Our wonderful website operates almost entirely on open-source software. The website is built on the wonderful Drupal CMS. The forums are based on a heavily modified version of phpBB 3.0. Only our IRC applet and Chat With An Admin features are provided by a third-party (Darkmyst for the former, Meebo for the latter) entirely free of charge. We advertise the web-site on the RPG Host Banner Exchange which, in short, operates on a view-exchange system again without a monetary charge.

So what do we need to pay for? The Adylheim website is hosted on a commercial server. They charge each month for bandwidth, server space, unique IP, and (in the case of calamity) technical support. This cost constitutes the lion’s share of our monthly operating costs. In addition to server costs, we’ve begun advertising the site on Project Wonderful. This site allows users to submit daily bids on ad-space on other website. (And, conversely, to allow other sites to place ads on our website for a small cost.) The amount of money we make from this is usually quite small in comparison to our advertising costs and, in any case, is rolled back into advertising our website.

So what do we want to pay for? We’ve been blessed with an artistic and creative player base. However, in the future, we’re interested in commissioning works of art for our site. Say, for example, paying an artist from DeviantArt to produce a picture of a Dae’vol for the Codex.

Adylheim has, is, and will always be a strictly not-for-profit operation. We strongly believe in financial transparency and accountability. If you have any questions regarding your donation, please feel free to contact any of the administrators through IRC, chat, or on the forums.

If you’re interested in donating to keep the website running, please consider a donation to any of the four following categories:

1) General: You leave the distribution of your donation to the digression of the administrators.

2) Upkeep: Your money will be used to pay for server costs.

3) Advertisements: Your money will be used to help our efforts to recruit more players.

4) Art Commissions: Your money will be used to pay for art commissioned for our web-site. Due to the costs of commissions and our commitment to procuring quality works, it may take some time to collect enough money to afford a commission.

Donation Steps
1) Click the donation link.

2) Choose how much money you wish to contribute.

3) Indicate in the “Category” box which of the four categories you wish to assign to your donation. If you forget this step, we’ll make an effort to contact you and determine your preference (if any.)

4) Proceed through the Paypal checkout.

5) Done!