You've been banned

Don't panic — read this page before sending an appeal. It might save you a lot of time.

⚠ New here and confused? If you've never visited RPC before and you got sent straight to this page, you're probably not actually banned. You're most likely sharing an IP address with someone who is — usually because of a VPN. See the VPN tab below for the fix.

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Are you using a VPN?

VPNs (NordVPN, ExpressVPN, ProtonVPN, Mullvad, Surfshark, Windscribe, the free one built into Opera, etc.) route your internet traffic through someone else's computer. That means you share an IP address with thousands of other people — and if even one of them got banned here, everyone using that VPN server gets the same ban.

The quick fix

  1. Turn off your VPN entirely. Look for the VPN app in your taskbar, system tray, or phone status bar and disconnect it.
  2. Reload the site. If you can register and chat normally now, that was the problem.
  3. Still stuck? Try a different VPN server or location. Some VPN apps let you pick a city — switching from "Automatic" to a specific server often works.
  4. Want to keep your VPN on for everything else? Check the Split Tunneling tab — you can let roleplay.chat bypass the VPN while keeping it on for the rest of your browsing.
Not sure if you're on a VPN? If you didn't install one yourself, you probably aren't. Some browsers (Opera, Brave Tor windows) have one built in — check your browser settings. Some antivirus suites (Norton, McAfee, Avast) also bundle a "Secure VPN" that turns on automatically.

Dynamic IPs and ISP-level proxies can occasionally cause this too. If you're certain you don't use a VPN and turning your router off and on for 5 minutes doesn't help, mention it in your appeal.

What is split tunneling?

Split tunneling is a feature in most modern VPN apps that lets you choose which apps or websites use the VPN and which ones don't. You can keep your VPN running for privacy on everything else, while letting roleplay.chat connect directly through your normal internet — bypassing the shared-IP ban.

Think of it like an HOV lane: most of your traffic stays in the VPN tunnel, but specific apps or sites get a dedicated bypass lane.

How to set it up

Every VPN's menu is a little different, but the steps are roughly the same. Click your VPN below:

NordVPN
  1. Open NordVPN → click the gear icon (Settings).
  2. Choose Split Tunneling in the sidebar.
  3. Toggle it ON, then pick Disable VPN for selected apps.
  4. Add your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.) to the list.
  5. Reload roleplay.chat in that browser.
ExpressVPN
  1. Open ExpressVPN → menu (☰) → Options → General tab.
  2. Under "Split tunneling," click Settings.
  3. Choose Do not allow selected apps to use the VPN.
  4. Add your browser, click OK, reconnect.
Surfshark
  1. Open Surfshark → VPN Settings → Bypasser.
  2. Choose Bypass VPN (route selected apps/sites outside the tunnel).
  3. Add your browser, or add roleplay.chat as a website rule.
ProtonVPN
  1. Open ProtonVPN → Settings → Connection → Split Tunneling.
  2. Select Standard mode, then Exclude.
  3. Add your browser to the exclusion list.

Note: free ProtonVPN doesn't include split tunneling on every platform.

Mullvad
  1. Open Mullvad → Settings → Split tunneling.
  2. Toggle it on and pick your browser from the list of running apps.
Other / not listed

Search your VPN's settings for "split tunneling," "bypasser," "exclusions," or "app routing." If your VPN doesn't have it, the simplest workaround is to use a second browser (e.g. keep Chrome on the VPN, and open roleplay.chat in Firefox with the VPN turned off — or vice versa).

Quick check: after setting it up, Google "what is my IP" with your VPN on. If the IP shown matches your real ISP location, split tunneling is working for that browser.

What do I do if I get banned?

Submit an appeal and be patient. Sometimes bans are placed specifically so a user can discuss an incident before returning — it's a way of stopping you at the door for a chat, not necessarily forever.

Tips for a good appeal

  • Take it seriously — joking around doesn't help.
  • Be genuine and acknowledge your offense.
  • Convince me it won't happen again.
  • Mention if you think this is a VPN/shared-IP mistake.
  • Use a working email so you actually get the reply.

Things that will hurt your appeal

  • Assuming the ban is permanent and using the appeal to vent.
  • Telling all your friends to flood in and "avenge" you — they'll get banned too.
  • Submitting ten appeals in a row.
  • Making a new account to evade the ban.

Even if you really did mess up, depending on how you respond here, you may be welcome back in the future.