Not sure if a "small" idea or not, so ill post here....
Since its dangerous to kin players to chat and whatnot thanks to Harry Potters cursing folks around...
How about....... REMOVE ingame chat!! It was discussed in another thread, but forgotten...
How chat would work?
1. - Like in UO - chat has a "radius" and you can only be heard by those close by... Or if you're shouting.
2. - Add a new mechanic... Pidgeons/Crows/Falcons!!!
2.1. - Players wound be able to build an Avian Coop, similar to turkeys but cheaper to craft and mantain, very little food needed for less chores and grind (maybe add two variants, the normal one build with simple sticks/wood/etc and the good one with better materials but able to hold more food/letters/animals)
2.2. - Pidgeons would be easy to obtain or buy, crows would be for whitchys and falcons a store item. Pidgeons being the slower ones to deliver letters> 1/2/5/10/20/30mins? Falcons would be twice/trice/instant deliver maybe? Up to you JC.
2.3. - Crows could be used to some.... fun....
3. - Player write a letter with the target memorized name and hit send. If the target has a coop it will be stored inside it after the deliver time. (no need to kin, just memorize the player with w/e name you want.
4. - If the target don't have a coop it would be sent to the mail post at prov.
Nah, i'm not trolling... I like the RP in this idea, i sincerely enjoy it, just hope it wont lead to MORE chores/grind.. Please JC, have mercy <3