No Dev thread Timeline and rewrite

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No Dev thread Timeline

March

1. Streamlining Factory Standardized rules to remove references to dev thread requirements.
2. Streamlining alongside Starships to account for the no dev thread requirements by:
   Updating all templates.
3. Updating cookie cutter templates
4. Removing Dev thread requirements and streamlining Flagship rules.

[*]Streamlining the Restricted Materials list and rewriting to replace "development threads" with "Completed Mission Objectives."
[*]Streamlining Companies:

1. Removing development thread requirements from general company rules.
2. Streamlining and revamping Tier Up templates by removing "Misc threads and Major projects development requirements," and instead replace with an "Company Expansion system" that provides similar missions much like those found in Restricted Materials. ( this includes OR clauses)

[*]Streamlining Unique Canon Items to replace "Development thread" with similar Restricted Materials Completed Mission Objectives with applicable OR clauses.

Third Week of March

1. Review with Factory Judges and Codex Judges pertaining to the "No Dev Thread" process of reviewing submissions for balance and fairplay.
   Question and Answer session with the Factory and Codex Staff in a Voice Call?
2. Discuss the possibility of increased denials. Methods of providing options for members for balance. The use of the Second Chance system.
3. Discuss the Pros, the Cons, how the Factory and Codex will look like in the coming months.

April 1st

1. Factory reopens and announcements made.

 

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Factory Standardized Rules

This thread will stand as the centralized location for all rules and regulations pertaining to the Factory, use of the Factory, and its various sections thereof and will be kept up to date as rules and regulations evolve and change over time. If you have questions about these rules or need them further explained, please post a topic in the main Factory Discussion or PM either the Factory Admin or RPJs.

• Codex & Factory Standardized Rules
• Factory Standardized Rules
• Restricted Materials
• Salvage Rules
• Company Rules
• Unique Canon Items

 

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Codex & Factory Standardized Rules
Taken from the main Factory/Codex Rules page.

1. Codex & Factory submissions may only be introduced into role-play threads whose start date begins after the submission's approval date.
2. There is a cap of three active or pending submissions permitted in each of the sub forums in the Codex or Factory per Writer.
3. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
4. The entire template must be used in your submission. If you have nothing to add for a certain section, simply put ‘N/A’
5. Be aware that some items and materials are restricted or banned and cannot be used freely. Be sure to consult the list before making a submission.
6. Do not bump your submissions.
7. All submissions need to conform to the general idea of Star Wars. No Gundam Wings, no Transformers.
8. All measurements in all submissions must be in metric.
9. At any point during the approval process for your submission, you may apply for a Second Chance.
10. Do not post in other people’s submissions. Consult a judge if you have concerns.
11. No member may "claim" an image unless they created it themselves.
12. If the owner of the image asks you to take it down, please do so.
13. Intentionally breaking these rules or attempting to mislead Judges will incur a 30 day zero tolerance ban from the Factory or Codex.

 

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Factory Standardized Rules
These rules span across the entirety of the Factory only.

Pre-Factory Rules and Guidelines [here]

• Posted WIP submissions will not be open for member or Judge input. It is simply an area for members to work on their submissions.
• Posted WIP submissions will have a 2 week limit within the Pre-Factory subforum. Anything exceeding that will be archived.
• Once a posted WIP submission has been completed, the member will tag the Factory Admin or Factory RPJ to move it to the correct forum.

General Submission Guidelines

• Work-in-Progress submissions are not permitted except in the Pre-Factory.
• All companies utilized as manufacturers must be hyperlinked to their submission or canonical article.
• The template's fields are not to be changed/removed/altered, additional information may be added but base fields may not be changed or removed.
• All non-Basic submission titles should have its Basic translation in parentheses beside it. I.E. Echoy'lii Shuk'orok (Echoy'lan Crushgaunts) or Aliit'Verd Euk'gar'gam (Clan Verd Mando Steel Armor)
• Only in rare instances are two restricted materials allowed per submission, but it's all dependent on intent. New alloys created by blending two or more Restricted Materials are not allowed.
• To produce a ship over 1,000 meters in length, a company must be Tier 3 or higher.
• To produce items at mass production, a company must be at least a Tier 2.
• All droid characters must be approved through the Factory if their droid models are not canon.
• All submissions should reflect the strengths and weaknesses of their materials and components for transparency, balance, and fair play.
• Typically, if a submission lays idle with no reply from the submitter for 48 hours or more, a Factory Judge may archive it. At that time, the submitter may request for it to come back for judgment by PMing a Factory Judge or the Factory Admin.

Technology Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Technology.

• Fully constructed lightsabers are restricted to a maximum of semi-unique production.
• The Armor Rating 9 & 10 will require the submission to be UNIQUE. These armor ratings are considered very strong and are usually dealing with unique items that should be restricted to Player Characters only.
• Technology that has a restricted material (Beskar, Phrik, Cortosis, Songsteel, Echani Graphite, Ionite, & Pyronium), will no longer require a completed ‘restricted material’ objective thread as long as the item that is being submitted is labeled as UNIQUE.

Vehicle Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Vehicles.

Podracer Specific Rules:

• All starting Podracers begin with 50 points to distribute across their statistics
• Podracers may only go above stock stats with development through racing PC opposition
• Podracers with sponsorship may start with +1 point per sponsor company tier (One company only)
• Pod racers come in all shapes and sizes, but the tether between pod and engine can be no longer than 15m, engines no larger than 10m.

Starships Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Starships.

Maximum Ship lengths

The following table displays the maximum length of non-combats ships, combat ships, and Max Length of Combat Fleet.

Table 1.0
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Individual Rules

• An individual character may not own a ship greater than 500 meters in length (Max class a Frigate in Starship Templates). Ships over 500 meters must be owned by a Faction (Major or Minor) or Company and may be captained by the character, but in the case of leaving will not go with them without exceptional circumstances and faction administrator approval.

Minor Factions Rules

• Minor factions are permitted unique, PC-captained ships up to a length of 1,000 meters.

Major Factions Rules

• Major Factions are permitted unique, PC-captained ships up to a length of 3,000 meters.
• Only a Major Faction has the resources necessary to role-play having a large fleet, army, etc. [here]

Company Rules

• Mass producing any starship will require substantial proof of income by way of higher tier company or Minor/Major Faction involvement.
• Companies may own and operate a realistic amount of Starships in accordance with Table 1.0 and Fleet Restrictions for Major Factions,

Flagships

• Only Major Factions may own Flagships.
• No player may captain a ship over 3,000 meters without the Major Faction Owner's consent.
• Each Flagship must be labeled Unique.
• If a Major Faction is recalled, merged into another Major Faction, or drops to minor, any Flagships created must be decommissioned and archived. No Flagships are transferable.
• Flagship Mission Objective: Embark on a mission where the production - or possession - of the Flagship must be the thread's major focal point. There is no set post limit, though you should tell a complete story.
  There must be at least 7 writers actively involved in the thread.
• The thread is public, use the Flagship Prefix, and is open to any other Major Faction to join.

Submission Modifications
After a submission has been approved, it will be locked. If you want to make a modification to it at a later date, post your request in the appropriate Modification Request thread with the applicable template.

And while the reason for the modification can be as minor or major as you like, be aware that minor modifications will have a lower priority, and that if you attempt to make several modifications in a short span of time, your request may be denied. For more extensive, or vague, modifications, Roleplay Judges will unlock your submission and bring it back out to let you make changes. After you're satisfied with your edits, it will be reevaluated.

• For those seeking Technology Modifications, please visit this link.
• For those seeking Starship Modifications*, please visit this link.

* For Starships, there is a 5 item list max in each post, a submitter may only post up to 3 consecutive posts. A submitter may not initiate another request until one of those 3 posts is completed.

• For those seeking Technology Modifications, please visit this link.
• For those seeking Company Modifications, please visit this link.

Second Chance
As per the Codex and Factory Standardized rules, At any point during the approval process for your submission, you may apply for a Second Chance.

• If your submission has been denied and you feel it has been done so unfairly you may request a second chance on the submission in question by posting a link to the denied submission and your case for why it should be looked into again.
• Submissions pulled for Second Chance will be given a new Judge. You may not request a specific Judge.
• At any time during an active original judgement a submitter may request a second chance for a different Judge if they feel they have reasonable evidence of Judge bias or unfair judgement. The item will be archived and the submitter may post the second chance request in the Second Chance thread.
• Submissions that are denied on Second Chance are final denials and may not be submitted again.

 

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Restricted & Banned Items
Taken from the main Restricted & Banned Items Article

Restricted Items

1. Objectives which require you to visit a planet located within the Influence Cloud of a Major Faction may only be completed in Non-Private threads.

2. Submissions using Restricted Items will be reviewed by a Role-play Judge, and may be declined depending on the quality and effort of the submitter.

3. Technology that has a restricted material (Beskar, Phrik, Cortosis, Songsteel, Echani Graphite, Ionite, & Pyronium), will no longer require a completed ‘restricted material’ objective thread as long as the item that is being submitted is labeled as UNIQUE.

4. Submissions which make use of base material submissions that utilize restricted materials will have a max production rate of Semi-Unique based on the balance of the submission. (i.e., Phrik Armorweave submissions will have a max production of Semi-Unique based on balance for utilization in future armor submissions)

5. If a restricted material is traded between characters, please link to purchase/trade thread of the restricted item along with the seller's original resource gathering thread.

6. To be able to use a Restricted Item in your Factory Submission, a writer must first complete the objective attached to the restricted item in a convincing manner that adds to the quality of the role-play thread. Standard objective completion may grant between Unique and a max Limited production depending on the submission. Each completed objective usually only counts for one submission. Below in alphabetical order are the items and their associated objectives.

7. This list is subject to change without notice. Changes will not affect past submissions.

Spoiler: Restricted Items

A
Artificial Intelligence (Non-Droid) (( Objective: A thesis must be written, either in a blog or over the course of a role-play thread, consisting of the concepts of your Artificial Intelligence’s design. Scientific journal excerpts from your character’s time spent designing the Artificial Intelligence must be included. Minimum 1000 words total. --OR--Persuade a Player Character (not of your creation) to have their consciousness uploaded to a crystal matrix in order to serve as your AI's central core. ))
B
Beskar (( Objective: Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain Mandalorian Iron Ore from any of the following planets: Mandalore, Concordia, Echo'lya –OR— inflict a devastating defeat on a Mandalorian character and have them verify it. Characters belonging to the Major Faction whose influence covers Mandalore and/or Concordia are exempt from fulfilling this objective.
All tech submissions involving Mandalorians using Beskar will require a forging or construction thread of at least 10 posts where the item is made. Limited or minor production items will require longer dev threads of 20 and 30 posts respectively, or at the discretion of the Factory Judge. UNIQUE submissions in the Technology subforum except.))
C
Cortosis (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain cortosis ore from any of the following planets: Apatros, Obredaan, Katanos VII, Duro, Bal’demnic, Gallos, Conglomerate Prime, Bespin, Umphathia –OR—suffer a devastating defeat at the hands of a Force User Character written by another writer. ))
D
E
Echani graphite: (Objective: With two or more other writers write a story where you steal your restricted material from an NPC ship from within a Major Faction's influence cloud in a public Skirmish.) - OR - Complete a roleplay in a Rebellion from the perspective of an NPC where your character suffers a personal sacrifice to save/help a stranger.)
F
G
H
Hijarna stone: (Objective: With one or two other writers, complete a Bounty thread from one of the posted Bounties on the Bounty Board. (Completion does not necessarily mean you are successful.) - OR - Write a story with another writer and successfully raid a Tier 5+ company in a public skirmish. )
I
Impervium ((Successfully win a tournament --OR-- win two duels in one Invasion/Rebellion thread. )) [x]
Ionite (( Write a thread from the perspective of NPCs about the fall out of one of your previous actions --OR-- wreck your vehicle into another player's vehicle in an Invasion/Rebellion thread. )) [x]
Isotope 5 (( Write a story about your character enduring personal sacrifice to save/help a stranger)) [x] --OR-- Perform a raid for Isotope-5 on a mining facility on Makeb in a public skirmish with two or more other writers. ))
J
K
L
Laminanium (( Objective : With two or more other writers, complete a role-play in reverse, starting with it’s end and ending with it’s beginning –OR-- complete a role-play from an NPC’s perspective who is accompanying your character. ))
M
Mandalorian Iron (( See: Beskar ))
N
Neuraniam (( Objective : Complete an entire role-play from the first person perspective in which you only use the first pronoun ( “I” or “me” or “my” ) only six times --OR-- participate on the winning side of a Rebellion with a minimum of 5 posts contributed. ))
O
Orbalisk (( Objective: Closed to Lightsiders. Darkside only, must be a force user. Travel to Dxon and attempt to find the parasite and construct the armor (or what you're trying to do), must have every post of the dev thread be a haiku - 15-20 posts without repeating a line more than 3 times --OR-- (Darksiders only) In a public thread, visit or explore three approved Codex Locations created by Darkside-oriented PCs, ending with orbalisks attaching themselves onto your body as they feed off your Force Sensitivity. ))
P
Phrik (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain phrikite ore from any of the following planets: Gromas 16, Alderaan, Arkania, Rendili, Bastion, Wayland, Roche Asteroids, Seltos, Demonsgate,Val'hala, Sekalus –OR—suffer a devastating defeat at the hands of a Non-Force User. ))
Personal Cloaking Device (( Objective : Complete a role-play without your character by only describing the scenery and actions of other characters from NPC perspectives without changing the course of the story directly. Ask for permission from the participants before engaging. --OR-- In a public Skirmish, successfully infiltrate and escape from a military base submitted to the Codex by another writer. ))
Pyronium ((Write a thread about the actions of a civilian with no fighting skills and how they survived a past invasion --OR-- participate in a Tier 3 Dominion that does not become a Rebellion.)) [x]
Q
R
S
Stygium Crystal (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain stygium crystals from any of the following planets: Aeten II, Maramere, Kelsier, Enigma Prime, Kazahana Asteroid Field –OR— kill a player character account who has more than 500 posts and get them to verify it.))

Songsteel (( Objective : Consecutively rhyme the last word of every other sentence in a paragraph in every post for the full duration of a duel against a Force User player character –OR— assist members in completing ten other objectives --OR-- have your character sing a battle song IC during an Invasion/Rebellion thread for your allies ))
T
U
Ultrachrome (( Objective : With three or more other characters your character is familiar with, complete a story about how you met in the distant past –OR— with two or more characters your character is not familiar with, become trapped in hostile territory and escape. ))
V
Void Stone: With two or more characters that your character does not already know, get trapped in Otherspace by a hyperdrive accident and escape. OR: Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain small amounts of Void Stone (suitable for Semi-Unique production or less) from any of the following planets: Kayri, Elrood, or Caeliar. As with all restricted materials, this objective applies to the use of derivative materials (such as voidsteel or Velokite). Note that derivative materials often have specific affiliations.
W
Wintrium: (Objective: With two or more other writers, perform a public skirmish to raid or steal Wintrium from the planet of Klatooine successfully ( Klatooine Legends) - OR - Write a story from the perspective of an NPC who witnesses the fallout of stealing Wintrium where angry Klatooines kill a player character account who has more than 500 posts and get them to verify it. )
X
Y
Z

Banned Items

Spoiler: Show Banned Items

Banned Items

i. Banned Items are not permitted to be used in canon role-play threads on Star Wars RP: Chaos without the explicit permission of the SWRP Staff Team.
ii. Banned Items are not permitted to be used in submissions within the Factory without the explicit permission of the SWRP Staff Team.
iii. Banned Items are only permitted to be used in Non-Canon role-play threads or Non-Canon Campaign threads.

A
B
C
Celestial Technology
D
[member="Darth Vornskr"]
E
Extragalactic Subjects (canon species/technology/planets/etc exempt.)
F
G
Gree Technology (Not including Nav Computers: they provide no information on the technology of the Gree)
H
Hypergate
I
J
K
L
M
N
Neutron Bomb
Nanotechnology: All nanotechnology is banned.[ x ]
O
P
Plagiarism: Any obvious use of material from outside the Star Wars universe, including but not limited to: Gundam Wing, Halo, Marvel, DC Universe, Dragonball Z, Final Fantasy, Star Trek, etc. Attempted plagiarism could result in disciplinary action as it directly contradicts Star Wars RP: Chaos’s General Rules.
Q
Quantum-crystalline Armor
R
Rakata Technology
S
Stargate ( See: Hypergate )
Superweapons
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

 

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Salvaging Rules
Taken from the Salvaging Rules Article

Any player with submissions containing restricted materials may recycle those materials for new submissions. The purpose of these rules is to bypass the Restricted Material Objective mission thread by destroying old submissions you no longer use for new submissions who use the same materials.*

*New restricted materials added to these new submissions will require additional completion of Restricted Material objectives.

Salvaging a submission destroys that submission.

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1. You may only salvage items for items of the same type of item*.
Weapons for Weapons, Armor for Armor, Ships for Ships, etc.

2. You may only salvage items you have submitted. You may not salvage items you have purchased and/or been given.

3. The salvaged submission cannot be unsalvaged and is permanently destroyed. It stays in the Factory only for referential purposes.

4. The salvaged submission must be identified prior to the new submission being Approved.

5. Salvaging will always cause the new submission to drop one level of production, but the new submission will not drop below the level of Unique.

5. The salvaged submission must be linked in the new submission and will serve the function of the required development thread for the restricted material.

 

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Company Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Companies.

New Company Creation

• All new company submissions must be tagged with their respective Tier Level in Topic Tags.
• The description of your company must be at least a paragraph in length.
• A Tier 1 company may begin with a max of two locations and operations.
• A Tier 2 company may begin with a max of three locations and operations.
• All new companies begin at a max of Tier 2 unless a Tier 5+ company creates a subsidiary at Tier 3.
• A company may start owning subsidiaries at Tier 3. A company may have up to a reasonable amount of subsidiaries for their company respective to their tier level.
• Every additional new Location & Operation or Headquarters change requested through the Company Modification Thread will require proof of expansion.
• To produce a ship over 1,000 meters in length, a company must be Tier 3 or higher.
• To produce items at mass production, a company must be at least a Tier 2.

Canon Company Information
Due to the timeline, it is assumed most canon companies went south with the declining population of the Galaxy. However, it is the writer's choice in whether or not he wishes to further the future of a Canon Company. In order to properly adopt a canon company, please follow the below rules.

To claim a Canon Company, create your Company submission. At the bottom of the submission, please post an announcement in bold. "This is a canon company." Below your announcement, link to the Canon Company's wookieepedia page.
*Please note that adopting a new canon company will not give you a boost in tier. You may only start at a maximum of Tier 2.

1. A writer may only own one Canon Company.
2. Your Canon Company may not own other Canon Companies as subsidiaries unless they are directly referenced in the Wookieepedia as being owned by that Canon Company and each Canon Company Subsidiary must have another character not owned by you labeled as it's CEO/Director and must have their own Company submission.
3. If an active owner of a Canon Company wishes to transfer ownership to another writer who does not currently own a canon company, they must provide evidence of the transfer by the original owner.
4. The new owner must create a new submission of their own for the same Company name.
5. A factory judge presiding will alert a Roleplay Judge, who will then attempt to contact the current active owner. If the Roleplay judge confirms the transfer, Role-play Judge will then alert an Administrator who will then transfer ownership of the canon company and current tier level to the new Canon Company Owner, along with any edits made. The old submission will then be archived.
6. If a Canon Company Owner is absent for more than 30 days, any writer who does not already own a canon company may contest your claim by creating a submission of their own for the same Company name.
7. The Factory Judge presiding will alert a Role-play Judge, who will then attempt to contact the previous Canon Company Owner. If the Role-play Judge fails to contact the previous Canon Company Owner within 72 hours anddeems the Canon Company Owner inactive, the Role-play Judge will then alert an Administrator who will then transfer ownership of the canon company along with one level tier drop (may not fall under Tier 3) to the new Canon Company Owner, along with any edits made. The old submission will then be archived.
8. If a canon company owner has been contacted previously with a contesting canon company claim, upon the second inquiry the owner must show themselves to be active in order to keep the canon company. Activity can be demonstrated with a substantial RP thread or 3+ Factory submissions which took place within the 60 days prior to the second inquiry. Activity after the second inquiry will not be taken into consideration.
9. If a writer had their canon company taken away due to inactivity, the writer may create a new original company submission requesting the tier level from their previous canon company submission.
10. In the new submission, please link the archived canon company submission showing all your work and the Tier Level gained.
11. A factory judge presiding will alert a Factory Roleplay Judge, who will then review and confirm the work from the archived canon company submission and the Tier level addendum.
12. Once verified by the RPJ, the new company submission will be approved at the previously worked for canon company tier level along with any edits made.

List of Player Owned Canon Companies
Once you have submitted your canon company and it has been approved, a Role-play Judge or Administrator will add it to this list.
Please click in the link below to take you to the current list of Canon Owned Companies

• List of Player Owned Canon Companies

Company Expansion and Growing in Tier

1. You may not advance more than one Tier in a single request. Threads already used for advancement from one tier to the next or made during a previous tier will not count towards a new tier advancement. If your development is one lengthy consistent thread, we will talk about it on a case by case basis.
2. Each linked thread may only be used to fulfill one of the sub-requirements for each tier level. ( IE: No double-dipping the same thread to fulfill a major project and a contract.)
3. Typical threads a company seen for growing in tier level are the following:

o Threads wherein your products are sold in bulk to minor factions, major factions, or NPC organizations.
o Threads wherein your company is a central element.
o Threads wherein your company expands, here meaning actual, tangible growth and not the creation of a subsidy.
o Threads wherein products are developed.
o Threads wherein a service is being provided.
o Marketplace transactions do not count towards tier advancements.

Major Projects

1. The definition of a 'Major Project' is to create, produce, or service something that would have a sizable impact on the growth of your company.If said project sways the outcome of something during a galactic event or on a grand scale, more kudos to you.
2. The production, possession, or the service of the project must be the thread or threads major focal point. Projects may be done in a single thread or in a series of threads.
3. Note, dominions and invasions will be reviewed, but only those posts that pertain to the actual project will count.

Tier Upgrade Requirements

Use the following template for your Tier Up requests. Simply select the Tier Up template in the spoiler below for the level you desire and fill in the requirements therein. As always, these numbers are flexible, they are just a general guideline.

Tier I to Tier II

• Sign a contract with at least one faction or organization (May be NPC).
• Make at least three minor-production products.
• Complete two miscellaneous threads.

Tier II to Tier III

• Sign a contract with two more factions or organizations. (May be NPC).
• Make an additional three mass-production products.
• Complete three miscellaneous threads.

Tier III to Tier IV

• Sign a contract with three player-run organizations, one of which must be a major faction OR a Tier V+ company.
• Make an additional three mass-produced products..
• Complete four miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of sizable proportions. (~100 posts)

Tier IV to Tier V

• Sign a contract with two more major factions OR Tier V+ companies.
• Make an additional three mass-produced products.
• Complete five miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of major proportions. (~200 posts)
• Obtain the sponsorship of a major faction or a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way.
  Sponsorship is essentially when a sufficiently large major faction decides to back your company's endeavors specifically. This can either be by them giving you a large, direct annual subsidy, signing a long-term contract, and other things that would tie the government of that faction and your company close together. Or additional development may be supplemented by conducting a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way. (May be in several threads or one. Dominions and Invasions do not qualify.)

Tier V to Tier VI

• Sign a contract with two more major factions OR Tier V+ companies.
• Make an additional four mass-produced products.
• Complete six miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of immense proportions. (~300 posts)
• Obtain the permanent sponsorship of another major faction or a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way.

 

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Known Owners of Unique Canon Items

This is the list of Last Known Owners of Canon Items. All desired claimed Canon Items would be required to go through the same Factory approval process as SW Chaos Technology, Vehicles, and Starships and restricted items.

This is a list recording unique items such as Canon holocrons, artifacts, named canon ships, etc.

Unique Canon Item Claim and Factory Submission Rules
Due to the timeline, it is assumed most canon items such as artifacts, starships, and technology went missing or was lost during the Gulag Plague. However, it is the writer's choice in how to go about searching, discovering, and claiming the canon item but please follow the below rules.

1. A writer may possess no more than a total of 5 Canon items across all their characters. Factions, companies, and other organizations are unable to claim canon items.
2. To be able to claim A Unique Canon Item, a writer must first complete a "Unique Canon item objective" in a convincing manner that adds to the quality of the role-play thread. Each completed objective usually only counts for one submission.
3. Once done, create a Factory submission using the template of the applicable type ( I.E. Technology, Vehicles, Starships) and ensure the respective canon item's Wookieepedia page - if applicable - is linked.
4. Once approved, the writer may now request to claim it on the Known Owners of Unique Items and link the approved submission.
5. If a Canon Item Owner is absent for more than 30 days, any writer who has not exhausted their 5 canon item slots may contest your claim by following the above rules to claime a unique canon item and creating a submission of their own for the same Canon item. ( Linking as Primary Source the previous Factory submission to it if any and the Canon Wookieepedia Link.) The Factory Judge presiding will alert a Role-play Judge, who will then attempt to contact the previous Canon Item Owner.
6. If the Role-play Judge fails to contact the previous Canon Item Owner within 72 hours and deems the Canon Item Owner inactive, the Role-play Judge will then archive the old submission and approve the new one with the new owner.

Below in alphabetical order are the items and their associated objectives.

Unique Canon Items Mission Objective: (( Embark on a quest to research, locate and recover the canon item in question. There is no set post limit, though you should tell a complete story with at least one other writer.))

 

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Codex & Factory Standardized Rules
Taken from the main Factory/Codex Rules page.

1. Codex & Factory submissions may only be introduced into role-play threads whose start date begins after the submission's approval date.
2. There is a cap of three active or pending submissions permitted in each of the sub forums in the Codex or Factory per Writer.
3. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
4. The entire template must be used in your submission. If you have nothing to add for a certain section, simply put ‘N/A’
5. Be aware that some items and materials are restricted or banned and cannot be used freely. Be sure to consult the list before making a submission.
6. Do not bump your submissions.
7. All submissions need to conform to the general idea of Star Wars. No Gundam Wings, no Transformers.
8. All measurements in all submissions must be in metric.
9. At any point during the approval process for your submission, you may apply for a Second Chance.
10. Do not post in other people’s submissions. Consult a judge if you have concerns.
11. No member may "claim" an image unless they created it themselves.
12. If the owner of the image asks you to take it down, please do so.
13. Development threads can have any topic prefix with the exception of Flagship development which must follow a specific template and use the 'Flagship' topic prefix.
14. Intentionally breaking these rules or attempting to mislead Judges will incur a 30 day zero tolerance ban from the Factory or Codex.

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Factory Standardized Rules
These rules span across the entirety of the Factory only.

Pre-Factory Rules and Guidelines [here]

• Posted WIP submissions will not be open for member or Judge input. It is simply an area for members to work on their submissions.
• Posted WIP submissions will have a 2 week limit within the Pre-Factory subforum. Anything exceeding that will be archived.
• Once a posted WIP submission has been completed, the member will tag the Factory Admin or Factory RPJ to move it to the correct forum.

General Submission Guidelines

• Work-in-Progress submissions are not permitted except in the Pre-Factory.
• All companies utilized as manufacturers must be hyperlinked to their submission or canonical article.
• The template's fields are not to be changed/removed/altered, additional information may be added but base fields may not be changed or removed.
• All non-Basic submission titles should have its Basic translation in parentheses beside it. I.E. Echoy'lii Shuk'orok (Echoy'lan Crushgaunts) or Aliit'Verd Euk'gar'gam (Clan Verd Mando Steel Armor)
• All development threads that are hyperlinked in submissions must be cited as the full thread title, not an abbreviation.
• Development threads used and linked within Factory submissions of larger scale [Invasions, Skirmishes, Rebellions, Dominions, large group/faction or extensively long private threads] will require direct links to all posts or group of posts relevant towards the development for the submission.
• Only in rare instances are two restricted materials allowed per submission, but it's all dependent on intent. New alloys created by blending two or more Restricted Materials are not allowed.
• To produce a ship over 1,000 meters in length, a company must be Tier 3 or higher.
• To produce items at mass production, a company must be at least a Tier 2.
• All droid characters must be approved through the Factory if their droid models are not canon.
• Development threads are to be done in the main Public or Private Roleplay sections of the board. The Factory does not accept any development threads done in a faction or a hidden forum.
• The development thread must include the account that is submitting the item into the factory and/or there needs to be a logical exchange between the submitter and the development thread character. (same company, family, transaction, something along those lines)
• Two players are allowed to use the same development thread for material as long as both or more have been heavily active in the development thread - this is allowed once.
• All submissions should reflect the strengths and weaknesses of their materials and components for transparency, balance, and fair play.
• Typically, if a submission lays idle with no reply from the submitter for 48 hours or more, a Factory Judge may archive it. At that time, the submitter may request for it to come back for judgment by PMing a Factory Judge or the Factory Admin.

Submission Modifications
After a submission has been approved, it will be locked. If you want to make a modification to it at a later date, post your request in the appropriate Modification Request thread with the applicable template.

And while the reason for the modification can be as minor or major as you like, be aware that minor modifications will have a lower priority, and that if you attempt to make several modifications in a short span of time, your request may be denied. For more extensive, or vague, modifications, Roleplay Judges will unlock your submission and bring it back out to let you make changes. After you're satisfied with your edits, it will be reevaluated.

• For those seeking Technology Modifications, please visit this link.
• For those seeking Starship Modifications*, please visit this link.

* For Starships, there is a 5 item list max in each post, a submitter may only post up to 3 consecutive posts. A submitter may not initiate another request until one of those 3 posts is completed.

• For those seeking Technnology Modifications, please visit this link.
• For those seeking Company Modifications, please visit this link.

Second Chance
As per the Codex and Factory Standardized rules, At any point during the approval process for your submission, you may apply for a Second Chance.

• If your submission has been denied and you feel it has been done so unfairly you may request a second chance on the submission in question by posting a link to the denied submission and your case for why it should be looked into again.
• Submissions pulled for Second Chance will be given a new Judge. You may not request a specific Judge.
• At any time during an active original judgement a submitter may request a second chance for a different Judge if they feel they have reasonable evidence of Judge bias or unfair judgement. The item will be archived and the submitter may post the second chance request in the Second Chance thread.
• Submissions that are denied on Second Chance are final denials and may not be submitted again.

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Restricted & Banned Items
Taken from the main Restricted & Banned Items Article

Restricted Items

1. Objectives which require you to visit a planet located within the Influence Cloud of a Major Faction may only be completed in Non-Private threads.

2. Submissions using Restricted Items will be reviewed by a Role-play Judge, and may be declined depending on the quality and effort of the submitter.

3. Technology that has a restricted material (Beskar, Phrik, Cortosis, Songsteel, Echani Graphite, Ionite, & Pyronium), will no longer require a ‘restricted material’ development objective thread as long as the item that is being submitted is labeled as UNIQUE. This does not cover any development threads required for what the item is.

4. Submissions which make use of base material submissions that utilize restricted materials will always require substantial development involving that restricted material. have a max production rate of Semi-Unique based on the balance of the submission. (i.e; Phrik Armorweave submissions will require development for will have a max production of Semi-Unique based on balance for utilization in future armor submissions)

5. For Restricted items, standard development completion of the objective may grant between Unique and Limited production depending on the submission, with a maximum of Minor production following additional development

6. To be able to use a Restricted Item in your Factory Submission, a writer must first complete the objective attached to the restricted item in a convincing manner that adds to the quality of the role-play thread. Standard development objective completion, may grant between Unique and Limited production depending on the submission., with a maximum of Minor production following additional development. Each completed objective usually only counts for one submission.Below in alphabetical order are the items and their associated objectives.

7. Completing restricted item objectives may count as development threads for the submissions using the restricted item. Each completed objective usually only counts for one submission.

8. If a restricted material is traded between characters, please link to purchase/trade thread of the restricted item along with the seller's original resource gathering thread.

9. This list is subject to change without notice. Changes will not affect past submissions.

Spoiler: Restricted Items

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Artificial Intelligence (Non-Droid) (( Objective: A thesis must be written, either in a blog or over the course of a role-play thread, consisting of the concepts of your Artificial Intelligence’s design. Scientific journal excerpts from your character’s time spent designing the Artificial Intelligence must be included. Minimum 1000 words total. --OR--Persuade a Player Character (not of your creation) to have their consciousness uploaded to a crystal matrix in order to serve as your AI's central core. ))
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Beskar (( Objective: Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain Mandalorian Iron Ore from any of the following planets: Mandalore, Concordia, Echo'lya –OR— inflict a devastating defeat on a Mandalorian character and have them verify it. Characters belonging to the Major Faction whose influence covers Mandalore and/or Concordia are exempt from fulfilling this objective.
All tech submissions involving Mandalorians using Beskar will require a forging or construction thread of at least 10 posts where the item is made. Limited or minor production items will require longer dev threads of 20 and 30 posts respectively, or at the discretion of the Factory Judge. UNIQUE submissions in the Technology subforum except.))
C
Cortosis (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain cortosis ore from any of the following planets: Apatros, Obredaan, Katanos VII, Duro, Bal’demnic, Gallos, Conglomerate Prime, Bespin, Umphathia –OR—suffer a devastating defeat at the hands of a Force User Character written by another writer. ))
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Echani graphite: (Objective: With two or more other writers write a story where you steal your restricted material from an NPC ship from within a Major Faction's influence cloud in a public Skirmish.) - OR - Complete a roleplay in a Rebellion from the perspective of an NPC where your character suffers a personal sacrifice to save/help a stranger.)
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Hijarna stone: (Objective: With one or two other writers, complete a Bounty thread from one of the posted Bounties on the Bounty Board. (Completion does not necessarily mean you are successful.) - OR - Write a story with another writer and successfully raid a Tier 5+ company in a public skirmish. )
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Impervium ((Successfully win a tournament --OR-- win two duels in one Invasion/Rebellion thread. )) [x]
Ionite (( Write a thread from the perspective of NPCs about the fall out of one of your previous actions --OR-- wreck your vehicle into another player's vehicle in an Invasion/Rebellion thread. )) [x]
Isotope 5 (( Write a story about your character enduring personal sacrifice to save/help a stranger)) [x] --OR-- Perform a raid for Isotope-5 on a mining facility on Makeb in a public skirmish with two or more other writers. ))
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Laminanium (( Objective : With two or more other writers, complete a role-play in reverse, starting with it’s end and ending with it’s beginning –OR-- complete a role-play from an NPC’s perspective who is accompanying your character. ))
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Mandalorian Iron (( See: Beskar ))
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Neuraniam (( Objective : Complete an entire role-play from the first person perspective in which you only use the first pronoun ( “I” or “me” or “my” ) only six times --OR-- participate on the winning side of a Rebellion with a minimum of 5 posts contributed. ))
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Orbalisk (( Objective: Closed to Lightsiders. Darkside only, must be a force user. Travel to Dxon and attempt to find the parasite and construct the armor (or what you're trying to do), must have every post of the dev thread be a haiku - 15-20 posts without repeating a line more than 3 times --OR-- (Darksiders only) In a public thread, visit or explore three approved Codex Locations created by Darkside-oriented PCs, ending with orbalisks attaching themselves onto your body as they feed off your Force Sensitivity. ))
P
Phrik (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain phrikite ore from any of the following planets: Gromas 16, Alderaan, Arkania, Rendili, Bastion, Wayland, Roche Asteroids, Seltos, Demonsgate,Val'hala, Sekalus –OR—suffer a devastating defeat at the hands of a Non-Force User. ))
Personal Cloaking Device (( Objective : Complete a role-play without your character by only describing the scenery and actions of other characters from NPC perspectives without changing the course of the story directly. Ask for permission from the participants before engaging. --OR-- In a public Skirmish, successfully infiltrate and escape from a military base submitted to the Codex by another writer. ))
Pyronium ((Write a thread about the actions of a civilian with no fighting skills and how they survived a past invasion --OR-- participate in a Tier 3 Dominion that does not become a Rebellion.)) [x]
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Stygium Crystal (( Objective : Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain stygium crystals from any of the following planets: Aeten II, Maramere, Kelsier, Enigma Prime, Kazahana Asteroid Field –OR— kill a player character account who has more than 500 posts and get them to verify it.))

Songsteel (( Objective : Consecutively rhyme the last word of every other sentence in a paragraph in every post for the full duration of a duel against a Force User player character –OR— assist members in completing ten other objectives --OR-- have your character sing a battle song IC during an Invasion/Rebellion thread for your allies ))
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U
Ultrachrome (( Objective : With three or more other characters your character is familiar with, complete a story about how you met in the distant past –OR— with two or more characters your character is not familiar with, become trapped in hostile territory and escape. ))
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Void Stone: With two or more characters that your character does not already know, get trapped in Otherspace by a hyperdrive accident and escape. OR: Perform a mining operation, a raid, an excavation, or steal to obtain small amounts of Void Stone (suitable for Limited production or less) from any of the following planets: Kayri, Elrood, or Caeliar. As with all restricted materials, this objective applies to the use of derivative materials (such as voidsteel or Velokite). Note that derivative materials often have specific affiliations.
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Wintrium: (Objective: With two or more other writers, perform a public skirmish to raid or steal Wintrium from the planet of Klatooine successfully ( Klatooine Legends) - OR - Write a story from the perspective of an NPC who witnesses the fallout of stealing Wintrium where angry Klatooines kill a player character account who has more than 500 posts and get them to verify it. )
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Z

Banned Items

Spoiler: Show Banned Items

Banned Items

i. Banned Items are not permitted to be used in canon role-play threads on Star Wars RP: Chaos without the explicit permission of the SWRP Staff Team.
ii. Banned Items are not permitted to be used in submissions within the Factory without the explicit permission of the SWRP Staff Team.
iii. Banned Items are only permitted to be used in Non-Canon role-play threads or Non-Canon Campaign threads.

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C
Celestial Technology
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[member="Darth Vornskr"]
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Extragalactic Subjects (canon species/technology/planets/etc exempt.)
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Gree Technology (Not including Nav Computers: they provide no information on the technology of the Gree)
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Hypergate
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Neutron Bomb
Nanotechnology: All nanotechnology is banned.[ x ]
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Plagiarism: Any obvious use of material from outside the Star Wars universe, including but not limited to: Gundam Wing, Halo, Marvel, DC Universe, Dragonball Z, Final Fantasy, Star Trek, etc. Attempted plagiarism could result in disciplinary action as it directly contradicts Star Wars RP: Chaos’s General Rules.
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Quantum-crystalline Armor
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Rakata Technology
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Stargate ( See: Hypergate )
Superweapons
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Salvaging Rules
Taken from the Salvaging Rules Article

Any player with submissions containing restricted materials may recycle those materials for new submissions. The purpose of these rules is to bypass the Restricted Material Objective mission thread development threads by destroying old submissions you no longer use for new submissions who use the same materials.*

*New restricted materials added to these new submissions will require additional completion of Restricted Material objectives development threads.

Salvaging a submission destroys that submission.

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1. You may only salvage items for items of the same type of item*.
Weapons for Weapons, Armor for Armor, Ships for Ships, etc.

2. You may only salvage items you have submitted. You may not salvage items you have purchased and/or been given.

3. The salvaged submission cannot be unsalvaged and is permanently destroyed. It stays in the Factory only for referential purposes.

4. The salvaged submission must be identified prior to the new submission being Approved.

5. Salvaging will always cause the new submission to drop one level of production, but the new submission will not drop below the level of Unique.

5. The salvaged submission must be linked in the new submission and will serve the function of the required development thread for the restricted material.

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Technology Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Technology.

• Fully constructed lightsabers are restricted to a maximum of semi-unique production.
• The Armor Rating 9 & 10 will require the submission to be UNIQUE. These armor ratings are considered very strong and are usually dealing with unique items that should be restricted to Player Characters only.
• Technology that has a restricted material (Beskar, Phrik, Cortosis, Songsteel, Echani Graphite, Ionite, & Pyronium), will no longer require a ‘restricted material’ development objective thread as long as the item that is being submitted is labeled as UNIQUE. This does not cover any development threads required for what the item is.

Vehicle Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Vehicles.

Podracer Specific Rules:

• All starting Podracers begin with 50 points to distribute across their statistics
• Podracers may only go above stock stats with development through racing PC opposition
• Podracers with sponsorship may start with +1 point per sponsor company tier (One company only)
• Pod racers come in all shapes and sizes, but the tether between pod and engine can be no longer than 15m, engines no larger than 10m.

Starships Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Starships.

Starship Development Requirements

• Ships and stations at or above 1,000 meters: ( Complete a roleplay of minimum 10 posts)
• Ships and stations at or above 1,700 meters: (Complete a roleplay of minimum 20 posts with 1 other writer.)
• Ships and stations at or above 2,400 meters: ( Complete a roleplay of 30 posts with 2 other writers.)
• Military Space Stations over 1,000m: ( See above development requirements for stations. Max 4,000m )
• Civilian Space Station over 3000m: (Complete a roleplay of 30 posts +10 posts for every additional 1,000 meters over 3,000m with at least two other writers. Max 10,000m. Any Civilian Station over 4,000m is limited to Semi-Unique production. )

Individual Rules

• An individual character may not own a ship greater than 500 meters in length (Max class a Frigate in Starship Templates). Ships over 500 meters must be owned by a Faction (Major or Minor) or Company and may be captained by the character, but in the case of leaving will not go with them without exceptional circumstances and faction administrator approval.

Minor Factions Rules

• Minor factions are permitted unique, PC-captained ships up to a length of 1,000 meters

Major Factions Rules

• Major Factions are permitted unique, PC-captained ships up to a length of 3,000 meters.
• Only a Major Faction has the resources necessary to role-play having a large fleet, army, etc. [here]

Company Rules

• Mass producing any starship will require substantial proof of income by way of development thread, higher tier company or Minor/Major Faction involvement.
• To produce a ship over 1,000 meters in length, a company must be Tier 3 or higher.
• Companies may own and operate a realistic amount of Starships in accordance with the table below and Fleet Restrictions for Major Factions:

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Flagships

• Only Major Factions may own Flagships.
• Flagships are a prefix located in the Star Wars: Open Role-Playing forum.
• No player may captain a ship over 3,000 meters without the Major Faction Owner's consent.
• No ship over 3,000 meters will be approved for any Major Faction without a completed Flagship thread.
• Each Flagship must be labeled Unique.
• If a Major Faction is recalled, merged into another Major Faction, or drops to minor, any Flagships created must be decommissioned and archived. No Flagships are transferable.
• The requirements of the Flagship thread are as follows:

o The thread must be a minimum of 400 posts.
o There must be at least 7 writers actively involved in the thread.
o The thread is public and is open to any other Major Faction to join.
o The production - or possession - of the Flagship must be the thread's major focal point.

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Company Rules
Here are the general rules and guidelines for Companies.

New Company Creation

• All new company submissions must be tagged with their respective Tier Level in Topic Tags.
• The description of your company must be at least a paragraph in length.
• A Tier 1 company may begin with a max of two locations and operations. with little to no development.
• A Tier 2 company may begin with a max of three locations and operations. with little to no development.
• All new companies begin at a max of Tier 2 unless a Tier 5+ company creates a subsidiary at Tier 3. with a development thread.
• A company may start owning subsidiaries at Tier 3. A company may have up to a reasonable amount of subsidiaries for their company respective to their tier level. with little to no development.
• Every additional new Location & Operation or Headquarters change requested through the Company Modification Thread will require proof of expansion. their own development thread.
• To produce a ship over 1,000 meters in length, a company must be Tier 3 or higher.
• To produce items at mass production, a company must be at least a Tier 2.

Canon Company Information
Due to the timeline, it is assumed most canon companies went south with the declining population of the Galaxy. However, it is the writer's choice in whether or not he wishes to further the future of a Canon Company. In order to properly adopt a canon company, please follow the below rules.

To claim a Canon Company, create your Company submission. At the bottom of the submission, please post an announcement in bold. "This is a canon company." Below your announcement, link to the Canon Company's wookieepedia page.
*Please note that adopting a new canon company will not give you a boost in tier. You may only start at a maximum of Tier 2.

• A writer may only own one Canon Company.
• Your Canon Company may not own other Canon Companies as subsidiaries unless they are directly referenced in the Wookieepedia as being owned by that Canon Company.
• Each Canon Company Subsidiary must have another character not owned by you labeled as it's CEO/Director and must have their own Company submission.
• Once approved, you may write that Canon Company's storyline as you wish. How did they survive the Gulag Plague? The story is yours.

Transferring Ownership of an Active Canon Company

• If an active owner of a Canon Company wishes to transfer ownership to another writer who does not currently own a canon company, they must provide evidence of the complete a development thread showing the transfer by the original owner.
• The new owner must create a new submission of their own for the same Company name.
• A factory judge presiding will alert a Roleplay Judge, who will then attempt to contact the current active owner.
• If the Roleplay judge confirms the transfer, Role-play Judge will then alert an Administrator who will then transfer ownership of the canon company and current tier level to the new Canon Company Owner, along with any edits made. The old submission will then be archived.

Inactivity With Canon Companies
Below is the information regarding inactivity with Canon Companies and the guidelines for claiming an inactive company.

• If a Canon Company Owner is absent for more than 30 days, any writer who does not already own a canon company may contest your claim by creating a submission of their own for the same Company name.
• The Factory Judge presiding will alert a Role-play Judge, who will then attempt to contact the previous Canon Company Owner.
• If the Role-play Judge fails to contact the previous Canon Company Owner within 72 hours anddeems the Canon Company Owner inactive, the Role-play Judge will then alert an Administrator who will then transfer ownership of the canon company along with one level tier drop (may not fall under Tier 3) to the new Canon Company Owner, along with any edits made. The old submission will then be archived..
• If a canon company owner has been contacted previously with a contesting canon company claim, upon the second inquiry the owner must show themselves to be active in order to keep the canon company. Activity can be demonstrated with a substantial RP thread or 3+ Factory submissions which took place within the 60 days prior to the second inquiry. Activity after the second inquiry will not be taken into consideration.

Inactive Canon Company Owners And Regaining Previous Work
If your canon company has been claimed by another writer due to your inactivity, the original canon company owner may do the following to reclaim the work they had originally completed:

• The writer may create a new original company submission requesting the tier level from their previous canon company submission.
• In the new submission, please link the archived canon company submission showing all your work and the Tier Level gained.
• A factory judge presiding will alert a Factory Roleplay Judge, who will then review and confirm the work from the archived canon company submission and the Tier level addendum.
• Once verified by the RPJ, the new company submission will be approved at the previously worked for canon company tier level along with any edits made.

List of Player Owned Canon Companies
Once you have submitted your canon company and it has been approved, a Role-play Judge or Administrator will add it to this list.
Please click in the link below to take you to the current list of Canon Owned Companies

• List of Player Owned Canon Companies

Company Expansion and Growing in Tier

1. You may not advance more than one Tier in a single request. Threads already used for advancement from one tier to the next or made during a previous tier will not count towards a new tier advancement. If your development is one lengthy consistent thread, we will talk about it on a case by case basis.
2. Each linked thread may only be used to fulfill one of the sub-requirements for each tier level. ( IE: No double-dipping the same thread to fulfill a major project and a contract.)
3. If your company is a service company and not a production company, you may be able to replace the requirement of Tech Subs with additional "misc threads" or Codex Subs relative to the company's operations.
4. Typical threads a company seen for growing in tier level are the following:

o Threads wherein your products are sold in bulk to minor factions, major factions, or NPC organizations.
o Threads wherein your company is a central element.
o Threads wherein your company expands, here meaning actual, tangible growth and not the creation of a subsidy.
o Threads wherein products are developed.
o Threads wherein a service is being provided.
o Marketplace transactions do not count towards tier advancements.

Major Projects

1. The definition of a 'Major Project' is to create, produce, or service something that would have a sizable impact on the growth of your company.If said project sways the outcome of something during a galactic event or on a grand scale, more kudos to you.
2. For the development of these projects, tThe production, possession, or the service of the project must be the thread or threads major focal point. Projects may be done in a single thread or in a series of threads.
3. Note, dominions and invasions will be reviewed, but only those posts that pertain to the actual project will count.

Tier Upgrade Requirements

Use the following template for your Tier Up requests. Simply select the Tier Up template in the spoiler below for the level you desire and fill in the requirements therein. As always, these numbers are flexible, they are just a general guideline.

Tier I to Tier II

• Sign a contract with at least one faction or organization (May be NPC).
• Make at least three minor-production products.
• Complete two miscellaneous threads.

Tier II to Tier III

• Sign a contract with two more factions or organizations. (May be NPC).
• Make an additional three mass-production products.
• Complete three miscellaneous threads.

Tier III to Tier IV

• Sign a contract with three player-run organizations, one of which must be a major faction OR a Tier V+ company.
• Make an additional three mass-produced products..
• Complete four miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of sizable proportions. (~100 posts)

Tier IV to Tier V

• Sign a contract with two more major factions OR Tier V+ companies.
• Make an additional three mass-produced products.
• Complete five miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of major proportions. (~200 posts)
• Obtain the sponsorship of a major faction or a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way.
  Sponsorship is essentially when a sufficiently large major faction decides to back your company's endeavors specifically. This can either be by them giving you a large, direct annual subsidy, signing a long-term contract, and other things that would tie the government of that faction and your company close together. Or additional development may be supplemented by conducting a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way. (May be in several threads or one. Dominions and Invasions do not qualify.)

Tier V to Tier VI

• Sign a contract with two more major factions OR Tier V+ companies.
• Make an additional four mass-produced products.
• Complete six miscellaneous threads.
• Successfully complete a project of immense proportions. (~300 posts)
• Obtain the permanent sponsorship of another major faction or a 100 post dev thread expanding business in another way.

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Known Owners of Unique Canon Items

Due to the high interest in canon items and a desire to streamline these requests, the list of Last Known Owners of Canon Items will now be officially regulated by the Factory Staff. All desired claimed Canon Items would be required to go through the same Factory approval process as SW Chaos Technology, Vehicles, and Starships and restricted items.

Note, this is for unique items such as holocrons, artifacts, named canon ships, etc.

Unique Canon Item Claim and Factory Submission Rules
Due to the timeline, it is assumed most canon items such as artifacts, starships, and technology went missing or was lost during the Gulag Plague. However, it is the writer's choice in how to go about searching, discovering, and claiming the canon item but please follow the below rules.

1. Create your Unique Canon Item Factory submission in the Factory respective to the type.(Technology, Vehicles, Starships.)
2. At the bottom of the submission, please post an announcement in bold. "This is a canon item."
3. Below your announcement, link to the Canon Item’s Wookieepedia page.

Owning a Unique Canon Item or Artifact

1. Each writer may possess no more than a total of 5 Canon items across all their characters. Factions, companies, and other organizations are unable to claim canon items.
2. Each claim for a canon item must have their own development thread. Depending on the canon item, dev thread requirements may fluctuate.
3. Each Canon item must have their own Factory submission appropriate to its class. I.E. Technology, Vehicles, Starships.
4. Once approved, you may now request to claim it on the Known Owners of Unique Items and link your approved submission.

Inactivity With Unique Canon Items

1. If a Canon Item Owner is absent for more than 30 days, any writer who has not exhausted their 5 canon item slots may contest your claim by creating a submission of their own for the same Canon item. ( Linking as Primary Source the previous Factory submission to it if any and the Canon Wookieepedia Link.)
2. The Factory Judge presiding will alert a Role-play Judge, who will then attempt to contact the previous Canon Item Owner.
3. If the Role-play Judge fails to contact the previous Canon Item Owner within 72 hours and deems the Canon Item Owner inactive, the Role-play Judge will then alert an Administrator who will then transfer ownership of the original submission to the new Canon Item Owner, along with any edits made.

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