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Kings of Regnum server rules
There are 5 different types of punishments you can get. These are: Strike, kick, mute, ban and permban. Some rule violations are dealt with more harshly than others. A strike is a kind of warning. If you have multiple strikes during a serious rule violation, you can receive a more severe punishment. A kick is a kick from the server, after which you can join again. A mute is a certain amount of time during which you cannot talk in one of the channels. A ban is a certain amount of time during which you cannot play on the server. And a permban is a ban that lasts forever.
1. General Rules
1.1) Keep the server comfortable for all. Discrimination, intimidation, or harassing in any way is prohibited.
1.2) Sharing private information of other players is prohibited.
1.3) Without staff approval, using different (alternate) accounts to play on the server is prohibited.
1.4) Without authorization, either stealing or demolition is prohibited.
1.5) Exchanging items for real life currency is prohibited.
1.6) Advertising of any kind is prohibited.
1.7) Use of AFK farms is prohibited.
1.8) Offending and inappropriate usernames and skins are prohibited.
1.9) Cheating is prohibited. Some mods for enhancing gameplay are allowed, look in the ‘allowed mods’ list or ask staff about them via a ticket.
1.10) In all situations, roleplay and communicate in English verbally. A kingdom is permitted to have and use its own language. But every lore character knows English. In lore you can refer to English as ‘the common tongue’.
1.11) Bug abuse (purposely using a bug or glitch in any way, shape, or form) is prohibited.
1.12) Knowingly working with/having someone abuse a bug for you is also prohibited.
1.13) Trolling (purposely doing anything just to annoy or irritate someone else) is prohibited.
The following circumstances are covered by the trolling rule:
1.13.1) Intentionally killing/injuring other members of your kingdom;
1.13.2) Stealing from others;
1.13.3) Using signs to bypass a server mute;
1.13.4) Building inappropriate things;
1.13.5) Stream sniping;
1.13.6) Tricking other players into breaking the rules;
2. Roleplay Rules
In character (IC): Everything that occurs in Regnum involving /roleplaychat, roleplay scenarios, wars and pvp fights is ‘In Character’ (IC).
Anything that occurs in Regnum that is not part of a roleplay is considered to be out of character (OOC).
Making a roleplay character
2.1) Any kind of magic is not allowed in a character’s background.
2.2) Your character’s race must be the race of the kingdom you join.
2.3) Your character’s name should be a name that fits your race and kingdom.
2.4) No Mary Sueism or Gary Stuism. (If you create a character’s backstory, there must also be negative points about the character.)
2.5) No half-breeds (e.g. 50% elf, 50% orc). This is only allowed with permission from a moderator or above.
2.6) A new character may not be older than the following ages, these are also the average ages in which a character dies from ‘old age’:
2.6.1) Dwarfs: 180 years old
2.6.2) Humans: 70 years old
2.6.3) Orcs: 70 years old
2.6.4) Elfs: 100 years old
2.6.5) Half-Giants: 150 years old
2.7) You may only change your skin with staff permission.
General roleplay
2.7) Metagaming is not allowed. (Do not use information you as a player are privy to that your character would not realistically know. Always keep your OOC knowledge separate from your character’s IC knowledge.)
2.8) Powergaming is not allowed. (Do not manipulate your own character’s abilities so that they always have an advantage in a roleplay situation, making them seem invincible. Allow your character to have weaknesses to balance out their strengths, and accept that no character is perfect in every situation.)
2.9) Godmodding is not allowed. (Do not force your will onto other players, or control another player’s character without their permission. Always provide an opportunity for a player to respond to your character’s actions.)
2.10) Don’t break character while roleplaying. You can talk to each other in OOC (out of character). You do this in roleplay chat with a message in parentheses ()
For example: (Watch out, a creeper behind you!)
2.11) Avoid using unnecessary OOC in chat.
2.12) You are not allowed to log out during an IC (in character) scenario (roleplaying and pvp)
2.13) You are not allowed to get people online via OOC ways (e.g. discord or other private messaging ways). This is only allowed if the other roleplaying party is coming by announcement (via a letter).
2.14) Inappropriate roleplay is not allowed (erotic, nudity, torture, sexual, gore, suicide roleplay). Except with permission from all roleplay participants.
2.15) Placing or breaking blocks during roleplay scenarios is not allowed, except with permission from all roleplay participants.
2.16) Using commands during roleplay scenarios is not allowed, except with permission from all roleplay participants. ‘/roleplaychat’ and ‘/kingdom chat’ are allowed.
2.17 ) Opening chests or barrels is not allowed, except with permission from all roleplay participants.
2.18) If a kingdom has more than 3 people online, you may enter a kingdom unannounced. As an acceding kingdom you can bring a maximum of +2 people than the number of online people in the kingdom you are going to.
Example: If there are 4 people online in kingdom A, you may come with 6 people as kingdom B.
2.19) Wearing another kingdom’s armor texture is not allowed. Using another kingdom’s weapons and shield texture are allowed.
2.20) You can’t send a letter to people you don’t know in roleplay. Make sure you’ve met them first and they’ve introduced themselves.
2.20.1) Letters may only be sent IC. (In character)
2.20.2) Do not abuse the letter system.
Before PVP roleplay
You should generally seek to avoid starting a PVP fight with another player’s character if there are other options available to you and them (and there always are). Consult the loreteam or staff team to discuss alternative options. Generally speaking, the community does not look kindly on those who simply start PVP fights with another player’s characters for smaller reasons, or do not give second chances.
2.22) Do not roleplay with the intention of pvping against another character.
Jail roleplay
If you die on another kingdom, you respawn in their prison. A war could be waged over you. Check the war wiki (wars)
2.23) Commands in jail are not allowed. ‘/roleplaychat’ and ‘/kingdom chat’ are allowed.
2.24) Placing or breaking blocks in a kingdom jail is not allowed.
Roleplay death
Roleplay death is the end of the life of your roleplay character. There can be many reasons to go ‘roleplay death’. Staff usually decide together with the lore team whether a character should ‘roleplay die’. Examples are: Old age, illness, a kingdom switch or losing too many times in battle (minecraft die in too many pvp battles). You are allowed to switch kingdom after a roleplay death.
2.25) When a roleplay character ‘roleplay dies’, you lose all the information you have received.
2.26) When a roleplay character ‘roleplay dies’, your stuff goes to your kingdom.
Guidelines metagaming, powergaming en godmodding
- Your character cannot know the other player’s name without introducing themselves to you.
Your character knows the name of all the kings and queens of Regnum.
Your character cannot use OOC information while in IC.
You cannot ‘start over’ a roleplay scenario.
If you want to log out, ask the opposing roleplayers if you can log out using OOC.
3. Building rules
3.1) Building in a non-medieval, offensive and boxlike style is not allowed.
3.2) Build in your own kingdom style. Look for this at the townhall build style.
3.3) Placing or breaking blocks in someone else’s kingdom is not allowed.
3.4) Every building must have an entrance and exit.
3.5) Building things that are flying is not allowed.
3.6) All chests must be openable and accessible. So, for example, no block above a chest.
3.7) Ice roads are not allowed.
3.8) Skybridges are not allowed.
3.9) AFK farms are not allowed.
3.10) Unnecessary placing or breaking blocks in wilderness is not allowed.
3.11) Placing traps in the wilderness is not allowed.
Kingdom walls and gates
3.12) Obsidian in the kingdom wall(s) and gate(s) is not allowed.
3.13) Lava or water in the kingdom wall(s) and gate(s) is not allowed.
3.14) Falling blocks in the kingdom wall(s) and gate(s) are not allowed.
3.15) Cobwebs in the kingdom wall(s) and gate(s) are not allowed.
3.16) Traps in the kingdom wall(s) and gate(s) are not allowed. This is allowed in front of the kingdom wall(s).
3.17) There must be at least one gate in a kingdom wall.
3.18) A kingdom wall must be climbable by ladders.
3.19) A kingdom wall can be a maximum of 15 blocks high.
3.20) A kingdom wall can be a maximum of 3 blocks wide.
3.21) A kingdom gate must be at least 3 blocks by 3 blocks.
Kingdom jail
3.22) The entrance to a kingdom jail must be above ground.
3.23) A kingdom jail must be above Y-height 30.
3.24) Jail cells must have an entrance, like an iron door.
Kingdom vault
3.25) The kingdom vault must be located in the townhall.
4. War Rules
Alliances
During battles, alliances and other kingdoms may help as long as there is a good lore reason for doing so. Alliances may jump in whenever they want.
4.1) Alliances that are allowed to participate must be official alliances.
4.2) Alliances that are allowed to join must not be more than 2 people than the maximum participation of the opposite party.
General war rules
4.3) Placing or breaking blocks during a war is not allowed. You are allowed to place ladders.
4.4) Using commands during a war is not allowed. ‘/roleplaychat’ and ‘/kingdom chat’ are allowed.
4.5) The war descriptions (wars) must be observed.
5. PVP Rules
You should generally seek to avoid starting a PVP fight with another player’s character if there are other options available to you and them (and there always are). Consult the loreteam or staff team to discuss alternative options. Generally speaking, the community does not look kindly on those who simply start PVP fights with another player’s characters for smaller reasons, or do not give second chances.
5.1) Placing or breaking blocks during a PVP fight is not allowed.
5.2) Using commands during a PVP fight is not allowed. ‘/roleplaychat’ is allowed.
5.3) Logging out in a PVP fight is not allowed. You may only log out if you have not seen your opponent(s) for more than 5 minutes.
6. Redstone Rules
6.1) AFK farms are not allowed.
6.2) Redstone clocks are not allowed.
6.3) Redstone entrances and exits must be usable by one person.
6.4) Redstone entrances and exits must always be able to be opened with a visible lever, button or pressure plate.
6.5) Create machines or farms that cause lag is not allowed. When this happens, it will be removed by staff.
7. Allowed Mods
Do you have a modification that is not listed here and are you unsure whether you can use it? Create a ticket in the discord.
7.1) Client performance modifications. (f.e. Optifine)
7.2) Schemetics without autobuild
7.3) Shaders