Required Reading

Consent and Conflict

• Consent is Assumed: You’re here to roleplay. If a scene makes you uncomfortable, speak up early in OOC chat.
• Discuss Long-Term Consequences: Agree on serious outcomes like captivity or permanent injury before continuing.
• Keep Limits Fair: Do not use limits to force a dead-end situation for others. A gun to the head means act accordingly.

Power and Realism in Conflict

• Take Hits: Let your character suffer. Flawless dodges and perfect counters break immersion.
• Make Attacks Attempts: Describe your actions but leave the result open for others to respond.

❌ Bad Example: Powergaming

/me dodges every punch and knocks the other player out cold with one swing.

✅ Good Example: Fair Engagement

/me stumbles from the hit, then lunges forward, swinging a fist toward the man’s jaw in desperation.

Post Etiquette

• One Post at a Time: Combine your actions and dialogue into a single emote.
• Always Use /me: Describe physical actions and speech through third-person emotes.
• Use ((double brackets)) for OOC: Keep out-of-character talk quick and respectful.
• Third Person Only: Keep the focus on your character, not yourself as the player.

❌ Bad Example: Multi-posting

/me opens the door.
/me walks in.
/me glares. "You lied to me."

✅ Good Example: Combined Post

/me pushes the door open and steps inside, eyes locked on the figure across the room. "You lied to me," she says coldly.

❌ Bad Example: First Person Writing

/me looks at you. I say, "This town doesn’t scare me."

✅ Good Example: Third Person Writing

/me glances around the empty street, voice low. "This town doesn’t scare me," he mutters.

✅ Great Example: Immersive Writing

/me adjusts the strap of her backpack, glancing up at the flickering streetlight. “Missed curfew again,” she mutters, wiping a smear of dried blood off her sleeve. Her boots crunch glass with every step, but she doesn’t look back.

Writing Style and Setting

• Embrace the Grit: Nobody here’s squeaky clean. Your character should be bruised, dirty, or dangerous.

• Use the City: Dive bars, alleys, rooftops, pawn shops—Hathian itself is a character.

• Explore Dark Themes: Crime, corruption, addiction, abuse, betrayal. It’s all on the table if handled with maturity.

• Fade to Black: For extreme violence or sensitive scenes, FTB is always an option.