Morgantown Covenant

Welcome to Morgantown
Morgantown is a community built on creativity, collaboration, and respect. Our covenant exists to protect residents, visitors, and roleplayers alike while maintaining a vibrant, safe, and fun environment. By joining Morgantown, renting land, or participating in events, you agree to follow this covenant.

1. Community Values

Respect: Treat all residents, staff, and visitors with courtesy. Harassment, hate speech, or griefing will not be tolerated.
Inclusion: Morgantown welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities, and roleplay styles.
Collaboration: Work with your neighbors and staff to keep Morgantown enjoyable for all.
Balance: Real life comes first. Morgantown and Second Life should enhance your Real Life, not overwhelm it. If at any time you are in a position or department and feel you are taking too much on, please let someone know.
Creativity: Morgantown and Second Life exists because of its residents’ imaginations. Original stories, events and builds are encouraged.

2. Rentals

Tier / Payment: All rental payments must be made on time. Missed payments may result in reclamation of land. Morgantown may in its own discretion offer leniency towards late payments if we are informed via proper channels beforehand. Morgantown offers tier payments in the form of land tier donations made possible by your paid Second Life account, these are tiered starting at 1024m2 of land donated to the Morgantown group or more unlocking various rentals. Contact a rental agent for more information.
Refunds: All payments are considered final in L$. Morgantown’s standing policy is no refunds barring circumstances approved by an administrator. We appreciate everyone works for their money, however we do have payments to make ourselves.
Aesthetic Standards:
- Morgantown values realism and cohesion. Please avoid overly flashy, disruptive, or excessively scripted builds.
- House and Building Swaps are permitted with the approval of the Community’s build team.

Security Orbs: Security Orbs are allowed, but must follow restrictions as follows. These orbs must be restricted to your parcel only, have at least a 30+ second ejection time to allow for Residents who are flying overhead, and must only eject to outside the parcel( not send home). If you have a Resident in your rental who refuses to leave, please contact a staff member in world or via discord to have them removed. If a resident continues to harass you, you are encouraged to utilize the inworld abuse report function.
Large Modifications: Large Additions such as Garages, Heli-pads, Sheds, etc are not permitted without special permission. We have an airport available for helicopters and aircraft parking.
Zoning: We have tons of Residential and Commercial Rentals! We ask that you do not mix the two and use commercial rentals for residential use unless it includes a residential area. The same goes for reverse, except in the case of acceptable home-ran businesses, e.g. home baked goods, wellness/personal care, home haircuts, etc. Residences should not have entire parking lots, landing pads for aircraft, and other items that are more of a commercial nature.

3. Conduct & Roleplay

Consent First: All roleplay (combat, romance, adult content) requires consent of all involved parties.
Combat Rules: Firearms, melee, or combat systems must follow Morgantown’s designated RP guidelines. Random attacks or grief combat is prohibited.
Immersion: Keep roleplay immersive when in designated RP areas. OOC (out-of-character) chat should be clearly marked. All areas of Morgantown except the Welcome Center and private residences that are clearly marked as Out of Character are to be considered a designated RP area.
Crime Roleplay: Morgantown allows criminal roleplay, but it must follow community guidelines to ensure fairness and immersion.

Consent First: All crime RP (theft, assault, kidnapping, etc.) requires the consent of all players involved. Forced participation is not permitted.
Immersion: Criminal actions must make sense in-character and within the setting. Random griefing or senseless “chaos crime” (e.g., mass shootings without buildup, blowing up houses) is not allowed.
Law Enforcement Interaction: Players engaging in crime RP must allow law enforcement or security characters the opportunity to respond. Evading all consequences (“crime with no risk”) is prohibited.
Permanent Harm: Characters may not be permanently killed, maimed, or otherwise removed from play without the consent of the player.
Prohibited Content: No sexual assault, child endangerment, or excessively graphic torture roleplay is permitted under any circumstances.
Escalation: Small-scale crime (shoplifting, bar fights) should not automatically escalate into large-scale violence. Major events (gang wars, bombings, organized crime plots) must be coordinated with staff in advance.

Child Characters: Morgantown is a welcoming and inclusive community open to a wide variety of audiences. However, due to the presence of adult and sensitive themes within the community, all characters must be 18 years of age or older.
Government Positions: All government roles (police, fire, medical, city/county officials, etc.) must be obtained in-character through the appropriate department’s hiring process.

Players may not claim or roleplay a government position without being officially brought on by that department.
Pretending to hold a government role without authorization will be considered impersonation and may result in disciplinary action.
Departments reserve the right to set their own application and training standards, but all appointments must be verifiable ICly.
Playable Characters: All characters must adhere to the following standards. If you are unsure whether your character concept is acceptable, you may submit a ticket for staff review.

Accepted Character Types: Human, humanoid, anthro (furry), and feral.
Human/Humanoid/Anthro Standards: Must maintain realistic body proportions, strengths, weaknesses, and senses equivalent to those of a human. Macro/micro scaling, superhuman abilities, or cartoonish/inflatable appearances are not permitted. Body fur and scales are not considered clothing under IC decency laws. Futuristic body augmentations and technology are not allowed. Any augmentation of the body will be portrayed as being of current 21st century technology and can not give any advantage over biological equivalents.
Feral Standards: Must be portrayed as non-speaking creatures with intelligence, senses, and behavior appropriate to their species.
Prohibited Character Types: Magical, supernatural, or superhuman races (e.g., wizards, shapeshifters, vampires, gargoyles, fairies, etc.) are not permitted at this time.
Child Characters: Not permitted in character at any time within Morgantown, within your own home is okay, but not in social scenes. All characters should appear to be 18 years of age or older.
Community Events: Community Events are often a place where new people are experiencing Morgantown for the first time, as such they are considered partially in character, Residents may incorporate these into their own storylines but should be aware some people may not be in character.

4. Community Spaces & Events

Respect Public Areas: Morgantown offers shared spaces for all to enjoy. Please keep them clean and welcoming.
Events: Residents are encouraged to host or participate in events. Coordination with staff is required for large gatherings. We are open to help you market your event and ensure it does not conflict with other events at the time.
Noise: Keep sound and scripts to reasonable levels in shared areas to ensure a good environment for all residents.

5. Airport and Transportation

Flight Operations: Takeoffs and landings must be conducted realistically and within the airport grounds. No mid-sim spawns, unrealistic maneuvers, or oversized aircraft that cannot fit the runway.
Air Traffic & Safety: Pilots should coordinate with others when the airport is busy. Reckless flying, deliberate crashes, or griefing with vehicles is prohibited.
Immersion Standards: Aircraft should be reasonably realistic in scale and design. Cartoonish, weaponized, or excessively scripted planes/helicopters are not permitted.
Hangars & Parking: Do not leave aircraft unattended on the runway or taxiways. Park only in designated hangar or parking areas. Hangers and Tie-downs are available for rent, others must de-rez their planes after use.
Roleplay Use: The airport may be used for passenger flights, cargo shipping RP, tourism, and business travel. Smuggling or criminal RP via aircraft is permitted, but must follow Crime RP rules and allow law enforcement interaction.
Restricted Content: Military-grade aircraft, combat jets, or bombing runs are not permitted unless approved as part of a community-sanctioned event.

6. Enforcement & Governance

Warnings: Minor infractions may result in a warning.
Temporary Suspension: Repeated or severe violations may result in temporary bans.
Permanent Removal: Residents or visitors who consistently disrupt Morgantown’s community may be permanently removed without refund.
Staff Authority: Morgantown Leadership reserves the right to make final decisions regarding community matters.

7. Final Note

Morgantown is more than just land—it’s a living, breathing community. By respecting each other and contributing positively, we can all create a space that thrives with activity, story, and friendship.

Thank you for being part of Morgantown.