Category:Sim Rules

[CoS] Official Rules [Version 2.0]
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This rule notecard was updated on August 24th, 2013 by all staff members, any rule notecards before this one are invalid and should not be used as a guideline for the rules.

~CoS Staff ______________________________________________________________________________________________

WARNING
This is a private estate that Allows roleplay by its owners discretion, By entry into this sim you agree to all of its rules and regulations. If at any time you are found to be breaking the Rules and Regulations you can and will be removed at Sim Staff discretion, This is NOT Debatable. This sim was opened for the enjoyment of others. if at any time any single player or group of players is found to be ruining the enjoyment of the whole they may be asked to leave

WARNING 2
NO Avatar or Roleplayer under 18 years of age in appearance or In Character age is allowed in CoS, in any way shape or form.

ANY Action considered being an ISSUE in the Sim that IS or is NOT placed in these rules will be handled at the DISCRETION of the Admins.

All rules are subject to change at any time.

OOC Area
➊ No Griefing (more information down at ■Rezzing Objects/Griefing■

➋ No attacking, No Pushing , No Harassment (more information look down at

OOC Group Chat
➊ No Trolling (more information down at ■Ethics■

➋ No Spamming ,No Racism, No Sexism, No Blatant explicit sexual commentary, No Harassment (more information look down at ■Ethics■

RP Rules
➊ Godmodding, metagaming and powermodding are not allowed. If you have an ability that is considered any of the above, the System or Lore Master's can require you to alter it.

RP Godmodding, metagaming and powermodding - Any RP Godmodding, metagaming or Powermodding that has been confirmed as such by two or more of members of the Sim staff not taking part in the roleplay.

1st offense- verbal warning 2nd offense- 2 day ban 3rd offence- 2 week ban

Any offense after that is a perma ban until a "counseling" session is held with an System/Lore Master.

➋ You must have a RP reason for being in another race's base or attacking another race's base, any simplistic reasons such as "because i can" are NOT valid. and may be met with OOC punishment.

➌ Once you leave the OOC areas, you are expected to be in character. ( You may be OOC in IC areas but you may not disturb Role Play)

➍ Gestures are allowed but remember not to spam them they can get annoying. We would like it if gestures are primarily used if they fit in an RP situation (like if the gesture says the same thing you are saying, or if you use a gesture with effects/words for releases, etc)

➎ If you are captured, you cannot IM someone or use group IM's to let people know you have been captured unless there is a valid RP way for you to be getting a hold of someone, OOC Permission of a player is required before capture may be attempted, if OOC permission is granted then the character in question is captured until rescued or a valid escape is made, Upon agreeing to be captured the captured player understands that they are at the mercy of their captors and that by accepting and allowing themselves to be captured they accept the consequences of their own roleplay while a prisoner. as OOC Permission is required to be captured.

➏ Vizards and Bount races are by System/Lore Master Approval only. Do not RP as a Vizard or Bount if you have not been given Approval to roleplay as either race.

➐ Do not take things that happen IC personally. Some people play Villains or just over all cruel or mean people IC but they may be really nice people OOC. They don't mean the things they say to actually be offensive to you as a person, so before taking any thing literally consider first the context of their character and the scene.

➑ GUNS are allowed for use in the sim with System/Lore Master Approval Approval Only, but are never to be used for their scripted effects, only for their visual cosmetic appearance.

➒ All Non-Human types of species are restricted to the Shinigami and Arrancar races only, Furries this means you.

➓ You cannot kill someone's character without their permission, though you may attempt to give them near fatal injuries should their actions warrant aggressive backlash.

➊➊ You must be Teir 2 Sub Captain Level to go into another race's base with out prior permission from its Race Leader. If you invade their base without first having a notice sent early so people can get together for a sim participated role play you forfeit the right to your characters Death Rights. This means that if someone plausibly /kills/ you then your character is dead.

➊➋ Attacking an earth base such as the Manor, Hospital or Dojo is the same as entering it, and will forfeit all death rights against that race. Because each earth factions base is so small the removal of death rights will remain untill a Valid escape has been made.(not one line post) For the purposes of other earth factions that may fight among each other escaping to their own faction base is considered a successful Escape. As it is assumed each faction base has an NPC Defensive force beyond just the IC roleplayers defending it.

➊➌ Removal of a Characters "item of power" IE Zanpaktou, FB Item, Quincy Artifact, Doll, May only happen when that roleplayer has been legitimately captured and brought to their captors faction base, it is considered impossible to steal their item while they are still fully conscious and combat capable.

➊➍ The Bath House is the only IC Area that allows full nudity, Absolutely no sexual activity is allowed within any IC area of the sim in local chat at any time, the Bath House is a 100% IC area at all times, OOC "hoverers" may be ejected from the bath house if they are determined to be sitting there just to cam nude avatars. the bath house is a 100% Neutral zone where no combat is allowed and no attacks may be made against its structure ever.

➊➎ In the case of multiple characters on the same Second Life account, such a thing must undergo staff approval. This means you're only allowed one rp character per account unless you have been approved to have an extra one. We'd like to limit this to only two characters per account, tho remember, there are exceptions to the rule. For more information on this contact a GM or a master. If you are approved for such, you are not allowed to roleplay with yourself or transfer over information from one character to another. There are two things about being allowed this by staff, one is that the characters must be a DIFFERENT races and two, if one character is Captain in a faction, the other one CANNOT pass Lieutenant rank. Remember this is ic rank, not tier. Failure to comply to this rule will result in both of your characters removed from circulation and you'll be forced to start over with only one character slot and will not be given a second chance.

➊➏ This is more of a request than an order. Please, if you're sub-captain tier 2 or higher please refrain from attacking and going all out on lower ranked member factions. Not only does it seem mean, it makes you look like an absolute asshole and a bully for attacking lower ranked people that can't fully defend themselves. It also shows how much you care about letting the newer members progress to a higher rank. You can attack them go ahead, however refrain from using any high powered releases like bankai/shikai or ressurrecion when fighting them. Be polite and ask ooc first, some people are more open than one would think. Remember that you need to have a good icly reason to even go out on someone that low rank. This does not account for faction deserters and traitors.

Death Rights
For this information reffer to this page here: Click Me!

Ethics
➊ Respect others and you will get respect in return.

➋ We ask that you help us keep this a drama free zone. Any issues you have with another player or Admin/GM or anyone for that matter should not lead to any trash talking. If you have a problem with someone, use the chain of command. GMs > Admins > Admin Masters >Owners

➌ Harassment and blatant, rude disrespect will not be tolerated.

➍ Teleport huds ARE allowed, however you MUST have permission from the person you are TP'ing to first so as to not interrupt something that may potentially be going on. The only exception to this rule is Admin's may use them to deal with Admin matters. Teleportation to ANY Area roleplay or not is included in this rule.

➎ Certain members of the sim have OOC Residences up above soul society, regular roleplayers are not allowed up to these private residences unless specifically invited, if at any time you are asked to leave and do not comply you may be ejected from the sim, further non-compliance may be met with a 1 day sim ban.

➏ Trolling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet), If at any time your actions can be deemed to be "trolling" you will be warned once verbally in the chat channel you were "trolling" in, further trolling past the warning will result in removal of chat privlages , further trolling past that point by abuse of second life groups to continue trolling will be met with a sim ban

➐Upon the request of a System/Lore Master, the source of a piece of gossip or defemating rumor must be revealed. This is to ensure all roleplayers are kept honest and to stop harassment of individuals through chained gossip.

Rezzing Objects/Griefing
➊ The sim does have auto return on. If you are renting or have permission to rez due to position (ie captains, espadas, etc), then you must remain within the prim limit given to you. If you wish to purchase more prims, please speak to a sim owner.

➋ Absolutely no vehicles. Violators will be given a warning then banned. Things like the piggy back walks, etc that might be considered vehicles are allowed.

➌ Griefing is NOT allowed at all.

Disrespect griefing - Constant name calling of any other player (including GM's), not listening to requests from Sim Staff, or harassing a player in any other form. 1st offense-verbal wanring 2nd offense- 1 week ban 3rd offense- 1 Month ban

Object griefing - any throwing, dropping, mass creating, or illegal copying of object. 1st offense- 1 week ban 2nd offense- 1 Month ban 3rd offense- Permanent ban

Any offense after the 3rd for both types of griefing will be perma ban until a "counseling" session has been held with a Sim Owner.

ANY SERIOUS GRIEFING THAT IS THE CAUSE OF MASSIVE SIM LAG OR SIM CRASHING IS AN INSTANT PERMANENT BAN. NO QUESTIONS ASKED WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF RETURN.

Uniforms
Alright, so that we can easily distinguish a Shinigami from an Arrancar we have decided to place a dress code for the sim. Don't worry there wont be a specific uniform you will have to buy. We're not that mean. But there will be specific colors you will have to wear so that it is easy for everyone to know what role you are playing. Below are the specifics for each group.

- Shinigami: ➊ Non-seated Shinigami - The Shinigami were found wearing mostly black shihakusho with a white sash. So we ask that your outfit consist of mostly black though it does not have to be completely black. (Just do not wear a white haori as if you were a captain. it is disrespectful for non captains to be wearing captains haori)

➋ Seated Shinigami & Captains - Seated Shinigami and captains can differ up their outfits a little. Though the seated shinigami, like lieutenants, also wore mostly black you can change up some part of your outfits. Captains will usually have a bit of white on them because of their haori though again still mostly black so that it can be seen.

Note: Captains Must wear a full Haori, this is Non Negotiable

- Arrancar: ➊ All Arrancar must wear something white. It does not have to be plain white (Light Grey, Silver or other forms of white are allowed) but it must be visible that you wear white. In the Anime/Manga, Arrancar outfits were not all alike. The only thing they had in common was that their outfits were predominantly white and a bit of black (Nearly 70% white)

➋ While the Arrancar uniform is mostly white you will also get to use different kinds of clothing for your Released form. An arrancar's appearance changes once they call the name of their sword, so you will have a bit of free room to make an outfit for your release. Outfits in release do not have to be white, but must show at least some form of hollowfication beyond their altered weapon. as Ressureccion is a return to their original hollowfied form (while remaining humanoidish)

- Quincy: ➊ Quincy may wear any form or type of outfit they wish, though it is preferred that they wear white/grey toned outfits with light blue mixed into the outfit but this is purely optional

- Vizard & Bount: ➊ Vizard and Bount are allowed to wear any modern outfit. They live on earth for the most part and try to blend in so they are not required to wear a uniform as Shinigami and Arrancar do.

- Fullbrings, Ie. Humans ➊ Fullbring have free choice in clothing as long as it is not overly revealing.

Gigai
➊Races that can use gigai (Shinigami and Vizard) may use them while on earth (and earth only) while using a gigai it is required for it to blend in with normal humans (as it is visible to them) while in a gigai you are restricted to 1/5th your normal reiatsu and can not use any form of release while in one (Period). Remember that your spirit is still within the gigai and the gigai does not share the same "death rights" your character does, thus can be destroyed forcing the spirit within out of the Gigai.

We ask that you do not imitate the clothing of another race/rank without valid RP reason.

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