Towny

It is more communal and rule-driven than basic claims. Land belongs to a town, not just a player, and day-to-day play is shaped by ranks, permissions, plot ownership, taxes, and town decisions like expansion and layout.

Inside claimed town land, permissions usually prevent block breaking and container access by strangers, so opportunistic griefing and theft drop sharply. Most risk comes from building in wilderness, trusting the wrong permissions, or special wartime rules on servers that run them.

You join a town and buy a plot, get one assigned, or found a town and claim land. Towns claim chunks as town land; plots are the pieces residents own and build on within those claims.

They manage the town bank, claims, taxes, ranks, and build permissions, and they set the tone for growth and organization. A well-run mayor makes expansion and public projects possible; a careless one can leave the town broke, stalled, or misconfigured.

Usually not everywhere. Many servers disable PvP inside towns and allow it in wilderness, arenas, or during wars. The point is controlled risk, where fighting ties into territory and politics instead of constant spawn camping.