Any violation of the following rules is subject to a court martial.

1. A person's character may not be killed without the WRITTEN CONSENT of the person with the exception of cases where the offender is found to severely broken one or more of the RPG rules - and then only by the CO.

2. A ship of the line may not be destroyed or damaged beyond repair by any player except the Commanding Officer of said vessel.

3. Q may not be introduced into play, neither may any Q or god-like character be introduced into play by any person other than the Commanding Officer.

4. Once someone has posted a message you may NOT alter or change the message in ANY way. This includes "back posting" to alter the chain of events.

5. Do NOT bring private matters or feelings into the role-playing game. This includes using the RPG forum to degrade a person by calling them names, using foul language, or any other inappropriate behavior.

6. A RP 13 rating applies to language, sexual content, and violence. Please adhere to this in your writing. For more information click here Council Resolution 0111A.

7. A personal or private attack on anyone in the RPG, character or person, without just cause, relating to their play or otherwise will not be tolerated and will be dealt with by the unit's CO, or the next highest ranking officer.

8. Your name will be published with your post in the RPG archives and with your ship roster on the webpage. Please contact your Commanding Officer if you are unhappy with this.

9. The RPG Administration reserves the right to remove a player and his or her character(s) if said person breaks the rules in a way that justifies such dismissal. Such conduct would include, but not be limited to, the distribution of unlawful information and the use of obscene, abusive, or otherwise objectionable language in public messages. The Judge Advocate General will be the arbiter in this matter.

10. The RPG Moderator and Administrators reserve the right to review any material posted to the RPG's Archives (to which all players have access) and edit or remove any material which the moderator and/or administration, in its sole discretion, believes may be irrelevant, unlawful, obscene, abusive, or otherwise objectionable to players.

11. Using RPG addresses and mailing lists for purposes of solicitation and unrelated topics will not be tolerated. Any player in violation of this rule will disciplined immediately.

12. All documentation and services provided by the Federation RPG are intended for the private use of its players and any commercial or other unauthorized use or distribution of those materials, in any form, is expressly forbidden.

13. Posts to the Archives and to other RPG players are the writings of the individual players. It is therefore the sole responsibility of that player to abide by any previously established copyrights, trademarks or any other legal restrictions that may be in place. The Federation RPG Administrators and youth.net shall in no way be held responsible for the actions and writings of players in the RPG.

14. In no event will the owner and Administrators of The Federation RPG be held liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, or special damages resulting directly or indirectly from game play. As such, you agree to indemnify and hold the aforementioned harmless from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) resulting, directly or indirectly, from use and/or misuse of the game.

15. All information contained in The Federation RPG areas, including but not limited to the RPG Web site, Archives and satellite websites, is there for general entertainment purposes and is, in no way, intended to refer to any real person, alive or dead. Any such reference is accidental.

16. By submitting an Arrival post to ACT, you waive all rights to prosecute or take legal action against any member of the RPG administration, the RPG owner, or other players within the RPG as outlined in the RPG's Legal Release Waiver. We ask that you do not continue play if you do not wish to abide by these rules. These rules are subject to change without any prior notification by The Federation RPG.