Game Systems

Clans & Player Killing

Player killing is opt-in and irreversible. PK has its own Elo ladder and bounties. Clan rivalries matter too; in v3.1, revenge can open a player-built hall to raiders.

Going PK

Type pk twice between levels 6 and 25 to join the Squire pool permanently. In v3.1 the command is pkill yes, with the same level-25 deadline. Tier 3 characters can never opt in.
loner makes you an independent PKer; from there you can petition a PK clan, whose Vice-Leader or Leader accepts or rejects you. Exiled PK players become Outcasts.
Both sides must be PK and within 10 levels. Tier 1 and tier 3 characters can never fight each other. In ROT 1.5b1, your Elo ratings must also be within 100 points.
New PKers carry a newbie flag and can only fight other newbies until their rating proves otherwise.
In v3.1, you cannot kill the same player twice within an hour unless they or their clan come back for revenge. Revenge also opens the killer's clan hall to the victim's clan.
bounty <player> <platinum> puts money on a PK head. The minimum is 50 platinum, and the killer collects.
With subdue mode you can leave an opponent mortally wounded instead of dead. You can still decapitate them afterward, if mercy has left the building.

A real Elo ladder

Every PKer has two ratings, prank (open-world PK) and arank (arena), both starting at 1500. Ratings work much like chess Elo, with larger swings when tier and level gaps make a result surprising. rank shows the ladder and your odds against any named rival. Losing to a nobody costs you dearly; beating a champion pays.

What a clan gives you

Eight ranks: Member, Recruit, Soldier, Lieutenant, Commander, Elite, Vice-Leader, and Leader. Officers manage them with promote, demote, and exile.
Up to six clan skills, granted automatically at 75% learned as you pass levels 10 through 60. ROT 1.5b1 examples include Blackmere's target, Blackrose's recall and cripple, and Alliance's fires.
A clan recall room, a death-transfer room for your corpse, a private channel (=), a roster, and a donation pit (cdonate).
Some clans pair up as co-clans. In ROT 1.5b1, Mascots pairs with Valor, Feral with Chosen, and Outlaw with Dominion.

Per realm

	ROT 1.5b1	Distorted Illusions	v3.1
Founding	staff-founded clans such as Blackmere, Blackrose, Alliance, Strom, Eukelos, Valor, and Dominion	staff-founded clans such as Aesir, Conquest, Kyuubi, Enforcer, Audentia, Iniquity, Muerte, and Nightshade	player-founded: 30,000 platinum starts a clan
Clan halls	built by staff in the clans area	built by staff	built in-game by the clan, room by room
Extras	access to an additional clan format	clan stocks trade on the stock market	buyable guards, healers, brewers, bakers, rooms, slot machines, and ten clan skills; donated points earn ranks
Size limits	none	none	PK clans max 4 members, non-PK max 6

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