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[quote name='Fire Starter' timestamp='1323942725' post='97935'] Maybe change the red to golden - more MDish style [/quote] Why? It can be whatever colors they wish.

[size=5][font=times new roman,times,serif]The Sun is alive, alive for being lifeless. Once we were stars, celestial dust, life energy residing in carbon turned bright and warm by nuclear energy. A torch in the sky with limited fusion, fission and destined by time and entropy until its life, burning bright, collapses on itself causing one last show of light. Eventually comes the death of the lifeless, a star's death. Creating a cosmic whirlpool, sending out waves of wind. Particles mingle and dance heating warm in an absolute zero, creating a chain reaction, more heat, more wind, the cycle repeats. The birth of new stars, a stellar nursery.Death of the lifeless creates another alive yet lifeless star which gave birth to our realm, a world of endless sunshine.[/font][/size] [size=5][font=times new roman,times,serif]Long ago, the Sun and the Moon existed in a day and night cycle. Both were created from the same Mother star and so, were kin in the sky. For a great many years they would pass the time in perfect balance watching steady fast upon the MD realm, silent spectators to events such as wars, celebrations, newly discovered lands, and the interactions between the characters. But they would keep to themselves, only passing a simple hello to one another as the daylight transcended to moonlight and again when sunshine poured into the darkness like a cup.[/font][/size] [size=5][font=times new roman,times,serif]During this time there was a powerful magi said to be thousands of years old and so powerful, and wise that any person coming to seek his counsel would not get the chance speak for he knew the questions they were to ask. They say he looked as if he was in his twenty’s a handsome and youthful man in appearance. The Magi did not seem to sleep yet no one saw him during the daytime, which lead to speculations of him feeding like a vampire and of him being wed to the Moon.[/font][/size] [size=5][font=times new roman,times,serif]He was not a vampire but he was a hermit and lonely for a female to love. When he thought of what kind of woman he wanted the only thing he could imagine was a woman with white hair and pale skin, eyes big and yellow, with darkness all around her coveting her like a blanket. He pondered on this and came to see that there was no woman such as this in the world. One night as he peered into the night sky the moon seemed to twinkle at him. It was then that he realized the beauty he felt the moon had, this was the beauty he wanted to be with. Quickly he attended to the alchemy of turning the moon into a woman.[/font][/size] [size=5][font=times new roman,times,serif]There had to be a sacrifice in order to attain enough power to transform the moon into a woman of flesh and bone. It was the Magi’s sight, for in the last step of the spell he would need to burn his eyes by looking in the Sun, blinding himself of ever seeing her beauty and forever residing in the darkness of his mind. As he stared at the last rays of sunlight he would ever see he captured the moon and kept her an arms length away, his new bride.[/font][/size] [font=times new roman][size=5]She was just as beautiful as he had imagined he knew this not by seeing her, but by hearing the whispers of any person enchanted by her passing them by, they were drawn to her light such as months are drawn to fire light. The Magi turned into a monster fueled by jealous rage, for men from all over, no matter his magic and power, kept trying to woe her. He was bitter and frightened that she would leave him, so he locked her and himself away underground, forever hiding the moon from the realm. She is still underground, hidden by a spell that binds her there however you can still see how she pulls on the waters around Golemus[/size][/font]. [img]http://i41.tinypic.com/21lmw6g.jpg[/img]

Never mind sorry I did not read the post correctly

[quote name='Shadowseeker' timestamp='1323586732' post='97683'] The vast majority of spells was REMOVED when it comes to abusable ones. Even some that were not abused, like mine. And the same could be said about chase- the whole history of it was that it kept getting abused. Summon is similiar, and how can we guarantee you wouldn't silently use it for your own purposes, not TK ones, when it doesn't even appear monitorable because it doesn't show on triggers?[/quote] I never said anything about wanting a spell or a headquarters, what I fail to understand is what's with this attitude? I am perfectly fine with having no spells no headquarters, what i don't find to attractive is the way the mere question has brought out distrust in the TK. I believe I awarded you once, what did I do so terribly wrong to you for you to feel so mistrusting? Also By that means, do you abuse spells? How would I know if you abuse spells if they don't show up in the trigger box? [quote name='Shadowseeker' timestamp='1323586732' post='97683'] The worst issue I have with this is, you do not NEED the spell. All you have to do is simply walk around or for heavens sake PM the code- please tell me about a reward that is usually dispatched and needs presence. If you cannot even handle that, give me a list and let me do it, I'll even do it for free- the only delay will be when the reward goes someone who goes inactive.[/quote] What are you talking about here? Did I ever say I needed this to get the job done, every thing I have ever had to dispatch I did in fast and timely manner and how could you imply I do this for some sort of pay? I have gotten nothing and expect nothing from giving out awards. Makes no dang sense to me at all!

TK are to be guilty for the things others have done? Abuse, it's funny to me that it's no problem for the majority that have spoken against this idea have a vast amount of spells that would easily be abuse able yet no one has distrust in them, Why Us? I for one know I would not abuse, what do we need to do to prove to all of the" ye of little faith"? We must prove that we will do no harm because people in the past have promised and abused that makes us automatically guilty? Real fair people Thanks.

Outstanding Service to MD Seigheart Helper of the year Mya Celestia Pre-eminent Role Player Awiiya Elite Evil Villain of the Yea Tipu Champion Fighter xrieg Best Spell Caster Amoran

I am not entering the comp just having fun [IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/jb2v4g.jpg[/IMG]

[b][size=5][color=#ff0000]MUR'S post [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11117-a-request-for-shift-of-power-or-change/"]http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11117-a-request-for-shift-of-power-or-change/[/url][/color][/size][/b] For now, the following lines will clear out some of seigh behavious issues discussed above: by my orders, TK, (mainly represented by Seigheart till its other members will 'grow up') Optionally Can: - decide upon the value of a quest, but never decide its winners - reject any or all direct requests for sponsorship. You can notify or email tk for a request, but it will simply matter equally to posting a forum topic. - put up for auction non b/w creatures in the tk stoc in order to replenish the gold/silver cash supply. - purchase market goods if needed, using tk valuables - exchange gold/silver notes into cash coins and back, as needed, if needed. (this was not clear till the requests came, so the delay was because seigh waited for me to clarify if he can or not. Currently tk has no cash either, so ofc the coupons can't be exchanged. Again, tk internal business is none of your concern, and i will ask seigh to be more clear about things to avoid misinterpretations Must: - constantly look for interesting ongoing quests or events and sponsor the creators. tk doesnt have to spot all good quests, but needs to spot at least one constantly. If there are no interesting quests it means md population got dumber and tk will still sponsor existing quests (adapts to what is) - avoid sponsoring repeatedly same creators to avoid favoritism, even if some really deserve much more sponsorships than others - keep a clear and dated list of all rewards given. preferably if this list goes public periodically - follow an internal directive ( i wont discuss it here) regarding rewards given for certain forum posts - dispatch any goods me or council asks, even if the request does not have a stated reason. - dispatch promised/awarded sponsorships/rewards within a decent time. nothing like me or council. By decent i mean fast enough not to hear any complains, usualy a week tops is enough in my opinion, anything over is not good. Should not / can not: - reward participants to a quest other than quests created directly by the tk or its members ofc - mix personal grudges with the judgment regarding the value of a quest or event and its sponsorship - cause a group of constantly sponsored people. Seigheart is not allowed to sponsor his friends simply because they are his friends, in his particluar case thats very easy to avoid. I mention this as opposed to how kings could have done it, kings were allowed any sort of favoritism simply because they were kings. - give wishpoints directly, unless specifically told so by me. Instead tk gives wishpoint codes, that are transferable and matter to whoever activates them too. - sell anything from the tk stoc without a public auction - specifically to avoid potential abuse temptations. - create items of any sort. This is for now reserved just for some, other roles, because it involves an entire range of rules - tell you of any direct, implied, or ongoing discussion with me about your requests. - seighheart can't reward himself, ever..obviously. He receives occasional goods from the tk stoc, and can use those for his own quests, or for his own fun, but can't use tk stoc in his favor. Guidelines i asked to be followed: - use the email instead of any other means, mainly because i can follow that one myself too, and PM i can't. PM's are still, since the beginning of md, not tracked in any way, and they will remain so. It is also more convenient for seigh to use email, and for you is not convenient because you are scared about your alts to be found out, i dont care. - during christmas period tk will 'show off' by inflating the sponsorship values with themed creatures such as morphs and reins, much above what you will see throughout the rest of the year. - keep the tk rewards above player supported rewards. this means that if current quest reward is one pimp for example , tk can't put in anything less than two pimp value (or equivalents ofc) - push in as sponsorship anything that is in surplus at that time on tk stoc. For example you could wish for a gold coin but if tk has more morphs than cash gold , you will get a morph instead..and the opposite. I directly use TK to balance the values in md, i don't need to explain why, but here is how. Guidelines i will ask to be followed from now on: - ignore all quests and avoid all sponsorships to players that claimed they "left" but still haunt md. Thats targeted to curiose, but it involves many more actually that pop-up like ghosts from time to time and have no clue whats going on but still speak. - ignore jail time. thats why its jail..a punishment..but once out you should have a chance to do better. I ofently jailed people i didn't wish to, because they did dumb things, but that should not remain as a stain. - oscilate between periods of heavy sponsorships and low sponsorships. this is 'healthy'. I will think of a time interval and announce when the low and high periods are, or tk will, its their job afterall. - keep a more respectful way of communication and avoid any comments regarding quests quality. However this can't be achieved unless its both ways. If you will start shouting "why was my quest ignored" you might get an answer like "because it sucks", otherwise, TK should answer politely and avoid to imply your quest sucks, but just deny your request gracefully. - avoid asking people to find seigh, or any of the tk members. I hate those mood panel posts "find me" ..To make that possible tk has to have a way to travel to the sponsored people. That implies chase spell, and i don't like it, but i might give tk the summon spell and prepare them an office. i will see how else to do it (you can vote for it if you like) What things Seigheart could do that would bother me badly: - show grudge against a player and repeatedly avoid sponsoring that player despite obvious reasons to do so. In such a case, I will investigate the quests myself to see if there was indeed any reason why not to sponsor them. I will do so with a clear intention to protect the tk decision, yet not blindly. - tranfer tk stoc goods to others, in private, outside publicly announced sponsorships, or rewards given under the forum rewards internal directive - sell tk stoc without public auction, or ending tk auctions in suspicious ways - not be active for more than a week, unannounced (to me at least). - miss to reward a very public quest or event posted by someone not yet sponsored by the tk. Its human to miss things, not notice them on time, tk is not allowed that luxury. - become fluffy, friendly, lovely and ask you if maybe you don't like the shine on that gold coin and want an other newer one. Seigh attitube is good as it is, and you won't like this for a long time, so what, i am a lot worse. - gamble with the decision of sponsor you or not. TK decision should be clear and to the point. There are NO IFs in that, so hearing seigh doing anything like "i might sponsor you if" would be wrong. - influence quests or advise quest makers in such way to make them gain or lose sponsorpship. TK should never influence how quests are done and very important: - keep rewarding same sort of quests over and over..that would be also a bad mark on seigh and the tk alltogether. Quests diversity should be supported and not hindered through rewarding just some quests. To achive that is not easy, and i will support/advise him constantly till he will show he can spot a quest with not so obvious potential on his own. Last words. All the rules and regulations i posted here are the conclusions of things i already discussed and were implied to the treasure keeper role. This is not a puzzle for seigh or a series of lines he needs to follow, but more of an attitude built over time. Short time, but enough time. Because of your cries i put them here in clear form. When you criticise someone think well if you can say anything about the role/job/duties/responsabilites/etc of that person, or you are talking about its character just. How could i judge character? thats the flavor , and if you don't like it thats it. If whats under the flavor is faulty, then yes, i will act, and fast, but so far you are just crying about an attitude and about things you thought they might be wrong because sadly i never detailed the tk activity, hoping you will accept it as it is. -Mur's post

This poll is conducted based off of what Mur has said in the thread here - avoid asking people to find seigh, or any of the tk members. I hate those mood panel posts "find me" ..To make that possible tk has to have a way to travel to the sponsored people. That implies chase spell, and i don't like it, but i might give tk the summon spell and prepare them an office. i will see how else to do it (you can vote for it if you like) [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11117-a-request-for-shift-of-power-or-change/"]http://magicduel.inv...ower-or-change/[/url]

Prime Quest Maebius Top Techie Chewett T the Golden Protector Shemhazaj Elite Villain: Tipu Most Addicted- Eon

[quote name='Shadowseeker' timestamp='1323381112' post='97511'] May we submit several? I might do another since I've got too much spare time and wish to dodge studying for classes... [/quote] I will allow as many submissions as you awesome artists wish to come up with, I enjoy seeing your creations and it is neat to see how other people manipulate the scenes/creatures to their liking.[color=#008000] [/color][b][color=#008000]BUT, If you choose to do more then one submission you must tell me by December 24th( BY midnight) and no later which one submission you want to represent you at the polls.[/color] [color=#ff0000]If you fail to let me know which submission you want to represent you by the time I have stated, I will have no choice but to choose it for you and you may not like it the best. [/color][/b][color=#ff0000]That being said, I hope you have a great time doing this, So far the pictures are awesome![/color]

Yes, you got the idea no pencils pens nothing but software, you can however use a paint program such as the basic Microsoft version of Paint or download one of many great free software products, such as Gimp to paint with, or if you are lucky enough to have Photoshop or similar software you may use those. Think computer graphic arts. Have Fun!

The term is a slang, it has a wide array of definitions none of which are same. It would clear things up just to use proper English and say New at quest making or inexperienced. Yes I needed a 3 post definition on the word, thank you ever so kindly nooblets. Anyhow Mur stated that - I hate those mood panel posts "find me" ..To make that possible tk has to have a way to travel to the sponsored people. That implies chase spell, and i don't like it, but i might give tk the summon spell and prepare them an office. i will see how else to do it (you can vote for it if you like) I was attempting to create a poll about this in the General section, same as here but I think its blocked, Do I need special permissions to post a poll??

[quote name='Brulant' timestamp='1323318835' post='97455'] By a newbie quest maker, Burns refers to people who are just creating their first quests and still learning how best to create and run them. A newbie quest maker doesn't necessarily have to be a new person to the Realm. Correct me if I'm wrong though, Burns. [/quote] okay that makes sense! Sorry now I get it, I suppose it's all those years playing Diablo2lod that made me not like the word Newbie.

[quote name='Burns' timestamp='1323294435' post='97436'] Seriously Mur, you should reconsider that approach of the grumpy treasure guarding dragon.[/quote] You must mean friendly and more non grumpy like yourself right? [quote name='Burns' timestamp='1323294435' post='97436'] You only have so many oldies who have stuff to pay a big quest, we need new questmakers with new ideas and things to give as reward. I can only speak for my own halloween competition ([url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10769-halloween-competition/"]http://magicduel.inv...en-competition/[/url]), which was announced in the time when halloween quest extra sponsoring was announced in game, for which i received sponsorship 4 weeks after announcing, 1 week after finishing the quest. To me, that's no biggie, because i have my own stock to draw rewards from, if that was a quest made from a newbie, the quest would've been aborted because of lacking rewards.[/quote] Like you older players don't have a ton of stuff to part with?! Also you should reconsider the term Newbie/ Newb as it is considered by gamers to be an insult. [quote name='Burns' timestamp='1323294435' post='97436'] Specially new quest creators don't have the strength to kick a grumpy dragons rear (edit: Meaning to say, convince Seig to sponsor before announcing), or wait until the dragon is bored enough to move away (edit: Meaning to say, wait two-three weeks after announcing) and let them get some treasures. They also can't just take a nice reward from their own stuff, as they have nothing. How would that look if they announce a big quest, and then there's no reward? Does that get you a reputation as good quest creator, as you implied [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/11111-what-is-going-on/page__view__findpost__p__97422"]here[/url]? [/quote] Just wondering how a new player creates a quests? It's possible there may be a few very personable and social new people coming here to MD, but I know none who just flat out try making quests without knowing the people or the realm of MD at least a little well.. I would think they wouldn't even know they were allowed to make quests and if they did its gotta be someones alt.

Sorry its such a big picture, Geesh! It's a big one! Anyhow I am not the best artist out there by a long shot but here is my comtribution even if Rudolph looks psycho. [img]http://i41.tinypic.com/73f7v7.jpg[/img]

Hello Ladies, It saddens me that this is the view on things as of late. As far as I know, Seigh has been doing as he was told to do by Mur, this seems to be the case, or at least this is what I have been told. It seems so many of you really have issues with Seigh, but for me he has always been kind and respectful. Lately with these last awards I had been assigned to dispatch, there were many codes that did not work or were deemed "in use" and I hear the reason why that kept happening was because of the abrupt quitting of Curi, in leaving she supposedly left the TK's stuff in shambles? though I really don't know why. I do however see that Curi is not doing anyone any good by coming back with a vengeance, I am an adult I believe you are as well, would it be such a terrible thing to be more diplomatic in voicing your opinions? I have no idea why you are so angry all the time, and I do not doubt you have reason to be, I just feel like fingers against a chalk board reading insult after insult and then pointing the finger at everyone else. What ever the case may be I hope we can work this out.

[quote name='Shadowseeker' timestamp='1323192092' post='97341'] A clarification would be nice as to exactly what is allowed..I'm getting confused here, Esme did something but Zentao said it's okay, when the rules seem to say something else.... [/quote] Okay, rule updates in order-- Allowing Xmas decor from stock images with no copyright! So if its tinsel, a tree, gifts, Santa hat ornaments, stalkings then you may use it but only the decor! If you want to put people in the scenes, I hope you took the pictures of the people/ babies yourself you MAY update your picture to meet the rules! Thanks

Rookie of the year Jolla - 232 active days, April 11th 2011 created account. Spellcaster- Amoran

Is there a sort of checks and balance to make sure the counsel also is being fair in making choices and would your actions as counsel always be visible to the public?

No worries Esmaralda, once you change an image its your creation, after all it's no longer children in the snow. I think both submissions are fantastic myself!

[size=4] Pip HAPPY BIRTHDAY belated[/size]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY belated

Wow! Thanks everyone, that's really nice- I appreciate the happybdayz! Thank you Jolla for such a great great gift! I love you too!

I have a tormented soul with 1 token, Emerald glare I will sell it for 2 gold pm me if interested.