WE NO LONGER RUN A SERVER

This has been left as an archive and may be of use for other ROK server admins in building a guide or a rule set for their community.


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The Zeus community is over a decade old
We are a mature community and take role playing relatively seriously without being anal about it.
We have recently set up a ROK server and would welcome any player who has a mature approach to online gaming to come and set up home in our realm.
The style of gameplay is Mature RP PVP
If your style of gameplay is to look for and try to exploit grey areas of the rules or utilise game exploits, then you are here to grief and will not be welcome.

The ROK server is new and relatively unpopulated with plenty of space for a large organised Clan/Guild/Families

We are primarily an ArmA milsim community, so please excuse the site, its primary focus is on ArmA.
We have created a sub forum for the ROK players to discuss their issues and ideas

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ROK Server: ZEUS RP Admins No KOS 24/7 (Search “Zeus”)
Teamspeak: teamspeak.zeus-community.net

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You will need to connect to our teamspeak server
Approach and admin and request access to the server. You will be expected to use voice comms, this is purely to establish your maturity level
The admins will then:

• Verify that your maturity level is acceptable on the server
  
• Verify you have read the rules and have a basic understanding of them by asking a few questions
  
• Grant you access to the server

If you violate any of the Server rules, expect your access to be denied
KIDS PLEASE STAY AWAY, patience is a virtue matured by age

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Bookmark the following links NOW so you dont forget

• This Server rules & Roleplay guide]
  
• Realm Notice Board (Google Doc)[docs.google.com]
  
• ZEUS ROK Forums[zeus-community.net]

We cannot possibly be expected to inform players on an individual basis of any changes to the rules or RP events that may occur.
For example

• Rules update
  
• Change to monarchy
  
• Declarations of a rebellion against the crown
  
• Declarations of War
  
• Declarations of siege
  
• Changes to Kings Law or Mayors Byle Laws
  
• Most wanted list
  
• Arrest warrants
  
• Death Certificates
  
• etc etc

However such changes will be logged in the following 2 locations

• Changes to Server rules: (This guide, check the changelog for recent updates)
  
• Changes in RP world Realm Notice Board

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If you want to become more involved with the development of the gameplay and the ROK server community then we suggest
Hanging out on teamspeak. Additional channels will be provided on request.
Getting involved with forum discussions
I advise you check the Server rules guide and Realm Notice board daily before logging onto the server. This is your best safeguard against being accused of breaking server rules

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To maintain sensible gameplay the following rules or conditions apply when playing on the server

Anything that can be deemed as non role play that adversley effects the enjoyment of others will most likely result in a kick or a ban. We simply DO NOT TOLERATE IDIOTS who are intent on spoiling the fun of those who want to play more sensibly

These are basically DO NOT DO EVER

1. KOS
   
2. Combat logging
   
3. Killing Sleeping Players
   
4. Placing objects on anothers claim
   
5. Griefing
   
6. Hacking
   
7. Detrimental acts to your Guild
   
8. Use of Game Exploits
   
9. Re-Offending after Kicks
   
10. Non response to admin requests
    
11. Damage of Safe Haven
    
12. Lying to an admin in a NON RP situation

The punishment is dependant on the rule broken and the conditions under which they were broken.
Potential punishment could be anything up to the obvious permanent ban

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This is deemed as an unprovoked non RP attack on a player resulting in death. It shouldnt even need stating. If someone joins the server and sees that as a way to play in RP, they have the wrong mentality for the server. The rule is that before you attack another player with a weapon that causes damage, that player must have first unsheathed their own weapon. If they do not unsheath, your only option is to capture.
Violation of this rule may result in permanent ban without warning.

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This is defined as logging off during battle.
It is an expoit in most games that allow you to save your inventory by not being killed.
We understand that you may suffer a ctd, if this is the case you must reconnect as soon as possible and state you CTD’d.
The Sleeping Player rule also applies in these circumstances. You can capture the supposed combat logger but if the player reconnects relatively quickly, then you must release him and continue with RP. If the player states the server was full and couldnt get back on, thats an issue that an Admin has to deal with

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Sleeping players are defined as players who have “Disconnected” for whatever reason

You cannot intentionally kill a sleeping player unless ALL of the following conditions have been met
• RP has resulted in a declaration of war and you are at war with the guild the player belongs to
  
• The claim where the player is sleeping is under Siege conditions
  
• The player is asleep inside their perimeter walls

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The only objects than can be placed on another’s claim or while that area is being claimed is limited to the following whitelist
This is to prevent objects not designed to be ladders, being used as ladders to breach defences

WhiteList

Small Banner

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Players cannot destroy and or remove another family’s crest except under the following conditions
Sheriffs define the claim as abandoned (An admin will remove the crest after the auction has been won)
As part of the conditions for surrender
or If an admin defines the claim as being completely overun

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Placement location must be coordinated and sanctioned by an admin.

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This is defined as gameplay that has no logical RP reasoning behind it or operating within any grey areas of the rules.
This is left specifically open to allow admins to deal with anyone who is trying to buck the system. If your unsure of your intended actions falling into this category. THEN CHECK FIRST before acting

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Using game mechanics or tools that they should not have access to. Editing game files etc

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No Guild member can engage in gameplay that is detrimental to the good of the guild
Examples:
Stealing from within the Guild
Leaving doors insecure allowing non guild access
Destroying or deleting walls etc
Acting as a spy for another Guild (May be at a later date, defintely not atm though)

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Known but not fully inclusive game exploits.

• Duping

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Becomes a ban

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Are not to be used as a weapon against a player EVER
These tools are not deemed as weapons and therefore if they are unsheafed are not classed as such

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If a server admin requests a player to do something then that player should carry out the request or have a good explanation as to why they cannot comply

If a player doesnt respond, it can only be for the following reasons

• Doesnt speak English, cannot converse with other players therefore cannot role play
  
• AFK (Will kick to make room for others)
  
• Arrogance
  
• Doesnt know the basics of the game and doesnt know how to chat
  The No.4 category player will be given advice on how to enter into chat before we do this.

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Only admins can grant access to the server and give out any passwords used

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If you claim somebody has committed a breach of server rules and we find after reviewing the evidence. (ShadowPlay is your worse enemy here) that you have been lying or trying to deceive an admin into punishing an innocent party you will be dealt with quite severely. This rule also applies to lying about bounty target not being in your guild when collecting their bounty.

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Any intentional changes to objects inside and including Safe Haven walls without the express permission of the MAYOR or an ADMIN is a major violation.
Acidental changes should be reported immediatey.ideally to the mayor, if not another admin

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Siege weapons can only be used in siege conditions period
This means the following criteria has to be met

• Officially at war with the claim’s land owners (Stated on the Realm Notice board)
  
• Are in siege conditions
  
• The target buildings is in the claim under siege or the siege weapons are fired from within the claim area at the attacking players
  
• The time and date are the pre-agreed timings as accepted by the admins and noted on the Realm Notice board

Useage of siege weapons outside of this rule is totally prohibited. Violators will be permanently banned.

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If you die as a result of RP, whether it be PvP or PvE, you come back as the Son or daughter of the deceased and inherit their land and goods.
YOU KEEP THE SAME NAME
You have no knowldge of the cause of the death only that
Your father / mother has died
Where they died (So you can search for their dropped loot)
Where their claim is.
If you decide to investigate and find that it was due to murder, and wish to exact revenge then you must RP this out without using any metagame knowledge

You cannot return to the battlefield area until THE BATTLE HAS FINISHED
(This means if your base is under siege, you would have to respawn at the beach or Safe Haven, if you have a bed there)
Unless a guild member collects your equipment, you lose it.

You can return to the battlefield but must respawn at the beach (Not any bases)


Unless a guild member collects your equipment, you lose it.

They have 2 options

• They come back as a new family shipwrecked on the shore at start afresh
  
• If they want to come back as the guilds heirs and successors they have to RP this as in any NLR loss of life

If you die as a result of a breach of server rules against you, such as KOS then the server admins will reimburse you for your losses.


Due to the inherent instability of the engine, the server does crash from time to time as do clients.
It is your responsibility to relog often to save your inventory.
Admins simply do not have the resources to deal with calls for reimbursement of personal inventory gear after a ctd

If the server crashes, any building works you have carried out are normally safe.
In extreme events we may have to roll back. We have
Hourly Backup saves
4 Hourly backup saves
Daily backup saves

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If you believe you are a victim of a breach of SERVER Rules, then please contact an admin.
I would recommend coming onto teamspeak to do this. You will need some evidence, be it screenshots or video recordings. Be warned, all arguments are biased, both points of view will be investigated where possible

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   Any player with 1 stars infront of their "Tag" has kick/ban rights
   
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   Any player with 2 stars infront of their "Tag" has Teleport/kick/ban rights
   
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   Any player with 3 stars infront of their "Tag" has full admin rights

The Mayor & Head Sherriffs have full admin rights and can reimburse you with lost inventory

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If you believe you are under KOS attack, then carry out the following actions if you are not already video recording.

1. Select your “E” key and keep it pressed in
   
2. While maintaining the “E” keypress select your F12 key to take a screenshot
   
3. Do not draw your weapon and fight back, this may weaken your argument (Take the hit)
   
4. Start spamming on VOIP and chat “KOS KOS KOS”
   (This will make the attacking player aware that you believe you are under KOS attack and if it isnt a KOS attack, a good RP player should cease and decist
   
5. Contact an admin (Have patience not everything can happen instantly)
   
6. The admins will then investigate and should it be deemed that either it was a KOS or you werent aware of any RP prior to the attack or RP was incorrect the admins will reimbuse any inventory you lost

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1. Create where possible any
   
2. Screenshots
   
3. Video
   
4. Recordings
   
5. Witnesses
   
6. and then report the incident to an admin

I would strongly recommend all player that can, run Shadow Player continously.
The default video recording is set to store the last 5 minutes, I would reset that to 10.
if you dont have an Nvidia card that can do that, then use some other software and set a hotkey for panic recording.

Recomended software

• Shadowplay: http://www.geforce.co.uk/geforce-experience/shadowplay
  
• OBS: https://obsproject.com/

This will stop any griefers from getting away with it and ideally prevent it in the first place

With a little patience we will eventually weed all the griefers out of the server and end up with a solid RP community

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You will have to discuss this with the admin that banned you
You will have to bring evidence of your innocense
ShadowPlay or OOB all the way

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To get on the server you need to install teamspeak and log on to the TS server
You will be expected to actually speak, this is the only maturity check we can conceive of and therefore this is a pre requisite

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This is local chat , eg someone near you should be able to hear this. Please take into consideration the exisiting VOIP/Sound issue. Use this to save typing after initial contact with another player

VOIP/SOUND ISSUE

There is an issue with ingame voip which causes a loss of sound.
If this occurs the fix for this or any other sound FX issue is to
Reduce the Sound FX volume to 0
Apply the changes
Reset the Sound FX to your desired level

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If Out of character use 2 backslashes, eg ‘\\’
In character, no tag required

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Admins are there to enforce server rules and other NON RP elements of the game.
Please be sure in your own mind that it’s the admin that you need and not someone in an RP role before you contact them. They want to play too.

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When you join the server for the first time, we advice you to either

• Join a guild
  
• Come to Safe haven to ask for an "Apartment"

Solo players are not allowed to claim land or build, this is simply to reduce the number of buildings and maintain better server stability

If you are part of a guild (3 or more players) then you need to approach an admin and discuss with him where you wish to build. There are restrictions in place for the size of claim allowed etc

If you are allowed to build then your first aim should be to create a cobblestone building with a cobblestone roof and an iron door to protect your Crest
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Very basically roleplay is “Acting as the character would in real life environment, but restricted by the available gameplay mechanics and Server rules”

Consider: Would you really do what you are about to do if this was a real world situation.



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Initially this has been included so we can have some form of currency during abandoned buildings auctions
Until we expand on this
1 steel ingot = 15 iron ingots

It takes 10 iron iungots to create the 10 steel compound used to create a steel ingot.
However there are also other resources used, so instead of making this 10 iron = 1 steel, we have decided that it shouldn be 15


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If a player wishes to interact with another player this is how they should do it

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Approaching a player with Friendly Intention.
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1. Approach the player and use the “G” key to wave. This reveals your identity and basically states that your intentions are friendly.
   
2. Wait for the player to acknowledge your presence before getting any closer.
   
3. There is no RP reason that when approached this way the player being approached should do anything else other than initially respond likewise.
   
4. If the player runs away this is not an aggressive act just a man fearful of the outcome of the interaction

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1. Approaching with weapon unsheafed should in all cases be deemed as a threatening act. A Rope or capturing equipment such as a shackle should also be deemed as a weapon in this instance.
   
2. What happens next is down to the intended victim.
   
3. If the target does not draw his weapon, the only aggressive act you can carry out is to capture him. If he’s sensible he will just run away
   
4. If he draws his weapon, then he is entering into combat
   
5. You would need a good RP reason to capture someone
   
6. You would need a very good RP reason to attack someone who wasnt showing any aggression.

In a nutshell, you cannot attack a player with a weapon that inflicts damage unless that player has also unsheafed a weapon.

Homicidal maniac bandits will not be tolerated, so if you want to play this role to do that, find another server

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RESOURCE CONTROL

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Control of a resource is deemed as denying other players access to a resource by for example
Walling it in or defending it aggresively
The following resources can be controlled

• Oil (5 nodes exist in total)
  
• Iron (12 nodes exist in total)
  
• Stone (At least 16 nodes exist in total)
  
• Clay (? exist in total)
  
• Dirt (? exist in total)

• 2 nodes of each resource must be left uncontrolled for public access
  
• A Guild can only control 3 nodes of any type
  
• (Admins will police on a first come first served basis)
  
• Sherriffs will police in the RP world

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EXAMPLE SCENARIOS

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You decided to walk inside the perimeter walls of someones claim and they see you.
Land Owner: (Friendly Intention “G” key wave): Hello, who are you and what do you want
Trespasser: (Friendly Intention “G” key wave):Sorry, didnt mean to trespass
End of conversation and you leave

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Land Owner: (Friendly Intention “G” key wave): Hello, who are you and what do you want
Trespasser: (Friendly Intention “G” key wave):I don’t want anything, i’m just looking
Land Owner: Well please get off my land now or i’ll have you done for trespassing
Trespasser: (Ask comunity to expand on this)

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Firstly let me point out that if you intended robbing someone, you would not do this one on one, there would at least be 2 of you maybe 3 ganging up on your victim

Bandits (Approach the victim with swords drawn)
Victim see’s the bandits and is surrounded and outnumbered therefore DOES NOT DRAW HIS WEAPON
Bandits: this is a robbery, hand over your loot
Victim enters into conversation and pleads for his life and barters for his life
Bandits agree on accepting all his food, iron and weapons and then lets him go free
Victim flees to nearest sheriff and reports the crime

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Firstly let me point out that if you intended robbing someone, you would not do this one on one, there would at least be 2 of you maybe 3 ganging up on your victim

1. 2 Bandits (Approach the victim with swords drawn) they are dressed in wood armour
   
2. Victim see’s the 2 bandits and he is wearing steel but at this stage does not draw his weapon
   
3. Bandits SAY: this is a robbery, hand over your loot
   
4. Victim enters into conversation and points out he is well armed and it may be better if they just let him pass or he will fight
   
5. Bandits think about it and refuse to let him go
   
6. Victim tries to bargain with feeble offerings
   
7. Bandits do not accept
   
8. Victim draws his sword and battle commences
   
9. Bandits win scenario: They have committed murder and theft
   
10. Victim win scenario: He reports the crime to the sheriff’s. If there is no complaints from the heirs of the dead bandits, which there shouldnt be, then the victim is left to go his own way and the deaths are logged as justifiable killings
    
11. Scenario Victim kills 1, other bandit flees and complains to the sheriff’s that he and his friend was attacked, his friend was killed and he narrowly escaped death by fleeing. The sheriffs would investigate the crime and then put a warrant out for the arrest of the victim or arrest the whining bandit and a trial would commence

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First and foremost you have to work within common law (Which will be explained later)
Your role as king is to


The following are the roles you should try and fulfill to maintain your position of power and, if any attempt to overthrow you occurs, have support from other families

• Protect the rights of freemen under common law
  
• Judge on Family disputes or civil matters
  
• Keep the morale of your subjects high
  
• Maintain safe trading
  
• Support food and tradeable goods production
  
• Issue Royal warrants permitting execution once the judicial system has found the accused guilty
  
• Make your own Kings law rules
  
• Provide for the needy
  
• Act as diplomat during Guild disputes and try and prevent war.
  
• Deal with ransom demands from bandits for any of the following
  
  • Residents of Safe Haven
    
  • Members of the merchants union
    
  • Commoners (Not belonging to one of the Player Guilds)
    
  • The Mayor
    
  • The sherriff
    If you do not want to pay the ransom then you can hand over the issue to the Sheriff’s

What you cannot do is walk around exerting your own instant justice.

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To overthrow the reigning Monarch is a 3 step process

1. Diplomacy
   
2. Declaration of War
   
3. Sieging (If the Throne is protected by Cobblestone or higher blocks)

This is exactly the same as the process of declaring war on a Family.
With the one exception, that the leader of the group that wishes to take on the reigning monarch must have at least 2 sponsors (Players) to support him and must have the admins permission.

Once a succesful attempt has been made, the new Monarch has a 24 hour realtime grace period to secure his throne and recruit a guard to protect them.

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You can

• Set Taxes
  
• Reap the benefits of taxes
  
• Create your own set of laws
  
• Build an additional Iron Claim defence wherever you wish

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As a king you have the right to one additional Iron Claim which typically you could build at the start or the end of the Kings castle causeway
There is nothing to stop the Guild, who has the king from relocating their Forward base as an extra line of defence, but his may be risky

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Your task is to

• Investigate crime
  
• Uphold common law
  
• Issue and carry out warrants for arrest
  
• Police building regulations
  
• Police Resource Control
  
• Maintain the Gaol and care for your prisoners
  
• Declare properties as being abandoned

You have the powers of arrest
You have powers to administer punishment
You have powers to administer trials
You have powers to deputise
You have powers to force entry

• To make an arrest
  
• To search the property

Sherifs are the peoples police, paid for in taxes by the common men and traders. They are not subject to war or siege.

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This is by far the most controversial role

I strongly recommend that if you wish to play this role, you absolutely need to run shadowplay or an alternative

A bandit is someone who has been cast out from society because they have broken societies rules. Most typically this means they have become thieves and in very rare instances murderers.
A thief is basically lazy and wants to put in the least effort for the greatest reward. This means that when you approach somebody to rob them what you want is an easy no nonsense, no violence robbery and get what you can with the least effort.
So typically if you decide to attempt to rob somebody, you should be aiming for your victim to not respond aggressively and to give you some items out of their inventory after a threat of violence and then let them go on their way in peace. (Murder should rarely occur if you RP this correctly)
The best way to accomplish this is to rob in gangs of 3 or more so the victim is outnumbered and therefore should decide not to draw their weapons (Shadowplay or alternative is your best friend here)
if you want to kidnap somebody for ransom, then you need to keep that player alive otherwise you wont be able to sell them back.
kidnapping a commoner wont be worth much and in the RP world you shouldnt impose a high ransom demand
Homicidal maniac bandits will not be tolerated. If you stray down that path we will try and RP you, execute you and ban you from the server.
Their value should be balanced and something aligned to

• The king would be worth a fortune
  
• The mayor quite a lot
  
• A Guild leader may be worth something to the guild
  
• The safe haven blacksmith less
  
• A commoner very little

Playing the role of a bandit well should create good gameplay for everyone.

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There are no gameplay mechanics to allow searching an inventory if someone has been captured.
This may be revisited at some point in the future
This for now needs to be roleplayed

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Each Guild requires

• Leader
  
• Official Spokesman

The following official Guilds are recognised.
We would recommend joining one of them

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(Admin led guild enforcing common law)
Leader: Rune & Ozzy
Family Members: N/A
Preferred Location: Flak fields east of Safe Haven
Members: N/A

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This is not a guild, more a group of players that carry out trading and artisan crafts with shops in Safe haven

Joiner & Stonemason Guild

• Has a shop in Safe Haven
  
• (Currently awaiting a volunteer)

Blacksmith Guild

• Has a shop in Safe Haven
  
• Name: Stealthy

Fletchers Guild

• Has a shop in Safe Haven
  
• (Currently awaiting a volunteer)

Cooks & Hunters

• Has a shop in Safe Haven
  
• (Currently awaiting a volunteer)

InnKeeper

• Has a shop in Safe Haven
  
• (Currently awaiting a volunteer)

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This is a large landowning family
Leader: Ser Steven
FamilyMembers: Sevenxup, Gormy Goblinfaced, Mr. Jubble, Aiden Teran, MOnopOly<3, Sir Cameron
Prefered Location: NW corner island
Members: Blame The System, Robert, Rowan, Tnaig the Hill, Gnomie

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This is a large landowning family
Leader: Dmitry Yuri
FamilyMembers: Artyom, Kikuta, Ben
Prefered Location: North Forest
Members: Blackwingnut, Yukulov of the North


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This is a large landowning family
Open for grabs



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Outcasts from society

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Defined as 7+ players
Iron Claim Max

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Defined as 3-6 players
Leather Claim only


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Have to live in Safe Haven


Due to engine limitations on performance, (Too many buildings have a very negative effect on client and server performance.
You are recomended to ask for housing in SAFE HAVEN
Building on your own claims will have to be discussed with an admin

If server / client performance becomes an issue, your buildings will be the first on the list for demolition in preferenc e to a server wipe

Disputes between families have an ordered system of escalation which must be adhered to.

1. Diplomacy stage
   
2. Declaration of war
   
3. Main battle
   
4. Siege
   
5. Surrender

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If one family has a dispute with another family then they have the following options at their disposal

They can try and come to an agreement using diplomatic means between each other
Examples:

• Agreeing on compensation
  
• Handing over the problem member
  
• Trial by combat
  
• Any other agreement they can roleplay
  
• They can ask the King to settle the dispute
  
• They can seek justice in the courts

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If the diplomacy stage fails, then a Guild leader or spokesman can declare war on the other Guild. A pre-war period must occur before hostilities can break out between them, which is:

• 1 hour realtime period
  
• The admins need to log this on the noticeboard

During this pre war period, the declaration of war must be made public (E.g Typed in Global chat several times) and added to the Realm Notice Board
When the pre-war period has passed any of the guild members are free to attack their opposing guild members once their identities have been confirmed.

If any additional families wish to enter the war, then they also have to Declare war and state who they are allied too.


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At some point both if the war escalates families may need to have a full scale battle.
Both family leaders or official spokespersons would then need to agree in the presence of an admin the following

• Date and time of the battle
  
• Location of the battle
  
• The base being used as the resource centre (Main or outpost)

If no agreement can be made then the admin can set the date and time. An admin should also be present during the main battle

The battlefield has to be a neutral location, i.e not close to any claim owned by any of the families who will be involved in the battle
The castle/base defined as the resource centre has an impact on the siege stage , if the war escalates beyond this main battle phase in the following way

• The victorious side can then declare their intentions to siege the resource centre of the defeated side.
  
• Siege weapons allowed for both sides are limited to the siege weapons that were premounted in the defined resource centres at the time of the Main Battle Agreement infront of an admin

• Both teams are allowed a 5 minute preparation time
  
• Both teams have to form up ready for battle facing each other across the battlefield (including any allies they can muster)
  
• When both leaders are ready the admin announces the battle has started and then all hell is let lose

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(This covers any attack on a base that can damage base materials (Cobblestone or harder)
Sieging can only occur when

• Families are at war
  
• After the main battle has occured and one side is declared victorious.
  
• The only base that can be sieged is the resource centre of the defeated side as defined during preparations for the main battle.

The siege date and time have to be agreed by both parties in the presence of an admin.
If no agreement can be made then the admin can set the date and time. An admin should also be present during the siege.

(In the real world the attacking side would have marched their army to a location near their intended target and set up camp to gather materials in order to construct their siege equipment etc etc.
So to RP this, the attacking team cannot use their siege equipment from within their claim area, it has to be brought to their battle encampment and set up.

Before the siege can start

• The attacking team has a 5 minute preparation time to set up ecampment defences using Tier 2 (Log blocks)
  
• The defending team has to start within its castle’s walls including any allies it can muster
  
• The attacking team must be within the area of their encampment, this includes any allies it can muster

When both leaders declare they are ready, then the siege can begin.

NB>> Bombs can only be used against reinforce stone or harder (>=Tier 6)

If a siege is succesful, then the attacking team has the right to destroy the claim’s crest and replace it with their own.
If they do take over the claim, they have 2 options available:

• They can clear the claim completely and have full salvage rights for anything in the claim
  
• They can relocate the resource centre as defined in the Main Battle preparations to this new site.
  (They have 48 hours realtime in which to do this).

After breaching the wall, killing the defending designated Defence Commander

When the attacking team is no longer able to breach defences and no attacking family members are inside the perimeter walls

If they fail, the defending team then has the right to counter attack and attempt a “Siege” on their oppositions defined resource centre. The same siege request has to be agreed Time and date with an admin etc

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Can only take a prisoner of war from a warring guild while at war
Player must be traded for release within a realtime hour. If no trade agreement is made within that hour then the player should be executed or released

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Wars will end when either

• One side has surrendered
  
• Both sides agree on a ceasefire

The losing team must abide by the terms & conditions of the surrender (These have to be sensible)
If the losing Families cannot agree on the terms then the King must step in and make a decision.
If the King cannot settle an agreement then admins must be called upon to rule

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There are 3 categories of RP (Ingame laws)

1. Common Law
   
2. kings Law
   
3. Mayors Byelaw

Common Law

This is the highest law of the land which takes precedence above Kings Law and has been established to protect the common man from

• Loss or injury to life
  
• Loss or injury to property
  
• The right to roam freely unhindered on common land
  
• The right to a fair trial should they need it.

Kings Law

This is the second highest law of the land and can be anything within reason that the king wishes Providing that

• It does not conflict with any common law

Mayors ByeLaw

This is any local laws that the Mayor wants to enforce within the walls of Safe Haven.
Providing that

• It does not conflict with any common law
  
• It does not conflict with the kings law

These Laws are subject to change

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This is the highest law of the land which takes precedence above Kings Law and has been established to protect the common man from

• Loss or injury to life
  
• Loss or injury to property
  
• The right to roam freely unhindered on common land
  
• The right to a fair trial should they need it.

The following is a list of laws that protect the common man

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This is defined as a failed attempt on the crown and carries the most severe of punishments

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This is deemed as an unprovoked attack where such action is not listed under the Justifiable killings section.

To give an example, a bandit runs up to a player and declares his attention to rob him. The victim resists and is killed in the process. The killer will have committed the crime of murder and the accused will probably be found guilty due to their initial agressive act

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A player can be legally killed under the following circumstances

• Self defence
  
• While participating in an arena event or tournament
  
• Trial by combat
  
• While at war with the clan the victim is a member of
  
• When the player is condemned to death after a trial and the king has issued a Warrant for their execution. A Sherriff must then carry out the task

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This is defined as causing damage on another through the use of weapons in an unprovoked unjustified attack

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This is defined as

• Breaking terms and conditions of a contract
  
• Attempting to bribe a juror or official
  
• Fornicating with sheep (Welshmen, we are watching you)
  
• General Bad behaviour

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Theft is defined as taking property that does not belong to you with the intention of depriving it from its rightful owner.
If its not yours and it's man made and you take it without the consent of the owner, it's theft.
If you find somebody’s property, the right thing is to hand it in to leave it alone and report it to a Sherriff.
Touching it in any way could have you accused of theft

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It is possible to break into some buildings in RP by breaking down wooden doors walls and roofs with normal hand held weapons or lockpicking but is a common law criminal act and if the culprit is caught, it is punishable.
It is up to the claim holder to secure their property. A minimum of walls and roof made of cobblestone and either an iron or reinforced wooden door that you keep locked should prevent this and be a deterrent against thieves.

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Damage to someones property is a criminal act covered by common law unless the claim on which it stands is either

• Declared as under siege
  
• Declared abandoned by the Sheriffs

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kidnapping is defined as taking a freeman captive without their consent unless

• Lawful arrest by a member of the sheriff's or an appointed deputy
  
• A Warrant has been issued for their arrest
  
• They have been detained under Citizens arrest for a suspected crime with the intention of taking them to the Sherriff’s Gaol
  
• They are a prisoner of war

If your kidnap victim dies while in your custody, you may be held accountable for murder.

Hostages who give themselves freely as part of a diplomatic negotiation do not fall under this category and must be cared for, fed and watered and treat as an honoured guest

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Private land is defined as
Land encompassed by a wall within a claim or claim in progress

Common land

Is defined as

• Any land without a claim or claim in progress
  
• Any land within a claim that is outside any obvious perimeter wall

Trespass

Is defined as
Entering private land without the authority from the claim owner or family / guild member

Aggrevated Trespass

is defined as
Not leaving the owners private land after being requested to do so
Trepsass law does not stand if the trespasser is at war with the claim owner and the property has been declared as under siege conditions



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This is the second highest law of the land.
The king can make any law he pleases providing it does not conflict with common law which gives a free man the right to protect his life or his property and freely roam on common land

What law will you want to make if you become king?

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• Killing Deer is punishable by 30 minutes in Gaol
  
• Everyone must bathe on a Friday morning at the Lake
  
• Curfew during Darkness on Tuesday
  
• Everyone must attend church on a Sunday
  
• All oil resources must be accessible on a Thursday
  
• Anything you can think of to spice things up a bit
  
• Only Best armour to be worn on a Monday

Imagination is your only limit

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This law can only be enforced on free man while they are within the walls of Safe Haven which means they are under the juritition of the major. (Who can be a little mad at times)

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• Every wealthy visitor must place food and water into the beggers chest
  
• No weapons to be unsheafed while inside the village walls
  
• Anyone caught stealing oil from the village lights will be placed in the stocks for a week
  
• No work allowed on the crafting tables on a Sunday

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(NON RP Statement: Due to Server load issues we really do need to control the number and size of buildings or server wipes will be a frequent activity which we dont want)

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(No claims border is permitted within 10 metres (Blocks) of another claims border
The building size has to be scaled to the size of the family that live in it
The building has to look like a realistically supported structure (Not Floating or structurally unsupported)
It has to be Non Offensive (Outside of RP)
Unless otherwise stated, 1 Family (Guild) = 1 claim, 1 building
The building size has to be scaled to the size of the family that live in it
If you are enclosing Resource nodes then you must comply with the “Controlling Resources” regulations

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(One of the 5 official guilds)
You are entitled to
1 x Steel Claim where your main castle should be situated
The approximate location for this has to be agreed upon by the admins
1 x Iron Claim for your outpost (This can be anywhere)

For Non Official Families

Family Size (7 +) can have 1 iron claim
Family Size (3-6 +) can have 1 leather claim
Family Size(1-2) Must live in Safe Haven

We would much prefer you to join one of the main guilds

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If the sheriff's believe a claim is abandoned, they will add its listing on the Realm Notice board
This will remain on there for 48 hours allowing the landowner to claim it
Once the 48 hours is up, then the claim will be made available for auction
Time and date of the auction will be defined on the notice board
The winner of the auction then has full salvage rights and must demolish the property within 24 hours.

After that all salvage rights will be lost and the sheriffs will clear the site

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It is not advised to attempt a citizens arrest, however if you really feel the need then……

Any free man can make a citizens arrest if they believe their intended target is either wanted by the law or suspected of breaking the law.
To make a citizens arrest you need to approach using the Friendly Intention method as stated previously, stating your intentions and why you are about to initiate them.
You are allowed to use rope or shackes to detain your target.
While the arrested citizen is in your custody you have a duty of care to the prisoner
If your prisoner dies while you have them in your custody, you may stand trial for their death.
On making a citizens arrest you should hand the target over to the nearest Sheriff or take them directly to Sheriffs castle where they should be handed over to the authorities and placed in Gaol to await trial.

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The sheriff's can place a warrant for arrest for any player suspected of, or proved guilty of committing a common law crime
The King can place a warrant for arrest for any player covered by either Kings law

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The sheriff's can offer a bounty (Reward) for the arrest (Capture) of a player suspected of, or proven guilty of committing a common law crime
The King can can offer a bounty (Reward) for the arrest (Capture) of a player suspected of, or proven guilty of committing a common law or Kings Law crime

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A Family can place a bounty on someones head without the consent of the king providing the following conditions have been met

• Must be placed by the Family leader or the official Family spokesperson

If this is not sanctioned by the King, then any acts upon the target could be deemed a criminal act under common law juristiction and therefore subject to the law of the land


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If a player wishes to plead "Guilty" and therefore, does not want to go to trial, then the sheriffs have the right to define the punishment within the restrictions of the Crime and Punishment table.
If the player feels this is too harsh then he has the right to go to Trial


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The trial consists of

• A Judge (King has precedence, followed by Mayor, or an Admin in that order
  
• A Jury (consists of 3 impartial players) e.g not part of the guild of the victim or the accused
  
• A Prosecutor (Someone from the Sheriff's)
  
• A Defender )(Anyone the accused selects including themselves)

Stages are:

• Arraignment
  
• Trial
  
• Sentencing
  
• Punishment

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All trials would take place in Safe Haven Arena
During arraignment, the judge reads the charges filed against the accused in the complaint
The prosecutor and defender briefly lists the evidence they have collected and what it would prove without going into detail.
For example “The prosecution can call eye witnesses to testify that the accused did in fact murder the <Insert name of victim here> (Shadowplay video’s could be classed as an eye witness)
The accused then has a decision to make
Guilty (Maximum sentence is “MAX GUILTY” column
Not Guilty (Maximum sentence is “MAX NOT GUILTY” column
Trial By Combat (If the option exists)
Once the accused has made his decision, it is final and cannot be altered

If the accused selects a “GUILTY” plea, then the judge would pass sentence and the punishment carried out immediately.

If the accused selects a “NOT GUILTY” plea, then a Trial by Jury should be carried out immediately

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Prosecutor would present their evidence and allow cross examination
Defender would present their evidence and allow cross examinations
Jury would then retire, discuss the evidence and then return with a Guilty or Not Guilty plea

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If the accused was found guilty, then the judge passes sentence based on the crime and punishment table

If the accused was found NOT guilty, then the judge orders the Sheriffs to set him free

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W.I.P Needs community feedback
Balancing etc
Alternate possibility, somehow forced labour grinding blocks reduces Gaol time by half

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• Hanging
  
• Beheading
  
• Gillotine
  
• Death by Stoning
  
• Death by Bear
  
• Inventory removed, fed and hydrated then locked in a cell or stocks and wait for them to starve to death
  
• Death by burning

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• Gaol
  
• Stocks
  
• Cage
  
• Times (anything up to 1 hour)

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W.I.P needs community discssion

• Heavy Fine (For Large Family) 10k Stone/Iron/Oil etc
  
• Heavy Fine (ForSmall Family) 5k Stone/Iron/Oil etc
  
• Small Fine (For Large Family) 5k Stone/Iron/Oil etc
  
• Small Fine (For Small Family) 1k Stone/Iron/Oil etc

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Safe haven is our admin controlled village run by a mayor who has total autocracy within the village however must still abide by the kings law and the Common law of the land
It's named Safe Haven for a reason.
Within the walls weapons must be sheafed at all times.
It is a place for

• Safe sleeping
  
• Diplomatic meetings between warring guild
  
• A safe harbour for players with bounties on their heads providing they are not criminals
  
• A place for trading

• Inn
  A place to eat, socialise, bed down (log out) and be safe
  
  
• Blacksmiths forge & Smelter
  The local Blacksmith is happy to sell you his wares
  
  
• Carpenter and Stonemason hut
  The local Carpenter & Stonemason is happy to sell you there wares
  
  
• Fletchers hut
  The local Fletcher is happy to sell you his wares
  
  
• Butchers & Cooks hut
  The local is butcher is happy to sell you his wares
  
  
  
• Apartments
  These are houses available to solo players
  
  
  
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This is where the Sherrif's live
This is where the gaol is
This is where the court sits for any trials
This is where judicial executions occur

• Arena
  This is an area where specators can watch
  
  • Trial By Combat
    
  • Bear Baiting
    
  • Small tournaments
    
  • Combat Practice
    
  • Whatever else we can think of for entertainment

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Rules have been given a complete overhaul
Dated 4/4/2015

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Dated 5/4/2015

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Dated 12/4/2015

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