Server Rules

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Server Rules

Common Courtesy

1. Common Courtesy Be kind to others and think before you speak on an out-of-county level. There is no need to be hurtful or abusive, regardless of their position in the community, from new players to head admins everyone should be treat equally. Remember to keep in-county actions in-county, there should be no bleed onto the forums or Discord, you are not your character. "Treat others how you want to be treated." Roleplay at all times. You are not allowed to break the server rules because you think someone else did. In regards to that, you should not disrupt, stall or void roleplay unless an admin tells you to. Examples: Quitting the game to avoid an arrest because you were (in your opinion) being arrested for no reason. Repeatedly refusing to roleplay until an admin comes to your aid after you made a report. Quoting rules during roleplay, if a rule break has happened, finish the scene and report accordingly. Filing heat-of-the-moment tickets when the players haven't broken any of the rules. If you are in the middle of an IC situation and another player is speaking to you OOCly in an attempt to disrupt your roleplay or simply contact you, you may ignore them and report them once the situation has concluded. In Ranch Roleplay (in-game, forums, Teamspeak, Discord or any other forms of communications), admin instructions are final, whether they are stated in the rules or not — they should be accepted and followed at all times. If you come across a bug on any of our services, you are required to report it. Exploiting bugs is prohibited and will get you permanently banned. It is your obligation to report rule-breakers as well.

Punishments: Anything from a verbal warning to a ban depending on severity.

In-County, speak only ICly and in English. Do not use any informal spiritual language such as "LOL!". Whilst we're actively roleplaying in 1899 onwards, we ask that you use common sense when speaking in-county, we're an inclusive community & as such any of the following will not be tolerated and as such is a zero-tolerance. Racism Sexism Detrimental language to players, such as "retard, tranny, spastic" and so on If you've got a question related to the server, use the in-game command ((TBA)). If you've got a problem with someone then feel free to request help with a ticket on Discord. Do not message our testers and admins directly. You are allowed to be AFK (Away From Keyboard) for up to 10 minutes, provided you are not in a highly populated area or an area where people are likely to attempt to roleplay with you. AFK in public at your own risk. If you believe a staff member is abusing their power then you can file a report using ((TBA))

Restrictions on Playing

2. Restrictions on Playing Whilst we wish to be inclusive of all players, we have some pre-requisites that you need to abide to before choosing to play on Ranch Roleplay. You must be 18 or over to play. You must be able to speak English. Playing with a microphone is required. If you have a disability that stops you from speaking, please reach out to us in confidence for an exception and we may allow you to roleplay a mute character. You must roleplay that of someone living in the Wild West, 1900 era. There are no modern adaptations or exceptions. Your character must be unique. Roleplaying as Arthur Morgan, Billy the Kid, or any single-player character or famous name is not allowed and your character will likely be removed., You may bring over stories and characters from other servers. We encourage this, especially during the birth of the server. Or you can start on a clean slate. Roleplaying as a child is a grey area as it requires more restrictions and sensitive roleplay. Due to this, we highly discourage doing so unless you have a valid, well-thought-out RP reason to do so. Please have this explanation to staff handy if they ask. Roleplaying a child "just because" is not allowed.

Punishments: We may temporarily halt your access to the game server if these restrictions are broken.

Roleplaying a character named Jim Bob, Ben Dover, Arthur Morgan breaks a restriction. Joining the server without a microphone. Speaking Spanish over voice chat, even if you roleplay your character as a Spanish speaker. Single common, non-english words are allowed. I.e. saying "Hola", when roleplaying a Mexican citizen.