DarkRP

Terminology

What the words in these rules and in your sits actually mean

Staff use these words in sits. The rules use them on every page. Here is what each one means.


1. Combat

TermWhat it meansRule
RDMRandom Deathmatch. Killing someone without a reason the rules accept.Combat 1
VDMVehicle Deathmatch. The same thing with a car.Combat 2
NLRNew Life Rule. You forget the life you just lost and stay away from where you died.Combat 3
Revenge KillGoing back to kill the person who killed you, off the back of that death.Combat 4
CrossfireHitting someone who walked into a fight that was not theirs.Combat 7
KOSKill On Sight. You may be shot without a warning. The only KOS area is inside the PD.Government 1.5
AOSArrest On Sight. Police may arrest you without catching you at anything.Government 1

2. Roleplay

TermWhat it meansRule
FearRPYou value your life. A gun to your head means you do as you are told.General 2
FailRPDoing something your character would never do, to win.General 3
MetagamingUsing what you learnt out of character, in character.General 4
PowergamingForcing an outcome other people cannot answer.General 5
LTAPLeave To Avoid Punishment. Disconnecting to get out of a situation or a sit.General 6
NITRPNo Intention To Roleplay. You are here to ruin it for everyone else.Conduct 1.2
MingeBreaking things for fun. Freezing people in props, spamming, general nuisance.Conduct 1.2

3. Building and Raiding

TermWhat it meansRule
InsidingGetting invited in, or already being in, then starting a raid from inside.Actions
Fading Door AbuseToggling a fading door with your key during a fight instead of leaving it open.Building 3.4.4
PropblockSealing an area so nobody can get in, with no keypad or lockpick to beat.General 7
PropclimbUsing props to reach somewhere you cannot walk to.General 7
PropkillUsing physics to kill someone with a prop.General 7
ProppushMoving someone with a prop against their will.General 7
Mega-BaseOne group holding more than one building.Building 9
Public BaseA base anyone may walk into, with nothing worth raiding inside.Building 8

4. Prefixes

Staff put a letter in front of an offence to say how it happened.

PrefixMeansExample
MMass. Three or more in one go.MRDM: killed four people in a spawn
AAttempted. You tried and failed.ARDM: shot at someone and missed
RRevenge. In return for something done to you.RRDM: killed the person who killed you
IIntentional. You knew and did it anyway.IRDM: killed someone after being told to stop

5. Reporting

TermWhat it means
SitA staff member pulling you aside to sort something out.
CNTAPChange Name To Avoid Punishment. Changing your name so staff cannot find you.
AppealAsking for a ban or warning to be looked at again, on Discord rather than in game.

Not sure which rule covers what you are about to do? It is on one of the pages in this sidebar. Ask in OOC before you do it, not in a sit afterwards.