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Gameplay => Guilds Forum => Topic started by: naimon on June 18, 2009, 02:51:19 am

Title: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: naimon on June 18, 2009, 02:51:19 am

INTRODUCTION

The Guardian Merchants.What is it, where  did it come from?
Well to answer your question the Guardian Merchants is a guild based upon the basic principles of a community. Though we may look like a regular guild selling wares and righting wrongs where they arise with our vast numbers among regular guild activities. The main goal is to create a community where new and old players alike can come together and help one another with daily progression of their characters. you want to be something other than a power leveling player bent on reaching the top. Well then the Guardian Merchants is the place for you. Here we mostly try and attract new players to help them along there way with getting accustomed to the game and the world, always eager to show them the wonders of Planeshift and the vast amount of paths one can take to become who they really want to be. But do not be discouraged older players, we gladly welcome all with open arms. this community is for all who seek a place where you can find nothing but new friends and allies on your adventure through the world. Where if you have a question someone will always have the answer for you and will gladly help you whenever the need for it comes along^^. There are no superiors here, everyone is equal. The leadership positions are just places for the originators of the community and the ones who are the most willing to help others.

MAIN GOAL

To provide a community of friends, allies, and people ready and willing to help you become who you want  your character to be^^

(http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/_/k/_kha_/Enki.jpg)

RANKS

While we DO use the ranking mechanics we don't use it in the traditional way. Each rank is more of a classification of what you do for the community for as i said everyone is equal. But the ranking system allows others in the guild to know what your job or profession is^^.

Rank 1. Light knight, basic member of the community and security guard for the guild until the member chooses a job or profession of their choice.

Rank 2. Guide, member of community who is responsible or showing new members and players around the world, showing them the npc merchants so on and so forth.

Rank3. Merchant, member of community who sells crafters and other npc wares for the community

Rank 4. Mage, member of the community with dealings of all things magic. Healer for the community and fighting assistant to all knights and guardians.

Rank 5. Crafter, member of the community who crafts any and all things available weapons, armor, items, and so forth.

Rank 6. Heavy knight, member of the community who is charged with the protection of all members against criminals, wrong doings, and outsiders meaning to cause harm to the community

Rank 7. Guardian, member of the community and right hand man to the leaders and general helper to the community.

Rank 8. Boss lady(inside joke^^), co-leader and right hand woman to the leader of the community overseeing all and providing whatever may be needed.

Rank 9. Leader, leader of the Guardian Merchants community, overall provider, protector, and counsel to the community.

all of these ranks but the top two are available to any new member^^.

RECRUITING

We welcome all people considering to join the community and would be more than happy to welcome brand new players at anytime^^.

Just contact one of the people below and they will be glad to invite you^^
Naimon
Freyaa
Nexusorion
Volla

(http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/_/k/_kha_/Picture-1.jpg)

All credit for artwork goes to our valued comunity member RUDOBBEY!!(thanks man^^)

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Zalera13 on June 18, 2009, 03:13:04 am

GREAT!!! :thumbup: Finally its here, and for those who dont know im in this guild! We finally have our own page! \\o//   And if your lost in the Death Realm see if you can  send Mren a /tell id love to help!

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Garile on June 18, 2009, 02:02:46 pm

Sounds like a good guild to be e member of, but I'm really missing an IC story and on an RPserver I feel a guild should atleast have an IC reason for forming aswell.

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Ausuna on June 18, 2009, 03:36:34 pm

Ausuna is frighten a bit by the Menki's expression and mumbles in a trembling voice,

"Good luck, I've witnessed the selling skills of your guild around Ojaveda."

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Mordraugion on June 18, 2009, 03:47:39 pm

Have to agree with Garile despite the pretty artwork it does appear to be an OOC guild with completely OOC aims and goals

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Arashi20 on June 18, 2009, 08:08:04 pm

 :-\ Well we are out of character in the guild chat, however because of that we help them build thier IC character, teach them the ways of the game so they can understand better how thier character will play a part in the world. Of course we stay IC while playing the game. We are merchants, and some are crafters, out goals are mainly to help the new players in the game to have a comfortable environment to get to no who thier character is. Our IC goals are to become merchants and crafters and provide a good service to the people of the worls as well as helping the weak.  :devil:

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Zalera13 on June 18, 2009, 08:55:45 pm

OOC how exactly? ???

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Grizzlyus on June 19, 2009, 02:33:43 am

Seems to me that you guys are a bit mixed up . . . if you are merchants then you are profit driven . . . . . if you are profit driven then it is probably OOC for you to offer free help to newlings ?

perhaps you should charge a fee when helping newlings . . . that would be along the lines of your merchant based guild

:P

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Hanace on June 19, 2009, 02:43:21 am

I agree with grizzlyus, you do not follow the lines of your guild goals... and your guild members are not very helpful, they have killed a member of my guild. All i see is a profit driven guild, you should re-do your goals, or turn your guild into something different.  

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Thoss on June 19, 2009, 02:46:23 am

or, perhaps they are just a group of good citizens willing to provide a little extra customer service to their customers...give a little in the short run, get a lot in the long run with customer loyalty and word of mouth praise bringing in more...

I like the idea...IC their merchants who are helpful to citizens. Sounds good to me. I wish you all well!

[i'm just making assumptions here...how the reality will turn out in-game, i guess we'll see.]

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: dante1278 on June 19, 2009, 02:58:57 am

well hanace you dont know me so idk how you can come to those conclusions and the guild is for the members helping the MEMBERS become who they want to be yes we do help others not in the guild but our main goal is to make a community within the guild which you obviously didnt understand and the only reason we  sell wares is to provide for our guild we are not just profit driven.now if sumone in your guild was killed then he obviously did something to insult one of my members and we will of course defend our honor. what guild are you in anyway? wouldnt happen to be wallaces by any chance would it?

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Hanace on June 19, 2009, 03:05:19 am

The Warriors.. no, a guildmate was in the dlayo pit and one of your high guild mates as i see here, jumped in and killed her.

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Zalera13 on June 19, 2009, 03:23:43 am

Whats her Character's name? I know i didnt kill her most of my chars can barely kill a trepor

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Hanace on June 19, 2009, 03:40:31 am

This is a personal issue, i will PM you

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Oomi on June 19, 2009, 08:04:02 am

Right.

I've just now come from posting the Warrior's Guild thread and I think I need to make something clear in this thread as well. The forums are not a place to air player conflicts or carry out guild smack talk. I strongly suggest that all of you resolve these conflicts by appropriate means. PMs are a good start.

Regards,

Oomi

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Akkaido Kivikar on June 19, 2009, 08:23:16 am

I like the art.

Did he use Blender, Maya, or 3DSM?

The skin on the menki is awesome. He looks like a real rough bandit type.

Reading your Guilds description, and so on, I can only think of one criticism, and that is that you should give it a more creative name. "Guardian Merchants" just doesn't seem to fit. But that's just my personal opinion, I have my guild and you have yours.

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Garile on June 19, 2009, 06:26:22 pm

Lets see an IC story that fits the name and also the goals. Think I would go something like this.

***

The start of the Guardian Merchants is a humble one.
 
The roads of Yliakum are not a safe place. Especially for merchants who usually carry the biggest loot for a gang of rogues. Many of the rich trading guilds had gotten protection making sure their caravans had mercenaries or sometimes even their own guards to defend against rogues and outlaws. This however left many small and independent merchants who still needed protection but couldn't afford it.
 
The solution was pretty obvious and soon several of the small merchants banded together and formed a loose group to defend the caravans they formed together. And thus the Guardian Merchants started. With mercenaries at first but after a while enough small merchants had joined for permanent guards for the major caravan routes.
 
A leader was chosen to organize it all but unlike many other guilds there was no strict hierarchy.
 
Today the Guardian Merchants count many among their members. Mostly merchants, crafters, miners and ofcourse the guards who protect them.

***

edited out some typo's. Hope this helps a bit ;)

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Arashi20 on June 19, 2009, 08:10:29 pm

 ??? Hmmm good question akaiddo im not sure, thanks for the comments thought! ^_^
AND Garile i really like that haha..i hope you dont mind if i save it, its a little short but of course its the best anyones come up with and we dont expect the readers to make one for us but i hope you dont mind if i add to it?
asked for the name...everyone in our guild actualy took a vote, we all got to think of a name and then everyone voted (Not easy on a guild or group chat lol)  :lol:

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Ausuna on June 21, 2009, 04:45:42 pm

I see you've got some customised artwork, so I guess you got people a little attached to this game.

I've met several of your members and they're not super-strong players. It's nice to grown up this way, to help each other and not to only receive one-way help.

As for the IC or OOC thing, don't get discouraged and scared away. You can develop IC along the way you develop your character, babe steps.
It's nice to have a group of players hang around together. It is a good start.

I don't know what has happened to your guild. Leader will be away? It would be bad for a guild.
I guess you people are not OOCly evil, or Ausuna will know.

Unless a guild is proven OOCly evil, it deserves no public harassment as a whole.
No matter whichever powerful people did it and for whatever PR reason, Ausuna feels deeply sad about it.
You kills a character, she climbs up from the dark and rest a little.
You kills her surviving environment, may Talad bless her.
[Edit: just noticed the warriors thing, not related]

Anyway, hopes you well, and don't become evil in an OOC way. Or Ausuna can kill, bet you already know it.  :P

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: Garile on June 22, 2009, 02:37:04 am

Quote from: Arashi20 on June 19, 2009, 08:10:29 pm

AND Garile i really like that haha..i hope you dont mind if i save it, its a little short but of course its the best anyones come up with and we dont expect the readers to make one for us but i hope you dont mind if i add to it?

Just something I wrote up in a few minutes so go ahead. Better to make it a little more personal.

Title: Re: [Guild]Guardian Merchants
Post by: yanom on June 29, 2009, 08:33:53 pm

thinking of joining. i can pick a proffession (mage, crafter, etc.) right away?