Community Guidelines

From The Domains of Dread

The following guidelines should be observed when conducting oneself on the Discord or the Forums in The Domains of Dread:

  1. Conduct should be respectful and as one would behave in the company of other adults in public.
  2. Do not post text or visual pornography. Do not post visual, sensitive material such as gore, violent engagements and so on.
  3. If instructed to cease public discussion by staff, discontinue public discussion. This may be invoked because the topic has run its course, or that it has veered into personal attacks.
  4. Should it be required to speak to staff privately, open a ticket on the Discord. Do not direct message individuals for issues better raised with the entire team in a ticket.
  5. Inflammatory conduct as relevant to The Domains of Dread may be considered by staff in reports even if from direct messages or other external communication mediums such as private Discord servers as long as they are well substantiated with evidence.
  6. It should be assumed that the Discord or the Forums are out of character except where noted. No information revealed out of character should be acknowledged as facts in character except where intended to be disseminated as public information, such as in the Announcements and Proclamations subforums or in the events Discord channel.
  7. Do not speculate on in character matters of present and prescient importance out of character on the Discord or the Forums. This includes metaplots which have not yet concluded, recent character versus character engagements, naming and shaming and so on. If the behavior violated a rule, report it to staff in a ticket.
  8. Ensure that your Discord profile contains your forum handle somewhere on it and vice versa. This helps staff keep track as to which account belongs to whom.
  9. All mechanics are safe to discuss in the Discord or on the out of character Forums as they appear unless marked as secret in-game. Conversely, do not discuss unpatched exploits or how to perform them.
  10. These guidelines are non exhaustive and questions about conduct are necessarily subjective. Staff will warn players about unwanted behavior well before such behavior might become a disciplinary concern unless sudden and egregious. Amendments to these rules will be announced on the Discord in the announcements channel.