Code of Conduct

Darkwood Nights strives to maintain a fun and exciting atmosphere for Live Action Role-play (LARP) while also making people feel welcome. Doing so provides an enjoyable and entertaining experience for everyone.
 
In a game such as Darkwood Nights which can be socially competitive and at times high adrenaline, it can be easy to come across misunderstandings and disagreements. This Code of Conduct outlines what is expected at our events and on any Darkwood Nights public or private forums such as Discord, the website or Facebook pages.
 

Darkwood Nights expects our members, staff and guests to behave in an appropriate, mature, and responsible manner. We expect common sense to rule and for everyone involved to have a general sense of the safety and well-being of those around them. Members, staff and guests are expected to treat others with courtesy and respect. Harassment or intolerance is unacceptable.
 

All members, staff and guests are expected to abide by the laws of the land to include all federal, state, local laws, statutes, ordinances and site specific rules.
 

While we understand that the nature of roleplay and acting will create in-character drama, we do not expect for this drama and any hurt feelings to spill over into the realm of out-of-character interactions.

Leave the drama for your character; do not bring it into real life.

Darkwood Nights may sanction attendees at an event for any reason. We will endeavor to provide a verbal warning to you and allow you to correct your behavior before removing you from the event, when appropriate. There may be times when we immediately remove an attendee when it is determined such removal to be in the best interest of Darkwood Nights, our attendees or the hosting space.

While not exclusive, the following list provides examples of behaviors or actions that may constitute consequences up to and including removal from a Darkwood Nights event: 

• Violating any laws including illegal drug use*

• Failure to comply with Darkwood Nights staff instructions

• Physically destructive behavior

• Endangering the safety of yourself or others

• Deliberate cheating to include gibbering, machine gunning, metagaming, rhino-hiding and turtling

• Physically threatening another player

• Arriving to game, or playing game, while intoxicated or obviously under the influence of drugs, alcohol or marijuana.

• Failure to abide by Darkwood Nights or event location safety guidelines

• Disruption of the event

• Violation of the Darkwood Nights Anti-Harassment Policy

* Any violation of laws constituting a felony, including illegal drug use, will be immediately reported to the police and that player will be removed from the game.