Rules

1.  Each member is allowed one (1) RT Thread in both the Plot and Erotic forums. This is to ensure everyone has an opportunity to get their thread viewed by other members and a few exuberant individuals don't spam the forum. As all members have the ability to edit/delete their own threads, if you need to make a change to your RT you can do so easily. 
   • *The Group RT forum is exempt from this rule. You can post freely when searching for group roleplays, as group threads typically only contain a single plot idea (you can post more if you like).

Umbra Roleplaying is an adult-oriented site containing mature content and is unsuitable for individuals younger than 18.

If it is suspected you do not meet the minimum age requirement, you will be asked for age verification.

Failure to provide proof of age will result in an immediate ban.

If you suspect someone on-site is underage, please get in touch with a staff member via PM.

By being a member of this site, you state that you are 18 or older.

The following constitute harassment:

1. Offensive and hurtful comments.
2. Stalking.
3. Continued one-on-one conversation after one party has requested to cease,
4. Continued behaviors after others have expressed their discomfort with them
5. Unwelcome sexual attention or flirtation -
   • This includes solicitation of illicit content of another member
   • Aggressively sexual DMs
6. Threats of violence (physical or psychological)
7. The deliberate "outing" of any aspect of another person's identity without their consent. 
8. Publication of private conversations without the other person's consent,
9. Deliberate misgendering,
10. Intentional spreading of misinformation about other users.
11. Repeated solicitation of responses for conversation and roleplay (within 24 hours of the last contact),
12. Other bullying/intimidation tactics.

Treat every member the way you would like to be treated, and respect the wishes and requests of others. None of these behaviors will be tolerated.

This includes:

• Posting the same thread numerous times in one or multiple sections of the forum
• Starting conversations en masse with other members (more than 10 in 24 hours or the same content)
• Repeatedly messaging a single member for any reason.

This includes mass messaging "wanna rp?".

This is for your safety.

If you wish to speak with another member via Discord, Skype, email, or any other communication service, do so at your own risk.

However, users found to use the Umbra Discord to approach other members for inappropriate requests or that show a pattern of taking conversation off-site to press the limits of our rules will receive consequences.

We will not moderate interactions that do not occur on-site via public forums or PMs.

Characters younger than 18 years of age are not to be exposed to any sexual or extremely violent situations, period.

No exceptions.

Failure to adhere to this rule (including asking others for roleplays where these situations are involved) WILL result in an immediate ban.

• This includes “fade to black” situations involving minors or anything where sex or violence is implied. These situations can be a part of a character’s backstory but may not be described in detail, only alluded to.

Characters involved in sexual and/or violent situations must physically be AND appear at least 18 years of age. A magical fairy god who is 1000 years old but looks 14 will be considered 14 as far as Umbra is concerned.

Characters under 18 cannot be main characters in a story. Side characters only.

• No high school plots. These plots can be fun, but are too often used to toe the line of the rules.
• Your characters must be in college if you HAVE to have a school setting.

Anthropomorphic characters, 'weres', and animal shifters are all permitted as long as they maintain human-level intelligence, are able to speak physically, and can verbally consent to sexual encounters.

No sexual contact between humans and animals is permitted, regardless of the animal's mental capacity or ability. Sexual encounters between two animals are allowed so long as both parties are sentient and capable of consenting.

Sexual contact between human and anthro characters is allowed as they maintain human appearances despite their animalistic traits.

Sexual activity involving vampires and otherwise cognitively unimpaired undead are allowed; however, sexual activity involving corpses and “brain dead” zombies is not.

• Undead characters must maintain sentience and the ability to consent to sexual situations.

It is never appropriate to send sexually graphic messages to other users without their consent.

Umbra is not responsible for any personal correspondence on Discord, as the platform is entirely out of our hands.

If you are found to be abusing Umbra to try and lure people into sexually explicit situations without their knowledge on Discord, appropriate action will be taken.

Umbra Roleplaying allows a tasteful level of nudity.

We define “tasteful nudity” as the following; Any image in which partial nudity is present in the image but is not the primary focus.

Exposed breasts and buttocks are acceptable.

Exposed penises or vulvas, images distinctly showing the outline of genitalia through clothes or another covering, and/or penetration of any kind is not permitted.

• (This includes implied penetration where technically the genitals are not seen but it is clear oral, vaginal, and/or anal penetration is occurring.)