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Guild System

Guilds in VMaNGOS span the world DB (templates for ranks) and the characters database (roster state).

Creation

  • A player buys a guild charter from a petition NPC (GUILD_CHARTER_COST = 1000 copper / 10 s) and collects exactly 9 signatures (the client hard-caps at 9) (PetitionsHandler.cpp): petition + petition_sign.
  • One signature per account (player_account guard).
  • Turning in the completed charter creates the guild rows.

Data Model

Table (characters DB) Purpose
guild Guild header: name, leader, creation date, bank money.
guild_rank Rank names/rights per guild; rank count on the header row.
guild_member Roster: member guid, rank, public/officer notes.
guild_eventlog Recent join/leave/leadership events (capped).

Guild tabards are client-side customisation only in vanilla (no separate table).

NPC Side

  • Petition vendors are normal creatures with npc_flags = UNIT_NPC_FLAG_PETITIONER (0x200); guild tabard NPCs use UNIT_NPC_FLAG_TABARDDESIGNER (0x400).
  • Greeting text comes from the gossip system.