Posted by Victimboy on October 14, 1999 at 08:44:18:
In Reply to: the tongue in cheek response posted by SphereMaker on October 13, 1999 at 18:48:11:
> Um. Shadow was often the worst role-played cabal. By virtue of the fact that no one could keep their mouths shut and it was inherently non-secret. This was shadow policy. There were four different types of shadows. One specifically was allowed to let all know of their powers and were expected to be badasses in general. As far as role-playing quality in general, I hate to break it to you, but it was right on par with the level of role-playing that is found in every cabal, then and now. I've seen enough to know that even your beloved scarabites are no better in this department. As with every cabal there are a few bright spots, but for the most part the rp quality is average. I always thought that one of the reasons they got rid of shadow was that eyes of intrigue was an over-powered spell. We know this is not the case, not with clarivoyance and the size of the mud these days. Getting rid of Shadow made about as much sense as getting rid of the Knights. The imms may have thought there were good reasons to do this at the time, namely to improve roleplaying, but in the end the only effect it had was to get rid of two of the potentially best roleplayable cabals. anything will change.