Previous Years MD Birthday threads

For this quest I would like to request 3 things. First, a ritual/method to create the Death Anchor. Second, a list of all the tools, resources and anything else necessary for this ritual. If resources that do not yet exist are necessary give a short (about 1 sentence) description of how they can be obtained. Finally I will ask you for an explanation how and why this prevents the dead from being collected. Entries should be posted in this topic and will be judged by me. Public discussion on methods is not only allowed, but encouraged, and will also be rewarded. Best solution may earn a reward, all comments are eligible for shiny coins. The deadli…

So... since I have around 80 different clickies modified and I had to try to find a certain one without a laptop which has the saved notes, I came upon a most curious clickie that I typed. It involves a riddle. One which I can’t solve myself. Due to being on my phone I am unable to copy and paste the full thing from the clickie box. To find the riddle and clickie, please go into NC (while not being killed) and find a death anchor scene. Then “read” while in that scene. Within the MDScript is a riddle. Please forum PM me your guesses as to the answer. the person who guesses correctly shall gain 10 plushies from me as well as 2GC. All participants w…

Hello everyone! If you've been in MD for awhile, or just got started, you may have noticed that there is quite a few mentions to role, role play, and characterizations... Let's play with that a little, shall we? You all have woken up in the strange new muddled-up roles and tags world that the Jester has wrought. During this quest you will be given a random role to fulfill throughout the entire anniversary. This role will likely be something along the lines of a particular person (another player with at least 1 well defined role) or job (such as bard, jester, knight, doomsayer, carpenter, something that describes what you do, or defines your actions. This will…

*Fang quietly scribbles as he thinks out loud to himself* "I'd say great grief has befallen the lands, buy I think we all know by now, pain is simply self growth in disguise. Due Time has made me hardened and empty. I find I write these words with no emotions left inside my heart... Void, I believe my Old Man used to call it..." *Fang continued to silently scribble on the paper for a while with one calculated talon. He had become used to writing with an ink dipped claw by now, something he wasn't quite sure he was ready to admit* "There we go. Time to place these up for the world to see. Whether they join us or refuse it matters not.…

There's this knight who was asked by his beloved to bring her a proof of his love that he so ardently confessed - his mother's heart. What would be his choice? We're going to try to solve this dilemma in an experimental quest in which the knight goes through a number of rooms until he can reach the quarters of his mother. At any point, the dilemma can be solved, except for the final room. All participants (not attendees) will get an anniv creature as prize if the knight finds his answer or a consolation prize of 1 g if it is not answered. To make it clear, he must find the correct answer that nullifies any possible doubts to its veracity. That is, the dilemma is no m…

Hello everyone! I am hosting another quest for the Anniversary! This quest is all about waking up one morning with no idea what happened the night before! (Some of us have been there several times) Now it is going to be a little something like a murder-mystery style thing. I am going to give each player who registers 3 clues. Players can share clues. Players can also share fake clues. This year, you will be on a TEAM with another player. I will pair people up. You will include your partner and your clues and your partner's clues in a forum PM to both of you. This is because both of you can't lie to each other. Every time you message another play…

I am planning a series of events, 1 per day, each to last an hour. These are storytelling, riddles, pun contests, and the like. I'd like to hear what server times are best for people? Please distinguish weekdays vs. Saturday and Sunday. About half of the events are interactive -- submissions could be read for you in your absence for the other half, but we still need an audience to vote. Please reply when is best for you. Best for me is between 1500 and 0500 the next morning, server time. {UPDATE: Going with 2100 all twelve days, unless there is an outcry or special request.}

Aye, I'd like to know o mirrors of the world, who is the strongest of them all. Anything counts be it murs admin rights or darkraptors ability to mop floors with mur. Just tell why who and why is the strongest of them all. PS. facts matter PPS. Rewards from Golemus as always

Today on the Land of the Dead/Jail day you have been thrown into jail. Your head is aching from the beating you were given by the guards and your memory is fuzzy. As you slowly come to recognition you remember the facts of: Who you killed How you killed them Why you killed them How you managed to get caught Write a short story/newspaper article on these events and what your sentence will be. Points will be given for humour and tie-ins with the MagicDuel world (aka use real people, items, locations, etc). 1st, 2nd, 3rd will be given an Anni creature. First place will also receive a wind drachorn, second place will receive two gold coins. …

This is the signup page for the MD 15th birthday Quiz. As stated in the announcement I will be attempting to run two quizzes at different times which will roughly relate to EU morning (ST 10:00-15:00 approx) and EU evening (ST 18:00-02:00 approx). The quiz will likely take about an hour to run and will reward plushies depending on the number of points you score. You will be able to participate in both quiz's if I run both. The quiz is simple, a series of questions will be asked and those answering correctly will get points. This year instead of just the first person answering getting points I will trial a way of giving more than one person points. This will be a…

Today we remember all our friends that are no longer here, and celebrate them and those who are still here. MagicDuel is certainly a place of memories for us in Marind Bell and the East, good and bad. Today we celebrate that. Take an image of a scene in MB and decorate to show off one memory you have of an event or friend in MagicDuel. Post it up and explain what the event is. All participents will recieve 5 plushies. Top 3 Most interesting/best/valued entries will receive an anni creature. Top places will have a choice of gold, creatures, etc. Just tell me what you want (within reason, seriously, because I cant disapprove my own requests ) …

I, MAG THE (self proclaimed) KNIGHT OF BACON AND (also self proclaimed) OVERLORD OF GWI AM HUNGRY (yes again). I NEED YOU AGAIN TO BE IN THE KITCHEN AGAIN, CONQUER THE POTS AND PANS, CHOP THE INGREDIENTS, MAKE THEM YIELD TO YOUR WILL! YOU WILL HAVE TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MADE AND PROVIDE ME WITH AN IMAGE, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I AM SERVED AFTER ALL I AM HUNGRY BUT I KNOW THAT PERFECTION NEEDS TIME SO I WILL WAIT UNTIL END OF APRIL. EVERYONE COOKING WILL RECEIVE 5 SILVER COINS. WINNERS WILL BE ABLE TO PICK FROM A SUPER FANCY, SUPER AWESOME, SECRET STASH OF AMAZINGNESS, THINGS STUFF, REWARD POOL THINGY tldr: …

This is the official thread for the co-operation and deception anniversary game. Pre-registration was here, and is now closed. To summarize: Each player is given a character/role card Each player goal is to deduct/guess other's role via any mean necessary Communication, alliance, betrayal, lies, etc. are encouraged Straight-up role sharing is not encouraged, each player is expected to try their hardest to win the game. I will not enforce this, but please keep it interesting and don't ruin the game for others Please keep the game self-contained (e.g no MD item/etc trading for info). Trading the final rewards you may obtain is encouraged howev…

Greetings everyone! Do you like a story? Do you like a race? Do you like a quest on the anniversary? Do you like creatures that you can't get your hands on anymore? If so, then keep an eye out for this quest: He's Lost His Marbles! The Willow's Shop Keeper has lost his memories and marbles! Help him get them back! This quest will be really hard for MP3s, and probably really easy for most MP5s. No alternates may participate. This quest shall take you throughout the whole of MD! It shall take you into every land (if you're MP5) and you will learn a little bit about what each land has meant to me! how to start: Say a greeting to Willow's Sho…

On a beautiful day, Darvin had surfed into a brand new region of the realm, one that the realmshapers were working on. It is detrimental however, due to the cryptic nature of a place with such intense creation magic, that it served as a prison to poor ol Darvin, in such that he can't escape on his own Mur then tasked the realmshapers to go after Darvin, and bring him back to safety The new region is under construction, and take the form of a large tower consisting of 3 floors. Each floor is essentially a square of 3x3, 5x5 and 9x9 rooms respectively. Darwin starts on the top floor, and needs to be banished one by one, eventually out of the tower and back to the …

PSA: This quest is meant to be a mixture of both a lottery, and a traditional quest. There's no effort required to join! Skip the story if you're lazy, rules summarized below Clarification: Each player answer are separated. You don't have to take what others had chosen into account ========================================================================================= You walked along the shores of Golemus, and chanced upon a message in a bottle. In it detailed a map, to a field of fog within Necrovion There, awaits you is a lone, dreadful spirit, one that seemed to care little about the world around him. He gazed at you with his hollow eyes, and you…

Remember Slotsh http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/17432-the-flying-barrel/? Well, he got in trouble again. As we all know, strange ladies lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a monarchy system...but they do exist. Slotsh prayed night and day in front of the Angien Lake for something. I don't know what that something was, but one day a 'thing' was washed ashore. It's a...a...a magical thing, as Slotsh found out. This object cannot be approached recklessly, as it bites - from the front, from the rear, and stabs with its horns from the middle. The bite is strong enough to break iron. Pushing it away is also a no go, because it apparently weighs at l…

"A recent tour of the Sage's Keep has discovered a new room! While walking around, Chewett2 discovered a new room within the building. How could a new room in a building that has been occupied for 15 years just now been found, you ask? Especially when this building is so big on the outside, yet so small on the inside! Who knows, the obviously original wookiee (chewett2) must have found a hidden gem! Your quest is to describe this new room. Contestants should find ways to describe its layout, its content, its appearance, and even where it is with the route to get there. Players should focus on quality in this contest, not the speed with which they submit their efforts. Ar…

Hello everyone! I am hosting another quest for the Anniversary! This quest is all about waking up one morning with no idea what happened the night before! (Some of us have there several times) Now it is going to be a little something like a murder-mystery style thing. I am going to give each player who registers 3 clues. Players can share clues. Players can also share fake clues. However, there is going to be an "actual version of events" that happened. Each player should submit their version of events to me via forum pm at the end time. The player who's story is closest to the real thing (by anonymous double-blind judging), shall win! (this is wh…

This quest is a punishment for me being unable to keep my bid... due to Chew... booo A Knight of the Bell, riding a mighty steed, chases a mouse through the Plains of Tranquility, reasons unknown. The mouse will run in a singular direction, one step at a time, while the horse chases, 4 steps each. Though, as the mouse is tiny, and amidst tall grass, it couldn't be seen, yet can be trampled, should the horse jumps on top of it. The problem being, while it's direction known, it's location isn't. The question is as follow: Is there a strategy, which would assure the knight, that should he run long enough, that'd be the end of the pesky mice? ===============…

Greetings everyone! As you may have heard in the announcement - this is a miniquest of sorts! What you must do: --> explore, discover and map out the second, hidden Labyrinth (after figuring out how to enter it). The map must be detailed - I'm looking for interesting visualizations - not a simple grid! Surprise me with unique maps! You may draw, graphically design, whatever you wish!. All the best, and hope you have fun Instructions: - please submit all maps via forum PM - deadline is till the end of the anniversary (28th!) - maps will be judged by myself and posted up on this thread for voting - everyone who finishes the quest will get a…

Help! I brought some bad burritos to the the events at MDA! I had to run off when I realized that someone has hoarded all of the paper! What person would do such a thing? Help me out! I need 20 paper. Participants should give me paper to help me out of my "predicament". I will use trade logs to figure out who gives me the most. Whoever gives the most paper gets 1 anniversary creature. The other 4 or so people who give paper will receive 2 silver. and plushies! Please bring items to me, not ITC codes, in case I idle.

Excerpt from A Realm Reshaped, Ch2, as told to Aia _______________________________________________________ Mur looked up from his makeshift desk in the Paper Cabin. Ever since the removal of Flash, things had just not been quite right. Mur gritted his teeth and reached for the quill in the corner of the desk. His fingers closed around the quill, but it wouldn't move, and it just wouldn't turn amber. Aia must have forgotten to make it a clicky, he thought, as he reached into his satchel instead. Rough, rapid quill-strokes covered the scroll in front of him; the intricate form of an odd contraption took form in real-time. Mur smiled; this was his best invention yet, so…

One's thoughts turn to the other-realm these days, so this quest were a simple one: Create, and post, of a meme within this thread. These should be relevant in some shape or form to the realm (including of some event which hath occurred within the realm); if the allusion were a subtle one, then I would suggest an explanation in accompaniment. There is no limit on the number of entries one may post here, but each shall be judged on the best submission; this shall be determined by the number of up-votes received by the close of the anniversary. "Likes" shall be equivalent to one upvote also, but "downvotes" shall be worth zero (rather than a negative value). …

Excerpt from A Realm Reshaped, Ch1, as told to Aia ___________________________________________________ "So you see, you get these layers, and you put them on top, or under other layers, and then put back the hidden layers, and then you unmake the layer you just made, and then flatten it..." The echoes of Mur's words ... echoed in Aia's mind. His cryptic instructions always took some time, but they were always right. Aia dusted off her new gilding-brush; Mur had given this to her with instructions to use it... liberally. A splish-splash-swish of the brush, and her wings began to glow a pale yellow. Aia smiled. It was wonderful to be blessed with new gifts. ___…