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BugTussle · 10-06-2003, 11:14 AM

Upon Shattered Kingdoms, the players pretty much decide who will be the leader of any IC cabal or tribunal. Role Play is enforced, so if a player takes the character well out of line of the alignment/class, they can expect to be corrected.

The question generally comes up though. How do I gage this player/character is worthy of joining this faith/cabal/tribunal? The IMM staff's advice reflects this fine line you are balancing yourself upon.

For faiths, we generally say decide ASAP if they are a priest class and if invested then train them in the correct ways to worship the god. If they get out of line, then the High Follower has the right to blemish them, which penalizes the character to the point they can't perform priest spells.

For cabals and tribunals, they have the options of doing what they want ICly to punish the individuals up to removing them from the cabal/tribunal, which marks them unavailable for entrance to any other organization.

For the OOC perspective, the misconception is that admission decisions should be solely based upon IC concerns, since that is where the players operate. In truth, you cannot make some decisions without considering the whole package. Would you bring someone into your secret organization and give them access to all the inner details when you know they have an OOC history of sharing secret information? Not unless you just want to cause yourself pain. While the players elect their own leadership for the Cabals/Tribunals and some IMMs allow players to select their High Followers, all such decisions can be vetoed by the IMMs if certain OOC considerations are not known or ignored by the players.

Trust is the key, of course. If the player shows they can handle the IC/OOC aspects of the game, they can basically play without interference. If the player shows they can't behave OOC in a way that is detrimental to the mud, then they are limited in what they can achieve, up to removing them from the game if need be.

Finding out if someone can be trusted is the adventure.

BugTussle
Retired from the IMM staff of Shattered Kingdoms.

10-06-2003, 11:14 AM	#6
BugTussle New Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3	Upon Shattered Kingdoms, the players pretty much decide who will be the leader of any IC cabal or tribunal. Role Play is enforced, so if a player takes the character well out of line of the alignment/class, they can expect to be corrected. The question generally comes up though. How do I gage this player/character is worthy of joining this faith/cabal/tribunal? The IMM staff's advice reflects this fine line you are balancing yourself upon. For faiths, we generally say decide ASAP if they are a priest class and if invested then train them in the correct ways to worship the god. If they get out of line, then the High Follower has the right to blemish them, which penalizes the character to the point they can't perform priest spells. For cabals and tribunals, they have the options of doing what they want ICly to punish the individuals up to removing them from the cabal/tribunal, which marks them unavailable for entrance to any other organization. For the OOC perspective, the misconception is that admission decisions should be solely based upon IC concerns, since that is where the players operate. In truth, you cannot make some decisions without considering the whole package. Would you bring someone into your secret organization and give them access to all the inner details when you know they have an OOC history of sharing secret information? Not unless you just want to cause yourself pain. While the players elect their own leadership for the Cabals/Tribunals and some IMMs allow players to select their High Followers, all such decisions can be vetoed by the IMMs if certain OOC considerations are not known or ignored by the players. Trust is the key, of course. If the player shows they can handle the IC/OOC aspects of the game, they can basically play without interference. If the player shows they can't behave OOC in a way that is detrimental to the mud, then they are limited in what they can achieve, up to removing them from the game if need be. Finding out if someone can be trusted is the adventure. BugTussle Retired from the IMM staff of Shattered Kingdoms.