I think if players are going to have questions that they will only seek answers on from staff, they should just send it in a request, and not use the GDB.

Am I the only one who occasionally sees something that WOULD have been "Ask the staff" being answered by players, only to receive a "ok, but I want staff to answer" as a response?


Should we reinstate Ask the Staff, or should we maybe have a link on the forums that goes directly to the Request Tool?

Quote from: Halaster on Today at 04:11:51 PMWhat I'm saying is our stance has not changed OOC or IC.  There is nothing changed IC about psionicists.  They are no more common than they were before.  What is described in the helpfiles is still relevant and accurate.


Does that clear it up?

Yes, thank you. That is what I was seeking.

Quote from: Tailong on Today at 02:42:00 PMOkay, guys this isn't about 'my character' or 'your character' and how they perceive psionic 'attacks' or how they should behave. 

The help file doesn't even answer my question, staff.

So, I will ask again:  Knowing things were relaxed toward the end of the last timeline (meaning IC events and the lack of enforcement on the term 'mindbinders') , but going in to Seasons it would be nice to have these 'general knowledge' fleshed out. What will we know at start? Has mindbenders become more common knowledge now? Meaning the population at whole, not how we should be roleplaying contact with them.

I'm not really sure where you're getting this "relaxed" thing, we never let up on the expectations of how to play around them, nor did we have more than normal.  Your experience may have been different, maybe someone was throwing that term around too much, I don't know.  But there was not a staff directive nor intention to "relax" the lore regarding mindbenders.

What I'm saying is our stance has not changed OOC or IC.  There is nothing changed IC about psionicists.  They are no more common than they were before.  What is described in the helpfiles is still relevant and accurate.

This line is still accurate:

"    If your character experiences something odd that you did not input and you think you know (or simply suspect) it is the result of a Psionicist - your character should not and would not necessarily know. This applies to ALL characters at ALL levels of society (one particular sect excluded, they know who they are) unless they have had some serious In-Character training on the subject. Your character is unlikely to know the difference in most cases and there is an expectation for you to go along with it realistically. This does not necessarily mean total compliance, it could also mean inner turmoil, confusion, questioning sanity or any number of other responses that are not 'mindbender attack'."

Does that clear it up?

Quote from: Tailong on Today at 02:42:00 PMOkay, guys this isn't about 'my character' or 'your character' and how they perceive psionic 'attacks' or how they should behave. 

The help file doesn't even answer my question, staff.

So, I will ask again:  Knowing things were relaxed toward the end of the last timeline (meaning IC events and the lack of enforcement on the term 'mindbinders') , but going in to Seasons it would be nice to have these 'general knowledge' fleshed out. What will we know at start? Has mindbenders become more common knowledge now? Meaning the population at whole, not how we should be roleplaying contact with them.

They did answer your question though.

QuoteI don't think anything significant has changed in regards to general knowledge about mindbenders. Most Commoners would know they exist, like the bogeyman. I don't think they have become 'more common knowledge', or their abilities have become more of a known quantity. Nothing that happened in the intervening 50 year history suggests events that would support more knowledge of Psionicists becoming better known.

Safest bet to OPs request, citizens would treat them like the Lochness Monster, Bigfoot and Aliens.

Okay, guys this isn't about 'my character' or 'your character' and how they perceive psionic 'attacks' or how they should behave. 

The help file doesn't even answer my question, staff.

So, I will ask again:  Knowing things were relaxed toward the end of the last timeline (meaning IC events and the lack of enforcement on the term 'mindbinders') , but going in to Seasons it would be nice to have these 'general knowledge' fleshed out. What will we know at start? Has mindbenders become more common knowledge now? Meaning the population at whole, not how we should be roleplaying contact with them.

Quote from: Trevalyan on Today at 12:02:25 PMIt's entirely reasonable to have personally met mindbenders (my last character met at least three), but most characters aren't likely to know what they are, much less the full scope of their capabilities.

If your character starts feeling "unusual" emotions or thoughts, don't be so quick to immediately dismiss them as the work of a mindbender who's in your room. Aside from personal convictions or social pressure, there are major powers in the world whose influence might be guiding you away from- or towards- dangerous thoughts. When your character starts having ideas that didn't come from your own keyboard, run with it. You might discover some very special opportunities that way.

In addition, consider believability. In real life, you will have random thoughts throughout the day and you'll never wonder if a mindbender is sending them to you.  You might be reading this post, and suddenly the color red will flash in your mind. Or you'll get an itch on your leg, but there's nothing touching it. Or a brief moment of tinnitus will hiss through your ears. Or you might just suddenly notice that your house has sound (the fridge, the electricals, the A/C, the clock faintly humming on the nightstand, a twig falling on the roof, a lizard crawling on the window screen), and you wonder why you're suddenly noticing this, even though it's been happening around you all day.

No mindbenders needed. It IS all in your head. So just roll with it.

Quote from: FamousAmos on Today at 12:11:28 PMWhat time is it starting?

Week of June 15th its in the new newsletter!https://gdb.armageddon.org/index.php/topic,60419.msg1103559/topicseen.html#msg1103559

June 1st - applications for rolecalls and specapps are open in the request tool
June 7th - Applications close,
June 7th - 10th - Staff make decisions
June 10th to June 13th - Set up of leadership roles
June 13th & 14th - Session Zero for sponsored roles
June 15th - Game launches

What time is it starting?

It's entirely reasonable to have personally met mindbenders (my last character met at least three), but most characters aren't likely to know what they are, much less the full scope of their capabilities.

If your character starts feeling "unusual" emotions or thoughts, don't be so quick to immediately dismiss them as the work of a mindbender who's in your room. Aside from personal convictions or social pressure, there are major powers in the world whose influence might be guiding you away from- or towards- dangerous thoughts. When your character starts having ideas that didn't come from your own keyboard, run with it. You might discover some very special opportunities that way.