User:Arame/TempChat

2 days 15 hours left in this Demi-Pharaoh round. Lauroleus: well, could you explain to me what it all really means, it must sound ignorant, but I just followed the Kingmaker test here Lauroleus: I'm a real new player :) Arame: Ah, ok Arame: Let's see . . . in previous tales, DemiPharaoh was a leadership test, so you wanted to be DP if you were pursuing that line. Arame: They changed that to Kingmaker this time Arame: Essentially, there are xx rounds of 7 people, each of which advance 1 person to form new groups of 7. Arame: Until there's < 7 people, and it goes to general election. Arame: So, one of us will advance to "round 2", etc. Arame: There's usually about 3 rounds Lauroleus: ahh, that's why others couldn't see our election yet Arame: A DP has a lot of roles, and it kind of depends on who you ask Arame: To some, they're just a figurehead. Arame: But the "concrete" power that they have is that they can BAN a player. Arame: Up to 7 times. Arame: They're kind of considered the leaders of Egypt, to some extent, though. Arame: And they're generally called upon to mediate disputes. Lauroleus: ouch, sounds important Arame: Yeah - we really only elect so often - there are 3 now: Kiya, Eldrad, and Astrina. Lauroleus: ah, there can be more than 1? Arame: Right - we elect a new one, but they just take a place next to the existing ones. Lauroleus: sounds like the spot should go to someone quite a bit more experienced than me though :) Arame: But different people see different roles for the DP: conflict resolution, organizing events, mentoring, etc. Arame: LOL - sometimes new blood isn't bad, Lauroleus. Arame: One of the typical arguments you'll see in here is that we get the same group of people in as DP tale after tale. Arame: Two other things. Lauroleus: ah yeah, that sounds logical Arame: 1) These debates can get very political / ugly - be careful. Lauroleus: okay Arame: 2) Voting for yourself early on *might* be considered taboo, just FYI Arame: Since you're new, no one will probably care, but don't be surprised if it comes up :) Lauroleus: errrr, can I change my vote or rescind it or something? Arame: I generally like the group to try to reach a consensus on the best candidate, then all vote together, but that doesn't always happen. Arame: I don't know - I'll check at the next voting booth. Lauroleus: yeah, I didn't know how this was supposed to go, so I accidentally clicked on a vote already :( Arame: Oh - and I'll be copying the chat logs to text file as I go, because we always lose these screens. With everyone's permission, I'll post that on a temp wiki page. Lauroleus: sure :) Arame: Yeah, I wouldn't sweat it too much on the vote, just wanted to warn ya for next time around ;) Lauroleus: indeed, thanks for the warning :) Lauroleus: and for the explanation :) Arame: Most welcome Arame: I am running seriously this time around, FYI - I've passed Kingmaker already, and am here for the actual DP stuff ;) Lauroleus: well, you sounds nice enough, and have written a nice contribution to the wiki :) Arame: Thank you - name recognition is something that's kind of important when it comes to the general election, although it doesn't necessarily make me a good candidate by itself. Lauroleus: I guess not, but I'm sure you'll tell more about your politics here soon :) Arame: I think I'm a pretty well-balanced person, though. I'll gripe & moan my fair share, but I don't throw hysterics - I'm a firm believer in a low-drama Egytp :) Arame: If you want to hear it - I don't mind waiting for other people, because we'll end up repeating a lot ;) Lauroleus: I'm willing to wait, you're going to have to tell the others as well anyways :) Lauroleus: what's the temp wiki location you'll post the chats? in case I miss things Arame: I haven't written the page yet, let me do that.