Although I'm going to direct you (once again) to Eorl's Honor for the most part, I will post the basics here so you can get a rough idea for battling beforehand. Rules of the Battlefield When issuing a challenge, post required stats with descriptions, battling conditions, and a clear link to your Iernatai's page. Posting a picture is also helpful. When accepting a challenge, post required stats with descriptions, acceptance of any battling conditions, and provide a clear link to your Iernatai's page. Posting a picture is also helpful. *Note on Posting Images* If your server allows image direct linking, you can put your Iernatai's picture in your first post. To do so, use an image ezboard tag: [img noborder]http://yourweb/yourimage.gif[/img] If you know your server does not allow direct linking (or, if you try this with the correct url for your image and the image still won't show up), you can get permission to direct link from my server. This is ONLY for use on The Nowhere Realm (our message board) and its forums; no direct linking from any other websites, please. You can request permission and your image url by emailing me (battles@jennalyn.net). Unanswered battle challenges will be deleted after a month. Once two creatures agree to battle, the original poster must edit the title of the first post and change it to reflect the battle (ex. "Battle: Clancy vs Duncan"). Battles, once begun, have a limited time to conclude. Battles with long periods of inactivity (a week or more) will be warned by the Warren Leader and ended a week later. Exceptions will be made if a good excuse is posted and both battlers agree to let the battle go on. If neither party replies to a Warned battle, the battle will be ended as a "draw" or "tie" in your Iernatai's battle records. If only one party replies, then that person's creature will be proclaimed as the winner, as the other creature will have "withdrawn" from the fight and lost. If your Iernatai starts to accumulate too many draws, the Warren Leader may have a chat with you. If your Iernatai withdraws from a match without agreement with the other trainer in the battle, the match counts as a win for your opponent and a loss for your Iernatai. In battle, watch your math and rounding! Your opponents are not required to correct you, especially if the mistake is in their favor. Read over the battle instructions here if you have questions. You can also post your question in the Instruction and Training forum or contact me (email: battles@jennalyn.net, AIM: roczath). When a battle is over, the original poster must edit the title of the first post and add "-- Finished" to the end of it (ex. "Battle: Clancy vs. Duncan -- Finished"). This is so the Warren Leaders know to archive the battle. It is very helpful to post a summary at the top of the first post in the battle after the battle has ended. Here is an example: Winner: Clancy Battle lasted 8 turns Watched by: none Prize given: none Other information that you consider useful can be added After battles are marked as "Finished" by the battlers, they will be closed and moved to the Battle Archives forum. If you have questions or need help, please go to The Battlefield and post in the Instruction and Training forum, or directly contact me (email: battles@jennalyn.net, AIM: roczath). If you have read over the Basic section and have no further questions, I think you are ready to get started!