City of Justice Roleplay Community

Civilian Rules and Standard Operating Procedures

Effective Date: [DATE]
Last Revised: [DATE]
Applies To: All civilian characters, civilian organizations, businesses, criminal groups, and civilian-led roleplay.

1. Purpose and Civilian Roleplay Philosophy

Civilian roleplay is the foundation of the City of Justice community. Civilians are encouraged to create realistic characters, businesses, relationships, conflicts, crimes, emergencies, and long-term stories.

The general standard is:

A civilian may roleplay anything that could reasonably occur in real life or has a credible real-world precedent, unless it is specifically prohibited by community rules.

A scenario is not unrealistic merely because it is unusual, rare, reckless, dangerous, or unconventional. Real-life events can be unpredictable and extraordinary.

Civilian roleplay should be evaluated based on:

• Whether the scenario is believable

• Whether the character’s actions make sense

• Whether escalation is proportionate

• Whether other players have a fair opportunity to participate

• Whether realistic consequences are accepted

• Whether the player is acting in good faith

• Whether the scenario creates meaningful roleplay

• Whether the scenario negatively affects server stability

These rules are not intended to prevent creative roleplay or require staff approval for every unusual situation.

Staff should intervene only when roleplay becomes clearly unrealistic, abusive, exploitative, intentionally disruptive, or harmful to the community.

2. Community Rules

All civilians must follow the main City of Justice Community Rules.

Civilian roleplay does not excuse:

• OOC harassment

• Real-world discrimination

• Sexual harassment

• Doxxing

• Real-life threats

• Cheating or exploiting

• Targeting another player for personal reasons

• Deliberate trolling

• Malicious disruption

• Ban evasion

• Attempts to compromise the server or another player’s account

Characters may argue, insult one another, commit crimes, hold controversial beliefs, and participate in mature storylines when those actions remain clearly in character and do not become targeted OOC abuse.

3. Civilian Chain of Command

Civilian administrative concerns should normally be handled through the civilian chain of command.

Players should contact:

1. Their immediate civilian supervisor, when applicable

2. Civilian Administration

3. Community Staff

4. Ownership or the designated appeal authority

Players may bypass the normal chain of command when reporting:

• Cheating

• Exploitation

• Staff misconduct

• Doxxing

• Real-world threats

• Serious harassment

• Security vulnerabilities

• Immediate safety concerns

Chain of command should help organize the department. It should not be used to silence legitimate complaints or prevent members from reporting serious issues.

4. Civilian Progression

The civilian progression structure is:

1. Civilian I

2. Civilian II

3. Civilian III

4. Civilian IV

5. Certified Civilian

Civilian rank represents experience, trust, activity, and the ability to organize increasingly complex roleplay.

Rank should be treated as guidance—not as a reason to prevent ordinary, realistic roleplay.

Lower-ranked civilians may participate in advanced scenarios when:

• The situation develops naturally

• They are invited by an experienced organizer

• They are given a suitable role

• They understand the expectations

• Their participation does not create an unreasonable server risk

Character Slots

• Civilian I: 3 characters

• Civilian II: 4 characters

• Civilian III: 5 characters

• Civilian IV: 8 characters

• Certified Civilian: 10 characters

Civilian Administration may approve additional character slots for:

• Established storylines

• Approved businesses

• Government operations

• Community events

• Specialized civilian organizations

• Other legitimate roleplay needs

5. Knowledge Compartmentalization

Knowledge obtained on one character must not transfer to another character. No "my cousin told me"

6. Realism Standard

Civilians should act in a manner reasonably consistent with real life.

This does not require every character to behave intelligently, cautiously, or lawfully. Characters may be:

• Reckless

• Dishonest

• Criminal

• Emotionally unstable

• Corrupt

• Impulsive

• Inexperienced

• Confrontational

• Uncooperative

However, the player must still portray the character and the consequences believably.

Examples of unrealistic conduct include:

• Treating severe injuries as meaningless

• Using impossible physical abilities

• Ignoring obvious danger solely to win

• Repeatedly surviving extreme events without consequences

• Using game mechanics in ways that have no reasonable real-world equivalent

• Turning every minor interaction into a pursuit or shooting

• Performing actions solely because the game technically permits them

• Refusing all reasonable attempts by others to interact

Unusual roleplay is permitted when it is thoughtfully executed and has a reasonable real-world basis.

7. Scenario Levels

Scenario levels describe the likely scale and complexity of a civilian scene.

They are guidance for organization and training. They are not strict lists of the only activities civilians may perform.

References to expected numbers of police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, dispatchers, or other responders are suggestions only.

There is no required minimum or maximum responder count for an otherwise valid scenario.

Level 1 — Routine Civilian Roleplay

Level 1 scenes generally involve everyday civilian activity or incidents requiring a limited emergency response.

Examples include:

• Traffic stops

• Traffic violations

• Vehicle breakdowns

• Minor crashes

• Medical calls

• Welfare checks

• Noise complaints

• Disturbances

• Verbal disputes

• Minor fights

• Trespassing

• Shoplifting

• Vandalism

• Loitering

• Suspicious activity

• Reckless driving

• Driving while impaired

• Petty theft

• Drug possession

• Hunting or fishing incidents

• Workplace accidents

• Landlord and tenant disputes

• Civil disagreements

• Nonviolent protests

• Small fires

• Missing-person reports

• Animal-related calls

• Minor fraud

• Public intoxication

• Panhandling or solicitation

These examples are not exclusive.

Level 2 — Elevated Incident

Level 2 scenes involve more serious crimes, greater risk, or a moderate coordinated response.

Examples include:

• Vehicle pursuits

• Armed robbery

• Burglary

• Serious assault

• Street racing

• Drug distribution

• Vehicle theft

• Organized theft

• Significant property damage

• Barricaded individuals

• Kidnapping of one civilian

• Small hostage situations

• Behavioral-health emergencies

• Hazardous-material incidents

• Structure fires

• Smuggling

• Extortion

• Fraudulent businesses

• Illegal gambling

• Organized fencing operations

• Counterfeit-goods operations

• Cargo theft

• Insurance fraud

• Chop-shop activity

The presence of a weapon does not automatically determine the scenario level. Its use, context, and likely effect should be considered.

Level 3 — Major Incident

Level 3 scenes may require specialized units, multi-agency coordination, a prolonged investigation, or substantial public-safety resources.

Examples include:

• Shootings with limited casualties

• Armed vehicle pursuits

• Kidnapping of multiple civilians

• Kidnapping of a first responder

• Major bank robberies

• Armored-vehicle robberies

• Major structure fires

• Industrial accidents

• Aircraft emergencies

• Maritime emergencies

• Train or mass-transit incidents

• Organized gang violence

• Large fraud or corruption cases

• Dangerous fugitive operations

• Major hazardous-material releases

• Hostage incidents involving several people

• Coordinated criminal raids

• Infrastructure sabotage

• Large smuggling operations

• Complex organized-crime investigations

Level 4 — Statewide or Extreme Incident

Level 4 scenes are likely to affect a large part of the server or require extraordinary coordination.

These should normally be organized by an experienced civilian and coordinated with staff when they involve special scripts, widespread destruction, or significant server impact.

Examples include:

• Large armed standoffs

• Coordinated incidents at multiple locations

• Major riots

• Large wildfires

• High-rise fires

• Mass-casualty transportation incidents

• Major gang conflicts

• Large prison disturbances

• Wide-area bomb threats

• Sniper incidents

• Major infrastructure failures

• Large public-event emergencies

• Severe natural-disaster roleplay

• Coordinated organized-crime operations

• Large-scale civil unrest

• Major airport or port emergencies

Coordination is intended to protect server performance and scene quality, not to prohibit unusual roleplay.

8. Natural Escalation

A player does not automatically violate the rules when a routine scene unexpectedly becomes more serious.

Real incidents are unpredictable.

Examples include:

• A traffic stop becoming a pursuit

• A domestic dispute becoming an assault

• A suspicious-person call becoming an arrest

• A vehicle crash becoming a major rescue

• A burglary becoming a barricade

• A routine warrant service becoming a standoff

Natural escalation is permitted when:

• It results from character decisions

• It is proportionate to the circumstances

• It is not forced solely to generate action

• The player portrays the consequences realistically

• It is not an intentional attempt to bypass progression guidance

• It gives other players a meaningful chance to respond

Players should not treat every inconvenience, citation, arrest, or disagreement as justification for maximum escalation.

9. Priority Incidents

A priority incident is any major scene likely to require substantial or coordinated emergency resources.

Examples include:

• Major robberies

• Serious pursuits

• Hostage situations

• Active threats

• Large fires

• Major crashes

• Significant public disturbances

• Dangerous hazardous-material incidents

• Other large public-safety emergencies

There is:

• No limit on the number of active priority incidents

• No mandatory waiting period between priorities

• No one-priority-at-a-time rule

• No required minimum number of police officers

• No automatic prohibition based on low emergency-service staffing

• No requirement to obtain permission merely because another priority is active

Multiple emergencies may occur at the same time, as they do in real life.

Players must not intentionally:

• Spam major incidents

• Coordinate unrelated priorities solely to overwhelm responders

• Start repeated scenes only to attract police attention

• Exploit low staffing to farm rewards

• Interfere with another established scene without a roleplay reason

• Create server-wide chaos without meaningful story development

Emergency services may:

• Prioritize the most serious call

• Delay their response

• Send fewer units

• Request mutual aid

• Clear lower-priority incidents

• Respond in whatever manner command considers appropriate

A civilian scene does not become invalid simply because emergency services cannot respond immediately.

10. Criminal Roleplay

Criminal roleplay is permitted and encouraged when it creates believable stories and meaningful interaction.

Civilian characters may realistically participate in:

• Theft

• Robbery

• Burglary

• Vehicle theft

• Smuggling

• Drug trafficking

• Counterfeiting

• Fraud

• Extortion

• Bribery

• Organized crime

• Money laundering

• Illegal gambling

• Street racing

• Illegal businesses

• Gang activity

• Fencing stolen property

• Chop-shop operations

• Insurance fraud

• Corruption

• Cybercrime roleplay using approved server systems

• Other realistic criminal conduct

Criminal roleplay should not be used solely to:

• Farm money

• Farm police responses

• Generate repeated shootings

• Harass another player

• Avoid normal character development

• Exploit game mechanics

• Destroy the server economy

Criminal characters must accept realistic consequences, including:

• Investigation

• Surveillance

• Arrest

• Search warrants

• Asset seizure

• Business closure

• Prosecution

• Probation

• Incarceration

• Gang retaliation

• Loss of property

• Damage to reputation

• Long-term character consequences

11. Violence and Use of Force

Violence must have believable context and proportionate escalation.

Players may defend themselves, protect others, resist arrest, flee, fight, or use weapons when those actions make sense for the character and circumstances.

Players should not:

• Begin shootings over trivial disagreements without escalation

• Attack restrained or incapacitated characters without a strong story reason

• Use violence solely to end unwanted roleplay

• Repeatedly target the same player without continuing IC justification

• Treat every police encounter as a reason to flee or fight

• Use game mechanics to avoid realistic defensive reactions

• Conduct indiscriminate attacks with no developed roleplay basis

Violent scenes should create interaction and consequences—not merely kills.

12. Weapons

Weapons must be acquired through legitimate server systems or believable roleplay.

A character’s weapon possession and use should consider:

• How the weapon was obtained

• The character’s background

• Applicable laws

• The purpose for carrying it

• Whether its use fits the escalation

• The risk to bystanders

• The likely legal consequences

Unusual weapons are not automatically prohibited when they have been realistically obtained and are used appropriately.

The following require staff coordination when they may cause substantial server impact:

• Large explosives

• Rocket-propelled weapons

• Major destructive devices

• Devices affecting a wide area

• Military-grade equipment not ordinarily available through server systems

• Scenarios involving widespread structural destruction

Weapons may not be obtained through:

• Unauthorized menus

• Exploits

• Item duplication

• Resource injection

• Staff-tool abuse

• Unauthorized spawning

13. Hostages and Kidnapping

Kidnapping and hostage roleplay are permitted when supported by believable circumstances.

Players may not:

• Use cooperative friends as fake hostages solely to guarantee rewards

• Repeatedly use the same character as a hostage without a storyline

• Force another player into an excessively prolonged scene without meaningful participation

• Use hostages only as disposable bargaining objects

• Make demands that are clearly impossible under server mechanics

• Refuse all reasonable negotiation solely to force a shooting

• Kidnap players repeatedly for OOC reasons

• Use protected or newly spawned players as convenient hostages

Hostage scenes should allow:

• Negotiation

• Communication

• Character development

• Reasonable tactical options

• Multiple possible outcomes

No player may force permanent death or permanent injury on another player without consent.

14. Prohibited Roleplay

The following civilian roleplay is prohibited:

• Sexual assault

• Sexual exploitation

• Sexual roleplay involving minors

• Detailed self-harm scenarios

• Doxxing or real-world stalking

• Torture intended primarily for graphic shock value

• Hate-group roleplay designed to target real members

• Real-world terrorist propaganda or recruitment

• Roleplay designed to reproduce a recent real-world tragedy for shock value

• Forced permanent character death

• Forced pregnancy or similar permanent bodily consequences

• Deliberate cruelty intended only to upset another player

• Scenes that rely on nonconsensual explicit content

Staff may stop any scene that becomes excessively graphic, personally targeted, or harmful to the community.

15. Injuries and Medical Roleplay

Players must reasonably portray injuries.

The severity of roleplay should reflect:

• The type of crash

• Vehicle speed

• Weapon used

• Number and location of injuries

• Falls

• Fires

• Explosions

• Environmental conditions

• Medical treatment received

After a major collision, players should not immediately exit the vehicle and run away unless the circumstances reasonably support it.

Players are not required to permanently injure or kill their characters because of every major event.

Medical outcomes should remain believable while preserving reasonable player control over long-term character consequences.

16. Fires and Hazardous Incidents

Fire and hazardous-material roleplay is permitted through approved server systems.

Players may create realistic:

• Vehicle fires

• Trash fires

• Kitchen fires

• Structure fires

• Brush fires

• Industrial incidents

• Gas leaks

• Chemical spills

• Electrical fires

• Wildfires

• Explosion aftermath scenes

Large or widespread incidents should be coordinated when they could:

• Affect server performance

• Require map modifications

• Block major areas for a prolonged period

• Require special scripts

• Cause widespread destruction

• Create a statewide event

Fire scripts and spawned fire objects must not be spammed or used to crash the server.

17. Vehicles and Driving

Vehicles must be operated in a reasonably realistic manner.

Players may:

• Flee from police

• Use off-road routes when the vehicle and terrain reasonably allow it

• Drive through fields, alleys, construction areas, trails, or private property

• Use vehicles defensively when justified

• Participate in street racing

• Commit traffic crimes

• Operate damaged vehicles when their condition reasonably permits it

Players may not:

• Exploit unrealistic vehicle physics

• Repeatedly launch vehicles from extreme jumps without consequences

• Drive underwater or through inaccessible terrain using exploits

• Continue driving a completely destroyed vehicle as though undamaged

• Use mountains or terrain solely because police vehicles cannot follow

• Ram other vehicles repeatedly without believable justification

• Intentionally desync or teleport vehicles

• Use unauthorized vehicle modifications that provide an unfair advantage

Pursuits

Pursuits are not restricted only to paved roads.

A fleeing driver may use:

• Public roads

• Dirt roads

• Trails

• Alleys

• Parking structures

• Fields

• Construction areas

• Off-road terrain

The route must be reasonably possible for the vehicle being used.

A standard passenger car should not be treated as a purpose-built off-road vehicle without realistic consequences.

Towing and Vehicle Attachments

Players may tow, transport, recover, or attach vehicles when:

• They use an appropriate vehicle

• The attachment is physically reasonable

• The action is supported by the script

• They are not exploiting game physics

• The operation fits their character or job

Special supervisor permission is not required for ordinary realistic towing.

18. Emergency-Service Vehicles, Uniforms, and Equipment

Civilian players may not use whitelisted department assets through unauthorized permissions or menus.

However, realistic impersonation, theft, or unlawful possession may be roleplayed when:

• The items were obtained through valid roleplay

• The scene has believable context

• The player accepts serious IC consequences

• The equipment does not provide unauthorized OOC access

• The player does not use restricted staff or department systems

• The roleplay does not create OOC confusion about actual staff authority

Players may never impersonate staff members out of character.

Emergency lights, sirens, badges, uniforms, radios, and restricted equipment should be treated as serious controlled property.

19. Aircraft

Aircraft may be used for legitimate civilian roleplay.

Pilots should have an appropriate character background, license, training, or approved certification when required by community aviation policy.

Aircraft may be used for:

• Transportation

• Business operations

• Tours

• Flight training

• Search operations

• News coverage

• Medical transport

• Cargo operations

• Criminal activity

• Escapes

• Emergency scenarios

• Recreational aviation

Aircraft may not be used solely to:

• Cause destruction

• Ram players or structures

• Interfere with unrelated scenes

• Exploit inaccessible locations

• Crash repeatedly for entertainment

• Create unreasonable server-performance problems

Major aircraft incidents should be coordinated when they require large-scale emergency response or special server setup.

20. Boats and Maritime Roleplay

Boats and other watercraft may be used by civilians without a civilian-rank restriction.

They may be used for:

• Transportation

• Fishing

• Tourism

• Diving

• Cargo movement

• Smuggling

• Rescue

• Recreation

• Police evasion

• Maritime emergencies

Restricted law-enforcement vessels may only be used when obtained through authorized department access or legitimate roleplay.

Players must not abuse watercraft physics or operate vessels in impossible locations.

21. Objects, Props, and Scene Placement

Civilians may use approved props and placement systems to improve roleplay.

Examples include:

• Traffic cones

• Barricades

• Furniture

• Construction equipment

• Business displays

• Camping equipment

• Accident debris

• Event decorations

• Evidence or scene objects

Players may not:

• Spam objects

• Block major roads without a roleplay reason

• Trap players inside objects

• Create invisible barriers

• use unauthorized object-spawning menus

• Leave excessive props after a scene

• Use props to crash or degrade the server

• Spawn restricted or destructive objects without permission

Players should remove temporary scene objects when the scene concludes.

22. Animals

Animal roleplay is permitted through approved server systems and available models.

Animals may be used for:

• Pets

• Wildlife encounters

• Hunting

• Farming

• Search-and-rescue roleplay

• Service-animal roleplay

• Animal-control calls

• Criminal scenes

• Environmental incidents

Players may not:

• Spam animal models

• Use animals to grief players

• Exploit animal attacks

• Create excessive server load

• Use restricted models without authorization

23. Patrol Areas

Any designated patrol area is guidance intended to concentrate roleplay when the server population is low.

Patrol areas should not be treated as invisible walls.

Civilians may leave the designated area when:

• Their job requires it

• Their character lives or owns property elsewhere

• The scene naturally moves outside the area

• They are traveling

• They are participating in an established storyline

• A realistic reason supports the location

Players should avoid consistently creating scenes far away from all available responders solely to prevent interaction.

When server population is sufficient, roleplay may be treated as statewide.

24. Emergency Calls and Dispatch

Civilians may contact emergency services through:

• The server’s 911 system

• Phone applications

• Dispatch systems

• Approved commands

• In-character communication

• Direct contact with responders

Emergency calls should contain information reasonably available to the caller.

Players may provide:

• Location

• Nature of the emergency

• Suspect description

• Vehicle description

• Known injuries

• Weapons observed

• Direction of travel

False or misleading 911 calls are permitted as criminal roleplay when used reasonably. Repeated calls intended only to spam dispatch or disrupt responders are prohibited.

25. Joining Other Scenes

Players may become involved in another scene when they have a reasonable in-character basis.

Examples include:

• Witnessing the event

• Knowing one of the involved characters

• Being called for assistance

• Working nearby

• Responding as an employee

• Being affected by road closures or danger

• Participating in an established storyline

Players should not attach themselves to every traffic stop, pursuit, robbery, or emergency merely to gain action.

Involvement should add meaningful roleplay rather than distract from the original scene.

26. Out-of-Character Communication

Players should remain in character during active scenes.

OOC communication may be used when necessary for:

• Technical problems

• Clarifying game limitations

• Immediate safety issues

• Staff intervention

• Consent or boundary concerns

• Serious desync

• Confirming whether a player disconnected

• Resolving an impossible mechanic

Minor mistakes should be worked around in character whenever practical.

Players should not break character merely because:

• They dislike the outcome

• They are being arrested

• They lost property

• They believe another character acted unfairly

• The scene is not going according to plan

Rule disputes should normally be handled after the scene.

27. Scene Cancellation and Resets

Civilians may not unilaterally cancel, reset, or disregard a scene simply because they dislike its outcome.

A scene may be suspended or reset by:

• Staff

• Mutual agreement of all materially involved players

• A severe technical failure

• A confirmed exploit

• A major server interruption

• A situation where continuing would violate community rules

Staff should preserve as much valid roleplay as possible when resolving technical issues.

28. Civilian Careers

Civilians are encouraged to participate in lawful employment and ordinary community life.

Possible careers include:

• Business owner

• Airport employee

• Bank employee

• Bartender

• Mechanic

• Reporter

• Store employee

• Taxi driver

• Tow operator

• Tour guide

• Wilderness guide

• Limousine driver

• Bus driver

• Miner

• Truck driver

• Construction worker

• Delivery driver

• Real-estate agent

• Attorney

• Insurance agent

• Security guard

• Private investigator

• Photographer

• Farmer

• Fisher

• Contractor

• Event organizer

• Property manager

• Salesperson

• Restaurant employee

• Healthcare worker through approved systems

• Other realistic professions

This list is not exhaustive.

Any realistic profession may be roleplayed unless it requires restricted permissions, department access, or unavailable server mechanics.

29. Civilian Businesses

Civilians may create businesses, nonprofit organizations, clubs, companies, partnerships, and other realistic organizations.

Businesses may include:

• Owners

• Partners

• Managers

• Supervisors

• Employees

• Contractors

• Interns

• Security

• Legal representatives

• Accountants

• Other suitable positions

Formal incorporation may be required for:

• Business ownership protections

• Government contracts

• Licenses

• Property ownership

• Employees

• Society accounts

• Legal recognition

• Court disputes

• Regulated industries

Players may begin informal or proposed business roleplay before formal approval, but they may not claim government recognition, licenses, exclusive property rights, or protected society funds until approved.

Business limits should be enforced only when needed to prevent:

• Asset hoarding

• Inactive ownership

• Conflicts of interest

• Economy abuse

• Unreasonable monopolies

• Administrative overload

Civilian Administration may approve exceptions for active and well-managed businesses.

30. Civilian Organizations and Criminal Groups

Civilians may form:

• Clubs

• Associations

• Neighborhood groups

• Political groups

• Unions

• Charities

• Religious organizations

• Advocacy groups

• Gangs

• Organized-crime groups

• Motorcycle clubs

• Private-security companies

• Other realistic organizations

Organizations must not be used for:

• OOC harassment

• Excluding players for protected personal characteristics

• Coordinating cheating

• Sharing exploits

• Evading punishments

• Controlling the server through OOC pressure

• Targeting specific players without IC justification

Group conflict should remain in character.

31. Warrants, Courts, and Long-Term Consequences

Civilian characters may receive:

• Arrest warrants

• Search warrants

• Seizure orders

• Restraining orders

• Court summonses

• Probation

• Parole

• Fines

• License suspensions

• Business sanctions

• Asset forfeiture

• Other lawful court orders

Warrants remain active until:

• Served

• Withdrawn

• Dismissed

• Expired under applicable law or policy

• Resolved by a court

Serious crimes may produce long-term consequences.

Courts and staff should balance realism with the player’s continued ability to participate.

Possible outcomes may include:

• Reduced sentences

• Probation

• Parole

• Plea agreements

• Work release

• Character retirement

• Appeals

• Transfer to another character when appropriate

No character should be permanently removed without a clear process and reasonable notice, except where required by a voluntary storyline or serious OOC violation.

32. In-Character and Out-of-Character Discipline

Whenever possible, civilian mistakes should be addressed through in-character consequences.

Examples include:

• Arrest

• Citation

• Lawsuit

• License suspension

• Employment termination

• Business closure

• Probation

• Property seizure

• Reputation damage

• Court action

OOC discipline may be used when conduct involves:

• Cheating

• Exploiting

• Intentional fail roleplay

• Repeated rule violations

• OOC harassment

• Deliberate disruption

• Staff-tool abuse

• Refusal to follow staff instructions

• Malicious server activity

• Serious community misconduct

Possible OOC actions include:

1. Coaching or verbal guidance

2. Documented warning

3. Scene removal

4. Temporary restriction

5. Retraining

6. Civilian-rank reduction

7. Temporary suspension

8. Permanent removal

Serious violations may skip progressive discipline.

All disciplinary decisions should clearly state whether they are:

• In character

• Out of character

• Both

33. Staff Enforcement Standard

Staff should evaluate civilian roleplay based on:

• Realism

• Intent

• Proportionality

• Character history

• Scene context

• Player cooperation

• Effect on other players

• Server impact

• Whether the matter can be resolved in character

• Previous documented conduct

Staff should not punish a player merely because:

• The scenario was unusual

• The character made a poor decision

• Emergency services were understaffed

• Multiple priority scenes were active

• A scene was not included in an example list

• The player lawfully challenged an officer in character

• The scene produced an unexpected outcome

• A character behaved recklessly in a believable way

Rules should be enforced according to their purpose, not through technical loopholes.

34. Final Standard

These rules cannot list every possible civilian scenario.

When deciding whether conduct is permitted, ask:

1. Could this reasonably happen in real life, or is there credible precedent for it?

2. Does it make sense for the character and circumstances?

3. Is the player giving others a fair opportunity to participate?

4. Is the player willing to accept realistic consequences?

5. Is the conduct creating roleplay rather than simply disrupting it?

6. Does it avoid prohibited content, exploits, and server instability?

When the answer is yes, the roleplay should generally be permitted.

The goal of Civilian Operations is not to limit creativity. It is to encourage believable, fair, varied, and memorable roleplay throughout San Andreas.