As a first move to make sure it was up to date, we have recently checked the guilds that were on the
list of Kada-El\'s tavern. A few of them were gently shown the gate to the graveyard, a place of oblivion or eternal memory depending on your point of view. Unfortunate but death is the only sure promise of life, isn\'t it?
Now we move on to the fun part, and are looking for the worthy guilds of the realm that could be added to the list.
It is no simple task, and to help us in our quest we have set a few basic requirements that will allow us to sort out the candidates. While we will be somewhat flexible, we will try to stick to them as much as possible in order to get a meaningful result. They are nothing more than what you would expect from a guild, should you want to join one - which is indeed the main purpose of this list.
These conditions are necessary but not sufficient. We will inspect more carefully the guilds which passed the test before adding them, using all sorts of torture devices: subjective and objective opinions, evil polls, bribe demands (
note to self: remove this before posting), spell checkers, spoon detectors and many, many others.
- Basic Requirements
- A website and guild forums.
People in a guild need to communicate, other than in the game only. The era of oral tradition is over even in the setting of Planeshift, you can blame timezones (for want of a better excuse).
- At least 10 members.
10 different players to be precise. This is nothing more than the Planeshift requirement for an official guild.
- Two months of activity in Planeshift.
This is part of the test, a minimum amount of active time is a little guarantee that you can survive. Besides, you will need this delay to earn a reputation, as we will to handle the paperwork 
- Qualitative Requirements
- The website must contain enough information about the guild, like its setting and purpose, the structure, the rules, the members. If part of this information is secret, we will adapt to the situation.
- The guild background has to fit the Planeshift setting.
This game is about roleplaying, it is an important factor for us (OOC comments and sections are of course not a problem). This also means decent names, for the guild and its members.
- The website should be reasonably well-done.
We are not maniacs, but be assured that unreadable scribbling, racial slang (especially enkidukai idioms), or ramshackle guild halls are doomed to a certain rejection from our part.
- The guild should reach a respectful level of activity in the game, in their forums, and have enough presence in the official Planeshift forums.
There are advertised guilds, and guilds of hermits. But there is no such thing as an advertised guild of hermits.
The purpose is not organising a \"Top 10 Guilds of Yliakum\" chart, but encouraging the guild founders to respect an appropriate level of quality, as well as offering an useful list to everyone who needs it.
To all guild leaders: if you think your guild meet those requirements and would like to see it added to the list, I invite you to post this information in the
Guild Arena forum of the tavern (you need to register):
- The guild name
- The leader\'s IC name (there can be several leaders)
- The website URL
- The guild alignment (it can be non-aligned, just say so)
- The date of creation
- a justification as to why you think your guild should be added. This is an important part, we want to hear your own opinion, don\'t just say \"because it meets the requirements\", or \"because it\'s the best\".
The following information is also desired but not mandatory, you can still send me this later. You can use the following addy:
kada.tavern[ad]
gmail.com:
- A 70x70 icon (usual graphics formats like gif, png, jpg). It doesn\'t necessarily need to be square.
- A short summary (100 words max)
- Whether you\'re part of an alliance, and if so, the other guilds
Besides guilds, we also have organisations in the list. In that case, some of the requirements may be disregarded, like: the number of members and the kind of information related to the background. We do expect a background of some sort, though, or a purpose useful to the community. For example, a simple forum that just sits there for you to have a chat doesn\'t fit in the plot.
Religions are also welcome, of course. They should be considered as guilds as far as the requirements are concerned. So yes, you need enough members, no shelter for puny tortoises
Thanks!
