Previous Years MD Birthday threads

This post I will detail the information of what is going on, deadlines for quests, etc. Contact me if you want something adding here! Day 1 - Wednesday 14th - @Fang Archbane's day, no details provided. Day 2 - Thursday 15th - @Ungod Marind Bell! Day 3 - Friday 16th - @Ungod Marind Bell! 21:00 ST - Punday Night Kickoff - Fyrd at MD Archives building 4_1x2_6 Day 4 - Saturday 17th - Necrovion 21:00 ST - Riddles - Fyrd at MD Archives building 4_1x2_6 Day 5 - Sunday 18th - Necrovion 19:00 ST - CoE ceremony: Join the Children of the Eclipse at 19:00 Server Time, at Wasp's Altar, for a ceremony and initiation. 21:00 ST - Limericks - Fyrd…

As i am not very much online lately, i might be somewhat disconnected from the MD-reality of the events I organize. Therefore i created this topic to hear a honest opinion about the "Dominion Journey" event and maybe learn something from your remarks and use that for the next events. I will also share a bit of the concept behind this event. A short dissection of this quest might help some of you to better organize their own quests on other occasions. ---- long read ahead, you can skip --- The concept behind the event is simple. Here are the 'ingredients': 1) The Moment A quest can't start just so or it won't get enough attention. The birthday event was a perfe…

Here you should post any quests that are related to MD Birthday, Or any results of the quests.

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A curious moss, is the Apothecary's Delight; she who plants it shall be depleted of happiness; she who waters it shall lose her beauteous appearance; she who tills of its soil shall be barren; and she who consumes it shall find delirium. It is a parasite, in every regard; and yet, the Apothecary rejoices in its discovery; as she who returns it to the endless cycle shall reap of unfathomable felicity. ~ Excerpt from Compendia Lorerootia, 16th edition __________________________________________________________________________________ A quest I have decided to release afore the commencement of the Anniversary celebrations, as it should allow those of the r…

Almost one year hence, I did note of this declaration by none other than the Grand Duke himself. Ah; perhaps it were so, but one who wishes not to create of the same quest anew may do so with some differences. This year, as with the last, I encourage all to create of tasteful memery. These should be relevant in some method to the realm of MagicDuel, which may also include of events within the realm, and if the event or allusion were subtle, an explanation should accompany - unless the meme doth explain it. As in previous years, the scoring system for each post shall go as follows: Each "Like" or "Upvote" upon the post shall score a single poi…

THE GOD EMPEROR SUPER DUPER MASTER CHIEF DANK DUKE MAGOHI NEEDS YOU TO FIGHT FOR WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD, HIS BELLY (yeah i totally did not make that title up) what would the Birthday be without a cooking quest? EXACTLY a birthday without a cooking quest! now we cant have that, so i am making one, am i not amazing to do that for you? all the amazing prizes that you can win for something you do anyway to feed yourself? HERE IS THE DEAL, COOK A DISH THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD/HAPPY/WHOLESOME/NICE (you get it) YOU WILL HAVE TO DESCRIBE YOUR DISH AND PROVIDE ME WITH AN IMAGE, I CANT BE TRUSTED TO LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL, WE D…

With the Golemus lab open to the public, I have found myself using memory stone detectors more often (yes, that is what they are called, and not memory stone collector like some people seem to think!). It is a fascinating tool, so I wanted to find out more about them... But the item description has been a huge letdown: Spoiler A fine mechanism with no apparent logic. In the right hands it can differentiate between empty normal stones and raw untainted memory stones. The difference is a very subtle one because all stones are memory stones at first.. Seriously, what the hell... There is no way I can be satisfied with that, so naturally I came up…

This year I have the honor of holding one of MDs longest running traditions, the MD scene makeover contest! The days of black and white are over! For this contest I would like you to chose a scene that holds a special meaning to you, and add a lot of colour to it! Next I want you to add anything you think would add to the festivity of the scene! You're free to decorate the scene in any way you would like, be it digital, by printing it out and drawing onto it by hand, or any other way you can think of! For reference, the last 2 scene challenges: https://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/18154-scene-redesign-challenge/ https://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/17884…

As you can tell from... the Darvin quest, I am a bit obsessed with Advanced Aramors! So, as part of an experiment, I would love to craft Aramors that are capable of doing more, on their own. To that end, I'd love to start with making Aramors that can, for now, participate in simple games of Rock Paper Scissors! Your goal for this quest, would be to aid me in making such a creation. Specifically, I ask for you to design a strategy, one that is unambiguous and non randomized. Something that an Aramor can be programmed with! Your strategy will compete with others in a tournament. The rules for the tournament is as follow: Every strategy will compete with…

'Evening! I hear there's a scholarly interest in the lands of Marind Bell, pertaining to mandalas - some SoE members are quite interested in that imagery with 'cosmic' or 'absolute' meanings. What that means is, there's ways to make money! Or get some anniversary creatures and bonuses. SoE will pay a hefty sum for a mandala with MD symbolism, but it must be within standards (hence they will judge the submissions) AND all rights to that imagery will transfer to said alliance. As for the manner of presentation, it can be drawn on paper, digitally created, or even crafted. Feel free to submit it to me (Ungod) or post it in this thread - winning submissions have th…

For the Scene makeover challenge we got three beautifully colored scenes. To decide the winner I want to ask everyone to vote for their favorite scene! I'd very much like to thank Ungod, Poppi Chullo and Demonic God for sending in their entries. You can find them here! Everyone who plays MD can vote once. No alts, no people from outside MD. The poll closes 1 week from now, the 8th of May at midnight. Good luck to the participants!

Hello, everyone, 16 years, wow! That's a lot! Throughout these years, we've seen a lot: the rise and fall of many alliances, RPCs, Queens and Kings, not to mention countless events and quests. We have also witnessed the appearance of new lands, creatures and even concepts (Wiiya and Fenths come to mind, for example). I could go on and on, but I'll try to keep this short (and ultimately fail), so bear with me! Mur once said: I, for one, find this quote fascinating, especially when we acknowledge the many "coincidences" that take place in our beloved realm. As a (tentative) researcher, I often have to dig through old records to look for said events when tr…

Welcome one, welcome all! I invite you to join the parade and write your opinion on the idea of pacifism on a societal (or bigger, or smaller, your choice in the end) scale. Write me your thoughts for or against or both or neither, but don't hold back! If anyone finds this is far too open ended then make your voice heard, and I'll shout back some prompts for everybody to hear. Please do remember to write your entries to me privately though as anything otherwise may affect the ideas of others, though I wouldn't dare stop anyone from their private discussion. All that being said, entries will be judged on x/10 Well reasoned x/10 Meaningful but concise (not too lon…

The other day, I headed to the Golemus Laboratory, for some experimentation. Tinkering around, messing with the Aramors to-be-filled with AI cores. Alas, such work is boring! So boring indeed, that half way through, as my attention span dictate... I decided to make a very, very bouncy ball. A drop of blood, glue, rare minerals... and Voila! Throwing this thing in open space, would be unwise. Not that it would do any damages, but I prefer to not lose my shiny possessions. So, I had a small room built, and gave it a throw. Alas... I did not expect it to bounce so vigorously, the damn thing bounced so well, catching it would be impossible! As I ponder upon this dil…

'Ello. During the anniversary I shall be donning the knight armor at random times, all so I can play a game with you. In particular, a language game. I will be choosing a prefix/suffix that you will have to guess (with full sentences). Once it's determined, each word containing the particle acts as 5 dmg. The purpose is taking my health down to 0, from 100 hp e.g. once it's determined con is the particle, such a sentence would do me 25 dmg: The convict's convoluted explanation went from 'let's all contribute' to condescending tones of 'the considerate die'. Additional rules: you can only use sentences, it's not throwing words you remember …

Just recently, I passed by the Tempest Fort, and noticed a worrying issue. Moss! Some strange moss had invaded the walls. Its root penetrated the solid stone, and weakened its integrity! Unacceptable! However, it seems that the stones available to patch up the walls is in short supply, and on top of that, they naturally form in difficult shapes. Thus, I'd like to employ your help, to find a way, to most efficiently replace the damaged walls. The wall to be replaced could be modeled as a solid slate, of dimensions 8x8x3. There are various types of stones available: Z, T and L shaped stones (volume of 4) I shaped stones (volume of 2, or 1x2) Sing…

I present to you, another quest to revive Granos. Another one you say? Quiet in the back now... I had hoped to avoid seeking help for this, but every time I rest my head, I hear this incessant nagging… some call it a conscience, but why would any conscience whisper the word “void” at me nonstop, let alone mine? Initially I feared for my life, but now I fear it is my sanity that is at risk, so please, help me! I need you to make a ceremony/ritual to resurrect Granos. You must be able to achieve this in-game and must provide any resources you intend to use. Failure to complete the ceremony and resurrect Granos should you win the public vote… means a fate far …

I'll take this opportunity to warmly welcome all to Marind Bell, where for the next couple days you will be able to listen to minstrels singing about love and war (a.k.a. I will be posting link to various music pieces with the theme knights&maidens). I encourage visiting the more secluded areas. Love and battles. Epic battles, battles of dominance, battles of attrition, battles of retribution. Fiery love, withering love, useful love, used love. In this theme is the following riddle/puzzle, entirely a forum quest (hence the submissions will be by forum PM, to yours truly). Fastest correct answers win, and the prize pool is: 1g5s+anniv creature for 1st correct solu…

Today is a little different and a more sombre affair with us remembering those friends who have passed through MD. The joy we shared with them while they were here will never be forgotten. You are invited to write something about a player who is not with us to remember them. Either someone who temporarily not with us, or more permanently, you are welcome to share a memory or even just their name today, we wish them all well. MagicDuel is nothing without the players, and we have enjoyed meeting each and every one of you.

Here is an idea that may take place if enough people are interested: The goal is to get the most amount of won battles (just won fights not neccesarily that count to win/lose balance) in half an hour. Every participant will get teleported to a fixed location and get moved locked. I encourage everyone interested to participate as you can also win without attacking the strongest players, however, it is much likely that a veteran players will win. Bursts and spells will get disabled. Chewett will be helping with preparations and with the overall score. This event will take place between the 24th and 25th, you can propose a time. If the community does…

Hello everyone! This quest is about a proclamation the King and Grand Duke, Chewett made. I will post where and how to start this quest once registration closes. There will be infantile MDScript involved, so if something doesn't work, please let me know (though I'm on a phone and therefore not much use in changing it) Once you have read the introduction section of the quest (there's 5 parts), then it will tell you to come back here. Then post here which route you choose. This quest has 3 different pathways: A) Artistic: where you create your own ritual of transforming the creature-must start quest to get guidelines B) Basic clickie: Where you f…

Since nobody has posted anything I figured I would as today and tomorrow were suggested. Perhaps delaying a bit more to garner more interest may be needed. What server times work best for everyone. Personally I feel that 22:00 server time may work well. As for nominations: Mag and Aia are deserving of some recognition. Please suggest more times so we can come to a consensus for the ideal time. Please suggest more people for medals try to include which ones.

What times and days are good for people for the Trivia? I am thinking of running a couple of rounds on: Day 11 - Saturday 24th Day 12 - Sunday 25th This year the contest will be changed a little so it will NOT be fastest finger wins (for some of the rounds!). Are you ready?