Greetings, fellow wanderers of the realm,

I'd like to suggest a feature that lets players temporarily change their displayed name, purely for quest and event purposes.

Yes, I know. That's a super powerful ability, and it's open to abuse. That's exactly why I'm asking for something designed with quest makers in mind rather than a free-for-all.

Here's my situation. I'm currently making half a dozen alts for a week-long event. Every one of them has to get through GWI, which is a real investment of time, and each needs its own email and password to create and keep track of. All of that effort goes into characters that only need to exist for a single week of storytelling.

A few ideas for how it could be kept safe:

Approval only. Name changes are granted by staff or tied to an approved quest or event.

Time-limited. The name reverts automatically when the event ends.

Clearly marked. Something like a small icon or a tooltip showing the real character name, so nobody can use it to impersonate or scam.

No combat or trade use. It could be limited to roleplay, chat and quest scenes.

Logged. Every change is recorded so staff can review it.

This would save quest makers hours of setup, keep the account count down, and let us bring more characters, villains and NPCs to life in our events.

Can something like this be designed for those of us building content for the realm? I'd love to hear what others think, and whether anyone has ideas for making it safer.

Seigheart

Master Craftsman of the Maker's Circle

Quest names could get a temporary avatar from the shop too so we can "show off" hidden avatars to potential buyers... just a thought but not a serious one.