1. Possession of Superweapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction must be requested, and their use is to be limited, and generally not permitted, unless with Staff approval, and recommended only when necessary to further a plot or storyline, demonstrably. 

2. Military forces should be maintained at a modest, reasonable, and manageable size. The leading factions are the absolute maximum for size, however the Staff will regulate, and allow for expansion as an organization's actions permit. Any expansion, while possible to be RPed out, must ultimately still be requested for approval. Expansions or deals that are RPed have a far more likely chance of approval.

3. The forces listed on the main page of the factions are the entirety of their forces. Any further expansion by that faction must be requested. In the case of the New Republic, there are additional unlisted forces within the Sector Forces, which are confederal military forces assembled from the planetary defense forces of each of the constituent sectors.

4. As a rule of thumb, planets, unless otherwise specified, are assumed to have an unspecified number of NPC defenses and forces in addition to that faction's listed forces. The Staff reserve the right to specify these defenses, and play them if necessary, when these worlds come under attack. Should these worlds come under attack, Staff will give the absolute force available to the defender for public viewing and consideration for both sides. Unless receiving reinforcements, that is all that is available on that world and further forces can not be requested for the thread.