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 child characters are subject to approval by the Administration. Any plans to introduce a Child Character to the city are subject to admin review — please open a ticket for further details.

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:

Doctor RP

Players are expected to respect Doctor RP when seeking or receiving medical treatment. Doctors should be given reasonable opportunity to assess, treat, and roleplay the patient's condition without having their RP dismissed or overridden.

Players should not dictate their own treatment or recovery solely to avoid the consequences of an injury — Doctor RP should be treated as part of the ongoing scenario and respected accordingly. That said, instructions or medical advice given by a doctor for the purpose of ensuring a character's well-being should be respected. Ignoring or immediately roleplaying recovery against a doctor's instructions may be considered Fail RP and subject to the appropriate sanctions.

However, being placed under medical recovery does not provide a player with immunity from consequences or special protection from other roleplay. Players who choose to antagonize, provoke, or otherwise engage with others while recovering remain subject to all applicable rules, including existing NVF and NVL provisions.

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.

Voice Recognition & Disguises

You may recognize another character by their voice only when no reasonable effort has been made to conceal their identity. If a character is wearing a mask, face paint, bandana, large hat, or any other significant form of disguise, the disguise must be respected and the character should not be identified through voice, regardless of any OOC knowledge of the player.

A significant and deliberate effort to alter or conceal one's voice, including the use of realistic voice changers or voice modulation, may also be considered part of the disguise when used alongside another layer of physical disguise. The voice alteration should be reasonably convincing and consistent with the character's attempt to conceal their identity.

Players who choose to disguise their identity should still leave reasonable traces or clues of their true identity that other players may discover through roleplay. These clues are not required to be obvious, nor are players obligated to reveal them, but they should be properly roleplayed to allow others the opportunity to investigate, identify, and develop further RP from the disguise.

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.

Whitelisted Job Item Distribution

Specialized or non-essential items may be distributed through legitimate in-character requirements such as reputation, trade, services, or meaningful relationships, provided these requirements are reasonable and RP-driven.

For example, specialized Katutubo items such as Fire Arrows and Poison Arrows may be distributed based on established reputation or relationships with the tribe.

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.

Equal Force Rule

Players are expected to use a level of force proportionate to the threat they reasonably perceive, rather than simply matching the exact force initially used against them. The appropriate response should be determined by the circumstances of the encounter, including the presence and type of weapons, number of attackers, existing injuries, available escape routes, and any explicit threats of serious harm or death.

Players should consider whether they have reasonable alternatives, including retreat or escape, where practical. Proportionality is determined by the circumstances as reasonably perceived at the time of the encounter, not solely by the weapon or force used by the opposing player.

Kill on Sight (KOS)

Kill on Sight refers to intentionally attempting to kill another character when you see them. That said, players are expected to establish a legitimate reason for lethal force through roleplay and should not treat previous encounters, faction affiliations, or OOC information as automatic justification for killing another character.

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, lasting psychological trauma, or Character Kill (CK) requires fresh and explicit Out-of-Character (OOC) consent from all affected participants for every individual scene. Consent given for one scene does not constitute consent for any future scene.

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

Torture vs. Coercive Acts

For the purposes of this rule, torture refers to deliberate acts intended to inflict prolonged or severe physical or psychological suffering, particularly when the suffering itself is the focus of the roleplay.

Ordinary threatening or coercive acts during captivity do not automatically constitute torture. Actions such as pointing a firearm at a captive, threatening them with harm, choking them briefly, punching them, or other acts of intimidation may be performed as part of normal RP, provided they do not escalate into torture, permanent injury, disfigurement, lasting psychological trauma, or CK.

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 still continue in RP through different means. Your character may not use the previous conflict as personal justification to initiate another violent confrontation. However, the actions and consequences of the original incident may continue through separate roleplay.

Respawning ("See the Light")

If a player decides to See the Light (the in-game respawn mechanic), the player acknowledges the following rules. The player is obligated by the server to adhere to the following:

Towns and settlements are considered active and populated areas at all times. Players are expected to acknowledge the presence and activity of the town even when no other players are visibly present.

Players who are not directly involved in an ongoing conflict should practice Fear of Life/Value of Life and should not unnecessarily involve themselves in active gunfights or dangerous situations.

Those who choose to initiate a gunfight or violent conflict within a town must understand the additional risks that come with doing so. Violence in populated areas may reasonably attract witnesses, law enforcement, civilians, or other characters who may become involved in the resulting roleplay.

The absence of nearby players does not remove the expectation of treating a town as an active environment. Players should consider the location and its role within the world when deciding to engage in violence.

This same principle applies to banditry, robberies, and heists conducted within or around populated areas. Players should account for the possibility of witnesses, law enforcement, and other consequences when carrying out criminal activity in public.

Banditry & Civilian Robbery

Players participating in organized banditry must be clearly identifiable as a bandit group through their designated attire. Members are expected to wear the same clothes, with the exception of certain female clothing for female characters.

Players who choose to loot another character are expected to approach the situation with consideration for the roleplay and effort invested by others in acquiring their possessions.

Robberies should be conducted for meaningful roleplay and storytelling rather than solely for obtaining items, money, or assets. Players should avoid treating other characters as sources of loot and should prioritize creating an engaging scenario for everyone involved.

Certain areas within Pulang Lupa may be designated as Redzones or PvP Areas, where players may engage in combat under the specific rules established for that location or ongoing RPs within the area.

Alamat

Hunting Alamat (endangered species) within their designated areas will trigger an alert to the relevant Tribes. This alert serves as an in-character indication that an Alamat is being hunted, and authorizes the Tribes to respond through legitimate roleplay and PvP.

Alamat Rules

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 7 OOC days.

Types of Whitelisted Jobs

There are two types of Whitelisted Jobs: Salary Whitelisted Jobs and Crafting (Blue-Collar) Whitelisted Jobs.

Unlike Salary Whitelisted Jobs, Crafting Whitelisted Jobs are considered specialized skills. Once a worker has learned the craft, they are not to be arbitrarily removed from the trade. The responsibility of the Pinuno is instead to coordinate with the respective Heads of State regarding the management and access of crafting tables throughout the country. Crafting access should not be revoked without legitimate reason, as the Pinuno's role is more closely aligned with that of a labor leader.

Workers who are formally recognized by their respective Pinuno may receive additional benefits, perks, bonuses, or equipment provided by the organization, such as horses, carriages, or other job-related assets.

Workers who choose to separate themselves from or no longer recognize the authority of their respective Pinuno may lose access to organizational benefits. Any organization-provided benefits or assets must be returned in accordance with the rules above.

Maximum Number of Whitelisted Employees per Job Category

Law Enforcement Limitations

As part of maintaining fairness to gameplay, the server does not allow Dirty Law Enforcement/Dirty Cop RPs from Law Enforcement jobs (Militia, Sibil, Kawal) — for example, stashing weapons to distribute to non-whitelisted players, or using functions such as "kapkap" and other functions exclusive to Government Factions to gain an advantage over other players.

However, for extensive immersion, Bad Cop RPs such as corruption and bribery are allowed, as long as they don't involve whitelist-restricted functions.

Doctor Protection and Duty Limitations

Doctors are protected from banditry and other forms of victimization while on duty and wearing their designated medical uniform. Players may not rob, abduct, threaten, or otherwise initiate banditry against a doctor who is actively performing their medical duties in uniform.

When off-duty or not wearing their designated uniform, doctors are considered regular civilians and may be subjected to banditry and other forms of victimization in accordance with server rules.

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.

Pulang Lupa RP welcomes content creators and encourages players to share their experiences with the community. Streamers are expected to uphold the same standards of professionalism, immersion, and sportsmanship as every other player.

Players who do not stream are expected to respect those who do. Stream sniping, harassment, or intentionally disrupting another player's broadcast is strictly prohibited.

Administration may periodically review publicly available streams and recorded broadcasts to help assess player behavior, investigate reports, verify potential rule violations, or ensure that server policies are being followed. While streamed footage may be considered during investigations, it does not automatically determine the outcome of a case. All reports and evidence are evaluated fairly and in their proper context.

The ticket system exists to provide support and resolve server-related matters efficiently.

Management may request additional evidence, including video clips or recordings, if they are relevant to the situation. Providing these materials can help staff better understand the context of an incident, but does not guarantee a favorable outcome.

Submitting a ticket for review does not automatically retcon or invalidate the roleplay in question. Any decision to retcon a scene rests solely with the Administration. If you believe a retcon is appropriate, you may request one within the same ticket.

Filing Timeframes

Players are only allowed to file tickets for specific types of violations within specific timeframes:

Ban Duration Reference Chart

Repeat Offender Escalation

Players are encouraged to report rule violations that negatively affect the server.

Reports should be truthful, supported by evidence where possible, and submitted in good faith. Reports made to harass, retaliate in bad faith, or inconvenience another player are prohibited.

Treat all staff members with respect and professionalism.

Players may ask questions, seek clarification, or respectfully disagree with a decision through the appropriate channels. Harassment, insults, threats, or attempts to pressure staff are not tolerated.

If you believe an administrative decision was made in error, you may submit an appeal through the designated process.

Appeals should remain respectful, include any relevant information, and explain why the decision should be reviewed. Decisions made after a completed appeal are considered final unless reopened by Server Management.