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Adam ant: /* Choosing a Side */

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Choosing a Side

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	== Choosing a Side ==		== Choosing a Side ==

	When you enter Britannia for the first time, you will find an '''Orcish Kin Mask''' among your possessions.		When you enter Britannia for the first time, you will find an '''[[Orcish Kin Mask]]''' among your possessions.

	This gives you an immediate choice: wear the mask and disguise yourself as Orcish Kin, allowing you to move among the Orcish occupation forces, or remove it and take up arms against the occupation.		This gives you an immediate choice: wear the mask and disguise yourself as Orcish Kin, allowing you to move among the Orcish occupation forces, or remove it and take up arms against the occupation.

	The ~~mask~~ is ~~only~~ a disguise. ~~While~~ you ~~are wearing it~~, ~~Orcish occupation forces will generally regard you as one of their own and will not attack you. This~~ protection applies only to you~~. It~~ does not extend to your ~~pets, mounts, escorts, or other~~ followers~~, which the Orcs may still attack~~.		The Orcish Kin Mask is a disguise, not an alignment. It allows you to move among the Orcs without being attacked, but its protection applies only to you and does not extend to your followers.

	~~Wearing an Orcish Kin Mask does not make you Orc-aligned.~~ True Orc alignment is established through your guild. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you, and your followers, as Orcish Kin.		True Orc alignment is established through your guild. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you, and your followers, as Orcish Kin.

	In addition to the mask, you will start with '''fortified equipment''' to sustain you until you can make other arrangements. You will also have a '''tent''' in your possession. The tent can be placed anywhere a small house can be placed and provides a modest amount of storage, giving you a temporary home base until you can get a house of your own.		In addition to the mask, you will start with '''fortified equipment''' to sustain you until you can make other arrangements. You will also have a '''tent''' in your possession. The tent can be placed anywhere a small house can be placed and provides a modest amount of storage, giving you a temporary home base until you can get a house of your own.

Adam ant: /* Choosing a Side */

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Choosing a Side

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	When you enter Britannia for the first time, you will find an '''Orcish Kin Mask''' among your possessions.		When you enter Britannia for the first time, you will find an '''Orcish Kin Mask''' among your possessions.

	This gives you an immediate choice: wear the mask and ~~align~~ yourself ~~with~~ the Orcish ~~clans~~, or remove it and take up arms against the occupation.		This gives you an immediate choice: wear the mask and disguise yourself as Orcish Kin, allowing you to move among the Orcish occupation forces, or remove it and take up arms against the occupation.

	Orcish occupation forces ~~recognize~~ their own~~, allowing Orc-aligned players~~ to ~~move among them freely~~. ~~Human players must fight their way into occupied territory and work~~ to ~~liberate it~~.		The mask is only a disguise. While you are wearing it, Orcish occupation forces will generally regard you as one of their own and will not attack you. This protection applies only to you. It does not extend to your pets, mounts, escorts, or other followers, which the Orcs may still attack.

	~~The mask provides a way to begin life as~~ Orc-aligned~~, but it~~ is ~~not intended to be permanent equipment~~. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you as Orcish Kin.		Wearing an Orcish Kin Mask does not make you Orc-aligned. True Orc alignment is established through your guild. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you, and your followers, as Orcish Kin.

	In addition to the mask, you will start with '''fortified equipment''' to sustain you until you can make other arrangements. You will also have a '''tent''' in your possession. The tent can be placed anywhere a small house can be placed and provides a modest amount of storage, giving you a temporary home base until you can get a house of your own.		In addition to the mask, you will start with '''fortified equipment''' to sustain you until you can make other arrangements. You will also have a '''tent''' in your possession. The tent can be placed anywhere a small house can be placed and provides a modest amount of storage, giving you a temporary home base until you can get a house of your own.

Adam ant: /* Courier Rewards */

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Courier Rewards

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	A short journey through friendly territory may represent relatively routine work. A long journey involving hostile or contested territory may represent a much greater undertaking.		A short journey through friendly territory may represent relatively routine work. A long journey involving hostile or contested territory may represent a much greater undertaking.

			Before accepting a delivery, the vendor will give you an indication of the expected pay. Courier jobs may be described as '''modest''', '''fair''', '''good''', '''generous''', or '''exceptional''', reflecting the overall value of the assignment.

			Longer or more dangerous deliveries generally offer better rewards, although exactly how the value of an assignment is determined is something players are encouraged to discover for themselves.

	Rewards can include goods associated with the merchants of Britannia, including:		Rewards can include goods associated with the merchants of Britannia, including:
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	* General supplies		* General supplies

	The ~~exact reward is not revealed when an assignment begins.~~		The vendor's description indicates the value of the assignment, not the exact reward waiting at the destination. There is always some uncertainty about what a successful delivery will yield.

	~~A courier can judge~~ the ~~journey,~~ the ~~destination~~, ~~and~~ the ~~state of~~ the ~~world, but there~~ is always some uncertainty about what ~~awaits at the other end~~.

	== An Emergent World ==		== An Emergent World ==

Adam ant: /* Server Wars */

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Server Wars

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	== Server Wars ==		== Server Wars ==

	~~Upheaval hosts weekly~~ Server Wars ~~to provide a consistent opportunity for structured conflict and large-scale~~ player ~~interaction~~.		Server Wars are available on Upheaval by player request.

	* Every Friday		If players would like to organize a Server War, contact staff to arrange a suitable time. Server Wars may be scheduled when there is sufficient player interest and are not required for progression.
	* 7:00 PM CET
	* 7:00 PM Pacific

	Server Wars are not required for progression.

	== Staff-Hosted Events ==		== Staff-Hosted Events ==

Adam ant at 17:36, 27 September 2026

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	Knowledge of Britannia itself becomes useful.		Knowledge of Britannia itself becomes useful.

			== Travel ==

			Travel in Upheaval is intended to keep Britannia large while preserving the familiar travel options available to different character types.

			'''Mounts are disabled''' on Upheaval, so travel by road and on foot remains an important part of moving through the world.

			Characters with Magery have access to the usual magical travel mechanisms, including '''Recall''' and '''Gate Travel'''.

			Characters without Magery are not left without long-distance travel. Players with '''0 Magery''' may use [[Moonstones]], which provide an alternative means of marking locations and opening gates throughout Britannia.

			For details on obtaining, marking, storing, and using Moonstones, see [[Moonstones]].

	== Core Rules ==		== Core Rules ==

Adam ant: /* Choosing a Side */

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Choosing a Side

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	The mask provides a way to begin life as Orc-aligned, but it is not intended to be permanent equipment. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you as Orcish Kin.		The mask provides a way to begin life as Orc-aligned, but it is not intended to be permanent equipment. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you as Orcish Kin.

			In addition to the mask, you will start with '''fortified equipment''' to sustain you until you can make other arrangements. You will also have a '''tent''' in your possession. The tent can be placed anywhere a small house can be placed and provides a modest amount of storage, giving you a temporary home base until you can get a house of your own.

	Your allegiance is more than a label. It determines which side of the struggle for Britannia you have chosen to support.		Your allegiance is more than a label. It determines which side of the struggle for Britannia you have chosen to support.

Adam ant at 17:49, 26 September 2026

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	For detailed information about territories, Orc clans, liberation, Gypsy Seers, and the mechanics of conquering and recapturing towns, see '''[[The Orc Invasion]]'''.		For detailed information about territories, Orc clans, liberation, Gypsy Seers, and the mechanics of conquering and recapturing towns, see '''[[The Orc Invasion]]'''.

			== Choosing a Side ==

			When you enter Britannia for the first time, you will find an '''Orcish Kin Mask''' among your possessions.

			This gives you an immediate choice: wear the mask and align yourself with the Orcish clans, or remove it and take up arms against the occupation.

			Orcish occupation forces recognize their own, allowing Orc-aligned players to move among them freely. Human players must fight their way into occupied territory and work to liberate it.

			The mask provides a way to begin life as Orc-aligned, but it is not intended to be permanent equipment. Once you join or create a guild and elect to align that guild with the Orcs, the mask is no longer required. Your guild alignment identifies you as Orcish Kin.

			Your allegiance is more than a label. It determines which side of the struggle for Britannia you have chosen to support.

	== Orc Alignment ==		== Orc Alignment ==

Adam ant: /* Vendors Under Occupation */

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Vendors Under Occupation

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	The people of Britannia no longer react uniformly to war.		The people of Britannia no longer react uniformly to war.

	Eligible town vendors have persistent personalities that influence how they behave during occupation and liberation. Some support the ruling power~~. Some~~ sympathize with the opposing side~~. Others~~ may serve as spies or trusted contacts.		Eligible town vendors have persistent political personalities that influence how they behave during occupation and liberation. Some support the ruling power, some sympathize with the opposing side, and others may serve as spies or trusted contacts.

	These loyalties persist.		These loyalties persist even when control of a town changes.

	~~A vendor who quietly helps humans while living under~~ Orc occupation ~~does not suddenly become a different person when the town is liberated. Likewise~~, ~~an Orc sympathizer~~ may ~~remain sympathetic~~ to Orc players ~~even after human forces~~ regain control.		Under Orc occupation, human players may find ordinary merchants unwilling to serve them and must learn which vendors can be trusted. Orc-aligned players face the opposite situation when humans regain control.

	Players ~~must learn whom they can trust~~.		There are no icons or labels identifying these loyalties. Players discover them through observation, conversation, experimentation, and information shared with other players.

	~~=== Commerce Under Orc Control ===~~		As towns are liberated and recaptured, control of commerce changes, but the loyalties of the people who live there do not.

	~~When a town is occupied by Orcs:~~		For details on vendor personalities, commerce, sympathizers, spies, and hidden merchant networks, see '''[[Vendors Under Occupation]]'''.

	* Orc-aligned players may trade normally with most vendors
	* Human players may need to locate sympathetic vendors willing to trade secretly
	* Some vendors may refuse service
	* Particularly hostile vendors may respond aggressively

	~~This can make ordinary supplies considerably more difficult for human players to obtain in occupied territory.~~

	~~=== Commerce After Liberation ===~~

	~~When a town has been liberated:~~

	* Human players may once again trade normally with most vendors
	* Orc sympathizers ~~may continue assisting Orc-aligned players~~
	* Vendors ~~hostile to Orcs may refuse to serve them~~
	* Some vendors may respond aggressively to players they consider enemies

	~~Liberating a town therefore changes control of commerce without erasing the individual loyalties of the people who live there~~.

	== Discovering Vendor Personalities ==		== Discovering Vendor Personalities ==

Adam ant: /* Core Rules */

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Core Rules

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	* Felucca ruleset		* Felucca ruleset
	* Publish 15 era (pre-Age of Shadows)		* Publish 15 era (pre-Age of Shadows)
	* Mounts ~~enabled~~		* Mounts are disabled
			* Reds are allowed in town

	== Classic UO Foundation ==		== Classic UO Foundation ==

Adam ant: /* Core Rules */

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Core Rules

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	* 1 account per IP		* 1 account per IP
	* ~~5 characters~~ per account		* 1 character per account
	* 1 house per account		* 1 house per account
	* 225 stat cap		* 225 stat cap