[Guide] A (Discovery) Roleplayer's First Steps

[Karmotrine Dream]

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BASIC LAWFUL GUIDE

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Maybe you always liked the idea of playing a navy officer.
Maybe you're a proud patriot who wants to do their country proud, either by greasing the wheels of commerce or crushing those who stand in their way.
Maybe you're looking for an excuse to blow up people, and doing that to unlawfuls gets you medals instead of a firing squad.
Or maybe it's just a job to you, it pays the bills, and it keeps your people safe.

Whatever the case, you want to stick to the right side of the laws and enjoy the backing of your many and deep pocketed House allies; a convenient thing, especially if you're going for a more peaceful profession like mining or trading.


Who are the lawfuls?
By and large, the lawfuls of Sirius are its House police forces, their military fleets, their intelligence agencies and their corporations.
There are a number of other not-House lawful organisations as well, typically corporations of some description.
All of these behave more or less how you'd expect: they abide the laws, they make sure others follow them, they go after trespassers and undesirables and protect their fellow House-people. So far, so standard.

Things get a little more interesting with corporations, as most of them do have piracy lines against their competition (so long as it's done away from the eyes and arms of the law; wouldn't want a PR accident on their hands after all) - and on the flip side, intelligence agencies often take a more proactive stance in pushing their House's agenda, acting in ways that look suspiciously close to that of unlawfuls.


How do I make a lawful?
Refer to the setup guide in the basics post. That's it, simple as that! Just make sure to use the right /restart.


How do I behave as a lawful?
If you're a cop or a military person, make sure to read your House laws, since you're expected to uphold them!
It's a good idea to do so even if you're a you're a trader, you wouldn't want to be hauling contraband and then getting on your people's bad side now would you?

Overall, be friendly to civilians and freelancers (but scan them to make sure they're not smugglers), tell pirates to take a hike or else, inform foreign agents of their rights (to get shown the door at gunpoint), join your colleagues for a Sunbucks break, go on patrol with your mates... and so on and so forth. There's plenty to do, really!
And whatever it is you will do, remember to be respectful to your fellow players, no matter their IFF!


Respectful? But I AM THE LA--
Your character may be. You are not your character, though, just like all those other people on your screen are not the character they're playing.
This is a game, and games are at their best when everyone is having fun and feeling comfortable!

By all means, be mean to your inRP enemies, but don't go after the players! In fact, if you enjoyed your time, battle or RP with them, let them know! Everyone likes a compliment.
If you're holding someone up for an inspection, try to be polite and professional; if you're slapping someone with a fine, keep it reasonable! And if you're going to fight someone, try to keep it fair and avoid ganks, even if you have backup.