I recall reading somewhere, though this may have been a different server, that if no DM is around, emoting what you are doing in a place and screenshotting it could be used and sent in to the DMs. Is this correct? For instance, I was in Sewer Town asking questions and such. I have screenshots.

Or could a player simply send in an e-mail or some such detailing things they are trying to do? Basically, how do I go about accomplishing something that involves NPCs and thus pretty much requires a DM?

Send a letter to the NPC in question!

That's the best port of call, because it gives us a reference point which every DM can see.

If it's metagamable information though, and it requires more input than could be done with a letter, first ask in the DM channel, then if there's no joy, ask in IRC (though if i'm in IRC but not ingame, i'm busy 90% of the time).

If it involves something 'larger scale', then you're gonna have to ask us nicely in an e-mail or a forum PM or something. Just asking random people about such and such isn't going to require massive DM aid.

And finally - is a DM really needed anyway? We put PC's in factions for a reason. Ask the Spellguard PC's first, before you go to Barkely. Or in sewer town, as you say, there are a number of player characters around.

Just sending a screenshot is neither here nor there. We can't verify its authenticity for one thing. I'm not sure how the other DM's feel about this though.

You're response makes me pretty sure the whole screenshot thing was another server I tried before finding EfU. :)

There is metagameable info also, I think. As to whether PCs could help, it sounds like no as a faction sent my char to look into this and specifically told my char asking around Sewer Town was the way to go. I talked to every NPC down there and this seems to be a plot that isn't scripted into their dialogue. I suppose I'll try catching you or another DM in IRC and failing that after a day or two, e-mail. Thanks for the quick response.

Going ahead and locking this down.