by Nicholas Shade on Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:00 pm
The true purpose of this posting is to update everybody on the status of the Guild of Signet and Song (GSS), membership in same, and so forth.
The GSS building was burned down by evil marauders in recent months, and with it's passing the formal organization of the GSS went by-by. That's right. No more formal organization that we all knew and loved as the GSS. No more inductions (and believe me, Nic will sorely *miss* those yummy GSS inductions!) No more taking a monthly 5 mhl out of your paycheck for Guild membership. No more shop requirements of GSS membership for its new hirelings. Its gone. Period. (le sigh)
What we now have is a need for a mechanism to promote the advancement of the arts and crafts. The one favored is the Mentor/apprentice system that's already in place by many. It will be a more rp-intensive endeavor for players to find appropriate teachers, and of course to rp that teaching. This thread is the place to post for teachers willing to train, prospective students posting their desire for training, and so forth.
IC, Nicholas has purchased the property on which the old GSS building stood. Its in the middle of town - remember? You can't miss it. He has built a house there and on the grounds is an ornate gazebo. It is there that the IC version of this board will reside. Feel free to post your availability as a teacher, needs of training as a student, crafts stuff for sale, and of course, the ladies are welcomed to leave their indecent proposals for Nic there as well.
With the upcomming advent of the Skills System, much of the functionality of the GSS skills/training levels will be made more uniform and the requirements for that skill clearer. Check out the new Class descriptions for a peek.
Till then, I'd love to see the players that have advanced arts/crafts skills make themselves readily available to teach the novices their craft. I know most of you already are anyways, but if you get a spare moment or two to take on yet another pupil...consider it, won't you?
And just as a disclaimer, neither Nicholas or his player have any commercial investment in TLI, the former GSS or any of its subsidiaries. Some exceptions apply, see the fine print for details, yada, yada. More seriously, I don't want this posting to insinuate that either I or Nic has any formal authority or standing in *any* of these matters - other than a real interest in promoting fun rp in the Mentor/apprentice system. It *really* is fun! I will try and keep up with Bardly/Craftsy stuff going on and answer what questions I can, either OOC (best as a PM - I don't tend to hang in the OOC channel much), or better yet, IC to Nic.