Blackfire - Thou shalt suffer!

Dragon

t o submit an application to build an area on Blackfire, you must send an email that meets the following list of criteria.

  1. The area must be an original idea. Although an idea based on books is acceptable as long is it isnt plagiarized and contains original thoughts and ideas.
  2. Write the idea behind your area. The area idea must be proofread and free from grammatical mistakes, Ok folks, this is a big one. You will be turned down almost immediately if the application contains a gross number of errors.
  3. Write 5 sample room descriptions that would appear in your area. Once again, please proofread them before you send them in to us. Follow all rules and guidelines as described below.
  4. Give 5 ideas for mobiles that will be found in your area. Include the same information that is given on the sample mobile below.
  5. Give 5 ideas for objects that will be found in you area. Include the same information that is given on the sample object below.
  6. I must stress this again. Please proofread everything. Nothing is so disheartening than to see a good idea, but have to turn the person down because they cant spell or conjugate a verb properly.

Rules for Room Descriptions

  1. Never use the word 'You' in a sentence. It is a bad trap and can only lead to trouble.
  2. Along the same lines, never tell a player how he feels or what he is doing. You can never be sure that a player will feel disgusted at the sight of blood. They might enjoy it.
  3. Try to be descriptive about the area. Tell them about the sights and sounds and smells that are going on around them. Try to make them part of the story.
  4. Proofread :).

Sample Mobile

Short Namea listless villager
Long NameA listless villager wanders aimlessly through the hamlet.
Aliaseslistless villager
Lookat Desc This poor villager wanders the streets with no purpose. His eyes reflect the horror that he has witnessed. He is little more than an empty shell, bereft of hope. His clothes are mere rags, and he has not bathed in many days.
Mobile Facts This mob is one of the poor souls trapped by Elias' evil. He is doomed to wander the village of Nurrsberg in search of a magical chalice that Elias desires.

Sample Object

Short Namea black runesword
Long Name A dull, black longsword, covered in fiery runes, sticks out of the ground.
Aliasesrune sword runesword
Lookat Desc This blade glows with a fiery aura from the many runes carved upon its scarred surface. Intricately carved for such a brutal weapon, this sword fairly hums with the power that was used to enchant it. ...It has a soft glowing aura!
Object Facts This hideous sword is used by the evil knight that guards the entrance to the Tomb of Elias. It was forged in the depths of some nameless forge and imbued with the unholy powers of chaos.