1.3. Upon his "turn" to post on a thread, a player is allowed 72 hours to respond, after which the next player may choose to "invoke the 3 day rule" and confirm any actions in the previous post or other actions as necessary to continue the thread. However, if you provide prior notice that you will be unable to respond within 72 hours, exceptions to this rule will be made. Management reserves the right to post (or "auto") on a player's behalf if, A.) the player is consistently tardy in their responses, and B.) the thread or character in question is deemed important to a major storyline in the RP.

1.4. Players may have as many characters as they want. However, these characters must not "go out of their way" to assist one another or pool their ships, weapons, or money to the benefit of any one character, or that character's faction. No two characters should have identical goals or desires.

1.5. Killing a character against its player's wishes is discouraged, but permissible under two circumstances: 1.) if it is necessary to advance a major storyline in the RP, or 2.) if a character places himself in an easily-avoidable situation in which his survival is harder to explain than his death. Character deaths are final—no cloning or Force "resurrections."

1.6. Any IC (or "in character) events that occur in a chat room or instant messenger must be posted for general viewing on the forum in order to be considered part of the Star Wars: Legends storyline. Events that occur in the chat room without the knowledge of the relevant characters may not be considered part of the story. Star Wars: Legends has no chat room or chat moderators, but the rules apply to events that occur in a chat room or instant messenger the same as they apply to the forum.

1.7. Do not antagonize the sensibilities or beliefs of other players, do not harass or antagonize a character for OOC (or "out of character") reasons, and respect the work that players put into their characters and factions—do not try to kill someone's character or destroy their faction without a persuasive, IC reason.

1.8. Sex or graphic violence should be described implicitly, not explicitly. Keep profanity to a minimum. Profanity is permissible (within reason) if a character is speaking or thinking it. OOC, players should behave on the forums and in the chat as they would in public.

1.9. Characters will not be allowed powers, abilities, or "modifications" such as cybernetics or certain types of armor, with the effect of making that character invincible, or practically so. Neither should non-playable characters (NPC's) have any such powers, abilities, or cybernetics, "power armor," etc.

1.10. Players must consult management before creating a character who is a high-ranking public official; for example, a Republic military officer. Players must also consult with another player before creating a character who is an official of the other player's planet, corporation, etc.

1.11. Certain planets are considered "off limits" because their appearance in the RP would most likely result in significant changes to the Star Wars storyline. Among these planets; Ruusan, Korriban, and Kamino.

 

2.1. Ships, special abilities, certain weapons, and new planets, species, etc. must be posted on the Requests forum for management review and approval. Remember, a character should be able to realistically afford to buy or otherwise have access to the items being requested.

2.2. Personal ships and weapons in a character's profile don't need to be requested. Highly-destructive weapons, and large ships with large crews are not considered "personal" and must be requested.

2.3. Ships, weapons, or other items that were previously requested and approved for one character must be re-requested if sold, stolen, or otherwise transferred from one character to another.

2.4. Corporations in the RP will be placed into the following categories:

Class 1.Class 1. A small-sized company operating on a single planet.
Class 2.Class 2. A medium-sized company operating on multiple planets in one sector.
Class 3.Class 3. A large-sized company operating in multiple sectors. May have Class 1
Class 3.Class 3. and 2 subsidiary companies and sector-specific security forces.
Class 4.Class 4. A large-sized company operating in many sectors with competitively-
Class 4.Class 4. priced products and services. May have Class 1, 2, and 3 subsidiary
Class 4.Class 4. companies, including canon companies, and inter-sector security
Class 4.Class 4. forces. Eligible for Senate representation.
Class 5.Class 5. An immense, galaxy-spanning corporation. Usually ancient. May have
Class 5.Class 5. Class 1, 2, 3, and 4 subsidiary companies and a full-scale army and
Class 5.Class 5. navy. Eligible for Senate representation.

Each advancement from one category to the next must be requested and approved, based on the success of the corporation and the player's efforts at corporate expansion in the RP.

2.5. Any request for custom-made species or ship designs must be accompanied by an image.

2.6. Requests may not be made in private. There must be a posted, publicly-available record on the Requests forum.

3.1. The catastrophic destruction of planets, property, or large numbers of people with superweapons, orbital bombardment, the Force, chemical or biological weapons or "plagues," or by any other means is not permitted, except as a plot device and with management approval.

3.2. Starfleets in the RP should be composed of a reasonable number of ships, proportional with other fleets in the RP. Fleets should be sufficiently large enough for the defense of one's own planet or faction, or to attack other planets, but not large enough to effectively defend one's own planet and attack other planets simultaneously.

5.1. Players may have as many Senate characters as they wish, but only two may vote on any one measure.

5.2. To become a Senator, Representative, or Ambassador in the Senate, a character must have been elected or otherwise selected to represent their planet, corporation, etc. and must request on the Senate forum ("petition" or "apply") to be admitted to the Senate. The candidate shall then answer questions from the Senate about his career and qualifications and what he hopes to accomplish as a Senator. The character's application may be blocked by the objection of any Senator; however, two additional Senators may over-rule the first Senator's objection. Only one objection, per Senator, may be filed to any application. When, in the judgment of the Supreme Chancellor, there are no further questions, and no objections, the Chancellor shall choose to admit or not admit the candidate. The Chancellor's decision may be over-ruled by a simple majority vote of the Senate. Once the candidate is admitted and has sworn the oath of office, as administered by the Supreme Chancellor, the candidate shall be a Senator (or Representative, Ambassador, etc.).

5.3. A new Senator (or Senator returning from a 7-day suspension) may not vote on a measure for which voting was already in progress at the time they became a Senator (or returned from the suspension).

5.4. New bills or resolutions may be proposed by any Senator or Representative and must be debated and passed by a simple majority vote. The Supreme Chancellor decides when the debate/voting period is over. The Chancellor has the authority to veto acts of the Senate only for the security and stability of the Republic. The Senate, in turn, may override a veto with a 2/3rds majority vote.

5.5. A "motion of confidence" or "vote of no confidence" may be filed if the Supreme Chancellor is no longer fulfilling his duties or is conducting himself in a manner unfit for his office. Such a motion must be proposed by one Senator and seconded by another (neither of these characters belonging to the same player). A confidence vote requires a 2/3rds majority to pass.

5.6. Name-calling and other outbursts should be restrained in the Senate Rotunda. If a Senator, Representative, or Ambassador is out of order, the Supreme Chancellor may issue a "Call to Order" against that Senator, Representative, etc. If the Senator violates a "Call to Order," the Chancellor may suspend the delinquent member for up to 7 days, OOC. Once suspended, that delegate cannot participate in Senate discussions or vote on any proposed measures.

5.7. Any Senator, Representative, Ambassador, etc. may be expelled from the Senate by a 2/3rds majority vote.

6.1. Management shall be comprised of one Administrator and no more than three Moderators. Each has one vote on requests and rulings, which shall be decided by a majority of Moderators and the Administrator. However, the Administrator can veto any ruling on which the Moderators are not unanimous.

6.2. It is the duty of Moderators and Administrators to ensure fair, accurate, and fun RP for all members of the site (in that order), and to enforce the rules equally, and accordingly. Management should be respectful to all members at all times, and should be versed in the rules of the site and in the precedents of previous management rulings. Moderators and Administrators are also expected to be in contact with the rest of management, and to seek consensus in their rulings.

6.3. When commenting on a player's request, a Moderator or Administrator should provide thoughtful and respectful feedback to the player, and explain the reasoning of his or her decision, citing specific rules or canon events as necessary. Moderators and Administrators should also review character profiles (specifically history, weapons and abilities), and be vigilant of the forums and the chat for profanity or harassment.

6.4. Member accounts may be deleted or blocked from the site only by the unanimous decision of management, unless the member poses an imminent danger to the site or if the account is used for advertising or "spam," in which case Moderators or the Administrator may delete or block the account, or remove any offending posts, at their own initiative.

6.5. Management shall decide the "public opinion" of non-playable characters (NPC's) in the RP. Namely, the results of NPC opinion polls and elections shall be determined by management ruling—players shall not decide for themselves whether or not the public approves of their character.