Dark Embers still exists, however due to a lot of non-game related issues, we went into a hiatus state back in the beginning of April; the company itself is still around, though all of the leadership managed storytelling and social events were put on hold. Several of the members remained with the company, while a few moved on to other FCs while remaining in our small Embers Alliance.
There isn't any sort of ETA on when the company leadership will be running events again, however for the moment, we have elected to move to a "Player Driven Narrative" system; while members have always been allowed to tell their own stories, and have their personal plots whenever they like, much of the time these were brought to the storytelling staff - now each individual member handles their own personal plots and events, and it's up to them to drive their stories forward. Leadership will help keep scheduling from conflicting, and advise on lore, but it's up to each player to drive their personal story forward.
So, that's what's been going on with us. There are some loose ends from the three nights a week RPs that the leadership was running that will be tied up, and there will still be some storyteller surprises via our Advanced Character Worksheet (because some pieces of personal plots do need to surprise the player of the character), but the majority of RP progression will be drive by the entire company.
There isn't any sort of ETA on when the company leadership will be running events again, however for the moment, we have elected to move to a "Player Driven Narrative" system; while members have always been allowed to tell their own stories, and have their personal plots whenever they like, much of the time these were brought to the storytelling staff - now each individual member handles their own personal plots and events, and it's up to them to drive their stories forward. Leadership will help keep scheduling from conflicting, and advise on lore, but it's up to each player to drive their personal story forward.
Quote:Rather than having some massive story arcs for the company, all of Dark Ember's role play in XIV be Player Driven Narrative; what this means is that each person contributes to the company's RP by inviting the company to participate in their character's personal plot progression. We have a mixture of Open RP nights, where the group gets together to just RP socially to get to know one another, and player arranged RPs where they run plots that reveal their personal story's progression.
Between these two types of RP, we continue to have a vibrant life in XIV, but it will be driven entirely by the people in the company itself, not by the leadership. The RP isn't going to be outright handed to anyone, and we have to be active and motivated to participate. There will be an Open RP night every week, and then people can schedule additional RPs whenever they have personal plot that is larger than the scope of an Open RP night as well.
Player Driven Narratives can be some of the best RP for a company, however each player has to stay motivated for it to work out - so long as people keep making the effort to RP with one another during the social nights, and keep making the effort to make events to introduce and expand their personal RP, we should have an awesome time.
So, that's what's been going on with us. There are some loose ends from the three nights a week RPs that the leadership was running that will be tied up, and there will still be some storyteller surprises via our Advanced Character Worksheet (because some pieces of personal plots do need to surprise the player of the character), but the majority of RP progression will be drive by the entire company.
![[Image: rm_rotate.png]](https://www.raven-mythic.com/images/gallery/20/FFXIVSigs/rm_rotate.png)
