Conflict and PvP Guidelines

 1. Combat instancing.

Every combat is instanced unless all participants consent otherwise, even if one person says no, it means no. Bystanders, if they weren’t present upon declaration of PvP Intent, must swiftly leave the scene and might not possess the knowledge about it going on nor approach it until the consequence phase is over - and until five turns of emotes have been exchanged between those present at the battlefield.

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2. Dice resolution of combat.

The only way to resolve a combat encounter is through Dice. Mechanical combat is disallowed and ought not be taken into any consideration. No hybrid resolutions are allowed, no out of game ways to resolve conflicts will be taken into consideration by Staff.​

 3. Combat order.

Each combat consists of these phases: 

• Declaring PvP Intent by the attacker, with options to PvP Join, PvP Observe for those unaligned with the defender, and PvP Surrender for the sides that wish to yield.

• Self-buff Phase - every Player Character is eligible to use one ability granting them buffs for the duration of a few turns or entire combat - possibly spending a spell slot or class resources.

• Initiative Phase - every active side of the combat needs to make use of Initiative Roll ability to establish the turn order during the combat.

• Establish the Turn Order - before combat itself, a comprehensive list needs to be created: establishing an order for players taking their actions.

• Combat Phase - usual combat activities take place here.

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 4. Attack on Sight is not allowed on Tierra Nueva.

Every and each combat should be preceded with proper emoting, even arranged or between clearly hostile forces. In no situation is it allowed to drop PvP Intent in the first emote.

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 5. Movement.

Generally, each character possesses 3 tiles of movement per turn unless racial perks or other sources grant them more. This movement is counted through RPR’s Movement statistic - and performed through usage of action in the RPR menu. It doesn’t need to be spent all at once - it can happen in multiple instances, before or after performing actions, bonus actions, reactions - but only during the Player Character’s turn.

Movement can only be performed in a straight line, without any turning in the midst of an instance of it: that is because RPR’s distance counting measures the distance from the initial point rather than total distance moved.

Some states or activities can reduce Movement or forbid a Player Character from moving during the turn. Climbing halves it for the duration of it (unless racial perks state otherwise), getting up after being knocked takes away half of the character's Movement that turn.

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 5.1 Players that are mounted do not receive additional movement. If they are hit, they are immediately dismounted.

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 6. Teleportation.

Teleportation isn’t regular movement - spells that allow a player to instantly move to a different place are still castable and take effect unless the player is bound by magical means. Any kind of movement impairment remains after Teleportation, e.g. a player doesn’t escape Bola or other impairing effect or debuff.

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 7. Line of Sight is required for spellcasting and shooting.

LoS can be simplified as: ability to see the opponent by the Player Character. In case of any uncertainty: player is to change into First Person view and declare whether a character can really see the enemy.

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 8. Activities taking a full pool of actions.

Switching weapons during combat takes a full pool of actions, but not bonus actions or movement. Switching armour during combat takes a full pool of actions, bonus actions and movement.

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 9. After-combat consequences.

After the conclusion of the combat scene both parties have to agree upon suitable consequences. Among the basic consequences that might be imposed by the winning party are: wounding, left for dead and robbery. If the winning party did open a PK Ticket previously, had a considerate earlier story with the character and was given agreement by a Minstrel to conduct a Character Kill, the defeated party might also be executed. Any maiming also requires a Minstrel Ticket to proceed with.

Please note: possible PK should not be a common practice! It likely ends some story, and although there are means to resurrect a fallen companion on Tierra Nueva, they are madly expensive. PK won’t be given without extensive plays, multiple occasions of combat and/or significant story development.

As to any other consequences. No means no. If the defeated party does not consent to proposed consequences, it is a task of both the aggressor and the victim to find common ground. If such cannot be achieved - proceed to the Moderator ticket for staff to mediate. However, the victim can’t and shouldn't be forced to play something they do not wish - any attempt of forcing the defeated party to accept the consequences proposed by the aggressor that might be against their consent will be severely punished. Among consequences that need explicit consent are: kidnapping, enslaving, maiming, scarification, torture, violation and other that might involve any kind of distress or cause long-term effects.

Be mindful of the other player - behind every protagonist and antagonist there's a person who wants to rest after a hard day of work. If one forces consequences upon another Player Character, they must accept that similar consequences might be forced upon their Player Character at another date.

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 10. Battlefield rule.

After every combat the aggressor party is supposed to leave PoI with their Discord tag and vague description of any discernible signs of combat - e.g. blood, footsteps, effects of spells or any other changes compared to the pre-combat state of the area.