Guidelines

No rulebook.

Zero State has no rules list. You don’t need experience to join. You do need to bring quality RP.

Basics

Etiquette

Other players

Every scene has someone else in it. Their night counts the same as yours.

Losing

Robbed, arrested, beaten, humiliated. All of it is material. A character who never loses gives other players nothing to work with.

IC and OOC

What you hear on streams, in Discord or in the next room, your character didn’t. Settle grudges in the story or drop them.

Terms

Standard terms

Experienced roleplayers know these already. They’re listed for anyone newer.

RDM

Random deathmatch. Killing someone with no roleplay leading up to it.

VDM

Vehicle deathmatch. Using a car as a weapon with no RP reason.

Metagaming

Acting on information your character doesn’t have. Streams, Discord and the person sitting next to you are not in the city.

Powergaming

Forcing an outcome. Doing things a person physically can’t, or deciding how someone else’s character reacts.

Value of life

Your character wants to live. Three guns on you means you comply.

New life rule

After your character dies, they forget what led to it. No revenge, no going back to the scene, no remembering who shot you.

Combat logging

Logging off to avoid an outcome. If the scene went badly, take it.

Cop baiting

Provoking police into a chase you don’t plan to roleplay.

First server

New players

If this is your first server, say so. Ride along with someone in LEO, EMS or Fire. Watch a scene from the back. Ask questions in Discord.

Most members are glad to help.

Ride along first
Ask anything
Learn as you go
Quality

Expectations

With no rules, the roleplay has to be good. Stay in character, react like a person, and give the other player something to work with.

Enforcement

Removal

Three things get someone removed:

  • Cheats, mods or exploits
  • Going after a person instead of their character
  • A pattern of wrecking other people’s scenes after being asked to stop

Each case is handled on its own. Everyone involved gets a say, including the person facing removal.

Reports

Member hub

Raise problems with other players in the member hub. Not in public, and not in the city next session.

Apply

Staff read every application.