Meissa wrote:
Okay, no. The Black Hand's demise is the cause of IC events that went largely ignored by the playerbase.
With all the massive outcry about Ayamao and how everyone was forced into participating, I decided to target the roleplay with the actual members of the Hand instead of making everyone else get tangled up in it if they didn't want to. I let the players set the pace. When the ball started rolling, there were plenty of members that could have driven the roleplay to turn out differently. They didn't. They didn't involve allies. They didn't dig at clues and make political moves. They didn't send logs or determine how they could alter the story line.
In fact, the people who DID show up to roleplay actively worked against the Council of Necromancers; therefore they got defeated by IC events. They aren't coming back.
I remember the grp event "Battle at Borderlands" and admittedly, I do not think it was fair to the north. The members were largely inactive around that time and the event was held on a sunday at 7pm. Primetime would be to hold it on a friday or saturday night.
Quote:
Adventurers of Pyrathia!
Be it known that the Battle at Borderlands was a gruesome defeat for the Trilani house and a blow to the diminishing influence of the Council of Necromancers!
The tribal forces moved north from the Keep, entering Kol's Moot itself. The battle rages on the street, and the Council has closed immigration to all new adventurers: Those that are cleared by the Black Hand, having been briefed fully of the dangers that face the nation, may still move to the Northern Wastes. The Necromantic Council members have themselves had to evacuate and are now rumored to be hidden within the Tower of Necromancy in nearby Krychire.
However, with the fast approach of the tribal forces and a looming foreign threat upon the Tower of Necromancy, how long will that be a safe option for the Council?
I basically showed up with my griffon bard wielding an iron landsknecht and killed a level 20 florence trilani (yeah the nephew who picks his nose). I wouldn't exactly call that a gruesome defeat. I was never met with any real resistance, no council NPCs, necros etc, and the who list was minimal at the time. I was the only one who actually showed up (just out of curiousity) along with ezmir who basically did some exploring.
I think it is really a waste to see the north just kinda stagnate when there is a potential for new players to explore and reside in a very unique and well made city.