Give them powers that don't affect PK at all. I would also lean toward not giving them powers that are useful for PvE because that will just attract power gamey, ultra-conservative, explore types.

The focus of the whole cabal could be more RP since the initial complaint here was actually that not enough people were RPing with him. Also it's easy to get good at RP and I feel like if people do that first they get hooked and will suffer the PK learning curve as a result.

We should give this new cabal a place they can go that is relatively safe so they can roleplay in peace. Maybe put some kind of a guard on the door that let's you in if you want to roleplay, but doesn't let you in if you're more of a killer type. Like if you attack people in this place the guard stops letting you in after a while, or if you're a criminal it won't let you in ever.

I'd go a step further and say you could put a mob in every room that will rescue the non-aggressor in a PK situation and then fight the aggressor. Maybe don't make it totally impossible to kill in this place (that's not very CF) but just a lot more difficult and potentially impossible to at lower levels.

Then give these newbies powers that make them attractive for other characters to RP with. I don't know - maybe they could put on little shows or recite poetry. Let them cook food and make drinks for adventurers or something. Maybe every once in a while they could do little "Events" and everyone who participates could get imm xp. (OP? I dunno.)

By and large they shouldn't accept evils - and really they'll be passive enough that as long as you're not a mage it would be considered bad form to continually kick your ass. If a guy were to join this cabal and be like a neutral bard he probably would have no enemies or at least very few.

This would give newbies a chance to learn the ropes in a non aggressive way. They could trust their allies in this cabal and probably get taken on lots of adventures with other cabals as well.

OH I KNOW! There could be some kind of, like, library or something where they could compile all the info they collect on their adventures. That way these newbies could actually feel like they've left their mark and contributed to the CF culture.

But this is probably all too much work for the staff. (Just think of all the coding!) It will probably never come to be, but we can dream, right guys?

Guys?