1.1 — Stay In Character
Remain in character during active roleplay. Out-of-character discussion should be kept separate from in-county interactions unless staff intervention is required.
County Rulebook
These rules apply to everyone participating in Fox Ridge Roleplay. They are written to protect fair play, strong storytelling, and a healthy roleplay environment.
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1. General Roleplay
2. Character & Interaction
3. Crime, Robbery & Theft
4. Restraints, Hostages & Kidnapping
5. Law Enforcement
6. Medical & Injury Roleplay
7. Death & New Life
8. Horses, Wagons & Travel
9. Economy & Businesses
10. Fair Play & Exploits
11. Newspaper, Prayer & Community
12. Protected On-Duty Personnel
1. General Roleplay
1.2 — Value Life
Your character should reasonably value their own life and the lives of others. Do not treat serious threats, injuries, or dangerous situations as if there are no consequences.
1.3 — Roleplay Before Violence
Conflict should create story. Violence should have roleplay context and should not be used as a shortcut around meaningful interaction.
1.4 — Respect Other Players
Harassment, targeted hostility, or behavior designed to ruin another player's experience is not allowed. Keep conflict inside the roleplay.
2. Character & Interaction
2.1 — Character Consistency
Play your character consistently with their established background, personality, abilities, and limitations.
2.2 — No Forced Outcomes
Do not force actions, injuries, emotions, or outcomes onto another player without giving them a reasonable opportunity to react.
2.3 — Consent for Extreme Roleplay
Roleplay involving unusually graphic, degrading, or highly sensitive scenarios should only continue when all involved players are comfortable with the scene.
3. Crime, Robbery & Theft
3.1 — Crime Must Create Roleplay
Robbery, theft, and criminal activity should be used to create interaction and story, not simply to strip another player of everything they own.
3.2 — No Unreasonable Looting
Take only what reasonably fits the scene. Do not wipe a player's inventory or use robbery mechanics in a way that destroys their ability to continue roleplay.
3.3 — No Exploit-Based Theft
Do not steal through glitches, desync, menu abuse, unconscious-state exploits, or any other mechanic that removes a player's fair chance to participate.
4. Restraints, Hostages & Kidnapping
4.1 — Bound Means Bound
If your character has been tied, cuffed, hogtied, or otherwise physically restrained, you may not simply break yourself free. Escape must come from legitimate roleplay, an available game mechanic approved by the server, or outside assistance.
4.2 — Hostage Roleplay
Hostage-taking must have a legitimate roleplay purpose. Hostages should be given meaningful interaction and should not be held for excessive periods without story progression.
4.3 — Kidnapping
Kidnapping is permitted when it supports active roleplay. Do not repeatedly target the same player without strong story justification.
5. Law Enforcement
5.1 — Professional Law Roleplay
Law enforcement members are expected to use their authority to create fair, professional, and engaging roleplay rather than to dominate scenes.
5.2 — Reasonable Force
Force should match the threat and circumstances of the scene. Escalation should be roleplayed appropriately whenever possible.
5.3 — Department Command
Department command structures, policies, and operating procedures must be followed while serving in an official law-enforcement role.
6. Medical & Injury Roleplay
6.1 — Roleplay Injuries
Serious injuries should be treated as serious. Give Medical Services meaningful opportunity to assess, treat, transport, and continue the scene.
6.2 — Medical Scene Respect
Do not intentionally interfere with active medical treatment without legitimate roleplay justification.
6.3 — Combat Medic Operations
Combat Medic duties are specialized Medical Services operations and remain subject to Medical command, qualification requirements, and department procedures.
7. Death & New Life
7.1 — Respect Serious Injury and Death
Do not immediately return to a major incident as if nothing happened. Follow the server's medical and death-roleplay procedures for the situation.
7.2 — No Revenge Return
Do not use information from your previous incapacitation or death to immediately return and seek revenge when your character would not reasonably retain that information.
8. Horses, Wagons & Travel
8.1 — Treat Horses as Part of the World
Use horses and wagons in a way that supports believable roleplay. Avoid reckless behavior that treats mounts only as disposable game mechanics.
8.2 — No Vehicle or Mount Exploits
Do not use horses, wagons, terrain, or physics bugs to gain unfair advantages or bypass intended gameplay.
9. Economy & Businesses
9.1 — No Economy Exploits
Duplicating money, items, resources, livestock, or property through bugs or unintended mechanics is prohibited.
9.2 — Business Roleplay
Player-owned businesses should support the county economy and create roleplay for other players. Business owners are expected to follow applicable county and server policies.
9.3 — Real Estate and Property
Property and real-estate activity must follow the server's approved systems and business structure. Ownership does not allow players to bypass county rules or staff policy.
10. Fair Play & Exploits
10.1 — No Metagaming
Do not use information your character did not learn in roleplay, including information obtained from streams, Discord, friends, or outside communication.
10.2 — No Powergaming
Do not use game mechanics, unrealistic actions, or forced outcomes to gain an unfair roleplay advantage.
10.3 — No Exploiting
Knowingly using bugs, glitches, duplicated items, broken scripts, or unintended mechanics for personal advantage is prohibited.
10.4 — Report Problems
If you discover a serious exploit or broken mechanic, stop using it and report it through the appropriate support process.
11. Newspaper, Prayer & Community
11.1 — The Newspaper
When Fox Ridge rules or roleplay references the newspaper, it means the Fox Ridge Discord server.
11.2 — Prayer
When Fox Ridge rules or roleplay references sending a prayer, it means opening a support ticket through the server's ticket system.
11.3 — Keep Out-of-Character Conflict Out of Roleplay
Use the proper support process for disputes, rule questions, or reports. Do not continue out-of-character arguments inside active roleplay.
12. Protected On-Duty Personnel
12.1 — On-Duty Protection
Designated protected personnel have special protections while officially on duty. Their pockets, inventory, and money are locked and may not be searched for loot, pickpocketed, robbed, or have items or money removed.
12.2 — Hostage and Restraint Roleplay Still Allowed
Protected on-duty personnel may still be restrained, hogtied, kidnapped, or taken hostage when the scene supports legitimate roleplay.
12.3 — No Killing Protected On-Duty Personnel
Protected personnel may not be killed while their on-duty protection is active.
12.4 — Off Duty Removes Protection
When protected personnel go off duty, these special protections no longer apply. They may then be searched, robbed, pickpocketed, or otherwise treated under the normal county rules.