(To those I mentioned this to before, sorry it took so long but I got slammed with a bunch of crises with a number of characters and couldn't convince myself to start this up before now.)
One thing I've noticed for years in this game is that those who know how to get positions get them consistently, across the game, with whatever character. And, as I got more experienced, I noticed this happening to me...And started figuring out the reasons why. First reason: You get to know people, and the more people you know the better your chances of getting power. Second reason: Once you've proved you're capable, everyone can find out pretty easily and will trust that you won't cause the capital to starve or the like. And third reason: The ways to get power and influence tend to be the same across the game, within certain parameters.
If you're lucky, you get a good Mentor or someone to act as one to help you figure this out. If you hang out on IRC you could find people to help too.
But, a lot of people don't want to spend time hanging around on IRC, and they don't get lucky on Mentors. So, this thread is (I hope) one additional way to get help.
This is where you go when you want to find someone to help you figure out how to organize a successful secession. This is where you go when you have no idea why everyone's attacking your realm because of some sneak attack conducted by a Ruler of your realm that you've never even heard of. This is where you go when you need help at the top ends of Battlemaster play.
And, possibly, you can find someone to IC hook up and take you on as a protege.
Now, besides myself, the players of several other families have agreed to help answer questions and possibly write up histories and guides: Vellos, Anaris, Quasath, Indirik, Kindon, and a number of others who agreed to help on a provisional basis. Several of the Top 20 fame list, families with 30+ fame, people who know politics and history on Atamara, Dwilight, the Far East, Beluaterra, and the EC in intimate detail (possibly the Colonies as well, but I'm really not sure).
Anyone who wants to help is of course welcome, I just listed those names to make an impression
So, please spread the word.
P.s. This thread is all OOC, of course, but I've considered trying to start some sort of IC organization to mimic it, just not sure how to go about it.
Index of Advanced Mentoring and History threads:
How to gain influence:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,517.0.htmlHow to be a lord:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,524.0.htmlHow to be a duke:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,525.0.htmlHow to be a banker:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,526.0.htmlHow to be a general:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,527.0.htmlHow to be a judge:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,529.0.htmlHow to be a ruler:
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,528.0.html
