Now that you have seen how unbelievably great our logo is, YOU MUST RETURN!
Statistics: Posted by Elle — Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:55 pm
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The Troubleshooters are dead. Long live the Troubleshooters.
Statistics: Posted by El Jefe — Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:14 pm
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The Band of the Rusty Dragon
Or not, I don't like it as much written down.
Statistics: Posted by Eliahad — Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:53 pm
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Statistics: Posted by Elle — Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:38 pm
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Company of the Rusty Dragon
Association of the Rusty Dragon
I think any of them would work. Like Mike, I think Order or Company can be used without coming across as too militaristic. They can be seen as either tongue-in-cheek, or I'm sure there are plenty of other commercial adventuring companies in the land that have similar names that it wouldn't be seen as too out of the ordinary. Besides, there are the multiple meanings of the words that come into play: Order not only meaning a monastic or military group but also the order that you place at a restaurant, and Company likewise meaning not only a military group but also someone coming to visit. OOC, Fellowship does seem to connote Lord of the Rings, but in-game that wouldn't be a problem. Association seems a trifle on the formal side (akin to Corporation or Incorporated), but again, the multiple possible meanings of the word leave a bit of room for interpretation.
As for changing the name, I also was never overly fond of Troubleshooters. I went with it because that was the name that won the vote at the time. But besides the Paranoia factor Mike mentions, it just never "felt" right to me. I guess perhaps it's Mike's comment that it felt too modern, and didn't fit the typical fantasy pattern of "The [noun] of the [adjective] [noun/place name]". "Heroes of Sandpoint" arose naturally based on our actions; Troubleshooters seemed forced, since it was a name we tried giving to ourselves. "The (Order/Company/Fellowship/Association) of the Rusty Dragon" seems to fit more naturally because we do spend so much time at the Rusty Dragon when we are in Sandpoint, and we're on good terms with Ameiko.
Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:44 am
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However, if Order is an issue, I'm okay with Fellowship of the Rusty Dragon, Rusty Dragon League, The Rusty Dragons, The Rusty Dragon Company, The Rusty Dragon Cooperative, Friends of the Rusty Dragon... whatever. They're all good.
As for why we should update the name: I'm afraid of offending whoever came up with it, but Troubleshooters has never worked for me. I chose not to be in on that conversation, so I felt no justification for complaining afterwards. But it just has no real panache to it. I think troubleshooter, I think Paranoia or tech support. Troubleshooter just feels like a modern term to me. Meh. It's not a name that gets spoken about in hushed tones. It's not a name that gets shrouded in myth and legend. We are working hard to become legendary. We need a name to suit that purpose.
Statistics: Posted by Mike — Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:16 am
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My suggestion:
Fellowship of the Rusty Dragon
(yeah, it's corny, but... Brotherhood doesn't work with as many women as we have... and sisterhood would be a bit rude to the men and siblinghood just sounds weird.)
Statistics: Posted by Zen — Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:59 am
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To commemorate this iteration of our group and take it to the next level, I do think we need a symbol, which could be rather like the sihedron except with eight points instead of seven. It's like our way of seizing it back from the forces we keep encountering who are trying to tap into this ancient magic. I like the idea of using it as a symbol for the Fort (if we ever get back there for real) and leaving it behind as our "Mark" - you know, we send a letter to the Mayor of Magnimar and put our eight-pointed star on it. We destroy a lamia and leave behind our mark to let any visitors know who they're dealing with.
The downside is, of course, making ourselves known as a specific target. But I don't think we can avoid fame across this part of the world at this juncture. It's weird that such a thing (like our character advancements generally) would happen in the span of just a few months' game-time, but I just accept now that time in this world has to move differently - it's fantasy, after all. Anyway, one reason I liked the idea of settling at the Fort was that it allows us to develop a place and face some different kinds of challenges, including bringing other people in to work for us or advance various projects. I could just as easily see the benefit of remaining LESS settled and more elusive, though... a constantly moving target that remains an association of friends and doesn't put down particular roots or rely on anyone else, at least for the time being.
Another option I hadn't considered as much before, in the excitement of being handed control of the Fort, is continuing to put down roots in Sandpoint and its environs. Is there a reason the whole campaign began here, in the sense that we haven't really unlocked everything there is to know? Obviously bad ol' M knows there's something here that we don't know. Maybe this will mean what we really want is to operate the Fort as a satellite under V's command, but remain ourselves in Sandpoint until we can sort out whatever is attracting so many problems to the place. One nice thing about staying on THIS side of the world is that we remain closer to Magnimar, Thistletop, Foxglove Manor, Nybor, the farmlands between, such that if our membership each wanted to settle down long term in slightly different places, it would be realistic for us all to remain linked together. Someone could have a city life, in other words, while remaining close to the group. Someone else could reinhabit the Manor; someone else could live on a Farm, someone else could maintain relations with the Thistletop Goblins so they aren't co-opted by Sandpoint's enemies again. Etc.
Statistics: Posted by Elle — Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:11 am
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