Novus Ascending is NOT a sex sim. ERP does occur, but do not make it your sole purpose.

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Quick definitions:
RP: Role Play (self-explanatory, it's what you're all doing here)
RL: Real Life
ICly: In Character. When you are playing your character and not talking as yourself, the player.
OOCly: Out of Character. When you are NOT in RP and goofing off. Done in the group chats, not in local chat. If in an RP and want to make a brief OOC statement use ((_____)) EG ((omg that was funny)) ((omg these dice hate me)).


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Note: We have zero tolerance on Admin hopping. All staff are aware of current issues being dealt with. We do communicate.

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Rule #1 - No Godmodding
Godmodding is when you control another person's character, usually without permission. You can GET permission, but that permission is rare. If in doubt, IM the other person to check.

Rule #2 - No Metagaming
This is when you ICly use information you shouldn't know or did not receive in character. This means if someone is talking about RP in group chat don't just show up unless they are inviting and are in a public place where people would encounter them. If a guard is talking about something happening in a house or castle: Don't go there. Don't try to get in. Do not use what information they chatted about OOCly in your IC RP. If your going to react to something, make sure you heard about it IC and through RP. Additionally, NO characters can hear or see through walls or underground, even if it is within chat range.

Rule #3 - No Power Gaming.
Also known as being OP (over powered). This is if people try to do something to you (usually in a fighting sense) and you use a power (skills, magic, HP and so forth) that is outside of what you should know. Another example is if you are Free Form Fighting (without dice) and you DODGE EVERYTHING repeatedly.

Rule #4 - We're All Adults Here
Players must be over 18 years of age IRL to play in Novus Ascending. The sim IS an adult sim with adult situations. If you're not comfortable with these situations oocly, then do your part to avoid them icly as well. Additionally, no talking pregnant bellies and no prim babies.

Rule #5 - Dress Code
Your characters may not be on sim and wearing modern clothes without being expressly labelled as OOC or as an observer. Acceptable clothing is anything reasonable to the terms "medieval" and "fantasy." If you have any questions on what is acceptable, contact a Dreamweaver, Peacekeeper or Admin, found in the HUBs. The smaller the avatar, the better, for lag reasons. If your avatar is creating too much lag, staff may ask you to change it. This includes large avatars like dragons, and avatar add-ons like pets from Manticore. You can also refer to our page "What should I wear?"
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Rule #6 - Golden Rule/ Consent
Always remember that if you are going to do something to another player's character that can alter how their character RP's after, including theft, body part removal, death, permanent death, etc. Always be considerate of other players, no matter what you're given permission to do to their characters.

Novus in no shape or form is a sex sim, although it does happen. You may not force a player/character into any form of ERP if they have expressed, they are uncomfortable with it. We have zero tolerance on abusive personalities that partake in but not limited to: cyber stalking/bullying, gaslighting, threatening a player or to take ooc into ic or visa versa.

Rule #7 - Sex on Sim
It is an adult sim and this is something that may very well happen for the world to see. You're free to have sex on sim but bear in mind that if you want to have privacy you will have to find a tavern room, a cave, or your own rental home. Otherwise, it's a public sim and privacy is not a promise. However, IC actions have IC consequences, there is no OOC arguing, you get caught in public, you deal with the repercussions.

Rule #8 - Just, No.

If found using these things, it will result in requesting them gotten rid of, continuing use will result in repercussion.
No spell HUDs.
No spy tools.
No chat spammers.
No Teleporters.

Rule #9 - Gods
Novus Ascending has ‘The Twelve’ as Gods, and do not use any others. You may worship another, but only the canon Gods would respond IC. Recommended is to find a Novus God that translates to your specific needs. The Order of the Twelve group can help with this.

Rule #10 - Scenes
You may not sit and watch a scene without posting in as people may behave differently IC if someone is watching them or giving them a chance to spot a spy. You may not watch people RP and turn around and use that information IC if you did not participate in the RP you got the information from. Additionally, you can not submit RP you did not participate in yourself. In short: DO NOT SIT AND WATCH, IT’S RUDE. PARTICIPATE.

When in doubt, keep a log!
If you ask someone’s permission to do something? Save a copy of that log in a notecard (although, screenshots are more reliable).  This protects you if they decide to be a jerk and say they never gave permission providing you with the proof they did. If you are being bullied by someone or think they are not treating you well (OOC only) log that, too. This is also useful when griefers are around. Give us their name and what they did so we can help. We can't do anything if there is no proof.
Communication on all fronts is the fastest thing to fall apart in RP so try to keep it strong and talk. If you're in a fight with someone, IM them and laugh it off! If you're in a deep RP with someone, check if they're ok, sometimes we get connected to these characters we have made and deep things can hit us hard.

ALL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CHANGES AT ANY TIME.
Please check back regularly! HUGE changes will be communicated via notice and discord with instructions to come back here for more information!

 

 

Crime and Punishment
Here in Novus we like to keep things simple and not rules lawyer, that's not our goal because the staff want to have their fun as much as the players. We don't WANT to punish people so please follow the rules and don't be, to put it simply, a dick. Simple slights can be tacked onto greater damage done and three warnings for simple slights will become a whole mark in greater damage. We do have to preserve the sanity of the sim and will do what we must to maintain the happiness of the collective player base if one bad seed tries to damage everyone's fun. This does extend to sim staff as well as no one is above the rules and as always, if you see something, report it, no matter who does it.