ALFA almost full!

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For anyone who wanted to play in an ongoing world set in the Forgotten Realms, www.alandfaraway.net is your best bet. With secure vaulted characters, support from Bioware and about 50+ Dungeon Masters already to count, it is by far the best online world to play in.

Now I'm not saying this because I will be running one of the servers, but because of all the other NWN World Sites I have checked out and read over.

At last count during Wednesday's DM meeting, there were 480 registered and accepted players out of a maximum 500. Once that number is full, joining will no longer be available.

For those interested, I will be your Dungeon Master for Undermountain (Levels 1, 2 and 3) along with Skullport, the evil city found beneath Waterdeep.

Syl...

 

I just put in an application on ALFA's site, Syl. Delia - female human rogue. Hope I was in time! Thanks to you and Taluntain for pointing in the right direction.

 

I think they actually ended up bumping up the application amount to 600 so I don't think you'll have a problem.

They've turned down a few applicants for failure to want to "roleplay".

One application sent in said they were Drizzt's brother and Largo, the guy who checks all applicants laughed and told the person to re-apply as something else or change his character history. He wanted weapons like Drizzt. LOL!

Syl...

 

Guess I'll have to mark the Machine of Lum the Mad and the Hammer of Thunderbolts off my level 1 character sheet then...Ha ha

When this gets started, what will I need to do to request your server?

 

You cannot start on my server due to the fact Undermountain is not a starting point. It's the largest and foulest dungeon in all of the Forgotten Realms and you'll have to travel there. You can though, start in Waterdeep and gain entrance through the Yawning Portal, which lowers brave warriors into the passages below.

Skullport will be my server, on the 3rd level of Undermountain and only "half-drow" characters in ALFA will be starting there, which is about 8 applicants

You'll have to go through 3 levels of hellish passages, traps and foul beasts to arrive in Skullport.

Syl...

 

How exactly does this ALFA work? I'm very interested in online RPGs. I play 3rd (previously 2nd) edition D&D weekly with my friends,(in person, not online) but I have played online numerous times on mIRC.

 

I put in my application, and got accepted! Yay!! My character, human female monk, Crystal of Waterdeep is ready for adventure! Thanks for the info on ALFA!

 

Basically Vile, you apply with a roleplaying character to the ALFA Network where your character is then screened and if accepted, put into the Player Database.

Once the game comes out and the ALFA Community starts up, your character will join the many other hundred who also applied and got accepted. Pick a starting point anywhere in the Forgotten Realms that have been designed by the DM Team (Last count was 53 DMs) and start your adventure.

Now the real difference between the ALFA Persistant world and those of EQ, UO, AC is that it is as close to Pen and Paper rules you are going to get. Simply put, the character you are creating should have a lot of thought and you should also play these characters the way you would in Pen and Paper. Once you die, your character is dead unless someone in your party or in the area come along and raise you.

Dungeons, Tombs and dangerous wilderness areas would not be wise to enter alone. There will be enough low level areas to explore at the start of course, since everyone begins at 1st level as well as safer quests based in cities and what not.

Once the designs are up, you'll start to aquire more and more information about each server and area in ALFA that can help any player decide where he wants to go based on level restrictions, how tough the creatures are, etc. Much like rumours in any world "Best not be heading into the Troll Moors unless you want to be served over a pit of fire!" or something along those lines.

Syl...

 

Cool, thanks for the info. I might just try it.

 

Hey CrazyJ!

Maybe Crystal can team up with Delia, my level 1 human rogue, who also hails from Waterdeep. Two mean gals with a taste for adventure!

 

I'm designing all of it. Skullport will be to a tee as it is in the FR Sourcebook "Skullport".

Undermountain will be both original and box set based for I don't want people with the boxed set be able to look at the maps and know where they are going.

ALFA, as far as I've heard will have a copy of NWN a month before shipment, but if that goes for all the DMs too, I don't know.

Hopefully I'll have the time to be a "great DM"

Syl...

 

How is the Undermountain tourney planning going? Folks had a lot of questions about it on the ALFA boards. Did you ever determine level limits? Assuming there were no other PC's hunting for the rings, what levels would you expect to attempt the dungeon?

 

I'm still ironing out the Tournament Rules myself but I think the Tournament will be fit to be for characters level 3 to 5 or 5+. I'm not sure yet.

Undermountain is at least 3rd level or higher exploring. A total level of 18 levels for the first level (6 3rd level players in a party) which will only get worse the lower you go.

Syl...

 

Hey Syl, I don't geddit, if I look at the ALFA map it's still 80% white (unclaimed servers) so how come its nearly full? Or am I misunderstanding and it's your server thats nearly full?

 

Only a set amount of players is what I mean. 600 or so is the max.

Syl...

 

I guess the limit will be increased if/when more servers come on line. Anyhow, I'm in. Thomas the Rhymer, bard, even more irritating than Haer Dalis. No doubt you will have some undetectable and deadly trap waiting for me.

 

Actually, I have use for Bards in spreading rumours about my server, so don't cut yourself short, or in half (no pun intended)

Syl...

 

OK it's a deal. Thomas is a present residing in Mistledale and publishing a Broadsheet - see www.erran.fsnet.co.uk
He intends this to have a 'Realms Rumours' page where he publishes gossip from passing travellers (i.e any important/ misleading info that deviant DMs want to sling his way)

PS Erran is still in Amn persuing the doomed romance with Mazzy, who is his size but above him. That thing with Aerie was merely platonic.

PPS
Tal says, don't leave dots after URLs. They don't go anywhere.

[This message has been edited by Taluntain (edited December 19, 2000).]