There's a point I'd like to make before seguing into my contribution to this thread: Sultansworn are not, strictly speaking, law enforcement. They are analogous to the Secret Service of the U.S. President. They serve as bodyguards for the sultana and guarantors of her safety in much the same way that the Secret Service serve as such for the President.
The difference is this: on the few occasions in game that the Sultansworn leave the palace behind, they do so to deal with threats to the Sultana's safety and/or political power, or else to deal with one of their own number.
The reason that Sultansworn (and Flames) on Balmung end up roleplaying as law enforcement ultimately stems from the fact that no one on RPC seems willing to roleplay as a Brass Blade on anything that even remotely approaches a full-time basis. Brass Blades are the police force of Ul'dah; law enforcement is their purview. I imagine no one wants to play one because that would require either:
a. roleplaying as a corrupt a-hole,
b. roleplaying as a world-weary good guy surrounded by a department of corrupt a-holes for coworkers,
...neither of which would appeal, I expect, to anyone but masochists (if i wasnt already heavily invested in my main, i would roll a Blade. ffffffffffuuuuuuu-). So people end up playing 'sworn and Flames as the law instead.
That, in no small part, is why in Balmung's Ul'dah you see a reverence for Sultansworn: they are rarely-seen knights of legend who are giving what spare time they have to descend and disseminate into the common populace in order to safeguard THE PEOPLE. They more often than not get the appropriate reaction and appreciation ICly.
You're not going to see anything of the sort in Limsa, because Merlwyb established a dictatorship over pirates, rapscallions, and other disreputables. Reverence is never going to secure you authority ICly; you're roleplaying in a city of criminals, respect is going to have be earned. What Yellowjackets need to prey upon to keep the populace in line is fear, and that means posing a threat. Posing a threat isn't something you can do without superior numbers or firepower, which means that, in large gatherings, you're either going to have to round up consent to NPC a large task force, or else not participate in that capacity until you have the manpower in PCs. Keep to smaller one-on-one or one-on-two interactions.
If you build it, they will come.
Might take some time though, and some dedicated perserverance on your part.
The difference is this: on the few occasions in game that the Sultansworn leave the palace behind, they do so to deal with threats to the Sultana's safety and/or political power, or else to deal with one of their own number.
The reason that Sultansworn (and Flames) on Balmung end up roleplaying as law enforcement ultimately stems from the fact that no one on RPC seems willing to roleplay as a Brass Blade on anything that even remotely approaches a full-time basis. Brass Blades are the police force of Ul'dah; law enforcement is their purview. I imagine no one wants to play one because that would require either:
a. roleplaying as a corrupt a-hole,
b. roleplaying as a world-weary good guy surrounded by a department of corrupt a-holes for coworkers,
...neither of which would appeal, I expect, to anyone but masochists (if i wasnt already heavily invested in my main, i would roll a Blade. ffffffffffuuuuuuu-). So people end up playing 'sworn and Flames as the law instead.
That, in no small part, is why in Balmung's Ul'dah you see a reverence for Sultansworn: they are rarely-seen knights of legend who are giving what spare time they have to descend and disseminate into the common populace in order to safeguard THE PEOPLE. They more often than not get the appropriate reaction and appreciation ICly.
You're not going to see anything of the sort in Limsa, because Merlwyb established a dictatorship over pirates, rapscallions, and other disreputables. Reverence is never going to secure you authority ICly; you're roleplaying in a city of criminals, respect is going to have be earned. What Yellowjackets need to prey upon to keep the populace in line is fear, and that means posing a threat. Posing a threat isn't something you can do without superior numbers or firepower, which means that, in large gatherings, you're either going to have to round up consent to NPC a large task force, or else not participate in that capacity until you have the manpower in PCs. Keep to smaller one-on-one or one-on-two interactions.
If you build it, they will come.
Might take some time though, and some dedicated perserverance on your part.
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