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Gameplay => Guilds Forum => Topic started by: dragonslayer1313 on June 06, 2005, 05:57:26 am
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Join the war dragons!!!
We are a new guild with few members but we will be strong.
Looking for good players who will be a benifit to the guild not a burden.
Does not matter how strong you are now because together we will be great.
If you are interested private message me.Don\'t forget to include your name so i can invite you.
The name comes from a tribe that existed before the migration underground.
As soon as I\'m able to create a male elf I will, because it\'s kind of strange that a kran will be a guild leader for a guild from the surface.
I am also currently working on making a site for my guild.
Our alignment is neutral, our goal is simply to become the best and strongest guild.
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Ouch... Read this (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=16943&boardid=18&styleid=4&sid=bb0f78fbbd116695d932148a6f02f4df)...then run away as fast as you can.
*stands fifty feet away so as too avoid the impending flames, but still close enough to watch*
*edit to address the above edit* More thought and info is still needed. Untill then, welcome to The Sheeple Foundation (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=15528&boardid=18&styleid=4&sid=f15b6d7479b83b4e710337ff5999654b). ;) :evil:
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It seems our GMs dislike dragons, so maybe you should change the guild name.
Also, I\'ll have to direct you to this lovely thread (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=14312&boardid=18&styleid=3&sid=28593446b080d5db5da7335d9d123e1a), so that you have some guidelines on how to build your guild and guild thread on PS.
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you really could do some more work on the guild,
its rules, basis of operation, allignement
what are your aims, do oyu have a website? what is your guild emblem?
most importantly,
do oyu have a guild roleplay history, specifying how you got the name.
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*sigh* Ok:
-new name
-roleplay
-site
-forums
-ranks
-story
-goal
-alignment
*buzz* *dragon slayer falls into the tub of water below*
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Why not create a new creature to base your guild off? I\'m working on something similar in my RP stories. It\'s quite fun.
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And, I\'d like to take this opportunity to announce my new guild, \"Orc and Ent hunters\".
We only accept elves and dwarves. Any wizards also may be considered, but only if they can use untainted Saidin. To apply, you have to have been bitten by a vampire. To advance in the ranks you must successfully train one padawan learner to Knight status.
:(
I know I\'m being a bit of an arrogant, rude bandwagon-jumper-onner here but seriously dragonslayer1313, could you perhaps have noticed the less than warm reception to the other threads visible in this forum with the word \"dragon\" in them. A clue perhaps?
There is little wrong with creating a guild on your first day in Planeshift, just to learn the ropes. There is also nothing wrong with posting to advertise a guild. However, the community is rather unreceptive to people who create guilds within minutes of joining, and advertise the guild before they even know how to play. That kind of thing looks bad.
Just so you see where I am coming from, know I didn\'t post about FL here for three months after creating it. Up until that point I was a n00b leading n00bs. Only once I got serious, and created a bit of roleplay to add into the gameplay did FL belong in this forum. And we still have a ways to go.
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Also see this thread (http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=17041&boardid=18) for an example of what NOT to do. Your case isn\'t quite that bad, but you need to be careful... it could end up slipping that way.
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It\'s good that you are working on a site. Try to read through what people have said on this thread, and make sure you\'ve put in all the necessary information before publishing your site to avoid getting more flames. ;)
To apply, you have to have been bitten by a vampire.
*walks up to Moogie* Bite me! :D
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Mmmm can\'t say I\'m to fond of this Guild because of the lack of well almost everything a Guild should have and the name........... Now I\'m a member of The Dragon Council, but in The Dragon Council the use of Dragon is because of the mythological background of Dragons. (Our goals are equeal to allot of theirs). But in the War Dragons, why use the word \"Dragon\". Don\'t see the point in it......
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You don\'t see the point? Let me see ...
* Annah is thinking *
Yeah, I don\'t see the point of using the name \"dragon\" for your guild as well. Maybe you\'ll someday understand that the PS mythology is different than the \"real life\" one, and they\'re two separated things, so stop trying to look \"cool\" in front of him.
Also, you don\'t need to be fond of any guild, it\'s ok, just be you.
And for god\'s sake, it\'s just a name people, and the first guild that carried it was formed way long before you even heard of PS.
:rolleyes:
* EDIT *
Oh yeah, forgot to say. I think we\'re in the middle of a \"dragon\" epidemy. We need someone to get us rid of these pests. ;)
* Annah arms his shotgun *
Run baby run ... X(
:rolleyes:
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Shotguns?!
A well placed plaque, epidemi or poisoning of their food (live dragons of virgins? Well sometimes few sacrifices are needed)
Hmm yeah dragons overflood PS somehow even with not existing and so
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True, but our Guild was here before the flood of Dragon Guilds.
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That doesn\'t change the fact that your guild references a mythological creature that doesn\'t exist in Planeshift physically or in legend (in other words, your guild is out of character). So basically, if we\'re going to keep dragons out of PS (and we really should, since they\'re sort of cliche), then anything with the word \"dragon\" in it, needs to be censored. I think the censor phrase should be \"pink fluffy bunny.\" Example:
\"We are the dragon council.\"
*CENSOR*
We are the pink fluffy bunny council.\"
What do you think? ;)
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Alright so were going to have this argument, well then check this tread will you? I think that will speed things up a little:
http://www.planeshift3d.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=16211&boardid=18&styleid=3&sid=2a63bc022cba2b3330c92b7009b2b036
But of course this is an agrument that will go on and on and on and on etc. etc........
PS. I think the \"war pink fluffy bunnies\" has a nicer ring to it.
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I\'ve read that. And I think the guild idea has a nice base. Just change every instance of the word \"dragon\" to something else that exists in Planeshift (while I like pink fluffy bunnies, it may deflate the guild\'s reputation somewhat ;) ).
The problem is not that \"there are no dragons in PS, so even the name can\'t be used.\" The problem is that dragons have pre-existing connotations in real life that you CAN\'T get rid. Trying to create a guild with that name attaches all those connotations to the guild regardless of what else you try to do. So, whether you want to or not, you end up giving your guild a meaning that is interpreted out of character (OOC), not in character as it should be.
Here\'s another example of the same issue:
I create a guild called the Riflemen. We\'re a guild that sneaks around stealing things from defenseless townfolk (alternate definition of \"rifle\"). It\'s a workable background, no? A newbie gets on and sees a guild member and he says, \"So you guys fight with guns? Cool! Can I join your guild?\"
You see what the issue is? Rifle = gun. Dragon = huge flying thing that breathes fire. You can\'t change that, no matter how creative you are; OOC stuff will always interfere.
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Here is an apples and oranges debate.
Dragons, by definition, are mythological creatures no matter which life you are in. (apples)
Rifles, on the other hand, are tangible items in real life and of course, do not exist in Plane Shift. (oranges)
And your silly \"pink fluffy bunnies\" do not exist in PS either. So you make a weak argument.
The Dragon Guild is here to stay, ACCEPT IT!
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but with an attitude liek that you might not be, so calm down
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Originally posted by Cha0s
Here\'s another example of the same issue:
I create a guild called the Riflemen. We\'re a guild that sneaks around stealing things from defenseless townfolk (alternate definition of \"rifle\"). It\'s a workable background, no? A newbie gets on and sees a guild member and he says, \"So you guys fight with guns? Cool! Can I join your guild?\"
You see what the issue is? Rifle = gun. Dragon = huge flying thing that breathes fire. You can\'t change that, no matter how creative you are; OOC stuff will always interfere.
See, explaining what the problem actually IS can be useful. But a lot of words have connotations outside of Planeshift. Take the guild Blitzers for example, I asked them where that came from and it meant something in some language and came from Final Fantasy. It has connotations outside of Planeshift, would you say it would have to be changed as well?
Originally posted by Demarthl
but with an attitude liek that you might not be, so calm down
Nice unwarranted threat.