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| * No thrusting with weapons that are not designed to be thrust safe. | * No thrusting with weapons that are not designed to be thrust safe. | ||
| * No grabbing or trapping an opponent's weapon. | * No grabbing or trapping an opponent's weapon. | ||
| - | * No parrying projectiles or darts with a weapon. | + | * No parrying projectiles (arrows and bolts) with a weapon. Arrows, bolts and darts that strike a weapon are considered to have struck the limb that it is held with. |
| * You cannot barge, strike or push another character with a shield | * You cannot barge, strike or push another character with a shield | ||
| * Bows and crossbows require a specific safety check and you must demonstrate your ability to use them safely to a member of staff. | * Bows and crossbows require a specific safety check and you must demonstrate your ability to use them safely to a member of staff. | ||
| * If you are using a flail or similar flexible weapon then you must drop it if it becomes entangled in an opponent's gear. | * If you are using a flail or similar flexible weapon then you must drop it if it becomes entangled in an opponent's gear. | ||
| + | * Internally modified dart blasters require a specific safety check and are restricted to 120fps dart speed. | ||
| === Bows and Crossbows === | === Bows and Crossbows === | ||
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| * **Hydration:** If you are going on missions, at least someone in your party should bring some water with them. Throughout the event, you should drink water - alcohol is not a good substitute. | * **Hydration:** If you are going on missions, at least someone in your party should bring some water with them. Throughout the event, you should drink water - alcohol is not a good substitute. | ||
| * **Footwear:** Events take place in a wide variety of ground conditions. Attendees are encouraged to wear good, durable and supportive footwear. | * **Footwear:** Events take place in a wide variety of ground conditions. Attendees are encouraged to wear good, durable and supportive footwear. | ||
| - | * **Exhaustion:** LRP can be physically demanding, particularly in combat. Try to stay within your physical limits and take breaks so you dont injure yourself. | + | * **Exhaustion:** LRP can be physically demanding, particularly in combat. Try to stay within your physical limits and take breaks so you don't injure yourself. |
| * **Heat and Cold:** Try to wear appropriate clothing for the time of year. Try to familiarise yourself with the symptoms of hypothermia and heatstroke, and keep an eye out for your friends and other attendees. | * **Heat and Cold:** Try to wear appropriate clothing for the time of year. Try to familiarise yourself with the symptoms of hypothermia and heatstroke, and keep an eye out for your friends and other attendees. | ||
| * **Sunburn:** You'd be surprised how easy it is to get sunburned even on a cloudy day. During events in hot weather, prepare accordingly. | * **Sunburn:** You'd be surprised how easy it is to get sunburned even on a cloudy day. During events in hot weather, prepare accordingly. | ||
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| * Real-world discrimination is unacceptable. | * Real-world discrimination is unacceptable. | ||
| * It is not acceptable to insult another character on the basis of an OOC attribute. | * It is not acceptable to insult another character on the basis of an OOC attribute. | ||
| - | * The setting is gender-blind. No culture or vassal race will be accepted that discriminates against certain genders. | + | * The setting is gender-blind. No culture or species will be accepted that discriminates against certain genders. |
| + | * You cannot play a character who is homophobic or transphobic. | ||
| * Modern human religions have not survived in the setting, and no plotlines will refer to them in anything beyond passing detail. | * Modern human religions have not survived in the setting, and no plotlines will refer to them in anything beyond passing detail. | ||
| * References to non-consensual sex or sex with minors are not permitted. | * References to non-consensual sex or sex with minors are not permitted. | ||
| - | The game setting does include in-character prejudice and bigotry - it is fine to insult another character on the basis of an in-character attribute, such as species, affiliation, role, rank or IC belief. Certain cultures are explicitly bigoted against, for example, non-humans in the [[Ascendancy]]. Discrimination based on someone's real-world attributes is not acceptable at our events, and any behaviour based on it is not permitted, either IC or OOC. | + | The game setting does include in-character prejudice and bigotry - it is fine to insult another character on the basis of an **in-character** attribute, such as species, affiliation, role, rank or IC belief. Discrimination based on someone's real-world attributes is not acceptable at our events, and any behaviour based on it is not permitted, either IC or OOC. |
| Although Orion Sphere is set in the far future of our own galaxy, all in-game human cultures have undergone significant change and upheaval, and the desperation of either post-collapse Terra, or colonisation of a new world, brought humans together to cooperate in a way that eliminated any residual discrimination. In the Sol system, Earth nationality became irrelevant when Terra collapsed, racism vanished due to the necessities of preserving viable genes and political coupling between the early Houses, and everyone pretty much accepted everyone else because the alternative was extinction - and then over 3000 years passed to remove any vestiges of discriminatory practice. In the game setting, it is common knowledge that gender equality is a necessary step for any species that becomes capable of space travel. | Although Orion Sphere is set in the far future of our own galaxy, all in-game human cultures have undergone significant change and upheaval, and the desperation of either post-collapse Terra, or colonisation of a new world, brought humans together to cooperate in a way that eliminated any residual discrimination. In the Sol system, Earth nationality became irrelevant when Terra collapsed, racism vanished due to the necessities of preserving viable genes and political coupling between the early Houses, and everyone pretty much accepted everyone else because the alternative was extinction - and then over 3000 years passed to remove any vestiges of discriminatory practice. In the game setting, it is common knowledge that gender equality is a necessary step for any species that becomes capable of space travel. | ||
| Religion was deliberately expunged by the Ascendancy in its formative years, and any human colonies that remained outside of the Ascendancy have been separated by sufficient time that any faiths they once had will have changed beyond recognition. Although it is acceptable to come up with fictitious ceremonies and religious practices in the game, please avoid anything that might be confused with any real-world religious practices, and avoid using any contemporary religious symbols. Although the game setting acknowledges that religion did exist on ancient Terra, modern real-world religions will not be referred to by any plot beyond that they existed. | Religion was deliberately expunged by the Ascendancy in its formative years, and any human colonies that remained outside of the Ascendancy have been separated by sufficient time that any faiths they once had will have changed beyond recognition. Although it is acceptable to come up with fictitious ceremonies and religious practices in the game, please avoid anything that might be confused with any real-world religious practices, and avoid using any contemporary religious symbols. Although the game setting acknowledges that religion did exist on ancient Terra, modern real-world religions will not be referred to by any plot beyond that they existed. | ||
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| + | ==== Gender Identity ==== | ||
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| + | * Attendees are encouraged to use pronoun badges, or attach pronoun stickers to ID badges we provide. | ||
| + | * Deliberate misgendering of other attendees is unacceptable. | ||
| + | * Multiple accidental misgendering may also result in IC penalties such as Reputation loss. | ||
| + | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossplay_(cosplay)|Crossplay]] is acceptable if taken seriously. | ||
| + | * All attendees are permitted to use the toilets that they feel most comfortable using. | ||
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| + | **We support the right of trans and nonbinary individuals to identify as the gender of their choosing.** This includes their, and indeed all attendees, right to be called by the pronouns that they prefer. We encourage all of our attendees to use the ID badges we provide at events to indicate how they prefer to be referred to, and to ask other people their preferred pronouns where appropriate. It is fine to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossplay_(cosplay)|Crossplay]] at OSLRP events, and for a player to use different pronouns to their character, provided it is done with serious intent. | ||
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| + | Deliberately and maliciously misgendering other attendees is not acceptable, and may result in a warning or being asked to leave an event. Attendees should refer to our [[safety_conduct#Challenging and Reporting|challenging and reporting]] guidelines when they encounter deliberate and malicious misgendering. | ||
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| + | We acknowledge that accidental misgendering can happen, even after correction, as many people are used to assuming the pronouns of those they interact with. However, in the future setting of Orion Sphere, it has long been recognized that people have the right to identify as the gender of their choosing and be referred to accordingly. Repeatedly misgendering others, even accidentally, is considered socially unacceptable by the vast majority of the population of all the Factions and MegaCorps. If you make a mistake, and are corrected, then accept the correction and move on with minimal fuss. Multiple incidents of accidental misgendering may result in a Reputation penalty being applied or other sanctions from NPCs or other characters. We believe that the risk of being penalised will make it less likely that accidental misgendering will occur, as there is a direct incentive to be attentive to people’s preferred gender identity and use it. | ||
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| + | Some species may have a radically different approach to gender and biological sex than the human “default”. Within the setting, there exist sentient beings composed of a [[species:Reskan|swarm of insects]], [[species:Yelk|living fungi]], [[species:Gardener|plant parasites infesting human corpses]], [[species:Coronite|condensed energy clouds]], as well as species with more or less than two biological sexes. Transgender or non-binary individuals are common within the setting, and are considered unremarkable. Treating someone as their preferred gender and adjusting when corrected is considered a sign of basic respect that any person would extend another, even an enemy. Attendees cannot create characters who diverge from this norm, and we will not include plots or NPCs that do so either. | ||
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| + | Most of the sites we use for events have toilet and shower facilities that are split into male and female sections. All our participants are entitled to use the facilities that they feel most comfortable using. You must not challenge other participants when using the facilities. | ||
| ==== Sexual Harassment ==== | ==== Sexual Harassment ==== | ||
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| * Please challenge any unacceptable conduct if you feel safe to do so. | * Please challenge any unacceptable conduct if you feel safe to do so. | ||
| * If you are challenged, you must apologise and back off. | * If you are challenged, you must apologise and back off. | ||
| - | * If you are experiencing problems, please report them to a member of the game team who you feel comfortable talking to. | + | * If you are experiencing problems, please report them to a member of the Game Team who you feel comfortable talking to. |
| We ask all participants to support our efforts to prevent discrimination or harassment by making clear that that behaviour will not be tolerated. If you see examples of behaviour that is inappropriate because it appears to violate our code of conduct, then we encourage you to challenge the people involved on the spot if you feel confident enough to do so. It is not helpful to get into a direct confrontation with another participant but a simple forceful statement such as "OOC - please stop bothering X" should be sufficient. | We ask all participants to support our efforts to prevent discrimination or harassment by making clear that that behaviour will not be tolerated. If you see examples of behaviour that is inappropriate because it appears to violate our code of conduct, then we encourage you to challenge the people involved on the spot if you feel confident enough to do so. It is not helpful to get into a direct confrontation with another participant but a simple forceful statement such as "OOC - please stop bothering X" should be sufficient. | ||
| - | If your behaviour is challenged by another participant in this way then you must apologize for any offence caused and back off immediately regardless of any other considerations. If you feel your actions have been misconstrued, then you should state that case to our referee if the matter is reported. | + | If your behaviour is challenged by another participant in this way then you must apologize for any offence caused and back off immediately regardless of any other considerations. If you feel your actions have been misconstrued, then you should state that case to our referee or member of the Game Team if the matter is reported. |
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| + | If you or subject to or witness behaviour that violates our code of conduct but do not wish to challenge it at the time, then please report the incident to a member of the Game Team or Faction and MegaCorp NPC Team, whoever you feel most comfortable talking to. You may report incidents at events and also by emailing us after an event at [[oslrp.safeguarding@gmail.com]]. | ||
| It is also important to appreciate that Orion Sphere is a game with a significant element of player conflict. It is not appropriate to use this mechanism to respond to legitimate in-character conflicts between characters that do not contain any elements of sexual harassment or similar. | It is also important to appreciate that Orion Sphere is a game with a significant element of player conflict. It is not appropriate to use this mechanism to respond to legitimate in-character conflicts between characters that do not contain any elements of sexual harassment or similar. | ||
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