The mistake stems from the belief that PK>RP or RP>PK. I do not think with exception of the Herald cabal, it is possible to RP your way to the top. However, I believe that with a moderate amount of RP, you can PK your way to the top of other cabals. One is not greater than the other, and neither can they be equal in all characters. Perhaps the best way I ever heard it explained was when it was compared to drive and desire. We all have desires, these desires become the foundation for our RP. And we all have drive, this internal fortitude aids our desires by bringing the necessary PK skills out of us to see that we reach the goals we set for ourselves. If you are "all drive" then you are all out going for broke and trying to kill at every moment, unfortunately, you have no desires to fulfill. This means you will likely be labeled a trashy PKer. People only see the killer, and do not understand the motivation. On the other hand if you are "all desire" then you are little more than a dreamer with no ambition to actually try and reach your goals. The best way to play is somewhere in between these two extremes. Let your desires drive you to your dreams. As the fellow once said "Know your Role" try and change this to "Make sure they all Know your Role".
Granted leadership...
The way Anume and I look at it is this:
Elder, you need one of:
- Great RP
- Great PK
- Good at both
Leader, you need one of:
- Great RP and Great PK
- Good RP and Amazing PK (one of the best ever)
- Amazing RP (one of the best ever) and Good PK
Obviously, these are the minimum requirements, and filling one of those criteria doesn't automatically get you promoted.
Thanks for sorting this out.
Then it's settled, I'll train/teach/practice everything I need to be Amazing RP and Good PK.
Time to hit the books.
begins to study FL religiously
EDIT: is there a place with all of the help files online?
There should be al ink to FL wiki
Good luck with it all. PK takes awhile to truly get comfortable with. Especially in your first MUD. Plenty of resources to help you though. Use them all.
Read all of the essays and read ALL of the PK logs. And also, roll yourself something nasty to get your feet wet...logging your own fights too!
As I already said Immortals cooperate with the same players all the time.I never had immortal cooperate with me or Rp with me even when I tried.I miss the old good days when there were scary killers that will Rp with you only if they have benefits from doing it.Now the mud is more RP enforced than ever that is what I don't like about it.Take this example' date=' if I am cold blooded killer why should I sit anywhere with you in the map and chat like a bitch with you?How many of you have chatted with Vanicus Tetsunai or Azantar?I miss the rewards purely on PK that is what I mean.[/quote'] I rp'd with Tetsunai A LOT before he hunted me, while he was hunting me and after he claimed my bounty!
With Azantar it was more bantar, cause I kept getting away by the skin of my teeth...with my char's rp, I had to be "cocky" about it, but it all turned out to be good fun...always so VERY VERY close to getting me, but I got away everytime. Our own little cat and mouse game.
The essays are way out-dated and largely incorrect. Feel free to send in new ones to the prayer forum if you can do a better job.
Some PK logs may be out-dated for pk strategies.
That's what I was thinking, I've heard on multiple accounts that the Wiki was outdated, I'd be more than happy to work with a few people to get it sorted out.
I mean after all, what better way to learn the game then to re-organize it and work with some of the games best players/Mods to get it all sorted out.
In any case I wouldn't mind taking a break from FL and simply say that In-Game Liadon was in the Academy/Libraries learning the lands, and besides, she was told to be Herald she'd be required to teach.
shrugs This seems like a win win scenario.
Who's with me, and is it a good idea?
You've got me as a professional Graphic Artist saying I'll utilize what I've learned in college to make this place pretty. (I even know a few different artists that would love to help me as well.)
I'll make banners, illustrate some things to make this place have more eye catching pop.
I know how to work with raw HTML, XHTML, BBC, and within a months time I'll have access to ALL of the Adobe Suit.
This is my application but if I need to I can create a portfolio and send it to whoever needs to see it to make it official.
PS: I think we should have hoodies & t-shirts with the different groups, like HERALD or NEXUS ect ect.
PS: I think we should have hoodies & t-shirts with the different groups, like HERALD or NEXUS ect ect.
I would have the Merchant - Herb Dealer - or Arms Trader on all the time 
Airbrush TIME!
I have as of yet to see any evidence of these "artistic" abilities.
yells, "Iconz, GET THE TABLES!"
Rawr!
So...sitting in a letter world, drinking tea with a dryad is better than leading armies and kicking the **** out of your enemies? RP before PK? Having in mind the best way to rank is to kill things? I've been confused about this place from a long time it seems.
So...sitting in a letter world' date=' drinking tea with a dryad is better than leading armies and kicking the **** out of your enemies? RP before PK? Having in mind the best way to rank is to kill things? I've been confused about this place from a long time it seems.[/quote']
checks his watch Well? Who's going to come back and re-explain it all again so he understands it properly this time?
NOT IT!
So...sitting in a letter world' date=' drinking tea with a dryad is better than leading armies and kicking the **** out of your enemies? RP before PK? Having in mind the best way to rank is to kill things? I've been confused about this place from a long time it seems.[/quote']
Rping the character your trying to lead armies with, and kick ***, is what you should do here.
Who remembers Agrimar? Almost noone
Who remembers Suunmar? Almost everyone
Both could pk, both the same combo, one had much better rp.
Rawr!
So scary!
So...sitting in a letter world' date=' drinking tea with a dryad is better than leading armies and kicking the **** out of your enemies? RP before PK? Having in mind the best way to rank is to kill things? I've been confused about this place from a long time it seems.[/quote']
It's so hard not to flame you right now.
What is it you think that you deserve?
Your rp has been cookie cutter.
Your pk is decent, but when you die due to your own stupidity or lack of experiance you freak out and delete or blame it on everyone else.
I get the feeling you are just looking for an agrument now.
What is it you want?
Personally, if there were going to be a leader in my cabal I would want that leader to have exceptional RP (better than mine, I'd think) and be able to PK (and do so very well) when needed. I don't think Leader spots should just be randomly handed out to people who put in 100 hours here, 100 hours there..
I mean, don't get me wrong.. hours truly have -nothing- to do with getting Leader except being WATCHED by the whole IMM staff. It has everything to do with your RP, you sticking to it, and the way you go about your PK (I'd imagine). Being able to stick to RP for over 600+ hours and still truck with it, have things new come from it, etc, I think is exceptional Leader/Elder material.
I'd also like to say: If you only want to PK, and don't care about RP, why should you get Leader/Elder at all? They both go hand in hand in every decision and interaction you have.
I do think that if a cabal hasn't had a leader in a long time or if it's empty that more slack should be given. If only one Warmaster is fighting against 6 Savants if I was an IMM I'd feel bad for the guy. The great with pk thing should be given slack too IMO, if the player is more of a strategist or diplomat he could still lead fine. I won't ever have a leader because I don't make my characters with outgoing personalities, they have a past and stories and their own personality but I've never been the type to make a "Look at me and listen!" character. Nothing wrong with it because it is a legit personality, just not my style.