This is an OOC linkshell primarily intended to connect those who are interested in or currently are RPing a member of the Sekiseigumi in Kugane.
Addendum: A secondary intention is also to connect those who may be interested in regular general or antagonistic interactions with Sekiseigumi RPers.
Contact info: Please send a tell to Wise Judge if you'd like an invitation to the linkshell. Note that you may be asked to present your Sekiseigumi character first to confirm their race.
Restrictions:
Outfit: Until such time that SE deigns to release a similar or preferably same outfit as the Sekiseigumi uniform, RPers of such characters will be forced to improvise. At this time, I suggest using the level 66, i279 Striking gear (Doman Steel, Marid Leather) with the chestpiece/legs dyed Wine Red and gauntlets/boots dyed Soot Black for an "armored Sekiseigumi" look which can be handwaved away as a response to an influx of more heavily armed foreigners (the Shinsengumi, which the Sekiseigumi are based off of, did wear light mail suits under their robes, and the reasoning for the "escalation" seems sound). The Sekiseigumi mon (emblem) can be described as being on the back of the coat in the center of the top half of the dark section of the upper back and on the pauldrons. I stress that this outfit should be replaced at the earliest convenient opportunity should SE make an accessible version of the Sekiseigumi uniform for SAM. These suggestions are to encourage some level of uniformity in appearance until such time we're able to farm or otherwise acquire the actual outfit.
The Sekiseigumi NPCs in-game use the Baldur Katana available from Neverreap/Fractal Continuum (Level 60 HW dungeons). If, however, you're like me, and have real bad luck when it comes to drops, valid explanations for your non-standard katana are acceptable, i.e. a gift from family, so on and so forth, until such time that you are able to acquire it. Plus katana are hardly indestructible, so spares are not out of the question.
LS chat rules: Please refrain from excessively engaging in topics such as, but not limited to...
Addendum: A secondary intention is also to connect those who may be interested in regular general or antagonistic interactions with Sekiseigumi RPers.
Contact info: Please send a tell to Wise Judge if you'd like an invitation to the linkshell. Note that you may be asked to present your Sekiseigumi character first to confirm their race.
Restrictions:
- Pending further possible information in future patches on the Sekiseigumi organisation's racial composition, this LS is currently only accepting Hingan (natives of Hingashi) characters using Midlander or Hellsguard character models in regards to Sekiseigumi characters.
- Reasoning: At this point, there are no Raen Sekiseigumi NPCs, (unless they're all hanging out in Shirogane). As such, I prefer to err on the side of caution rather than risk, however negligible the possibility may be, that Square Enix might go in a future patch, "Oh, the Sekiseigumi don't take in Raen for X reason," thus necessitating a potential culling in order to remain lore compliant. In my opinion, it would far simpler to simply be restrictive at this time and then, should there be Raen NPCs in the future, open up the linkshell to them rather than risk the previously mentioned situation.
- Reasoning: At this point, there are no Raen Sekiseigumi NPCs, (unless they're all hanging out in Shirogane). As such, I prefer to err on the side of caution rather than risk, however negligible the possibility may be, that Square Enix might go in a future patch, "Oh, the Sekiseigumi don't take in Raen for X reason," thus necessitating a potential culling in order to remain lore compliant. In my opinion, it would far simpler to simply be restrictive at this time and then, should there be Raen NPCs in the future, open up the linkshell to them rather than risk the previously mentioned situation.
- There is no gender restriction at this time.
- The Sekiseigumi has been stated to be made up of commoners. As such, those characters of already established samurai, noble, or otherwise privileged descent will be accepted pending a review of their character's reasons for joining (To clarify, this applies if your character is supposed to already be a member of the Sekiseigumi). New recruits of the Sekiseigumi are exempt, as are ronin.
Outfit: Until such time that SE deigns to release a similar or preferably same outfit as the Sekiseigumi uniform, RPers of such characters will be forced to improvise. At this time, I suggest using the level 66, i279 Striking gear (Doman Steel, Marid Leather) with the chestpiece/legs dyed Wine Red and gauntlets/boots dyed Soot Black for an "armored Sekiseigumi" look which can be handwaved away as a response to an influx of more heavily armed foreigners (the Shinsengumi, which the Sekiseigumi are based off of, did wear light mail suits under their robes, and the reasoning for the "escalation" seems sound). The Sekiseigumi mon (emblem) can be described as being on the back of the coat in the center of the top half of the dark section of the upper back and on the pauldrons. I stress that this outfit should be replaced at the earliest convenient opportunity should SE make an accessible version of the Sekiseigumi uniform for SAM. These suggestions are to encourage some level of uniformity in appearance until such time we're able to farm or otherwise acquire the actual outfit.
The Sekiseigumi NPCs in-game use the Baldur Katana available from Neverreap/Fractal Continuum (Level 60 HW dungeons). If, however, you're like me, and have real bad luck when it comes to drops, valid explanations for your non-standard katana are acceptable, i.e. a gift from family, so on and so forth, until such time that you are able to acquire it. Plus katana are hardly indestructible, so spares are not out of the question.
LS chat rules: Please refrain from excessively engaging in topics such as, but not limited to...
- Real life politics/religions that might be considered unrelated to the nation of Hingashi/the Far East (for example, Abrahamic religions would likely be unrelated for the most part, whereas others such as Shinto or sects of Buddhism would not be)
- Topics of an adult nature such as sexual intercourse, kinks/fetishes, and other such subjects.
- Unsubstantiated rumor milling. (X told me Y did Z.)
- "Discourse" that may be occurring in-game or on third party websites such as tumblr or reddit, unless it directly impacts the linkshell, in which case I ask that a linkshell leader/owner be notified so that an investigation may be launched.