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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Faction and Group Information Latest Topics</title><link>https://bladesandbanners.com/forum/32-faction-and-group-information/</link><description>Faction and Group Information Latest Topics</description><language>en</language><item><title>Faction and Group Information</title><link>https://bladesandbanners.com/topic/13-faction-and-group-information/</link><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed ipsRichText__align--block ipsRichText__align--width-custom" data-fileid="47" src="https://bladesandbanners.com/uploads/monthly_2026_10/factions.thumb.png.1fa5f4b645c8be39d748d8bd2b356c26.png" alt="factions.png" title="factions.png" width="1000" height="278" data-full-image="https://bladesandbanners.com/uploads/monthly_2026_10/factions.png.83bed92468dd26138db939f4e37d3d25.png" style="--i-media-width: 717px;" loading="lazy"></p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">What is a Group?</span></strong></span><br>A group is a team of players who claim land together, manage its resources, and build their own keep. Every faction starts out as a group.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">What is a Faction?</span></strong><span data-ips-font-size="200"><br></span></span>A faction is a group that has proven itself to the admin team. Factions own a realm and can declare war on other factions.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">What is Influence?</span></strong></span><br>Influence is the currency of the faction system. It is earned through in-game activity, hour by hour, and spent on claims, war, upgrades, and upkeep.</p><p>Every member of a group or faction brings one influence, so the more players you have, the more influence you can hold. When a member dies, through combat or any other means, the group or faction loses one influence. Lost influence regenerates one hour after the last member's death.</p><p></p><div class="ipsRichTextBox ipsRichTextBox--alwaysopen" data-i-background-color="orange"><div class="ipsRichTextBox__title"><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="200">How to Form a Group</span></strong></span></p></div><p style="text-align:left;">Apply on the forums at <a rel="" href="https://bladesandbanners.com/forum/35-group-applications/">https://bladesandbanners.com/forum/35-group-applications/</a> using the form below, and make sure you meet the requirements first. The more unique and creative your concept is, the higher your chances of being accepted.<br><br><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">Requirements</span></strong></span></p><ul><li><p style="text-align:left;">20 Signees</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">100 Influence</p></li><li><p style="text-align:left;">(x) Gold</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">Application Form</span></strong></span></p><ul><li><p>Group Name:</p></li><li><p>Backstory (300 words minimum):</p></li><li><p>Culture (300 words minimum):</p></li><li><p>What does your group bring that's new to the server?:</p></li><li><p>Have you tried applying for the same concept before?:</p></li></ul><p>The more unique your concept is, the higher your chances of being accepted.</p></div><p></p><div class="ipsRichTextBox ipsRichTextBox--alwaysopen" data-i-background-color="orange"><div class="ipsRichTextBox__title"><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">Groups vs. Factions</span></strong></span></p></div><p><em>Groups</em></p><ul><li><p>Can claim land, manage its resources, and build their own keep</p></li><li><p>Earn influence, but can only spend it on claiming land</p></li></ul><p><em>Factions</em></p><ul><li><p>Own a realm, which is essentially a nation: a full territory under your faction's rule, rather than a few claims of land</p></li><li><p>Earn influence the same way as groups</p></li><li><p>Can spend influence on claiming land, declaring war against another faction, or upgrading infrastructure to make their land more abundant</p></li><li><p>Declaring war requires a good escalation play and costs a large amount of influence</p></li></ul></div><p></p><div class="ipsRichTextBox ipsRichTextBox--alwaysopen" data-i-background-color="orange"><div class="ipsRichTextBox__title"><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="200">Now what?</span></strong></span></p></div><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">After Your Group Is Accepted</span></strong></span></p><p>Your group's thread will be moved to the Groups subforum. From there, you can show off your progress, activity, and creativity in the thread, and most importantly, have fun.</p><p>Keep posting your progression regularly. If there is no progression for a month, the group and its thread will be locked and archived.</p><p><span style="color: rgb(195, 158, 120);"><strong><span data-ips-font-size="150">Becoming a Faction</span></strong></span></p><p>Once you've shown the admin team that your group is active and stays out of trouble, we may promote it to an official faction.</p></div>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">13</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
