Frequently Asked Questions

In this Section one can get answers to questions often asked in last Years about 3 Towns and NWN. On right side in Arcticle Index, you can easily reach  single answers to quefstions. Please be patient while we build this up.

• Is there Maximum Ability Bonus?f
• My NWN keeps Crashing, is there a way out?
• What Chat Bar Commands are available in game?
• My Invite Party Window does not appear, no one can invite me, help!?
• "brb, afk..." or " you need str 11, since there is cap on..." What does that mean? - Commonly used Abbreviations in Online NWN games
• What are Critical Hits?
• What AC Bonuses are possible?
• I do not understand why is my AC so low? - Understanding AC
• What are Summons and the problems they cause?
• I like Roleplaying, any tips?
• I seem not to be able to design good Character, where can i find more information?
  

3 Towns Basics:

• Where can i get more information about 3 Towns?
• Who are Minos, where is CAE? ...erm meet at 10D? - A Guide to Abbreviations and Terminology on 3 Towns
• Can i get my Armor dyed? I would really like some fancy colours!
• What is that all about Smiths Guild, do i really need that Scrap? (or Scrap Metal System)
• Can I get Wings / Tails / Special Alterations for my char?
• Why can't I use that nice shiny Rapier?! - Weapons in 3 Towns
• Can i craft Weapons in 3 Towns?
• Can i craft Traps in 3 Towns?
• I am Master of Arcane Arts, how does Magic work in this World?
• How can I shift my alignment to X?
• How Much do Certain Things Affect My Reputation? How can i get better Prices at Pawnbroker Shop?
• DM Events in 3 Towns, are there any?
  
• Player vs. Player in 3 Towns, what should i know about it?
• Why do i have to pay to get through Northwest Passage, or Taxing in 3 Towns

Security Related questions:

• I Am Having Trouble With the 3T Security System? - It Keeps Booting Me!
• OOops i did something wrong, i forgot to check rules? ... or Banning in 3 Towns
• Someone is not fair and nasty to me, i just want to play and have fun? ... or Griefing in 3 Towns

3 Towns Guilds:

• What are guilds, and how can I join?
• How does the Guild Reputation system work?
• How Does Spending Guild Reputation Effect My Guild? (Leaders)
• How Do Guild Stances Affect My Guild?
• How Can I increase My Guild Reputation?
• What Do Guild Guards Do?

As many of you know you can imput commands into the chat bar to change who you are talking to and to deal with party functions. Since some of you don't this FAQ will bring you into the former catagory. These are mostly used whilst dead although the shout and party shortcuts are very useful all of the time and are faster than changing the chat mode manually.

For this FAQ the following abbreviations/terms will be used:
* MSG = Whatever you want to say
* Character Name = The name of the character ingame you want to speak to
* Player Name = The account name of the player you want to speak to

1. CHAT

Party Chat: /p MSG

Talk: /tk MSG
or /talk

DM Chat: /dm MSG

Whisper: /w MSG

Shout: /s MSG

2. TELLS

Leave the quote marks in

To a Character: /tell "character name" MSG
or /t "character name" MSG

To a Player: /tp "player name" MSG

3. PARTY CONTROLS

To Invite Someone: /invite Character Name

To Accept an Invitation: /accept

There are probably a couple more, possibly /reject for party use but I havn't used it, but the ones listed are the ones you will use most commonly.

Advice from DM Dirion: The best advice is to Never change your channel to shout but get used you using /s instead this really cuts down on accidental shouts and the embarrassment they cause.

To solve this, you have to go to your NWN Installation Folder and then you have to change one Option in nwnplayer.ini file. Search for this: "DisablePartyInvitePopup=1" and change Value 1 to 0, and here you go. You can have that Invite Window again.

There are 2 important statistics that are different for different weapons, the "Threat Range" and the "Critical multiplier". It is important to understand what these mean.

Example : Bastard Sword : crit range 19/20, critical multiplier x2.

This means that if an attack roll (before modifiers) is 19 or 20, then that hit scores a critical threat, which just means a chance for a critical. On a critical threat, the attacker makes another roll, and that roll must also hit in order to score an actual critical hit. Because of this, a high threat range and Attack bonus both help in scoring crits.

So, lets say we scored a critical hit - what happens now? Well this is where the critical multiplier comes in. In the case of our bastard sword that is x2. That means that on a critical hit, the damage is doubled. For x3 the damage would be tripled and so on.

So for lots of crits, but less damage per crit, look for weapons like kukris, rapier and scimitar. For rare, but hugely damaging crits go for axes or the ultimate crit weapon of scythe which has a x4 critical multiplier. Please remember that in 3 Towns, Weapons ar pretty different, so check that FAQ Section about Weapon Differences

Keen will also help - it doubles the threat range for the weapon, so our bastard sword would become 17-20. Improved crit also helps - with keen and imp crit a bastard sword becomes crit range of 15-20 - very dangerous :)

This Guide covers possible AC bonuses one can get in game. There are other dynamic ways to lower AC of others like Taunt skill, Called Shot, Prayer, Bard curse song, etc, but here we cover just static ways which one develops through items, spells, classes, feats, and which affect only him/herself.


* Ho do i calculate AC i have or would have?

AC (Armor Class) is determined by adding 10 (any character gets 10 automatically) + Base + Armour + Shield+ Deflection + Natural + Dodge + Innate + Situational AC Bonuses.

* Stacking, what's that?

This means when bonuses stack, they will be added together. For example, Boots and Haste magic give both Dodge AC Bonus type. Dodge AC Bonuses stack, upto maximum of 20. It means if you have Boots +3 AC and Haste magic (which gives you autmatically +4AC), you will get +7 Dodge AC Bonus. But Natural AC Bonuses like Natural Armor and Barkskin magic won't stack. Only higher one will be used. It means if you have Amulet of Natural Armor +3 you have +3 AC Bonus. You decide now to drink Barkskin potion (on level 16) so you can get +4 AC bonus. As they dont stack your AC won't be +7 but only +4 because only higher Natural AC Bonus counts. That is meaning of "not stackable" or "they don't stack"

* What AC Bonuses are there which i could use?

In the table below, (+x) is the very probably theoretical maximum bonus AC one can get at level 40. AC can be improved through items, spells, abilities, features, race. I have described what kind is needed to achieve desired bonus AC. All bonuses are listed on separate lines within an AC bonus type with remark about stacking possiblity, which is: "all stack", "stack up to xx maximum", or "do not stack". For description of some feats or spells you are interested in, look into your Handbook.

Base AC (all stack)
· item - Armour (0 for none upto 8 for full plate, and extra AC, for example Full Plate +3, which means: 8+3=11 Armour Ac one gets)
· item - Shield (1 small, 2 large, 3 tower, same as above)

Armour AC bonuses (do not stack)
· item - Armour (+10)
· item - Bracers (+10)
· spell - Mage Armour (+1)
. spell - Magic Vestment (+5)


Shield AC bonuses (do not stack)
· item - Shield (+10)
. spell - Magic Vestment (+5)
. spell - Shield (+4)

Deflection AC bonuses (do not stack)
· item - Cloak (+10)
· item - Ring (+10)
· item - Helm (+10)
· item - Gauntlets (+10)
· item - Belt (+10)
· spell - Mage Armour (+1)
. spell - Protection from Alignment (+2)
. spell - Aura versus Alignment (+4)
. spell - Shield of Faith (+5)

Natural AC bonuses (do not stack)
· item - Amulet (+10)
· spell - Barkskin (+5)
· spell - Mage Armour (+1)
· spell - Shadow Shield (+5)
· spell - Tenser’s Transformation (+4)

Dodge AC bonuses (stack up to 20 maximum)
· item - Boots (+10)
· spell - Haste (+4)
· spell - Mage Armour (+1)
. spell - Undeath's Eternal Foe (+4)
· feat - Divine Shield (+20)
· feat - Dodge (+1)
. feat - Mobility (+4)
· class feat Bard - Bard Song (+7)
· class feat Dwarven Defender- Defensive Stance (+4)
. class feat Shadowdancer - Shadow Evade (+7)
· racial feat - Battle Training v Giants (+4)
· epic spell feat - Epic Mage Armour (+5)


Innate ('natural in nwn') AC bonuses (all stack)
· class feat Palemaster - Bone Skin (+6)
· class feat Red Dragon Disciple - Draconic Armour (+8)
· class feat Monk - Monk Armour (+8)
· skill - Tumble skill (+8)
· general feat - Armour Skin (+2)

Situational bonuses (all stack)
· ability - Dexterity (+20) *unless "flat-footed"
· feat - Expertise (Normal +5 and Improved +10)
· class - Monk Wisdom class (+20) *if not wearing armour or shield




Note from DM Dave: while it is possible to get +10 (+12 actually) on many bonuses on items, 3T doesnt have items with those bonuses on.

Thanks to DM Marius for minor corrections and missing spell.

Chaos Vs Order...

'Law' implies honor, trustworthiness, obedience to authority, and reliability. On the downside, lawfulness can include close-mindedness, reactionary adherence to tradition, judgmentalness, and a lack of adaptability. Those who consciously promote lawfulness say that only lawful behavior creates a society in which people can depend on each other and make the right decisions in full confidence that others will act as they should.

Someone who is 'Neutral' with respect to law and chaos has a normal respect for authority and feels neither a compulsion to obey nor a compulsion to rebel. She is honest but can be tempted into lying or deceiving others.

'Chaos' implies freedom, adaptability, and flexibility. On the downside, chaos can include recklessness, resentment toward legitimate authority, arbitrary actions, and irresponsibility. Those who promote chaotic behavior say that only unfettered personal freedom allows people to express themselves fully and lets society benefit from the potential that its individuals have within them.


General Tips...

 Everyone will have their unique role-play style and will use varying techniques, personality 'quirks' and biographies.
Language can often be important, spend some time considering how your character might speak, give them sayings and/or a catch phrase. Invent your own language, and get a friend to translate for you :)

Typically you might a see Barbarian half-orc (Sorry I keep picking on them) with an alignment of Chaotic-Good, acting somewhat un-intelligently, but with an honest and good heart; trying to do what’s right but without conforming to law in order to do it.

Example... A local tax collector for the local baron might one day threaten to take all the land off of a hard working farming family in order to clear their debt in taxes. As a chaotic-good character you would most likely stop the tax collector taking the land, and threaten them to never return. Killing the tax collector would be an act of somewhat debatable evil, and paying the debt would be the lawful answer. A neutral character would not be interested one way or the other in the outcome; of course a neutral person may 'care' if they have a prior relationship with either side of the event.

Refer to the alignment descriptions when choosing the alignment for your character, and take time to think about which alignment would best reflect your role-play motives/ideas. Try if possible to distinctly 'over-act' your character from time to time, this means that other players will pay greater attention to you and make you more memorable. Don't be shy to invent your own personality quirks, like an elven sorcerer might be afraid of rats, or constantly rambling on about his great uncle the famous explorer. Other ideas might be an extremely vain female weapon master or a generous 'robin hood' type rogue; you might even consider a cleric that spends too much time drinking wine than preaching the 'good' word.

I hope this gets some ideas flowing, as it would be nice to see more of this in V7, characters with real characters so to speak :)

Originally written by Zas

This Guide is designed to take a fairly new player through how to design a build or character which can survive and prosper in the harsh world of the Three Towns. This will not produce a foolproof "uber build" but will encourage you to carefully consider your build, look to other influences to help the power of your build and to help you learn the workings of Neverwinter Nights through practical application.

This process has been split into stages, any stage prefixed withy a * is optional and does not have to necessarily be followed.

STAGE 1 - Conception
Initially you have to decide what the objective of your character is, usually this is either roleplaying or powergaming, whether you are designing a Pirate Bard duel wielding scimitars or a Wizard / Pale Master / Dwarven Defender. This is also combined with the idea of a build, whether you want to play a fighter or a mage etc.

STAGE 2 - * Research
The next stage is to look up what other people suggest about the build or type of build you want to make. This is not essential as you may know about builds from talking to people on the Three Towns or seeing them in action, however if you are new to the game then it is advisable that you look at some builds that are suppost to work. You need to be looking out for what skills they max, what feats they take and what combination of classes. However, you need to also realise that builds not designed for the Three Towns will not take into account nerfs or the difficulty of the server and so you should bear this in mind when looking at builds. A general guideline is to take insipration from and understand rather than blindly plagarise.

Good sites to look at are:
- Three Towns Forum
- NWN Wiki
- Bioware Epic Munchkin Builds
- Game FAQs
- NWN Bioware Forums

You can go about the research in two stages:
1) Use the search function to dig out posts concerning your build
2) Post new topics to ask specific questions which still concern you

STAGE 3 - Manual Planning
Whilst you could go straight to the next stage this one is good for a number of reasons. It allows you to plan ahead and get the best out of your character by maximising the feats and combinations of classes. In addition it also allows you to master the workings of the Neverwinter Nights engine and so use and build you character and future characters to the max.

For this stage you need a piece of paper, a pen and your Neverwinter Nights manuals (and if you are new: a list of the errata as the accuracy of the manuals sometimes leaves a lot to be desired).

Read through the manual and make a list of the feats you want to include and the classes you are planning to take. Then write 1-40 down the side of the page and using the manuals try to plan out the character to the best of your abilities. You will also have to work out the characteristics of your build (see "STAGE 3b - Min Maxing").

When progressing through this section there are a number of basic principles that you will need to understand:
1) You receive a feat every 3 levels
2) You receive a stat increase every 4 levels
3) You receive an epic bonus feat every 3 or 4 levels (class dependant) on and after 21
4) You cannot take any more than 20 class or 10 prestige class levels before your total class exceeds 20
5) When you reach level 21 your character is classed as Epic

After you have worked through this a number of times to get the best build you think you can produce you then need to progress to the next section to test it out.

STAGE 3b - Min Maxing
An important concept to designing a character which will perform well in the environment of the Three Towns is "Min Maxing". This is when you take some unimportant characteristics down as low as possible in order to provide points for important ones. The philosophy behind this is that: very very bad isn’t much worse than very bad.

An example of this on a dwarven fighter is lowering the WIS to 8 and the CHA to 6 in order to boost strength and constitution. The opposite of this is to make all the non essential stats 10 but this takes at least 2 points per stat and so your primary stats suffer. You will find that all of the very powerful builds running around Three Towns use Min Maxing.

STAGE 4 - Testing
Now you have your build you need to test it to make sure it can be implemented and you haven’t made any mistakes and also to see if there are any improvements you can make to it.

To do this you need to download a leveller, this is a Neverwinter Nights module which allows you to add and subtract experience levels from your character and give them equipment. Then you can usually summon monsters and try your character out.

I recommend you go to the Neverwinter Vault  and download the "Novice to Epic Character Maker".

Select "Other Module" and load this before creating a new character. Proceed as you would on Three Towns and create a character before levelling him up using your paper plan. You can do this a number of times or take levels off to explore different avenues before making the appropriate alternations to your paper copy.

Once you are happy with your build and have played around with it for a while you can progress to the next stage.

STAGE 5 - * Feedback
If you are happy with your build, go on and create it and see how it goes. If you are not so sure then you can follow these suggestions to improve it.

Through posting parts or all of your build in forums you can get advice from experienced builders and 3Towners in how to improve it and maximise its potential. For this I would suggest the 3Towns forums (address above) as then any suggestions will take into account the difficulty and peculiarities of the Three Towns server.

However the problem with this is that your build will be free for everyone to use and copy and if you want your build to be unique then this stage is not very advisable.

STAGE 6 - Implementation
Load up NWN, log onto Three Towns and give it your best shot.


STAGE 7 - * Modification

You can reach this stage via two routes. The first is that you have got stuck with your character but want to redesign it to make it more powerful and the second is that you have taken your character to the end when the build tops out (ie. Dragon form for a shifter) and doesn't improve any more and you want to rebuild it newer and better. For this you basically go through this list again but much faster due to your experience and then enter the world once more.

Originally written by Flamesworduk

There are enough Starting Points to keep you busy for some time, and this should be comprehensive Listing:

 - Of course, 3 Towns Forums that's the place where people speak about burning Issues, where we inform each other, Crew, Players...
 - Wealth of Information is to be found in 3t Wiki. It is as with all Wikis, open for Collaboration and building up Knowledge Base for everyone :)
 - In Game you can ask many people about this and that, but do not be surprised if they sent you to Forums, or to re-read Rules, since many Answers to  Your Questions can be found here
 - Take time and check out our Home Page even if you are here now, check Side Bar for most important links. We suggesst this should be Starting Point Number One :)

In past, before discovery of Manonera, in the epic lands, everyone was able to find and buy dyes and enamels. Old parchment describes what was possible to do with them:

"There are three basic types:

CLOTH dyes: These are used to dye robes and padded armor.

LEATHER dyes: These are used to dye leather armors

METAL enamels: These are used to colour metal armor
To use a dye or enamel, take the dye pot and the armor to Harata where a primer can be purchased off. Each dye or enamel must be used with a primer to dye a set of armor. Primers are used to set which colour layer the dye is to be used at.

Normal each type of armor will have two layers/colors that make up thze colour of the armor. These two colours can either be dyed seperately, using different colours and primer, or together using 1 dye and 1 combination primer.

Once an armor is dyed there is no way to restore it to its original colours.

The rarest of all dyes are pure black and pure white."

Now these rare items disappeared, and only old citizens, remeber them and tell stories about them to their children, during long winter nights...

3 Towns Guilds improved their structures and now members are able to change colours of armor like helmet or armour, through new dye magic can, and assistant who helps you dyeing your precious armor.

There is no free choice of colours, but you can dye every possible armor with guild colors. Cost of Dying is currently set to 2% of item cost, minimum of 1k.

Current colours are:
Gold/Yellow/Silver for Guardians
Blue/Silver for Church of Donblas
Black/Gray/Red for Exile
Blacks/Greys for Unseen
Black/Purple for Servants of Lloth

So you gathered already some Pile of Scrap, but how to know how much you have to carry all that heavy Metal till you can see some nice Weapon or Armor, Smiths are offering?

Just to put it into perspective, if you started from 0 standing, you need to get to a rating of 20,000 with the merchants to see their very best selection.

Normal scrap is worth 1
Quality scrap is worth 5
Mithril scrap is worth 20
Adamantine scrap is worth 100
Rare Adamantine is worth 500

There are 10 levels of reputation, as follows:

Level 1 - 10
Level 2 - 30
Level 3 - 80
Level 4 - 150
Level 5 - 300
Level 6 - 600
Level 7 - 1,200
Level 8 - 3,000
Level 9 - 7,000
Level 10 - 20,000

Each time you turn in scrap, you get 10 times the value of your scrap in gold as a reward - so if you turn in 1 piece of normal scrap you get 10 gold pieces. If you turn in 5 pieces of adamatine scrap you get 5000 gold pieces (5*100*10).

Notice: Goirin is a new member of the 3T smiths guild - his standing and the 3T smiths standing are the same - collect scrap for one of them and your reputation with them all goes up. Goirin offers slightly less value for sells, and he will not offer any discount due to your reputation in the Towns, but he is accessible by all and there is no head tax to access his store.

Character alterations can be performed by the DM Team, subject to various conditions and a gold cost. The current prices are listed in the General Forum, in a sticky post called  The Three Towns Rules, Price List and General Info ,consult those for specific conditions and prices.

Note: Character Alteration Tools (like Spetznaz_ADMIRAL Character Extender) that allow a player to alter their appearance during creation are not allowed on 3T. Characters who get their appearances customised through legitimate means are recorded in the database. A DM can check if the wings you are carrying around are legit or not with a single click, and if not, they will be removed and you will be given a warning, at least.

This Guideis written by Omega Axis

Many times a player asks how exactly does a spell work on 3T?

Firstly, functioning of Magic differs in 3 Towns a lot from usual known settings due to many factors. Very exhaustive List of all those Changes is compiled in 3 Towns Wiki, and one can also buy Mage Manual Book in Cities, with all those changes documented so one can have it at hand during games :)

This FAQ will explain exactly how a caster's spell DC is calculated. And how saving throws and Spell Resistance work also.

How does DC work?

DC is the difficulty to save vs a effect whether it would be a spell, a ability or triggering a trap. The higher the DC the more diffcult it is to save vs the effect.

For purposes here I will assume we are talking about DC's on spells. When a player casts a spell the DC formula for the spell cast is the following

DC base of 10 + the spell's level + your primary casting modifier (INT, WIS or CHA), + Any spell focus feats on the spell + Any Epic 3T caster bonuses

·All DC's always begin on 10 no matter what

·Spell level = which level your spell came from. A 4th level spell would be a + 4 to the DC. A 9th level spell would be a + 9 to the DC

·Primary Modifer is the + Modifer from your primary casting mod. 20 INT would be a + 5 modifer.

·Spell Focus feats can add either + 2, + 4 or even + 6 to the DC's depending on what spell focus you have in that school of magic you are casting (Normal, Greater, Epic)

·Epic 3T caster bonus is a custom addition here on the 3T module. For every 3 epic caster levels your caster has all your spells gain + 1 to DC and if it a damage spell another 1d6 damage.

How do saving throws work?

When detremining saves vs spells. The general following forumla is used

1d20 roll + save (Fortitude,Reflex or Will) + spellcraft score

·1d20 is a random dice roll with the result being between 1 and 20. Note for saves that if you roll a 1 no matter what your save is you automatically fail the save. The reverse happens for 20 rolls. rolling a 20 will mean you automatically pass the save even if you still would of have normally failed the save.

·Save is whatever save you have on your character sheet that is being used to save vs a effect. Sometimes though you might have other effects added to this score that are not shown on your character saves list for example
- any items with specific saves (mind-affecting, death, paralysis)
- innate race abilities like the drawf's toughness vs spells ability
- specific feats like the arcane defense feats.
- spellcraft bonus (see below)

·Spellcraft has a secondary effect apart from helping you to Identify spells. For every 5 ranks of spellcraft your saves vs spells increases by 1. Note also that, any increase in your spellcraft score from your INT modifer and items will increase saves. Spellcraft saves though do count towards the + 20 maximum cap you can increase your saves by items.

How does spell resistance work?

To determine if you even get affected by a spell there is a check made to see if it gets past any spell resistance that may be present. The formula for checking if a spell beats spell resistance is the following

1d20 roll + Caster level + Spell Pentration Feats vs Opposing Spell Resistance score

·1d20 is a random dice roll with the result being between 1 and 20. In the case of Spell Resistance checks rolling a 1 is not a auto fail and rolling a 20 is not a auto pass roll.

·Caster level is the number of levels you have in your caster class where you are casting your spell. For every caster level you gain 1 point to this check. Palemaster and Arcane archer bonus casting levels do not help with spell penetration.

·Spell Pentration Feats can add either + 2, + 4 or even + 6 to your caster level score for the purpose of getting past spell Resistance (Normal, Greater, Epic)

1. DM events are an ocassion where a DM attempts to bring some extra life and variation to the server.

2. Players are not forced to take part in any event nor are DM's forced to run them or to accept every player on every event

3. Players should remember there might be 49 of them and 1 DM and be patient or if they can't just quietly go away. running in circles, picking pockets or casting spells(other than buffs) in an event preparation area is not going to help anyone find out what is going on. EVEN IF IT IS GOOD RP. remember if caught it will be good RP for a DM to jail you for theft/distubing the peace until the event is organised and underway

4. during an event TALK should be in character and SHOUT should only be used by the DM or for normal party finding/trading only. PARTY, TELL & DM can be assumed to be OOC though may contain in character & RP details

5. If an event calls for multiple party play each party should elect a spokescharacter.

6. Individuals and Spokescharacters should use /DM to answer OOC requests for information. Information should relate to the party and be brief i.e 6 Lvl 11-14's not 6 seperate tells giving full stats.

7. Deliberately disrupting events will result in jailing or booting or fining of players.

8. Events will often start with an unusual character making some kind of aproach to a PC, or might involve monsters very much out of place, or finding unusual items whose descriptions might give a clue. If this happens to you and you are unsure if this is an event then use /dm to find out. You may choose to walk away if you wish but if you do please tell the DM and try to go far enough away so as not to disrupt the event for the next person along.

9. If you identify an event start and wish to take part then that character may then shout for a party or whatever and is allowed to either say or indicate this is for an event.

- Taxing is allowed in any Full-PvP area, except areas directly outside towns and settlements (so the 3 town territories are off limits as is the area between Harata gates and the shrine and the Harata town itself.).

- Prior warning must be given to the entire server, by way of a shout, that the tax is about to come into effect in a particular area. Please be sensible here, and a little role-play wouldn’t go amiss.

- You must set the server hostile. It is recommended to refresh this occasionally as people login afterwards.

- When taxing an area, there are maximum taxes that can be applied: The maximum amount is 100gp per level of the TAXER. Thus a level 20 char could charge tax up to 2k. Anyone trying to charge fines above that will be penalised by the Team. You can charge less and it's sensible to do so for easy toons.

- When a player enters an area you are taxing, you can challenge them. Demand your tax from them. Players are free to refuse to pay the tax, and if that happens, you are free to attack them.

- Players are not allowed to challenge a taxer who is effortless. Conversely a taxer isn't allowed to tax an effortless. Other than this all other normal PvP rules apply. This is to stop an unsportsmanlike 40th removing a level 20 taxer which is hardly the point.

- You can be challenged to PvP by someone outside your PvP level since your taxing invites PvP but only if you choose to try and tax them.

- Once the has paid tax or the victim has been killed, they're free to pass through the taxed area for the rest of the day.

PvP play is an important part of 3T. The entire server (well, most of it) is set at FULL PvP. We like PvP. We enjoy it. Sometimes, the odd PK (player kill) is necessary. For example - you are in, lets say, contested area east, fighting orcs. You kill all the orcs, including the captain, who's head you need for a quest. As you are collecting the loot that has been dropped, another player runs up and starts picking up your loot. You tell him it is yours, and that you killed the orcs here, but he does not listen, and continues to take your loot. At that point, attacking him and killing him is a reasonable action - you are protecting your hard earned loot. However, there is a difference between the odd PK and grief play. By definition we see Grief Play as causing any player deliberate hassle frequently and relentlessly, sometimes even despite being told to stop. This includes any and all feats/skills/spells used to annoy/hassle/kill the player. Now like many people we can see the occasional joke in using some of your abilities as part of your social interaction on three towns, we can also see the annoyance players can cause. Now we have stayed away from actual figures here in the belief you should be able to gauge what is too much leading to griefing, however it is very realistic that way have to treat you like children and put numerical values on everything and massive restrictions. We don't want this and i'm sure you the players don't either. If in any doubt about you actions, then please consult a DM.