How to Set Up

*From: AzurestahlWikia*

To join, participate and contribute to the *Azurestahl in the Ebb* universe is easy, this article gives you a quick summary on how to participate. For being a new startup in the Azurestahl project and you are ready for getting started, see **How to Set Up**.

As a new member of the project, a range of options are available. The page covers the essentials in what to do in the server, establish yourself in it and contribution. And the inclusion of step-by-step guides to explain what and how to do so. When it comes to the diversity in the types of people that are expected to join, Azurestahl in the Ebb intends to accommodate all walks of life into it's community and provisions for it. For lore and story making in the server, to some extent, Azurestahl in the Ebb does require the employment of hardline rules, bureaucracy is merely optional. However some standards and expectations has to be upheld by you and enforced by staff.

General norms are always good to be followed, as the community makes up many people from different backgrounds, with content produced which follows our core content policies:

* Neutral point of view
* Originality to best extent
* Realism to best extent
* Consistency in continuity

Or NORC for short. Related articles have been listed out in this page.

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### Navigating the Rest

Azurestahl in the Ebb: Official Discord Server have numerous other channels that are often associated with an average Discord server. That being: two the-real-life channels, a games channel, funnies, arguments / debates, emotional support and a unique addition: a quarantine channel. Normal socialising comes from the two the-real-life channels, it's name being a reference to "Bohemian Rhapsody", it serves as the stand in for general chat in average Discord servers.

The games chat channel is self explanatory as well as the funnies chat channel. The former referring to any talks regarding in-game communications or general discussion regarding games of all types. Whilst the funnies channel is exclusively for memes and "being a little funny". For isolating tensions and arguments, debates and all other associated action, often staff will redirect you to the arguments channel in order to dispel it, or to accommodate it.

For those in need, not all in the community are certified therapists. However the emotional support may be just what you need, given that common sense and courtesy is abided by, anyone can air out their problems freely in this channel. And if not, the links provided below and within the channel's pinned messages will.

* (Insert suicide hotline)
* (Insert other mental health resources)

And finally for punishing users for anything and everything. The quarantine channel serves as a channel exclusive for those who need to *chill out* or being too much of a *degenerate*. This will only appear if the punishment is put in place.

# e wㅤB e g i n n i n g s

Upon joining the Azurestahl in the Ebb: Official Discord Server which as of 1 May, 2023 is only accessible through invitations via the invite link. After completing the first step, the user will encounter the first several categories that you have access to upon arrival as seen in the image below.

If you are already familiarised with this section, skip it and go to *Settling In*.

These categories are the following:

### 1.1 [Arrival] Gangplank

Newcomers are first brought in this category during the first step of orientation during the process of having your *new beginnings* in the Azurestahl in the Ebb: Official Discord Server. The first three channels being:

* the-port — Arrival and departures occur here. Messages for joining and leaving the servers are here, and includes kick and ban messages.
* newbie-chat — Main chatting channel for newcomers.
* newbie-resources — Basic resources channel for newcomers, includes customisation of your personal preferences for @ roles and type of member you intend to be on the server. Additional copies for application or in-lore resources are included.
* faction-joining — Channel for joining a faction or other forms of organisations in the server.

Once joining the server you may refer to other members in the server or **@★ Estates Generals** / **@✯ Estates Generals Intern** in order to receive an orientation, advice, help or other important information. If there is none available or prefer not to, you can continue reading the article.

Various announcements may occur in the server, of which types may have specific pings for each. You can customise it in #newbie-resources.

The lore of Azurestahl in the Ebb canon consists of various nation states or organisations which is needed for joining the server as a registered member, permitting the user to find their footing, and be able to create, participate and contribute to the universe to it's entirety.

### 1.2 [Info] Notice Board

One of the more important categories in the second step of orientation as a regular user in the Azurestahl in the Ebb: Official Discord Server. The following channels being:

* announcements — Announcement channel.
* announcements-blue — Regular posting forum from Azurestahl staff.
* server-info — Information on the server including rules.
* server-portals — Channel with invitation links to other branches or associated servers.
* lore-resources — Channel contains hyperlinks to the Azurestahl in the Ebb wikia.

Any further basic information needed, or as a reference, the server will have the Notice Board category to guide you.

### 1.3 [Lores] Ebb's Workshop

"This is where the fun begins" category of the server. For members that have gained their registered status, this is where you will spend much of your time as part of the community. The following channels being:

* just-lores — General-purpose channel for talks and lore use.
* drawing-board — Primary channel for storing lore or other content related to the Azurestahl in the Ebb universe.
* applications — Applications for creating *control entities*.
* secret-applications — Applications for creating control entities outside of public view.
* apps-discussion — General-purpose channel for discussions regarding applications or you
* apps-accepted — Channel for displaying accepted applications

Any member consider #just-lores as the heart of the server. It's popularity stems from it's universal role, feel free to treat it as a general-chat.

# e t t l i n gㅤI n

**Welcome to the Azurestahl in the Ebb community!** Completing the first step of your *new beginnings* in the Azurestahl in the Ebb: Official Discord Server would gain the user permissions to find their footing, and be able to create, participate and contribute to the universe to it's entirety. This is the most important step and should not be skipped! And in order to achieve that the user at this point would have been expected to fulfil the following conditions:

* Have understood server rules and regulations.
* Have joined a faction or organisation, which allows you to gain registered member status.
* Oriented in the basic workings of the project.

The following will be basic steps on which to familiarise yourself as a a member of the Azurestahl in the Ebb community, and covering the common types of member to be expected to be in the server.

### 1.1 As a Faction Member (Roleplayer / Writer / Milsperger)

As a new or returning member you will become accustomed to what you can do or have access to as a regular. In short, this article will cover everything there is to what you can do, or if not this article, then **@★ Estates Generals** / **@✯ Estates Generals Intern** will be more than capable to answer any questions or concerns that you have.

The intention of this project is to share a singular universe that could be developed upon as a community. And as a faction member you contribute to developing it in some way, to some extent in the actions you do. In the absence of creating custom nations unlike in previous projects; this is not a guarantee that your options as a member will necessarily be strict or limited. However **there will be guidelines and / or rules for factions**, which members may use their discretion to work with and around upon. These guidelines and / or rules often outline the nation's basic lore, role and limitations and serve as the foundation in which to ------