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  4. What Tree Are You?

    in Offtopic

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    I am Ivy.

    Interesting that it is the only one that (I know of) that isn't really a tree. My mother used to say, "Ivy will grow on the back of your hand." I have always been stubborn and determined, sociable and adaptable, although not at all soft spoken. Very fitting, I find.

    Thank you, Magnus.

  5. Mp6

    in General Forum

    Posted

    [quote name='Darigan' timestamp='1284431410' post='68364']
    I'd just like to know who is aspiring to be mp6 so that my adepts might have a wide choice of people to go to from me if they choose.
    [/quote]
    I think this assumes much. That you think your adepts either:

    [b]a.[/b] Cannot make decisions for themselves and wish for you to provide them with alternatives.

    or

    [b]b.[/b] Are so disloyal to you that they wish to change now that you no longer want to be MP6.

    Hopefully, you have done a good enough job in bringing people to your side that they will wish to stay by it, and now not foist them on to someone else that you decide is right for them.

    People have a way of finding who is right for them. It is a bit presumptuous for you to act like a facilitator of that process, even if it is under the guise of taking care of people.

    I say let the people choose who they wish to be the adept of; be it you, someone well-known or someone yet to be well-known.

    It is their choice.

  6. Rules And What To Expect

    in The Savelites

    Posted

    I'm all for moving forward from the other topic, and I do have some questions, that I legitimately do not know the answers to. These are just posited for the sake of dialogue because I've always wondered why this alliance was created.

    What exactly did Savel do to garner a whole alliance dedicated to him? Were there ideals of his that you seek to uphold and what were those? So far, the rules, etc seem more like general guidelines for alliances, which is good, but sets This Church apart from the COE, as others have mentioned.

    Religions/Churches/Temples have holidays and festivals that they celebrate, perhaps there are days could could be dedicated to passing of time (like the recent Rosh Hashanah), knowledge, ideals of charity (as you mentioned the Clerics are involved with). I agree that a move away from worshiping individuals is a smart one.

    Good luck, Jazira and others involved. :P

  10. Story Night Returns Again

    in Community Activities

    Posted

    [quote name='The Great Wanderer' timestamp='1283133825' post='67344']
    [b]Stories that are especially good may be awarded a Wish Point from one of the Kings; Yrthilian, Lifeline, or Firsanthalas if they believe it is worthy of one[/b].
    [/quote]

    What does this mean, exactly? Do they all have to agree on the "worth" of the story? Is there no independent, neutral judge?

  13. College

    in Offtopic

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    I wasn't ready for college after high school either, and I saw a lot of my friends get kicked out or fail because of the freedoms that college affords. I decided to take the summer after high school and the next several months to travel (which was amazing and afforded me a lot of the same freedoms as my friends without having to worry about a formal structure or blowing a scholarship).

    Then when I came back from overseas, I learned a trade; went full time for 6 months and had skills that allowed me to work full time, make and save a bunch of money, then when I was 24, I went back to college. I should graduate this January or May (fingers crossed for January) with my Masters Degree.

    Since I was older when I went to college, I was more serious, so I have scholarships that pay my tuition. I will have very little in student loans when I graduate, thankfully. You do not have to pay back grants from the gov't or other institutions, but loans you do, obviously, and it is easy to look at them as free money but that is a good way to wind up in seriously bad debt. Some people I know have $100, 000 or more in student loans.

    There are plenty of ways to get an education that aren't so intense or stressful as higher education at the young age of 18. It's hard, hard work and requires a dedication that I think a lot of kids don't have. Don't feel pressure to do what everyone else is doing, if you don't think you are ready, or don't want to go to college right now, you are probably right.

    Good luck.

  15. Jung Typology Test

    in Offtopic

    Posted

    ESFJ.

    Extraverted: 78
    Sensing: 38
    Feeling: 25
    Judging: 78

    * very expressed extravert
    * moderately expressed sensing personality
    * moderately expressed feeling personality
    * very expressed judging personality

    HA, I'm an EXTRA extrovert and a [url="http://keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=2&c=provider"]Guardian[/url] and [url="http://keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=2&c=provider"]Provider[/url]

  16. Idea For Resource-Based Guild

    in Implemented or Dismissed

    Posted

    You are way out of line, Zleiphneir.

    This post was intended to be a launching point for brainstorming, it was in no way intended for me to “get something out of it” as you and That Other Guy have accused. I appreciate his candor, but your suggestion that I am, at the very worst, deceitful and underhanded, or at the very best, incompetent and stupid, is just insulting. Especially from a veteran.

    My estimation of how guilds work was my own interpretation, not presented as fact. I am always very careful to not misrepresent my opinions as fact, as I understand that many people put a high value on the words of veterans. If I was in error, you could have just pointed it out, not gone around making assumptions and muckraking.

    In the very first line of my post, I admitted that I did not know the status of Guilds. I do not have the Powers That Be on speed dial and I am not privy to insider information, so please, forgive me if I am a little behind on what is going on behind the scenes. Even Grido did not know the status of Guilds, because it was a lengthy brainstorming conversation with him that started me thinking in this direction. You do not know how I spend my day, but I can assure you, it does not involve keeping up with every plan happening at the moment in the world of MagicDuel.

    As for responding to Ailith, I was not aware that you have special Forum Messenger reading powers, so please, don’t assume.

    It remains unclear to me what you think I stand to gain, when, again, I clearly state in the last line, that I have no interest in being in charge or taking the reins at all; I am very happy within Necrovion and have no wish to leave.

    Actually, you are right, I do stand to gain something. So does everyone in MD. This is something that could offer a diversity of roles and forward momentum to a “game” that I am more than happy to be a part of. I thought the idea was pretty cool, so I put it out there. There was truly nothing more to it than that. My apologies if anyone felt disrespected.

    The fact, Zleiphneir, that you see a suggestion of an idea with interesting potential for MD as a grab for power says more about you than it does about me. I hope that if you have more to say to me, you will approach me about it, not turn this thread of hopeful excitement into yet another flaming ball of negativity.

  17. Idea For Resource-Based Guild

    in Implemented or Dismissed

    Posted

    [quote name='Novato' date='10 August 2010 - 04:10 PM' timestamp='1281471004' post='65670']
    "It is my understanding that the guilds will be, in a way, hierarchical."

    Ok, but why someone would like to be in the base of hierarch? Why not everbody want to be in the guild that is in the very Top of hierarch?

    All the ideias are very good, but maybe set a real hierarch could be an issue.

    "It could be interesting if resources could be exchanged based on the battle system. A person holding 100 Wood gets attacked, 6000 VE out of 10000 VE is lost in the battle by the defender, 60 Wood goes to the attacker. Or something like that."

    It's not good to actually exchange, but it would be great to actually steal resources and set "villans", "Bad Boy" roles.
    [/quote]


    It was only my interpretation of things, it was in no way set forth as fact. If am I in anyway incorrect or have misinterpreted anything, please set me straight.

  18. Idea For Resource-Based Guild

    in Implemented or Dismissed

    Posted

    [quote name='That Other Guy' date='10 August 2010 - 03:41 PM' timestamp='1281469296' post='65662']
    I'm not too sure on how good people are at basic logic, but this more or less all ties in together. I am rather surprised that A vet like Pamplemousse would be taking such a route rather than contact the person(s) who have actually been working in regards to this ([u]Yes to spell it out:[/u] Item usage and resource guilds are tied in together!) [b][i]*GASP*[/i][/b]

    Maybe I am looking too deeply into this but to me this just seems like the common sense regard into this [i]"new feature"[/i] that is being used for personal PR reasons to hog some glory.

    [u][b]Common Sense:[/b][/u] 0 // [b][u]Powermonging:[/u][/b] 1

    Just my opinion.
    [/quote]


    I appreciate your opinion, but as I stated, this was merely a suggestion, an idea, not a request for power or a shining path to glory. I had no idea when I posted this that anyone else was working on a similar idea.

    It is my opinion that MD is a community where people can share thoughts and suggestions in a public forum, such as this, and collaborate on any number of plans to create something interesting and worthwhile.

    Thank you for your candor.

  22. Idea For Resource-Based Guild

    in Implemented or Dismissed

    Posted

    I don't know whether the new Resource-Based Guilds have all been decided upon, but if they have not, I would like to offer up an idea.

    It is my understanding that the guilds will be, in a way, hierarchical.
    For example:

    1. Primary (wood cutter, ore minor)
    2. Secondary (carpenter, smelter)
    3. Tertiary (wooden handle, metal blade)

    I thought it would be interesting to have a [b]Farmer/Gardener[/b] (primary), [b]Herbalist/Apothecary[/b] (secondary), [b]Drugs/Poisons/Elixirs[/b] (tertiary).

    Considering the resources available to us in MD, the Gardeners could tend (or receive items in relation to) [b]animals, herbs/plants, minerals, shells, fungus and even bees[/b]. They could be recruited to create totems, which could have healing properties but also a symbolic and spiritual significance, as well as the drugs, poisons, elixirs, etc.

    The Lands of the East, in my opinion, could be a great place to house this Guild. ([i][size="1"]Again, these are just my thoughts and suggestions, I'm [b]not[/b] suggesting that I know what is best for any land or group.[/size][/i]) They have [b]trees and gardens and fields for planting, a kitchen for mixing as well as a pub for dispensing. [/b]

    Also, the temple is a source of healing (ancient cultures used "sleep temples" to induce trances and meditation, or to present sacrifices and fasting for healing and purification.)

    I think it is an idea that could lead to revenue and increased interest and roles in lands and individuals.

    I'm sure there are those of you who know much more about this subject than I do, and I would love to hear your constructive criticism. :P

    P.S. At this time, I have no interest in being in charge of something like this, but the idea is intriguing to me, nonetheless.

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