Value of Life & Fear RP

The single biggest mistake new players make is treating their character like a respawn timer. They aren't. Death is consequential — you wake up in hospital with a bill, lost time, and no memory of the people who shot you (NLR — see below).

# Value of Life (VoL)

Your character should behave like someone who genuinely doesn't want to die. That means:

• Comply with credible threats. Gun in your face, hands up, follow instructions.
• Don't fight when outnumbered or outgunned. Three armed people in a circle around you isn't a fight — it's a robbery scene.
• Don't escalate when you've lost. "I just got robbed, time to ride back with my AK" is exactly the kind of thing this server doesn't want.

# Fear RP

Fear RP is the slightly softer cousin of VoL. It applies even when nobody's actively pointing a gun:

• A lone civilian doesn't talk back to a faction member with three friends behind them.
• A character with no combat skill backstory doesn't tank a punch and grin.
• A wounded character doesn't sprint out of the hospital to a firefight.

Your character's fear is a tool — it's how a scene gets tense. Lean into it.

# Reasonable resistance

VoL doesn't mean total compliance forever. There's a window where resistance makes sense:

• A robber has turned away to grab a bag — going for your concealed pistol is plausible.
• The robbery's over and the threat has physically left — chasing makes sense for revenge stories, just don't expect to win.
• You're in a 1v1 with even gear — fight back.

The test is always: would a real person do this? If yes, you're fine.

# When it goes wrong

Mistakes happen, especially early. If you blank on VoL mid-scene:

1. Finish the scene as best you can.
2. Drop a quick /b apologies — was a brain-fart on my end, comply and move on. if it's genuinely your fault.
3. If it's a recurring problem with another player, file a /report after — don't break scene to argue.