lighthearted

a FFXIV Materia venue and RP-friendly community

welcome!

Welcome to Lighthearted, a place to be cosy and comfortable talking about FFXIV! We hope to make this place as light-hearted as the name suggests.

Our goal is to foster a safe-space in Materia for NPC and non-NPC roleplayers, as well as people who like art, glam, gpose, and vibing.

We run on Sydney time (AEDT & AEST) but have members from across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America!

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quick fyi:

If you're roleplaying, please put the RP status on, so we know you're talking in-character (IC). If you don't have the status on we will assume you're talking out-of-character (OOC).
Venue staff will have the meld status active if they're on duty.
If you intend to say something out-of-character (OOC), put your text in brackets: (Hey, I gotta run to the loo, BRB) or remove your RP status.

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rules

If you enter our venue, you must abide to our venue visitor rules.
Rule breakers will be reported to the GMs.

Make it obvious if you're roleplaying.

If you're roleplaying, please put the RP status on, so we know you're talking in-character (IC). If you don't have the status on we will assume you're talking out-of-character (OOC).
Venue staff will have the meld status active if they're on duty.
If you intend to say something out-of-character (OOC), put your text in brackets: (Hey, I gotta run to the loo, BRB) or remove your RP status.

Please be respectful.

Please be understanding of our differences as humans.
Don't harass or pester people.
Don't act entitled to someone's time.
No forceful soliciting of Mare codes.
Don't hit on people / be sexually forward with people you don't know well - consent and trust before everything. If you're close friends and you've established this trust already, do as you like!
Being IC in Roleplay is no excuse to be an asshole, especially to strangers who might not know your schtick. If your character is a villain, make sure to read the room and clarify OOC if any miscommunications arise. Better safe than sorry!

No minors.

Due to the nature of discussions, as much as we'd like this space to be inclusive to everyone, we sadly must exclude minors.
It gets rowdy sometimes! With heavy, mature discussion topics and NSFW jokes flying about we try to ensure minors aren't exposed to this in-game.
That being said try to keep serious explicit content/RP in private chat - don't air it out in public and be tasteful. Jokes are cool. We don't intend on fostering a reputation of being a raunchy R18+ venue.

Don't use shout or yell chat.

Use of shout or yell chat is exclusive to staff members during events or cafe open days.