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| − | ===Definition===
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| − | A group of Amtgardians that play in the same location at least twice per month, at a regularly scheduled day and time, and hold a [[Contract]]. Also referred to as a [[Park]], land, or group.
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| − | Chapters are given designations based on attendance. Most kingdoms count the number of unique individuals that attend in a given month, while others average number of people who play each week. Chapters can go up and down in status every six months.
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| − | Each chapter has its own [[officer|officers]], who are responsible for running all aspects of Amtgard play.
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| − | ===How to start your own===
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| − | Well, first you'll need a name. Avoid things like 'Crimson', 'Raven's', 'Mystic' and 'Blood'. they are very common and you might duplicate a chapter who is already in existence. For instance there were once two parks called '[[Rogue's Haven]]' one in [[California]] and one in [[Texas]]. The same is true with 'Dark Water' they eventually had a [[Darkwater East]] and a [[Darkwater West]]
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| − | You'll need a [[contract]]. This is an agreement you make with the [[Burning Lands]] (BL) Board of Directors to follow amtgard's rules of play, etc. Follow this [http://www.amtgardinc.com/blpages/faqs.html link]] to the BL pages on the Contract.
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| − | You'll need to sign up with the [[ORK]]; the [[Online Record Keeper]]. It also doubles as the [[Amtgard Atlas]]. Once you have a chapter started, you sign in to the ORK [http://www.amtgardrecords.com/admin/ here]. This is the standard place to keep track of credits.
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| − | Once you have all that set up you should get your selves some [[heraldry]], a symbol that represents your park. Find some examples [[Park Heraldry|here]]
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| − | [[Starting your own Park|Here]] is some advice for starting your own chapter from [[Kuma the Painted]] and [[GoldCrest]].
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| − | ===Chapter designations===
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| − | *[[Shire]] 0 - 5 players required, depending on kingdom
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| − | *[[Barony]] 15 - 20 players required, depending on kingdom
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| − | *[[Duchy]] 30 -40 players required, depending on kingdom
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| − | *[[Principality]]/[[Grand Duchy]] 60 - 75 players required, depending on kingdom, some require subgroups.
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| − | *[[Kingdom]]-75+ players required. As well as several other factors, see the 'Kingdom Page' for details.
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| − | [[DS]] requires smaller numbers for example, while [[IM]] wants "unique names per month". There's been some recent noise on [[Electric Samurai|E-sam]] to standardize chapter sizes to match the recent awards standardization.
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| − | Multiple chapters are joined together to form a [[Kingdom]]. 75 players.
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| − | If you would like to read up on how to start your own park check out this article on the [[in their own words]] pages, [[Starting your own Park]].
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| − | ===Links===
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| − | *[http://www.amtgardinc.com/bldocs/newbie.pdf Beginner's Guide to Amtgard]
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| − | *[http://www.alonatwotrees.com/library/howto/start_a_park.pdf Starting a Park] by [[Raven the Muse]]
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| − | *[http://www.crownandflame.com/Articles/principles.htm Principles of Growth: From Shire, To Duchy, To Principality] by [[Celdic Fitz Caliston]]
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| − | *[http://www.crownandflame.com/Articles/build.htm Tips for Building a Better Amtgard Park] by [[Matthias O’ Lachon]]
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| − | *[http://www.crownandflame.com/Articles/keepem.htm Keep 'Em Coming Back for More…] by [[SAMantha Greystorm]]
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| − | *[http://www.crownandflame.com/Articles/starting1.htm Things You Need to Know When Starting a Group] by [[Squeak! Sai Yuk]]
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| − | *[http://www.electricsamurai.com/main_page.pl?action=view_article&file=20020121100248-Guests.txt&dir=General How to get along with your parent kingdom]
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| − | *[http://www.electricsamurai.com/main_page.pl?action=view_article&file=20020701094924-Guests.txt&dir=General Sublands?] by [[Aramis]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Chapters]]
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| − | *[http://www.electricsamurai.com/main_page.pl?action=view_article&file=20040720115034-Guests.txt&dir=General Upkeep of A Land] by [[Arminius]]
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| − | *[http://www.electricsamurai.com/main_page.pl?action=view_article&file=20070208000000-Guests.txt&dir=General Shire Troubles and Learning to Let Go]
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| − | [[Category:Amtgard Terms]]
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