A reminder regarding Server Rules

[Taraxa Lionstooth]

A Note on "Twinking"

Dropping items and/or gold from one of your characters, then re-logging with a different character and picking them up is known as twinking. We consider this cheat to be unfair to all other players, and to be a serious offense against both the server rules and decent behaviour. Twinking will result in you being immediately banned, period.

Passing items to other players to hold for one of your other characters is also considered twinking.

Rushing with your own new character to loot the corpse of your own recently dead character will also be considered twinking. There is typically no in character reason your new character would know anything about your old, dead character.

On Logging to Cheat Death

If you die, or will likely die, accept that fact and go through the proper channels to be brought back to life. If a DM witnesses you logging off the server to cheat death, you will be sent directly to the Fugue Plane upon your return. You may also receive an official warning token - get three such tokens, and you will not be allowed on the server.

This is a serious breach of role-playing behaviour, as there is no in-character way to simply disappear to avoid death.

The Use of Exploits

The use of any exploits or bugs that allow you to duplicate items, acquire gold, recover used spells and feats without resting, gain xp, or escape death is strictly prohibited. Cheating is never fair to the honest members of the community, and will not be tolerated here. If you use exploits, expect to be caught, and expect to be banned.

We all know the creature AI cannot measure up to human intelligence. If you exploit the faults in the AI, a DM may drop extra monsters, and/or assume control of the monsters. Expect things to get very rough if you are an AI exploiter. We believe most people know when they are using an exploit. Some of the common AI exploits include, but are not limited to:

"Tethering" or "Kiting" - Attracting one or two creatures, then running away from those creatures so they chase you, and firing arrows "from your backside" the entire time until they have been killed. This is a very common solo powergaming technique, and is typically accomplished by running in a small circle within one area.

"Going Fishing" - This is very common in caves and around bends in passageways. The technique involves moving slowly into the perception range of one or two monsters, then running around a corner and waiting for them to catch up. A skilled fisherman can clear a very difficult cave alone by attracting only a couple of enemies at once, even though there are a dozen creatures just behind the few that chase the PC, and in reality, would accompany their "less intelligent" monster buddies in the chase.

The Transition Exploit - When being chased, it is possible to trick a creature into giving up it's pursuit by hitting a transition, then running back into the area or off to the side as the PC avatar fades. This techniue fools the AI into thinking you have changed direction, and tells the monster to chase you in the new direction, even though you are really travelling through the transition. There is just simply no reason a creature should not be able to follow you through the mouth of that cave, or over that imaginary line in the road. This is another favored technique of the solo powergamer.

On Rude or Harassing Behavior

There is a fine line between playing a PC that is crude, and harassing other players. This server is open to the public, and will accept sincere, mature role-playing behavior; however, if other players complain that you are harassing them, the situation will be investigated. If a DM determines you are being harassing or troublesome, you will be banned by cd key and/or IP address.

We do not tolerate any sexually harassing behaviour on this server, and you will be banned for such behaviour.

Final Note

It doesn't matter what level you are, how popular you are, or how special you think you are, cheating is not allowed. Period.

[Taraxa Lionstooth]

Do not pick up your dead character's gear with another of your own characters. Ever. Period.

[Algernon's Ghost]

Do not pick up your dead character's gear with another of your own characters. Ever. Period.

A reminder for everyone returning or joining new since the relaunch: do not pick up your dead character's gear or gold with another of your own characters, and do not pass things through a third party either. Please, we really dislike being put in the position of enforcing this one.

[Taraxa Lionstooth]

Do not pick up your dead character's gear with another of your own characters. Ever. Period.