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• 1 INTRODUCTION
   
  • 1.1 IN-GAME OFFENCES AND OUT-OF-GAME OFFENCES
  • 1.2 DISPOSITION
   
• 2 IN-GAME OFFENCES
   
  • 2.1 METAGAMING
  • 2.2 CHEATING
  • 2.3 GRIEFING
  • 2.4 PLAYER KILLING
  • 2.5 POWERGAMING
  • 2.6 HACKING
  • 2.7 FAILURE TO COMPLY
   
• 3 IN-GAME COMPLAINT PROCESS
   
  • 3.1 SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT
  • 3.2 WHO MAY SUBMIT A COMPLAINT
  • 3.3 THE 90-DAY RULE
   
• 4 IN-GAME INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES
   
  • 4.1 INVESTIGATORS
  • 4.2 CONFIDENTIALITY
  • 4.3 CONFIDENTIALITY AND THE ACCUSED
  • 4.4 INVESTIGATION DISMISSAL OR DISPUTE
  • 4.5 DUTY TO COOPERATE
   
• 5 IN-GAME DISPUTE PROCEDURES
   
  • 5.1 INITIATING A DISPUTE
  • 5.2 ACCESS TO A DISPUTE
  • 5.3 DISPUTE TIME LIMIT
  • 5.4 DISPUTE VERDICT
  • 5.5 APPEALS
  • 5.6 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  • 5.7 REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL GAINS
   
• 6 OUT-OF-GAME RULES
   
  • 6.1 OUT-OF-GAME BEHAVIOUR
  • 6.2 INTENT TO HARM
  • 6.3 SEXUAL HARASSMENT
   
• 7 CENSURE
   
  • 7.1 INFORMAL CENSURE
  • 7.2 TEMPORARY SERVER BAN
  • 7.3 FORMAL CENSURE
  • 7.4 CENSURE RECORD
   
• 8 DM CODE OF CONDUCT
   
  • 8.1 DMS AND PCS
   
• 9 CHANGES TO THE ALFA RULEBOOK
   
  • 9.1 RULE CONFLICTS
  • 9.2 RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF RULES

ALFA Rulebook in pdf format available here

In order to build a server in ALFA, it is necessary to submit a proposal for approval. This document should be submitted to the DM Administrator and should address the criteria set out below.

Proposal Criteria - Each proposal must address the region desired, DM coverage, desired target Live date, and how the server team will implement mandatory content such as – but not limited to – persistent storage, banks, merchants, static quests and spawns that meet ALFA wealth standards. Mandatory content will include:

1. Server Layout - a rough description of what locales will be portrayed (more than just saying what region the server is set in) and how they will be linked together. This would note the towns and adventuring locales to be portrayed in particular.

2. Server Content a. Plan for PC persistent storage (server *must* have persistent storage easily available to PCs); b. Plan for static quests (starting servers *must* have significant static content); c. Plan for spawn/mob placement and difficulty, and static encounters in general (related to server layout above) - things like "there's orcs in this general area, mostly CR 1-3 closer to X but getting more toward CR 1-5 as you get closer to Y". The purpose is to get a sense of what the encounter overview would be like; d. Merchant availability - either description of the general sorts of stuff available for sale, or even perhaps noting significant merchants. Merchants where any non-mundane items are to be available should be specifically noted in addition to what sorts of items they have for sale (need not be an actual list of items, but things like potion-maker, scroll scriber, etc..)

3. Server Team - Builder and Tech members, DM coverage, the HDM, experience of the team, etc.

4. Contribution to ALFA diversity - Terrain types, urban/rural, racial playspace, or anything else the team might think of.

FAQ

What happens if a proposal is rejected?

DM Administrator will explain to the proposing team why their application was rejected and give them the opportunity to resubmit a revised application.

What happens if I apply to build an area at the same time as another team?

DM Administrator will encourage teams to work together to produce a common proposal, combining the strengths of both. Ultimately, however, there can be only one representation of any area of Faerun in ALFA at any one time and one proposal would have to be preferred over another.

What happens if I apply to build an area that has been allocated to another team, but they are inactive?

The DM Administrator reserves the right generally to re-allocate areas or withdraw permission, as required. Inactivity on the part of a building team may constitute a reason for re-allocation or withdrawal.

What if I just want to help out with an existing server?

Contact the DM Administrator and explain your interest. You will then be put in touch with the most appropriate server team.

All ALFA members should behave in a manner that is respectful of every other member, whether player or DM, as acknowledgement of the effort that goes into building and maintaining this community. No member should abuse any other member, or the gameworld, or the community, for any reason. Should a member fail to observe this code of conduct, that member is subject to the following measures at the discretion of Admin:

A. Formal Disciplinary Stages: "Three Strike Policy"*

1) First Formal Censure

a) Forum & Chat Infraction--Member is banned from forums and chat for 24 hours at the discretion of the Admin in charge. Erased from record after 6 months without further censure.

b) Game Infraction--Member is banned from all servers, as well as out of game forum and chat for 24 hours, both at the discretion of the Admin in charge.

2) Second Formal Censure

a) Forum & Chat--Member is banned from servers, forum and chat for 1 week at the discretion of the Admin in charge. Second and first chat/forum censure erased from record after 6 months without further censure. Member may not run for Admin with two censures on record.

b) Game--Member is banned from servers, forum and chat for 1 week at the discretion of the Admin in charge. Member may not run for Admin with two censures on record.

3) Third Formal Censure

Banned from ALFA at the discretion of the Admin in charge Egregious instances of cheating or harming another member or member's PC may be prosecuted immediately at the 1 week or permanent ban levels, at the discretion of the Admin in charge.

DMs will be dealt with by HDMs and the DM admin in a common sense manner that is appropriate to the situation on a case-by-case basis. All DMs must adhere to the DM Code of Conduct in general and follow the documented standards and be a good team player. A DM may be removed for any reason that the HDM or DM admin find approriate and fair. If a DM feels she was treated inapproriately or unfairly, she may petition the Lead admin to over-turn the decision.

B. Infraction Categories**

All ingame actions summarized below are on the Player level, and fall under jurisdiction of the Player Admin. DMs acting as Players will be treated as Players and are subject to rulings of the Player Admin; DMs acting as DMs are subject to the DM Code of Conduct and subject to rulings made by the DM Admin. Poor behavior by any member on forums, chat or web are subject to the Infrastructure Admin. Rulings made by HDMs, ARs or forum/chat moderators may be edited or overturned by said Admin. Rulings by the Admin may be overturned and or edited as per ALFA Charter processes.

1) Counselling Level

Those offenses which may result from a player adjusting to the ALFA environment; possible actions listed beyond simple counselling, if any, may apply.

PG - OOC Actions

PG - Conflicting Quests

PG - Part Time RP/Part Time PG

PG - DM Hounding: possible exclusion from event at DM discretion

PG - Character Building - Class Selection: may require DM assisted rebuild or retirement of character depending upon the severity of the issue

2) Warning Level

Those offenses which clearly break rules all members of Alfa should be aware of by reading the APM and Player/PC Documention forums.

Cheating - AI Abuse

Cheating - Game Engine Abuse

Cheating - Combat Logging

PG - Spawn Farming (mild or first time offense)

3) Formal Censure Level

Repeated or severe offenses of all types, with the potential for immediate censure on the following:

MG - Robbing own Corpse

Cheating - Bug/Exploit Abuse

PG - Spawn Farming (repeat or severe cases)

Cheating - Twinking

Cheating - Muling

Giving Out Server Password to Non-Members

Griefing

Hacking

Posting of Graphic Violence in Forums or Chat

Posting of Pornography in Forums or Chat

Posting of Racism in Forums or Chat

Sexual Harassment

* Please see section B3 for a summary of actions that may earn a strike against a member’s record.
** Please see the Policies pages in Chapter 1 of the ALFA Players Manual for complete definitions of the ingame and out of game infractions.

For questions about our project, please contact our Lead Admin, paazin, using lead_admin@alandfaraway.org.

You can also contact other admins using the following e-mail addresses: dm_admin@alandfaraway.org tech_admin@alandfaraway.org infra_admin@alandfaraway.org

The following is an organizational chart of our project. If you wish to contact a specific administrator for any reason, please click on their portrait and send them a message via our forums (you must first register for an account) or visit our IRC channel where one or more administrators can often be found.

Lead Admin (Faeryl) ALFA is divided into five domains each responsible for governing a certain aspect of ALFA: Player, Dungeon Master, Infrastructure, Technical, and Lead. Each domain is managed by an administrator, and collectively, this team is called Admin. The roles and responsibilities of each administrator are defined within the Charter in section 2: Roles Within the Community. Constitutional Committee
Player Admin (Rotku)	Infra Admin (Zicada)	Tech Admin (AcadiusLost)	DM Admin (HEEGZ)
Player Representatives Admissions Team	Website Staff Library Staff Canon Team	Technical Staff	DMA Staff Standards & Training Crafting, Trade, & Caravans

ALFA's Open Application Server provides a different way to get accepted into ALFA. Instead of sending in a written application, you just log on to our hak free server and get accepted by one of the DMs there. Any ALFA DM can DM on the OAS, but we also have a group of dedicated OAS DMs, who run weekly events on the server. More info on those weekly events can be found here.

The OAS is set in Tervale, a small frontier town in the Hartsvale region, far up north. It is a desolate town, plagued by goblins and wolves. Still, a few dozen souls call it their home, and many more visit - The town has had a large influx of adventurers ever since a mysterious, ancient temple was unearthed just outside of town. So far the temple hasn't made anyone rich apart from Tamerald, the owner of the only tavern within a forthnight's travel, who has made good money on thirsty, frustrated adventurers.

Finding lost treasure is not the only reason to come to Tervale. Saeryl is a sloanberry wine producer who has settled in the town simply because the berries in the region are deemed some of the best in the Realms. Tethos the wizard, on the other hand, surely chose Tervale as the place to build his tower for the very same reason that most avoid it - Tervale is far from civilized, and outside of town frontier law applies. Tethos is typically the topic of gossip in Tervale, and many stories are passed around about what foul things happen in his tower.

Tervale may not look all that much to the experienced traveler, but for an adventurer there is much work to be had here. To learn more about the server, take a look at our forum.

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Screenshots

Here are some screenshots of Tervale

1) D&D. ALFA uses Dungeons & Dragons ("D&D").

2) Forgotten Realms. ALFA is set in the Forgotten Realms.

3) Faerunian Scope. ALFA's goal is to span Faerun.

4) Permadeath. ALFA has permadeath for player characters.

5) Hardcore Role Play. Players in ALFA are required to role-play their characters; meta-gaming and power-gaming shall be prohibited.

6) Persistant. ALFA's Faerun shall be persistant.

7 ) Moderated Advancement. Character level advancement shall be moderated by the DMs and by standards.

8) Controlled Wealth. Wealth, which includes gold, gems, magic items and mundane items as well as intangible items, shall be controlled by the DMs in accord with standards set by the Administration for the purpose of ensuring play balance.