@faraday said in City of Shadows:
Well umm... some of us in some of our systems do?
WoD did. They did away with that when they shifted stat development from an exponential spending system to a linear one. I've already exhausted the conversation regarding why that was a stupid idea.
And here we are.
@Arkandel said in City of Shadows:
So sure, if staff wanted a long story to explain why or how a Wolf earned their brands? Sure, that's fine. But don't artificially put hurdles in the way or timegate spends just to make your players 'prove' something. Let them play the game at their pace like literally every other sphere already can.
I didn't say that you shouldn't also throttle the gain by players in other spheres.
@Arkandel said in City of Shadows:
How it should be done: "You need to explain why you have Glory 4. Write a note."
There really has to be a story.
Werewolf is a game of stories and legends. If you can write a nice epic story, that should be enough. I don't even think there needs to be IC logs of it. Just write something.
If there is a concern as to how fast someone can buy themselves up, throttle the Renown gain over time by enforcing a cooldown period for a particular Renown equal to the last level of that Renown purchased in months. So if you wanted to go from Wisdom 0 to 5, you'd have to take 10 months to do it.
@Taika said in City of Shadows:
I plan on most positions of power being npc's and have plans to handpick a few as people come in and things get going (as suggested earlier in the thread. I might be looking at @Ganymede. WANNA BE A PRINCE?!)
I'd actually rather go staff-side to operate a territory system, if you're willing to give it a whirl.
I may need a couple of months to develop the system. I had been working with Arkandel and SunnyJ on a system, but it's been a while. At the time, we were working on a Dark Ages setting.
I would need to get a hold of a copy of the new Changeling game to figure how to get them involved in such a system.
@Taika said in City of Shadows:
For alts, I'm currently leaning towards '1 per sphere'. So major template OR minor in a sphere, but not both. Have a vamp? Want to ghoul your mortal? Pick one.
Please only allow a maximum of 2 alts period, 1 in each sphere. Otherwise, your administrative load is going to cause any reasonable territory system to collapse.
Please.
@Royal said in City of Shadows:
Let's move on from this 'Mage is OP' thing early, shall we?
I concur.
Mage's flexibility makes territory management difficult, but not impossible.
Dude, I hope you recover properly in due time.
It's good to hear that someone has a scintilla of common sense.
@Taika said in City of Shadows:
There's only so much staff can do, too, though. If staff doesn't have the support of players to make the magic happen, then it's dead in the water. Likewise, players without staff support can also really struggle. The trick is finding the perfect balance. Get the info to the people willing to spread it and push to help loop in newbies. Have the staff go to them and find out what they might be interested in to.draw them in.
Territories.
Let me say it again: territories.
I think your most important "buy-in" is the ability for players to affect the world they are in through their characters. Plots are one way to do it, but territory development is another. That, I think, is what made RfK so damned successful: there was something to fight for.
When you have something to fight for, you will make alliances to protect it. On The Descent v. 1.0, Wolf actively sought out anyone who would assist him in protecting and developing his territory. On The Descent 2.0, Templeton did the same thing. Allowing players to shape the world they are in through their characters will draw people in. On Echoes in the Mists, protecting the Church is what drives Maddy. A player like me needs that motivation to keep things going. And if I'm as skilled a sphere-driver as Arkandel thinks, then I think you need to re-visit this system and take the time to code it up or have someone do it for you. (Modern Nights, a V20 game, has a Downtime and Action system you may be able to adapt.)
If you want folks to steer away from the tradition race-based groups and towards multi-race factions, then I highly recommend implementing a territory system that works irrespective of what race you might be. It will be tricky with Mages, but I think it can be done. Making the game all about protecting and modifying one's claimed territory will steer people away the "more traditional" traps that games tend to fall in.
@Macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I super appreciate the help. It's amazing how quickly she was willing to get her supervisor in touch with me when I mentioned I called legal aid (which I did) .
Funny, that.
I advise a lot of landlords and tenants. I have found that both sides need to appreciate one another's powers and duties for a functioning relationship. And most landlords and tenants simply don't have such an appreciation.
I hope everything works out.
My hope is that the supervisor understands, accepts your written notification, and everything can go according to plan regarding moving into your new property.
@Macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I can't even get into the new place until July, so giving notice is not an issue.
Oh, okay. Then I'd make sure the landlord knows you are going to the new place as of July <whatever>.
@Macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I never got a key, so that's not a problem. I mean.. I can literally write something up saying I am abandoning the lease as of XYZ date, and that terminates the lease? And yeah, they can make an extra grand a month if I go to the new place.
Technically speaking, you are supposed to give a period of notice before terminating a lease. The issue here is that the lease was renewed for the other tenants, so you're basically only giving notice of your termination. (You'll want to make that clear.)
If the agent you're talking to is being obstinate about the situation, though, I would escalate immediately. The property manager is just supposed to lease property, not make legal determinations as to whether someone is or is not a tenant at a particular unit.
@Thenomain said in Good or New Movies Review:
I don't even think Thanos was a villain. Thanos was a plot-point.
Thanos is a Goth-boy, if purple was the abject color-du-jour.
He just didn't have the hair to flip.
It'll be glorious for the six weeks the MUSH thrives before everyone stops logging on.
@Macha said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
She says because I signed the original lease, I'm still considered a lease holder. Which doesn't SOUND right to me. I'm trying to reach the local legal aid office, but their hold times are long.
If there has been no official termination of your prior lease, you may be considered a lease holder even if you aren't actually living at the location.
Consider the following situation. You, Auspice, and Roz sign a 1-year lease for a piece of residential property. It expires on March 31, 2019. On March 30, 2019, Auspice and Roz execute a renewal of the lease, but you do not. Auspice and Roz continue to pay the lease. If you are found living at the property, can the landlord evict you?
In most jurisdictions, the answer is no. This is because: (1) the prior lease was never terminated; and (2) the current tenants are still paying rent. The landlord did not terminate the prior lease, nor did anyone else. This makes you a form of holdover tenant, who arguably may owe Auspice and Roz a portion of their monthly rent. Regardless, the landlord at the moment has no grounds to evict you even though: (1) you did not sign the renewal; and (2) you may not even be living there.
Practically speaking this is fixed easily. All you should have to do is execute a written termination of your prior lease, or send something in writing indicating your abandonment of the lease, with the return of your keys. You have thereby returned possession of the property to the landlord, which effectively terminates your lease de facto. The landlord should have no problem with that.
Also, practically speaking, I don't see why the landlord would not want a new tenant at a new location paying money on a new lease. They are making a bad business decision.
Anyhow, there you are. Stupid, I know.
@faraday said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
I have a special playlist on my ipod for falling asleep to when my brain won't turn off. It has somber instrumental sountracks mainly.
Mine is the constant reminder known as aging, which causes my body to break down and will eventually lead to my demise.
Sleep is a blessed gift in the face of oblivion.
@Thenomain said in Good TV:
I replayed it because you said it was ssssooOOOOOO goooooood.
Answer: It's not.
I must've mistook it for your mom.
@Thenomain said in Good TV:
Have you forgotten Dragon Age 2 so soon?
You played that game on my recommendation?
@Auspice said in RL things I love:
I just got an advanced screening pass to see Detective Pikachu tomorrow.
