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Gameplay => Guilds Forum => Topic started by: Akkaido Kivikar on March 31, 2009, 07:11:09 am
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[This guild was made by me, but on an RP alt, who has completely separate views, ideals, and thought patterns to Akaiddo Kivikar. Please do not discriminate against me for Malkius' ideals and actions. It has happened already once before.]
I am Malkius Axeblunter, Commander of the Tefusang Company. We are recruiting again.
The Tefusang Company consists of a group of mercenary soldiers. We do not fight for free, like other guilds in Yliakum bent on justice and 'honour'. To us, that is not of any use. We get paid for every job we do, from escorting, through to infiltration, attacking, and Guild War support.
The Tefusang Company was founded twelve years ago, at the Bronze Doors, by five Kran. They were then hired by the Octarchy for years to perform preventative measures against the horrors within. They saw many evil things, and learned that evil is present in every being, and as such most of them formed the opinion that altruism is a lie, merely a way to stroke an ego, which in turn feeds the evil in all of us. Three of the Founding Kran are now in the Death Realm, their eyes blinded by an evil spell (permadead)
The Tefusang Company returned to Yliakum this year, and are offering their services to the citizens, from escorting to joining guild-wars.
Prices so far:
Escorting from any one available point to another: 1000 Tria per map passed through, plus 1000 Tria per attacker slain. Minimum of 1000 Tria.
Infiltration of a guild and/or [RP] group: 10,000 Tria. This infiltration lasts two weeks, and the Company will diligently gather information, and also perform necessary actions and remove objects desired by the person hiring.
Joining a Guild War: 25,000 Tria. This deal lasts two weeks, and the Tefusang Company will not only fight, but publicly advertise the positions and ideals of the hiring Guild.
Any other deals and propositions will be negotiated IC IG.
[Yes, I know it's been done before, but there aren't any merc guilds active at the moment, and at least I have original ideas.]
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[A nice idea, however, you might reconsider the "hired by Octarchy" part, as such things are decided on by settings]
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[A nice idea, however, you might reconsider the "hired by Octarchy" part, as such things are decided on by settings]
[The background story of the game settings isn't an all-inclusive story, it's really a set of rules that you must follow when you create a new character or guild. Your characters must fit the game setting by following the rules. Based on what Akkaido wrote of the origins of the Tefusang Company he has stayed within the possibilities or rules. No?]
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[Well, for me, it doesn't seem something that the settings devs would be annoyed about, as its not too major, it won't affect the view of the Octarchy or anything. If the settings devs tell me to change it I will happily. It was only a bit of history of the Company.]
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/me shows how very RP he is by using /me...which seems to magically transform the text to red.
[Hey, it could have happened same as thousands of other events not mentioned in the written background story, it flows as naturally as a stream is what's important. Now, if you had issued stocks and offered credit cards, or similar "financial products", as modern-day finance refers to these thing in their consumer marketing advertisements, then you could be accused of ignoring the game setting, or worse, godmodding.]
/me gasps for breath, reels back in mental torment and pushes the keyboard off his table, the word striking terror in his heart.
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It the fact that the government, with all their military might, would hire a group of five mercenaries to deal with what they've dealt with for aeons that strikes as odd. There is something distinctely... A-Team about it.
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Does the Octarchy send men into the Stone Labyrinths to fight monsters? Last I checked, they all stood at BD guarding against attacks.
And it started off as 5 Kran, more mercenaries joined as they went along for the years in the Stone Labyrinths.
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I see potential...
As far as I could tell, it doesn't go against anything in the settings... and even if it does it only slightly bends them... and if the storyline is that rigid it would be impossible to write any background originating in Yliakum. The original poster also didn't say that the Octarchy hired only those 5 kran, he stated that those 5 were hired and founded a company (I'd assume they were part of a much larger group).
There have been various merc guilds in the past... most of them I found wonderful to RP with, I do hope this one gives future players as good of an experience as I had with the old Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters guilds.
As far as critique goes, a little more organization would be nice, the post is kind of one big jumble without a lot of details. Information on rank structure would be nice... and try breaking it up into categories... bold, underline, size and color are your friend.
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Why would I release my ranking information??
And besides it's really only typical military ranking with different extra roles such as Advisor, Core Mercenary (bodyguards), etc.
But as far as going in-depth, chat to Malkius in-game. Wheres the fun in playing if you can simply learn it all from one [GUILD] post?
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The Octarchy routinely sends men into the stone labyrinths to track potential threats, much to their spouses dismay.
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But as far as going in-depth, chat to Malkius in-game. Wheres the fun in playing if you can simply learn it all from one [GUILD] post?
Why even make a guild post then? While not a direct representation of your guild, it is all the people who read this post will know of it. The better your post looks, the better your guild looks.
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The Octarchy routinely sends men into the stone labyrinths to track potential threats, much to their spouses dismay.
Yeah, well who says its their Guard they send? Does is specifically state that they NEVER hire mercenaries?
But as far as going in-depth, chat to Malkius in-game. Wheres the fun in playing if you can simply learn it all from one [GUILD] post?
Why even make a guild post then? While not a direct representation of your guild, it is all the people who read this post will know of it. The better your post looks, the better your guild looks.
It's called a teaser. There is a balance to struck. The purpose of this thread is to inform people of the Tefusang Company, who to contact, and not to give away all our stories and secrets which can be gathered through some good RP in game, and is a better way of giving specifics out, rather than just splattering it all over a forum.
To put it simply, this is an advertisement, NOT an infomercial.
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The Octarchy routinely sends men into the stone labyrinths to track potential threats, much to their spouses dismay.
Yeah, well who says its their Guard they send? Does is specifically state that they NEVER hire mercenaries?
I do not see much problem with your back story. It is plenty vague enough to fit what I have seen of the revealed setting. Do your mercenaries have a problem with wearing the 'colors' of their employer?
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...purpose of this thread is to inform people of the Tefusang Company, who to contact, and not to give away all our stories and secrets which can be gathered through some good RP in game, and is a better way of giving specifics out, rather than just splattering it all over a forum.
To put it simply, this is an advertisement, NOT an infomercial.
It's your guild, your forum thread, and you have the right to do with them as you wish. However, the questions being put to you now are legitimate, and would be asked IC in the game. Therefore, you could post a notice-style reply here as if you were nailing a document to the wall for all the townspeople to read, that describes how the guild is set up.
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I do not see much problem with your back story. It is plenty vague enough to fit what I have seen of the revealed setting. Do your mercenaries have a problem with wearing the 'colors' of their employer?
Generally we bear our own shields [we use different types to instantly identify ranks ie officers/commanders on the battlefield IC] but if they say "Wear this fine quality robe or we won't pay you"... I don't see the men having a problem with it [A few seconds typing in a description, its done].
It's your guild, your forum thread, and you have the right to do with them as you wish. However, the questions being put to you now are legitimate, and would be asked IC in the game. Therefore, you could post a notice-style reply here as if you were nailing a document to the wall for all the townspeople to read, that describes how the guild is set up.
[Information will follow. Do remember this is a new guild, and I haven't decided exactly how the nine ranks will be divided out. So far, I am leaning more toward a setup where there is a Unit of Ten basis, which is divided into three squads, each squad has a Captain and two 'soldier' rank members. this gives a total of Nine, plus a Unit Commander. There is also a "Core Unit" which is the elite/original members. This is also Ten in size, with Malkius being the Core Commander (Commandin both the Core Unit and the Commanders of other Units), he has three Core Captains, Percivel, Lidicius, and Sitabie, who each run a squad of three "Core Mercenaries" who for now are the basic soldiers, but when it swells will have more of a Special Operations/Bodyguard role.]
At the moment, there are seven members of the Tefusang Company.
Advice on structuring is more than welcome.
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Does the Octarchy send men into the Stone Labyrinths to fight monsters? Last I checked, they all stood at BD guarding against attacks.
And it started off as 5 Kran, more mercenaries joined as they went along for the years in the Stone Labyrinths.
My question to you then is were the original guild simply five of those mercenaries or did the orctacy hire the guild? There is actually a gulf of difference.
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How so??
I don't see any contradiction. The original 5 Kran made the guild and were then hired by the Octarchy to enter the Stone Labrynths and fight monsters.
Whats with the nitpicking? Anyone with a brain could see put that together from what I've said.
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Hey, did I read this wrong, or does this function as an Escort Service :P?
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I can fully see the government hiring on an individual basis. Saying that the government hired the guild spesifically makes it seem as though they are some sort of A-team crack group of soldiers which was sought out by the government. Five men enter the employ of the government and form a guild together. Fine. The government hires a guild of mercenaries. Hm, doesn't sit quite as well. Makes the group seem exclusive. As though the government needed help and sought them out rather than just saying 'mercenaries wanted, sign up here', which seems to me to be what they'd do. Also, something bad about the OP's brain, jut for that wonderful thing called balance.
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Why sign individually when you can get five at once?
And really, who CARES if it seems too A-team for you. There is nothing in my script that says they were the only people sent, or that they were particularly elite. You're just presuming things.
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I can fully see the government hiring on an individual basis. Saying that the government hired the guild specifically makes it seem as though they are some sort of A-team crack group of soldiers which was sought out by the government. Five men enter the employ of the government and form a guild together. Fine. The government hires a guild of mercenaries. Hm, doesn't sit quite as well. Makes the group seem exclusive. As though the government needed help and sought them out rather than just saying 'mercenaries wanted, sign up here', which seems to me to be what they'd do...
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Thanks for sharing with us your guess at what the civil government of Hydlaa would think and do but there are holes large enough in your logic for megaras to pass through. The OP's story fits like a glove, whether anyone likes it or not. I don't find any of your implicit suggestions to be useful.
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Could we have a little less bickering, the OP seems fine I see no implied elitism, a small group of Mercs sign up to go into the Labyrinth and happen to call themselves a guild.
One thing to remember the Octarchy is more dictatorship than civil government and will just as easily conscript a person or guild if it deems necessary.
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Thank you Mordraugion and Kangold D.
The Tefusang Company is recruiting, and also looking for business opportunities around Yliakum. Contact Malkius in game.