Changes

Players on your [[friends|friends list]] can pick up items that belong to you, and they can though settlement permissions take priority and [[loot]] your [[corpse]] when may disallow you [[death|die]]from doing so. Friends can also control, embark, access the inventory, and manage the settings of vehicles you own, if the vehicle permissions permit friends to do so.

Some items like [[lamp]]s, [[bulk storage bin]]s, and [[sign]]s can be [[Planting|planted]]. Once planted, they can only be picked up by the player who planted them. Items that are planted will reflect this in an event message when [[examine]]d with {{event|inline|The <item> is has been firmly secured to the groundby <playername>.}}.* Planting an item requires 10 [[digging]] skill.* Plantable items can also be ''secured'', which is the same mechanic only it is available after dropping or placing the item.* If an item goes below 10 effective quality based on damage, or has more than 70 damage, it can be picked up by other players.* If off deed and planting signs, you can only plant these once per wurm week (21 RL hours)

House ownership and permissions are managed through the [[writ of ownership]], that is automatically created when you finalize a [[wall plan]] when [[Build house|building a house]]''Manage Buildings'' tab. A house that has no missing [[wall]]s protects items theft on the [[Freedom Isles]], even with unlocked [[door]]s. On [[Chaos]] and the [[Epic]] cluster PvP servers, you will need to [[steal]] items or destroy a wall. You can not use the [[stealing]] skill or destroy house walls on the Freedom Isles servers.

Players on your friends list can be added as guest on the writ of ownership, which gives them permission to pass certain permissions to give access to locked doors and , or to pick up or otherwise manipulate items like [[load cargo|loading cargo]] or pushing, pulling, and turning.

[[Cart]]s and [[boat]]s are initially owned by the player who finishes creating it. You can '''right-click''' a vehicle and select '''Manage Vehicle''' to manage the vehicle permissions and transfer [[item ownership]]. For vehicle permissions to be in effect, you need to attach they must have a [[lock]]s to your vehiclesattached (note that a vehicle will automatically have a lock attached upon creation).

Some animals like [[horse]]s can be marked with a [[branding iron]], it will however not stop players from [[attack]]ing or [[Creatures#leading|leading]] it away if it is not on a [[settlement]], or if a settlement [[settlement#Permissions & Settings|allows such actions]]. Although they can have the '''Manage Vehicle''' option, those permissions are not being applied.

Items on a [[settlement]] are protected to the extend extent that the [[settlement#Permissions & Settings|role management]], friends list, and guests on [[writ of ownership|writs of ownership]] allowallows. The settlement itself is owned by the [[settlement#mayor|mayor]] in either a [[settlement#voting|dictatorship or democracy]].

You can own land if you found a [[settlement]] using a [[deed stake]]. You have no ownership rights over land outside of your settlements, though many players follow community etiquettesetiquette. [[Enclosure]]s Enclosures outside of settlements are largely not protected by game mechanics or rules. A good start to solve disputes and conflicts is opening a courteous dialogue.