D. << FULL ROLEPLAYING REGULATIONS >>

- enforced by the GMs

You are a guest on this privately-owned sim, so be sure to read these regulations concerning In-Character (IC) and Out-of-Character (OOC) behavior: -

1. IN CHARACTER / OUT OF CHARACTER: Discussions in open chat should be IC. Any OOC discussion MUST be in IMs unless a group of people is involved, and in that case it should be severely limited and contained in brackets such as ((OOC stuff)). Extensive OOC hang-out sessions should be in IMs and at a minimum in the hangar. Once beyond down to the surface, you should be completely IC. Similarly, you should not engage in (especially combat) RP with people who are OOC relaxing or shopping. If you wish to go OOC, either remove your health meter and wear the OOC tag or set your title to OOC to reflect your status.

2. OBSERVERS: Observers, or those new to the sim, should wear an OOC tag if at all possible (found in the space station), and should not make any In Character (i.e. roleplay) comments. All their speech should ideally be in IM but if in open chat be in parentheses or brackets (see Rule 1) and they should not disrupt any role-play that is going on. Be a fly on a wall, not the one in the ointment! Do not abuse the OOC Observer tag for spying ICly - this is effectively metagaming (see point 4 below).

3. ALTS/OTHER CHARACTERS:  Alts are of course allowed on onderon, as well as multi-character avatars.  However there are some rules regarding them that you are required to follow if you are going to play an alt or more than one character.  First off, with alts, you may not use alts to start drama with the sim or hurt anyone else.   With multiple characters on the same avatar, there are a few rules that apply.  First of all, since multiple characters can get confusing, you must stick with the character you entered the sim with.  You may not suddenly shift to a different character in the middle of RP zones and play that one.  One must return to the space station, change into the different character, then come back and enter the scene.  No metagaming between characters is allowed.  Meaning if you learned something ICly on one character, you may not get on another character and claim that one has that same information.
 
 
4. ATTIRE / EQUIPMENT: If roleplaying, your attire and equipment should be compatible with Star Wars. People wandering around in clearly non-Star Wars compatible clothing or avatars may be subject to ejection (but not banning) unless clearly OOC Observers (see above). This is not a harsh rule as there are many Star Wars avatars for sale or freely given out and you have no excuse to wear anything else here when here IC. Likewise, it does not make sense to use items from other RP genres ( Medieval / Gor / Star Trek etc )  here unless they fit in well with the Star Wars theme; in general, things from general sci-fi themes or fantasy type clothing accessorised with futuristic items is ok (if you are unsure, ask a GM).

You are welcome to use ships on Onderon but please do not use very primmy ships due to prim limitations (generally speaking a ship of about 30 prims is fine). However, if you are *ICly* arriving from outside Onderon, you may ONLY rez your ship in the entry hangar, and then use it to fly out. Do NOT just pull a ship out of your inventory once you're at the surface (the only exception is if you've followed the above rule but your ship has been autoreturned). However, if you are a member of one of the resident Onderon groups AND are already on Onderon you may rez your ship on any of the landing pads or on your private home's roof as you can reasonably be expected ICly to have your ship 'parked' here. The default combat method between ships here is CCC though other systems may be used with prior consent.

5. METAGAMING: Do not read a person's profile or read the floating tags and meter titles and base your RP on that (i.e. Metagaming). You cannot do this in RL and it's bad RP practice. If you've not been told someone's name you cannot address them by it (unless wanted posters are all over the place!), likewise you cannot look at someone's groups in their SL profile and decide they are Jedi / Sith etc and attack them for it. However, if someone is clearly Jedi, Sith, etc in appearance then you may 'assume' that they are, but assumptions can be wrong.  Jedi and Sith "senses" are limited to what the person in question wants you to sense about them.  If they have a titler above their head that says "no force aura" then you WILL NOT sense a Force affiliation about them, I do not care if you are the most powerful Sith or Jedi Master in the galaxy.  You cannot use information from their wiki or any other out of character reference source to sense anything about anyone.  If you ICly have suspicions someone may be a wanted criminal or a sith you must provide hard IC evidence to accuse them of such to the local authorities at which point a trial will be held.  "Sensing" in being used as a Force Power from either side can only be used if the person emotes it in their statement such as "/me broods with anger before responding with a reasonably calm tone".  You may then "sense" anger in that individual.  If you do not want anything "sensed" by someone else, do not include it in your emote.  On the same note, non force users will not be able to "sense" anything beyond reading facial expression and tone of voice.  "Force sensitive" beings will be able to "sense" far less than an outright Force user such as Jedi or Sith.  DO NOT deviate from your character in mid rp.  Meaning, do not state you are merely Force Sensitive in your profile or oocly then change it to "Force Mastermind" later on so that you can accomplish something you could not before.  In addition, it is common ooc knowledge the current Queen of Onderon is a Sith.  However, ICly, this is kept a well guarded secret.  If someone wishes to accuse her of being a Sith, they MUST provide a GM of Onderon with a notecard copy of a detailed role-play on the steps taken to figure out such.  This is to ensure the common ooc knowledge was not used or applied ICly.  

6. ENTRY, SAFEZONES AND ESCAPE: -

- The hangar where you arrive is IC apart from the arrival area (which is the octagon-shaped building across from the hanger, and the stores). Beyond this in the hangar is generally considered IC unless stated otherwise.  The surface however, as well as all other parts of Onderon, is mandatory IC.  The Space Station Dauntless is RP Optional, meaning you can be in character there, or choose not to be.

- At no point should a person-to-person teleport ever be used to bring someone into combat. Similarly, at no point should teleport out ever be used to save oneself once one is engaged in combat.  NO SITE TO SITE TELEPORTERS ALLOWED TO BE USED IF YOU ARE IN CHARACTER OR GOING TO AN IN CHARACTER SITUATION.  Walking is required.  It is not a canon action to merely teleport everywhere unless you can provide wookiepedia proof that your race can do such a thing.  You may not teleport to a location then suddenly go IC.  Offenders will be ejected and forced to walk back from the space station.

- The hangar arrival area is a safezone (this is the only 100% OOC area/safezone in the sim), there must absolutely not be any combat in this location. On the other hand, running into the safezone just to avoid being killed is not allowed and will be viewed dimly by the GMs.

- The only exception is making a one-way escape attempt from the planet; if you do this however, please do not return for the duration of the current RP since you are meant to have been escaping! You can only escape from Onderon by going to the Dauntless hangar (RP taking a shuttle or your own ship) and then making your way to the shuttle you arrived at, from where you can teleport out. Do not teleport out from anywhere else as this will be considered cheating.

7. METERED COMBAT (AoWCS): -

-   When in COMBAT, it is defenders choice, meaning you can use AoWCS meter, AoWCS dice, or FFC. Other forms (DCS2, RCS, SWT, FCRS, ZCS, etc) are not supported at this time and should not be used without prior arrangement with the GMs. Always use the most up-to-date version of your meter which can be found at the vendor at the beginning of the sim.

- We are a role-playing sim and combat should enhance RP, not replace it and Kill on Sight (KoS) is not to be used and you must not randomly attack people. There MUST be some text role-play before combat as this is not a PvP / FPS / shoot 'em up combat sim but a role-play sim. If there is prior IC animosity between characters, then this preceding RP does not need to be lengthy but attacks should not be 'stealth', an IC warning that they are about to be attacked should be given (and a single line two seconds before you attack is not enough, you should wait for an IC response). However, if you initiate a hostile action against another person or against property in the sim (unless you are clearly marked OOC and practicing), do not expect a text response before hostilities are returned. Please note that OOC warnings are *not* required prior to an actual attack. As long as the preceding RP has been sufficiently detailed, your character should realize if he/she is in danger from the IC context of escalating hostility so be ready.

- Do not set your meter to black or a very dark color. This is considered cheating as it is extremely difficult to see.

- Do not Reset or Heal your meter in the middle of combat (you will still require the minimum healing period even if you do).

- Bullet / laser deflection: You can ONLY bullet / laser deflect if you are a Force User (Jedi / Sith, etc), would ICly be able to hold a lightsaber AND concentrate enough to do so (it takes talent / skill, concentration and the right equipment). Therefore, ONLY those who are Force Users who are actively using lightsabers should use the classes that allow deflection.

- Exploits.  There will be exploits to every meter, some obvious, some not so obvious.  Some on other sims are legal and some are not.  Here we do not tolerate ANY exploits.  Examples being certain kill-all devices that can be used in RCS, or the "Ground-slam" technique done in RHCS.  Choke/Grab/slam when done as a force power in RHCS must have the natural delay and is not acceptable if done every 1-3 seconds.  Fair use of your meter is always expected on Onderon.  Force powers outside the meter that do damage are not allowed.  Force powers that do not do damage but are used for visual effect during an FFC/SDH are fine as long as they do not cause extreme lag that compromises sim performance.

8. COMBAT EQUIPMENT: -

- No damaging weaponry or damaging Force Power can employ a menu, text command, or target assist / tracking based targeting system (e.g. "Kill > Select Target > Alayni Axelrad" or "/1 lightning Alayni Axelrad") during meter combat. This includes the use of "auto-leading" guns like the  XLB88 Flash Rifle version 1.2 (later versions of this are fine as this feature was removed).

- Jet packs or any other method of flight cannot be employed in a combat situation for more then 3 second bursts at a time and you must wait at least 10 seconds before the next burst. An avatar flying without a plausible and Canonical SWRP reason for it may be ejected. Please note, even outside of combat, be sensible; flying from the surface into space using a jetpack or open-top vehicle not a closed-canopy ship is silly and not allowed. On Onderon, space is defined as anything over the pinkish atmosphere (the shield).

- Blasters may use automatic firing; however if it can reduce a 100% meter to zero in 5 seconds or less, it is overpowered (and thus not fair for RP) and will not be allowed here. The clip on blasters must not exceed 300 shots and should have a reload of longer than one second (fairly standard).

- More than one weapon cannot be used at one time (this does not apply to duel sabers or any other weapon that has no actual effect from being for show). This includes for instance, hitting with a lightsaber, use of a lightsaber and a blaster at the same time (both may be attached but not active) and the use of a force power like Force Lightning or using twin blasters both of which are active weapons.

- Weapons should not push in any way shape or form, save for minor degrees of push from a weapon designated as a Force power by a GM.

- Traps / Cages / Stuns (anything that holds your character or restricts movement): This pertains to any weapon or guns, that would do this effect. Within meter combat it is not allowed. In a role-play situation where you get consent (e.g. FFC), it is legal to use.

- A player can use cloaking / invisibility but they MUST decloak before attacking and stay uncloaked for the duration of the fight.

- The use of avatar-carried "enhanced" weapons to deliver augmented damage is not permitted. These include, but are not limited to, those that were taken from ships' ccc combat scripts and unless you are flying a ship, you cannot carry the large power source needed to power these weapons (think about it, it doesn't make sense) or melee weapons which also rez a prim to create a bullet attack as well as the usual keystroke attack, those which have an auto-targeted dash and 'special attacks' (e.g. the RPi system). 'Sticky' weapons (e.g. certain types of flamethrower and magical fireball attacks) are not allowed as they continue to do significant damage over time instead of single hit damage.

- The use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (sim nukes, large effect area bombs, etc) is not allowed and may be considered griefing. The use of small mines which can damage a meter in a limited manner (similar to a standard blaster) may be allowable; please check with the GMs first if you are unsure.

9. DEFEAT: When your combat meter reaches 0% health, or your wounds equal your maximum health in dice RP, you have been defeated.  You must stay and wait for the proper consequences.  It is entirely up to you whether or not your character accepts permadeath or mutilation, however, escapes must be rolled for.  If you roll for an escape and are defeated, you can be captured if the other party wishes.

 - Timeout: Defeat means you can no longer participate in combat (including FFC) for the next 24 hours as you are injured / incapacitated. We suggest immediately saving a chatlog of your defeat to make it very clear (Ctrl H then copy paste with timestamps) and changing your title to include "wounded" or "injured". A defeated character can still RP as a non-combatant (but please role-play realistically; your character is in severe pain and should act accordingly). The timeout applies at least across all affiliated sims to Onderon.

- Permadeath: Defeat does NOT mean someone is dead; nor is permakilling (RPing cutting off someone's head, stabbing them through the heart, shooting them in the head or any other action which definitely causes death) allowed WITHOUT the OOC consent of the person being killed. A deathblow is to be used only to be used by mutual consent when someone wants to permanently "retire" a character and move on.

- Medical care: If someone receives proper medical care within 5 minutes of being struck down, their 24 hour period is reduced to 12 hours. Note that healing of someone defeated must take place AFTER (not during) combat has taken place. No amount of healing will restore a defeated person's health instantly i.e. a defeated person always has to sit out for some period (at least 12 hours), as defined above even if the meter says 100%.

-  Capture: A defeated player can be captured in free text and if so must go along with the captor's wishes, within reason (see general sim rules also). RP capture is a potential consequence of defeat.  If a player is defeated, they are in no position to resist anything being done to them.  While we require mutual consent for permadeath and multilation, we do not require mutual consent for capture in the event of defeat.  The captured person may attempt escape within 12 hours of being captured.

- Teleporting out / logging off: Once defeated, please do not teleport out or log off without OOCly asking if the victors mind you doing so. Defeat is not the end of RP, people should continue playing the consequences of their victory or defeat. The flip side to this is that if you *genuinely* need to go (need to return to RL or are desperately needed elsewhere in SL) then no-one should attempt to stop you logging off or teleporting away. Just do it as a last resort and let people know. If you crash during a combat, you are considered to have been defeated / forced to flee in the context of the current battle (you don't incur the long time-out though, just avoid returning to the same engagement).

- Lag: Do not try to invalidate a defeat citing lag as the factor. Lag is unfortunate and it can affect people and cause them to lose. It is however,  extremely disruptive if people continually claim that lag has affected them. In SWRP, as well as in  RL, bad things can happen unexpectedly to anyone; if you are defeated mainly due to lag, you are considered to have slipped at a critical moment and taken a severe injury. Please do however try to minimize lag as best as you can by removing unnecessary scripted attachments since this will improve the experience for all. Laggy items include but are not limited to: items with resize scripts in them, radars, AOs.  If you are just too laggy for metered combat and feel it will make you lose no matter what, then a GM may be contacted with an explanation.  If approved, the GM would then force an FFC with SDH (Star Wars Dice HUD) to be used, with the defender getting a bonus level added to their dice.

10. FORCE POWERS: -

- AoWCS Force Powers and others by Bothan Wares, Gistya's Evil Base and Supply Company and Furious Avatars are allowed but you cannot use Force Lightning and another weapon to hit with at the exact same time.

- The ONLY movement enhancers that are allowed are the standard Force Jump and the direct-able Force Dash in the AoWCS Force Power HUD. Anyone who jumps with anything other than this will be ejected or even banned.

- The use of multi-tool / non-SWRP SL combat weaponry (including but not limited to Force Prophecies, IS, Omicron, psiTEC, etc) in METERED combat is prohibited here as they were not designed for metered combat. You may wear them, and you can use particle effects to augment your RP but any use of metered combat function, movement enhancements or any other ability which can assist in metered combat in any way is NOT allowed.

11. FREEFORM COMBAT (FFC): This is Onderon's default method of combat.  We are a role-play sim, so naturally we prefer role-played battles.  It is defender's choice of course, and if the defender wishes a meter then the defender may have meter.

-Onderon admins reserve the right to mandate SDH (Star Wars Dice HUD) if the FFC is being abused. (ex. godmodding).  Onderon admins are ultimately in charge of what your levels will be for using the dice, though you may of course have input on what you think.

- Hurling insults at someone ICly and then having the person get mad and attack does NOT make you the "defender".  Hurling IC insults makes YOU the attacker and the person you tossed the insults to gets the choice of what meter or FFC method to use.  This is to prevent bullying and goading into battle just so you get your combat method of choice.  Also, any instigating in attacks makes you the automatic attacker.  For example, if Onderon troopers wish to detain you under suspect of you breaking the law, and you wish to resist arrest, you are considered the attacker.  Any violation of Onderon's IC laws is an attack on our justice system, and if you resist being brought to justice, you are attacking further.  All citizens who come quietly will not be harmed and will await a trial.  You may attempt escape while there are no guards present 12 hours after detainment, but again, if caught, you are the attacker.  On the other hand, if a citizen tries to kidnap you and you wish to resist being kidnapped, you are the defender, since they are breaking a law.

- Prior to beginning an FFC fight, establish a 'Posting Order'.  This is a schedule of who posts and when (player A > player B > player C > player A....etc). Once a Posting Order has been established make sure you keep to it, and only post when it is your turn. Be patient - FFC takes longer than standard one-liner RP. If RL intervenes, OOCly state this so that you can be waited for or skipped over.

- No more than 6 people can take part in an FFC fight.  If the group is larger than 6, YOU MUST have a GM present.  We recommend, however, that you go to meter in those situations.

- If you wish to engage in an FFC fight that has already begun, contact all participants via Instant Message and get their consent to join in.  You must have all combatants' consent BEFORE you make any kind of post that involves you in the fight.