Rules

These Rules Apply to the Discord and the guild overall!

**FORMALITIES**

New members are added to the guild at the rank of Imperial Civilian, Civilian ranked players have limited access to guild resources in game. All new players are welcomed into the guild with a probationary period Players are immediately available for promotion following a 3 day activity period.

Compliance to Guild Rules: All guild members are required to read The Resurgent Sith Empire General Rules and Requirements. All questions, complaints or issues are to be taken to guild officers who will resolve them on a case by case basis as best as circumstances allow

Please refrain from DMing the Guild Master @Sith Emperor Vyrassu, please DM only other Staff than him. It's nothing personal, it's the fact that the guild master already gets swamped in DM's and whispers in game chat and your DM to him won't be looked at for several hours and probably not ever answered. We hope you understand.

Communications Protocols: There are multiple forms of communication available to guild members. These include all in game chat channels, whispers/tells as well as in-game mail. The following rules govern all these forms of communications.

**BEHAVIOR**

Section A

The Resurgent Sith Empire has a ZERO tolerance policy against inappropriate behavior. "Trolling" or any form of abusive, harassing, insulting, intimidating, bullying or any otherwise offensive or malicious behavior is absolutely prohibited as long as you are associated with this guild or a guest of the guild will result in immediate removal from the guild if evidence of it is presented to an officer of the guild and the guild officers deem it in violation of the spirit of the guild and these rules. If you can not be a part of our guild without causing problems, you can’t be a part of our guild.

Section B

We do not police or censor guild member conversations in public chat channels. However, keep in mind that when you play a character that is in the guild your actions reflect the guild. If your actions are deemed inappropriate by guild standards, or if you are in violation of any Terms of Service set forth by Bioware or Electronic Arts, or if you are in violation of any local, state, federal or international laws the guild reserves the right to terminate your membership within it.

Section C

If you are witness to any inappropriate behavior that is unbecoming of a member of this guild the best course of action is to screenshot the offending text and forward it to a guild officer for further action. In the interest of avoiding unnecessary conflict please do not take it upon yourself to take direct action on anyone you believe to be violating any rules. Put them on ignore if you must, but ultimately allow the officers to handle it with regard to guild related violations. We feel that if members attempt to police each other, it only leads to conflict.

Section D

Additionally, members who are found to be in violation of Bioware and/or Electronics Arts Terms of Service or End User License Agreements will be reported to the proper abuse departments along with any supporting evidence. Any members who are suspected to be in violation of any local, state, federal or international laws will be reported to the proper authorities along with any supporting evidence upon request of those authorities.

**DRAMA**

Section A

Drama Free: We strive to maintain a drama free environment for our players. Keep other players in mind at all times. We are all here to enjoy the game and have fun as long as it is not hurtful to others. Please refrain from any activity or conversation they could be offensive or inappropriate. Some topics especially sensitive include politics and religion, and Pedophilia, discussion of which are best avoided if possible.

**VOICE CHAT**

Section A

The Talking Towers and other Voice Chat channels is for guild members only, with the exception of those who are running instances, flashpoints or operations with guild members.

Section B

Use of this service is intended for adults 18 and over. Content presented in the voice chats may be inappropriate for children. Views, ideas and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of The Resurgent Sith Empire or its officers. ANYONE under 18 years of age has officially been warned!

Section C

Please be polite and courteous to anyone on voice chat while using it yourself. Abusive language, bullying, intimidating, threats of violence or bodily harm and trolling in general are prohibited. Use of voice changers, sounds boards, modulators or other disruptive technologies or sound generators are prohibited.

Section D

All conversations on this server are subject to recording, rebroadcasting and live broadcasting at the discretion of guild management - Use of this service implies acceptance of these terms.

**SUGGESTIVE FEEDBACK**

The officers of the guild are always interested in getting feedback from the guild members. Whether in the form of polls, suggestions on the forums or direct messages to officers we have an open door policy and respect the opinions of all of our members. All recommendations for guild events, guild website and policy improvements will be considered by guild leaders. You can leave Suggestions in the correct Discord channel.

**GUILD BANK**

The guild bank is provided as an easy way for members to get the things they need; however, each member is expected to give as well as take. All guild members can donate both credits as well as items to the guild bank. The amount of credits and the number of items that can be removed from each vault during the course of a gaming week is determined by the guild members rank. Abuse of the guild bank (including but not limited to taking items for non-guild members or selling bank items for personal gain) is grounds for immediate removal from the guild without prior permission from Guild Staff.

**SCHEDULED EVENTS**

Section A

The Resurgent Sith Empire offers a variety of regularly scheduled and special events. All of these events are scheduled in advance for the convenience of our members. The following rules apply to all guild sponsored events.

Section B: Rules

1: All scheduled events feature a sign up ability on the channel #event-sign-up  which should always be used to express your intent to attend any given event. All events are scheduled at a set time.

2: Individuals who have signed up for an event are considered to have committed themselves to the event.

3: Ensure you are logged into the game and in the proper in-game location at least 15 minutes prior to event start time.

4: If you are unable to attend an event you've committed to it is your responsibility to notify Guild Staff through any means available at the earliest possible time.

5: All scheduled events will have an estimated duration. Ensure you are available for the duration of the event you have signed up for before signing up for an event.

**RAIDING EVENTS**

Raiding is never mandatory and you are not required to participate in any of them to be a part of the guild. If you do sign up for a raid, we will expect you to show up on time. Please avoid signing up if you are not committed to attending. We understand that real-life happens, and sometimes you won’t be able to show up for a raid you wanted to go on. If at all possible, please send an in-game mail to the raid leader alerting them that you won’t be able to make it.

**PVP EVENTS**

Like raiding, participation in PVP is not mandatory to join The Resurgent Sith Empire, but will be available as an option for those who wish to participate. PVP nights will be scheduled very much the same as raiding nights.

**ROLEPLAYING EVENTS**

We understand that not every member of the guild does role playing. However, we do ask that you treat other members who are role playing respectfully. If you intend on participating in a scheduled role playing event the same guidelines for signup and preference apply to this as they do to all other scheduled event signups.

**EVENT ATTENDANCE**

In the interest of maintaining an active and engaged guild community members of the guild are expected to participate in guild events. Participation in scheduled guild events are rewarded with possible credits or gear.

**ALTERNATE CHARACTERS/TOONS**

We understand that people enjoy playing alts, however we must balance that against a desire to avoid flooding our guild with infrequently played characters. The following rules govern alternate characters in guild.

1: All alternate characters must denote the fact that they are an alt and the main character associated with them. This information should be set in the characters member note field in the guild window.

2: While we do not currently restrict the number of alts a member may bring into the guild, it is recommended that no member should bring in more than four alts representing each of the basic character classes, unless permission from staff is given.

**GAME ATTENDANCE**

In the interest of maintaining an active and engaged guild community and avoiding stagnation of inactive characters The Resurgent Sith Empire rigidly imposes an attendance requirement.

1: Any player that is inactive for 30 days or longer will be removed from the guild that doesn't have a Staff approved LoA

2: Members who expect to be away from the game for any length of time in excess of 30 days may notify an officer. The officer will place a note in the users member note indicating an extended absence. Guild members may be granted a leave of absence up to six months upon request, no questions ask.

**PROMOTIONS**

Promotions in the guild are given when deserved, asking to be given a promotion will automatically deny you for promotion for the next 30 days.

1: Members can apply for a staff position such as a Minister, or a recruiter. An interview will be done and a background check of your time and progress in the guild will be done.

Once you have read these please click the reaction below of the Darkside Symbol.

**ADDITIONAL MANDALORIN GUILD RULES**

1: MUST BE an Agent Class (As a Mandalorian not an Imperial), or MUST BE a Bounty Hunter as a Mandalorian. Force Users are forbidden from joining the Mandalorian Guild.

2: Upon Joining the Mandalorian Guild, you must select 1 of the 4 Clans currently within the Guild to be a member of!

Any Questions feel free to ask any of the staff. Thank you!