OOC SUPPORT

PLAYER ADVOCACY
TEAM

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This is a game built on tragedy, hunger and loss, played by real people who care about their characters. Sometimes it lands harder than you expected. When something here leaves you with big feelings, you do not have to carry them on your own.

Who PAT are

The Player Advocacy Team is here for the people behind the characters. There are a hundred and one reasons why something that happened on this server, or in this community, can stir up strong feelings, and PAT are available to help you through them.

Think of them as the bridge between you and the rest of the server: a place to talk things through out of character, get some perspective, or simply be heard, and some help working out where to take it next if anything needs to happen.

What PAT can help with

Overinvolvement and bleed

When your character's feelings start following you out of the game, or the game is taking up more of your head than you would like.

Character death

Losing a character you have poured yourself into is real grief, whether it was planned, sudden, or not how you hoped it would go.

IC break ups and fallouts

A relationship, coterie, pack or friendship ending in character can sting out of character too. That is normal, and worth talking about.

Just needing to vent

Sometimes you do not need anything fixed. You need somewhere safe to say it out loud, and someone who will listen.

Lost in your splat

Not sure where your character goes from here, or how to find your footing in your splat? PAT can help you find ideas and a direction.

Anything else

If it is about this server or community and it is weighing on you, it counts. You do not need to have the words for it yet.

What to expect

PAT are
  • Friendly, OOC people who know this community and this kind of game
  • A space to vent, talk things through, and be taken seriously
  • Help with perspective, next steps, and fresh ideas when you feel stuck
  • A bridge to the rest of the team when something does need to be raised
PAT are not
  • Therapists or counsellors, and not a replacement for professional help
  • An emergency service

Who can see what you write

A PAT ticket can only be read by the Player Advocacy Team and the Founders.

Admins, Staff and Storytellers cannot see it, on the website or in game, and they are not notified when you open one.

If you are in danger, or thinking about hurting yourself, please reach out for help right now.

Contact your local emergency services, or find a free crisis line in your country at findahelpline.com. PAT care a great deal, but they are volunteers and cannot be there in an emergency the way trained people can.

How to reach PAT

Go to Tickets and sign in with Discord, the same account you use for the UCP.

Choose Player Advocacy Team. It goes straight to PAT, not to the general queue.

Write as much or as little as you like. A PAT member will reply on your ticket, and you will get a Discord DM when they do.

Talk to PAT

There is no wrong reason to reach out.

For rule breaks, bugs, appeals and in-character questions, the usual Staff and Storyteller tickets are still the quickest route. If you are not sure which one you need, PAT is a fine place to start.