Dark Wings Dark Words

Dark Wings, Dark Words
(This name is in reference to a Song of Ice and Fire)

SpoutCraft is highly Recommended for this Server, Download it here.

Keeping worlds with Towny, and Keeping worlds with Factions

First let me mention that this is still a new Server, and things will change, often without notice. All changes will hopefully bring the server inline with my main focus for the server.

Visit the website at: http://forums.dark-wings.org (Old forums have been removed)
Visit the Wiki at: http://mcdwdw.wikispaces.com (Help on plugins, and information about the server)

Focus:

As the name indicates, "Dark Wings, Dark Words". If you have read the books you will know the basics of Kingdom vs. Kingdom, Person vs. Person (PvP). I have no intention of following the book, just the idea. I would like to eventually have a server where factions, nations, and individuals play a large part in everything that happens. People can get along and work with each other, or they can war and try to kill everyone and destroy the works of others.

To Accomplish This:

Every plugin and position within the game will lead to security, game play fun, and to reach the intended focus, I add plugins to help I will list them here and tell you how they lead in this direction.

SuperCraft 0.3: My Custom Plugin, spend xp to gain abilities, currently can increase Health Permanently, some modifications to chat messages, and NOW WITH REDUCED XP LOSE ON DEATH! Custom Chat Channels, custom death messages (still in the works, some messages are still generic)

Factions: Currently going to keep Factions working in some worlds. Build expand, lose land.

Towny Advanced: (Look it up on Bukkit.org for more information) I have selected Towny because it gives several options to player to survive in the face of danger. Players can join towns and be free of pvp, mobs, and griefing. Here they can build to their hearts content as long as they pay their mayor theirs daily taxes. Town vs Town, Nation vs. Nation, etc.

IConomy: This plugin is used to keep track of you cash. It is used to buy everything in the game, from towns, rent, plots, nations, supplies from other players on the market, and protection from war. Every player with start the game with absolutely nothing, and will need to build up from there.

Jail: Allows players to be put in jail for minor offenses, by Sheriffs, or people that belong to certain factions within certain regions. If you are a Sheriff for the town GreenHaven, you will be given the permission to use an item to jail people while within a region that is created around the town of GreenHaven (this would be your district, and created by Junior Moderators and up).

Parties: You can join parties to help over come some loneliness, it also helps in the DarkRealms.

DarkRealms: Darkrealms is a world within the server, DeadMine is enabled and it is always night time. There is no building here unless you belong to a town.

Spout/SpoutCraft: The server runs Spout, so supports SpoutCraft client, this is optional but will only lend to the RPG experience that much more.

Heroes (Disabled): Add Heroes 1.3 and plan to test it as much as possible, working on a good lineup for classes, but will take some time. For now Basic classes and professions will be added. This adds alot of RPG to the game, as well as commerce, community, and value. Not to mention balance with pvp.

Ranks

Peon: These are players new to the server, read the signs and do what it says to get advanced to Novice
Adventurer: Normal member of the server.
Devotee: (Don't ask till you are Squire) Advanced member of the server, able to create and manage towns.
Fanatic: (Don't ask till you are Devotee) Another Advanced member of the server, able to create and manage Nations.
Apprentice: First level of Moderator.
Knight: Moderator of the Server.
Lord: Head Moderator of the Server.
HighLord: Don't even bother, thats me. Owner/Admin of the server.

Basic Server Rules

1) Don't ask for promotions. You can apply for these on the website once all the forms are ready. I am in no hurry at the moment to finish them as the requirements will require some playtime. You will be ignored ingame if you ask, and if your persist will be temp banned, then banned.

2) When you login for the first time, please read all the rules, do not ask for help, read them all, read every sign and then do what it tells you to do. If you can't figure it out, after trying as hard as you can, ask for help and some additional clues can be given. DO NOT ASK FOR PROMOTION, you will be told one thing and one thing only, "Read the signs and do what they say to do".

3) Again read all the rules when you login, There will also be a board in the main castle that will show these same rules if you forget. There will likely be rules posted in every jail, just in case you forget. Also the website will list every rule of the server, as well as /rules to get instructions on where to read the rules.

4) This is where most servers would say, No Griefing!!!, I do not say this. If a player is found in the wilderness, building unprotected buildings, please feel free to grief, its the game. I do have LogBlock installed if for some reason there was a bug that allowed you to Grief, and can roll it back.

5) Do not use client mods other then the ones we give you, or explicitly say you can use, Mini-maps are ok, flight is not, unless you have a skill (server plugin) that lets you.

MineCraft

Now that you know the rules and idea of this server, you are asking, "How is this still MineCraft?". Very simple, it is still about building, crafting, and showing you building skills, but with more of an element of danger that can't be found in normal minecraft. Build up not only your buildings, but your community as well.

Additional Notes

PvP, Faction, and Towny, Custom Plugins for health and skills, Custom Blocks, SpoutCraft needed for some extra content