Pig and Whistle Society
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So as not to clog up Video Games Open with all of our rambling, we've moved much of the guild discussion over to our own dedicated forums. The Pig & Whistle Society is still open to all members of rpg.net, as well as their friends and loved ones, and you don't have to join the P&W forums, but they're certainly a handy read.
Overview
The Pig & Whistle Society, also known as the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society or the Pig & Whistle Drunken Explorers Society (and of course, the Pig and Whistle Society), is a World of Warcraft guild for members of the RPG.net forums.
It is a sister guild of sorts to the Blacksky Company. While the two guilds are by no means friendly in game, out of game they should be friendly and cooperative.
The Pig and Whistle Society is an Alliance-side guild, based on the North American Kirin Tor Roleplaying server.
Members are expected to assist each other, and to be civil to each other out of character. Normal speech is to be used (no leet-speak!), and all efforts to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization will be appreciated.
News and discussion about the guild will take place in the Video Games Open forum on RPG.net. Relevant topics will begin with the [WoW - P&W Society] tag. We have our own private forum as well.
The Pig & Whistle Society is currently in an alliance with a smaller guild named Virtue. This is primarily to organize raids and end game content, although if you see a member of those two guilds, feel free to say hi.
In-Game Background
Eli Langston formed The Pig & Whistle Explorers Society over 200 years ago, as a gentleman's club of sorts; a group of noblemen, adventurers, rogues, explorers and ne'er do wells centered in the famous pub in Stormwind. Over the course of the Society's storied history the charter has changed hands many times, lost in gambling matches, sold to get rid of debt, taken over by overzealous members. No one actually knows the entire history of the Society.
About 30 years ago, Giz'nit Cranksprocket, a goblin in the employ of the Venture Company, won the leadership of the Pig & Whistle Society in a rigged game of cards. Giz'nit turned the Society into more of a professional treasure hunter's organization, with members traveling to dangerous remote places in search of the fabulous wealth rumored to be hidden there.
Upon forcibly retiring a decade ago, Giz'nit passed the reigns of the Society on to Olaf Ironbeard, the Society's bravest explorer. Olaf was last seen heading to the Isle of Dread two years ago. After his disappearance, the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society went their separate ways, some milling about, others travelling the world on their own. The Society was thought disbanded.
Last year Nyssala, a night elf who had barely left the forest confines of her home, discovered a dwarven corpse in a Furbolg cavern in Darkshore. Investigating, she found a piece of parchment on the body. The paper proclaimed it's bearer as owner and administrator of the Pig & Whistle Explorers Society. Not sure what to do with this, she sent word out that old members could return and new members were welcome; and she set out to Stormwind City, where the Society began two centuries ago.
Now the Pig & Whistle Society has taken on more of it's original flavor. Members are free to travel the world largely as they see fit, seeking out lost and ancient treasures, uncovering mysteries, exploring dangerous locales, and traveling the world in search of adventure, fame and fortune.
Officers
Each class has a guild officer that represents their class. Officers will have invitational powers, as well as access to the officers' notes and players' notes (to add new RPGnet handles if they invite). Officers will be responsible for organizing trips into instances that the players in their respective classes need, keeping discipline in the ranks, and, if the guild gets too big for the Guild Master to handle minor issues and grievances himself, they will represent the general needs of players in their class.
All officers' alts will be promoted to "Officalt", which will be, in effect, identical to the Officer rank.
At present time, all officers are selected by the Guild Master. At some future time, a more democratic process may take place, especially as more and more power is divested into the positions as the guild grows and becomes more influential.
Mentors are a new position for people who have been recognized as knowledgeable and helpful to others in the guild. Mentors have limited officer powers.
Guild Bank
The Guild Bank can be viewed at pandw.g0g.net/bank.html. The Pig & Whistle Explorer's Society's Quartermaster is Yannah. The bank will be updated every Thursday evening.
Requests for items from the bank can be mailed to Yannah within WoW, or sent as a PM to uriany on RPG.net.
Additionally, the Pig & Whistle Society will pay for your Guild Tabard and help pay for your mount. The Guild will provide 1 Gold for a Tabard, and up to 80 Gold for a mount and training. We will pay this out to one character per player, unless you pay it back, at which point the money is open to another one of your characters.
Guild Rules
The following rules are meant to help with the enjoyment of all. Please read them, and respect them. If any of them are issues for you, contact your guild officer, or Nyssala directly.
Roleplaying
This is a guild of roleplayers, for the most part, and the server we play on is a Roleplaying server. All names of characters are expected to be within reasonable bounds for that race, per the rules of the server. Roleplaying is strictly optional, but encouraged.
It is suggested that players use the flagRSP addon, although it is not by any means required. It will allow you to add a surname and an outer description that other users of the addon will be able to see. Also, a backstory for your character is not required, but recommended to aid in your roleplaying style. As of the 1.9 update, flagRSP is an "outdated" add-on but still perfectly functional.
All /says and /yells are to be completely in character (IC), with no exceptions. Also, /guild chat is expected to be IC.
/party speak is typically a mix of out-of-character (OOC) speak and IC speak. This may change in the future as the guild's partying becomes more and more specific.
Officer speech will also be a mix of IC and OOC, as appropriate by the situation.
Looting Rules
All Bind on Pickup (BoP) items are to be passed on, and discussed afterward. Any roll on a Bind on Pickup item, or any taking of one without discussion and agreement from all party members, is considered EXTREMELY rude etiquette in World of Warcraft, almost to a punishable level.
All Bind on Equip (BoE) items can be rolled on as normal. Only roll Need if you are going to wear that item immediately. Roll Greed if you want it for some other purpose, including selling, disenchanting, sending to alts, saving for later use, or sending to the guild bank. Hit Pass if you don't want to bother with the item at all. If, after the roll is done, someone determines they can use it right away, the item should be given to the person; not doing so is considered quite rude.
If there are any disputes, the highest-ranking officer present, or the Group Leader if no/multiple officers are present, will make all decisions. If there is a grievance in looting etiquette, it should be brought to an Officer, or an officer of a higher rank, if an Officer is the infracting party.
Further discussion and explanation of these rules can be found in the World of Warcraft:Tips article.
Karazhan/Raid Signups
Schedule Signups Positions Respec/Pass
Guild Events Manager
We no longer use the Guild Event Manager as it had bugs and was broken temporarily by one patch.
Keys
For a list of which members are keyed for which dungeons, check the Pig and Whistle Society:Key Wiki
Crafting
The Pig & Whistle society boasts many skilled crafters. The following pages list which members ply which trades, and offer tips for making the best use of their services.
Pig and Whistle Society:Jewelcrafting
Pig and Whistle Society:Inscription
Pig and Whistle Society:Alchemy
Pig and Whistle Society:Blacksmithing
Pig and Whistle Society:Leatherworking
Pig and Whistle Society:Tailoring
