I'm anticipating that over the next few days there will be a fair number of new players signing up and checking things out, and thought this thread might be helpful.
ALFA has a simple golden rule. Don't die stupid deaths alone. Chances are at low levels, any deaths while alone are... stupid deaths. Why? because teaming up with even ONE other PC exponentially increases your odds of surviving that CR .25 kobold. This has been proven time and time again. [edit] Even for a lvl 3.
ALFA thrives when players get together and do stuff... together. Whether it's tavern RP or ERP, non combat static quests or deadly doomsday statics of deadly death, staring down that mean old Banite who wants to polish his teeth with your clavin or finding a generous paladin to mooch heals and kisses from, the whole idea is to encourage RPing together, interacting together, adventure together.
After some discussion and thought about how best to encourage folks to log in and do just that (which in turn often encourages DMs to log in) I'm going to try what the old Shadowdale Ducklings (see my signature) did back in the heyday of things: use the forums to try and coordinate scheduling and log in times as well as suggest central locations to try and meet up In Character. This is especially helpful for new players or low lvls who are prone to dying/are limited in what they can do alone as far as exploring/traveling outside the city.
If you are a new player or have a low lvl pc (or are a higher lvl that wants more lurve and are unlikely to cvc lowbies) and would like to sound off, list the below info:
GSID
Current PC name
Preferred playing times (list timezones please)
Optionally, description of your PC (no metagamey info please)
Optionally, preference for Rivermoot or Silverymoon (see below)
Optionally, your PC's approximate CHA/whether your PC might be the type that others would be attracted to/flock around, or a good all around troublemaker.
Me: [updated]
GSID: Ithildurnew
PC Name: Aglaril Shaelara
Prefered times: (CST GMT -6) M, W 6pm-2am, F afternoon or very late night, sundays flexible, some saturdays
General descriptions: Sun elf. Short blond hair. Carries sword, usually wears armor, not emo.
Meeting/base location: SM atm
Alright, let's see who bites, and we can start trying to coordinate more precisely as need. I wanted to come up with a location suggestion but the server currently doesn't lend itself to this easily; multiple starting locations and character bases of operation are long distances apart. I'd say somewhere near one of the northern gates of Silverymoon is probably the best compromise; let's say the northeast since the market is nearby.
(Fen and Mekil, you guys will be in High Hold when you log back in; I'm booked from about 8pm to 11pm CST tonight but free wednesday night, let me know if you want to try to hook up tonight dancing around my blocked off time, or wait til wednesday, or, you two can meet and try the trip to SM or Rivermoot together... somewhat risky but better than solo! Also, if a DM can get on and get Fen's bard a lute somehow that'd really be nice, considering currently there's no way for lvl 1 bards to get one unless they start in Rivermoot... )
