Chewett

It's really hard to see AP/Heat and it would be good to improve the interface for this: Example: Important text shown with and without highlighting

OOC: The AL stopped because of various reasons. I'm ready to start it again. I need to review the current situations but Confused Santa is here, and he is worried about his elves. People KEEP telling him they are dead!?!?! Surely that's not true?

Following on from my latest post I'm formulating a list of things I need from Mur to continue this. However you might have noticed poor Confused Santa is worried about his elves. I wonder if this is related?

Log posted for people to more easily read: [27/09/26 17:35] Chewett:Is it here? [27/09/26 17:43] Sephirah Caelum:Hello Chewett! [27/09/26 17:45] Sephirah Caelum: (I’m with a phone, and the game ‘s screen is unstable. I’m probably going to be on and off) [27/09/26 17:46] Seigheart:Hello Sephirah :) [27/09/26 17:46] Seigheart:Nice to see you again :) [27/09/26 17:47] Sephirah Caelum:Hello Seigheart! *smiles* Happy to see you too! [27/09/26 17:48] Seigheart:I think the Caretakers themselves are half of MD's active population atm :P [27/09/26 17:48] Seigheart:Time to expand that influence of the East into the rest of the lands :P [27/09/26 17:49] :Sephirah Caelum Laughts [27/09/26 17:49] Sephirah Caelum:Our motto is swift AND silent [27/09/26 17:50] Sephirah Caelum:We don’t need expation, the East is wide enought! [27/09/26 17:50] Seigheart:But is it long enough :P [27/09/26 17:50] Seigheart:No Mans Land can be East's Land lol [27/09/26 17:50] Seigheart:MB is already ruled by the same person... so you can include that [27/09/26 17:51] Sephirah Caelum:Actually, if we were going to expand our influence, MD would grow mute [27/09/26 17:51] Seigheart:Is that a bad thing? :P [27/09/26 17:51] Sephirah Caelum:That’s new! Who is Marind’s ruler? [27/09/26 17:54] :[Spell] Create a public meeting called Caretakers Ceremony [27/09/26 17:55] Aelis:Sephirah!! [27/09/26 17:55] Aelis:I'm glad you could make it [27/09/26 17:56] Aelis:The realm welcomes you back [27/09/26 17:57] samon:Hello fellow Caretakers and friends [27/09/26 17:57] Seigheart:Chewett is King of Marind Bell and Grand Duke here lol [27/09/26 17:57] Seigheart:Howdy all [27/09/26 17:57] Vahr:Hey everyone :) [27/09/26 17:58] samon:Sephi, it is good to see you again :D [27/09/26 17:59] Syrian:hello! [27/09/26 17:59] Chewett:Hey Vahr [27/09/26 17:59] Aelis:Hi, Vahr. You made it :) [27/09/26 17:59] Vahr:Yes :) [27/09/26 18:00] Vahr:And hello Chew and Aelis [27/09/26 18:01] Aelis:Been a while since I saw 4 people with the same badge [27/09/26 18:01] Aelis: (5 if chriselnenepr makes it) [27/09/26 18:02] Sephirah Caelum:Hello Aelis! [27/09/26 18:02] :Else beat Ledah [27/09/26 18:02] Sephirah Caelum:Hello samon! *smiles* [27/09/26 18:02] Aelis:Hey, missed seeing you around [27/09/26 18:03] Sephirah Caelum:I am happy to be awake agian! [27/09/26 18:03] Seigheart:I was saying they are half the active population :P [27/09/26 18:03] Seigheart:Ledah, nice to see you for once lol [27/09/26 18:03] Aelis:We are indeed *laughs* [27/09/26 18:04] Sephirah Caelum:So…Chewett is our grandduke! That’s sounds cool! [27/09/26 18:04] Ledah:Well, sometimes you have to see a legend in the flesh [27/09/26 18:04] : Syrian draws a card and gets: ♥ King of black hearts [27/09/26 18:04] Sephirah Caelum:You are the legend here Ledah! *grins* [27/09/26 18:05] Aelis:Yes! Our very own land leader now. [27/09/26 18:05] Aelis:Ledah could always rejoin the Caretakers and help increase our realm domination *winks* [27/09/26 18:05] Sephirah Caelum:Redneck!!!! How are tou? [27/09/26 18:05] Ledah:Hehehe, maybe someday [27/09/26 18:06] Sephirah Caelum:I saw that many things have changed in the realm! [27/09/26 18:07] Chewett:Some call me that certainly [27/09/26 18:07] Aelis:Yeah, so many new changes! [27/09/26 18:07] Sephirah Caelum:I will have to take some time to relearn everything… [27/09/26 18:07] samon:Many things have changed indeed. You can now explore the foundation :D [27/09/26 18:07] Sephirah Caelum:Under the Gazebo? [27/09/26 18:07] samon:Under the Tribunal [27/09/26 18:08] Seigheart:Under the East :D [27/09/26 18:08] Aelis:We're here to help. [27/09/26 18:08] :Sephirah Caelum facepalms [27/09/26 18:08] Seigheart:It requires a few consecutive active days to traverse [27/09/26 18:08] Sephirah Caelum:And the other gate before getting at the Tribunal’s gate? [27/09/26 18:09] Sephirah Caelum:I felt tempted to tey to cross, but gat weary of getting locked in. [27/09/26 18:09] Aelis:The dominion gate? It's temporarily closed [27/09/26 18:10] Aelis:About time the Demon opens it again [27/09/26 18:10] Sephirah Caelum: *chuckles* temporary… [27/09/26 18:10] Confused Santa:What a confusing place [27/09/26 18:10] Aelis:Hey Santa, you found it! [27/09/26 18:10] :Aelis gives very precise instructions [27/09/26 18:11] Syrian:hello again santa [27/09/26 18:11] Sunfire:Sephi! [27/09/26 18:11] Aelis:I'm almost finished with my letter [27/09/26 18:12] Sephirah Caelum:Hello Sunfire! [27/09/26 18:12] Sephirah Caelum:Welcome Santa! Thanks for coming! [27/09/26 18:13] Chewett:Do we have everyone Aelis? [27/09/26 18:13] Sephirah Caelum:Hello Syriam! [27/09/26 18:14] Syrian:hello sephi! [27/09/26 18:14] Aelis:I'm trying to reach chriselnenepr [27/09/26 18:14] Aelis:But we can start [27/09/26 18:15] :Blackshade Rider sits down [27/09/26 18:15] :Confused Santa sits up down [27/09/26 18:15] Aelis:I would like to thank you all for coming. [27/09/26 18:15] :Seigheart sits down in the back, listening intently [27/09/26 18:16] Aelis:This is a very symbolic place for the Caretakers [27/09/26 18:16] Aelis:Back then, the CT held a ceremony to bury Molquert, the revival specialist, here. [27/09/26 18:17] :Blackshade Rider receives a message from redneck [27/09/26 18:17] Blackshade Rider:Redneck said he cant make it but sends his congrats [27/09/26 18:18] Aelis:Oh, ok. Thank you, Blackshade. I'll message him later. *smiles* [27/09/26 18:18] Aelis:Though somewhat in parallel, both our paths were aligned with death in this realm. [27/09/26 18:18] Aelis:Now we aim to expand upon that, trying to look at it from another perspective. [27/09/26 18:19] Aelis:I would like to thank Ledah for being an amazing leader. And phantasm before him. [27/09/26 18:19] Aelis:Also, the Grand Duke Chewett for accepting my proposal. [27/09/26 18:20] Aelis:And finally my fellow Caretakers. You're the core of it all. [27/09/26 18:20] Aelis: *bows* Thank you. [27/09/26 18:20] Aelis:Would anyone like to say a few words? [27/09/26 18:20] Chewett:Congratulations Aelis on your new position [27/09/26 18:20] :Sephirah Caelum claps [27/09/26 18:21] Syrian:yay CT! [27/09/26 18:21] :samon claps [27/09/26 18:21] Chewett:I am quite sure that it will bring the Caretakers to new depths previously un-shovelled [27/09/26 18:21] Chewett:I am pleased to see it continue [27/09/26 18:21] Blackshade Rider:Congrats Aelis. Your a good fit [27/09/26 18:21] :Vahr smiles [27/09/26 18:21] Chewett:And maybe other groups shall reform in the future *winks at Syrian* [27/09/26 18:21] Vahr:Congratulations :) [27/09/26 18:22] Aelis:Thank you, friends. [27/09/26 18:22] :Chewett turns to Ledah [27/09/26 18:22] Sunfire:to death, and rebirth! [27/09/26 18:22] Seigheart:Congrats Aelis! I welcome the new reign. [27/09/26 18:22] Sephirah Caelum:Ahhh….Wait! Now Aelis is the chief! [27/09/26 18:22] Syrian:you mean 7ft under instead of 6? [27/09/26 18:23] Chewett:We shall see where we reach Syrian [27/09/26 18:23] Syrian:7.2?? [27/09/26 18:23] Syrian:that's daring [27/09/26 18:23] Seigheart:I like 8 [27/09/26 18:23] Seigheart:Hounds cant find them that deep [27/09/26 18:23] Syrian:gonna need a big shovel for that... [27/09/26 18:23] Ledah:Well, surely now the moment everyone has been waiting for is here? [27/09/26 18:23] Blackshade Rider:Hounds are no longer around seig [27/09/26 18:24] Ledah:Yes, yes, I did write a speech somewhere... but who needs words... actions are much more important. [27/09/26 18:24] Syrian:definitely expecting shenanigans [27/09/26 18:24] :Aelis does a little drum roll [27/09/26 18:24] :Chewett expects actions [27/09/26 18:24] :samon looks with anticipation [27/09/26 18:24] Ledah:So, Aelis. I entrust on to you the Caretakers, you have more than earned it... as well as 2 particular items that comes with the role [27/09/26 18:25] Ledah:The first... the legendary Caretaker's Spade... many a victim has it claimed in my hands... I hope to see you do more good work with it. [27/09/26 18:25] Ledah:...and you will get it after the party to stop any... accidents. [27/09/26 18:26] Chewett:That shovel looks mighty stuck to your hands [27/09/26 18:26] Sephirah Caelum:I am as out as the shell of an egg! *laughts* [27/09/26 18:26] :Ledah coughs nervously [27/09/26 18:26] Chewett:Let me use some magic *winks* (One moment while I make it transferrable lol) [27/09/26 18:26] :Aelis fails to hide a chuckle [27/09/26 18:26] :Sephirah Caelum is resdy [27/09/26 18:27] :Ledah falls over [27/09/26 18:27] Chewett:Ledah, why don't you try giving away.... I won't ask why it's so sticky [27/09/26 18:27] :Ledah passed Caretaker's Spade to Aelis [27/09/26 18:27] Ledah:Yes, accidents like that! You can... clean it yourself. [27/09/26 18:27] Syrian:dig deep! [27/09/26 18:27] Aelis: *nods* Thank you, Ledah. Rest assured that we'll make it good use of it. [27/09/26 18:28] Ledah:That was left to me by phantasm... but now I have something for you from myself... The Caretaker's Seal... [27/09/26 18:28] Ledah:I hope the darkness it holds always keeps you company [27/09/26 18:28] Seigheart:hehe [27/09/26 18:28] :Ledah passed The Caretaker's Seal to Aelis [27/09/26 18:29] Ledah:Well, that is that! Congratulations! All I ask is that you never let them go to waste, and you pass them on when your own time comes... as it always does. [27/09/26 18:29] :Aelis walks next to the grave and drives the shovel into the ground [27/09/26 18:29] :Blackshade Rider passed Black rose to Aelis [27/09/26 18:29] :Seigheart claps [27/09/26 18:29] :samon claps [27/09/26 18:30] :Seigheart passed Black rose to Aelis [27/09/26 18:30] Aelis: *raises the spade* The first spadeful of earth for this new era. [27/09/26 18:30] :Blackshade Rider nods [27/09/26 18:30] Seigheart:I give this Black rose in honour of the moment. May it never wilt. [27/09/26 18:30] Aelis:Thank you. *nods* [27/09/26 18:31] Aelis:Before we move on to the festivities... [27/09/26 18:31] Aelis:A quick sneak peek of our next steps. [27/09/26 18:31] Chewett:It feels fit you need a new title Aelis [27/09/26 18:31] Chewett:Maybe we shall see one once we hear of your exciting next step [27/09/26 18:31] Aelis: *bows* Very well, Grand Duke. [27/09/26 18:33] :Sephirah Caelum looks happy [27/09/26 18:33] Aelis:As seekers of the balance between what is lost and what remains, we will set up an outpost in Necrovion in the next days. [27/09/26 18:33] Aelis:It's been 10 years since the main human structures of Necrovion have been deserted. It's about time we revisit the place as Caretakers and see to it. [27/09/26 18:34] Aelis:The rightful Queen will accompany us in our quest. As well as one of the dutiful death patrol members. [27/09/26 18:34] Sephirah Caelum:Pea vê?! [27/09/26 18:34] Aelis:Should lashtal wake up, he is also welcome to join us. [27/09/26 18:34] Aelis:All are welcome to visit us once the outpost is set. [27/09/26 18:34] Sephirah Caelum:Is Peace around? [27/09/26 18:35] Aelis:Not currently, no, Sephirah. [27/09/26 18:35] samon: (Syrian became Queen of NC) [27/09/26 18:35] Aelis: *turns to Chewett* That is it, Duke. Thank you. [27/09/26 18:35] Sephirah Caelum: *looks at Syrian* What?! [27/09/26 18:35] Sephirah Caelum:Confusing land… [27/09/26 18:36] samon:Might I say a few more words in commemoration of this event? [27/09/26 18:36] Chewett:One moment [27/09/26 18:36] Chewett:As is customary, the title of the head of the Caretakers reflects their mission [27/09/26 18:36] Chewett:The Caretakers have always had a varied life, but this new one brings further change [27/09/26 18:37] Chewett:As part of that change, it is appropriate the title reflects that. [27/09/26 18:37] Chewett:Therefore I bestow upon you, the new title, Stirrer of Memories [27/09/26 18:38] Chewett:Thank you, and best of luck in your new mission Aelis. [27/09/26 18:38] Syrian:fancy! [27/09/26 18:38] :Chewett bows to Aelis [27/09/26 18:38] Vahr:Congratulations! [27/09/26 18:38] :Sunfire claps [27/09/26 18:38] :Aelis bows [27/09/26 18:38] :Sephirah Caelum claps [27/09/26 18:38] :Seigheart whistles and cheers in celebration [27/09/26 18:38] samon:Congratulations, Stirrer of Memories [27/09/26 18:38] Aelis:Long live the Caretakers! [27/09/26 18:39] samon:Long live the caretakers! [27/09/26 18:39] Sephirah Caelum:Long live the Caretakers! [27/09/26 18:39] :Aelis turns to samon [27/09/26 18:40] Syrian:may the memories be stirred! [27/09/26 18:40] Aelis:Did you want to say a few words, old friend? [27/09/26 18:40] samon:Thank you [27/09/26 18:40] Seigheart:And the martinis too :P [27/09/26 18:40] samon:It makes me happy to see so many people around for this ceremony [27/09/26 18:40] samon:First I wish to thank Ledah for his many years of service to our humble family. [27/09/26 18:41] samon:Know that in life and death, the Caretakers will be there for you. [27/09/26 18:41] samon:Even the Caretakers are not immune to the cycle of death and rebirth. [27/09/26 18:41] samon:And Aelis' vision has filled me with great hope for the future. [27/09/26 18:41] samon:Enough to drag my weary old bones from the grave. [27/09/26 18:42] samon:A return to death as a symbol feels like a natural progression for the alliance. [27/09/26 18:42] samon:One that I'm sure will be relevant now and for many years in the future. [27/09/26 18:42] samon:And under Aelis' leadership I'm sure we will be able to fulfil that role well. [27/09/26 18:43] samon:Long live the Caretakers. [27/09/26 18:43] :Sephirah Caelum claps [27/09/26 18:43] Sephirah Caelum:Long live the Caretakers! [27/09/26 18:43] :Aelis claps [27/09/26 18:43] :Syrian joins in with the clapping as well [27/09/26 18:44] :Sunfire claps [27/09/26 18:44] Vahr:Wonderful!

After speaking to everyone (active) during the event, the feedback was universally positive. Therefore it's clear the comments was from a singular determined hater who has taken it unto themselves to leave disparaging and abusive comments. I feel sorry for them that their hatred and pity them, hopefully one day when they themselves spend hours creating things they get a kinder audience. Hopefully they will stop leaving such messages for people trying to create things in MagicDuel. To quote one friend "I would love to see more. Fuck the haters" More to come

Image says 8_arena_3 and the image was posted today. 1_1x0_1 is broken, today

@Muratus del Mur possibly some issues with the clicky puzzles on tutorial island and elsewhere?

Example:

I will report that shortly.

Very possible, it would be good to know though. 100% and 0% seems pretty clear

I created a forge that would result in a 0% likelyhood to enchant and 100% usable: But when the item came out, it was enchanted: I have a load of enchanted stuff, so I purposely used my forge to avoid that, but it seems it still came out enchanted? CC @Muratus del Mur

My intention was originally to (once the GREEN CARD) story had finished, continue this AL. However given the feedback (https://forum.magicduel.com/topic/29190-feedback-surrounding-chewett-and-the-green-card/) I reconsidered. My suggestion would be for me to ask Mur to just fix up the broken bits I left unfinished, I will prepare a task for Eggdar (via Mur)

As mentioned in the announcement I have been monitoring the various mood panel, profile, and PL mentions people have left during our little story. This forum post is so that people can learn what the Realm likes and dislikes, so possibly we can do even better stuff in the future. My general comments are that it seems there was a significant proportion of people that didn’t really like it. Given the considerable amount of time it took to document/write up I’m probably not going to run another similar event. Sorry I couldn’t do better and best of luck to the next author. I would note that, since the comments are anonymous, it’s hard to see if it’s a very determined hater, or the wider community feels the same. If anyone has any feedback they want to share I’m keen to hear how I could do better. Negative Comments cunt sad fat littleman authoriteh big whoop somuchai georgerrmartinwowlol aislop whocares whatadumbpost you mad bro big sad chew hypocrite terribleai cringe x2 snooze button zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fart bucket spam x2 My comments: Some people don’t seem to like the AI imagery Some personal remarks Seemingly people didn’t like the fact I had to rewrite some of the story and took a pause Some people felt it was boring/cringe Positive comments: nice x8 finally topkek releax anenjoy sweet like this exciting amazing art sherlock holmes agatha christie love it I love these based My Comments Some people seemed to like the artwork I was writing it while attempting to have a similar writing/speaking style as the original “Sherlock Holmes Radio mystery” in the UK, people seemed to enjoy this Story related comments: gwi is safe he scared yo manz duckin dray is adepleter dr is a depleter is too is not kill depleters delete depleters x2 beatdepleters x2 strikerharder My comments: It was great to see people engaging with the story through the replies

Chewett wandered the land, his work accomplished, CARD no longer needed him. What would become of the mysterious figure depleting the Gateway Island? Would Ledah be dissuaded? Could Fang and Nep rally CARD to stop the depleters? Would the depleters keep crying for bark to make armour? That… is another story.

Fang sat just before the Prison Door. It was fitting, he thought. A place of endings, as well as beginnings. He lowered his right wing towards the cold stone and, with little more than a thought, a small campfire sprang to life. The Embers of Mt. Kelle’Tha burned brightly even in the most unlikely of places, casting long shadows across walls that had witnessed more than their fair share of unfortunate souls. For a time, Fang simply watched the flames. Then his shape began to change. The small Phoenix twisted and stretched, feathers giving way to flesh and fur until the creature beside the fire had become something considerably larger. Six feet of Lycan and man, wild mane and all. The Man behind the Mask had finally shown his face. Footsteps disturbed the silence. Fang turned. Nep had answered his summons. His oldest and most trusted ally. A soul who, after everything they had endured together, Fang had long since stopped considering merely a friend. Family was probably closer. Nep surveyed their surroundings before looking towards Fang. “...Heh. Why here of all places? It’s not exactly modern living. I know you’re a hermit, but even that has a limit.” One eyebrow slowly rose. Fang’s own rose to meet it. “...Then isn’t it poetic that the forgotten find solace in the darkness? Besides. This place feels more like home than my own mind most days.” The familiar Cheshire smirk followed. Nep sighed. “...The Wood will not defend itself. Speak, Wolf.” For several moments, Fang said nothing. The fire crackled between them. Eventually he reached inside his coat and withdrew a small green card. “...You asked what Chewett has been doing.” Nep remained silent. “Why CARD has spent so much time watching. Why there have been speeches, accusations, lists, traps... yet so little direction from the man who supposedly created the thing.” Fang turned the card between his fingers. “...You’ve known me long enough. I wouldn’t waste your dying will flame on something that didn’t deserve your attention.” He tossed it across the fire. Nep caught it. “Before you read that... let me tell you a story.” Fang leaned back. “I tried peace first.” The smirk disappeared. “I've seen war. Only fools... only the undamaged... choose war before every other path has been exhausted.” His eyes remained fixed upon the fire. “When the depletion began, I made a deal with one of them. A depleter.” Nep's expression tightened slightly. “I asked for one thing. Leave Golemus alone.” Fang gave a quiet laugh, although there was little humour in it. “Others warned me. Told me it was folly. Told me a depleter could not be trusted.” He shrugged. “...But I wanted to give them a chance. I am a fair Wolf.” A log shifted in the fire. “Less than a week later, they depleted my homeland.” Nep said nothing. “They broke their word. When confronted, they claimed ignorance. Then came excuses. Then lies. And finally, when there was nothing left to hide behind, they simply refused to apologise.” Fang stared into the flames. “That was when I learned something useful.” The Cheshire smirk slowly returned. “A depleter possesses less brains than they have empathy for the people of the Realm.” Nep snorted. Fang's eyes moved towards the green card in Nep's hands. “But Chewett already knew that.” A pause. “He knew exactly what they were.” Nep looked down at the card. “...And instead of trying to change them?” Fang smiled. “...He used them.” Silence. “The Fool believes he acts freely because nobody holds the strings tightly enough for him to feel them.” Fang gestured towards the card. “The point of CARD was never simply to stop those who would rot our Realm.” Nep slowly turned it over. “The point was to make their Entropy useful.” “Entropy is a tricky Mistress. But She can be Used.” Fang leaned forward. “The mind. The heart. Pride. Greed. Spite. All can be manipulated for the greater good.” His voice dropped. “What good is a Fool... if not, occasionally, as a Tool?” Nep finally opened the green CARD. Inside, written plainly, was the secret Chewett had entrusted to Fang weeks before. Nep read it once. Then again. His eyebrows slowly rose. “...Is this really true?” Fang chuckled at the disbelief in the voice of his oldest ally. “...Hard a pill as it may be to swallow.” Nep looked from the card to Fang. “So all of it? The outrage?” Fang nodded. “The tracking?” Another nod. “The naming and shaming?” Fang's smile widened. “The traps?” “Useful regardless.” Nep stared at him. “And all those nights you were plotting? All those schemes?” He shook the CARD gently between two fingers. “...It was this?” Fang leaned back. “The past and the future have reconciled, Nep.” “The man came to me with a request about Illusions.” “What sort of man would I be if I did not return his respect in kind?” Nep looked again at the words. Fang continued. “We cast an Illusion upon the Villains.” “CARD stood before them shouting stop, knowing precisely which direction their stubbornness would send them.” They were accused. So they depleted. They were chastised. So they depleted. They were named. So they depleted harder. Fang laughed quietly. “Every act of defiance brought them one step closer to exactly where Chewett wanted them.” Nep stared into the fire. “And now?” Fang’s expression changed. Something close to satisfaction. “Now comes the lesson.” He gestured vaguely towards the Realm beyond the prison walls. “The resources are gone.” “The land has been stripped.” “The depleters got precisely what they insisted they wanted.” He paused. “And now they beg others not to deplete the bark.” Nep looked up. Fang's grin widened. “They need it.” “For armour.” For several seconds Nep simply stared at him. Then understanding arrived. Fang nodded slowly. “...Exactly.” “The fools did precisely what Chewett wanted.” “They were so consumed with proving nobody could tell them what to do that they never stopped to consider what would happen when there was nothing left.” “They wanted the freedom to deplete.” Fang spread his hands. “Now they have it.” “An empty Realm in which everyone possesses exactly the same amount.” “Nothing.” Nep looked down at the CARD once more. “Their own depletion finally affects them.” “...And suddenly restraint has become rather fashionable.” Fang's Cheshire smirk returned in full. “The Menkyo Kaiden cast an Illusion upon the Realm.” “A Dreamer sees what they want to see.” Nep remained silent for a long while. Then, without ceremony, he tossed the green CARD into the dying campfire. The corner caught first. Then the words. Within moments, Chewett’s secret curled into blackened ash amongst the Embers of Mt. Kelle’Tha. Nep watched it burn. “...So what happens now?” Fang looked towards the Prison Door. “Now?” He smiled. “Now we see whether they learned anything.” The fire crackled. “And if they didn't?” Fang’s half-smile slowly became the same Cheshire grin that had once watched Gates and Walls crumble. “...Then we Dream a better Dream.” He rose. “And the Lycanos Famiglia stands at his side.” The Rain Guardian, Nep of the Wood, looked into the eyes of the Sky. Even after all these years, he had never quite decided whether the man he had chosen to follow was absolutely, raving mad... ...or revolutionary. Behind them, the last fragment of the green CARD disappeared into the flames. Thanks to @Fang Archbane for helping get his tone and speaking cadence right for this :)

CARD’s celebration proved premature. The traps worked, unfortunately, they worked equally well when pointed in the other direction. Ledah had learned from his encounter with the Bindroot traps. Worse, Eggdar had been more than happy to supply him with traps of his own. Soon reports began arriving from across the Realm. Travellers collecting Memory Stones found themselves rooted to the ground. Others attempting to gather Fenths suffered the same fate. Before long, several unfortunate souls were standing after fairly collecting the resources they wanted, stuck for many hours. At first CARD wondered whether one of their own members had simply forgotten where they had placed a trap. Then it became obvious. Ledah had deliberately surrounded valuable resources with them. The irony was difficult to ignore. Only days earlier CARD had hoped to make Ledah question every step he took through the Realm. Now everyone was watching their feet. Eventually Nep’s experience with the devices helped locate enough of the traps to free those caught and reopen the gathering points. Yet Ledah had made his point. CARD no longer held a monopoly on fear. Their greatest weapon had become everybody’s weapon. And somewhere in the Tribunal, Eggdar was probably very pleased with himself.

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The first traps smuggled back by Chewett were distributed to the most loyal of CARD members to test. However, initially, they couldn’t work out how to use them. In typical Eggdar fashion, there was no instruction manual, no warning, and not even a helpful label. Nep eventually came to the rescue. Until then he had watched CARD’s efforts from the outside, but the sight of something that might actually stop a depleter was enough to draw him in. It took several hours, a few failed attempts, one trap placed upside down, and a fair amount of increasingly frustrated muttering before Nep discovered the trick. By placing down the trap and speaking the incantation “Let the roots remember” the device began to change. Its edges softened first, then its colour began to match the soil beneath it. Within moments, the trap seemed to sink into the land itself until nothing remained visible. If Nep kept his eyes fixed upon it from the moment it was placed, he could just about follow its outlines. Blink, however, and the illusion was complete. Word spread quickly, for the first time in a while, CARD has something tangible to offer beyond warnings, lists, and angry speeches. Members began carrying the traps into threatened lands, hiding them along paths, near gathering points, and anywhere a depleter might be expected to pass. Then came an unexpected discovery. One trap could hold someone briefly. Two worked longer. Three longer still. Whatever magic Eggdar had built into them seemed to reinforce itself when several were placed together. Inevitably, the first true test came with Ledah. Of all the depleters to stumble into CARD’s newest defence, it seemed fitting that their chief tormentor should be first. For a brief moment, CARD had him. Then Ledah smiled. He had come prepared. A dispel was already waiting, and with a few hurried words the trap’s hold broke. The first victory had lasted only moments, but it had proven something important. The traps worked. More importantly, Ledah knew the traps worked. From that point on, every step through the Realm would carry a new question. Was the ground beneath him really empty?

There appears to be some confusion. In MagicDuel items can only have one use. Any "dual use" items are actually just a special "single use" item that has two options. The forge can't currently make items with two uses, however because it's "dumb AI" it doesn't understand that so it creates items claiming two uses. My suggestion would be to petition Mur to allow multiple-use items or similar The second "use" is actually a chat command, which is different. Fang is talking about a truly "dual use", aka two ways to use the same item, item

AH, I must be mistaken, having read the code for his jar. Don't spout nonsense

I'm just telling you how the forge works, items can only have "one" usage, and that one looks to be a heat jar. Regardless of what the words say, it's just a heat jar. Should items have multiple effects? Maybe, but that would be a new feature.

That's not a thing, it's a heat jar. Only one option for all items

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