Posted by The Adversary on November 11, 1999 at 13:03:30:

In Reply to: Cabals, fairness or the lack thereof posted by Ponderer(VIP) on November 11, 1999 at 12:51:38:

For better or for worse, cabals exist as a
reward for roleplaying. Whether or not they
are actually doing this is debatable, yes,
but to give a skill or power automatically
to anyone not in a cabal (aka, not
necessarily roleplaying) goes completely
against this idea.

Furthermore, non-caballed characters have a
greater degree of freedom in their actions
with respect to caballed ones. They are
bound only by alignment and religion, which
can be quite loose depending on which you
choose. Some cabals have greater powers than
others, and those are the ones with greater
restrictions and drawbacks (and so it should
be). Even if you don't think the restrictions
are harsh enough right now, or aren't being
enforced, the solution is not to break the
system even further.

There are other avenues to playing, and
gaining Immortal attention (in a good way),
other than joining a cabal. Empowerment
and/or tattoos are one way to do this.
Another is to conspicuously go out of your
way to interact with lots of people. For
this I'd suggest the Inn, since it's
relatively safe, or your guild in Galadon.

Follow Ups:

• Your argument would actually have a bit more merit if the *vast* majority of players weren't caballed. obviously the present "restrictions" are relatively minor. n/t Amergin 23:09:14 11/11/99 (0)
• I expected this retort Ponderer(VIP) 14:08:47 11/11/99 (2)
  • Hrm...I like that idea, you can take a different thing away from each cabal: (continued) Lucian 19:48:00 11/11/99 (0)
  • It's simple. Even if the roleplaying bar for cabals is too low, giving some kind of powers to everyone is *not* the solution (n/t) The Adversary 15:25:29 11/11/99 (0)

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