PvP should have terms agreed upon in an OOC format by all parties involved before hand to avoid any confusion, or ill feelings.

1. Healing
Using potions and kits in PvP is not a measure of the characters skills or abilities, but rather who can spam the button of heals faster. Therefore using potions in PvP is prohibited, unless it is cast from a spell by a cleric.

2. Hostile
You must, before attacking in any form; set your opponent to hostile. Failure to do this will result in sanctions against the offending character.

3. Role Play
PvP between characters should be the result of Role play. A character will not just walk up to another character and attack him for no reason. Many towns have laws, and characters are smart enough to realise that breaking the laws of a town will get them locked up.

If a PvP situation does arise, then challenge the other character in game. If the player accepts, then come to terms of the PvP challenge. If the player refuses the PvP, then it is dead. Do not follow or harass the character and attempt to goad him/her into a fight. Heated banter after the rejection is alright, as long as it does not cross the line. Example: an evil fighter challenges a nuetral wizard, and the wizard refuses the fight. The fighter could then spurn his heart by calling him weak or scared, but not follow him to another transition for the purpose of getting him to fight.
As well, do not reject the PvP challenge, and then follow the challenger out of the area and attack him.

Characters with the rogue class as their primary class are immune to this rule, so long as they get OOC permission for PvP, as they are generally stealthy combatants, and do not prefer to fight up front.

4. PvP death.
Sooner or later, your character will die as a result of PvP. Being raised after the duel is a courtesy, and not a requirement.

PvP has consequences, and it is preferred that the dead character respawn. Call it “their god has wisked them away to health and safety before death can grab hold; because they yet have a purpose” Should you die in PvP, and are forced to respawn, then please do not return to the area of the fight to continue the debate.
If you are given an OOC raise, role play the defeat, and leave the area.

If you are raised IC by clerical means, then you are still defeated, but need not leave the area, and may continue to Role play, yet are prohibited from PvP until you leave the area, and rest.

In death, the character is lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Please do not speak in character after your hit points reach -11. Unless your character is known as an undead, there should be no reason for it. A few OOC comments are permitable

5 Assassins
If a bounty is posted on a character, and an assassin takes up the bounty, then the assassin is free to attack as he sees fit. The rules of setting hostile still apply, yet challenging for PvP do not apply to the assassin. All Assassin bounties must be posted on the forum, before they can be pursued In Game.

If the Character has the Hide in Plain Sight ability, and uses it to coordinate their strikes effectively, then the assassin may use healing potions after they leave combat and go back into hiding. On the same hand, if an assassin attacks a character, and then breaks the attack to go into hiding, the character being attacked, may use a heal potion, if they can get it off in time.
If the assassin is charged with retrieving a certain item from your character, and you have the item on you, then hand it over. Do not not lie and say you dont have it. For your toon is dead, and subject to search. DM's will be monitoring this.

6. Non PvP characters.
If your character is not made for PvP, then in the description of the character at creation, place a notice that your Character is not intended for PvP. However, do not use this as an excuse for the character to be insulting and beligerent, and then hide behind this should someone wish to press PvP. If you run your mouth and make threats, and get beat down for it, you did it to yourself.

If you are challenged for PvP, politely send an OOC tell or message that your character is not intended for PvP purposes.

Again, the assassin is the exception to this rule. Even though a character may be non PvP, they may still get involved in Role Play scenarios that get them noticed, and marked for elimination. However, the attacker must have the assassin prestige class as part of their build.

7. PvP restrictions
No character is allowed to PvP with another character that is more than 4 levels higher or lower then themselves., unless it is for a beneficial, plot advancing role play story line, or unless it is agreed upon by both parties.

Wanton PvP for the fun of beating up on another character is abusive, and has a ZERO TOLERANCE attachment added to it.

If your character is a 27 level fighter/6 LvL Wpn Mstr, and enter PvP with a 27 level cleric/8 Lvl BG, and lose horribly; do not complain that the winning character is too powerful, for rules are made to ensure legal builds and a chance for any toon to be beaten, or beat someone else, and it was your choice to PvP.

An exception to this rule is Siege PvP. Then a Character may have more than the 4 level difference may PvP, but no more than a 10 level difference.


If there are any questions or comments or suggestions, please direct them to a PM to a member of the DM staff

Rules of Item Acquisition:

In PvP, sometimes the winner may want to take the spoils of battle. Thus the following is in effect.

Common Items: These are Items available at any shop in the Mod.
You may loot 1 or 2 of these, for personal use.

Items of Leadership: These Items are for Guild Leaders.
You may loot this, but only for a trophy. Not for personal use; unless you are a member of that guild, and want leadership for yourself.

Religious Items: Holy and Unholy Objects.
Take at your own risk, Gods watch their own.

Custom Items: Not Lootable unless express permission is given from Owner.