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Ah, what about a recruitment office?

Set it up in one of the Barton Town Mini forums, and make it a roleplay for the beginners, training them mainly in the martial arts so that they will have some sort of defense for when they are finally sent here. Once they've proven they can roleplay well enough, and are ready for more advanced story arcs, we send them the invite, and throw them into this dystopian GNA, completely out of their comfort zone?

It will take time, and dedication to set up, but if done properly, could pave the way to bringing our guild back up and running to what it once was.

I'm just scared that all that advertising will change this guild into some massive narutoish mega-guild where people join in and leave as they please, causing people to roleplay next to each other instead of with each other. I've seen that a few times in those very popular guilds.

Tbh I joined this guild because it was small and moving at a reasonable pace.

dafuq?!

I'll contact her.

EDIT: And just posted too.

^ lol

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Nar, sorry to say but you came nearer to the tail end of things so it was already shifting differently.

I'm not saying popular is better, I'm saying popular things get to become a buzz word which is what we need to get quality and quantity.

I'll admit, once we got settled down in here, things became hard to join in. Many times I found myself just wondering what to post to be part of something where half the guild had already gone out on a mission looking for someone.

Let's build on that, and ensure we have things for others to do during those times, aka mini-arcs.

And honestly? I kinda want to beat Seph and a few others for introducing this whole Naruto aspect to the guild. The concept was good, but we didn't need to bring in another universe into the Gaian universe. Yes, we tied to other ninja threads due to similar story types, but it wasn't to really become like them.

As for joining and leaving, that will happen regardless, but it's a valid point. There has to be some tie in to each other, which is where core members will need to come in and help tie those arcs together instead of leaving a string to snag and snare.

Fuji, it's a good idea and we did try that for awhile in the Gaia Guilds forum (failed horribly), but perhaps if it's in an actual RP forum it might be more viable and I do like the concept of training and keeping here more for the advanced persons. The problem is, how to control both so neither ends up dead?

Again, we moved here because it was needed and something interesting at the time. We involved ourselves with threads and a few other guilds that tied in well with us (though I was roughly the only person keeping those ties alive, save for the thread I met Nar on).

Weirdos...

And *Shrug* It's your guild guys, just giving my ideas.

I'm targeting this one since I'm fine with the others.

Cut them out whole. No ties to Uchiha, Hidden Leaf/mist/rain/etc., no Bijuu...none of that. I only introduced that aspect to Tut to keep people in check which is why I rarely ever fought in the GNA and even outside I used Tut's ACTUAL aspects. Honestly though, I wish I never had to make that choice, even more so since it got me quite a bit of hate from other people. But, I digress.

Start with the basics. Before people learn techniques, they learn how to actually fight hand to hand, then with weapons, then with elements and tricks of the eye. That was how I liked training my pupils, though I wish we had more time to get in depth with it. The human anatomy is an amazing thing, learning it...even more so in this style setting of a RP...really helps.

I'm gonna lump hand to hand and weapons together as basics. Next would be a style that Rai, Seph and a few others pounded into me when I first started: Control your element. Learn it, learn the tricks, make it breathe. Example:

Ho - Fire uses air as a fuel source, but more so the oxygen in the air. Learn your weakness.
Kaze - Wind doesn't always need oxygen, but add enough and you can turn your enemy's fireball into a whirling blaze and send it into one of their comrades.
Mizu - Water is based on CO2, carbon and Oxygen. Mix with wind, turn the temperature down and use ice needles. This in turn renders a question...Does Ho actually use ignition or temperature rising to cause this effect? Original GNA would say it does both. Which is why Ho and Mizu are so close when it comes to altering the atmosphere.

Get my long a** point? The more you know, the better you become. The better you become, the better the guild is seen and is.

sweatdrop Trust me, I know this all too well. I've done several types of RP, from casual (an ex brought me to Gaia to RP with her in a catgirl/boy thread), to army, to making my own guild, to having a member of my guild tell me about the GNA which I made a second home, to becoming head of the Gaian Army, to moving around the FFA forums and you know what? Every step made me become better at writing, thinking, and becoming more creative. That's the kind of person I personally wish would come here to RP.

As for decision, I'd say make it a thread with yay or nay after it's actually had its game plan revealed. You guys are the Captain, Vice Captain, and Crew of this Guild now. I'm here if you want my opinion, but otherwise...it'd probably best I just keep my mouth shut until you guys work it out from here on.