8.2 Medical Roleplay

1. No one is able to dictate what kind of injuries a player has except for that player.

   1. For example, a player who has been shot directly in the face may choose to RP it as a shot to the back or shoulder instead when receiving treatment from a doctor.

2. You must RP out all injuries. For example, if you tell an EMS that your leg is broken, you must RP that your leg is broken for a reasonable amount of time.

   1. Doctors/EMS will help you navigate how long your injury should last and what limitations an injury may pose. (For example: if you have a broken leg, you may be unable to ride a motorcycle or a day or two depending on what the Doctor instructs.)

   2. While your injuries are up to you, once you have set the terms with the Doctor/EMS, you are expected to stick to them and see them out. To do otherwise is fail RP.

   3. Doctors/EMS keep detailed logs of these injuries and limitations, meaning that this can be checked if needed.

3. If you are with a Doctor/EMS and receiving medical treatment, use /me commands to RP your injuries and any treatment with them while you are downed. Please remember that Doctors and EMS are also here to RP and are not NPCs.

   1. For example, if you have been shot, you would type ‘/me has three gunshot wounds to the chest’ in the in-game text chat. You can open the text chat by using ‘T.’

   2. Describing your injury as a ‘stubbed toe’ etc is not an appropriate way to turn down medical RP and you may face disciplinary action. Simply say ‘no medical RP please.’

4. Sometimes a Doctor or EMS will give you medication that has additional, roleplay related effects. You are expected to roleplay these effects, and to act as though these drugs are not affecting you while taking them is fail RP.

   1. For example: if a Doctor prescribes an opiate such as oxycodone, you may feel feelings of euphoria, confidence, and a sleepiness. Adversely, you may also experience depression, anxiety and sleeping problems when coming down from the drug.

   2. You are expected to roleplay both the good and bad effects of a drug.

   3. Some drugs are addictive, such as opiates, benzos, and stimulants. If taking these for a period of three days or more, you are expected to roleplay addiction/dependence on the drug, including withdrawal symptoms and a desire to obtain more depending on your character.

   4. If a player has any questions about what specific drugs do, their effects, or how to best roleplay its use and/or addiction to the drug, you are encouraged to reach out to Doctors/EMS for advice. Alternatively, there is a plethora of information available online that is easily accessible with a Google search if you’d prefer to do your own research.