Conduct Policies
Rules of Conduct
The Rules of Conduct are rules to guide the player’s behaviour rather than that of their characters. These rules are not unreasonable and all players should familiarize themselves with them prior to attending event. Players should not create an unsafe or disrespectful environment for other players, and should maintain a certain level of maturity. Legacies is an at-will organization; players participate of their own free will and are allowed to play at the will of the Executive Officers of Legacies. As an organization, Legacies does not discriminate based on age (except the minimum age requirement), gender, race, ethnicity, sexual or religious preferences, mental disabilities or physical handicaps. The same is expected of its players.
The following actions and behaviors are NOT tolerated from players. Players shall not:
- Engage in any illegal activities as defined by state, municipal, or federal law while at a Legacies event.
- Consume alcoholic beverages, marijuana, or any illegal drugs or substances during a Legacies event, nor arrive at an event intoxicated or otherwise in an altered state. Similarly, players may not bring these substances into the area of play.
- Carry any real world weapons at an event, regardless of whether they are licensed. The only exception is a small folding knife for utility or eating purposes, which must be sheathed at all times when not in direct use.
- Misrepresent the organization of Legacies, its membership, or its intent at any time.
- Behave in a rude or disrespectful manner to the Executive Officerss and Referees of Legacies, or players while Out of Game, including Out of Game displays of temper.
- Regardless of religious or political beliefs, proselytize to players or in any way bring Out of Game religious or political matters to game.
Additionally, the follow actions are strictly prohibited:
- Depiction or roleplay of Sexual Assault is **never** allowed at game. No matter how realistic players wish to make their roleplay, this will not be tolerated. It may be in a character history, but may never come into game through roleplay or even a Stepping out situation (refer to the section titled “Stepping Out” in the rulebook). Violating this policy is considered a Major Violation under the Legacies Disciplinary System, and could result in ban or suspension from Legacies.
- No one is to ever be actually physically bound or confined in any way, shape or form. They may not be physically locked into a room, tied up or gagged. All of these things can be achieved through simulation (Example: Draping a rope around a character’s extremities to simulating binding their arms and legs). A player may only lock themselves in a room for Out of Game situations. (Example: Changing garments, using the restroom facilities, etc.).
- Every player’s physical space and privacy must be respected at all times. If a player indicates they are uncomfortable with the physical activity of another player the activity must cease. (Example: physically picking up or touching other players). Players should not physically interact with each other beyond a light shoulder touch without asking and receiving permission first. During combat, any form of physical roleplay is prohibited.
- A player may never touch another player’s Out of Game possessions (wallet, purse, keys, etc). All Out of Game possessions must be marked clearly with orange ribbon or tape or placed underneath a bed. In Game items belonging to the characters may not be hidden Out of Game.
- A player should not bring any Out of Game issues to a game site. Any player disturbing the game with non-game related issues may be asked to leave immediately.
These restrictions apply in order to maintain a safe and respectful environment for everyone to play in. This is not an exhaustive list of all inappropriate action or behavior, and players are expected to be capable of maturity and judgement while attending.
Antibullying and Harassment Policy
Legacies is committed to maintaining a game space that fosters mutual respect, acceptance, and safety. In keeping with this, the Legacies operations team has created and published our anti bullying and harassment policy, and a set of reporting and investigation procedures for all players to use relating to the issues of bullying and harassment in a game space. Legacies will not tolerate bullying or harassment in our game spaces, be that at event or on any of our digital platforms, and is committed to making every reasonable effort to prevent and eliminate conduct that falls within the scope of this policy. We strive to ensure that all staff and players are treated and treat others with dignity and respect.
The Antibullying and Harassment policy covers any bullying or harassment which occurs on-site on-site during Legacies sponsored events and between event interactions online using any Legacies owned or maintained media platforms such as the Legacies Website Forum, Facebook Page, or Discord server.
This policy applies to all players, new and old, and all staff, including the Executive Officers, Heads of Committees and Referees.
Legacies has created the Antibullying and Harassment Policy document to help assess when an individual's behavior falls outside the realm of acceptability, as well as guide next steps for addressing the issue. The policy can be found here.
Disciplinary System / Rules of Conduct and Offenses Policy
A new disciplinary system has been created to replace the former Ref Warning system used for Rules of Conduct or Policy violations. If you witness a violation, please report the incident to a Referee immediately, or submit an official incident report.
Download Rules of Conduct and Offenses Policy PDF
Discipline Appeal Process
In the event that a player feels that discipline brought against them is unfair, they may utelize the Discipline Appeal Process to request an appeal on the decisions made.