2021 Site Updates

The Heavenly Emporium is no longer a neutral and staff enforced peace zone. The HE and all threads in it are now Death Enabled (just like the rest of the site). Anyone who doesn’t wish to participate in death enabled threads there may take the opportunity to exit their threads without fear of reprisal, however if your next post isn’t an exit the thread will be considered death enabled as it will be clear that you wish to continue posting in it.

Due to some confusion regarding the ceasing of the HE as a neutral and safe zone, we would like to add the following clarification;

The addendum ‘without fear of reprisal’ only pertains to threads that the character was already in prior to the announcement on November 11th 2021. Meaning that each of those threads may be exited freely without fear of interruption or death, however does not provide any type of safety for new threads or for continuing ongoing threads without exiting them.

Hello All,

This is a reminder that the Post-War Perk System formally ended on November 11, 2021. It has been temporarily removed from the Rules section as we work on finalizing and distributing the final version of the system for you all to enjoy!

With the 4th Activity Check of 2021 now complete, we would like to thank you all for helping us make Gladius the exciting and community driven site it is. Your stories are why we do this, and your contributions are appreciated. All relevant lists have been updated, you can find them here and here.

With that in mind we will be changing up how we do Activity Checks in the future just slightly. We do Activity Checks for several reasons; Everything we do is in the search of balance and fairness in a pvp roleplaying setting, such as ensuring that certain items and abilities are available even when certain players are not. Which is why we are introducing the Restricted/Artifact Ownership section of the Activity Checks. This will help staff ensure that the Restricted lists are updated properly and that we don’t let anything slip through the cracks.

We realize that for some of you, searching for the staff approvals for this category may prove challenging, especially on older characters (it’s a lot to search through, we know), so we’re giving everyone a hefty heads up so everyone has lots of time to piece everything together nicely. (Or do the mad scramble just before the next Activity Check, whichever your preference.)

The new template for Activity Checks is below as well as the rules related to Activity Checks. (we’re providing this so that everyone is prepared.)

Code:

[b]Character Name:[/b] (As would be written on a Village Roster or equivalent.)
[b]Village:[/b] (The Village your character is from. For Wanderers/Missing-nin place the Village/Nation/etc. that you reside in most frequently; this is your Home Base.)
[b]Village Rank:[/b] (IC Rank, not Class. Wanderers/Missing-nin will put N/A.)
[b]Character Class:[/b] (The power level of your character.)
[b]Last Topic:[/b] (Provide a link to the most recent topic this character was/is in. In order for this to count towards the AC, this must have been posted in by this character within 2 weeks of the beginning of the AC.)
[b]Restricted Ownership:[/b] (Provide names and links to the approvals for owning any Restricted or Limited Techs/Entities/Clan Slots/Artifacts/Minor Nations - if none put N/A)
[b]Restricted Approval:[/b] (Provide a link to the staff approved update of the obtained Restricted. If there is more than one, provide a link to each individual approval post.)


• Crafting threads and solo posting do not count towards the Activity Checks.
  
• If you fail the activity check but you're active otherwise, you just lose any available alt slots and can't register any characters above D-Class or that take a Restricted or Limited Slot until the next Activity Check.
  
• If you fail and are inactive, you remain in a comatose state and lose any Restricted or Limited slots. These can only be regained if the slot is still open AND staff gives permission for it.
  
• If you're inactive but post in the activity check, the above rules apply. If that inactivity extends one week past the activity check (or whatever time remains on the inactivity counter if it's more than one week), then you will lose whatever limited slots you possess as discussed above.
  
• Wanderer slots are only available to players that have successfully passed one [1] Activity Check. Failing an Activity with a Wanderer will place the player of that character under an Alt Ban.
  
• Using the Character Storage system correctly will exempt players from failing an Activity Check for the stored character.  
  
• All characters, including Wanderers and Missing Nin, must write down a location - this cannot simply say ‘wanderer’ etc.
  
• No character may list a ‘safe zone’ as their location (e.g. the Heavenly Emporium, a Theater of War etc.).
  
• If proof is not given of ownership of any Restricted or Limiteds those slots will be declared OPEN at the end of the Activity Check, thereby freeing them up for others to claim. In the case of items, they will not be considered in the inventory of the character in question. Exceptions are granted at staff discretion for those that may be on absences. Exceptions cannot be granted without notice however. As always, any perceived abuse of this clause will be subject to staff review and may result in privileges being taken away, including but not limited to; an Alt Ban, Removal of Restricteds or Limiteds, other penalties as deemed appropriate.  
  

For clarity’s sake: The Restricted/Artifact Ownership line is to include everything that character has that requires a list be updated by staff. Restricted Techs, Enhanced States, Bijuu and Entities, Limited Clan/Bloodline Slots, Artifacts and Minor Nations. This will help ensure that we can do our job well for all of you, and that you can have up to date information that may benefit your stories.

Once again, thank you so much for all that you do, and thank you for continuing to write with us.

The Indaina Kujira Event is officially scheduled to end on December 24, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST. If you wish to stop its wrath then the requisite number of Flashpoints must be completed by that time!

Assimilate All Creation has been pulled from the Technique Library for review by staff.

The technique ‘Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Training Mode’ (Previously found as a Kumogakure Open Exclusive) after being reviewed by staff has been removed from the site. Any character that still has should please remove it from their lists as soon as possible.

The following rule has been added to the Implantation Rules:

All players involved in the process have a duty to ensure that the flaw is registered and approved by staff in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in severe penalties being placed on those involved. Flaws must be registered within two weeks of the organ being successfully taken. If the flaw is not timely registered by that time then the person losing the organ will receive two permanent flaws to be added by staff.

This is also a general reminder to please carefully review the rules of the site, especially when undertaking a major process such as implantation. We rely on and expect that members will abide by the mechanics of the site. If you have any questions or uncertainties, feel free to ask a member of staff.

The Bijuu Rules have been edited as follows:

Restricted Technique: If you possess a Restricted Technique that is maxed out experience-wise (if applicable), you receive a +10 modifier. This modifier is only applied once even if the player has two or more Restricted Techniques.

The Pet Shop Rules have been adjusted! You can find them here.

We’ve made the following additions;

Poisonous and Venomous Pets:

Pets with the venomous or poisonous trait (or anything along those lines) are considered exotic and have the following special rules;

• They require a minimum Maintenance Value of C
  
• They require a minimum Loyalty Value of C
  
• Poisons taken from Pets are hard-capped at C-Rank.
  
• Poisons, venoms etc. follow the poison rules found in the Chemistry Guidelines. Their Poisons or Venoms must be apped along with them using the following template (this is not the same as the template found in the Chemistry Guidelines);
  

  Code:

  [b]Name:[/b] (Any name will work to help make each one distinctive.)
[b]Rank:[/b] C
[b]Type:[/b] Exotic Animal Poison
[b]State:[/b] (Gas, Solid, or Liquid)
[b]Requirements to Extract:[/b] Iryojutsu or Chemistry and C-Tier Intelligence
[b]Symptoms:[/b] (These are the "tell" of the poison. It is what the victim feels during the countdown and duration of the poison.)
[b]Effects:[/b] (Effects are the hard facts about the poison. Temporary/Permanent stat damage, organ failure, etc.)
[b]Countdown:[/b] (The preamble to the poison before its Effects take place.)
[b]Duration:[/b] (The length of time the Effects take place. For products whose Effects deal in absolute [perma-stat damage, death, KO, etc] this acts as a second countdown until they take place.)
[b]Yield:[/b] 1 dose per OOC Calendar Month

• Purchasing Exotic pets requires a minimum of Wealthy Lifestyle (as per usual) and is subject to staff review.

We’ve updated the standard Cobra Pet.

Custom Pets (exotic or standard) are now also capped at C-Rank.