Roles & Permissions¶
Nations are run through roles. A role is a named rank (e.g. Leader, Trusted, Member) that carries a set of permissions. Members hold a role; changing a role's permissions changes it for everyone who holds that role.
Open Nation Menu → Nation Management → Members & Permissions (Java), or use commands:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/nation roles |
List your nation's roles and how many members each has. |
/nation role create <name> |
Make a new role. |
/nation role delete <name> |
Delete a role - it must have no members first. |
/nation role set <player> <role> |
Assign a member to a role. |
/nation role title <role> <new title> |
Rename a role's display title (shown on nameplates). |
/nation perms ... |
Inspect and toggle a role's permissions (or use the GUI's green/red toggles). |
The leader always holds every permission and can't be reassigned or kicked. If you don't have permission to manage members or roles yourself, the Members panel becomes a read-only roster.
The permission list¶
| Permission | Grants |
|---|---|
| Claim Land | Claim chunks for the nation |
| Unclaim Land | Release nation chunks |
| Place Blocks | Place blocks in nation territory |
| Break Blocks | Break blocks in nation territory |
| Open Containers | Open chests and other containers in nation territory |
| Invite Players | Invite players to the nation |
| Kick Players | Remove members |
| Manage Roles | Create, edit, and delete roles, and assign them to members |
| Manage Diplomacy | Treaties, enemies, nation mode toggle, declaring/cancelling/surrendering wars, reinforcing allies, and letters |
| Bank Deposit | Deposit to the nation bank |
| Bank Withdraw | Withdraw from the nation bank |
| Foreign Aid | Send foreign aid and collect received aid - a separate permission from Bank Withdraw, so a role can have one without the other |
| Manage Taxes | Set the daily member tax rate and manage exemptions - see Tax & Upkeep |
| Edit Labels | Colour, description, government, ideology, capital location, and banner |
| Edit Banner | Edit the nation banner |
| Rename Nation | Rename the nation and change its tag |
| Send Announcements | Broadcast nation announcements |
| Manage Plots | Assign or release personal plots on claimed chunks |
| Disband Nation | Disband the nation (leader only) |
Default roles¶
Every nation starts with three roles. All three (including their permissions and display titles) can be freely edited, renamed, or reassigned like any other role - these are just sensible starting points, not fixed tiers.
- Member can build, break, and open containers inside claims, and deposit to the bank - but cannot claim/unclaim land by default. New invitees land here.
- Trusted adds Claim/Unclaim Land, Invite/Kick Players, Manage Roles, and Send Announcements on top of everything Member has.
- The Leader always has every permission, regardless of role edits, and can't be reassigned or kicked.
Manage Plots isn't included in Member or Trusted's starting permissions - only the Leader has it by default. Grant it to Trusted (or a custom role) if you want to delegate assigning personal plots.
Claiming is Trusted-level by default
A plain Member can't claim or unclaim land unless their role is specifically granted the Claim Land / Unclaim Land permissions. If you want all members to be able to claim, grant those two permissions to the Member role.