Mentor Office

Mikey wants to formally thank Ero and her team of mentors for doing
all this good work, he is very proud of you ladies (and Crep too )



Keep up the good work!

(And don't mind me if I'm not too respondy lately, feeling awfully busy and not in too much of the mood for tons of good in depth posts, the army is probably goin nuts waiting for their promotions about now)

New births after Ero's post:

Johnkane 4PR
Garric 3PR
Bury_me_in_black 2PR
Hyst 1PR
Jake_ironfist 1PR
Yvory 1PR
Aganoza 0PR
Bassist4msc 0PR
Beckylue 0PR
Bettyboop9311 0PR
Blackhart 0PR
Cancer 0PR
Cheshiire 0PR
Countrygirl 0PR
Cutie_stars 0PR
Cuzza 0PR
Daneria 0PR
Digeo 0PR
Eddieboy 0PR
Elence 0PR
Gbenthall 0PR
Kinggorrila 0PR
Ladytsuki 0PR
Lightness 0PR
Mike82192 0PR
Mojorison 0PR
Monpetitemuerte 0PR
Mvenven 0PR
Psyche13 0PR
Pyreforge 0PR
Rymea 0PR
Sexytime 0PR
Tauwarrior 0PR
Thiefs 0PR
Umutr 0PR
Yunglad 0PR

Letter sent to them.

Sent by Crep


Digeo 2007-06-21
Monpetitemuerte 2007-06-21
Eddieboy 2007-06-21
Blackhart 2007-06-21
Bassist4msc 2007-06-21
Rymea 2007-06-21
Elence 2007-06-21
Aganoza 2007-06-21
Cancer 2007-06-21
Yoogall 2007-06-21
Kdalton 2007-06-21
Sercrow 2007-06-21
Beckylue 2007-06-20
Bettyboop9311 2007-06-20
Bury_me_in_black 2007-06-20
Cheshiire 2007-06-20
Countrygirl 2007-06-20
Cutie_stars 2007-06-20
Cuzza 2007-06-20
Daneria 2007-06-20
Garric 2007-06-20
Gbenthall 2007-06-20
Hyst 2007-06-20
Jake_ironfist 2007-06-20
Johnkane 2007-06-20
Kinggorrila 2007-06-20
Ladytsuki 2007-06-20
Lightness 2007-06-20
Mike82192 2007-06-20
Mojorison 2007-06-20
Mvenven 2007-06-20
Psyche13 2007-06-20
Pyreforge 2007-06-20
Sexytime 2007-06-20
Tauwarrior 2007-06-20
Thiefs 2007-06-20
Umutr 2007-06-20
Yunglad 2007-06-20
Yvory 2007-06-20

That's a good idea Brighda. I was thinking though, instead of mailing each person another letter, maybe we could just add in what you wrote to the welcome letter. What do you folks think?

[Be aware, like a real life community RK, Somerset county and Chard have laws that if broken can have serious consequences, like the laws on minimum wage and slavery. You can read the law by going to Duchy and then to Law Courts. If you are confused contact me or another mentor.]

New births
June 22, letter sent

Gogo44 2007-06-22
Georgi55 2007-06-22
Tina65652002 2007-06-22
Madars 2007-06-22
Oscar.d 2007-06-22
Anivere 2007-06-22
Girth 2007-06-22
Flame.chick 2007-06-22
Frutiman47 2007-06-22
Ewutski 2007-06-22
Ugraptor 2007-06-22
Connorm 2007-06-22
Bedrockman 2007-06-22
Utkukaanz 2007-06-22
Seahawk 2007-06-22
Convict 2007-06-22
Geny35 2007-06-22
Badman_streetball 2007-06-22
Kavic2 2007-06-22
Redtaz 2007-06-22

June 23, letter sent

Jezzibell 2007-06-24
Chechemeni 2007-06-23
Barofskinsoap 2007-06-23
Billyofbob 2007-06-23
Themixer 2007-06-23
Sheonikari 2007-06-23
Solemn 2007-06-23
Luk098 2007-06-23
Big_tex 2007-06-23
Irule 2007-06-23
Casamyr 2007-06-23
Flyingchiken 2007-06-23
Etoh 2007-06-23
Haywood_jablome 2007-06-23
Lizelotta 2007-06-23
Victoriuss 2007-06-23
Tillieflos 2007-06-23
Yonatla3 2007-06-23
Ladyana 2007-06-23
Hreogar 2007-06-23
Elisabeth_of_shadow 2007-06-23
Vikthy 2007-06-23
Faielonder 2007-06-23
Anastasia12 2007-06-23
Gunbelt 2007-06-23
Chloewinchester 2007-06-23
Cordon911 2007-06-23
Jfkberdan 2007-06-23

June 24, letter sent

Brusten 2007-06-24
Danielle54321 2007-06-24
Jezzibell 2007-06-24
Kersplat91 2007-06-24
Mentalsax33 2007-06-24
Spartenleader 2007-06-24
Triton2 2007-06-24
Azngangsta 2007-06-24
Nuenue8 2007-06-24
Will18398 2007-06-24
Iruparazzo 2007-06-24
Themuffiin 2007-06-24
Czbishop 2007-06-24
Dominionx10 2007-06-24
Soldato 2007-06-24
Pustiu 2007-06-24
Nills 2007-06-24

My Goodness, I am seeing a lot of new faces in town.

Great job keeping up with all the new arrivals, Ero. I think it's making a postive impact.

I couldn't ask for a better team of mentors, you guys are the best. Thank you for everything, team. Good job!

June 25th, letter sent

Chumpster 2007-06-25
Drey2112 2007-06-25
Eye_of_the_lighter 2007-06-25
Isobel 2007-06-25
Jl85 2007-06-25
Mobius160 2007-06-25
Princesssela 2007-06-25
Sapman 2007-06-25
Sexmeupnow 2007-06-25
Thor16hammer 2007-06-25
Bropo 2007-06-25
Ebrithill 2007-06-25
Ryk 2007-06-25

Rebo feels foolish. He comnpletely forgot about this Mentor Office. He wanders in and sees the mentor team working hard, so hard they didn't even notice him come in. Then he leaves them to do their work.

(ooc. I totally forgot that there was this whole other section for the mentors and police. Silly me. You all are doing great things! Keep it up!)

(Thanks Rebo)

June 26th, letter sent

Drumergl 2007-06-26
Samusus 2007-06-26
Smokiee 2007-06-26
Subnetrat 2007-06-26
Evilbanditbear 2007-06-26
Maddlen 2007-06-26
Farendur 2007-06-26
Polar_bare 2007-06-26

*sigh* hmm..only 8 yesterday?

Ero wrote:

(Thanks Rebo)

June 26th, letter sent

Drumergl 2007-06-26
Samusus 2007-06-26
Smokiee 2007-06-26
Subnetrat 2007-06-26
Evilbanditbear 2007-06-26
Maddlen 2007-06-26
Farendur 2007-06-26
Polar_bare 2007-06-26

*sigh* hmm..only 8 yesterday?

There is a town limit my fair Lady, 440 citizens is the curent number in England towns right now, so that means you had 8 dead citizens and they'v been replaced,
and that is good, no bad ......

Greetings

Oh, I understand now. Thank you m'lord

June 27th, letter sent

Germanelite 2007-06-27
Guybrush_threepwood 2007-06-27
Torch7f 2007-06-27
Deathifier 2007-06-27
Varton 2007-06-27
Sorrell 2007-06-27
Futuramatic1 2007-06-27

OK team, back to work! Enough of that lounging around in the stocks.

Barerose has asked for assitance in helping to reduce the number of slavery cases. And of course, Rebo already pointed out that we weren't really hitting that point with the new arrival's letter. I had hoped that they would read the several other places that information is found [mayor's office, church, forums, laws] BUT it looks like Rebo was right.

I have aslo given some thought to the proposed Level 1 letter we mentioned. And, while in the pillory, I had an idea.

Obviously we can't track when players reach lev one, too complicated. But what we CAN do is insert something into the welcome letter asking the player to mail a mentor when they are ready to level up and REQUEST the level one info! Not all will do so, surely, but I think many will. Or at least it might be worth a try to see what sort of response we get. If we implement the change now, we should begin to seer esults in couple of weeks when new arrivals begin to lev up.


So... Here are my proposed changes [in red] to the current letter, with the copied portion of pertinent law stuff from the lev one letter added, and the "request the level one information letter" passage added also.

What do the rest of you think?

Ero wrote:

This is the letter that is being mailed to the new arrivals.


Welcome to Renaissance Kingdoms and the Town of Chard!
I am Erowyn, Chief Mentor for our fine town. Allow me to offer some basic info and tips to help you get started and avoid some common pitfalls.

Renaissance Kingdoms is a really fun game which can be played without taking more than 10 min of your time each day. You choose how much you want to be involved in it.

You will want to explore the town a bit; but don’t do anything rash yet, like buying anything from the market, or begging at the church. Your primary focus right now should be advancing to level 1. [I’ll tell you more about that in a moment.]

You should visit the Town Hall and read the Mayor’s message, and the Church to read Father Teagan’s message. If you won’t be able to get online for a couple of days, you can go into “retreat” at the church, which “pauses” your character in the game; but don’t click this unless you mean it, because once you do you won’t be able to work that day!

Be sure to visit the Tavern! The tavern is a chatroom, where you will no doubt meet other townsfolk, and is an important part of the game. Chardians are a friendly and helpful sort who will happily answer questions and offer advice, or buy you an ale. It will also improve your mood after a hard day at the mines!

You should also visit the RK forums [be sure to register using your in-game name!]
http://forum.renaissancekingdoms.com/viewforum.php?f=69
Go to “Sommerset Inn>Chard Hall” There you will find lots of helpful info for new arrivals, and learn a bit about your fellow citizens also.

You MUST eat every day to stay healthy. Eat one bread, or two corn, whichever is cheaper. Do NOT buy or eat anything other than bread or corn for now. Certain foods provide stat increases, but they will be of no use to you until you reach level 1, and you need to save your money.

You can eat by:
1. Ordering the “Chardian Rye” from the menu in the Greenbush tavern
2. Buying bread from the Market [Town>Market>player sells] then eating it by going My home>my inventory>bread> “use.” You should already have 2 bread in your inventory.
*Do NOT use the “Order a meal from the town hall” link as it has a bug in it, and nobody likes bugs in their bread.

Now, about reaching level 1:
You will need to obtain 5 reputation points (RP) and save up 90 pounds.

You must obtain 3 RP from “trust” granted by fellow players and 2 more by “working for the church.” Each player is allowed to give out 2 trust points a week. You can ask for trust from people in the tavern, exchange trust with other new players, or ask for trust in the “ALMS/trust St. Cross” thread in the forums.

Earning money:
You will need to find a job each and every day.
1. You can work at the church, which gains you a RP, but only pays 5P.
2. You can sometimes get a job with the town militia at the town hall.
3. You can sometimes find work by applying for a job [town hall>job announcements] if there is one requiring no skills.
4. The best place for a beginner to work is in the mines; it pays over 16P. Go to Duchy>Work> and work in the stone or iron mine. The county pays you half the money the next day, and the balance on the following Sunday. You can also enter the miner’s lottery [http://forum.renaissancekingdoms.com/viewtopic.php?t=33683] for a chance to win up to 20P.

Laws:
The Duchy of Somerset, to which Chard belongs, has one of the most elaborate [but also strict] set of laws in England, as well as a police force, courts, and jails. You can read the Law by going to Duchy>>Castle>>Laws and Decrees. Some things that might not seem illegal elsewhere could actually be a crime here.

Here are a couple of the most commonly misunderstood laws.

Slavery:
The minimum wage for all of Sommerset, including Chard, is 15 Pounds. Do NOT post any job offers for less than 15P! The game defaults to 12, so it easy to make a mistake. If you see a job for less than 15, don't take it. And once you do level up, be careful not to post any jobs for less either, this will make our police chief have to get involved, and he would really rather not!

Speculation:
Buying up goods from the market and re-selling them at a higher price in the same town is illegal. NEVER do this! You can consult our Town Head Merchant [Rebo] with any specific market questions.

If you have any specific legal questions contact the Mayor, the town Priest, or a mentor, and they will point you in the right direction.

In a week or two, you should have all you need to “level up.” To do this, go to Duchy>Castle>Meet the Count First Secretary. He will take your payment, and grant you citizenship and a field. Don’t choose to be a “vagrant” because you won’t get a field if you do. You can always sell your filed on the land market for 400-500 Pounds if you decide not to farm. Check with some other players or the Mayor if you need help choosing what crop or livestock to raise.


These are just some very basic tips, and I am sure you will have many more questions along the way. Your fellow Chardians are always willing to help. Ask someone in a tavern, or the forums, or feel free to use the “Mail” link in the game to contact me or another town mentor. [Erowyn, Sela, Crepitus, Brighda, Atri or Barerose] Interested in a buddy to help you out? Contact us because there are many citizens ready to help make your life in Chard as rewarding as possible.

When you are ready to level up, please send a mail to a mentor to request the "Level 1 Information Letter," which has even more tips and useful hints that will help you along your way to becoming a successful and prosperous citizen.

Welcome to Chard! Enjoy the game!

Sincerely,
Erowyn

PS: You can help RK grow and prosper by using the links on the main page to “vote” for Renaissance Kingdoms.

Two thumbs up from Ero

I will add this to the current letter, but I think the min. wage has been (or will be) raised to 17p, so I'll have to ask and make sure first. Also, the mine wage is now 17p.

I'll post this in the chief mentor's office and ask for the council's opinion.

Thank you Atri

Ero wrote:

Two thumbs up from Ero

I will add this to the current letter, but I think the min. wage has been (or will be) raised to 17p, so I'll have to ask and make sure first. Also, the mine wage is now 17p.

I'll post this in the chief mentor's office and ask for the council's opinion.

Thank you Atri

This was really just a rough draft, lol. It should be ok for now I guess; but I still think it needs tweaking sometime later. For instance: There of a couple of minor typos [I misspelled field at least once] and of course, good point about mine wages going up [I forgot about that] and the paragraph on slavery law is a little awkward. It has a redundancy in it that I need to smooth out and shorten.

I will clean it up a little sometime later. But for now, if you like it, I like it.

You're doing a great job, Ero.

your friend,
Atri

Hmm, I guess I didn't read it thoroughly enough.. (shame on Ero ) I can fix those minor details, no worries. But if you'd like to tweak the paragraph on the slavery issues I can wait, no rush.

And Atri..you *are* "allowed" to take a break once in a while you know

Thanks again,
Ero

Erowyn procrastinates too much, tsk tsk

June 28th, 29th and 30th, letter sent today

Gercar 2007-06-30
Shadowxen 2007-06-30
Sim9l3 2007-06-30
Sonoma 2007-06-30
Zaga121 2007-06-30
4dolla 2007-06-29
Aeryn_sun 2007-06-29
Quintis 2007-06-29
Redwizzard 2007-06-29
Rickeymo 2007-06-29
Ryanfangtw 2007-06-29
123go 2007-06-28
Caldwin 2007-06-28
Dark_prince 2007-06-28
Deadybear 2007-06-28
Kikevater 2007-06-28
Mafro 2007-06-28
Pyschotic.guppy 2007-06-28
Utopiahigh89 2007-06-28

I had some time to re-think my first draft changes. And I have tweaked them again, minor rewording, one or two typo corrections, changed the mine wage to 17P, and included some info on how and who to report crimes to. [in view of the johnkane situation.]

Also, I spoke with Father Teagan last night, and he agreed to make the anti-slavery message more prominent on his church noticeboard. I think he moved it to the top. This should help some.

Again, these are just suggested changes, open for discussion and review. Ero and team members, what are your thoughts?

Proposed new arrival welcome letter [most changes in red, but not all]:

Ero wrote:

This is the letter that is being mailed to the new arrivals.


Welcome to Renaissance Kingdoms and the Town of Chard!
I am Erowyn, Chief Mentor for our fine town. Allow me to offer some basic info and tips to help you get started and avoid some common pitfalls. I tried to keep this short, but there is a lot you need to know.

Renaissance Kingdoms is a really fun game which can be played without taking more than 15 min of your time each day. You choose how much you want to be involved in it.

You will want to explore the town a bit; but DON'T do anything rash yet, like buying anything from the market, or begging at the church. Your primary focus right now should be advancing to level 1. [I’ll tell you more about that in a moment.]

You should visit the Town Hall and read the Mayor’s message, and the Church to read Father Teagan’s message. If you won’t be able to get online for a couple of days, you can go into “retreat” at the church, which “pauses” your character in the game; but don’t click this unless you mean it, because once you do you won’t be able to work that day!

Be sure to visit the Tavern! The tavern is a chatroom, where you will no doubt meet other townsfolk, and is an important part of the game. Chardians are a friendly and helpful sort who will happily answer questions and offer advice, or buy you an ale. It will also improve your mood after a hard day at the mines, and keeping your mood high can sometimes earn unexpected rewards!

You should also visit the RK forums [be sure to register using your in-game name!]
http://forum.renaissancekingdoms.com/viewforum.php?f=69
Go to “Sommerset Inn>Chard Hall” There you will find lots of helpful info for new arrivals, and learn a bit about your fellow citizens also.

You MUST eat every day to stay healthy. Eat one bread, or two corn, whichever is cheaper. Do NOT buy or eat anything other than bread or corn for now. Certain foods provide stat increases, but they will be of no use to you until you reach level 1, and you need to save your money.

You can eat by:
1. Ordering the “Chardian Rye” from the menu in the Greenbush tavern
2. Buying bread from the Market [Town>Market>players sell] then eating it by going My home>my inventory>bread> “use.” You should already have 2 bread in your inventory.
*Do NOT use the “Order a meal from the town hall tavern” link as it has a bug in it, and nobody likes bugs in their bread.

Now, about reaching level 1:
You will need to obtain 5 reputation points (RP) and save up 90 pounds.

You must obtain 3 RP from “trust” granted by fellow players and 2 more by “working for the church.” Each player is allowed to give out 2 trust points a week. You can ask for trust from people in the tavern, exchange trust with other new players, or ask for trust in the “ALMS/trust St. Cross” thread in the forums.

Earning money:
You will need to find a job each and every day.
1. You can work at the church, which gains you a RP, but only pays 5P.
2. You can sometimes get a job with the town militia at the town hall.
3. You can sometimes find work by applying for a job [town hall>job announcements] if there is one requiring no skills.
4. The best place for a beginner to work is in the mines; it pays17P. Go to Duchy>Work> and work in the stone or iron mine. The county pays you half the money the next day, and the balance on the following Sunday. You can also enter the miner’s lottery for a chance to win up to 20P. Here:[http://forum.renaissancekingdoms.com/viewtopic.php?t=33683]
5. Don't take any job for less than 15P [except for the church]!

Laws and Crime:
The Duchy of Somerset, to which Chard belongs, has one of the most elaborate [but also strict] set of laws in England, as well as a police force, courts, and jails.[Duchy>Castle>Laws and Decrees]
If you are witness to, or the victim of a crime, please NOTIFY THE POLICE CHIEF[Barerose] at once.

Here are a couple of the most commonly misunderstood laws.

Slavery:
The minimum wage for all of Sommerset, including Chard, is 15 Pounds. The game defaults to 12, so it's easy to make a mistake. If you see a job for less than 15, don't take it. Notify the Police Chief, and he will straighten it out.
And once you do level up, DO NOT post any jobs for less than 15P! 17 to 20 is the unusal range.

Speculation:
Buying up goods from the market and re-selling them at a higher price in the same town is illegal. NEVER do this! Hoarding, dumping, and profiteering effect our markets and our citizens, so they are strictly forbidden. You can consult our Head Merchant [Rebo] with any specific market questions.

If you have any specific legal questions contact the Mayor, the town Priest, or a mentor, and they will point you in the right direction.

In a week or two, you should have all you need to “level up.” To do this, go to Duchy>Castle>Meet the Count First Secretary. He will take your payment, and grant you citizenship and a field. Don’t choose to be a “vagrant” because you won’t get a field if you do. You can always sell your field on the land market for 400-500 Pounds if you decide not to farm. Check with some other players or the Mayor if you need help choosing what crop or livestock to raise.


These are just some very basic tips, and I am sure you will have many more questions along the way. Your fellow Chardians are always willing to help. Ask someone in a tavern, or the forums, or feel free to use the “Mail” link in the game to contact me or another town mentor. [Erowyn, Sela, Crepitus, Brighda, Atri or Barerose] Interested in a buddy to help you out? Contact us because there are many citizens ready to help make your life in Chard as rewarding as possible.

When you are ready to level up, please be sure to send a mail to any mentor to REQUEST THE "LEVEL 1 INFORMATION LETTER," which has more things you'll need to know and even more tips and useful hints that will help you along your way to becoming a successful and prosperous citizen.

Welcome to Chard! Enjoy the game!

Sincerely,
Erowyn

PS: You can help RK grow and prosper by using the links on the main page to “vote” for Renaissance Kingdoms.

It is long but it looks good; and Ero you can break the lists up sometimes and let us send some letters you do not need to do it all. However until further notice I am on retreat because my home computer is on the fritz. I am using a computer in the library and am limited in what I can do here.

Great job Atri, thanks again. I've already started sending the new letter out to the new arrivals.

And thank you Brighda, actually I *have* been a tad busier lately. Here's the list of the new births from June 1st to June 3rd. I've mailed the ones born on June 1st and June 2nd, any volunteers to mail the rest? (If not, I'll be sure to mail them right after reset)
*EDIT: mail has been sent to all

Azrylith 2007-07-03
Bargen3 2007-07-03
Darth2 2007-07-03
Jasonrullo 2007-07-03
Jelly 2007-07-03
Kryst 2007-07-03
Mansairaku 2007-07-03
Phoenixdiva 2007-07-03
Setsuki92 2007-07-03
Skullreaper 2007-07-03
Tbahen111 2007-07-03
Themystic 2007-07-03
Trevordl 2007-07-03
Woopo 2007-07-03
Pokemaster10 2007-07-03
Dx4life69 2007-07-03
Collette_0101 2007-07-03
Siml6480 2007-07-03
Tottenham52 2007-07-03
Pesquinhax 2007-07-03
Azerik 2007-07-02
Blissful 2007-07-02
Chandra 2007-07-02
Deep_end 2007-07-02
Lady_mary 2007-07-02
Naichingeru 2007-07-02
Nathan1101 2007-07-02
Santerio 2007-07-02
Winksie 2007-07-02
Wraitha 2007-07-02
Laks 2007-07-01

Hello, Kipa is in the house

I'm here, let me know how I can be of service, oh Chief of Mentors

Kipa

Yay, welcome Kippy Wippy!!! (now get to work, mum )


~Ero

July 4th, letter sent

Angusmacgregor 2007-07-04
Artinspired 2007-07-04
Beleganim 2007-07-04
Gvon101 2007-07-04
Gwynne 2007-07-04
Joker10687 2007-07-04
Oldgreg 2007-07-04
Pillm 2007-07-04
Shanehall16 2007-07-04
Silentwiseman 2007-07-04
Silverwind 2007-07-04
Snowurm 2007-07-04
Synyster 2007-07-04
Zain234 2007-07-04
Takhisiss 2007-07-04
Xavierx 2007-07-04