Post by The Jenn on Dec 14, 2008 1:05:29 GMT -5
Courtesy of Greenie, those Cards living and working in the Court of Spades can now have some idea of their accommodations! The lovely, sassy Vessatha walks us through the living quarters within the palace.
Welcome to the walkthrough of Spades Housing!, as written by Vessatha. All rooms are pictured in their basic, comes-as-is layout. The furniture pictured is what’s given in most cases – you are free to bring in your own, but if you don’t want to use what’s there you must inform someone so it can be put into storage or used elsewhere, it is not yours to sell or damage. (If you do damage furniture, no matter what the circumstance, you will be paying to replace it.) Room service/clean up can be acquired, but is more expensive depending on what you want:
Free: Cleanup on as-needed basis
Basic: Once-a-month cleanup (stain removal, window washing (if applicable), carpet cleaning, etc)
Regular: Biweekly cleanup, room service
Heavy: Weekly cleanup, room service
Five-Star-Hotel: Daily cleanup, room service
Note: All nobles have five-star-hotel for free.
Anyone not wanting (or unable to afford) maid services is expected to keep up their rooms themselves. Please note that maids are not your personal maids and will not clean up your trash, do your laundry, change your sheets, etc. They are there to maintain the rooms, not de-slob-ify you. If you ever have need of maid service or a servant in general, there is a bell next to the door in every room you may pull to request one. That doesn’t mean they’ll do what you want, but you can ask nicely. (Maids are only required to respond to nobles.)
This is the standard dorm-style single room. It comes with one bed, two nightstands, a closet and a dresser. There’s not much room for other furniture, but chairs or bookshelves can be fit in. If you want a desk, you’ll have to toss the dresser.. or the bed. This room is alloted to all single “general” staffers – maids, servants, bellhops, etc, along with anyone under the age of 21.
This is the standard dorm-style double. It’s the same as a single, but with a bigger bed and closet. There’s a tad bit more room – you could wedge a desk in if you felt like tripping over it all the time. This is for people of the same station, but are mated or fat enough to require a double bed.
There is only one variation to the dorm style apartment; very, very few come with an extra tiny bedroom attached. Usually this is given to couples with a new baby, and they are upgraded once the thing learns to walk and figures out doors.
This is the most basic of apartment-style rooms. It has one bedroom (can be either single or double; double is pictured), one half-bath, and a small living area that is delightfully devoid of furniture. This room is given out to slightly higher-paid servants, such as secretaries, guards, messengers/runners, etc. Generally this is only for unmated workers – 85% of these rooms are singles. The only change from single to double is the double bed is exchanged for a single bed and a dresser.
Should you be unlucky enough to be saddled with children at that point in life, you would probably be granted this room: A basic apartment style with a shortened living space to make room for your chilluns. To upgrade to one with a kitchen (and *cough* space) you’d either have to bump up a few positions or spit out a few more babies.
This is the standard version of an upgrade of an apartment. It features a bigger bedroom (only comes in double), a full bath, a small second bedroom, a mini kitchen (fridge, stove, table) and an empty living space. This is only given out to families with one additional body, be it a child or a crabby grandmother. These rooms are given out on a body-basis and are not status-based, with the exception of nobles, who obviously get better ones.
This is the third standard variant. It’s more equivalent to a “modern world” apartment, and is only given out to families unfortunate enough to be stuck with several small children. The furniture in the second bedroom can be moved to accommodate 3 beds – if you bunk them, you could shove up to 6 kids in there, be you that unlucky. The third bedroom has enough space for two beds. The kitchen has the same accommodations as a mini-kitchen, but bigger.
There are bigger versions of these apartments – up to four extra bedrooms, but they just branch off the other side of the living area. You can picture it, use your imagination.
All of the apartment style rooms come with slight variations – 50% of them are flip-flopped, with the doorway on the right and the rooms on the left. None of the dorm rooms, be they single or double, have windows, as all of them are in the basement. <3 There are three basement levels of pure dorm rooms, making it nearly impossible for the Court to run out, even at full-staff capabilities. They’re heated via geothermal heat (thank you, Corvies..) but do not have electricity, however, and must be lit by lamps and lanterns. For this reason, any kind of drapery is banned from these rooms as a fire hazard, as are excessive amounts of tassels and tacky bed comforters. If I find any of the above, I will personally burn it as an example.
Most apartment-style rooms have windows on the far-most wall opposite of the door: either they face into the courtyard or to the front or side of the building. The smallest apartments are on the ground floor, east wing. The second-tier apartments are on ground floor, west wing. Third-tier are throughout the second floor (east and west). Fourth- and fifth- tier are on the third floor intermingled. Anything on the west wing has access to electricity as it is newer, but east wing inhabitants are restricted to lamps and lanterns. The same rule applies: If it can burn, I will burn it.
Any questions? ASK.
Welcome to the walkthrough of Spades Housing!, as written by Vessatha. All rooms are pictured in their basic, comes-as-is layout. The furniture pictured is what’s given in most cases – you are free to bring in your own, but if you don’t want to use what’s there you must inform someone so it can be put into storage or used elsewhere, it is not yours to sell or damage. (If you do damage furniture, no matter what the circumstance, you will be paying to replace it.) Room service/clean up can be acquired, but is more expensive depending on what you want:
Free: Cleanup on as-needed basis
Basic: Once-a-month cleanup (stain removal, window washing (if applicable), carpet cleaning, etc)
Regular: Biweekly cleanup, room service
Heavy: Weekly cleanup, room service
Five-Star-Hotel: Daily cleanup, room service
Note: All nobles have five-star-hotel for free.
Anyone not wanting (or unable to afford) maid services is expected to keep up their rooms themselves. Please note that maids are not your personal maids and will not clean up your trash, do your laundry, change your sheets, etc. They are there to maintain the rooms, not de-slob-ify you. If you ever have need of maid service or a servant in general, there is a bell next to the door in every room you may pull to request one. That doesn’t mean they’ll do what you want, but you can ask nicely. (Maids are only required to respond to nobles.)
This is the standard dorm-style single room. It comes with one bed, two nightstands, a closet and a dresser. There’s not much room for other furniture, but chairs or bookshelves can be fit in. If you want a desk, you’ll have to toss the dresser.. or the bed. This room is alloted to all single “general” staffers – maids, servants, bellhops, etc, along with anyone under the age of 21.
This is the standard dorm-style double. It’s the same as a single, but with a bigger bed and closet. There’s a tad bit more room – you could wedge a desk in if you felt like tripping over it all the time. This is for people of the same station, but are mated or fat enough to require a double bed.
There is only one variation to the dorm style apartment; very, very few come with an extra tiny bedroom attached. Usually this is given to couples with a new baby, and they are upgraded once the thing learns to walk and figures out doors.
This is the most basic of apartment-style rooms. It has one bedroom (can be either single or double; double is pictured), one half-bath, and a small living area that is delightfully devoid of furniture. This room is given out to slightly higher-paid servants, such as secretaries, guards, messengers/runners, etc. Generally this is only for unmated workers – 85% of these rooms are singles. The only change from single to double is the double bed is exchanged for a single bed and a dresser.
Should you be unlucky enough to be saddled with children at that point in life, you would probably be granted this room: A basic apartment style with a shortened living space to make room for your chilluns. To upgrade to one with a kitchen (and *cough* space) you’d either have to bump up a few positions or spit out a few more babies.
This is the standard version of an upgrade of an apartment. It features a bigger bedroom (only comes in double), a full bath, a small second bedroom, a mini kitchen (fridge, stove, table) and an empty living space. This is only given out to families with one additional body, be it a child or a crabby grandmother. These rooms are given out on a body-basis and are not status-based, with the exception of nobles, who obviously get better ones.
This is the third standard variant. It’s more equivalent to a “modern world” apartment, and is only given out to families unfortunate enough to be stuck with several small children. The furniture in the second bedroom can be moved to accommodate 3 beds – if you bunk them, you could shove up to 6 kids in there, be you that unlucky. The third bedroom has enough space for two beds. The kitchen has the same accommodations as a mini-kitchen, but bigger.
There are bigger versions of these apartments – up to four extra bedrooms, but they just branch off the other side of the living area. You can picture it, use your imagination.
All of the apartment style rooms come with slight variations – 50% of them are flip-flopped, with the doorway on the right and the rooms on the left. None of the dorm rooms, be they single or double, have windows, as all of them are in the basement. <3 There are three basement levels of pure dorm rooms, making it nearly impossible for the Court to run out, even at full-staff capabilities. They’re heated via geothermal heat (thank you, Corvies..) but do not have electricity, however, and must be lit by lamps and lanterns. For this reason, any kind of drapery is banned from these rooms as a fire hazard, as are excessive amounts of tassels and tacky bed comforters. If I find any of the above, I will personally burn it as an example.
Most apartment-style rooms have windows on the far-most wall opposite of the door: either they face into the courtyard or to the front or side of the building. The smallest apartments are on the ground floor, east wing. The second-tier apartments are on ground floor, west wing. Third-tier are throughout the second floor (east and west). Fourth- and fifth- tier are on the third floor intermingled. Anything on the west wing has access to electricity as it is newer, but east wing inhabitants are restricted to lamps and lanterns. The same rule applies: If it can burn, I will burn it.
Any questions? ASK.
