Rules

The rules and bylaws of the Station, Sim and 10th Fleet are very simple and direct. These Rules are under final review by the Fleet Staff and shall be published here. If you have any questions please contact us and receive clarification.

General Rules
The minimum age of entry to Starfleet Expanse is 13 years of age. This is due to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (USA) and General Data Protection Regulations (EU).
Any hateful comment (including but not limited to racist, homophobic, sexist content) is forbidden within the Fleet and will not be tolerated. Any player or sim found to be in breach of this rule shall be immediately subject to disciplinary action, potentially resulting in their removal from Simm and Fleet.
Unless under specific circumstances allowed by the Joint Fleet Executive, the advertising of paid services to Fleet Members is forbidden.
Player Rules
A player may have a maximum of Four player-controlled characters across player-operated games in Starfleet Expanse. Members of the Fleet Council have an additional character for their in-game persona to allow them to make guest appearance within games or play as their character as they see fit. Games designated as Fleet Hubs and temporary games set up for time-limited events do not count towards the character limit.
A player is limited to one “main” per game, plus several NPC characters at the discretion of the Game Manager.
Should a player be unable to post for a period, they can request a Leave of Absence from their Game Manager. The Game Manager determines the format of this request, but it must include an idea of how long the leave will be.
Should a player wish to move between games, they should contact their department lead, both Game Managers involved in the process and state the Game they are moving from, to and the reason. The Group Directorate Staff will liaise with both GMs to agree appropriate ranks, positions, with the player and agree a transfer date.
The following races are prohibited from any player/NPC position on a game

a. Non-Humanoid Races (big rock creatures, Tribbles, etc.)
b. Omnipotent beings (Q, Douwd, etc.)
c. Androids
d. Iconian's
e. Shapeshifters
f. Jem-Hader/Vorta/other races still in the Dominion
g. Suliban
h. Species 8472
i. Augments, Angosians and similar genetically engineered races.
j. Races from non-Trek universes on Trek sims
k. Any established characters from Trek, or other fandoms, including descendants or familial members. No, you cannot be James T. Kirk’s illegitimate great-great-granddaughter or Luke Skywalker’s cousin.
L. Cartoon Avatars shall not be allowed.
All characters created by a player must be an original piece of work by the player. Player disputes involving character work should refer to the Meditation and Arbitration Process.