Server Rules

⚖️ General Policies

Foundational rules that govern all interactions in Little Creek

⚖️ Staff Authority

All Government (Staff) decisions are final regarding rule breaks or interpretations.

🎮 Fair Play Only

Use of macros, cheat software, external keyboard commands, or any tool that enhances gameplay unfairly will result in a permanent ban.

Modding in any form is prohibited
Exploiting bugs is prohibited
Third-party software for advantage is prohibited

🔞 Age Requirement
You must be 18 years or older to join.

🤝 Respect Above All
No discrimination of any kind. Zero tolerance policy.

✅ Consent in RP
No forced RP or situations that make others uncomfortable.

💰 Lost Items
Lost or stolen items and money will not be reimbursed.

👤 Character Creation

Rules for creating and maintaining your character

📝 Basic Requirements

Age Requirement: You and your Character must be over 18 years of age.

Realistic Names: Use only realistic names appropriate for the time period.

Name Approval: Staff reserves the right to remove inappropriate names.

Jobs: You are allowed up to 2 jobs per character. All jobs must be either law-abiding or criminal—no mixing.

💼 Multiple Whitelisted Jobs

You may have multiple whitelisted jobs. However, you may NOT use the benefits of one job for another.

A lawman who is also a railroad conductor may not use a train to respond to a scene.

A lawman who is also a horse trainer may not perform free upgrades for other lawmen.

📝 Character Style Rules

Character Look: your Character must have a realistic face, body shape and hair.

Character Clothing: Use only realistic clothing appropriate for the time period.

No all white clothing: Characters may not wear all white clothing 50% or less.

Clothing: No copying / stealing WL job outfits (Shawman, Law, medical, marshal) for characters that don't have that job.

🧠 No Mindsharing

If you have multiple characters, remember that they can not be related and can not share storylines, run with the same associated people, work at the businesses of the other character, and anything one of them knows, the other has to find out on their own. That includes any sharing of items like cash, items, or horses.

💬 OOC & Communication

Rules for maintaining immersion and proper communication

🎭 Stay In Character

Players are required to remain in character at all times. OOC communication is strictly prohibited in-game.

📞 Staff Communication

Do NOT DM Staff for support. All support matters must go through proper channels:

Open a ticket in #make-a-ticket
Use #law-report for law-related issues

DMing staff about support matters may result in your message being ignored.

🚫 Cop Baiting

Intentionally provoking law enforcement in an unrealistic or excessive manner is prohibited.

Purposely committing crimes just to get a response
Lingering around sheriff's office to taunt without RP reason
Making false reports to waste resources
Targeting lawmen for no roleplay reason

💬 No OOC Arguing Mid-Scene

Handle it after the scene via ticket/report unless it's a zero-tolerance issue.

🚫 Prohibited Roleplay

Scenarios that are strictly prohibited or require special approval

Scenario	Status	Notes
Serial Killers/Murders	Approval Required	Must submit detailed plan
Rape	Strictly Prohibited	Zero tolerance
Suicide	Strictly Prohibited	No exceptions
Slavery	Strictly Prohibited	Historical context not allowed
Pregnancy RP	Strictly Prohibited	No exceptions
Under 18 RP	Strictly Prohibited	All characters must be 18+

⚡ Powergaming

Strictly forbidden. This includes abusing game mechanics or playing impossible scenarios for your benefit.

Z-out of a rope

Using knowledge of rules to manipulate scenes

Using information from other characters

Triggering alerts to your advantage

Dismissing your cart or horse to keep its inventory from getting robbed is powergaming.

Whistling for your horse that someone stole from you to bring it back is powergaming.

Robbing or shooting someone in any kind of menu.

When using handcuffs, the person you are handcuffing must be aware that they are going to be cuffed. Instantly handcuffing someone without roleplay or proper buildup may also be seen as RDM or Low-Tier Initiation.

Getting on a horse while handcuffed and riding off is powergaming.

Being AFK in an open area or on an interactable object is powergaming. If you need to leave to do something OOC, log out, or find a secure, out-of-the-way hiding spot and return as soon as possible.

Tackling/pushing/roping a player who has a gun pointed at you is powergaming. You would realistically be shot in the head!

Committing a crime and using a boat teleport/hideout teleport/any teleport within 30 minutes of said crime.

Selling contraband on Guarma.

Do NOT rob or take hostage any player(s) that are just spawning in. Give them ample time to wake up, equip their items, and walk about as their character before engaging in hostile RP with them.

💋 Sexual RP

must get consent FIRST before using ANY erp related emotes on person

person states no or there not comfortable at any point you MUST stop or it will result in perma removal from county

⚔️ Combat & Crime

Rules governing conflict, crime, and survival

🎯 Fear of Life

Law & Cavalry: Must fear for life when outnumbered 3 to 1
Example: 1 Law vs. 4 Criminals

Criminals: Must fear for life when outnumbered 2 to 1
Example: 1 Criminal vs. 3 Lawmen

Minimum Escalation

Baseline expectation: Unless there's strong prior context (ongoing feud, active pursuit, witnessed serious crime), hostility should follow: Approach + presence (posture, tension, verbal contact). Clear intent (demand, accusation, threat, warning). Time to respond (a real chance to comply, negotiate, flee, or de-escalate). Non-lethal consequence when possible (rob, disarm, remove from property, restrain briefly). Violence only if refusal/resistance escalates, or if credible threat makes it necessary.

Not acceptable: Rolling up and immediately shooting/roping/tackling as the opener. "Hands up" with no scene beyond that, repeated as a main gameplay loop. Ragebaiting civilians into forced scenes with no story purpose.

RDM / VDM

Random Deathmatch (RDM) - Killing someone at random - is strictly prohibited.

Vehicle Deathmatch (VDM) - Running over random people with a horse or cart - is strictly prohibited.

This includes killing NPCs or "natives" without reason.

💀 Limits

Bank Robbery - Max of 5 players on each side.

Fort Robbery - Max of 7 players on each side.

All other robbery - Max of 5 players on each side.

Group Fights - Max of 5 players on each side.

Gang Fights - Max of 7 players on each side.

Police Fights - No max in town limits.

Private Property Fights - no max on private property.

Drug Selling - 3 criminals with 3 law responding

Grave Robbery - 3 criminals with 3 law responding

Art Gallery Robbery - 6 criminals with 6 law responding

Moonshining robbery - 6 criminals with 6 law responding

💀 Outside shooter

Info -outside shooter must be made aware to law AND it doesnt count as a player in the limit.

Bank Robbery - 1 outside shooter allowed in limit w

Fort Robbery - 1 outside shooter allowed in limit

Art Gallery Robbery -1 outside shooter allowed in limit

All robbery - must stay inside the zone until 1 side "wins" you can't leave the zone until then. Unless there is an agreed upon lasso / foot chase.

🪢 Hogties

You cannot free yourself from hogties if someone has tied you up.

You can only break out if someone "loosens the ropes" or you're left unattended for more than 10 minutes.

If being dragged, you can cut the rope to free yourself.

🪢 Dead Bodies

You cant shoot dead bodies.

Dead bodies cannot talk while being downed.

🪢 Shooting

No pushing then shooting bodies on the ground you must wait for people to stand up.

💀 Death & New Life Rules

Rules governing character death and memory loss

🔄 New Life Rules (NLR)

If revived by witch/npc doctor: You cannot remember anything from the last 30 minutes, and nothing after you were knocked out.
You may describe injuries but NOT who caused them.

If forced to respawn: You lose one hour of memory before being incapacitated.

If revived by medic: You can remember everything.

⚰️ Permadeath

All permanent character deaths must be submitted through a formal ticket including:

Reason for permanent deletion
Any wills associated with the character
Detailed plan of circumstances leading to death
Individuals involved in the death scene

Inheritance rules: Half of items and money may be inherited by a designated individual. Properties can be bequeathed to a spouse.

🎒 Robbery Rules

Detailed rules for player robberies and theft

⏱️ Interaction Requirements

You must interact with a player for a minimum of 30 seconds before robbing them.

The interaction must make sense as a leadup to a robbery.

If you disengage for one minute, or both parties lose visual, you must reestablish the 30-second interaction.

📦 Loot Limits

Chain Robberies: Cannot be less than 30 minutes apart per person (entire group shares timer).

Loot Limits: The maximum amount of items that can be taken when robbing someone is 5 (money counts as an item). Weapons may not be taken. 1of1 Crafting books may not be taken.

On-Duty Medical: Cannot be robbed while on duty.

On-Duty Train: Cannot be robbed while on duty.

On-Duty Law: Can be robbed while on duty of ONLY 1 item AND money.

🚫 Restrictions

Tools and outfits cannot be stolen

Wedding/Engagement Rings cannot be stolen

Cannot kill someone then rob their horse/wagon

Cannot rob someone you've killed OR kill someone you've robbed (unless they resist)

🏠 Property & Business

Rules for property ownership and business operations

⚖️ Property Compliance

All properties must follow in-game business and real estate channels.

💸 In-Character Consequences

First crime: doors locked 5 days, $5,000 fine
Second offense: entire contents and ledger seized
Third offense: property fully seized by the government

💰 Financial Transactions

All financial transactions made 30 minutes before the storm may fail. Wait for the storm to pass.

🚪 Trespass Escalation

Trespass escalation ladder (owners/authorized staff): If someone is on your property without permission, you must: Give an IC warning to leave. Allow reasonable time to comply, unless they are actively threatening or committing a crime. Escalate gradually if they refuse (escort, disarm, restrain, remove).

When force is justified: Force becomes justified when one or more apply: Refusal to leave after clear warnings. Attempted theft, sabotage, arson, or forced entry. A credible threat is present (weapon brandished, aiming, violent threats, aggressive rush).

Lethal force limitations: Lethal force is justified only when: You reasonably fear for life (credible lethal threat, outnumbered with weapons, active attack), or. The trespasser escalates to lethal violence first. Not allowed: "They stepped on my land" as a blanket excuse for instant execution.

Interaction time for trespassing: 15 seconds

🏠 Job Rules

Rules for jobs

⚖️ Job Compliance

All jobs must follow in-game business and real estate channels. And must be ran and active in county

💸 General Job Rules

Law & Medical: you can not be both at the same time
Corruption: corruption for law / medical /marshal is not allowed. Ex. Stealing from ledgers / inventory, taking bribes, commiting crimes, not turning in evidence, stealing from players pockets

💈 Barbers

Revives: Not allowed to revive during active scenes
Medical Treatment: allowed during active scenes must have proper RP
Barber Services: you are considered an illegal doctor and dont recive the same protection as normal medical

📋 Punishments

Consequences for rule violations

⚖️ Penalty System

1st Violation: Warning and documentation

2nd Violation: Temporary ban (24 hours)

3rd Violation: Temporary ban (7 days)

Serious Violations: Permanent ban
Unless determined that immediate removal is required. Staff discretion applies.

🚫 Zero Tolerance Offenses

These violations result in immediate permanent ban:

Racism, homophobia, transphobia, or hate speech

Sexual harassment or non-consensual RP

Cheating, hacking, or exploiting

Doxxing or personal information sharing

⚠️ Zero Tolerance Policy