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AGE REQUIREMENT

You must be 18 years or older to join this game. Somnia deals with mature content, including psychological horror, trauma, body horror, and more.

PLAYER CONDUCT

Infomodding: Characters can only know what they have access to in-universe. Player knowledge should never bleed into character behavior. Characters with perception-altering abilities such as telepathy must obtain player permission before using these powers on other characters.

Godmodding: No character can control, reshape, or destroy the setting. Attempts to do so must be driven by plot and player collaboration, not assumed authority. Characters may gain influence in-game, but no amount of IC power excuses OOC disrespect or broken mechanics.

IC vs OOC: This game encourages deeply flawed characters. They may lie, lash out, betray, or manipulate, but the players must not. If you feel someone is using their character to act out OOC issues, speak to the Head Mod. Players are not their characters, so please do not conflate the two.

Hostile Behavior: Tension belongs in the narrative, not between players. Harassment, passive-aggressive conduct, hate speech, dogpiling, and toxic gossip will not be tolerated. We do not use a strike system, so if we feel a player cannot adjust their behavior or is a danger to the community, we may remove them as we deem necessary.

ACTIVITY & ENGAGEMENT

Activity Expectations: We run a regular Activity Check. Consistently failing AC or participating only in brief, scattered bursts may be considered squatting. We'll reach out to discuss concerns, and may ask you to meet specific goals to remain in-game.

AC Drops + Reapps: You may reapp a dropped character up to three times. After the third AC-related removal, that character cannot be brought back by you.

SENSITIVE CONTENT

No Rape: Non-consensual sexual experiences are not permitted to occur on-screen or off-screen. Characters may reference trauma in their backstory, but such topics must be handled carefully, and tagged properly.

Content Warnings (CW): Please try and tag your content. If a fellow player requests additional CWs, please honor them. If there is a CW that a mod has missed, please let us know immediately and we'll edit anything that is needed as soon as possible.

WRITING ETIQUETTE:

Communication is Key: Let others know if you're confused, uncomfortable, or concerned. Most issues can be solved quickly with a little clarity. We expect players to try respectful resolution before mod intervention— but we are always here if needed.

Respect Boundaries: Use cut-tags, tone indicators, or CWs as needed. Don't pressure other players into certain plots or comfort levels. Collaboration requires consent.

COMPLAINTS & MOD INTERVENTION

Complaints are reviewed case-by-case. We pay attention to context, patterns of behavior, and community impact. If you are filing a complaint, please include logs or evidence whenever possible. You can submit concerns on the Mod Contact page. We may also preemptively ban players with a known history of disruptive or harmful behavior.

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