Group Rules

Mostly this boils down to: please respect and be kind to one another and to the admins! Remember that everyone on the other side of the screen is a person whether you can see them or not, so treat them the way you would wish to be treated. Text-only communication can lead to misunderstandings so please keep an open mind and realize that people are just here to play a game and have fun.

Upon joining the Fields of Valhalla ARPG Community Group all members agree to respect and abide by the following rules outlined in the below Rules & Guidelines. Failure to abide by or respect the following Rules and Guidelines can and will incur disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the group, nullifying or revoking the offending player's existing import designs and genos, and permanent blacklisting of that player from all future Fields of Valhalla content and activity. It is the members' responsibilities to familiarize themselves with Fields of Valhalla's Rules & Guidelines, failure to do so will be considered willful negligence and cannot be used as an excuse should a member violate any of the below Rules & Guidelines.

GENERAL RULES & GUIDELINES

★ Fields of Valhalla does not tolerate harassment, bullying behavior, or hate speech of any kind from its members. We are an all-inclusive community, and we have absolutely no patience for anyone who exhibits racist, sexist, or phobic behavior towards any demographic of people(s). Violation of this rule, even by means of a public 'joke', will result in immediate discipline up to and including warnings, temporary bans, or permanent expulsions from the Community.
★ Fields of Valhalla does not tolerate antagonism towards its community, staff, or members. Antagonism with the intent to cause contempt towards the staff or dissent within the community will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, inciting dramatic upheavals within the community over a perceived injustice such as RNG disappointments; or accusing staff and other members of misconduct without sufficient evidence.
★ Fields of Valhalla is not responsible nor liable for the content that members may experience in the free-forum, community-posting aspect of the ARPG. While our moderation teams make it their priority to maintain the Community's standards for behavior and content, we cannot be held responsible for any content that goes unseen or unaddressed by our Admin. Participation in Fields of Valhalla is at the individual member's own discretion.
★ Representation of Fields of Valhalla content in artwork, writing, advertisement, import templates, and related forms of media is property of the ARPG group and is strictly prohibited from being utilized outside of the Fields of Valhalla community. You may not claim the ideas, designs, or content as your own, nor use it in any application that is not directly connected to or included within the Fields of Valhalla ARPG and Community.
★ In the event that the behavior of an Fields of Valhalla staff member needs to be addressed for any reason, you may contact bovidaeloony on discord or by note on deviantart. Be advised that you may be asked to provide sufficient evidence to support your claim in the form of screenshots or logs. Fields of Valhalla will not disclose how a staff member is disciplined if their behavior has dipped below our stringent standards for staff conduct.
★ For all purposes other than staff conduct concerns, please do not DM Fields of Valhalla staff. Questions may be noted to RukaanOfficial, posted to the Help and Questions journal, or posted in the Discord Questions channel. Please note that questions and clarifications about specific admin comments should be posted as a reply to the original admin comment so context can be maintained and we can better answer your question.
★ Fields of Valhalla and its Discord server are pubicly accessible. Please follow internet safety best practices with the understanding that there will be people you do not know in the group able to access anything you post. It is always best practice not to share your name, exact location, selfies or other personally identifiable information online in any venue that isn't completely private, secure and trusted.
★ Cheating of ANY kind is EXPLICITLY banned in Fields of Valhalla. Cheaters found to be participating in any egregious activity will be immediately disqualified from events or activities, and will incur disciplinary action up to and including permanent banishment for especially serious offenses. Judgement of whether suspicious activity can be considered cheating will be at the discretion of the group admins.
Examples of Cheating Include: Utilizing multiple accounts to circumvent rules that limit participation or posting, crowd-sourcing assistance to win raffles or events, and any other conduct or behavior with explicit intentions to unfairly gain an advantage over other members.
★ Admins are allowed to participate in any group activity or event that is accessible to members, but are prohibited from judging, rolling, or distributing prizes for any event or entry they have created or that contains a Rukaan belonging to them.
★ Members are not permitted to ask for or expect special treatment in the form of customs, artwork, breeding slots, or exceptions to any of the guidelines that we expect our community members to follow regardless of personal affiliation or loyalty.  The following requests are not permitted:
You may not ask for custom designs, semi-customs, exclusive imports.You may not ask for access to unreleased content before public release.You may not ask for items, companions, supplements, or any other consumable content. You may not ask for rare traits.You may not ask for breeding slots to FoV Starters.You may not ask for special consideration of any kind.
This includes, but is not limited to, unwanted and unsolicited playful hinting at or nudging a staff member in a joking manner.Access to anything mentioned above is strictly invitation-only, and at the Group Owners' private, exclusive discretion.

IMPORTS, ART, & SUBMISSION RULES

★ Designs submitted for approval must be accepted by an Fields of Valhalla Admin before they can participate in any of the group's activities. Approval standards are maintained in our various design guides, and are subject to approval or rejection at the Admin's discretion. An Fields of Valhalla Admin will provide objective critique on a design that has failed to meet the group's standards; and will approve the design when the necessary changes are made.
★ Designs including markings or features that are heavily based off of previously copyrighted material will be automatically rejected. This includes, but is not limited to, symbols or references to video games, motion picture media, comic book material, or pre-existing designs. Fields of Valhalla welcomes discussions about copyrighted material in a fun and open public setting; but the decision to prohibit this material from being used in import designs is made to protect Fields of Valhalla and its assets from Copyright infringement.
★ Designs bearing markings or features that resemble, or are based off of, religious or political material will be automatically rejected. Fields of Valhalla is an all-inclusive community; and while we respect our members' various religious and political identities, we feel that utilizing Fields of Valhalla's content to express those identities could lead to an unfavorable social climate.
★ Designs including markings or features that reference, showcase, or are based off of offensive symbols, emblems, flags, or any content related to these criteria will be automatically rejected. Utilizing symbols like Swastikas, Confederate Emblems, or other related content that is unsavory or offensive to a demographic of people will not only be rejected from submission, but will also be met with Fields of Valhalla's strongest disapproval.
★ The import template and designs created on it can only be uploaded by the official account, RukaanOfficial, and this serves as the character's official reference for the group. This prevents confusion about what constitutes the official reference for the character.
★ All artwork submitted to the Fields of Valhalla group must be your own artwork. Fields of Valhalla does not tolerate plagiarism of any kind. Artwork that has been too heavily referenced, traced, or reproduced in any way from another artist's original work will be automatically removed from the group, will not count towards any kind of activity or reputation gain, and the offending member will be disciplined appropriately. Artwork that is commissioned by a member of Fields of Valhalla can be added to the group under the provisions that it is done so from the original uploaded submission where the original artist is fully credited and publicized. Work created by AI in part or entirely is also not allowed.
★ All content associated with Fields of Valhalla's Imports must fall into line with MPA's PG-13 standards. Import names, descriptions, and stories must be tasteful and without overtly offensive material that could be considered too intense for a teenage viewer. Violation of this rule will result in the content being removed or the member in question will be required to edit the aforementioned content to fit in line with Fields of Valhalla's standards.
★ Artwork, Writing, Crafts, and all User Content submitted to the Fields of Valhalla community must fall into line with MPA's PG-13 standards. Fields of Valhalla does not condone, support, or tolerate the use of its imports, designs, and content in any sexual manner or style. Artwork, Writing, Crafts, or User Content that indecently sexualizes Fields of Valhalla's creations, NPC characters, or conceptions will be explicitly banned from submission into the group gallery. Players are free to privately roleplay, explore, or conceptualize content in this manner, but it will not be allowed to be showcased in the ARPG Community and cannot be redeemed for activity points. Other indecent content that is prohibited from group submission are as followed: Violent and detailed depictions that far exceed PG-13 Standards, Depictions of Gratuitous abuse of Fields of Valhalla's creature designs, Indecent Fetishes of any Kind.
★ All group rolls are final. Rukaan owners are responsible for posting or checking all forms before submitting to the group, as admins are not responsible for checking for bonuses that are not included in the form. If the owner is not the artist of the piece, the owner is responsible for communicating with the artist regarding forms and circumstances for submitting the piece to the group. The group recommends having the owner submit the piece so they will receive any correspondence regarding form fixes. Rerolls are only permitted in very narrow circumstances of admin error.
★ The Co-Owning of Imported Designs by more than one member is strictly prohibited in Fields of Valhalla. There are no exceptions.
★ Any kind of leasing of a Rukaan is strictly prohibited. Repeated violations may result in a loss of ownership transfer or bank transfer privileges. Leasing includes but is not limited to:

Transfers of ownership that are not intended to be an entirely permanent transfer
A player that is not the Rukaan's owner submits the Rukaan for rolls and the owner designates the other player as the recipient of the item drops or rewards for the piece
A player that is not the Rukaan's owner submits the Rukaan for rolls and the owner transfers the item drops or rewards to the player after the submission is rolled

★ In order to keep up with submissions, there is a 2 submission per day global limit on the Deviantart Gallery. Sometimes the limit is not enforced by Deviantart's submission system, but we ask that you still observe this limit.

SALES, ADVERTISEMENT, TRADES

★ Advertisement journals or posts of any kind may only be resubmitted to the group or discord once every seventy-two hours (or 3 days). Journals found to be bumped (removed and resubmitted) more than once per 3 day period will be rejected from the submission queue without notice, and will not be approved for re-submission until after a fresh 3 day period ends. Please do not post the same ad/item to multiple ad folders/channels.
★ Pre-Made Imports and Designs acquired through Official Fields of Valhalla Raffles, Events, or Special Activities where no monetary exchange is made are NOT permitted to be resold in any way. This includes, but is not limited to, the exchange of 'vouchers' to be used for the purchase of other designs or adoptables; and the exchange of non-digital goods outside of traditional art and crafts. They can, however, be directly traded or gifted in exchange for existing digital content like designs, calves, slots, or adoptables; and traded in exchange for digital artwork, traditional artwork, or artwork in the form of crafts.
★ Slots and Calves can be sold or traded in the open or closed market with prices set at the Seller's discretion. Fields of Valhalla will not limit or restrict how much a Member can charge for their slots or the calves procured through submitted breeding requests. Additionally, Fields of Valhalla will not permit restrictive rules attached to slot sales. The only rules permitted in the exchange of a breeding slot are those listed in the breeding slot template. No other rules will be permitted.
★ Slots cannot be offered for sale, trade, or swap until an Import has had Breeding unlocked. This includes the preemptive sale, trade, or gifting of slots in exchange for any goods or services rendered.
★ The group may review cases involving USD sales disputes. We will need to see proof of agreement and terms, completed payment and issuance/findings of a completed Paypal dispute. Issues will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Those found to be in violation will be barred from posting advertisements to the group or the discord chat.

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