Factions
Faction teams, automatic sorting, Faction Cup seasons, faction points, captains, elections, bribes, and surges.
Key features
Faction teams
Create named Factions with colours, mottos, Discord roles, optional channels, and member counters so the community has visible team identity.
Automatic or quiz-based sorting
Without a quiz, members join the smallest eligible Faction; equal-sized Factions are chosen at random. With a quiz, their answers guide placement while Nox keeps team sizes balanced. Members are never placed into a Faction they are blocked from.
Faction Cup seasons
Run scheduled Cup seasons where Factions compete for points, wins, and seasonal recognition.
Captains and elections
Each Faction has a single elected leader, the captain. Members can call elections, nominate themselves, and vote for candidates to elect or replace the captain through configured governance rules.
Moderation and recruiting
Captains can exile disruptive members and pardon them later, members can resign, and captains can spend Faction funds to bribe a member of another Faction into joining.
Faction points and boosts
Track lifetime and seasonal points, accept Faction currency donations, and let the captain spend Faction currency on a rally that boosts both XP and currency rewards for Faction members.
Best for
Communities that want long-running teams, factions, or identity groups.
Servers that want seasonal competition with winners, breaks, and recurring Cup announcements.
Roleplay, school, gaming, or fan communities where elected team leadership adds a social layer.
How it works
Staff configure Factions
Add two to four Factions, choose names, colours, roles, and optional channels.
Configure sorting
Choose automatic assignment or enable a quiz with up to five questions. Link each answer to a Faction and save the sorting settings before members join.
Members join a Faction
Members use /faction join in Discord. If a sorting quiz is enabled, they answer it before being assigned. Otherwise, Nox selects the smallest eligible Faction. Nox assigns the configured Discord role when possible.
Faction activity earns points
Faction points are separate from Faction currency. Quest rewards and supported economy actions can award Faction points for lifetime totals and active Cup seasons. Donations move member currency into the Faction currency balance.
Cup and governance run over time
Cup seasons start and end on schedule. Election support, nomination windows, voting windows, captain permissions, cooldowns, rallies, and Faction currency balances are handled by the Faction system.
Member actions
Use the Faction command group in Discord for member-facing actions.
| Action | Who can use it | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| /faction join | Members who are not already in a Faction. | Assigns the member automatically or opens the configured sorting quiz. Answers guide placement alongside team balance. Members already in a Faction receive a message confirming their membership. |
| /faction info | Faction members. | Shows the member's current Faction, captain, motto, achievements, points, top contributors, election status, and discovery buttons for donations and election support. |
| /faction resign | Faction members. | Leaves the member's current Faction. They are blocked from rejoining that Faction until a captain pardons them, but can still be sorted into another Faction. |
| /faction donate | Faction members with enough member currency. | Moves the chosen amount from the member's currency balance into their Faction currency balance. |
| /faction bribe | The Faction captain. | Spends Faction funds to send a member of another Faction a bribe (the chosen amount). It appears in their inventory; accepting it moves them into your Faction and pays them that amount. Funds are only spent when the bribe is accepted. |
| /faction exile | The Faction captain. | Removes a member from the Faction and blocks them from rejoining it until pardoned. |
| /faction pardon | The Faction captain. | Lifts a member's block (from an exile or a resignation) so they can rejoin the Faction. |
| /faction motto set | The Faction captain. | Sets the Faction motto. Mottos are trimmed and can be up to 120 characters. |
| /faction rally | The Faction captain. | Spends Faction currency and starts both Faction buffs at the same time. |
Faction currency and rally
Faction currency is the Faction balance shown on Faction information. It is not the same as Faction points.
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| How Faction currency grows | Members donate their own currency to their current Faction. The donation reduces the member balance and increases the Faction balance. |
| What rally costs | A rally costs 20,000 Faction currency. |
| Who can rally | Only the Faction captain can start a rally. |
| What rally activates | Rally starts both a +10% currency buff and a +10% XP buff for Faction members. |
| How long rally lasts | Both buffs last 7 days. |
| When rally is blocked | Rally is rejected if either Faction buff is already active or the Faction does not have enough Faction currency. |
Bribe reference
A captain can spend Faction funds to recruit a member of another Faction.
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Who can bribe | Only the Faction captain, and only against a member who currently belongs to a different Faction. |
| Confirmation | The captain chooses an amount and confirms an ephemeral, no-refunds prompt before the bribe is sent. |
| Cost and reward | The amount is paid 1:1 — the Faction is charged the amount and the member receives the same amount, but only when the bribe is accepted. |
| Accepting | The bribe appears in the target's inventory, scoped to the sending Faction. Accepting moves them into that Faction; it does not let them pick a Faction. A member can hold bribes from several Factions at once. |
| When accept fails | If the Faction can no longer cover the amount when the member accepts, the accept is rejected and the bribe stays pending. Exiled or resigned members blocked from the Faction cannot be bribed into it. |
Election reference
Elections are Faction-specific. Members can only trigger, nominate, and vote in their own Faction.
| Stage | Rules |
|---|---|
| Calling an election | Members add support for an election. If the Faction has no captain, the lower vacant threshold is used. If the Faction already has a captain, the challenge threshold is used. |
| Trigger threshold | The required support is based on the configured percentage of active Faction members, then clamped between the configured minimum and maximum vote counts. Defaults are 20% of active members, minimum 1 vote for a vacant Faction, minimum 2 votes to challenge an existing captain, and maximum 5 votes. |
| Active member window | The active-member count uses the configured activity window. The default window is 30 days. |
| Existing elections | A Faction cannot start another election while one is already active. |
| Election cooldown | When an election closes, the Faction enters an election cooldown before another election can be called. The default cooldown is 30 days. |
| Nominations | After enough support is recorded, nominations open. Members nominate themselves and submit their proposed motto and candidate statement. |
| Nomination eligibility | Candidates must still be in the Faction. Servers can require a minimum member level and a minimum number of days in the Faction. Defaults are no level requirement and no membership-age requirement. |
| Voting | Voting opens after nominations close. Faction members vote for one candidate and can change their vote while voting is open. |
| Default timing | Nominations last 48 hours by default. Voting then lasts 120 hours by default. |
| Closing the election | When voting closes, the winner becomes captain and the winner's motto becomes the Faction motto. A single-candidate election can close with that candidate as winner. In multi-candidate elections, the top candidate must have at least one vote and must not be tied; otherwise leadership is not changed, but the cooldown still applies. |
Setup checklist
Create at least two Factions before enabling member sorting or Cup seasons.
Add Discord roles for Factions if members should visibly carry their team in the server.
Add a Faction channel for each Faction if you want join, leave, and election announcements posted there.
Choose Cup duration, break length, start time, announcement timing, and Cup channel before enabling scheduled Cup seasons.
Review election thresholds, active-member window, nomination window, voting window, cooldown, minimum level, and membership-age requirements before enabling elections.
Explain to captains that rally spends Faction currency and activates both Faction buffs together.
Important notes
Active Cup seasons can lock parts of Faction configuration so the current competition remains consistent.
Faction role assignment depends on Discord permissions and role hierarchy. A member can still have stored Faction state when role assignment fails.
Surges and catch-up settings are designed to keep Cup seasons competitive, not to replace normal Faction point activity.
Faction points and Faction currency are separate. Points affect lifetime totals and live Cup scoring. Faction currency is donated by members and spent by the captain on rallies and bribes.
Exiling and resigning both block re-entry to that Faction until a captain pardons the member. Joins, leaves, and switches are also recorded in the community activity feed and announced to the relevant Faction channels.
The captain role is Faction governance state; it is separate from Discord server permissions.
Faction-related achievements can reward members for visiting Factions, winning Cups, placing in Cup seasons, voting, being nominated, or serving as captain.
Troubleshooting
Members are not receiving Faction roles
Confirm Nox has Manage Roles and is higher than each Faction role in Discord's role list.
The Cup did not start
Check that Factions are enabled, at least two Factions exist, Cup scheduling is enabled, the Cup channel is valid, and the configured start time is in the future.
Election controls are unavailable
Review the election thresholds, cooldowns, nomination window, voting window, member level requirement, and minimum Faction membership age.
A member cannot accept a bribe
Confirm the sending Faction still has enough Faction currency, the member is not blocked from that Faction, and the bribe is still pending in their inventory.
A rally cannot be started
Confirm the acting member is the Faction captain, the Faction has at least 20,000 Faction currency, and neither rally buff is already active.
Commands
The live slash-command reference from Discord, including options and default permissions.
/faction bribe
Spend Faction funds to offer a member of another Faction a place in yours.
/faction donate
Donate currency to your current Faction.
/faction election nominate
Nominate yourself for the active Faction election.
/faction election trigger
Support triggering a Faction captain election.
/faction election vote
Vote in the active Faction election.
/faction exile
Exile a member from your Faction and block their return.
/faction info
Show your Faction information.
/faction join
Join or be sorted into a Faction.
/faction motto set
Set your Faction motto.
/faction pardon
Lift a member block so they can rejoin your Faction.
/faction rally
Spend Faction currency to start both Faction rally buffs.
/faction resign
Leave your current Faction.
Permissions
Discord permissions Nox needs for this feature and what each permission is used for.
Bring these features to your server
Add Nox to Discord, then configure your server in the dashboard. Review the permissions before authorising.