'EMPOWERMENT TIPS' (2751)
Following all of the steps below may not be necessary for empowerment. However, if you're having problems it is an excellent checklist to go over and should help you come into contact with your deity. 1. Empowerment really isn't recommended for new players. It's a test of roleplay and there's luck involved with being on at the same time your god is on and free to interact with you. It can be frustrating even for a seasoned player that's learned the ropes. Please play other classes and interact with the religion systems before attempting an empowered class. 2. Write a role. See HELP ROLE for more tips. Many gods won't even talk to you without a good role, a good description, and a chosen sphere. 3. It's usually easier to gain empowerment under a known deity. This means an actual immortal character. Each active religion has a helpfile that explain the religion and names the spheres this god oversees. If you want to follow that god make sure to pick an appropriate sphere. It is possible to find empowerment without getting it from a known god (ie, sometimes a god that's free will notice your roleplay and interact with you by some other means) but this can, logistically, take much longer and may never work for you. 4. Pray for them in their shrine. Make sure you're in the right shrine. Wait awhile after sending up a prayer. Many, many times an immortal is working on another aspect of the mud and when they notice the prayer the mortal has already wandered off. It is recommended you wait 10 minutes at the shrine after praying. 5. If you've tried for several days following the above guidelines and still not heard from your god, you should write a note, in game, to that god. If this does not bring results, you should email the god at (godname) @carrionfields.com.