The Thalassian Legion Guild strives to foster an environment where its members can have fun and tell their characters’ stories through roleplay. Its leadership endeavors, within reason, to maintain an environment that is safe and engaging. Any behaviors counterproductive to these goals (fun, storytelling, safety, and engagement) are frowned upon and subject to consequence.
The following is our Code of Conduct. It serves as an outline of the rules, principles, and values of the Thalassian Legion, so that its members (and, to an extent, guests outside the guild who visit our server) may have a sufficient guideline for expected behavior and proper practice. This is not for the sake of “control”, but to ensure a safe, respectful, and productive environment that the majority may enjoy.
Proactivity and Personal Agency Disclaimer
Remember that this guild is only a vehicle for your RP; you are the driver.
The Thalassian Legion’s values personal agency and a proactive approach to roleplay and storylines. We are not here to write your story for you, only some of the events that happen around (or, with your expressed interest or permission, to) your character. This means that you are partly responsible for hooking your character into the goings-on of the guild and seeking RP outside of events if you want it; if you feel barred from these or need a bit of help, don’t hesitate to ask in the character ideas chat. We may be a military guild, but we aren’t here to completely restrict your ability to write.
However, remember that as a military guild, there are some innate limitations and consequences to actions that apply. For example, if your character’s alignment is evil then they will struggle to find a place in the ranks.
If you’re here to casually RP on-and-off due to being in other guilds or having real life responsibilities, that’s okay. We don’t pay your sub, and you won’t be booted for prioritizing your wants or needs. Still, bear in mind that if you don’t log into your Thalassian Legion character(s) at least once every month, the character will be removed from the guild.
However, players and characters with more passive or inactive approach will not stand out as much as their present and active counterparts. We hold nothing against our inactive or more easygoing members, it’s just a simple fact that people will pay attention to the people who want and do the work work to get attention. We are a guild with characters and plots that progress at a steady pace, so if you want to shine, you to need to build to that yourself. Either by the luck of the dice in attending events, by plotting RPs with other members, or by seeking RP with your fellow members so your presence can be not simply seen but felt.
Rules of Thumb
Rule #1. Adult Guild for Adult Players: Minors (any under 18 years old) are not welcome in the Thalassian Legion, in or out of character; any minors found to be lying about their age will be removed from the guild without exception. In this vein, any found having inappropriate interactions with minors will be removed and blacklisted from the guild with no consideration for return.
— NPCs related to a character are somewhat exempt from this, i.e. a character’s child or little sibling. However, any inappropriate use of the NPCs is subject to consequence.
Rule #2. Maintain Maturity and Respect: Members of the Thalassian Legion are expected to act as mature, respectful adults would. Consider others, take responsibility for your actions, regulate your emotions, and respond to challenges with empathy and reason rather than reacting impulsively. While you are here, you will give others consideration, demonstrate reasonable degrees of deference, and be polite. Boundaries are to be adhered to the best of your ability, perspectives should be listened to, and feelings not be brushed off. If you are ever uncertain of something, ask the other person(s) related for clarification.
— Blatant disrespect will not be tolerated. Consequences will depend on severity.
— If you make a habit of willfully stirring up trouble with your peers, expect to face consequences.
Rule #3. Maintain the Escapism: The Thalassian Legion is a place for its member to distract themselves from the harsh realities, stresses, or routines of daily life by immersing their minds in entertainment, fantasy, and imaginative situations so they may relax and recharge. This means, no matter what “side” you are on in politics, what you think of a religion or current event, and what you may personally feel is justifiable or wrong, keep it out of the guild.
— Failure to adhere to this can result in anything from a simple warning (verbally or in DMs) to removal depending on severity of the number of times repeated.
— If you meet someone in the Thalassian Legion that is accepting of discussing these topics, you are more than welcome to do so. However, unless you have the consented comfort of everyone present, don’t have that discussion publicly. Do so privately.
Rule #4. No Hate Speech: What is Hate Speech? Any communication—be it speech, writing, or behavior—that attacks, degrades, or incites hatred against an individual or group based on characteristics like one’s race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
— You will be removed from the guild and receive a DNI for this. Bigotry and prejudice of any kind are not welcome here.
Discord Server Rules
Rule #1. Keep Content to the appropriate Channels: Post content to the chats befitting them. If chat names are not enough and you’re uncertain where your content belongs, read the chat’s short description, ask an officer for clarity, or simply use the chat you think is closest to suitable.
— If a piece of media or conversation goes to the wrong chat, the people involved (officer or non-officer) will be warned. Deletions may be performed, as well, if necessary (such as NSFW outside the NSFW chat).
Rule #2. Don’t be disruptive in Voice Channels: Members and guests of the Thalassian Legion are expected to be mindful of their voice chat activity during events and, to an extent, regularly. Additionally, a soundboard on occasion is acceptable, but the voice chat should not be discombobulated with them. During event especially, it is distracting, immersion-breaking, and disrespectful to the DM(s) of the event and other roleplayers present.
— 1st Offense = Warning/VC Kick. 2nd Offense = Server Mute for 1 day. Third Offense = Removal of Soundboard Access or Perma-Mute.
Rule #3. Horde-loyal, but not Alliance-anti: The Thalassian Legion is a guild that is “Quel’Thalas first, Horde second”, but we are still, at the end of the day, technically a Horde guild despite accepting Quel’dorei, Ren’dorei, Kaldorei, and other traditionally Alliance races that choose to put all their loyalty towards Quel’Thalas ICly (sans Humans, Dwarves, Gnomes, and Worgen). That said, on an OOC level (IC is your prerogative) we are not anti-Alliance (or anti-neutral).
— Hate towards the Alliance Community, Horde Community, or those who roleplay characters in-between, will be given a timeout or be outright removed depending on severity.
Rule #4. AI Tolerance: AI work is tolerated here. However, do not call it “art”. We encourage our members to seek and support real artists. AI should be a tool, not a replacement for human effort.
— An excellent source to find artists is the community event, Crown Arts Emporium, as well as sites like VGen and Artistree. You can also get recommendations/links to real artists from your peers. If someone posts a piece of art and you like that artist’s style, simply ask for the artist’s info!
Rule #5. No Engaging with Wyrmguard Secrets: Members of the Thalassian Legion are discouraged from interacting with Wyrmguard Secrets. It’s a hateful source of gossip and rumormongering that exists solely to badmouth other roleplayers, which is not the kind of community we want to foster here.
— Anyone found to be posting there, especially about the guild, will be removed; we will not trust such individuals within our ranks, and if we can’t trust you we don’t want you.
Roleplay Rules
Rule #1. Consent is King: Remember that you are co-writing with other human beings to tell a story that furthers not only your character’s growth and story but theirs, as well. Interactions (especially romantic, sexual, and violent ones) you have in roleplay should be clearly (not assumedly) consented upon by the other parties involved.
— Ignoring someone’s explicit no or thinly-veiled discomfort will result in immediate removal from the guild.
— You can (E)RP with whoever you want, so long as it’s with another adult (both IC and OOC).
Rule #2. Know your Audience: Try to understand the person(s) reading/hearing/viewing your message—what their background, core interests, and expectations are in RP. The Thalassian Legion encourage its members to communicate with each other what they seek in RP. Some lean for more serious tones on the regular, others wanna keep it silly more often than not; most characters take well to comedic interactions, but its important to read when the appropriate time to be so. Likewise, it’s important to consider when is the appropriate time and place to bring in/up dark and/or serious topics.
— The guild’s leadership not responsible for managing your interpersonal compatibility for RP. However, ignoring other Thalassian Legion characters is unacceptable. A minimum of cordiality ICly is expected.
Rule #3. Remember to Communicate: Communication is the linchpin of roleplay; without it, everything falls apart. Ensure beforehand that the other player is comfortable with that flirt you want to have your character do toward theirs, or losing that arm you wanna have your character chop off. Always check that the RP they’re doing isn’t private and you can join.
— Disregard of others’ communicated wishes with have consequences ranging in severity; the punishment will fit the crime by view of the officer core.
— We cannot penalize those with plausible deniability, so if you do not communicate clearly (“I do not like this”/”I am not okay with this”) with the other party, do not expect us to act.
— If another party is known to have difficulty reading tone, it is recommended you use Emojis or Tone Tags to avoid misunderstandings.
Rule #4. IC does not equal OOC: You are not your character, and the other person is not their character. A character’s actions, behavior, and choices should not, under any circumstance, form your opinion of the person playing/writing them. Disagreements between your character should not lead to an OOC conflict.
— Failure to maintain the boundary between player and character will be met with anything ranging from warning to removal from the Thalassian Legion.
Rule #5. IC Actions have IC Consequence: The Thalassian Legion does not force character death or mutilation. However, your character’s actions, behavior, and choices will have consequences. If your character is antagonistic, expect them to be treated like an antagonist. If your character disrespects people who outrank them, expect them to be punished for it. If your character goes too far in some way, expect them to potentially face a discharge from the Thalassian Legion’s ranks. This is not to punish you, the player, it’s just consequence.
— IC Consequences may be bargained, but if your character acts out there is no possibility of facing no consequence whatsoever.
— If your character is discharged from the Thalassian Legion, you are encouraged to bring in a new character.
Rule #6. Maintain a Balance of Power: Blizzard has… inconsistent lore, so we try not to restrict things like ability and backstory too much. However, while you can be creative, don’t be a lore character’s long-lost sibling, lover, or best friend, nor the wielder of an artifact weapon, etc.
— God modding, meta gaming, mary sues, and self-inserts are not welcome in the Thalassian Legion. If you are found guilty of one of these, you will be given a warning. If you do not demonstrate willful change, you will be removed from the guild and face a DNI.