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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.

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.

See the folowing link for the curent charter:

https://www.alandfaraway.info/wiki/Charter