Sanctioned event advice - Revision history

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	*'''Sanctioned event plot must be shown to Profound Decisions'''
	*'''Sanctioned events must not create new [[eternal\|eternals]], [[Paragons and Exemplars\|paragons]], or [[foreign nations]]'''
	*'''You should clearly communicate the style of your event to your players'''
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			*'''Sanctioned event plot must be shown to Profound Decisions'''
			*'''Sanctioned events must not create new [[eternal\|eternals]], [[Paragons and Exemplars\|paragons]], or [[foreign nations]]'''
			*'''You should clearly communicate the style of your event to your players'''
	We will not sanction your event until we have seen a copy of the plot that you plan to run. If you want to run a sanctioned event then you need to submit the outline of any plot which is essential to your event first. As you detail the plot for your event then you can check any significant developments with us as you go to ensure that you are not creating problems. You should submit a final copy of the plot for your event two weeks before the event takes place. Our plot team will check the plot for continuity with our campaign, they ''may'' have some suggestions for ways to link things to the plot at the main events.		We will not sanction your event until we have seen a copy of the plot that you plan to run. If you want to run a sanctioned event then you need to submit the outline of any plot which is essential to your event first. As you detail the plot for your event then you can check any significant developments with us as you go to ensure that you are not creating problems. You should submit a final copy of the plot for your event two weeks before the event takes place. Our plot team will check the plot for continuity with our campaign, they ''may'' have some suggestions for ways to link things to the plot at the main events.

	Sanctioned event plot should be of a level of significance equivalent to a character or group's background. For example, we will not sanction an event in which the players must prevent an evil cultist performing a ritual to prevent the complete destruction of the League city of [[Sarvos]]. In particular, this means that you cannot create new eternals, paragons, or foreign nations as part of your plot. If your plot requires some unique element of this kind, then you should employ a less significant equivalent - such as a herald or exemplar.		Sanctioned event plot should be of a level of significance equivalent to a character or group's background. For example, we will not sanction an event in which the players must prevent an evil cultist from performing a ritual to prevent the complete destruction of the League city of [[Sarvos]]. In particular, this means that you cannot create new eternals, paragons, or foreign nations as part of your plot. If your plot requires some unique element of this kind, then you should employ a less significant equivalent - such as a herald or exemplar.

	In general the sort of things that it is appropriate for players to create for their background, a Marcher Household, a Highguard ~~Exemplar~~, a Dawnish ~~Herald~~ are the sort of elements that you can create when writing plot for a sanctioned event. If you must use something more powerful - like an eternal - then you must use one of existing options defined on the wiki.		In general the sort of things that it is appropriate for players to create for their background; a Marcher Household, a Highguard exemplar, or a Dawnish questing knight are the sort of elements that you can create when writing plot for a sanctioned event. If you must use something more powerful - like an eternal - then you must use one of the existing options defined on the wiki.

	The Empire wiki defines a set of [https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/crew-wiki/Style_guide plot guidelines] which are well worth reading if you intend to create a sanctioned event. These are the style guidelines we encourage all our writers to use when creating plot for our events. Our goal is to create a distinct style for our events so that our players know what to expect. By default many Empire players will assume that if you are running an Empire event then it will be in the style of other Empire events. Your event should reflect the style of game you want to run - but please respect the Empire player base by communicating clearly the style of game that you are creating.		The Empire wiki defines a set of [https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/crew-wiki/Style_guide plot guidelines] which are well worth reading if you intend to create a sanctioned event. These are the style guidelines we encourage all our writers to use when creating plot for our events. Our goal is to create a distinct style for our events so that our players know what to expect. By default, many Empire players will assume that if you are running an Empire event then it will be in the style of other Empire events. Your event should reflect the style of game you want to run - but please respect the Empire player base by communicating clearly the style of game that you are creating.

	==Divination==		==Divination==

Hailmur: /* Plot */

2024-12-18T16:19:42Z

Plot

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	In general the sort of things that it is appropriate for players to create for their background, a Marcher Household, a Highguard Exemplar, a Dawnish Herald are the sort of elements that you can create when writing plot for a sanctioned event. If you must use something more powerful - like an eternal - then you must use one of existing options defined on the wiki.		In general the sort of things that it is appropriate for players to create for their background, a Marcher Household, a Highguard Exemplar, a Dawnish Herald are the sort of elements that you can create when writing plot for a sanctioned event. If you must use something more powerful - like an eternal - then you must use one of existing options defined on the wiki.

	The Empire wiki defines a set of [~~http~~://~~crew~~.profounddecisions.co.uk/Style_guide plot guidelines] which are well worth reading if you intend to create a sanctioned event. These are the style guidelines we encourage all our writers to use when creating plot for our events. Our goal is to create a distinct style for our events so that our players know what to expect. By default many Empire players will assume that if you are running an Empire event then it will be in the style of other Empire events. Your event should reflect the style of game you want to run - but please respect the Empire player base by communicating clearly the style of game that you are creating.		The Empire wiki defines a set of [https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/crew-wiki/Style_guide plot guidelines] which are well worth reading if you intend to create a sanctioned event. These are the style guidelines we encourage all our writers to use when creating plot for our events. Our goal is to create a distinct style for our events so that our players know what to expect. By default many Empire players will assume that if you are running an Empire event then it will be in the style of other Empire events. Your event should reflect the style of game you want to run - but please respect the Empire player base by communicating clearly the style of game that you are creating.

	==Divination==		==Divination==

Dre at 23:23, 21 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two is a good place to start.		This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two is a good place to start.

	==Help from Us==		==Help from Us==

Rafferty at 17:58, 21 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two is a good place to start.		This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two is a good place to start.

Rafferty at 17:58, 21 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]].		This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two is a good place to start.

	If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two ~~at most. We'll send you some of our event forms, covering the preliminary basic submission, the more detailed information, and the post-event debrief for what happened and what we might need~~ to ~~keep track of~~.

	==Help from Us==		==Help from Us==

Rafferty at 17:53, 21 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. ~~Please~~ speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk].		This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]].

			If you're running a plot event, please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk]. In this initial email you can include an overview of your event idea - a paragraph or two at most. We'll send you some of our event forms, covering the preliminary basic submission, the more detailed information, and the post-event debrief for what happened and what we might need to keep track of.

	==Help from Us==		==Help from Us==

Rafferty at 16:39, 21 February 2024

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event. Please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk].		This page contains advice and guidance for anyone who is planning to run an Empire [[sanctioned events\|sanctioned event]]. It is a good idea to make sure you read this page carefully if you are planning to run an event, whether it is a straightforward [[Sanctioned_events#Social_Events\|social event]] or a more detailed [[[[Sanctioned_events#Plot_Events\|plot event]]. Please speak to us as early as possible about your event, once you have an idea for the plot you plan to run, by emailing us at [mailto:plot@profounddecisions.co.uk plot@profounddecisions.co.uk].

	==Help from Us==		==Help from Us==

Rafferty: /* Regio */

2024-02-21T16:37:30Z

Regio

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	A regio can have a mechanical effect, provided that effect makes sense and is relevant to your plot, but you should keep the scope limited. For example, a Night regio that makes it a little easier to cast [[The Twilight Masquerade]] by granting a bonus rank to ritualists is more likely to be sanctioned.		A regio can have a mechanical effect, provided that effect makes sense and is relevant to your plot, but you should keep the scope limited. For example, a Night regio that makes it a little easier to cast [[The Twilight Masquerade]] by granting a bonus rank to ritualists is more likely to be sanctioned.
			==Resources and items==
			* '''Perilous combat events are eligible to receive a small number of resources'''
			* '''We don't provide resources for events that do not contain any peril'''
			We expect players who are attending an Empire event that includes significant amounts of perilous combat to expend some herbs, mana crystals, and liao during the course of your event. Therefore it is appropriate for such events to include a small amount of resources that the players can acquire during the course of the event. We will review the plot for your event and decide how many resources are appropriate based on the number of players that you have booked. We won't provide any cards or items for an event that does not include any peril, even if it contains combat such as a tourney or similar.

			Although the players expend herbs, liao and mana crystals, it is possible for a combat event to include anything of value in the Empire world - money, magical items, materials or even resources. If you require specific resources then make sure you request them well in advance of your event. If your event requires a magical item then you should use one of the [[magic items]] listed on the Empire wiki. If your event simply must include some unique magical item then you can request this. We will need a very clear definition of the item's power as early as possible to consider whether we will allow it.

			Once the items and resources for your event are agreed, then we will arrange to have the cards, phys-reps and item ribbons shipped to you. Please make sure that any game items have an official Empire item ribbon attached to them before the game starts.

	{{Sanctioned Event Further Reading}}		{{Sanctioned Event Further Reading}}

Rafferty: /* Resources and items */

2024-02-21T16:37:10Z

Resources and items

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	It is possible, however, to create plot where these rituals can be used to achieve certain goals within the event. A Winged Messenger might be the method to let a local [[earl]] know that a danger has passed, for example. A plot involving a riddle for which [[Sadogua]] is revealed to have a clue might use his Missive ritual as a way to gain access to that information. If you want to use a ritual in this way at an event, you should detail it in your plot submission.		It is possible, however, to create plot where these rituals can be used to achieve certain goals within the event. A Winged Messenger might be the method to let a local [[earl]] know that a danger has passed, for example. A plot involving a riddle for which [[Sadogua]] is revealed to have a clue might use his Missive ritual as a way to gain access to that information. If you want to use a ritual in this way at an event, you should detail it in your plot submission.

	~~==Resources and items==~~
	* '''Perilous combat events are eligible to receive a small number of resources'''
	* '''We don't provide resources for events that do not contain any peril'''
	We expect players who are attending an Empire event that includes significant amounts of perilous combat to expend some herbs, mana crystals, and liao during the course of your event. Therefore it is appropriate for such events to include a small amount of resources that the players can acquire during the course of the event. We will review the plot for your event and decide how many resources are appropriate based on the number of players that you have booked. We won't provide any cards or items for an event that does not include any peril, even if it contains combat such as a tourney or similar.

	Although the players expend herbs, liao and mana crystals, it is possible for a combat event to include anything of value in the Empire world - money, magical items, materials or even resources. If you require specific resources then make sure you request them well in advance of your event. If your event requires a magical item then you should use one of the [[magic items]] listed on the Empire wiki. If your event simply must include some unique magical item then you can request this. We will need a very clear definition of the item's power as early as possible to consider whether we will allow it.

	Once the items and resources for your event are agreed, then we will arrange to have the cards, phys-reps and item ribbons shipped to you. Please make sure that any game items have an official Empire item ribbon attached to them before the game starts.

	==Regio==		==Regio==

Rafferty: /* Communication Magic */

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Communication Magic

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	Several rituals - such as [[Call Winged Messenger]] or [[Swim Leviathan's Depth]] - allow characters to communicate with off-stage characters. These rituals cannot be used at a sanctioned event to communicate with characters in the wider game world; you cannot for example send a message to Lady Madrianna of the Blue Stones, the Asavean minister who deals with the Empire. These rituals must be cast at Empire main events. Likewise, Swim Leviathan's Depths, [[Combing the Beach]], [[Whispering Shadow Courtiers]], [[Missive for Sadogua]], and [[Clear Counsel of the Everflowing River]] are used to communicate with [[eternal\|eternals]] and so cannot have their usual effect at a sanctioned event. Attempts to cast these rituals at a social or plot event will fail, and the mana should be returned to the ritual casters.		Several rituals - such as [[Call Winged Messenger]] or [[Swim Leviathan's Depth]] - allow characters to communicate with off-stage characters. These rituals cannot be used at a sanctioned event to communicate with characters in the wider game world; you cannot for example send a message to Lady Madrianna of the Blue Stones, the Asavean minister who deals with the Empire. These rituals must be cast at Empire main events. Likewise, Swim Leviathan's Depths, [[Combing the Beach]], [[Whispering Shadow Courtiers]], [[Missive for Sadogua]], and [[Clear Counsel of the Everflowing River]] are used to communicate with [[eternal\|eternals]] and so cannot have their usual effect at a sanctioned event. Attempts to cast these rituals at a social or plot event will fail, and the mana should be returned to the ritual casters.

	It is possible, however, to create plot where these rituals can be used to achieve certain goals within the event. A Winged Messenger might be the method to let a local [[earl]] know that a danger has passed, for example. A plot involving a riddle for which [[Sadogua]] is revealed to have a clue might use Missive ~~for Sadogua~~ as a way to gain access to that information. If you want to use a ritual in this way at an event, you should detail it in your plot submission.		It is possible, however, to create plot where these rituals can be used to achieve certain goals within the event. A Winged Messenger might be the method to let a local [[earl]] know that a danger has passed, for example. A plot involving a riddle for which [[Sadogua]] is revealed to have a clue might use his Missive ritual as a way to gain access to that information. If you want to use a ritual in this way at an event, you should detail it in your plot submission.

	==Resources and items==		==Resources and items==