At this first event Will points were handled by bits of paper, this became cumbersome so now we handle it on a trust based system, but this means it needs to work the way it is meant to.

In brief, to recover Will you MUST consult a referee. Simply put, no referee = NO WILL.

Now, that referee may well ask what you intend to do, then say "Ok, go and do that and as long as you are not interrupted then you get 1 Will for every 10 minutes you do it". Thats fine, whether or not a ref then comes and tells you it failed, or you get a message from your god or it worked doubly well is a matter for the referee.

I won't go into details from a plot and lore point of view, this is plain and simple black and white rules. However it is possible that when trying to get Will that your god speaks to you and asks that you do something in order to suceed. I won't say more than that, but you should never simply assume 10 minutes of "prayer" is enough, its only enough if a ref says so.

Also, please note that every god is different, again without wanting to be specific 10 minutes of quiet prayer and meditation is hardly likely to impress the Destructor

The reason I raise this at all is that I have been told (and from the low amount of people who seemed to get ref approval I can believe) that people were simply assuming that all they needed was 10 minutes and bam, the Will comes back.

To dispel another myth, Will recovery does not necessarily need to be a solo exercise, nor does it have to involve what we might consider prayer, each god might consider certain things to work.

We have no intention of telling you what works and what doesn't, the idea is for you to find out. Some groups have found (often extreme) ways of getting multiple points of Will back in less time than usual, others have found what they have tried fails. Surely this can only promote roleplay by groups talking to each other about what works and what doesn't.

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LT: Harod the Mercenary and Staff Ref (retired)

Maelstrom: Josef Arteman and one time Staff Ref (retired)

EOS: Head Referee and Head of Rules

"You don't stop playing games when you grow old, you grow old when you stop playing games"

Is contradicted by this:

I would imagine this is unlikely to happen without good reason. If there is a good reason, you have something to roleplay with. It's not ideal, but it's hardly the end of the world.

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Eos: Manius Shard. Definitely up for round 3 - bring it on, Kibblestone!

Shadow Wars: Johnny Hyper, glow-in-the-dark Hacker.

Dark Ages Requiem: Storyteller

The ideas have got to come from the players, ultimately. I've been trying to convince druids of the Land to sit in muddy puddles and throw leaves over their heads since before event 1.

They never do it. Spoilsports.

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Eos: Manius Shard. Definitely up for round 3 - bring it on, Kibblestone!

Shadow Wars: Johnny Hyper, glow-in-the-dark Hacker.

Dark Ages Requiem: Storyteller

I think I know what you're referring to, that does not require a ref.

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LT: Harod the Mercenary and Staff Ref (retired)

Maelstrom: Josef Arteman and one time Staff Ref (retired)

EOS: Head Referee and Head of Rules

"You don't stop playing games when you grow old, you grow old when you stop playing games"