Asterdai

"sit down little one, i have a story to tell you, a story about someone special, just like you." Once upon a time there was a little star which lived high in the sky, the grand sea of letters. A mixed up soup of the universal alphabet. People would look up and see the star and they saw that it was special, they sang songs to her, they wrote poems about her, they idolised her, but she really couldnt understand why. She looked about the sky and down to the earth and saw others and wondered why they thought she was so special, she was just being herself. Just being. Mother language, father writing, what is my purpose in life? why do i exist? Her mother would speak to her in tongues and she didnt really understand what she said, and her father who lived far away would send her letters about his life, but she felt that he didnt really know Her. All her brothers and sisters were doing there own thing and she felt alone. (not finished :S have to leave this for a moment...)

http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/6362-forum-have-read-box-i-like-box-on-topicsposts/ adjustment to Rating forum posts - similer to vote up/down but not annonymously

At the moment you can Vote topics up and down annonymously. If you want to agree with a topic and put your name to it, you have to write a post to say so. And this could be classed as Spam is there a way to implement something similer to "i like" in facebook (i think, dont really use it) could be set up to something you click to see the full list of people who have read and liked you Post.

the price of the raw items at the moment : when the gemstones were around, i know some were being bought by the hoarders for 1 gold. Im not defending them... but where do you think they got this money from.. either they fed money into the game, won money/items in contests, sold/traded creatures for items/gold or "cheated" people by buying low and selling high. How much money has Shapeshifter invested in the game? if it is a lot then dont you think he almost deserves the items? how on earht did he get so many... maybe there can be a section just before Gold coin, on the MD shop which allows you to buy something - say a tool creator part (maybe you would need to unlock all 5 sections of the MD shop to recieve it) that would cost 250 quid or something, i dunno.... and someone who spent that much money .. do they deserve something like that? where does that leave the rest of us (kinda but not really me, i mean i CAN afford a few investments in MD) that have to rely on voting for MD. silver coins that can be used for trading can be obtained by quests, even gold has been given as a prize and items probably will be too, so i guess this is how they can do it. It Still involves SOMEONE investing in the game, hard to know where im going with this. Its just i know that the raw materials were being bought at a "high" price in comparison to objects sold by Arcuna Krishkah at the item auction 6 months before (i bought a cloth breathing mask for 4 silver...which i gave away selflessly in RP to someone who left the game a week later, just one of those things..) What about gold and silver? will this "flood" the market and depriciate too?? will there be a way to "lose" silver for good, in return for raw items like a shop i am not defending anyone, i dont really have an opinion, you might not agree with somethings i said, but this is part of a discussion and i dont think i should be rated down for saying these things,not that they seem of high importance to some really good points you guys have come up with Asterdai

Hello! I love to play MD and i love to be active, however i have found a partner in the last few weeks and it is hard to spend time together, they are going to be moving away and in the next month i will be spending a lot of my free time with them, After which i hope to resume a few hours a night to play on MD I work 7am - 3pm at a cafe Mon-fri now i have started a job mon, wed, thurs 5pm-11:30pm at a pub. so er yeh 60 hours in 5 days leaves me free for about 2 hours at 12:30 AM - 2:30 AM to play on those weekdays, i dont really need to explain as long as you are aware that i will try to be on all night Tuesday and as much as i can Saturday and Sunday. too hard to explain and too wierd to expect you to remember lol but this also means i will be able to save some money to invest in the game, as i feel it is important for the community, and i want cool items and creatures!! the way i have allways looked at it... some people Buy computer games for their DS,Wii PS2, Xbox and the consoles alone cost money, so i dont think you can call it "sad" to spend money on MD.. Especially as people pay for other online games such as WOW and such. I just spend my money on MD rather then these other methods of Entertainment. Sorry for not being around too much to speak on a Day to day basis, and i thank you all for being so nice to me and entertining me, talking together, and for the hours where i can spend with you xx See you soon!! xx (im not going anywhere just wanted to explain x)

O Little Star *looking to the sky in contemplation* you give us the ability to show our emotion *slipping and falling into the deep blue ocean* bring words to life, giving thought and motion If i make mistake you are here to save me *mistakes confuse and you help clarify me You are here for me if i dont want to swear use and abuse, sh*t are we being fair? O little star that i see everyday a poem in thanks, to honour you if i may we can talk without you, speak aloud and say but with you here, we're free to laugh and play Asterdai

So with this new item ability thing now available, how do you think this item "could" be implemented, I have written a suggestion to Mur in game PM, but also would like to discuss here if you have any ideas, im not sure how "secret" the items use should be... whether everyone should know what it does.. as it might take away some of the excitement item : Feather of dreams This is a personal item that appeared when i was in a "dream like" state next to the path of lonliness. After deliberation of possible effects we are unsure how the item can be implemented without being too powerful. It is NOT a weapon of attack in general, it didnt appear in my inventory as that, and shouldnt appear as that when used, it should be an item of defence. Usage : 2 uses per spell counter recharge Effect on User(the person using the item) - Attack lock, move lock, weaken defence (this reflects the users concentration/maybe dream like state when the item has been used, also this For RP makes the item interesting, a double edged sword as it were...) Effect on person applied to - attack lock, move lock, weaken defence (principles : cyclicity/transposition/imagination/darkness/time - forming a connection with the feather from a cyclicular day to day "use" and having experienced first hand the power of it on many occasions (the feather has distorted asterdais dreams in the past and has been the cause of the his Dream quest saga), Asterdai believes the feather to be lucky and to hold a great power, and people are aware of this. When someone looks at the item in his inventory everyone knows the feather to be The feather of dreams, and therefore when asterdai "uses " it people expect something to happen. The first part of the connection between the afflicted and the item already exists.. and this is where the power of transposition and imagination can take over... Falling asleep, in his dreams the feather appears as real as when he is awake, and its existence in this state of "imagination" transcends the imagination/reality barrier for him to become something physical and real, even in his dreams. Like the example set in the transposition principle of voodoo, this item holds a power greater than what it is actually physically "made" of. Its the age old saying.. if you believe something to be true.. it more often IS true, for you at least, and what is more important than that!? The darkness here is evident in how imagination and transposition principles can be used to "change" the "truth" that the item is nothing more than a feather, hiding this from affected. The principle of Time is evident when the feather is used, through their imagination the afflicted get caught in a temporal stasis locking then with the user. A kind of battle of the minds which takes on a physical reality. Asterdai using his time, effort and energy in his imagination, which the afflicted can see and experience in front of them, they suddenly become aware that they are "fighting" against it, spending time and effort to overcome the power of the feather and asterdai's mind.) While both are fighting against each other in this "battle" while still able to think and talk about other things, they are unable to fight others and runaway from the location. If the afflicted tries and suceeds in drawing himself away while the powr is still in effect they would allways wonder what they have lost and left behind... to lose a battle of the mind is not a very safe thing to do. (edited for clarity on the use and the adding of how asterdai believes the principles are being used for him and others)

Ok it has been a while now... This quest is STILL active, no correct winners yet. Part 4 (after the first three puzzles, has been edited for clarity) if you got stuck on this part, please try again, if you still are having problems with understanding what you have to do, please message me in game.

Mmm yeh, i remember when the K docs were being tested, My Q doc wouldnt show up on the list, i had no idea if it was me doing something wrong (i know you can have the option to "hide" your own doc from public) so i take it from you comment awiiya that it is still not possible to Edit and save your own k doc? (it confused me because there were some people on the list..red "files" you could click on, but mine wouldnt appear there )

Oooo!! text based live action role play.. That sounds well exciting hope to see you in game matty! (and nava)

Ok lets say we were all in a world where you were immortal (yes MD for the sake of argument whether in MD you are or not just say imaginary one) what would this mean, what would you do, who woul you be, rich..famous..fly like an eagle, victorian explorer, astronaut, x-ray vision, what 3 superhero "powers" or traits would you like to, and what would you be, ( EDIT :AND WHY ) how would it affect you, knowing you alone couldnt die? what would it be like if everyone couldnt die... is this whats heavens like (Md like heaven? lol im not sure if thats a good thing!) id be honest, very honest and cheeky i reckon, not care maybe so much about things, (put this in offtopic, in case anyone has Anything to contribute or say on the matter )

[quote name='dst' date='09 January 2010 - 04:52 PM' timestamp='1263055954' post='52306'] I solved that puzzle but I cannot read the hint. I might have an issue to distinguish one letter from another since some can be more then 1...if you understand my point. [/quote] Pm me in game with which puzzle you are on x

been a week now, i have had 2 responces with incorrect answers in game, any one else attempted/trying it? x ( i want more to try )

um well just in answer to Pinc Rhaegar, i thought that the hollow warriors were um created from dead beserkers? tht would make sence as to why they are there, near the clash of ages

i had the same problems with working out the answer for the black hat one, and i gave up knowing i wouldnt get it! riddles/ciphers are my bane!

Interim - Quest part 3 - Dreaming of a Connection(Active - 1 entry) Eager to continue his search for understanding of dreams and their connection to him in the realm, Asterdai thought he would tak a different route and study what his creatures really meant to him, they appeared in his dreams and in his mind when he fought with his enemies, and he felt oddly attached to them, they were indeed part of him as he was of them. (Your task is to - write a poem about one of your creatures and its interactions of its life in MD and possibly how it feels, you can involve tokens owned, experience level, battles won, how you merged with it, how it reacts in certain places or situations around MD, the way it reacts in battle, and much more! (remember that your creature is part of you and vise versa, it would be nice if the way you describe your creature if you do reflects its creature description, but it isnt essential.) This is a fun an exciting task which will hopefully make you think about how you interact with your creatures and what they mean to you, as they are a big part of your experience here in MD whether you think so or not! The poem may be of any length but only substansial ones will be taken into any consideration for reward) The Water Beeing Lovley little water beeing, I catched you at one days evening. From the ground of this big lake, You came to me, you seemed such fake. Your smile has tried to touch my soul, I should drown and remain unknown. But I did not fall onto you try, And catched you under the clear sky. From this day on, we are but one, I train you well, someday its done. You will envolve and gather strength, Your hair will grown in obtain some length. I showed you what you have to do, Part of army, against the foe. At first you weaken and I strike hard, Later on, you balm my scars. Your mind has fall in love with me, You will protect me against all of thee. You suck their life, their strength and will, To heal my wounds, and life refill. I scatter with my sword some strikes, Your magic from behind does part. This battle could been even worse, But together we will have success. I charm your reptile skin and smile, You stay with me, for a long while. And then I will one day see, You skin yourself, and grow indeed. Now that you have your full power, All shall fear, the snakehaired tower. My fishy love, you never fail, But I never get that mermaid tale. By Blackwood Forest

Not an egg...but have another ele and a chaos archer same age [IMG]http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz93/Asterdai/ele.jpg[/IMG] it gives me 2 luck when sacrificed!

please lock thread dst x this one is done with, i would like to keep it for a while in case anyone eants to read the poetry x

Talking to others about his dreams, he realised something startling.. the things he dreamt about, would happen, or had happened before. Two weeks ago he dreamt that a crab was chasing him and biting him, and this very thing happened the next week.. coincidence or not, he decided to compile his dreams in a small notepad, writing them down as soon as he awoke. This was when the dreams started to grow stranger and more abstract, and his notepad became filled with seemingly unconnected patterns, phrases, and occurences. Asterdai sought the help of other people, who had had dreams to help understand more about them, to find out if others were experiencing the same dreams, why he was having them, and more importantly what they all meant, to see if there was a "bigger" picture emerging. This became a lonely hobby of his, drawing out most of his time, and these dreams now haunted him both while awake and while asleep. The funny thing was that when he awoke, he would feel drained and tired and feel as if he hadnt been asleep at all. Wide eyed and grouchy asterdai became unhappy and became very short tempered. Rudely he would jot notes down as people were talking to him, sometimes ignoring what they were saying completely. Quest part 2 - The Dream Pattern(Active- no one completed yet) Rewards 1st - Aged Angien!!(many thanks to shoeps) and pimped grasan 2nd - 5 silver 3rd - 2 silver 4th - 1 silver (silver will be transfered when ive changed up a gold of mine, with Grido hopefully ) After speaking with some people he was not sure whether it was helping him or not, or if it just made him look silly. Grumpily he slept by the tree and dreamt once more. Awaking with a start he wrote down a poem and was confused about what it meant. If Ye seek me out, look for something small, [center] I can be quirky and robust, i can be strong and tall, Im something you can trust a friend of the jays, Im a King, im a maiden, decidedly useful for all[/center] Scratching his head, he just put it with all his notes and forgot about it, after mentioning it to a few people who spoke to him about his dreams. (See if you can help by being transported through one of Asterdai's dreams! The answer to this puzzle will, when completed work in a special place in MD, a place which is also part of Asterdai's dreams (look above for the riddle) Here is the link for the puzzle - http://www.wiipicross.com/play.php?upid=11824 Good luck! Hint : The answer is written abstractly at the top of the puzzle, the name of a person prevelant in the world of MD) Please PM me in game the two final answers, or if you need any help, reward is Pimped grasan for the winner, other rewards pending

oh! congratz! (p.s do a raffle for the last threeeeeee, yeh,! um maybe not lol just being cheeky!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp94UmfvdCA Yay its my video done earlier when everyone went out to the pub! xx

15 please!