Starting a Town
- In order to start a town in Redstone County, you will need to gather the following:
- A town name. Please make this true-to-era, original and appropriate. "Ronald's Party Town", "New York City", "LOLville", etc will not be accepted.
- $1000 to start a Small Town with a maximum of 10 people.
- 3 signatories who will be officials of the town. Signatories are individuals who have agreed to be a part of the newly formed town. These signatories will include:
- A Mayor
- A Sheriff
- A Justice of the Peace (must be licensed)
- Three prospective locations for the new town. This information will include ALL of the following:
- Screenshot of the handheld map
- Screenshots of the general area
- Exact coordinates by typing ccc in the console. This will copy your coordinates to your clipboard and you can just CTRL+V them into your ticket.
- Discord Staff Ticket:
- This is where the staff will approve your request.
- Once all of the above mentioned is in order, you must open a ticket in the Discord and state your intention to start a town and provide the above-mentioned information.
- Prospective town locations must be listed in order of preference.
- Once your request is approved, the staff will inform you that you may proceed to the Federal Bank.
- Asking about your town at the Federal Bank prior to staff approval in your ticket will be a waste of time. Please wait until staff fields your request.
- Once the staff has made their decision, the 3 signatories will proceed to the Federal Bank in-person to declare the formation of a town.
- The Federal Banker will instruct the signatories to wait by the Land Office until the bank closes and the Banker can meet with them.
- At this time, the Banker will register the town officials & other signatories.
- Once the town is approved and all applicable individuals are registered, the town can be formed & constructed.
- Town Inspections: Towns will be inspected by the Federal Bank in the following situations:
- Initially: Your town will be inspected 7 days after approval at the Federal Bank to ensure the following structures have been completed:
- Town Hall
- Bank
- Sheriff's Office/Jail
- Post Office
- Courthouse
- Randomly: Your town must be in regulations at all time.
- When reported to the Federal Bank: If a concerning number of citizens report your town as being out of regulations to the Federal Bank, a town may be not-so-randomly selected for inspection.
- Initially: Your town will be inspected 7 days after approval at the Federal Bank to ensure the following structures have been completed:
Town Sizes & Upgrades
- Town Sizes
- Small Town: $1000 (Max 10 people)
- Medium Town: $1500 (Max 15 people)
- Large Town: $2000 (Max 20 people)
- You must start with a small town and purchase the upgrades in order. If you intend to start a Large Town immediately upon formation, this means you would need to come to the bank with a total of $4,500 ($1,000 + $1,500 + $2,000).
Town Mayor’s Guide
- Town Laws:
- Town laws and punishments for violating town laws are at the discretion of the mayor and/or sheriff.
- You may determine if a town law violation will trigger a trial or simply have a punishment dealt out upon capture.
- Town laws must be posted in the town, either outside or inside a public, unlocked building.
- Mayoral Elections:
- At the start of the second week of the season, the Federal Bank will announce Mayoral Elections.
- All sitting mayors will automatically be put into the running.
- If for some reason a mayor does not wish to run, they must inform the Federal Bank immediately.
- Any citizen of the county may run for mayor of any town.
- Candidates must inform the Federal Bank of their candidacy.
- A period of two days begins following the announcement of mayoral elections that will be given to allow candidates to campaign.
- After the campaign period ends, citizens of each town will have three days to vote at the Federal Bank for the candidate of their choosing.
- No one may be added or removed from the town (unless someone decides to leave on their own accord) once elections have been announced.
- If no candidates step forward the town will be dissolved.
- Mayor relinquishing position:
- A mayor may step down from their position by informing the Federal Bank as such
- This will trigger a special mayoral election.
- Resigning mayor will remain mayor until the election has concluded.
- Any citizen of the county may run for mayor of the town.
- Candidates must inform the Federal Bank of their candidacy.
- A period of two days begins following the announcement of the special election that will be given to allow candidates to campaign.
- After the campaign period ends, citizens of the town will have three days to vote at the Federal Bank for the candidate of their choosing.
- No one may be added or removed from the town (unless someone decides to leave on their own accord) once elections have been announced.
- If no candidates step forward the town will be dissolved.
- Vote of No-Confidence:
- 4 members of a town can trigger a vote of no confidence on their mayor by going to the Federal Bank
- At this point, the Federal Bank shall issue an announcement and give four days for members of the town to vote on the matter at the Federal Bank.
- If half the towns eligible voting population votes no confidence this will trigger a special mayoral election.
- Eligible voters are defined as any member of the town that has 7 hours of activity a week for the previous two weeks prior to the vote of no confidence being triggered.
- No one may be added or removed from the town (unless someone decides to leave on their own accord) once a no confidence vote is triggered.
- Town permission settings may not be altered.
- Any citizen of the county may run for mayor of the town, including the sitting mayor.
- Candidates must inform the Federal Bank of their candidacy.
- A period of two days begins following the announcement of the special election that will be given to allow candidates to campaign.
- After the campaign period ends, citizens of the town will have three days to vote at the Federal Bank for the candidate of their choosing.
- If no candidates step forward the town will be dissolved.
- If there is a tie the town will default back to the current Mayor.
- Town Bank
- The Town Bank's affairs must be in order at all times. It is the responsibility of the Mayor (and Banker, if Banker Perk is purchased) to ensure this.
- Each week, except for the first week, $200 must be deposited into the vault as savings for the Holding Certificate.
- 2 weeks worth of Salary must be present in the vault by the end of the second week.
- Salaried Positions: Mayor, JotP, Sheriff, Deputies, Banker, and Post Master/Mistress
- Minimum salary for the above positions is minimum $20 a week.
- The people who hold these positions must be made aware that they are privy to a salary. These individuals may choose to decline their salary, but their salary must be available regardless of this.
- Banks will be inspected randomly to ensure everything is in order.
- You will have the First 2 weeks of each season to get your banks in order.
- You may have a standard vault and an improved vault, though improved vaults may only be obtained with the Banker Perk.
- Standard & Improved Vaults must be located on a foundation that is connected to an exterior wall.
- Holding Certificates:
- If you wish to retain your town season to season, you must purchase a township holding certificate from the Federal Bank before the season ends.
- Town Officials (Mayor / Sheriff or JotP) may purchase the holding certificate.
- Holding certificates may only be purchased during the announced period where they are available.
- Holding Certificate Costs:
- Small Town: $1500 per season
- Medium Town: $2000 per season
- Large Town: $2500 per season
- Evictions:
- The Mayor may evict anyone at any time, as long there is roleplay.
- The evictee must be informed in person and given 72 hours to gather their belongings and animals.
- All personal belongings & animals must be given back to the owner. If this cannot be done in person, a pin coded box / barn may be used to store the items.
- Anything left in a public space [Example: Workshop] belongs to the town and will not be returned.
- Anyone that has been a sleeper for a period of 14 days must be removed from the town.
Town Perks: 1-time purchase
- Pony Express Perk
- Perk Cost: $150
- Both the Mayor and Postmaster must attend registration/purchasing of this perk at the Federal Bank so the Postmaster can be informed of their duties.
- The Pony Express is allowed 2 horses. These horses must be spayed or neutered and tagged as “PE Town Name” [Example: Gypsum PE or PE Jackson Falls]
- Gambling Perk
- Perk Cost: $500
- Allows naming of Casino Commissioner:
- Can sell Gambling Licenses
- Must inform the Federal Bank of Gambling License Sales (Location and Owner of establishment)
- Must provide buyer with Written copy of confirmation
- Can Rescind licenses (Must inform Federal Bank)
- Running an establishment without a license is Illegal. (Fine Evasion)
- Not paying fees to the Casino Commissioner is Illegal (Fine Evasion)
- Anyone can purchase a license (Except children and Teens)
- Can sell poker chips (as well as cash out)
- Casino Structure
- Must not cover a footprint larger than 35 foundations [Example: 5x7]
- May be built as part of a Saloon
- Chip Vendor must be locked behind a door to prevent outside access.
- Newspaper Perk
- Perk Cost: $150
- Homesteaders can work as a contributor for a town newspaper along with towns residents.
- A newspaper office must be built in accordance with the limits listed above and have it’s own mailbox attached to the building
- A newspaper office may be built into a post office.
- Bounties can be in newspapers ONLY if they have been posted in a town for the public to see. As well as waiting 24 hours FROM this posting.
- Town newspaper articles can only be posted once per week.
- IC Events: You must wait 24hrs from the conclusion of the event being posted about before publishing an article about it. IC events are defined as, but not limited to the following:
- Arrests
- Robberies
- Bank Robberies
- Various other criminal activity
- Repeated advertisements must not be posted but once every 3 days.
- Banker Perk
- Perk Cost: $2,000
- Allows a Mayor to designate a citizen of their town as the Banker to handle all banking business.
- Both the Mayor and the Banker need to be present when purchasing this perk from the Federal Bank.
- Allows a town to purchase the Improved Vault for their town bank.
- Improved Vaults must be purchased from the Federal Bank at a price of $400.
- Allows a town to purchase Citizen's Vaults for their town bank.
- Citizen's Vaults must be purchased from the Federal Bank at a price of $200.