Cubicle wrote:Sshamath's too friendly for Lolthites?
I can't say if there's something in the works, or not, but what else do Lolthites really need that Sshamath can't provide? There's a Lolth temple, there's Spider's Kiss and even a few Lolth friendly Guild Houses. Do Lolthites really need an entire city to RP worshipping Lolth properly?
Btw, if you can find some maps/pics/prefabs for the City you're looking for, post them here. Maybe I'll wrap my mind around
200+ Hrs of work this Drow city idea.
If you have experience rping drow as Lolthites for awhile, you will realise that Sshamath is not ideal in any way for players wishing to utilize the roleplay.
A city run by male wizards that is tolerate of Surfacers goes against everything Lolthites stand for. Merely putting a temple in it is not a solution. This comes from personal experience as roleplaying Lolthite drow on Nwn 2 for 9 years, from back to 2008 where the first server for me and many other Lolthite players who migrated here come from "The Forgotten Realm" server which had a Lolthite outpost that turned into a Ctity (Called Szith) gave way for some amazing roleplay experiences.
Lolthites take up the majority of the drow population and Sshamath and a few other cities are unique in this matter as outsiders.
Theres a reason why a lot of players ive spoken to, have quit playing in the UD, from discussion its that Sshamath is not equiped with the right environment to have a sustainable and optimized Lolthite drow roleplay.
Drow Lolthites are Religious Extremists and is build on Female Supremacy. It just doesnt work out. So lots of players put restrictions on their characters to fit the surfacers walking around in Sshamath as well as bowing to a sex their religion prohibits.
I have seen first hand on nearly a decade of roleplaying Lolthite drow that when put in an environment where the Lolthite community can grow and be free to fully roleplay the race and its religous beliefs there are some pretty good roleplay events and experiences that is gained.
* Large events by Arach-Tinlith in the middle of the city where the priestesses perform everything from cermonial sacrifices and Quellar feudes of Shadow Wars between the drow houses.
* The challange of rping a drow male in this society trying to gain power and influence in a city where the female divine rules.
I think that some people might read this and say that this is "nonsense" and that Sshamath is perfect or adaquite. My opinion and that of the majority of the "want to rp Lolthites" ive spoken to believe we need our own environment to be able to fully play Drow.
Lolthite Drow was on my past servers and I beleive still the amazing contrast that makes the Underdark interesting and "Different" from The Surface.
Give us an outpost such as the outpost "Szith" (Lisa you know what I'm talking about) to let us dig into an amazing lore concept that have defined drow throughout lore as we know it.
Anyone who have read the R.A Salvatore books of Drizzt and War of the Spider Queen knows there is lots of potential to tap into here. This have worked in the past on several servers and I think it may work here as well.
Give us a chance to show you the amazin roleplay oppertunities that Lolthite rp offers. Give the veterans of the Lolthites a reason to come back, and share the knowledge to include new players
Cubicle wrote:Btw, if you can find some maps/pics/prefabs for the City you're looking for, post them here. Maybe I'll wrap my mind around
200+ Hrs of work this Drow city idea.
I will see what I can dig up about the Szith outpost. Believe the full name is "Szith Morcane". I Am also ready to help out with the Lore of the Outpost/Area, planning the outlay, writing the descriptions, and building in the Toolset etc to as much as I can. I also know a few who know the Lolthite lore very well who can aid in this as well if we are given the oppertunity as well as, aid in giving new players the Basic RP Guidelines, and Lore of the different institutions, and the religion