So I want to get into this early and have been thinking about the guild I'd like to be a part of. While considering I realized that I had no idea if what I want to do will be possible, so I thought I would pose a question straight to the devs. Will this idea be viable in PFO, or do I need to go back to the drawing board for a more conventional concept?
(This is a cut section of a post from another thread, so disregard the vague sales-pitch vibe.)
We have no desire to have our own city, perhaps a stronghold, but would rather exist in the cities of other guilds. Our main goal is to facilitate the economy of every city we inhabit to the benefit of all(us a little more, but the basic theme is that we're benevolent... not trying to unbalance and exploit). Our secondary goals include all the tenets of Desna, so we uphold exploration, free will, and the assistance of distressed travelers. Our intention would be to be invited by guilds to bring our economic stimulus and stability to their areas by offering superior raw materials as well as crafted goods acquired through the skills of our members.
We will have places for virtually any skill set, as we will need crafters and gatherers of all types, people to explore and find new resources and contacts, people to transport and sell goods, and people to protect these shipments as well as the roads and people on them. The idea would be to hand out recurring quests(assuming that is possible) to escort caravans, hunt, gather, or some similar thing in many areas around the world in areas which we are welcome, and explore in uncontrolled/contested areas. The intention being that you fulfill these quests in your travels, rather than forcing you to go back and forth all day. While there, members would be expected to make reasonable effort to aid travellers on their journey(protection, directions, spells, possibly escort if reasonably convenient), explore interesting/suspicious things along the way, and contest persecution anywhere they may. These goals will be obvious to all.
My main questions are:
Will it be possible for a guild to exist primarily outside its "stronghold"? In the cities of other guilds(if invited, in guild halls or the like)?
Will it be possible to negotiate different permissions, prices, and availability on a guild by guild basis?
Is it reasonable to plan for some type of player created quests for GL's and officers to hand out to their members?
Do you see any other glaring problems to this plan?
I don't imagine you want to give out or even know all of that info at this time, but it doesn't hurt to ask. Thanks much for being interested enough to read this, and for your response.
Goblin Squad Member
