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DMs: Guilds, again
Posted: 01 Dec 2005 09:07 PM |
I was contacted in tells yesterday by a confused player trying to organize an event in Midor. I didn't know what he was talking about, but gleaned something about a gambler and a ring, and Glor.
Today whilst watching people IG, I noticed Laura and Marrya speaking about a robbery in Midor. Turns out this is a test for Laura's entry into the Black Hand, and is organized by Jessup.
Now, this got me thinking.
Firstly, we have players organizing events amongst themselves- which is great. What isn't is that, as a DM, I had no idea about this. What's the deal with it? If we're not kept informed about plots that guilds want to run, how exactly do we DM the world? How do we run the encounters- the players can't do that for themselves. This one needs an NPC. It *needs* DM involvement, but we're not informed beforehand.
The second is that we don't have membership lists for the guilds. That's a really minor OOC thing, but I'd actually like to know who's in what guild.
Anyway, purpose of the post is first to wonder if anyone's been contacted about this- if not, I'll PM Chief and I'm more than happy to run it.
The second is that I wonder if we should PM Chief at the same time politely asking him to inform us of any plots he plans to run with the Hand before initiating them. It'd save me getting progressively more confused as a player asks about a plot in the belief that the DMs know about it or starting it. It'll also make it easier for us to spice the plots up, make them more enjoyable- or, heck- actually run them at all.
-Barnas |
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Re: DMs: Guilds, again
Posted: 02 Dec 2005 03:44 AM |
Yes we need to have more control over the Black Hand if this sort of stuff is going on.
We should ask Chief to send us a list of members, or even to get it posted publicly OOC.
And any plots they run should be posted publicly too, in the way they have done before on their Black Hand thread.
This kind of open public management is the only way we can really let the Black Hand carry on IMO. Otherwise it becomes too guild-like and exactly against what we want in Vives. |
- Solitaire, Wizard
- Ilyana Fiirhaart, High Priestess of Naruth |
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Re: DMs: Guilds, again
Posted: 18 Jul 2013 06:57 PM |
For the public, Chiefy?
As much as we liked player-run stuff, guilds always raised alarm bells six ways from Sunday. |
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Re: DMs: Guilds, again
Posted: 18 Jul 2013 07:44 PM |
| Sure make it so! Yes guilds were always frowned upon. I always expected a PM saying shut it down. Especially early on. |
ONWARD AND UPWARD! |
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Re: DMs: Guilds, again
Posted: 18 Jul 2013 09:45 PM |
| heh so did I :) |
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