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  1. I'm looking for a black smith who can teach me everything there is to know about blacksmithing from the softest of materials to the hardest of alloys I must know it all so please comment if you are able to have an apprentice to teach me!!!
  2. Hi! Strange request, I know. BUT I am looking for a necromancer/dark arts caster to organize a plot/roleplay to curse my character so I can continue to write/roleplay him the way I originally intended. After talking to one of the story and lore team, I now know that the initial written plan won't work. So the next best thing, I need a necromancer to curse me. I'm happy to go over character details and plot here in PMs, whatever you need. Thanks! Edit: Thanks for the offers of help and friendly chatter! My original vision isn't entirely feasible within the lore of LOTC, which is totally fine. So I'm gonna talk to some peeps and see what we can do and see where it goes.
  3. Hello! I'm the leader of a settlement, and we're trying to get a build done to paste into LOTC. We're currently living in the town of Myrine, and will keep a lot of that build, but we're trying to add larger walls into the town for the new raid rules and a castle. We've been trying to do the build ourselves, but none of us are very experienced builders so we've been struggling a lot with it. If there are any good builders out there who would be interested in helping out, message me on discord Sean_kelly26#1626 Thank you!
  4. I'm planning on making a megathread for the board, dice, and card games of LotC, and wanted to include fun historical games such as Xiangqi and Backgammon with resources to play them with others online while roleplaying. To help justify their existences, I was going to attach some supplementary in-world information to the games, little things like, "It's common belief that Xiangqi originated in the Jade State of Yong Ping as a variation of the traditional game of Chess." While I was flipping through the forum/wiki looking for similar posts, I found two unique LotC games and some lore for Chess. I noticed on the lore pages for Chess and Cretzer Craps, people made it clear that Chess/Craps probably didn't need its own lore. Would something like this be better posted in a roleplay, lore submission, or other subforum? While you're here, are there any games you'd like to see resources for, for playing online with others in RP?
  5. Hello fellow partakers of the minecraft rp server that is lotc. I know Ivory (god bless her) did one of these in february, but it's about half a year later so I'm curious. I want to do another skin auction soon and have been working on a few skins, but I want to know what type of skins people are interested in nowadays, since styles are always changing. So . . yeah, drop a reference or general skin idea that you would like to see (or don't, but preferably do, because yknow I want to make skins people actually want . . ) and I will attempt to appease people's wants (it can be male or female skins, idc. Armour is also cool. Really anything. I just wanna know what people are trying to vibe with, ty for coming to my ted talk)
  6. Hi, this is just an annoucement that if you're looking for someone to RP a golem or a Sorvian then DM me, my discord is GeneralPumpkinCZ#1005 Note: This is not begging or something, just that if you have spare golem or Sorvian persona then contact me please. Also i can't roleplay any Creature App until 1.8.2021 Thank you for your time. Btw this amazing peace of art is an art of a golem played by - Reece_Nolan
  7. Hi gamers, it's friday and I have a stack load of homework and it's EXAM SZN but it's alright since my dog is right besides me. AMA!
  8. Hey I'm a new player and I've been having a really fun time so far, however I find it difficult to start new personal roleplay. When I say personal roleplay, I define it as roleplay more personalised to your individual character between groups of 2-10 I would say. As an example I would put beginning a conversation, adventure, journey with someone I have never met and have only run into in town squares, passing on the road, etc. If anyone is interested in roleplaying at some point, I am very extremely down. however, the purpose of this post is to garner advice on beginning roleplay with someone I have no OOC reason to interact with. So far my only real roleplay experiences have been community run/organised. This is fun, but infrequent and I would like to rp more often. - a lost player P.S If anyone has advice on improving forum posts, I would love to hear. P.P.S If anyone has advice on places to hangout to get into more rp I will be there :D P.P.P.S Btw what's the procedure for messaging people (in game) about rp opportunities, for example if you've been offered a job) P.P.P.P.S If anyone has other advice I would love to hear. (final P.S I promise)
  9. Hello friends and foes of LoTC! I hope that my post finds you all well, that the new year has been kind to you thus far and that you find yourselves in the best of health. It is my sincere hope that you are all safe and sound with your loved ones (or your pets). With the coming of the new year I found myself back on this wonderful server nearly three years after I took a hiatus. Much has changed and I felt like the type and quality of roleplay that we have had has changed as well, to my pleasant surprise! I grew nostalgic of my early days of playing on the server back in 2014-2015. Alongside the updated mechanics and progress in the world lore, I felt that it was the perfect opportunity to breathe life into House Visconti; which I had the pleasure of representing off and on at earlier times. I plan to compile a Master-guide to Illatian and Visconti roleplay by the end of next week and give the RP announcement about our current position and plans. In order to help me make this a reality, I decided to reach out to you, the LoTC community. I was dissatisfied with the information I was able to collect thus far because: Some key players lost access to their drives and their precious documents. Some key players became inactive and unreachable. Primary-source forum posts are very aged and difficult to follow. Secondary-source information is often skewed and distorted. We have a list of tertiary characters holding the family name who I cannot place in our family tree. I wanted to write this post and ask those of you who have played a House Visconti (or Illatian persona) to kindly reply to this forum post and aid me in my project by sending me links to the documents (or forum posts) that they do have or by contacting me on my Discord: Zoprak#3499. Character sheets and family trees are required. Secondary sources mentioning or referencing the family members and their activities are needed. Documents outlining family activities are appreciated. Miscellaneous documents, photographs, screenshots and skins are not necessary but would help fill in the gaps in the lore. Thank you for your time and assistance, I look forward to roleplaying with you all in the coming weeks. To those of you who are facing an upcoming semester I wish the best of luck and amazing grades. Please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Zoprak (Antonius Mihailo Visconti) (P.S Dear Moderators, I apologise if this is in the wrong section, please transfer it to the appropriate place if need be, I am a returning player and I am still unsure where to place my forum posts that are OOC).
  10. I wrote out an immaculate fricking application, like in my backstory I was hitting at almost 15-16 sentences. I was being real descriptive and all that jazz... then I went to send it in, and it told me to sign into the forums. I was like, "Oh, bet, say less fam" and I did just that. It deleted my darn app. >:**
  11. ⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩Baldin Frostbeard Grandaxe⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩ ⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩⋨ ⋩ Character Description: Age: 190 Gender: Male Race: Dwarf Status: Alive Health: Blind left eye, missing an arm (now has a golem arm). Height: 5 feet (1.5m.) Weight: 209 lb. (90 kg.) Build: Tallish (for a dwarf), muscular. Appearance: A burnt and battle scarred dwarf stand in front of you. His beard reaches to his knees and is decorated with silver rings. His hair and eyes are Grandaxe brown. He has blood of the Grimaxe lineage as well as blood from the Frostbeard clan. Because of this he has Grandaxe traits but has the height of a Frostbeard. Lost his left arm, was replaced by a Golem arm. Alias: False Frostbeard Traitor Roasted Dwarf Balding Two Face The Fallen Prophet The Heretic Lil’Ska (Slave name) Baldin one arm Kinslayer Baldin the snake Scorched Bear Hero of the Battle of the Grass Hero of Kal’Omith Founder of Clan Frostaxe Legend of the Frostbeards False legend Titles: Steward of Kal'Omith (Formerly) Steward of Jornheim (Formerly) Clan Father of Clan Frostaxe High Prophet of Jornheim (Formerly) High Prophet of The True Faith of the Brathmordakin (Formerly) Hefjhor Akvel Ord-Thrumm (Formerly) Prophet of Wyrvun (Formerly) Prophet of the Brathmordakin Legend of the Frostbeards Legionary rank: Ironbreaker Dedicant Druid (Formerly) Knight Captain of the 2nd horde (Formerly) Faith: Brathmordakin The True Faith of the Brathmordakin (Formerly) Aspectism (Formerly) Spirits (Formerly) Allegiance: Clan Frostaxe Clan Frostbeard Clan Grandaxe The Brathmordakind Wyrvun The Bear guard (Formerly) Urguan The Legion (Formerly) Clan Grandaxe (Formerly) The Caliphate (Formerly) The Druid order (Formely) The Dominion of Malin (Formerly) The Uzg (Formerly/as a slave) The Sharpblades (Formerly) Clan Firebeard (Formerly) Clan Treebeard (Formerly) Personality: Stands up for whatever he thinks is right. Thick headed on his views. Will always put the clan and the family above everything else. Deeply religious dwarf. Honorable, if he gives his word he will never break it. He holds a deep hatred for Orcs for killing his first son (Boldo). Family: Tulip Frostbeard (Biological Mother) (☠) Renlak Grandaxe (Biological Father) (☠) Velia Grandaxe (Biological Aunt) (☠) Odin Ireheart (Uncle in Law) (☠) Svardin Grandaxe (Biological Uncle) Saoirse Grandaxe (cousin) Thorrak Ireheart (cousin) Korin Ireheart (cousin) Flora Ireheart (cousin) Iris Ireheart (cousin) Delric Grandaxe (Biological Grandfather) (?) Uldiir Frostbeard (Biological Grandfather) (?) Festelia Frostbeard (Biological Grandmother) (?) Rù Firebeard (Adoptive Father/ Father in Law) (☠) Chelsea Treebeard (Adoptive Mother/ Mother in Law) (☠) Rodrik Sharpblade (Adoptive Grandfather/ Grandfather in Law) (☠) Murk Sharpblade (Adoptive Father) (?) Kord Sharpblade (Adoptive Brother/ Brother in Law) (☠) Talia Sharpblade (Adoptive Sister/ 1st wife) (☠) Erniel (2nd wife) (☠) Irnabel Frostbeard (3rd wife) (☠) Boldo Sharpblade Grandaxe (Son/ Nephew in Law) (☠) Haddi Sharpblade Frostbeard (Daughter/ Niece in Law) Hackhen Hammerfist Frostbeard (Son) Glivar Frostaxe (Son) Hurundum Ironclad (Son) Deneryn Frostbeard (Son) Gardalf Frostbeard (Son) Barle Frostbeard (Son) (☠) Ermageon (Son) (☠) Exmord Stormfist (Son) Belrig Stormfist (Son) Drakk-Kordo Frostbeard (Grandson) Eshia Frostaxe (Granddaughter) Gandogar (Son in law) Reve o'Niel (Son in law) (☠) Relations with races: Dwarves: Positive Humans: Mixed High Elves: Negative Wood Elves: Positive Snow Elves: Positive Khas: Neutral Halflings: Negative Goblins: Neutral Ologs: Negative Orcs: Negative Objects in his possession: Wyvurn’s-will: A carefully crafted great-axe. Uruk-Eater: a knife crafted from the bones of an Uruk. Dragon Pipe: A beautiful wooden pipe for smoking. Two wedding rings. Old Sharpblade stone figurine: Artifact over 150 years old. Wyrvun necklace: A testament of his service to Wyrvun Dwarven Silver Armring: Reminder of his faith to the Brathmordakin.
  12. Remember you’re playing Minecraft Now I know what you’re thinking; “Who even are you?” And that’s how I feel about most of you too. I’m nobody for now, but I’m sure in the future I can get acquainted with all of you better. This is the same for everyone on the server. We all have to start somewhere, and that’s why I have created this guide for the newest of the newcomers on LOTC to help them through their first few weeks of the game. Before I begin talking about the specifics of this role-play server, I would like to draw attention to the fact that you should at minimum learn the basic controls of Minecraft before you choose to divulge yourself into the RP side of it. While playing LOTC doesn’t feel at all like playing normal Minecraft, the main differences are the structured lore, nations, characters, and emote system. The game itself if almost exactly the same. When I made my first character, I found myself constantly drowning and falling off ladders. After not playing Minecraft in two years I dis-remembered a large majority of the controls. I eventually got used to it, but just try to spare yourself the embarrassment of having to ask someone how to turn off auto-jump or create a work bench. And remember Google can be your best friend. Read the lore I cannot put enough emphasis on this but I’ll try. PLEASE AT LEAST READ THE LORE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC RACE. I know it can be a lot to take in at once, but it’s good to put the extra effort into taking this important step. It doesn’t have to be memorized all at once, as you can always go back and look again.. Role-play is all about reading and writing anyways! When joining, I personally made a huge mistake of going into the server not knowing anything about my own character’s background. I ended up RPing that she has amnesia for about a week and followed a High Elven mage around like a lost puppy after physically bumping into him and breaking his golden eggs. I was very relieved when I finally searched in the forums for Wood Elven lore and began to create an actual story line for my character involving the Aspects rather than just following others around in a confused manner. It’s also a good idea to look at your appearance guide. I’ve seen plenty of pure wood elves walking around with pale white skin, but that doesn’t just naturally occur in the world of LOTC. Race for a character is often very dependent on the appearance of your skin. Mixed races tend to have more leniency in this category. If appropriate to their background they could have the coal colored skin of a Mali’ker while simultaneously having the gem colored eyes and blonde hair of a Mali’aheral. You may also want to ensure you’re properly dressed for the nation you’ll be living in. For instance, in some nations any off-the-shoulder shirts are deemed sultry and highly inappropriate. Also know that mixed races are not welcome by some, and will indefinitely lead to your character being called “impure” at least once in your RP experience. Leaving this topic on a more positive note, you will have much more to role-play about when you understand what’s happening around you. Learn the emote system One of the most difficult things for new players to grasp the concept of is the emote system. I’ve been very active on LOTC for about two months now and I still completely mess up my emotes occasionally. Normally I end up having to void the entire text and rewrite it. I will do my best to explain how it works here. Example 1 What was written- How it translated when entered- Problem: The speech and action are switched.This is a more common mistake than you would think. Solution: If you are writing an action first, place an asterisk before you begin Example 2 What was written- How it translated when entered- Problem: Repeated name. Solution: Your character’s name will already be at the beginning of whatever you type. There's no need to write it in at the beginning. Example 3 What was written- How it translated when entered- Problem: This one’s not too worrisome, but the asterisk is showing at the beginning on the action. Solution: This is an easy fix. If the action is after the speech, you don’t need an asterisk at all. Some other helpful tips on emoting- If something you’re typing doesn’t fit on a single line, you can put a dash at the end as a continuation, as long as you start the next line with another dash. If you’re going onto a new word, do a dash and then a space at the second line so that the two words don’t merge together. Line one Line two Completed sentence This is just a suggestion, but I highly recommend that you try your best not to emote thoughts. It could lead to potentially lead to meta-gaming. The other character’s shouldn’t be able to know what’s on your character’s mind. What not to do: This is okay!: One last thing I wanted to bring to attention is that there are different settings you can use to determine how close people have to be in order to read your emotes. You can either apply these before the emote for one time use, or type in the command and enter to set it to that distance until it’s manually changed. /rp Is the default setting. It can be heard through walls and 20 blocks away. /q Can’t be heard through walls. The distance is approximately 8 blocks. /w Is the whisper setting. It can only be heard up to two blocks away. /s Allows others to hear your emotes about 48 blocks from your location. Basic tips for getting into RP So this isn’t a rule at all, but something I found extremely helpful was starting my character at the beginning of a new map. Technically I joined LOTC seven months ago, but I wasn’t able become invested in it do to being the only person walking around confused and unsure of what to do or where to go. At least if you start at the release of a new map, you won’t be the only one wandering lost and alone. This is also the time the server is most active; therefore much easier to find others to RP with. Keep in mind the map resets every year! Hungry and can’t find food? Do /bread to save your life Still confused? Type /h for help chat. Interact with those around you. The best part of RP is creating story lines with other characters. If you’re inexperienced at role-playing in general, watch the way others emote their character’s feelings and movements. You may learn a thing or two. Pick up a couple skills. People will go to you for materials or favors and that creates more RP and more things to do. You might even get a few minas out of it. That’s about all I have for now, but I may update this in the future if I think of other important topics to add. I created this purely because I want to help new players on the server who have too many questions to answer at once. May this guide.. Guide you!
  13. ~*~ Many people say it’s hard to get into this server and that it’s not worth the effort, but with this simple guide to making a great application anybody can do it! ~*~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now before you can apply you will need to read the server rules, DO NOT SKIP THIS if you do you will likely be banned quickly after being accepted which is not what anybody wants: http://imgur.com/MyGEJdl And yes, you do have to read all of those sections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now that you have a decent understanding of how the server runs you can begin the application and I will walk you through it. Firstly you need to make sure to have the following tabs open: The application format: Where you will create and post your application: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will want to copy the format in the lighter brown bow labeled ‘Quote’ and then go to the second link and (make sure you are signed into the forums) find the light brown box labeled ‘Start new topic’ and click it. http://imgur.com/TnfGkdL From there you will title the application “(Your MC Name)’s Whitelist Application”. You can skip the box titled ‘’Tags’ and then go to the biggest text box and inside of it paste the application format that you have copied. Now we can begin filling it out and I will walk you through it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will paste the application format here and make little helpful notes on each question. My notes will be in this color! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Out-Of-Character Information Please do your best to correct spelling and grammatical errors, this is an RP server and writing is the main form of communication! What’s your Minecraft account name?: Simple enough, just the name of your MC account. We need this so that when you are accepted you can be whitelisted so make sure to triple check this to make sure it is correct. How old are you?: This is just to gauge how mature you are, I can’t recall anybody ever being denied for their age, so be honest. Are you aware the server is PG-13 (You won’t be denied for being under 13): If you didn’t know the server was PG13 you probably didn’t read the rules and you should go back and do that. Have you read and agreed to the rules?: Again, please read the rules, it is the structure for conduct in this tightly knit community and it is essential that each member understands the rules. What’s the rule you agree with the most?: A simple question if you read the rules, which you NEED TO DO. Are there any rule(s) that confuse you or don’t make sense? (if so we can help clear it up!): No is a simple enough answer but if you are confused feel free to ask a staff member here! How did you find out about Lord of the Craft?: This is just to gauge where our marketing for the server is most effective, so please answer honestly so this community can develop! Link(s) to past Whitelist Applications (If applicable): If by chance this is NOT your first attempt at applying with the correct format then copy the link to the previous application and paste it here! Definitions This is where many people get caught and never understand these common terms used in the community. These definitions can be hard to find at first but you’re in luck because you are reading this guide which shows you where to find the answers. They can be found: On previously accepted whitelist application (remember to reword these definitions to avoid plagiarism) https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/forum/67-implemented-applications/ By asking a member of the community over minecraft, skype, teamspeak or the forums Teamspeak IP: ts.lotc.co Minecraft Server IP: mc.lotc.co Feel free to Google the answers or browse our forums, but make sure that you write the reply in your own words, not those of another website or person! Plagiarizing will result in the automatic denial of your application! What is roleplaying?: What is metagaming?: What is powergaming?: In-Character Information Now you actually make your character - be creative but stay reasonable! Make sure they make sense and that they follow lore. Try to come up with a character that you actually want to play. Just a few tips for this section, so as not to be too overbearing, because this is all about creativity: Try to avoid naming your character off of something else such as a LotR or anime character Typical story tropes with killed parents are frowned upon by the Application Team because we do not want every character to have the same generic backstory. Make sure to read some of the lore of the server and include it in your application. A good source of lore is the LotC Wiki Character’s name: (what do you want your character to be called?) Character’s sex: (male or female?) Character’s race: (you can find all the playable races here.) -Races can be Orcs, Dwarves, Elves, Humans, Kharajyr or halfling and any subtype of those races. Character’s age: (upon application, your character must be 18 or older, and depending on the race, they can be over five hundred years old!) -Elves are considered mature at 50 and not 18. Halflings are considered mature at 33 and not 18. Biography (Please make it a decent two paragraphs long. Remember to add three references to the server lore.): (where does your character come from?; where have they traveled to?; what year were they born in? et cetera.) Remember to include server lore such as cities, religions, wars, realms, etc.. Personality Traits: (what are your character's quirks?; habits?; likes and dislikes?) Ambitions: (what does your character aspire to be?) Strengths/Talents: (what is your character really, really good at?) Weaknesses/Inabilities: (what is a skill that your character needs to work on?) These are essential to make your roleplay interesting and your character realistic. Appearance: (what does your character look like?; how tall are they?; hair color?; scars?) Skin: (please provide us a screenshot of your character’s skin; if you need help, see our screenshot guide here.) If you read the rules you will know that you will need a minecraft skin to match your character so when you find your skin you can simply take a screenshot on your computer and upload that image to Imgur and paste the link of the image here! Imgur link- http://imgur.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you continue to find yourself struggling to be accepted then realize that you DO NOT need to give up. The members of this community are generally friendly and willing to help and if they aren’t they should be able to direct you to an AT member who will most certainly help you to get accepted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember that if your application isn’t reviewed immediately it is because the members of the Application Team are human also but it shouldn’t take more than 24 hours. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to check your application after it is posted because it may be place on [Pending] which means you will have 24 hours to go back and correct the minor mistakes pointed out by a member of the Application Team. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are denied make sure to wait 24 hours before re-applying please! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If your application is [Accepted] then be patient because a Global Moderator will still have to add you to the server whitelist. After the GM does that though, you will be all set! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  14. Powergaming in Combat Introduction Right, this is likely a bad time to write and post this given the heated atmosphere surrounding the topic in the latest days, but I and others feel that perhaps now is the opportune time to clear up some things and aim to prevent some arising concerns from coming to mass fruition. Blame Bagley, he told me to do this now. I had planned to give it a week before making another post, but hey ho time to continue on. Seriously, blame him. He smells really bad. Anyhow, on to the topic. In this thread I will not be covering what powergaming is, as I have done that in this thread, I will, however, be covering Powergaming directly in combat, how to avoid powergaming and the best course of action to take if you are confronted with a Powergamer. It was never specified how long this will be, but to avoid super paragraphs I’ll try and be concise and to the point. How to avoid Powergaming I am going to go off the assumption that all reading this are directly aware what Powergaming is. If you do not, however, please refer to the thread linked above in the introduction. As for powergaming in combat, a simple explanation would be “being too powerful or using mechanics too overpowered to forcibly emerge victorious in a roleplay fight, even if it made no sense to do so.” So how do I avoid powergaming? It isn’t easy to spot a power gamer from a simple Minecraft skin, and it often requires you to engage in roleplay to understand the full extent of their powergaming nature. There isn’t anything you can directly do to avoid finding powergamers, however there are some things you can do to avoid being a powergamer. Here is a bullet list, for ease of reading, which can help you discern whether or not you are powergaming: Avoiding of *dodges* every incoming attack. Using emotes which assume the outcome of an attack. When attacking someone, you attempt to attack someone, you cannot assume your attack is successful. Ex. *kills him / *grabs and throws him. / *breaks his nose. | You cannot assume what result your attack will give. Using overly complicated emotes to get out of an inescapable scenario. Ex. Two men have you chained to a wall, you use your slippery skin to get out, overpower the guards and run away. Being unrealistic. One old man will not be able to beat two fully armoured men. Not giving your opponent time to react. If you string together a list of attacks, and an escape before someone can even respond, you’re doing it wrong. Like above, you cannot assume to be able to predict the defense your opponent may have. Doing stupid things like backflipping out of situations. Stalling a situation and waiting for your buddies to pop up and help you, whilst mainly a metagaming issue, is worth a mention here. Character have flaws, no one is perfect and no matter what you do, in real life and roleplay, someone will always be better than you. No one wants to lose, but losing is more beneficial (most of the time) than winning. Losing helps your character develop, gives them more purpose. If you’re better than everyone at everything, what is the point? Character Development is a subject I’ll be touching on soon in another thread, but I think it needs to be partially said here. Having an OP character isn’t fun for you, it isn’t fun for me and it isn’t fun for anyone else either. So follow this bullet list to ensure your character has room to develop, and prevents people getting irritated at any powergaming ways. Give your character an equal amount of weaknesses as you have strengths. Give your character a goal, something to accomplish. Make this goal difficult to reach, but do not make it impossible. Work for this goal, have it impact your character in various ways when you do not immediately achieve it. Shoot for a physical weakness, such as blindness in one eye to lower the depth of your field of view, or a rigid shoulder which locks up during combat. Do not forget your weaknesses in combat. If your character is blind in one eye, play to that. You won’t be an expert in sword combat if you’re unable to discern where your opponent is. Do not be afraid to lose. Now I know, I know this goes against human nature but go against this base instinct. Try to win, for sure, but always stick within the realm of reality and what makes sense for your character. Make sensible moves, be realistic. You cannot just ‘get out’ of a grip, you need to be sure. Be emotive, explain your movies. Do not over complicate everything. Remember you’re roleplaying with someone else, they need to be able to understand what you’re saying. How to deal with Powergaming Those who powergame are often regarded as ‘new players’. People new to the server, people knew to Roleplay in general generally are the most at fault for this. Powergaming is bad, and I’m sure I can speak for everyone when I say that dealing with a Powergamer is no easy task. There is, however, a way that most people have taken to dealing with powergamers, and that is to powergame back. This isn’t okay, this isn’t proper and it simply perpetuates the problem. A powergamer will simply start to believe that powergaming is the norm, and there is nothing wrong with that. Handling a powergamer takes time, and it isn’t always something you want to do. So, if someone is powergaming and you don’t want to handle them or spend the time to teach them what to do, do one of the following: Refer them to this thread. Refer them to google what powergaming is, and ask them to amend this. Refer them to an Application Team member, they are responsible to watch over and assist new players. Report them to a GM. GMs will take the necessary steps after this. If, however, you do have the time and you want to teach whem what to do, do as I have instructed above. For clarification, here is a few steps: Inform the player via PM that what they are doing is known as powergaming, and is against the rules on this server. Refer them to this power, or explain to them what powergaming is. Explain to them how they were in fact powergaming, and what they should have done instead. Explain why it is against the rules, and ask them to either try again or to be more mindful of this in the future. Profit. If, and this will happen, the player refuses to listen or simply continues in his ways, screenshot the conversation and post a BR on the forums. Staff will handle it from there. Under no circumstances should you get angry and yell at them, or simply powergame in return. This is not helpful. Closing Be mindful of others and adhere to the server rules. Remember what was said and try to guide people into being better at what they do. I do acknowledge that it can become a pain to handle, and I do understand how some people simply cannot be bothered to deal with repetitive behaviour. Some people simply do not wish to listen or learn, and we all get that. Instead of getting mad, however, simply submit a modreq saying ‘X was powergaming in <location>, and refuses to listen.” and simply go on your way. Yes, modreqs sometimes go unanswered, and yes it won’t be responded to instantly. But what does that matter? You’ve given the location, for which the GMs can look into and handle outside of your involvement. You can continue on with your day. Even if it isn’t dealt with or looked at, at least you don’t need to handle it. Powergaming isn’t fun for anyone, and with the Defender Default trial, there may be an increase in powergaming. Following what was said above may be able to aid and prevent the growth of the aforementioned. Thank you for reading. -Thomas
  15. A small sign is posted on a wall in Cloud Temple, it reads... I have no large amounts of mina but i am a masterfull farmer. My home was robbed and the theif has said that they will return my precious belongings if i give them two blueprints. I cant offer much but crops in return for a blueprint but i would also offer my services in exchange for one or two. If your feeling like you need to do a good need and have some extra lying around... or you need alot of crops, or maybe some land farmed. Send bird to Jace (squishybear7) if youd like my work or wish to help me out,
  16. So as a new player I was looking for Orc history or timeline, but found nothing but a few unspecific events. In order to advance roleplay and make applying easier I suggest adding something like this.
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