IC OOC "IN CHARACTER" " OUT OF CHARACTER"

Here on LotS one of the first things you as a new, or even experienced
player, will need to be able to differentiate between is IN CHARACTER
(IC) and OUT OF CHARACTER (OOC) actions and scenarios. This helpfile
is intended as a set of basic guidelines to help you adhere to this.

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|         IN CHARACTER                  |        OUT OF CHARACTER          |
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| * CHAT/SAY/CLAN/TELL                  | * OOC/OSAY/MUSIC/AVTALK/BEEP     |
| * Who your character is               | * Who YOU are outside of the mud |
| * Where your character is             | * What YOU do outside of the mud |
| * What your character does            | * Immortals                      |
| * What others do to your character    | * Experience points              |
| * Locations of Items/Armor            | * Stats                          |
| * Locations of Mobs                   | * Bugs                           |
| * Coordinates for planets             | * Immortal/Force/Builder Apps    |
| * Joining a clan                      | * WHOIS                          |
| * Who else joined a clan              |                                  |
| * What someone did to your ship       |                                  |
| * What you did to someone else's ship |                                  |
| * War                                 |                                  |
| * Bounties                            |                                  |
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If your CHARACTER would not say it, do it, or know it, it is NOT IC.
Ignorance is no longer going to be an excuse for misusing channels.
If you still find yourself wondering, your best bet is to ASK on
the OOC channel whether an action is considered in or out of character,
rather than carrying on ahead with it.

Mentioning any of the topics considered IN CHARACTER on an OOC channel
is frowned upon, and repeated misuse can and will lead to a punishment
being handed out to those responsible. The first repeat offence will be a
warning noted down on your character record, the second will be far
less fun.

See also: OOC2

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