First and foremost please use your common sense, if I moderator tells you to stop doing something, stop. There is no grey area.


The rules list is always in effect, but the ruling and enforcement of the rules is at the discretion of the staff team. ( If a staff member is abusing their power create an abuse thread ) Do not exploit loopholes / grey areas, staff ruling is final. (unless brought up on the forums)

General Rules List
1. Respect other players (This applies to mods towards other players as well)
2. Do not abuse any exploits or glitches (Report them to a moderator)
3. Do not randomly kill a player (RDM)
3A. If you are killed in crossfire, this is not considered RDM
3B. If you use an explosive/molotov to kill one or few people and many other innocent bystanders die, it will considered RDM (Excludes killing the Fuhrer and raids).
4. Do not spam anything (voice/chat/props)
5. Racism and profanity are permitted in IC chat
5A. Racism is not permitted in OOC
6. Do not randomly attack or interfere with a player for no reason
7. Baiting Reich officials in any form is not permitted this includes:
7A. using 911 or /advert in a way which would tell them you are breaking laws
7B. Having your weapon out in the presence of a Reich official and firing the first shot. (This is not self defense, this is RDM.)
8. Weapons and printers are illegal unless stated in the law.
9. Kill on Sight Areas/Signs/Laws are not permitted
9A. You’re not permitted to make countries where players have to travel through to enter the map (From Spawn).
10. Checkpoints (Gates to "countries" or "embassies", etc.) can be blown up if you are raiding the faction/group/Reich that owns it
10A. Reich officials can make it AOS to run through checkpoints without law.
11. Do not purchase and remain the owner of buildings/doors for an extended period without any use (~ 10 Minutes)
12. Do not use all Caps in OOC
13. Do not suicide to avoid an RP Situation/regain health/fix legs
14. Playing music is permitted unless asked to stop
15. Your roleplay name cannot contain symbols, numbers, profanity, a random string on letters, or non-english letters.
16. You cannot roleplay as a Serial Killer, Terrorist, Hitman - this is FailRP
    16A. You must have a valid reason to kill your target (Valid Mug/Raid)
17. You cannot scam people (Failure to supply a weapon/service they have paid      for/failure to pay winners during gambling)
18. Reasonable amounts for mugging ranges between 2RM - 3000RM, with reasonable amount of time to respond (reasonable time is 10 seconds from when you made the demand)
19. Only areas behind owned doors are considered private property (Bank and theater are property of the banker and theater manager respectively)
19A. Everything else is public property and must be freely accessible to everyone (Countries/Embassies are exempt)
20. Selling/Trading in-game currency for real-life currency is prohibited.
21. OOC blackmail/bribing of other players is not allowed (Unjustified threats to make a gain or cause loss to another unless a demand is met or to gain influence)
22. Unused props must be deleted.
23. Do not link or provide NSFW, malware, or any illicit material at all
24. The Reich is AOS unless stated otherwise by the Fuhrer/laws.
25. Bodyblocking in any form is not permitted.

MetaGame Rules:
2-1. Do not metagame (Using information outside of in-character roleplay)
2-2. Voice Chat in-game is considered in-character (even through walls)
    2-2A. Admin/Mod talks with players are exempted.
2-2B. The following are also considered in-character: names above heads, job titles, door names
2-3. Objects jutting/clipping through walls are considered in-character
2-3A. Sounds heard through walls is considered in-character
2-4. Do not speak of IC manners in OOC or vice-versa
2-5. Advertisements in game are considered in-character
2-6. Reich official player models are in-character (You can identify a Reich officials job if they are wearing a skin exclusive to that job)

New Life Rules (NLR):
3-1. No knowledge from your previous life may be used or discussed
3-2. Do not return to the spot of your death for 45 seconds (90 seconds to re-enter combat).
3-3. Do not affect roleplay around the region of your death for 60 seconds /
3-4. NLR is applied for suicides / jail deaths / any death
3-5. When changing your job from Reich to non Reich and vice versa NLR applies (Applies with OOC and IC demotions as well)

Prop Rules: (Affects the entire building)
4-1. Do not abuse your props (surfing/climbing/killing/blocking)
4-1A. Hitbox Glitching/Shielding - Using a defence which completely obscures your body/head from your attackers while still allowing you to shoot at them; this includes shooting through one way props (This isn’t allowed)
4-1B. One Way Props are not permitted
4-2. Prop blocking is permitted as long as there is another clear entrance
4-2A. Prop Blocking any weapon/printer/entity is not permitted in any form
4-3. Prop tunnels and mazes are not permitted
4-3A. If you force a player to turn more than 3 times to pass an area or it takes a player more than 10 seconds to get through, then it will be considered a prop maze.
4-3B. If a crouch entrance is longer than 3 seconds to pass (without broken legs/being arrested), then it will be considered as a prop tunnel.
4-3C. You can have multiple crouch entrances in a row, but the total time to get through all of them cannot exceed the 3 second limit
4-4. Invisible / Dark / Hard to see entrances are not permitted
4-5. You are not permitted to no-collide a prop to use as a shield
4-5A. You may spawn a prop, if you roleplay it, to use as cover
4-6. Do not prop block connecting tunnels / main roads / Underground
4-7. Fire Patrols may prop climb to reach fires at a high distance
4-8. Defenses need to be visible
4-9. Sliding gates/doors/entrances are not allowed

Reich Rules:
5-1. You must have a warrant to enter a person's property unless you have the owner's permission
5-2. You are permitted to search any person on public property (any area not behind an owned door)
5-3. If a player has broken the law or is wanted you must attempt to arrest them
5-3A. If they pull out a weapon, you are permitted to shoot them
5-3B. You are permitted to shoot them in the foot to slow them down if they run
5-4. You cannot possess Printers/Illegal Items (Excluding weapons)
5-4A. You must destroy illegal printers must be confiscated and held in the Reich (They cannot be used)
5-4B. You are permitted to pillage faction printers to remove them
5-5. You cannot purchase a weapon from an illegal dealer
5-6. Do not warrant/want someone without a valid reason
5-7. Do not randomly arrest a player without a valid reason (RDA)
5-7A. You are permitted to arrest doctors healing/reviving your enemies
5-8. KOS'ing during a lockdown is not permitted
5-8A. Soviet Models are always KOS for Reich Officials
5-9. You cannot demote a subordinate without a valid reason (Valid Reasons: Disrespect, Not following direct orders, and/or not abiding by agenda)
5-10. Reich officials cannot allow the Resistance to raid the Reich Treasury freely
(See 5-17A)
5-11. You cannot warrant a person's home solely on suspicion
5-12. You cannot kill a person to teleport them to jail.
5-13. Setting places on fire intentionally as a Reich Official is not allowed
5-14. Fire Patrols cannot set places on fire for any reason including Training
5-15. During Martial Law you must give people 2 minutes to return to their homes (Inside a building and or a Country)
5-16. War between parties only permitted when Sr. Admin+ permit it.
    5-16A War is defined as KOS against said Parties (Reich/Country/Faction/Resistance)
5-17. You are not allowed to RP as a corrupt Reich official
    5-17A. You may accept bribes
5-18. Reich officials are not allowed to wear disguises (Excluding Gestapo's)
5-19. You are not allowed to arrest the "Spy" if they are using a civilian model/uniform unless they are wanted and/or break a law(s).
5-19A. You are allowed to arrest the "Spy" if they are using a Reich uniform or uniform used to infiltrate the Reich and fails an ID Check.
5-20. 1st SS directly report to the Fuhrer.
5-21. AOS Signs are permitted, But cannot go farther than the sidewalk in front of the Bank/Reichstag.
5-21A. Loitering Laws/Signs must have a minimum of 10 seconds.

Gestapo Rules:
5-21. Gestapo's cannot run around in useless disguises (Ex. Winter uniforms)
5-20A. Gestapo's are permitted to use such disguises if the base they are trying to infiltrate is also wearing these disguises
5-20B. Gestapo's are permitted to use a disguise in order to blend in or not blow their cover.
5-22. As a Gestapo you must be invited into someone's house in order to infiltrate it
5-23. Do not openly run around with your weapon/battering ram/handcuffs out blowing your cover-this is FailRP
    5-22A. Exception on raids
5-24. Reich may not ally with Resistance
    5-24A. Reich may have a truce with countries, but they cannot directly cooperate (build each other’s bases, defend each other, ect…)

German Supplier Rules:
5-25. German Supplier can only sell to Reich Officials
5-26. The Fuhrer can demote you for selling weapons at very high prices (Over 2x the listed price in the F4 menu)
5-27. The German supplier cannot raid.
5-27A. You may supply weapons to Reich officials at raids, but may not raid in any way.


Reich APC Rules:
5-28. Do not intentionally car deathmatch players - You must slow down/stop
5-29. Do not drive through roadblocks/prop minge, remove them with a battering ram.

Radio Broadcaster Rules:

9-1. Do not propblock a radio completely, so that it cannot be turned on/off
9-2. Do not prop block a radio in a high-traffic area, you must be able to remove the radio
9-2A. High-traffic areas include the Reich, bank, etc.

Theater Rules:

11-1. RP Rules still apply within the theater
11-2. Do not request/link NSFW Videos
Reich Scientist Rules:
5-30. You must have a player's permission to use the thundergun on them
5-31. You must ensure no other players will be affected when you fire the thundergun

Fuhrer Rules:
6-1. Fuhrer cannot order mass killings/arrests
    6-1A. Raiding of a country is exempted.
6-2. The Fuhrer cannot have any weapon at all
6-3. Lockdown reasons must be appropriate (raid on Reich, raiding resistance base, or bank robbery)
6-4. Do not initiate lockdowns constantly.
6-5. Laws that are unreasonable (as deemed by an admin) are not permitted
6-5A. E.g. Crouch/Jaywalking/Jumping only laws are not permitted
6-5B. All players must hold ___ prop whilst walking around are also not permitted
6-5C. Making base Garry's mod tools illegal is not permitted e.g Physgun
6-6. No KOS laws (example: KOS Jews, KOS Resistance, ect…)

Banker Rules:
7-1. You cannot store your printers in the ReichSstag
7-2. You can choose to work for either the Reich or the Resistance
7-3. Your printers are legal if you work for the Reich, otherwise they are illegal
7-4. Bank Vault is AOS for non-reich/non-banker unless stated in the laws.

Resistance/Dealer Rules:
8-1. You cannot raid the Reich without a valid reason (See reasons below)
8-2. You cannot randomly shoot or kill Reich officials
8-3. Weapons are always illegal
8-4. Fake sticks, unarrest stick, lockpicks, and fire extinguishers are not illegal unless stated in the laws.
8-4A. Using the lockpick to open a door is AOS regardless of laws.
8-4B. Using an unarrest stick to unarrest a player is AOS regardless of laws.
8-5. You can be AOS for the use of Reich uniforms or a uniform used to infiltrate the Reich. This applies to all non-Reich jobs.
8-6. You are permitted to kill someone who is directly assisting your enemy (doctor reviving/healing enemy).

Faction Rules:
9-1. All standard rules apply, NLR, RDM, etc.
9-2. Faction Titles above heads are considered In-character(IC)
9-3. You cannot KOS another faction
9-4. War on another faction must have a valid reason (See below)
9-5. As a Reich official, you have no ties to your faction
9-6. You cannot assist any faction as a Reich official

Miscellaneous Rules:
10-1. Be appropriate on your text-screens
10-2. Text-Screens are considered in character
10-3. Zero tolerance for threats against POG Reborn and the community.
10-4. The owner of the front door of a building has rights to the entire house.
10-4A. As a Reich official, you may warrant interior doors granted that you gained a warrant for the house owner.
10-4B. You do not have to send another warrant, if it expires, on the owner of the house if you have not completed the raid yet.
10-5. Do not impersonate any Moderator or POG Reborn administration.
10-6. Do not prevent miners from working in the mine.

Raiding Rules:
11-1. At least one member of your group must enter the building you are raiding. (You cannot stand from afar sniping/launching a rocket at people going in/out. One or more players in the group must make an attempt to enter the building within a reasonable time)
11-2. Anyone attempting to perform a Reich Takeover and/or kill/kidnap the Fuhrer must make him aware of the issue you have via /advert
    11-2A You give the fuhrer 3 minutes to enforce your demands.
11-3. You are allowed to jailbreak but only for a friend in jail and you must advert asking for them to be released before raiding (you must give them 30 seconds to release them before raiding)
11-4. You/your group must wait 8 minutes before mugging/raiding the same group.
11-5. You/your group must wait 1 minute before mugging/raiding another target.

FailRP situations explained (not a complete list):
1. As a Reich official, do not shoot other Reich officials; this includes checking to see if they are spies/disguised.
2. As a Reich official, you must act when you witness a crime; this includes calling for backup or attempting to make an arrest.
3. As a Reich official, you do not revive someone, after you kill them, to make an arrest.
4. Do not break roleplay to intentionally interrupt administrative sits (phys guns, trying to join in, etc.)

Examples of situations that would be getting yourself intentionally wanted
1. Sending a 911 call stating there are people with guns at a location when it is you or your group waiting to kill the nazis that show up.
2. Having your gun out on public property for no reason.
3. Textscreens such as “Guns sold here”
4. Anything that would bait Reich officials.


Reason permitted to raid the Reich, and kill the Fuhrer:
(You must advert to raid reich/kill fuhrer)
1. Removal of law(s)
2.  Lowering taxes if taxes are above 35% (or raising taxes if you are a socialist)
3. Economy below -25% after 10 minutes of fuhership.
4. You are an anarchist (May perform a Reich takeover, but cannot kill the fuhrer).
5. Attempting to kill the Fuhrer
6. Attempting to unarrest a friend from jail (If the Fuhrer is killed and it is not crossfire, it will be considered RDM)
7. Attempting to perform a Reich Takeover
8. Refusal to do lotteries.

Examples of reasons you cannot raid:
1. You want a law created.
2. Because he is Hitler.
3. Because you feel like it.


Teams Permitted to Raid/Mug
Citizen
Thief
Resistance
Resistance Medic
Resistance Operative
Black Market Dealer
Cocaine Dealer
Cherkesov Dealer
Spy


Teams Permitted to Raid Only
Wehrmacht
Fire Patrol
Fire Patrol Kommandant
Field Medic
Feldgendarmerie
Feldgendarmerie Officer
Kommandant
SS
SS Officer
Waffen SS
Waffen SS Officer
Gestapo