This charter should be read and understood by all guild members. If you have any questions or remarks do not hesitate to contact an officer or the New Dawn Leadership.

 

The following is a list of requirements for all members of New Dawn:

Be Respectful - of everyone that you meet in game, on the forums, or during New Dawn events.
Willing to help - Help out around the guild whenever you can.
Willing to listen - Help guild members with their problems, and listen to new ideas.
Communicate - Talk in guild chat, forums, and Ventrilo communicating problems and ideas.
Knowledgeable - No one knows everything, but try to maintain a good knowledge of the game.
Committed – Officers should be committed to the New Dawn members and the positive advancement of the Guild.
Positive attitude - Members are expected to have a positive attitude in guild chat, on the New Dawn forums, and Ventrilo. Doubts and concerns may be expressed to officers on the New Dawn forums.

 

Officers are role models for the new members of the New Dawn. Officers should act, as we would like all members to act. Abuse of the officers’ powers is not permitted. If you feel an officer is abusing their power, please inform any of the New Dawn Leaders.

 

Multi-game Structure

 

The overall organization is considered the “Guild” with “Chapters” established in the various games we play. The New Dawn Charter, Rules of Conduct, and Officer Rules provide the minimum standards that each New Dawn Chapter must adhere. Each chapter has the ability to create requirements that go beyond the minimum standards defined in the New Dawn documents.

Each Chapter Leader has the ability to recruit, change their rank structure, and promote members from the ranks of Recruit through Senior Member/Mentor.

 

Ranks & Promotions

 

Promotions are based on a few key ideals: Desire, maturity, loyalty, participation, friendliness, and personality. Ranks are here to give member goals they can strive for within the guild. They are not intended to make others feel unimportant. Every single member, from Recruits to the Chapter Leader, is valued and respected.

Promotions are not forced upon our members without their knowledge or consent. Promotions are earned through specific steps as determined on a per-chapter basis. To be promoted, members must step up and volunteer in the positive advancement of the guild. Each New Dawn chapter may have its own specific rank structure, but the basic New Dawn ranks are described below.

 

· Recruit (Trial)

Potential new members may receive an in game invitation and be given the rank of Recruit prior to filling out an application. All players will remain a Recruit until they pass the 2 to 4 week trial period for all new members. To pass the trial period, the recruit must attempt to integrate with the guild, read the Guild Charter and Rules of Conduct, and fill out an application using the Guild Application link. Integration can include a number of actions such as participating in chat, vent, or grouping with other members.  If a new Recruit joins and never makes an effort to integrate with the guild, or fails to fill out an application, Chapter Leaders and Chapter Officers may discuss removal. Any friends or family of current New Dawn members may skip the trial period, but must submit an application prior to member promotion.

 

· Member

To attain Member status you must pass the 2 to 4 week trial period, agree to the Guild Charter, and the Rules of Conduct.

 

· Senior Member

Senior Members have the right to invite, schedule guild activities, and lead non-official guild raids. Senior Members are expected to be respectful and helpful in the guild. Senior Members are members who have been with the guild for an extended period of time and have distinguished themselves in many areas.

The Chapter Officer(s), with the approval of the Chapter Leader, appoints new Senior Members.

 

· Mentor

Retains the responsibilities and privileges of Senior Member. These are generally players who have a vast knowledge of their class and are willing to share information with others.  During a raid, the Mentors are the individuals that keep an eye on other members of their particular class. Mentors provide feedback to the new members based on what they observed, and point out ways to improve gameplay. Mentors recognize that there is more than one way to play a class and encourage other members to have a good time, while improving their skills in their class.

The Chapter Officer(s), with the approval of the Chapter Leader, appoints new Mentors.

 

· Guild Elder

These are players who have been around New Dawn for a long time and have been an integral part of what our community has become.  Their insight and wisdom has been a guiding light for the guild in the past and where it will be headed in the future. As a guild we want to honor these individuals and their contributions to New Dawn.

 

· Chapter Officer

Retains the responsibilities and privileges of a Mentor, and they have the right to enforce disciplinary action within their chapter. Chapter Officers have the ability to remove members within their chapter in extreme circumstances.

 

Chapter Leaders, and Chapter Officers appoint new officers to their chapter.

 

· Chapter Leader

The rank of Chapter Leader retains the responsibilities and privileges of a Chapter Officer. The Chapter Leader is also responsible for ensuring that their Chapter Officers, and Chapter Members adhere to the minimum standards defined by New Dawn. Chapter Leaders can promote members from the ranks of Recruit through Chapter Officer, and remove members from their Chapter using the New Dawn Member Removal Process.

The New Dawn Leadership appoints Chapter Leaders.

 

· New Dawn Leader

The rank of New Dawn Leader contains all of the responsibilities and privileges of Chapter Leader. In addition, the New Dawn Leadership may veto any action put in place by Chapter Leaders, or Chapter Officers if they go against the guild charter. New Dawn Leaders are responsible for ensuring that New Dawn continues to remain a positive environment for all New Dawn members.

Note that while the Guild has no formal democratic structure, New Dawn leaders and officers will take the wishes of the members into account whenever possible.

In order to change the Guild Charter, Rules Of Conduct, or Officer Rules the New Dawn Leadership will render a decision.

 

Communication

The main means of communicating with each other is the New Dawn forum. Members should use the forums to tell the rest of the guild about your game experiences, post screenshots, form parties to do instances, plan raids, and check for news from the New Dawn Leadership. Check the forums often!

New Dawn uses Ventrilo so we can talk with other members while in game. This speeds up playing and increases the success of partying. To use Ventrilo you need a headset with a microphone, and the Ventrilo client, which can be downloaded at www.ventrilo.com.  The info for the Ventrilo server will be given to you in game. In order to be considered for certain Player versus Environment (PvE) content it is highly recommended that you have Ventrilo, even if you can only listen.

 

Guild Events

New Dawn Members can organize events such as instance runs, raids, and Player versus Player (PvP). It is encouraged that Members try to get as involved as possible with these events if they have characters suitable for them, but not mandatory.  We will be trying to setup events for as wide a range of players as possible.

 

Invites to official guild raids will be based on the following priority:

1. For New Dawn raids, players with the rank of Member or higher have priority to all scheduled events. Players must show up on time and be prepared (defined be chapter leadership).
2. Members with multiple characters should make sure that other members have an opportunity to participate in guild raids before raiding with alternative characters.
3. Members may be asked to step out of a raid for any other member of the guild if they are not pulling their weight. This will only be done in extreme circumstances and only as a last resort.
4. Chapter Leaders are mandated to find a balance between in game content qualifications, and ensuring that their New Dawn Chapter provides an opportunity for all members to be involved in PVE and PVP content. Minimum requirements will be defined by the chapter leaders, and can be used by raid leaders to ensure that the raid members are prepared for the raid.