the equivalent of a bathroom stall. Have at least a minimum bit of decency and respect towards other people.

8.8 Do not go overboard with hornyposting about a specific person if said person does not have access to the channel they are being spoken about in, and if you don't have OOC consent from said person to do so.

Pushing it too far, can easily result in what is effectively sexual harassment, and be something very degrading, objectifying and humiliating to the person.

8.9 Do not engage in nor discuss of particularly extreme or out there sexual fetishes in public. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), out loud speech or overt actions in actual public physical locations, or doing so on camera.

What you like to do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business and prerogative, but do not force other people into having to witness or hear of something exceptionally outrageous that would turn the stomach of any ordinary person, or at the very least make them extremely uncomfortable.

Or in other words: respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.10 Do not kinkshame somebody for something that they might be into, no matter how extreme, with the exception that they are into being kinkshamed, or you are doing so in a playful, jokey, friendly manner for banter that they consent to.

Again, respect other people's boundaries and tastes.

8.11 Use the subtle (a chat message prefixed with -) command if you are engaging in ERP involving extreme kinks. The regular emote * action can be heard through walls. While this normally does not pose a major issue, unless you mind your privacy, it can become one if you are potentially exposing passerbys to your acts.

8.12 Roleplaying a character as underage is strictly forbidden. So is talk of such activities.

8.13 Engaging in ERP with a creature who does not pass the harkness test is forbidden.

This includes player-controlled xenos without cognizine.

8.14 Do not engage in public ERP, period. Public meant as in: any radio channel (including the telepath channel), speech or actions in actual public physical locations (including areas of confinement such as the permabrig and the normal brig), or doing so on camera.

As a note, maintenance is considered a public area. 8.14 also applies if you are able to be seen in a way that would objectively make someone think of ERP.

This rule is only applied when someone who did not consent to hearing/seeing manages to do so. In such a case, you are entirely at fault, but otherwise it is not a rulebreak.

8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

8.16 No recording private scenes or conversations using the tape recorder item without consent. In addition, you may not play the recording of private scenes or conversations without consent of all listening in advance.

A private conversation is anything that is said in whisper and isn't to be used in court. Upon being interrogated by a detective as a prisoner or otherwise, you automatically consent to them using the recording in court and as evidence.

8.17 Do not engage in heavy roleplay scenarios (including but not limited to self-harm, horror themes, etc) without the consent of all involved parties. As permabrig is a rather public place, you may not engage in such scenarios in perma at all.

==== '''Psionics''' ====
- Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.

- As a mantis, it is not your goal to hunt down psionics. Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers.

==== '''Command, Security, and Antagonist Rules:''' ====
1. Follow Command and Security Guidelines:

1.1 Security and Command roles are expected to know and perform their jobs to the best of their ability, and to have extensive knowledge in regards to the duties, management and operations of their departments. These roles often heavily impact the round and require careful and conscientious roleplay.

As such, their roleplay quality is held to a much higher standard, especially in the event a player was to play a character in such a role committing a crime or being disruptive.

If you cannot meet these requirements, do NOT take these roles.

1.2 Both Security and Command are required to read and follow The Den's Space Law, Standard Operating Procedures, Alert Procedure, and Company Policy to the best of their ability.

Following these documents follows rule 0.

1.3 Abusing your position or using it to make arbitrary or obviously malicious choices to the detriment of the entire station and/or its inhabitants is prohibited.

Follows rule 0.

1.4 Some leeway is given to Security and Command roles doings things such as committing a crime, slacking, or being irresponsible, so long that the player is ready to be met with the very serious in-character consequences to such actions, so long it’s roleplayed exceptionally well, and so long what’s being done is not too disruptive or harmful in nature to other players.

1.5 An aggravating exemplary factor should be considered when sentencing or applying IC punishment to a Security or Command role, in reason of them not acting appropriately to the expected IC standards of their role.

1.6 If you need to leave the round, please notify administrators via the AHelp menu and notify your fellow crew via departmental radio. If you have the capability to do so, ensure that you return your items as necessary and seek cryostorage if you are not planning on returning.

1.7 Do not hire random crew to be your bodyguard(s) or promote random crewmembers to Command positions at random. If you require bodyguards or security details, talk to the Security department. If you need new Command staff, talk to the personnel in that related department.

1.8 Security should always try to use non-lethals and arrest criminals, unless given extreme circumstances, such as but not limited to: lethal force being used against them, their life or that of an innocent being in immediate danger, no other reasonable option being available at the moment to detain an unreasonably dangerous threat, or when facing off against station-destroying antagonists (nuclear operatives, zombies, dragons, etc.).

Follows rule 0.

1.9 Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that could prove to be problematic when in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.), so long that there is a valid, strong reason and suspicion that such items will be used maliciously, or evidence that they have been used to commit a crime.

1.10 When lethal force is used by Security, they are expected when and if possible to patch up the critical condition detained individual back to health, or even to life in the event of death, by cloning or defibbing.

Follows rule 0.

1.11 Punishment should be proportional to the crime committed and the danger posed by the criminal. You cannot execute somebody just for trespassing or stealing an item, but a provable Syndicate Agent going loud and round removing somebody, should absolutely warrant an execution.

1.12 Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable, and permabrigging is to be done exclusively for proven criminals and exceptional cases (usually, unreasonably dangerous individuals).

1.13 Executions and Do Not Revive orders can only be carried out for capital crimes, and are to be used sparingly as last resorts, or in the most extreme of situations and crimes. For example, when the detained individual is proven beyond any reasonable doubt to be an unreasonably hard to contain or/and major threat to the station and its inhabitants.

The criminal should always be tried first, and executed and/or given a DNR order later. However, if this is proven to be something impossible or too dangerous to carry out, such as during a crisis situation, or if the crime is deemed particularly heinous and the criminal provably guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, trial can be skipped.

1.14 Do not mindbreak others against their will solely because they have psionic powers. Only do so when the individual is a proven criminal who has either used those powers for crimes after a warning or has used those powers to escape confinement.

Follows rule 0.

===== '''2. Follow antagonist guidelines:''' =====
2.1 Antagonists exist to move the round forward and make things interesting and fun for everyone involved. The point is NOT to “greentext” or win over people by pulling every meta trick in the book. The real victory, is in achieving your goals in a fun, interesting, or unique way. As such, “play to win” gameplay void of any roleplay aspect is not only heavily discouraged, but may also lead to negative notes or even suspensions, if deemed to be causing a negative impact on the community and be detrimental to everybody’s fun.

The same of course, is to be applied to roles in opposition to antagonists, such as Security and Command.

We are all here to roleplay, relax and have fun, not to have a competition on who’s the best or the most “robust”. The objectives are meant to be a means to an end, a way to craft and tell a compelling narrative, a fun story for the shift.

2.2 The damage that antagonists can cause MUST be proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way.

Round ending levels of damage (plasma/tritium/frezon flooding, atmospherics distro sabotage, singuloose and teslaloose, mass spacing, mass murder, sabotaging or destroying power in an irreparable or extremely difficult to repair manner, etc.) are rarely if ever proportional to most of antagonist objectives (some exceptions for example being nuclear operatives, dragons, or zombies), and rarely anywhere remotely fun. Thus, they should be avoided, unless you got some EXTREMELY good justification and explanation.

Furthermore, after round start, a grace period of 30 minutes is in effect, during which you are not allowed to perform any action that result in round ending levels of damage.

If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to AHelp and ask an admin for clarification. Lack of administrator response does not constitute approval.

2.3 Stealth and pacifism are HEAVILY encouraged and to be considered preferable wherever and whenever applicable. If you can get rid of a person without having to round remove them, or obtain an item without having to destroy an entire part of the station, please consider doing so.

2.4 Round removal is strictly forbidden, outside of situations reasonably demanding it (such as for example, getting rid of a kill objective or getting rid of an unreasonably dangerous, hard to contain threat), or obvious unintended accidents.

2.5 Antagonists exist not only as a role for your character, but also as a game mechanic. Seek to push forward the round and create a narrative through your antagonistic actions, rather than grind it to halt in pursuit of your objectives and providing zero roleplay to your actions.

2.6 Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Other agents, ninjas, and possibly even space dragons are free agents that you may negotiate with at your own risk. Just because both Nuclear Operatives and Syndicate Agents are on the same team, they don't necessarily have to collaborate, having different goals and instructions.

However of course, do keep in mind that not all antagonist roles can be (easily) reasoned with, such as zombies or cults.

2.7 Heavily damaging/spacing or camping arrivals/evac/cryo, unnecessarily extending the round, and actions that call the round to an end prematurely (as well as other similarly lame tactics and behaviors), are strictly forbidden.

2.8 As a non-sentient or partially sentient antagonist, you are expected to have only a limited understanding of space stations and their mechanics. Slimes, zombies, and spiders should not be targeting the gravity generator or the AME, nor should they be unnecessarily spacing the station.

2.9 Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed, in addition to the already established antagonist guidelines for antagonist ghost roles, and the general game server rules for non-antagonist ones.

As a rule of thumb for ghost roles in general: do not be overly disruptive and a detriment to the fun. You may go on a rampage and kill a lot of people as a dragon because that is what you are meant to do, but do not go out of your way as a mouse or Pun Pun to disturb people's privacy and ERP, or to persistently harass and annoy people or break things for no reason.

2.10 Neutral ghost roles (such as skeletons or sentient artifacts), while having the freedom of being either friendly or hostile (and until or unless proven the latter, crew is expected to be friendly in return), in reason of not having a defined set of objectives, are expected not to go too overboard if choosing to be hostile, and limit themselves to being just a nuisance at worst.

However, it is strongly encouraged for the crew to act hostile within reason; and for such ghost roles not to powergame by acting friendly one minute, and be hostile the next, the moment a great opportunity presents itself.

Furthermore, though roleplaying a creature as one would be expecting it to behave is also strongly encouraged, due to the inherent nature of such roles often having as a main objective to kill as many living things as possible, certain core antagonist guidelines are a bit relaxed (specifically and in particular those relating to killing).

T0 Contraband Chart

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A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T0 Contraband:|Tier Zero Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Low-Tier Mind-Altering Substances
|-
|Non-Generic Medication (that cannot be found in medkits)
|-
|Insulated Gloves
|-
|Baseball Bat
|-
|Hatchet
|-
|Kitchen Knife
|-
|Nettle
|-
|Pickaxe
|-
|Shovel
|-
|Scalpel
|-
|Spade
|-
|Welder
|-
|Toolbox
|-
|Nonlethal Ammunition - Bean Bag Rounds
|-
|Improvised Shotgun
|-
|Improvised Bow
|-
|Flash
|-
|Bola
|-
|Banana Peel
|-
|Soap
|-
|Space Lube
|-
|Basic Hardsuit
|-
|Radiation Suit
|-
|Fire Suit
|-
|EVA Suit
|-
|Emergency EVA Suit
|}

T2 Contraband Chart

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Spaceaffiliate: /* Tier 2-A: 10 Minutes (Lower Lethality and Defensive Equipment) */

A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T2 Contraband:|Tier Two Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.

==== Tier 2-A: 10 Minutes (Lower Lethality and Defensive Equipment) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Detective Trenchcoat
|-
|Reflective Vest
|-
|Bulletproof Vest
|-
|Security Service Weapons
|-
|Inspector
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|Viper
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|Python
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|Cobra
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|Deckard
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|Pirate Revolver
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|Sledgehammer
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|Energy Dagger
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|Energy Sword
|-
|Advanced Circular Saw
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|Flintlock Pistol
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|Laser Gun
|-
|Kardashev-Mosin
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|Cybersun Pen
|-
|All variations of Syndicate Hardsuits
|}

==== Tier 2-B: 15 Minutes (Assault Gear) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Double E-Sword
|-
|Flaming Fireaxe
|-
|Atreides
|-
|AKMS
|-
|C-20R
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|WT550
|-
|Lecter
|-
|Bulldog
|-
|Drozd
|-
|Rigged Powercell
|-
|Composition C4
|}

==== Tier 2-C: 20 Minutes (High Collateral) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Laser Canon
|-
|Hristov
|-
|China-Lake
|-
|L6 SAW
|-
|Explosive Grenade
|-
|Syndicate Minibomb
|-
|Heavy Armor Suits
|-
|Uranium, Tranq, and Incendiary rounds
|-
|Antique Weaponry excluding Captain’s Pulse Pistol
|}

Contraband Law

2025-09-07T22:26:43Z

Spaceaffiliate: /* T2 Contraband: */ addition of the Cybersun Pen as contraband.

===== '''Note: This page is subject to large changes over the coming days. The wiki team is currently reworking contraband law.''' =====
Contraband can be classified into four tiers: T0, T1, T2, and T3 contraband. All contraband can be given permits, so long as such a permit is signed by the required command member.

Tier 0 requires no approval, and can simply be revoked.

Tier 1 items may be approved by their respective member of command.

Tier 2 items must be approved by the Head of Security or Commanding Officer, acting or otherwise.

Tier 3 items may only be approved by the Captain or Central Command.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Contraband Quick Reference
!Tier
!Description
!Punishment
|-
|1-A
|Departmental Thievery
|Confiscation or up to 2 minutes
|-
|1-B
|Low-Collateral Weapons
|Confiscation or up to 5 minutes
|-
|1-C
|Less Volatile Explosives
|Confiscation or up to 5 minutes
|-
|1-D
|Stolen Hardsuits
|Confiscation or up to 10 minutes
|-
|2-A
|Lower Lethality & Defensive Gear
|10 Minutes
|-
|2-B
|Assault Gear
|15 Minutes
|-
|2-C
|High Collateral
|20 Minutes
|-
|3-A
|High Command Items
|25 Minutes
|}

==== Departmental Dispensations ====
Each department is considered to have tools vital to their job, and may be exempt from being classified contraband. Any item that can be found shift start from departmental vending machines, lathes, lockers, in departmental grounds, or on an individual’s person is assumed clear for possession and can only be taken away if abused.

==== T0 Contraband: ====
Tier Zero items are all things that are ''not'' classified under the contraband law at round start. They are items that are “all access” and legal to carry by any single individual. Security and Heads of Department do have the right to confiscate any item under this list with a warrant that classifies the item as evidence, or a tool that is being used with intent to damage station property or harm station employees. If a member of security has probable cause to confiscate an item on the spot, they are authorised to do so as long as the probable cause can be proved. Upon being confiscated, they are to be held by security or returned to the most relevant department.

''An example: Someone aboard the station collecting a full toolbox worth of Tier Zero tools is legal without required context, no requests need to be made. However, that same person is found to be tampering with doors, and thus from that point the Tier Zero items used to commit this crime may be confiscated as they are being used to damage station property.''

''For more on specific T0 Contraband items, please check [[T0 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T1 Contraband: ====
Tier One items are items that would require departmental access to get to. These items are considered legal to carry if you are from the department they are relevant to, or if you have made a verbal or written request with a member of that department for access to the items. Items of Tier One level can be granted without the approval of a Head of Department, however employees are expected to ensure they inform the Head of Department if present that they have passed on items that are Tier One. Items that are “borrowed” between departments in this tier are expected to be returned. Should they not be, the Head of Department (if present) is in charge of ensuring that the item does return. '''The Head of Department has the authority to ensure return of these items, and should only involve security with this matter if the borrowing party does not return the item on request.'''

The Salvage team has a number of items that are an exception to this ruling, namely weapons and firearms used by salvage teams. Whilst these items befall a Tier One classification, as they are technically departmental items, overlap with what could also be considered Armory Tier Two Items pushes those items into Tier Two. Despite this, '''''only''''' Salvagers are authorised to carry these items within their department or during salvage missions for the express purpose of doing their job as long as the Logistics Officer, or the highest ranking security member on station is informed. Other non-salvage Logistics employees are not permitted to carry Salvage T1 items without explicit LO permission.

''An example: A member of Epistemics wishes to borrow a Kitchen Knife from the Kitchen. The scientist visits the kitchen, asks the chef for the knife, and in that moment the chef decides to pass it over. There is a Head of Personnel present, so the chef informs over the radio that the scientist has borrowed the knife with intent to return.''

''For more on specific T1 Contraband items, please check [[T1 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T2 Contraband: ====
Tier two items are items usually found within the Armory, Vault or within possession of the Heads of Department’s '''excluding''' the Captain’s items. These are items that are usually locked behind command access within departments. Anything on this list can be authorised for carry by personnel '''as long as it is authorised by a Head of Department, or someone with access to where that item is usually stored.''' Items on this list may be requested back by security at will and without a warrant, unless challenged by a written and signed licence provided by the Head of Department relevant to the item they are carrying.

Tier Two items are also inclusive of rival company’s items (such as syndicate war-gear) or dangerous items that have originated from outside of Nanotrasen space (such as blood-cult items) that are '''considered a threat to the company'''. These items are '''not''' permitted to be carried by '''any''' personnel, and must be secured within the Vault if discovered for collection by a Sweep team at the end of the shift. '''This does not include cosmetic or harmless items, such as corporate jackets or writing implements (excluding the Cybersun Pen.)'''

''An example: A salvager wishes to take a Tier Two firearm onto a Salvage Mission after they have already completed a few prior to this situation. They have been clearly performing well, and showing that they’re responsible. They request with the Warden to access a Tier Two firearm for their next trip, which the Warden authorises on the premise that they check back in with security after each trip, and do not openly carry the weapon at '''any point''' outside of their department.''

''For more on specific T2 Contraband items, please check [[T2 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T3 Contraband: ====
Tier three items are items that should only ever be in the possession of Central Command, or the Captain. If non-authorised personnel are found in possession of Tier Three items, '''they are within immediate breach of the highest form of possession, and it should be a priority to ensure the recovery of these items'''. The Captain and/or Central Command Agents are within their right to pass authorisation of their items to another member of staff, however, they must ensure that it is recorded, signed and that Central are informed.

''An example: The Captain wishes to delegate a member of the Head Team to looking after the Nuclear Authorisation Disk. After conversing with each Head of Department, they delegate the Chief Engineer to be in possession of the real disk, and thus must have a document stating this signed by each present Departmental Head, before it is sent to Central Command.''

''For more on specific T3 Contraband items, please check [[T3 Contraband Chart|here]].''

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{| class="wikitable"
| [[Game Rules]]
| [[Metashield Rules]]
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| [[Ahelping on The Den]]
|}

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T1 Contraband Chart

2025-09-02T04:48:08Z

Spaceaffiliate: /* Tier 1-A: Confiscation or 2 minutes possession (Departmental Thievery) */

A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T1 Contraband:|Tier One Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.

==== Tier 1-A: '''Confiscation or 2 minutes possession (Departmental Thievery)''' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Products created in a department-specific lathe
|-
|Departmental Tools
|-
|Departmental Equipment
|-
|Departmental-Specific Boards/Machinery
|-
|Disablers
|-
|pKA
|-
|Engineering Hardsuit
|-
|Mining Hardsuit
|-
|Bomb Suit
|-
|Combat Knife
|-
|Survival Knife
|-
|Butcher's Cleaver
|-
|Fireaxe
|-
|Spears
|-
|Stun Baton
|-
|Lethal Ammunition (excluding Uranium, Incendiary, Tranquilizers)
|}

==== Tier 1-B: Confiscation or up to 5 minutes possession (Low Collateral Weapons) ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Machete
|-
|Circular Saw
|-
|Claymore
|-
|Katana
|-
|Makeshift laser Gun
|-
|Retro Laser Gun
|-
|Mk 58
|-
|Double Barrel Shotgun
|-
|Sawn-Off Shotgun
|-
|Kardashev-Mosin
|-
|Musket
|}

==== '''Tier 1-C: Confiscation or 5 minutes possession (Less Volatile Explosives)''' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Mining Explosives
|-
|Modular Grenade
|-
|Flashbang
|}

==== '''Tier 1-D: Confiscation or 10 minutes possession (Stolen Hardsuits)''' ====
{| class="wikitable"
|Chief Engineer Hardsuit
|-
|Chief Medical Hardsuit
|-
|Head of Security Hardsuit
|-
|Experimental Research Hardsuit
|-
|Warden Hardsuit
|-
|Security Hardsuit
|-
|Prisoner Suit
|}

T0 Contraband Chart

2025-09-02T04:47:42Z

Spaceaffiliate: moving the Fireaxe from T0 to T1.

A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T0 Contraband:|Tier Zero Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Low-Tier Mind-Altering Substances
|-
|Non-Generic Medication (that cannot be found in medkits)
|-
|Insulated Gloves
|-
|Baseball Bat
|-
|Hatchet
|-
|Kitchen Knife
|-
|Nettle
|-
|Pickaxe
|-
|Shovel
|-
|Scalpel
|-
|Spade
|-
|Welder
|-
|Toolbox
|-
|Nonlethal Ammunition - Bean Bag Rounds
|-
|Improvised Shotgun
|-
|Improvised Bow
|-
|CHIMP Handcannon
|-
|Flash
|-
|Bola
|-
|Banana Peel
|-
|Soap
|-
|Space Lube
|-
|Atmos Hardsuit
|-
|Spationaut Hardsuit
|-
|Paramedic Hardsuit
|-
|Basic Hardsuit
|-
|Radiation Suit
|-
|Fire Suit
|-
|Bio Suit
|-
|Bomb Helm
|-
|EVA Suit
|-
|Emergency EVA Suit
|}

Engineering Procedures

2025-09-02T04:47:01Z

Spaceaffiliate: removal of insuls as T1 contraband.

== Special Projects, Demolition, and Renovations ==
Engineering has the right to control, manage, and issue permits for building, renovation, tools, or demolishing portions of the station, with the Chief Engineer having the final say or applicable Commanding Officer.<blockquote>If the engineering department does not have enough people to provide an Engineering Tech, Technical Assistant, or Atmospheric Technician to any of the above, ensure that there is a simple form that outlines what is to be done to the area, i.e., 'Renovating the Bar to make it a strip club,' or 'Demolishing a defunct part of Security and make it a lounge,' or 'Building a sauna attached to medical,' and ensure that it is '''stamped''' and '''approved'''.</blockquote>

== Engineering and Tools ==
Engineering has the final say on all tools, engineering-only items, or externals access. They are permitted to grant people access to these privileges, but are equally permitted to remove someone's access to these privileges for any reason they deem valid. Security are to work with the Chief Engineer when it is provable that someone had used either externals access or tools for criminal activity at their discretion, in which case the Chief Engineer is to stamp a Engineering Restriction Order.

== Engineering Restriction Orders ==
Engineering restriction orders are Chief Engineer-stamped orders to remove someone of the ability to carry or use items, tools, and/or access that are under Engineering's authority. These are used when someone has misused restricted engineering tools or items for criminal activity. The order should include the following:

* name of the person that committed the crime;
* name of the person who requested the order, or the one who would have the evidence of the reason;
* the specific items, tools, or access being revoked;
* reason for restriction of their tools and items;

where the Chief Engineer and Security, if necessary, shall both keep a stamped and signed copy safe and secure to the best of their ability for record-keeping. The individual that committed the crime shall be given a copy as well to inform them of the order.

Valid reasons for an Engineering Restriction Order would be:

* continuous misuse of tools, insulated gloves, or welding-safe goggles for criminal activity;
* because the Chief Engineer said so.

The order will only be valid if stamped and signed by the Chief Engineer.

== Atmospherics & Gas Generation ==
The Engineering Department ''may'' produce experimental, hard-to-obtain gasses such as Frezon and Tritium for the purpose of selling, or approved experimentation, or power generation or safeguarding the station (Supermatter Safed out via Frezon to crash it and prevent a '''Delamination Event''').

T0 Contraband Chart

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Spaceaffiliate:

A list of items that are classified as [[Contraband Law#T0 Contraband:|Tier Zero Contraband]]. This list is non-inclusive, meaning there may be more items which fall into this category.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|Low-Tier Mind-Altering Substances
|-
|Non-Generic Medication (that cannot be found in medkits)
|-
|Fireaxe
|-
|Insulated Gloves
|-
|Baseball Bat
|-
|Hatchet
|-
|Kitchen Knife
|-
|Nettle
|-
|Pickaxe
|-
|Shovel
|-
|Scalpel
|-
|Spade
|-
|Welder
|-
|Toolbox
|-
|Nonlethal Ammunition - Bean Bag Rounds
|-
|Improvised Shotgun
|-
|Improvised Bow
|-
|CHIMP Handcannon
|-
|Flash
|-
|Bola
|-
|Banana Peel
|-
|Soap
|-
|Space Lube
|-
|Atmos Hardsuit
|-
|Spationaut Hardsuit
|-
|Paramedic Hardsuit
|-
|Basic Hardsuit
|-
|Radiation Suit
|-
|Fire Suit
|-
|Bio Suit
|-
|Bomb Helm
|-
|EVA Suit
|-
|Emergency EVA Suit
|}

Contraband Law

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Spaceaffiliate: /* T1 Contraband: */ logistics staff who are not salvagers can no longer use salvage gear.

===== '''Note: This page is subject to large changes over the coming days. The wiki team is currently reworking contraband law.''' =====
Contraband can be classified into four tiers: T0, T1, T2, and T3 contraband. All contraband can be given permits, so long as such a permit is signed by the required command member.

Tier 0 requires no approval, and can simply be revoked.

Tier 1 items may be approved by their respective member of command.

Tier 2 items must be approved by the Head of Security or Commanding Officer, acting or otherwise.

Tier 3 items may only be approved by the Captain or Central Command.

==== Departmental Dispensations ====
Each department is considered to have tools vital to their job, and may be exempt from being classified contraband. Any item that can be found shift start from departmental vending machines, lathes, lockers, in departmental grounds, or on an individual’s person is assumed clear for possession and can only be taken away if abused.

==== T0 Contraband: ====
Tier Zero items are all things that are ''not'' classified under the contraband law at round start. They are items that are “all access” and legal to carry by any single individual. Security and Heads of Department do have the right to confiscate any item under this list with a warrant that classifies the item as evidence, or a tool that is being used with intent to damage station property or harm station employees. If a member of security has probable cause to confiscate an item on the spot, they are authorised to do so as long as the probable cause can be proved. Upon being confiscated, they are to be held by security or returned to the most relevant department.

''An example: Someone aboard the station collecting a full toolbox worth of Tier Zero tools is legal without required context, no requests need to be made. However, that same person is found to be tampering with doors, and thus from that point the Tier Zero items used to commit this crime may be confiscated as they are being used to damage station property.''

''For more on specific T0 Contraband items, please check [[T0 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T1 Contraband: ====
Tier One items are items that would require departmental access to get to. These items are considered legal to carry if you are from the department they are relevant to, or if you have made a verbal or written request with a member of that department for access to the items. Items of Tier One level can be granted without the approval of a Head of Department, however employees are expected to ensure they inform the Head of Department if present that they have passed on items that are Tier One. Items that are “borrowed” between departments in this tier are expected to be returned. Should they not be, the Head of Department (if present) is in charge of ensuring that the item does return. '''The Head of Department has the authority to ensure return of these items, and should only involve security with this matter if the borrowing party does not return the item on request.'''

The Salvage team has a number of items that are an exception to this ruling, namely weapons and firearms used by salvage teams. Whilst these items befall a Tier One classification, as they are technically departmental items, overlap with what could also be considered Armory Tier Two Items pushes those items into Tier Two. Despite this, '''''only''''' Salvagers are authorised to carry these items within their department or during salvage missions for the express purpose of doing their job as long as the Logistics Officer, or the highest ranking security member on station is informed. Other non-salvage Logistics employees are not permitted to carry Salvage T1 items without explicit LO permission.

''An example: A member of Epistemics wishes to borrow a Kitchen Knife from the Kitchen. The scientist visits the kitchen, asks the chef for the knife, and in that moment the chef decides to pass it over. There is a Head of Personnel present, so the chef informs over the radio that the scientist has borrowed the knife with intent to return.''

''For more on specific T1 Contraband items, please check [[T1 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T2 Contraband: ====
Tier two items are items usually found within the Armory, Vault or within possession of the Heads of Department’s '''excluding''' the Captain’s items. These are items that are usually locked behind command access within departments. Anything on this list can be authorised for carry by personnel '''as long as it is authorised by a Head of Department, or someone with access to where that item is usually stored.''' Items on this list may be requested back by security at will and without a warrant, unless challenged by a written and signed licence provided by the Head of Department relevant to the item they are carrying.

Tier Two items are also inclusive of rival company’s items (such as syndicate war-gear) or dangerous items that have originated from outside of Nanotrasen space (such as blood-cult items) that are '''considered a threat to the company'''. These items are '''not''' permitted to be carried by '''any''' personnel, and must be secured within the Vault if discovered for collection by a Sweep team at the end of the shift. '''This does not include cosmetic or harmless items, such as corporate jackets or writing implements.'''

''An example: A salvager wishes to take a Tier Two firearm onto a Salvage Mission after they have already completed a few prior to this situation. They have been clearly performing well, and showing that they’re responsible. They request with the Warden to access a Tier Two firearm for their next trip, which the Warden authorises on the premise that they check back in with security after each trip, and do not openly carry the weapon at '''any point''' outside of their department.''

''For more on specific T2 Contraband items, please check [[T2 Contraband Chart|here]].''

==== T3 Contraband: ====
Tier three items are items that should only ever be in the possession of Central Command, or the Captain. If non-authorised personnel are found in possession of Tier Three items, '''they are within immediate breach of the highest form of possession, and it should be a priority to ensure the recovery of these items'''. The Captain and/or Central Command Agents are within their right to pass authorisation of their items to another member of staff, however, they must ensure that it is recorded, signed and that Central are informed.

''An example: The Captain wishes to delegate a member of the Head Team to looking after the Nuclear Authorisation Disk. After conversing with each Head of Department, they delegate the Chief Engineer to be in possession of the real disk, and thus must have a document stating this signed by each present Departmental Head, before it is sent to Central Command.''

''For more on specific T3 Contraband items, please check [[T3 Contraband Chart|here]].''

Judicial Procedures

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Spaceaffiliate: replace CJ with Magistrate

{| class="wikitable"
|+Subdocuments
![[Brigging Procedures]]
|}

=== Sentencing ===
You '''''must''''' have all the evidence necessary to sentence someone to the appropriate charges, and you '''must''' give '''''time served''''' if the individual or individuals have been sitting in the Brig for far too long. The Warden shall be the person who issues the sentencing; however, if they are not present, the arresting officer shall issue the sentence fit for the crime. '''If the Individual or Individuals are faced with felony or capital sentencing without a trial progressing for 25 minutes, they are to be set free with a status of charges pending.''' Please see [[Judicial Procedures#Pre-Criminal Trial|Pre-Criminal Trial]] for more specific information on charges pending and reoffenders.

=== Recorders ===
Recorders in the possession of security have a variety of uses, however, proper permission must be received in order to use them. Usage of a recorder without permission can be considered '''abuse of power.'''<blockquote>Note that recording any conversation without prior OOC permission can and will be considered a consent breach.</blockquote>Security may use recorders for recording interrogations (with the individual involved made aware beforehand). Security may also use recorders to record situations which may provide evidence for litigation, '''with a warrant written and approved beforehand''' (see [[Judicial Procedures#Warrants|warrants]]).

=== Warrants ===

===== Warrant Approval =====
Warrants must be approved by a Magistrate. If there is no applicable Justice Department (no Magistrate), Warrants must be approved by either the Commanding Officer or the Head of Security. If neither are an option, then it must be approved by the Warden.

For an implant search, you are also required to have the Chief Medical Officer sign off alongside the other approval. The approver of the warrant cannot be the same as the writer of the warrant, and the warrant writer cannot go to someone else if it was denied already.

===== Implants =====
{| class="wikitable"
!Warrant Needed
!Warrant Writer
|-
|Implant Search
|Security
|-
|Departmental Search
|Security
|-
|Individual, Full Search
|Security
|-
|Wiretapping Permission
|Security
|-
|NanoChat Search
|Security
|}
For any situation requiring an implant search, you '''''must''''' have a warrant, even if the person is arrested with indisputable evidence, with '''evidence''' such as the Implanter with the suspect's DNA; other pieces of evidence are admissible, articulating that being unable to find the object on the person and line of sight was not lost on the suspect.<blockquote>The Captain is presented with an implant search warrant. They observe that it is lacking some details in relation to the articulation of the probable cause, lacking evidence or proper thinking on Security's part, therefore denying the warrant, expressing to security to write it better.</blockquote>Then bring in trained medical personnel under supervision of the Head of Security or Chief Medical Officer; or, the Chief Medical Officer will perform the implant search themselves ''after'' being shown the warrant— present the warrant to the suspect.<blockquote>Medical Doctor Fluffs Stargazer is observed by the Head of Security Teeg Dougland to use the Implanter device on suspect Slab Bulkhead, they soon discover that a device is pulled into the implanter, thereby completing the implant search.</blockquote>Additionally, an individual may consent to the implant search, thereby waiving the necessity for a warrant unless it is Green Alert, but a written piece of paper signed by the individual in question saying they consent to an implant search is still required.<blockquote>A individual waived their rights because they'd rather get the situation over with and would rather exonerate themselves as soon as possible, saying that they '''give consent''' ''and provide a signature on a one-sentence piece of paper''. Upon the medical personnel's efforts to use the Implanter device on the suspect, they soon find that nothing got pulled into the device's chamber, clearing the suspect's name.</blockquote>Trained medical personnel is defined in the [https://wiki.denstation.net/Medical_Operating_Procedures Medical Operating Procedures]. For any searches on green, you require a search warrant ''even if the individual consented'' if the individual is not under arrest''.''

===== Departments =====
For any situation that requires a departmental search, provide Probable Cause for the warrant.<blockquote>For example, two individuals broke into the Head of Personnel's room and stole some personal effects and ID cards. Probable Cause: John Security and Jane Warden witnessed two individuals run into Engineering, detaining them followed by a search, nothing was found on them in relation to the stolen goods; the stolen items were not on them and it is reasonable to believe they have stowed the items in the department.</blockquote>You '''''must''''' get it issued by the Magistrate, and otherwise stamped and signed by the Captain, Head of Security, or Warden, in the absence of the aforementioned Justice Department personnel. Present the warrant to the Departmental Head whose department is getting searched, or any applicable departmental staff.

===== Individuals =====
For a stringent search of a persons' effects (wherein stringent implies a full, complete search of all physical clothing, bags, and other storage), get Probable Cause; then '''write-up''' a search warrant that '''''must''''' be signed off by the Magistrate, and in their absence the Head of Security, Warden, or Captain. Present the warrant to the suspect.

===== Wiretaps =====
For a security officer to record a situation with the expectation that suspect(s) may provide verbal evidence in the commission of a crime. You must have Reasonable Suspicion that a crime may soon occur in order to receive a warrant, and the recording must prioritize the subject of the warrant.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of a crime that may soon occur, and is capable of recording the discussion surrounding the crime. They receive a wiretap warrant and record a suspect in the process of committing or discussing a criminal act.</blockquote>

===== NanoChat Search =====
For a search of the person's NanoChat, you must have reasonable suspicion of a crime having been committed using NanoChat or someone having an accomplice.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of syndicates working together via a stolen syndicate encryption key and uses this knowledge to prepare a NanoChat search in advance.</blockquote>

== Pressing Charges ==

=== Criminal Charges ===
Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.

An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.

Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.

For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.

For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.

In the case of possession, theft, or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, one charge may be applied per relevant item.

Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable). Only the most severe of these charges apply.

=== Pre-Criminal Trial ===
Every criminal defendant has the right to a speedy trial;

* Protects defendants from delay between the presentation of an indictment and the start of trial.

A criminal trial should take place within twenty-five minutes following the pressing of the accused charges. The accused shall be held in the brig until trial with unlimited access to their attorney if they so choose to take one.

If for whatever reason, a trial must be delayed past 25 minutes after the pressing of charges (due to unforeseen circumstances), the Commanding Officer or Head of Station Security may enact one of the below emergency actions.

* Pardon the defendant on the grounds of the station’s inability to grant the right to a speedy trial.
* Set the defendant free with a status of charges pending. Releasing an Individual does not mean they are free of charges, but rather that they have served up to capital without a trial. If the defendant is charged with a capital crime, they must be taken into custody for the duration of the trial.
If a defendant reoffends while out on charges pending, security may place the defendant in Permanent Confinement. The criminal defendant retains the right to a speedy trial as soon as it can be arranged, however charges pending may not be granted.

=== Civil Charges ===
Any crew member can sue any other crew member for inflicting them with damages caused by a breach of duty. To sue is to request compensation for said damages. To do so, the victim must prove:

* '''Damages''': That the victim was inflicted with an emotional, physical, or monetary damage
* '''Breach of duty''': That the defendant had a duty which they failed to uphold(e.g., a duty to not endanger crew, a duty to act respectfully), leading to the victim being inflicted with a damage
* '''Severity''': That the damage was severe enough to warrant the compensation requested

Compensation can either be explicitly specified by the victim or left for the court to decide. Either way, the court is free to modify the compensation as it sees fit. Most often, compensation is rendered in the form of court orders compelling a crew member to do something (e.g., return an item, make an apology, or permanently avoid a certain area). Court orders should be written and stamped with the notary stamp.

== Court Orders ==
The individuals specified in the three sections below can issue Court Orders, which are legally-enforced documents that carry the penalty of an '''Obstruction of Justice charge''' and forced compliance with the order by security. Each order has its own requirements and authorized issuers, but are all implied to require '''''the stamp of the issuer to be valid.'''''

=== Warrants ===
Warrants represent official orders to the security department, issued by relevant officers or the Justice Department. Warrants are only valid when issued by either the Magistrate, or in their absence, the Commanding Officer, Head of Security, or Warden.

* '''Individual Warrants'''; may order the search or detainment of an individual, or the arrest of the individual with evidence. This may also include surgical procedures, cursory implant inspections, or any other invasive searches with '''''both''''' probable cause and evidence.
** These warrants should include a name, the actions prescribed (detainment, search, arrest, etc.), and a description if applicable.
* '''Search Warrants'''; may order the search of an entire departmental area, by force if necessary, and may ''order the arrest of listed individuals implicated in a crime or crimes with probable cause '''or''' evidence.''
** Search Warrants should include an area, a brief description of the probable cause, and a list of individuals if applicable.

=== Injunctions ===
The Magistrate, Commanding Officer, or legally-selected judge are fully authorized to issue injunctions: legally-binding, written orders restricting Inhabitants from doing something disruptive to station productivity or personal rights. These may be issued on discretion or as relief for Civil Trials. ''Injunctions may not compel someone to violate Space Law or SOP, and the issuer is liable for abuse of power charges if this is misused.''

An injunction must include a list of affected names and a detailed description of the restrictions to be valid.

=== Subpoenas ===
The Magistrate may issue Subpoenas, which are trial-related Court Orders compelling an individual to produce evidence or make themselves present at a location for court.

A subpoena must include a list of names, a detailed description of evidence requested or reason for appearing, and a reasonable time frame no shorter than 3 minutes. The individuals summoned by the subpoena must be informed of its presence for it to be a valid order. This can be done via general announcement, fax, verbal announcement, or otherwise.

A subpoena can order an individual to:

* Appear as a witness in court;
* Produce evidence for court;
* Appear for a trial in which they are the defendant, plaintiff, or the prosecution;
* Appear for questioning in deposition.

== Trial Procedure ==
A trial may only be requested for civil disputes and capital charges. While trials for disputes may be refused depending on the availability and discretion of the potential judge, capital crimes necessitate a mandatory trial.

While legal and spiritual counsel is not required, if it is available then it must be provided upon request.

A trial can be waived if the suspect pleads guilty to a member of the Justice department, or in their absence, Command Staff, while in custody, who will then be responsible for deciding the sentence for the crime.

Additionally, in situations where Standard Operating Procedure allows for capital punishments to be used in response to charges at or below the felony level, a trial is also mandatory.

The trial takes the format of an arbitration court hearing, presided over by the Magistrate. If no impartial members of the Justice department are available, the Magistrate or a member of command must preside over the legal proceedings.

To begin a criminal or civil trial, all charges, arguments, and evidence must be filed with the court clerk beforehand to be presented to the judge. After the clerk has submitted the compiled court case to the judge, the trial shall begin when the defense, prosecution, judge, and bailiff appointed by the judge are present.

Such procedures do not apply to miscellaneous hearings such as paroles and pardons or felony appeals, which only require the involvement of the judge and the defendant.

The judge of the trial is in-charge of ensuring the trial is completed in a timely manner, but has the ability to call recesses (breaks). The judge may grant two-minute extensions on top of the allotted time. The judge also has the power to charge someone with contempt of court, a felony, if they disrupt the case. In the event that the defendant is held in contempt of court, the necessity of a trial may be waived and sentence passed by the judge or arbiter without a full hearing.

=== Criminal Trials ===
'''''A criminal case should aim to be 40 minutes in total, and should take no longer than an hour.''''' Criminal cases should either have security personnel present, or plan to have them present by the end of the trial. The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Prosecution opens the proceedings, stating the charges and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend a sentence to the judge, appropriate to the charge based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense then pleads guilty or not-guilty.
## If defense pleads guild, proceed to step 7.
## If the defense pleads not-guild, proceed to step 4.
# Defense then provides their opening statement, contradicting the prosecution's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the prosecution then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the prosecution, the defense, and the prosecution once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Five minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
## If the Defense has plead guilty, determine length and conditions of the sentence.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

Any present or soon-to-be-present Security personnel will then enact the ruling.

=== Civil Trials ===
Civil cases do not require attorneys or prosecutors, but they may receive assistance from either both before and during the case.

Both the defendant and plaintiff must be made to summon at the court, if a party does not appear out of either refusal or negligence, or fails to comply with a court order from a civil trial, that party may be charged with contempt of court, a felony.

A civil case involves seeking damages from a defendant, which could be monetary, an item, or otherwise. '''''A civil case should aim to be 30 minutes in total, and should take no longer than 45 minutes.''''' The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Plaintiff opens the proceedings, stating the counts, damages, and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend civil relief to the judge, appropriate to the damages based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense follows with their opening statement, contradicting the plaintiff's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the plaintiff then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the plaintiff, the defense, and the plaintiff once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Four minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

== Presentation of Evidence ==

=== Eyewitness Testimony ===
Any sentient being willing and capable of presenting themselves before court under oath and present at the scene of the crime as a bystander or a victim at the time of its commission, may offer eyewitness testimony before the court at request of defense or prosecution. ''Extra time may be granted to either side at the behest of the arbitrator or judge to allow for witnesses not currently present.''

=== Objection to Testimony ===
Any witness that falls under the following conditions may be excused as a witness or have their testimony deemed inadmissible:

* The witness lacks the mental, intellectual, or other capacity to understand the context of the case.
* The witness's inclusion will cause substantial cost or delay to the case, proceedings, or upkeep of the station.
* The witness is the judge.

=== General Objections ===
Both parties in a trial may object to testimony to have the testimony deemed inadmissible, move past the question, or rephrase a question to keep a trial within time limit:

* '''Hearsay''': The witness testifies using an out-of-court statement by an individual not present in court, thereby rendering it impossible to verify. This testimony will be inadmissible.
* '''Asked and answered''': A question is posed that has already been answered previously by a witness. Such a question must be skipped.
* '''Narrative''': A question is posed that would require a significantly long answer with multiple facts, or when the witness chooses to answer a question in this way. The question must be reworded, or the witness must be reminded to answer promptly and stay on topic.

Objections are completely at the discretion of the judge, who does not always need to sustain an objection even if it is within these guidelines. It is up to the judge to decide if an objection is proper or necessary to keep the trial quick and fair.

== Procedural Defense ==
Whereas a defendant is placed on trial, they are granted the privilege to challenge the legitimacy of charges or claims brought against them by the legal process. Any of the following may be invoked:

* '''Issue Preclusion/Double Jeopardy Clause''': accused persons may not be tried on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction, except in the case of acquittal and subsequent credible admission of guilt.
* '''Entrapment Clause''': accused persons found to be induced or coerced by law enforcement into the commission of the crimes listed in the charges may be acquitted or have their sentence reduced.
* '''Exclusionary Clause''': evidence collected and/or analyzed in violation of accused persons’ rights under law may be inadmissible in court.

Judicial Procedures

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Spaceaffiliate: /* Criminal Charges */

{| class="wikitable"
|+Subdocuments
![[Brigging Procedures]]
|}

=== Sentencing ===
You '''''must''''' have all the evidence necessary to sentence someone to the appropriate charges, and you '''must''' give '''''time served''''' if the individual or individuals have been sitting in the Brig for far too long. The Warden shall be the person who issues the sentencing; however, if they are not present, the arresting officer shall issue the sentence fit for the crime. '''If the Individual or Individuals are faced with felony or capital sentencing without a trial progressing for 25 minutes, they are to be set free with a status of charges pending.''' Please see [[Judicial Procedures#Pre-Criminal Trial|Pre-Criminal Trial]] for more specific information on charges pending and reoffenders.

=== Recorders ===
Recorders in the possession of security have a variety of uses, however, proper permission must be received in order to use them. Usage of a recorder without permission can be considered '''abuse of power.'''<blockquote>Note that recording any conversation without prior OOC permission can and will be considered a consent breach.</blockquote>Security may use recorders for recording interrogations (with the individual involved made aware beforehand). Security may also use recorders to record situations which may provide evidence for litigation, '''with a warrant written and approved beforehand''' (see [[Judicial Procedures#Warrants|warrants]]).

=== Warrants ===

===== Warrant Approval =====
Warrants must be approved by a Magistrate. If there is no applicable Justice Department (no Magistrate or Chief Justice), Warrants must be approved by either the Commanding Officer or the Head of Security. If neither are an option, then it must be approved by the Warden.

For an implant search, you are also required to have the Chief Medical Officer sign off alongside the other approval. The approver of the warrant cannot be the same as the writer of the warrant, and the warrant writer cannot go to someone else if it was denied already.

===== Implants =====
{| class="wikitable"
!Warrant Needed
!Warrant Writer
|-
|Implant Search
|Security
|-
|Departmental Search
|Security
|-
|Individual, Full Search
|Security
|-
|Wiretapping Permission
|Security
|-
|NanoChat Search
|Security
|}
For any situation requiring an implant search, you '''''must''''' have a warrant, even if the person is arrested with indisputable evidence, with '''evidence''' such as the Implanter with the suspect's DNA; other pieces of evidence are admissible, articulating that being unable to find the object on the person and line of sight was not lost on the suspect.<blockquote>The Captain is presented with an implant search warrant. They observe that it is lacking some details in relation to the articulation of the probable cause, lacking evidence or proper thinking on Security's part, therefore denying the warrant, expressing to security to write it better.</blockquote>Then bring in trained medical personnel under supervision of the Head of Security or Chief Medical Officer; or, the Chief Medical Officer will perform the implant search themselves ''after'' being shown the warrant— present the warrant to the suspect.<blockquote>Medical Doctor Fluffs Stargazer is observed by the Head of Security Teeg Dougland to use the Implanter device on suspect Slab Bulkhead, they soon discover that a device is pulled into the implanter, thereby completing the implant search.</blockquote>Additionally, an individual may consent to the implant search, thereby waiving the necessity for a warrant unless it is Green Alert, but a written piece of paper signed by the individual in question saying they consent to an implant search is still required.<blockquote>A individual waived their rights because they'd rather get the situation over with and would rather exonerate themselves as soon as possible, saying that they '''give consent''' ''and provide a signature on a one-sentence piece of paper''. Upon the medical personnel's efforts to use the Implanter device on the suspect, they soon find that nothing got pulled into the device's chamber, clearing the suspect's name.</blockquote>Trained medical personnel is defined in the [https://wiki.denstation.net/Medical_Operating_Procedures Medical Operating Procedures]. For any searches on green, you require a search warrant ''even if the individual consented'' if the individual is not under arrest''.''

===== Departments =====
For any situation that requires a departmental search, provide Probable Cause for the warrant.<blockquote>For example, two individuals broke into the Head of Personnel's room and stole some personal effects and ID cards. Probable Cause: John Security and Jane Warden witnessed two individuals run into Engineering, detaining them followed by a search, nothing was found on them in relation to the stolen goods; the stolen items were not on them and it is reasonable to believe they have stowed the items in the department.</blockquote>You '''''must''''' get it issued by the Magistrate, and otherwise stamped and signed by the Captain, Head of Security, or Warden, in the absence of the aforementioned Justice Department personnel. Present the warrant to the Departmental Head whose department is getting searched, or any applicable departmental staff.

===== Individuals =====
For a stringent search of a persons' effects (wherein stringent implies a full, complete search of all physical clothing, bags, and other storage), get Probable Cause; then '''write-up''' a search warrant that '''''must''''' be signed off by the Court Justice or Court Clerk, and in their absence the Head of Security, Warden, or Captain. Present the warrant to the suspect.

===== Wiretaps =====
For a security officer to record a situation with the expectation that suspect(s) may provide verbal evidence in the commission of a crime. You must have Reasonable Suspicion that a crime may soon occur in order to receive a warrant, and the recording must prioritize the subject of the warrant.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of a crime that may soon occur, and is capable of recording the discussion surrounding the crime. They receive a wiretap warrant and record a suspect in the process of committing or discussing a criminal act.</blockquote>

===== NanoChat Search =====
For a search of the person's NanoChat, you must have reasonable suspicion of a crime having been committed using NanoChat or someone having an accomplice.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of syndicates working together via a stolen syndicate encryption key and uses this knowledge to prepare a NanoChat search in advance.</blockquote>

== Pressing Charges ==

=== Criminal Charges ===
Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.

An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.

Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.

For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.

For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.

In the case of possession, theft, or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, one charge may be applied per relevant item.

Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable). Only the most severe of these charges apply.

=== Pre-Criminal Trial ===
Every criminal defendant has the right to a speedy trial;

* Protects defendants from delay between the presentation of an indictment and the start of trial.

A criminal trial should take place within twenty-five minutes following the pressing of the accused charges. The accused shall be held in the brig until trial with unlimited access to their attorney if they so choose to take one.

If for whatever reason, a trial must be delayed past 25 minutes after the pressing of charges (due to unforeseen circumstances), the Commanding Officer or Head of Station Security may enact one of the below emergency actions.

* Pardon the defendant on the grounds of the station’s inability to grant the right to a speedy trial.
* Set the defendant free with a status of charges pending. Releasing an Individual does not mean they are free of charges, but rather that they have served up to capital without a trial. If the defendant is charged with a capital crime, they must be taken into custody for the duration of the trial.
If a defendant reoffends while out on charges pending, security may place the defendant in Permanent Confinement. The criminal defendant retains the right to a speedy trial as soon as it can be arranged, however charges pending may not be granted.

=== Civil Charges ===
Any crew member can sue any other crew member for inflicting them with damages caused by a breach of duty. To sue is to request compensation for said damages. To do so, the victim must prove:

* '''Damages''': That the victim was inflicted with an emotional, physical, or monetary damage
* '''Breach of duty''': That the defendant had a duty which they failed to uphold(e.g., a duty to not endanger crew, a duty to act respectfully), leading to the victim being inflicted with a damage
* '''Severity''': That the damage was severe enough to warrant the compensation requested

Compensation can either be explicitly specified by the victim or left for the court to decide. Either way, the court is free to modify the compensation as it sees fit. Most often, compensation is rendered in the form of court orders compelling a crew member to do something (e.g., return an item, make an apology, or permanently avoid a certain area). Court orders should be written and stamped with the notary stamp.

== Court Orders ==
The individuals specified in the three sections below can issue Court Orders, which are legally-enforced documents that carry the penalty of an '''Obstruction of Justice charge''' and forced compliance with the order by security. Each order has its own requirements and authorized issuers, but are all implied to require '''''the stamp of the issuer to be valid.'''''

=== Warrants ===
Warrants represent official orders to the security department, issued by relevant officers or the Justice Department. Warrants are only valid when issued by either the Chief Justice or Court Clerk, or in both of their absences, the Commanding Officer, Head of Security, or Warden.

* '''Individual Warrants'''; may order the search or detainment of an individual, or the arrest of the individual with evidence. This may also include surgical procedures, cursory implant inspections, or any other invasive searches with '''''both''''' probable cause and evidence.
** These warrants should include a name, the actions prescribed (detainment, search, arrest, etc.), and a description if applicable.
* '''Search Warrants'''; may order the search of an entire departmental area, by force if necessary, and may ''order the arrest of listed individuals implicated in a crime or crimes with probable cause '''or''' evidence.''
** Search Warrants should include an area, a brief description of the probable cause, and a list of individuals if applicable.

=== Injunctions ===
The Chief Justice, Commanding Officer, or legally-selected judge are fully authorized to issue injunctions: legally-binding, written orders restricting Inhabitants from doing something disruptive to station productivity or personal rights. These may be issued on discretion or as relief for Civil Trials. ''Injunctions may not compel someone to violate Space Law or SOP, and the issuer is liable for abuse of power charges if this is misused.''

An injunction must include a list of affected names and a detailed description of the restrictions to be valid.

=== Subpoenas ===
The Chief Justice or Court Clerk may issue Subpoenas, which are trial-related Court Orders compelling an individual to produce evidence or make themselves present at a location for court.

A subpoena must include a list of names, a detailed description of evidence requested or reason for appearing, and a reasonable time frame no shorter than 3 minutes. The individuals summoned by the subpoena must be informed of its presence for it to be a valid order. This can be done via general announcement, fax, verbal announcement, or otherwise.

A subpoena can order an individual to:

* Appear as a witness in court;
* Produce evidence for court;
* Appear for a trial in which they are the defendant, plaintiff, or the prosecution;
* Appear for questioning in deposition.

== Trial Procedure ==
A trial may only be requested for civil disputes and capital charges. While trials for disputes may be refused depending on the availability and discretion of the potential judge, capital crimes necessitate a mandatory trial.

While legal and spiritual counsel is not required, if it is available then it must be provided upon request.

A trial can be waived if the suspect pleads guilty to a member of the Justice department, or in their absence, Command Staff, while in custody, who will then be responsible for deciding the sentence for the crime.

Additionally, in situations where Standard Operating Procedure allows for capital punishments to be used in response to charges at or below the felony level, a trial is also mandatory.

The trial takes the format of an arbitration court hearing, presided over by the Chief Justice or Magistrate if the former is unavailable, or clerk if both are unavailable. If no impartial members of the Justice department are available, the Magistrate or a member of command must preside over the legal proceedings.

To begin a criminal or civil trial, all charges, arguments, and evidence must be filed with the court clerk beforehand to be presented to the judge. After the clerk has submitted the compiled court case to the judge, the trial shall begin when the defense, prosecution, judge, and bailiff appointed by the judge are present.

Such procedures do not apply to miscellaneous hearings such as paroles and pardons or felony appeals, which only require the involvement of the judge and the defendant.

The judge of the trial is in-charge of ensuring the trial is completed in a timely manner, but has the ability to call recesses (breaks). The judge may grant two-minute extensions on top of the allotted time. The judge also has the power to charge someone with contempt of court, a felony, if they disrupt the case. In the event that the defendant is held in contempt of court, the necessity of a trial may be waived and sentence passed by the judge or arbiter without a full hearing.

=== Criminal Trials ===
'''''A criminal case should aim to be 40 minutes in total, and should take no longer than an hour.''''' Criminal cases should either have security personnel present, or plan to have them present by the end of the trial. The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Prosecution opens the proceedings, stating the charges and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend a sentence to the judge, appropriate to the charge based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense then pleads guilty or not-guilty.
## If defense pleads guild, proceed to step 7.
## If the defense pleads not-guild, proceed to step 4.
# Defense then provides their opening statement, contradicting the prosecution's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the prosecution then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the prosecution, the defense, and the prosecution once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Five minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
## If the Defense has plead guilty, determine length and conditions of the sentence.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

Any present or soon-to-be-present Security personnel will then enact the ruling.

=== Civil Trials ===
Civil cases do not require attorneys or prosecutors, but they may receive assistance from either both before and during the case.

Both the defendant and plaintiff must be made to summon at the court, if a party does not appear out of either refusal or negligence, or fails to comply with a court order from a civil trial, that party may be charged with contempt of court, a felony.

A civil case involves seeking damages from a defendant, which could be monetary, an item, or otherwise. '''''A civil case should aim to be 30 minutes in total, and should take no longer than 45 minutes.''''' The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Plaintiff opens the proceedings, stating the counts, damages, and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend civil relief to the judge, appropriate to the damages based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense follows with their opening statement, contradicting the plaintiff's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the plaintiff then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the plaintiff, the defense, and the plaintiff once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Four minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

== Presentation of Evidence ==

=== Eyewitness Testimony ===
Any sentient being willing and capable of presenting themselves before court under oath and present at the scene of the crime as a bystander or a victim at the time of its commission, may offer eyewitness testimony before the court at request of defense or prosecution. ''Extra time may be granted to either side at the behest of the arbitrator or judge to allow for witnesses not currently present.''

=== Objection to Testimony ===
Any witness that falls under the following conditions may be excused as a witness or have their testimony deemed inadmissible:

* The witness lacks the mental, intellectual, or other capacity to understand the context of the case.
* The witness's inclusion will cause substantial cost or delay to the case, proceedings, or upkeep of the station.
* The witness is the judge.

=== General Objections ===
Both parties in a trial may object to testimony to have the testimony deemed inadmissible, move past the question, or rephrase a question to keep a trial within time limit:

* '''Hearsay''': The witness testifies using an out-of-court statement by an individual not present in court, thereby rendering it impossible to verify. This testimony will be inadmissible.
* '''Asked and answered''': A question is posed that has already been answered previously by a witness. Such a question must be skipped.
* '''Narrative''': A question is posed that would require a significantly long answer with multiple facts, or when the witness chooses to answer a question in this way. The question must be reworded, or the witness must be reminded to answer promptly and stay on topic.

Objections are completely at the discretion of the judge, who does not always need to sustain an objection even if it is within these guidelines. It is up to the judge to decide if an objection is proper or necessary to keep the trial quick and fair.

== Procedural Defense ==
Whereas a defendant is placed on trial, they are granted the privilege to challenge the legitimacy of charges or claims brought against them by the legal process. Any of the following may be invoked:

* '''Issue Preclusion/Double Jeopardy Clause''': accused persons may not be tried on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction, except in the case of acquittal and subsequent credible admission of guilt.
* '''Entrapment Clause''': accused persons found to be induced or coerced by law enforcement into the commission of the crimes listed in the charges may be acquitted or have their sentence reduced.
* '''Exclusionary Clause''': evidence collected and/or analyzed in violation of accused persons’ rights under law may be inadmissible in court.

Judicial Procedures

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=== Sentencing ===
You '''''must''''' have all the evidence necessary to sentence someone to the appropriate charges, and you '''must''' give '''''time served''''' if the individual or individuals have been sitting in the Brig for far too long. The Warden shall be the person who issues the sentencing; however, if they are not present, the arresting officer shall issue the sentence fit for the crime. '''If the Individual or Individuals are faced with felony or capital sentencing without a trial progressing for 25 minutes, they are to be set free with a status of charges pending.''' Please see [[Judicial Procedures#Pre-Criminal Trial|Pre-Criminal Trial]] for more specific information on charges pending and reoffenders.

=== Recorders ===
Recorders in the possession of security have a variety of uses, however, proper permission must be received in order to use them. Usage of a recorder without permission can be considered '''abuse of power.'''<blockquote>Note that recording any conversation without prior OOC permission can and will be considered a consent breach.</blockquote>Security may use recorders for recording interrogations (with the individual involved made aware beforehand). Security may also use recorders to record situations which may provide evidence for litigation, '''with a warrant written and approved beforehand''' (see [[Judicial Procedures#Warrants|warrants]]).

=== Warrants ===

===== Warrant Approval =====
Warrants must be approved by a Magistrate. If there is no applicable Justice Department (no Magistrate or Chief Justice), Warrants must be approved by either the Commanding Officer or the Head of Security. If neither are an option, then it must be approved by the Warden.

For an implant search, you are also required to have the Chief Medical Officer sign off alongside the other approval. The approver of the warrant cannot be the same as the writer of the warrant, and the warrant writer cannot go to someone else if it was denied already.

===== Implants =====
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|Individual, Full Search
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|NanoChat Search
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For any situation requiring an implant search, you '''''must''''' have a warrant, even if the person is arrested with indisputable evidence, with '''evidence''' such as the Implanter with the suspect's DNA; other pieces of evidence are admissible, articulating that being unable to find the object on the person and line of sight was not lost on the suspect.<blockquote>The Captain is presented with an implant search warrant. They observe that it is lacking some details in relation to the articulation of the probable cause, lacking evidence or proper thinking on Security's part, therefore denying the warrant, expressing to security to write it better.</blockquote>Then bring in trained medical personnel under supervision of the Head of Security or Chief Medical Officer; or, the Chief Medical Officer will perform the implant search themselves ''after'' being shown the warrant— present the warrant to the suspect.<blockquote>Medical Doctor Fluffs Stargazer is observed by the Head of Security Teeg Dougland to use the Implanter device on suspect Slab Bulkhead, they soon discover that a device is pulled into the implanter, thereby completing the implant search.</blockquote>Additionally, an individual may consent to the implant search, thereby waiving the necessity for a warrant unless it is Green Alert, but a written piece of paper signed by the individual in question saying they consent to an implant search is still required.<blockquote>A individual waived their rights because they'd rather get the situation over with and would rather exonerate themselves as soon as possible, saying that they '''give consent''' ''and provide a signature on a one-sentence piece of paper''. Upon the medical personnel's efforts to use the Implanter device on the suspect, they soon find that nothing got pulled into the device's chamber, clearing the suspect's name.</blockquote>Trained medical personnel is defined in the [https://wiki.denstation.net/Medical_Operating_Procedures Medical Operating Procedures]. For any searches on green, you require a search warrant ''even if the individual consented'' if the individual is not under arrest''.''

===== Departments =====
For any situation that requires a departmental search, provide Probable Cause for the warrant.<blockquote>For example, two individuals broke into the Head of Personnel's room and stole some personal effects and ID cards. Probable Cause: John Security and Jane Warden witnessed two individuals run into Engineering, detaining them followed by a search, nothing was found on them in relation to the stolen goods; the stolen items were not on them and it is reasonable to believe they have stowed the items in the department.</blockquote>You '''''must''''' get it issued by the Magistrate, and otherwise stamped and signed by the Captain, Head of Security, or Warden, in the absence of the aforementioned Justice Department personnel. Present the warrant to the Departmental Head whose department is getting searched, or any applicable departmental staff.

===== Individuals =====
For a stringent search of a persons' effects (wherein stringent implies a full, complete search of all physical clothing, bags, and other storage), get Probable Cause; then '''write-up''' a search warrant that '''''must''''' be signed off by the Court Justice or Court Clerk, and in their absence the Head of Security, Warden, or Captain. Present the warrant to the suspect.

===== Wiretaps =====
For a security officer to record a situation with the expectation that suspect(s) may provide verbal evidence in the commission of a crime. You must have Reasonable Suspicion that a crime may soon occur in order to receive a warrant, and the recording must prioritize the subject of the warrant.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of a crime that may soon occur, and is capable of recording the discussion surrounding the crime. They receive a wiretap warrant and record a suspect in the process of committing or discussing a criminal act.</blockquote>

===== NanoChat Search =====
For a search of the person's NanoChat, you must have reasonable suspicion of a crime having been committed using NanoChat or someone having an accomplice.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of syndicates working together via a stolen syndicate encryption key and uses this knowledge to prepare a NanoChat search in advance.</blockquote>

== Pressing Charges ==

=== Criminal Charges ===
Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.

An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.

Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.

For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.

For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.

In the case of possession, theft, or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, one charge may be applied per relevant item.

Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable).

Then, only the most severe of these charges applies. Additionally, if one charge incorporates another charge within its definition or description, the perpetrator cannot be held accountable for both; rather, only the most severe of these charges applies.

=== Pre-Criminal Trial ===
Every criminal defendant has the right to a speedy trial;

* Protects defendants from delay between the presentation of an indictment and the start of trial.

A criminal trial should take place within twenty-five minutes following the pressing of the accused charges. The accused shall be held in the brig until trial with unlimited access to their attorney if they so choose to take one.

If for whatever reason, a trial must be delayed past 25 minutes after the pressing of charges (due to unforeseen circumstances), the Commanding Officer or Head of Station Security may enact one of the below emergency actions.

* Pardon the defendant on the grounds of the station’s inability to grant the right to a speedy trial.
* Set the defendant free with a status of charges pending. Releasing an Individual does not mean they are free of charges, but rather that they have served up to capital without a trial. If the defendant is charged with a capital crime, they must be taken into custody for the duration of the trial.
If a defendant reoffends while out on charges pending, security may place the defendant in Permanent Confinement. The criminal defendant retains the right to a speedy trial as soon as it can be arranged, however charges pending may not be granted.

=== Civil Charges ===
Any crew member can sue any other crew member for inflicting them with damages caused by a breach of duty. To sue is to request compensation for said damages. To do so, the victim must prove:

* '''Damages''': That the victim was inflicted with an emotional, physical, or monetary damage
* '''Breach of duty''': That the defendant had a duty which they failed to uphold(e.g., a duty to not endanger crew, a duty to act respectfully), leading to the victim being inflicted with a damage
* '''Severity''': That the damage was severe enough to warrant the compensation requested

Compensation can either be explicitly specified by the victim or left for the court to decide. Either way, the court is free to modify the compensation as it sees fit. Most often, compensation is rendered in the form of court orders compelling a crew member to do something (e.g., return an item, make an apology, or permanently avoid a certain area). Court orders should be written and stamped with the notary stamp.

== Court Orders ==
The individuals specified in the three sections below can issue Court Orders, which are legally-enforced documents that carry the penalty of an '''Obstruction of Justice charge''' and forced compliance with the order by security. Each order has its own requirements and authorized issuers, but are all implied to require '''''the stamp of the issuer to be valid.'''''

=== Warrants ===
Warrants represent official orders to the security department, issued by relevant officers or the Justice Department. Warrants are only valid when issued by either the Chief Justice or Court Clerk, or in both of their absences, the Commanding Officer, Head of Security, or Warden.

* '''Individual Warrants'''; may order the search or detainment of an individual, or the arrest of the individual with evidence. This may also include surgical procedures, cursory implant inspections, or any other invasive searches with '''''both''''' probable cause and evidence.
** These warrants should include a name, the actions prescribed (detainment, search, arrest, etc.), and a description if applicable.
* '''Search Warrants'''; may order the search of an entire departmental area, by force if necessary, and may ''order the arrest of listed individuals implicated in a crime or crimes with probable cause '''or''' evidence.''
** Search Warrants should include an area, a brief description of the probable cause, and a list of individuals if applicable.

=== Injunctions ===
The Chief Justice, Commanding Officer, or legally-selected judge are fully authorized to issue injunctions: legally-binding, written orders restricting Inhabitants from doing something disruptive to station productivity or personal rights. These may be issued on discretion or as relief for Civil Trials. ''Injunctions may not compel someone to violate Space Law or SOP, and the issuer is liable for abuse of power charges if this is misused.''

An injunction must include a list of affected names and a detailed description of the restrictions to be valid.

=== Subpoenas ===
The Chief Justice or Court Clerk may issue Subpoenas, which are trial-related Court Orders compelling an individual to produce evidence or make themselves present at a location for court.

A subpoena must include a list of names, a detailed description of evidence requested or reason for appearing, and a reasonable time frame no shorter than 3 minutes. The individuals summoned by the subpoena must be informed of its presence for it to be a valid order. This can be done via general announcement, fax, verbal announcement, or otherwise.

A subpoena can order an individual to:

* Appear as a witness in court;
* Produce evidence for court;
* Appear for a trial in which they are the defendant, plaintiff, or the prosecution;
* Appear for questioning in deposition.

== Trial Procedure ==
A trial may only be requested for civil disputes and capital charges. While trials for disputes may be refused depending on the availability and discretion of the potential judge, capital crimes necessitate a mandatory trial.

While legal and spiritual counsel is not required, if it is available then it must be provided upon request.

A trial can be waived if the suspect pleads guilty to a member of the Justice department, or in their absence, Command Staff, while in custody, who will then be responsible for deciding the sentence for the crime.

Additionally, in situations where Standard Operating Procedure allows for capital punishments to be used in response to charges at or below the felony level, a trial is also mandatory.

The trial takes the format of an arbitration court hearing, presided over by the Chief Justice or Magistrate if the former is unavailable, or clerk if both are unavailable. If no impartial members of the Justice department are available, the Magistrate or a member of command must preside over the legal proceedings.

To begin a criminal or civil trial, all charges, arguments, and evidence must be filed with the court clerk beforehand to be presented to the judge. After the clerk has submitted the compiled court case to the judge, the trial shall begin when the defense, prosecution, judge, and bailiff appointed by the judge are present.

Such procedures do not apply to miscellaneous hearings such as paroles and pardons or felony appeals, which only require the involvement of the judge and the defendant.

The judge of the trial is in-charge of ensuring the trial is completed in a timely manner, but has the ability to call recesses (breaks). The judge may grant two-minute extensions on top of the allotted time. The judge also has the power to charge someone with contempt of court, a felony, if they disrupt the case. In the event that the defendant is held in contempt of court, the necessity of a trial may be waived and sentence passed by the judge or arbiter without a full hearing.

=== Criminal Trials ===
'''''A criminal case should aim to be 40 minutes in total, and should take no longer than an hour.''''' Criminal cases should either have security personnel present, or plan to have them present by the end of the trial. The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Prosecution opens the proceedings, stating the charges and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend a sentence to the judge, appropriate to the charge based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense then pleads guilty or not-guilty.
## If defense pleads guild, proceed to step 7.
## If the defense pleads not-guild, proceed to step 4.
# Defense then provides their opening statement, contradicting the prosecution's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the prosecution then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the prosecution, the defense, and the prosecution once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Five minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
## If the Defense has plead guilty, determine length and conditions of the sentence.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

Any present or soon-to-be-present Security personnel will then enact the ruling.

=== Civil Trials ===
Civil cases do not require attorneys or prosecutors, but they may receive assistance from either both before and during the case.

Both the defendant and plaintiff must be made to summon at the court, if a party does not appear out of either refusal or negligence, or fails to comply with a court order from a civil trial, that party may be charged with contempt of court, a felony.

A civil case involves seeking damages from a defendant, which could be monetary, an item, or otherwise. '''''A civil case should aim to be 30 minutes in total, and should take no longer than 45 minutes.''''' The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Plaintiff opens the proceedings, stating the counts, damages, and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend civil relief to the judge, appropriate to the damages based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense follows with their opening statement, contradicting the plaintiff's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the plaintiff then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the plaintiff, the defense, and the plaintiff once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Four minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

== Presentation of Evidence ==

=== Eyewitness Testimony ===
Any sentient being willing and capable of presenting themselves before court under oath and present at the scene of the crime as a bystander or a victim at the time of its commission, may offer eyewitness testimony before the court at request of defense or prosecution. ''Extra time may be granted to either side at the behest of the arbitrator or judge to allow for witnesses not currently present.''

=== Objection to Testimony ===
Any witness that falls under the following conditions may be excused as a witness or have their testimony deemed inadmissible:

* The witness lacks the mental, intellectual, or other capacity to understand the context of the case.
* The witness's inclusion will cause substantial cost or delay to the case, proceedings, or upkeep of the station.
* The witness is the judge.

=== General Objections ===
Both parties in a trial may object to testimony to have the testimony deemed inadmissible, move past the question, or rephrase a question to keep a trial within time limit:

* '''Hearsay''': The witness testifies using an out-of-court statement by an individual not present in court, thereby rendering it impossible to verify. This testimony will be inadmissible.
* '''Asked and answered''': A question is posed that has already been answered previously by a witness. Such a question must be skipped.
* '''Narrative''': A question is posed that would require a significantly long answer with multiple facts, or when the witness chooses to answer a question in this way. The question must be reworded, or the witness must be reminded to answer promptly and stay on topic.

Objections are completely at the discretion of the judge, who does not always need to sustain an objection even if it is within these guidelines. It is up to the judge to decide if an objection is proper or necessary to keep the trial quick and fair.

== Procedural Defense ==
Whereas a defendant is placed on trial, they are granted the privilege to challenge the legitimacy of charges or claims brought against them by the legal process. Any of the following may be invoked:

* '''Issue Preclusion/Double Jeopardy Clause''': accused persons may not be tried on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction, except in the case of acquittal and subsequent credible admission of guilt.
* '''Entrapment Clause''': accused persons found to be induced or coerced by law enforcement into the commission of the crimes listed in the charges may be acquitted or have their sentence reduced.
* '''Exclusionary Clause''': evidence collected and/or analyzed in violation of accused persons’ rights under law may be inadmissible in court.

Security Standard Operating Procedures

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<blockquote>Security SOP covers handling yourself as a security officer. For all Security-related legal matters (such as brigging, warrants, and trials), see [[Judicial Procedures]].</blockquote>

=== Force Escalation / Use of Force ===
This simple, short chart dictates how to proceed with a general arrest. However, depending on what the individual encounters at the station, you can escalate it as needed. You utilize '''Force Escalation''' and '''Rules of Engagement''' hand-in-hand.

'''Verbal Commands -> Non-Lethal Methods of Apprehension -> Lethal Methods of Apprehension'''

It would be best if you prioritized initiating by declaring an order, i.e.: "Stop!" "Stop, or I will shoot you!" "Hey! Stop moving!" Any of these methods will allow you to upgrade your Force Escalation higher on the scale as you move up non-lethal methods (baton, disabler, rubber-tipped munitions). However, not all situations are perfect; sometimes you have to act before you speak.

==== Use of Force Additions ====
To be used when you have exhausted your baton's charges or disabler shots. This does not mean you should take out your knife or utilize a powered-down baton to apprehend someone. You can use your '''Flash''', or '''Flashbang grenades'''. You ''may'' upgrade to using your MK58 with '''Rubber-Tipped Munitions''' when the situation is still not contained. Additional apprehension or dispersal tools can be used, such as '''Stingers''', '''Truncheons''', and '''Tear Gas'''.

=== Rules of Engagement ===
Security personnel hold unrestricted armaments licenses under Tier 2. They, alongside the Captain or the Blueshield Officer, are authorized at all times '''''to use lethal force to the extent necessary''''' to '''''neutralize''''' adversaries under any of the following circumstances:<blockquote>If the adversary exhibits a clear and present danger to the vessel by physical means.

If the adversary poses a significant threat of severe bodily injury or death to the officer or others.

If the adversary presents an existential threat to the chain of command by illegal means.

If the adversary cannot be reasonably subdued through non-lethal means without great bodily harm to the officer; wherein an “adversary” is an entity that demonstrates a hostile intent, commits or directly contributes to a hostile act that does not constitute an actual attack, or is actively attacking the vessel or its crew.</blockquote>

=== Search & Seizure ===
You '''''must''''' search and seize any object that is believed to be used in the commission of the crime. However, one should not ''seize'' non-NT-aligned objects, such as non-standard branded clothing and paraphernalia, that pose little risk. It should be removed from the person, placed in an evidence locker, and returned to them. Any ''contraband,'' as defined under the Contraband List, ''shall'' be seized from the individual.<blockquote>You may not confiscate PDAs or IDs without evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt that a crime was committed ''using'' their PDA. In general, if you confiscate it, have evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt, including for thieving gloves.</blockquote>

=== Armory Procedure ===
When on station, the Warden is ultimately responsible for stocking the armoury and distributing and recording the collection of weapons. However, if they are absent, it falls on the Head of Security.

The distribution of weapons and munitions ''must'' follow [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Force Escalation / Use of Force|Force Escalation]], [[Security Standard Operating Procedures#Rules of Engagement|Rules of Engagement]], and [[Alert Procedure]]. Once the threat is dealt with, the Warden or Head of Security shall issue a recall for all weapons to be returned, and a restock should be in order. '''Non-Crew''' shall ''not'' be issued weapons from the armoury.

==== Conditional Situations ====
This does not mean that as Head of Security or the Warden, you can wander around the halls fully armed to the teeth for all circumstances.

For example, the Warden and Head of Security may carry one (1) long rifle such as a Laser Rifle or Lecter or Drozd, or Antique weaponry, then wear their assigned Hard Suit, and common apprehension tools.

However, security officers and cadets should only be assigned similar kits when applicable to the alert level.

=== Reasonable Suspicion ===
A security officer can justify searching someone and detaining someone if and when they encounter someone that they reasonably believe to be committing, involved in committing, or conspiring to commit a crime. This is referred to as Reasonable Suspicion. Three example scenarios of Reasonable Suspicion would be, but not limited to:<blockquote>A. The security officer receives reasonable reports of someone with a lethal weapon.

B. The security officer spots someone with an otherwise unusual or suspicious item: (chief examples of this not covered above would be makeshift cuffs & unpermitted clothing, such as command uniforms)

C. The security officer observes someone acting out-of-ordinary or obscuring their identifiable features around restricted areas or scenes of crime, fleeing unusually from the crime scene, or fitting the description presented at the scene of a crime set by fellow officers or witnesses</blockquote>

=== Probable Cause ===
Probable Cause is an escalation of Reasonable Suspicion, wherein the security officer obtains sufficient and near-irrefutable evidence to support that someone is involved in or going to be involved in committing a criminal act. Often, this requires the officer's direct view. Three example scenarios of Probable Cause would be, but not limited to:<blockquote>A. The security officer undeniably spots someone quickly pull out a lethal, non-permitted weapon.

B. The security officer watches someone flee from an area with stolen items.

C. The security officer sees someone breaking open an area in which they are restricted from accessing.</blockquote>

=== Detainment versus Arrest ===

==== Detainment: Stop & Frisk, Free to Go ====
When an individual is detained, at the officer's discretion, the individual can be cuffed for officer safety. Thus, the officer can do their job in a search (frisk). You may do this during '''''any alert level with Reasonable Suspicion''''' as the basis for the search.

This means a pat-down, which involves checking their '''bag''', '''pockets''', and '''jacket/coat/overalls,''' but not other clothing, for anything related to Chameleon Technology or similar. If evidence of holofibers are found on the aforementioned clothing, search all personal effects for further evidence. As Security, the officer shall not maliciously repeatedly detain someone.

If nothing is concealed on the individual that would constitute '''Contraband''', you are still detained until security lets you go. However, if Security has been called away, and they don't verbally express that you are free to go, the detainment is void and you are free to go. The officer must be physically present to enact the detainment.

==== Arrest: Contraband Found ====
If something on the individual that is considered '''Contraband''', it will become an '''arrest''', and said individual will be sent to the Brig for the applicable charges; additionally ensure they are searched again before being placed in the Brig.

=== Fleeing Individual ===
When Security is enacting a detainment to possibly arrest a wanted person, and the individual begins to '''flee''', Security can utilize ranged non-lethal apprehension methods.

There '''must''' be probable cause to utilize Lethal Force if the officer can articulate that the fleeing individual will cause serious harm to the officers, station, and/or crew at large, or has continually slipped out of cuffs, or has readily escaped their Brig cell.

Judicial Procedures

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=== Sentencing ===
You '''''must''''' have all the evidence necessary to sentence someone to the appropriate charges, and you '''must''' give '''''time served''''' if the individual or individuals have been sitting in the Brig for far too long. The Warden shall be the person who issues the sentencing; however, if they are not present, the arresting officer shall issue the sentence fit for the crime. '''If the Individual or Individuals are faced with felony or capital sentencing without a trial progressing for 25 minutes, they are to be set free with a status of charges pending.''' Please see [https://wiki.denstation.net/Judicial_Procedures#Pre-Criminal_Trial Pre-Criminal Trial] for more specific information on charges pending and reoffenders.

=== Recorders ===
Recorders in the possession of security have a variety of uses, however, proper permission must be received in order to use them. Usage of a recorder without permission can be considered '''abuse of power.'''<blockquote>Note that recording any conversation without prior OOC permission can and will be considered a consent breach.</blockquote>Security may use recorders for recording interrogations (with the individual involved made aware beforehand). Security may also use recorders to record situations which may provide evidence for litigation, '''with a warrant written and approved beforehand''' (see [[Judicial Procedures#Warrants|warrants]]).

=== Warrants ===

===== Warrant Approval =====
Warrants must be approved by a Magistrate. If there is no applicable Justice Department (no Magistrate or Chief Justice), Warrants must be approved by either the Commanding Officer or the Head of Security. If neither are an option, then it must be approved by the Warden.

For an implant search, you are also required to have the Chief Medical Officer sign off alongside the other approval. The approver of the warrant cannot be the same as the writer of the warrant, and the warrant writer cannot go to someone else if it was denied already.

===== Implants =====
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For any situation requiring an implant search, you '''''must''''' have a warrant, even if the person is arrested with indisputable evidence, with '''evidence''' such as the Implanter with the suspect's DNA; other pieces of evidence are admissible, articulating that being unable to find the object on the person and line of sight was not lost on the suspect.<blockquote>The Captain is presented with an implant search warrant. They observe that it is lacking some details in relation to the articulation of the probable cause, lacking evidence or proper thinking on Security's part, therefore denying the warrant, expressing to security to write it better.</blockquote>Then bring in trained medical personnel under supervision of the Head of Security or Chief Medical Officer; or, the Chief Medical Officer will perform the implant search themselves ''after'' being shown the warrant— present the warrant to the suspect.<blockquote>Medical Doctor Fluffs Stargazer is observed by the Head of Security Teeg Dougland to use the Implanter device on suspect Slab Bulkhead, they soon discover that a device is pulled into the implanter, thereby completing the implant search.</blockquote>Additionally, an individual may consent to the implant search, thereby waiving the necessity for a warrant unless it is Green Alert, but a written piece of paper signed by the individual in question saying they consent to an implant search is still required.<blockquote>A individual waived their rights because they'd rather get the situation over with and would rather exonerate themselves as soon as possible, saying that they '''give consent''' ''and provide a signature on a one-sentence piece of paper''. Upon the medical personnel's efforts to use the Implanter device on the suspect, they soon find that nothing got pulled into the device's chamber, clearing the suspect's name.</blockquote>Trained medical personnel is defined in the [https://wiki.denstation.net/Medical_Operating_Procedures Medical Operating Procedures]. For any searches on green, you require a search warrant ''even if the individual consented'' if the individual is not under arrest''.''

===== Departments =====
For any situation that requires a departmental search, provide Probable Cause for the warrant.<blockquote>For example, two individuals broke into the Head of Personnel's room and stole some personal effects and ID cards. Probable Cause: John Security and Jane Warden witnessed two individuals run into Engineering, detaining them followed by a search, nothing was found on them in relation to the stolen goods; the stolen items were not on them and it is reasonable to believe they have stowed the items in the department.</blockquote>You '''''must''''' get it issued by the Magistrate, and otherwise stamped and signed by the Captain, Head of Security, or Warden, in the absence of the aforementioned Justice Department personnel. Present the warrant to the Departmental Head whose department is getting searched, or any applicable departmental staff.

===== Individuals =====
For a stringent search of a persons' effects (wherein stringent implies a full, complete search of all physical clothing, bags, and other storage), get Probable Cause; then '''write-up''' a search warrant that '''''must''''' be signed off by the Court Justice or Court Clerk, and in their absence the Head of Security, Warden, or Captain. Present the warrant to the suspect.

===== Wiretaps =====
For a security officer to record a situation with the expectation that suspect(s) may provide verbal evidence in the commission of a crime. You must have Reasonable Suspicion that a crime may soon occur in order to receive a warrant, and the recording must prioritize the subject of the warrant.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of a crime that may soon occur, and is capable of recording the discussion surrounding the crime. They receive a wiretap warrant and record a suspect in the process of committing or discussing a criminal act.</blockquote>

===== NanoChat Search =====
For a search of the person's NanoChat, you must have reasonable suspicion of a crime having been committed using NanoChat or someone having an accomplice.<blockquote>For example; a detective gains knowledge of syndicates working together via a stolen syndicate encryption key and uses this knowledge to prepare a NanoChat search in advance.</blockquote>

== Pressing Charges ==

=== Criminal Charges ===
Any crew member may press charges against any other crew member.

An individual may be charged of a crime if and only if it can be argued beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had committed an act in the nature and fashion as described by a particular criminal charge.

Multiple counts of one crime can be charged.

For illegal actions against the station abroad, each incident separated by a reasonable period of inaction, lawful conduct, or another crime is interpreted as one count.

For crimes directly bereaving a person (violent acts, theft of personal property etc.), the same applies in addition to each victim being one count.

In the case of possession, theft, or any incident involving several separate and distinct items, one charge may be applied per relevant item.

Charges that are a direct escalation of one another in nature cannot be simultaneously held against the perpetrator if they pertain to the same incident and the same victim/item (if applicable).

Then, only the most severe of these charges applies. Additionally, if one charge incorporates another charge within its definition or description, the perpetrator cannot be held accountable for both; rather, only the most severe of these charges applies.

=== Pre-Criminal Trial ===
Every criminal defendant has the right to a speedy trial;

* Protects defendants from delay between the presentation of an indictment and the start of trial.

A criminal trial should take place within twenty-five minutes following the pressing of the accused charges. The accused shall be held in the brig until trial with unlimited access to their attorney if they so choose to take one.

If for whatever reason, a trial must be delayed past 25 minutes after the pressing of charges (due to unforeseen circumstances), the Commanding Officer or Head of Station Security may enact one of the below emergency actions.

* Pardon the defendant on the grounds of the station’s inability to grant the right to a speedy trial.
* Set the defendant free with a status of charges pending. Releasing an Individual does not mean they are free of charges, but rather that they have served up to capital without a trial. If the defendant is charged with a capital crime, they must be taken into custody for the duration of the trial.
If a defendant reoffends while out on charges pending, security may place the defendant in Permanent Confinement. The criminal defendant retains the right to a speedy trial as soon as it can be arranged, however charges pending may not be granted.

=== Civil Charges ===
Any crew member can sue any other crew member for inflicting them with damages caused by a breach of duty. To sue is to request compensation for said damages. To do so, the victim must prove:

* '''Damages''': That the victim was inflicted with an emotional, physical, or monetary damage
* '''Breach of duty''': That the defendant had a duty which they failed to uphold(e.g., a duty to not endanger crew, a duty to act respectfully), leading to the victim being inflicted with a damage
* '''Severity''': That the damage was severe enough to warrant the compensation requested

Compensation can either be explicitly specified by the victim or left for the court to decide. Either way, the court is free to modify the compensation as it sees fit. Most often, compensation is rendered in the form of court orders compelling a crew member to do something (e.g., return an item, make an apology, or permanently avoid a certain area). Court orders should be written and stamped with the notary stamp.

== Court Orders ==
The individuals specified in the three sections below can issue Court Orders, which are legally-enforced documents that carry the penalty of an '''Obstruction of Justice charge''' and forced compliance with the order by security. Each order has its own requirements and authorized issuers, but are all implied to require '''''the stamp of the issuer to be valid.'''''

=== Warrants ===
Warrants represent official orders to the security department, issued by relevant officers or the Justice Department. Warrants are only valid when issued by either the Chief Justice or Court Clerk, or in both of their absences, the Commanding Officer, Head of Security, or Warden.

* '''Individual Warrants'''; may order the search or detainment of an individual, or the arrest of the individual with evidence. This may also include surgical procedures, cursory implant inspections, or any other invasive searches with '''''both''''' probable cause and evidence.
** These warrants should include a name, the actions prescribed (detainment, search, arrest, etc.), and a description if applicable.
* '''Search Warrants'''; may order the search of an entire departmental area, by force if necessary, and may ''order the arrest of listed individuals implicated in a crime or crimes with probable cause '''or''' evidence.''
** Search Warrants should include an area, a brief description of the probable cause, and a list of individuals if applicable.

=== Injunctions ===
The Chief Justice, Commanding Officer, or legally-selected judge are fully authorized to issue injunctions: legally-binding, written orders restricting Inhabitants from doing something disruptive to station productivity or personal rights. These may be issued on discretion or as relief for Civil Trials. ''Injunctions may not compel someone to violate Space Law or SOP, and the issuer is liable for abuse of power charges if this is misused.''

An injunction must include a list of affected names and a detailed description of the restrictions to be valid.

=== Subpoenas ===
The Chief Justice or Court Clerk may issue Subpoenas, which are trial-related Court Orders compelling an individual to produce evidence or make themselves present at a location for court.

A subpoena must include a list of names, a detailed description of evidence requested or reason for appearing, and a reasonable time frame no shorter than 3 minutes. The individuals summoned by the subpoena must be informed of its presence for it to be a valid order. This can be done via general announcement, fax, verbal announcement, or otherwise.

A subpoena can order an individual to:

* Appear as a witness in court;
* Produce evidence for court;
* Appear for a trial in which they are the defendant, plaintiff, or the prosecution;
* Appear for questioning in deposition.

== Trial Procedure ==
A trial may only be requested for civil disputes and capital charges. While trials for disputes may be refused depending on the availability and discretion of the potential judge, capital crimes necessitate a mandatory trial.

While legal and spiritual counsel is not required, if it is available then it must be provided upon request.

A trial can be waived if the suspect pleads guilty to a member of the Justice department, or in their absence, Command Staff, while in custody, who will then be responsible for deciding the sentence for the crime.

Additionally, in situations where Standard Operating Procedure allows for capital punishments to be used in response to charges at or below the felony level, a trial is also mandatory.

The trial takes the format of an arbitration court hearing, presided over by the Chief Justice or Magistrate if the former is unavailable, or clerk if both are unavailable. If no impartial members of the Justice department are available, the Magistrate or a member of command must preside over the legal proceedings.

To begin a criminal or civil trial, all charges, arguments, and evidence must be filed with the court clerk beforehand to be presented to the judge. After the clerk has submitted the compiled court case to the judge, the trial shall begin when the defense, prosecution, judge, and bailiff appointed by the judge are present.

Such procedures do not apply to miscellaneous hearings such as paroles and pardons or felony appeals, which only require the involvement of the judge and the defendant.

The judge of the trial is in-charge of ensuring the trial is completed in a timely manner, but has the ability to call recesses (breaks). The judge may grant two-minute extensions on top of the allotted time. The judge also has the power to charge someone with contempt of court, a felony, if they disrupt the case. In the event that the defendant is held in contempt of court, the necessity of a trial may be waived and sentence passed by the judge or arbiter without a full hearing.

=== Criminal Trials ===
'''''A criminal case should aim to be 40 minutes in total, and should take no longer than an hour.''''' Criminal cases should either have security personnel present, or plan to have them present by the end of the trial. The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Prosecution opens the proceedings, stating the charges and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend a sentence to the judge, appropriate to the charge based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense then pleads guilty or not-guilty.
## If defense pleads guild, proceed to step 7.
## If the defense pleads not-guild, proceed to step 4.
# Defense then provides their opening statement, contradicting the prosecution's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the prosecution then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the prosecution, the defense, and the prosecution once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Five minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
## If the Defense has plead guilty, determine length and conditions of the sentence.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

Any present or soon-to-be-present Security personnel will then enact the ruling.

=== Civil Trials ===
Civil cases do not require attorneys or prosecutors, but they may receive assistance from either both before and during the case.

Both the defendant and plaintiff must be made to summon at the court, if a party does not appear out of either refusal or negligence, or fails to comply with a court order from a civil trial, that party may be charged with contempt of court, a felony.

A civil case involves seeking damages from a defendant, which could be monetary, an item, or otherwise. '''''A civil case should aim to be 30 minutes in total, and should take no longer than 45 minutes.''''' The judge must set the court timer as per the allotted times.

# The judge brings the court in session with the gavel.
# Plaintiff opens the proceedings, stating the counts, damages, and introducing witnesses and exhibits that will be brought forward during the presentation of evidence. They may also recommend civil relief to the judge, appropriate to the damages based on their opening statement. (Four minutes)
# Defense follows with their opening statement, contradicting the plaintiff's theories and assertions. They will also introduce their witnesses and exhibits where applicable. (Four minutes)
# The presentation of evidence then follows, led by the plaintiff then the defense. Cross-examination may be requested following submission of individual testimonies and granted at the discretion of the judge. (Five minutes each)
# Finally, closing statements are to be made by the plaintiff, the defense, and the plaintiff once more due to the burden of proof. The evidence should be reiterated by both sides and arguments refuted with no new evidence presented. (Four minutes each)
# A ruling will be made by the judge, written and stamped by the notary stamp.
# The judge adjourns the court with the gavel.

== Presentation of Evidence ==

=== Eyewitness Testimony ===
Any sentient being willing and capable of presenting themselves before court under oath and present at the scene of the crime as a bystander or a victim at the time of its commission, may offer eyewitness testimony before the court at request of defense or prosecution. ''Extra time may be granted to either side at the behest of the arbitrator or judge to allow for witnesses not currently present.''

=== Objection to Testimony ===
Any witness that falls under the following conditions may be excused as a witness or have their testimony deemed inadmissible:

* The witness lacks the mental, intellectual, or other capacity to understand the context of the case.
* The witness's inclusion will cause substantial cost or delay to the case, proceedings, or upkeep of the station.
* The witness is the judge.

=== General Objections ===
Both parties in a trial may object to testimony to have the testimony deemed inadmissible, move past the question, or rephrase a question to keep a trial within time limit:

* '''Hearsay''': The witness testifies using an out-of-court statement by an individual not present in court, thereby rendering it impossible to verify. This testimony will be inadmissible.
* '''Asked and answered''': A question is posed that has already been answered previously by a witness. Such a question must be skipped.
* '''Narrative''': A question is posed that would require a significantly long answer with multiple facts, or when the witness chooses to answer a question in this way. The question must be reworded, or the witness must be reminded to answer promptly and stay on topic.

Objections are completely at the discretion of the judge, who does not always need to sustain an objection even if it is within these guidelines. It is up to the judge to decide if an objection is proper or necessary to keep the trial quick and fair.

== Procedural Defense ==
Whereas a defendant is placed on trial, they are granted the privilege to challenge the legitimacy of charges or claims brought against them by the legal process. Any of the following may be invoked:

* '''Issue Preclusion/Double Jeopardy Clause''': accused persons may not be tried on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction, except in the case of acquittal and subsequent credible admission of guilt.
* '''Entrapment Clause''': accused persons found to be induced or coerced by law enforcement into the commission of the crimes listed in the charges may be acquitted or have their sentence reduced.
* '''Exclusionary Clause''': evidence collected and/or analyzed in violation of accused persons’ rights under law may be inadmissible in court.

Brigging Procedures

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'''The Brig area is under the authority of the [[Warden]].'''

When confining someone inside of the brig, the suspect should be handed to the [[Warden]] for processing. It is then the responsibility of the Warden to search, confine, and process the suspect in alignment with sentencing procedures. If the suspect is awaiting trial, then they are to be transferred to the extended confinement area pending a trial. If the [[Warden]] is not available, then it is the responsibility of the [[Security Officer|arresting officer]] to process the suspect and handle evidence.

== Treatment of Prisoners ==
Prisoners have certain rights that '''must''' be upheld by security and command personnel. Non-permanent confinement prisoners should be searched before they are uncuffed. Non-perma prisoners must be provided with the following:

* Adequate medical care and moral, spiritual, or legal counseling if it is requested and available.
** These are rights, not privileges.
* Their original headset with only authorized encryption keys.
** This right may be revoked should it be abused.
* Clothing, food, and water on request.
* Habitable holding cells or permabrig.
** If the secureness and safety of the holding area become compromised, the prisoners must be relocated, until the holding cells or permabrig are returned to a serviceable state.
* Freedom of movement within their holding area.
** Unless there is an undue risk to life and limb.
* Their original belongings, unless the item in question is contraband, being used as evidence in a crime, or they are an extended confinement prisoner.

==== Extended Confinement Prisoners ====
Additionally, prisoners in Extended Confinement have certain rights but also more firm restrictions that '''must''' be upheld by law enforcement:

* Only Extended Confinement prisoners may receive visitors.
** A maximum of '''one individual''' may be permitted to visit a single convict every '''10 minutes'''; a reason must be provided for the visit, and the visitor must consent to a search of their belongings.
** The Warden or Head of Station Security may void the visiting time limit at their discretion.
* Upon approval, prisoners may request supervised work release if the staffing is available.
* Prisoners who intentionally and maliciously cause structural damage to the permabrig, to a degree that makes it unreasonable to hold prisoners within, are thereby guilty of a capital crime and may receive trial.
* Prisoners who intentionally, maliciously, and repeatedly cause significant bodily harm to their fellow inmates, visitors, and/or security staff are thereby guilty of a capital crime and may receive trial.
* Prisoners may request retrial for capital crimes; these requests may be refused depending on the discretion and availability of the court clerk, chief justice, or at the discretion of the warden or head of station security.
* Prisoners may request or may otherwise be given parole as permitted by the Paroles and Pardons section.

== Preservative Stasis ==
Should prisoners repeatedly and maliciously antagonize law enforcement, to an extent where continued extended confinement or Solitary Confinement becomes infeasible, '''two of the three''' authorized personnel; the [[Warden]], [[Head of Security]], or [[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer]], may agree to ''temporarily'' upgrade the relevant prisoners’ sentences to Preservative Stasis summarily.

There are two methods of preservative stasis:

# Stasis bed, in which you put a person in either a critical or dead state on a stasis bed.
# Morgue, in which you put a person in a dead state in the morgue.

In both of these cases, you are to commit as ethical and humane of an execution to enact preservative stasis as possible. If you have the luxury, you should prioritize doing the execution through medical staff instead of using lethal force to prevent unnecessary damage physically, mentally, or otherwise. The preferred method of execution is putting them under as you would for surgery, making them fall asleep, and then injecting them with the necessary poison to either kill or put them in a critical state.

== Solitary Confinement ==
Should an extended confinement prisoner repeatedly and maliciously antagonize law enforcement, the [[Warden]], [[Head of Security]], or [[Command Hierarchy|Commanding Officer]] may temporarily place the aforementioned prisoner in Solitary Confinement for a maximum of twenty minutes.

Prisoners in Solitary Confinement must have their rights as a prisoner upheld, '''excluding''' visitations. Prisoners in Solitary Confinement are '''only''' permitted to be visited for medical purposes while within confinement. Prisoners are to be bolted into a small cell, and said cell should only be unbolted during the period of confinement to handle requests within the bounds of their rights.

== Paroles and Pardons ==
Prisoners may be admitted for parole by the [[Warden]] or [[Head of Security]], or may apply for parole at the discretion and availability of the aforementioned parties under the following conditions:

* Shows peaceful compliance and assists officers with their duties.
* Displays clear signs of remorse concerning the committed crime and/or criminal behaviors

If parole is requested, they may receive a [[Judicial Procedures|parole hearing]] conducted by the [[Court Clerk]] or [[Chief Justice]], where they will state their case on why they should be released; they may request legal counsel in this hearing, but '''''must represent themselves'''''.

The sentencing [[Security Officer|officer]] of an arrest, the judge or arbiter of a trial, or the [[Warden]] - for extended confinement prisoners, may pardon members accused or sentenced for crimes if deemed in the best interest of the crew and vessel, and when the circumstances of the defendant or offense warrant suspension of sentence.

Space Law

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Spaceaffiliate: keeping capital punishment from being used in situations where it should not be.

On Space Station 14, stations operate under abbreviated space law. All crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station are expected to follow these laws.

Foreign invaders, such as nuclear operatives, ninjas, and pirates, are not protected under space law. Traitors are not foreign invaders so they are usually protected by space law.

Designation of 'sentient being' does not automatically grant protections under Space Law. See the [[Security Standard Operating Procedures|Rules of Engagement]] for what constitutes proper reasoning to instantly terminate a sentient being.

== Crime and Modifier Codes ==
===Crime Codes===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!1XX - Misdemeanor
!2XX - Felony
!3XX - Capital
|-
|01
|Fearmongering
|
|Terrorism
|-
|02
|
|Perjury or False Report
|
|-
|03
|Animal Cruelty
|Manslaughter
|Murder
|-
|04
|Petty Theft
|Felony Theft
|Grand Theft
|-
|05
|
|Black Marketeering
|
|-
|06
|Vandalism
|Sabotage
|Grand Sabotage
|-
|07
|
|Mindbreaking
|Decorporealization
|-
|08
|
|Kidnapping
|Hostage Taking
|-
|09
|Brandishing
|Assault
|
|-
|10
|
|Abuse of Power
|
|-
|11
|Possession
|Felony Possession
|
|-
|12
|Trespass
|Secure Trespass
|
|-
|13
|Vigilantism
|Endangerment
|Grand Endangerment
|-
|14
|
|Harassment
|
|-
|15
|Hooliganism
|Rioting
|Sedition
|-
|16
|
|Contempt of Court
|
|-
|17
|Failure To Comply
|Obstruction of Justice
|
|-
|18
|
|Unlicensed Surgical Procedure
|
|}
''You may notice that anything to do with sexual assault is not listed anymore. This is because no one should ever be involved in a scene that includes that or worse without their explicit consent and they should never have to hear about it if they didn't consent.''

===Modifier Codes===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Intent Qualifiers (N)
!Enhancers (E)
!Deductions (D)
|-
|01
|Solicitation
|Deadly Weapon
|Cooperation
|-
|02
|Accessory
|Aggravation
|Dire Emergency
|-
|03
|Attempt
|Discriminatory
|Self-Defense
|-
|04
|Conspiracy
|Recidivism
|
|-
|05
|
|Resisting
|
|}
To state a criminal code, it would be the following:

* Murder, with the deadly weapon enhancer: 303-E01

== Charges by Definition ==
<blockquote>'''<nowiki/>'Individual/Individual' represents all crew, passengers, and visitors aboard the station who are protected under NT Space Law.'''</blockquote>

=== Misdemeanors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
!Time
|-
|101
|Fearmongering
|The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
|Up to 5 minutes
|-
|103
|Animal Cruelty
|To inflict unnecessary suffering on a noninvasive, nonculinary being with malicious intent.
|3 minutes
|-
|104
|Petty Theft
|To unlawfully take property or items without consent.
|2 minutes
|-
|106
|Vandalism
|To deface or superficially damage public property, or property belonging to another person.
|2 minutes
|-
|109
|Brandishing
|To show a firearm or deadly weapon in public without proper permission to do so.
|2 minutes
|-
|111
|Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of restricted items or items of particular danger.
|Up to 5 minutes
|-
|112
|Trespass
|To enter into an area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|2 minutes
|-
|113
|Vigilantism
|To unlawfully act as a security officer without direct-station ending threats, a catastrophic emergency,
or CO approval.
|5 minutes
|-
|115
|Hooliganism
|To intentionally and maliciously engage in disruptive conduct, where one refuses to cease.
|As necessary
|-
|117
|Failure To Comply
|To willfully ignore lawful orders and commands provided by a member of security or command.
|2 minutes
|}

=== Felonies ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
!Charge
|-
|202
|Perjury or False Report
|To willfully and maliciously tell a falsehood either in court or in the process of making an actionable report to law enforcement.
|5 minutes
|-
|203
|Manslaughter
|To effect violence upon a Individual/Individuals, resulting in their death, without the apparent intent to kill them.
|8 minutes
|-
|204
|Felony Theft
|To unlawfully take highly restricted, dangerous, valuable, or highly sensitive property or items without consent.
|8 minutes
|-
|205
|Black Marketeering
|To sell, distribute, or otherwise circulate restricted items or substances to unauthorized Individual/Individuals or entities.
|6 minutes
|-
|206
|Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly hinder the operation of a vessel or its part, modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, or endanger multiple Individual/Individuals.
|6 minutes
|-
|207
|Mindbreaking
|To unlawfully rid an unwilling psionic Individual/Individuals of their powers.
|5 minutes
|-
|208
|Kidnapping
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of an Individual/Individuals against their will.
|8 minutes
|-
|209
|Assault
|To cause physical harm or to effect unwanted physical contact on an Individual/Individuals, without the apparent intent to kill them, or to threaten such actions with both capability and intent to do so.
|5 minutes
|-
|210
|Abuse of Power
|To misuse or wrongfully exercise one’s authority, influence, or control; resulting in harm, unjust treatment, or demonstrable loss to a separate party due to violation of ethical and professional standards.
|5 minutes and a demotion
|-
|211
|Felony Possession
|To be in unauthorized possession of an absurd amount of restricted items, highly restricted items, or items of extreme danger to Property and Individual/Individuals.
|Up to 10 minutes
|-
|212
|Secure Trespass
|To break into a high-security area where one is not authorized nor invited.
|4 minutes
|-
|213
|Endangerment
|To recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued well-being and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction.
|4 minutes
|-
|214
|Harassment
|To effect behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a Individual/Individuals intentionally or with malicious intent.
|4 minutes
|-
|215
|Rioting
|To partake in an unauthorized riotous, tumultuous, and disruptive public assembly that refuses to disperse after warning.
|4 minutes
|-
|216
|Contempt of Court
|To conduct oneself disruptively and disrespectfully before the court.
|4 minutes
|-
|217
|Obstruction of Justice
|To willfully obstruct, interfere with, or disobey a lawful arrest on another Individual; to ignore, disobey, obstruct, or interfere with an active warrant or court order.
|6 minutes
|-
|218
|Unlicensed Surgical Procedure
|To surgically operate on an individual without a license; to perform an [[Medical Operating Procedures#Surgical Procedures|illegal surgical operation]] without express permission from the CMO and other station command as necessary.
|6 minutes
|}
=== Capital Crimes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Crime Name
!Description
|-
|301
|Terrorism
|To commit an act with the intent to cause injury or death, or to take hostages, to provoke a state of terror in, intimidate, or compel a group of Individuals to do or to abstain from doing any act.
|-
|303
|Murder
|To unlawfully kill an Individual/Individuals with premeditated and malicious intent.
|-
|304
|Grand Theft
|To unlawfully steal items without consent, potentially directly or indirectly, leading to other capital crimes.
|-
|306
|Grand Sabotage
|To engage in malicious actions that directly or indirectly make uninhabitable or inoperable a vessel or its part, or irreversibly modify and/or damage technology one is not authorized to access, causing severe bodily harm or death to multiple Individuals.
|-
|307
|Decorporealization
|To unlawfully, maliciously, and permanently strip an Individual's/Individuals' mind from their body.
|-
|308
|Hostage Taking
|To unlawfully confine or restrict the free movement of a Individual/Individuals to utilize for personal gain or to invoke a state of terror.
|-
|313
|Grand Endangerment
|To egregiously and recklessly abandon obligations involving the continued wellbeing and/or protection of life and property, through malpractice, action, or inaction, resulting in significant harm, injury, or death to multiple Individuals.
|-
|315
|Sedition
|To act to overthrow a lawfully established Chain of Command or governing body without lawful or legitimate cause.
|}

== Modifiers by Definition ==
Sentencing modifiers are to be applied by the sentencing officer, judge, or arbiter. Aggravating modifiers may not extend a sentence beyond the specified limit, while extenuating modifiers may not reduce a sentence below the specified limit.

=== Intent Qualifiers - Code.- XXX-NXX ===

===== Solicitation =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of encouraging, bribing, requesting, or instructing someone to commit a crime with the knowledge that the Individual/Individuals are being solicited to commit the crime, will receive for the crimes they solicited in full. Code. -XXX-N01

===== Accessory =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of assisting in the commission of a crime, without participating in the crime itself, knowing that a crime will be, has been, or is being committed, will receive the sentence for the crimes in which they took part in full. Code. -XXX-N02

===== Attempts =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of attempting to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out that crime, will receive the sentence for the crimes they attempted in full. Code. -XXX-N03

===== Conspiracy =====
Any Individual/Individuals found guilty of planning to commit a crime, with the intent to carry out said crime eventually, and having committed an overt act pursuant to that end, will receive the sentence for the crimes they conspired towards in full.

=== Enhancers - Code.- XXX-EXX ===

===== Deadly weapon =====
Any Individual found guilty of committing a crime, utilizing any object used offensively for the purpose of inflicting mortal or great bodily harm, will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 150% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E01. Charge: 150% increase.

===== Aggravation =====
Any Individual found guilty of committing a crime with reckless abandon, evident signs of lack of regret or remorse, or blatant disregard for potential collateral damage, will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 150% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E02. Charge: 150% increase.

===== Discriminatory Intent =====
Any Individual found guilty of committing a crime based fully or in part based on the victim or affected party’s appearance, gender, psionics, religion, ability/disability, place of origin or habitation, culture, or other immutable feature or quality, will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 150% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E03. Charge: 150% increase.

===== Recidivism =====
Any Individual convicted of the same criminal charge multiple times within one shift will receive an additional modifier of, at most, 200% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-E04. Charge: 200% increase or upgrade to a capital crime if one of the conditions are fulfilled.

Conditions for upgrading to a capital crime:

# Malicious intent is proven.
# Clear intent to continue to commit felony crimes.

===== Resisting =====
Any Individual found to be resisting an arrest will be charged with at most 200% of the original sentence after adding any other modifiers. Code XXX-B05. Charge: 200% increase

=== Deductions - Code.- XXX-DXX ===

===== Cooperation =====
Any Individual/Individuals who shares actionable intelligence with the authorities, turns oneself in, testifies against accomplices, confesses to their crime, or otherwise aids the prosecution, may have their sentence reduced to no less than 50% of the original sentence. Code. -XXX-D01. Charge: 50% Decrease.

===== Dire Emergency =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime in the process of absolutely necessary and reasonable actions, taken with the intent to resolve or mitigate the effects of a dire emergency on one’s vessel or habitat, may have their sentence reduced by any amount or completely waived. Code. -XXX-D02

===== Self-Defense =====
Any Individual/Individuals found to have committed a crime or crimes in protection of oneself or another, and only to the necessary extent required to avert a direct and imminent threat to the health and life of innocent persons, may have their sentence reduced by any amount or completely waived. Code. -XXX-D03

===== Good Behavior =====
Any convict who peacefully complies with the authorities, displays clear signs of remorse concerning the committed crime, and/or conducts themselves peacefully while imprisoned may be paroled as outlined in the Standard Operating Procedures. Code. -XXX-D04

== Sentence Types and Procedure ==

=== Standard ===

===== Temporary Confinement =====
Placing the convict into a temporary holding cell to serve predetermined sentence.

===== Catch & Release =====
Taking the convict to Security, processing them, searching them, and then releasing them.

===== Demotion =====
Downgrading the convict’s employment contract and revoking their access accordingly, with permission from or when ordered by the convict’s head of department. May be applied when the convict has committed a crime relating to their employment within their department or with NanoTrasen as a whole.

===== License restriction =====
Downgrading or suspending the convict’s armament license and confiscating possessions accordingly. May be applied when the convict is guilty of possession or a crime involving a weapon they were lawfully permitted to carry.

===== Mind breaking =====
Removal of the convict’s psionic power by use of Mindbreaker Toxin or any other means. May be applied when the convict is guilty of a crime in which they use psionics.

=== Capital ===
''Including charges totaling 25 minutes or greater. Capital Punishment should only be considered if Permanent Confinement is unreasonable or unsustainable, due to external factors or the inherent threat caused by a convict.''

===== Execution =====
Termination of the convict’s life without the intent of future resurrection. Whenever any execution is performed, regardless of trial or not, a general announcement must be made detailing who was executed and for what reason.

The convict may select from one of four methods of execution, depending on availability:

* Firing Squad
* Lethal Injection
* Electric Shock
* Asphyxiation.

If the convict does not make a choice after being given ample opportunity, the sentencing officer or other relevant authority may select the method that is most appropriate.

Convicts may request alternate methods of execution that may be approved or denied at the discretion of the individual passing the sentence. The executed corpse must be burned, stored in the morgue, or processed by medical staff using the biomass reclaimer.<blockquote>Execution should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station.</blockquote>

===== Exfiltration =====
Immediate retrieval of the convict via a CentComm or GALPOL dispatched transport. The prisoner may be held in a temporary cell until the transport arrives. If a transport cannot be arranged, default to other capital sentences.

===== Preservative Stasis =====
Termination of the convict’s life with the expressed intent to perform a resurrection once the convict's body can be secured at Central Command. The convict's body is to be stored within a morgue or similar controlled and regulated environment to ensure the body does not rot or be destroyed.

===== Decorporealisation =====
Stripping the convict’s mind from their body into a more restricting form such as borgification.<blockquote>Decorporealisation should only be considered for highly destructive, dangerous individuals who have caused immense damage, or who continue to pose a danger to the station. A player must consent before they are decorporealized.</blockquote>

===== Extended Confinement =====
Placing the convict into the brig until the end of the shift, where they are to be transported to Central Command for processing. The convict has the same rights as any other prisoner within the brig, whether they arrived by transport at start of shift or were sentenced to Extended Confinement.

== Pilotage Law ==
All pilots, trained or otherwise, of non-foreign invader shuttles are expected to follow pilotage law. Pilots not aligned with or hired by NT are required to announce their dock with the station. Pilots must fly slowly and exercise caution when docking. Pilots shall not use their vessel to intentionally ram or crash into another vessel or station.