Well by the meeting i guess the dragons can be in one other race. That is what i was told in the Council meeting so i will have to manage the dragons with that. *shrugs* i will deal with it.
I just realized how many core dragons are missing.
Oedipus
Petunia
Rosa
Sapphira
Scooter
Scott
SnowBlind
and yes... even
Slade
They didn't role-play all the time and are not the only dragons who have never role-played in Sylvhara but they were a presence in Triskele. I just wonder if there will ever be as many dragons again. And if i can keep the dragons a desirable group now.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Still working things out
Well the second Archer/Dragon hunt has happened though it was not nearly as well attended as the first.. at least it didn't seem so. The Alliance dragon hunt happens this Sunday so we will see what happens with that since only 2 native Sylvhara dragons attended the question and answer class for it.. plus some from Triskele. It may not be as big of an event that we all hope but we will see.
The Weyr did arrive just as promised and the first role-play has happened already, though it was not planned or approved by the council. Dorian asked me if it was ok and i, thinking it would only be a small and more personal role-play approved it. But it turned into a nearly realm wide event starting out with a search for a false crystal that ended up in a nearly disastrous battle with zombies in overwhelming numbers.
I had my class with the Power of Light group and have come to the conclusion i would rather use my breath weapon any day than that expensive druids staff which takes forever to kill a zombie. I think weak as it is, the breath weapon takes maybe 5 good hits to kill a zombie. Perhaps i will just stay dragon for any role-play and heaven help me if i am stuck as a biped during an invasion. As a druid i have spells that are offensive but only spot healing power. The alternative is to change Thubanism to being a deity based religion and that would defeat its whole purpose. So i guess at least for this realm i am stuck as a druid.
I suppose this makes me no better than those who don't really want to use the dragons tools. I was going to complain about them here but i really have no right to talk. Everyone wants to keep that which is familiar to them.
If they fight better as a mage or whatever then i guess they should continue the way they are. My main concern lately is trying to keep the same standards and rules for the dragons without the support of the overlying realm rules we had before.
Mostly i can manage the dragons just with the dragon rules but the one thing that has popped up lately is the issue of having more than one race. This was never a problem in Triskele since we had the one race rule. Everyone accepted it and no one ever felt excluded because that was a given from the beginning. In Sylvhara all the rules we had except for the most obvious are nonexistant. So if i say one can be of mixed blood but must be at least half dragon and if they want to belong to the dragon group they must be only dragon as their race, i am viewed as excluding them, not allowing them to participate in as many races as they want. This is what they are used to.
But the way i run the dragons is on loyalty also. If someone belongs to more than one race how can they be expected to operate with undivided loyalty? The dragons are loyal to the queen but also to themselves as a clan. There are things that are set up as quest rewards that those who are not dragons should not have. Things which were made just for dragons. Usually once someone is a dragon they stay a dragon, but if someone has their first loyalty to another race then what is to keep them from acquiring the dragon items and then quitting the group?
These are things, made by others which i have been entrusted not to give out freely to just anyone. I cannot break my trust so probably will not be able to use them as i have planned.
I have no problem with those who claim to have mixed blood though i have been accused of excluding them. In truth i had no idea who had mixed blood. My only requirement in terms of blood to belong to the dragons is that they have at least half dragon blood. And even if they are half dragon i would prefer they choose the race they have the most loyalty to. As a matter of fact i have only had one person who complained. None of the other dragons complained about the way i lead, though i was told that was because they didn't want to upset me.
As far as i know i also have the Queen's support 100% in the way i run this group. She is the one i have promised my loyalty to (or will officially when the ceremony happens) and she is the one that will say if and how i rule the dragons. As far as i know she is pleased with the way the dragons are. But to keep them as they are i need the tools to manage them as i have been, including the rules that were laid as the foundation of the group, which include some of the old rules from Triskele.
I know that changes are hard to do, that includes me also. I will try to be as flexible as possible for those who are native to Sylvhara. I have not required them to change at all actually and they can keep what race groups they already have. I see no reason though to change any rules for newcomers to the dragons or for those who already are members. This is something i will look at closely. Perhaps there is another way, but i simply do not see it.
I am willing for my eyes to be opened.
The Weyr did arrive just as promised and the first role-play has happened already, though it was not planned or approved by the council. Dorian asked me if it was ok and i, thinking it would only be a small and more personal role-play approved it. But it turned into a nearly realm wide event starting out with a search for a false crystal that ended up in a nearly disastrous battle with zombies in overwhelming numbers.
I had my class with the Power of Light group and have come to the conclusion i would rather use my breath weapon any day than that expensive druids staff which takes forever to kill a zombie. I think weak as it is, the breath weapon takes maybe 5 good hits to kill a zombie. Perhaps i will just stay dragon for any role-play and heaven help me if i am stuck as a biped during an invasion. As a druid i have spells that are offensive but only spot healing power. The alternative is to change Thubanism to being a deity based religion and that would defeat its whole purpose. So i guess at least for this realm i am stuck as a druid.
I suppose this makes me no better than those who don't really want to use the dragons tools. I was going to complain about them here but i really have no right to talk. Everyone wants to keep that which is familiar to them.
If they fight better as a mage or whatever then i guess they should continue the way they are. My main concern lately is trying to keep the same standards and rules for the dragons without the support of the overlying realm rules we had before.
Mostly i can manage the dragons just with the dragon rules but the one thing that has popped up lately is the issue of having more than one race. This was never a problem in Triskele since we had the one race rule. Everyone accepted it and no one ever felt excluded because that was a given from the beginning. In Sylvhara all the rules we had except for the most obvious are nonexistant. So if i say one can be of mixed blood but must be at least half dragon and if they want to belong to the dragon group they must be only dragon as their race, i am viewed as excluding them, not allowing them to participate in as many races as they want. This is what they are used to.
But the way i run the dragons is on loyalty also. If someone belongs to more than one race how can they be expected to operate with undivided loyalty? The dragons are loyal to the queen but also to themselves as a clan. There are things that are set up as quest rewards that those who are not dragons should not have. Things which were made just for dragons. Usually once someone is a dragon they stay a dragon, but if someone has their first loyalty to another race then what is to keep them from acquiring the dragon items and then quitting the group?
These are things, made by others which i have been entrusted not to give out freely to just anyone. I cannot break my trust so probably will not be able to use them as i have planned.
I have no problem with those who claim to have mixed blood though i have been accused of excluding them. In truth i had no idea who had mixed blood. My only requirement in terms of blood to belong to the dragons is that they have at least half dragon blood. And even if they are half dragon i would prefer they choose the race they have the most loyalty to. As a matter of fact i have only had one person who complained. None of the other dragons complained about the way i lead, though i was told that was because they didn't want to upset me.
As far as i know i also have the Queen's support 100% in the way i run this group. She is the one i have promised my loyalty to (or will officially when the ceremony happens) and she is the one that will say if and how i rule the dragons. As far as i know she is pleased with the way the dragons are. But to keep them as they are i need the tools to manage them as i have been, including the rules that were laid as the foundation of the group, which include some of the old rules from Triskele.
I know that changes are hard to do, that includes me also. I will try to be as flexible as possible for those who are native to Sylvhara. I have not required them to change at all actually and they can keep what race groups they already have. I see no reason though to change any rules for newcomers to the dragons or for those who already are members. This is something i will look at closely. Perhaps there is another way, but i simply do not see it.
I am willing for my eyes to be opened.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Dragon/Archer hunt
Well things have been working out with the new realm despite all my doubts and fears. The Archer/Dragon Hunt Monday night was a great success! It seemed most who participated had a great time.
Plans are underway for the move at the beginning of the year, and hopefully we will have our old dragon weyr back. I need to get busy not only on quests, but also roleplay classes as well as flight and combat classes.
These last few weeks it seems as though SL is taking over my whole life and i really need to spend more of my time and attention on family and looking for a job. So with the success of the hunt, i am hoping that things will settle down to more of a regular schedule.
There is still work to do but i think the hunt is pretty much set up for its old time slot so i can get back to my old schedule.
Currently we are looking for some role-play ideas to get that started in the realm.
Plans are underway for the move at the beginning of the year, and hopefully we will have our old dragon weyr back. I need to get busy not only on quests, but also roleplay classes as well as flight and combat classes.
These last few weeks it seems as though SL is taking over my whole life and i really need to spend more of my time and attention on family and looking for a job. So with the success of the hunt, i am hoping that things will settle down to more of a regular schedule.
There is still work to do but i think the hunt is pretty much set up for its old time slot so i can get back to my old schedule.
Currently we are looking for some role-play ideas to get that started in the realm.
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