The following are the rules of membership and behavior for Vanquished Illusion.
First and foremost the Vanquished Illusions is run by The Grand Master Lumiani and managed by a High Council.
Vanquished Illusions is ran by Kaigami, but managed by the High Council. The High Council will handle every day issues that may arise and take on the specific responsibilities of the chair they occupy. Each chair has a title which is RP appropriate, and will be noted in the member notes. They will also be responsible for choosing their own council within their Order if appropriate.
Article 1: Guild Decisions
Section 1: Kaigami and his High Council work together on any major guild decisions that need to be made. The High Council’s opinion carries great weight here. Once a decision is rendered, Kaigami will enforce it. Her word is final.
Section 1a: The High Council consists of the head of each House and the Master of the Order. These currently are House Seran (also stands as Director of VITALS), House Khan (also serves as Commander of the 331st), House Illuminatus and the Jedi Order.
Section 1b: Each head of a House is titled House Lord. These leaders employ magisters to advise them and to assist them in running their House. Magisters can raise any matter for discussion with their House Lord or Master of the Order. House leaders are directed to honor the decisions made with their magisters and represent their interests on the High Council.
Section 2: Any officer can bring a matter to the attention of the High Council or the High Lord himself.
Article 2: Guild Issues
Section 1: If any member has an issue, problem, concern, idea, suggestion, they are free to approach any Magister ranked member to discuss it. If the issue is a minor one, that Magister will address it. If the issue cannot be addressed or the Magister is not comfortable with the situation, they will approach the appropriate High Council member or Kaigami. All officers are available should guild members not feel comfortable approaching a Magister, or have any issues with a Magister or High Council Member.
Article 3: Players Rules
Section 1: Please be respectful in the game at ALL times. This is a game, not real life and nothing in game is personal. You will find that you’re going to have to deal with Players who have years of experience vs. players brand new to the game. Don’t be that rude, extremist guild member that puts down the other guild members or other players, because they don’t have the gear or play very well. Be a leader and teacher at those times. You will earn respect in the long run.
Section 2: No personal attacks, racial, religious, political or sexist remarks or slurs in the game’s guild. This includes ERP and typing out inappropriate behavior. Use Whisper or private groups for that kind of chat. Just remember, if the recipient of said “Whisper” gets offended and reports you to the High Council, it will be addressed swiftly and with harsh penalties (up to removal from the guild). Members may also submit a Harassment Ticket to SWTOR. Only one warning will be given or if the behavior is considered bad enough, removal will be immediate.
Section 3: That said if you have a problem with someone else in the guild, act like an adult and have a conversation about it with them. If an understanding cannot be reached then call for a Magister to mediate. However, remember that we are playing the game as well and may not be able to respond immediately. If we are called into a situation, and decision is made; then our word IS FINAL. The issue should be resolved and should not need to be spoken of again. If an issue continues to come up then an investigation will take place, once that happens, if an understanding cannot be reached, then that Magister has the authority to kick parties involved out of the guild. Bottom line, be respectful of other guild members and handle the situation like adults.
Section 4: If you have a problem with a decision the leadership makes, please contact the responsible Magister or High Council member. Talk to them about it, and ask them for clarification. While they are not required to explain every decision to everyone, they may do so at their discretion. If you feel that the decision was not in the best interest of the guild, or that you personally do not like the decision, then inform them. If you are not satisfied with the responses, then contact the GM. I will analyze the situation and make a decision for the best interest of the guild. Remember, I am the GM and this guild is my pride and joy, I intend to take very good care of it. As such, if you still do not like my decision, then I am sorry that you feel that way. There would be nothing left for you to do besides get over the decision. THERE WILL NOT BE DISSENT in the guild in any fashion. Before you attempt to complain to other members and create your own rebellious group and leave in spectacular fashion, just know you and your accomplices will be kicked from the guild swiftly and banned from the website should I find out. IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED as this destroys guilds. I hope we can all be adults about the situation and come to terms amicably.
Section 5: This is an RP guild first and foremost. There shall not be anyone RP’ing with other members of the guild while in a que for PvP, PvE, or GSF match. This creates a break in immersion, and is highly inconvenient and rude to members you are RP’ing with when you suddenly have to keep “disappearing” in the middle of RP. If you’d like to play SWTOR and the game mechanics that it offers, please do so after you are done RP’ing. While you might try to incorporate RP into SWTOR’s game mechanics, do so in your own group away from others so they do not have their conversations interrupted and a break in immersion happens. DO NOT CONTINUOUSLY DISRUPT RP. This will be handled swiftly by removal from the area, the group, as well as a very possible guild removal.
Article 4: Guild Chat
Section 1: No begging or spamming for credits, items, gear. It’s not Acceptable and frankly just embarrassing. Asking for help in game is 100% acceptable, but please remember that everyone else is also playing the game. You might not get help immediately, so be patient. When in doubt, ask a Magister or High Council member. Chances are you will get that help soon. And as above, do not engage in inappropriate text in the Guild Chat channel, take that to Whisper chat. If someone tells you to please stop, take it as a sign that whatever it is you are saying is being offensive to them. Have some respect for your fellow guild mates. Guild Chat is OOC. If you wish to participate in our RP conversations, please join the RP chat channel by typing /cjoin Vanquished.
Article 5: Guild Attendance
Section 1: All guild members not active for more than 20 days without informing the High Council of real life issues that prevent play could lose their guild title and be demoted until they return. Their title maybe returned when they start playing again, but that will be decided on a case by case basis by the Council. Preventing demotion can be achieved by informing the Council prior to your planned absence.
Article 6: Guild Responsibilities
Section 1: Ranks: If you have reached a rank or have been given a responsibility for the benefit of the Guild then you MUST uphold that responsibility. Unless an additional responsibility is given to you, DO NOT take the responsibilities of others. In other words, do YOUR job and let others do theirs. If someone is not present to do their job then the decision about the duties in question will be left to the appropriate High Council member, or the Grand Master. Appreciate that everyone has personal lives and things happen that effect game play. If someone is gone for their duty and it forces someone else to have to wait, then so be it. Learn some patience.
Article 7: RP/IC Behavior
Section 1: You are free to RP your character however you please, but keep in mind common RP etiquette. We adhere to lore specifications and all who RP while wearing our guild tag are required to do the same. In other words, no Mandalorian force-sensitives with the ability regenerate missing limbs… If you are found to be meta-gaming or god-modding, you may be excluded from future RP events.
Section 2: Do not kill off other players, or make any permanent changes to their RP without consent. For example, when Free-form dueling (RP) make attempts for hits, don’t assume that you have permission to cut off limbs or permanently scar or kill a player. You don’t. It is not your toon, and you don’t have to write the RP for it. If you want to have a serious RP duel, please discuss before hand with other parties what is acceptable and what is not. When in question, ask the magister, High Council member, or the High Lord.
Section 3: No one is required to engage in the game mechanics of SWTOR while RPing except on certain occasions when the guild story requires such. While better RP is separate from SWTOR’s game mechanics (PvE, PvP, GSF), it will not be required. Do not force anyone to RP with PvE, PvP, or GSF mechanics.
Section 4: All members are expected to wear the appropriate title during RP events. All pets (unless approved by the High Council for RP purposes) and companions are to be dismissed and no mounts are to be used unless appropriate for RP travel.
Section 5: Please fill out a bio in the character section in the RP forums.
Section 7: Suicide is not a matter for RP. While the guild cannot restrict whatever goes on in private, suicide will not be tolerated in a public forum or any kind.
Article 8: Guild Bank
Section 1: Concerning the guild bank, all members are required to submit a 10% material to the guild to help with crafting in order to help make the guild credits. 10% is not much at all. If you do not donate a 10% tithe, then you will not be able to take advantage of items in the guild bank or ask the quartermaster to craft you a special item from their schematics. Basically, if you want to take advantage of a community, then be an active member contributing to the community. Credits may be donated in lieu of the 10% and to be able to receive the same perks as someone who does.