Pulang Lupa Roleplay Rules

Welcome to Pulang Lupa RP.

These rules exist to provide a fair, immersive, and enjoyable roleplay experience for everyone. By joining the server, you agree to follow these rules and any reasonable instructions given by the staff team.

Players are expected to use common sense at all times. While this rulebook covers the vast majority of situations, no document can account for every possible scenario. The purpose of these rules is to preserve fairness, immersion, and collaborative storytelling — not to provide loopholes or technicalities that may be exploited.

These rules are intended to be interpreted according to their purpose and spirit, not solely by their literal wording.

Attempting to exploit loopholes, ambiguous wording, omissions, or technicalities to gain an unfair advantage or avoid consequences is considered a rule violation.

Staff retain the authority to interpret and enforce these rules based on the best interests of the server, its community, and the quality of roleplay. Staff decisions are made in good faith and with the intent of maintaining a fair and enjoyable environment for everyone.

Pulang Lupa is an 18+ roleplay server. Mature themes may naturally arise through roleplay; however, every player is expected to behave with maturity, respect, and common courtesy. Treat every player with respect. There is always a real person behind every character.

Players must remain in the official Pulang Lupa Discord while actively playing on the server. The same standards of conduct that apply in-game also apply throughout the Discord server.

Your account is your responsibility.

Clear communication is essential to quality roleplay. Players are expected to communicate clearly and respectfully at all times.

Pulang Lupa is a standalone roleplay environment. Characters must develop their stories within Pulang Lupa. Ongoing roleplay from other servers may not be continued here. Completed roleplay from another server may be referenced as part of a character's background, provided it remains part of their history and is not used to continue unresolved storylines or create new roleplay based on events that occurred elsewhere.

Characters may reference completed events from their past, but all new stories should begin and develop within Pulang Lupa.

Every story in Pulang Lupa begins with a character. Character creation is the foundation of your roleplay experience and should be approached with creativity, realism, and a willingness to grow.

Players are expected to create original, believable characters that naturally develop through roleplay. Rather than beginning as accomplished experts or influential figures, characters should earn their reputation, skills, and relationships through their experiences within the world.

Whether you choose to portray a lawman, doctor, merchant, rancher, outlaw, politician, or laborer, your character should contribute to the shared story through meaningful interactions, personal growth, and believable choices.

All characters created on Pulang Lupa must meet the following standards.

Every character should possess believable strengths, weaknesses, ambitions, fears, and limitations. Imperfection creates meaningful stories.

Strong characters are defined by their growth, not by their perfection.

Your character should evolve naturally through the relationships they build, the hardships they endure, and the decisions they make throughout their journey. Success, failure, injury, loss, and personal conflict all contribute to meaningful character development.

Status, influence, and responsibility must be earned through roleplay.

Characters should begin as ordinary individuals and gradually establish themselves through meaningful interactions, consistent roleplay, and sustained character development. Positions of authority, professional expertise, and community reputation should reflect a character's experiences — not simply their backstory.

All characters on Pulang Lupa must be 18 years of age or older. Players may reference children as part of their character's background or family history; however, any portrayal of a non-adult ped model is not allowed as per CFX.RE's September 2023 Pulse.

Injuries are an important part of immersive roleplay and should be reflected realistically. Recovery takes time, and characters are expected to acknowledge the physical and emotional effects of their injuries until they have reasonably healed.

Injuries generally fall into four categories:

Death represents the conclusion of a character's story and should always carry significant narrative weight.

A Character Kill (CK) permanently ends a character's journey. Whether caused by violence, illness, old age, or another legitimate in-character event, a CK should serve as the natural conclusion of meaningful roleplay rather than a mechanical outcome.

Participation in CK-focused factions or storylines is entirely voluntary. By consenting to a CK clause or participating in a CK scene, players acknowledge and accept the risks associated with those storylines.

Pregnancy roleplay is permitted but must always prioritize realism, player comfort, and mutual consent.

Before beginning a pregnancy storyline, all participating players must reach an Out-of-Character agreement. The roleplay should develop naturally over time and remain appropriate for both the setting and the community.

Metagaming is the use of Out-of-Character (OOC) information to influence In-Character (IC) decisions, actions, or roleplay. Characters should only know what they have personally witnessed, experienced, or been told through legitimate in-character interactions.

Separating IC knowledge from OOC knowledge is fundamental to fair and immersive roleplay. Using information gained through streams, Discord, voice chats, or other external sources undermines storytelling and gives players an unfair advantage.

Powergaming is the act of forcing outcomes, performing unrealistic actions, or abusing game mechanics to gain an unfair advantage or remove another player's ability to respond through roleplay.

Roleplay should always remain collaborative. Every participant deserves the opportunity to react, resist, and influence the outcome of a scene.

Exploiting is the intentional abuse of bugs, unintended mechanics, script oversights, or external tools to gain an unfair advantage. Exploiting is considered a zero-tolerance offense.

Players are expected to report bugs and unintended behavior rather than using them for personal gain.

Pulang Lupa is built around immersive storytelling. Every action should reflect the world, setting, and limitations of the year 1890. Characters should behave as believable people rather than video game protagonists. Their actions, movement, speech, and decision-making should reflect the risks and realities of the world around them.

Value of Life (NVL) requires players to roleplay as though their character genuinely fears death, serious injury, and imprisonment.

Your character does not need to be a coward, but they should value their own survival. Even the bravest individuals experience fear, hesitation, and self-preservation when faced with overwhelming danger.

Characters should respond realistically to intimidation, injury, violence, and imprisonment.

Fear influences decision-making. Whether confronted by armed criminals, threatened with execution, or facing a lengthy prison sentence, your character should display believable emotional and physical reactions.

This does not mean every character must immediately comply with every demand. Brave, stubborn, or defiant characters are welcome, provided they still demonstrate concern for the consequences of their actions.

Roleplay should always take priority over mechanical progression, wealth, or personal gain.

Criminal activity, business ventures, political conflict, and everyday interactions should exist because they create compelling stories — not because they provide the fastest route to money or rewards.

Player versus Player (PvP) roleplay is an important part of Pulang Lupa's storytelling. Whether conflict takes the form of a heated argument, fistfight, robbery, or shootout, it must always be driven by meaningful roleplay and believable in-character motivations.

Violence should never be the first solution to a problem. Players are expected to build tension through dialogue, roleplay commands, negotiation, intimidation, or other forms of escalation before resorting to physical conflict.

Conflict should develop through believable progression rather than immediate violence.

Before drawing a weapon or initiating deadly force, players are expected to establish the scene through dialogue, roleplay commands, body language, threats, or other forms of interaction. Moments of hesitation, negotiation, and intimidation often create more compelling stories than immediate combat.

Random Deathmatch (RDM) is the act of attacking or killing another player without sufficient in-character justification or meaningful roleplay.

Every act of violence must be supported by believable narrative context.

Shootouts should feel cinematic, dangerous, and emotionally driven — not mechanical.

Characters are expected to value their lives throughout every firefight. Fear, hesitation, injury, and uncertainty should remain central to the experience.

Duels are formal agreements between two participants to resolve conflict through combat.

By participating in a duel, both players acknowledge the serious risks involved. Characters who survive should roleplay severe, lasting injuries appropriate to the outcome of the duel. Depending on the circumstances and prior agreement, a Character Kill (CK) may also occur.

Roleplay involving torture, permanent injury, disfigurement, or lasting psychological trauma requires explicit Out-of-Character consent from all participants.

Consent must be freely given and may be withdrawn at any time before or during the scene.

Moving or concealing a downed character's body should serve the story rather than personal convenience.

Characters who have committed violent acts would generally seek to avoid drawing unnecessary attention to themselves. Likewise, allowing victims to be discovered often creates further investigative and medical roleplay.

Once a violent encounter has concluded, players may not immediately resume hostilities for the same reason.

Conflict may only continue if new roleplay creates a separate and legitimate in-character reason for further escalation.

Characters are expected to acquire, manage, and transfer their assets through legitimate in-character roleplay. Ownership should always reflect the actions and decisions made within Pulang Lupa rather than Out-of-Character arrangements.

Characters may prepare a legal Last Will and Testament through an in-character process with a licensed lawyer. Wills allow characters to pass on limited personal assets after their death while preserving fairness and progression.

The following limitations apply:

Eligible Assets

Restricted Assets

Property Transfers

Validity Requirements

Players with older wills that no longer comply with these policies should update them through roleplay before they are executed.

Whitelisted jobs represent trusted professions that help maintain the continuity, realism, and stability of Pulang Lupa. Players are expected to treat these positions as long-term character commitments rather than temporary gameplay opportunities.

Cooldown

Characters who voluntarily resign from or are removed from a whitelist job may not join another whitelist job for 14 OOC days.

Businesses exist to create compelling stories, not to dominate the server's economy or accumulate unrestricted wealth.

Business ownership is subject to administrative oversight and may be limited to preserve economic balance, encourage competition, and support diverse roleplay opportunities across the community.

Pulang Lupa is inspired by Philippine history and culture. Players portraying native or indigenous characters are expected to do so respectfully and in a manner that supports immersive storytelling.

Native cultures should not be reduced to stereotypes, caricatures, or exaggerated portrayals for entertainment. Players are encouraged to research the customs, traditions, and values appropriate to their chosen background whenever possible.

Music and ambient audio can greatly enhance immersion when used appropriately. Players are expected to use audio responsibly and ensure it contributes positively to the roleplay experience.