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Community Rules.

Welcome aboard! We want Platform 9¾ to be a friendly place to live out your wizarding story, whether that's attending classes, working your way to graduation, or something a little darker.

Characters can misbehave. Players must play fair.

Breaking curfew, talking back to a professor or sneaking into the Forest are stories, not rule violations. These rules cover how you treat other players.

Community

Discord and In Game
  1. 01Be respectful. No harassment, bullying, personal attacks or targeted hostility.
  2. 02Everyone is welcome. Hate speech, slurs and discrimination of any kind are not tolerated.
  3. 03Keep it civil. Disagree respectfully, and don't let arguments spill into the community.
  4. 04Keep it appropriate. No spam, no NSFW content, and use channels for their purpose.
  5. 05Keep house rivalry friendly. Banter and house pride are welcome. Repeatedly putting down or shutting out players because of their house is not, even as a joke. If someone asks you to ease off, ease off.
  6. 06Respect boundaries. If a scene makes you uncomfortable OOC, say so or contact staff, and it will be paused or adjusted. This protects your comfort. It isn't a way to skip consequences you just don't like.

Roleplay

  1. 07Stay in character in RP areas. Use OOC chat for out-of-character talk.
  2. 08IC is not OOC. A professor punishing your character isn't upset with you, and losing points doesn't affect your place here. Please don't carry IC conflict into OOC, or use OOC to win an IC argument.
  3. 09No metagaming. Don't use information your character wouldn't know, including things from Discord, streams, staff or how the server works. For example, your character can't know what staff will or won't do OOC.
  4. 10No powergaming. Don't force outcomes on other characters, or play your character as unbeatable.
  5. 11Play to the danger. Your character should fear real threats. Students are not a match for experienced witches and wizards, and anyone badly outnumbered should act like it.
  6. 12Keep names fitting. Names should suit the wizarding world. No joke names, real celebrities or offensive names. Staff may rename a character.
  7. 13Make the scene work for everyone. IC rule-breaking and conflict are welcome. Give others room to respond, and think about whether your scene is still fun for them too.

School Life

  1. 14Your house is part of your story. Let its values show in your character over time. You don't have to be perfect. Flawed and rebellious characters are welcome. Personality alone won't get you moved. A change of house only happens through staff, ideally as a story you're part of.
  2. 15Respect classes. Professors run their classrooms. Misbehaving in character brings IC consequences. Repeatedly stopping others from having a lesson is an OOC problem.
  3. 16Progress is earned. Spells, years and graduation come from classes and RP. Don't try to get around them.

Consequences

  1. 17Consequences are part of the story. If your character is caught, play it out. That can mean detention, lost points, lost privileges, a hearing or a threat of expulsion. Your character can argue, bluff or rebel, but you can't refuse to take part just because you know how things work OOC.
  2. 18We won't delete your character or remove you from the community over an IC story. If a story reaches expulsion or something as serious, staff will work with you on how it plays out and how your character continues.
  3. 19Discipline should be fair. It should fit what happened. A disciplinary scene should be reasonable, normally one scene of about 30 minutes, and can be moved if you have to leave. Keep your character's replies IC, and take any concerns to staff afterwards.
  4. 20Faculty authority has limits. Professors have real IC authority, but they can't control your character or decide outcomes alone. Grades must reflect classwork, not grudges. Points need a fair reason. Moving a student's year, removing a prefect or anything lasting goes through staff.

Combat

  1. 21Being able to hit someone doesn't make it allowed. Every attack needs a clear RP reason, and the other player should have a chance to respond.
  2. 22Hogwarts. Fighting only works in duel zones.
  3. 23Outside Hogwarts. PvP is on except in No PvP zones. A clear RP reason is enough, but expect the consequences.
  4. 24Room of Requirement. PvP only works when the owner turns it on.
  5. 25No RDM (random deathmatch). Attacking players with no RP reason isn't allowed.

Fair Play

  1. 26No cheating or exploits. No hacks, third-party tools or abusing bugs. Found a bug? Tell staff.
  2. 27Use reports. Right-click someone in the player list (P) to report them, or contact staff on Discord if they're offline. Don't take matters into your own hands.
  3. 28OOC staff instructions come first. Follow them when staff step in OOC. If you disagree, raise it calmly afterwards.

Enforcement

  1. 29Staff step in for OOC problems, not character choices. That includes metagaming, refusing reasonable consequences, repeatedly disrupting others, or using faculty authority unfairly.
  2. 30The rules apply equally to everyone, regardless of activity, house, friendships or staff role. Staff tools are never used to win IC conflicts, and staff shouldn't judge a complaint about their own scene if another staff member is available.
  3. 31Breaking the rules can lead to a warning, a kick or a ban, depending on how serious it is. Staff may act on harmful behaviour not listed here, and will explain why. You can ask a different staff member to review a decision.

Have fun, be kind, and enjoy your journey from Platform 9¾.