Pax Republica - Discussion
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@doodletilidie said in Pax Republica: A Star Wars High Republic MUSH:
MU Name: Pax Republica
System: D20
Address: paxrepublica.net
Port: 9999
Wiki: https://paxrepublica.net/index.php?title=Home
Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WRX88fD2GK
PAX REPUBLICA is a Star Wars game set in the brand new era of Star Wars, the High Republic. The year is roughly 300 years before the events of Star Wars Episode IV, and the Republic and the Jedi are both at the height of their power, as new systems and regions are discovered in the Outer Rim.
The Republic is expanding, and is actively seeking to forge alliances with planets in the Outer Rim, as well as scout out hyperlanes to new worlds and systems. The Jedi work diligently to maintain peace, establish Temple outposts, and keep crime caused by marauders like the Nihil on the ever expanding galactic frontier to a minimum.
And yet, a dark power lurks. It was first unleashed on Jedha, and then on Dalna. Little is known about this monstrous being that so easily terrorizes any Force Sensitive. Not only this, but the Jedi Council has decided to keep what little is known about it a secret …
Will you join the Republic in expanding its influence, or will you seek to undermine and tear it down? Or, perhaps you will be an outsider who is somewhere in between…
GET PRE-APPROVED! At this time we are open to pre-launch applications before our official open date on November 30, 2023. We recommend making pitch requests first, to ensure characters will not be rejected on concept. Additionally, it is important to note, that the launch date is still November 30 and the grid will not be open for play until then. Please log on using create <name> <password> to submit a character concept.
P.S. We are looking for staffers!! If you’re interested please DM me.
Nice to see a Star Wars game in an older era!
I did notice something that felt like a contradiction though – in a few of the files (like the Rating page), the game is described as rated R, with the possibility of violence, adult language, sexual content, etc. But in the Adult Content page, it says that players only have to be 13 or older? Just wondering if that’s a typo or something along those lines.
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@Roz Yes, thanks for noticing, sorry about that but the game is actually still in beta as we are actively working on and developing it, trying to update files, pages, and other materials related to the game. The R rating was something left over from someone who had agreed to staff a really long time ago who ended up just abandoning the project less than halfway through before we’d even fully formed all our ideas and theming for it. Thanks for noticing!
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R Roz referenced this topic on 8 Nov 2023, 05:28
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Neat to see a High Republic MU*!
I didn’t see mention of it on the wiki, but is there a ‘hub’ world? Basically, a planet which is meant to be the focus of the MUSH?
If not, you might want to consider having one, depending on whether you’d prefer folks focused on high level stuff (so you’d probably want one of the Core Worlds) or a more gritty focus (so some planet on the expanding Rim). Not doing so has a distinct possibility of fracturing your playerbase.
Not a criticism, but just something curious: why do you not allow droid PCs?
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It says that the game is D20-based. Is there a link to where I can buy a copy of the relevant book?
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@STD Most likely the hub world will end up being Coruscant or possibly Eiram or E’ronoh which was where Starlight Beacon was, but we are still building the grid, tbh. But we might not have one and actually just try to keep our game pretty small which will hopefully help prevent fracturing, but mainly because we do not have currently have very many staffers.
We don’t allow droid PCs because in game you are allowed to have one as a resource and assign stats to it but it must be attached to a character. During the High Republic, droids were less advanced and you don’t really see any that don’t belong to anyone or are free roaming. If this game was Clone Wars Era we might not have had that rule, but because the game is set in the High Republic, we’ve decided not to allow droid PCs.
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@doodletilidie said in Pax Republica - Discussion:
@Roz Yes, thanks for noticing, sorry about that but the game is actually still in beta as we are actively working on and developing it, trying to update files, pages, and other materials related to the game. The R rating was something left over from someone who had agreed to staff a really long time ago who ended up just abandoning the project less than halfway through before we’d even fully formed all our ideas and theming for it. Thanks for noticing!
Thanks for the response!
Just to be super clear: that means that players as young as 13 will be allowed?
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@OnceWas I mean you can buy a d20 core rule book off of ebay here but I don’t think that’s necessary or would recommend that because our game isn’t verbatim everything from that rulebook, because it’s a very different era. I would just check out our character creation page and the policy page on our wiki. You can also pop on the game and do +help +roll to see how the rolling works.
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@Roz Yes as along as they abide by the rules and conduct themselves appropriately. I doubt we will get anyone that young but if we do, we will allow it. If you’re wondering about our rules regarding mature content you can read about them here: https://paxrepublica.net/index.php?title=Adult_Content
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@doodletilidie Be aware that if you allow players under 18 you’re subjecting yourself to the COPAA laws. Additionally, you may be opening yourself up to liability if you allow R-rated content on a wiki that is geared towards 13-year-olds (per your NSFW policy) or by allowing mature RP at all without the players involved having any means to verify the age of the people they’re playing with. Big can of worms. Don’t recommend.
ETA: COPAA is specifically for under-13 but other regional laws may still apply for under-18s, especially European players. Still don’t recommend.
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As a public defender defending 3 different internet based child sex crimes . . . Don’t let 13 year olds in, yikes, lol.
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@doodletilidie said in Pax Republica - Discussion:
@Roz Yes as along as they abide by the rules and conduct themselves appropriately. I doubt we will get anyone that young but if we do, we will allow it. If you’re wondering about our rules regarding mature content you can read about them here: https://paxrepublica.net/index.php?title=Adult_Content
I gotta be honest. I don’t know how you can have a game with an “R rating” but also allow 13 year olds. Why not just keep the R rating and say 18+ only?
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Sorry for double posting but
Characters must be at least 16 years old
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PLEASE GOD NOPlease do not allow under-aged characters.
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No kids. Much like no capes!
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@doodletilidie Just to make it clear it is not judging you bad for your decision to allow kids, it is more experience with this community. Not everyone is… reasonable about their behavior when young ones are around.
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Star Wars theme attracts people who are into all kinds of weird NSFW rp. And more power to them, if that’s your thing and everyone is a consenting adult IC/OOC, awesome.
As a veteran of Many Years in the Star Wars trenches though: please do not allow underaged anything. Not players, not characters, nothing. I had to deal with somebody on AOA who tried to RP “underaged sex slave” content at me and I’m still not ok, and that was just the character, never mind player stuff.
I beg you, New Star Wars MU. No underaged anything.
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Let me add my voice to the chorus with:
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One thing that confuses me about this game (in addition to the red flags above) is that the ad says it’s D20, but the game itself says it uses D6.
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@ThisGuy Yeah, I’m in the same boat, so far. Finding that specific book is also an issue, as there’s some revised stuff already ahead of it. The book(s) to be used definitely need a link via their wiki or a help file.
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Please reconsider allowing/welcoming underage PCs and players. Please.
I know that it’s impossible to prevent all underage folks, kids lie and all that stuff. But young teens (and other vulnerable people) have been and probably still are being groomed and lured by predators on mushes, ESPECIALLY those that have a wider range of ages in the fan base. Even worse, if you advertise that you welcome underage PCs you will attract a lot of people that you really don’t want to.
I’ve personally provided a safe place to stay when one of those kids (with toddler in tow) who met someone on a mush needed a way to escape someone really scary a couple of years later.
Please, PLEASE take this seriously.
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Having previously been staff on a Star Wars game for many years, let me just emphasize that having minor players or characters is asking for a world of trouble. More than once I had to put a stop to some real sketchy stuff from people trying to skirt the rules against underage characters that we did have. I don’t want to imagine the trouble of minor players and characters being welcomed on a game.