How do city elves travel?

[Booya]

The way current Celf tribes work, there 'is' a need for a little suspension of disbelief to gloss over the whole recruitment part. It's very annoying, but otherwise a fact of life. I still didnt figure out how to do it successfully.

Damn. I was hoping for tips because it's this that puts me off playing them. How do people do it?

[musashi]

My theory is that celves, unlike delves ... finally got sick of new people app'ing in ... immeditately playing dress up with all the best shit in the chests, then running out to get carru'd just before an hour played.

[Booya]

It would be quite cool to be carru'd in the rinth.

[Nyr]

Damn. I was hoping for tips because it's this that puts me off playing them. How do people do it?

There's no nice way to put this:  most of the people here with advice on "how things should be" with regards to c-elf tribes are wrong.  Either they are operating under old assumptions (docs changed since then), operating under wrong assumptions (asked staff for feedback, got it, disagreed with it and plowed ahead with their ideas), some combination of the above, or they have taken one experience they had to equal the entirety of both tribes.

[CravenMadness]

Back to the original question... How do c-elves travel?  ... Tents.

Knowing your game world helps a lot as well.

The North Road being broken really sucks for C-elf travel, take into account that you will be walking on desert.

C-elves aren't sneaky outside walls.  Don't forget that.  (I guess, unless you took a sub that would make you sneaky outside... I suppose.)

Climb is your friend.  Need a rest?  Climb a cliff and find a ledge. (wear ropes/climbing gloves/spikes if climb is unavailable)

Also, c-elves may not ride, but they -can- use animals to pack belongings such as supplies.  Just make sure to use a mount that can keep up with you if you have to start running and dodging gith/raptors/scrab what-have you.

But most importantly, rest.  Rest, rest rest.. And more rest.  City-elf desert travel is probably the most 'realistic' you will ever get of anyone traveling the Known.  Where it actually might take you a full game day just to get to Luir's because you have to be very careful and rest constantly to keep your stamina up.

[Iiyola]

The way current Celf tribes work, there 'is' a need for a little suspension of disbelief to gloss over the whole recruitment part. It's very annoying, but otherwise a fact of life. I still didnt figure out how to do it successfully.

Damn. I was hoping for tips because it's this that puts me off playing them. How do people do it?

Just try it, you may like it.

[Potaje]

Spice is a c-elf's friend, hell spice is every ones friend. Get to know your spice, it's not only real nice, it might make one aspect or another a bit more bearable.

(now I'm not certain if docs changed but last time I played a c-elf, Ranger was not an acceptable guild, in keeping with why that would not be, I assume then that Outdoorsman would not make sense as a feasible c-elf subguild.)

With that said.

I would suggest for a venturing c-elf to first explore their travel abilities by pursuing a few close in trips outside the wall, get a feel for how you move in short distances over various terrain. In the north one can even do so without actually leaving the walls.

Try this with out a mount and with a mount, get a feel for how the different mounts travel, (of coarse by mount I mean pack beast.)

See how you recover when resting in various conditions, every elf will be different and or similar.

In the end, what you would have rped in gaining in ic knowledge of yourself with the above preparation would show the higher wisdom of an elf having foresight in planning for things outside their comfort zone/ norm.

And, Hire the Byn, or another group of thuggish roughens that have an established reputation for hiring out as escorts.

Though on foot is the only means an elf travels.

[Iiyola]

Well, then there's always the c-elves who already have ventured outside the walls in their backgrounds so they didn't HAVE to play it out and know the way to the nearest city flawlessly.

[Synthesis]

Well, then there's always the c-elves who already have ventured outside the walls in their backgrounds so they didn't HAVE to play it out and know the way to the nearest city flawlessly.

Why is that a problem, exactly?

[Iiyola]

Iin my PERSONAL opinion it takes away the RP experience such as Potaje just described.

[Dar]

My favourite part about desert traveling as an elf, is the full license to "whine" about it. Every single celf of mine who ventured out of the city, spent at least a rl week, grudging, rambling, and whining about the trip. It's very fun.

[Potaje]

Iin my PERSONAL opinion it takes away the RP experience such as Potaje just described.

It was only a suggestion among many possibilities.

I think some players would not have to, but in keeping with the OP's question, and assuming it is the question of a player unfamiliar with the process of how a c-elf would go about traveling I threw in my 2 sid.

Not to say that some c-elves are well seasoned in life (as players are in the game world) and can be out of the box with a firm understanding of travel needs and aspects already formed in their life, via thier background.

This certainly does not take away rp, but for those unfamiliar I offered my 2 sid as one possibility.  

[Booya]

The way current Celf tribes work, there 'is' a need for a little suspension of disbelief to gloss over the whole recruitment part. It's very annoying, but otherwise a fact of life. I still didnt figure out how to do it successfully.

Damn. I was hoping for tips because it's this that puts me off playing them. How do people do it?

Just try it, you may like it.

I was talking about the starting off without a tribe and getting recruited bit. I've tried starting in the Jaxa too, and maybe it's my off-peak playtimes but I found it hard and too much bending of IC for OOC reasons. Edit: Also, i'm pretty bad at keeping elfies alive anyway, so they never get past that awkward stage.

As for travelling with one, good tips by people here and they're always useful to have. I've also played, in a couple of different incarnations, around a super city-elf desert whore , so i've seen how it can be done well.  

[Malifaxis]

*walks in to this thread*

*looks around*

*sighs*

*walks right the fuck back out, having all the answers, and realizing that nothing would be gained from giving them*

[musashi]

At least he didn't look at anyone in particular. They'd have freaked and made a thread about it.

[Akaramu]

This thread makes me want to play my very first elf ever.

But anyway, I agree with this:

I would suggest that city elves are not prone to traveling.

[Booya]

*walks in to this thread*

*looks around*

*sighs*

*walks right the fuck back out, having all the answers, and realizing that nothing would be gained from giving them*

Well that's helpful Mr Know-it-all. Sorry you don't deem us worthy, but thanks for your time. Bye!

[Malifaxis]

You're so adorable.

[Booya]

Piss off.

[Spider]

This thread makes me want to play my very first elf ever.

But anyway, I agree with this:

I would suggest that city elves are not prone to traveling.

There is no suggestion of this anywhere in the elven roleplay documentation. The documentation does state: "All elves have a cultural bent toward wandering and thievery."

To the OP: They use their feet. This is made easier by a tent and a pack animal.  Everything else surrounding travel is up to you to roleplay in line with your character and the elven way.

[Karieith]

C-elves ride each other.

[Chettaman]

C-elves ride each other.

Best part of the thread so far.

Yeah. I didn't think it, but walking by yourself seems to be the last thing on anyone's mind.
I imagine city elves use the legs they're so proud of to get from place to place [like anyone else can].

[Synthesis]

As an aside, I think a city-elf hiring the Byn to escort them is a pretty dumb idea, unless you have a rock solid plan B covering the scenario where they try to screw you over.

[Iiyola]

As an aside, I think a city-elf hiring the Byn to escort them is a pretty dumb idea, unless you have a rock solid plan B covering the scenario where they try to screw you over.

That.

[Chettaman]

As an aside, I think a half-giant hiring the Byn to escort them is a pretty dumb idea, unless you have a rock solid plan B covering the scenario where they try to screw you over.

That.

It's always a trust issue.