|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 12:24:37 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 5, 2008 12:24:37 GMT -5
As some of you know, I am working on an awards system for the realm to have. It is my personal belief that awards should be given to those that deserve them. To often people don't get recognized for their hard work, dedication and self-sacrifice. We all know this is true and often people complain about it. I would like to beat this "discontent" before it ever happens.
I have made several standardized sets of awards (Not typed yet, but I'm working on it.) I have taken things that I have seen work in other realms and boffer games and applied them to this awards system. That means that I have a lot of inspiration in this project and want everyone to know that my ideas aren't all original(if any!) Like I said, my reasons for doing this is not for my originality to be praised but to give honor to those that deserve it.
Below I will post the description of the Order of the Harvest. Before I do I will outline the other award types quickly.
Order of the Harvest (For General personal improvement)
Order of the Lily (Service to the realm in assigned tasks or minor leadership roles)
Order of the Lion (Service to the realm in major leadership roles, unrequested improvement or donation to the realm, or self sacrifice for the Republic that benefits many people.)
Combat Awards (Tourney awards)
Vocation Awards (Skill at you chosen field and this also includes artistic awards such as Bard or artcraft)
Below are the rough guidelines for the Order of the Harvest. Enjoy, comment, whatever you like. Feel free to tell me how you feel about it.
Orders and Sigils of the Harvest- Sigils of the harvest will be given for personal improvements of a citizen of the Republic. These personal improvements, though not directly helping others, passively make the realm a better place. Better garb, better weapons, better character bio and anything in this category type. 5 sigils of the harvest will provide a citizen with a Minor Order of the Harvest and 10 sigils will grant a person a Full Order of the Harvest. A citizen with a Full order of the harvest will typically have; a well developed character story, very good garb for battle and feasts, good weapons and possibly good armor.
Ranking for a Sigil of the Harvest goes;
Beginner: 1-3 sigils granted
Intermediate: 4-6 (5 a minor or half order is awarded)
Advanced: 7-9
Full Order: 10
A beginner can attain their sigils in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Write a 4 paragraph character story. (Encouraged to write it within the Ravenwood fantasy world but far from required. Be whatever/whoever you want!)
-Obtain garb better than beginner garb.
-Obtain your own weapons that pass and are respectable in appearance.
An intermediate Sigil of the harvest can be awarded for the following. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Expansion on character story in a noticeably substantive way
-Improve garb or have more types of garb (Feast and battle or summer and winter etc.)
An Advanced sigil can be obtained in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Another substantive addition to a citizen’s character story
-Improved garb
-Election to political office (Only one sigil will be awarded for this. It marks an advance as a citizen to a servant. Yes, I said advance.)
A Full Order of the Harvest shall be given to those individuals that have improved their garb, weapons, positive standing in the realm and coherence of character story(Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.). This person, if given the order must give a recitation (in summary if needed) of their character story at the moot they are awarded their Full Order of the Harvest. A candidate for a full order shall be given no less than 3 month(s) notice or the recitation shall not be required.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 12:29:36 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 5, 2008 12:29:36 GMT -5
Pictures
|
|
Orrin None-son
C-Box Moderator
The Mouthy Urk
Steward of Ravenwood
Posts: 1,355
|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 13:03:45 GMT -5
Post by Orrin None-son on Sept 5, 2008 13:03:45 GMT -5
How frequetly are these given?
Who make the call as too if one is earned?
Does this start now, or do those with requirments previously met get them awarded automaticly?
Do we (elected officials) need to keep a record of who has what? Or should each province have a sage or scribe keep track?
[suggestions]
I like the idea of a guild, with a representative in each province, awarding and tracking the awards.
This prevents adding more responsiblities/power to the elected officials. It aslo gives other a position in the realm, spreading more rights and priviedges to other people.
Now, we come to, how do we choose/elect/recieve these guild members?
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 13:36:51 GMT -5
Post by Ser Mehran S'Disraeli on Sept 5, 2008 13:36:51 GMT -5
Not that my opinion counts for anything (you know, as a moocher off of Ravenwood and not an actual citizen), but I think this is a REALLY cool idea. Like, super, really, awesome. ^^
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 17:33:51 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 5, 2008 17:33:51 GMT -5
Well Orrin, I think you bring up some good points. Let me tell you how I thought it could work for handing them out and then tell me if you like that (That goes for everyone, even moochers ;D)
Awards can be given(attempted) at any Realm meeting. I thought that the Elected officials would keep a record of those they thought should be given awards and why. Then at Shieldmeet they can plead their case (Pointing out why a person deserves the awards) to the other elected officials and the people. If everyone is sufficiently impressed or the evidence is obvious for all to see the award is given. This will do 2 things as i see it.
1.It will make the elected official think hard about giving an award to a person at Shieldmeet. They have to stand up in front of everyone and tell the people why this individual deserves this awards. If that official can't give a good reason why a citizen should have it then they can't really give the award. Awards (if multiple number of sigils for an order are to be given then each individual sigil is to be defended, starting at the lowest and going to the highest.)
2. Make just one more things public forum style. I believe that as little as possible "decision making" should be done behind doors by a small group of people(if ever). I believe that if open government can be held in front of the people as ideas, laws, awards and revisions develop that the people can speak out against those parts of the evolution that they do not like. We, as elected officials, are given the responsibility to take those words(the words of many) and make them into a signal cohesive wish. Not easy but we are to do our best.
I do admit that some decisions must be made qucikly but only ever in secret for one reason, that would be a positive one. Like a surprise party etc.
I know it adds more work for elected officials but remember that we elected few are not freemen. We are servants and the majority of our time is not our own.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 5, 2008 17:36:45 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 5, 2008 17:36:45 GMT -5
One last thing. The power of the officials should be given by the people, for the people. If they ever gain an amount of power and use it to do things against the people then it is the responsibility of the other elected officials to help those people; at any time, in any province. We are all the body of the Republic. Its arms, legs, eyes and brain. Keep that in mind, all of you. If you don't do your part correctly then we'll all stumble, fall or go blind.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 6, 2008 16:20:19 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 6, 2008 16:20:19 GMT -5
Well, I figured that the officials that wanted to give awards to people in their province could talk to the other officials via phone or internet first. This would help to curb someone from giving an award to easily and also it might help to recognize someone else that deserves one by comparison.
When you get elected you should start learning to be as neutral as possible. It is not easy, but we're not doing a good job if we play favorites.
I think awards should be given by the realm as a whole and not on a province by province basis. If you do something good and people in other provinces notice and praise you, you probably should get an award.
If our provinces get bigger than we can put the elected official under the Governor in charge of awards. (This would require 2 elected officials.) It would still be the job of the governor to help defend the award at a meeting but the second would be in charge of "noticing" who needs the awards.
The officials are or should be elected for a reason. Fair and equitable governance, not popularity.
That is one way of doing it. Any better ideas?
|
|
Orrin None-son
C-Box Moderator
The Mouthy Urk
Steward of Ravenwood
Posts: 1,355
|
Awards
Sept 6, 2008 23:14:41 GMT -5
Post by Orrin None-son on Sept 6, 2008 23:14:41 GMT -5
That's much easier to understand. Though you are a very linguistically eloquent bard, you sometimes forget we urks can be a little slow at too great of an exchange of big words coalescing upon our brow at such a dynamic rate.
I mean... dat better. tank u.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 7, 2008 0:08:39 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 7, 2008 0:08:39 GMT -5
Also, if a sage is within the province then one of their duties would be to keep track of how many awards a person has received and other details involved with that.(Thouh, I do think most people will keep rack for themselves) Elected official should double for a sage if needed. We need more sages! I think a guild for awards would be great but you would have to have 4 interested expert sages(per province) to pull that off. I don't think that is going to happen any time soon. The awards shall be given as of Shieldmeet of the Flamerule(Shieldmeet 2008) Any acheivments a citizen makes after Aug. 2, 2008 may be considered for an award. I will try to have the Lily and Lion awards up for show soon. After that the tourney awards(You can gain the title wargod before or after you name, exciting huh?) and finally misc. and vocational awards. Have patience with me.
|
|
Orrin None-son
C-Box Moderator
The Mouthy Urk
Steward of Ravenwood
Posts: 1,355
|
Awards
Sept 7, 2008 5:32:57 GMT -5
Post by Orrin None-son on Sept 7, 2008 5:32:57 GMT -5
I think a guild for awards would be great but you would have to have 4 interested expert sages(per province)[/b] to pull that off. I don't think that is going to happen any time soon. [/quote] Why would it be 4 per province? I thought guild members could come from any province, all that was needed was 4 total? Or did I miss something.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 7, 2008 7:35:01 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 7, 2008 7:35:01 GMT -5
I suppose you are correct. A guild can be across several provinces. Still, seems unlikely anytime soon. Hope for the best, expect the worst.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 15, 2008 21:23:06 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 15, 2008 21:23:06 GMT -5
I added the Order of the Lily to the list.
The Order of the Harvest
Orders and Sigils of the Harvest- Sigils of the harvest will be given for personal improvements of a citizen of the Republic. These personal improvements, though not directly helping others, passively make the realm a better place. Better garb, better weapons, better character bio and anything in this category type. 5 sigils of the harvest will provide a citizen with a Minor Order of the Harvest and 10 sigils will grant a person a Full Order of the Harvest. A citizen with a Full order of the harvest will typically have; a well developed character story, very good garb for battle and feasts, good weapons and possibly good armor.
Ranking for a Sigil of the Harvest goes;
Beginner: 1-3 sigils granted
Intermediate: 4-6 (5 a minor or half order is awarded)
Advanced: 7-9
Full Order: 10
A beginner can attain their sigils in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Write a 4 paragraph character story. (Encouraged to write it within the Ravenwood fantasy world but far from required. Be whatever/whoever you want!)
-Obtain garb better than beginner garb.
-Obtain your own weapons that pass and are respectable in appearance.
An intermediate Sigil of the harvest can be awarded for the following. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Expansion on character story in a noticeably substantive way
-Improve garb or have more types of garb (Feast and battle or summer and winter etc.)
An Advanced sigil can be obtained in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Another substantive addition to a citizen’s character story
-Improved garb
-Election to political office (Only one sigil will be awarded for this. It marks an advance as a citizen to a servant. Yes, I said advance.)
A Full Order of the Harvest shall be given to those individuals that have improved their garb, weapons, positive standing in the realm and coherence of character story(Note-These are examples and do not excluded other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.). This person, if given the order must give a recitation (in summary if needed) of their character story at the moot they are awarded their Full Order of the Harvest. A candidate for a full order shall be given no less than 3 month(s) notice or the recitation shall not be required.
The Order of the Lily
Orders and Sigils of the Lily-These will be given for service given to the realm and minor, independent leadership actions. A person who is getting these sigils will be doing a good deal of service for the realm that is relatively altruistic. A person receiving these sigils will actively be making the realm a better place. 5 sigils of the Lily will provide a citizen with a Minor Order of the Lily and 10 sigils will grant a person a Full Order of the Lily. A citizen with a Full order of the Lily will be well known inside the realm for their diligence and assistance with new members, events, weekly battles, feasts and all the other work a realm needs to operate smoothly. Anytime an award below is given the action must be worthy of commendation.
Ranking for a Sigil of the Lily goes;
Beginner: 1-3 sigils granted
Intermediate: 4-6 (5 a minor or half order is awarded)
Advanced: 7-9
Full Order: 10
A beginner can attain their sigils in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not exclude other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Personally inviting 2 new people to battle that become citizens. (These citizens must attest at the awards ceremony that this individual is the sole reason they came to know of Ravenwood)
-Working as a representative of Ravenwood at an event at a particular job and getting a good reference from it (Without fishing for it). (Jobs might include weapons checker, troll attendant, courtesy patrol, tournament herald/assistant and so forth)
-Helping run a realm feast, battle or event by providing resources or services in a small way. These are usually by request of a person in charge of each particular gathering. What good would bringing waiver forms to an event do anyone if they already had 5,000? (For example; bring plates to a feast, rope for bridges and structures to a battle or bringing waiver forms on clipboards with pens to an event)
- An intermediate Sigil of the Lily can be awarded for the following. (Note-These are examples and do not exclude other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
- Working as a representative of Ravenwood at an event at a particular job and getting a good reference from it multiple times. (Jobs might include weapons checker, troll attendant, courtesy patrol, tournament herald/assistant and so forth)
-Helping run a realm feast, battle or event by providing resources or services in a moderate way. These are usually by request of a person in charge of each particular gathering. This will be more intensive and require more dagorhir knowledge and independent functioning than before. (Examples might include; being a herald for the majority of a day, running your own area of weapons check, or helping to carry out a planned activity)
-Inviting 5 people that eventually gain their citizenship.
An Advanced sigil of the Lily can be obtained in the following ways. (Note-These are examples and do not exclude other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
-Being appointed head of a certain activity at an event. (Head herald, head of the food prep at a feast, logs in book for battle for an extended period of time and so forth)
-Recruiting 10 people who eventually gain their citizenship.
-Organizing numerous, successful diplomatic missions to other realms.
A full Order of the Lily shall be given to those people who have served the realm with undeniable service for a period of no less than two years. This individual will have rarely wavered, made excuses, or failed to serve the realm. A person who has labored long and hard for the furtherance of the realm will receive a full order.
|
|
|
Awards
Sept 15, 2008 21:54:20 GMT -5
Post by Eldrin the Black on Sept 15, 2008 21:54:20 GMT -5
Finally The Order of the Lion. Tell me what you think. Remember, these aren't set in stone. If legitment problems arise we can amend whatever needs to be amended as a whole. Post here if you have ideas. I'll change it if it seems good to me. If not, we can vote on it at the next realm meeting.
The Order of the Lion
Sigils and Orders of the Lion will be given for independent actions that benefit and improve the realm, major leadership roles and obtaining the role of realm Vice Administrator or Administrator for the first time. These Orders will take much more to attain. It will only take 4 sigils to attain a Full Order of the Lion but will likely take much longer to achieve than any other full order. These awards show absolute dedication and commitment to the Republic no matter the adversity.
Sigils
1st sigil-The first Sigil of the Lion will be awarded to a citizen who is the Governor of a province and does the following for their complete term of office; maintains accurate attendance records, maintains good communication with the rest of the realm and the realm Administrator, works towards furthering membership via advertisement, recruitment drives and so forth. The Governor must maintain an active approach to running the province for their entire term of office be it 6 months or a year, as per province. (Note-These are examples and do not exclude other possibilities. These are only guidelines for the sake of illustration.)
2nd sigil- Do the above or the equivalent of the above for a second term of office.
3rd sigil (Minor Order of the Lion given at 3rd sigil)-Do the above for three terms of office in addition to the following; Oversee (organize and coordinate all aspects) of a feast or event, increase the province size by 200% during one term, or oversee and assist personally the beginning of an entirely new province.
4th sigil (Full Order of the Lion given)-Do all of the above(with the exception of the province size increase, that would just help) for a 4th term of office. Also become the Realm Administrator or Vice-Administrator for the first time (Counts retroactively)
|
|
Orrin None-son
C-Box Moderator
The Mouthy Urk
Steward of Ravenwood
Posts: 1,355
|
Awards
Oct 11, 2008 7:42:28 GMT -5
Post by Orrin None-son on Oct 11, 2008 7:42:28 GMT -5
So, does today count as a "realm meeting?"
And, if the elected officials in a province put forth those worthy of awards... who decides when an official would earn one?
I have been looking at other realms; awards, challenges, titles, and rankings, I would like to add a few suggested awards/categories. But, give a me few days to a week ot get it typed up and thought out better.
|
|