Proctors are an integral part of the RoSoG. They help maintain a balance during fighting activity and assure that fights are done according to the established guidelines and remain fair. Their duty is to observe combat, keeping tally of both hit points and speed points for all ships during a given battle. They are to remain neutral to the parties during combat and score the results fairly and accurately.

Proctoring during a large ship battle can be very complex, and it is asked in the more intense battles that persons involved be patient and give the proctor time to maintain the scoring procedures set by the RoSoG. During a battle, the proctor's word is final and must be obeyed, though disagreements happen and we are all human, if you disagree with the results or the ruling of a proctor, you should submit the log and query to Remy DeSange to be reviewed and ruled on. Her determination is final and only things which occur during a ship battle are things that will be reviewed. What happens after a ship battle has nothing to do with the RoSoG, its staff or its proctors.

There are some very basic requirements to becoming a certified RoSoG proctor.

1) You must have a fully active AOL screen name. This means, this is not a delete/restore character.
2) You must take a certification class with either Casandra Tuel and be taught the fine points of proctoring, as well as being tested for your ability to follow and understand the guidelines.
3) You must be able to count a match fairly, without bias and accurately.

If you can meet these three basic qualifications, then you should contact the proctor trainers to be certified. All must pass the test and be approved in order to be listed with the RoSoG. You will be required to place RoSoG Proctor in your lifescrolls.

One note that should be added here. Though you will need to proctor matches for people, you are not at their beck and call. If you are busy or don't wish to proctor a match, you are not obligated to do so. You are encouraged to proctor matches for others, though no one can demand or expect you will do so each and every time you are asked.

Proctors are discouraged from counting their own matches, but with so few proctors, there will be times it may be necessary. Logs must always be saved, especially in these cases. It is recommended all logs be submitted to the scribe for review and to make transfers of ships as needed, if the match calls for such. A good general rule of thumb is to hold logs for a period of 10-14 mun days. If there is no debate after this period of time, then it should be safe to delete unwanted logs.

Below you will find the general outline all proctors are given upon entering proctoring training. Feel free to copy these for reference if needed. The dice table has been included here for convenience.

1. Get ship names and verify registration
2. State type of ships (Round/Ram/Serpent;class Light/Medium/Heavy) and cargo
3. State Terms - Are capture of characters allowed, collarings allowed?
4. Roll for initial strike
5. Score the same as if a spar: 15-19 1 pt. / 20+ 2 pts

Damage is counted down/speed (range) is counted up

Dicing Table