The BOVINE Club! A Load Of Bollocks OR A Brilliant Idea?

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Brando
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Discord Handle: OmegaLogos

Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:21 pm

Hello,

So, on discord somebody mentioned the following ...
What would folks think about an IC "newcomer welcoming committee" organization? It could provide loans, clothes, advice...? Thoughts?
And my mind got to clockwork grinding that idea out and it does have some merits especially as someone else said ...
Making this an IC player driven initiative sounds excellent.
I came up with the following rough draft of how I started to see that and here is what I have gotten so far ...

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Symbols: A silver horned red bulls head on a black background OR 3 bronze red cows heads in a triangle arrangement on a black background... both have silver trimmings.

BOVINE stands for Bureau Of Visitors/ Immigrants/Newcomers Embassy
HERD stands for Helping Everybody Remember Dav

Bull stands for BOVINE Ultimate Lithmorran Leader
Cow stands for City Official Worker
Calf stands for City Approved Lithmorran Friend
Veal stands for Visitor Envoy Arriving Lithmorre


Head Bulls gear:
Bulls head shaped branding iron on bulls leg bone haft.[mace]
Bulls tail fly swat whip
Bulls head hooded cloak.
Bulls head mask.
Bulls testicle coin purse
Bulls horn coin purse
Bulls head silver ring
Bulls hide backpack
Bulls hoof boots
wooden walking staff

Bovine club members gear:
Cows horn coin purse
Cows head hooded cloak
Cows head mask
Cows leg bone mace
Cows tail fly swat whip
Cows head bronze ring
Cows hide backpack
Cows hoof boots
wooden walking staff

Calf members gear
Cows head pewter ring
wooden walking staff

Put a flyer ad inside the saints almhouse where new cyan members spawn.

AD:

Hello and welcome to all newcomers to the City of Lithmorre!

If you seek Guild membership in any of the Guilds and also sponsorships, then please contact by seeking out [help seek] ...

The Bureau Of Visitors/ Immigrants/ Newcomers Embassy AKA The BOVINE Club, members for help as follows ...

Merchants Guild contact: Miss Hulda ab Arachne [help character name] , apprentice sponsor, teacher and also the Head Bull of The BOVINE Club.

When available she can be found at the Wayfarers Cafe on the Kings Concourse, south and west of the Crossroads [help travel].

She can be contacted via messengers [help notify , help messenger] and or mail [help mail].

She can help with the following issues ...

Contacting ANY Guild, but especially the Merchants Guild.

Arrange small loans up to 1 gold [100silver] piece/s over a full 3 month season at +10% interest rate per month. Loan defaulters will be reported and prosecuted.

Act as a City Guide around Lithmorre for a small fee.

Can sponsor and train Merchant apprentices in any Trade skill at all.

Catering for celebratory parties as a proficient cook and brewer..

Troubadors Guild contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Sharing and spreading rumors.

Arranging a party and or celebration.

Knights Lithmorran Guild contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Protection from Mages and Demons.

Holy Order Guild contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Donating items to charity.

Taking Confessions.

Reeves Guild contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Upholding the law and defending the city against criminals.

Making your will.

Physicians Guild contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Fixing Illness, Disease and Wounds.

City Council contact:

They can help with the following issues...

Supporting and or Subverting specific city metrics.

Contacting nobles and city council members about political issues.

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The Bovine Bull, Cow's and Calf Club should meet once per IC month [RL 1/week] say just before the weekly OOC meeting, to conduct business and be available to the Veal public.

The meeting should be opened by the Troubador Guild contact playing a bulls horn horn and closed with a prayer, spoken by the Holy Order's Guild contact.

The meeting should be held at either the almshouse or the university.

All of that ^^^^ was produced straight from the top of my dome over a couple of hours and I'd like to know from my fellow members whether its a load of bollocks, please state why, OR its a brilliant idea that can be added to creatively and expanded much more.

What say you eh?

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Lei
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Discord Handle: Lei#3876

Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:26 pm

SO DELICIOUSLY CAMPY. I would join this in a heartbeat.
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Geras
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Joined: Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:50 pm

Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:03 pm

I don't have a problem with the branding though something non-sumptuary violating would be nice for us freefolk lol. I do think some sort of a badge would be a nice signal.

I was thinking of an approach of asking newcomers what they want/need, rather than telling them. At least for the most part.

So an agreement really to:

- Greet newcomers
- Ask them their needs/wants
- Introduce them to and connect them with other players
- Provide other resources as they need them, within reason.

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Lei
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Discord Handle: Lei#3876

Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:36 pm

The fun thing about something like this is it not starting out as a perfect model, but futzing around with it ICly to get it where you want it to be.
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