NotEvilAtAll

Getting actually immersed in LOTC takes two things (in my opinion anyways): 1: Actually caring about the time/weather 1 hour is 1 in-game day, yet people will stand around in the same roleplay scenario for hours on end even when there's no CRP or real necessity to keep the RP going. When you see that it's getting dark don't just stay in the town square chatting, move indoors! Invite the people you've been chatting with over for supper or something, it doesn't matter. You can even roleplay sleeping if you want (though usually I timeskip straight to the next morning). Also, take the weather into account. When it's raining, mention the fact that it is raining in-character and try to move the roleplay somewhere dry. Lightning strikes? Better stay away from the water! You can invent your own weather depending on the climate. Why not have a dust storm interrupt your Balian tea-party? Horde of locusts? You name it! Is it a winter month? Put on a coat, emote shivering in the chill breeze. Is it a summer month? Emote being exhausted if your character is working hard at something, interrupt your casual chatting RP with drink breaks so you stay hydrated in-character, have a heat stroke if you want to be dramatic. If you don't care about time or weather you are roleplaying in a static environment and your roleplay will take on that static kinda vibe where hours slip by without actually mattering. 2: Actually doing something Ain't nothing wrong with playing a character that has places to be, and I don't just mean "oh no I gotta go bye cya guys" *logs off* I mean your character leaves the tavern and then actually does a different roleplay thing while staying logged onto the roleplay server. Give your character things that they must do every day. This could be basic things like eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. or more interesting things such as daily rituals/prayers, weird habits, whatever. Don't do one thing for hours on end, mix it up, go work your characters in-game job, talk with friends, shop in the market, eat meals, and whatever else you can think of. Speaking of jobs, give your character a job. Seriously. Too many characters are effectively unemployed. No, being a noble isn't a real job. How does your character earn a living? Monk minas and monk bread make it far easier to get by mechanically than it should be to realistically make a living in-character. Get a job, it doesn't have to pay you many minas (or ANY minas at all!). If your character gets a job, and other characters around your character get a job, then, regardless of whether or not your "jobs" reward you well mechanically, you can transform a lame, dry-old tavern RP settlement into a vibrant, varied community where everyone has their own identity and relations beyond just who they chat with in the tavern or town square. ok rant over

human cities? having citizens who aren't nobles? I thought that was impossible! good luck tho. commoner rp is more fun than most ppl think.

OOC: Hello there! This is an event designed to simulate a single day of halfling life as best as possible. Everybody starts at the beginning of the hour, having just woken up. Their characters then go about their day as they would IRP, eventually falling back to sleep at the end of the hour, which ends the event. Working, eating, talking, and other things your character typically does in a day can and should be roleplayed. There will be a single roleplay prompt happening during the hour to promote interaction, but attending it isn’t mandatory. Feel free to do as you wish. The intention isn’t to attract a large quantity of halflings into one location at a time, but rather to create as much immersion as possible. SoL Event Checklist (Optional): -Wake up ( ) -Eat something ( ) -Do some task ( ) -Interact with someone ( ) -Eat another thing ( ) -Go to sleep ( ) RP: [!] A notice is nailed to the Bywater Noticeboard: "We must weed our fields once again! Seasons keep on moving, and this summer better be a productive one! Meet me by the tavern next Pumpkin Day for more information. -Mayor Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot." ((7 PM EST tomorrow, Thursday April the 13th of 2023. Located in Bywater, the home of the halflings on Almaris))

The time scythe, stolen from the past, glows blue in its dark corner. The time has come. As the Mori approach the realms of Man, Elf, Dwarf, and Orc, so to does something occur in Bywater, land of the halflings. Shards of time once split from reality coalesce together. [!] A note is pinned to the Bywater Notice-Tree: "Tea in the Applefoot burrow next Sun's Smile! Adventurers and wanderers welcome! ~Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot" ((Event 5 PM EST, Sunday the 16th of April, 2023. Located in Bywater, home of the halflings on Almaris.))

“Yeh’ve done good, Breasal” says Breasal’s wife, Mimosa Applefoot.

Cope

I hope we get custom food recipes. I miss my nexus cannolis and baguettes

Tea drinking monsters aren't really two dimensional either though

OOC: Hello there! This is an event designed to simulate a single day of halfling life as best as possible. Everybody starts at the beginning of the hour, having just woken up. Their characters then go about their day as they would IRP, eventually falling back to sleep at the end of the hour, which ends the event. Working, eating, talking, and other things your character typically does in a day can and should be roleplayed. There will be a single roleplay prompt happening during the hour to promote interaction, but attending it isn’t mandatory. Feel free to do as you wish. The intention isn’t to attract a large quantity of halflings into one location at a time, but rather to create as much immersion as possible. SoL Event Checklist (Optional): -Wake up ( ) -Eat something ( ) -Do some task ( ) -Interact with someone ( ) -Eat another thing ( ) -Go to sleep ( ) RP: [!] A notice is nailed to the Bywater Noticeboard: "From ploughing to planting, the never-ending field labor of Bywater must continue! This year I've some new seeds to try for the growing season. Hopefully they'll grow into splendid crops! -Mayor Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot." ((7 PM EST tomorrow, Friday April the 7th of 2023. Located in Bywater, the home of the halflings on Almaris))

[!] You find a letter in your aviary mailbox! Farm Draft Notice You have been selected to partake in the honorable work of ploughing the public wheat field for this year’s planting. The winter has come and gone, and now we must prepare for next year if our granary is to remain full of grain! Report to the Town Hall nine days from now (and no sooner!) and we can begin work! -Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot. ((7 PM EST, today on Wednesday the 5th of April, 2023. Located in Bywater, the home of the halflings on Almaris))

[!] All registered Bywater Adventurers and other interested parties receive a letter in their aviary mailbox! A Chill, Ordinary Gathering ~A chill time in the tavern, perfectly ordinary~ Although there are rumors that the world is ending, and although we've faced many cult problems, we've yet to gather together the ol' Adventurers to face these threats! Let's us gather together as Adventurers and comrades once again to talk about and organize against these new threats! Of course, nothing bad will actually be happening (I promise!), so no need to get too worried! It'll be just a perfectly ordinary Adventurer meetup with nothing going awry whatsoever! ~Mimosa Applefoot, Mayor of Bywater. ((6 PM EST, Tomorrow on Sunday the 2nd of April, 4/2/2023. Located in Bywater, the home of the halflings on Almaris. Directions: ))

[!] You find a strange letter in your aviary mailbox OREN IS BACK! Due to recent events, it is clear to us that the seat of Horen is in the wrong hands, thusly the Kingdom of Bywater is to act upon its hereditary claim to the title of Holy Orenian Empire, the Weefolk due to their longer lifespans are far closer descendants to the father of all mankind therefore we shall rule in his name. From this day onward we are hereby the Holy Orenian Empire, let any that challenge our claim do so infront of GOD in the field of battle. Ave Orenia, Ave Knox, Ave Bywater! ~Emperor Cyris the First, Legitimate Ruler of the Imperial-Halfling Empire

“Oi’ll nevah forge’ yeh’re amazin’ trade deals” says Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot

[!] Another notice is pinned to the Bywater Notice Tree "Loo lads! Let's go make some fancy soaps so we can keep the village smelling nice! I'll provide the wood ash!" -Mimosa Applefoot" ((7 pm est, tomorrow on Thursday the 30th of March, 3/30/2023))

Mimosa Applefoot farmer extraordinaire

[!] A simple note is pinned to the notice tree of Bywater “T’is time to harvest the fields! All of our ploughing, planting, and weeding labors have led up to this moment! Grab your scythe and make Bywater proud!” ((8 pm est, today on Monday the 27th of March, 2023))

It is completely and utterly not MissToni's job to give Charlemagne an avenue for forgiveness. He has to seek that himself.

[!] Yet more halfling propaganda enters your aviary mailbox The Cult Fails Again! ~Victory with little bloodshed! A lovely thing to be had~ Once again, the iblees-worshipping cultists tried to kidnap, loot, and destroy us innocent halflings of Bywater! Once again, they have failed! Three big-folk cultists in black armor rode into the shire, seeking to catch us off guard. However, when the other halflings and adventurers came back to the Village Hall, two of the cultists ran for the hillside, abandoning the third to his fate! In a display of cowardice, the last cultist grabbed a nearby halfling to serve as a hostage to negociate his freedom (poor Alculf!). He was cornered, beaten back, and his captive freed with no casualties to speak of! Once defeated, he groveled and begged for our mercy. He was revealed to be but a child, nay older than fifteen to sixteen or so, wearing a warrior's armor (such a shame that the cultists resort to Child Soldiers!). He broke down into tears and begged for forgiveness. This forgiveness was granted to him by the all-merciful halfling state. Although he threatened to kill poor ol' Alculf, he is now sorry (or so he claims) for what he's done. He wrote this apology to us: If he is found in Bywater again, we will not be so merciful! Knox rewards those who keep promises! ~Mimosa Applefoot, Mayor of Bywater.

Mimosa Applefoot chuckles "T'ese bandi's are somefin' else, oi swear t'ae Knox"

[!] Halfling propaganda finds its way into your aviary mailbox THE CULT FAILS! ~The entrance tunnel that the kidnappers hid in now lies vacant of evildoers~ Today, let it be known that the Iblees-worshipping cult of kidnappers and scoundrels have been thwarted! They tried to attack us, but, seeing our superior numbers and the great skill of our friendly big-folk adventurers, they tucked their tails between their legs and RAN all the way to the safety of the monk lands where we could no longer find them. Those who prey on the weak are themselves even weaker! Bywater stands strong! ~Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot, Mayor of Bywater.

@ErosTea your building skills far surpass anyone else i've seen so far

[!] You find a letter in your aviary mailbox Shovel Training! ~The shogging logs and training dummies of Bloomerville, a village from a time long past~ With the recent threats of KIDNAPPING and IBLEESIAN CULTISTS in Bywater, we must defend ourselves as best we can! These foul bigguns wish to scour our shire, rip up all of our burrows and fields, and replace them with casinos, shops, and the evils of industry! Next Pumpkin Day will be spent solely on training our shovel combat skills and preparing traps and other defenses to protect Bywater from these evildoers! Halfling ingenuity shall prevail! Knox bless Bywater! -Mimosa Applefoot-Nimblefoot, Mayor of Bywater. ((Event Tomorrow, 8 PM EST, Thursday the 23rd of March, 3/23/2023. Located in Bywater, the home of the halflings on Almaris.))

This is a good idea. Honestly IRP ways to send messages/information should be expanded just to get players off of discord and onto the server if they want to know what is happening.

I love frogs