Youth Characters

Youth Characters Conduct

Astrium fully welcomes and encourages youth players!
All public furniture in Astrium is kid safe.
All players behind the screen must be 18+
The following rules apply to NPCs, excluding rezzable NPCs such as Zoobys that require care.

Last Update: 03/20/2025

Children are required to read the rules on the Children Home’s page before roleplaying.

Respect preferences. If someone isn’t comfortable RPing with underage characters, or comfortable with OOC ‘toddler’ speak, please respect their preferences. There will always be someone able or willing to RP with you and chat OOCly, including the sim owners.

Dress Code, Nudity, & NSFW Content:

  1. Must adhere to ToS and have a modesty cover on at all times. Please wear shorts over diapers. We do not allow exposed undergarments.
  2. No underage character may be around sexual content or nudity. No exceptions. Everyone should remain fully clothed in public spaces.
  3. Most off-limits areas for youth are clearly marked with an 18+ sign. This includes bathhouses, opium dens, private rented rooms, and brothels. This includes anywhere that sexual content or nudity is taking place.
  4. Bathrooms are not a public space, and generally have nudity and therefore children are not allowed to RP going to the washroom or bathing on sim. That happens off screen. In the same vein we do not permit diaper changes.
  5. Nursing is prohibited. You can claim to be nursing, but you cannot RP it or pose it. We know it is not sexual, but we are playing on the side of caution.
  6. Young characters are not permitted on adult furniture even in privately rented homes. If a youth avatar is seen using sex/adult animated items they will be banned, as well as any adults who consented to the child’s presence.
  7. Young characters must have an “Youth” tag at all times. Using the HUD, please click the main large button, then “Characters” then “Youth” to toggle the Youth tag. There may be a glitch with the HP when you switch to Youth. To resolve it, just reset your HP using the potion button on your HUD.
  8. The OOC chat and discord are 18+ though we do not allow explicit sexual content.
  9. Children may not be slaves, may not be involved with slaves, may not be ICly at risk of slavery even if unsuccessful, and may not wear collars. Plainly, the concept of child slavery does not exist even in the minds of the most messed up characters.
  10. Age shifters… Pick an age group and stick to it. Time magic may exist, but you cannot go from kid to adult and back again. You’re either a kid or an adult. If your avatar is an adult but looks underage, you must stick to the kid rules and wear a Youth Tag.

Pregnancy and Aging:

  1. Pregnancy is sped up. To keep things consistent… 1 week in SL = 4 weeks in RL. A required 9 weeks minimum must be lived out before giving birth to maintain realism. Should your character lay eggs rather than give birth, you must carry the egg within you for a reasonable amount of time, then tend it for the remainder of the 9 weeks after laying it (ie Carrying it with you, having it in a nest, etc.)
  2. Act your species and age.
  3. Youth become 18 at the racial equivalent. If your character’s race matures at 3 years old, they jump to 18.
  4. Youth are not forced to age up. Take as long or as short as you like to be a youth. However, as Astrium is moving forward in real-time you must have a valid in-character reason for why your character is aging slower or faster.

Youth Home & Orphans / Street Kids:

  1. We allow orphans but they must enroll with the Youth Home until adopted. Astrium does not have street kids. You must enroll within 24 hours of the child’s first RP post.
  2. Children may be fostered or adopted but the family must notify the Youth Home. Whomever the legal guardians are must be the ones to ICly register children for school, daycare etc. To register with the Home as a child is simple, just click the appropriate sign at the Youth Home. The signs are shy, so please click it once and wait a few minutes for it to register your HUD Titler Tag.
  3. Adoptions must go through the Youth Home Matron. Regardless of origin, if the adoption happened on sim, the child must receive a certificate from the Youth Home to be legally considered.
  4. Kids may rent a house if they have NPC guardians.
  5. Children 12+ may work part-time. Anyone younger may not have a job.

Youth combat

  1. Hypnosis and magic involving sex or romance towards minors are prohibited. Minors are automatically immune due to ToS. Children may not use pheromones, siren songs, or any spell / magic that uses attraction.
  2. People ten years old and younger, or the racial equivalent of, may not engage in any form of combat or violence. They are not to engage in such scenes. To bait or use this rule to circumvent consequences is not permitted. Adults attempting to bait is not permitted either.
  3. Older children are not prevented from combat and are not invincible. You won’t be able to get away with everything. On the other hand, excessive torture involving children… just don’t. Everyone else is fair game! You also won’t be as skilled as an adult. Play combat realistically.
  4. Children may be harmed, children may start fights but young children under the age of 13 have an HP of 1 while those over the age of 13 have an HP of 2. Due to HUD limitations kids have 2 HP across the board, but those under 13 should just exit the fight after 1 HP.

Please check the following links regarding LL’s ToS towards Child Avatars: