Staff Positions

Staff refers to every member in TNW who is chosen to hold a position of authority, be it primarily on the Minecraft server, the Discord server, or both. All of our staff are volunteers — no, we don’t get paid, unfortunately! — and may dedicate as little or as much time as they would like. We have three main positions with increasing levels of both power and responsibility, and five secondary positions that serve as the aspect(s) of the server we want to focus on.

Main Roles

Wings of Fire: The New World has three main positions available, those being our Helpers, Moderators (Mods), and Administrators (Admins). These positions are attained either by application or by promotion.

Helper

Helpers…well, help out! Helpers lend a hand around the Discord and Minecraft servers. They can answer technical questions about the server, direct new players around the map, and do a bit of moderating.

Permissions

Selection

Helpers are chosen in two ways. If the admins notice that a player is particularly active, respectful, and familiar with the community and server, they might reach out to the player and ask if they’d like a spot on the team. Helpers are typically chosen if they know a lot about the in-game map and have quite a bit of playtime and messages on the server. Helpers are the only staff member that can be chosen without an application. Helpers also do not have a trial period like moderators and admins.

Alternatively, helpers can be chosen through applications. If staff applications open up, and a certain application shows merit, that person may be chosen to be a helper.

Current Helpers

Moderator

Moderators are responsible for many of the same tasks as Helpers, but with quite a few more technical permissions. They handle moderation on both the Discord and Minecraft servers, including dealing warns, more presence in tickets, and more directly resolving conflicts. They also are able to assist in training new Helpers and Trial Moderators with how to use bot and in-game commands.

Permissions

Trial

Discord
Minecraft

Senior

Discord
Minecraft

Selection

Trial moderators are either chosen through applications or promoted from helper to trial mod. When looking at applications, we look for responsible and respectful players who are active on both servers and are familiar with how Discord works. Being well-spoken with a good reputation also helps, because moderators sometimes have to settle conflicts. No one can ascend directly to moderator; a few months of training are required before being promoted from trial moderator. Moderators must have good judgement and communication skills.

Current Moderators

Trial

Senior

Administrator

Admins are responsible for moderation, technical, and social aspects on both the Discord and Minecraft servers. Their expertise is on the Minecraft server, as they have had at least three months of training in their respective subrole (discussed below!). We are responsible for arranging and hosting major event due to being much more technically capable. Due to our high staff position, we must also offer assistance in helping to train new Helpers, Moderators, and Trial Admins.

Permissions

Administrators are granted all permissions.

Selection

Like moderators, trial admins must have good judgement and communication skills. Trial admins also must be patient and willing to learn and invest a lot of time in the Minecraft server, since training takes a few months. Trial admins are only chosen through applications or promotions. Usually, moderators are promoted to trial admin, but helpers can also be promoted to trial admin on rare occasions.

Trial admins go through a minimum of 3 months of training on the following subjects:

All trial admins are required to host at least one major event before being promoted to a full admin! The "trial admin event" showcases all of the skills learned during their time in training.

Trial admins are required to be 15+!

Current Admins

Trial

Senior

Sub Roles

Ambassador

Overview

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The Ambassador role serves as a bridge between our collective staff team and the playerbase.

Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Ambassadors should be emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and understanding of the players they manage. They should be responsible for spending time and being familiar with the playerbase to moderate as best as possible.

Communication

Ambassadors should be great communicators who are able to convey their thoughts in a concise manner.

Conflict Resolution

Ambassadors should be capable of resolving disputes between players effectively and timely. While Ambassadors should be kind in their every day interactions, player penalties — and the Ambassadors issuing them — should be fair and just.

Core Aspects

Communication

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Directors

Members of the Ambassador team will most often keep close contact with Directors.

Responsibilities

This section is under construction.

Resources

This section is under construction.

The following resources may prove helpful for those who wish to become an Ambassador, or for Ambassadors who would like refreshers on what is asked of them:

Builder

Overview

The Builder role serves as a bridge between our conceptual designers and the playerbase. To do so, they must work with creating structures, terraforming, and out-of-bounds patching to ensure that any given event is not only beautiful, but as free of physical glitches as possible.

Skills

Members of our Builder team should keep a specific set of skills in mind. If you do not currently have these skills, or even if you don’t at the time of your joining the team, don’t worry! We will show you the ropes and introduce these skills during your time as a Builder.

Building

Builders should be fairly confident in their building skills. They should have an artistic eye and should be able to transform concepts into reality. While an innovative and unique attention to detail is heavily encouraged, we ask most of all that you collaborate well with others while building to match a vision.

WorldEdit

Builders should be comfortable with the basics of WorldEdit. While they help greatly with the development of builds, and as such are recommended, more complex features of the software are not expected.

Core Aspects

There are a few core aspects that Builders must keep in mind while they are on the team. Communication and responsibility are important for any team, so do your best to remember these!

Communication

Gamemasters

Builders will most often keep close contact with Gamemasters to accurately convey the ideas the latter wish to develop. Gamemasters are responsible for bringing exciting ideas to the Builders, and Builders must spin these ideas into a visually rich environment.

Directors

Builders must occasionally check in with Directors to have their progress checked. While deadlines are scarce, Builders are often among the last filters for a project to be completed; as a result, Directors are responsible for comparing the Builders’ progress with other teams.

Responsibilities

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Builders are responsible for ensuring that the areas they create are free of out-of-bounds glitches.

Resources

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The following resources may prove helpful for those who wish to become a Builder, or for Builders who would like refreshers on what is asked of them:

Director

Overview

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The Director role serves as a bridge between all subroles of the staff team.

Skills

Leadership

Directors are expected to have excellent leadership qualities, able to take charge of a conversation or meeting to guide the topic(s). Directors should have a great capacity to adapt to the needs of their fellow members, providing guidance and clarity when needed.

Communication

Directors should be great communicators who are able to convey their thoughts in a concise manner.

Time Management

Directors should have a good sense of project duration and time allocation to make the most of any temporal constraints that might be present.

Core Aspects

Communication

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All Roles

Members of the Director team will likely keep in contact with all other subroles of the staff team.

Responsibilities

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Resources

The following resources may prove helpful for those who wish to become a Director, or for Directors who would like refreshers on what is asked of them:

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Gamemaster

Overview

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The Gamemaster role serves as a bridge between our key events, unique RPG elements, and world development and the playerbase.

Skills

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Creativity

Gamemasters should be able to brainstorm great ideas, prioritise uniqueness, and be able to tell a good story.

General Game Design

Gamemasters should have a good understanding of what makes events and games enjoyable.

Core Aspects

Communication

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Builders

Members of the Gamemaster team will most often keep close contact with Builders.

Responsibilities

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Resources

The following resources may prove helpful for those who wish to become a Gamemaster, or for Gamemasters who would like refreshers on what is asked of them:

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Technician

Overview

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The Technician role serves as a bridge between our technical concepts and day-to-day server management and the playerbase.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Technicians should have some semblance of familiarity with computers and their systems. Skills in areas such as networking, software, and hardware are a great bonus, but not expected.

Programming

Technicians are recommended to have at least some exposure to programming languages such as Minecraft’s commands, Java, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS. Expertise or fluency in any of these is not expected, but recognising each and a willingness to learn will be greatly supported.

Core Aspects

Communication

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Gamemasters

Members of the Technician team will most often keep close contact with Gamemasters.

Directors

Members of the Technician team will most often keep close contact with Directors.

Responsibilities

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Resources

The following resources may prove helpful for those who wish to become a Technician, or for Technicians who would like refreshers on what is asked of them:

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