by Lani "Gwen" Jones
This has been an amazing fall of questing events and that trend is certain to continue this Saturday at the latest in the Risen Kingdom’s plot line, A New Be-Gi-Nning (Where players go to the lands of Gi - did I mention that I love puns). Risen Kingdom plot by Rua Thar Cinn has been a mainstay in the Realms for the past few years and what’s really impressive to consider is that everything that’s happened up until now, the Iron Road invasion, working with The Resistance, all of those moments and quests were only chapter one of this story. This weekend players get to see the launch of chapter two and already I’m excited to see what’s in store for all of us in a new world that the Realms will get to explore.
Throwing a multi-year consistent plot is one of the best things a group can contribute to the game and one of the difficulties in doing so is finding ways to make things new and interesting event after event. Rua Thar Cinn has always expertly risen to this challenge and this event seems like it will be no exception to that trend. I’m extremely interested in their new M.A.R.K. mechanics which use QR codes around the site to convey in-depth information to the players. How event holding teams innovate is one of my favorite parts of this community and I can’t wait to see how it works here. If you’re coming to this event make sure you found some way to make your smartphone covered or built into a prop so you can participate in this new mechanic!
Apart from the M.A.R.K. system, all of the usual mainstays of Rua Thar Cinn event holding are sure to come together to make this quest an amazing one. Hopefully you remembered to submit your story shard so you can have a personalized interaction with the plot and of course the customization that comes from Trappings of Civilization will be in effect as well. Personally I’ll be helping to guard the Western Flank while all of you embark on this journey but I can’t wait to hear the tales you’ll tell of your first visits to the lands of Gi.
