Introduction

Welcome to DiscordMUN. In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, a lot of the MUNs have been cancelled due to (A) paranoia and (B) understandable concerns regarding the spread of the disease. So, because of this, I decided to make this server so that we all get to do something MUN related while we wait for the government to loosen their quarantine restrictions. Now, this begs the first question: What is DiscordMUN?

## Synopsis

A galaxy in turmoil.

Since the days of yore, the galaxy has been home to many conflicts. However, for a brief moment, the universe finally had some semblance of peace — until the Great Collapse. The Old Reverian Republic died a quiet death in a swift coup d'etat as the rest of the galaxy languished in agony. Brother turned against brother, and for seven thousand years, chaos reigned supreme. But in the ashes of a dying galaxy emerged the God Empress of Mankind, Genetrix. With a swing of her mighty sword, she led her Imperium in a crusade amongst the stars to reclaim humanity’s former glory. Her armies are legion. Greatest among them were the Spartans — genetically-enhanced super solders gifted with a seed of the God Empress’s psionic power. However, despite her perceived divinity, she is only human. On the eve of her greatest victory, her son — Oriona Aslan — betrayed her, splitting the Imperium in two. In the final hours of the war, Genetrix — saviour of mankind, mother of mothers, and God Empress of Mankind — vanished, along with Oriona.

The Imperium of Man is a rotting carcass, filled with decadency and corruption. They are united in their faith of the God Empress. Her armies roam across the cosmos, patrolling their space from the Imperium’s rival — the New Republic. Ten millennia has passed since the Aslan Heresy, and during that period, tensions grew between the two nations. Wars have been fought many times, but none can compare to the scales of the Great Galactic War. A demilitarised zone was established between the two nations, but everyone in the galaxy knows that it is only a matter of time before formalities break down and the dogs of war is set loose once again. Yet, there is an ebb and flow in the immaterium, and peace may return once more, but the galaxy will not know of it, for in the grim darkness of the far future, **there is only war...**

## Rules of Conduct

### Procedures

The server will use the crisis committee model, meaning that, instead of writing a resolution, delegates will be compelled to issue directives. These directives can vary from personal directives to major cabinet directives.

Moreover, to lessen the strain this server may bring onto staff members, there will only be three committee each day. Delegates are also advised to write down their (long) directives on google docs. Once completed, share your document to the staff wherein it will be reviewed by the backroom to see whether your directive is eligible or not.

### Registration

Delegates will assume control of characters from one of the two playable nations. Once you have been assigned a character, you will have to play that character until your character is dead. Information regarding characters will be published on the official DiscordMUN wiki; however, delegates will be receiving a character dossier that contains detailed information regarding the character's abilities and their *secret objective*.

### Cabinets

Each nation will have their own cabinets that can only be accessed by their respective members. Here, they will be given the opportunity to start debates and issue cabinet directives, like passing new laws or declaring war.

#### Cabinet Sessions

Due to the relatively loose nature of this server, it is highly advised that cabinet sessions take place in the form of discord messages. A delegate may only write 450 words for every motion. However, the staff may choose to host a cabinet voice chat. If the delegate doesn't have a mic, then they may choose to write down their response via messages (remember: 450 word limit).

#### Directives

In this council, delegates are compelled to send directives to fulfill their objectives. Delegates will be given their own discord channel, wherein they will send their directives either through discord messages on the channel or a direct link to a google document containing the delegate's directive. Once sent, the staff will review your directive based on a strict guideline. In order for your directives to be accepted by the backroom, you must follow the five W's + H:

* **What:** What is the directive about? Be specific with your request and be concise with your words. Longer directives are advised to write down a summary in the form of dot points at the end of their [long] directive.
* **Where**: If your directive involves moving to another place, write down the exact location (i.e. province) in your directive.
* **When**: When will you carry out your directive? Will you do it as soon as the directive is accepted or will you wait for a certain period of time before enacting your directive (in this situation, you may write down "wait until the next committee session").
* **Why**: Why are you enacting this directive? Be specific with your answer. Remember: Long responses don't necessarily mean that you answer the directive, so to avoid any confusion between you -- the delegate -- and the backroom, try to write down your reasoning in two sentences.
* **Who**: Who is this directive directed towards?
* **How**: How will you be enacting your directive? Remember: Short and concise sentences will suffice.

Meanwhile, cabinet directives require all delegates within the cabinet to vote upon the directive. A cabinet directive differs from personal directives in that, once a cabinet directive is passed, its terms will affect the entire nation until it is overridden by another cabinet directive. A solid cabinet directive includes the following:

* A title.
* Sponsors and signatories (sponsors will be the ones to present the directive to the cabinet).
* Specific orders/actions (that you would like to see be taken).
* Expectations you may have once the directive is passed (this is to help the backroom to better understand what the result will be if they don't understand the directive).

As mentioned previously, the entire cabinet must vote upon whether to pass the directive or not. In order to anticipate "AFK-ness", the chairs will run a role call one last time. Once completed, the voting will commence based on the voting weight calculated by the amount of delegates present.