The Vigil · Terms
The terms of the watch.
This document describes what NoDawn actually does, read out of the code and database rather than from a template, and that part is accurate. The legal framing around it — jurisdiction, liability, consumer-law carve-outs — has not been reviewed by a lawyer and may change before launch.
Points still marked like this are genuinely undecided. They are shown rather than guessed, because each one is a commitment nobody has made yet.
Last updated: 2026-08-02 · Contact: the Vigil Discord, or the feedback form inside the game
1. Agreement
By creating an account or playing NoDawn you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service. If you are using NoDawn on behalf of an organisation, you confirm you may bind it.
2. Your account
You need an account to play online, save decks, or buy anything. You agree to give an accurate email address, keep your credentials to yourself, and tell us at the in-game feedback form or the Vigil Discord if you believe your account has been compromised. You are responsible for what happens under your account.
One person, one account, unless we agree otherwise in writing. Accounts are personal: you may not sell, rent, share or transfer one.
You must be at least minimum age — not yet set to hold an account.
3. Virtual goods — read this one
NoDawn sells virtual items: cards, cosmetics, currency (Blood Orbs, Vitae Shards), and passes.
What you are buying is a licence, not property. You receive a personal, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the item inside NoDawn. You do not own it, and it has no monetary value outside the game.
Specifically, and stated plainly because this is where players are most often surprised:
- Virtual items cannot be exchanged for money or transferred to another account.
- We may change the behaviour or balance of any item as the game is tuned. A card being made weaker is not a defect and is not grounds for a refund.
- Items are tied to your account. If your account is deleted — by you or by us — every item in it is lost, without refund.
- If NoDawn shuts down, your licence ends. See §9.
Purchases are also governed by the refund policy, which forms part of these Terms.
4. Rules of play
Do not: cheat, use bots or automation, exploit bugs for advantage, tamper with the client or the network protocol, or attack our infrastructure. Do not harass other players, use hateful or abusive names or messages, or impersonate anyone. Do not use NoDawn for anything illegal.
Bugs. If you find one that gives an advantage, report it to the in-game feedback form or the Vigil Discord rather than use it. We will not penalise a good-faith report — and knowingly farming an exploit is a §7 matter.
5. Our content
NoDawn — its cards, art, rules text, names, world and software — belongs to NoDawn's owner or its licensors. You may not copy, redistribute, sell or make derivative works of it, except as these Terms allow.
You may stream, record and monetise videos of your own play, including on YouTube and Twitch. We will not claim your gameplay footage. This permission covers gameplay; it does not let you redistribute the card art or the game files themselves.
The card art is AI-assisted — see ai-art-provenance.md.
NoDawn is built on the open-source phase.rs engine, used under its own licence. NoDawn is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Wizards of the Coast or any other trading-card publisher.
6. Your content
You keep ownership of what you make — deck names, custom card text, feedback. By submitting it you grant us a licence to host and display it as needed to run the service, and to act on feedback without owing you anything for it.
Do not submit content you do not have the right to submit. We may remove anything that breaks §4.
7. Suspension and termination
We may suspend or terminate an account that breaks these Terms. Where it is reasonable and lawful we will warn first — except for cheating, fraud, chargeback abuse, or anything that endangers other players, where we may act immediately.
If we terminate your account for a breach, purchases are forfeited without refund. If we terminate it for any other reason, §5 of the refund policy applies.
You may close your account at any time from inside the game. That deletion is permanent — see the privacy policy §8.
8. Availability
NoDawn is an online service and we do not promise it will always be available. We may change, suspend or discontinue features. We will give reasonable notice of significant changes where we can.
Online play needs a connection to our relay. Matches can be interrupted by network conditions outside our control, and an interrupted match may be lost.
9. If NoDawn shuts down
If we discontinue the service we will give notice period — not yet set notice where practical, stop selling virtual items immediately, and.
10. Disclaimers and liability
NoDawn is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we exclude implied warranties, and our total liability for any claim is limited to what you paid us in the months before it arose. Nothing here excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded — including for death, personal injury, fraud, or your rights under applicable consumer law.
11. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms. Material changes will be announced in-product before taking effect, and continuing to play afterwards means you accept them. If you do not, close your account.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of governing law — pending review, and disputes go to the courts of venue — pending review. If you are a consumer, this does not remove your right to the protections of your own country's law.