Introduction To Politics

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Here is the syllabus for my first class:

Introduction to Politics : Mayors and Mentors

Enrollment begins: Thursday, July 30th, 1457
Class in session: Saturday, August 8th, 1457

Anyone may attend, but you MUST enroll in order to participate in class discussions. We will have about two a week, depending on participation.

i) Things you should already know
- This class will cover the Mentor letter, new citizen programs (NCP) and basic game knowledge

ii) Basic Town Defense
- Militia, Captains, Marshals and how defense works
- How to use and configure Lavabo

iii) Getting Organized
- Keeping reports, notepads, records

iv) Forums & Letters
- How to get results from Town Hall messages

v) Grants, Trading, Traveling & Legal Questions
- Do you have town laws? Do you need them?

vi) The Hitchhikers Guide and Tutorials
- Wikia and Xenina.Blogspot.com, fishing maps, wood chopping

vii) The Town Council
- Do you need a Town Council? Do you want one? Town council functions

viii) Version 2 & the Trade Minister
- How and what to sell to the TM. Pence or not to pence. How to buy on your market without raising prices. Negotiations.

ix) Markets and Recession
- General market trends and changes, shopping lists, legal problems

x) Mayoral Functions
- Waging taxes and other buttons, a full list

I've asked JO to give me a forum, but I might be posting in the Galloway Public forum. I'm not sure yet.
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Broke Town Hall Mayoral Guide

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So, your town is totally broke? And you're the Mayor? Well, this guide was written to help you deal with such a situation.

STEP 1) Become familiar with your Mayoral buttons.

a. Was there a revolt? Were you pillaged? Then take SCREENSHOTS of all of your events and everything in your office that is not good. This includes ranch keeping, assestment sheet and management of the autobuy prices. (Don't let the criminal person/s get away with this crime by not documenting the freshest evidence.)

b. Bad management? (Still take the screenshots of the Assessment sheet in your office. You might not want to use it if you know the former mayor, but you need to hold onto it. Trust me. Never dispose of evidence. Keep it in your RK folder and save it for a rainy day.)

STEP 2) Find Your Trade Minister (Go to Baliwick -- > Council)

. . . Send this to your Trade Minister:

a. how much cash you have in the hall.

b. your inventory list (include everything).

c. a request for a 1500 pound loan.

d. Tell them that you are trying to raise funds now.

STEP 3) Do you have wood in your inventory? If not, that is your first item of business. Get 20 wood and place them on your market for 50 pounds each. (If you have corn or milk, whatever . . . you can use them.)

a. Post in the top of the Town Hall message:

"Welcome to _____! It is a difficult time for us now. Our Town Hall has been ravaged. I have placed 20 wood on the market for 50 pounds. Whoever buys them will be held up as Town Heroes. I have donated myself. Please join me in rebuilding our town.

- Your Ever-grateful mayor,

______"

STEP 4) Check autobuys and ranch keeping in your Town Hall tools.

a. Autobuys should be off or below normal prices (like hhw should be under 15). If you can't change them it will say "You will be able to change the price again in 7 days" at the bottom of the page. This is how many days until you can change it.

b. Ranch keeping is also for 7 days. Just grit your teeth. There is nothing you can do until this time-frame is up.

More later. This is all I can think of right now.

Things Mayors Should Know

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Things Mayors Should Know

1) Everything in your Welcome Letter

2) How to Cancel a hiring:
To cancel the job go back into your field and look at the bottom (near the selling option). There will be a button to "cancel" your job offer. It takes about 10 minutes for the cancel to go through. Then you can reoffer it.

How to Write A Chief Mentor Welcome Letter

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Okay. I have changed the introduction message just a little bit. It was EXTREMELY long and drawn out.

Here is the letter that I send when I assign a new Chief Mentor:
I have placed you as Chief Mentor. I have also added you into the Town Council private forum thread. Access it in forum 2. Just search for "Whithorn Town Council".

CHORES:
Your job as Chief Mentor:
1) Check up on how many new people we receive every day.
2) Send letters to those who are 5-10 days old on a regular basis.
3) Answer letters that are sent to you.
4) Sit in the Town tavern as often as you can to answer questions of the newbies who pop in.

~ Xenina

To New Players, Read This:

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Welcome, to Whithorn! I’ll be your guide. My name is Syseelia and I'm the Chief Mentor of this town. If you need ANY help, just click "reply" and send me an "in-game" letter. =]

== NOW, FIRST THING: Click on "Town" and then "Market" and purchase 10 bags of corn from the market at £4.95 each. This will enroll you in our NEW CITIZEN program. (You may receive a note from me or from the Mayor confirming that you are now in the program.)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: When you are ready for level 1 (you have earned 5 reputation points & 65 pounds of cash), contact the Mayor and she will tell you how to get £55 CASH. This £55 will push you into Level 1 and the Mayor will give you advice on what kind of field you should choose.

This letter is LONG and I get that, BUT I suggest that you – SAVE IT - somewhere, as mail is deleted automatically after 2 weeks.

== NOW, YOUR TUTORIAL:
- LEVEL ZERO: This game is all about living day to day and working your way UP in the world. =) Level zero is all about having what it takes to move up. The key is to SAVE YOUR MONEY! Save your money and food and do not waste it (on clothes, food or anything else), or you can’t level as quickly as you should. Also, if you don’t know, ask! Ask the Chief Mentor or the Mayor. You are not “bothering” us.

== A DAY . . . in RK (Renaissance Kingdoms) is the 24 hour period between one reset and the next. Reset occurs each day at 2:00 GMT. (Time is posted on the church). For example, if you are in PST (-8 GMT), reset occurs from 7 – 8 pm at night.

== EATING:
You must eat every day to survive. Look at the top of your screen. Next to your money is your “status”. If you are “fit” you only need to eat one Hunger Point (that means 1 corn). If you are “exhausted” you need to eat two Hunger Points (two corns or one bread).

- FOOD: To eat click on “Me”, then “My inventory”. Click on the hand print to eat each item. Remember what I said above: if you are “fit”, you need ONLY eat one corn. (It will still say you are hungry, but ignore that.) To get more food on subsequent days will buy it either from the market or a tavern (which are individually owned and priced). Your money is only to be used to buy food (not wine, women or fancy clothes). Do not buy any food besides corn or bread until you level. DO NOT BUY BEER.

- DON’T GET DRUNK: To enter a tavern, simply click on the name of one. If you visit the taverns, do NOT buy beer at all(only richer people should ever buy beer) and do not allow anyone to buy you more than 5 drinks or you may get drunk. If you are too drunk you can’t work or eat.

== JOBS & REPUTATION:
The best time to get jobs is early in the new day, for as they say - the early bird gets the work! You have THREE places to get work:
1. The Mine: Click "Out of Town" and "Works". Then click on the mine. (You get 7.50 this reset and then 7.50 on Sunday.)
2. As a level 0, you have to work two days in the Church. This will give you 2 of your 5 required Reputation Points. (More info below)
3. Farm jobs are in the Town Hall: Click “Town Hall” and “Job offers”. You will see a job and the skills required. If it says “0 Intelligence Points” or “0 Strength Points” you can apply for it, even though you have no character statistics yet.

== YOUR TOWN:
Read your Town Hall’s Message and keep checking it. Don’t buy cheap items and then resell them higher. This is a prosecutable crime.

== LEVEL ONE:
Like I said above: “When you are ready for level 1 (you have earned 5 Reputation Points & £65 of cash), contact the Mayor and she will tell you how to get £55 from the Town Hall. This £55 will push you into Level 1 and the Mayor will give you advice on what kind of field you should choose and tell you how to level.” * Remember, you can ONLY get this £55 pounds if you are enrolled in the NEW CITIZEN program. *

== REPUTATION POINTS are points you give and get from other people. (You get two points per week that you can give out.) As said above, you will get 2 Reputation Points from the Church. However, you also need 3 Reputation Points from other players. This is part of the game. The best time to find people to trade Reputation Points with is on Sunday after people get paid and they get their 2 points to give out.

== FORUMS:
Visit the forums right away. Only worry about the top forum for now. Go into the Index and look for “Galloway” (that’s our County). Then look for “Whithorn”. That’s our town. There is both a County and a Town forum. Both are fun and will teach you a lot.

We hope you enjoy your life here in 1456 A.D. Whithorn! Please stay in touch.