Shattered Kingdoms

I agree with the sentiment, but I don't agree with declaring it a "right" to know why you died. I've tried rewording it, but maybe my criticism isn't really substantive:



For the record, I've never had a negative interaction with the staff. I've never been punished in any way on any character. My perception of the rules as hostile or negative is not based on animosity toward the staff. I do prefer a "freer" SK since the reason I initially sought to play SK was the freedom to PK and full loot anyone at any time (though I've nearly always been on the losing side), and it pains me to see skilled/ruthless players driven away from the game. I like having bad guys around.

Finally, can nobody appreciate the hypocrisy that the forums ban non-staff from actually quoting rule #1? It's just not fitting with the tone or character of SK or its long-serving administrator.

I can absolutely appreciate that and welcome that being pointed out.

Though personally, I think "irony" is a more appropriate word choice. That particular forum-word-effect was implemented long ago by a staff member who has not been involved in the current rules discussion, leading us to irony; not hypocrisy.

NO SEXUAL HARASSMENT

An extension of Rule 1, sexual harassment is an absolute disregard for another Shattered Kingdoms player and will not be tolerated. Harassment can occur in or out of character, and either will result in a siteban. While the game allows adult content, in-character sexual actions must be engaged with the consent of all participants. If you are told that your advancements are unwelcome, you must cease immediately or face a siteban.


Keep your rusty knives to yourself folks.

Grey area.

People have been 'accused' of doing this when looking for a final IC reason to just fade-to black. It may look inherently like they left in a tantrum, but they could have been planning to 'get on with it' for reasons OOC (new job, family things, health issues, RL relationship changes) that weren't clear (and should not have to be made clear.) A person already could have been planning to delete 'the next time they died,' and since they mightn't have been in leadership/prominent/whatever, they may not have communicated. Personal reasons are personal. The fact someone isn't told shouldn't be a factor. Ever forcing someone to communicate such things (open as I can sometimes be) should never be mandatory.

Sometimes there had been other issues/reasons a player had to bow out - perhaps more related to the game or their character's treatment (IC.) Sometimes it's just best to leave than become a negative center of attention. Better to go and get some space and breathe than submit oneself to what could be (albeit) mis-construed grieving. I left a character once over some pretty [REDACTED] things going on - but made it clear to staff and the other players involved why, and taking a needed break. I don't want this to start becoming considered a rules violation, when it could lead to some constructive evaluation; the gap left by my character was relatively restored in game quickly.

I do agree sometimes people leave in tantrums. I think a far better focus, especially leadership-wise, there should always be a plan B agreed upon within any organization. Whatever succession rules or voting system established IC, but communication in the group's forums so those gaps are closed as swiftly as possible, should they occur.

On the flip - having kept a character after a major war, on the losing side, 'surviving' negotiations as the losing leader with all factions, and making hard decisions and choices with that character remains one of the best experiences I had with the game. My leadership did not survive terribly long after that (someone wanted to bring fresh PVK back into the group a bit sooner than the group rebuilt, so I bowed out), but even then I kept the character as 'a guard of
a village,' who never forward stirred up the pot, as I was happy enough keeping him retired. More characters should hang in there. Losing can build character.

I don't think any of the behavior I've observed in your past 3 characters has ever fallen into this category. Typically, the people planning what you've described have done some RP to that effect, or they engage in the RP at the time, or they follow it up with such RP.

Nice to "see" an old familiar "face". Hope you're doing well.

All I could think about on that section was rusty knives.

I saw the new rules had just been posted, and this question might seem a little fringe-case, but I just wanted to ask for clarification on this.

If you're out in the middle of nowhere casting a set of spells over and over, does that count as spamming or is that acceptable?

That is a very good question as that would gravely change how I go about training my casters up to mastering spells/prayers/etc. Please let us know if this is not allowed now.

That text was largely the same in the old rules, and it will continue to be enforced the same way. Training your spells in that way is not against the spam rules, unless, for example, you charm someone and force them to sit there with you in the middle of nowhere and watch you spam train your spells, in which case you would be violating multiple rules.