Oh wow, this game is full of cool bits of lore that I wouldn't even have known about if it weren't for Sounsyy's posts. Really, this forum in general. People ask good questions and good discussions come up from it. The Woodsin bit is so cool, if terrifying.
On the subject of Authority, and the main topic:
It's been suggested earlier but I think it bears repeating to a certain degree. It may be easier to solicit your services as opposed to applying them directly to the people in question. I don't mind it so much myself, but people have their own ideas on how things are and how it applies to their hyper powered characters. It's so difficult to get someone to respect another without a spending some time sending out OOC tells.
I imagine the most effective way to get around this is to build your reputation through spreading the word out as often and as widely as you can. Since it's community based, as RP is- you'll need a lot of feedback from outside sources. Having canned macros for /tell agreements and the like is how I've seen it done. It can work, and community feedback is very helpful for this sort of thing.
Appearance is huge, and presentation is so key here. You have a very difficult task, needing to seem imposing beyond brawn. Speech, mannerisms and the ability to provide exact answers couldn't be more important here. The longer you speak, the less likely someone is to listen. So concise yet entertaining.
When I played WoW for a while, years back one of my favorite memories was this fellow that used to play a gnome in the Deeprun Tram. For those that don't know, it's a underground railway that connects two major cities, crafted by gnomes and dwarves I believe. Anyway, it's just as much a public mode of transportation as we have in life- so it's not exactly the cleanest. In game there's crushed cups and cans and paper everywhere on the ground, generally dirty and not well kept. Overflowing trashcans and rats.
This gnome was dressed in what could only have been regarded as a uniform and had the title akin to -The Conductor-. I had been on my way to another RP meet and I encountered him somewhat ICly. He caught me off guard rather.
"Excuse me sir..."
'Hmm?'
"You dropped this." -opens a trade window with me, it's some gray trash loot-
'Huh? OH' -by then, I had seen his title and caught on to what he was doing-
"I work hard to keep this place operational! You could do much to at least clean up your mess!"
'Of course sir, how careless of me.'
-we complete the trade and I apologize icly again, he grumbles off and continues to wander about the place talking to players-
I didn't see him again after that, to memory at least. I felt his approach was worth mentioning. It didn't require a tell, but I was already in character and while I wasn't exactly littering icly, it was still something very engaging and interesting I felt.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, find the niche and the rest will work for itself I feel.
On the subject of Authority, and the main topic:
It's been suggested earlier but I think it bears repeating to a certain degree. It may be easier to solicit your services as opposed to applying them directly to the people in question. I don't mind it so much myself, but people have their own ideas on how things are and how it applies to their hyper powered characters. It's so difficult to get someone to respect another without a spending some time sending out OOC tells.
I imagine the most effective way to get around this is to build your reputation through spreading the word out as often and as widely as you can. Since it's community based, as RP is- you'll need a lot of feedback from outside sources. Having canned macros for /tell agreements and the like is how I've seen it done. It can work, and community feedback is very helpful for this sort of thing.
Appearance is huge, and presentation is so key here. You have a very difficult task, needing to seem imposing beyond brawn. Speech, mannerisms and the ability to provide exact answers couldn't be more important here. The longer you speak, the less likely someone is to listen. So concise yet entertaining.
When I played WoW for a while, years back one of my favorite memories was this fellow that used to play a gnome in the Deeprun Tram. For those that don't know, it's a underground railway that connects two major cities, crafted by gnomes and dwarves I believe. Anyway, it's just as much a public mode of transportation as we have in life- so it's not exactly the cleanest. In game there's crushed cups and cans and paper everywhere on the ground, generally dirty and not well kept. Overflowing trashcans and rats.
This gnome was dressed in what could only have been regarded as a uniform and had the title akin to -The Conductor-. I had been on my way to another RP meet and I encountered him somewhat ICly. He caught me off guard rather.
"Excuse me sir..."
'Hmm?'
"You dropped this." -opens a trade window with me, it's some gray trash loot-
'Huh? OH' -by then, I had seen his title and caught on to what he was doing-
"I work hard to keep this place operational! You could do much to at least clean up your mess!"
'Of course sir, how careless of me.'
-we complete the trade and I apologize icly again, he grumbles off and continues to wander about the place talking to players-
I didn't see him again after that, to memory at least. I felt his approach was worth mentioning. It didn't require a tell, but I was already in character and while I wasn't exactly littering icly, it was still something very engaging and interesting I felt.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, find the niche and the rest will work for itself I feel.
