Leadership Roles
Leads ArdaCraft and community
Responsibilities:
- Defines and ensures the smooth running of the project
- Will typically have a raft of other responsibilities not directly related to the Admin role i.e. leading regions of the map, creating terrain, etc.
Temporary deputy for the Admins
Responsibilities:
- Ensures the smooth running of the project in the Admins’ absence
- Helping hand for planning and management
Project Roles
Leads major regions on the server (i.e. Moria, Gondor, Rohan)
Responsibilities:
- Communicates and engages with all ranks
- Distribution of work and development
- Sets styles (does their own research, and establishes style guides)
- Provides building opportunities, mainly via delegation
- Works with prospective Architects, Mentors and assesses Architect applications
Requirements:
- Assumed when a person is established as an overall region lead
- Being actively involved in most topics on the server
Has the proven ability to lead larger projects like villages/towns and areas
Responsibilities/Capabilities:
- Has the knowledge and skills required to lay out projects i.e. villages, towns, and areas within a certain region
- Can provide plots and give feedback on plots
- Provides leadership assistance for the Overseers
- Solid base knowledge of server tools (Axiom, Terrasniper, Worldedit)
Requirements:
Builders who are interested in Architect and who have taken on more of a leading role in projects can submit an Architect application. It is very unlikely that they will get the rank immediately. Rather, applying is the beginning of a longer process in which the Overseers train prospective Architects to become fully ready to take on larger projects.
Mentors; Team members that guide Applicants and Apprentices through the application process
Responsibilities:
- Replies and helps Applicants and Apprentices on Discord and on the server
- Provides feedback
Capabilities:
- Fully up-to-date on region(s) and style(s) they are a Mentor for
- Active enough to reply to Applicants and Apprentices within a few days
Requirements:
- Can either approach Overseers if interested or get approached by Overseers
Team members that have access to Axiom and Terrasniper on the main map
Responsibility:
Reasonable use of the server tools
Requirements:
- Trusted by senior team members
- Having successfully led a project
- Have been trained in how to use server tools
Full team members
Responsibilities:
- Doing plots or taking on other tasks
- Able to apply for and lead smaller projects i.e. homesteads, villages, halls
Requirements:
Successfully passing through the application system
Not yet full team members that have earned the ability to work on the main map
Responsibility:
Working on plots they can claim or tasks given to them by Mentors/Leads
Requirements:
Successfully engaging in the application process. Visit How to Apply for details and join our Discord for more.
Team members who take on larger landscaping and terraforming tasks
Requirements:
A clear process will be established as the new map gets closer to being finished. For now, you cannot apply for the role. It will be given to experienced builders who are particularly interested in landscaping tasks.
Other Roles
Supporting hand for management, planning and projects
Responsibilities:
- provides assistance in all server relevant areas
- ensures the smooth running of project tasks and guides
- communicates and works with all ranks
Requirements:
Not part of the building hierarchy, but must be actively involved (or well-versed) in all server relevant processes and regions.
Members of the Development Team
Responsibilities:
- Implementing desired features
- Updating and maintaining the existing mod pack
- Fixing bugs
Requirements:
Approach us on our Discord.
Members of the Texture and Development Team
Responsibilities:
- Producing new models for objects or mobs
- Creating new and overhauling old textures for our ressource pack
Requirements:
Send your portfolio to "Xone" on our Discord.
Members of the Guide and Development Team
Responsibilities:
- Planning new player experiences and guides for the community
- Being up to date with the server standards and its regions
Requirements:
Approach "Wurst" on our Discord.
Members of the Media Team
Responsibilities:
- Website development
- Producing content for ArdaCraft's social media including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
- Developing new ideas and concepts to enhance ArdaCraft's online presence
Requirements:
Approach the Media Team on our Discord.
Members of the Events Team
Responsibilities:
- Preparing upcoming events
- Developing new ideas and concepts for events
Requirements:
Approach the Events Team on our Discord.
Previous team members who used to have a building role
Requirements:
Being inactive on the server for a prolonged time
Community members that help fill in the gaps in the lore
Responsibilities:
- Developing histories and cultures for peoples not thoroughly described in the lore
- Coming up with location names in Tolkien's languages
Requirements:
Approach us on our Discord.
Exclusive tag in-game and on Discord
Requirements:
Support us with at least 2€ a month on Patreon.
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