Post by scheyst on Sept 12, 2012 16:38:10 GMT -5
I've heard rumors about /spawn commands being taken away and potentially the voxels as well and, while this might be a pain for lazy non-rp people, it would be a really awesome way to create a new and unique guild.
Thus I am making a proposal for the creation of a Roadbuilder's guild. I'll write up the lore concerning the origin/history of the guild and post it in the post below this a little later.
The general idea would be that the Roadbuilders would strive to connect the entirety of Mirugan with a high-quality, well maintained network of transportation infrastructure that makes it possible for one to travel between cities and towns rapidly and safely.
Roads would be entirely player-built with player collected materials (none of that silly world-edit stuff, the point of the roads is that they are an accomplishment because of the labor involved.
This is the basic working of the guild from a non-lore perspective:
Roads would be open to any town or individual that wished to commission them. They can be built out of any material and built inexpensively if a town provides the material, the more material that needs to be provided by the guild the higher the costs of the project. Prices would be determined by a few simple formulas related to the distance covered and the materials used.
Additionally, complex roads - such as those which required long trans-ocean bridges or tunnels would cost slightly more.
Beyond that additional features can be purchased - such as a barrier between the road and the wilderness (fencing or something fancier) to keep mobs of the roads and make travel at night safe.
A final source of income for the guild would be in the form of Inns along the roadside. At at intervals approximately equal to a half a day's travel we would construct nice little inns where travelers can spend the night. Once chest shops are re-added we will lease out small vendor-stalls in the inns for anyone interested in selling their wares to people using the roads.
We wouldn't limit the guild to roads however, as was the tradition recorded in the lore. This is modern Mirugan and we are willing to embrace modern transportation systems. For a higher fee towns can commission an underground subway system to and from a particular location. The subways would have minecart rails going in two directions and allow for extremely fast travel to and from cities. Ideally two cities would join together to fund a subway connecting them. We would use the shop-lease model at the stations as well to earn the money necessary to maintain the systems.
At some point I would like to create a Roadbuilder's town (if the guild gets enough membership) to which all of the roads and rail-lines have branches that connect. From there we can more efficiently construct and maintain the roads of Mirugan and protect travelers while providing a valuable service.
If people think this guild is a good idea I will go ahead an update my RP bio to be more consistent with this. I would still be a fan of books/publishing, but also someone who can deal with transportation infrastructure type work (my current character wouldn't be particularly good at that).
So that's a proposal - I'll work on the lore as soon as I get a chance but I'd love to hear what people think about the idea.
If the guild is approved the first thing we will do is ask for player item-donations for the construction of a subway-line from the Spawn to Rull.
Thanks for reading.
Thus I am making a proposal for the creation of a Roadbuilder's guild. I'll write up the lore concerning the origin/history of the guild and post it in the post below this a little later.
The general idea would be that the Roadbuilders would strive to connect the entirety of Mirugan with a high-quality, well maintained network of transportation infrastructure that makes it possible for one to travel between cities and towns rapidly and safely.
Roads would be entirely player-built with player collected materials (none of that silly world-edit stuff, the point of the roads is that they are an accomplishment because of the labor involved.
This is the basic working of the guild from a non-lore perspective:
Roads would be open to any town or individual that wished to commission them. They can be built out of any material and built inexpensively if a town provides the material, the more material that needs to be provided by the guild the higher the costs of the project. Prices would be determined by a few simple formulas related to the distance covered and the materials used.
Additionally, complex roads - such as those which required long trans-ocean bridges or tunnels would cost slightly more.
Beyond that additional features can be purchased - such as a barrier between the road and the wilderness (fencing or something fancier) to keep mobs of the roads and make travel at night safe.
A final source of income for the guild would be in the form of Inns along the roadside. At at intervals approximately equal to a half a day's travel we would construct nice little inns where travelers can spend the night. Once chest shops are re-added we will lease out small vendor-stalls in the inns for anyone interested in selling their wares to people using the roads.
We wouldn't limit the guild to roads however, as was the tradition recorded in the lore. This is modern Mirugan and we are willing to embrace modern transportation systems. For a higher fee towns can commission an underground subway system to and from a particular location. The subways would have minecart rails going in two directions and allow for extremely fast travel to and from cities. Ideally two cities would join together to fund a subway connecting them. We would use the shop-lease model at the stations as well to earn the money necessary to maintain the systems.
At some point I would like to create a Roadbuilder's town (if the guild gets enough membership) to which all of the roads and rail-lines have branches that connect. From there we can more efficiently construct and maintain the roads of Mirugan and protect travelers while providing a valuable service.
If people think this guild is a good idea I will go ahead an update my RP bio to be more consistent with this. I would still be a fan of books/publishing, but also someone who can deal with transportation infrastructure type work (my current character wouldn't be particularly good at that).
So that's a proposal - I'll work on the lore as soon as I get a chance but I'd love to hear what people think about the idea.
If the guild is approved the first thing we will do is ask for player item-donations for the construction of a subway-line from the Spawn to Rull.
Thanks for reading.
