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I have a theory about all of this... humor me. Akasha approached the pyramids in a very concrete manner. She took each piece of paper, and looked for the physical Book of Principles. On the pieces of paper was nothing (or perhaps... something hidden, but who is to say, I've never seen them), and furthermore when she saw they were blank she refused to accept the obvious lack of physicality of the books, and proceeded to write them herself. Alche took a slightly less concrete manor, realizing that the pages might be a red herring or perhaps have deeper than face value. He, however, still believed in a concrete book, only this time he took a less concrete path. By entering the middle pyramid and imagining he was in the fire, he was, although what he found came close to the truth of the Book of Principles, it was not fully realized. The Cube carried by Knator Commander was another such physical presence, and in my opinion, another red herring. The Cube itself holds no power, the power of suggestion, rather, is what attracted the Shades. Knator Commander believed they held something important, and so as a result the Shades believed they did as well. Continuing on this path, let's think for a moment of the Golemus Wizard, who claimed that there is no Book of Principles. Akasha, of course, could not believe this, and as a result began making his claim false by creating a Book where there was none. However, I think the Wizard stumbled on to the truth. There is no physical Book of Principles, just as there is no physical form of love, innately given to this world. The Book needs to be created or imagined, but to search for it will lead only to nothing. The Book exists somewhere on the Mount because we all imagine it does, and it will exist within the hands of an adventurer when we all believe that he possess the book. This tale of the "second cube," I believe, is another such thing. The Shades were sent after the "Cube" that Knator Commander had for one of two reasons. One, they believe along with Knator Commander that the cube holds a deep secret, or two they realize that the true power of the Cube is not the Cube itself, but what it represents. Therefore, it would make sense that the Shades do not need the Cube, the Book of Principles, or any other such item, because it is not the item from which power comes, but from the individual and the idea formed within the individual (often inspired by the item). Although it is likely that the Shades would want to give the Illusion that they are indeed after the Cube so as to keep the Myth of the book alive and running, and to let it hide the truth. The Book of Principles holds power because of the Principles it represents. If you understand the Principles, you can control and change them. If you can control and change them, you possess in your hands the Book of Principles. Do I make sense? Awi

I'm from California... so... I NEVER get snow... It's a running myth that if we ever get snow, then we get a week off. Though, I doubt it'll ever happen.

Shade Sentinel is a she, I was reading the AL wrong. I assumed that Shade Sentinel was telling someone (a her), while really the only person in that scene was Shade Sentinel. Based on that, I'd like to say that what she threw into the fire was a piece of paper, but she does not specify what 6 things she needs more. Most likely she needs papers and pieces. Awi

Actually, I have been there (Illusions Test), and I have seen all 7 pyramids. And in page 145... it's open to interpretation. Either he tells "her" he needs 6 more and she throws in ONE of the 6, meaning he needs 5 more, or he needs 6 more BESIDES the one she just threw in. But he asks for 6 more before she throws the one in, so I lean more towards the first interpretation. I was reading the AL, not forums. Also, it's strange that he never took the pieces of paper. It's very likely they were the same 6 pages, and if Alce had taken them... well, speculation, but Akasha might have lost hers. Awi

Liberty, I don't see where Alce found the 6 papers, and I've read from the time he talked to Akasha to where he entered the Pyramid and became a flame and beyond at least three times. Also, what is your evidence for Shade Sentinel finding the 7th document? I myself believe that there are only 6 pages and 6 pieces, and that perhaps each page is a principle and each page is a principle. Also, perhaps the Shades were creating one of the pieces when they were throwing pieces into the piece? Perhaps they created one of the 6 principle pieces by using a spell that relies heavily or solely on one principle? The last bit is speculation. Awi

I agree with the theory papers, although instead of the papers being documents, I think each paper is a page of the Book of Principles. Shade Sentinel mentions (it has already been posted above) that he needs 6 more papers... the 6 papers that Akasha took from the pyramids? Perhaps the second cube protected the Book of Principles, and is not in one piece, but in many pyramids and pages, and the Shades have part of the cube and are trying to put the rest together. A cube can be cut into many different pieces... Anyways, I believe that the cube needs the pages of the Book of Principles and ALL pieces of the cube (one of which Knator Commander had) to be used effectively. Awi

Convenience... but everything you mentioned above CAN be solved by you. 1. You can keep track of when you first got the creature, time, date, etc. Then you can predict when it will age (roughly... there are some factors... that change that) 2. You can divide by 60 to see minutes and then again by 60 to see hours... I always have a calculator on hand anyways. Awi

1. Balance/Win increase as a Wishshop item 2. Three stage Heads Contest, the second stage old winners can participate. Awi

The ability to use wishpoints has been available for longer than I've been playing... so... I want to change something old. Not to mention that it is in a development stage again, and so what better time to introduce new rewards than when Mur is already changing the way wishpoints work? Awi

Is there any way to have both chances for new players and fun for old players? What I was thinking was a three stage type of deal: 1. First stage, normal stage we have now. No past winners can take heads... etc. Ends at 2,500 points in every category 2. Second stage, the let's-have-fun-and-mess-it-up stage. This is where we revert back to what the HC contest rules were before last month. Ends at 5,000 points. 3. Third stage, the normal second stage we have now. No past winners can take heads. This would be a interesting stage, because depending on how stage 2 went, there could be a LOT of excess heads under the control of past winners. Or you could have it set that all past winners lose their heads at the third stage. Who knows? But I'm sure there is a way to integrate both types of Heads Contest... Awi

Raven, the point of MD is that it evolves and changes. To "be content" goes against everything it stands for. We WANT change and suggestions, improvements, more, more more. If not, it's boring. Awi

Solving a quest is not exactly roleplaying... most of them require only intelligence rather than playing a role.. so really there is no connection. If you were, say, rewarded with stat bonuses for being a PWR that would be a different story. But as I see it, quests are not strictly roleplaying. Awi

Just a suggestion for a possible prize, and one that I would find very useful and save lots of time. This could take one of two forms: 1. A quick balance, and taking the higher of the two values to set the value. For instance, if I had 500 wins and 1000 losses, it would give me 1000 wins and 1000 losses. 2. A boost in wins (very useful for mp4, mp5 who want to get the military paper or want to get back in balance). Not sure on the exact amount, but 500, 400, 250 sound about good.... It could even be a percent, say mulitplying your wins/losses 200% (x2) or 150, or another such percent. Or going a different direction, if you feel a quick balance is not worth a wishpoint, you could say a balanced reset and a 50 % addition to your wins. For example, if you had 500 wins and 1000 losses, you would go to 1500 wins, 1500 losses. That might be a bit excessive though... Perhaps adding a lesser percentage? 25%? 10%? I dunno, but if there is an exp reset in the wish shop, their ought to be a win/loss balance as well. Awi

Who says it can't do that? Of course you would be given a map of No Man's Land to begin with. When you enter Marind's Bell you'll be given Marind's Bell as well. I can't see any new person getting lost because they don't have a map of GG or Necro to begin with... they just don't need that yet. Awi

I agree, this would be nice. Awi

It could be explained that every time you open a door in the Magic Duel world, your scroll shows you the world that lies beyond. This is a place of magic, why not a magical scroll? It's not as if each of us are creating the maps we keep around. For christ's sake, we get high so we can fight a tree. Awi

It wouldn't be that hard to do... Just like the Berzerker's Puzzle or some other thing like that, entrance into Loreroot, Marind's Bell, GG, and Necrovion could open up their map. Although I suppose you gain the map from the Paper Cabin... and so a past explorer has already found everything before you. But I really like this idea, it adds an element of mystery. Awi

I hate the idea of being able to refuse fights. It makes things cumbersome. However, I would like the ability to turn on and off sanctuaries for myself. As in, allow people to attack me in them. That would be nice. Awi

Apparently fairies+champagne-blonde=dst Awi

Lib is cool. (there was something here, but... just use what Lib said) Awi

Some of the tips are too large for the box in the upper right hand corner, and so the close button is hidden. Just something that is slightly annoying, because I rely on the triggers a bit. Awi

This happened to me, clear cache and cookies and refresh. The aspirin of bug fixes. I call it the DST Pill. Awi

I am a Sentinel, and I have many friends in many alliances. Furthermore, I do not refrain from attacking any of them, and I have even made friends from attacking people in other alliances. I do not believe we need treaties, in fact, I would even say we would benefit from the disappearance of all treaties. Why is there not a poll that asks this question to the Alliances? Awi

Whatever happened to this? It has been a good month and a half and no word... as the project abandoned? Was it slowed down? Some news would be good... Awi

I agree with dst and Chewett. Mur has better things to do than reprogram the game. His time is better spent working on improving the game rather than spreading it to mobile phones. And personally, I don't think it would be all that great... The last thing MD needs is text speak running wild because people are using phones. Awi