The Guild Charter

Go Rin No Sho was formed with the intent of progressing to World of Warcrafts 'End-Game' raids about 6 months into The Burning Crusade.

The guild is named after the book Go Rin No Sho (A Book of Five Rings) written in 1645 by Miyamoto Musashi, said to be the greatest swordsman that ever lived, who was never defeated in any duel from the age of 12 until he died in his sixties! This is his book of strategy. I read this book a long time ago, and it struck me as a good name for a guild. We wanted to move forwards in this game and see the 'end-game' content, and that will take some strategy and intent.

For those of you who want to learn more about Go Rin No Sho the book:

Wikipedia Reference: Wikipedia The Book of Five Rings

Go Rin No Sho is a PVE Raiding Guild, and while our members do participate in PVP, our purpose is to complete all the content Blizzard can throw at us, in a timely and organised manner. We like to push into new content as soon as possible and figure out how to kill new bosses using our game skill and brain power, with minimal resorting to tactics provided on the internet.

Our members like to know how to push their class to achieve the best they can in raids, so spend a lot of time learning about and theorycrafting their class and spec. We are looking for other people who are also similarly motivated and understanding of how their class works.

Member Behaviour

The Code of Conduct:
(Credit to the guild: Chupathingy)

1. Strive to treat all other players as you wish to be treated.
2. Racism, sexism, bigotry, or threats towards another person are not tolerated by this guild. This includes using slurs based on race, creed, sex, or sexual identity.
3. Do not harass, taunt, bother, stalk, or otherwise grief other players, whether in guild or not.
4. Do not play unethically: no cheating, hacking, gold-selling, botting, gliding, etc. This includes hacking, ninja-ing, intentionally causing wipes, etc.
5. Do not beg. Very little is more irritating than getting asked for money, items, etc. in a game. If you want to beg, go to the street corner; this guild, and our server in general is not the place for it.

Go Rin No Sho guild members are expected to hold themselves to a higher standard and refrain from inappropriate behaviour in game. It is up to you to be the bigger person and remember this is just a game. If another person is harassing you, use the appropriate channels (ignore them, report them to an officer, report them to a GM).

Remember, any time you're interacting with other players, you are a representative of the guild. Please behave how you would want our guild remembered. We want this guild to be seen as a home for good, helpful, active players, and to establish a reputation as a quality guild for other players to join.

Raiding

Our Raiding Times are as follows (server times):

Sunday - Thursday	20:30 - 23:30
Friday & Saturday	No Raids

Raiders are expected to attend 3 raids every week, to enable us to guarantee consistent capability in terms of numbers to hit 25-man challenges.

All raiders should come with enough consumables to last the entire evening. Enchants on your gear are also expected, as well as correct gem selection and raiding talent specs.

Everyone should have Ventrilo running (preferably with a mic) during raids and are also required to have certain addons installed.

Most of us are adults and at work or busy during the days, and want to have a good evening raiding with friends, so while we do like to have a laugh, we expect everyone to put in effort to achieve our aims for the evening, especially on progress raids and new content.

Raiding Expectations

• All members are expected to raid and be dedicated to progression.
• All members are expected to sign up for every raid, indicating their availability.
• Consumables for 4 hours of raiding:
  
  • Flasks & Elixirs relevant to your class & spec.
  • Buff potions relevant to your class & spec.
• Maxed out on First Aid and have plenty Heavy Frostweave Bandage.
• Raiding Talents & Gems (Class/Role Leaders will inspect you for this).
• All Required Addons Installed and Turned On (see Addons & Downloads Forum).
• Ventrilo & Microphone you can use.
• PC Hardware & Internet connection reliable for 25 player raiding.
• Outside the Entrance to the Raid Listed on the Calendar at 20:30.
• Know the tactics, your role and be able to execute it to a very high standard.
• Players unable to execute a role may be dropped for that boss.
• Players unable to perform to the standard expected, may be dropped until they can demonstrate they have taken steps to correct their weaknesses.
• Fire and higher can expect funds and items from the bank to support raiding.

Loot Rules

To reward all of our raiders fairly we use the EPGP Loot System in all 25 man raids. This system ensure everyone, regardless of rank, gets an fair chance to receive loot, and it also discourages points hording because all points earned Decay after each raid. For a more detailed description please read EPGP Wiki. For all other instances we use Group Loot.

Forums

All members are expected to be active on these forums, all important news about the guild is posted here, so you need to visit them regularly. Feel free to contribute any knowledge, hints & tips you may have and make yourself part of the community. There is already a wealth of information here for you to peruse (plus some useless stuff and funnies as well).

Guild Ranks

Within Go Rin No Sho there are 6 Guild Ranks:

Ground - This rank is trialists and low alts of guild members and for retired players.

Water - Water are guild members who are raid capable, with full rights to raid loot, and some limited access to the guild bank.

Fire - Fire is our full raiding rank with access the guild bank and have equal rights on loot from raids. Fire rank may also pay for raid repairs from the guild bank.

Wind - Wind are the Go Rin No Sho officers and class leaders.

Void - The Guild Master.

Progressing up ranks is based on your commitment to help the guild and its members to improve and progress through raiding, your reliability, generosity and honesty. To become a Fire rank, you need to excel consistently whilst raiding and pass certain other criteria.

No Drama

We have a strict policy about people causing drama in game, on our forums or on the general WOW forums or anywhere else associated with our guild. Anyone who whines, flames, begs, causes any tension or offense or brings the good name of Go Rin No Sho into disrepute will be warned and if serious enough removed from the guild. We all enjoy having a laugh but there are limits to what is acceptable. Think before you speak or make a post and use common sense.

Go Rin No Sho is a constantly changing & evolving Guild, and we hope you will enjoy being a part of that experience!