Tarquinus

I know you respected or at least sort-of liked me as Tarquinus and hated me as Keith, but as me, the player, I am sorry to see you go. To cop a line from Garrison Keillor, be well, do good work, and keep in touch.

Happy birthday, my friend. Strength, honour, and cake.

I carry torches from a sense of duty, as Tarquinus is loyal to the land of [s]Loreroot[/s] Narnia and feels obliged to do his part for [s]the alliance[/s] Aslan. The contest is [s]no fun for me whatsoever[/s] Sparta.

It's up for me.

Intelligence is absolutely critical to a successful campaign. If I have any complaint about the Loreroot forces' efforts, it is only that we were not positively deluging each other with intelligence - status reports, disposition of enemy forces, etc. No: not all need fight, and strategically speaking, many [u]should[/u] not. But the less glamorous task of lookouts and other auxiliaries should not be undervalued at all!

Welcome. As far as I am concerned, you should ignore people who assail your roleplaying or dismiss it as "stupid" -- even if it were true, saying that to a player of MagicDuel would be a bit like handing out speeding tickets at a race. This community has roleplayers of all degrees of experience, skill, and level of interest, from none to considerable. I find that most people are supportive and welcoming of new players, even if many, with good reasons, express doubts about secondary or tertiary characters (alts). I offer but one word of advice, and that is to attempt to be considerate. If you wander into a scene where nobody is speaking in-character, don't force your RP on them (unless you deliberately wish to be viewed as obnoxious). Those of us, such as myself, who value good roleplay, have reason to hope that our courtesy will be returned by those who do not share our values. Enjoy your time in MagicDuel, and don't be shy about asking for assistance.

I already bid that, friend, but 2 gold, 5 silver (or 35 silver) for the claw-tokened angien.

1 gold, 3 silver (or 18 silver) for the Imperial. 2 gold (or 30 silver) for the claw-tokened angien.

I am grateful this was moved rather than deleted, though it all seems pointless to me now. dst and I are unlikely to see eye-to-eye on the topics of roleplaying and poetry if nothing else. I do want to add - Amoran and I have taken pains not to continue to, uh, be explicit in MD. I want to repeat my thanks to Mur for having the kindness not to ban us and to create a private space in the game for people who want such a thing. And I want to apologize to anybody I have ever offended with explicit RP. [b]Edit - for those who care to sound off, I guess we'll leave this topic open for a day or so. I will ask for it to be closed soon, though.[/b]

Actually, dst, I'm indifferent about the whole thing. From all your stalking and chat-log pulling, I'd think you'd know I have found another venue. I did not speak up on the cyber-sex thread because I didn't see what good voicing my opinion would do. You weren't listening then, you aren't listening now, and you are unlikely to ever listen in the future. YOU, my dear, are the hypocrite, a seasoned rule-breaker who has appointed herself one of the moral authorities of MagicDuel. The comic irony of that is deep. So... you stayed because you didn't see a single RP thingy. Good for you. When people started roleplaying, you were confused and disgusted. Admit it: outlawing the cybering won't make MD a better place for you. You hate ALL roleplaying. Yes, I do say if you have no training in art, you cannot appreciate art as an artist can. I've known scores of people to dismiss things such as modern art and oh, I don't know, maybe poetry, out of sheer ignorance. Your exposure to roleplay and the roleplaying world is ankle-deep, but you speak as though you have plumbed all the depths and intricacies of it. You have not. You speak almost entirely from ignorance, and like most ignorant people, you hate everything you do not understand. I wouldn't bother threatening someone as self-centered as you. You have always been quite open about your flagrant disregard for anyone else's point of view. No idea, do I? Hmm, whatever you say. I recall voting on your stigma, and I recall the events of that time. For the record, I voted against giving you the stigma... because I am a big softie. I have always known I was doing a thing that could get me banned, and I was always prepared to pay the consequences of my actions. You don't read well - because you are not paying attention - and thus you didn't see my remark about what Mur has done and his record of being lenient on this and other matters. Like people such as yourself. As nearly as I can tell, Amoran opened this topic because the rule seems to be something you and people like you pressed Mur to institute so you could get the people you don't like banned. You still don't have the spine to admit that your stance on this issue is really all about the people you don't like rather than any righteous horror at what they have done. Your concern for the MD community is entirely and demonstrably confined to issues and people that affect you personally.

1 gold and 5 silver (or 20 silver) for the angien with Claw I and II.

They shouldn't, though some people seem hell-bent on bringing sagging bosoms, acne, and facial tumors into the fantasy world.

Yes, welcome. I think you'll find many of us are willing to help you without spoiling secrets or puzzles.

I'll bid 12 silver for the claw I & II tokened angien.

Happy Birthday.

10 silver for the Imperial Aramor with Claw II.

Aeo, in his post about the auction, Mur began by saying "this one, I play." I'd like you to think about that for a moment. Mur's had an idea, and perhaps - perhaps - he didn't think through every angle of it before running with it. He's impulsive like that. Is it absolutely necessary for you to feel personally victimized by a whimsical notion? And more importantly: is Mur never allowed to play? I'm the reverse of you in many ways - I am older, I work, and I have spent a fair amount of money on MagicDuel. I don't have (to borrow a phrase from Douglas Adams) a whelk's chance in a supernova of buying any of these items... and I never will. Why? Because my interest in MD is always in different directions. I like fighting, but not merely to win. I like it when fights have some degree of strategy, and even now, with tokens and 6-drac rituals and everything, tactically brilliant fights are still sometimes fought. I like roleplaying, but most roleplaying in MD gives roleplaying a bad name - and I'm not talking about adult-oriented behavior or the pure obnoxiousness of certain immature players. I'm talking about people who get lauded for "roleplaying well" ...who constantly break character and pretty much ruin the illusion of the fantasy world by remaking it in the image of the mundane one. The point is, I don't care about becoming materially wealthy in MD, owning the rarest creatures, hoarding all the inventory items for no apparent reason, or anything like that. This auction is for the people that do. It disgusts you: fair enough. Leave it at that. Personally, I'm amazed at how much silver and how many heavily tokened creatures some people have managed to acquire. I can't be motivated to do the same, period. I am very sympathetic to many of the things you say, but I feel you have expressed some of your grievances inappropriately and in the wrong place. Because of that, I worry that the genuinely legitimate grievances you have will be lost in the shuffle and cacophony of people shouting "BOO!" P.S. Dumbstruck is a word, and a good one.

I will very probably be available to sponsor future quests.

I have noticed some other questers working very diligently on this quest. With your permission, and Captain Sparrowhawk's, I offer to sponsor another wish-point or two to others who succeed in this fun but rather challenging quest.

Welcome. I think you will find this is a good, creative, supportive community... and one of the more interesting games on the 'web.

Congratulations. Parenthood is a wonderful thing.

I'm with Jester on this - you do your job well and ought take no flak for it. You bring a certain elan to the office of LHO inquisitor. Illegitimi non carborundum.

Happy birthday, Czez. Have a good time.

[url="http://www.fileden.com/files/2009/12/23/2700665/12days_keith.wma"]This is my entry[/url]... it is in .wma format, and I hope everyone can open it. Let me know if I need to convert it to a friendlier format. [u]Note:[/u] different file-hosting site found. I'm hoping this one will be better. Please be let me know if there is any trouble whatsoever. I have enjoyed this contest. The entries are all fun, but my favorites so far have been Dante Falcon's, Totenkopf's, and Master B's. Merry Christmas, all! NB - I am entering this contest as Keith Moon. Tarquinus says, "I shall not participate in thy suspicious, bardic Winter Solstice competition, knave. May the Goddess rot you."* *By "you" he means me, Keith. Because I have a cold and allergies, my lyrics may be hard to understand. They are: On the ___ day of Christmas, Akasha gave to me - A BloodPact with age and anti-freeze 2 Tokened Trees 3 Winderwilds 4 Pimped Grasans 5 Notes off-key 6 Dark vibrations 7 nightshade hookahs 8 daimons draining 9 knators knitting 10 broken patterns 11 spammers spamming 12 days in prison [b]Edited for a misspelling and lyrics[/b]

Z, what's the deadline?