I read a lot about permadeath and permadeath guilds on these forums, including the suggestion that if you want a join a guild that is non-zergy and RP-style, a permadeath one is the way to go.

However I still don't really "get" what permadeath is, what it means, or how a permadeath guild works in such aspects as playstyle, Divine magics, penalties etc.

Does the permadeath guild style of playing vary between different guilds, or is there some definitive ruleset that they all share?

If I was to join a permadeath guild, what would/could/should I expect from them, and what about them from me?

If I decided to invest 150 TP in a Guild Charter and create my own permadeath guild, what would I do?

I'm not sure if this should be a "general gameplay" discussion or a "guilds" discussion, so I put it here. If the moderators feel it's better placed in the other forum, feel free to move it.