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Written by: Sarapis, the Logos
Date: Sunday, August 9th, 1998
Addressed to: Everyone



I'll comment on the recent slew of posts regarding roleplaying and killing.

1) Talking about places or worlds that don't exist in Achaea is one of
the worst forms of non-roleplaying. They are irrelevent.

2) To those of you who complain about a lack of roleplaying, and then
turn around and want a system that allows you to kill some beings but
not be killed by others (for instance, the ability to kill goblins while
being protected from occultists), I'll say that I don't consider players
and 'mobiles' to be any different from a roleplaying perspective. There
will not be a system implemented that allows you to murder some beings
while being categorically protected from retribution by others.

3) There WILL be a system implemented that will reward good roleplayers
and punish poor roleplayers. The gods and selected mortals will have
the power to give out "rp points" and give out "rp blackmarks".
Blackmarks are basically negative rp points. Having a good rp ranking
will increase the amount that your lessons are worth and increase the
amount of xp you get. Likewise, having a very poor rp ranking will
decrease the amount your lessons are worth and decrease the amount of
xp you get.


4) I intend on putting in an 'ooc' channel. After this is in, talking ooc
on shout or guildtell will be grounds for getting an rp blackmark.


5) As I said before, you will never be allowed to run about murdering
mobiles or negatively affecting other players while being categorically
protected from retribution by others. However, I am _very_ tired of
random killings, and while those guilty of this might argue that
being a psychotic killer is their role, I will point out that I or my
fellow dieties might decide that being a vengeful, punishing God is part of my role.

Penned by my hand on the 6th of Mayan, in the year 197 AF.


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Public News Post #1000

recent posts

Written by: Sarapis, the Logos
Date: Sunday, August 9th, 1998
Addressed to: Everyone



I'll comment on the recent slew of posts regarding roleplaying and killing.

1) Talking about places or worlds that don't exist in Achaea is one of
the worst forms of non-roleplaying. They are irrelevent.

2) To those of you who complain about a lack of roleplaying, and then
turn around and want a system that allows you to kill some beings but
not be killed by others (for instance, the ability to kill goblins while
being protected from occultists), I'll say that I don't consider players
and 'mobiles' to be any different from a roleplaying perspective. There
will not be a system implemented that allows you to murder some beings
while being categorically protected from retribution by others.

3) There WILL be a system implemented that will reward good roleplayers
and punish poor roleplayers. The gods and selected mortals will have
the power to give out "rp points" and give out "rp blackmarks".
Blackmarks are basically negative rp points. Having a good rp ranking
will increase the amount that your lessons are worth and increase the
amount of xp you get. Likewise, having a very poor rp ranking will
decrease the amount your lessons are worth and decrease the amount of
xp you get.


4) I intend on putting in an 'ooc' channel. After this is in, talking ooc
on shout or guildtell will be grounds for getting an rp blackmark.


5) As I said before, you will never be allowed to run about murdering
mobiles or negatively affecting other players while being categorically
protected from retribution by others. However, I am _very_ tired of
random killings, and while those guilty of this might argue that
being a psychotic killer is their role, I will point out that I or my
fellow dieties might decide that being a vengeful, punishing God is part of my role.

Penned by my hand on the 6th of Mayan, in the year 197 AF.


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