Fyrd Argentus

How about the ambience sounds are optional AND only occur if there is a weather spell in effect AND occur only if a scene-specific music has not been selected? Q: Is scene music selection tightly controlled, or would you open that up for a wp?

Well, it may or may not be worth noting, but I never ever managed to even find a target! In the end, I stood out in the open so somebody would have something to hit. I think darkraptor got me while I slept. So I might have been "nicest".

MDA gate is the least of the examples of how changes have damaged my quests. In-game I blame the interference of Queen Esmaralda, trying to hinder my efforts to deal with the spirits, but since these quests were written, I've had to deal with implementation of viscosity, new gate penalties, closed lands, and removed clickies. Not to mention running into memory caps. I moved the starting point from the LP fountain to the hut, because nobody could get there anymore. All I can say is, be happy the quests still actually work (my road rallies don't anymore). It's all I can do to keep up. I will happily supply spicy pickles (ap boosters) to anybody trying to get past the MDA gates, or multiple pickles for anybody trying to go to the Far East to work on my wonderful lovely beautiful creative quest collection of puzzles, which is now buried under ugly horrible slime (viscosity). All you have to do is find me awake - which is a challenge of a different nature.

Thanks. All's cool now. Mods please close.

I seem to have been frogged - and have no access to my creatures. Can anybody confirm that the two are linked, and/or how long this normally lasts? I got frogged YESTERDAY if my guesses are correct. Seems like this ought to be a not-allowed spell during TC? More worrisome, I cashed in the CTC of a prize creature while in this state, and it does not show either. I sure hope it will appear when this spell passes. Very worried and annoyed.... Fyrd Ribbit

You must not understand my proposal. You have two groups - those that have won and those that have not. I am NOT suggesting any cross-over between groups. I am simply suggesting the "won already" group be allowed to swap them around among themselves. This does NOT give any of them any new power to pass them to the "active contestant" group. I suppose implied in my proposal is NOT allowing competitiors from taking heads from past winners. Yes, you would have to plug this hole to make it work.

How about a small change - anybody that has won before may take heads ONLY from those that have also won before. This would allow "the rest of us" to "play the game" independently of those competing for prizes. For fun, for honor, and for quests.

Pipstickz recently assumed the leadership of this ancient alliance of Marind Bell, and ejected all members. Your humble reporter asked for an interview. Pip declined to answer questions related to the takeover itself, but gave the following responses. FA: What is your opinion of the prior leadership? [b]Pipstickz: [/b]From what I saw, there was little leadership within the alliance, it was all based on past decisions that had already been made. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, as it works much more efficiently than relying on a single leader, and neither is it necessarily true, because the inner workings of alliances are often kept to those within the alliance in question. Still, KoB had plenty of inactive members and was only really a holding place for Marind Bell citizens. It was originally the military part of Marind Bell, and there are no wars, so what goal could the KoB be working towards? FA: Do you harbor animosity towards any particular person or group? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] I've got all sorts of animosity, but that can never be the only reason to take action, because then the action is based on petty feelings of jealousy or anger, and that doesn't look very good on paper or in practice. FA: Are you trying to make a statement of some sort? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] Not explicitly, no, but consciously or not it does affect the way people perceive and react to things, namely the Marind Bell people who I've slighted in this case. FA: What is your long-term plan for the alliance? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] Any long term plan I make will most likely need heavy alteration, so I tend to stray from those. Short-term, the only plan I've got is to wait until the panic from this one dies down. FA: What sort of reaction are you getting from Marind Bell characters? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] The first one to message me actually thanked me for doing it, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't sarcastic, so that made me smile a bit. Then both Rhaegar and Clock messaged me the sorts of things you'd expect, why'd you do it, how can we get it back, etc. Ultimately, though, they've been respectful thus far, and I appreciate that. FA: What is the best way for people with concerns or questions to approach you on this subject? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] Probably publicly, or if it's a group (as in Marind Bell citizens), with a representative. Answering the same question a bunch of times because there's no communication within a group bothers me. FA: What is the connection between this event and the situation in Loreroot? [b]Pipstickz:[/b] The fact that I did it. If there's some deeper connection, you'd have to ask a conspiracy theorist because I don't know what it is.

Sad, sad. You know where to find us, if/when we can help.

That's not a limerick. You've got to be able to read it with 3-3-2-2-3 cadence (emphasis of the beat) - the whole thing taking 13 beats (16 with pauses after the long lines). Think of this as sung in 4/4 time for 4 measures. Ta-DA-ta-ta-DA-te-te-DA (pause) Ta-DA-ta-ta-DA-te-te-DA (pause) Ta-DA-ta-ta-DA, Ta-DA-ta-ta-DA Ta-DA-ta-ta-DA-te-te-DA (pause)

I started with max, about 150K, got down to about 40K at the end of this sequence. If you don't want to see a spoiler, don't do the math.

I use the spell, it gets orange text in chat, I lose a certain fraction of my existing VE. Nothing shows up on the receiving end. Target was FlyingChimpunk, MP5, only 3K current VE on his end - small fraction of his max. I did try it on him 3 times. First time I thought the clock reset got us, no change. Second time MIGHT have worked or it might have been his natural regen. Third time definitly did NOT work - he checked his stats, no change. Is there a limit on how many times you can cast on a given player?

Carnival is a metaphor for life. We are caught up in matters of the flesh and are distracted from our spiritual journey. But of course, the mirror theme rules in all matters of symbology and fortune telling -- "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" -- as is deep spiritual meaning and truth. Like quoting scripture from the Bible, you can find anything you want there. What you identify with tells more about you, than about MD.

No need to be alarmed if anybody notices that I appear to have "deleted" their forum vote without reading it.... In fact I have it all forwarded and am saving all the votes in another e-mail venue.

Um, Liberty, yes those would be hostile acts. But.... this is a game -- what's wrong with conflict and waste? What's wrong with getting your supportors to help you to stake a claim? It adds another dimension to this multi-faceted realm that is MD. You want to preserve history? Do it via a story on the forum.

Tainted - 12 gc

The underlying laws of nature a dictated by interface hardware and software - very arcane stuff indeed -- plus the limitations of human beings and all the cultural baggage that goes with. Entering this world, we have Mur the creator imposing a layer of order that approximates his vision, but is not a perfect copy of what he conceived, nor is his vision without flaw and complete. The Mur-layer of laws are mutable and changable by him. And they do change. He has appended Rendril to that effort. The lesser players have a lesser ability to change the world and culture, creating "laws" and "customs" of a very different order. The social hierarchy is a grand experiment, monitored to an unknown degree by Mur. And he "plays" with us....

What I was trying to say is, define an eligible rookie as somebody who hit 180 active days (for example) during the calendar year. They should be judged for the rookie award based solely on what they accomplished during those 180 days. If they won some other award for something done after that, fine. Just an idea. I think avoiding land bias is like fighting the wind. I think you'd do better getting ALL the eligible names on the table, narrowing them down by forum poll, then running the vote on the last few. If the goal is to make sure every eligible candidate gets considered, who better to make sure they get nominated than their peers? Anyone known to only a small circle will fail to win the vote - no reason to worry about it during the nomination process.

Rookie of the year should go to somebody who did the most in their first X months (3? 6? 9? 12?) even if they accomplished more after that time. So I'm suggesting you could get the rookie award for Jan-June activities, and some other award for July-December activities. Eligible if you hit X active days during the year. Of course somebody with a low ad % would be unlikely to win. I don't like the abruptness of cutting off & restricting nominations. I think that if there are too many nominations, there should be a preliminary round of voting to reduce the long list to a shorter list with what is considered an acceptable length. There should be no restrictions on who can nominate whom under this system.

So, old foggie that I am, I had trouble with placing and editing pins. Johnson City TN is where I have taught classes - once had an office there, also a lab. Anybody care to fix that (pair of) pins, they are welcome...

Many of you are aware of the story of my drifting between realms, the spirits I have found here, and the enchantments I have scattered about in a catastrophic series of domino-like attempts to deal with events. If not, see my [Q] doc. It also includes the rewards I offer for assistance in this monumental series of tasks. THIS thread is meant to describe my role as the Magic Duel Archives Envoy to Marind's Bell, and how I am committed to serve. My help will be given first to MB citizens, second to those newly entered into the realm (as MB is the most welcoming land for them), but ultimately to anyone who asks and deserves my help. I am committed to improving the joy people find in the realm. I am no longer an MP6 Protector, but I am happy to mentor any in need. As a member of MDA I can of course be considered an information source. I can research questions, or give you leads on where to look for yourself. While I won't give blatant answers that will spoil your puzzling fun, I will try to be helpful and explain. As a Legend Speaker, I can assist with creative writing. I have helped several folks with songs and stories for their papers. I can copyedit if the English language is not your strength. I will help those trying to get their papers from the MDA but have ap troubles due to viscosity. I have learned much enchanting the clickie-spots around the realm and am happy to help those learning how it is done. And I am particularly interested in setting up games and quests... To a limited extent, I can help obtain obscure scene-creatures and loan coins for getting more exotic ones from auction. I can set up rituals if you need help testing something, but I am trying to keep balanced so as to one day provide a durable high-honor target for future generations to train on. Thus I am not eager to get losses. I have been the grateful beneficiary of much unlooked-for support in this realm, and so do not charge for my services per se. I will not abandon the protector I support, so don't ask. But anything else, if you can find me awake, I will try to help as I can. I usually snooze in lucky #13 at the Pub in Wind's Sanctuary. Drop by, leave me a note, and let me know where to find you. I usually wake up several times each day and wander about, stretching my legs. And for those of you new to the realm, WELCOME!

Proof is a slippery thing. The fact that Eon does not deny the accusation is very interesting. A jury might just consider that proof.

Perhaps it would be best to try to meet up in conjunction with some sort of larger event, like SF convention or something. I used to enjoy those, back when I had time.... So the thing to do would be post intentions to be at event X or Y and see who can meet up. I've been to Roanoke's Rovacon twice, years ago....

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