Roles

Understand the roles in your settlement and how to manage permissions effectively. See Permissions for detailed permission lists for each rank.

Town Ranks

Mayor

The Mayor is the town founder and has full control:

Create and delete the town
Claim and unclaim chunks
Invite and kick residents
Set taxes and bank access
Manage all plots and permissions
Promote other ranks
Send town broadcasts

See Permissions for complete mayor permissions.

Overseer

Overseer — Second-in-command with near-mayor authority:

Full control over settings, claims, ranks, and bank
Intended future implementation: will become heir of the town
Nearly all mayor powers except town deletion

See Permissions for complete overseer permissions.

Councillor

Councillor — General admin:

Invite and kick residents
Toggle town openness
Manage plot permissions
Manage claims

Treasurer

Treasurer — Finance control:

Deposit and withdraw from town bank
Set taxes
Manage plot/shop/embassy prices

See Permissions for complete treasurer permissions.

Settler

Settler — Land growth:

Claim and unclaim chunks
Create and manage outposts (if enabled)

Builder

Builder — Plot management:

Claim and unclaim plots
Set plot permissions and types
Toggle plot flags

Recruiter

Recruiter — Onboarding:

Send and add invites to the town

Commander

Commander — Military lead:

Strategic spawns
Siege/war actions (if enabled)
Can initiate raids

See Permissions for complete commander permissions.

Warden

Warden — Jail operations:

Create and manage jail plots
Jail and unjail residents

Guard

Guard — Basic town defender:

Participation access
No admin powers

Resident

Residents are members of your town:

Build in allowed plots
Use town spawn
Contribute to upkeep
Vote on town decisions (if enabled)

Nation Ranks

King/Emperor

The King or Emperor is the nation leader with full control:

Create and delete the nation
Manage all nation settings
Control diplomacy and alliances
Manage nation bank
Promote other ranks

See Permissions for complete king permissions.

Regent

Regent — Second-in-command with broad nation control:

Control over settings, diplomacy, ranks, and bank
Intended future implementation: will become heir of the nation
Nearly all king powers except nation deletion

Magistrate

Magistrate — Nation admin:

Manage nation spawn and board
Toggle openness settings
Manage alliances and enemies
Invite and kick towns
Limited rank management

Colonist / Settler

Colonist/Settler — Expansion:

Invite and add towns to the nation

Marshal

Marshal — Top military commander:

Leads offensive and defensive actions
Coordinates military operations

Captain

Captain — Field officer:

Participates in military actions
Fewer leadership powers than Marshal

Noble

Noble — Prestige role:

Mobility privileges (e.g., nation spawn access)
No admin powers

Steward

Steward — Finance manager:

Deposit and withdraw from nation bank
Manage nation taxes

Soldier

Soldier — Basic nation attacker/participant:

Operational access
No admin or diplomacy powers

Envoy

Envoy — Diplomat:

Manage allies and enemies
Coordinate diplomacy

Legacy Ranks

The following ranks are being discontinued:

Assistant
Helper
VIP
Sheriff

These legacy ranks are scheduled for removal. Use the new rank system instead.

Trust & Plots

Granting access

Control who can build where using plots:

/plot set <plotname>
/plot trust <player>
/plot untrust <player>

Plot flags

Configure plot permissions:

/plot set flag <flag> <value>

Common flags:

build — allow building
destroy — allow breaking blocks
switch — allow using buttons/levers
itemuse — allow using items (chests, furnaces)

Trusted players

Trusted players have special access:

Can build in most plots
May access town bank (if set)
Can invite others (if assistant)

Trust a player with:

/town add trusted <player>

Auditing Access

Check permissions

See who has access:

/town show
/plot info

Best practices

Regular audits — review who has access monthly
Remove inactive — kick players who haven’t logged in
Limit assistants — only promote trusted, active players
Document permissions — keep notes on who can do what