Mercenary for Hire

[M'raj]

I'd like to put forward my character, M'raj Mercenary, as a possible candidate for all your RP hired merc needs.

 

 

Do you...

 

Need an escort into perilous territory for research?

 

Desire a travel companion to ensure your safe arrival at a destination?

 

Seek help gathering a particular ingredient from a monster's lair?

 

Require an armed addition to your group? (( IC or otherwise ))

 

 

For all those needs and more, look no further than this Miqo'te mercenary.

 

** While I am aware that there are groups that provide these services in theory, I've yet to bump into any of them in my travels. Any leads related to individuals or groups interested in a freelance merc would be appreciated. **

 

Post, PM, or contact me in-game at your leisure.

 

(( For reference: Lvl 50, Relic+1 MNK with stylish Gryphonskin Gear ))

[Varianna]

Is there nothing relevant at the Linkshell Hall? :c

[M'raj]

Not especially. I'll keep searching, of course.

[Kheni'to]

Cool idea. I think I've seen your character around in-game. If I can think of a reason to ever need help, I will keep you in mind.

[Varianna]

Likewise!

[Kismet]

(( For reference: Lvl 50, Relic+1 MNK with stylish Gryphonskin Gear ))

 

Um, what do your character's in-game stats/gear quality have to do with your supposed IC 'mercenary prowess'? Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags. Are you saying that if you were 20-30 levels lower, or didn't have a +1 Relic, that you wouldn't be as strong or credible ICly?

[Kheni'to]

(( For reference: Lvl 50, Relic+1 MNK with stylish Gryphonskin Gear ))

 

Um, what do your character's in-game stats/gear quality have to do with your supposed IC 'mercenary prowess'? Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags. Are you saying that if you were 20-30 levels lower, or didn't have a +1 Relic, that you wouldn't be as strong or credible ICly?

 

Sorry, but it doesn't seem to me that he is saying that.

 

M'raj wrote: Require an armed addition to your group? (( IC or otherwise ))

"OTHERWISE". In other words, if someone needs help with the game and not just from an RP standpoint. In this case, we would need to at least know his stats and level.

 

I don't think his stats have to make him more credible ICly, but if I want to RP with him in a high-level, dangerous area then I would need to know that he is a high enough level to survive there.

 

Why would I RP with him in a dangerous area? Because, for me at least, staying in Central Shroud and pretending its (Insert very dangerous zone here) would feel kinda silly. Unless, the players were simply acting out a personal scene that they didn't want interrupted. However, a mercenary to protect my lvl 21 from little ladybugs is just boring. Again, that is just my opinion. I would wager that there may be others that feel the same way.   

 

I don't believe game mechanics and RP have to be mutually exclusive. Whats to stop me from RPing my lvl 21 Thaumaturge as an elite Spirit Warrior from another planet? Lore? Nothing in the lore says we can't have space aliens. And if he was from another planet, why couldn't he be a spirit warrior? Because no one else is? No one else is a lesbian, Lalafell-phobic, Roegadyn. But would something like that be discouraged because it isn't normal or typical?

 

Notice one example goes beyond the game mechanics while the other doesn't. Maybe M'raj is just using the game mechanics as a guideline for his RP. No worse than using lore IMO because lore in this game is often vague (I had to manufacture a clan for my Keeper that does not exist in the lore because the lore does not specify names of Keeper clans).

 

The way I see it, he is just showing that his character is a kick-ass ICly and OOCly. Nothing wrong with that if he isn't being arrogant or cocky. I don't see any of that in his post.

[FreelanceWizard]

Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags.

 

That certainly doesn't raise flags for all or even most RPers. For some, levels matter more than for others. There's several pages of threads one can dig up just on the RPC forums that demonstrate that it's hardly a settled debate.

[LandStander]

I would totally hire you for some secret Garlean work. Of course he wouldn't know it would be for the Garlean's. At least not right away :3.

[M'raj]

To clarify, I mentioned my level and gear just in case a person wanted to RP in Mor Dhona or some other high level area near monsters or outside town. Or for dungeons / primal fights with lvl. requirements.

 

Not trying to equate gear with IC status - seems some community members are touchy about that.

 

 

* So, to be absolutely clear - I am not suggesting level and gear affect IC standing.

[Natya Rudh]

Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags.

 

That certainly doesn't raise flags for all or even most RPers. For some, levels matter more than for others. There's several pages of threads one can dig up just on the RPC forums that demonstrate that it's hardly a settled debate.

 

Indeed, I myself do this for both my characters. (Except Natya's warrior because I levelled up pretty rapidly after changing her from Pugilist IC) And I know at least two people in my free companies who do the same.

[Kismet]

Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags.

 

That certainly doesn't raise flags for all or even most RPers. For some, levels matter more than for others. There's several pages of threads one can dig up just on the RPC forums that demonstrate that it's hardly a settled debate.

 

That was an error completely on my part with phrasing. I never meant to imply that was how all or most people felt. I only meant that it raised flags for some. I certainly know that some RPers are comfortable with that sort of thing. I don't have to dig through the forums for evidence of that, it's been a debate for ages and I'm well aware of it. I was merely trying to get a better understanding of what M'raj was getting at (and he gave me the answer I was seeking -- a good one, too).

 

 

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I didn't make any statements about his intent because I didn't know his intent until I read his reply, so I asked. If I said something like "this is definitely what I think you are doing", it'd be different, but that wasn't the case. Calm down, lol.

 

 

To clarify, I mentioned my level and gear just in case a person wanted to RP in Mor Dhona or some other high level area near monsters or outside town. Or for dungeons / primal fights with lvl. requirements.

 

Not trying to equate gear with IC status - seems some community members are touchy about that. 

 

 

* So, to be absolutely clear - I am not suggesting level and gear affect IC standing.

 

I had actually been wondering if that was the case, so I'm glad you cleared that up. Thanks for answering my questions!

[Sil'tel Ferima]

I require the services of a blue-haired Miqo'te Seeker, skilled in the pugilistic arts, to escort me to dinner, then to wash my back and massage my shoulders as I relax in the waters of Camp Bronze Lake.

 

Your payment will be the grace of my company.

[M'raj]

I require the services of a blue-haired Miqo'te Seeker, skilled in the pugilistic arts, to escort me to dinner, then to wash my back and massage my shoulders as I relax in the waters of Camp Bronze Lake.

 

Your payment will be the grace of my company.

 

Right away. I wouldn't dream of putting off such a well-phrased request.

 

It seems urgent as well, so you may count on me putting forth my best effort to see you well satisfied as soon as possible.

[Kheni'to]

Kismet wrote: I didn't make any statements about his intent because I didn't know his intent until I read his reply, so I asked. If I said something like "this is definitely what I think you are doing", it'd be different, but that wasn't the case. Calm down, lol.

 

I also, like a few others, misunderstood the implications of your post. To me, it looked like a slap on the wrist.

 

I do not need to calm down because I am not riled up, and I didn't mean to make it seem like I was. My post may have seemed like a bit of a rant, but I simply like to make posts detailed sometimes, and I might have gone off on a bit of a tangent.

 

Kismet wrote: Using game mechanics and character level to denote IC power and/or experience typically raises some flags.

This was a statement. However, you have just recently clarified it. But this is why I responded like I did. One of his first posts on this forum site, and he gets a response post that seemed to me like a slap on the wrist. I am glad I didn't get that kind of reception when I first started posting here. Then again, you just seemed to clarify that your intent was not to attack him in any way? I am glad I just simply misunderstood.

[VonSchlichten]

Gestahl pens a letter to the name listed on the poster.

 

To Whom it may concern,

 

 

In the 7th Umbral Era the need for extra protection has become paramount.  Whether that protection be in form of armor, weapons, skills or companions is up to each of us to decide.

 

 

Without prolonging my reason for contacting you today, I am Gestahl VonSchlichten, newly inherited owner of VonSchlichtenCo Industrialwerks.  Being placed so suddenly in this position, I have found myself being tested first and learning the lessons later.  After a few attempts either on my life or my employees, I am seeking the service of a skilled mercenary to act as my guard and head of security.

 

 

While the position may sound to be a titled bodyguard, it is hardly so.  VonSchlichtenCo has attracted attention from a certain member of the Syndicate in Ul'dah that has been giving me slight troubles in the city.  Attempting to expand operations further, I cannot be pushed out of Ul'dah.  In addition, our "philanthropist" goals and aims have also attracted the attention of the Garleans.  I'd hope to have avoided piquing the interest of Imperials but it is now a problem I must deal with, and by delegation, my security must deal with.

 

 

I seek applicants who both carry a sharp weapon and a sharp wit.  The foes I face do not always come in the form of attackers or belligerents.

 

 

Salary and benefits will be discussed if you should so be interested.

 

 

-Gestahl VonSchlichten

[M'raj]

A letter sent in reply:

 

 

[align=left]To the honorable Gestahl VonSchlichten:

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[align=left]I thank you for your interest and your offer, and would be happy to come to an arrangement.

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[align=left]However, before doing so, a brief disclosure of my affiliations and, by extension, limitations:

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[align=left]I am currently affiliated with a group, the name of which I am not at liberty to divulge, that operates throughout Eorzea. Given this tie, I cannot accept a permanent position in another company or organization.

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[align=left]That said, I am available by contract for any number of services you should require. The nature of the contract will, of course, remain between the two parties and will not be shared with others.

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[align=left]If your interest still remains after reading this letter, feel free to contact me again to set up a meeting or further discuss terms.

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[align=left]Regards,

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M'raj Mercenary