diff --git a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/data/TeamRole.java b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/data/TeamRole.java
index 3b21122..df30ba6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/data/TeamRole.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/data/TeamRole.java
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 public record TeamRole(int id, UUID teamId, String name, long permissions) {
 
 	public static final String OWNER_ROLE_NAME = "owner";
+	public static final String MEMBER_ROLE_NAME = "member";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_ROLE_NAME = "default";
 
 	public boolean isOwner() {
 		return OWNER_ROLE_NAME.equals(name);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isMemberRole() {
+		return MEMBER_ROLE_NAME.equals(name);
+	}
 	public boolean isDefaultRole() {
 		return DEFAULT_ROLE_NAME.equals(name);
 	}
@@ -34,7 +38,10 @@ public static long ownerPermissions() {
 		return Permission.of(Permission.values());
 	}
 
+	public static long memberPermissions() {
+		return 0b111111111111111111100000000L;
+	}
 	public static long defaultPermissions() {
-		return Permission.of();
+		return 0;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/modules/database/CapitolDatabase.java b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/modules/database/CapitolDatabase.java
index 0c52f20..e1cc6a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/modules/database/CapitolDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/common/modules/database/CapitolDatabase.java
@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ public TeamRole getDefaultRole(Team team) {
 		return getRoleByName(team, TeamRole.DEFAULT_ROLE_NAME);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Convenience method that returns the "member" role for a team.
+	 *
+	 * @param team the team to query
+	 * @return the default {@link TeamRole}, or {@code null} if not found
+	 */
+	public TeamRole getMemberRole(Team team) {
+		return getRoleByName(team, TeamRole.MEMBER_ROLE_NAME);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Updates the permission bitfield for a role identified by team and role name.
 	 *
@@ -309,6 +319,7 @@ public void addTeam(Team team) {
 		}
 
 		addRole(team, TeamRole.OWNER_ROLE_NAME, TeamRole.ownerPermissions());
+		addRole(team, TeamRole.MEMBER_ROLE_NAME, TeamRole.memberPermissions());
 		addRole(team, TeamRole.DEFAULT_ROLE_NAME, TeamRole.defaultPermissions());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/invite/InviteCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/invite/InviteCommand.java
index 2c4fad9..fe4cbfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/invite/InviteCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/invite/InviteCommand.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private static int acceptInvite(CommandContext<CommandSourceStack> context) {
 		Team team = resolveInvitedTeam(context, player);
 		if (team == null) return 0;
 
-		TeamRole role = DatabaseManager.database.getDefaultRole(team);
+		TeamRole role = DatabaseManager.database.getMemberRole(team);
 		DatabaseManager.database.addPlayerToTeam(player, team, role);
 		InviteHandler.clearInvites(player);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/team/TeamRoleCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/team/TeamRoleCommand.java
index d7b7912..4ed22ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/team/TeamRoleCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/createcivilization/capitol/server/commands/team/TeamRoleCommand.java
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ private static int removeRole(CommandContext<CommandSourceStack> context) {
 			return failCommand(context, "commands.capitol.team.role.remove.default");
 		}
 
+		if (Objects.equals(roleName, TeamRole.MEMBER_ROLE_NAME)) {
+			return failCommand(context, "commands.capitol.team.role.remove.member");
+		}
+
 		TeamRole role = database.getRoleByName(team, roleName);
 
 		if (role == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/capitol/lang/en_us.json b/src/main/resources/assets/capitol/lang/en_us.json
index 515e35d..3e42ada 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/capitol/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/capitol/lang/en_us.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
 	"commands.capitol.team.role.remove.owner": "You cannot remove owner role.",
 	"commands.capitol.team.role.remove.default": "You cannot remove default role.",
+	"commands.capitol.team.role.remove.member": "You cannot remove member role.",
 	"commands.capitol.team.role.remove.success": "Deleted role %s",
 
 	"commands.capitol.team.role.assign.no_permission": "You do not have permission to assign roles",