This is inspired from the "A Tale of Two Games" that was posted on the premie forum. While I felt there were several double-dipping and unnecessary point deductions on aspects that were pure matter of flavor, I would like to see more of Elanthian history which player have participated and seen get implemented into the game.

I think all major cities - Crossing, Therenborough, Throne City, Muspar'i, Shard, Hibarnvidhar, Ratha, Aesry could use a renovation for existing museums and construction of new ones if one does not current exist. (if that's simply too many cities to undertake, then the 5 capitals fo reach province: Crossing, Therenborough, Shard, Hib, and Ratha - leave Throne City to its existing mech)

Invite players to:
1) Write exhibit submissions as with fine art/book contests
- Their character can be credited as the archaelogist who excavated the artifact

2) Donate actual artifacts or out-of-print items
- ex. 100 i.g. year old relics (pre-web spider pouches or whatever they were called?)
- alterations that one no longer use but wouldn't mind putting on show for future generations
- the sword that legendary warrior used to slay so and so GMPC during so and so invasion
- an old fest item
- historical, unique event items such as the sigilated ring from the first 100th circle ceremony

Lower the bar for these to bring more exhibit cases and "life" to the museum, but still have a contest on the player's submission for their Exhibit's description so its not just a spam/flood of look-the-same forged weapon etc.
- Their character can be credited as the one who donated the relic

3) Write long-descriptions/pamphlets, or even NPC museum tour dialogue to talk about the history behind that time, the specific war, etc.

4) Plat sink. Just like real life museums or non-profit orgs, accept contributions for the construction, renovations, and general maintenance of the museum. The top contributors may have an exhibit hall, or an entire wing, named after them. Some may have their own bust displayed at the lobby or the courtyard garden, or have their name as part of the entire museum's name.

This can be done in different flavors for each museum. Blind bid (but you don't take your plats back even if you lost the bid), separate funding for specific wings/halls, etc., or just flat contribution ranking for the overall museum construction.



I think this will greatly help players feel tied into and contribute to the history of Elanthia.
Each museum should have designated areas that are friendly for player hangouts, if not only for newbies to learn the environment and lore.

I like it.

I think reworking the museum stealing system is something good to have but not as likely to be expected. I did have similar thoughts about that though, then having a replica in place and creating a TASK/Assassin bounty on the thief and so on.

I will be perfectly content if we simply have the museums filled with history-history as well as player-contributed contemporary-history items, and more regularly invite player submissions as new events conclude.

>>Even if the to plat hoarder is still hoarding the plats, the less currency in circulation will still drive macroeconomic numbers down and it would still impact the in-game economy.

It's not so much a plat hoarding issue as a massive plat generating issue by a guy in Boar Clan and his home for wayward HLCs. Money sinks are going to continue to be pointless while that is ignored.

The museum ideas are neat though, it'd be interesting to see what you guys come up with.