The Ancient One Speaks Once More
Pay heed, for in her whispers can be found great wisdom.
The initial Medium released earlier this week was intended as an introduction to the basic foundation we envisioned for the guilds within the Ancient One’s domain. This naturally was sparse of several explicit details, in an effort to let the concept sit with the community for a while and so as to not overwhelm anyone with too much change in a short time period.
We’re penning this follow up with a bit more insight into how the transition to guilds is intended to work, and the unique roles of each guild in the community and the Evolving Forest game.
But before we get into all of that…
Team Announcement
Off the back of our Genesis drop, we’ve been working behind the scenes to do all we can to help ensure the game we are building is the best it can be.
With that goal in mind, we wanted to onboard an additional game designer with a breadth of experience to help ensure that what we are building hits the right tone with respect to gameplay, depth, and economics.
We are therefore delighted to announce that Eric Lindstrom has joined our project as a Game Designer & Writer. Upon signing on, Eric noted that he’s “very excited to be working in the NFT space, with Evolving Forest’s concept of combining breeding and crafting mechanics with beautiful procedural 3D assets.”
Eric brings more than 30 years experience in the game industry to the table, including writing credits to multiple AAA titles under his belt, such as Tomb Raider: Underworld, and he has also been nominated for both a BAFTA and the Writers Guild of American awards.
Eric’s experience provides a deep pool of knowledge from which to draw, including designing games with breeding & genetics, and a strong understanding of various approaches to game economics.
Selecting Your Guild
While originally thematic and designed to ascribe personality and identity for participants within the game, the Guilds of the Grove have now taken on the additional role of being responsible for attending to key components of the Ancient One’s Congregation.
Order of the Crimson Guard
Naturally bold, militaristic, and fiercely protective of the pscillion fields, the Crimson Guard are suited to the task of ensuring security and safety within the congregation.
Crimson Guard guild members will be responsible for monitoring and reporting scams, infiltration of the discord by malicious actors, and hunting down and identifying those attempting to steal from or otherwise hurt community members.
They will be given increasing authority as they rise through the ranks of the guild, gaining powers necessary to ensure the safety of our members.
Vaccai Conservancy
As the chief scientific and innovative minds in the congregation, the Vaccai will work on all things analytic and economic in nature, in addition to focusing on novel proposals for game loop and governance modifications/additions.
They will excel in the distillation of tokenomic/in-game economic data into easily displayable graphics and documents, as well as the creation of art, memes, stickers, and any other material used to highlight aspects of the congregation.
Additionally, Vaccai guild members shall have the sole responsibility of performing background research on projects or protocols seeking to become one with the congregation.
Dryari
The Dryari Guild will use their deep devotion to the Ancient One and love of community to uphold her sacred teachings within the congregation.
They shall be tasked with new member orientation and general channel maintenance, including answering questions and offering help to those who need it.
Outside the congregation, the Dryari will play the key role in spearheading missionary work, to spread the Ancient One’s holy song to the unawakened masses, and encourage their entry to our congregation.
Finally, Dryari will be responsible for the composition and creation of more sentimental artistic offerings to the Ancient One, including stickers, art, music, and emojis that help to build up the cultural depth within our congregation (this is a key part of how social capital is established).
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Look out for part 3 in this series, coming soon.
Until next time, may the Ancient One’s light be with you.
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