"How To Get Along In Mhirdrun"

By Phiona Mercy.

The rules of Mhirdrun are written vaguely, intentionally. Mhirdrun's admin and game masters aren't out to ban anyone -- they're there to get people to think. There's no full-time police for the sim, and most of the admins would prefer to spend their time role-playing. Everyone playing in Mhirdrun is (or should be!) an adult. They're expected not to need baby-sitters; so? To help people understand our interpretation of the rules, we've put together a nice little list of best practices that will help you get along with other players in Mhirdrun. This is a work in progress - and will never be completed. ;-P

While this stuff is presented as a tongue-in-cheek ode to The Evil Overlord List -- most of this still *will* happen to you in RP scenarios at some point on Mhirdrun!

List #1:

I will thank other players (especially my character's enemies!) for the RP at the end of a scene!
I will assume all capture, sex, torture or scenes involving sexual assault will want to Fade-To-Black until proven otherwise!
- Fade to black on a first date is likely. I will make sure my schedules align; make sure they don't fuck off as soon as their jollies get rocked.
I will not OOCly get into people's shit because I see them having sex with someone else.
- Especially if they're doing it with a different character.
If I have to go soon, politely tell other players BEFORE the scene turns intense, not WHILE people are trying to beat mycharacter up or throw me in jail.
When the Sheriff and his posse knock on my front door: It's already mid-scene. It's bad form for me to log out suddenly.
If I have to go mid or right before a fight? I will give narrative control of my character to theirs. I don't just assume I escape automatically. I acknowledge people spend time as well as social and diplomatic collateral to get a good posse together.
If someone logs on you because of an IRL emergency; I will be responsible and fair with narrative control and send them a fair notecard about what the next step is for their character when they come back to RP.
I will play my half-orc or elf while my human is locked up! Storylines should be allowed to play out logically.
If someone who is not of my preferred gender hits on my character, my character can freak out, or panic or be polite IC -- but OOCly I am still required to be respectful of another role-player.