Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 02:10 PM
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 02:10 PM
I very much appreciate the effort of Vincent (?) to make winter look like winter. Could I make the following suggestion:
install NPCs that reinforce current plots. Like the Arabel upheaval - all that need be done would be pop in a sprinkling of 'unhappy citizen' titled people. This could prompt people to be mindful of what is supposedly the dominant public mood. Likewise, it's been done in the past, the addition of a burned out building or maybe some wreckage in the streets of affected districts. This kind of stuff could go away after a day or two.
I realize staff is not being paid, but this kind of stuff is not crazy hard to do.
install NPCs that reinforce current plots. Like the Arabel upheaval - all that need be done would be pop in a sprinkling of 'unhappy citizen' titled people. This could prompt people to be mindful of what is supposedly the dominant public mood. Likewise, it's been done in the past, the addition of a burned out building or maybe some wreckage in the streets of affected districts. This kind of stuff could go away after a day or two.
I realize staff is not being paid, but this kind of stuff is not crazy hard to do.
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: Not Batman on Jan 26, 2014, 03:16 PM
Post by: Not Batman on Jan 26, 2014, 03:16 PM
Personally, I think that's something DM's can do with more accuracy, as we're the ones out there running said plots. It's a good idea, let's run with this.
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: Head Trauma on Jan 26, 2014, 04:27 PM
Post by: Head Trauma on Jan 26, 2014, 04:27 PM
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: Head Trauma on Jan 26, 2014, 04:29 PM
Post by: Head Trauma on Jan 26, 2014, 04:29 PM
By the way, I'm not attacking anyone. It's just something that I've noticed lately. A lot of DMs yet hardly any of them doing anything.
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 04:38 PM
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 04:38 PM
Point taken. In the vein it was offered, of course!
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: Vincent07 on Jan 26, 2014, 05:14 PM
Post by: Vincent07 on Jan 26, 2014, 05:14 PM
You'll notice I did put many of Arabel's NPCs in cloaks when I added snow. 
Which will probably be going away with the next update. The snow, not the NPCs.
Which will probably be going away with the next update. The snow, not the NPCs.
Title: Atmosphere in the setting
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 06:28 PM
Post by: morwen on Jan 26, 2014, 06:28 PM
I did notice....in line with my earlier suggestion, maybe the gutted remnant of the tax collectors premises and the newspaper? Even signs would be great for RP stimulation.