What does NeoTokyo MUCK mean to you in a gaming context relating to your character and you as a player? Simply put, this is an anime/sci-fi themed muck, in which a player is allowed to play any character they like, from sword wielding barbarian, to effeminate 30th century Psi-lord. Players can portray a character straight out of the anime genre, or design an original that fits with the MUCK's theme. One point that can not be emphasized enough is that once a player is granted use of a character, the concept of that character on NeoTokyo MUCK becomes THAT PLAYER'S. To all those who love to argue canon vs. non-canon, this means on this muck, there is NO SUCH THING. In the interests of what this muck is, the very act of bringing an established character into it, changes it from the series, exposing the character to stimuli and situations not encountered in their own genre. This does not mean a player can not portray the character as close to their interpretation of the series as believed possible. What it does mean is that NO ONE will be allowed to judge a player BASED ON HOW THEY THINK THAT PARTICULAR CHARACTER SHOULD BE PLAYED (other than refusing to play with the character of course, which is their prerogative).
NeoTokyo MUCK has started out much like all other anime themed mucks, with the exception of the MUCK's background. It is no longer Pueblo supported due to code updates, but still allows the same sort of backgrounds and building coding as most mucks do. The proposed CE you may see mentioned in the un-updated pages has been scrapped. If you want an environment with coded stats and combat we recommend you try a MUSH, MUD or MUX.
DISCLAIMER: NeoTokyoMUCK and its administrators are not responsible for any loss of data or injury /damage (psychological or physical) as a result of logging onto this MUCK. If you log on, you have agreed that you are of sufficient age / maturity, to view whatever freely available material you might encounter here.
We will keep anonymity of player e-mail addresses and identities, provided the above disclaimer is agreed upon.
ANONYMITY is preserved voluntarily; if a player voluntarily gives up that anonymity, that's their right. Under no circumstances are players required to reveal their true identities to anyone, whether wiz-staff or player, as long as they abide by the stated policies.
ROLE-PLAY CONTENT IS UP TO THE INVOLVED PLAYERS. If you don't like a particular story line, SAY so, and don't involve yourself in it. We expect the players to take responsibility for how they behave, and their involvement with others. The MUCK administrators will NOT make decisions for the players, but rather serve as mediators and diplomats. Final decisions are up to the players within etiquette bounds (see the policy for more).
1. This MUCK is meant to be a lightly administered place, where people can roleplay THEIR characters in anyway they choose. As such, always strive to keep OOC chat to a minimum, or at least private.
2. YOU CAN PLAY YOUR CHARACTER AS CANON OR NON-CANON AS YOU WANT!! Do not go berating people for trying to be canon or non! (I can't emphasize this enough) They can do what they want with THEIR character, and mutually agreed interaction with others, even if you feel you have a canon claim on any character they involve themselves with. That is the choice of the players as individuals. But some folks may not want to play with characters who they disagree with, and that's their right too -- see the next rule.
3. Don't get all bogged down in OOC politics and issues. If someone annoys you, and you've tried to talk to them about things (see rule 4 below) and feel it's not going to work, DON'T PLAY WITH THEM. You don't have to, it's in your rights, even if they are in your series. Yes, that poses problems, so if you take that route be prepared to handle them. It's up to the individual, just do what you need to have fun.
4. IF someone annoys you, follow these steps:
A. POLITELY tell them OOCly that something they're doing is rubbing you the wrong way. They MIGHT not realize they're offending anyone. Try to resolve things in a friendly manner. Reach compromise. <If this does not work, go to step B>
B. QUIETLY check around; see if other people agree with you about the person's misbehavior being a problem. Ask them to follow step "A" above. If several people ask a person to change a certain behavior, they're more likely to get the hint. Try to reach a GROUP consensus / compromise. <If this does not work, go to step C>
C. Page-mail the Arbitration Wizard to request mediation (a discussion between the offender and the complainants).
MEDIATION: If the Arbitration Wizard is contacted for mediation of a dispute, he will proceed to get preliminary information from both sides, schedule a meeting, and handle your case personally. If this occurs, all parties are expected to behave calmly, maturely, and rationally. Profanity, or other unseemly behavior will not be tolerated during a wiz-handled mediation of a dispute. Initial decisions will be mutually agreed to by the wiz and the involved players. Once an agreement is reached, any violation of that agreement can be a basis for removal of a character (@toading).
4. Administrators and their duties. If the title is in CAPITAL LETTERS this indicates head of a wizard department, while the normal text titles below each indicate wizard positions in their department. Each title contains a link detailing that wizards duties :
5. There is one other thing which we do NOT allow here and that's harassing a player OOCly. Don't. If they told you to leave them alone OOCly, do. If you have a problem of any sort, please use the steps listed in rule #4, and remember to behave like mature individuals.
6. Things to report to technical staff: Code bugs, missing Dbrefs, server error, password problems and other purely technical problems. Program porting is done as requested and needed, if at all.
Things to report to the Arbitration Wizard: Users who refuse to leave you alone after you asked them OOCly to do so, need for dispute mediation, discontent with any of these rules, and other political MUCK stuff.
Things to report to the Head Wizard or Assistant Administrator Wizard: Problems with any of the other wizards, and ideas that you have that you feel may improve the MUCK.
If in doubt which of us to report something to, report to the Arbitration Wizard and he will refer the problem to the correct staff member if necessary.
7. Follow the RULES OF FAIR ROLEPLAY in IC encounters with others. Twinking and / or Powergaming will be dealt with appropriately by the Head Wizard.
8. IdleToad Policy. Idle toads will be handled in this manner: A list of characters to be @toaded will be posted on Monday, as well as each character being emailed to notify them of the forthcoming @toad. Players that log in for at least 30 minutes before the @toading will not be @toaded. @toads will occur on the Friday of the same week. Characters with the awayok flag sent won't be idletoaded. To have you flag set, p #mail the Player Wiz with a reason and expected duration of away time.
9. Finally, HAVE FUN! That's why this place was made.
