Rule Updates
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Rule Changes 2024
Gold Firelizard Ownership
July 2024, See: Pet Rules
Any character can Impress a gold flit, pending council approval.
Backdated Posts, Rank Requirements, Inactivity Checks
July 2024 Link to Wiki Here
Backdating: Months no longer "close" as the timeline moves. Posts may freely take place any time in the current month or up to 6 months prior. Flashbacks are still allowed but not required.
Ranker Steps: Condensed L1-L4 ranker rules. L1 characters should be posted with at least once every 3 OOC months, while members that hold other L2-L4 ranks should be posting at least once every 3 OOC months (but the post can be with any character).
Inactivity Checks: Council will continue to host periodic roll calls for members to check in. In it, we'll ask what to do with your characters if you don't respond to a future role call. L1s may reach out to members if Ranker characters haven't been played for an extended period of time.
Female Crafters
July 2024
After 20+ years of OOC writing, and nearly 12 Turns of in-character developments, we'd like to announce that female crafters are now allowed in two more halls: the Healercraft and the Weavercraft.
In-character we'd like to write it as though the Healers have slowly been allowing females in over the last three or so Turns. Now, remember, if your female healer is at the Weyr, that's been allowed for a while, so this only affects non-Weyr females who want to join the craft! A new branch of the Healer Hall will be coming to Amber Hills Hold in the future for those interested!
Also, for the Weavercraft, we would like for this to be a new development! Estelle and I are currently working on a post where the Weaver Hallmaster is fired. He will be replaced with a new Hallmaster who will begin accepting female apprentices! This is a great opportunity for a new Hallmaster if someone is interested and has the marks for the purchase!
Updated List of Halls that accept Female Crafters:
- Dolphin
- Harper & Printer
- Technician
- Weaver (NEW)
- Healer (NEW, but writing it as though it has been slowly happening over the last few Turns!)
Member Rewards
March & May 2024
We have updated the Member Rewards page - adjusting the prices of some rewards, adding some new ones and removing those which are no longer needed.
The main changes are:
- Added reward to make adjustments to the appearance of an existing persona, for example changing hair or eye colour
- Added reward for creating a new sub-location (for example, a minor hold) and adjusted the prices of creating a major Hold or Hall. Re-activating an existing Hold or Hall from Triad's history is now available at a reduced cost!
- After creating a new Hold or Hall, there is a reward to the creators after the first 10 posts there :)
- Removed rewards relating to rank requirements and dragonrider sexuality
- Generally adjusted down some costs, to make the rewards more accessible to newer members
If you have an idea for a new reward or way to earn marks, please feel free to share it with the Council!
The Council has made some additional updates to the Member Reward values. The main change is that we want to make sure we're encouraging writing stories as much as other activities - as that's what we're all here for!
The changes are:
- Posting Rewards: Increased the number of marks awarded per post by 1 (so 2 for posting at a Weyr, 3 for a Hold, 4 for a bonus location)
- Advertising: This will be a maximum reward of 10 marks/month, in line with other admin duties. 1 mark per advert for a simple link, 2 marks for at least a paragraph of original text in the advert (you can describe the group in your own words or talk about new plots that are going on). Advertising locations should be either other Pern roleplaying groups or closely related (writing sci-fi/fantasy fan fiction).
- New Reward #1: 10 marks for successfully completing mentorship! This will be backdated (so if you've finished mentorship in the past you should get this.
- New Reward #2: 10 marks for participating in a contest! This is to recognise the effort that goes creating an entry, and will be awarded to those who entered the recent 2024 Goldrider Contest.
We have backdated the posting award for active members for the last five years of posting (from the beginning of 2019) by adding 1 mark per post, so everyone should get an increase!
Adverts posted up until today that haven't yet received rewards will be rewarded at the previous rate, but any future ones will be at the new reward rate.
If you think your reward total doesn't look right, please email the webbies at webadmin@triadweyrs.org or post in the Bug Reporting board.
Also, don't forget that there are member rewards for getting a Weyr/Hold/Hall-wide storyline approved (one that requires L1/council approval), for filling an open L2/L3 rank and for recruiting a new member! If you think that you qualify (or want to nominate the person who recruited you) then drop us an email at webadmin@triadweyrs.org and we'll get those added.
Weyrlingmaster Rank Changes
April 2024
Given the recent promotion of R'lor, we have updated a couple of the FAQ articles regarding Weyrlingmasters. The main change is that the Weyrlingmaster is now "usually" a bronzerider, rather than "always" - the decision is up to the Weyrleader!
Canon Changes, Dragonrider Gender & Sexuality, One Goldrider Rule
January 2024
Strict Canon Rules
Rule 4 is now: There are no absolute restrictions on dragonriders' sexuality.
Rule 8 is now: Personas with a disability that would prevent them from fighting Thread will usually not be allowed to become a Candidate, and any such Impression must be approved by the Council (if you are not sure, please ask).
Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Dragon Color
This has been updated to replace the restrictions on dragonrider sexuality, with the points that you need to consider when deciding your dragonrider's preferences.
One Goldrider Rule
This originally stated that writers of goldriders in Triad Weyrs can't have any other goldriders in Pern fandom. Due to changing times, we have modified this to only apply to Triad.
