About Runic Paradise
Runic Paradise is a survival multiplayer (SMP) minecraft community. We have a good, strong band of regular people who have joined us over the past few years, and always welcome newcomers as well. As for what features Runic Paradise has in its current version…
- Ranks system to increase your ‘perks’ and responsibilities (if you like) over time
- Economy plugins so you can gather a fortune and buy/sell from the server or players
- Teleportation hub to get to main community areas fast
- Anti-griefing plugins to stop griefers and undo their damage
- Live map to explore our world from high above and chat with us from outside Minecraft
- Screenshot gallery that everyone can contribute to
- Ability for everyone to lock their doors and chests
- Donation store to help support the server and get rewarded for doing so
- …and the list will not stop there.
These are early days for Runic Paradise 4.0… join us and grow with us!
Joining Runic Paradise
The server is open 24/7 for anyone to join; the IP is play.runic-paradise.com. New players will start in our tutorial where they will learn more about the server. Once they finish, they can be promoted which allows them to build right away.
Player Ranks
If you’re looking for info about ranks, you’re in the right place! Remember that all of our ranks are free – you do not need to pay any money to promote! If you do want to donate, you’ll get some special perks… but that is separate from our ranks.
Donator Perks
Members with any rank can donate to the server (at the store here) to purchase special perks and help contribute to the cost of running the server. The perks offered here are subject to change, though changes for the worst are not expected unless certain plugins become outdated or unsupported. There is no visible change to your name/rank/color in-game. Please see the donation store for specific perks available – options include /rpfix, /back, up to 100 homes, and more!
Ghost
Cannot build until promoted to seeker.
Seeker
Can set 4 homes with /sethome, can use sun and moon faiths, teleport to friends with /tpa, check when someone was last online with /seen. All teleports have 30 second cooldown. Can build up to 2 turrets.
Runner
Can set 6 homes with /sethome, consolidate inventory with /stack, see who is nearby with /near, can teleport without cooldown, can use colored chat in private messages (see /info colors), can craft safari nets to capture chickens.
Singer
Can set 9 homes with /sethome, can use colored chat everywhere (see /info colors), can check balance of others (/bal name), regains 25% of lost experience when opening own grave, can now capture rabbits with safari nets.
Brawler
Can set 12 homes with /sethome, can summon friends with /tpahere, can wear blocks with /hat, can now capture pigs with safari nets.
Keeper
Can set 15 homes with /sethome, can protect regions, can create slot machine signs, regains 30% of lost experience when opening own grave, can now capture sheep with safari nets.
Guard
Can set 18 homes with /sethome, can place colored signs, can create player skulls (with a cooldown) using /face, can now capture cows with safari nets.
Hunter
Can set 21 homes with /sethome, can make player heads, regains 35% of lost experience when opening own grave, can now capture llamas with safari nets.
Slayer
Can set 24 homes with /sethome, can create stargates, can now capture horses, donkeys, and mules with safari nets.
Warder
Can set 27 homes with /sethome, can mute players (*see note below), regains 40% of lost experience when opening own grave, can now capture parrots with safari nets.
Champion
Can set 30 homes with /sethome, can jail players (*see note below), can now capture polar bears with safari nets.
Master
Can set 33 homes with /sethome. Can build up to 4 turrets, regains 45% of lost experience when opening own grave. Can capture wolves and ocelots with safari nets.
Duke
Can choose rank/name chat colors of green or dark green. Can build up to 8 turrets. Can capture tropical fish and turtles with safari nets. Regains 50% of lost experience when opening own grave.
Baron
Can choose rank/name chat colors from Duke rank, yellow, or gold. Can build up to 12 turrets. Can capture dolphins with safari nets. Regains 55% of lost experience when opening own grave.
Count – Coming Soon
Can choose rank/name chat colors from Duke rank, Baron rank, aqua, dark aqua, or blue. Can build up to 16 turrets. Can capture iron golems, snow golems, villagers, and llamas with mobcatcher eggs. Regains 60% of lost experience when opening own grave.
Lord – Coming Soon
Keeps 25% of experience after death. Can choose rank/name chat colors from Duke rank, Baron rank, Count rank, light purple, dark purple, red, or white. Can build up to 20 turrets. Can capture all peaceful mobs with mobcatcher eggs. Regains 65% of lost experience when opening own grave.
Staff
Staff is broken into 4 ranks, with more powers being available to each level. See here for info on staff ranks.
*Note regarding ranks with the ability to promote and punish: these abilities are granted to upper-ranked players so they can contribute responsibly to the server being a fun place for everyone. Server staff have the ability to easily remove these commands from anyone who abuse them. So please don’t. 🙂
Staff Information
Read on if you would like to learn more about the staff ranks in the Runic Universe!
Helpers
Helpers are the first line of defense for the staff team and usually, but not always, somewhat new to staffing on Runic. They can take care of basic requests and answer most questions. We only promote people to staff who have been around for a while so although Helper is the first staff rank in the chain, they still know a lot!
Enforcers
Enforcers make up the majority of the staff team. They can do everything a Helper can, plus a lot more! Their primary job is to keep our players going in a happy and fun environment. They answer questions, help out with small bugs or glitches, help manage regions, restore items that have been lost to problems, and more. They also help guide and teach our Helpers.
Architects
Architects are basically enforcers who love to build on big projects. They can do everything an enforcer can as well as use worldedit for major map projects.
Directors
Directors have been staff for a long time and have proven themselves to be knowledgeable and trustworthy. They can do everything an architect can do as well as manage permissions and other sensitive parts of the server. They help ease the day-to-day burden on the admins by taking care of the simpler aspects of server administration. Directors are the official trainers as staff promote to new ranks (although it’s a bit of a team effort depending on what’s being taught).
Admins
Admins are the highest staff rank and have access to all areas of the server. They can view the console and logs and make sure the server runs smoothly. They add and manage plugins as needed and resolve disputes or questions when directors need a higher authority to help out.
How do I become staff?
Generally, the admins will determine when additional staff would be useful… but sometimes staff do make suggestions on when it’s necessary to get more helpers. All staff then put suggestions into the mix of players they feel would be good at staffing on Runic. On those nominations, all other staff then chime in with their thoughts… basically approving or rejecting based on their own experiences. After a few days, we end up with a shorter list of candidates that most, if not all, agree on… and those lucky individuals are contacted to see if they’d like a Helper position. If they accept, they get a promotion!
So you may still be wondering how you become staff. How do you get nominated to be a part of the “staff promotion ritual?” It’s pretty simple! Be active – you have to be online for us to notice you. Be helpful – if players are asking questions, help answer some of them. Nobody can handle them all, don’t worry! Be a role model – don’t break the rules. Breaking the rules or arguing with any staff severely hurts your chances, as you can tell now that you know how our process works. So be a good egg, log on, be helpful, and you just may find yourself with a shiny red tag before your name!
