<strong>House fighter guidelines</strong><br/>These guidelines are<em>in effect</em>in The Lair of Tentacles, and the S Spot (please contact me if you wish to add your arena to this list). They are<em>expected to change</em>.<br/><br/><strong>Advice</strong><br/>Arenas that use these rules and guidelines have decided to employ house fighters. ICly, house fighters are paid wages, given accommodation, and have various other needs met by the arena and associated organization. The OOC benefits have to do with matchmaking: by becoming a house fighter, you advertise your availability for PvP that matches the theme of the arena. You can also expect a bit more attention from the arena owner ICly and OOCly.<br/><br/>A house fighter contract does not diminish your OOC rights, and is not intended to restrict your use of other arenas. It may impose IC inconveniences and problems (which is half the point). It is an honor and a delight when characters are created that are the perfect fit for an arena: acknowledging that is another reason to offer a house fighter position.<br/><br/>PVE events will be open to house fighters and outsiders on an OOCly equal basis. IC favoritism will be used to inspire drama as it seems appropriate. House fighters may be granted additional arena-specific combat abilities if they demonstrate an interest in working as a terrifying boss monster or assistant to the owner.<br/><br/>We hope that you’ll make use of character interaction opportunities within the arena (outside combat) as well.<br/><br/><strong>Booking rules</strong><br/>House fighters have the authority to create match numbers using their own unique prefix, and should be contacted directly by challengers. They always have the OOC right to refuse a match. IC implementations of this right may vary. If you are a house fighter, your arena will link to your OOC ‘booking office’ post where you can track matches and manage expectations.<br/><br/>House fighters do NOT require OOC authorization to book and start a match, and can puppet any IC authorizations freely.<br/><br/><strong>Fight rules</strong><br/>A house fighter has the authority to interpret the theme of the arena when fighting for the house. This may involve activating/deactivating/modifying the environment and NPCs and need not be ICly ‘fair’ (but it should be OOCly entertaining for all involved authors).