[Skatche]

In my infinite stupidity, I forgot to write one of the sections I had planned. Here it is:

The Shouting Contest
One thing about roleplaying is that everyone wants to be a hero (in the same way that every kingdom thinks it's the "good guys"). This has been a problem for as long as I have been roleplaying on Graal (and probably before that), and I myself am guilty of it. The scenario is simple: someone decides that his character is going to be wounded. He sends out a toguild saying "Oh no! I'm wounded!" Meanwhile the kingdom is busy with more important matters, so a minute goes by without a response. So the message is sent again: "Someone help me!" This continues for a long time, because everyone is doing it; while this person is screaming "I'm wounded", another is yelling "I've made dinner! Come to the bar!" and yet another is shouting "Oh no! I've been posessed by a demon!" and so on. In this way the situation turns into a shouting contest. Everyone grapples for attention and no one gets it. I know we're all attention-getters, but we need to supress the urge to take over the spotlight when someone else is in it. Wait for a quiet time, and then send out the call.