%^CYAN%^THE NOPK FLAG%^RESET%^

%^MAGENTA%^New characters have a %^WHITE%^NOPK flag%^RESET%^%^MAGENTA%^ that protects them from aggressive characters.%^RESET%^

To opt into PK (player killing), turn the flag off (help set). When you turn this flag off, you signal to the player-base that you are ready to engage in hostile role-play. PK races start with their NOPK flag turned off by default, and can be identified by the red warning at the end of their race file (%^ORANGE%^<help RACE>%^RESET%^).

While under the protection of a %^WHITE%^NOPK flag%^RESET%^, you may not take any antagonistic actions towards other players. If someone provokes you, it is your responsibility to back out of a hostile situation or turn your %^WHITE%^NOPK flag%^RESET%^ off. If a conflict starts in your room, you must leave. 

Likewise, if you have opted into PK, you may not purposefully antagonize a character with an active NOPK flag or attempt to pull them into a hostile situation. You may however threaten them if provoked (help threaten) and otherwise roleplay in accordance with your character.

%^CYAN%^ANTAGONISTIC ACTIONS%^RESET%^
Antagonistic actions are defined as any action that purposely provokes or annoys another character. Note that antagonistic does not equal villainous. If you witness a crime as a NOPK character, you are not allowed to act on that information if doing so would inconvenience the perpetrator. You are, however, allowed to send up a pkmail/avatarmail alerting us of the event.

Examples of antagonistic actions include, but are not limited to: Verbal insults or threats, snitching, breaking city laws, emoting offensive actions, invasion of privacy, stealing from other players, scrying, being in a shapeshifted form, bringing an animal into a civilized area, and using dangerous, harmful and/or disruptive spells/abilities.

%^CYAN%^NOPK AFTER PK%^RESET%^
Characters that die in PK are given a temporary NOPK flag, even if they are of a PK race. When under the protection of this flag, you must follow the rules outlined above, in addition to those found in <help post pk>. Remember that it is %^BOLD%^%^WHITE%^your%^RESET%^ responsibility to avoid hostile situations while you have the flag: Stay away from known enemies and areas where your presence may lead to conflict, and back out of any potentially hostile situation.

%^CYAN%^See also:%^RESET%^ rules, pk rules, post pk rules, pk commands, pkmail, fade to black, fade away, death, races, roleplaying
