Guild Boards Options

[Will]

Keen to see the outcome of the thoughts on how to move forward with them so I thought I'd offer some of my thoughts and encourage some focused debate on them in light of latest Almanac announcement.

Question: What can be put in place to establish an acceptable minimum standard, in light of the big variation in quality?

Perhaps the minimum should be that the board itself, not just the bits stuck on, must be unique to the guild. So dressed up in fabric, painted, carved, crafted, whatever. So that even if all the paper were taken off, you could still see that it was linked to that guild in some way rather than a slab of wood? Plus as it is now, keeping things up to date/something new and keeping it clean and presentable.

Just an idea. Am keen to see the answer sooner rather than later so I can plan how to keep guilds going in what is now, temporarily, an even harder situation!

[TimTreadwell]

I agree with Will on the basic minimum.

This was my thought when I buiilt the Natural Trust board.

Tim.

[Trickyz]

I agree that should be the bare minimum.

[BBB]

I agree that should be the bare minimum.

Just needs the CMT to say "Yeah, that looks good enough" before you can put it up?

I reckon its pretty obvious when they look good enough.

So the CMT just takes down all the current subpar ones, leave the goods ones up and re-instate the bonus ASAP.

If yours is taken down then you know it needs some work and those who've made decent effort aren't penalised.

BBB

[isbiraven]

Just needs the CMT to say "Yeah, that looks good enough" before you can put it up?

I reckon its pretty obvious when they look good enough.

So the CMT just takes down all the current subpar ones, leave the goods ones up and re-instate the bonus ASAP.

If yours is taken down then you know it needs some work and those who've made decent effort aren't penalised.

BBB

This makes a whole lotta sence.

T.

[Abel]

Just needs the CMT to say "Yeah, that looks good enough" before you can put it up?

I reckon its pretty obvious when they look good enough.

So the CMT just takes down all the current subpar ones, leave the goods ones up and re-instate the bonus ASAP.

If yours is taken down then you know it needs some work and those who've made decent effort aren't penalised.

BBB

Whiles this make some sense, if does feel a little subjective, a list of requirements (minimum requirements feels like someone saying "whats the least I can do", when the point is some effort should be put in) would be great something like:

Title of Guild
decorations appropriate
updates every three months (which are to be checked every third month)
Etc

But these shouldn't be all that is there but a base list of what should be present. Should something subjective be required maybe additions Guild points can be awarded for "effort" but I'm not sure that's a good idea as "opinion" can fall into "But I did this, why isn't it appreciated" and so on

[Will]

Yeah, I'd personally be keen to avoid too many subjective elements to it.

[sonof]

So, in a rare moment of time:

The reason for the change, and it was done at the same time as changing grand guild hall (which helps counter the change) guild contract, if the boards are dying.
Some look really good, others were a single bit of A4 pined to a window frame.

I had to go around each quarter and take a note of who's boards still looked good. I tried to be fair, especially because of the problems with the boards being taken down and the weather effect.

I also tried t check when things were last changed. I'm ok with a board having something new every 6 months.

If people have ideas about ways to make them work I'm up for it. The mains problems are:

Cost effective ways of having boards that don't die to the caves.
Ways to make them relevant and readable.
Fair rules that I can tick yes or no with to avoid "But..."

There were other things when we talked so any good ideas are welcome.

Lee

[RichFromant]

Why I like the guild boards, do many people actually look at them where they are? Some of the recent ones do look good but I do wonder if it’s a bit of a waste where they are if people aren’t taking the time to read them.

Would making them IC recruitment type boards and having them on the walls in the tavern, or down by the desks would make them more likely to be read and talked about? Which in turn would hopefully lead to people happier to put in the time and effort to maintain them.

I also think that the guild forums being active on here should give some benefit or be tied to the guild board reward scheme. Having IC dungeon write ups, people talking about the campaign IC etc all help build up interest in a guild and make it popular enough to run

[BlockWizard]

Can guild members post stuff on their boards or is that just up to the guild heads?

Conor

[Will]

Guild members can put stuff up yeah.

I really like the idea of them being in the tavern/hiring hall.

[Gordon]

As a referee I like to use the Hiring Hall and Tavern for set pieces other than just a briefing area.

If they are set up in these areas they need to be easily movable in my opinion so they can remain as usable areas and it doesn't take to long to take them down and return them after the event.

[BBB]

I think having them up somewhere other than the corridor would be a good thing.

Pretty much people just rush up or down the corridor

Personally I might give a quick glance at a new board that looks cool but don't really pay much attention to them.

BBB

[Ironcore]

By the desks would be good, most people hang out there at some point so would get some attention.
Normally just get walked past in the corridor and the lighting by the desks is better so more likely someone would stand and read.

[RichFromant]

As a referee I like to use the Hiring Hall and Tavern for set pieces other than just a briefing area.

If they are set up in these areas they need to be easily movable in my opinion so they can remain as usable areas and it doesn't take to long to take them down and return them after the event.

Yeah definitely. Although the more simple solution I had thought of for that situation would be to put a couple of hooks/screws in above the area they are so that a throw could be hung up easily to hide them

[DaveR]

Why not use the CC system for this ?

A Guild can put in a contract detailing how they intend to put there mark on the world. Completet it - get a X month extension.

I don't think it will be much more paperwork/stress as there is already the CC system in place and there's only a max of two CC points a dungeon....

EG>

The Frontline are a band of fighters who wish to promote unity in arms. Their contract requires them to successfully protect their group, with their skill at arms. - Ergo to earn a CP they need to complete the adventure containing at least 4 members without anyone dying to a Weapon Blow/similar. (Traps/wardings etc. aren't their thing but if someone manages to break through their line and kill the party wizard ....) - as this is moderately difficult the CC Mod puts it at 6 points and gives it a 6 month extension.

-or-

The West Sea Trading Company are assassins... they want to successfully kill people and get away with it. Therefore their contract requires them to successfully complete a contract killing on a dungeon but only needs one member on dungeon. This is a rare circumstance (having a contract AND being on the right dungeon...) so the CC Mod puts it at 2 points and gives it a 12 month extension.


Obviously I really cant explain well .... but hopefully you get the idea ....


Dave

[DaveR]

Also make it a rule that only one active extension contract per guild ....

[duncanmatthias]

Just to be different I like them being in the entrance corridor,

For new comers it's a very long black tunnel.

Guild boards that look good and cool are excellent decoration in this long black (am I going the right way) corridor

Duncan

[TimTreadwell]

Cool boards on the way down are great and there are actual walls to put them on + the entrance tunnel is lit and won't get bashed in fights or desecrated IC.

I would like an "In character" board in the tavern though. Put up your leaving notices, hires, wanted posters, campaign news etc etc.

Many, many moons ago I put up a series of adventure write ups that people could read whilst waiting. I got to episode 57 of the Journal. It went up next to the Armoury so thast waiting monsters could read it.

Tim.

[Harrumph]

what about aiming at encouraging the coolest one? give some incentive into making them excellent, rather than a bare minimum?

just a thought
Richard