Udgard

*cough* check the golem *cough* Well, it'll need some rebalancing with all these tokens around though..

For 0.8 modifiers, I mean the final stats will be total stats * 0.8, not total stats* 1.08. I kno this might seem weird at first; that's not a boost, that's a nerf! Yes, it does make the stat (let's take attack as an example) weaker, but I'm hoping that it ould balance out with the craeture's other abilities and attack targets. So a lv 5 dark archer can have 0.8 modifier, chaos archers maybe 0.9, and lorerootian archers something like 1.25 (subject to further balancing, of course). While reducing creature attacks might seem like a no-no at first, if this is implemented, everyone's going to be affectd, so no one's at a disadvantage because of this. I'm trying not to make creatures only useful at certain levels, because one of my main objectives with this system is to make creature variation something that people do on all levels. Right now, only new players ever use aramors. What I aim is a state where even veterans will consider aramors on their rit (for example, we can give aramors decent attack mod to offset their targeting, and a decent defense mod - making it a balanced offensive and defensive creature, while archers might have more attack but less defense mod).

As for the numbers itself, I know there's a lot of testing to be done before it can be implemented. Modifiers doesn't have to be higher than 1, some of it can also be lower than 1 (0.8, for example). That way we can avoid enlarging the gap too much.

A post No One made a while ago made me think, how many people nowadays use a Knator? A Master Lorerootian Archer? They were well designed with unique advantages and disadvantages. The archer, for example, was built with high attack power and initiative despite limitations in targeting. The knator is a very strong attacker with high attack power (more than twice the base damage of a chaos archer). Yet, nobody uses them nowadays because their advantages are far eclipsed by personal stats (and now, tokens) that their use is most of the time not the best course of action to take. What I am proposing is a way to make them useful again, and make varying creature combination useful again. How? My proposed idea is simple. Give all creatures different modifier for stats. These modifier works as a multiplier for the final stats on the creature (after taking into account personal stats and token bonus on the creature). For example, a Master Lorerootian Archer with a base attack of 200 (random number taken to avoid spoiler), no tokens, 500 personal stats effect and and attack modifier of 1.6 would have (200+500)*1.6 = 1120 attack power. A chaos archer within the same ritual, with a base atk of 100 (again, random number), no tokens, 500 personal stats effect and an attack modifier of 1.2 will have (100+500)*1.2=720 attack power. Modifier would be available on all possible battle stats (initiative, defense, power), although some modifier can be left at 1 to avoid too much confusion. With this proposed idea, a creatures' worth will no longer be determined only by the ability to target all or its aura, but on how well its modifier will support a certain combat strategy. Rituals involving hard-hitting single targeters will be viable instead of just an attack all ritual, because modifiers can be adjusted depending on the creature's abilities. This will open up a lot of customization possibilities for rituals and help bring strategy back to MD once again. In time, it will also open new possbilities to creature development, because customization doesn't need to be only in auras/abilities, but can be in modifiers as well. Please share you opinion on this.

Let's say I sac all my creatures.. What if the creatures I have is not as good as another person's sacrifice? Will he win and I get nothing? Btw, is this sponsored by Mur?

Thx everyone =) And happy birthday MRD. I didn't know we were twins =D

Apllication temporarily closed. Thx for everyone that has applied. I will review again all the application that I haven't replied to and I will contact you in a few days =)

Well, as much as a like posting "ready.. fight" and other irony posts (I was about to bring the mudpit), it really saddens me to see this conflict hasn't ended yet. So please, let's just all get along? =(

*sigh* Round 2, ready... fight!

During the festival, I'm running a quest for item listings. Participants must search all over MD for inventory items that exists in the realm and make a list of those items. Points are rewarded depending on how complete they can document the items. Complete descriptions get more points, and complete screenshots get even more point. But... complete descriptions and screenshots are mostly available to the owners only.. so it's up to you to give them pain in the *ss asking for those, and to receive pain from them for flooding their mailbox =D Let the daily PM limit mayhem begin!

First entry! =) [img]http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Udgard/untitled2-1.jpg[/img] [b]- A torture device is about pain. The more pain your device can induce at a moment, the better.[/b] We all know this is the worst thing that can happen to dst. [b]- Torture should last long, no fun in the victim passing out after ten seconds.[/b] Until the next festival long enough? Or else we can make her an honorary RPC for life... *grins* [b]- Public torturing and execution should impress the audience. Do not gag your victim and smother his screams.[/b] Yep, definitely public. [b]- Humor. Reading Vogon poetry to your victim is ruthless and efficient, but not funny at all.[/b] Do you seriously not laugh when you see this? [b]- Magic Torture. There are dozens of torture instruments listed on the interwebs but we all have google skills. In fact we don't care much for realistic contraptions, since it is Magic Duel. Do not refrain from godmodding, we are looking for test subjects.[/b] One test subject coming up Edit: resized image

One question please. DO we submit our entry here (open to public eyes), or send via email?

It's a rhetoric question, y'know...

It might have changed then.. back then it was black water. Well, I guess it's easiest to just ask her directly xD

[quote name='Kafuuka' date='02 October 2009 - 02:04 AM' timestamp='1254423871' post='43447'] From what I have seen, the frog spell changes the name from Kafuuka into Kafuuka the green or Kafuuka the toad. [/quote] I had falen angel turned into falen quack...

Z has cure number soemthing. Peace has blackwater number something. xD

and using * or . in front of and at the end of your name is not allowed. Those are for LHOs and RPCs only.

Happy b'day. I saw him just a few days ago, and was hoping I'll be seeing more of him =(

[quote name='Yrthilian' date='01 October 2009 - 07:45 PM' timestamp='1254401154' post='43404'] I knew at some point someone was going to bring this up. This war did not happen because of a dislike i had wih Raven As at the time i liked raven and had no persional issues. [/quote] Your word at that time [quote]My aim is to remove the current leader[/quote] [quote]The notice of attack LR was on the allaince and not the land at that time[/quote] Your word at that time [quote]So i have decided to declar WAR on Loreroot. I have many reasions for this and i will not list them all. But i intend to attack [b]LR lands[/b] soon and am declaring it here and now ANY who back the [b]LR land[/b] will also be atacked[/quote] And then this one? [quote]and it was the other allaince withing the land that stated they will defend[/quote] At that time, there was NO other alliance within the realm. The CoE and savelites were guilds of the GotR, not a separate entity. It has been clarified countless of times, yet it seems that it's still ignored. My point? I'm doubting your ability to judge things correctly and act for the best interest of Golemus. LR was an ally of the Guerillas back then. Yet, you broke the treaty and chose to rid Golemus of an ally. You declared war on a LAND and won't correct your wording despite constant plea. No, it's not something trivial. You made extra enemies for Golemus that would otherwise not be because you chose to attack the LAND - something that can be avoided easily if you had corrected the statement of you target. But no, you won't bother to do it. You admit that it could have been handled better, but it seems that once you decide something, you won't bother to change it even when you're wrong. You, as the king of Golemus, showed no respect to other land alliance's sovereignity and structure by constantly ignoring the clarification made that GotR, CoE, and savelites were one entity (by consent of their founders) and claiming them as separate entities. You made a gesture that said "I don't care how you choose to organize yourself or what you think, the correct thing is what [b]I[/b] thing you are". Is this action for the best benefit of Golemus? Is this how you think the people of Golemus want to be perceived as? [quote]I'm against him being forced to hand over the cube though: Even if it would be seen desirable by many, an item one possess cannot just be taken because so many people want it to happen, it would have to be proper RP[/quote] I agree with shadow on this one. Despite what happens, that item is yrth's, it should not be taken away from him just because people want it to happen.

[quote name='Lifeline' date='01 October 2009 - 03:55 PM' timestamp='1254387326' post='43390'] all i see here is a contest for populatrity. both sides have commited war crimes if u can call their action that way. yrth teared apart khals soul but why is he the only one who gets the blame? i dont see why peace should appear in a better light. since some time she speaks only about revenge as well. this whole thing is stupid there are just as many good reasons to dispose her of her status as well if u hold yrth actions against him. a war starts fine, yrth and lib decide to take the first step which always makes them appear as bad to the public. the one who started the war is always screwed one especially if he looses. its a war its for several reasons and dont think u know all of their reasons for the war. so dont judge on the war itself because most of u dont know how much played into the war and how many things triggered it. so whats left? yrth tearing apart khals soul which yes is an offense to the whole khal dynasty. on the other side u have peace taking over the gg alliance and kicking 30 members. that is an offense to 30 members just as the burning of the soul to the "friends" of khals dynasty. and considering that more bad actions with wodin were involved i really cant say anymore what is worse: destroying a soul of somebody who had nothing to do with the war or kicking many members of an alliance that had nothing to do with the war as well and messing with an account that doesnt belong to u but did long ago to a real player. we got 2 offenses here and who is the one left speaking of even more revenge? its peace. she seeks even more revenge and u say yrth is consumed? i really dont get why all the blame falls on yrth. if yrth gets disposed as a king here then peace should be removed of her status as well. and now something different. u think yrth did a bad job running GG? tell me where! because i can tell u many reasons for necro being run badly. a group of adventures and explorers sneak into the heart of necrovion. they stay there for days and plan how to steal something from the core. then they even slaughter shades and pilage the stone stealing from it and using the stolen item for their own purpose. that was a serious offense to necrovion as a land. they defied the shade sentinel and defeated the summoned army and what are the sentinels under peace reign doing? nothing. nothing at all they let their land being pillaged and do nothing about that. necrovion was a pushover at that time. ppl just trampled over the land and stole from its most "sacred" treasure and get away without the dynasty or the sentinels or anybody doing anything about it. in contrast to that yrth run his land really good. something like that never happened to golemus. i dont see where yrth failed. in my opinion he did a good job. of course there were war crimes but if u want to punish those then punish both sides. [/quote] A good point brought up. I will try to share my opinions on this. (note this post is not directed to lifeline in particular, I'm just sharing my thoughts on things that he brought up) First of all, Peace's actions of kicking the members of guerillas were not something that her fellow necrovians seem to despise. She also said that she would return the alliance, just not to yrthilian. My guess, that means that most of the 30 people that were kicked will get their ally back. (so it's not really offense against 30 people in the end, as they will get their ally back) What yrthilian did, apparently is something that some of his fellow golemians despise (at least two people are clearly against this, one the second in command, the other a very old and respected member of the alliance). And when he burned Khal's soul, it's a slim chance that there is any going back. Offence against all Khal's family and friends is seemingly irreversible. And perhaps peoples' questioning of yrthilian's ability to judge things and act correctly has been doubted since the last war with Loreroot? [quote]So i have decided to declar WAR on [b]Loreroot[/b]. I have many reasions for this and i will not list them all. But i intend to attack [b]LR lands [/b]soon and am declaring it here and now ANY who back the [b]LR land [/b]will also be atacked[/quote] With the reason: [quote]My aim is to remove the current leader[/quote] A misguided war against a whole Land caused by dislike towards 1 person, to which some protest has been made. [quote]Wanting to remove Raven from leadership is NOT a reason to wage war against ALL of Loreroot. Attacking Loreroot means attacking all its citizens, and even those who do not want war WILL defend Loreroot, because you are attacking our homeland. If you have something against an individual, don't take it out on the mass. I do not want war, but if you are attacking my HOMELAND, I will defend it, and so will everyone in Loreroot.[/quote] And never answered to. Okay, that one's just my rant. But that thing forever changed my view on yrth's ability to judge things clearly and act correctly. I still consider him a friend, but when other people started questioning whether he is fit as king or not, I am really not surprised. ...just my rant.

Just my 2 MDS. I do not think yrthilian is tepping over the boundaries of his power at all. All that he has done is well within the limit of his authority. What I see is that the current call for diposition is not due to yrth went beyond his authority, but because there are people who deem his action to be incorrect and not serving the best interest of the land. Doing something within the limit of one's power doesn't make that action correct; the incorrectness of his action as viewed by the people asking for his dethroning is the reason of this topic. The closest thing to omnipotent being in MD is undeniably Mur, and he was the one who anointed yrth. If people wish to dethrone someone appointed by 'god', sending a petition to him is the most suitable course of action I can think of right now. In real life, people would contact their God via prayer, instead here we can get in touch with 'god' via PM and a forum topic. Edit: fixeed typo

What is different from MD is that it's (supposedly) not the typical fantasy world with standard creatures and races like orc, elfs, demon etc. Everyone starts as a normal human being (well, some are animals) who got stranded at the paper cabin. I would hate to see MD filled with even more demons than the ones claiming they are right now.

The following is a list of the current members of the Crafters guild: .Udgard. Scientist and Golem Elementalist. I also make sculptures and figurines out of wood, stone, and animal parts. .Kragel. Metal Mage. Makes items from metal. SubZeroo Icy Blacksmith. Forges armors and weapons using ice instead of fire. Phantom Orchid Inactive: Ivorak Crafts items made from cloth and other garments. Guybrush Threepwood Doctor. Makes drugs and other chemicals.

Those are items that I saw when I peeked on Sir Mur's vault. They have not been distributed yet, but they soon will be. For now, this is a sneak peek on what is to come. These items are raw materials that, together with a mark of creation, is required to make a custom-made item.