War Rules¶

1) Declaring War¶

Only nation leaders may declare war by posting in #📑・nation-news on Discord. The post must include:
- Tag all @smpmember
- Tag the leader of the target nation
- Specify war type (Prolonged, Singular Battle, Multiple Battles, etc.)
- The Wargoal
- Victory Terms
- (Optional) Justification

Wargoal (Casus Belli) = a specific objective or target that the country aims to achieve in a war. This could be Territory Integration, Equipment Seizing, Subjugation, Humiliation, or more.

Victory Terms = conditions that define a successful outcome or a win in the war. This could be number of kills, holding an outpost for a certain amount of time, or staying alive for a certain amount of time (when defending against a country).

Justification = the reason used to validate the decision to go to war. This point is optional, but adding one may help you avoid being seen as an aggressive expansionist by other nations.

2) Responding to War¶

The target nation leader has 24 hours to respond with:
- Their own wargoal
- Their victory terms
- Rules on explosives, totems of undying, golden apples, ender pearls

If no response is given, any citizen of the nation may respond after the 24-hour mark. After 36 hours, the war is automatically accepted under the attacker's terms. Response is awaited in the channel where declaration was announced.

3) Gear Rules and Equipment¶

Both sides must agree on which equipment can be used. If they disagree and their gear demands differ significantly, moderators who are not involved in the conflict will mediate.

Note: Pillaring over town/city walls using blocks is not allowed. During wars or sieges, you must go through entry points or gates of the town you are attacking. Only strategic methods such as ladders or scaffolding are allowed to go over walls during wars.

4) Ending Wars¶

• A war ends when a side wins, surrenders, or a treaty is posted.
• If a side surrenders, no further hostile actions are allowed.
• Violations will result in disciplinary action according to the main strike system.

5) Documenting¶

The attacking nation must provide documentation for the process of all conflicts within the war as well as the final outcome in the #war logs channel on Discord.

6) Cooldowns¶

• Nations must wait 60 hours before declaring war again.
• War cannot be used repeatedly to grief a single target. This is called truce and is set to 7 days by default, unless negotiated otherwise by both parties.

Example Declaration/Log of War:¶

War Declaration
Nation: Ostingaar
Target Nation: Aurendell
Type: Singular battle
Wargoal: Annex Marrowen
Victory Terms: Hold the Townhall of Marrowen with Ostingaar flags for 60 minutes
Justification: Aurendell unrightfully claimed Ostingaaran territory and built the town of Marrowen on it. We take it back!

Equipment Allowed:
- No TNTs
- No Totems of Undying
- Max 8 Ender Pearls
- Max 16 Golden Apples
- Full Prot 4 Diamond