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The world of Armageddon MUD is known as Zalanthas. It is a harsh desert
planet where only the fittest survive, and competition over extremely
scarce resources causes constant strife and bloodshed. The MUD is run by
volunteer staff, using resources provided by the staff. It should be noted
that the game is provided and maintained as a courtesy on our part,
and that while we try to maintain fairness to the players, we do insist on
certain rules being followed. If you choose not to play by these rules,
the staff reserves the right to cease providing that courtesy to you. If
you fail to treat the staff in a straightforward manner (providing honest
and accurate information) or are abusive towards staff members, we
similarly reserve the right to remove your access to this service.
Roleplaying is central to the environment – it is not considered
an option by the creators of the world, but is a strict requirement. If you
do not want to roleplay, please go elsewhere. If you choose not to roleplay,
or play your character outside the bounds of roleplay, penalties may include:
skill levels being frozen, skills being set to lower levels, skills being
removed, removal of the character, removal of race/guild options, temporary
banning of the account, or permanent banning of the account.
Roleplaying is defined as the act of using your character to play
out the role of that character, not yourself (the player sitting at
the keyboard). Different people have different ideas of what it means
to roleplay. What matters is that if you want to play this game, you
will need to adhere to the staff's definition of roleplaying.
Roleplaying is more than the use of the emote command. It means that
you act as your character, in as realistic a way as possible; when
deciding what your character will do next, you need to base it on what
he/she knows (or could reasonably be expected to know, such as general
information about the game world), not on what you (the player) know.
Examples of inappropriate play:
- Actions designed purely to advance skills, such as spamming commands,
with no regard for roleplay.
- Disregarding the game world, such as stealing repeatedly from an NPC
who is shouting "Thief!"
- Disregarding the state of your character, such as sparring repeatedly
when your character is seriously wounded.
- Code abuse, such as finding a loophole that can be exploited to your
character's gain and employing it to do so.
- Using OOC information to drive the actions of your character,
such as information gained through a previous character, or from
another player outside the game.
- Excessive use of the OOC command in a way that is disruptive to
other players' enjoyment of the game.
- Abuse of the quit command, such as quitting out to avoid capture
or confrontations with other PCs or staff.
Staff members will comment players who they see playing inappropriately,
and make a note of the circumstances on the account information. If skills
are removed, you will receive a note as to why. Complaints and responses
to comments should be directed to
mud@armageddon.org. Complaints about immortal behavior should
also be sent to the account, and will be investigated, with a reply made
within three days. Such complaints are taken seriously, and spurious or false
complaints that waste staff time or resources may result in further
complaints being treated less seriously.
Apart from the requirement that people roleplay realistically here,
there are few restrictions on roleplay in Armageddon. If you choose
to roleplay adult situations, that is fine. However, before instigating
such an act with another player, please OOC to make sure that the roleplay
is consented to. If someone is instigating roleplay that makes
you (the player) uncomfortable, please OOC that they should stop.
If they continue despite being told to stop, please wish up. This
rule is not meant to be abused in order to allow characters to escape
death/torture/etc., but is intended for adult situations, such as torture
or rape, which some players and staff may not wish to witness. If you act
out a graphic sequence without first obtaining the other player's consent,
and the player then complains within a reasonable amount of time (so that
the runlogs can be checked and the complaint verified), you will be
permanently banned.
Specifically in the case of roleplaying through a rape, the instigator
takes on added responsibility. In this case, the instigator absolutely
must OOCly ask for and must obtain explicit consent from the victim's
player prior to involving their character in any emote specifically
indicative of the act of rape, no matter how non-graphical you believe
it to be.
Some special roles may be offered to players who we feel are particularly
capable of running such roles, due to extensive game knowledge, a history
of outstanding roleplay, and who have demonstrated their trustworthiness
in keeping IC-sensitive information confidential. If you wish to run a
special character, you may apply directly to the immortal overseeing the
area of the game in which that role occurs, such as a clan or noble house,
or you may propose a special character concept by following the guidelines
set out
here. Such roles are supervised, and the character will be removed if it
is being played inappropriately.
Only one living character per player is allowed at a time. If you
attempt to circumvent this rule by making multiple accounts, you will
be banned for a month after the first occurrence, and banned permanently
after the second.
Characters are created via the main game menu, and will be reviewed by
staff members generally within 24 hours and approved or rejected. Grounds for
rejection may include: lack of congruence with the game world, failure
to approve connections with existing clans with the appropriate staff
member, typos and grammatical errors that are at variance with the
overall writing guidelines, lack of the proper keywords, insufficient
background, etc.
Armageddon MUD can be played at any time except every
Wednesday at approximately 10:00 AM EST
when the game is offline briefly for backups and code changes.
All official correspondence should be sent via e-mail to:
mud@armageddon.org.
© 2006 Armageddon MUD
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