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Dignitary Standard Guidelines

Dignitaries are, above all, roles intended to be focused on socializing and interacting with the station, more than than mechanical or authoritative intervention. As a Dignitary, always try to be available for the station to ask for your assistance or advice, but avoid overstepping and interfering when the station's other roles can handle a situation.

Do not meddle in station affairs unless absolutely necessary. The Captain can ask a dignitary for assistance in a matter, and it is up to them whether they wish to interfere. Examples of things not to do:
- Do the job of any department ever, unless explicitly requested, if any staff of that department are available.
- Order something from Logistics without consulting the highest-ranking Logistics member.
- Brig a criminal.
- Unnecessarily engage threats in combat, especially if doing so would include getting in the way of security personnel.
You are not obligated to follow the orders of station command, except for those of the Captain. If the order would conflict with an existing Central Command order or your procedures, you are to reject performing the orders. In most cases, Central Command hopes you play nice where possible.
Dignitaries are to never be made the Captain of a station.

Blueshield Officer Guidelines

The Blueshield Officer is first and foremost, a bodyguard, and should prioritize ensuring the personal physical safety of all Dignitaries and members of Command. BSOs should never handle security work or get in the way of security personnel performing their duties. The BSO's focus may be narrowed by direct orders from Central Command or the Captain to protect a specific individual.

The Blueshield Officer should only intervene in station affairs when there is an active, direct order from a member of Command, Dignitary, or Central Command. You cannot use "protect the station" or any other vague orders as a reason to intervene. Each intervention must have been directly ordered.
The Blueshield Officer is to prioritize the immediate physical safety of Dignitaries and members of Command. They should never abandon their protective duty to seek out distant threats. BSOs may refuse orders to take action against anything that is not an immediate threat to the physical safety of Dignitaries or Command.
If there is no known threat aboard the station and in the absence of direct orders, the Blueshield Officer may roam the station as they please. They are encouraged to check in with Dignitaries and members of Command, and may choose to offer their services in the form of facilitating communication and running small errands or tasks that will not impede their duty or overstep into doing someone else's job. (ie: deliver a message, convey a request, retrieve an item, or do very minor work alongside a Department Head/Captain in an unstaffed Department)
If there is an active threat aboard the station, the Blueshield Officer must focus on their protective duties, and should ensure the personal physical safety of Dignitaries and Command to the best of their ability. Their physical safety is the BSO's single priority above all else.
If a Dignitary or member of Command has been taken hostage, or has been killed and not immediately retrieved by the station's crew, the Blueshield Officer may work alongside Security or Medical personnel to recover the individual. However the BSO's only priority is on recovering the physical person or remains of the individual they are attempting to protect, and should not focus on engaging enemy combatants beyond what is necessary to rescue their target.
Blueshield Officers protecting members of Command or Dignitaries near active combat engagements are encouraged to keep their protective targets away from danger, and are fully authorized to physically relocate them against their wishes to ensure their physical safety. Proximity to ongoing combat situations should never be used as an excuse to dive into battle, but should instead indicate a need to withdraw to a safer location.
Blueshield Officers should not concern themselves with the safety of the Head of Security, as they are capable combatants in their own right, unless they have been killed or captured and the Blueshield Officer is attempting to retrieve them.
Blueshield Officers may safeguard Dignitaries and Command against immediate theft of their personal and company-provided belongings, and may use reasonable force and very brief detainment to recover those items. However the BSO may not pursue a suspected thief or the lost property beyond the immediate area where the theft occurred, is not authorized to brig a criminal, and should instead report the incident to station Security.

Magistrate Guidelines

The Magistrate ensures SOPs are upheld by every department and acts as the Chief Justice when one is not available. They are to inform departmental heads and/or dignitaries of SOP violations, and ensure that violations are resolved. Depending on the circumstances, SOP violations are to be reported to the departmental head, the Captain (in circumstances where command are implicitly involved), or the Nanotrasen Representative (in circumstances where the Captain is implicitly involved).

If the Chain of Command fails significantly, or if there is a lack of station command, the Magistrate may consult other dignitaries on how to proceed. In the situation that other dignitaries are not available, the Magistrate may directly decide with Central Command guidance.

Magistrate's Authority

The Magistrate has the following authority in the command hierarchy:

The ability to sentence someone without a trial. (See Space Law for more information)
The ability to veto any usage of Captain's Authority as necessary.
The ability to demote any member of command. (See Command Standard Operating Procedure for more information)

For the third point, the following conditions apply:

Demoting a Captain requires Central Command approval.
Demoting a Department Head requires Captain approval.
A captain may demote a Department Head without a vote, with the Magistrate's approval.

Abuse or wrongful usage of this power may result in a removal of your role whitelist.

Nanotrasen Representative Guidelines

The Nanotrasen Representative is responsible for keeping CentComm updated on the happenings onboard a station. They are to regularly send reports to Central Command, reporting significant issues with the Captain or station command as needed. Any requests sent by Central Command to the Nanotrasen Representative are to be done by them.

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+=== Dignitary Standard Guidelines ===
-!<span style="color:#008000">In-Character Documents:</span>
+Dignitaries are, above all, roles intended to be focused on socializing and interacting with the station, more than than mechanical or authoritative intervention. As a Dignitary, always try to be available for the station to ask for your assistance or advice, but avoid overstepping and interfering when the station's other roles can handle a situation.
-![[Space Law]]
+# Do not meddle in station affairs unless absolutely necessary. The Captain can ask a dignitary for assistance in a matter, and it is up to them whether they wish to interfere. Examples of things not to do:
-![[Standard Operating Procedures|Standard Operating Procedure]]
+#* Do the job of any department ever, unless explicitly requested, if any staff of that department are available.
-![[Alert Procedure]]
+#* Order something from Logistics without consulting the highest-ranking Logistics member.
-![[Contraband Law]]
+#* Brig a criminal.
-![[Antagonist SOPs|Antagonist Rules]]
+#* Unnecessarily engage threats in combat, especially if doing so would include getting in the way of security personnel.
-![[Company Policy]]
+# You are not obligated to follow the orders of station command, except for those of the Captain. If the order would conflict with an existing Central Command order or your procedures, you are to reject performing the orders. In most cases, Central Command hopes you play nice where possible.
-|-
+# Dignitaries are to never be made the Captain of a station.
-!<span style="color:#4682b4">Other Documents:</span>
-![[Game Rules|Server Rules]]
-![[AHelping on The Den|Ahelping on The Den]]
-![[Metashield Rules]]
-![[Damnation Game Rules|Damnation Rules]]
-![[Lore Homepage]]
-!
-|}
-= 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.
-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.
+=== Blueshield Officer Guidelines ===
+The Blueshield Officer is first and foremost, a bodyguard, and should prioritize ensuring the personal physical safety of all Dignitaries and members of Command. BSOs should never handle security work or get in the way of security personnel performing their duties. The BSO's focus may be narrowed by direct orders from Central Command or the Captain to protect a specific individual.
-==== Behavior expectations: ====
+# The Blueshield Officer should only intervene in station affairs when there is an active, direct order from a member of Command, Dignitary, or Central Command. You cannot use "protect the station" or any other vague orders as a reason to intervene. Each intervention must have been directly ordered.
-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.
+# The Blueshield Officer is to prioritize the immediate physical safety of Dignitaries and members of Command. They should never abandon their protective duty to seek out distant threats. BSOs may refuse orders to take action against anything that is not an immediate threat to the physical safety of Dignitaries or Command.
+# If there is no known threat aboard the station and in the absence of direct orders, the Blueshield Officer may roam the station as they please. They are encouraged to check in with Dignitaries and members of Command, and may choose to offer their services in the form of facilitating communication and running small errands or tasks that will not impede their duty or overstep into doing someone else's job. (ie: deliver a message, convey a request, retrieve an item, or do very minor work alongside a Department Head/Captain in an unstaffed Department)
+# If there is an active threat aboard the station, the Blueshield Officer must focus on their protective duties, and should ensure the personal physical safety of Dignitaries and Command to the best of their ability. Their physical safety is the BSO's single priority above all else.
+# If a Dignitary or member of Command has been taken hostage, or has been killed and not immediately retrieved by the station's crew, the Blueshield Officer may work alongside Security or Medical personnel to recover the individual. However the BSO's only priority is on recovering the physical person or remains of the individual they are attempting to protect, and should not focus on engaging enemy combatants beyond what is necessary to rescue their target.
+# Blueshield Officers protecting members of Command or Dignitaries near active combat engagements are encouraged to keep their protective targets away from danger, and are fully authorized to physically relocate them against their wishes to ensure their physical safety. Proximity to ongoing combat situations should never be used as an excuse to dive into battle, but should instead indicate a need to withdraw to a safer location.
+# Blueshield Officers should not concern themselves with the safety of the Head of Security, as they are capable combatants in their own right, unless they have been killed or captured and the Blueshield Officer is attempting to retrieve them.
+# Blueshield Officers may safeguard Dignitaries and Command against immediate theft of their personal and company-provided belongings, and may use reasonable force and very brief detainment to recover those items. However the BSO may not pursue a suspected thief or the lost property beyond the immediate area where the theft occurred, is not authorized to brig a criminal, and should instead report the incident to station Security.
-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.'''
+=== Magistrate Guidelines ===
+The Magistrate ensures SOPs are upheld by every department and acts as the Chief Justice when one is not available. They are to inform departmental heads and/or dignitaries of SOP violations, and ensure that violations are resolved. Depending on the circumstances, SOP violations are to be reported to the departmental head, the Captain (in circumstances where command are implicitly involved), or the Nanotrasen Representative (in circumstances where the Captain is implicitly involved).
-==== Security and Antagonist Expectations: ====
+If the Chain of Command fails significantly, or if there is a lack of station command, the Magistrate may consult other dignitaries on how to proceed. In the situation that other dignitaries are not available, the Magistrate may directly decide with Central Command guidance.
-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.
-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.
+==== Magistrate's Authority ====
+The Magistrate has the following authority in the command hierarchy:
-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.
+# The ability to sentence someone without a trial. (See [[Space Law]] for more information)
+# The ability to veto any usage of Captain's Authority as necessary.
+# The ability to demote any member of command. (See [[Command Operating Procedures|Command Standard Operating Procedure]] for more information)
-Our wiki is currently under construction, but if you'd like to help out, please contact April on our [https://denstation.net/discord discord]!
+For the third point, the following conditions apply:
+# Demoting a Captain requires Central Command approval.
+# Demoting a Department Head requires Captain approval.
+# A captain may demote a Department Head without a vote, with the Magistrate's approval.
+Abuse or wrongful usage of this power may result in a removal of your role whitelist.
+=== Nanotrasen Representative Guidelines ===
+The Nanotrasen Representative is responsible for keeping CentComm updated on the happenings onboard a station. They are to regularly send reports to Central Command, reporting significant issues with the Captain or station command as needed. Any requests sent by Central Command to the Nanotrasen Representative are to be done by them.