ESO Dragon TearsReasoning behind the Guild [IC]
The guild is a loose group of people who come together as scholars and explorers seeking out lost ruins and lore all over society. It is their hope to learn from the past and use its lost tools to light the best path into the future.
[OOC Guild Reasons]
Play the game at a mutually acceptable pace with groups of friends.
The most fun I have had in a game is growing my character and building a story with other characters as we adventure. Then a few nights or a year later we might look back during a conversation and say “Hey remember when this happened or Ras had that crazy idea to go do this?”
Medium Role Play
Playing the game without Role Play really amounts to 1 of 2 things, playing for the content and learning to “beat it” or playing to learn the story. When you take it one step further and RP, even a little, you become part of the story. You can still do everything else, but RP greatly helps immersion and enjoyment.
We will not insist that you RP in Guild Chat. We will not insist that you have a character sheet. Our primary goal is a relaxed guild where you can have fun with a group of like-minded individuals. However, we would like to foster some amount of role play in our Guild. All “say” & "yell" will be RP (what your character would say, not what you, the player, would say). If you need to speak OOC in these channels, just use brackets or designate this when you do. Guild chat is OOC.
About Your Guild Leader
I have been role-playing for over 30 years. I started out with the D&D Red Box edition and went to AD&D, D&D 2.0, D&D 3.0 and D&D3.5. Through most of my time playing I was the DM. Some of the people in my guild played with me in College! I have known them for 20 years. I have also played AC1, EQ beta, SWG beta & retail, AC2, WoW, LotRO, DDO and SWtor. In AC1 I led a guild that grew to 2,000 members. In DDO, SWG, LotRO and others the guild was around 100-200 members. Back in the day we used to grow guilds from scratch based on the people we met in game that we liked playing with. This is what we will be doing in ESO.
Guild Life, Growth & Application
Your growth in the Guild will be based on entirely what you would like to give back and what you have time to do. There will be no penalties for not being an officer. There will be no booting of members who go on vacation or who take breaks from the game. We are here to have fun, if you are not having fun, take a break and come back when you can. Please let us know if you can that you are taking a break.
There will be no application form to fill out. We will play with you and you with us. If we like each other, we will be guild mates. If there are issues, we will address them in an adult fashion. IC drama is fine, there will be no OOC drama.
PvE & PvP
We will be appointing a Raid Leader. I will personally enjoy taking groups through dungeons and otherwise exploring the world. We will also be appointing a PvP Warleader. I suspect many people would like to wait till they are comfortable with their character to play PvP, or wait till max level. Others will want to dive in. We will especially be encouraging RPvP.
Officer Positions
If you are interested in leading small groups for RP & exploration, please let me know. If you wish to be a Raid Leader or a PvP Leader, let me know. Additionally, I would like a Council of Officers to lead this guild, not just one person. The Council might meet 1x/mo. To RP out Guild Issues and also to deal with OOC issues or issues of running the Guild.
Room for Improvement
We are always open for suggestions or improvement. Talk to me or another officer about your idea or complaint. Come to a Council Meeting (let us know ahead of time if you can!)
Please feel free to post here about the guild, or send me an email or tell in game
@Rastafariel!
EDIT (1/1/17) Updated Guild Contacts are:
@TheTalkingWolf-Cat,
@Haxer,
@Redsnow5,
@AshureGlory,
@Bernacki or
@Rastafariel