I realize so far this has mostly spread by word of mouth, but it has become a rather popular place, with several DM's now participating as well as a large amount of players.
We do need to make some things clear though:
Regular requests and rulings are all done through the forums and PM's into the DM team as a whole. DM's cannot make official rulings or take on official requests through this channel. Discord is not "officially supported" by Admins/HDM's. Participation in the DM screen, is an opt-in system, meaning it is in no way shape or form mandatory to communicate with DM's in any fashion through this channel. Participation by DM's and players is entirely voluntary!
What is this server for?
It is to help with communicating not only with participating DM's but also with your fellow faction members and players in relation to RP and events.. DM's can see discussions that all factions here are having, players can ping DM's and ask basic questions or speak with each other, a place to get to know some of the DM's a bit better even as people. This is pushed as a safe space for everyone involved, it is not a private discord, and any players, regardless of faction are welcome to participate or have their faction join. Perhaps you don't want to bother creating your own faction discord? This could be a healthy alternative for you as well, as only faction members and DM's can see the faction specific channels.
For DM's, the idea is to allow them to communicate easier with players for when/where they can meet up for scheduled events, real time event chat if something goes wrong (Like a crash or issue.) for players to openly talk about events and RP in a way that is easily and quickly visible by not just themselves and their factions but also participating DM's.
I want to make clear that this is something I have taken on personally as I believe it will help foster a more transparent relationship between players and the DM's that wish to participate. But it is our responsibility as a community to make initiatives like this work, it will not be an accepted forum for airing grievances against DM's or each other, and this will be strictly enforced by myself, other DM's, and staff members here at BGTSCC. <3 Thank you all for participating, and I welcome any and all feedback and suggestions on this initiative.
You can join the DM Screen discord Here: https://discord.gg/72BXMcK
for me, it's also to combat the idea of "club housing" a bit as well, its really all about transparency on both ends. Really, it's been going well so far, and we will see how it continues to grow in the future, and perhaps it will spurn more initiatives here on the forums or more "officially sanctioned" moves toward more transparency and support in general.
