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Guilds come in all shapes and sizes, some are used to help the community and others are made to take advantage of it. Good, bad, neutral - Guilds can be anything. Rather than have a pre-set list of established guilds to choose from, HOTSPOT! has started from scratch and will develop as such. This means that there are no 'big' guilds set up yet, and are yet to be made. How we will approach this is a small handful of members will be creating guilds themselves, and these will be the main ones that your characters can be a part of. [break][break]
Although there is over a hundred guilds across the world being set up by players, we will focus on the more powerful and developing ones that are introduced as we develop as a site and a community. Guilds might be as small as 10 members, set up solely to benefit a family, or might expand to over 1000 players to create more of a well-established organisation.[break][break]
MEDALLIONS/ GUILD SIGILS[break]
These strange chunks of scrap, when put together, create a guild sigil which is used to establish a guild through an IC thread (deatiled in the following section) in a given location. When that thread is finished you will have to decide:[break][break]
• What is the guild name?[break]
• Where is your guild based?[break]
• What does the guild sigil look like?[break]
• What does your guild stand for?[break]
• What is your guild's goal(s)?[break]
• Who is the guild leader? Is it co-owned?[break]
• What are the high ranking positions in your guild?[break][break]

How your characters decide icly how the guild is set up is up to you OOC. Setting up a guild with [half a medallion] requires an IC thread to be made with the two 'founders' in question, labelled [guild creation]. These threads can be established as missions or socials, but much adhere to the rules of the zone that they are within still. All participants in the thread are considered a [founder], though only up to two individuals can be labelled as Guild Leaders.[break][break]
When a guild is founded, the founder(s) of a guild gain a reward based on the guild's themes. Guild Leaders instead recieve a [Unique] Item and Skill based on themself and their guild to help them with running the guild.[break][break]
Guild leaders must make their own guild information thread on site, posting it here. It is up to the Guild Master(s) to track the progress of their guild and organise their members. Since Guild Members become an important part of the site, especially when other members are part of said guild, there is some expected level of activity to be upheld.
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GUILD STAGES[break]
You start off with the smallest size, and members can contribute to guild donations to increase the size of the guild. When increasing the rank of the guild, the size and power also develop, gaining new rewards along with it. Each Stage has an initial point cost, which might appear hefty at first but can easily be reduced with some guild member activity. The stated 'member limit' on each guild is for on-site characters, and you can assume that there is another separate amount for NPCs too, increasing with each stage.[break][break]
Stage 1: A small, singular structure no wider/ taller than 50x50ft. It might have smaller shacks and garages attached around it, and can comfortably house around 6 members including the guild masters. ref 1 ref 2 [break][break]
Stage 2: The size has increased but not by very much. You might be able to own a 4 story building, but require a lot of renovations in some places. There is space and facilities for 10 members including the guild masters. ref 1 ref 2 [break][break]
Stage 3: You're moving up in the world! Guilds hold up to 16 total member characters, the facilities are great and there's not much renovation happening now. It can properly defend itself against incoming attacks, and although it can't have many more members, there is enough space for everyone to stay and use it as their home if they wish. There is plenty of room for storage if needed. [break][break]
Stage 4 Expand! You can own an entire multi-story building and all of its floors. It can look quite kitted out with gear, or maybe a more fantastical/ modest approach. Whatever the case, your guild is powerful and should be respected. Most people would recognise the name by this stage. Holds up to 20 member characters and can comfortably provide for them all. ref 1 [break][break]
Stage 5: A well organised fortress, with a larger territory outside of its guild walls and perhaps a few outposts scattered across the world too. If you're a player, you've heard of this guild, for good or bad reasons. Can hold up to 25 member characters. ref 1 [break][break]
Stage 6: A castle, an estate, an entire region of a city. Stage 6 Guilds are powerhouses in their own right, and have extreme authority and influence over the entire world and its people. Stage 6 guilds are expected to be governing leaders, restoring balance or ruling harshly. No member limit.[break]
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