Ok, a few people have asked what they can do to help at the ball ICly, so here is a list of things I could use from the player base to help support the ball
- Serve food or come up with unique dishes to offer. *
- Serve drinks or come up with unique drinks (mixed drinks) to offer.*
- Play music, either using the new music mechanics or using RP.**
- Sell souvenirs, ball related trinkets, or other related good. Send a PM if you'd like to do this but don't know what kind of things to sell.***
- Sing songs, you can either RP the act of singing or actually write out a song to be sung**
- Hold classes for things like dancing, acting in costume, etc...
- Do arts and crafts and present them in the ball area*
- Use the ball area as an RP meet up spot. If RPers looking for RP know they can find other RPers in that spot, it will make it easier for people looking for others to meet up.
- tell stories in the ball area**
- hold various performances in the ball area. Showcase the talent of Hydlaa
- volunteer to guard the area for the ball****
- run games in the area.*****
* Books can be used to both name and write a description of your unique item. Never underestimate how much other players can imagine and how much good you can do by putting a little creativity into making a unique item.
** You can describe the tempo of the music or song, the behavior of your character while performing or telling the story and can also emote how you are singing. If the song or story is long, use shortcuts to help you keep everything going at a reasonable pace.
*** Merchants of various kinds are welcome at this event. Eventually we will have an area set up specifically for vendors. Merchants selling stuff somehow related to the event are preferred. Again, books are good for creating your own unique items for sale.
**** I am not inclined to have player guards off hand, but we'll see. My biggest concern is that I don't want people killed at this event. Death RPs get sticky, can provide a lot of head hurt and would interfere with players be around for and participating in the actual ball.
***** Gambling games have been the most popular in the past but games using dice are by no means the only kinda of games you can run. You can also assign numbers to cards and play that way or you can just play the game without betting. You can use books or even maps to create board games or game boards for various games. For an example of an alternate type of game board, look for the Tavern Toss game in the Stonehead Tavern.
If you want to participate but still need a push in the right direction, just PM me on the forum or query me in IRC and I'll try find something that your character can do to help.
