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Player Policy

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Here are the current Rules of Conduct for [[Steel Blue]], meaning '''what we expect from players'''. If you follow these guidelines you will enhance your gaming experience a lot. The term "guidelines" implies that common sense should be used to evaluate situations/names that are at the border of one case or another.

==[[In Character]] vs. [[Out Of Character]]==

[[In Character]] (IC) means to act, speak and behave like your character will do, not as you as a player will do. Also known as [http://www.planeshift.it/roleplay.html roleplay]. An example of IC speech is: "Hello traveller, did you hear any news about Hydlaa these days?"

[[Out Of Character]] (OOC) is when you are speaking with a GM, or when you speak of any real life events/matters. An example can be: "GM, my client is acting strangely, is there a patch to fix it?"

Remember to act in-character as much as possible when talking to others! We are all working towards an Roleplay atmosphere in PlaneShift. '''OOC should be used only in /tell with a GM, in the help channel or in petitions. All other communications have to be IC.''' OOC (Out-Of-Character) text should be designated with brackets [] as regular text comes from the mouth of your character, who knows nothing about computers, video games, the internet, or Picasso. Read the Setting for official information about the world your character belongs to and while your character can certainly come from another plane outside of it, dont do something outrageous like try to bring in RP guns. Keep with the medieval fantasy atmosphere as much as you can.

'''The game is about roleplay, so part of the rules are to encourage or "enforce" it as smoothly as possible.''' The freedom of everyone has to be respected as long as it doesn't come in the way of someone else's, with a priority on the RPG style. The name policy, the content of the dialogs and the online activities are concerned with this issue.'''It has to be a good experience for everyone''', and to achieve this goal any annoying behaviour will have to be dealt with. That includes language and content, spamming, harassment and privacy.
Finally, applying the Rules of Conduct, and all the work organised to provide the players with the best possible environment, are a job undertaken by several actors: the developers, the advisors, the forum moderators and the game masters.

Disciplinary action may be taken against any player found breaching these rules. This action will be decided with consideration for the gravity of the offense.
Below you will find the different categories with their rules.

==Roleplay==

* '''Dialogues'''
IC dialogues should be used at all times, except when dealing with GMs in direct /tell. The language is English. You may use other languages in private messages like /tell, or in guild chat.

==Respect==

* '''Language and Content'''
You may not use in [[PlaneShift]], post or link on the official website, any offensive or sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, unlawful, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language, offensive imagery or content.You may not organize nor be a member of any pledges or groups within PlaneShift that are based on or espouse any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hatemongering philosophies.

* '''Spamming'''
When communicating in PlaneShift using the Chat, you may not spam, flood, or make duplicate messages.

* '''Harassment'''
You may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other players.

* '''Privacy'''
You may not post or communicate personal information of any player and nor do anything that may hurt privacy of other players in the game or the website of PlaneShift.

==System==

* '''Impersonation'''
You may not impersonate any member of the development team or GM or game representative.

* '''Hacking'''
You may not enter into gameplay practices that cause disruption of gameplay for other players, or adversely affect game performance.
You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running PlaneShift.
You may not create "bots" or automation programs with the purpose of profiteering or advancing unattended.

* '''Exploit'''
You will not exploit any bug in PlaneShift and you will not communicate the existence of any such exploitable bug (bugs that grant the user unnatural or unintended benefits) either directly or through public posting, to any other user of PlaneShift.
Bugs should be promptly reported to Game Masters.

'''Personal Nature of Accounts'''
Use of the account is strictly personal. The account should not, even temporarily be shared with or otherwise extended to another person, nor may it be used in any way that is extraneous to the proper normal use of the game. All users are fully responsible for the use of their access account, and for the use made of their account by their underage child or by any other person who has access to it.

==Naming Rules==

The Naming Policy applies to the following naming options in PlaneShift: 

* First Names
* Surnames
* Guild Names
* Pet Names
* Any naming options that may be implemented in future expansions or updates

 '''A valid name is: An original and unique name which when used and read by any player from any culture is going to refer to your character in the PlaneShift world and to nothing else. Thus preserving your immersion into the virtual world and that of your fellow players.''' Generic terms and conditions: 1. Character names must begin with a capitalized letter. 2. Character names cannot include numbers or special characters 3. No names should contain more than 2 of the same letter repeated and grouped together. 4. Names must make sense in a Medieval Fantasy setting. 5. Names must be in concordance with the setting of PlaneShift. The following name types are not allowed: 1. Offensive or vulgar names or combinations of words that produce an offensive result. (Swearwords, insults, etc. e.g. Fartface) 2. Names that are swear words in other languages. 3. Vile, profane, rude, or racist names including common swear words, anatomical references, racial slurs, and homonyms of these words. 4. Names containing titles within them, such as, but not limited to: The, Lord, Lady, Master, King, Knight, Sir, Father and names that contain Adjectives or verbs. (Describing words, doing words) 5. Word combinations that may or may not result in making phrases or sentences (either in one name alone or first and last names combined. (e.g. Evilmastermind, The Fortuneteller, Fatebender, Incre Dible.) 6. Names of religious, occult, or significant historic origin or names from mythology. (e.g. Jesus, Allah, Satan, Asmodan, Bael, Stalin, Leviathan, Dragon). 7. Trademarked names of products, services, or concepts (e.g. , Linux, Sony, Ubuntu). 8. Fantasy or non-fantasy oriented names from popular media, books, other games or from the music industry. These names can be either fictional (e.g. Spiderman, Wolverine, Merlin, Gandalf, Lancelot) or non-fictional (e.g. George Bush, Silverster Stalone, Korn, Janis Joplin). 9. Common words and phrases that are not found in the environment or time setting of the game (e.g. Chainsaw, Killermachine, Cyborg, Laser, Dishwasher). 10. Names that represent objects of any kind, chemical substances, chemical elements, species or subspecies of animals, plants or insects, food products, anatomic parts, senses, feelings, physical and metaphysical concepts, etc. (e.g. Stick, Alcohol, Sulfur, Horse, Flower, Spider, Pie, Nose, Touch, Love, Solid, Fate). 11. Names representing real places, cities, or countries. (e.g. Forest, Mountain, Berlin, Albania) 12. Names chosen with the intent or possessed with the effect of harming the reputation of or used to impersonate any person or entity. 13. Any kind of names taken from slang, phonetics, obvious reversed words, internet culture or leet language. (e.g. Typo, Leet, Pwnzor, Pwner, Noob) 14. Any type of misspellings and alternative spellings that will result in the same pronunciation or translations in other languages for one of the aforementioned invalid names are also unacceptable. (e.g. Stewpid, Reetard, Leggolas, Rumbo, Phatcat) Exceptions: Surnames: For surnames certain word combinations are allowed. However these must also respect the rules stated under Generic terms and conditions. Examples of allowed surnames: Stronghand, Daggerblade, Forgehammer. Guild names: For guild names, the paragraphs 4, 5, 9 do not apply, but certain moderation should be considered. For example guild names like Knights, Warrior knights, Defenders, Protectors, Angels of Chaos, Demonic Warriors, Felines, etc. Pet names: The rules for naming your pets are the same as those for your character, with two exceptions: Some titles are allowed. (for example, "Sir Beaky," "Lord Goldfeather"). Some adjectives or verbs are allowed. (for example, "Little Destroyer," "Flight Fear"). There is also more leniency towards silly names such as "Fluffy" or "Cutie," but pet names should not: Form OOC phrases or have non-medieval fantasy references. Be used as signs. Be used as objects. Under any circumstance, a pet name may not use the name of an existing PlaneShift character, guild or NPC! Remember that during char creation you can randomly generate your name. You can also find some useful fantasy name generators here: Be aware that you must check a generated name against the guidelines as they are not perfect and can not be considered automatically acceptable http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.php http://rinkworks.com/namegen/ The Game Master (GM) Team reserves the right to change any name that could be considered unsuitable but doesn’t violate any of the aforementioned terms. Final arbitration of the fine points of interpretation of the aformentioned terms will rest with the GM team, in the interest of stable settings, consistent naming, and fair treatment of players. We also decided to have characters coming from old PlaneShift releases compliant with these policies. Please contact us if your char was created before this policy and we will find a solution.

=="Killstealing"==

* Nobody owns a spawn, and nobody owns any attackable NPC unless they are already fighting it
* Taking an NPC from someone when they have already started an attack is considered kill stealing and will be punishable by GMs through warnings, and then further actions if the player continues.
* There is no ''need'' to ask players around a spawn whether you can "join" - everyone has a right to hunt or attack NPCs, and no one can refuse to share with you, since there is no ownership. However, being polite and asking to share beforehand is considered common courtesy and people will be much friendlier to you if you do.

==Dropping Items==

* Players are not allowed to drop items to decorate the world map! This puts stress on many clients and increases lag.
* If you need to drop items for roleplay, clean up after yourself - and don't expect the items to remain if you don't.
* Drop items for short time decorations at your own risk. GMs cannot get items back for you, as once something is on the ground, you lose ownership rights.

==Misc==

===External Laws===
You may not violate any local, state, national, or international laws or regulations.

===Don't spoil the fun of others===
By publishing quest solutions on the web you are lowering the realism of the game and you are spoiling the fun of other people. We are not against players teaming up and giving hints to each other, but we think that this should be done in game, with role-playing. Having a web page that simply list what to do to achieve more money and experience in less time should be considered something against the role-playing aspect of the game.

What you can do is to join a [[Players Guide/Glossary#Guild| ''Guild'']] or [[Players Guide/Glossary#Group| ''Group'']] and share information with other members, possibly depending on their rank. You may also accept in your own guild players that have at least completed a certain number of quests to prove their dedication to the game. Alternatively, you can use quest completion as a benchmark for promoting players within your own guild.

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Players Guide/General Questions

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=General Questions=

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==General Questions==
===Why have all the crystals gone?===
There are no crystals in the Steel Blue release like in the previous Molecular Blue release. The new currency is now Tria. Anyway you may still find Emeralds and Crystals down in the Laanx Dungeon.

===Can I gain experience other than by fighting?===
Yes, experience points are also awarded when you mine minerals and complete quests.

===Can I buy a house?===
No, it's a distant feature so don't expect it soon.

===What's a GM?===
GMs are Game Masters, they have special powers depending on their rank that they use to keep peace and help people in PlaneShift.

===Can I be a GM?===
GMs are picked by developers for being useful advisors. When you become a knowledgeable and experienced player, you can become an advisor using /advisormode on command. Then use /advice player_name to answer problems and earn advisor points. Don't look forward to being a GM until you worked a long time and regularly as an Advisor in the help channel.

===How can I avoid fall damage?===
Don't run down staircases, don't jump from high places and be careful when travelling dangerous paths where it may be easy to slip.

===How do I open doors?===
Doors that are shut cannot currently be opened.

===How can I make money?===
Money can be gained from looting dead monsters and selling what you find, mining ore, completing quests or selling the proceeds of your crafting.

===How do I crouch?===
The default key to crouch is [''Right-Shift'']. Hold down to make your character creep slowly while moving.

===Why do I always die if I go into the well in the temple; there used to be a dungeon there?===
The dungeon still exists; however the fall from the temple well might be fatal depending on your Health and Armor. There is a secret entrance to the dungeon somewhere else in Hydlaa.

===Where are the sewers?===
There are two entrances to the sewers. One is near the Tavern. You will have to find them yourself.

===What happens when I die?===
You are thrown away into the Death Realm, which you must escape in order to return back to normal world. Don't worry it's not hard.

===How can I change my hotkeys?===
You can change almost any hotkey from the Options Window.

===How can I create shortcuts (macros)?===
Right click on any button in the Shortcuts Window in game to change its name and assign commands to it.

===How can I create an account to play?===
The accounts in PlaneShift are free of charge. You can create an account with a valid email address at http://laanx.fragnetics.com/register/. See Section 1.5, “Creating An Account” for more information.

===Where can I mine?===
Minerals can usually be found at rocky outcrops. Exploring to find ore veins is part of the fun of PlaneShift!

===How do I mine?===
While standing on an appropriate dig site use /dig for mineral_to_dig command, e.g. for gold you'll use /dig for gold.

===Where can I buy weapons?===
You can buy them from Harnquist the smith in Hydlaa or the dwarf in first shop to the left in Ojaveda.

===Where can I buy mining tools?===
You can buy them from Harnquist the smith in Hydlaa.

===I am having no success mining, what's wrong?===
Be patient, everything is hard to being with. Your success in mining depends on your skill and quality of pickaxe used. Try raising your mining skills or buy a more expensive pickaxe.

===Where's the new city called Ojaveda?===
You will need to find the Hydlaa gate and explore far, far from the city of Hydlaa to find Ojaveda.

===All players having same race look exactly same, is it possible to look different?===
Not At the moment. Character customization is currently not available in Steel Blue.

===Can only skills like sword, axe, etc. be bought or can you buy strength, endurance, will, etc.?===
You can also buy training for strength, endurance and other stats, you just have to find the right trainer.

===Are there Guilds in Plane Shift?===
Yes, everyone can create or join a guild in the game. You need to use the Guild Window.

===What are Guilds?===
Guilds are pretty much another name for clans. Characters with a good amount of (in-game) money and a number of followers can build a new guild. They can invite friends to be part of it, giving them titles. A guild is normally associated to a job in Ylikaum society, like merchants, weapon smithy, etc. But a guild can be also created for other reasons, knowledge, defense, and politics.

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Lexicon of PlaneShift Words

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==Lexicon==

'''Bronze Doors''' 
Secured and guarded passages to the Stone Labyrinths. The nearest set of Bronze Doors to Hydlaa are the Eagle Bronze Doors.

'''Council of Ways''' 
Organization of skilled magic practitioners (anyone know more?)

'''Death Realm''' 
Destination for the strong-willed after death, a realm from which it is possible to return to the world of the living, provided one does not become hopelessly lost. In Steel Blue the Death Realm is very small, but it will be expanded later.

'''Gemma''' 
Title for a Kran, equivalent to Madam or Sir.

'''Hydlaa''' 
The main city of Yliakum, named for Talad's most powerful glyph, the one used in the creation of the Kran. That act also caused the disfigurement of Laanx.

'''Kra''' 
Pronoun for a Kran, equivalent to 'he' or 'she.' Kras is used to indicate possessive, as with hers/his.

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