Contests, Quests and Adventures

The Overseer for the Lighthouse reconstruction has arrived! You may find him near the lighthouse. The renovation is split into multiple Phases. The current Phase is 0. You may also learn the current Phase from the Overseer. In this Phase, we are looking for Auditors! Their role will be to take a look at the Lighthouse, check the faulty parts, make a list of resources and items which will be needed to be gathered and crafted for the reconstruction. (the Auditors are expected to cooperate and communicate between each other. I will create a forum group for this, or if someone has problems with using the forum, an alternative solution can be found.) We are lo…

My friend makes these little knit critters (more likely crochet). Make one of an MD creature, of similar quality and style, and earn a wishpoint! (No spherical creatures allowed, must have features). NOTICE: If you make a drach, you can't win both this and the permaquest about making a drach with the same style thing. (Let's show Seigheart how it's done!)

*sounds of falling rubble* The Golemus lighthouse is long overdue a reconstruction. This will be a difficult task, and every helping hand is needed. Currently, the details of the reconstruction are unknown. The reconstruction will be going for a longer period of time. This is a sort of public event/quest where you can help with the reconstruction. Gathering some resources will be likely involved. The reconstructed lighthouse might also help with a potential sea travel. More info coming soon!

This is a contest to encourage people to build up their character's depth (to mix my metaphors). Below are sets of Role Play Items each of which go together in a theme. Your job is to write an essay explaining why the items in a particular theme fit your own character. (Alts okay, but specify which you are writing about). One point for each valid point in your argument, and one point for each complementary RP Item you already have, and for each corresponding element in your Avy. The number of prizes awarded for each theme will be square root of the number of serious submissions (FRD). Top prize is - you get the collection of RP Items. Contest ends …

I would like to see how the sweets you are having for the upcoming holidays look like! Your taks is: Send a photo (single or multiple, that is up to you) of a cake/pie/some desert you are planning to eat during the upcoming holiday! Important, don't forget to put a paper with your ingame name on it in the photo so I can see that you are the author of the photo. Reward: I will buy 3 cakes (the ones from the Muffin Man at Heresy Lane) to every participant!:) edit: Deadline is 31 december 2022.

I have noted of recent of the implementation of the newfound ability to customise one's interface; that which may alter how one shall perceive of the realm. For those for whom this is unfamiliar, the announcement were henceforth: https://magicduel.com/page/Announcement/view/5828 I have spent some time to ponder upon this, and although it may take some time to move the elements to one's liking, I am quite in favour of this newfound ability to do so (many thanks to @Muratus del Mur for this change). A simple quest, then, but one which I hope will encourage of further improvements: 1. Change the layout, using the aforementioned feature, to that wh…

Hi all! I will be posting out Christmas/Holiday cards this year to everyone who would like one. If you would like one from me then please send me your address (formatted however your country needs it formatted!) and I will post one off! Normally I include some kind of artwork or something secret, so I shall have a dig around the archives. Don't tell Mur! If you wish to send or receive cards feel free to post here to let people know (But don't post your address here!). As a reminder, you should only share your address with people you trust, there are some strange people on the internet! If you ask to send a card to someone and they decline don't be…

Task: Find all of the new Halloween decorations around the realm, and then write (as a reply to this post) the number you have found. After the event ends, the top three people will be required to send me screenshots of all the decorations they found:P The decorations in hidden scenes which are not open to public do NOT count. Example of a halloween decoration would be the web at GoE. Please, if you are not sure if something counts as the decoration, send me a screenshot of it, and I will judge if it counts as one or not. If two or more people send the same number of discovered decorations, the one who sent the number first has a higher rank…

Hi everyone. I have a peculiar challenge for you. All "really good" entries will be properly rewarded, and by "really good" i mean the entry that wins, plus all other entries that i find similarly good but are not selected as the main winner. The reward will consist in wishpoints, rare creatures, and maybe also some of the new things like the enchanted items. Because the challenge is really difficult, i don't want to promise exact rewards, because i don't know yet if the outcome will be at the level i expect, but in any case rewards will be given for your effort, and if someone nails it down and finds impressive ideas for this, legendary rewards will be given (plus …

Anyone wishing to "dress up" should choose a world-famous figure (fiction or non-) and PM me the name for approval. Ideally, some of your RP items should be clues - that is, your costume. Also, anybody "dressing up" will be given one common RP item from my inventory to complement their character, my choice but you can make suggestions. Post in this thread the fact that you are dressing up, what RP items constitute your costume, and anything else you'd like to add. You may give clues (must be true but can be misleading) to other players in chat but not in PM's (on your honor). If you don't give good enough clues, nobody will guess. Your post here is an invita…

So I dragged a dusty old plush chair out of storage and put it by the grandfather clock. Bad move. It appears to be saturated with the anxiety of MDA students from times past. Every time you sit in it you get a fragment of an image of the things that troubled them, back in the day. Can you help me put these spirits to rest, and restore calm to the MDA? It's worth a wish point. This is going to take some scholarly insight - every time I try to read the material that is revealed, my head just buzzes and I go to sleep...

The heads contest will start today. As said before it will be a simple/basic game as before. Major change is the final round scoring location, Deathmorrow. Heads and scoring is periodical while online. Once we reach 4,000 in the HC round 2 will start. Round 2 will last 40 to 48 hours. I believe Chew may have slightly given away the grand prize( poor Ledah), but second and third place will also win a prize.

The manager of the Three Coin Hotel in the tribunal (Lands of the East) has been called away and wants YOU to cover for him. There is no salary, but you can get various rewards as tips from the hotel guests (mostly skills) and a even a wish point if you stick with it long enough. Besides - what could be more fun?! If interested, read the message left by the manager on the wall at the Three Coin Hotel.

All that wish to participate please sign up here, I'll be working out a few details based on how many people sign up. Once sign up's are over I will release the details. It will be rather basic at first, but all feed back will be took into consideration for future HC's. This is currently for MP5 only for the time being. July 30th will be the dead line for sign up's, thank you all for your participation!

Announcing that in about 24 hours, Ungod and I will be releasing the first "episode" in a series of Mystery Quests. These are story-focused clicky-based quests that are not hard but should provide several hours of amusement. Probably NOT for new MP3's - for you, work on the Lost Path/Shadow Army quests first. Each "episode" will be a stand-alone quest with prizes and rewards, using the same cast of characters and places. A WP for first winner, a colored creature for bonus extras. Also a spicy pickle for every typo and a silver coin for any inconsistency in the dialog (excepting deliberate lies, of course). I will post the announcement Saturday 7/6 shortly af…

Heads contest time! Sign up here if you wish to be enrolled to compete in this round. I aim to have at least 10 contestants. As most are familiar with this contest it will play out as it always has in the past, the scoring system is the same. Round one is a free roam battle for heads and gaining in score. no points gained while off line. More heads bigger scores gained. I expect round one to last a total of 5 days from the start. At the end the scores will be reviewed and prizes for the top three will be awarded. We will take a one to two day pause to allow the players to prepare for round two. Round two will be at a set location. Scoring only co…

The idea is to get hold of at least one item that starts with each letter of the alphabet. This is a spin-off of the memory game "I packed in my Grandmother's trunk...." and each challenger recites the growing list then adds an item with the next letter of the alphabet, only here you must assemble the list with inventory items. Caveat: I do not know for sure that every letter of the alphabet is represented! Present yourself with your inventory for inspection (loans are okay) to Fyrd Argentus to win a prize. Maybe a pickle, an odd item, or even a colored critter while supplies last. Have fun!

Many of you know that Fyrd began his studies in the Realm at Marind's Bell, due to his affinity with that land, and only moved to the MDA to pursue his advanced studies. Fewer of you know that he did not excel among the dusty books in the archives, prefering to tell stories, make music, and sample his most recent fermentation products. He owns one boring book he keeps falling asleep with, and several other tomes he has not even started. What attracted him to the MDA, and keeps him there you ask? There is a rumor, which he will not deny, that it is the enticing thought of what could be done with SO MUCH PAPER! You see, Fyrd is an aficionado of the art of Origami. …

The Bug Gardens are now open for business in NML, 3 steps NNE of Wind's Sanctuary, 3_4x-3_1. The number of plots plowed and ready to plant will grow over time until there are 12. I will pass out doorprizes there from time to time, but I will try mightily not to give any spoilers about how it works. Feel free to discuss details amongst yourselves and put questions & suggestions & possible bugs (of the digital variety) here in this thread. The quest is fully automated, and is projected to become a permanent quest with the following write-up (these are the last of the hints!): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quest: The Bug Gardens By Fyrd Argentus …

CONTEST/SOLICITATION I need an image for a special inventory item - my Underwater Bagpipes. Description: "Made from the lovingly preserved bones and skin of a Water Being, they make an amazingly piercing sound. Sounds much better when played underwater." The image should have fish-scale on the bag portion, the tubes should be recognizably bones, and there should be stylizations suggestive of life underwater. I will reward your contributions as follows (you could get all 3): 1. 1 silver for any properly composed image (pixels, alpha, etc.) as long as the contest remains open. Alts are okay, but such images must be distinctly different in composition a…

I am planning on running a heads contest trial to see how it goes. This is to see what we might want to change before we run it regularly again. Winning this will award no medal the first place will be given a Wishpoint provided they also write a short report on what they think worked well, and what should be changed for future heads contests. (this is alongside the standard stats). Second third and fourth place will also be awarded something smaller (some stats and similar akin to what you normally get). Extra credits/rewards will be given for those who are able to give good suggestions I can implement on how to make it more interesting. Would anyone …

Alright, with my cold getting better (hopefully), I can run the other event I was planning, namely a (mostly friendly) competition where being a good liar is rewarded. This is a team sport and I was thinking of 3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4; in other words, at least 6 participants are needed. the goal is simple - to make your opponent's team misjudge your story. The story has to have happened in MD, even if it...never did. In other words, you must either 1) provide a real story that seems like a lie, or 2) create a false story that seems to be true. After one of the participants tells their story, the opposite team asks questions about it for about 3 mins, then they deliberate a…

1st. Choose your favorite MD scene of the realm with the lively Avy you like. The more Avy more the merrier and the party enjoy. Colored is beautiful and editing is allow so lets MD party lovely 2nd. Write something about the scene you choose and the party you've never forget. Inside of your artwork and no bad works to hurt any. Just a happy;) you know it. 3rd. Don't forget your signature and MD sign 4th. How to start: Send your submission, entry via forum with MD CHRISTMAS PARTY 2021 REWARDS Creature, Gold coin and I'm thinking other additional rewards. 3 winners or more because it's Christmas. Let's en…

Friday the 24th, 17:00 ST. Well of Fortune - west from Marind's Gate (direct route from GoE blocked by the demolished gazebo top). Everyone who wishes to participate should send me privately details of a gift. I will draw random numbers for the order in which people then choose. The twist is, when your number comes up, you can choose to "steal" any gift already open, or choose to open an unopened one from the pile. If you "steal" a gift, then the previous owner opens a new one instead. This makes for an exciting party atmosphere. Coaching from the sidelines is encouraged. You need to describe the gift's packaging - size, shape, color of wrapping and bows..…

I heard there's a cache of goods on Mt Kelle'tha, ready for the taking! Problem is, it's guarded by an infamous drachorn and itcan be defeated only by a team of well-read players... This is a team event in which 2 teams will form a caravan and travel all the way to the summit of Mt kelle'tha, by rolling dice. 2 dice rolled, one scene at a time, fastest team wins. The caveat is, of course, the skipped turns. A caravan will skip a turn if rolling <5 or if it fails to answer a trivia question in 30 secs. Trivia will be served at each fork in the road or if the opponent team rolls its lucky number (which will be chosen by each team, at the beginning of the game, for t…