[ETP] README (FAQ/ Rules/ Guide)
THE GAME
1. What is Eutopia?
2. What does the “3” in the title stand for?
3. What sorts of things can I do in Eutopia?
4. What time is Eutopia set in?
5. How much game time passes in a real life week?
6. The Eutopian constitution contains a lot of time limits (e.g. for parliamentary voting); why is that, and can the limits be changed?
7. What currency does Eutopia use?
8. How do you win the game?
9. What is the Hall of Fame, and how are awards given out?
10. Who are the Gamemasters and what do they do?
11. What are all these terms and acronyms you keep using?
12. What are the different sub-forums for?
13. Why do some threads in the main forum say they are “PRIVATE” or “SEMI-PUBLIC”?
14. What is the Townhall?
15. What are “official game events”?
16. I know this other web-based political RPG; any chance there could be some sort of interaction between it and Eutopia?
HOW TO GET STARTED
17. What should I know before signing up?
18. How do I sign up for the game?
19. What are the rules for creating a character?
20. How many characters can I play?
21. Can I switch to a different character when I want to?
22. Can I play an ambassador, a mayor, or a provincial office-holder?
23. Can I play a crimelord?
24. Can I play a sports team?
25. Can I join the Eutopian military, police, or secret service?
26. Can I play a member of the Senate or High Court?
27. Can I become supreme dictator or Monarch of Eutopia?
PLAYING THE GAME
28. How much time should I invest in Eutopia?
29. Nothing is really happening with my character; what gives?
30. I’ve been here for two weeks; how come I’m still a lowly peon?
31. How do I become President, a Minister or a Member of the General Assembly?
32. How many parties can I join?
33. What is the role of political parties in Eutopia?
34. Elections aren’t my cup of tea; can I start a revolution or civil war?
35. How do I organize a media outlet?
36. Can I control NPCs or someone else’s character?
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
37. How do presidential elections work?
38. How do General Assembly elections work?
39. How do Senate elections work?
40. How do I cast a ballot, and can I change it once I cast it?
41. How do I join or found a party, movement or organization?
42. What do I need to do so my party can run in the elections, and what is meant by certification?
43. How can my party replace someone it sent to the General Assembly?
44. How does the Eutopian budget work, and what does it do?
RULES OF CONDUCT: WHAT (NOT) TO DO
45. What are the rules of conduct?
46. What sort of rules apply to posting in Eutopia?
47. Why do Party A and Organization B have several threads each? Isn’t that considered spam?
48. Can I play a fascist/ Stalinist/ totalitarian character?
49. Can I play a racist, homophobe or sexist?
50. Can I use insults, foul language or swearwords?
51. Can I post risque, graphic, gory, or otherwise questionable material, or provide links to such material?
52. Can I use material that is recognizably linked to real life organizations?
53. Can I discuss real life politics, history, events and organizations in Eutopia?
54. What are the penalties for breaking the rules?
WHAT TO DO WHEN...
55. You have this really neat suggestion for an official event or storyline.
56. You are planning in-game actions that might be considered a major event.
57. You need more detailed information on a part of the gameworld.
58. You have some cool ideas to add to Eutopia’s gameworld.
59. Something Player X did is really bugging you.
60. You think some of the rules are silly or unnecessary and want to get them changed.
61. You consider some of the game content silly and want to get it changed.
62. Eutopia doesn’t fit your ideas, wishes or preferences 100%.
63. You are looking for information on something not listed in the README.
ANYTHING ELSE?
64. Regarding Multiple User Accounts....
THE GAME
1. What is Eutopia?
2. What does the “3” in the title stand for?
3. What sorts of things can I do in Eutopia?
4. What time is Eutopia set in?
5. How much game time passes in a real life week?
6. The Eutopian constitution contains a lot of time limits (e.g. for parliamentary voting); why is that, and can the limits be changed?
7. What currency does Eutopia use?
8. How do you win the game?
9. What is the Hall of Fame, and how are awards given out?
10. Who are the Gamemasters and what do they do?
11. What are all these terms and acronyms you keep using?
12. What are the different sub-forums for?
13. Why do some threads in the main forum say they are “PRIVATE” or “SEMI-PUBLIC”?
14. What is the Townhall?
15. What are “official game events”?
16. I know this other web-based political RPG; any chance there could be some sort of interaction between it and Eutopia?
HOW TO GET STARTED
17. What should I know before signing up?
18. How do I sign up for the game?
19. What are the rules for creating a character?
20. How many characters can I play?
21. Can I switch to a different character when I want to?
22. Can I play an ambassador, a mayor, or a provincial office-holder?
23. Can I play a crimelord?
24. Can I play a sports team?
25. Can I join the Eutopian military, police, or secret service?
26. Can I play a member of the Senate or High Court?
27. Can I become supreme dictator or Monarch of Eutopia?
PLAYING THE GAME
28. How much time should I invest in Eutopia?
29. Nothing is really happening with my character; what gives?
30. I’ve been here for two weeks; how come I’m still a lowly peon?
31. How do I become President, a Minister or a Member of the General Assembly?
32. How many parties can I join?
33. What is the role of political parties in Eutopia?
34. Elections aren’t my cup of tea; can I start a revolution or civil war?
35. How do I organize a media outlet?
36. Can I control NPCs or someone else’s character?
HOW DOES THIS WORK?
37. How do presidential elections work?
38. How do General Assembly elections work?
39. How do Senate elections work?
40. How do I cast a ballot, and can I change it once I cast it?
41. How do I join or found a party, movement or organization?
42. What do I need to do so my party can run in the elections, and what is meant by certification?
43. How can my party replace someone it sent to the General Assembly?
44. How does the Eutopian budget work, and what does it do?
RULES OF CONDUCT: WHAT (NOT) TO DO
45. What are the rules of conduct?
46. What sort of rules apply to posting in Eutopia?
47. Why do Party A and Organization B have several threads each? Isn’t that considered spam?
48. Can I play a fascist/ Stalinist/ totalitarian character?
49. Can I play a racist, homophobe or sexist?
50. Can I use insults, foul language or swearwords?
51. Can I post risque, graphic, gory, or otherwise questionable material, or provide links to such material?
52. Can I use material that is recognizably linked to real life organizations?
53. Can I discuss real life politics, history, events and organizations in Eutopia?
54. What are the penalties for breaking the rules?
WHAT TO DO WHEN...
55. You have this really neat suggestion for an official event or storyline.
56. You are planning in-game actions that might be considered a major event.
57. You need more detailed information on a part of the gameworld.
58. You have some cool ideas to add to Eutopia’s gameworld.
59. Something Player X did is really bugging you.
60. You think some of the rules are silly or unnecessary and want to get them changed.
61. You consider some of the game content silly and want to get it changed.
62. Eutopia doesn’t fit your ideas, wishes or preferences 100%.
63. You are looking for information on something not listed in the README.
ANYTHING ELSE?
64. Regarding Multiple User Accounts....
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