Server Guide

The Adventurer's Guild Discord server has dozens of channels, and they can all get pretty overwhelming pretty fast. This page serves as a crash course to the server's channels and their purposes, and will help you decide which ones you need to mute for your sanity, or which ones you'd like pings for turned on.

## Overview and Info

* Announcement channels: *These channels are for broad messages that are casted to the whole server, usually containing useful changes and information on important decisions.*
	1. **announcements** - *This channel is to keep people up to date on what the Moderators are working on and what decisions were made.*
	2. **rules-team-announcements** - *This channel is to keep people up to date on what the Rules Team are working on and what decisions were made.*
	3. **world-announcements** - *This channel is to keep people up to date on what the World Builder team are working on and what decisions were made.*

* Information channels: *These channels are important references for server information.*
	1. **code-of-conduct** - *This channel is has the server rules you agree to follow when you join the server Going against this will lead to consequences.*
	2. **information** - *This channel is a compendium of the most often used link resources on the server for ease of access.*
	3. **role-toggle** - *This channel lets you control which channels in the server are visible to you by using discord reactions. The Adventuring Channels role is required if you wish to play in any adventures on the server.*

## Out of Character

* **general** - *General chat about D&D 5E and Adventurer's Guild, text only.*
* **art-dump**- *A channel for all of your fantasy art and character tokens.*
* **auctions** - For selling items at the Auction, intended for other players to discuss about and purchase. Final trades are made in the **trade\_logs***channel.*
* Query & Discussion channels: *These channels are what you use when you have a burning question or need a second pair of eyes for your d&d related dilemmas.*
	1. **downtime-planning** - *For planning and talking about downtime activities.*
	2. **public-feedback** - *For feedback and discussions rgarding the AG, suggestions on changes and similar*
* VC & linked channels: *This text and voice channel are for members that wish to just hang out with each-other.*
	1. **tavern-text-chat -***The text channel for those that perhaps don't wish to use their microphones.*
	2. **The Tavern** (VC) - *The voice channel for those that wish to speak with each-other.*
	3. **Tavern Part 2** (VC) - *The voice channel for games and general hangouts*

## Off Topic

* Off-Topic channels: *For everything non-DnD related. Though not within the server's main purpose, you must still abide to the code of conduct in these channels.*
	1. **off-topic-general** - *Memes and and unrelated personal chatter about everything and anything*
	2. **videogames** - *Chatter about video games, twitch streams and similar*
	3. **self-promotion** - *Promotions and links for things outside the server, such as stream advertisements. This channel is merely supplemental, and if it becomes your main interaction with the server you may face consequences.*
	4. **commissions** - *Much like* **self-promotion** *but for commission services specifically.*

## Specific Topics

* Mechanical Discussion: *For discussion of the rules of D&D and how they apply in this server.*
	1. **theorycrafting** - *Here you can discuss mechanics not bound to a single character sheet: item ideas, spells, etc.*
	2. **character-building** -*Here you can discuss mechanical aspects of your character sheets*

* Story Discussion: *For discussion of your characters, their stories, and how they fit into the lore of the AG.*
	1. **character-development** - *Ideas for personal plotlines, questions about your character's story, personality, etc.*
	2. **world-discussion** - *Questions about Lore as used by the AG*

## New Players

* Onboarding: *These channels guide new players from knowing nothing about the AG to bring them to a point where they are able to participate in oneshots.*
	1. **welcome** - *A relatively succinct introduction to what the AG is and how one can get started. When you join the server, read this channel 2nd, after* **code-of-conduct***!!!*
	2. **help-me** - *Sometimes you just don't know what you're doing at all. This is your place to ask questions about the basics.*
* Character Log: *The channel we use to track character sheets.*
	1. **character-sheets** - *Just as the name suggests, you'll want all your character sheets accessible here. Check the pinned message for details.*

## Scheduling Channels

* Oneshot channels: *This set of channels is where the planning and recruitment for oneshots is handled.*
	1. **recruitment** - *For recruitment posts by DMs*
	2. **polls** - *For DMs posting polls to gauge interest or decide on brackets*
	3. **discussion -***For discussion about when oneshots might be ran, and what level of oneshots should be ran.*
* Campaigns and PBP: *This set of channels is where the planning and recruitment for AG campaigns and PBBs are handled.*
	1. **pbp-scheduling** - *Recruitment for Play-By-Post games that use the Adventurer's Guild framework*
	2. **ag-campaigns** - *Recruitment for campaigns that use the Adventurer's Guild framework*

## Adventuring Channels

* Text Channels: *The text channels under this group are all for use during session, they are often where you post your character details when signing up for oneshots, and are where you keep all of the chatter you have during session to the other players or the DM that isn't on Roll20.*
* Voice Channels: *The voice channels under this group are all for use during session, they are all linked to a specific text channel of the same name, and are where you join to talk to your DM and or fellow players for when you play d&d.*

## Campaign Channels

*These channels are where the discussions and planning takes place for already set up and running campaigns. They typically only contain the players and DM relevant to that campaign. As such you will only be able to see Campaign Channels for campaigns that you are a part of.*

*Want to sign up for a campaign? Check* **ag-campaigns** *for any discussion on new campaigns being set up.*

## Play By Post (PBP)

*Play By Posts (PBPs) are a method of playing d&d that is entirely through text and theater of the mind. All of the dialogue, description and rp being contained only in the writing of the players & DM.*

*These channels are where the discussions and planning takes place for already set up and running PBPs. The only people that are able to type here are players and DM relevant to that PBP. However you will be able to view most of the PBPs that are setup for any spectating you wish to do.*

*Want to sign up for a PBP? Check* **ag-pbp***for any discussion on new PBPs being set up.*

## Bot Channels

* **character-commands -***This is the channel that you use to log all the changes you make to your Adventurer's Guild bot characters.*
* **avrae-lookup -***This is the channel that you use for any and all Avrae lookup commands.*
* **bot-spam -** *For extensive messing around with the bots. Keep it here so you don't clutter the other channels.*
* **account-management -***This channel is mainly used for adding and checking of DTD associated with your account on the bot.*

## Log Channels

* Log Channels: *These channels are how we do bookkeeping for anything that happens to your characters. Only changes that are tracked in a log channel are considered when determining your character's possessions and experience.*
	1. **session-logs** - *Channel where we log our sessions, no extraneous chatter in this chat.*
	2. **downtime-log** - *Where player character's activities in downtime are recorded, usually purchasing items or rolling for work.*
	3. **trade-logs** - *For the relinquishing and gaining of items in trades between players, both in game and out of game.*
	4. **consumable-logs** *- Log for the use of consumable items, character names and the items they use.*
	5. **crafting-logs** - *For logging crafting activity, both magical and non-magical.*
	6. **character-creation-log** - *A place where staff will post your character information after a character retirement or rework.*
	7. **dmxp-log** *- A DM-only channel where dmxp expenditure is logged.*

## Phandalin RP

* Phandalin Noticeboard: *This is where the notices are left up for the members of the Phandalin branch of the AG*
	1. **noticeboard**
* Phandalin Locales: *For RP in Phandalin, one of two main branches of the Adventurer's Guild.*
	1. **phandalin-general**
	2. **adventurers-guild-tavern**
	3. **the-pool**
	4. **the-shrine**
	5. **the-library**
	6. **phandalin-guild-hall**
	7. **guildmasters-office**
	8. **phandalin-guild-baths**
	9. **phandalin-player-locales** - *A catch all channel for RP happening in player-owned locations in Phandalin*
* The Training Area: *This channel is where all errant rp related rolls are carried out, its physical location is in The Pool , so most in character training occurs here, but it is not exclusive to that area. All in character rolls are undertaken here.*
	1. **the-training-area**
* RP OOC: *This channel is reserved for comments and questions regarding rp which would not be spoken by a character. With proper formatting, out of character messages are permitted within the rp channels, but it is encouraged to keep as much of these messages in the proper channel as possible.*
	1. **rp-ooc**

## Waterdeep RP

* Waterdeep Noticeboard: *This is where the notices are left up for the members of the Waterdeep branch of the AG*
	1. **waterdeep-noticeboard**
* Waterdeep Locales: *For RP in Waterdeep, one of two main branches of the Adventurer's Guild.*
	1. **waterdeep-guild-hall**
	2. **rooftop-garden**
	3. **waterdeep-locales**
	4. **waterdeep-streets**
	5. **waterdeep-guild-office**
	6. **waterdeep-player-locales** - *Same as it's Phandalin counterpart*

## Sigil RP

* Sigil Noticeboard: *This is where the notices are left up for the members of the Sigil branch of the AG.*
	1. **sigil-noticeboard**
* Sigil Locales: *For RP in Sigil, and the AG's interplanar outpost in the city.*
	1. **sigil-guild-hall**
	2. **sigil-streets**
	3. **sigil-locales**

## Interesting Locales RP

* Overflow chats: *For RP anywhere that isn't Phandalin or Waterdeep, these locales are instanced and are not public, only for use when empty or when invited.*
	1. **dms-guide-to-rp**
	2. **epic-rp**
	3. **fancy-rp**
	4. **flirtatious-rp-but-the-good-kind**
	5. **super-happy-rp**
	6. **wonderful-rp**
	7. **everlund-keep**
	8. **friendly-neighbourhood-tavern**
* RP Voice chat: *If you've ever wanted to do in-character voice chat outside of sessions, this is the place you do it.*
	1. **RP Voice Chat** (VC)