Transitioning away from ability apps

[Dreamspeaker]

Good suggestion, but I agree with Myradin's & Madsen's points. Influence is weird in how it's acquired, you have to do dangers while wearing faction uniform (and it's janky/ doesn't always work) so you have to be part of faction, or you have to roleplay inside of your own settlement. The latter is particularly grating to me. Shouldn't you be encouraged to interact with the world, and be able to earn influence anywhere, instead of being encouraged to sit inside of your own settlement all the time? It should be possible to earn influence anywhere in the world at a reasonable rate before that requirement is implemented.

It's also a bit unclear to me how Mythics go. I mean, events or public events? Headmin blessings? Let's be honest here, and I mean 100% honest - unless you have a DM on your speed dial, or maybe a staff member invested in your story, chances are it will never be seen or heard. It's not even the "they're biased thing", people shouldn't be forced to oversee/ participate in something they don't feel like participating in, but how would you address it? It might be worthwhile to keep applications for Mythics in that case, but that will lead to a problem of "everyone must app for a Mythic to make the field even".

Alternatively assign staff member to check up on all players who try to go for a Mythic, so it's not just a voluntary blessing, but a mandatory supervision for them. Seeing as there will be less time spent on apps, maybe they'll have enough time to do so. But again, a tricky subject. Feels like forcing them to engage in something they might not want to, but what else is there to do?

Still, it's a good idea in general to move away from apps, or try to.