It's philosophy is simple, and it's rules loose.

The helpfile would probably consist of two lines:

Kill Magic (Bring own trophies)

Must Have Pride and Courage.

If an applicant doesn't know things like 'not to use Magic', then the tablet won't help - they need an elder to instruct them and point them to your neighbourhood lyceum for a dose of just how deep that lore's drawing from. It's worth mentioning they're also guidelines - not rules. You'd have to confer with a leader/elder to understand how they're applied in the here and now.

The best thing about the village is letting people fly their own way, do things how they want - and then lay the smack down as soon as you see they've gone too far. It encourages that same harsh learning curve that we enjoy in PK - and brings it into our roleplay for a 'rough edged, hard assed' feeling that I bet even Village Vets enjoy! I still remember the first time I ganked down a mage while on the way out with a ranking group. Ritur's roleplay was pretty much 'mage dead, I'm happy' but when it became clear to the immortal watching that the attitude could be the beginnings of some uncourageous antics - I got smacked down hard over CB. Five minutes later, and I'm redeeming myself by having my groupmates remove magical gear and stealing it off them while they rested :D

Although publishing the Tablet is doable, you'd then have to publish the Plaque as well. And then we're getting into huge amounts of information that should be found out in cool, fun IC ways. Not using a boiled down Battleraging for Dummies (ISBN:help2151)

When I imagine a helpfile like what you suggest, I just see a lot of people quoting it to bitch about parity (as if there aren't enough whining eejits who do it now).

Yhorian