Alter Aeon Rules of Conduct

Rules Section 3 - Annoyance and Minor Game Related Offenses

Rule  3.1  - Introduction


This section deals primarily with minor offenses that typically arise during
game interactions between players.  Most of these entries are related to
annoyance behaviour.  Penalties for minor offenses are not severe, and are
often dismissed if a first offense or if a mistake was made.  For repeated
offenses, all possible punishments are available for use.

Note that annoyance casting can result in player deaths or other unfortunate
side effects.  Should another player die as a result of annoyance behaviour,
much more severe consequences can result.

Rule  3.2  - Thou shalt not cast annoyance spells


Casting spells on or about other players with no purpose other than to
cause irritation or grief is a punishable offense.  Healing and
beneficial spells are generally not considered an annoyance unless
they break the anti-spamming rules.

This includes casting 'dispel magic' on other players without consent.

Rule  3.3  - Thou shalt not dispel other players without consent


Players are often affected by a lot of spells, and it takes time and
mana to cast and maintain those spells.  Casting dispel magic on a
player when they are fully spelled can cause all that mana to
dissipate into thin air.

Also, dispelling a player in battle can make you responsible for their
death if they die!

Don't dispel people unless they specifically request to be dispelled.

Rule  3.4  - Thou shalt not summon other players without their consent


Being summoned when you aren't expecting it can be an irritation at a
minimum, and can result in very bad consequences (including death) in
other cases.  You should never summon someone unless you have their
permission.

There is a clear and obvious exception to this rule - you may summon
pk or ppk characters, within certain restrictions, if you intend to
player kill them:

You MAY NOT summon a pk to a dangerous monster or area if there's a
chance that the monster or area will kill them instead of you killing them.

A ppk player MAY summon another ppk player to a dangerous monster
or area with intent to kill them.

Rule  3.5  - Thou shalt not pick up other players without their consent


Being picked up, like being summoned, can be an irritation at a minimum,
and can result in very bad consequences (including death) in other
cases.  You should never pick up someone unless you have their permission.

Like summoning, you may pick up pk or ppk characters, within certain
restrictions, if you intend to player kill them:

You MAY NOT pick up a pk and drop them near a dangerous monster
or area if there's a chance that the monster or area will kill them instead
of you killing them.

A ppk player MAY pick up another ppk player and drop them near a
dangerous monster or area with intent to kill them.

Rule  3.6  - Thou shalt not kill steal


Kill stealing happens when one player is fighting some monster, and
another player shows up unannounced, joins the battle, and lands the
killing blow.  When this happens, the experience from the monster
goes to the wrong player.

Kill stealing is considered a minor offense, and there are cases where
it needs to be done and other cases where it simply can't be avoided.

You should attempt to avoid kill stealing if at all possible, if only
because it's the polite thing to do.