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Beluaterra / Re: The Ivory Vale

« on: May 14, 2015, 04:04:42 AM »

I'm really not sure how I feel about that.
If you suspect someone is cheating you have to report him. Trying to screw a guy OOC, you're just breaking the rules yourselves.An empire of like six people?

Ordinarily I would agree, but the player was literally just pressing every negative button he could reach. Once he lost his throne, he just stopped talking to everyone, and we tried engaging him with everything we could think of over a 2-3 week period. He did not respond to anything, just ran for every governement position he could, and when he lost, he had both of his characters protest everyone who won an office and, in such a tiny realm, it cost them their positions. Then he had his one duke split off while the other remained and protested everything. Not actually playing, mind you, because that would involve engaging the other players in the realm or at least offering a reason as to what he was protesting. In truth, it became so disruptive that he was asked to leave. When he wouldn't we took the only step we could to make it happen. Again, the OOC ban was supported unanimously. He paused all of his characters right after, again without so much as a word.

The entire process was frustrating, confusing, and pitiful. not something I care to ever repeat again.

And we may only have 6 people now, but just you wait! So here is the plan. Through a series of circumstances almost entirely not my fault, one of my advy-turned nobles may have deposed the reigning dynasty of the Ivory Vale and incidentally secured the loyalty of all the remaining nobles to support her candidacy to become the next Queen. The immediate problem with IVF is that it is a large realm with VERY few nobles sandwiched between larger realms with powerful armies that are, fortunately, allied.

My intention is to remake the realm into one of court intrigue, backroom politics, cutthroat alliances, and even outright murder for the purpose of increasing one's own power either through gaining the favor of the crown, or maneuvering the crown into an arm bar to FORCE that favor. Not unlike the political climate you see between the great nobles of Frank Herbert's universe or "The Great Game" Spoken of with reverence by nobles of the Empire of Orlais. Think about what the French Court must have been like under the Sun king, or the Japanese under Nobunaga.

I want to create a realm where a dinner party can have more far reaching consequences than a pitched battle, where infiltrators find ample employment and loose laws, and where energetic nobles engage in near-constant roleplay.

There's more too it, of course. Including things I plan to implement to really foster the culture. So far, everyone in the realm is fully appraised and fully onboard

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Beluaterra / Re: The Ivory Vale

« on: May 13, 2015, 06:00:48 PM »

Good questions. Recently, there was a very serious incident that ultimately resulted in the leveraging of an OOC ban on the realms former king (also it's only serving Duke named Trent) after the players of IVF agreed OOC to do so, accusing him of Game mechanics abuse. This player's actions literally split the realm, resulting in the now-empty state of Trenton, composed entirely of a duchy that seceded from the IVF. The Trent player controlled both Dukes, you see, and has since paused his characters.

The IVF is now the EMPIRE of IVF and it's newly elected ruler, Selenia, has vowed to retake the lost Duchy and destroy Trenton forever. With her rise, an entirely new set of laws are being put into place that will hopefully emphasize roleplay over everything else. The culture of IVF is being reborn into something new and different as a result.

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Beluaterra / The Ivory Vale

« on: May 13, 2015, 05:35:05 PM »

Many things are changing in the Vale, many things will change. I wanted to make myself available for any OOC discussions or explanations.

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Dwilight / Re: What makes a D'haran?

« on: April 01, 2015, 04:11:24 PM »

Oh Chernier, whether you liked playing with me or not, I had such plans for Mach! Rynn was slowly rebuilding his powerbase and was going to use other nobles as mouthpieces to champion seemingly innocuous referendums until Rynn could build what amounts to a medieval class-action lawsuit in front of the entire realm and force Mach to resign as Margrave and Duke. I would have been ready by next week :-(

Now instead I have to RP Mach's burial and deal with your successor...Karibash.

That should be fun

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Dwilight / Re: What makes a D'haran?

« on: March 28, 2015, 05:46:14 PM »

So here's an update. Chernier deleted Machiavel in what can be best described as a ragequit.

I never thought that could happen

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Helpline / Re: Guild Issue

« on: January 19, 2015, 05:52:29 AM »

SUCCESS!

What was the issue and how did you solve it? It may be a good point of reference should this or similar problems arise in the future.

Sincerest thanks,

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Helpline / Re: Guild Issue

« on: January 19, 2015, 03:26:56 AM »

Hi Anaris,

Thanks for giving me a bit of your time, but I am afraid there is no change. I'll comply with whatever instructions or recommendations you may have.

Thanks again

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Helpline / Guild Issue

« on: January 18, 2015, 09:53:00 PM »

Hi everyone,

I am having a bit of trouble. one of my characters founded a guild, but I later had to pause that account for a couple days. When I unpaused, I rejoined as the lowest rank but was unable to reaffirm my position as founder. The option appeared, but every time I clicked to reaffirm, I was redirected back to the guild description page.

I would have filed a bug report, but I can't login to the bugtracker at all (I never get the 'confirmation email' for creating new accounts) and could really use the help.

Any assistance or advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

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Dwilight / Re: Plans you have for if the war ends...

« on: January 05, 2015, 05:36:18 PM »

I'd love to revamp the Order of Aristocrats and get some serious RP and Intrigue brewing up as it was meant to. The war took all the thunder

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Beluaterra / Re: The War.

« on: December 25, 2014, 01:41:13 AM »

Now the war is making some interesting turns, with Fronen surrendering to Thalmarkin and OG, and lords joining Nothoi.

With their lands.

And in half a day Fronen now belongs to Nothoi. Oh the fun!

I know this is rather late, but you can chalk this one up to Rania. She went to each of the nobles individually, blaming Vitus all the way, to bring their lands to Nothoi. Simple Protest wouldn't have worked because their just were not enough active players in Fronen who would vote against him. Plus Vitus pissed her off, therefore the entire realm had to die.

Surrender to OO and he will save you

-Jaune

Lies

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Beluaterra / Re: The War.

« on: December 11, 2014, 07:07:25 PM »

Nothoi is more likely, being closer and with more available land unless I misread?

Gotta say i'm pretty disappointed. This could have been a lot more fun.

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Beluaterra / Re: The War.

« on: December 11, 2014, 06:19:29 PM »

I'd be up for that, especially with Tandaros, D'Espana, and Arundel gone :-(

Sigh, I'll miss them.

Do send me a PM so I can find one of your characters

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Beluaterra / Re: The War.

« on: December 11, 2014, 06:13:38 PM »

So Mavia's been banned. The official reason being a traitor to the realm, supported by the fact that she called OO incompetent and hurt his feelings, only after she increased the power of his realm by 100% of course. I don't think I've ever had a character banned so quickly. Fun times.

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Beluaterra / Re: The War.

« on: December 09, 2014, 12:45:26 AM »

I largely stayed out of the military bits, mostly functionary stuff like the SC and courtier business. Then Immanuel asks Mavia to do something diplomatic. Frankly, I'm surprised Fingolfin (The character, not the player) Even replied.

So now she's doing everything she can to make it work and its...not going well.

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Dwilight / Re: Future of Dwilight

« on: July 01, 2014, 04:00:03 PM »

You want to have fun? Play the game, become a ruler, do as you please. You'll certainly learn a thing or too in the process...