Protocol for walk-ins on DM events...

[OzmaDarkheart]

Not sure if I'm doing this right, but every time I'm wandering around and I run into a DM event in progress, I try to just stand back and not interrupt because thats rude OOC. However, it seems that the only DM events I find are ones that are in progress or are ending...this leads to a problem, at least for me.

Do I join in the proceedings or do I stay away so as not to be rude?

So far I've gone with the second option, and in all but one case just sat down and watched whats going on.

What I'm looking for are opinions and people to share their experiences with walking in on events..

[Euniana]

When in doubt, ask OOC.

Generally, I won't turn you away or get upset for walking in on my events. The PCs and NPCs may, due to secrecy reasons in character, but I won't get upset OOC. I'm happy to include more people unless the number of PCs involved gets overwhelming to handle.

[Esteten]

Have you got an IC reason to join them, why not? IF you know someone in the event, and know him/her quite well you'd probably say hey if you met him/her, even if they're on an event or not.

[undeadsteak]

Im fine with people joining... but not having groups of 20 people, like in the banite quest. We just passed through sharan hills and there were about 10 or 15 people wanting to join who had no clue whatsoever what was going on, and one just charged at a DM controlled banite. Thats, rude.

[Multiplicity]

I think the main thing regarding that is about how many people are already participating. I know DM's get overwhelmed considerably when there are simply too many people participating. Definitely don't want to make it any harder on them. So if you run into a group, and they are small, then it is likely that you could come along. If there are a plethora of people there, then I would simply go on my way.

[Scattered Ashes]

I must admit that i usually miss events by a minute or so, but when i came into this DM event, most of the people was DEAD....

being the good samaritan i came to help,

i hope the DM didnt mind.

also, im in agreement with Multiplicity, if there are too many people involved then i wont spoil the shair of the players, and make it hard on DM's has to be one of two not both ^^, im kidding ill let DM's do whatever is easiest.

[Ethereal Edge]

Ask me OOC, usually I don't mind at all.

[Donegal]

I never have this problem...

I have been playing alot, probably 30+ hours a week for 3 weeks or so, and I have been part of maybe 3 DM events. Actually I'll call it 2.5, the third was just some spiders that attacked a Drow in a Tavern.

I have gotten 1 DM award in all this time, 500 GP. I think I got some XP from a hidden DM at a service at the Temple of Umberlee for RP.

So, my question is how do the rest of you always seem to get involved in this stuff? I know and speak to plenty of people on the server, so it's not that my character is shy.

I love the idea of this server and would like to get involved in more story lines, any suggestions?

[GodBeastX]

Please do not listen to players over DM events.

If you run into one and you want in, then join in. I noticed some players are shooing others OOC'ly, but it's NOT their place. Events don't belong to them.

However, do not metagame your way into events. If we shout about something, then it's public server knowledge to come. If we don't then you don't know it's happening.

[Zoberraz]

Wait, a shout should be common knowledge?

Everytime I hear a shout, I have Maia not go because:

1- I expect many other players to rush over there like bees drawn to honey ("Xp Xp! Give me delicious xp, oh great DM event!"), which will create lots of lag. I contribute by the good running of the server by not going to the site at all.

2- I expect Maia is not omniscient. If something happens in Fort Avanthyr and that she's fighting gnolls in the forest, she isn't just going to turn around and leave, even if it concerns elves or something. I just find that cheap.

[Ithildur]

I take it that when DMs do a shout out like that it's an OOC invite to the entire server then? If it's not, then I would probably ignore it if I'm not in the vicinity. Sometimes it's hard to know which is which.

[Rannarix]

I always gauge whether I go or depending on-

1. How my character would have knowledge of the event, and
2. How my character would react.

If I was playing a Paladin and there was an undead attack, I'd probably stroll on over. If I was a self-serving fighter of nothing, I'd probably stay well away unless the prospect of gold outweighed the risk.

[Acheron77]

I always miss DM events for some reason, and when one is already going, I don't feel like intruding.
How is it people are in the right place at the right time?
DM events sound like fun.

[GodBeastX]

If a DM does a shout with a visibility thing like :

"A shift is being 'sploded in port avanthyr!"

We're not checking whether people should be allowed to come and see and join in the RP revolving around it. That's public to get people paying attention to it. If you are certain you wouldn't see it, then you are welcome to not see it. If we only want visibility range people to come, we would likely add it to the shout.


Now, if you get a shout like "Bounty added to blah blah" then obviously we're making that public information too and if you run into that guy, feel free to take him in and collect.

Sometimes we just do news updates though that aren't really events.