Gauging interest in an untwink/evil roleplay group

[Trelaboon]

Today I was thinking about how sortof bored i've become with the server. I still enjoy it, but i've been around since day one, and by this point, I have just about every class to 30+ as well as two 60's and a handful of chars in the 50's range.

I was thinking about how i'd like to start a new character, completely untwinked, with the mission of exploring zones we don't normally go to (Unlike the normal Befallen>Unrest>Guktop>Gukbottom>CoM>KC+ routine most of us do) I would like us to visit zones like Runneye, Gorge of King Xorbb etc and make an effort to only wear gear we've quested or looted. (No shopping in EC or accepting handouts)

I know this idea has been tossed around a bit here on the forums, and i've even gotten on board with it a few times, but for some reason it always seems to flop. I would like to try this again, but I thought i'd almost like to take it one step further.

When I played on live, I spent more than half of my time on Firiona Vie, which was a roleplaying server. Now not very many people roleplayed, they simply liked some of the server specific rules, but for those of us who did enjoy the roleplay, it was an EQ experience unlike any other.

What i'd like to do, is make a new character with perhaps a full group of other people, all under the exact same "no-twink" policy. I'd like to possibly go evil side (Ogre/Troll/Dark Elves). I realize there are Human Shadow Knights, and Gnome Necros etc, but i'd like to stick with just the three unanimously ostracized races from Antonica.

I'd like to even possibly have each of us hand in our PvP books; not necessarily to PvP, but to make sure that we're pretty cut off from society, just the way a truly evil band of outcasts might feel roaming the world outside of their forests and swamps. In addition to adding an element of realism to the aspect of being an evil band of misfits, it would also ensure we aren't grouping with those nasty Tunarean creations, or any other nasty brown-nosers

I know this really isn't most people's cup of tea, but I feel like it very possibly could appeal to a handful of people on the server, and honestly, that's all we need.

When: Play times would be most evenings, any time from 4pm-midnight EST. We would mostly only group with each other, soloing if we want in our down time, but we make an effort never to leave a man behind. We all stay within level range of one another, and if you begin to get too far ahead, hop on another character and let everyone else catch up

If you're interested in this, please comment or send me a tell. If you're honestly just not the type of player who simply can't play a totally ungeared character, don't bother. I want to make sure that all of us avoid hand outs, high level buffs, rots from mobs we didn't kill ourselves, any twinking or buying gear in EC (even if it's with money we've earned). If you want a Stein of Moggok, for instance, we won't buy it in EC, we'll use our Enchanter (if we have one) to do the quests for us etc.

Thanks for reading and considering!


Edited to add - I have zero interest in doing this on Red99, this is 100% a Blue server project. Thanks

[Ketu Garyx]

I would be interested in doing this. I have role-played across many different MMO's and in my personal time on forum sites as well. I was, when I first came to p99, disappointed to see that there were no role play guilds.

I would be interested in doing this though I think your idea of "most evenings" is a little bit ambitious with many people either working nights on occasion or taking courses at university. In my experience when you create a role playing group (especially with people who have other characters, as I do, and doubtless others will too), you need to schedule one time a week or a couple of times a week at most or else people will begin to lose interest.

That is just my two cents, but I don't want to give up my main characters to form a roleplay group most nights which may or may not pan out.

I am certainly interested though, even if we don't get a full group.

I am open to playing whatever class, though I am pretty interested playing a dark elf, and would be particularly interested in playing a cleric.

However, in case this group were to break I would advise not turning in the books and separating ourselves from the server so that the characters would still be useful for something after the groups breaks, if it does. We can still ignore others for the most part by /role and creating chat windows which ignore OOC and /auction.

[Feanol]

I've heard heresay of a controversial solution to general bordem with traditional Everquest:

http://wiki.project1999.com/About_Red99

I understand that some people have a very bad reaction to this questionable treatment, but many others report being fully cured of bordem and confirm increased blood flow too.

[Trelaboon]

Well, turning red isn't permanent, and can be changed back if it becomes an issue later on, even if it is a bit more difficult as an evil race, but honestly I don't really want to switch back.

As far as "most evenings" is concerned, I do want committed people for this. Every time i've tried making untwinked alts with people, it flops because people don't want to commit. I think it's way to easy to detach yourself from a character, and a group of friends you only ever play with/interact with once a week. I want this to be 3 nights a week minimum.

Again, I think this project is perfect for people who are maybe a bit bored with the normal server. If you're concerned about taking time away from mains and not wanting to spend more than a couple hours a week on the character, this probably isn't for you.

I don't mean that to sound rude, but I really want this to be something fun, something the 6 of us look forward to doing every night "Oh, I can't wait to get home from work so I can play my new RP character! I really really want to finish my Stein of Moggok quest tonight!". It shouldn't be like a job that you're forcing yourself to do once a week just because you know 1 night a week on a different character will boost morale so you can get your main to 60 or whatever.

Also, I *am* a bit ambitious in what I want here. I don't need 100 people for this, I just need 5. I don't think it's really impossible to imagine that there aren't 5 other people on the server, who would like to do this and play most evenings.

Also, i'm not really thinking about "If this group breaks I want this character to still be useful". I'm making this character solely for the purpose of having a RP experience with some new in-game friends. Planning on it not working out from the beginning, and giving yourself every chance for a way out is just setting the whole thing up for failure.

Thanks for the interest Ketu, I don't mean to try and steer you away, but I want to make sure the people who want to do this with me, have the same heart for it that I do. It's going to be a slow grind, with characters in crappy gear, playing twice as much as the fungi wearing Monk buddy they know and leveling 3 times as slow. But it's going to be a good time, with good people, and a very classic EQ experience

[Trelaboon]

I've heard heresay of a controversial solution to general bordem with traditional Everquest:

http://wiki.project1999.com/About_Red99

I understand that some people have a very bad reaction to this questionable treatment, but many others report being fully cured of bordem and confirm increased blood flow too.


I have a 30 Enchanter on Red, I didn't like the server at all. I want to feel detached from society as an evil race, but I don't want to feel like i'm living in a post apocalyptic world. I literally only saw maybe 5 other players on my journey through the first 30 levels, and I was in the popular zones like Unrest. Not to mention, the type of people who play on red really sour the roleplaying sensation.

I actually meant to write on there that I wasn't interested in doing this on red, and I thought I had...sorry i'm going to add it now

[Ketu Garyx]

Its cool if you want to be that ambitious but it isn't for me.

I am looking for what you are talking about, an EQ slow leveling experience with RP, but I would be unable to commit to it so often every night for ---

A. I do still enjoy the server, but equally enjoy roleplay
B. I have a family
C. I have a career which has no real 9-5 time, as an academic, I am generally doing other things very often.

Thanks anyway.

[jettle]

im down, send me a tell on jettle. ill make a rogue/monk/bard

[Trelaboon]

No monks or bards in the evils of the world so you'd have to go Dark Elf Rogue. How does that make you feel heh?

[jettle]

No monks or bards in the evils of the world so you'd have to go Dark Elf Rogue. How does that make you feel heh?

Thats fine

[burdenday]

I'd commit. Let me know if this gets legs.

[SamwiseRed]

sounds cool, would be cooler on red tho. real evil there son.

[evan1612]

sounds cool, would be cooler on red tho. real evil there son.

I mainly play blue and this is the first thing I even thought. Red sounds more fitting for you guys to get full fun out of it.

[Trelaboon]

sounds cool, would be cooler on red tho. real evil there son.


Like I said- tried red and didn't like it at all. If the serve was as populated as blue I'd be on board 100% but it felt totally empty and I'm not into that at all. Plus global ooc and constant "pras bro" in global chat really ruins the role play feels

[SamwiseRed]

well i suggest you base the evil team off the evil team of SZ. deity based. this will allow you to have bards and such who worship inny.

[triad]

id join

[burdenday]

I'll rolled a troll shaman, Ookbar, and turned in my book. (Definitely helps ward off unwanted buffs)

Taking an unguided tour of Grobb. Hope to see you guys in-game soon.

[Dragonslayer]

Sounds like something I have always wanted to do. I haven't played in a long time though. Just got back on her today to try again and load the p99 server. When I originally had it going it worked fine. I deleted the files once and ever seance have not been able to make it work on my computer. If I can get it working this time out, I would be happy to do DE. My main and many alts back in the day on live were De so i know my way around. I to am iffy though on the book turn in. No reason we can't stick to our guns with out that annoyance. My first main was a Mage which later became a Cleric for a much longer stretch. I would be happy to do either these or even a SK.

[Dragonslayer]

I'll rolled a troll shaman, Ookbar, and turned in my book. (Definitely helps ward off unwanted buffs)

Taking an unguided tour of Grobb. Hope to see you guys in-game soon.

It's a bitch to get a 1st lvl troll from the swamp to Neriak with out a sow. Even then you have to be careful not to fly off the dunes and skip to your death across SRO =). But wish I would have thought of that =). I loved my shaman and a Troll is the best =).

[burdenday]

Sent you a message.

The book is just a nice way of automatically rejecting buffs from other players. People are very friendly. You can undo it later by visiting North Qeynos so it's not the end of the world either.

[Trelaboon]

Sent you a message.

The book is just a nice way of automatically rejecting buffs from other players. People are very friendly. You can undo it later by visiting North Qeynos so it's not the end of the world either.

Yes, this is not permanent necessarily, and it makes for a different sort of experience. I rolled a Shadow Knight, so Cleric maybe would be good, though if you wanted to go Mage that's fine too...for that matter

[Dragonslayer]

Yes, this is not permanent necessarily, and it makes for a different sort of experience. I rolled a Shadow Knight, so Cleric maybe would be good, though if you wanted to go Mage that's fine too...for that matter

WOOT! It worked finally. I'm back in the game! Ok guys then I'll do the Cleric roll as DE. I'll log in and get a toon made and turn in the book if that's what were doing? A chanter would be good if any one wants to play one?

[Dragonslayer]

Alright. Just made my cleric and turned in his book. Name is Valrikk.

[Trelaboon]

WOOT! It worked finally. I'm back in the game! Ok guys then I'll do the Cleric roll as DE. I'll log in and get a toon made and turn in the book if that's what were doing? A chanter would be good if any one wants to play one?

Make your char and look for Terck and Ookbak, we're in game now, both have turned in our books

[Rararboker]

If you guys need ports/binds to meet up, I can help. Let me know.

[G13]

I totally might just do this

No min maxing or number crunching

just fun

Would only play sparingly, but you could always create a guild for like minded players who don't have the play time

Just a thought

[Trelaboon]

I totally might just do this

No min maxing or number crunching

just fun

Would only play sparingly, but you could always create a guild for like minded players who don't have the play time

Just a thought

Already planning on it, if for no other reason than to have a group chat and an easy way to get ahold of each other when we log on

[GSZ]

I'm quite interested in this... I can play from about 4:30 - 7:00pm Monday - Friday. Would that work for times you guys have typically been around?

Not sure what class to create at the moment... Thinkng about playing an enchanter or wizard at the moment though.

[Dragonslayer]

I'm quite interested in this... I can play from about 4:30 - 7:00pm Monday - Friday. Would that work for times you guys have typically been around?

Not sure what class to create at the moment... Thinking about playing an enchanter or wizard at the moment though.

Either of those sounds needed. I rerolled the cleric I had (Valrikk for a new one named Barabus). Still a DE but lvl 4 now. I need 5 for med and have to work on my first quest which requires 4 of the holy symbols off the haflings in Neck.

[Halius]

I am definitely interested in doing this with you guys. Sounds like a lot of fun. I have two characters on red that I have only leveled to 11 and 10 but both have no handouts, obtained everything by myself so far and am working on tradeskills to improve my gear myself. It's very fun and having people to do this with on blue would be fun. I'll hit you up in game if I see you on at some point, my play times are always sporadic and I rarely can sit in groups for more than an hour at a time so it may not even work out for me, but I really like the idea and would be willing to try and keep pace with everyone else.

[Denswen]

I would totally be up for this. I am happy to play any class, so I just need to know what is needed. Mind compiling a list of who is playing and what they are bringing?

Only potential issue for me is play time. I tend to be more of a late night player (usually get on at 8pm CST, so 9 est, and play to whenever). If we can work it out, I am good to go!

[GSZ]

Just rolled a wizzy and turned my book in. Name is Gneiro.

[Trelaboon]

Anyone who is interested, roll whatever you like (as long as it's de/ogre/troll), hand in your book and get with me in game (terck) I'm starting a guild so don't worry about needs, we will just group with each other when we can etc

[Dragonslayer]

I would totally be up for this. I am happy to play any class, so I just need to know what is needed. Mind compiling a list of who is playing and what they are bringing?

Only potential issue for me is play time. I tend to be more of a late night player (usually get on at 8pm CST, so 9 est, and play to whenever). If we can work it out, I am good to go!

I'm Barabus, Cleric DE lvl 5. BTW you don't get Med at 5 either. It want let me put any points into it and it's 0 telling me I'm maxed out.

[Dragonslayer]

Anyone who is interested, roll whatever you like (as long as it's de/ogre/troll), hand in your book and get with me in game (terck) I'm starting a guild so don't worry about needs, we will just group with each other when we can etc

Awesome! Been so long I don't even remember
how you go about making a guild in EQ =). We can't sell in EC tunnel either as RED tag can we? Sucks, I have a lot of bone chips I would like to sell if I could. I do know you can droop items and pick them up with a different toon but you can't drop cash like you used to be able too =/.

[Denswen]

Rolled a DE Enchanter named Danquan.

[webrunner5]

Sounds like the OP needs to just go and play on Red. I hated it in the beginning, I think my toon I play now was started the very first day it opened. But it is a LOT better now and I really like it. Thought I would NEVER say that on here lol. :p

But if you start on there you are pretty much naked, alone, broke and and am NOT going to go to the HOT zones or you will be Ganked. Sounds like his or her dream toon. :D

[GSZ]

I'm quite interested in this... I can play from about 4:30 - 7:00pm Monday - Friday. Would that work for times you guys have typically been around?

Not sure what class to create at the moment... Thinkng about playing an enchanter or wizard at the moment though.

Ok - actually settled on playing a Mage. Name is Zyrg. Book has been handed in and I'm working towards getting up to level 5ish since I'm pretty sure that's where most of you that have started are at.

[Pipskweak]

Hey there!

I have a necro that I can play with you guys. He is an iksar, though. Still evil, though you mentioned wanting to stay with DE/Troll/Ogre. Let me know if you want him - completely untwinked, etc.

[PetiteTonga]

Could I have in? I would think that Iksars are ostracized too! Don't leave out a poor necro lizard please. I've been dying to get some roleplay from Norrath!

[Heavydrop]

This is something like unto progression guilds I've been in.
I'm willing to give it a try I just have to decide on what to play as.
Is this still going on and who is still in it?

[Cobretti]

Ive been playing eq since alpha and have raid and guild leadership experience through Velious, both live and on Vulak Aerr...I was in Echoes of Elysium

It would take an extra effort to make this happen, there would need to be class balance and similar playtimes. Is there a comprehensive list of class/level currently that can be referenced..along with general playtime cycles... Seems very disorganized at the moment

[webrunner5]

It won't last, I have been on here from the start. There has been 50 threads just like this and none of them last. You are not going to get 40 people or more to not Twink their toon ever, or have the right mix of people show up all the time. It just falls apart very quick. I would bet most people on here have tried to do the same thing, I know I have, here and live and the hell with it in less than a month. Your wasting your time. :p

[maahes]

I mainly play blue and this is the first thing I even thought. Red sounds more fitting for you guys to get full fun out of it.

Red EQ just screams "I truely have nothing better to do." The pvp mechanics are about the worst ever in any game ever made. Discussion for a different thread, but what in the world is the draw?

Hats off to you folk that dig it though, glad you have a server really. Glutens for punishments I say!

[maahes]

I wish I had time to join this. I think it is a great idea! I have never taken the leap into the world of role-playing in RPG's. As kid i would spend weeks creating D&D characters and never once actually used one of the characters I created. Not sure why.

If you guys do get a solid group going with good times a plenty, please please please create another post on the forums and update us all on your role-player adventures. I would love to read them!!!

[Glenzig]

Red EQ just screams "I truely have nothing better to do." The pvp mechanics are about the worst ever in any game ever made. Discussion for a different thread, but what in the world is the draw?

Hats off to you folk that dig it though, glad you have a server really. Glutens for punishments I say!

Blue confirmed to be gluten free. Too many weak stomached celiac sufferers over there.

[Glenzig]

Like I said- tried red and didn't like it at all. If the serve was as populated as blue I'd be on board 100% but it felt totally empty and I'm not into that at all. Plus global ooc and constant "pras bro" in global chat really ruins the role play feels

But you're looking for a static group which would solve the problem of not enough people. I guess some people have to read every single line of ooc. I don't get it. I mainly just ignore it and look for auctions and LFG requests.

[GSZ]

It won't last, I have been on here from the start. There has been 50 threads just like this and none of them last. You are not going to get 40 people or more to not Twink their toon ever, or have the right mix of people show up all the time. It just falls apart very quick. I would bet most people on here have tried to do the same thing, I know I have, here and live and the hell with it in less than a month. Your wasting your time. :p

40-50 people? What are you even talking about? Did you even read the thread... Specifically the original post in it?

OP was looking for a small group of around 5 people. And actually has gotten it. The more the merrier at this point.

[cearobinson]

I would like to join this! Evil races are my favorite :) Has the guild already been formed?

[Dragonslayer]

I would like to join this! Evil races are my favorite :) Has the guild already been formed?

Yes, the guild has been formed. I haven't been able to be on on the last week but may tonight. I'm Barabus, DE cleric.

[Trelaboon]

Also have been busy the last week or so with holiday stuffs, but yes, the guild has been created. We currently have a handful of people who are into it and playing. Look for <Pernicious>

I don't need or want 40 people to play, simply a few people here and there. Groups don't have to be some min/max perfect group either...I like trying to make groups with an off make up work.