New Player Basics Bags

[Silas DroSakhar]

With the influx of new players recently (woohoo!!!!), I've noticed a lot of folks (myself included) dashing around trying to come up with some decent starting gear while answering as many of their questions as possible.

Now, I realize we have a great resource in Insula for new players to dig through, and I wouldn't want it's value to be diminished, but would there be any interest from current players to contribute to New Player Starter Bags?  Crusean and I were tossing ideas around this morning, and we both agreed we wouldn't want to diminish a new player's experience by giving them powerful stuff, but at least something to keep them alive through their first couple forays into the wilds.

So this is what we are thinking of including, and please add items if you think of them.

A 60s to 70s resist suit, if the LRC suit included in a new player's bag doesn't have these resists.
A Cities Runebook
A Low-level Monsters Runebook
A single weapon, imbued one time with a hit property

I know Pandora already gives them a superb starting kit, but in getting a new player ready to hit the field, most of us try to do at least some of these things for them.

Taking the idea a step further, I'm also wondering if one of our incredibly talented GMs would be able to perhaps place a chest in Luna or Insula that a new player could drop a claim ticket into to receive their bag, OR have the chest accessible to certain players, so the bags can be handed out as needed.

I wouldn't particularly want the items to be spawned into the chest, or into a player's pack, as I would rather we all take some responsibility for helping to strengthen our community, and the act of contributing to the fund (whatever items on the list somebody can contribute) might go a long way toward retention of new players.

What I'm wondering, is, is there enough need for something like this to make it worthwhile, and is there enough interest in contributing to the cause to make it feasible?

Please let me know what you think, and what other items may or may not be good to include. 

[Horns Nigel]

Great idea, I would be happy to help....Nigel

[Angel0178]

You have the backing of the NPA Staff

[Zeutch]

We have a young player chest, but as you're young and starting out...insurance can be a pain...and multiple deaths are to be expected...not unlikely to lose them and the supply could run out...

I was thinking of the virtue suit...the pieces come by easy enough, in fact most people trash them...the cloak is the final piece and it costs a whopping 500k...not a big amount per se...but the whole suit is blessed, gives 70 resist and has self repair on it...perfect for the new player... should have no problem with a supply of them...of course..the problem is the cloak...

In relation to the weapon...nothing fancy...perhaps a crafted one (GM crafts have DI already on it if i recall correctly, exceptional) ...and perhaps 1 property of their choice...be it something like fireball or lightning...

Something to help the players on their journey in the world...but not give them everything...

Ideas of course are welcome !

Collective effort by the community...that's how I see it...

[ChickeN]

Great Idea Silas .. and I'm Fully On Board.. I Have Resources and Will Help Out In any Way I Can, Don't Hesitate to Ask..

[Angel0178]

I forgot about the virtue suits. Lemme see what I have. I don't think I have the cloak though lol

[Thatperson]

the cloak is only available by buying from a stone in trinsic.. it costs 500k
I always thought it was a shame that new newbie lrc suit didn't have the 60 resist like the glass city stuff did

[Zeutch]

can't have 90 LRC and resists at the same time ;p...

Need to work for it

[d35tr0y]

Drop me a pm in game anytime [pm clean your soul I am 120 all crafts with the tools and supplies needed I used to do this when we had an abundance of new players so let me no and ill get crakin on some 70's/Lrc bags quivers weapons all the good's I think for now we can just get a small group together and go with the ''trust'' of one another maybe when more people are coming through the new chest idea might be a good help I dunno

[Silas DroSakhar]

I started assembling Virtue suits, but it just isn't going to be cost-effective for me to do, with the price of the cloak being 500k each.  I've got seven suits that need cloaks, so that would run 3.5 million gold, and I'm thinking that kind of moolah would be better spent elsewhere.  I'm wondering if we shouldn't just go with 70s leathers with or without LRC to begin with.

Again, I'm not looking to give the new players gear that is going to last them months.  Just long enough to get them through a few hunts so they can afford to begin upgrading, piece-by-piece, like most of us have.

[Dwarvey]

Then your best bet is to craft them runic suits with a good set of resists, and enough LRC to function with as few reagents as possible. If I'm online as I hope to be more often I will lend my Legand Smith/Tailor to the cause.


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[Saturn]

I'm working on making some location based runebooks (fel dungeons, tram dungeons, ect.) I'll let you know how that goes. I'll try and make some New Player Rune Books, with locations of interest to people starting off.