Faction War

• Flashpoints may take place quarterly per real calendar year, and intend to raise the tension of the Map game for the period of one real calendar month.
• 'Themes' may be announced and applied to Flashpoints that alter this ruleset. Please see that month's Flashpoint announcement for more detail.

• A Flashpoint event begins on the first of the month that is announced by the SWRP: Chaos Staff Team at 12:00 AM EST and lasts for the entirety of that month.

• Mandate strengths/weaknesses do not apply during Flashpoint Events.

FLASHPOINT EXAMPLES

The following examples are posted to give you an idea of what you might expect in a Flashpoint.

• Dominion Effort Victory Conditions now equate to 30 posts, instead of the usual 50.
• Major Factions may complete up to six Dominions during the month of the Flashpoint.
• New map mechanics, like increased Invasions or even new ideas such as Campaigns.
• New forum mechanics may be introduced temporarily for that month.

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• A Flashpoint Event ends at 12:00 AM EST on the first day of the following month.
• All incomplete Dominions must follow standard Dominion Rules.

• At any point, a Major Faction may acquire an adjacent SWRP Chaos Map hex by completing a Dominion thread, posting to the Map Update thread, and receiving Staff approval.
• A Dominion counts as a Player Vs Environment (PvE) thread.
• A Dominion thread’s title must include the name or acronym of the Major Faction, and the name of a planet visible in the hex.
• A Dominion may only be started on a hex adjacent to the Major Faction’s influence cloud.
• A hex lost as the result of an Invasion may not have a Dominion thread started on it by the defeated faction for 30 days after the announcement of the Invasion result.
• Dominions submitted to the Map Update thread considered to be low effort will induce penalties by the SWRP Staff Team on the submitting Major Faction.

• Other Major or Minor Factions may not interfere with a Dominion thread. They may participate as In-Character aid or opposition with the approval of the Faction Admins/Owner of the Major Faction undertaking the Dominion

• STORY - Does the Dominion thread have a story (or group of stories) that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
• REPRESENTATION - How well is the Faction represented in the Dominion thread? For example, if two members post the bulk of the thread back-to-back, the Dominion is unlikely to be approved without more work from other Faction members.
• EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread?

• At any point, two or more Major Factions may acquire an adjacent SWRP Chaos Map hex each by completing a Junction thread, posting to the Map Update thread, and receiving Staff approval. These factions need not be adjacent on the map to create a Junction.
• A Junction counts as a Player Vs Environment (PvE) thread.
• A Junction thread’s title must include the name(s) or acronym(s) of the Major Factions involved as well as the hexes chosen.
• Hexes chosen to be gained by completed Junction threads must be adjacent to the respective Major Faction(s)' influence cloud.
• A hex lost as the result of an Invasion may not be gained by a Junction thread for 30 days after the announcement of the Invasion result.

• STORY - Does the Junction thread have a story (or group of stories) that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
• REPRESENTATION - How well is the Faction represented in the Junction thread? Factions may be denied hexes for poor performance.
• EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread? As a general guideline, 30 average posts per faction is an acceptable effort. A lower number of posts may be acceptable if clear effort has resulted in solid stories that reach a natural conclusion. Spammed posts with minimal effort will count against the Faction.

• At any point, a Major Faction may acquire an adjacent SWRP Chaos Map hex by completing a Populate thread, posting to the Map Update thread, and receiving Staff approval.
• Populate threads are classified as Player Vs Environment (PvE) threads.
• A Populate thread’s title must include the name or acronym of the Major Faction, and the name of a planet visible in the hex.
• A Populate thread must include links to a minimum of two or more referenced non-Invasion, non-Rebellion threads in the first post of the thread.
• A Populate thread may only be started on a hex adjacent to the Major Faction’s influence cloud.
• A hex lost as the result of an Invasion may not have a Populate thread started on it by the defeated faction for 30 days after the announcement of the Invasion result.

• STORY - Does the Populate thread have a story (or group of stories), highlight another thread's story, or provide additional content that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
• REPRESENTATION - How well is the Faction represented in the Populate thread? For example, if two members post the bulk of the thread back-to-back, the Populate thread is unlikely to be approved without more work from other Faction members.
• EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread? As a general guideline, 30 minimum posts is an acceptable effort. A lower number of posts may be acceptable if clear effort has resulted in solid stories that reach a natural conclusion. Spammed posts with minimal effort will count against the Faction.

• Label your faction's name, the hex, and the opposing faction in the topic title.
• A Major Faction may only start one Invasion at a time.
• A Major Faction must give one week's notice of their intention to Invade a hex in a Declaration thread in the Roleplay Discussion forum. When this thread is created please tag an Admin so they are aware of the Invasion.
• Hexes invaded further than two hexes away from a Major Faction's border will not increase a Major Faction's Influence Cloud.
• Starting on the day of the Invasion Declaration OOC thread, Major Factions may not claim nor Dominion a hex bordering any hexes of an Invasion until a Victory Declaration is provided and the Invasion has been added to the Map Update Request thread. This period of time may not be longer than one week prior to the Invasion roleplay.
• Hexes gained in this manner will be given in accordance to the shortest path available, but Major Factions may annotate a hex from which the Invasion starts it's path.
• Hexes rewarded in this manner must be empty or belonging to the target hex's Major Faction Influence Cloud.
  
  
  

  Stampeding is prohibited. Stampeding is when several members of a Major Faction post repetitively without waiting for a response from the opposition.

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  Stalling is prohibited. Stalling is where a defending faction deliberately seeks to under perform.

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  There is a moratorium on Invasion and Annihilation threads between the 1st of December and the 8th of January. Invasions and Annihilations must be submitted for judging prior to December 1st, and may not begin before the 8th of January.

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Once an Invasion nears it's completion, contact an Administrator. If either faction does not concede, site Administrators will decide the victor.

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• Label your faction's name, the hex or planet, and the opposing faction (if there is one) in the topic title.
• A Major Faction may only start one Annihilation every 4 calendar months.
• A Major Faction must give 7 days notice of their intention to Annihilate a planet.
• Superweapons may be used without Admin approval in this thread. Superweapons used in successful Annihilation threads do not need to be destroyed and may be used in subsequent Annihilation threads.
• Custom planets require the permission of the custom planet's creator to be targets of Annihilation threads.
• Stampeding is not allowed.
  
  

  Stampeding is when several members of a Major Faction post repetitively without waiting for a proper response from the opposition.

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  Stalling is also prohibited. Stalling is where any opposition deliberately seeks to under perform in order to shift the lion share of the work on the Annihilator. Annihilations can be intense, but they are also ultimately a collaborative experience. Treat them as such.

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  There is a moratorium on Invasion and Annihilation threads between the 1st of December and the 8th of January. Invasions and Annihilations must be submitted for judging prior to December 1st, and may not begin before the 8th of January.

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Once an Annihilation nears its completion, contact any Administrator(s) and they will inform the Role-play Judges. If neither faction concedes, the Roleplay Judges will decide the victor.

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• Person vs Person Duels. The amount of duels won or lost in an Annihilation does not contribute to either faction’s victory.
• Objectives. The amount of objectives won or lost in an Annihilation does not contribute to either faction’s victory.
• Non-Player Characters. The actions of NPCs involved from either side in an Annihilation does not contribute to either faction’s victory.

• Participation. An Annihilation is a story of conflict between multiple factions, and the participation of all factions will contribute to their chances for victory. This is does not include the total contribution of posts from one faction as compared to another, nor the total amount of individual writers from one faction as compared to another. This does include, but is not limited to, the level of consistent activity of both factions throughout the course of the thread, the interaction between members of both factions with the opposition from the start of the Annihilation to the end, the steady responses between writing partners made in a reasonable frame of time, and the amount of cooperation and teamwork between members of each faction to achieve their goals.
  
  
• Tension. Throughout Annihilations there will always be conflicts, large or small. This can be something as small as a Padawan and an Acolyte dueling and how their conflict plays out, or as large as the interaction of two massive fleets in orbit. These moments, as well as how members of both parties respond to and shape them, can contribute to a faction's chances for victory. This is not determined by the literal outcome of these moments. They will be decided by how unique these moments are, how fair and appropriate the moments that lead up to these interactions are, as well as how each individual and group handles these moments and either recovers or takes advantage of them in a fair and appropriate manner.
  
  
• Story. At the heart of an Annihilation lies the stories woven by writers from the first post until its last, whether it is through a violent conflict, a peaceful diplomatic resolution, or anything that lies between. Actions made by individuals, groups, and the factions as a whole make up the fabric of this story and will contribute to each faction's chances for victory. This will not be determined by a summation of duels, objective wins, and general tallying of scores. This will be determined by subjects such as, but is not limited to, whether the actions of individuals and groups make sense in their given context, the expansion of a given location's lore and history, the general flow of the overarching story as it unfolds and is influenced by the actions of each faction, how engaging each individual and group's storyline is, and the impact felt by the gains and the losses of both factions - as well as the fair and balanced actions made by individuals of each faction.
  
  
• Drama. While the focus of an Annihilation will always be the actions of each character and faction in-character, the interaction and the general behavior of writers of each faction out-of-character also create an impact on the flow of an Annihilation. The goal for every Annihilation is for members of both parties to have fun and enjoy their experience, and to create a fun and interesting story comprised of the actions of each character as individuals and participating factions as a whole; however, this can be derailed by behavior that is not conducive for such an ideal environment. It is our goal for this to always end as a tie, with both parties never showing examples of inappropriate and negative behavior, but any negative behavior instigated by either side, visibly, can negatively impact that faction's chances for victory in an Annihilation.

• At any point, a Major Faction may negotiate for a single hex from another Major Faction via Diplomacy Thread.
• This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the name or acronym of both Major Factions, as well as the target hex or planet.
• Trades may not reduce a faction below 3 hexes total, and may not include a capital hex.
• The hex traded must be adjacent to the trading Major Faction's influence cloud.
• This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
• This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 10 posts to be submitted for approval.

• At any point, a Major Faction may initiate a move of their Major Faction Capital hex to another hex via Diplomacy Thread.
• This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the Major Faction's acronym or title, as well as the original Capital Planet and the target Capital Planet clearly visible in the body of the first post.
• This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
• This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 100 posts to be submitted for approval.

• At any point, a Major Faction may demand another Major Faction surrender a hex adjacent to it's Influence Cloud via Diplomacy Thread.
• This Diplomacy thread’s title must include the name or acronym of both Major Factions.
• This Diplomacy thread must include a target hex or planet of the opposing Major Faction.
• This Diplomacy Thread is considered completed when the story of the thread has reached its conclusion.
• Upon conclusion of the thread, the opposing Major Faction may choose to surrender the hex(s).
• This Diplomacy Thread requires at least 10 posts to be submitted for approval.

• STORY - Does the Diplomacy thread have a story (or group of stories) that makes sense and that comes to a reasonable conclusion?
• REPRESENTATION - How well are/is the Faction(s) represented in the Diplomacy thread? For example, if two members post the bulk of the thread back-to-back, the Diplomacy is unlikely to be approved without more work from other Faction members.
• EFFORT - How much effort has the Faction put into the thread? As a general guideline, 30 average posts is an acceptable effort per hex. A lower number of posts may be acceptable if clear effort has resulted in solid stories that reach a natural conclusion. Spammed posts with minimal effort will count against the Faction.