Respect the person
Debate lore, ideas, games, and creative choices vigorously. Do not attack the worth, identity, safety, or dignity of the person on the other side of the table.
The Great Hall · Effective November 7, 2026
Keep the fire worthy.
Every person is responsible for the voice they bring to the table. These rules cover the Great Hall, profiles, pictures, guilds, invitations, and alliances. Forge accounts and community participation are for ages 13+. New posts, replies, member-written profile and guild text, and uploaded pictures require human approval before publication.
“Critique the work with honesty and the maker with respect.”
That is the center of the rulebook. Everything below is an extension of it.
No hate, discrimination, or threats
Do not demean or target people because of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or similar personal traits. Claims that a group deserves fewer civic rights because of those traits violate this community rule. Targeted harassment, stalking, credible threats, and encouragement of real-world violence are also prohibited.
Protect privacy
Do not post private identifying information, expose another person’s account information, impersonate someone else, or pressure another member to reveal personal details.
Keep exploitation and serious harm out
Do not post sexual content involving minors, exploitative or non-consensual intimate material, graphic sexual content, instructions for serious wrongdoing, malware, fraud, scams, or material intended to endanger another person. Fictional conflict and responsible discussion are considered in context.
Mark spoilers
Use spoiler markings when discussing revelations another reader or player may not have reached. Discovery is part of the work; do not take it from someone carelessly.
No unrelated advertising
Advertising or promotion unrelated to Astralith Forgeworks is not permitted in posts, replies, profiles, pictures, guild names, descriptions, or invitations. This includes affiliate links, unrelated businesses, sales pitches and solicitations, whether paid or unpaid. Relevant creative discussion is welcome; it is not permission to turn the community into an advertising board. Spam, flooding, fake engagement, score manipulation, ban evasion, and attempts to defeat moderation are also prohibited.
Canon and theory are different
Theories are welcome. Fan explanations and community outcomes do not become canon by repetition, popularity, leaderboard position, or moderator approval.
Critique honestly
You may dislike a story choice, mechanic, image, or idea. Say so plainly. Criticism becomes useful when it addresses the work and leaves personal abuse behind.
Respect other people’s work
Share only material you have the right to share. Do not impersonate a creator, publish another person’s private work, or post content that infringes someone else’s intellectual-property rights. Identify sources where appropriate; a bot or AI tool does not remove your responsibility.
Build connections in good faith
Use the right story hall and keep contributions relevant. Guild membership and alliances require the other party’s acceptance; do not pressure or harass someone to join. A guild leader manages their own group, not the site’s moderation. Guilds, alliances, and community roleplay do not imply official endorsement or change canon. Difficult themes and fictional antagonists are considered in context.
Choose a name fit for the hall
Profile and guild names must not be vulgar, hateful, sexually explicit, threatening, unlawfully used, or designed to evade these rules through symbols or altered spelling. Do not impersonate a person, organization, moderator, or the Forge itself. Names must not claim official status, infringe another party’s rights, or advertise an unrelated service.
Keep profile pictures safe
No nudity or sexual imagery in profile pictures, including drawings, AI images, or altered photographs. Exploitative or nonconsensual intimate material is prohibited. Use only a picture you have the right and permission to share. Pictures must also meet the rules against threats, hateful imagery, exposed private information, impersonation, and unrelated promotion.
13How moderation works
Machines can screen. People must steward.
New discussions, replies, profile introductions, chosen names, and guild descriptions are held for human review. An edit cannot replace approved public text until the revision is approved. Uploaded pictures are stored with restricted access while awaiting review and are not public simply because an upload succeeds.
Local text checks and rate limits help identify concerns. Optional AI text screening may assist when configured, but a clear result does not publish a submission. A missing or unavailable AI service leaves it awaiting human review. Pictures receive human review; this release does not send profile pictures to an AI screening service.
A human moderator reviews the complete name and text, or the submitted picture, before approving publication. The same gate applies to AI-assisted work. Disclose AI assistance where the submission form asks. A moderator may reject a submission, hide a profile, guild, picture or post, restore eligible material after review, or lock a discussion. Decisions are recorded, and removal from view preserves records for authorized review or appeal.
Reader reports reach human moderators. A report does not automatically remove an item, and automated flags are not legal determinations. No automated or human process can promise to detect every offensive or unlawful contribution. Community approval does not certify a claim as true or lawful.
The Forge owner appoints moderators. Community review cannot create or rewrite Astralith canon. The 13+ account check enforces the site’s participation rule; it is not a guarantee of legal compliance in every jurisdiction.
Stewardship · not spectacle
Enforcement should fit the harm.
- 01Hold
New submissions remain private while a moderator considers their full content and context.
- 02Decide
A moderator approves or rejects a submission and records the decision. AI assistance never supplies a publishing exemption.
- 03Protect
Astralith Forgeworks reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to reject, hide or remove posts, pictures, profiles and guilds, and to block, suspend, ban or remove a user’s access to its products and community when necessary. Serious concerns may require action without advance warning.
- 04Reconsider
Reports and appeals receive human review. Restrictions preserve the underlying record for appropriate review; they are not an automatic erasure of account data. Restoring access does not approve previously rejected content.
14Threats and unlawful activity
Protect the people behind the names.
Credible threats and suspected unlawful activity are escalated for review and will be reported to appropriate authorities when warranted or legally required. Relevant records may be preserved and lawfully disclosed for that purpose. An automated flag or a disagreement alone does not establish a crime.
For an immediate danger to a person, contact local emergency services. This website and its reporting queues are not emergency services and are not continuously monitored.
15Intimate-image removal
Request removal without an account.
If an intimate image of you appears here without your consent, you or your authorized representative can email dickensonavery@astralithforgeworks.com with the subject “Urgent intimate-image removal.” This includes altered or AI-created depictions. You do not need a Forge account.
Identify the image and its page URL or picture reference, provide a way to contact you, state in good faith that the depiction was shared without your consent, and sign the request electronically with your name. If acting for someone else, explain your authority. Please do not attach or resend the intimate image. We will review the request, act under applicable removal requirements, and respond about its status.
Report · Question · Appeal
Human help remains reachable.
Eligible signed-in members can report public posts, profiles, pictures and guilds using their Report control. Anyone may use Contact the Forge for a safety concern, privacy request, intellectual-property notice, or appeal, including after an account restriction. Include the page URL or submission reference and explain the concern; do not redistribute harmful material. Review time can vary.
For an immediate danger to a person, contact local emergency services. A site report does not contact emergency services or automatically send a report to authorities.