Moderation - Quick Overview Of Moderation Mechanics
Note: In an ideal world with a full time GM, this is how it is supposed to work. However, in practice, at the moment, you need to make up your own moderation & then interact with the GM to make it work - he will put stumbling blocks in your way to make it interesting, but don't expect to be spoon fed.
* Many of the moderation concepts can only be explained properly by making references to another moderation concept, so the following is a quick overview of what each mechanic is:
* Action - An action allows the player to interact with the GM to accomplish something in the game. See Special Action (SA) and Free Action (FA).
* Moderation Skill - There are several skills that are used in moderation to determine a party's effectiveness at an action. Moderation Skills were previously known as Alliance Skills.
* Free Action (FA) - This is a type of action that allows the player to interact with the GM to accomplish something in the game for free, which means anyone in the game that meets the requirements of a Free Action can issue one.
* Liaison - A liaison is someone that handles communication between two parties, in reference to Quest: GME it normally means an NPC communicating with a party or an Alliance. An Alliance may also say that they have appointed their own spokesperson to handle all Alliance communication that they may call a liaison.
* Organisation - The Organisations have been explained, to recap an Organisation is a generic term used to describe any of the powerful Guilds or the Settlement Officials.
* Power - This is a generic term used in reference to special powers, special Mage spells, and special Priest miracles that are only available via moderation.
* Power Scroll (PS) - A Power Scroll is a scroll that has been enhanced with a special power.
* Rank & Status - Status is a hidden game mechanic that the GM uses to track how much influence an Alliance has with an Organisation. Rank is used to show the differences in status, so the Alliance knows that at Rank 2 their opinion generally is more important than it was at Rank 1.
* Special Action (SA) - This is a type of action that allows the player to interact with the GM to accomplish something special in the game. Special Actions are given to moderated Alliances; only an Alliance with a SA spare can issue a SA.
* Special Quest (SQ) - A SQ is a moderation quest to carry out a designated task, or series of tasks.
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