Eara Meraia

"Did you mean to tax the buyer or seller?If you meant to tax the buyer (you), are you saying that you are happy spending extra 50+ gold coins? " Auction tax does not have to be about paying extra, but buyer getting x% less of the final bidding price. Funneling gold into the pockets of a player role is not a currency sink... it is an automated tithe. A true coin sink removes it from the realm outright (IE the Pickle Man or Willows Shop)." It seems you got it all wrong. This was not about getting tax into my inventory (or any other future TK member). It is about it getting into TK treasury – an independent place – a reliable source as you call it. If it is done automatically - I don't mind. "They do not need, and should not have, an automated commission siphoned off everyday player commerce. Paying a player role for an automated script they don't even operate makes zero sense" Again, this was never about a TK role. Chewett mentioned TK because the manage the treasury. And it is not about Treasury needing the tax. It is more (as Chewett correctly stated) about managing the coin and preventing inflation. TK can sponsor from “reliable independent sources” but this means new coin on the market. I rather use the existing coin to prevent those coins losing its value completely. "Route the tax directly into the Land Treasury of the citizen paying it." Land treasuries is an interesting idea. The only problem is making sure that taxes that go there are spent properly and not disappear in pockets of those who manage local treasuries instead of supporting quests or beginning players. This is exactly the role that TK fulfil for MD treasury. If you figure out the way to manage that - I think it is fine. "If this tax is implemented on the sellers, high tier producers and bulk craftsmen will simply close their stalls. We will walk off the auction floor and take our high value trade back to private, direct exchanges where there is no 10% penalty." Of course you can move to your private tradings, but auction is not only about automating your trade, it also gives you an opportunity to reach the public and therefore sell your goods for higher price that you would, if you were trading privately. So strictly taken you still don"t lose anything, but gain a bit less. I was absent for a long time and currenty figuring out the ways for TK to be more visible and supportive for those who need them. Ways that would involve people get rewarded more for doing selfless and non-material deeds. This might seem off-topic here, but I feel introducing the tax might be a step in that direction - instead of hoarding, grinding and depleting into more sharing and giving.

totally agree that taxes should be installed. I do not care if it is automated or not, as long as the given percentage lands in MD treasury - I am fine with that.

If I may share my oppinion, I dont think unique tags are (only) vanity. I think they are also a big part of MD history and history of a particular MD character. I think unique tags make MD unique, just like unique avatars do. For example if I see Pickle Meister, I have to think of my first days in MD and how I was standing in front of "unbreachable" MD archives gate, breaking my head of how to get in, until, out of the blue my saviour appeared in a form of an Almighty Pickle... On the other hand I love the idea of making tags functional. Also the idea of being able to earn a tag for making an effort is very sound in my opinion. so what to do with unique tags? I think possible solution would be to ask every owner of such a tag (if they want to keep it) write a story for MD Archives explaining the history behind this tag OR (even better imo) to design a permanent quest that is related to tags history. (Mechanically, I picture it as pressing on a tag would open a quest document with some instructions or give a link to archives document). If tag owner has no ressources for rewarding, TK could always think of something. This way unique tags function could be to connect people and make them get to know each other (and MD history) better. Now, as for giving away unique tags...I think this option could be left to kings/queens for some special occasions.

Item 1 Item 10x2 Item 11 Item 12

Item 12 – Tainted Angien - 636 plushies (290 from Eara, 44 from Tal, 188 from Anruil, 114 from Lazarus)

tem 12 – Tainted Angien - 545 plushies (265 from Eara, 40 from Tal, 126 from Anruil, 114 from Lazarus)

Item 12 – Tainted Angien - 444 plushies (265 from Eara, 40 from Tal, 25 from Anruil, 114 from Lazarus)

Item 12 – Tainted Angien - 330 (265 from Eara, 40 from Tal, 25 from Anruil)

Item 12 – Tainted Angien - 300 (265 from Eara and 35 from Tal)

Item 12 – Tainted Angien - 265 plushies

your piece of parchment gave me goose bumps... Thank you for a very interesting quest idea Probably not surprising that I prefer wp as a reward.

Ukraine first, UK second. Good job team Brit!!!

Oh Majestic Emperor of the unseen Bacons. With this, I present you with my humble looking dish, that cannot be missed at any feast. Alhough it looks simple, but do not underestimate it! A whole civilisation had to emerge, flourish and go in decay just to create this so simple and yet so tasty dish. It took almost 3 days to prepare and I believe me, I hate that cannot convey any smells and sounds as these were unbelievable. So...let us start Ingredients you need are simple...some water, some flour, just a small pinch of yiest (unfortunately my sourdough is on vacation at the moment so I had to use some conventional yiest). Stir and wait... When your new civilization is at rise, give it some more food to grow on - some flour, some water, some love, stir it well and let the magic do its work... Fold your baby...at this point it needs a lot of care and patience but you will see how it changes and grows in return... Once again fold it, mould it and wait until your very own civilization comes to flourish And now, when it is on its best...its time for...the end of the world...make the fire do its job and enjoy unbelievable smell. Once its done, you will be left with unbelievable, indulgent sinful loaf of bread...heritage of decayed world, essence of Shade Sentinel its midst that you can so shamefully and lustfully devour with a bit of butter and a pinch of salt...not much more is needed. Enjoy

6 anni aramor would be crazy to get Otherwise winderwild with shards please

When I was young (yeah, I am not young anymore ) I was shy and not confident in my abilities. I was afraid to take credit for what I did and others, somehow, always seemed to be better, smarter, more succesful. Through a number of very tough challenges, challenges that were close to break me completely, I learned something new. I learned- I can do (almost) anything. Only limitations I have are those in my head - my thoughts, my rules, my beliefs. Some - set by myself, others - planted in by culture, family, friends etc. This realization gave a feeling of being (almost) superhuman. And, oh dear, I abused this feeling! For many years it carried me around, allowed me to do things I (and people around me) never thought possible. Until one day I realized how tired I actually am. Being driven by my mission, realizing that I have many possibilities I fought as if there was no tomorrow. Until I stopped. The "almost" of being an "almost huperhuman" got back at me and hit me hard. It took time and effort to realize that boundaries, that I so carelessly get rid of years ago, were not only limiting my actility. At the same time they were protecting me from destroying myself. I also realized that people love superheroes, because with a superhero around they can lean back and do nothing. So now I am trying to find a healthy balance between my possibilities and limits, which in itself presents a big challenge. Setting boundaries to myself feels like limiting my freedom, feels like failing. It takes a lot of mental and physical work to say NO, to get some rest instead of go head over heels to be able to stripe away another item off my endless to-do list. Still I force myself to do it, because only when I am healthy and sane I can function, be happy and make people around me happy. Sincerely, not-so-superhuman Eara

Ok, here is my humble submission. Trying to solve this, one gets into one major problem...well, actually two problems. First one - what is actually"a week"? Second one - how do you explain it to Shades? Let us start with the the first one. I did some research - a week is an artificially devised unit of time. Its duration differs across cultures and calendars (fluctuations are between 7-14 days, but maybe one can find other, if one diggs deeper). Now, how to explain to Shades what a week is? To be honest my memory is very rusty, so I hope that I am not telling some nonsense here, but I have to try to share my thoughts with you. I see Shades as "the Opposite", a necessary pole to maintain an overall Balance. A normal human instinct is to maintain life, create, put things into order, progress. Which would mean that Shades necessarily would stand for death, decay, chaos, which would make an impression of Shades as being evil. I do not see it this way, I see Shades as a necessity to maintain Reality in all its colours. But I got distracted. Let us go back to Time and what the above premise would mean to us explaining Shades the meaning of the week. Time is an inevitable byproduct of the Order, which would make me assume that Shades as embodyment of Chaos are beyong time. However, being beyong doesnt make Shades unable to understand a concept of time as a flow. They are probably familiar with concepts of Life and Death and so they can understand the linear connection between Beginning and End, Birth and Passing away when applied to living beings as humans, animals etc. So, my solution to this dilemma is this. I would present Shades with a Luna Moth in a jar...just hatched to its adult (Imago) form. Since adult luna moth has no digestive system and cannot eat, its life span is between 7-10 days. After that the moth inevitably dies. Shades could understand a change in state of a Moth and get a notion of an approximate week duration. Of course it is only an approximate solution, but as stated before - week duration varies across calendars as well. A more precise solution would be maybe design a sandwatch that would last a week, but honestly, I think like Luna Moth concept better. I have a feeling that Shades would appreciate it more. Thank you very much for reading

maybe I just dont think that material stuff is worth dying for and I wouldnt want MD encouranging that. As for losing of ressources...10% isnt risky maybe but maybe a chance of losing 80% or 100% is...so depending on what you have to pay it can hurt as hell

you would have to make prices very attractive then, otherwise people like me would just go ask player XY to sell them ressource they need (like we did all these years), instead of risking their head for it.

interesting discussion here....I understand and like an idea of adding risk to a trade. Also having a place to exchange ressources sounds good. On the other hand: death sounds like unrealistically high risk to be honest. Losing a part or all of your initial investment would be more fair. Business is risky but mostly because you can loose material stuff not your life. And for those who would like to be on a safe side, treasury could provide a sort of insurance for a certain fee

item 1, item 7 and twice item 12 please.

Farewell, DD. Even though I am probably a drama part in your MD story, I do wish you luck and success. Whatever you are up to.

send to goe/lock in chaos stones would be nice, if possible

alright. my menu then: 1) Clinical psychology. Professional advice on anxiety and mood disorders, PTSD, OCD, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, dissociations etc. It can be a short view on personal situation or some general information...whatever you would like to know about psychological illnesses, treatment, medications, diagnostics. It also can be subclinical issue like stress or fatigue. Depending on a specific question, context can be private or public. 2) Surviving and adapting to living, working and studying in a foreign country. I did it a few times myself. Can share some useful experiences to those who want to venture abroad. 3) Studying of foreign languages. As somebody who speaks 6 languages and has degree in linguistics, I possibly might be able to give some advice to those who struggle with languages 4) Sour-dough starter and bread. I can teach you how to make a delicious bread at home with nothing but flower, water and patience^^

will you also provide an opportunity to have these conversations in a private places, like sunny bedroom. I can imagine that some people would prefer to keep the content of these lectures private (especially in my field of work). anther question: can people suggest their own topics they want to have a lecture on?

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Hear, ye noble citizens of the lands of Magicduel. The day, you have all been waiting for, has finally come – Anniversary plushie auction begins! Kiss your plushies goodbye and prepare to bid for the most amazing and rare items! Rules are simple: check the list, place your bid as a reply to this post. Your bid can not be lower than a starting bid or the bid of the person before you! The bid will be considered final 24 hours after the last bid on an itemhas been made OR if it was the last bid on the item by the time the auction came to an end. The auction will last until Friday (18 May 2018) and will end at midnight (beginning of 19.05) server time. All bids placed after this time will be considered not valid. If a person who made the last bid is unable to do the payment – the person with a previous bid gets a chance. One final note: all creatures from the auction will be delivered with magic CTC and suffer no age loss; you can choose to have them tokenless OR with 4 tokens of your choice on them. Here we go! Item 1: Rustgold drachorn egg. Age: 2690. Starting bid: 5 plushies Item 2: Angien Egg. Age: 2022. Starting bid: 5 plushies Item 3: Death fenth. Starting bid: 5 plushies Item 4: Wind dragon egg. Age: 2022. Starting bid: 10 plushies Item 5: Barren soul, 11th anniversary edition. Starting bid: 15 plushies Item 6: 12th anniversary creature. Starting bid 15 plushies. Item 7: Darkling. Age: 2022. Starting bid: 20 plushies. Good luck! Sincerely, Chewett and TK