Calling for EMS
When your character needs medical attention, use/911 in-game or press G to open the emergency call menu. Provide a clear, in-character description of what happened, where you are, and the injuries you’re currently roleplaying. Vague or joke calls waste EMS time and are not permitted.
Only call EMS when your character genuinely needs medical attention. If you are stuck or bugged with no medical scene attached, contact staff instead of tying up a working medic.
Give EMS Real Roleplay
EMS players are here to run scenes with you, not to be a respawn button. When a medic arrives, you are expected to engage with the scene fully:- Stay in character from the moment the sirens arrive. Do not stand up, walk off, or start typing OOC as soon as you’re revived.
- Describe your injuries. Tell the medic where you were hit, what you can feel, what hurts, and what you cannot move. “I’ve been shot” is the bare minimum; give them something to work with.
- React to treatment. Wince when they set a bone, groan when they clean a wound, thank them, cry, curse, or go quiet. Silence during a scene is a missed opportunity.
- Follow their instructions. If a medic tells your character to sit still, stay in the ambulance, or come to Pillbox, your character listens the same way they would in real life.
- Do not rush the scene. Let the medic run their checks, ask their questions, and complete their treatment before you try to leave.
Injury Roleplay
Being downed is not a reset button. Once you take damage that would realistically injure a person, you are expected to roleplay that injury for the rest of the scene, and often beyond it:- Gunshot wounds, stabbings, broken bones, and burns must be carried in RP. A limp, a favored arm, slurred speech, coughing, or trouble breathing are all appropriate depending on the injury.
- Injuries do not vanish the second EMS finishes treatment. A character discharged from Pillbox after a shooting should still be in visible recovery: bandages, a sling, a cane, reduced activity, or restricted work duties for a realistic window.
- Do not power through injuries to keep fighting or running. Pushing through a serious wound with no roleplay effect is powergaming and will be treated as a rules violation.
- Communicate the severity honestly. If your character was shot four times in the chest, do not treat it like a scraped knee. If your character was grazed, do not treat it like a coma.
Surgery and Hospital Scenes
Major injuries deserve major roleplay. If your character requires surgery, an extended hospital stay, or specialist care, work with the EMS player on scene to run the scene properly:- Surgery scenes should be roleplayed in full, from intake and prep, through the operation, to recovery. Do not skip straight to “I’m out.”
- Anesthesia, medication, and post-op grogginess are part of the scene. Your character should not walk out of a chest surgery ready to run a heist.
- Follow discharge instructions in character. If the doctor says “no driving for a week” or “check back in for follow-up,” respect it in your roleplay.
- Repeat, high-risk behavior after major treatment should carry real IC consequences, up to and including refused service if it becomes a pattern.
Pregnancy Roleplay
Pregnancy is a serious, long-form roleplay arc, not a punchline or a status update. Anyone roleplaying a pregnancy is expected to treat it with the same care they would any other major medical storyline:- Pregnancy RP must be realistic. Trimesters, appointments, symptoms, restrictions, and recovery after birth should all be reflected in how the character behaves.
- Schedule prenatal and delivery appointments through the EMS Discord. Do not surprise on-duty medics with a full labor scene mid-shift; use the EMS scheduling channel so a medic can be prepared and available for the scene.
- Do not “abuse” pregnancy RP. That includes on-and-off pregnancies with no arc, week-long pregnancies, birthing in the middle of a shootout for shock value, or using pregnancy as a shield against IC consequences.
- Fathers, partners, and family should be involved in RP too. A well-run pregnancy arc pulls in more than one character and rewards everyone at the scene.
- After delivery, continue the roleplay. Recovery, feeding, sleep loss, appointments, and the realities of a new baby should all show up in your character’s day-to-day.
Respect for EMS
EMS players volunteer their time to run medical scenes for the entire city. Disrespecting them, in character or out of character, will not be tolerated:- Do not insult, belittle, mock, or berate EMS players during or after a scene. In-character frustration is fine when it fits the story; OOC toxicity is not.
- Do not refuse treatment just to grief a medic. If your character genuinely would refuse care, roleplay the refusal in a respectful, story-driven way.
- Do not attack, rob, or set up EMS players on active calls. Medics on duty are treated as neutral responders. Assaulting an on-duty medic without heavy IC justification is a serious violation.
- Do not backseat medics. Let them run their scene. If you have a genuine concern about how a scene was handled, take it to staff or the EMS command team, not to the medic mid-shift.
- Say thank you. A single line of gratitude at the end of a scene goes a long way and keeps our medics wanting to log in.
Quick Reference
Call EMS
Use
/911 in-game or press G to reach a medic. Provide location and injuries in-character.Schedule Appointments
Book prenatal, delivery, and follow-up appointments through the EMS Discord channel, not mid-shift.
Roleplay Your Injuries
Wounds, surgery recovery, and pregnancy must be carried in RP realistically for the full scene and beyond.
Respect Your Medics
EMS players run scenes for the whole city. IC frustration is fine; OOC disrespect is not.