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eswareinmalooc2013-03-04 02:58 pm
shadow_sage) wrote in eswareinmalooc2013-03-04 02:58 pm
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Long-Term Plotting (and some other things)
The other things first: I will start by saying I'm putting Selene on hiatus. I'll finish working on tags that are out there, but nothing new for a little while. Just a heads up for everyone.
I'm also going to be slower than usual for a month or two, probably, because of work and some other commitments, but I will still be around with Liara.
And that leads to...
Long Term Character Plotting
This is an OOC followup to this post in which Liara starts to lay the groundwork for a more extensive set of options for the Heroes. There are two kinds of things I want to ask you, the players, about, and I'll separate them out below. Basically, I am looking for both IC help in the various things that will come up with this whole set of plotting, and also for some OOC help in coordinating things, as well as coming up with ideas and directions which we can take this through.
Okay, so the basic plots that I have laid out here and somewhat planned, and some have already been started a little bit.
- Hiring locals, younger people mostly, to serve as messengers for the Heroes (at the moment, this mostly means Liara, however). She has already sent some to ask about purchasing lumber from the village in the forest and to inquire after trade ships coming and going in the Port, and will work towards establishing regular routes to all of the villages and the King's camps where his men 'fight' the thorns. This is her immediate priority, with everything else coming around or after this.
- Acquiring land and buildings for other locations for he Heroes to use. Currently, looking at an abandoned Lighthouse just outside of the Port, and also looking for something in the Old Capital. Liara wants buildings that stand out, because she wants the Heroes to stand out.
- Creating a 'bank', of sorts. Basically, somewhere secure (possibly protected by magic as well) in which any new prince or princess may place the money out of the treasury the King has given them. This is especially useful in that any prince or princess who drops the game leaves their money with the heroes, and as soon as Liara can start earning money, anyone who invests in it will earn interest on their investment, just like a real bank and money-lender would.
- Establishing a 'Guild' of Heroes, or something similar. She's likely going to lean on the local businesses and on the King and his court to push this through, because as soon as it is established, she wants to use it to recognize soldiers and other locals who help them. Soldiers who fight with or for a hero might get a medal or something, which she'll want them to be allowed to wear (more leaning on the King there), so they are suddenly a 'part' of the guild. Shopkeepers and the runner and other civilians will also earn recognition and rewards. She wants this to exist, basically, to start earning and cultivating loyalty from the locals, so getting their help will be easier (probably a fool's errand, but she's going to try anyway).
- Preparing for the worst in the villages and towns is something the kingdom's people aren't doing, obviously. Liara wants to start improving defenses (town walls, garrisons, weapons stockpiles, guards, the works), as well as supplies like food. If the people won't do that themselves, maybe they'll do it if they are hired to, so once everything starts to make money, she'll start taking out contracts to improve things. This may extend to improving road networks and the like, as well, depending on success and need.
- Hero Academy/School/Whatever. This is very long term, but she wants to collect knowledge from the Heroes, on wars and tactics, on science, on anything, really, and teach the kingdom. The soldiers and people who are recognized by the 'Guild' will be tapped to help teach, perhaps. Retired soldiers might train recruits in swordplay, old farmers in growing crops, whatever. She will be looking for Heroes who are willing to be involved with this, though that may not happen until the end of Great Heat (unless someone is really interested).
- The last item I have right now is business; trading good, providing services, whatever. If the King doesn't have much post, she will probably offer that service once the runners are doing okay. If anyone has a business to run, she'll look at helping it get off the ground for a cut of the profits, and she would like to invest in trade as soon as she can figure out what ships to trust with the investment, and what to buy to send with them.
This is most of what I have right now. A lot of this is long term, so it simply won't materialize in the next few weeks or even months, but there is a lot of groundwork which can be done IC for play if anyone is interested, and I'd love even some OOC input on goals and directions, because this is something which has the chance to really change some parts of the game for the players, if we want it to.
I guess I'm looking for anyone interested in being a part of this In or Out of Character, even if that is just an occasional suggestion of something else to look into.
I'm also going to be slower than usual for a month or two, probably, because of work and some other commitments, but I will still be around with Liara.
And that leads to...
Long Term Character Plotting
This is an OOC followup to this post in which Liara starts to lay the groundwork for a more extensive set of options for the Heroes. There are two kinds of things I want to ask you, the players, about, and I'll separate them out below. Basically, I am looking for both IC help in the various things that will come up with this whole set of plotting, and also for some OOC help in coordinating things, as well as coming up with ideas and directions which we can take this through.
Okay, so the basic plots that I have laid out here and somewhat planned, and some have already been started a little bit.
- Hiring locals, younger people mostly, to serve as messengers for the Heroes (at the moment, this mostly means Liara, however). She has already sent some to ask about purchasing lumber from the village in the forest and to inquire after trade ships coming and going in the Port, and will work towards establishing regular routes to all of the villages and the King's camps where his men 'fight' the thorns. This is her immediate priority, with everything else coming around or after this.
- Acquiring land and buildings for other locations for he Heroes to use. Currently, looking at an abandoned Lighthouse just outside of the Port, and also looking for something in the Old Capital. Liara wants buildings that stand out, because she wants the Heroes to stand out.
- Creating a 'bank', of sorts. Basically, somewhere secure (possibly protected by magic as well) in which any new prince or princess may place the money out of the treasury the King has given them. This is especially useful in that any prince or princess who drops the game leaves their money with the heroes, and as soon as Liara can start earning money, anyone who invests in it will earn interest on their investment, just like a real bank and money-lender would.
- Establishing a 'Guild' of Heroes, or something similar. She's likely going to lean on the local businesses and on the King and his court to push this through, because as soon as it is established, she wants to use it to recognize soldiers and other locals who help them. Soldiers who fight with or for a hero might get a medal or something, which she'll want them to be allowed to wear (more leaning on the King there), so they are suddenly a 'part' of the guild. Shopkeepers and the runner and other civilians will also earn recognition and rewards. She wants this to exist, basically, to start earning and cultivating loyalty from the locals, so getting their help will be easier (probably a fool's errand, but she's going to try anyway).
- Preparing for the worst in the villages and towns is something the kingdom's people aren't doing, obviously. Liara wants to start improving defenses (town walls, garrisons, weapons stockpiles, guards, the works), as well as supplies like food. If the people won't do that themselves, maybe they'll do it if they are hired to, so once everything starts to make money, she'll start taking out contracts to improve things. This may extend to improving road networks and the like, as well, depending on success and need.
- Hero Academy/School/Whatever. This is very long term, but she wants to collect knowledge from the Heroes, on wars and tactics, on science, on anything, really, and teach the kingdom. The soldiers and people who are recognized by the 'Guild' will be tapped to help teach, perhaps. Retired soldiers might train recruits in swordplay, old farmers in growing crops, whatever. She will be looking for Heroes who are willing to be involved with this, though that may not happen until the end of Great Heat (unless someone is really interested).
- The last item I have right now is business; trading good, providing services, whatever. If the King doesn't have much post, she will probably offer that service once the runners are doing okay. If anyone has a business to run, she'll look at helping it get off the ground for a cut of the profits, and she would like to invest in trade as soon as she can figure out what ships to trust with the investment, and what to buy to send with them.
This is most of what I have right now. A lot of this is long term, so it simply won't materialize in the next few weeks or even months, but there is a lot of groundwork which can be done IC for play if anyone is interested, and I'd love even some OOC input on goals and directions, because this is something which has the chance to really change some parts of the game for the players, if we want it to.
I guess I'm looking for anyone interested in being a part of this In or Out of Character, even if that is just an occasional suggestion of something else to look into.
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Peeta would love to be a teacher, too, but he might take issue with Liara trying to turn his bakery into a profit. Right now he donates food/charges on a sliding scale because it makes him feel good to feed people. =w=
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As for Peeta, well, he already has a business going. Liara'd probably ask him to help set up others who want to run businesses, if only because te locals would then help out because a princess omg.
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Peeta would have a ball mentoring new entrepreneur heroes.