Botting

To bot is to force a character to perform repetitive actions in order to gain skill, through use of a MUD client's trigger features or similar software. This is considered cheating in its highest form. Anyone caught botting will have the skill they were practicing reduced to zero and their character killed. Their character's corpse will then be placed in a remote area, so as to suffer the maximum loss of skills, stats and time before resurrection.


Triggers

Triggers are used as a botting mechanism, and are therefore not allowed. This is true whether you are at the keyboard or not. Use of aliases is allowed, in order to shorten the process of performing any commands; AL includes an alias system, so use of a MUD client should not be necessary. This rule exists in order to allow all players, regardless of the client they use, to have equal opportunities for skill development.


Harassment

Sexually explicit language, derogatory language, and sexually explicit emotes will not be tolerated. If what you are saying or emoting is offending someone and you are asked to stop and leave them alone, then do so. All of us like to have fun and joke around, but if you are hurting someone's feelings, making them angry, offending them, or posing a threat to them outside the context of your character, it is no longer fun. Even if you are roleplaying a character who is supposed to be annoying, try not to take it so far that others are ready to quit the game. Use good judgment, and remember everyone is here to have fun; it's better to quit while you are ahead than to lose your character over it. Consequences for harassment can range from loss of privileges to banning.


IC/OOC

"IC" is a concept that defines basic roleplaying, and refers to actively playing your role as a character in the game world. This means that you take only actions that your character would take, and say only things that your character would say. Your character is a made-up personality that you create and portray in Terrinor; it is not your real personality, or any personality that exists in the real world.

When you are in character, there are certain things that are inappropriate. For example, asking for information related to the game over the channels is not acceptable. These channels are considered "Out of Character". Things such as the location of another character, how to solve a quest, or even how to craft an item are considered IN CHARACTER and should be discovered by your character within the context of the game.

Sending mud mail to another player is considered in character, so this is an acceptable way to share IC information. When you are "Out of Character", you are not taking the part of your character; rather, your actions represent the real-world you, the player rather than the character. IC and OOC actions should never be mixed; OOC actions should be kept to OOC areas, and IC actions should be kept to IC areas.


Multiple Characters

As the name might suggest, this refers to a single player maintaining more than one game character at a time. Multiple characters are NOT allowed on Accursed Lands, as they have historically been used as a means of cheating. Additional characters are typically used to obtain money, equipment, or information for a single "real" character, or are used to cheat in other ways. If you are discovered to be using multiple characters, regardless of whether or not any cheating has occurred, all characters will be deleted - no questions are asked, and no second chances given.

We currently have an IP checker in place which helps screen and block out multiple characters. The IP checker is not a replacement of this rule, but is simply one way we try to keep the game fair for those who do abide by the rules. If you are playing multiple characters even from different IP addresses, the rule stated here still applies. If, by some circumstance, two people want to start playing from the same IP address (siblings, for example), then come see us individually and we'll sort it out.


Swearing

Real-life profanities are prohibited. However, we encourage you to come up with your own in-character methods of swearing, if it so suits your character. Repeat offenders will suffer disciplinary action.


Tell Command

The tell command is NOT to be used to determine if a particular creator is on, but invisible. Creators remain invisible for good reason: they must have time to code without being disturbed. If you have an immediate, dramatic bug (such as being trapped in a room with no exits and no description), then use the assist command to get help from an available creator. If there is no response, then you may try to contact any creator logged on by asking politely over one of the channels. If you are simply curious about something, and do not intend to request IC information, then send your question to a creator via MUD mail, or post on one of the OOC boards, and they will get back to you with an answer. Harassment of creators through excessive use of the "tell" command will definitely result in punishment.


Creators

Creators are busy writing the game and do not have time to help you figure out how to play. If you bother them about something you could learn from reading help files or asking around IC, they are likely to be upset. They will not reveal IC info to you, or otherwise spoil the game experience, so please don't bother them with game questions. Use your own good judgment.

Exceptions to this rule include being trapped in a room that is obviously not intended as a trap, problems with the mud running, problems with saving your character, or problems logging into the game. These things should be reported immediately to whomever is available, through use of the assist command.