Posted by Ansellius on June 6, 2000 at 21:57:39:
Role play role play role play! First off.
Step 1: MAKE YOUR ROLE and description at level one. This way you look well-thought out. Make them to the best of your ability. Have a first, second and third draft. Make them very well thought out right down to how your char speaks and behaves. Eliminate spelling errors.
Step 2: RANK yourself up to around 6, this shows your a little more serious than if you just try to get empowered as a rank one.
Step 3: PRAY here for the first time. Go to the shrine... don't expect to be answered. Just let your god know your around. Pray like you want an audience though, ya just might get it. This is a good time to write a note to them. Say who you are, give a BRIEF background. Tell them you'll tell them the rest when you speak. I like to include that I'm patient in these notes.
Step 4: GO ROLEPLAY a lot! Good places to do this are (in order) *A* Inn of the Eternal Star, many many many immortals watch this place very consistantly. There's a good chance your immortal is watching here before you ever walk in. *B* Your guild in Galadon. Associate with others like you. Interact. *C* (equally as good as B and A) Interact with people that are in your gods cabal. !!!! Your immortal watches them quite a bit too... and won't he be impressed to see you with them, sharing your common beliefs?
Split your time 75% rp and 25% ranking. This lets your immortal see you in different settings. Role play heavily when you rank.
Continue doing this till you reach level nine. THEN STOP!
Step 5: PRAYER lots of prayer. By this time you should have logged about 15 or more hours with your char. Your established, lots of people know who you are. This is the time when you bug the hell out of your god. But don't look like your bugging the hell out of your god. Pray every 20 mins to half an hour. Make each pray different and intelligent sounding. No one likes to speak with a moron.
A good example would be, "Lord Andaren, I have come to your inn to seek your audience. I am a follower of Purity and need your blessing to continue to Purify. Come speak, you'll not be let down."
Another thing I've found to be succesful is to use a 'fun' kind of pray. Example: "Lord Andaren, if you'd grace me with your great elven presence I believe I have enough wine to get us both pissing drunk. Then we can talk about empowering me." (This is actually the one Andaren responded to. I miss him A LOT!)
Expect to spend at least 10 hours doing this... though it has rarely taken that long if you follow the steps properly.
If you don't hear from your god for 3 weeks, send another scroll wondering if he is hearing your prayers.
TIP 1: Pray at different times of the day.
TIP 2: Think of when you've seen your god vis, it's a good bet thats a usual time for him to be on.
TIP 3: If you don't hear from god for a month or more, and you've logged in 40 hours try sending a note that says, nicely: "Hey I've been waiting in your shrine my whole damn life, how can I continue to spread our beliefs if I'm spending my whole life cramped up in here."
TIP 4: Don't give up! It's a waist of your time. Remember RPing is fun. You don't ever have to be empowered to RP.
TIP 5: DO NOT RANK INTO PK RANGE!!!! I've seen so many stupid people do this. Why? Your not proving anything. Your god may take pity on you cuz you've died so many goddamned times, but thats it. Your going to be empowered based on your RP... so don't worry about gaininng levels past nine or ten.
And finally:
Know your religion like the back of your hand. Memorize the help file while you wait to be heard. Think of what your going to say, the answers to questions they might ask etc. Think about your roleplay. My goal is always to be given the tattoo when I'm empowered. And yes, it's happened twice.
As long as your not stupid, and ya do what I say I absolutly promise you'll be empowered.
-Dan