Share agency
Never dictate another character's thoughts, actions, injuries, or permanent consequences.
Narrative roleplay standards
Play boldly.
Share the story.
Opaline's rules protect agency, consent, consequence, and community so conflict can remain dramatic without becoming destructive.
Read the rules ↓The plain-language standard
Your character may create conflict.
You may not take away another player's choices.
Communicate honestly, keep IC and OOC separate, respect boundaries, prepare for what your character attempts, and allow actions to produce fair consequences. The goal is not to win a scene. The goal is to build one worth remembering together.
Before any mechanic
Six principles govern the rest
Respect consent
Communicate before consequences become lasting, intimate, or character-defining.
Separate IC and OOC
Character conflict is story. Player harassment, retaliation, and personal attacks are not.
Accept consequences
Meaningful choices create risk, response, and change. Consent does not erase reasonable outcomes.
Protect the Veil
Supernatural knowledge creates responsibility, but knowledge alone is not automatically a breach.
Build the town
The strongest scenes give other players something to respond to and make Opaline feel inhabited.
Good faith and unaddressed situations
The rules guide the story.
They do not replace good judgment.
Opaline's rules provide a framework for collaborative storytelling. They cannot anticipate every character circumstance, hypothetical scenario, or unusual interaction. Players are expected to interpret rules reasonably, respect their intended purpose, and avoid exploiting omissions or technicalities for personal advantage. When a situation is not specifically addressed, work together toward a fair outcome consistent with established lore and community standards. If an agreement cannot be reached, Staff makes the final determination. The absence of a written restriction does not constitute permission, and the absence of a specific procedure does not prevent Staff from resolving the situation.
Official references
Know the standard before the scene
Each guide begins with the intent of the rule, then explains how it works in play.
Agency · Consent · Respect
Rules of Engagement
“The rules support collaborative storytelling. They do not replace it.”
Community standards for player respect, IC and OOC separation, character agency, consent, conflict, consequences, and narrative-first play.
- Community conduct
- Consent and agency
- Collaborative conflict
The Veil
“Knowledge is not itself a breach. What someone does with it may become one.”
Why supernatural secrecy exists, who may be entrusted with truth, how suspected exposure is evaluated, and why every response must remain proportional.
- Trusted knowledge
- Potential breaches
- Proportional response
Experience & Growth
“Experience rewards roleplay that helps Opaline feel alive.”
How roleplay earns XP, which contributions receive greater weight, how scenes are submitted, and when abilities and ranks become available.
- XP evaluation
- Scene submissions
- Ability progression
Opaline Roll Reference
“Dice resolve uncertainty—not replace roleplay.”
A quick-reference guide for standard rolls, target numbers, Ability bonuses, situational modifiers, environmental debuffs, spellcasting, opposed checks, and transparent player-to-player resolution.
- Core rolls
- Target numbers
- Situational modifiers
When approval is required
Ask before the irreversible action.
Character death, permanent injury or transformation, forced captivity, sanctioned combat, property seizure, and specialized faction equipment may require player consent, staff approval, or both. The complete guide identifies the exact boundary.