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- Armorial Style.
- All armory must be presented in a Period heraldic style. Excessive naturalism or excessive use of "proper" coloration will not be registered. Also, excessively modern style ("pictorial" or "landscape" heraldry) will not be registered.
- Overly modern design or allusion to modern insignia, trademarks, or other designs will not be registered.
- Charges of animals, plants, or artifacts that were not known in Europe during the Adrian Period (1150 - 1603) will not be permitted.
- Armory may not violate the standards on Offense or Presumption in these Rules.
- All armory must be simple in design. Excessively complex armory will not be registered.
- Complexity is determined by counting the number of types of charges in a device and adding the number of tinctures. Gules, a lion or has a complexity count of three, while Per pall gules, azure, and or, a griffin sable between in fess a trefoil vert and a rose purpure has a complexity count of nine.
- Armory with a complexity count of nine or above will not be registered without a thorough review by the Imperial Sovereign of Arms. Armory with a complexity count above six is strongly discouraged.
- All elements in a given piece of armory must be arranged so as to preserve their individual identifiability. Excessive layering, counterchanging, or use of complex lines of division detracts from the overall identifiability of the elements in the device and will not be registered.
- Fimbriation and voiding will only be permitted with simple geometric charges and ordinaries that have straight, non-complex lines.
- Any questionable element or style should be adequately documented as described in Rule XIX.