Sponsorship: Avalon as a Free Online RPG (Unlimited, Unrestricted)

**SPONSORSHIP HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY CREDITED STATUS**

There are two ways to play Avalon: by subscription or by credit.

Credit costs nothing for you to play continuously, but you pay for the growth of your character piecemeal

Every novice begins with a set number of free days similar to a bronze subscription. When these days expire, or for non-novices when a cancelled subscription ends, you revert to the CREDITED state.

As a credited player, you may play normally:

=+ can use abilities you have gained so far

=+ can use lessons you earned or bought so far

=+ can acquire free lessons from raising level

=+ can run for high office as a senior

=+ can hold ministerial position as a middling

=+ can purchase crowns and procure lessons

=+ can use public aliases and preset variables

Credit differs with subscription in terms of services:

=- cannot gain free crowns and lessons from tasks, chapters, and quests

=- cannot be field marshall, guildmaster, or prince, unless you hold it already

=- cannot define your own Avalon triggers and aliases

While playing credited, you will need to regularly purchase crowns and procure lessons to grow.

See HELP CREDITED for the full details of its differences with subscriptions.

Subscriptions are paid in USD on a monthly basis, for quicker lesson gain and a monthly rebate of crowns, detailed in HELP SUBSCRIPTION.

Subscriptions are the usual way to continue playing Avalon, free of any restrictions of city or guild. Subscribers receive access to all features of Avalon's subsystems and complexities. Subscriptions are arranged in tiers, with the lowest tier set at a non-profit price. Each tier receives a daily login bonus of lessons, quicker lesson gain while idle, and a monthly or annual rebate in crowns. You can peruse the diverse and generous benefits of each tier by typing SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Players older than three years are eligible for the Lifetime subscription, described in HELP LIFETIME. It removes the necessity of a monthly subscription; lifetimers may choose at a later date to subscribe monthly and lifetimes have cumulative benefits with a monthly subscription above and beyond freedom to play. Its benefits aside, many subscribe to support Avalon because the game is "worth it".

Type CHARGES for summary of options available should you wish to purchase anything from Avalon. Sponsored players may also store details for purchases, without needing to subscribe