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Teek wrote:Now that we have a Guru looking at us Wyrvardn types, I figure it might be a good idea to list down some ideas that might make us a bit more interesting. I'll ramble off some that I have heard and some of my own ideas, such as...

Guild esp crystals - Wyrvardn tend to have a wide range of activities they get stuck into. "Protect the people" Means we are often going up against a wide range of threats and whatever other craziness pops up in the lost lands. Having our own esp crystals will allow us an avenue to communicate and organize without filling up the esp channel with our discussions.

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Adrenaline Rush - I mean, lasting longer in combat seems like something everyone in general can benefit from, but from my perspective, it's an ability that would fit in with the Wyrvardn. One of our founders was a Mercenary of the Western Coalition after all! Just from a lore standpoint, it would make sense in my head that she would teach us that ability to help give us an edge in combat.

What we need to do is start thinking of what sorts of things can set the Wyrvardn apart from other guilds. I don't want them to be the honorable mercs or the lightless Templar. So, while I can see the benefit, let's try to steer away from "other guilds have this so we should too!"

Training room - My understanding is the Tse Gaiyan chapterhouse has a training room area where members can train their skills. With the wide range of threats the Wyrvardn are asked to face, combined with the lack of fancy abilities we have in facing down specific threats like the more specialized guilds, I think it would be fair if we were given a place where we could train some skills within the Honorhall , so that we can make good use the general abilities we do have to work with. Wyrvardn might not have the fancy Templar or Tse gaiyan abilities, but hey, at least we can be good with what we have and can bring to the table right?

Tse Gaiyan and other guilds' training rooms are not combative. I'm not going to share what they are, though they are reasonably public knowledge. We're not going to put in a sparring ring with melee gains because it goes against the tao of Peter Parker that we like to subscribe to. If you're going to train up combat skills, there absolutely needs to be some risk involved.

Master/Preemptive Guardian - These are both Templar specific moves that don't have anything to do with Inner Light. Being strictly martial type abilities, and given the mandate of the Wyrvardn, one would think that being able to guard people better would be on the list of stuff we do well!

Not a bad idea, but again with the differences with Wyrvardn and other guilds. This is an opportunity for the players to start to determine what makes Wyrvardn different. If someone is looking for a combat guild, they shouldn't think "I'd take Wyrvardn, but I could have light if I went Templar or I could have these abilities if I went mercs." So let's start thinking of other benefits to our Wyrvardn.


Stalwart - Another Templar ability I think may fit the Wyrvardn. While not having the "Strictness'" of the Templars, Wyrvardn do indeed live by a code..it's basically all over the gear we wear. I believe they would fit in with being considered to have the physical and mental training necessary to qualify for this ability. Physically, while they may not specialize in fighting horror inducing nethrim, they do face a wide range of other foes that van be just as frightening. Being able to stand firm against them is something I consider important, considering one our main tenets is "Courage". Mentally, while we might not be saintlike, we do live by a code, a set of rules that restrict us from just chopping at enemies willy nilly. I think that is the same sort of disciplined mindset that Templars have.