Welcome to the CTSamurai Guild Website. CTSamurai are a World of Warcraft Guild playing on the European Neptulon server. It was founded as the friends-only Nightstalkers Guild on the Warsong realm on the day WoW was launched in Europe, and evolved into its present form during the migration to Neptulon.

The Cardboard Tube Samurai:

Our Guild name and identity is based on the Cardboard Tube Samurai featured in the Penny Arcade web comic created by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, and is used with their kind permission. The Cardboard Tube Samurai is a wandering warrior who uses his trusty Tube to mete out justice to any miscreant foolish enough to cross his path. If you've never heard of Penny Arcade, or have somehow missed the travels of the CTS, I'd suggest you catch up by reading of his adventures here.

Guild Aims:

Our main aim is to have a friendly environment in which to play and to enjoy the game itself. We are a casual gamers Guild and our focus is more on having fun than on defeating every possible challenge that the game can throw at us.

We are not a "hardcore" or "professional" Guild and as such will not demand any more of your time than you are freely willing to give, nor will we force you to play your character in any particular way. If your main focus is on "end game" instance raiding then this is probably not the Guild for you. That said we are certainly interested in "end game" content and will run Guild raids to those instances as and when the Guild and its leaders feel it's desirable and beneficial to do so. Feel free to check our DKP site as a guide to our current raiding situation.

Guild Structure:

There are effectively six ranks within the guild:

• Sensei - The Sensei are the Guild Leaders. They are responsible for determining Guild policy, organising Guild-wide events and raids, running the Guild website, forums, bank and DKP system, approving new recruits, maintaining order within the Guild and other such tasks. The head of the Sensei is known as the Shogun.
• Master Samurai - The Master Samurai are the Guild Officers. They are responsible for recruitment, organising instance runs and other events, advising and supporting other Guild members, helping to maintain Guild order and other such tasks. Some Master Samurai also hold the position of Class Lead and are responsible for recruiting and guiding all members of their class within the Guild.
• Samurai - The Samurai are the core and elite of the Guild. Samurai are long-time Guild members who have reached the highest levels of the game and have been fully accepted as permanent Guild members. In addition they have proven themselves to be capable, dependable and well-geared raiders, helping to bring the Guild successfully though the toughest of challenges.
• Wanderer - The Wanderers are those Samurai who no longer play as frequently as they once did, but are still considered to be part of the core of the Guild. They remain with us indefinitely, and if their wandering brings them back to us they may resume the rank of Samurai.
• Apprentice - The Apprentices are Samurai-to-be. A Guild member will remain an Apprentice until they have achieved the highest level within the game, proven themself to be a capable, dependable and well-geared raider and become fully accepted as a permanent Guild member.
• On Trial - Those who are On Trial are the newly recruited members of the Guild. An On Trial member will not rise further within the Guild until their Class Lead decides they are suitable for the rank of Apprentice and official membership of the Guild.

Guild Rules:

As Samurai we prize honour, respect and integrity above all else. We have only one rule:

1. Don't be a dick

To attempt to clarify exactly what this means, here are a few guidelines on expected behaviour:

• Guild Channel
  • Guild chat should be in English at all times.
  • Respect your fellow Guild members - abuse will not be tolerated.
  • Respect and follow the instructions of the Master Samurai and Sensei.
  • Swearing should be kept to a minimum - do not attempt to use misspellings or punctuation to avoid the language filters.
• Public Behaviour
  • Remember that you carry the Guild name with you at all times - do not engage in behaviour that dishonours it.
  • Do not spam the public channels or invade other Guild's private channels.
  • Do not abuse other players - if they annoy you, /ignore them.
• Guild Raids
  • Follow the instructions of the Raid Leader and any Guild Officer assisting them, especially your Class Lead.
  • If your actions contribute or lead to an accidental wipe or near wipe make sure you apologise to your Guild mates - remember how much repair money you just cost them.
  • Again, respect your fellow Guild members - abuse will not be tolerated.
  • Greed and selfishness are not admirable qualities - remember this when deciding what loot to roll or bid for.

Ultimately all of this can be condensed into the one rule - "Don't be a dick". Remember that we are a Guild and as such you should act as a Guild member.

The Master Samurai and Sensei are responsible for the enforcement of the Guild rule.

DKP:

A complete explaination of the CTSamurai DKP system is posted in the CTSamurai Announcements section of our forums [link], but as a general guideline you can expect to gain DKP for attending Guild raids - the more challenging the raid is the more DKP you will usually receive. DKP can be spent either on purchases from the Guild bank or to obtain drops in Guild raids. Drops will usually go to the Guild member willing to bid the highest, though there are some rules :

• Guild members of rank Samurai and above will be allowed to bid more than lower ranked Guild members
• Guild members of rank Apprentice and Wanderer will be allowed to bid more than On Trial members
• Guild members will have priority on items that are appropriate for their class and spec

Low quality items will usually be rolled for if needed, unless someone particularly wishes to bid for them.