World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 69
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had a character (in the guild). I was
Agret, an officer in the guild,
on the alliance so I would need to
asking about her new guild and
explains her start in the game: “So
she tried to warn me off because it
I loaded up the game and made my
was a pretty crazy 100% RP guild. I
first character, an undead warlock.
think she was worried that I would
I was having fun so I called up the
The guild had an interview
find that strange, and she didn’t
person that got me started in PC/
process which required meeting
want to talk about it much. I’ve
RP games to see if they might
up face to face in game, and
always been very RP focused in
want to join in with me. I told her
asking a series of questions. For
table-top games, so it was exciting
it seemed like a pretty neat game
many, including Mograthana, it
to hear that I could find something
but it didn’t seem to provide “real
was Emmyn who conducted their
similar in WoW. I had pretty much
RP” even though I joined on an RP
interview. The interview process
given up on finding solid RP in the
server. That person was Emmyn,
required you submitted your interest
game even on an RP server.”
the guild leader of the Bastion at
in a letter, and also had a sponsor
the time. She was excited to hear
from the guild separate from the
from me and play together but she
person conducting the interview.
Lochke echoed those feelings.
“I thought that was terrific! At that
make an Alliance character to join.”
FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE
said the “real RP” guild she ran was
point in my life, I had no desire to
talk about the real world, so this
was an opportunity to make friends
based solely on the game alone.
People in the Bastion of Sanity are
genuinely kind, patient and tolerant.”
Of course, Emmyn, was a major
part of the start of the Bastion. While
I joined shortly after she was no
longer guild leader, and only saw
her character once (on the guild’s
fifth anniversary) it was easy to
know who she was, and like her
immediately. She’s a name that
every single long term member
has something good to say about.
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