Suggestion: Bounty System
So, what is a bounty?
A bounty is a way for us as members of the forum to better distinguish between heroes and villains, all the while stimulating combative situations between others. Essentially, all Guildless who behave like villains will be given a value asserted to them, one based on their actions taken IC. The more evil things that you do, the higher your bounty will be. For those who play heroes, you will be able to try to claim these bounties. In some sense, consider yourself a bounty hunter. You can fight against those with bounties and if you manage to defeat them, you will receive their bounty in jewels. Again, this includes Guildless who play the roles of heroes.
So, how often can you attempt to claim a bounty?
To ensure that you don't harrass those who have a bounty, you will be able to claim up to one bounty per month. Should you fail, you cannot receive a reward for the month.
Which topics can you join?
For someone who has a bounty, if they engage within a topic that is [OPEN], you may enter it and attempt to claim it.
Which topics can't I join?
You cannot attempt to claim a bounty within a topic that is plot-related.
What if someone with a bounty only does closed topics?
We cannot force a person to make an open topic if they do not want to. What it ultimately comes to is the discretion of the RPers, both the one with the bounty and the one without it.
If I'm trying to claim the bounty on someone, am I allowed to kill them?
Bounties still follow the same rules as they do with the rest of the board. Killing is only allowed with the consent of both parties. If you want to claim a reward on a target, you must defeat them. Killing isn't necessary.
Does that mean then that those with bounties can't kill either?
That means exactly that. You cannot kill someone, even if they enter your thread.
How much will you make per month?
Good Guys:
If you manage to claim a bounty, you will be paid however much that bounty is worth.
Bad Guys:
If you manage to protect your bounty, you earn how much the bounty is worth, although you'd have to protect for quite some time. I don't have any set idea for the time that you keep your bounty for so that's up to the staff.
Who's am I allowed to capture/go after?
You are only allowed to go after those at your rank or higher. Although going too high is a nuisance too, hence I say you can only go after those of your rank or ONE rank higher. No more, no less.
What if someone ends up metagaming or godmods in my topic?
If someone ends up metagaming or godmod, then they risk losing the fight. If it were the criminal, there is the chance that the money can be rewarded to the other one, though that is up to the discretion of the staff. If it were a person who is trying to claim a bounty, then they can risk forfeiting the fight and losing out on cashing in for the month.
With the above being said, I will now go on to who assigns the bounties and what are the requirements for bounties. Firstly, only the Magic Council/Rune Knights (though I'm leaning over to MC only) can assign bounties, but it simply can't just be any MC member. It must be a Magic Council member of at the least, A-Rank. I clearly state a Magic Council member because it simply follows the story of Fairy Tail. Don't the Magic Council pick out who's legal, who's not, who's causing disturbances, etc? I see it that way, hence making the bounty system so.
I believe I've covered everything I'd like to discuss. Please feel free to contact me via Skype: "gotsometaro". Or even PM me.
So, what is a bounty?
A bounty is a way for us as members of the forum to better distinguish between heroes and villains, all the while stimulating combative situations between others. Essentially, all Guildless who behave like villains will be given a value asserted to them, one based on their actions taken IC. The more evil things that you do, the higher your bounty will be. For those who play heroes, you will be able to try to claim these bounties. In some sense, consider yourself a bounty hunter. You can fight against those with bounties and if you manage to defeat them, you will receive their bounty in jewels. Again, this includes Guildless who play the roles of heroes.
So, how often can you attempt to claim a bounty?
To ensure that you don't harrass those who have a bounty, you will be able to claim up to one bounty per month. Should you fail, you cannot receive a reward for the month.
Which topics can you join?
For someone who has a bounty, if they engage within a topic that is [OPEN], you may enter it and attempt to claim it.
Which topics can't I join?
You cannot attempt to claim a bounty within a topic that is plot-related.
What if someone with a bounty only does closed topics?
We cannot force a person to make an open topic if they do not want to. What it ultimately comes to is the discretion of the RPers, both the one with the bounty and the one without it.
If I'm trying to claim the bounty on someone, am I allowed to kill them?
Bounties still follow the same rules as they do with the rest of the board. Killing is only allowed with the consent of both parties. If you want to claim a reward on a target, you must defeat them. Killing isn't necessary.
Does that mean then that those with bounties can't kill either?
That means exactly that. You cannot kill someone, even if they enter your thread.
How much will you make per month?
Good Guys:
If you manage to claim a bounty, you will be paid however much that bounty is worth.
Bad Guys:
If you manage to protect your bounty, you earn how much the bounty is worth, although you'd have to protect for quite some time. I don't have any set idea for the time that you keep your bounty for so that's up to the staff.
Who's am I allowed to capture/go after?
You are only allowed to go after those at your rank or higher. Although going too high is a nuisance too, hence I say you can only go after those of your rank or ONE rank higher. No more, no less.
What if someone ends up metagaming or godmods in my topic?
If someone ends up metagaming or godmod, then they risk losing the fight. If it were the criminal, there is the chance that the money can be rewarded to the other one, though that is up to the discretion of the staff. If it were a person who is trying to claim a bounty, then they can risk forfeiting the fight and losing out on cashing in for the month.
With the above being said, I will now go on to who assigns the bounties and what are the requirements for bounties. Firstly, only the Magic Council/Rune Knights (though I'm leaning over to MC only) can assign bounties, but it simply can't just be any MC member. It must be a Magic Council member of at the least, A-Rank. I clearly state a Magic Council member because it simply follows the story of Fairy Tail. Don't the Magic Council pick out who's legal, who's not, who's causing disturbances, etc? I see it that way, hence making the bounty system so.
I believe I've covered everything I'd like to discuss. Please feel free to contact me via Skype: "gotsometaro". Or even PM me.
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