As per my discussion with Guts, he brought up a good point that housing is an awesome venue which we all enjoy and that it would be a great way to get rp going and having rp events.
As such some of the ideas were things like using plots for different rp ideas - one of which was suggested by Fawkes:
A Bazaar - rp event where we get crafters and folks onto a plot to mingle.
I can use my plot and rejiggle it a bit - aka set up tents and tables and change the layout to resemble a forest bazaar ( removing plushies as well ) .
I suggest using whispers to actually buy stuff from crafters who come to the bazaar to cut down on chatter and leave say for chatter with yell being used for bazaar announcements.
But Im getting a head of myself. Ill go through the plot and change it around - and discuss that - I do have a bar set up but can add other things as well.
Im open to suggestions.
Also housing aside:
To refocus our rp a bit, I discussed with guts that while organically meeting folks and setting up connections is great, we could use a theme beyond met on a ship to give us a reason to work together and meet up.
Possible ideas:
Traders and their guards on a ship - so mercantile reasons
Secret part of a hoods operation that will work efficiently together and share information
Go a little zany - hired by the hoods as an independent agency - think ISIS from archer
Part of a club that formed on the exile ship : maybe collectors of some sort? stories, or clothes or vistas?
We can make plots to fit our rp as well as desired. Give us a reason to do certain things as well
Talked to Guts a bit more this evening :
Staying away from black hoods as they seem to be a bit more unsavory than we want.
Going to focus more on the mercantile aspect or bazaar aspects - allows for crafters, guards, bureaucrats , diplomats, researchers etc - a mercantile corporation rivalling proto star and their iron grip on trade at the moment. Yes yes ironically we use the sky plots they give to us.
Thoughts and input?
We figure we need a bit more unifying theme beyond met on a ship as it allows future folks to fit in seamlessly as well as gives the ability for wider backgrounds.
ALso allows rp events such as bazaars , trade forays, wilderness assaying etc - more than just tavern nights .
ALSO we can then build a bar specifically to cater to employees and other folks employed by The Saga Coorporation aka Tiger's Roar
How we pretty much described the whole "merchants" thing is mostly that we would could be an organization or rather a guild of merchants and those associated with merchants that are part of a unified group to, in a way, put a dent into protostar's holdings/make some cash/have access to businesses. This seemed like a versatility idea because it leads to MANY different ideas depending on how much someone wants to be involved.
Examples : A) Just a humble merchant and sees this as a way to peddle their wares or crafts.
B) A supplier for one, body guard, or maybe a stock holder.
C) Someone who wants to be be the next J.P. Higgenbottom and wants to own things and work themselves to being the next protostar. Kinda like how people view the real life 1% in the USA.
D) A shop keeper/tavern owner/some kinda establishment owner that wants to be a part of something that can get them more business.
E) An adventurer/explorer who wants to have ties with people they can sell to and get good deals.
Again, those are examples. But I think it would be a good way of giving everyone a unified goal or at least give us all a reason to have our characters involved in similar actives. The idea of meeting on a ship is great and feels a sense of togetherness, but didn't give out characters a reason to really meet up again outside of the ship. Just having a place to meet still didn't seem good without a bigger picture attached to it.
Bear in mind also that no one is talking about some huge guild plot/story or anything (unless everyone decides we want one :buck2:), but something that is flexible for people to work all sorts of characters to be involved in, give new people a way of feeling welcomed and part of something, and to make ourselves stand out and get people to come to our events.
This is all just an idea and input is always good! Positive or negative! If this idea isn't liked, we can always come up with a new one O0.
Hmm I went looking on the rp and official forums - there is a dominion guild that went the corporation route - nova tech industries .
Also it seems that after the current world story , we may run into a corporation bad guy kinda thing
Just random details