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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:16:04 GMT -5
 How important are nameless black robes that see less interaction than a Cenyr based male dwarf? I mean it's like introducing an admiral in star trek, discovering they're evil or slug aliens, and then removing that admiral all in 1 episode. |
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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:16:23 GMT -5
Like can anyone actually NAME the black robes?
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Post by LordOfChange on Apr 15, 2015 22:17:13 GMT -5
This really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Talia and Nyr both have referenced "flattening" the power structures in an effort to give player roles relevance. too fucking funny! Joffnyr isn't just killing important NPCs, but they're important NPCS that nobody knew or cared about until 2 weeks ago at most and no PC would ever meet them ever anyway. The emotional stakes are clearly high |
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Post by LordOfChange on Apr 15, 2015 22:18:02 GMT -5
lol Jeshin beat me to the point!
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Post by BitterFlashback on Apr 15, 2015 22:19:32 GMT -5
How important are nameless black robes that see less interaction than a Cenyr based male dwarf? Important to staff. Nyr just destroys a thng so players all scream, "oh shit, things are changing! zomg it's not the sam Gedddon it was yesterday!!1!one!" And then there are new uniforms and a few houses change places. Who gives a shit. i completely agree with your sentiment though. They set it up with the Senate vote Id love to know what their excuse for ignorng the docs was and pretending the senate wasnt a puppet show for the plebes' sake. |
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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:21:31 GMT -5
One potential way to do what they're doing is to try something I did on TSOSmud when I was a storyteller. I created a PC (normally) then set them to the skill I wanted them at. I made it appear like it was a very old player that was playing it and the entire point of this PC which exists for 2 months, was to die during an event to stress to the real players how imperiled they really were.
Staff could have easily made some role calls for players with max karma and put them in the position of the black robes with very strict instructions. Let them build up the emotional balance for both of them, get people invested in their cause or whatever. Then have both of them nuked (as per the plan) thus leaving everyone shocked!
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Post by LordOfChange on Apr 15, 2015 22:24:03 GMT -5
One potential way to do what they're doing is to try something I did on TSOSmud when I was a storyteller. I created a PC (normally) then set them to the skill I wanted them at. I made it appear like it was a very old player that was playing it and the entire point of this PC which exists for 2 months, was to die during an event to stress to the real players how imperiled they really were. Staff could have easily made some role calls for players with max karma and put them in the position of the black robes with very strict instructions. Let them build up the emotional balance for both of them, get people invested in their cause or whatever. Then have both of them nuked (as per the plan) thus leaving everyone shocked! a good suggestion! but that requires the imms to trust and respect at least 2 players. So. |
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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:28:30 GMT -5
Honestly when I did it, I played the PC myself because I didn't want anyone to know that it was intended to die for emphasis. Kind of ruins the experience really. 2 staffers could have been assigned to play the roles and it would have been just as efficient as 2 players doing it. I only suggest players because I think it would have been a goodwill gesture and likely made those 2 players loyal for life to the game and staff vision. Trust begets trust.
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Post by LordOfChange on Apr 15, 2015 22:29:02 GMT -5
Conspiracy theory time
Did ness step down cuz he didn't want to be associated with yet another boring 'wow lights in the sky' rpt where essentially vNPCs die and everyone is told that those nameless dead virtuals were very very important because trust us
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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:29:47 GMT -5
I doubt it, no one is associating Ness with it at all or Adhira. Everyone is referencing Nyr (currently).
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Post by BitterFlashback on Apr 15, 2015 22:30:26 GMT -5
i think he steppd down so he wouldnt be running the game when it goes off the rails.
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Post by LordOfChange on Apr 15, 2015 22:30:55 GMT -5
Honestly when I did it, I played the PC myself because I didn't want anyone to know that it was intended to die for emphasis. Kind of ruins the experience really. 2 staffers could have been assigned to play the roles and it would have been just as efficient as 2 players doing it. I only suggest players because I think it would have been a goodwill gesture and likely made those 2 players loyal for life to the game and staff vision. Trust begets trust. Arm staff don't have time for that they're mere volunteeeeers!!!!!!1111 They'd only have the time if they closed down Nak first |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 22:31:00 GMT -5
Crossed my mind LOC.
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Post by Jeshin on Apr 15, 2015 22:32:50 GMT -5
Okay well counter-proposal. Instead of having this be a top down destruction, why not have it be a conspiracy by Blue Robes to overthrow the Black Robes as an entire class/caste/group. That way you empower players to be invested in the outcome not because the NPCs are relevant but because the goal of their death is relevant to them and their characters via longterm plots and existing Blue Robes PCs being "behind it" or "heavily involved"?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2015 22:37:00 GMT -5
I can name them but now it doesn't matter because they are dead.
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How important are nameless black robes that see less interaction than a Cenyr based male dwarf? I mean it's like introducing an admiral in star trek, discovering they're evil or slug aliens, and then removing that admiral all in 1 episode.
