¿Empire RP, Could it ever be again?

[korwrath]

It's not just order/empire that seems to lack true RP. Destruction seems to lack it. There are a few Greenskin-ish guilds that do *some* RP, but mostly just being in character and 'Oi youze gitz' is about the sum of it. I run a Chaos themed RP guild and it is not easy to find dedicated RP'ers. It is hard to take someone serious in RP if they have a name that isn't even remotely RP. (i.e. Orc named Bigmuscles, dwarf named Gunslinger etc.) Back in WAR on the Badlands server we (the RP alliance I was in) often found it hard to really pull in strong numbers for planned events. Often just a small handfull core of members would attend. We'd get more turnout for the weekly meetings that were "manditory", and even then the cohesion would unravel once the meeting was over and most would log.

I have noticed it is largely Orcs and Goblins that usually stay IC even if they appear to not be RPers, chaos is just players saying or shouting 'Blood for the blood god!' or similiar oaths to the other powers. the Dark Elves/Druchii aren't a bombastic race and I have had more enjoyable if more serious RP amongst their numbers. (Greenskins seem to be more comical)

[CzarRedwall]

That's because it is very easy to roleplay as a greenskin. Once you pick up the lingo, you're pretty much set.

For other races though, it requires more effort. You can't get away with shouting "WAAAGH!" as a Dark Elf if you have nothing else to say.

[maroontom]

That's because it is very easy to roleplay as a greenskin. Once you pick up the lingo, you're pretty much set.

For other races though, it requires more effort. You can't get away with shouting "WAAAGH!" as a Dark Elf if you have nothing else to say.

You could say that, however, to be a truely RolePlay Guild, one needs RolePlay Events. For example, when I was a Knights Captain in the Knights Panther, Erhart hosted a large RolePlay Event that spanned over mumltiple weeks, with a planned storyline, over ten people at times, and people acting as side characters, I played as my WH Celekagar, and acted as a Kislevite Merchant called Nikoli, now that was actual RolePlay, and it was really fun. That is the kind of RolePlay I want to be a part of again, as a proud Empire player.

[Elftwin95]

I agree with you Celekagar, I would also love to see such events once more

[maroontom]

I recently did a small RP storyline with Khornigold in Reikland, and it made me wonder why there aren't more storyline driven mixed racial RP events as well, it is very well and good me talking about Empire RP, but, I don't think the RP community mixes with each other enough as it is, so, maybe that would be a first step towards a unified Empire RP.

[Glorian]

I'm up to me eyebrows in rvr events.

Plan something and I will forward it to the Bitterstones. There are allways some ready for serious RP which is more than macros in RvR.

[Jsnen]

Part of the issue, I think, is that it's kinda hard to find a theme for a guild that feels naturally and logically inclusive of all the classes. It felt a little odd, to me at least, to have anything other than Knights in the KP. Militia-guilds feel weird because the Empire classes are mostly 'loners' - in the tabletop and lore, only Knights are ever really fielded in numbers. None of the other races are as 'elite', three out of the four HElf classes are fielded as units. And sure, WP, WH and Knights can stand in for lesser equivalents (flagellants, free company, state troops), but it would make more sense to form a unit that actually incorporates the classes at their final form, but isn't specifically a knightly or religious order.

Empire players are all supposed to be part of this 'Order of the Griffon' and I sense a bit of fire-theme (BW, Blazing Sun, Twin-tailed comet, purging fire, etc), so I'd suggest forming a Company along those lines, something like 'The Flaming Griffon' or 'The Fiery Talon' or so on, so all classes can feel represented have a natural stake in the guild. If any are interested, I'd be up for co-leading such a guild.

[maroontom]

Empire players are all supposed to be part of this 'Order of the Griffon' and I sense a bit of fire-theme (BW, Blazing Sun, Twin-tailed comet, purging fire, etc), so I'd suggest forming a Company along those lines, something like 'The Flaming Griffon' or 'The Fiery Talon' or so on, so all classes can feel represented have a natural stake in the guild. If any are interested, I'd be up for co-leading such a guild.

I believe the issue is that, as the game is about war, most RP groups feel they should be a military unit, and a lot of the time, would want to keep lore friendly.

[Jsnen]

?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(military_unit)

[maroontom]

?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(military_unit)

What I understood from the name you prposed, I assumed you meant like a company of specialists, rather than a company of soldiers, mis-understanding, sorry.