Shattered Kingdoms

Well you could make some rules. I don't know. Once you GM (or whatever level limit as per the discussion of this thread) All worn items are unstealable by the mysterious rogues who take things and don't count towards any limits.

Players are then granted X number (to be debated) items in their inventory with quality (Above debatable level)

If the player has more than X number of items in their inventory above debatable level. The mysterious rogues who take items get their day in the sun. (Rule enforced)

I haven't bothered to read every post in this one, but if this hasn't been suggested yet I'd be surprised.

Why is hate being attributed to me? I never raised the word and even said I thought it inappropriate. You can recognize that something is not ideal without hating it. It is very possible to love someone despite their faults.

I've been constantly blown out of the water by your attempts to put words in my mouth. I said it might be more accepted by people, nothing more.

Didn’t mean to write hate. Its a pretty strong word and the sentience was typed purely out of angst..

Smoochy sincerely apologizes for the inappropriate language..

-promptly draws a wakizashi from its sheath and presses the blade to her stomach-

Now now, there is absolutely no need to go full bushido here.

That's true, my bad, it was the above comment that had the PS in which you said if you choose to hate then hate humanity or however the quote went without me going back and searching it.

I think if you can PK a GM while you yourself are not GM, then you deserve to keep that which you have taken. The 'thieves' need not be the code - the GM you stole it from will come knocking soon enough.

Alternatively, if one manages to obtain equipment via political means whilst not yet GM, then all the more reason - i.e. you're wielding sufficient power to gain equipment by ordering to have someone killed and their equipment brought to you. Once again, RP and conflict in-game will be reward enough.

The only caveat or 'con' would be low-hours - I'd not want the thieves to ignore such folks entirely. Maybe an increased hours requirement in the dehoarding phase to encourage being online with such precious equipment? So coded thieves are more likely find you the less you're online, and the more high level equipment you have...

Who knows... this kind of beneficial carrot might help some Champion characters over that last hurdle and make their first GM. *innocent*

Just noticed some of the earlier posts to mine and thought of something -

If dehoarding were weighted based on hours online and number of items carried above the character's level, then perhaps they could also be weighted based on whether items are actually being worn in an equipment slot or not?

Just a thought.

Meh, there's a loot of loot in the form of magical devices that are very rarely worn.

Is there a way to possible mark rare/sacred/legendary items through code, and have the thieves act according to those special items even at GM instead?

Smoochy only knows how to code animation and basic building stuff. But there has to be a nice, easy code method to mark the Legendary Gear in the game. There is likely even more work involved, as you would need to take inventory of the items, and decide which weapons, armors, or gears are considered legendary...

There has to be something..