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
| Term | What it means | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| RDM | Random Deathmatch. Killing someone without a reason the rules accept. | Combat 1 |
| VDM | Vehicle Deathmatch. The same thing with a car. | Combat 2 |
| NLR | New Life Rule. You forget the life you just lost and stay away from where you died. | Combat 3 |
| Revenge Kill | Going back to kill the person who killed you, off the back of that death. | Combat 4 |
| Crossfire | Hitting someone who walked into a fight that was not theirs. | Combat 7 |
| KOS | Kill On Sight. You may be shot without a warning. The only KOS area is inside the PD. | Government 1.5 |
| AOS | Arrest On Sight. Police may arrest you without catching you at anything. | Government 1 |
2. Roleplay
| Term | What it means | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| FearRP | You value your life. A gun to your head means you do as you are told. | General 2 |
| FailRP | Doing something your character would never do, to win. | General 3 |
| Metagaming | Using what you learnt out of character, in character. | General 4 |
| Powergaming | Forcing an outcome other people cannot answer. | General 5 |
| LTAP | Leave To Avoid Punishment. Disconnecting to get out of a situation or a sit. | General 6 |
| NITRP | No Intention To Roleplay. You are here to ruin it for everyone else. | Conduct 1.2 |
| Minge | Breaking things for fun. Freezing people in props, spamming, general nuisance. | Conduct 1.2 |
3. Building and Raiding
| Term | What it means | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Insiding | Getting invited in, or already being in, then starting a raid from inside. | Actions |
| Fading Door Abuse | Toggling a fading door with your key during a fight instead of leaving it open. | Building 3.4.4 |
| Propblock | Sealing an area so nobody can get in, with no keypad or lockpick to beat. | General 7 |
| Propclimb | Using props to reach somewhere you cannot walk to. | General 7 |
| Propkill | Using physics to kill someone with a prop. | General 7 |
| Proppush | Moving someone with a prop against their will. | General 7 |
| Mega-Base | One group holding more than one building. | Building 9 |
| Public Base | A 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.
| Prefix | Means | Example |
|---|---|---|
| M | Mass. Three or more in one go. | MRDM: killed four people in a spawn |
| A | Attempted. You tried and failed. | ARDM: shot at someone and missed |
| R | Revenge. In return for something done to you. | RRDM: killed the person who killed you |
| I | Intentional. You knew and did it anyway. | IRDM: killed someone after being told to stop |
5. Reporting
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Sit | A staff member pulling you aside to sort something out. |
| CNTAP | Change Name To Avoid Punishment. Changing your name so staff cannot find you. |
| Appeal | Asking 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.