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		Factions fill the same role as Guilds do in most MMOs. They may represent a Gang, Company, Religious Congregation, Military Outfit, or any other group of like-minded players.

		==Structure==
		Given we're in the apocalypse, Gang is the default structure, and the only difference between different types of Factions is how they are referred to on internal menus. Factions have four ranks, each with the full privileges of the ranks below it.

		*Leader - May rename faction, set pay amounts, promote officers, and set faction symbols and colors.
		*Officer - May promote members up to full Member status.
		*Member - Count as holding territory in Turf Wars, can identify fellow members of their own faction, can invite Prospects to the faction
		*Prospect - No special privileges, holding rank for prospective members.

		The the faction leader is for whatever reason killed or deleted, the most senior member (by both rank and how long they've been a member) is promoted to Leader.

		==Turf Wars==

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	~~== Factions ==~~

	Icebound is a world where survival often depends on who stands beside you, who speaks for you, and who controls the ground beneath your feet. Factions exist to represent these organized groups of people. Despite the name, a Faction does not need to be a formal political faction. It may be a gang, company, congregation, labor crew, family, mercenary band, cult, expedition, neighborhood association, criminal outfit, or any other group of characters with a shared identity and purpose. The underlying system supports several group labels such as Gang, Faction, Congregation, or Company, but they all represent the same broad idea: an organized body of people acting together.

	~~== Membership and Authority ==~~

	Factions have a basic internal hierarchy to represent trust, responsibility, and control. New members may begin as prospects, while established members, officers, and leaders have greater authority within the organization. These ranks are not meant to force a specific in-character structure. A religious order, shipping company, street gang, and political movement may all describe their ranks differently in roleplay, even if the system treats them similarly behind the scenes.

	The purpose of these ranks is to give groups a simple way to manage themselves. A Faction can decide who is allowed to invite new people, who can promote or remove members, who speaks for the group, and who controls shared resources. In-character, this might represent seniority, ownership, intimidation, ordination, appointment, or simple popularity.

	~~== Treasury ==~~

	Factions may maintain a shared treasury. This represents the group’s collective wealth, dues, profits, protection money, offerings, wages, bribes, or operating funds, depending on the nature of the organization. A company may treat it as payroll, a congregation as donations, a gang as its take, and a militia as its war chest.

	The treasury gives Factions something material to manage. Funds can be gathered by members, distributed as pay, or increased through control of valuable territory. This is meant to support group identity and ongoing activity rather than simply act as a bank account.

	~~== Turf ==~~

	Turf represents territory that has social, economic, or strategic value. A piece of turf is not necessarily owned in a legal sense. It may be a block watched by a gang, a market protected by a company, a shrine held by a congregation, a checkpoint controlled by a militia, or a neighborhood where one group’s word carries more weight than anyone else’s.

	Control of turf means that a Faction has established influence there. Other characters may still enter, live, trade, or cause trouble in that place, but the controlling Faction has a recognized claim that can be challenged. Turf may also provide Scrip to the controlling Faction, representing rents, tribute, business income, donations, dues, or other benefits of local influence.

	~~== Turf Wars ==~~

	Turf wars are the means by which Factions contest control of important places. When one Faction challenges another for turf, the conflict is not treated as a private duel or a single assassination. It is a struggle over presence, pressure, and control of the area. The side that can best hold the contested ground during the conflict is the side that proves its claim.

	This is meant to encourage open, visible conflict rather than purely hidden bookkeeping. A turf war should feel like a public crisis for the groups involved: flares in the street, members rushing to defend their claim, rivals gathering to push them out, and bystanders realizing that the balance of power in the area may be about to change. The system tracks the strength of each side’s presence near the contested turf while the battle is underway.

	~~== Control and Consequences ==~~

	Winning turf gives a Faction more than a line on a status page. It gives them a place in the world. A controlled region becomes part of that group’s story. It may be where they recruit, where they demand respect, where enemies come looking for them, or where ordinary people know to keep their heads down.

	Losing turf should matter for the same reason. It can represent a business being driven out, a gang losing face, a congregation being scattered, or a political faction being pushed from its base of support. The system provides the structure, but the meaning of victory or defeat should come from the characters involved.

	~~== Staff-Defined Territory ==~~

	Not every location is turf. Turf is placed where staff want territorial control to matter. These areas are intended to represent places worth fighting over, whether because of income, geography, symbolism, or roleplay importance. Staff can configure turf, assign or clear ownership, and determine the value of a region.

	This means turf should be understood as curated conflict space. It is not meant to turn every corner of the map into a claimable resource, but to highlight specific places where organized groups can come into contact, compete, and create stories.

	~~== Purpose ==~~

	The Faction and Turf systems exist to give player groups weight in the world. They provide a framework for organization, rivalry, protection, exploitation, cooperation, and conflict. A Faction is not just a roster of names, and turf is not just a reward. Together, they are meant to create reasons for characters to gather, negotiate, threaten, defend, betray, and remember who controls what when the lamps go out.

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	== Factions ==		== Factions ==

	Icebound is a world where survival often depends on who stands beside you, who speaks for you, and who controls the ground beneath your feet. Factions exist to represent these organized groups of people. Despite the name, a Faction does not need to be a formal political faction. It may be a gang, company, congregation, labor crew, family, mercenary band, cult, expedition, neighborhood association, criminal outfit, or any other group of characters with a shared identity and purpose. The underlying system supports several group labels~~, including~~ Gang, Faction, Congregation, ~~and~~ Company, but they all represent the same broad idea: an organized body of people acting together.		Icebound is a world where survival often depends on who stands beside you, who speaks for you, and who controls the ground beneath your feet. Factions exist to represent these organized groups of people. Despite the name, a Faction does not need to be a formal political faction. It may be a gang, company, congregation, labor crew, family, mercenary band, cult, expedition, neighborhood association, criminal outfit, or any other group of characters with a shared identity and purpose. The underlying system supports several group labels such as Gang, Faction, Congregation, or Company, but they all represent the same broad idea: an organized body of people acting together.

	Factions are primarily a roleplay structure. They give players a way to make their group visible in the world, organize membership, establish leadership, pool resources, and involve themselves in conflicts over territory. They are not meant to define every alliance or friendship. A group of characters can cooperate without forming a Faction, just as a Faction can be much more than a collection of friends.

	== Membership and Authority ==		== Membership and Authority ==

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= Factions and Turf War =

Factions are organized groups of players who choose to work together under a shared name. Despite the word “Faction,” this system can represent many different kinds of organizations: a street gang, political faction, trading company, religious congregation, military crew, labor union, criminal outfit, neighborhood watch, or any other group of people with common goals.

A Faction gives players a shared identity, a chain of command, a treasury, and the ability to claim and fight over territory.

= What is a Faction? =

A Faction is a player-made organization. When a player creates one, they choose what kind of group it represents and give it a name. The system supports several broad group identities, such as gangs, factions, congregations, and companies, but they all function under the same overall Faction system.

Factions are meant to support roleplay first. A “Faction” does not have to be a formal political faction. It could be a church, a business, a smuggling ring, a town militia, a cult, a mercenary band, or anything else players can justify in-character.

= Faction Ranks =

Each Faction has a simple rank structure:

'''Prospect'''
A new or trial member. Prospects are part of the group, but they have limited authority.

'''Member'''
A full member of the Faction. Members can take part in Faction business and may help invite new prospects.

'''Officer'''
A trusted member with more authority. Officers can help manage lower-ranking members.

'''Leader'''
The head of the Faction. The leader has final control over ranks, leadership, and treasury withdrawals.

This structure is meant to keep Factions easy to understand while still allowing larger groups to organize themselves.

= Joining a Faction =

Players do not join a Faction automatically. They must be invited by someone already inside the organization.

New recruits usually enter as Prospects. From there, trusted members of the Faction can promote them into full membership. This gives Factions room to treat recruitment as an in-character process rather than a simple button press.

A player can only belong to one Faction at a time.

= Managing a Faction =

Faction management is handled through the Faction menu. From there, members with the proper authority can view the group, invite new prospects, manage members, leave the Faction, and view any turf the group controls.

Officers and leaders have greater control over membership. Leaders have the most authority and can assign ranks, transfer leadership, and control the treasury.

If a leader leaves or is no longer available, leadership may pass to another qualified member so the Faction can continue.

= The Faction Treasury =

Each Faction has a shared treasury that uses Scrip. Members can deposit Scrip into the treasury, and the leader can withdraw from it.

The treasury can also be used to pay members. Weekly pay can be set by rank, allowing a Faction to reward officers, members, or other roles differently. If the treasury does not have enough Scrip to cover payments, the system waits and tries again later.

Turf ownership can also generate Scrip for the Faction treasury, giving organizations a reason to claim and defend valuable territory.

= What is Turf? =

Turf is a claimable area of the world. Each turf area represents a region that can be controlled by a Faction.

Owning turf is a public sign of influence. It means a Faction has planted its flag, asserted control, and is drawing income or status from that location.

A turf area may show:

The region name
The current owner
The weekly Scrip value
Any defense window information
Whether a challenge is scheduled or already underway

Players can check the status of turf through the turf marker in that region.

= Claiming Unowned Turf =

If a turf region is unclaimed, an eligible Faction member can claim it for their Faction.

This is the simplest kind of turf control. No battle is required when nobody owns the region. Once claimed, the turf belongs to that Faction until it is lost, cleared, or successfully challenged by another group.

= Challenging Turf =

If another Faction already controls a region, it may be possible to challenge them for it.

A challenge represents an open conflict over who controls the area. When a challenge begins, both the defending Faction and the attacking Faction are warned that a battle is coming. The system gives a short warning period before the fight begins.

Turf cannot always be challenged at any moment. Some restrictions exist to prevent constant back-to-back fighting. A Faction may be unable to challenge if the turf is already being contested, if the challenger already controls another turf, or if the region is still protected by a cooldown after a recent fight.

= How Turf Battles Work =

Turf battles are based on presence and control.

When the battle begins, both sides try to hold the area around the turf marker. The system checks who has more members nearby. If the attackers have more people present, they gain ground. If the defenders have more people present, they hold the line.

This makes turf battles less about one single kill and more about controlling space. Numbers, timing, reinforcements, and organization all matter.

At the end of the battle, the side with the stronger score wins. If the challengers win, they capture the turf. If the defenders win, they keep control and the turf cannot be immediately challenged again.

= Winning and Losing Turf =

If the attacking Faction wins, ownership of the turf changes hands. The old owners lose the region, and the challengers become the new controlling Faction.

If the defending Faction wins, they keep the turf. Their successful defense gives them a period of safety before the turf can be challenged again.

Either way, the result is announced to the involved Factions, making turf wars visible and meaningful to the groups involved.

= Why Control Turf? =

Turf gives Factions a reason to exist beyond a name on a roster.

A controlled region can provide income, status, and roleplay weight. It gives a Faction a home ground, a place to defend, and a reason for rivals to come looking for trouble.

A company might claim a market district. A gang might hold a slum. A congregation might defend a shrine. A militia might control a gatehouse. The mechanics are the same, but the story belongs to the players.

= Staff and Turf Setup =

Turf regions are configured by staff. Staff can assign a turf marker to a region, set the weekly Scrip value, clear ownership, or manually assign ownership when needed.

This allows the world team to decide which areas are important enough to become contested territory and what those areas are worth.

= Big Picture =

The Faction and Turf War system is meant to create player-driven conflict, politics, and cooperation.

Factions give players a structure for belonging to something larger than themselves. Turf gives those groups something visible to fight over. The treasury gives ownership a practical reward. The rank system gives groups enough internal organization to manage themselves.

At its best, the system should create stories: alliances, betrayals, protection rackets, trade disputes, holy wars, company rivalries, street feuds, desperate defenses, and last-minute victories around a burning turf marker.