Does it count if they're dead?

By graphic torture, we mean descriptive and detailed text (emotes or talk) that includes violent scenes that leave little for imagination. This applies to equivalent things such as descriptive cannibalism, removal of body parts/organs or necrophilia. Non-descriptive torture, such as *Stabs his eye out* may happen on the Talk channel if all parties agree. Torture that's not consented to but must happen for the sake of the story, will be said to have happened in a "Fade to Black" manner.

Rule of Thumb: If it's in the book of Vile Darkness, it's probably a tad extreme to be used without clarification.

Necrophilia is prohibited as well, in the "gorey stuff" rules. The context is a list of graphic and descriptive stuff, but it's not specified with necrophilia (as it is with graphic cannibalism). I assume it means it is not to happen explicitly and publically, but it might happen implicitly like torture that fades to black. "Oh yes, my necromancer animates zombies to keep him warm - eh, cool, at night."

I stress that this interpretation is based on the letter of the rules as they are posted. When we wrote them, I don't think we even discussed "behind the scenes" necrophilia whose target is not a PC, so there's no implicit intention to be gleaned from the rules.

Implied rape falls under the rule, as well. All inclusion of rape in current storylines of characters on Amia is prohibited. This one-size-fits-all rule is because we don't want to ban people by accident or waste weeks on investigating false accusations etc.

I recall one situation where it was implied that it might have happened, though never actually RP'd (in-game or out, to my knowledge) and never written up, and there was a significant DM reaction to that. So even suggesting that it had happened could get you into trouble.

A question: Way back when rules were much much looser and cybering occurred in public channels (cover your ears, kids ), events such as this might have occurred. Would bringing up such events - which happened after the PCs arrived in Amia - be okay, or would it be best not mentioned at all? I am assuming the latter on general principle.

I don't think rape RP has ever been allowed on Amia, even when cybering was still allowed.

What about NPC storylines? Llewyn Forest did a story back then including rape. His character visited his old village which was raided by orcs and brigades, and well caused the once jolly bard to ultimately become a victim.

Damn! Opustus, honey, that one night didn't totally happen.

I'd like to remind everyone of our rules on rape (non-consensual acts of sexual nature) RP.

It's strictly banned on Amia. RPing out a rape scene, as well as including it in a current storyline both are prohibited. Explicit rape, implicit rape, doesn't matter. OOC consent and agreement between all parties involved doesn't make it acceptable, either. It's banned. Period.

This is not a new thing, but has been included in the server rules for years. By playing on Amia you agree to follow our rules, and you are expected to know (or learn) the rules, including the "no rape RP" rule. Please keep that in mind.

Thanks.

For the record, I consider our approach to rape extreme and beyond my wishes. If I could I would love to rape every single one of your PCs in consistently new and exciting ways with the plethora of NPCs and creatures and monsters and PLCs that I have in my Creator.

Alas, rules are rules, and I'll obey them. I have to set an example, after all.

If I could I would love to rape every single one of your PCs in consistently new and exciting ways with the plethora of NPCs and creatures and monsters and PLCs that I have in my Creator.

Bah, never stopped you from going after their hearts and minds.

It's Realism. If it happens out in the world, Why not here.

There's a very distinct possibility that someone in our player's list has actually gone through it, and I respect this rule because doing otherwise might have severe psychological, and possibly legal, ramifications.

That's exactly what bothers me, this is a gameserver and I am not logging in to be confronted with exactly the same shit as in real life, on a server you can luckilly make rules such as rape being out of the discusssion. First because the "culprit" should not find some kind of entertainment or even pleasure out of this, because that is simply sick and disgusting, secondly because there are limits to realize your "fantasies" on an RP server.

Those limits exist to show a player that if you want to be a gnome wizard with a dragon as mount thats okay, but if you go out to fullfill your weirdest urges its a NO. Nobody can tell me that someone actually considering to RP rape does it simply for the "storyline", they take a thrill from it.. yet this is my personal opinion and I don't say that I am completely right about everything.

I log into an RP server for entertainment and I am glad there are limits aswell as the illusion that there is not such a thing as freaking rapists. I don't want to simulate real life with all it's bloody psychos in it, I wanna simulate a character with superpowers and a gripping story.

Okay.

My opinion is that Rape happens. While it's Tasteless and horrible to do it towards another player's PC; I do not find it weird to do it against NPC's. NPC's doesn't have feelings nor attachment to their characters.

It's Realism. If it happens out in the world, Why not here.