Palmrock RP – Serious Roleplay Rulebook

Section 1 – General Roleplay Standards Respect & Conduct

• Treat all players, staff, and community members with respect.
• Harassment, threats, discrimination, or hate speech based on race, gender, religion, or any other personal attribute is strictly forbidden.
• Trolling, griefing, or deliberately ruining others’ roleplay experience will result in punishment.

Roleplay Integrity

• Always remain in-character (IC) while in the city unless explicitly in an Out-of-Character (OOC) zone or channel.
• Breaking character without a valid reason in public situations disrupts immersion and is punishable.
• Actions must be realistic and believable for your character’s background, abilities, and environment.

Value of Life (VoL)

• Your character must act as though their life is valuable at all times.
• Avoid unnecessary risk-taking in situations where a real person would fear for their life (e.g., charging armed police, ignoring lethal threats).

1. New Life Rule (NLR)

• After being incapacitated or “dying” in RP, you forget all events leading up to your death.
• You may not return to the scene of your death for 30 minutes or until the situation has concluded.

You may not seek revenge based on prior knowledge.

Section 2 – Crime & Combat Rules Random Deathmatch (RDM)

• Killing another player without a valid roleplay reason or proper escalation is prohibited.
• At least two verbal warnings in-character must be given before lethal force unless your life is in immediate danger.

Vehicle Deathmatch (VDM)

• Using a vehicle as a weapon without a valid RP scenario is forbidden.
• Running over pedestrians for fun, repeatedly ramming without cause, or driving unrealistically is not allowed.

Weapon Use

• Firearms must be obtained and used realistically; avoid constant gunplay.
• No “spraying” through walls, exploiting hitboxes, or abusing game mechanics.
• Drive-by shootings must have clear RP context.

Robberies & Hostage Situations

• Must be planned realistically and have legitimate RP motivations.
• Limitations may be in place on maximum cash/items taken; follow server economy rules.
• Hostages must be treated as real individuals—provide RP and consequences.

Power gaming

• Forcing outcomes or using game mechanics unrealistically is prohibited.
• Examples:
• Restraining someone without giving them a chance to react.
• Forcing someone into a car without proper RP.
• Using menus to escape RP consequences.

Metagaming

• Using OOC information in-character is strictly forbidden.
• Examples:
• Using Discord calls to relay IC info without roleplay.
• Reading Twitch chat to find player locations.



Section 3 – Police, EMS & Government Interaction Compliance

• Follow reasonable police/EMS directions when detained or treated.
• Non-compliance must be roleplayed realistically (e.g., resisting arrest).

Cop Baiting

• Deliberately provoking police without IC reason is prohibited.
• Avoid sitting outside police stations revving engines or taunting.

Medical RP

• If injured, you must receive EMS attention before resuming normal activity.
• Self-reviving without RP or exploiting game mechanics is prohibited.

Section 4 – Economy, Property & Jobs Server Economy

• Avoid exploiting jobs or property for unfair profit.
• No “grinding” unrealistic money without RP.

Businesses

• Must operate realistically—no “money farms” or unrealistic product sales.
• Employees must follow IC rules and staff-approved policies.

Section 5 – Safe Zones

• No crime, violence, or harassment in safe zones such as:

Hospitals Police Stations Server Spawn Areas

• RP conflicts must move outside safe zones before escalating.

Section 6 – Technical & Game Mechanics Exploiting & Cheating

• Any use of external software, glitches, or bugs for advantage is a permanent ban.
• Report bugs immediately to staff.

AFK & Server Performance

• Excessive AFK without using server-approved AFK spots may result in kick.
• Avoid spamming props, effects, or vehicles that lag the server.

Discord Rules Respect All Members

• Same as server respect rules; harassment and hate speech not tolerated.

Naming & Avatars

• No offensive usernames or impersonating staff.

Channel Etiquette

• Keep conversations in the correct channels.
• Avoid flooding chats with repeated messages.

No Advertising

• No promotion without staff approval.

OOC & IC Separation

• Do not share IC info in OOC channels.

Punishments

• Warnings, mutes, kicks, or bans at staff discretion.
• Persistent rule-breaking = permanent removal.