Welcome to the City of Leesville

The City of Leesville is committed to providing a welcoming, immersive, and respectful roleplay environment for all residents and visitors. By entering or participating in the community, you agree to abide by the following rules and guidelines.

Community Standards

1. Respect & Kindness

Kindness is everything.

All residents and visitors are expected to treat one another with dignity and respect at all times. Comments or behavior that are racial, discriminatory, abusive, political, religiously hostile, sexually inappropriate, belittling, hateful, or phobic in nature are strictly prohibited.

Leesville is proudly LGBTQ+ friendly and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward hate speech or discriminatory conduct.

Warnings may not be issued for severe violations of this rule. Individuals who fail to comply may be removed from the community immediately.

Outbursts, disruptive behavior, or inappropriate conduct may result in removal from community groups and chats.

2. Harassment Policy

Harassment of any community member is prohibited.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Stalking
• Bullying
• Griefing
• Intimidation
• Distribution of inappropriate material
• Misconduct through any communication platform

While management does not mediate personal disputes, intentional harassment of others will not be tolerated.

Solicitation & Poaching

Soliciting residents for outside communities or attempting to recruit members away from Leesville is prohibited.

Likewise, recruiting into Leesville from another community without authorization is prohibited.

Violations may result in immediate removal.

3. Community Rating & Content

Leesville is a Moderate-rated roleplay community based on realism.

Residents should expect content similar to what may be encountered in everyday life, including:

• Crime roleplay
• Mature themes
• Strong language
• Sensitive situations

While we offer family-friendly activities and welcome families, residents will not be restricted from realistic roleplay simply because minors may be present.

Members are expected to be tolerant of roleplay styles that differ from their own.

4. Communication Guidelines

Leesville is a text-based roleplay community.

Voice Chat

Voice communication is permitted only:

• Inside private residential properties
• In an Out-of-Character (OOC) capacity

Voice may not be used for roleplay purposes.

Management cannot investigate disputes that occur solely through voice communications without supporting evidence.

Confidentiality

Communications with management are confidential.

Sharing, posting, or discussing private conversations with management may result in warnings or disciplinary action.

Intellectual Property

Any material, screenshots, videos, promotional media, or content created in, for, or at Leesville and shared publicly grants Leesville permission to use such content for promotional purposes.

All logos, branding, names, and trademarks associated with Leesville may not be used without written permission.

5. Residential Privacy

Residents are entitled to a reasonable expectation of privacy.

Please do not:

• Cam into private residences
• Enter homes without permission
• Intrude on private roleplay scenes

Violators may receive a warning, with repeated violations resulting in removal from the community.

6. Combat Rules

Leesville is a non-combat HUD community.

The following are prohibited:

• Combat HUDs
• Damage meters
• Combat systems

Leesville utilizes roleplay-based conflict resolution and dice-roll systems for fairness.

7. Flying

Flying is not permitted within Leesville.

Exceptions are made only for management while performing administrative or sim maintenance duties.

Such activity is considered Out-of-Character and should not be acknowledged within roleplay.

8. Rule Changes

Management reserves the right to modify, remove, or add rules as necessary.

Reasonable efforts will be made to notify residents of significant changes.

Situations not addressed by existing rules may result in new policies being established.

9. Impersonation

Impersonating community staff, government officials, employees, or other members is a bannable offense.

10. Account Age Requirement

Avatars must be at least 30 days old before entering or participating in the community.

Roleplay Guidelines

1. Roleplay Quality Standards

Residents are expected to understand:

• Roleplay etiquette
• Character development
• Immersive storytelling

Proper spelling and grammar are encouraged.

Chat abbreviations and text-speak should not be used during In-Character interactions.

Roleplay posts should utilize proper emotes using the “/me” format.

Posting order should be respected during scenes.

2. IC & OOC Standards

All public areas within Leesville are considered In-Character (IC) at all times.

Out-of-Character comments should be enclosed within:

(( Double Parentheses ))

Roleplay occurring outside the community is generally not recognized unless involving:

• Private residences
• Telephone calls
• Approved vacations

Roleplay from other communities should not be posted in Leesville roleplay chats.

3. Property Roleplay Signs

Residents and businesses should display roleplay signs outlining the type of roleplay permitted.

Properties without signage are considered open for roleplay interaction.

4. Sensitive Roleplay

Please avoid posting sensitive or explicit roleplay scenes in public chat channels.

5. Roleplay Group Chat

Roleplay Group Chat exists to:

• Keep others informed of active scenes
• Allow nearby participants to join

It may not be used to gain information your character would not reasonably know.

You must be physically present to participate.

6. Public Service Roleplay

Residents should verify staff availability before initiating roleplay involving public services.

Public service roleplay may not take place through Discord.

7. God-Modding

God-modding is strictly prohibited.

No player may force outcomes, control another player’s actions, or ignore reasonable roleplay consequences.

DMV Guidelines

All roleplayers must maintain citizenship documentation and comply with vehicle registration requirements.

Driving is considered an In-Character activity.

Vehicles, traffic stops, accidents, citations, towing, and fines must be roleplayed appropriately.

Ignoring roleplay consequences may result in disciplinary action.

Residents must obtain driver’s license and vehicle registration within two weeks of establishing residency.

Applications generally require 48–72 hours for processing.

Rental Guidelines

Property Limits

• One residential property per resident
• Two commercial properties per resident
• Reservations held for 24 hours

Property Maintenance

Properties that remain unused, abandoned, or significantly undeveloped may be reclaimed by Leesville Real Estate.

Refunds & Transfers

Refunds are not available.

Remaining rental time may be transferred to another property or credited for future use, subject to approval.

Grace Period

Rentals include a 72-hour grace period after rent becomes due.

Extensions may be granted at management’s discretion.

Prim Limits

Residents must remain within assigned prim allowances.

Leesville Real Estate may adjust limits based on region availability.

Landscaping & Performance

Residents should avoid excessive landscaping, weather systems, glowing objects, or scripted items that negatively impact region performance.

Please remove unnecessary scripts whenever possible.

By participating in the City of Leesville, all residents and visitors acknowledge and agree to abide by these rules, policies, and standards. Failure to do so may result in warnings, suspension, eviction, or removal from the community.