The final shape (in both borders and citizenry) for each kingdom, duchy, county, and settlement is still being penned. Names and places are being written into the Chronicles as we speak. Instead, think of them as the missing cards to an otherwise incomplete set. Only with the community cards that are played randomly on the table can you assemble a winning hand - just as it will be when unclaimed duchies, counties, and settlements will be picked up by new or newly-upgrading players! Don't think of those members who join your domain now as intruding on what you already have. Much like in Texas Hold 'Em poker, you have some cards you were dealt (your own lands, your liege, other allies), but those alone are not sufficient to win. While folks may instinctively cling to the communities to which they've already become a part, the relationships created thus far will not be enough to play the game. That's all changing, now that claims are being made on the lands of the starting continents. Though there are communities that have already cropped up in the Forums and on Discord based on the promise of a great nation, no nations have previously existed. For characters who hold titles and lands, these might come in the form of the Sedecim, a royal wedding, or a conquest into neighboring lands. While there isn't raiding or grinding dungeons for rare loot in Chronicle of Elyria, there are plenty of objectives that will take large numbers of people coming together to coordinate and achieve a desired outcome. Now is when the Dance truly begins!Īs this community continues through these events, and the lands meted out to players with an interest in governance, the members of each Kingdom, Duchy, and County will become its own roster of what are, in a way, guild members (as in the more traditional concept of a guild in an MMO): a group of players who are signing up to work on specific in-game goals together and who benefit from the size and quality of the collective. Though people have been plotting and planning for months or years, it's hasn't been tangible or real until now. Each one a potential threat or ally to another. Heroic effort, skill, and the power of one's reputation will be the difference between survival and an early death! At every level! The Dynastiesĭomain & Settlement Selection, and the auction following it, mean that titled players are now real landowners in Elyria.
At each level, there is danger and drama.
There are layers to the gameplay that take place at the individual level, community level, governmental level, and world level. When favor is given or owed, it is part of the Dance.Ĭhronicles of Elyria is a world where there is more to do than hunt monsters and get loot (but you can always go pursue the life of an Adventurer if that's what you're after!). When heirs are named and lineages ended, it's part of the Dance. When assassination plots and marriages are arranged, it's part of the Dance. If you are a titled landowner, you're in the game already! When the nations of Elyria vie for dominance - whether through diplomacy, economy, or warfare - it is part of the Dance. Political intrigue abounds when you play the game and the only way to win is to play. Simply put, the Dance of Dynasties is the great political game of favors, alliances, and power played by lords and ladies and the highly ambitious.
Let's talk about what it is, what's already happened, and what to expect as we continue through to the next phase.
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With Domain & Settlement Selection in full swing, and with the Settlers of Elyria Dutch-style auction coming up, it brings with it an entirely new phase to the Dance of Dynasties.
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