NPCs?

[Allan A Dale]

I was chatting with Ann earlier on and we thought that perhaps it would be a good idea to perhaps make some NPC (or Non-Player Characters) so that a) we actually have populated villages, and b) sometimes characters can interact with other characters without the need to wait for another RPer.

I mean, people in the same situation as Nat are, at the moment, kind of screwed because there's no one in their area.

It also allows some extra postage - if you need to fill it out a bit, you can godmod the NPCs because you don't need permission, and private events (such as Sebby might have when dressing - if he's the sort of noble who makes a servant help him dress, or Imani down in the kitchens; the guard on the door in our latest plot; random villagers) would be easier to post.

A list of said NPCs also sorts out what each village is renowned for (as it might well have had a particular source of income - Clun from small mines, perhaps, Knighton from cloth and milling, Locksley from its carpentry, etc) and allow for the place to seem a little more full, as well as give a little more room for plots AND allow access to a database of familiar faces for characters to interact with (so we don't have three different Nigels of Knighton who are shepards, or something).

Whaddya think?

EDIT: Also thought it would be a good idea for people who want to join but can't think of a character - they could possibly take one of the NPCs and make it a PC. : D

[Daine Merton]

Sounds like a good idea to me. And maybe make the cannon characters (until claimed) RPCs aswell? That way they aren't always off 'hunting' or 'away from the castle' etc...

Just a thought,

[Allan A Dale]

Sounds good to me~ The idea would be to announce when you've taken the character, though, so seven people don't use John at the same time, for example.

[Anni]

I like this idea a lot.
If you all like, come up with some NPCs and we can even make accessible accounts if desired, so that it is a little more realistic in interaction.
Families are also NPCs that I suppose anyone can RP at the moment. Also, if you wish to place character ideas in the Ads and I can sticky them to make them more noticeable, that is a possibility.

[Kate Miller]

*had to use her family to bring the post along*

As much as Kate would have loved to have clung to Mr Allan all night, she couldn't XD

I love the idea. Esp. as its getting annoying looking for LJ! He's a hard man to lose!