Peer Moderation Rules

Peer Moderation

In Aelyria, stories are told by moderators who design and maintain the game world, and by players whose characters are the major figures in those stories. The moderator-player dynamic is the central covenant in how the game rules of risk and reward, challenge and opportunity are shaped and enforced. Trusted players who have mastered game rules can peer moderate in Aelyria.

Requirements
Peer Moderators (or "peermods") must receive pre-approval from the local game master before moderating a thread. For example, if a thread is being moderated in the wilderness, then one of the provincial game masters should authorize that thread before it is moderated by a storyteller. All requests for approval should be done using the following template:

Quote:

Peer Moderation Permission

1. Overview of Thread(s), Location(s), and NPC(s).
2. Names of initial Player Character(s) involved.
3. Brief synopsis of your story or original plot.
4. Potential rewards to be awarded to participants.
5. Potential risks to be faced by participants.

The Game Master may ask you to adjust or alter your proposal, in order to ensure that balance and fairness are observed. When a final draft has been accepted, the Game Master will post it to the Modplans forum for record-keeping. Before peer moderation can happen, the Game Master must post a certification in the thread. This is accomplished using special Wiki Templates, specifically, the Peermod template. The format for using this template is as follows:

[template]Peermod|Peermodname|GMname|ModplanURL[/template]

When permission is granted, peermods are able to moderate other characters, as well as moderate their own character, in the course of a pre-approved thread. This provides a player with an accelerated opportunity to assist with character advancement, plot progression, and expose new adventures.

Peermods can:

moderate their own actions and consequences.
moderate the actions and consequences of other characters.
create non player characters and items appropriate to the pre-approved story.
create new environments and atmospheres specific to the pre-approved story.
present their storyteller characters as heroic protagonists or villainous antagonists.

Peermods cannot:

moderate their own actions and consequences in threads that have not been pre-approved.
moderate the actions and consequences of other characters who do not specifically seek out participation in the approved thread.
create non player characters or items that are outside of the parameters of the pre-approved story.
control the actions of characters without their permission.
control the behavior of non player characters contrary to their stated behavior without pre-approval.