death ray

I am sure the Archives Elf would not shirk their duty and not attend a meeting with a Queen!

Hi! 
Lets play a game. I think most of you have already played this one before.
The First and last letter game:
Someone starts the game with a random word they choose. The next person says a new word, this word must start with the letter with which the previous word ended. Also, you may not use a word that was already used. Of course, this only applies while that word is still visible in the chat:P You may use it again if it is not visible. If the chat is empty, you may start the game. Also, you can not reply to your own words, so you will need to wait for someone else to reply to your word before you can join again.
Example of the game:
Person1: Ocean
Person2:Neon
Person1:Nose
Person3:Egg
...
The location : Berserker’s Way (one scene to the east from Gazebo of Equilibrium)
Who can join?: Anyone
Reward: your head hurts from trying to find fitting word (if the game becomes popular, maybe I will add some prizes, for now it is only for fun)
 

Although recent events are separate, in light of them, I must now think that it would be very much in poor taste to resolve this with death. Fyrd would certainly have wanted otherwise.

The log so far:
[04/01/24 15:35] :Aia waves to Fyrd's likeness
[04/01/24 15:36] Aia:I do wish thou couldst have been here for this.
[04/01/24 15:40] Aia:Wherever thou wert, I hope happiness has followed thee there.
[04/01/24 23:47] :Chewett bows
[04/01/24 23:48] Sunfire:you will be missed, old friend and mentor
[04/01/24 23:56] : Mallos throws the dice and gets 3
[04/01/24 23:59] jakubhi:I miss you Fyrd
[04/01/24 23:59] Death Ray:I don't even know what to say, for the last 15 or so year's ... we meet here on MD. And created a friendship and bond.
[05/01/24 00:04] Chewett:Things change, things don't, but our friends are still here
[05/01/24 00:04] Death Ray:One of very few long lasting friendships to be immortalized here in MD....
[05/01/24 00:05] jakubhi:I still remember the hangman word games he used to organise
[05/01/24 00:06] jakubhi:I liked them
[05/01/24 00:08] Invie:Goodbye, Pickle Meister.
[05/01/24 00:11] Aksel:He really put in the effort into MD, handheld me around in early days and was always there to help and make new content. Was expecting him to show up any time now, quite sad
[05/01/24 00:16] Chewett:He inspired questions, ideas, quests, and many other things
[05/01/24 00:20] lashtal:His generosity was sincere, detached. He would spend days just to help someone run a quest. I was in debt back then and I will forever be.
[05/01/24 00:21] lashtal:Thank you Fyrd.
[05/01/24 00:21] jakubhi: *gives everyone a hug* This is not a good night, but I wish you peaceful dreams
[05/01/24 00:34] :Aamon starts taking notes to keep record of the memorial
[05/01/24 00:38] Aamon:Would anyone care to share some words and or memories with Fyrd?
[05/01/24 00:40] Aia:I am honoured to have known thee and to have worked with thee on so much. Thou wert truly one-of-a-kind in wit, generosity, and vision.
[05/01/24 00:42] Aia:Rest in everlasting peace, dear friend.
[05/01/24 00:42] :Aamon notes Asia's words
[05/01/24 00:43] Aamon:Would anyone else have words or memories to share?
[05/01/24 00:45] Aia:If there is one regret, it is that thou didst never see the likeness we created of thee in thine honour.
[05/01/24 00:46] Aia:We shall miss thee now and evermore.
[05/01/24 00:49] :Aamon records Aia's words
[05/01/24 00:51] Aia:There is one last thing I should like...
[05/01/24 00:51] Aia:Here is the last clicky that thou didst provide for me.
[05/01/24 00:51] Aia:It is fitting that it is a lamp.
[05/01/24 00:53] :Aia places the lamp at the base of Fyrd's pedestal
[05/01/24 00:58] Aia:May it shine evermore in thy memory.
[05/01/24 00:59] Invie:You were always ready to help out a fellow player. You welcomed many new players with your guidance and quests. Be sure that we will continue to guide new players to your garden.
[05/01/24 01:11] Chewett:I will take an acoustic remains later
[05/01/24 01:11] Chewett:All I wish to say is that I am very sad
[05/01/24 01:12] Aia:We all are, but let not that trivialise the weight upon thyself.
[05/01/24 02:16] Death Ray:It was truly a blessing to have come across such a person. The impressions he's left behind with is will forever remain
[05/01/24 02:29] :chriselnenepr Notices he has arrived late
[05/01/24 02:31] chriselnenepr:I simply want to share that Fyrd has been a great help to our community. He always encouraged players to take a more active role when it comes to participating in quests, creating them, or simply just tending to his bug garden
[05/01/24 02:32] chriselnenepr:I am happy to have met the happiest pickle meister in the realm and the many quests he has created to further our enjoyment of the realm.
[05/01/24 02:32] chriselnenepr:Although a bit sad some of his unfinished works may stay as such, but will forever be memories we will hold dear
[05/01/24 02:33] :chriselnenepr Places some flowers near Fyrd's statue
[05/01/24 02:33] Chewett:We can finish some of his plans I have some of them
[05/01/24 02:34] :chriselnenepr smiles
[05/01/24 02:35] Chewett:Goodnight all, I must rest
[05/01/24 02:35] Chewett:I have posted the log as it stands, and will continue to log and post it
[05/01/24 02:35] Chewett:Be well my friends
[05/01/24 02:36] chriselnenepr:Be well and good night! I hope we can make some of those plans a reality
[05/01/24 02:51] Lazarus:Good night, Fyrd. I am grateful to have blessed by your presence all these years.
[05/01/24 02:52] :Lazarus bows
[05/01/24 02:52] Lazarus:Farewell
[05/01/24 02:54] :Aamon notes everyones words
[05/01/24 07:32] Death Ray:Heart breaking, im sure we all know he'd been in his element with the curret event going on. I was aware he was away. And tbh... i thought that it was him, as the voice...
[05/01/24 07:58] Death Ray:Another thought, Magic Duel must have meant a lot to him considering a family member reached out to us...
[05/01/24 11:31] Chewett:His son said "I know he loved playing and contributing to your game."

Sacrifice is an interesting word but a slight murder of ledah is long overdue

~Death  Ray

May I first request that Ledah aid in communication with the Elf at the Archives? I will need to deliver the Open Letter, and perhaps Ledah may be more... convincing than I in this matter.

Evening all,
I like to keep an eye on things in the game, especially now that some better players than me unfortunately don't have the time to play MD as actively as me. In the past I've raised concerns about alt abuse, for example what was dubbed "triangle trading" - where you use an intermediary to either transfer items to your alts or otherwise using alts to benefit your main - think using them to win a quest for someone else and have the winner transfer a cut/fee to your main.
I usually raise these privately but I've decided to raise this one publicly as I feel there are a few people skirting a bit too close to the margins for my liking - and they keep doing it, despite the consequences I have personally tried to heap on them over the last few years.
I believe Aamon is an alt of a player involved in this series of trades, with the spellstones (screenshots attached). Therefore, I am asking for a GM to run an altcheck - I hope I am wrong and I look like an absolute plum, but I have a gut feeling on this one.
Most importantly, I feel that Confused Santa is not giving us presents becuase there are naughty players around. I saw this and this looks very naughty. If we punish this maybe we will get our presents.

This is cute.
I'm glad you suspect me of alt abuse, as you've accused me of such when I first came here. 
However I don't know why Death ray passed me the stones as I did not even ask for them or anything from him for that matter. 
I also see the creation owner is a Blackshade rider and I don't kown who that is. Though I have seen the player name pop in the realm a few times. 
And on another note yes I did steal the unmeltable snowflake however it has nothing to do with presents not being given. That is actually your fault for being a careless player with your kill tool killing as you want,  just as you killed me and was upset I revived myself within 3 days. However if you read the clues when dead then you should know being a vet that reviving one's self is easy if you pay attention
Aside from that though, happy new year 😀

I second Ledah's request, although my reasons are different.
I know nothing of the trades he mentioned, but during the years I wasted a good amount of time "mentoring" so called new players, only to discover they were alts.

In addition to this, i want to say something about mentoring new players when they are in fact undercover vets, as this happened to me many times and i admit its frustrating.
 
It is frustrating, but if you think about it better, an "OK" alt, should be allowed to go through this process to. In many cases there are fossilized vets, that suddenly realize they lost connection with how md works, and want to experience it allover again, including how to it is to be a noob and work their way from the ground up..and this is fully allowed. Maybe one day you will want to experience this yourself, and you will understand why i support this kind of thing.

While an altcheck will never happen out of public curiousity, it can certainly happen out of abuse concerns, but even so, the outcome of the check might not be publicly disclosed (maybe only if it ends up with a sort of punishment for the involved parties)
Alternate identities to play alternate roles, is a sacred concept here in md, and any alt abuse should be regarded through this perspective also.
 
I will conduct a search when and if i consider needed. If you find additional abuse proof please publish here or send to me, but for now this only looks to me like you grabbed onto a minor thing to try to confirm a suspicion, and i can't help you about that.

Seeing how the poor misguided elf has been murdered, By Ledah. I have made way to the grave yard where all lost souls gather. I have brought a wreath with me, any that wish to help... I'll be there.

Getting in this year before @Chewett and @Aia del Mana.

Upon the boughs of Raven Hold, I have - with permission from Mur - created scene with the aid of the mind of artifice. With Mur's permission, it is eponymously named.
Following its creation, I did issue a challenge to overcome the enchantment placed upon its entry, and @death ray is the first - without administrative power - to visit Aia's Retreat, having done so within two weeks.
For this I have granted him a wishpoint. I also confirm that at the time of this declaration, the method that he had used were still available to any who wish to visit - although further visitors will not receive a wishpoint reward for this feat, I maintain that observation of the scenery were also a reward in itself.

ten years later, but time is for mortals not for kings, so this is like yesterday
AI drew this, you are welcome to do better

"The Wonderous Bovine"

 

 
 

since nobody and mp3s usually don't have the strenght and dedication for such an important (trust me, it could be.) grouping I suggest we close this conversation and .. MoM, Guillak and I (for the moment), will go further and look for the most dedicated mp3s ever, around MD, for a private Group and probably in the future, a new Alliance.

Nice knowing you ..some of you.. I think most of you already quit, but if you really can proove yourselfs to be truly dedicated to MD (that doesn't mean obsesivelly spending hours and hours on it).. you're wellcome.

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since nobody and mp3s usually don't have the strenght and dedication for such an important (trust me, it could be.) grouping I suggest we close this conversation and .. MoM, Guillak and I (for the moment), will go further and look for the most dedicated mp3s ever, around MD, for a private Group and probably in the future, a new Alliance.

Nice knowing you ..some of you.. I think most of you already quit, but if you really can proove yourselfs to be truly dedicated to MD (that doesn't mean obsesivelly spending hours and hours on it).. you're wellcome.
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Seems very defeatist, and quite rude to some of your fellow mp3's. Its not entirely surprisingly that they dont want to train if your tone is as such.

I could name numerous MP3's that attained many great things as could nearly anyone else you talk to.

okay, disregarding everything mentioned before, I'd actually like to get this up and going, as far as I know, about 7 of those in the group (dunno if I updated this) are still here (after 1-2 months!) some even have their first wp!
it might not be the group, it might not be our efforts (me and the group members, ALL OF US), it might just be luck... but if we can help new MP3s, well, we should help them =)... but we need a new thread, this is 'polluted'...
okay ummm, chewett, is there really a way to start a private thread? (aka, only those invited can see it) and if so, can a regular person make one (someone like me?)
(side note, if you want me to take this via pm, I will)

FYI something came up on Friday so I wasn't able to finish it as I planned. I'm going to focus on finishing it this weekend alongside the changes needed for the iron boots potion and we should be good to go next weekend!

Congrats to Death Ray for being verified first.  Congrats to Invie for being on his heels!

Would love to see it...  private PM?

Fyrd Argentus reluctantly admits to a misadventure in his youth, in which an entire bookshelf of storybooks was magically frozen.  They are finally, years later, starting to thaw out.  You are invited to join the recovery effort and see what treasures may unfold - Fyrd is too embarrassed to be seen by any Archivist there.  Just go to the MDA Log Room and check out the Frozen Storybook Shelf.
~~~~~
As an added incentive, first one to get to the end of book 1 also gets a colored creature.  (Save a screen shot.)

If this only affects MP6 spells, then it is best for MP6s to decide....
NVM I did not know you could keep MP6s spells after dropping back to MP5, probably block spell stones to avoid converting perm spells to temporary spells.

Equally some people might disagree and say no spellstones at all: 
But my view so far is to disagree and let people do what people want to.