Community standards
Serious stories need shared rules.
These concise standards protect fair scenes, immersive characters, and a welcoming 18+ community.
Important: The full rules published in NorthBridge Discord remain authoritative until all website wording is finalized. Cheating, exploiting, harassment, and ban evasion are major violations.
Category 01
Respect Everyone
- 1.Treat every player with dignity, including during conflict.
- 2.Harassment, discrimination, slurs, or targeted toxicity are prohibited.
Category 02
Serious RP Only
- 1.Stay in character and give others meaningful opportunities to respond.
- 2.Use believable character motivations; avoid trolling or scene-breaking behavior.
Category 03
No RDM or VDM
- 1.Do not attack without valid roleplay initiation and escalation.
- 2.Vehicles are not weapons except in an immediate, believable life-threatening circumstance.
Category 04
Value Your Life / FearRP
- 1.React to danger as a real person would and prioritize your character’s survival.
- 2.Do not force impossible heroics when clearly outmatched or restrained.
Category 05
No Metagaming
- 1.Only act on information your character learned in roleplay.
- 2.Streams, Discord, and out-of-character conversations cannot inform in-city decisions.
Category 06
No Powergaming
- 1.Do not force outcomes, exploit mechanics, or deny another player a fair response.
- 2.Use systems and emotes to support scenes—not to bypass consent or believable limits.
Category 07
New Life Rule
- 1.After respawning, forget the immediate events leading to incapacitation.
- 2.Do not return to an active scene to retaliate or recover property unless staff directs otherwise.
Category 08
Safe Zones
- 1.Do not initiate criminal activity in designated protected areas.
- 2.Safe zones never excuse fleeing into one to avoid an already active scene.
Category 09
Exploiting & Cheating
- 1.Cheats, injected tools, duping, and intentional exploitation result in severe action.
- 2.Report vulnerabilities privately; never demonstrate or distribute an exploit.
Category 10
Combat Logging
- 1.Do not disconnect to avoid an interaction, consequence, arrest, or loss.
- 2.If you crash, communicate promptly and make a good-faith effort to return.
Category 11
Police & EMS
- 1.Allow public-service players to develop scenes and follow reasonable instructions.
- 2.Corruption and extreme misconduct require prior staff approval where Discord rules specify it.
Category 12
Gang & Criminal RP
- 1.Build conflict through story, escalation, and clear motives—not constant gunplay.
- 2.Follow current limits for groups, robberies, wars, and cooldowns in Discord.
Category 13
Voice & Microphone
- 1.A working, understandable microphone is required.
- 2.Keep voice communication free of disruptive soundboards, distortion, and excessive background noise.
Category 14
Staff Decisions & Appeals
- 1.Follow staff direction during an active situation and discuss concerns afterward.
- 2.Use the official ticket or appeal process; do not argue cases in public channels.
