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Free Play Chat The first chat room, Free Play Forum is controlled by the realm manager, better known as the Keeper. Here visitors can gain help and information about Chatrealms as a whole but they need to enter one of the user rooms to gain the opportunity to register a full ID membership in one of the realms. The user rooms are named realm chats under the control of the owner or realm ruler. Here a visitor can find direct help from the ruler in order to register as a full member and gain access to the map-based chat rooms which are separate from Free Play Chat. The map-based rooms are fully interactive regional chats accessed from the main realms map (see other links to view the realm maps). To access the main chat area you go to the Chatrealms web site Forum pages and login with a full ID membership. Membership Visitors are restricted when it comes to registering a new membership. They can enter Free Play Chat as a visitor but they will need to enter one of the region chat rooms and make themselves known to the ruler or ruler's representative (Thus, it is important for the ruler or someone to be in the Free Play region chat as much as possible). The ruler can then tell the visitor about their local realm and the regions that it is made up from. They can tell them of current story lines and even role play a little in order to vet them. Then the ruler can use their edit options to create a name agreed with the visitor and a region for their citizenship. With that done the ruler or rep can direct the visitor to the registration form on the main Chatrealms web site and they will need to enter the new alias name first before the registration can begin. Realms To be a ruler brings wealth and privilege at the game level but also offers special privileges at the system level. A ruler can own many chat rooms and thus, large sections of the main realm map (this may involve invading other realms!). S/he, the ruler, will find they can name areas of the local maps which are themselves segments of the main map. Areas so named also appear on a drop-menu list in the associated chat room and the system can recognize when a character moves to an area, trades there or receives ownership of the area from the ruler. The ruler can grant charters, land and titles all of which bring privileges and wealth to the holder. Gaining a title changes avatars in chat and adds the title with the character name on the posting thread too. Profiles Every character alias has a profile which they can edit at will but the system also updates the profile in real time as characters role play. Profiles therefore form the all-important character sheets that serious role players need to prove themselves to others. When a new member joins they automatically get a members ID which is the character name they first register but, as the system allows players to have more than one character name the system recognizes extra names as aliases which can be completely different names, have their own profile and also their own set of privileges. You only need to log in your main ID at the Forum and system links you directly to the members area. Here you find any alias names you registered conveniently set out ready to edit or use. Realm Forum When you log in your main ID you are automatically taken to the Realm Forum of the game you joined. In the forum you find new links on the side banner to the left of the page which open all the pages you need to run your character aliases. You also find the main map link and from hot spots on the map you can quickly open any chat room you want to go to with the alias of choice. The Realm Forum also offers other links that take you to messages forums, pages that view general information about chat regions and several pages offering other editing options. Chat rooms Unlike the Free Play Chat above the the map-based chat rooms each have their own local map which is one of the 100 segments of the main map. The local maps are linked to each other by following compass links on the edge. On clicking the link any one of the surrounding region maps will open and you simply click the entrance link to change chat rooms. However, there are rules and an important rule is that your alias is always in the region shown on profile and unless you change regions in the editor as well then other players may not recognize your alias if you seek to start a fight or some other action - and they would be right so your profile location must always match the chat room you seek to role-play in. Life Force level To regulate the capabilities of characters the system we use recognizes a set of levels known as the alias life force. To simplify this the levels are named after planets, ie. From Mercury ascending thru Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon and Stars. Attributes are assigned to each planetary level which regulates the magical powers. Aliases who play regularly will grow in power slowly from mercury to Mars but will need to gain a title such as Mage to grow further and master mage to reach the highest levels. It takes work and dedication to become very powerful in the art of magic! Some players stick to this system but others only pay it lip service. The choice is yours but it does form part of the interactive system and some players may refuse to play under any other rules. Role Playing For those who enjoy strategy and conquest then the system offers real time combat using NPC armies and, as a ruler, one can make war on other regions to gain their lands and property. For those who enjoy story, adventure and interactive chat then the system allows the exploration of a whole virtual world. What ever your preference the system can meet your expectations since free form role play under the general system rules is the order of the day. Join us now and start to play. |