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Important note

All rules listed on this page serve to regulate the direct conflict between players in a gaming environment (PvP) meaning that they are part of the game itself (Either mechanical designed by Conan [Both parties must consent to Mechanical] or dice conflict designed by Old Guard). Please keep in mind that games should be fun at any point in time and should never be used to elevate oneself above others. 

Thus said, the general rules of the server are always applicable, so please stay friendly and reasonable while fighting each other!
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((Last updated 9.18.2023))

~Staff rules are subject to change at any time~

PvP Options & Hard reminders 

PVP Join (declare who you are fighting with): This means you have every intent on fighting. You are an active part of combat and can not claim to be an innocent party in the conflict.

PVP Flee: This means you are fleeing the combat area.  You MAY NOT, gather people and return.
After the Int roll, when it comes to your turn, you can attempt your flee.  (You must have 2 successes in order to flee the combat.) If you attack in any way, your status changes to fighting.

Pvp Surrender:  This means you have no intention of fighting and will be subjected to the cons.

PVP Observe:  You are going to watch the fight.  You can not assist in any way.  If the PvP was not declared on you, you are not subject to cons.

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Stalling on a PvP declaration for an unreasonable amount of time, or for allies to arrive, can end in admin intervention for avoiding roleplay. 

Pre-buffing for DMNPC events and player-versus-player interactions:  If you see DMNPCs and cast any form of ability, or use an item, that would cost an action, you will be removed from that event. In regards to PVP, before, and after PvP-intent being dropped, your sole “free action” to use is drawing your weapon. Any buff spells, items, or anything whatsoever, is an action to be taken on your initiative.

Joining late: Those who are not targeted, or have declared PvP Observe at the initial intent may not join in the fight later. This includes players who have arrived late, as to follow time-scaling.
All parties involved, if it comes into question, should be able to provide screenshots of the intent in their local chat – This must include your entire screen, not a snippet. 

Thralls, Mounts, and Pets are banned in PvP

Rule 3

Being downed: Being downed in PvP does not mean your character died.
The outcome of a PvP encounter can be anything ranging from bruising, and theft, to severe consequences such as character death (A PK ticket must be opened for this consequence prior to the PVP). The consequence should match the preceding roleplay. Severe consequences require a significant amount of roleplay.

Rule 6

Class Abilities: There are some spells/abilities that change mechanics, and have rules applied to them. If you have questions about if an action is a Class ability ask the player to explain. If you are still unsure please reach out to staff for a ruling.

Rule 9

Skirmish Consequences: Declaring a PvP Skirmish or having your intent reduced to Skirmish consequences via certain abilities or spells has certain effects. No injury status is automatically assigned to any player and no harsh consequences may be performed. The consequences that would be considered mild and acceptable to be performed would be; Application of the Wounded Status Effect, Restrainment, or Short Detainment. Examples of what would not be acceptable; Enslavement, Rape, Dismemberment, Major injuries, Spell Consequences, Robbery, or Capture.

Rule 10

PVP Instance:  Upon intent drop, both parties are responsible for keeping track of the next 10 minutes. Within these minutes, others that happen across are allowed to participate in the combat. (Granted they do not appear due to using OOC gained knowledge.)

Time Stamps or Emotes are required as markers. After those 10 minutes, the combat is locked until the consequence phase when one side has won.   

In this phase, if there is no immediate interruption, Temporary IC relocation of those defeated for the purposes of privately doing cons is permitted so long as they are not held after cons are dealt. 

Those that have happened, or do happen, across the scene can interfere in the consequences with the chance to declare another Pvp intent. The victor/victors of the previous combat alone have an advantage in fleeing from it should they choose to.
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For those that lost the Pvp encounter, they cannot be attacked again so long as they are sitting below 1/10th of their total Hit points, or an hour has passed since the Con phase was concluded one way or another. If engaged, the original party that lost only has to show their hit points are below this threshold to keep from being engaged again within the time frame.

If the party that lost instigates a fight, proof will need to be submitted to show the aggression and thus override this clause.
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A character that logs on in their home and walks out of their home to view an immediate encounter in progress does not count as showing up due to OOC knowledge. It should be expected that if a fight starts in one’s compound or home, other residents are likely to show up and be able to interfere in the allowed stages naturally.

If proof is shown that a player was contacted OOCly to show up from out in the world it will be handled as meta.

Rule 11

Research Area:  This is considered neutral ground and no PVP can be done at this location.

Dice Combat Guide

Initiating PvP – In the event of a PvP intent being dropped. The defender, in most cases, will need to decide if there will be mechanical, or dice-based combat. Once it is decided, players will need to, in the case of mechanical, announce they are ready. Or in the case of Dice, roll initiative, and prepare for dice.

Mechanical PvP – For Mechanical based PVP BOTH PARTIES MUST AGREE TO IT. A PVP Banner will be placed down. Once everyone has declared they are ready the PVP timer will be started (/pvp start) when the timer is done PVP starts! PVP Ends when one party goes down or both sides decide that it is over. You must stay within the PVP Banner limits.

Dice PvP – In Dice based PvP, all players will roll initiative (this is found in the Shift+R menu under Dice Tab), and the order will be from highest numbers, to the lowest numbers. In the case of two numbers being the same, those two players will roll again to see who goes first between them. Once initiative is accounted for, and everyone is ready, the player who rolled the highest may take their turn and begin the Combat.

How dice combat works – Every turn in dice consists of an action, and a bonus action. Every turn is limited to one bonus action and either one action or combination of actions depending on how you wish your turn to go. Below is the list of what you can do to on your turn

Appropriate colour combinations

• Yellow+red
• Red+red
• Orange+red
• Blue
• Green
• Movement
• Pink+any combo of the above (free action)

All ranged attacks/spells require a line of sight.

A raid must be cleared with an available admin in a ticket prior to a raid declaration being posted: All raids must have an uninvolved staff member present overseeing them to ensure rules are followed, as well as having the opposing party online to defend.

A raid timer will be announced 30 minutes before the declaration state and considered an IC announcement only to the defending clan. They will have 30 minutes to IN CHARACTER, gain allies, and return to base. No warps are to be used, during this time. Including /home, one must physically travel to and from the raid location as an attacker or defender.

When a raid declaration is made, all participants from an attacking clan – this includes their allies who are participating – must be present at their own base. They cannot call a raid whilst standing nearby, or garrisoned at an allies base.

Rule 3

Combat Format:  Raids can be mechanical or dice.  Both parties have to agree for it to be Mech.

Rule 6

Fleeing: If the Defending Clan forgoes their right to defend their base, choosing to flee, the Attacking Party can request additional objectives from the overlooking admin. Ie. Methods of sending messages via destruction or looting.

Skirmish Cons:  A Skirmish is essentially a brawl, a non-lethal competitive spar or fight, etc.  One where you are not looking to break someone, but rather humiliate.
Acceptable consequences:  A non-life-threatening beating, loss of hair, broken finger ect. What you would expect from such a non-serious fight. 

If you wish to abduct, enslave, mutilate, etc., those follow under such serious cons as a Pvp intent and must coincide with what the person you’re rp’ing with consents to. (if applicable)

Big Consequences, Require Big Roleplay! If you are giving someone heavy consequences, it is a requirement that the preceding roleplay reflects that severity. “It’s just how my character does things” is not a valid reason for the first encounter perming someone. Taking of a soul. If a consequence is given out without adequate roleplay, it will be retconned and the perpetrator reprimanded depending on the severity.

The following examples give you ideas of how to measure consequences and how to avoid consequences you’re not willing to take. After all:  This is a game and while consequences are necessary to play in a “realistic” environment, they should not be used to force players into playing a game they do not feel comfortable with.

Please do also refer to our injury system for more information on severity of injuries in general.

Appeal Permadeath

If you do suffer heavy consequences and do not feel as though it was justified through RP, open a ticket. Ensure you have gathered screenshot evidence to back up your claim, without evidence, we do not have the facts necessary to make a solid judgment. 

(If you do not have a snipping tool, hit the Start button + PrtSc for a screenshot.  —  These Screenshots MUST be from your computer.  Do NOT take photos of your computer with the chat.  We need clear screenshots.)

A player cannot perma another player during DM events, or use DM events as an encounter for a perma without permission from at least One Section head, DM PKs will put the dead on a 30-day reroll cool down.

Consent Sheets

Checking Consent Sheets is mandatory before giving consequences. Ignoring someone’s consent sheet or otherwise breaking this rule will result in immediate disciplinary action. Regardless of one’s consent sheet, a player always has the right to FTB a scene.  We have a consent sheet in-game via *Shift-R*. It is mandatory to fill it out after you’ve created your character.

Do not coerce people into altering their consent sheet: If someone has answered no to either question on their consent sheet, you are not allowed in any way, shape, or form to attempt coercing them into accepting these cons by pressure.

Mirrored Consent is a requirement on this server. Any Consequence you inflict on another player must be allowed on your own sheet.

3rd Party Consequences

In a scenario where X and Y are fighting, at the finale of the fight, consequences are to be dished out (If the victor decides to enforce cons.) This means the victor, and solely the victor can apply consequences. This means that a third party, who is in association with the victor, cannot apply consequences. Yet, this does not apply to bounties placed by another player ie. Capture, Kill, etc.

Permadeath Reminder

Permadeath is a very serious and very real consequence of your character’s actions on the Old Guard Server. It is not a consequence to be handed out lightly and should be utilized as a tool to create a powerful and immersive storytelling experience. Permadeath is only meant to be a means to further an IC story and all Permadeaths must be submitted in a ticket.

DM’s can use heavy cons or kill players during a DM Event. There will be an announcement before the start of the DM event if the possibility of death applies. You may choose to leave the event if you do not wish to risk death. If not resurrected IC you will be placed on a 30 day cool down as per normal PK rules.

Ticketing Permadeath

Steps to take when Submitting a Permadeath Ticket

The victim will be the one to submit the PD ticket

1. Head down to the ticket-support and open up a Help ticket.
2. Rename the ticket to let us know it’s a Permadeath Ticket. To rename a ticket, Type $rename (Then the desired title). Ex: $rename Permadeath of John Doe
3. Copy the form below and fill it out in the ticket

Permadeath Ticket Form:

• Name of killer:
  (Killer Character name here)
• Killer Discord:
  (Killer Discord Name – If you have it)
• Name of victim:
  (Victim Character Name)
• Victim Discord:
  (Victim Discord Name here)
• Type of PD:
  (Forced/DS)
• Detailed explanation:
  (Describe what happened, and why)
• Relevant screenshots:
  (Screenshots of the last emotes before the killing blow.)

(If you do not have a snipping tool, hit the Start button + PrtSc for a screenshot.  —  These Screenshots MUST be from your computer.  Do NOT take photos of your computer with the chat.  We need clear screenshots.)