OOC Thread and Chatroom

[Privateerkev]

On another note, can I start "recruiting" players for a house in here, or should I wait?

TC said we can't recruit in public yet but we can send IC PM's.

[TinCow]

To clarify, the reason you can't recruit in public yet is that there aren't any IC threads open to do it in. I don't really care about public recruiting, but I don't want to start public IC conversations until everyone has an avatar. As soon as that is done, I will open the IC Senate thread and start the first session. As per the rules, I may extend the length of the first session if it's needed.

Do people think we need a second IC thread as well, along the lines of the Tavern? That seemed to get only sporatic use in KOTR, so I'm unsure about it here.

[Privateerkev]

Do people think we need a second IC thread as well, along the lines of the Tavern? That seemed to get only sporatic use in KOTR, so I'm unsure about it here.

I think a Tavern in Constantinople will be fun. It seemed like a good way for new players and new characters to interact. The senate will probably be "stuffy" as senate's tend to be.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I personally will need a tavern, as my character will be less senator-ish and more drunken failure-ish.

[TinCow]

I think I may have just had an interesting idea for the new 'Tavern'. I wanted it to be a historical spot of social congregation, and in Constantinople the obvious choice is the Hippodrome. This would allow for plenty of un-Senatorial behavior, and it would also give us the chance to introduce another interesting aspect of Byzantine social and political life into LotR: the chariot races.

If we use the 'Hippodrome,' I will occassioanly (maybe once per term) run a chariot race, whose results will be determined by random die rolls, with perhaps some extra description of the events (and possible skullduggery by some of the teams) posted in the thread. Senators could bet on the results and even make wagers amongst themselves, with their own retinue, units, armies, or even settlements and Wills. Enforcement of these bets would be up to the players.

Thoughts?

[Privateerkev]

I'm up for anything that fosters players role-playing with each other.

A Hippodrome might be fun.

[_Tristan_]

Sounds cool

But placing bets a bit too often should result in some Gambling traits on the avatar, no ?

[TinCow]

But placing bets a bit too often should result in some Gambling traits on the avatar, no ?

Perhaps, but that would essentially require me to determine when someone needs a trait change and what that change should be. I don't really want to do that, since the results would probably be arbitrary and inconsistent. Frequent gambling would have its own consequences anyway. Every time you do it, you risk losing. If you lose, you've either got to pay up to whomever you bet against or face the consequences of reneging on your bet. I think that such IC consequences would balance themselves better than any decisions I could make.