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# Roleplaying Rules Writeup

*Translated into boring-speak by MkSb*

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## The Rules

*Note: These rules were made in order to enhance to experience of players, not restrict them for the sake of it. These rules are subject to change as our community grows, evolves, and changes.*

* Try to act in-character as a believable character. (See [What's a character?](#What%E2%80%99s-a-character) below)
* Do not be excessively malicious without extremely good reasoning, **EVEN IF YOUR CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY ALLOWS FOR IT.**
* Try to keep a similar roleplaying standard as the people you interact with most (e.g. fellow crewmembers).
* Refrain from content that may make other players uncomfortable in any way (*ALL* sexual content, excessively gross content, etcetera)
* Using lore, while greatly encouraged, *is not required*. However, try to work with anyone who *is* using it if possible.

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## Additional Explanations

### What's a character?

According to Webster, a character is defined as being "one of the persons of a drama or novel," "the personality or part which an actor recreates," "a person marked by notable or conspicuous traits," and other similar definitions.

### ...okay, and what does that have to do with anything?

Well, your "character" in SS13 reflects all of these definitions. It's a personality that you, the actor, recreates. It's a person in the drama that is a round of Space Station 13. It's a person with notable/conspicuous traits as if everyone acted the same, rounds would be much more dull.

### So, what does in-character mean?

In-character mostly means you act like the character you're trying to recreate would. Not that there's really a for sure way to tell what they would do, as they don't exist, but as you are their creator, you should be able to infer from the personality you construct for them what they would do.

### Does that mean I just have to do exactly what I'm told without question, like what I've heard the stereotypical HRP server requires?

Well, you *can,* but generally people don't always do exactly what they're told no matter what the circumstances. A good character has to be believable, so if they just follow orders blindly (unless this is the personality you're going for), it may not be believable as a character that sometimes questions or even refuses doing morally questionable things.

### So can I not do stupid stuff?

You can totally do stupid stuff. Last I checked, most people had a sense of humour mixed with some amount of curiosity. **HOWEVER,** this doesn't mean you can be stupid at the great expense of others. Most people are generally smart enough to know when something obviously is going to go wrong and have the morality to not do things they know will hurt others unless they have a really good reason for doing so.

### So what kind of RP level is this again? I forgot.

What's an RP level?
