Anarchy in Anuire

[Meaghan Llyrandor]

Am I the only one who would somehow like to receive some sorts of news, even if it's just a single line or so about each domain/realm?

For instance in turn 1 I would have been really happy to see some message like:
"The Gheallie Sidhe strikes from the shadows against the human guilds of MB and AD and destroys some of their holdings in Tuarhievel"

It was kinda surprising a few days before the turn deadline to receive a letter of IC outrage at the destruction of MBs guilds, when I had no idea it had happened. And even if I noticed it on the holdings page (if I hadn't btw) I'd just be thinking it was guilders contesting eachother.

I am aware this might be a bit extra work for the GM team, but on the other hand I think it does give us a better idea of what is happening in the game.
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Meaghan Llyrandor-Tuarlachiem
The Aelvinn Queen of The Thorn Throne

[DM]

Sorry, a lot depends on whether a turn gets processed early in the day or late at night
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[Orthien Tane]

I also enjoy a "news" page/post, but having DM'd a game or two myself, I can tell you that it does add another day or two to an already time consuming hobby.

One idea I had was if players would be willing to submit a line or two from their turns/IC emails, etc of what they wanted to share to the forums on their own. There is already plenty of space for this on the existing forums. It would save the DMs some trouble, but might have to be moderated to ensure that the news was in fact, not total bubkas.
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[Marlae Roesone]

I have to agree with Morg. I usually try to put some IC spin on my actions so it's clear what I do in case the DMs want to use it.
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[Siele Ghoried]

I second that. A thread where one agrees to posts real news, and not rumours would be great. Lessening the works of the GM and making it cooler for the players is a good thing.

[DM]

The first couple of games a newspaper was done but only lasted a turn or two. The problem was that players did not submit articles for such paper so with the lack of support, it was dropped.

Now, if extremely good support is given for such a project again, it *might* be revived as it is a nice touch, but it is a lot of work for the DM.
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[Tiesera of Shieldhaven]

Perhaps instead of a newspaper maybe something along the lines of a traveling bard retelling tales of Anuire? It would be a bit less time-consuming without having to take a journalistic approach, not having to make image edits, formatting, etc
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[Lord Tremain]

First game I was in had a college of bards that did that. The information was pretty random at times, but it was good fun.

Doesn't change the fact that no matter what is chosen, it'll mean more work for someone
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[Meaghan Llyrandor]

Well, in my opinion there is very little need for any big articles and players should be writing up their own versions if they want that to come out. What I'm thinking about is more along the lines of:

Tuarhievel: The Queen increases the hold on the magic in Tuarhievel. Meanwhile the Gheallie Sidhe spreads terror amongst the human merchants.

It's short, clear and doesn't go too much into details, and after seeing that everyone know that Tuarhievel seems to have some issues with Gheallie Sidhe.

I'm not looking for something going into details how a group of mounted elves rode into the human encampment, killed the human guilders and their workers, destroyed all tools and finally tore down all buildings, before disappearing into the forest once again. If I or the guilders wanted to do this, it should be our own choice. But just that little bit of info is of immense value.
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Meaghan Llyrandor-Tuarlachiem
The Aelvinn Queen of The Thorn Throne

[DM]

What you are asking for should be covered by players writing posts about what happened during the last turn. Some are good at following up, some are not.
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[Mheallie Bireon]

Also, I figured that it would cause a diplomatic incident if I raised it on an official level. Whereas just quietly talking to you about it - and not embarrasing the Queen publicly - was a much nicer way of dealing with the issue. I mean, I COULD have phrased it in the Senate:

"So, can the Queen Elf B*$^H please tell me why she is killing our merchants - or allowing them to be killed by her subjects - after her predecessor allowed us on the land?

Some times, news doesn't HAVE to be news, if we don't want it to be.

Hence... for all you elf-haters out there, I haven't given you extra fodder to speak about the problems in Tuarhievel. This is OOC knowledge... for now.
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[Davien Gryphon]

I'd post a few things as far as events in Osoerde, but I'm uncertain where or how to. As for a newsletter or News Forum, I'd be interested in placing Osoerde's information. If I ever get more time to go to college, I'd consider picking up doing a newspaper but I believe I wouldn't be impartial.
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