WANTED: Mercenary Guild [Archive] - Wizards Community

WANTED: Mercenary Guild [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Masters of the House
05-01-05, 02:30 AM Hello, everyone!

Here's the low down. Mercenaries are lots of fun, for lots of people. We'd like mercenaries to be a part of the game. But, at present, there are no mercenary guilds (as in, guilds that hire out soldiers, etc). We're in the middle of creating all kinds of rules, and we're contemplating creating a mercenary service for guilds to use, drawing on NPCs as the source.

But, this would clearly step on the toes of anyone who wants to build a guild based around hiring out mercenaries.

So, I'm here to ask this question: are there any guilds interested in filling this capacity? Is there anyone interested in creating a guild specifically for this capacity?

If so, please post to this thread. Additionally, information in this post (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=5952769&postcount=2406) may be of help to you in determining base prices.

If there are no interested parties, the services rendered by mercenaries will be filled by an NPC organization that will be very limited in flavor, etc, but will function along hard-wired limitations.

Thanks for reading!
Inverted Dice
05-01-05, 03:45 AM Would we be allowed to create a mercenary guild to replace the NPC one in the future?
Kingside_Bishop
05-01-05, 03:57 AM Absolutely.
Frostbite_Ravenheart
05-01-05, 06:21 PM Well my Dear GM'S I may have an interesting option for you. While I am the threadkeeper I'm not going to do or change anything without a good support of the players in the foundation...

The Council of the Archmages has little agenda outside of improving themselves. The Archmages and others within in only one goal goal: The advacement of magic and power for themselves and the foundation in general by the creation of magic items and united research.

And while we may have political connections and allies we really don't have a specific political agenda, at least, in-game. So, our foundation could have a mercenary wing avaliable to those with the pocket. Not just fighting but all types of mercenaries and services, Combat Enginer-Wizards and logistical-aids.

Of course, I'm not sure if this is what your looking for and of course I'm going to have to discuss this in more detail with both you and the members of the foundation.

-Frosty
Solmund
05-02-05, 12:25 AM the raizer academy is basically a mercanary academy.
gabrion
05-02-05, 04:41 AM So, I'm here to ask this question: are there any guilds interested in filling this capacity? Is there anyone interested in creating a guild specifically for this capacity?

I've thought about this a lot since you made the request KB, and I would like to express a tenative interest. I have run a few campaigns that involved mercs and massive combat, so I could potentially help out with this.

I, like a lot of people right now, am finishing up with exams, so it's hard to gague right now how much time I may have for such a commitment. For now I will just say I'm interested, but I can't yet say that I will create a guild. I will try to contact a friend of mine that I used to play with though, since he had a large collection of mercenary groups we used in a campaign.
Kingside_Bishop
05-02-05, 03:19 PM @ Frosty: Great! Sounds like a possibility... talk to your people, see what they think.

@ Solmund: Yeah, that's why I posted this. It didn't seem like Raizer was taking off... it happens. If it's interested in playing the primary merc distributor, by all means go for it. Check the link posted above for price guides. Putting that in your OP would probably attract a lot of attention to the guild.

@ gabrion: It's a big decision to start a guild... you're putting your rep on the line. It feels great when it succeeds (like the SBB), but when it sputters (like the Society of the Cards), it stings. The best advice I can give you is a good, solid OP to attract membership.

And good luck with exams!
gabrion
05-04-05, 05:42 PM Ya, I would probably be bette off just trying to help out with merc stuff than running a guild. I also wanted to point out that heroes of battle will be coming out this month and I believe they will have merc groups and such with appropriate pricing. That could help us out some.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Masters of the House 05-01-05, 02:30 AM	Hello, everyone! Here's the low down. Mercenaries are lots of fun, for lots of people. We'd like mercenaries to be a part of the game. But, at present, there are no mercenary guilds (as in, guilds that hire out soldiers, etc). We're in the middle of creating all kinds of rules, and we're contemplating creating a mercenary service for guilds to use, drawing on NPCs as the source. But, this would clearly step on the toes of anyone who wants to build a guild based around hiring out mercenaries. So, I'm here to ask this question: are there any guilds interested in filling this capacity? Is there anyone interested in creating a guild specifically for this capacity? If so, please post to this thread. Additionally, information in this post (http://boards1.wizards.com/showpost.php?p=5952769&postcount=2406) may be of help to you in determining base prices. If there are no interested parties, the services rendered by mercenaries will be filled by an NPC organization that will be very limited in flavor, etc, but will function along hard-wired limitations. Thanks for reading!
Inverted Dice 05-01-05, 03:45 AM	Would we be allowed to create a mercenary guild to replace the NPC one in the future?
Kingside_Bishop 05-01-05, 03:57 AM	Absolutely.
Frostbite_Ravenheart 05-01-05, 06:21 PM	Well my Dear GM'S I may have an interesting option for you. While I am the threadkeeper I'm not going to do or change anything without a good support of the players in the foundation... The Council of the Archmages has little agenda outside of improving themselves. The Archmages and others within in only one goal goal: The advacement of magic and power for themselves and the foundation in general by the creation of magic items and united research. And while we may have political connections and allies we really don't have a specific political agenda, at least, in-game. So, our foundation could have a mercenary wing avaliable to those with the pocket. Not just fighting but all types of mercenaries and services, Combat Enginer-Wizards and logistical-aids. Of course, I'm not sure if this is what your looking for and of course I'm going to have to discuss this in more detail with both you and the members of the foundation. -Frosty
Solmund 05-02-05, 12:25 AM	the raizer academy is basically a mercanary academy.
gabrion 05-02-05, 04:41 AM	So, I'm here to ask this question: are there any guilds interested in filling this capacity? Is there anyone interested in creating a guild specifically for this capacity? I've thought about this a lot since you made the request KB, and I would like to express a tenative interest. I have run a few campaigns that involved mercs and massive combat, so I could potentially help out with this. I, like a lot of people right now, am finishing up with exams, so it's hard to gague right now how much time I may have for such a commitment. For now I will just say I'm interested, but I can't yet say that I will create a guild. I will try to contact a friend of mine that I used to play with though, since he had a large collection of mercenary groups we used in a campaign.
Kingside_Bishop 05-02-05, 03:19 PM	@ Frosty: Great! Sounds like a possibility... talk to your people, see what they think. @ Solmund: Yeah, that's why I posted this. It didn't seem like Raizer was taking off... it happens. If it's interested in playing the primary merc distributor, by all means go for it. Check the link posted above for price guides. Putting that in your OP would probably attract a lot of attention to the guild. @ gabrion: It's a big decision to start a guild... you're putting your rep on the line. It feels great when it succeeds (like the SBB), but when it sputters (like the Society of the Cards), it stings. The best advice I can give you is a good, solid OP to attract membership. And good luck with exams!
gabrion 05-04-05, 05:42 PM	Ya, I would probably be bette off just trying to help out with merc stuff than running a guild. I also wanted to point out that heroes of battle will be coming out this month and I believe they will have merc groups and such with appropriate pricing. That could help us out some.