Excellent, thank you.
And say, for instance, that you were leading a column of soldiers from Anebrilith to Valinatal, and your route would take you across the route of another questing group. I am perfectly fine with you working it out with that group to have one scene in which the two interact.
Indeed, if you do this, it might be just the sort of thing that we're looking for in a Most Valuable Player!
The criteria for MVP will be largely based on who impresses the judges, and this is how you can do it:
1. Cooperation. Are you cooperating with the principles of the storyline premises and with other groups?
2. Creativity. Are you doing something different?
3. Activity. Are your posts contributing to the storyline in a timely fashion? The best posts are worth nothing if you don't get them out quickly.
4. Unique contribution. Are you contributing to the storyline in a unique fashion?
This last one is very important. For example, if everyone on Althanas seems to be in some sort of free-form quest to slay the ultimate evil, but nobody seems to be taking the initiative and actually joining up with said bad guy, you might be rewarded for choosing to take the unorthodox path. Or if everyone is trying to loot a city, but nobody seems to be participating in other important missions board quests, you might find a special "niche" being to do the dirty work required to defend a city from disaster.
In fact, I am adding a new special reward to our list. Go check it out in a few minutes!
Exile of Raiaera
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1) Would it be possible to have a late entry?
2) Is there any significant overlap between the two quests?
3) Has news of the Salvar mess reached the rest of the world yet, or is it being put under some sort of blackout? Probably a stupid question to ask, but heck >_>
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1) People are going to be able to register every chapter, so even if you miss this one doesn't mean you should give up all hope. Nonetheless, if you talked to someone GMing a thread about wanting to enter late and they were okay with it, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to. You'll be able to do freeform quests at anytime, too. So the answer is essentially yes, but it's preferable that you register on time.
2) Yes, there is definitely going to be. They'll be fairly self-contained in the beginning of chapter one, but by the end of it they'll be moving more toward overlap--Alerar and Corone will eventually come into the mix.
3) Consider that the events posted have not happened yet and will not happen until the day that the FQ starts. The descriptions are just there for the convenience of people who might be interested in participating.
"The problem with escapism is that when you read or write a book, society is in the chair with you. You can't escape your history or your culture. So the idea that because fantasy books aren't about the real world, they therefore 'escape,' is ridiculous. Even the most surreal and bizarre fantasy can't help but reverberate around the reader's awareness of their own reality." -- China Miéville
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This might seem like an odd question but can the GM participate in GMing more than just the particular quest he's assigned to? I know I'd like to be in as many quests as I possibly can be in and complete as much as possible within the month's alloted time. Let me know the answer to this. Also if its possible I'd like to have 2 partners for my quest thank you.
Provided the GM does not violate the ban on being in more than one place within the parameters of the FQ, yes. Just make sure you swing by your uppers what you're up to to make sure nothing weird is happening.
GMs are also compensated for their work, so if rewards are an issue, keep that in mind.
Exile of Raiaera
"He who has knowledge of the just and the good and beautiful ... will not, when in earnest, write them in ink, sowing them through a pen with words which cannot defend themselves by argument and cannot teach the truth effectually."
--Plato, Phaedrus
Althanas Staff Administrator Emeritus
Thank you bro I'll keep that in mind once the FQ starts, I appreciate the information.
I was wondering if the events in Raiaera and those in Salvar happen at the exact same time, or if there are weeks or even months in between. I was hoping to jump from a Raiaera FQ Quest to a Free-form Salvar one, but considering the restraints of liquid time, it sounds like an unlikely possibility.
And just a precision on liquid time, if you finish one quest, and only then start another one (both in the FQ), does the second one need to follow the first one, or can it happen before?
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Yeah, the liquid time restrictions apply to both of the available regions for this round. So you can only be in one thread in either. When you finish one, you can certainly switch regions. You could have your second quest be a prequel, if you wanted, if you were absolutely sure your chronology wasn't going to mess anyone else up.
"The problem with escapism is that when you read or write a book, society is in the chair with you. You can't escape your history or your culture. So the idea that because fantasy books aren't about the real world, they therefore 'escape,' is ridiculous. Even the most surreal and bizarre fantasy can't help but reverberate around the reader's awareness of their own reality." -- China Miéville
Former Regions Administrator, Former Salvar Writer
A bit of an obvious question, but I know almost nothing about the FQ:
How do I sign up, and is it too late to do so?
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