Terms of Service

Hello and Welcome To The Storytellers!

We're a tight knit community whose roots date all the way back to May of 2004. Back then we were just a little mismatched role-playing group on an anime forum.

Since then we've evolved from our original concept, but kept our family values by having a strong emphasis on creating life long friendships with those we roleplay with.

That's why our server is dedicated to nurturing both a close knit community, and skilled roleplayers.

We pride ourselves on our approach and dedication to the hobby. Making it a point to maintain a level of standard across all styles of roleplay.(Casual - Novella). Which encompasses both IC and OOC behavior. While equally focused on teaching those new to the hobby space all the tricks of the trade, along with appropriate behavior.

To date we've been actively on Discord since Jun 18, 2017!

We Look forward to helping you fold into our community! To ensure that our little corner of the discord universe stays safe, welcoming and peaceful for all those who frequent here.

We have a set of rules we expect everyone to follow diligently.

🔷 The Rules

🔹 Be a good citizen on the Server.

This means several things. To be kind and extend common courtesy.

Respect peoples' space, and wishes. ( if someone tells you to not do something pertaining to them, don't do it)

No Harassing!

No trolling!

Do not make attacks against other members. Challenging arguments and ideas is fine, but not attacking the people holding them. This includes attacks on an individual member, or groups.

This also includes racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic, and religious bashing posts will not be tolerated.

Lastly your post should contribute to the Channel or Discussion they are in.

If the comments are far too off base, the staff of the server has the right to remove them.

This includes not mentioning a person in such a way that offends or annoys said

🔹Respect the privacy of your fellow members.

Do not post emails or private messages without explicit written permission of all those involved. Do not use any posts or part of posts from this server and its channels for commercial purposes without the express permission of each person involved

🔹 Server is 18+:

As stated on our website and other pages. The Storytellers' server is Age 18+

Even though Discord is a 13+ service, as an older community we have reserved the right to only allow adults in our space.

Even though the server is 18+, the main areas on the server have a rating of pg13+

This rating level includes the following allowed content.

PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned, Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13. This rating is a stronger caution for parents that the contents included may not be appropriate for children under 13 (pre-teen ages). This may include stronger language, extended violence or sexual situations and drug-use)

Additionally To have access to our NSFW area, or to engage in NSFW topics in dms with other members. You must verify your age. ONLY those members who are age verified, are allowed to engage in such activity. And there needs to be consent given on server first. Failure to do so is grounds for banning. 🔹ALL Roleplaying and Group Activity happens ON server:

Our content here is original, and its met to be done as a group **here**. Taking it off server defeats the purpose, and means you're stealing from us. Don't do it.

Same goes for community activities. There is zero reason to start something here, and then take it elsewhere. You want to be cliche, and snobby like that. Just leave.

If it comes to light that members are doing the above, they are subject to being perma banned from the community.

Obviously private conversations between two people is not counted towards this. But Roleplay is, As a group roleplay community. Characters and stories are so intertwined that having the conversation privately hurts the over all story.

This includes group discussion that's moved off server, it defeats the purpose and lessens the overall quality of the activity.

🔹Do not post anything illegal:

Under (Insert your country’s name) law, or encourage others to break the laws of their country of residence. Do not use The Storytellers' Discord Server to perform any illegal activity.

( Also As the Server is Owned and Ran Out of Missouri USA, We do default to our laws on Certain things. )

🔹DO NOT attempt to moderate other members:

i.e. tell them how to behave on the Server.

Leave the moderating to the discord Server/channel staff and hosts. >

If you believe a Server post violates the rules in a major way, you may bring that post to the attention of the server/channel staff by reporting that message by mentioning a staff member. You can bring non-server / Channel problems to the attention of staff by private messaging a staff member via their profile.

And DO NOT argue with, comment on, complain about, criticize, or otherwise discuss staff decisions on rule issues in public in community areas.

If you think a decision that directly affects you is incorrect, you may make an appeal in private. 🔹Follow All Category and Channel Rules:

Each Category will have its own set of additional rules, and Guidelines. Please follow them at all times when in that category.

This also pertains to specific Channel Rules. (which will post posted in both the Channel’s description, and as a pinned post )

Please Follow them at all times when in that Channel.

🔹No talking politics:

This is not the place to talk or debate politics. The Storytellers' is suppose to be an escape from the craziness of the world. So please do not bring your shitty opinions into the space. I nor anyone else cares to hear what you think about whatever.

This includes hot topics, Like AI. and Age verification.

🔹Respect others space:

- Respect others wishes to not engage in a particular topic and activity going on.

(This includes in DM/s)

- Respect other's space when it comes to silly chat role-play ( referring to the light system) and their ability to not engage in specific kinds of chat role-play.

- When vocalizing boundaries, members should do so with kindness. Establishing boundaries does not give a person the right to be a jerk. 🔹Do not use the server for trauma dumping.

The server and its community is not there for you to dump all your unresolved issues and happenings on.

Do not come into gen chat and start venting about whatever. It will be deleted.

If you need a space to vent and seek advice. we have various seeking advice and venting threads in our Assorted topics forum. such as Slice

People found to only be using this space as their personal dumping grounds will be kicked.

🔹Advertising: We are not an advertising server. It is one thing for established members on our server to start a post letting people know they run a twitch or youtube channel, or offer art commissions. Its another thing to be talking about it in gen chat constantly, or bugging people about it.

Overt advertising is not tolerated on this server at all.

Additionally Do not use this server to look for rp outside what we do here, or for rp off this server. If you want to do that join our sister server.

🔹Strictly ask to dm/ friend server

Do no cold call, cold dm, or cold friend request members either. this will get you banned 🔹 The Purge We reserves the right to kick any and all members who do not meet our activity requirements.

Excluding major life events, or illness...

We require all members to maintain a base level of activity on the server.

That looks like being active and engaged on the server 3-4 times a week

This is more than a drive by hello, or single message. This is conversating with members, and being a participate in things going on in this space.

We will not chase people down, it is your job to inform the community if you are not going to be around due to illness or life event. It takes 30 seconds to send a message.

🔹New Members have limited Perms

Please be advise that new members have limited perms. So you won't be able to post links, pics, embeds. use off server emotes or stickers. Post multiple capitalized words, or more than 3 emojis ( at a time or in a row ), or start threads at this time. Or Dyno bot will yell at you

This changes once you rank up to established member. Which is done through Tatsu bot. You get 10-20 points per message, and once you reach 600 points it gives you Established member role automatically.

🔹Nitro and Active Supporters get extra Perks

• All groups get the following awards:

• Custom Role ( title, tag and role icon if server is boosted high enough)

• Added emoji to server ( plain or animated )

All groups will lose the above rewards if:

They are purged from the server for inactivity.

Active supporter loses the active supporter role ( which is achieved by having 1000 messages sent on the server in the last 30 days )

Nitro Supporter stops boosting the server.

Member of staff gets removed from their staff position.

As a note:

Staff, Nitro and Active supporters are not above the rules of the server and will be required to follow all server rules like anyone else. Anyone who is a member of staff, nitro supporter or active supporter behaving in a manner as if they are above the rules will lose all additional perks and put on probation.

Regarding Special made Emojis and Roles:

Any Special made emojis and roles given as prizes during activities or award situations. Will be lost when a member loses the requirements in which they got the reward. Be this a drop in activity, no longer boosting the server, or the reward role changes hands per rules of the event in which it was won. All rules are subject to change

At any moment per the decision of the Server Owners, and Server Staff. If you feel that it is wrong, you are welcome to open a ticket. They will get back to you with their final decision in time

Please remember they have lives outside of the server.**

This includes Kicking or Banning people as they see fit. 🔷 Discipline As long as the rule broken isn't serious in nature, all members will get at least one friendly reminder about the rules, before official warnings are given.

When a member breaks a rule. The rule violating message/s will either be forwarded or screen shot and posted into a private thread in our Rule Infractions.

In there, staff will handle it based on the procedure posted in that channel.

If repeatedly offenses are made, the following actions can be taken.

• 24 hr. timeout.

• 3 day timeout.

• 1 week timeout

• Banned - we'll start with a month ban, and then a permanent banned

Server owners, admins and staff alike reserve the right to deviate from this if they feel the offense is deserving of quicker and harsher punishment.

Examples being:

• Taking roleplay or content off server

Affectively poaching activity from the community.

• Posting NSFW material that crosses a line.

Such as anything pedo related

Or posted anything nsfw related outside the age verified spaces.

Things that will get you automatically banned.

• If you leave during a timeout, you're banned.

• If you leave while you are actively involved in a roleplay/s.

• If you completely ghost the server and your roleplays, you can potentially be banned permanently.

• If you troll the server, spam, raid, or promote, you're banned.

We have a zero tolerance for shitty, toxic or inconsiderate behavior. We're adults. If you don't know how to behave right, us giving you a million chances isn't gonna solve your issues.