Staff-Supported Roleplay

Staff-Supported Roleplay, or SSRP, is an integral part to the Crimson Ingot experience. While CI offers base content including classes, unique mobs, special crafting, and unique items, all of which require no more than logging on and playing, there is also a more involved and unique side of our server accessed by reaching out to staff and seeking specific interaction with Staff-Played Characters (SPCs), involvement in Staff-Run Story Arcs, and in some cases mechanical support for personal Roleplay goals and actions.

This wiki page will explore, describe, and explain the different types of SSRP available on CI and help you figure out what you can do to involve SSRP in your own gameplay!

=Deity RP= The most commonly played SPCs are the eight creeded divines: Akwal, Cavilon, Deserma, Mycelyix, Netharna, Wildaven, Wintival, and Zelphair. Interacting with these divines is simple, straight-forward and regularly done by most players.

Typically, you will pray at a shrine in a biome associated with the god you're seeking. Most characters pray to the god they worship somewhat frequently, but all characters can pray to any god - often this is done when travelling through or mining in another god's domain so as to avoid divine punishment.

After arriving at our building a shrine, it is best to fill a chest or shulker box with offerings (rare materials, lore items, and creed-specific offerings are preferable). Then you simply write your prayer following a /pray command, and if Staff are online and available - and the god is inclined to answer this prayer - you will get a response! If no one answers within ten minutes, it may be better to try to pray again later!

A more exhaustive guide to Deity & Prayer Roleplay is available here!

=Advanced Class SSRP= Our class system is one that is constantly expanding. While Base Creeds and Base Classes are set in stone, one's advanced class, which can be gained at lvl. 50, can be either chosen from the available list or a player is welcome to write an SSRP Thread applying for a the creation of a new Advanced Class. If approved, this class will be available to future players who follow their same Creed-Class combination. So, how do you apply?

First things first - you need to make sure your advanced class isn't already there. If you're a Netharnan Mage and want to play a master Pyromancer... that option will already be available. On the other hand, let's say you're an Akwhale Archer ... and you want to be a Pirate Sharpshooter. This class might be available, but it also might not! If that's the case, you're ready to apply.

You'll need to head to our forums and create a thread in the SSRP section. The title of this thread out to be "Username Creed-Class DesiredAdvancedClassName [Advanced Class]".

In the body of the thread, you'll talk briefly about the RP your character has done to train for this type of class. You'll link wiki pages or forum threads that are relevant to the RP. You're also welcome to attach screenshots of IG RP or of builds relevant to the character (perhaps a dojo, training ground, or pirate ship). The goal here is not to write a book or overwhelm us with information, but we do need to see that you have RPed into this class fairly. Making a new class takes a lot of work on our end, and this is our way of ensuring that players who have earned their advanced class get them first. If you want an advanced class quickly, it is best to just pick one of the available options.

After attaching evidence of RP & a description of your Roleplay, it is time to get straight to the point. Tell us in a very OOC fashion what kind of class this is. For a Pirate Sharpshooter, I might say "The Pirate Sharpshooter class specializes in primitive firearms (flintlock pistols & blunderbusses) and has access to those kinds of items rather than higher level bows. The Pirate Sharpshooter's spells involve throwing bangfish-derived dynamite, additional mobility skills for moving about ship-rigging and moving quickly from one ship deck to another, and some basic cutlass skills for when an enemy manages to get to close."

Asking for a skill does not guarantee it. We need to consider balance, and some things just aren't possible to create. That said, so long as your explanation is sound and the requests are reasonable, we'll try to make the class as requested. The above Pirate Sharpshooter balances out the Base Akwhale Archer, focusing on unique weapons, additional mobility & close-range skills, and a pirate's ingenuity. Some archers may prefer to lean into the long-range & magical aspects of their class, gaining more unique creed spells or