The following guild letter is dated March 12, 2016: the day of the first ever Ghost Templars' Dragonflight. We were damn proud to have killed one dragon with 30 players! Now look at us making dragon fillets every night...
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What a gathering of Templars!
More than 30 Templars joined together to down the Stronghold Dragons today; the most Templars ever assembled in our short four month history.
We fought a hard battle and downed one of the four Dragonflight creatures that terrorize our Stronghold. While we were not able to slay all four beasts, we learned some techniques for future encounters.
One thing we did learn is that communication is key to mobilize such a large gathering. It would be a great help if members were able to be on TeamSpeak for such endeavors. For the next encounter, we will make sure that at least the group leaders will be on TeamSpeak to better coordinate the battle.
Special thanks to Blazin Holy for leading the troops into battle; and to Darlyn for providing the Golden Bells to summon the dragons.
Another Dragonflight encounter is being planned for next week. Stay tuned...
All the best,
Xerxes
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Templar Teamwork
Probably the most interesting aspect of the Templars, for whom our guilds are named, was teamwork. This is symbolized in the Templar's seal of two knights riding in the same saddle on one horse. The knights always worked as a team and no brother was ever left behind: two by two they went into battle.
Ghost Templars and Spirit Templars aspire to continue this tradition by developing a spirit of teamwork among its members.
We do this by aiding each other whenever possible: helping each other quest, level and dungeon delve; gearing up each other; and giving advice to each other on how to create an awesome build or play one's toons properly. This is why guilds exist. This is what Templar community is all about.
We will need to work as a team to win the Stronghold Siege and slay the Stronghold Dragonflight Dragons. Working as a team, we must learn to follow our leaders into battle and follow their directions. We've gotten good practice through running Stronghold heroic encounters. We learn by working together in running dungeons and skirmishes. We have to do so if we want to win our most difficult battles awaiting us in upcoming modules.
Let's work closely together as a team and continue the tradition of the Knights Templar, our exemplars in going into battle and besieging the enemy. Surely, we are on our way to Victory.
All the best,
Xerxes
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Ghost Templars and Spirit Templars aspire to continue this tradition by developing a spirit of teamwork among its members.
We do this by aiding each other whenever possible: helping each other quest, level and dungeon delve; gearing up each other; and giving advice to each other on how to create an awesome build or play one's toons properly. This is why guilds exist. This is what Templar community is all about.
We will need to work as a team to win the Stronghold Siege and slay the Stronghold Dragonflight Dragons. Working as a team, we must learn to follow our leaders into battle and follow their directions. We've gotten good practice through running Stronghold heroic encounters. We learn by working together in running dungeons and skirmishes. We have to do so if we want to win our most difficult battles awaiting us in upcoming modules.
Let's work closely together as a team and continue the tradition of the Knights Templar, our exemplars in going into battle and besieging the enemy. Surely, we are on our way to Victory.
All the best,
Xerxes
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Growing Pains
There is a tension within the Templar guilds that are to be expected for a new organization that is only five months old. We are having growing pains as we bounce between 2 sets of polar opposites: Casual/Raiding, and Benefits/Duties.
A few weeks ago, we had an experience that helped us define ourselves when Ghost Templars was asked to merge with a hardcore raiding guild. Our marshalls agreed that we are and will remain a casual guild as we do not want to place heavy burdens on our members. Hardcore guilds expect their members to daily deposit astral diamonds in the coffer, farm influence, and grind for surplus equipment and other items for stronghold development. Ghost Templars does not require members to do anything except abide by our simple regulations and participate in guild activities. This means our stronghold advancement will take longer, i.e., dragonflight gear and boons will not be quickly available. We have lost highly-geared level 70 members because of this: they want the best boons and gear in the game now, which we cannot provide in a casual guild like ours. We are willing to make this sacrifice to preserve our guild's casual way of being.
There is also the tension between benefits and duties. We cannot expect to have boons, special gear, etc., without concomitant duties; i.e., building up the stronghold to unlock special gear, boons and other benefits. Your Templar duties are expressed in the guidelines we have agreed to follow. In doing so, you gain access to all the benefits of our casual guild.
These tenions keep us on our toes and help us fulfill our mission of enabling our members to progress within the game and enjoy a fun gaming experience on Neverwinter.
All the best,
Xerxes
Thursday, April 14, 2016
A few weeks ago, we had an experience that helped us define ourselves when Ghost Templars was asked to merge with a hardcore raiding guild. Our marshalls agreed that we are and will remain a casual guild as we do not want to place heavy burdens on our members. Hardcore guilds expect their members to daily deposit astral diamonds in the coffer, farm influence, and grind for surplus equipment and other items for stronghold development. Ghost Templars does not require members to do anything except abide by our simple regulations and participate in guild activities. This means our stronghold advancement will take longer, i.e., dragonflight gear and boons will not be quickly available. We have lost highly-geared level 70 members because of this: they want the best boons and gear in the game now, which we cannot provide in a casual guild like ours. We are willing to make this sacrifice to preserve our guild's casual way of being.
There is also the tension between benefits and duties. We cannot expect to have boons, special gear, etc., without concomitant duties; i.e., building up the stronghold to unlock special gear, boons and other benefits. Your Templar duties are expressed in the guidelines we have agreed to follow. In doing so, you gain access to all the benefits of our casual guild.
These tenions keep us on our toes and help us fulfill our mission of enabling our members to progress within the game and enjoy a fun gaming experience on Neverwinter.
All the best,
Xerxes
Thursday, April 14, 2016
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