Post by Head Moderator on Jun 5, 2014 1:55:38 GMT -5
Hi OH Players,
There are a few things I want to tell you about mid-week, so here we go!
RANK CHANGES (COMPLETED)
I have updated and tweaked our ranks and xp gains between ranks. As it was before, it would take a very, very long time for someone to reach the highest rank, and after you hit Obsidian there weren't many incentives to keep going, so I've adjusted a few things. The highest rank is now attainable at 2000XP instead of 5000XP.
1. Everyone needs to go and look at how much XP you have. In some cases, I've had to boost you 5 or so XP to maintain you within the same gemstone rank as you were before. No one has dropped gemstone rank, BUT your dice and rank title may be different - some higher, some a bit lower - so be sure to take a look at your current ranking for every single character, and put your new starting level of xp on any spreadsheets and the like you may have.
2. If for some reason you've been lowered a dice rank, you may still keep any spells you've gotten approved and just not write new ones as you rank up again. I don't want anyone to lose out, though in some cases you will lose a few sides of dice with the new XP spread on ranks.
3. If you are Obsidian (we now have 2 Obsidian ranked characters - Kythin and Rhyss), then earning trait points and skills works differently. Instead of earning everything as soon as you turn Obsidian, you will earn extra skills and spells as you rank up within the Obsidian level. So, you will earn 1 Trait Point for each level, along with your skills, flavor skills, and spells.
Rhyss- You earned 1 Trait Point, 3 Skills, 1 Flavor Skill & 2 Spells for ranking up to Obsidian Prime.
Kythin - You are Obsidian Elder. You may keep your extra Trait Point and not take it when you rank up to High Elder if you'd like, or choose to remove 1 Trait Point and gain it when you rank up. You also gain an extra 3 Skills and 1 Flavor Skill with the new rules.
See the new Roster!
EARNING XP (IN PROCESS)
How to earn xp, and how much xp you earn for certain things are in transition. I've got a good idea of how I want things to work but I'm still taking suggestions. My goal is to allow you to earn a little bit more for different levels of quests, though there will be limits such as only Senior DM's will be able to run Impossible quests, and you have to be Emerald ranked or above to even attend them. I also am considering adding "Roleplay Logs" to the list to earn xp, which will allow you to turn in your logs of general, non game changing roleplay and earn a wee little bit of XP that you weren't able to earn before.
Also, MODERATORS - Do you feel your current monthly earnings are adequate, or do you feel we should bump up paychecks? Let me know.
See the work in progress for XP Earnings!
Thank you all very much for all you do, roleplaying, joining in, helping the game run smoothly, and especially my Moderators. <3 My goal is to always make sure this is a dynamic, ever-changing to be better game.
NOTE: I will be out of town this Saturday so I will not be hosting a quest that night. If you'd like to host a quest and you are a DM, or someone who wishes to run a mission, then feel free to post that up to the Calendar on our message board!