Re: [spoon-discuss] yet another prop idea

["Baron von Skippy" <baronvonskippy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

                                                  [[BvS]]


> Ok, BvS, how's this list:
> Human
> Orc
> Dwarf
> Elf
> Ogre
> Fairie
> Blob
> Alien
> Insect
> Robot
>
> > -Yeah. Let's see... keep Human, of course, and Orc, but maybe drop Goblin 
> > (similar to Orc), keep Dwarf, Elf, and Faerie, and drop Gnome- that's just 
> > a bit already taken. That leaves 8. 8 is a far more reasonable number, 
> > IMHO. And diverse enough that each race is a distinct choice.-
>
> Well, now there's 10.  I include Alien, Insect, and Robot both so that 
> Drone players have a choice (oh, they could take Blob too, but that's 
> already guaranteed); and I feel they could still be unique.  Plus, some of 
> them will have in-game applications; football robots and robopilots could 
> be given the Race attribute, and perhaps expanded in function.
-It's a little much, but I suppose you're not going to cut any more, so I 
won't press the point. I'll grant you that they're not homogenous enough to 
warrant any more cutting.-
> > -Maybe Drones could be Aliens. Or maybe we could ditch Drone as a gender. 
> > Does the Scarf even exist any more? Either way, maybe replace Alien with 
> > Insect. Good to see that we're agreed on Gnomes and Goblins, anyway.-
>
> Yes, and Iain has it.  And it will likely stay with him for a long time, as 
> Iain hasn't done anything for a long time.  Why is e still a player, 
> anyway?  You can watch without being a random object collector.
-E keeps voting, so e stays a player. Past that... I dunno.-
> > > > > Once per nyear, an Entity that has a Race may change eir Race to a 
> > > > > Standard Race.
> > > > -Change? That should cost something. We're not talking about changing 
> > > > pants here. This is your genetic makeup. I suggest a nice Gnome to act 
> > > > as a catalyst, but I'm a little biased.-
> > >
> > > Yeah, I agree, it shouldn't be easy.  But but until we figure out a 
> > > better way, this works.  And I would rather it not be Gnome-based, but 
> > > that's just me.
> > -Life Core, perhaps?-
>
> Ah.  Took a minute to fully develop the idea, and incorporate it with how I 
> already designed Life Cores, but yes, that sounds good.
-I was kidding. I see you're just a wee bit biased as well.-
> > -Make Newbies' races be chosen by eir mentor, to be changed to one of eir 
> > choosing at the end of eir mentorship. Then have Newbies act as servants 
> > to eir Mentors. I'm mostly kidding, but if this could be worked out... oh, 
> > Idea. Change "Mentor" to "Sponsor." Sponsors have to fork over some sum of 
> > points/BNS to allow a newbie into the Game, and the Sponsor gets an 
> > indentured servant for a few nweeks. Thoughts, folks? If no one goes nuts 
> > with problems, I might propose this. I mean, at the moment Mentors do 
> > absolutely nothing and get a meager 5 points, which, considering all they 
> > did was put themselves into the Pool, is pretty fair, but not exactly 
> > exciting.-
>
> Hmm.  Let's go nuts:
-Okay. *does so*-

> What exactly is meant by 'Servant'?
-Not sure, haven't really thought it out. Perhaps eir Grid actions are 
controlled.-

> Sponsors would be more likely to exploit Newbies than help them.  Not good.
-That would indeed be the point of indentured servitude.-

> What if no one wants to fork over points/BNS?  Then people won't be able to 
> join.  Ditto for if no one has enough to pay.
-Make there be a fee to get into the Mentor Pool. No Mentors in the Pool, 
then no Mentors, too bad, welcome in anyway.-

> Mentors may actually do something in the future.  I have yet to be 
> tested...
-I'm skeptical.-
> Cordially,
> Orc In A Spacesuit
[[BvS]]

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