Question about Ranking New Characters in Factions

[Juggerduck]

I'm in the process of checking interest in a new faction, and was wondering about starting power levels. Since the PCs would want to be in leadership roles, but most (maybe all, including me) haven't RP'd their characters enough to warrant a high rank, is the best way to proceed to NPC Yuuzhan Vong Warmasters, Master Shapers, Supreme Overlord, etc (assuming no existing characters who hold those ranks turn up), or can we take the mantles and expand our biographies?

 

[Lok Jorunn]

[member="Thid Qaal"]
A revolution is always fun.

Perhaps you and your Lieutenants can overthrow the current regime and then you appoint them into positions of your choosing?

 

[Juggerduck]

It's really a question of relative ranking. In the same way a new character can't show up and claim to be a Sith Lord, I don't want to proclaim myself a Master Shaper if it's going to break site rules. Plus, I don't even know what if any Yuuzhan Vong are still around. But if we're comparing apples to oranges, it'd be great to have a PC power structure in place.

 

[Gezes Skel]

Ya' can't have a faction with npcs as leaders- Js. The faction would crumble.

 

[Juggerduck]

I respectfully disagree a lot. The NPC Leader/King/Emperor/Pope/Grand Poobah issues orders to the PC player characters to go and do the thing the PC wants to do anyway. Once the characters have been RP'd enough they get promoted, and the NPCs get phased out through attrition, war, backstabbing, industrial accident, or retirement.

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

Your faction, rank what you want. If they're a FU, they're still beholden by the OOC rankings we give. If they're NFU, their 'power level' is still wholly dependent on the respect afforded by other writers towards them.

So if you've got a 19 year old Supreme Grand Admiral of the Army of the Glorious Imperial Regime of the People's Republics, yeah, he can be that. It's not against the rules.

no one will take him serious IC though

....although I can't imagine why

 

[Juggerduck]

That's what I was looking for. Thanks, RPJ!

 

[Not Ordo]

[member="Thid Qaal"]

Also on another note the Major Faction The One Sith have a NPC leader and have been very successful.

 

[Not Ordo]

[member="Thid Qaal"]

Also there have been three attempts to establish a strong Vong faction and sadly many of the writers, like myself, went inactive.

 

[Juggerduck]

I know. Taking another swing from a slightly different direction to see if there's any renewed interest.

 

[Gaus Vokka]

N- Nice avatar... >_> *goes to find a new one*

[member="Zenoc Lah"]

 

[Dalansa]

[member="Thid Qaal"] NFUs can have any power level that they want. A Sith has to work their way to the top. However, one could make a character that's already leading an army, or has an entire planet's backing for their enterprises. It's q nice balance piece to help equalize power levels between characters.

 

[Not Ordo]

[member="Gaus Vokka"]
there are few I don't mind finding a new one.