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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by gesseritt on Today at 04:06:19 AM »
Im not sure how I feel about another notification that will presumably ping everyone when a bounty goes up.  The scale is already tipped incredibly heavily against a bountied individual.  We dont need to tip it further.

Agreed. There are plenty of ways to find out about bounties from RP as it is, plus the closely-watched garda forum posts.
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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by Chadyo on Today at 03:27:59 AM »
Currently we have the announcement automatic notifiction, what could be done is create a discord ping role for each zone, and then players can opt in, or out of each zone. Then the moment a guard posts a bounty in the board a notification is send.

Currently for announcements, and DM plots there's an @everyone
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Announcements, Updates and Status / Re: Upcoming DM Events
« Last post by DM Enigma on Today at 02:26:17 AM »
THE GHOSTS OF ZEIDENBURG
Gundarakite Rebels NCE 2024 Plot

Quote from:  A Comprehensive History of Gundarakite Uprisings, 779 - The Ghosts of Zeidenburg
There are whispers that stir in the winds of Barovia, tales of a shadowed group whose name has long haunted the western reaches of the land — the Ghosts of Zeidenburg. Their story, as elusive as the figures themselves, stretches back to the days when Gundarak still stood, and the iron grip of Strahd had not yet fully claimed the region. The Ghosts were once led by Ubul Szerieza, brother to the famed rebel Ardonk, a man as feared as he was revered among those who sought freedom from tyranny.

The Ghosts of Zeidenburg were not a mere band of insurgents. They were spirits of vengeance, slipping through the night like phantoms, striking with brutal precision and then vanishing, leaving only death and disorder in their wake. Their mastery of the forests and wilds of Barovia was said to be unmatched, their bodies as one with the shadowed alley and the leaf.

Yet for all their brutality, they were whispered to steal from the wealthy Barovian elite, redistributing stolen taxes and riches to the downtrodden Gundarakite people. For some, the Ghosts were more than terrorists; they were champions of the oppressed, watchers in the dark who sought to restore balance where there was none. In villages where Strahd’s grip was suffocating, their covert deeds sparked hope for their people.

In 767, the head of this vengeful serpent was cut off when Ubul Szerieza was captured and executed. His death marked the apparent end of the Ghosts, or so the Barovian authorities claimed. For years, the Ghosts were little more than rumor, a distant echo of radical dissent. But now, in the year 779, murmurs have begun once more.

Some say they are led by a new, unknown figure who claims to continue Ubul’s legacy. Others speak of the Ghosts operating independently, driven by personal vendettas and thirst for revenge.

Perhaps they are merely stories, resurrected by desperate men.

Or perhaps, as with all things in Barovia, the last spirits of a dead country do not rest so easily, and the Ghosts of Zeidenburg rise again, more dangerous and elusive than before.

Domains: Barovia
Recommended Levels: New character concept
Origin: Human only
Classes: Any stealth class or multiclass
Alignments: Non-Lawful preferred
Risk level: Permadeath
% until plot is ready: 100%

How to get involved:

This plotline is open to applications only. A prelude will be run for approved character concepts. While there may be opportunities for extended play beyond the NCE, be prepared for a short-lived character due to the high-risk nature of the story. Expect difficult moral choices, intense action, and a high likelihood that your character may not survive. Participation in this plot assumes opt-in for PvP.

For those interested in applying, please use the following form and send me a forum PM:

Spoiler: The Ghosts of Zeidenburg - Application Form • show
Discord / Forum ID:
Character Name:
Previous Characters:
Age:
Class:
Deity (if applicable):
Alignment:
Backstory:
Goals:
Playtimes:

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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by augustaugur on October 08, 2024, 10:16:21 PM »
To be clear, a link to the forums on the Discord and sending a forum PM would encourage reading the forums, not discourage. Again, it is possible to be bountied or summoned when not actively playing - I have seen the latter and been the subject of the former. I would not expect those players to be checking the forums in those scenarios, but they might be passively consuming the Discord to see an announcement.
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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by myrddraal on October 08, 2024, 10:11:13 PM »
Im not sure how I feel about another notification that will presumably ping everyone when a bounty goes up.  The scale is already tipped incredibly heavily against a bountied individual.  We dont need to tip it further.
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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by Cyber Viking on October 08, 2024, 10:10:02 PM »
I can't think of a very good reason not to use the forums.

Players should expect to use the forums as part of the game.

100% Discord is secondary forums should always be primary
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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by Flat Cap on October 08, 2024, 09:46:45 PM »
Adding yet another layer for players who are playing an authority figure to add to summons isn't a huge ask, but it is additional work. I do try to add summons to the in game notice boards, but the forums are, and should be, one of the main sources to gain this information outside the client. If players do not wish to utilize the forums, they probably shouldn't be engaging in antagonistic or conflict roleplay IMO. The forums are the only official place for IC communications that happen outside of the game client and so rather than creating more work for those players who are already using them approprately, we should be encouraging those who have not, to join the forums because there is a wealth of information to be found there which are both IC and OOC.

I can't think of a very good reason not to use the forums.

Players should expect to use the forums as part of the game.
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Module Feedback and Suggestions / Re: Discord Suggestion Re: Bounties
« Last post by augustaugur on October 08, 2024, 09:34:50 PM »
I would add to this suggestion by advocating for out-of-character forum PMs notifying players when their characters are bountied and/or summoned, if their forum handles are known to be associated. I am a player of a character who was bountied without summons well after I took a break from playing and, absent other players who told me through external means about the bounty, I would not have known about it or thought to check the IC subforum and backread the entire summons/bounty threads to see it for myself when I became active again.

Resolving "paper cuts" such as the above and the premise of the thread would go a long way to be more equitable around the edge cases that surround the bounty and summons system. I do not think either would be a material effort in excess of what is already expected from those playing authorities.
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Local Gossip / Warm Hearth, Shelter, & Food!
« Last post by Famous Seamus on October 08, 2024, 09:31:53 PM »
//In the cold, dark hours between late night and early morning, the sign is removed.

//A sign is placed on the door amid the frigid weather.

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Warm Hearth, Shelter, & Food -- Warehouse Two!

We are presently OPEN to those needing shelter or a warm meal! Be welcome to visit and be at ease some moments!

-- Christ's Church, Warehouse Two --

Chapter-House ◙ Chapel ◙ Infirmary ◙ Confessional ◙ Public Library ◙ Public Kitchen ◙ Bath & Laundry ◙ Guest Quarters

Dinner today is Sister's Garlic Soup, Traveler's Delight, Herbal Sage Tea, and Tsuika.

The bath is also drawn and warmed for those needing such.

--Prelate V. Carro--


//Open now until about 11:45 p.m., U.S. Eastern! Closed! Thank you, as always, to everyone for the RP!!

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//The original foodstuffs served at the church are based on or lightly modified from authentic medieval recipes or, in a handful of cases, more modern dishes with long historical traditions. Interested parties, see below.
Traveler's Delight (Chyches): http://www.godecookery.com/goderec/grec58.htm
Sister’s Garlic Soup: A variant of Česnečka (a more modern recipe)
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The Market Square / Selling select wares....
« Last post by Sammylix on October 08, 2024, 07:14:59 PM »
A notice is posted in the Keep of the Dyad

Selling the following items:
Cloak of Stone
Deep Shadow Strike (x2)
Belt of the Wraith
Ring of Hiding
Slayer's Robe
Amulet of Mask
Potions of True Seeing (x12)
Potions of Greater Barkskin (x6)
Other minor tonics of note....

Contact Lucifera Australis in the Dyad or send by letter.

//Discord: Sammylix
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