Lads and Lasses
A thought occurred to me. As a cabal, we are staunch Templars. From the ethos through to the artwork, it's Templar through and through.
So given what is going on at the moment with Funcom, and SWL, I was wondering. Are we going to continue to be exclusively Templar?
Your thoughts please.
C
Shaddup Cat... 😀 That's always my first thought. We don't want your alts! 😝
Troll rant over
I'm accepting towards Lumies and Drags. It's a game. The more the merrier, although that poses some leadership obstacles mainly in-game I think. I'm not sure if the cabal functions have changed much or none at all. If it's possible, then I'm in. If it's not, then I'm fine with a custom chat or just leaving it alone.
It's something that we've discussed amongst the officers pretty extensively.
The decision was that while ODO has its roots in the Templar faction, SWL cabals are going to be multifaction, and we don't want to be excluding good people based on their faction. We will be accepting people who share our aims and goals of having fun, trying everything out and not being a dick.
As far as we know, there won't be any custom chat needed, or separate cabals for different factions. That will also mean that anyone who is any existing member who wants to roll a different faction in SWL will be able to and remain a member of ODO.
We have yet to fully see how many people will be moving to SWL, though there has been a good number saying they will. We'll get ODO up and running as soon as we can, and look forward to re-establishing ourselves as a good place to be in the game.
As part of the changes to the cabal, it'd be good if we were able to expand the officer corps. If anyone is interested, grab me or one of the others in game and we'll have a chat. We're moving to a new game system, so we're not worried about knowledge of game mechanics and stuff, all we're asking for is enthusiasm, energy and a willingness to pitch in and help out. We've got a trial officer rank that we can use, so if you aren't sure but want to try, then have a chat - there are lots of possibilities 😀
Will ODO have some role-playing explanation why they're accepting other factions? Different ranks for them - like Diplomats, or, if nothing else "Illuminated Knights" for Lumies (for example) as equivalent of Templar Knights (Illuminati Officer called Sheriff, or whatnot)?
I'm a sucker for grandiose names (as anyone who read my signature on forums can suspect), I cannot lie...
Will there be any edict from Grand Master concerned with how's and why's?
(I'm not saying there has to be, I'm just curious.)
I like Templar ODO - so much, I'd prefer it stayed strictly Templar at least in higher echelons (Grand Masters and some such). Of course I'm all for accepting people from different factions (Hell, I AM one), I just wouldn't like ODO loosing this Templar stick-up-your-arse, cobwebs-on-your-uniform feel - at least not without a major role-playing power-shift, involving assassination of Grand Masters, or ODO falling from grace with main Templar faction.
Aaah, so many possibilities, so little time... And I guess, since I won't be the only Dragon in ODO, I'l have to change this boastful "Chargé d'affaires ad interim for the Dragon" signature... Sight. Just when I thought I amounted to something :>
If you have an idea for an RP line regarding the shift, then let us know and we'll have a chat. Practicality will trump RP, but both would be great.
It is likely that current officers will have hands full recruiting, leveling and sorting out administrative stuff regarding reestablishing ODO. So if you love RP, dungeons or PVP and want to help cabal get involved in the activity you love, we'll be happy to let you run with it and assist.
Awol, good news!
And I encourage those wanting to step up as officers to do so. It's going to be a frenetic time come launch, help would (in my opinion) be rather valued.
From an officer perspective, it makes little sense for us to say that capable players cannot be officers because they are the wrong faction. Templars are no better than the other factions, (outside of RP obviously,) and we do not want to create an environment where Dragon and Illuminati feel like they are second class cabal members, because that would be acting like dicks. We want the best people for the jobs, not just the best Templars.
From an RP perspective, there will be reasons why it's happening. Some will be revealed in the short term, others will rely on longer involvement.
RP wise, there will be members of the Dragon and Illuminati who share our goals IC. Some will find that there are marks upon their bodies which upon investigation will lead them to ODO, some will approach and negotiate with us for cooperation in these dark days. There will be a standard storyline which explains the change in policy so that people who don't want to worry about it can, but it also gives a great opportunity for RPers to explore how they came to be a part of the cabal. Once we have established ourselves in Live, we should hopefully have a better idea about the size and spread of the factions, so can adapt from there.
If you can catch me in-game, you can count on me to be an officer. shudders Aside from that, I'll just keep doing what I'm doing. I'm kind of getting hyped up for this head start shindig. ODO will definitely come back twice as strong if not much more.
Wait, who made the chinchilla an ossfer!
on a side note, Officers please be aware. On Friday a char called "Metalhound" may seek myself or AWOL out to join. He's decent people, I have impressed upon him our ethic of not being a TS to people, and he feels he's found a home. So if for whatever reason I am not about, please feel free to bring him into the fold.
Thanks
BAHAHAHAHA! I love it, not being a TS! Thanks Cat.
Now go noot yourself. 😀 That is all.
"not being a TS to people" xD
Oh, I'm writing that down!
