Ledah

I am no longer participating in this.
Else has shown their hand, and in under a week no less.

Else, I have only ever done to you what you have done to others. You, Fang, and the rest all liked to mess with people, to cheat, and abuse, but you never liked it when I did it to you all.
I asked for respect, I gave you chances, and I have shown plenty myself - I have not heatcapped, I have not depleted LR, or anything, beyond the scope of this for the last few days.
I would suggest never making a bargain with Else.

I follow my glorious Duke... when it is convenient. Which, in this case, it is.

I'm sorry Seig... I love you, but... they have blackmail material on me.
How was I meant to know that hooker was a trap? I thought she was into me...

I have recently learned the ferrytravel spell and fell completely in love with it. I have noticed, however, that the current scene list seems to predate the opening of the Lands of the East.
Thus, I'd like to discuss the possibility of the following East scenes being added to the ferrytravel list:
7_teamarket_1
7_lonelyroundabout_1
7_drywaterbridge_1


I think these three would fit the spell's theme very well.
Maybe a broader rework of the spell could be considered, as there are a lot of coastal scenes in GWI too (but maybe allowing GWI would probably make the spell too powerful -- I would leave that discussion for later).
What do you think?

Your pilates partner is going down.

The post will be updated (soon TM) with the current bets - Seig, Marv and Kaya, chuck me your goooooldddd.
As an incentive, as I know I am going to win (it is just so obvious), I will make a further bet against all of you still holding out.
I will give anyone who bets an additional 1GC of my own on top of their winnings, should I lose.

In my magnanimity, I will help under those conditions... what I had in mind was much funner though.
However, for me, fairness is always key.
If I see malicious compliance, where people do their utmost to keep it to just the limit, they don't help punish people equally, or they try and find some stupid workaround, where one person depletes, takes the pain, and shares the rewards of depleting etc. then I will bail in a heartbeat.
The point of this is to make sure people can use those spots as and when they need or want to, but not obsessively, and that is the only reason I will be part of it.
I would suggest allowing the pool of resources in both locations to fully regenerate is the first step.

In my magnanimity, I will help under those conditions... what I had in mind was much funner though.
However, for me, fairness is always key.
If I see malicious compliance, where people do their utmost to keep it to just the limit, they don't help punish people equally, or they try and find some stupid workaround, where one person depletes, takes the pain, and shares the rewards of depleting etc. then I will bail in a heartbeat.
The point of this is to make sure people can use those spots as and when they need or want to, but not obsessively, and that is the only reason I will be part of it.
I would suggest allowing the pool of resources in both locations to fully regenerate is the first step.

In my magnanimity, I will help under those conditions... what I had in mind was much funner though.
However, for me, fairness is always key.
If I see malicious compliance, where people do their utmost to keep it to just the limit, they don't help punish people equally, or they try and find some stupid workaround, where one person depletes, takes the pain, and shares the rewards of depleting etc. then I will bail in a heartbeat.
The point of this is to make sure people can use those spots as and when they need or want to, but not obsessively, and that is the only reason I will be part of it.
I would suggest allowing the pool of resources in both locations to fully regenerate is the first step.

In my magnanimity, I will help under those conditions... what I had in mind was much funner though.
However, for me, fairness is always key.
If I see malicious compliance, where people do their utmost to keep it to just the limit, they don't help punish people equally, or they try and find some stupid workaround, where one person depletes, takes the pain, and shares the rewards of depleting etc. then I will bail in a heartbeat.
The point of this is to make sure people can use those spots as and when they need or want to, but not obsessively, and that is the only reason I will be part of it.
I would suggest allowing the pool of resources in both locations to fully regenerate is the first step.

I will only agree to not deplete it if those that depleted it originally pay for their crimes.
They must also agree not to deplete other sites, particularly Undermined Foundations in the East.
@Nep @Fang Archbane @Else

I will only agree to not deplete it if those that depleted it originally pay for their crimes.
They must also agree not to deplete other sites, particularly Undermined Foundations in the East.
@Nep @Fang Archbane @Else

You've seen 2 pitiable dragons go up against each other... now it is time for a real fight.
In the corner on your left with a crowd of admirers (if you look hard enough and with the right perspective), we have the one, the only Onyx Mirrorseraph, raised by yours truly - Ledah! Please, hold your applause.

In the corner of your right, fresh from the bowels of Necrovion, we have the royal, noble Rustgold Wraithling, raised by the Queen of Necrovion - Syrian! Please, no booing.

We are, of course, taking bets on this most prestigious event. The tally will be kept at the foot of this post. It is winner takes all, no takesies backsies. The odds will be decided by the final stakes placed at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
For example, if my noble Seraph has a pot of 20GC staked on his victory, and for some reason Syrians has 40GC, when mine is victorious then my punters take home 2GC for every 1GC bet. As Syrian stands no chance, there is no need to work out the odds the other way around.
The fight itself will be held sometime around 22:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026 plus or minus Soon (TM).
Please, post your bets in this topic and send Ledah your bet prior to the closing of bets at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
CURRENT BETS ON TO WIN:
Onyx Mirrorseraph
20GC - Ledah
Rustgold Wraithling
20GC - Seigheart
5GC - Kaya Selta
1GC - Marvolo
But Le Dah, I hear you cry, how will we know who has won, and who has lost? Well, I could of course judge it myself, but in this case I will defer to the one, the only, the incorruptible... @Eggdar! No placing bets now Eggy.

I confirm this is an official encounter :D
The secret special abilities each owner will define for their primordial will be considered for the battle at run time.
Bets are guaranteed, so if you say you bet something , you have to pay for it if you lose.
Currently there is no interface support for this kind of bets, maybe there will be, but in case it wont be in time, then we handle bets manually.
Ledah or Syrian should handle this please, you gather the bets , you split the win with the winners.
There is no escrow for this for now, but i hope none is needed.

I will be charging a portion from the winners pool, not that i need the gold, but i need to figure a way so we could organize this kind of contests in the future again, and the "movie" will cost creating, so that needs to be covered somehow. I am thinking 10%? too much? too litle? its not fixed, i am open to other suggestions.

I am also working on a free text version of such encounters, so any of you can battle their pets with their special abilities, but we all agree i think, that a movie is far more entertaining :D

Nobody will know the outcome till this happens. You are free to add animations and the owner to set new special abilities up to thursday.

THE SMOKE SHALL BLOCK OUT THE SUN AND TOGETHER WE WILL REIGN VICTORIOUS OVER THE SHINY REFLECTIVE MASSES

You've seen 2 pitiable dragons go up against each other... now it is time for a real fight.
In the corner on your left with a crowd of admirers (if you look hard enough and with the right perspective), we have the one, the only Onyx Mirrorseraph, raised by yours truly - Ledah! Please, hold your applause.

In the corner of your right, fresh from the bowels of Necrovion, we have the royal, noble Rustgold Wraithling, raised by the Queen of Necrovion - Syrian! Please, no booing.

We are, of course, taking bets on this most prestigious event. The tally will be kept at the foot of this post. It is winner takes all, no takesies backsies. The odds will be decided by the final stakes placed at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
For example, if my noble Seraph has a pot of 20GC staked on his victory, and for some reason Syrians has 40GC, when mine is victorious then my punters take home 2GC for every 1GC bet. As Syrian stands no chance, there is no need to work out the odds the other way around.
The fight itself will be held sometime around 22:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026 plus or minus Soon (TM).
Please, post your bets in this topic and send Ledah your bet prior to the closing of bets at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
CURRENT BETS ON TO WIN:
Onyx Mirrorseraph
20GC - Ledah
Rustgold Wraithling
20GC - Seigheart
5GC - Kaya Selta
1GC - Marvolo
But Le Dah, I hear you cry, how will we know who has won, and who has lost? Well, I could of course judge it myself, but in this case I will defer to the one, the only, the incorruptible... @Eggdar! No placing bets now Eggy.

You've seen 2 pitiable dragons go up against each other... now it is time for a real fight.
In the corner on your left with a crowd of admirers (if you look hard enough and with the right perspective), we have the one, the only Onyx Mirrorseraph, raised by yours truly - Ledah! Please, hold your applause.

In the corner of your right, fresh from the bowels of Necrovion, we have the royal, noble Rustgold Wraithling, raised by the Queen of Necrovion - Syrian! Please, no booing.

We are, of course, taking bets on this most prestigious event. The tally will be kept at the foot of this post. It is winner takes all, no takesies backsies. The odds will be decided by the final stakes placed at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
For example, if my noble Seraph has a pot of 20GC staked on his victory, and for some reason Syrians has 40GC, when mine is victorious then my punters take home 2GC for every 1GC bet. As Syrian stands no chance, there is no need to work out the odds the other way around.
The fight itself will be held sometime around 22:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026 plus or minus Soon (TM).
Please, post your bets in this topic and send Ledah your bet prior to the closing of bets at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
CURRENT BETS ON TO WIN:
Onyx Mirrorseraph
20GC - Ledah
Rustgold Wraithling
20GC - Seigheart
5GC - Kaya Selta
1GC - Marvolo
But Le Dah, I hear you cry, how will we know who has won, and who has lost? Well, I could of course judge it myself, but in this case I will defer to the one, the only, the incorruptible... @Eggdar! No placing bets now Eggy.

You've seen 2 pitiable dragons go up against each other... now it is time for a real fight.
In the corner on your left with a crowd of admirers (if you look hard enough and with the right perspective), we have the one, the only Onyx Mirrorseraph, raised by yours truly - Ledah! Please, hold your applause.

In the corner of your right, fresh from the bowels of Necrovion, we have the royal, noble Rustgold Wraithling, raised by the Queen of Necrovion - Syrian! Please, no booing.

We are, of course, taking bets on this most prestigious event. The tally will be kept at the foot of this post. It is winner takes all, no takesies backsies. The odds will be decided by the final stakes placed at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
For example, if my noble Seraph has a pot of 20GC staked on his victory, and for some reason Syrians has 40GC, when mine is victorious then my punters take home 2GC for every 1GC bet. As Syrian stands no chance, there is no need to work out the odds the other way around.
The fight itself will be held sometime around 22:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026 plus or minus Soon (TM).
Please, post your bets in this topic and send Ledah your bet prior to the closing of bets at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026.
CURRENT BETS ON TO WIN:
Onyx Mirrorseraph
20GC - Ledah
Rustgold Wraithling
20GC - Seigheart
5GC - Kaya Selta
1GC - Marvolo
But Le Dah, I hear you cry, how will we know who has won, and who has lost? Well, I could of course judge it myself, but in this case I will defer to the one, the only, the incorruptible... @Eggdar! No placing bets now Eggy.

It would be nice to have sorting options for my full inventory - things such as complexity level, for example.
Also, the ability to search the descriptions of all my items for certain phrases - like stone, gold, etc.

It would be nice to have sorting options for my full inventory - things such as complexity level, for example.
Also, the ability to search the descriptions of all my items for certain phrases - like stone, gold, etc.

i must admit I don’t want to be aligned with ledah.
Scrap the tax! Make it a flat fee of some kind. We need more things like the willows shop shopkeeper (that works wonderfully and I am proud of creating) that ferries coins elsewhere.
It funds the TK if you didn’t know.

I admit, my eyes glazed over your post Fang, as it felt like a diatribe put through AI to make it even longer.
A few keys points however...
TKs can be funded publicly, but MD has always strived (even if it has not always happened) to avoid creating things out of thin air - and if TKs were given an invented 1000GC to reward, it would make the inflation issue worse. They have always been a role to support the realm, and insisting they be privately funded could cause its own issues.
The tax is a practical removal tool, as the coins should not be destroyed - they need a SINK. Also, are you stupid or illiterate - where do you think the coins from the pickle man and Willows go currently?
I can understand why you may not want them to go to TK Fang, as you have abused your position as leader there to raid it before, but it looks like better people run it now. As an aside, you seem to be trying to infer you like the auction for merchants producing and selling - how does that square with your shitposting of gold avatars?
As someone who has spent a lot of gold in the auction house...
Tax the auctions. Taxation without representation forever.

I think the auction house will not get used anymore if you plan on taxing the player.
Many things currently need paid for. Taxing the player is just adding to that.
I think you need to just leave it alone. The system works fine enough.


If the TKs really want to get some gold off the market maybe they should auction something off and put the earnings into the TK vault.

I admit, my eyes glazed over your post Fang, as it felt like a diatribe put through AI to make it even longer.
A few keys points however...
TKs can be funded publicly, but MD has always strived (even if it has not always happened) to avoid creating things out of thin air - and if TKs were given an invented 1000GC to reward, it would make the inflation issue worse. They have always been a role to support the realm, and insisting they be privately funded could cause its own issues.
The tax is a practical removal tool, as the coins should not be destroyed - they need a SINK. Also, are you stupid or illiterate - where do you think the coins from the pickle man and Willows go currently?
I can understand why you may not want them to go to TK Fang, as you have abused your position as leader there to raid it before, but it looks like better people run it now. As an aside, you seem to be trying to infer you like the auction for merchants producing and selling - how does that square with your shitposting of gold avatars?
As someone who has spent a lot of gold in the auction house...
Tax the auctions. Taxation without representation forever.