Waking Realms PVE Player Handbook

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Not all who wander are lost- J. R. R. Tolkien

Ark Waking Realms: GodLands RP-PVE Ruleset

Table of Contents

Chapter 1.
An Introduction to WR: Godlands

Chapter 2.
Lore

Chapter 3.
Character Creation & Whitelisting

Chapter 4.
The Golden Rule

Chapter 5
General Rules

Chapter 6
Specific PVE Rules

Chapter 7.
Discord/Subreddit Guidelines

Chapter 1:

An Introduction to WR: Godlands

Heil Traveler, I welcome you to the Godslands. Enclosed herein is
the laws of the lands. As the Godlands are a PVE experience, the
ruleset is fairly basic, but know that with so such a simple ruleset,
that infractions upon them are acted upon harshly if you fail to
follow the few rules. Here in the Waking Realms RP is first and
foremost. See someone flying overhead? Wave and say hello,
start a line of dialogue. You may make a friend, or an
enemy…that’s all part of the experience. Waking Realms: The
Godlands is a continuation of the stories of the Waking Realms
Second Age, the Reign of Titans, which itself was an extension of
Ark Factions. We were one of the first RP Ark Servers, and will
likely be around long after many others have come and gone.
With that said, open your eyes traveler. It’s time for you to awaken
to a world of ageless wonder and mystery.

Martino Jinx-Server Owner

Chapter 2:

Lore

Needless to say a lot has happened in our time. It has been 1000
years since the end of the “Reign of Titans” The Waking Realms is
in a long period of peace. The Saviors of Asgard drove back the
twisted creations of Edmund Rockwell, the man made god, and
purged the Old Gods of Rockwell’s wicked taint. Odin brought
Asgard back to it’s former glory and slept once again. The Bifrost
was left to shift from realm to realm, watched by the all seeing
eyes of Heimdall. Freya, seeing the end of the “Final War” of the
9 realms, sacrificed her essence to Folkvangr to create “The
Godlands”. A place of eternal peace, with visitors from the past,
present and future, be they man or beast. There are many
mysteries to the Godlands, and it’s dangerous to go alone. Take
care, and keep your sword sharp.

Chapter 3:

Character Creation & Whitelisting

It is said that every person starts as a blank slate. A block of
marble that you must chisel into the “True You”. This server uses a
whitelist to ensure that all players have a basic comprehension of
the art of Character Creating, as well as to give new players a
moment to think how their avatars will act, react, and interact in
general with the rest of the Denizens of the Realms. Take some
time to think about your character, who he is, what is his
motivation? We allow a large amount of freedom to create
characters from all time periods, fantasy realms and walks of life.
Below are some tips of do’s and don’ts when creating your
character. We strive to have our response to you back within 48
hours. Sometimes there are delays and we apologize if ever there
is one. If you have not heard back from us, ping us on discord.
Information is in Chapter 7. Servers are restarted twice daily so
when you are whitelisted, you can get in fairly quickly. Use the
downtime to start working on how you’ll first interact with other
Denizens of the Realms. After whitelisting and initial character
creation, a player can create and use only 1 character at a time.
If they choose to retire a character and begin again, they are
permitted to do so at their discretion.

Now we don’t like to restrain creativity here on the realms, but we
do have a few do’s and do not’s to keep in mind when creating
your characters.

Do:
Have a realistic name. Do not be surprised if you are not granted
access with your dwarven barbarian named “Beardly Von
Pussykiller” or your cheeky Maniac “Mike Hunt”.

If your character is horribly disfigured or proportioned, please
have a good RP that goes with it. A great example was a tribe
called the Urts. They roleplayed as Turtle people and had chests
exaggerated to form a ‘shell”. Another is a Waking Realms
mainstay, Thickneck. I wonder why they call him that….

Characters can come from pre-existing fictional universes. You can
RP as a Mandalorian or a Hogwarts wizard with some restrictions
(outlined in the Do Not section below)

Gods are permitted, but know that if you claim to be a god, there
will always be a skeptic. This RP is at your own risk. Demigods are
usually a better choice. Typically, you would allocate 50% of your
traits to reflect this. I.E. A Son of Zeus will have 50 points into melee
or health. Feel free to reach out to an Admin via the Waking
Realms Discord Channel if you would like advice on the matter.
(See Discord information)

Use a voice changer to enhance certain RP’s, but know there is no
mute player button in ark, so make sure if you’re getting some
negative feedback on using it, to take it constructively.

Do Not:

No characters whose history would cause cultural discomfort. So,
no rapists, Nazis, or the like. We have a 0-tolerance policy for
this, and infractions of it will;
1. Not get you through the whitelist application and 2. Will get
you a perma-ban.

No pre-existing fictional characters. That means no Gimli, Boba
Fett, or anything that has a TM or R at the end of its name. We
don’t want a Cease & Desist and neither do you. However you can
be A Gimli, but not THAT Gimli.

No historical figures of note aka. no Lincoln, Donald Trump or Adolf
Hitler. You can RP as a character of the same time period however,
so you have some room as it does not conflict with any other rule.

“The Grey Area”
You can be a german soldier, you can be a mandalorian, you

can be so many things, so why not be something original?
Originality and depth of backstory in your whitelist is important. It
gives the admin team a sense you know what you’re doing. So, if
you cannot take the time to craft a character and a backstory, you
may not get approved to join us. You can always take extra time
and resubmit though! And remember, if you are going to change
characters after you’ve “lived” your life through his/her eyes, you
are free to do so. Just take the same time and care you had to for
your first approved character.

Chapter 4:

The Golden Rule

Don’t be a Dick.

Seems pretty obvious now doesn’t it? But common sense isn’t
always common. If you troll, spam people on reddit or discord,
intentionally target someone inside or outside the game, or block
artifact caves/resources so others can’t advance and it gets back
to us, don’t be surprised if you get banned from the server, the
discord, and the subreddit. If you ask why, you’ll likely be
responded to, “You were a dick”. If you get this response, chances
are you need to take a minute to examine what you were doing,
and how it could be interpreted by outside parties. In the end,
we’re here to roleplay and ride dinosaurs with freaking
laserbeam attached to their heads.

Chapter 5:

General Rules

(Applicable to both PVE and PVE Clusters)

This section is broken down to more easily digest and find
information as you need it. Every denizen is expected to read
these rules and prove so on the whitelist as there are questions that
are specifically pulled from this ruleset.

• Roleplay/ Roleplaying. Roleplay should always be your
primary objective. You’ve spent time working on your
character and have a very good idea of what he/she/it will
do in a given circumstance. Allow RP to break the daily grind
of the following; drop/artifact hunting, taming, farming, and
crafting. These elements are always there, but a good
character interaction, for good or for bad, is not nearly as
commonplace. Use of the double slash (//) in chat is an
example of indicating OOC text in an otherwise IC
interaction.

• Prohibited RP. Any racism, sexual harassment (on the server
or off in general to another denizen), use of derogatory
terms, or saying “FUCK THE RP” because you don’t respect
their RP choices, are grounds for a cool down kick or ban.

• Uses of Cheat Programs/Exploits/Glitches/DDOS. If we

catch you doing any of the above, your ass is banned for life.

If you happen to find an exploit and want to duplicate it for
the admins, you may be rewarded for being forthcoming with
information to help the server patch it. If it is from one of the
mods we might have to wait until the mod creator uses it, but
do not use it in the meantime. Never be afraid to voice up.
We will always be thankful.

• Bans & Ban Appeals. Bans are something any admin or server
owner hates to do to any player, but it happens. Chances are
there will be salty behaviour, and we apologize ahead of
time. We are players first, admins second. We always try to
mitigate having to ban people permanently. Bans range from
24 hour bans, all the way to permabans on all Waking
Realms communications channels and servers. Here is a quick
list of things that will result in bans without any discussion:
hacking, exploiting, accusing a player of cheating without
sufficient proof, accusing an admin of “bad-mining” (we have
full logs on the back end to check this, only the server owner
can access to confirm/deny), bringing IRL drama to the
server, trolling or spamming any of the Waking Realms
communications (reddit/discord), recruiting for other RP
servers. Also see the Golden Rule at the top of the rule section
which should cover any other instance. If you feel you are
being banned and should not be, contact the server owner
via discord and file an appeal with your proof.

• Faction Abandonment/Server Cleaning. In the event you get
bored of the game, which happens, take a moment and see
if anyone wants your creatures or gear. Our server uses the
Ark Decay API and after 30 days of Inactivity, all of your
structures and creatures will be wiped via automated
process.

• War (PVE War Rules)
When all diplomacy fails, it’s time to take the gloves off and
get physical. War in the Godlands is an attempt to settle a
dispute, drive someone off contested land, or even lay them
to waste. Freya hopes this will only be a last resort, but has
given you the tools to declare war when needed. Understand
when you enter into a war situation, we expect you to lick
your wounds, not rage quit. Yes you lost this war, but take the
opportunity to perhaps make a new character, or rebuild
your home/village. Ragequitting when you agree to war is a
silly concept, but happens 80% of the time. Know what you’re
getting yourself into. Below are the steps to begin war.

1. War must be declared with a valid reason to the target
tribe/faction/village. This can be done via subreddit post (best
option), ingame, or on the appropriate in character channels on
discord. If both parties agree war will happen, they must then
contact an admin.

2. Both parties leaders must meet in a neutral area with the admin.
The admin is only there to mediate and record articles of war.
(What structures are off limits, if war beasts such as Titanosaurs
and Gigas are allowed and whatnot)

3. Both warring factions have up to 24 hours to “Prepare for
Battle”. As this is a PVE server, war cannot start until both
parties leaders choose so in the radial menu.

4. Once the time is agreed upon, one or more admin’s or 3rd party
observers can be asked to spectate to ensure the articles of
war are not ignored.

5. Default war via ingame mechanics is 24 hours IN GAME, which
is about a real world hour. If both parties agree to a fight to
the death and wipe, they will need to have leaders re-declare
war every hour until there is only one side left standing.

Chapter 6:

PVE Specific Rules

These are very common sense, but need to be said.
Do any of the following, you will at best get a warning, at
worst a ban.

• You have a tribe limit of 5, build like it. You will
be tempted to build a huge mega city, instead
build a small town to start. We do not want to
see server performance degrade because you
foundation a 200x200 area. We have more
than normal structure limit, but do try and restrain
on size, and instead focus on making those
structures look alive. Think smart, build smart.

• Do not build in artifact caves period. Or in front
of them. Sleeping bags are okay, but if you don’t
clean up after yourself on the way out and it
becomes a repeat offense reported to
admins…you’re gonna have a bad time. So be
respectful and pick up those sleeping bags on the
way out, so the next person can still set them
down.

• Each tribe is allowed their primary “base” or
Town location. They are also allowed a single
outpost. If you merge with someone with an
existing outpost, you will be expected to clean it

up, or an admin will come and demo additional
outposts until there is only one. Don’t make us do
that, as you may earn a 24 hour kick for the
trouble of us going through the hassle of putting
your tribe back into specs. Consider instead of
multiple outposts, building mobile outposts. We
will not limit you to how many paracers or
brontos’ you have for mining and gathering.

• No Pillaring/Foundation spamming. Instaban, no
questions or response from the Admin team if we
find it happening.

• No raiding, seems redundant on a PVE server,
but we’ll state it anyway.

• No griefing period. If you get caught kiting dino’s
to someone’s base in an attempt to have said
wild dino destroy their base, and the admin’s find
out, you will be banned. No question.

Chapter 7:

Community Discord/Subreddit Rules.

Here are just some basic guidelines for using our subreddit
(www.reddit.com/r/Arkwakingrealms) and Discord.

• When making a post on reddit, make sure to flair it before
posting.

• Discord is almost entirely out of character, except for the
PVE and PVP in game chatter. In those subreddits, you will
be expected to speak “in character.

• Once you’ve been assigned Denizen status on discord,
please change your nickname to that of your ingame
character. Don’t worry this will only display on our discord.

• Discord also abides by our golden rule. We do give you a
bit more flexibility to vent, but if we feel you are being
excessively hostile or hateful, admins will take action.

So with that, welcome. Feel free to submit your application, and
we look forward to seeing you in game!

-WR staff.