Glossary
AFK: Away from keyboard. Refers to online players not currently interacting with/paying attention to the game.Bellybrig: Serving a sentence to the brig in a stomach instead of the brig.
Dogborg: A type of playable cyborg with the appearance of a dog.
Drop nom: A mechanic in which falling onto another player results in one eating the other. Controlled by spontaneous vore preference toggles.
ERP: Erotic roleplay. Any form of roleplay intended to be erotic, typically vore, sex, or other kinks. This is the main focus of the server.
Godmodding: Controlling another player’s character in a roleplay. This typically refers to writing another player’s actions or backstory without permission.
Grab & Gulp: Eating players without roleplay. Frowned on unless explicitly permitted in the prey’s OOC notes.
IC: In character. This is a general term encompassing the game setting, character actions, and pretty much anything observable/knowable from a character’s perspective. Contrasted with OOC.
LOOC: Local out of character. Refers to in-game OOC text generated by the LOOC command, visible only to nearby players/ghosts within view range.
OC: Original character. Refers to a character created by a player in contrast to a character from a published work. Not to be confused with OOC.
OOC: Out of character. Refers to almost anything outside of the game setting, frequently players themselves or conversations in the community Discord. Also refers to text in ((double brackets)), a common convention for communicating in OOC using commands typically reserved for IC (such as Say, Me, Whisper, or Subtle). May also refer to global OOC, the in-game blue text generated when using the OOC command. Contrasted with IC.
OOC Notes: A section of a player’s examination description stating the player’s roleplaying preferences.
Me: An in-game command for describing a character’s actions. Used for any form of roleplaying except exclusively verbal posts.
Medbelly: Using a stomach in heal mode to heal injured crew. Typically used in reference to medical dogborgs. Synonymous with healbelly.
Metaknowledge: Any information a character has no way of realistically knowing. Typically refers to information knowable by a player but not a player’s character.
Post: Any written action/dialogue. Typically refers to a player’s turn when roleplaying.
Powergaming: A “playing to win” mentality. This refers to a broad range of behaviors typically geared toward scoring a win against another player, such as attempting to outperform everybody else. Powergaming is usually toxic and may violate the rules.
Robust: A vague ss13 term typically referring to competency with game mechanics, using mechanics instead of roleplay, or engaging in PvP combat. Difficult to define due to lack of a consistent definition.
RP: Roleplay. A broad term referencing a person acting out a role they do not possess or playing a character other than themself. Here, roleplaying typically refers to writing out a character’s speech and actions with other players’ characters and frequently excludes gameplay without writing. Most roleplay here can be categorized as ERP.
Say: A command used exclusively for spoken dialogue. Automatically formats posts with quotes and a speech verb.
Slip vore: A mechanic in which slipping into another player results in one eating the other. Controlled by spontaneous vore preference toggles.
SS13: Space Station 13, the game these rules are about.
SSD: Space sleeping disorder. An in-universe explanation for characters passing out whenever their player disconnects.
Subtles: A “Me” command displayed only to adjacent players. Subtles are italicized.
Televore: Any vore mechanic involving a prey somehow teleporting into a predator, usually with one of many teleportation devices. Controlled by spontaneous vore preference toggles.
TF: Transformation. Typically refers to a roleplay in which a participant is transformed into something else. May also refer to the transformation belly mode.
Vorespawn: A vore mechanic in which a prey enters the round by spawning into a predator or a predator enters the round by spawning around a prey. Controlled by vore spawn preference toggles.
Whisper: A “Say” command fully displayed only to adjacent players. Whispers are italicized.