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As been stated earlier, this is a very complex site with many different avenues and levels of participation. Essentially, a Newbie becomes a Patron and explores the site. They have a multitude of different ancient worlds to choose from, and the site allows you to explore each site to see if the world is suitable to their seriousness of participation. Since this is total immersion -- you eventually obtain an avatar and participate in discussion boards, chat rooms and research sharing venues -- the decision should be made after careful evaluation. Typically, the site will give you approximately 30 days. Once you decide, you may set up a home page and start to build your points (Roman cash) to access other sites or go more in depth in your own world. The community includes academic scholars of that ancient world, so participation can be very serious. But it can also be tongue-in-cheek as some of the discussion boards indicate. Time and money allow a participant to elevate their status. Participants may eventually evolve into role-playing and game playing on this site. [|Levels of Participation]