Always assume the best of your fellow group members. Conflict is an unavoidable fact of groups, especially with groups of 30-40. Please remember that people rarely intend to upset others. In an online platform where people cannot physically see each other’s emotional state or detect vocal tone, it is easy to misinterpret someone’s words or actions. Moderators are always here to work through interpersonal conflicts with you, regardless of whether they are rules-related or personality-related. In return, we ask that members give their peers the benefit of the doubt.

Communicate. When conflict arises, speak up. Do yourself and everyone else a favor by giving people the chance to apologize and adjust their behavior and giving mods the chance to moderate. The best way to keep problematic behavior from escalating is to clearly and promptly communicate your feelings while avoiding being rude or mean yourself. Passive aggression (or straight-up aggression) leads to resentment and does not solve problems. It breaks our hearts to hear "So-and-so has been doing something for months!" - we would have loved to prevent unnecessary distress by helping earlier!

1. When in-character, it is better to over-communicate with your RP partners during charged or emotional RP than to under-communicate. Many people find endless conflict, trauma, and IC arguments to be draining instead of fun, and that is a completely legitimate playstyle.

Treat everyone with respect. No topics are forbidden: you can mention the pandemic or talk politics. If someone feels uncomfortable with something you are talking about and asks you to stop, please respect that wish and don't continue the topic. Likewise, If you're uncomfortable, be sure to state that clearly! Do not assume everyone implicitly knows or shares your beliefs or comfort levels. We would like all to feel included and cared for, but we can only do that with good communication (refer to Rule #1 & #2, and #4).

Be mindful when venting. It’s natural to seek comfort from your social group, but please avoid cultivating an overly pessimistic environment (both IC and OOC). Research suggests that negative mental states are contagious among certain groups. If you're not sure whether what you have to say is too negative, err on the side of caution.

Treat IC and OOC as separate. Just because someone dislikes your character/disagrees with your character, does not mean they dislike/disagree with you.

Don't godmod or metagame. Just don't. Being right all the time/never wrong/never losing, too powerful, invulnerable, etc. is not fun for anyone except you. Remember that D&D and roleplay are cooperative experiences and not just about you.

Refrain from discussing characters/plots from other groups unless specifically invited to. We know you're not trying to make people feel bad (see rule #1), but discussion like this excludes people and makes them feel left out.

​Do not ask mods mod-related questions in VC unless a mod initiated the VC for the specific purpose of conducting mod business (e.g., character creation office hours, dicecloud help, etc.). Individual mods don't have unilateral authority to make rules decisions; these are all decided by committee. Anything said by a single individual mod with no written record or the question, the reasoning, or the response cannot be taken as an official ruling.

Don't gossip. It’s fine to say "I've had my art traced before" or "I've had a bad experience in a Group before." You cannot say "User Bob traced my art" or "I had a bad experience in Blahblah group." Also, don't share enough detail that someone may be able to identify an individual, don't drop clickbait information to entice people into DMing you for further gossip, etc.