by Yolan » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:34 pm A hive of scum and villainy.
http://youtu.be/N7NjE3UXuP8
Brodgar is probably the largest settlement in Haven and Hearth, with over one hundred claimed plots (although many of these are currently vacant). It has no surrounding wall, and no restrictions on who may join (hence the size). You are free to come at any time and settle on a piece of open land. The restriction on plot size was set at 20x20 at the beginning of the town. As any new plots built at this point may be further out from the denser centre, people interested in farming may want to go for 22x22, or 23x23, so long as this is a peripheral plot and does not get in the way of roads, etc. Anything bigger than 25x25 is unwelcome and may be subject to declaiming by the law speaker. Larger sized plots which throw surrounding organization out of wack and deprive new residents of prime land will be dealt with.
If you are new to the game, this town offers a great opportunity to make friends, learn basic mechanics, and receive assistance in the form of basic equipment, seeds, and so forth.
WARNING AND SECURITY ADVICE: As Brodgar has no surrounding wall, and as anybody may hence come and go as they please, it is necessary to understand that this brings with it risks of being stolen from, griefed, and killed. This is the price we pay for high density living.
Please be aware that anything not claimed will probably disappear very quickly, and there are regular raids carried out by murderers resulting in character death. As character death is permanent in H&H, it is important that you take steps to look after your safety. The best step is to live somewhere else. ;-9 Failing that, consider making a second and even a third character to live with you in your plot, your main character, one for scouting if the coast is clear before you send your main character out and about, and one for storing your best valuables in. As soon as possible, get yourself a palisade. It is no real protection from thieves, but it may give you time to log out when a raider comes a hunting. Another option is to save for a mine hole. Mine holes can be blocked from below in such a way that you can go up, but people cannot go down. If you have your hearth fire down in the mine hole, this affords some security. Finally, a brick wall offers the best protection for your belongings. Remember however that people can still shoot you over your wall, so the above advice on scout alts holds.
The Spawning Grounds
(public hearth secrets - case sensitive)
BrodgarOne
BrodgarTwo
BrodgarThree
If these do not work, which is entirely possible, please don't PM me about it, post a request on this thread.
Yolan, this is your most interesting endeavour yet. Good luck mate, maybe I'll swing past some time.
