CosmicWhaleShark

I believe this thread has served its purpose. We've established Elves are fine how they are.

"Good" RP is subjective - regardless, the point of the walls and the gates is to maintain a level of serenity within the town. Pose a threat to that? Do you look or sound like you'll pose a threat to it? You're not getting in. You're free to RP however you like, and wherever you like, just like we are free to keep you out in turn. We're not going to change ICly out of the convenience of others OOCly.

Considering it was a town built for the sole purpose of housing wood elves, pretty much.

As the typical gatesman of Lin'ame, the gates provide a reinforcement of the role-play we are trying to cultivate in this new era of Elven conduct. Outsiders have zero entitlement to enter. You are an outsider, you are considered a threat at all times. Throw insults all you like at the guards, it will yield you very little in your pursuit to enter. If you dress up like a necromancer, or an assassin, you will not be allowed entry. An excuse of it being comfy is not acceptable, necromancers and assassins likely wear it for the same reason. If you are armored, you will not be allowed entry. The Restrained are meant to be the sole enforcers of Lin'ame, variables such as an armored stranger are not acceptable risks, when it comes to the peace of the town. If you say you are going to meet a friend, you will be expected to have sent a message regarding you arrival, so that your 'friend' may verify your claim. We are not Malinor, we are not tolerant. We take care of our own and have had lots of RP to back up our distaste for outsiders - elf or not. If you happen to be allowed inside, and you threaten the peace of Lin'ame to a severe degree. Guess what, you are banished. Lin'ame is a town meant to reinforce practical and peaceful RP, not illogical tolerance of people's deliberate choice in magic subtypes, or career choices, or choices in general. Get normal, or get out, simply put. "But there's not a guard all the time to let people in, wardog." Oh well, the system is in place, the only thing lacking is numbers in which to execute the system 24/7. We're an RP town with various timezones scattered throughout our residents, it's not possible to be on at all times to open and close the gate for potential residents. It won't be changing because of that, prove you're sane enough to become a resident, then join the Restrained, problem solved.

I like this healing magic alternative. This is a good alternative. Unique, and while it's sharing the fundamental concepts of clerical magics, the methods in which it follows these concepts is its own. Well done, Kitten. I look forward to seeing this in game, if possible.

The last thing we need is more incentive to kill, as well. It's not an ideal method for a server such as LotC. Following that logic, it would also be fair to perma whatever would-be assassins, should they die, in whatever form they come. This could range from bandits to soldiers. If a nation leader was in a battle, whoever they slew would be forced to perma, etc. I have never seen an assassin ever graciously accept defeat either, rather they themselves keep coming back and trying to kill whoever. The only benefit I could see from this is shortening wars, making the leaders of nations duel each other, whoever loses legitimately permas. It could provide for incentive to NOT go to war with fellow nations, but I doubt anyone would ever actually do that.