Game Rules - Revision history

Kelaris at 04:41, 11 October 2026

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			This is a deprecated page. Please see [[Server Rules]] for current information.

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

Kelaris at 00:54, 14 April 2026

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	Any user suspected of being under the age of 18 WILL be removed until they are of age.		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.		Intentionally disconnecting, responding with hostility, or refusing to respond when an admin privately messages you in-game or through a ticket 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.		'''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.

Kelaris: Major update to door bolting privacy rules. Minor clarification regarding acceptable livestreaming.

2026-03-25T16:43:48Z

Major update to door bolting privacy rules. Minor clarification regarding acceptable livestreaming.

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	R1.8 If a player is alive and catatonic, they may be brought to their relevant department or cryostorage as necessary.		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.		R1.9 For the sake of privacy and respect towards the other members of the community, livestreaming rounds to a public audience is strictly forbidden. Livestreaming to a small private audience, such as to a friend, or within a channel on The Den's discord, is permitted.

	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.		R1.10 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.
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	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.		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~~.		R8.17 Privacy or NSFW holobarriers must be used to indicate that a room is being used for a private scene involving topics that require consent to view. You may choose to leave access to the room open (unbolted doors) and explain what people should expect to find inside on the text of the holobarrier, or you may additionally bolt the door to indicate that others are not welcome to enter. Do not breach a bolted door with a privacy or NSFW holobarrier on it for any reason without explicit admin permission.

	==== '''Psionics''' ====		==== '''Psionics''' ====
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	Follows rule 0.		Follows rule 0.

			H1.15 Do not conduct security business such as searching for or arresting criminals in areas marked by privacy or NSFW holobarriers. No antagonist activity should be conducted in these areas. If you suspect a criminal is misusing these protected areas, ahelp for assistance.

	==== '''Antagonist Rules:''' ====		==== '''Antagonist Rules:''' ====
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	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 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.		A1.7.1 Do not intentionally damage dorm areas, or any room with a privacy or NSFW holobarrier on the doorway, if at all possible. Similarly, do not pursue antagonist targets that are in areas behind a privacy or NSFW holobarrier (regardless of door bolt status). 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.		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.
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	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.		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.		A1.12 Do not conduct or conceal antagonist activity behind the guise of a private scene that would require consent to view. This explicitly includes misleading people through chat, misusing privacy or NSFW holobarriers, hiding or otherwise fleeing into a public area cordoned off by NSFW holobarriers. You may act it out in-character, but clarify in LOOC if you wish to do this as an exclusively IC scenario.

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	All AHelp messages are relayed to the Den Station Discord.		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.		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.

Kelaris: Added C3.2, prohibiting animals, creatures, and non-humanoid ghost roles from crossing NSFW holobarriers.

2026-01-18T20:19:58Z

Added C3.2, prohibiting animals, creatures, and non-humanoid ghost roles from crossing NSFW holobarriers.

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	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.		C3.1 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.		For more information about this, consult the ERP guidelines and rules in the Game Server Rules section at point 8.
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	This includes any non-cognizine animal, xeno, and/or other controllable mobs.		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.		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.

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	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.		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.		R8.14.1 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.		R8.15 Do not, under any circumstance, subject anyone to descriptions of a scene they did not consent to hearing about.

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

Kelaris: Tweaking ghost role rules. Made EORG rules stricter and removed admin exceptions. Made dorms and bolted private areas off limits to antagonists.

2026-01-01T17:05:58Z

Tweaking ghost role rules. Made EORG rules stricter and removed admin exceptions. Made dorms and bolted private areas off limits to antagonists.

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	===== '''R7. Follow end-of-round (EOR) rules:''' =====		===== '''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, ~~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.~~		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.

	~~It is EORG if:~~

	* You are at Central Command
	* You are on an evacuation shuttle

	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.		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.
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	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 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.

	A1.8 ~~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~~.		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.		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.
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	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.		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.

	~~A1.10~~ 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~~.		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.

	~~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~~.		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.

	~~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)~~.		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 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.		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.

Kelaris: Added rules regarding door bolting and not hiding antag activity behind the guise of a private scene

2025-12-12T05:46:20Z

Added rules regarding door bolting and not hiding antag activity behind the guise of a private scene

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

			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.

Kelaris: Added prefixes, expanded R1.5, added R3.1, updated A1.2, removed 8.17 for redundancy, standardized "extreme or sensitive topics" and what counts as "public".

2025-12-07T04:26:17Z

Added prefixes, expanded R1.5, added R3.1, updated A1.2, removed 8.17 for redundancy, standardized "extreme or sensitive topics" and what counts as "public".

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