v1.0.1Effective 2 Aug 2026

The Waystone
handbook

The rules and expectations for playing on Waystone.

Use ordinary words. No rule codes needed.

COMMUNITY / Community conduct

Treat other people with respect.

The same standards apply in Minecraft, Discord, voice, and direct messages. Disagreement is normal. Harassment and hostility are not.
Don't make it personalDisagreement is fine. Harassment, threats, discrimination, and deliberately making someone feel unsafe are not.
  • Do not harass, bully, stalk, intimidate, or target another person.
  • Do not use slurs, discriminatory abuse, threats, or dogpiling.
  • Give people space when they clearly ask for it.
  • Step away or ask staff for help before a disagreement becomes hostile.
Use chat without taking it overUse the right channel, avoid disruptive behaviour, and do not turn Waystone into a venue for inflammatory debates.
  • Do not spam, flood chat, reaction-wall, repeatedly ping, or play disruptive audio.
  • Keep recruitment, shops, support, and events in their intended spaces.
  • Do not send unsolicited advertising, recruitment, or argumentative direct messages.
  • Personal references are fine. Prolonged political, religious, or culture-war debates are not.

NOTE: A genuine first mistake about where something belongs is normally guidance, not defiance.

BUILDING / Land, claims and building

If it isn't yours, leave it alone.

Claims prevent accidents, but they are not the only sign that something belongs to someone. Ask when ownership or permission is unclear.
Don't grief, steal or interfereAnother player's build, storage, grave, farm, or system remains theirs even when a claim is missing or incomplete.
  • Do not damage, alter, take from, or use another player's property without permission.
  • Do not use fire, lava, water, TNT, mobs, or redstone to cause damage.
  • Unclaimed does not mean abandoned or free to loot.
  • If you cause accidental damage, stop, preserve the area, and contact the owner or staff.
Use resource worlds for heavy gatheringGather renewable bulk resources in the resource worlds and protect the permanent world's landscape.
  • Avoid unnecessary scarring, floating trees, abandoned pillars, and exposed quarry pits.
  • Use designated resource worlds for destructive gathering wherever practical.
  • Follow posted rules for TNT, quarrying, and world resets.
  • Repair accidental environmental damage when it is safe to do so.

NOTE: The final TNT depth will be stated here once the current source conflict is resolved.

Don't break shared buildsRoads, railways, portals, public farms, and community builds must remain safe and usable.
  • Do not obstruct, redirect, dismantle, or privately enclose public infrastructure.
  • Ask before connecting large systems or altering an established shared build.
  • Do not build traps or hazards on commonly used routes.
  • Report damage rather than quietly leaving it for the next person.
Give neighbours some roomLeave sensible space, communicate about boundaries, and recruit for towns honestly.
  • Do not crowd, surround, or deliberately obstruct another town or established build.
  • Discuss roads, borders, large builds, and shared resources before they become disputes.
  • Town recruitment must be truthful and posted in the designated forum.
  • Town rules may add expectations, but cannot override the community handbook.

FAIR PLAY / Fair play and stewardship

Play honestly and build with the server in mind.

If a mod, exploit, or machine does the playing for you, gives you an unfair edge, or makes the server struggle, check before using it.
No cheats, dupes or exploit abuseDo not use modifications, automation, duplication, or unintended mechanics to gain an unfair advantage.
  • Do not use x-ray, movement cheats, combat assistance, macros, or prohibited automation.
  • Do not duplicate items or repeatedly exploit a bug for benefit.
  • Report serious exploits privately and do not teach others how to reproduce them.
  • Cosmetic and accessibility tools are normally fine when they do not reveal hidden information or automate play.
Don't build a lag machineFarms and machines must not cause sustained lag, excessive entities, or disruption for nearby players.
  • Use shut-off controls on large or continuously running systems.
  • Avoid unnecessary entity accumulation, rapid clocks, and forced chunk loading.
  • Follow any published limits for farms, mobs, storage, and redstone.
  • Cooperate if staff ask you to pause or adjust a system while performance is investigated.

TRADING / Market stalls, trades and items

Say what you're selling and stick to the deal.

A good market depends on honest signs, clear deals, and knowing that the items on sale are legitimate.
Questionable items go to staffReturn accidental gains, respect death drops, and ask staff about suspicious or duplicated items.
  • Do not keep items you know were duplicated, spawned improperly, or received through an exploit.
  • Do not take another player's death drops unless they clearly give permission.
  • Return items or currency received because of an obvious mistake.
  • Contact staff privately when an item's origin is uncertain.
List shops and services honestlyPrices, stock, contents, delivery, and service terms must be represented honestly.
  • Do not scam, conceal material terms, or knowingly mislabel an item or service.
  • Use the designated shop forum and keep your listing current.
  • Resolve genuine mistakes promptly and in good faith.
  • Do not exchange Waystone items, currency, ranks, access, or services for real-world value.

SAFETY / Privacy and safe company

Keep private things private. Keep Waystone safe for work.

Waystone is an adult community, not an anything-goes space. Do not expose, impersonate, deceive, or endanger other people.
Don't pretend to be someone elseDo not pretend to be another player, a staff member, or an official Waystone service.
  • Do not imitate names, profiles, messages, or staff instructions to mislead people.
  • Do not create fake verification, appeal, payment, or support pages.
  • Roleplay and parody must remain clearly identifiable and must stop if they cause confusion or harm.
  • Never solicit passwords, recovery codes, or account access.
Private means private. Adult does not mean NSFWDo not expose private information or post sexual, graphic, exploitative, or otherwise unsafe material.
  • Do not share personal information, private messages, recordings, or images without permission.
  • Do not post sexual content, graphic violence, or material that sexualises minors.
  • Do not encourage self-harm, credible violence, exploitation, or dangerous illegal activity.
  • Report urgent safety concerns privately to staff and use emergency services when someone is in immediate danger.

ACCOUNTS / Accounts, reports and appeals

Use your approved accounts. Bring problems to staff quietly.

Use the accounts staff know about. Keep reports quiet, and do not investigate other players in public.
Only use approved accountsYour approved Discord identity is the basis of your Waystone access, including any staff-approved additional accounts.
  • Do not share accounts or let another person play through your approved identity.
  • Additional Minecraft accounts need written staff approval before use.
  • Do not use another account or identity to evade a restriction, removal, or ban.
  • Tell staff promptly if you believe an approved account has been compromised.
Report quietly and keep the evidenceUse the support route for reports and appeals. Keep evidence intact and avoid public accusations.
  • Include what happened, when it happened, who was involved, and any original evidence.
  • Do not edit evidence, organise a public pile-on, or run your own investigation.
  • Staff consider context, intent, harm, cooperation, and relevant conduct history.
  • Appeals should explain what was misunderstood, what has changed, or why the outcome should be reviewed.

NOTE: Staff protect reports as far as reasonably possible but cannot promise absolute confidentiality.

WHEN SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG

Stop. Keep the evidence. Tell a marshal privately.

  1. StopDon't let the situation get worse.
  2. Keep itSave the messages, time, location and original screenshots.
  3. Report itUse the proper support route. Don't start a public trial in the square.
If someone is in immediate real-world danger, contact the appropriate emergency service.