This year, in celebration of the years of commitment to this shard by it's players and staff, I plan to organize the Walk Across Britannia, previously polled about here:
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I had some addtional thoughts regarding how it could work out really well, and fun for all regardless of timing.
I'm thinking the event can take place on the weekend following December 14th (shard birthday), and continue all weekend.
How is this possible you ask? Coordination, commitment and good solid planning and participation.
The idea as it has grown now, is this. Everyone intersted in participating will muster in Ascalon, at the castle (north of Minoc, until you find the only castle with a road going to the front door up there) at the decided kick-off time. Anyone who shows up AFTER the original gathering has departed, will/can/should await further participants, or return travellers from the first group.
Groups should not follow along the road until they have sufficient numbers (in the order of about 5-10 per group).
Rally points will be defined on a map image, to be posted in the repsective thread for the event. Commitments to man these rally points and provide services and provisions will be greatly appreciated by all involved.
Rally points will serve the purpose of, obviously, rallying groups, but as way points for people to gate/recall to and wait for the next group. Of course, PKs can do this to, so be ready to face the dangers of Britannia if you join in.
What we will end up with is multiple groups of various sizes, that can meet up and share a drink or a song at a rally point and move on to the next town/rally point.
As I said before, any guilds interested in making sure their town is planned into the route, should contact me to let me know.
Honestly, if anyone is skilled at making a good map (ie: image editing so that it looks better than what I can do in MS Paint) I would appreciate the assistance if you can step up to that challenge.
We have the ideas for Rune Books of the Rally Points in all prominent Rune Libraries. It would be excellent to have men and women of Order guilds guarding the rally points from would-be attackers, providing they aren't already providing guard to the mobile groups.
This will make it better for timing, because people can join any time, ping on IRC for the next rally point their friends will be at, or whatever. Groups willb e bumping into each other along the way and I'm nearly certain a good time will be had by all.
Lend a hand and invite others to the event if they don't come here or have no idea what it is. Offer them guidance and encourage them to the party in honor of UOSA!
Etc etc, I need to make a list of Guild Towns and their proximities to Guard Towns, and draw up a rough draft of the intended path.
Someone jump on board and help me flesh out these ideas. We can rock this all weekend with roaming parties along the path.
Oooo, I got it too, a log book so players can sign their name in a book at each rally point. In the end, we can see who was involved and who made the whole trip, to Trinsic and back, looping through every town possible.
Can't make every leg tonight? Find the next group and make it up tomorrow!
A no rush, no static-time event, will make it slightly more difficult to grief, but we must be prepared for that in any case.
Just wanted to get that out there and get feedback and ideas from the shard.
Bring it!
