# Providence Roleplay Rulebook

## Providence Roleplay Rulebook

Welcome to **Providence Roleplay**.

Use this page as the **main guide** for the entire rulebook.

Every major section below links to a category page. Each category page then links to **deeper subpages** with the full rules.

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### Start here

If you are new, read the rulebook in this order:

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### Read the server basics

Start with [**General Roleplay Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards.md).

This covers:

* **interaction**
* **initiation**
* **staying in character**
* **communication standards**
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### Read the conflict rules

Move to [**Combat, Crime, and Gang Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/combat-crime-and-gang-rules.md).

This covers:

* **RDM / VDM**
* **gang conflict**
* **scene limits**
* **combat restrictions**
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### Read the scene-protection rules

Then read [**FailRP, Metagaming, and Exploit Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/failrp-metagaming-and-exploit-rules.md) and [**Death, NLR, and NVL Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/death-nlr-and-nvl-rules.md).

These pages explain:

* **what breaks scenes**
* **what counts as metagaming**
* **how death, fear, and respawn work**
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### Read the role-specific sections

Finish with the pages that apply to your roleplay:

* [**Character, Identity, and Community Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/character-identity-and-community-standards.md)
* [**Police, EMS, and Government Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/police-ems-and-government-rules.md)
* [**Vehicles, Looting, and Asset Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/vehicles-looting-and-asset-rules.md)
* [**Heists, Hostages, and Outside Shooters**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/heists-hostages-and-outside-shooters.md)
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### Find rules by topic

#### **Core roleplay**

* [**General Roleplay Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards.md)
  * [Interaction, Initiation, and Scene Escalation](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards/interaction-initiation-and-scene-escalation.md)
  * [Communication, Language, and Technical Requirements](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards/communication-language-and-technical-requirements.md)

#### **Characters and community**

* [**Character, Identity, and Community Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/character-identity-and-community-standards.md)
  * [Character Creation and Identity Rules](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/character-identity-and-community-standards/character-creation-and-identity-rules.md)
  * [Community Conduct and Terms of Service](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/character-identity-and-community-standards/community-conduct-and-terms-of-service.md)

#### **Crime and combat**

* [**Combat, Crime, and Gang Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/combat-crime-and-gang-rules.md)
  * [Criminal Conflict and Gang Escalation](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/combat-crime-and-gang-rules/criminal-conflict-and-gang-escalation.md)
  * [Weapons, Vehicles, and Combat Restrictions](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/combat-crime-and-gang-rules/weapons-vehicles-and-combat-restrictions.md)

#### **Government roles**

* [**Police, EMS, and Government Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/police-ems-and-government-rules.md)
  * [EMS Protections and Medical Scene Rules](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/police-ems-and-government-rules/ems-protections-and-medical-scene-rules.md)
  * [Police Authority, Hostages, and Government Conduct](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/police-ems-and-government-rules/police-authority-hostages-and-government-conduct.md)

#### **Vehicles, assets, and loot**

* [**Vehicles, Looting, and Asset Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/vehicles-looting-and-asset-rules.md)
  * [Driving, Vehicle Theft, and Key Rules](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/vehicles-looting-and-asset-rules/driving-vehicle-theft-and-key-rules.md)
  * [Looting, Scamming, and Asset Transfer Rules](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/vehicles-looting-and-asset-rules/looting-scamming-and-asset-transfer-rules.md)

#### **Scene integrity**

* [**FailRP, Metagaming, and Exploit Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/failrp-metagaming-and-exploit-rules.md)
  * [FailRP, Metagaming, and OOC Conduct](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/failrp-metagaming-and-exploit-rules/failrp-metagaming-and-ooc-conduct.md)
  * [Powergaming, Exploits, and Unfair Advantage Rules](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/failrp-metagaming-and-exploit-rules/powergaming-exploits-and-unfair-advantage-rules.md)

#### **Death and fear**

* [**Death, NLR, and NVL Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/death-nlr-and-nvl-rules.md)
  * [Downed State and New Life Rule](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/death-nlr-and-nvl-rules/downed-state-and-new-life-rule.md)
  * [Valuing Life, Fear, and Scene Re-entry](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/death-nlr-and-nvl-rules/valuing-life-fear-and-scene-re-entry.md)

#### **Heists**

* [**Heists, Hostages, and Outside Shooters**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/heists-hostages-and-outside-shooters.md)
  * [Heist Tiers, Participation Limits, and Vehicles](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/heists-hostages-and-outside-shooters/heist-tiers-participation-limits-and-vehicles.md)
  * [Hostages, Negotiation, and Outside Shooters](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/heists-hostages-and-outside-shooters/hostages-negotiation-and-outside-shooters.md)

### Quick paths

If you are a **new player**, start with [**General Roleplay Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards.md).

If you are a **gang player**, read [**Combat, Crime, and Gang Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/combat-crime-and-gang-rules.md), [**Vehicles, Looting, and Asset Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/vehicles-looting-and-asset-rules.md), and [**Death, NLR, and NVL Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/death-nlr-and-nvl-rules.md).

If you are **PD or EMS**, read [**Police, EMS, and Government Rules**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/police-ems-and-government-rules.md) and [**General Roleplay Standards**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/general-roleplay-standards.md) first.

If you plan to run **heists**, read [**Heists, Hostages, and Outside Shooters**](/providence-roleplay-rulebook/heists-hostages-and-outside-shooters.md) in full.

### Final standard

Providence Roleplay rewards players who build scenes, not just outcomes.

If a choice keeps the scene **fair**, **readable**, and **believable**, it is usually the right choice.


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