Permissions

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Warning: this article is work in progress. Expect frequent changes.
The new permission system will soon be introduced, parts of this article may reference those changes.

Permissions & security are two topics fundamental to your enjoyment of Wurm Online. This article attempts to outline in great detail the mechanics available to players in order to maximise the security of their belongings and structures. See the talk page associated to this article for some basic advice and guidance.

To enter the management screen for one of the many permissions systems of Wurm Online right-click on any of the following and open the manage sub-menu.

• the body group header in the inventory or
• the body icon on the character window.
• the inventory header or
• any user-made group header

Individual items may also be managed by right-clicking on them and selecting permissions.

Buildings

The building management screen will be available for any buildings:

• you are owner of (or used to hold the writ to).
• where you've been provided access via settlement may manage and manage allowed objects permission
• where you have the manage permissions role on a specific building.

The window displayed will provide a list of buildings that you may manage. Here you may also demolish the building if you have the Modify Building permission.

Permissions

Checking a building and pushing the Manage Permissions button will take yo uto a screen where the owner can re-name the building and change the ownership. The owner and any other players with direct or inherited manage permissions will also be able to view and modify all permissions linked to the building.

Manage Item

allows management of the permissions on the building

May Enter

allows entry through locked doors (if managed by the building) and the ability to improve and repair the building and its contents

Modify Building

allows destroying, building and rotating of floors, roofs. Deed permissions may be required to add or remove tiles

Pickup Items

allows taking, pushing, pulling, turning and hauling (overrides deed settings)

Pickup Planted

allows taking of planted items, requires the Pickup Items building permission

Place Merchants

allows placing of a merchant or trader and overrides the deed settings

May (Un)Load

allows the loading and unloading of items, overriding the deed settings. Requires Pickup Items for the target to load items they do not own and Pickup Planted for planted items.

Deny All

Does just that!

Doors

Picking a building and clicking the Manage All Doors button will allow you to individually manage each door in a building. Door permissions are managed by the building's permissions by default. To manage individual door permissions, remove the check for Controlled By Building and Apply Changes. Doors can be named by typing a name into the box next to Name.

Door Permissions

Pass Door

Allows passing through this door.

Deny All

Denies all access.

Gates

Manage Item

Allows managing of these permissions.

Pass Gate

Allows entry through this gate even when its locked.

(Un)Lock Gate

Allows locking (and unlocking) of this gate.

Deny All

Deny all access.

Mine doors

Manage Item

Allows managing of these permissions.

Pass Mine Door

Allows passing through the mine door.

Deny All

Deny all access.

Settlement

Animals

Breed

Allows breeding of animals on deed.

Butcher

Allows butchering on deed.

Groom

Allows grooming of animals on deed.

Lead

Allows leading of animals on deed.

Milk/Shear

Allows milking of cows and shearing of sheep.

Sacrifice

Allows sacrificing of animals on deed.

Tame/Charm/Dominate

Allows taming of animals on deed. Charming and Dominating requires this and Cast Deity Spells.

Construction

Build

Allows ability to color and continue on buildings and build fences and place mine doors.

Destroy Fences

Allows destruction of fences and gates.

Destroy Items

Allows destruction of items.

Pick Locks

Allows lockpicking of buildings, items and gates. Also requires Pickup permission to lockpick items. - Only for Citizen type roles.

Plan Buildings

Allows planning of buildings.

Digging

Cultivate

Allows cultivating of packed tiles.

Dig Clay/Tar/Peat/Moss

Allows digging of resource tiles.

Pack

Allows packing of tiles.

Terraform

Allows terraforming (digging, leveling and flattening).

Farming

Harvest Fields

Allows harvesting of fields.

Sow Fields

Allows sowing of fields.

Tend Fields

Allows tending of fields.

Forestry/Gardening

Chop Down Trees and Bushes

Allows chopping down of all trees and bushes except the very old and overaged trees.

Chop Down V.Old Trees

Allows chopping down of Very Old and Overraged trees. Also allows 'Wild Growth' spell on hedges, but that requires 'Cast Deity Spells' privilege as well.

Cut Grass

Allows cutting of grass.

Harvest Fruit

Allows harvesting from trees and bushes.

Make Lawn

Allows ability to make lawn.

Pick Sprouts

Allows picking of sprouts from trees and bushes and also allows picking of flowers.

Plant Flowers

Allows planting of flowers, mixed grass and thatch.

Plant Sprouts

Allows planting of sprouts including hedges.

Prune

Allows pruning of trees and bushes including hedges.

General

Attack Citizens

Allows attacking of citizens and allies of the settlement.

Attack Non Citizens

Allows attacking of non citizens which includes animals.

Cast Deity Spells

Allows use of deity spells on deed.

Cast Sorcery Spells

Allows use of sorcery spells on deed.

Forage/Botanize

Allows foraging and botanizing on deed.

May Place Merchants

Allows placing of merchants and traders.

Pave

Allows adding or removing of paving on deed.

Use Meditation Abilities

Allows use of meditation abilities on deed.

Item Management

Attach Locks

Allows attaching of locks on items on deed. - Only for Citizen type roles.

Drop

Allows dropping of items on deed.

Improve/Repair

Allows improving and repairing of items on deed.

Load

Allows loading of items on deed, also requires 'Pickup' permissions or 'Pickup Planted' permission.

Pickup

Allows picking up of items on deed.

Pickup Planted Items

Allows picking up of planted items on deed, also requires 'Pickup' permission.

Pull/Push/Turn

Allows pull, push, and turning of items on deed.

UnLoad

Allows unloading of items on deed.

Mining

Add/Remove Reinforcement

Allows adding and removing of reinforced walls (needs Mine Rock) and floors (needs Mine Floor) on deed. Also used to control Disintegrate.

Mine Floor

Allows mining of floors in cave on deed including leveling and flattening in caves.

Mine Iron Veins

Allows mining of iron veins on deed.

Mine Other Veins

Allows mining of other veins on deed.

Mine Rock

Allows mining of rock in caves on deed.

Surface Mining

Allows surface mining on deed.

Tunnel

Allows making tunnel entrances on deed.

Settlement Management

Allow Actions on Allied Deeds

Allows actions on allied deeds using their ally role, if not set then they it will use their non-citizen.

Destroy Any Buildings

Allows demolition of any building.

Invite Citizens

Allows ability to invite non-citizens to join the settlement including using recruitment boards.

Manage Allowed Objects

Allows ability to manage allowed objects, that's buildings, gates, and mine doors that have the Settlement May Manage flag set.

Manage Citizen Roles

Allows ability to assign roles to citizens.

Manage Guards

Allows hiring guards to protect the settlement and uphold these rules.

Manage Map

Allows ability to add and remove village annotations on the map. Updating alliance annotations requires the manage politics permission as well.

Manage Politics

Allows ability to form and break alliances with other settlements, as well as declare war and make peace.

Manage Reputations

Allows ability to manage reputations.

Manage Roles

Allows managing of permissions in any role in which you have the corresponding permission in your role.

Manage Settings

Allows changing settlement settings.

May Configure Twitter

Allows ability to configure twitter settings.

Resize Settlement

Allows ability to change the size of the settlement.

Ships

Warning: this article is work in progress. Expect frequent changes.
The new permission system will soon be introduced, parts of this article may reference those changes.