Glossary:Position

Position defines a player's rank, or status, on Hyrule Castle. There are three of these so-called ranks, namely Newcomer, Regular, and Veteran.

Newcomer

Any player who has freshly joined Hyrule Castle is a Newcomer, or "Newbie." A Newcomer is expected to create the Guide to Hyrule Castle and, if interested in role-playing here, create a character and begin having adventures.

A player has a slight restriction on creating his or her first character. This first character he or she creates must be based on one of the example origins provides in that race's description. Furthermore, the first character must be of a standard race. Uncommon and Elite races require the user either have rupees to spend, or be a Veteran, neither of which can happen unless the player has already made a character.

For every character a Newcomer creates, the player assigns it 3 additional PWC points, in addition to the baseline PWC points provided by the character's race.

After about at least a month of consistent role-playing, a Newcomer can petition a Veteran or Staff Member to become a Regular. This can be done in public, such as in the shoutbox or a thread, or in private.

Regular

It is assumed that most active role-players on Hyrule Castle are Regulars. A Regular is familiar with Hyrule Castle and its workings, and understands concepts like PWC, Treasures, and character creation.

For every character a Regular creates, the player assigns it 4 additional PWC points, in addition to the baseline PWC points provided by the character's race. Upon being promoted to Regular, the player may give an additional point to every character created as a Newcomer.

Most players are assumed to be Regulars, and will not be promoted to Veteran. To be considered for promotion, a Regular is expected to be an active and skilled role-player, be particularly knowledgeable of Hyrule Castle's systems, and go out of his or her way for the benefit of the site or its members. Such a player should be both experienced and trustworthy. If a Staff Member is particularly wise, he will privately contact this Regular and offer him or her to be promoted to Veteran.

Veteran

Once a player reaches the position of Veteran, the position is generally kept so long as the player doesn't go out of his or her way to become unworthy of it. Any player who is currently a Staff Member is assumed to be a Veteran, and any player who loses his or her Staff Member status is moved to Veteran status.

For every character a Veteran creates, the player assigns it 5 additional PWC points, in addition to the baseline PWC points provided by the character's race. Upon being promoted to Veteran, the player may give an additional point to every character created as a Regular. Furthermore, the Major Gain treasure is less costly for a Veteran.

A Veteran has free access to Uncommon Races, and can obtain a Race License for Elite Races at a lesser cost. If the Veteran preciously acquired a Race License as a Newcomer or Regular, the Veteran can return the additional rupees spent to the character(s) who originally paid for the License(s).

A Veteran has the option to approve quests and dungeons, grade questions and dungeons, and promote Newcomers to Regulars--then message a Staff Member to make the appropriate changes, such as moving threads. A Veteran is never expected to do such things, but can do so if they desire to help out.

Finally, Veterans have access to a hidden forum available only to other Veterans (including Staff Members). This forum is intended to be used for matters such as grading quests, or discussion of similar Veteran or Staff-related topics.