Fyrd Argentus

Can pay coins or credits. Or spicy pickles. My critters are not that impressive, but are abundant if you want such....

Spicy Pickle (ID: 13620) consumable Tasty good looking pickles, spicy, served cold, or collected warmly..warning, very spicy [open item] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glaive (ID: 8123) Decorated with Golemus symbols like the drac and the little people [upload picture] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle of Vinegar (ID: 8157) Might have been a very old bottle of wine once. [upload picture] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 Prime quest Trophy (ID: 10520) Awarded to Fyrd Argentus for having the best quest during this year as per players' vote at the MagicDuel Awards, 2010 edition. [change picture] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pickle Jar (ID: 12281) crafter A jar full of spicy pickles, some eat them some collect them. [open item] [upload picture] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Gold Note (ID: 13139) valuable Promissory Note of 10 Gold value. It is equivalent of 150 Silver or 10 Gold in coins. Ordered by Mur for Tribunal Treasury on day 141 of Year 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knator Hide Bodhran (ID: 13450) A wooden drum made from Loreroot oakwood and knator hide. Decorated with crests representing the earth and the forest. On the sides are a symbol of a sun and a moon. [upload picture]

What usually gets me is that TABBING does not put you where you expect. The safest way is to mouse-click in the entry box before typing.

Please read http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/8587-editorial-policy/page__gopid__87770 regarding humor & xreigs posts. Competition is welcome, please start a new thread. After the competition, I will be deleting any threads that are less-well-done duplicates, or slanderous, or generally pointed to as garbage by the reading public and/or critics. Really bad stuff will not be counted in the competition.

I tried for humorous entries when I first set up People in the News. It was not well received. Xreig is now experiencing the same thing. Humor does not translate well across languages and cultures - or even through the digital media across country for that matter. Sadly, it seems that our critics are only going to accept serious pieces. Humor and satire can be wonderful literary tools. The whole point of "People in the News", to me, is to provide an enjoyable way for new players to learn about older players, and about cultural and political movements in the realm. The distinction between bullets and paragraphs is not so important. What is important is whether people are going to read it, and the next one, and the next one..... and get something out of it. The current ongoing contest is an attempt to breath life into this effort once again. To the extent that our critics are constructive, and help improve the writing and its effectiveness in achieving the above goal, we thank you. I wish to thank all the writers for putting forth their creative efforts. This needs to be encouraged. As long as we have good volunteer critics, I will be less critical than I might otherwise have been.

It's all working properly for me now. Oddly, my inventory is still reverse order from looking at the same list publicly.

I had said this submission was okay before MoM objected. I can't go back on this one just because of competitor's objections. I do agree now that it is probably too short to cover the subject. The rule is "concise - just long enough to cover the subject". There is surely more to tell that is important for getting a picture of who N.M. really is. So, all future submissions need to be longer than the above, and cover the subject well enough. Necro - it might be good if you added a bit....

So this is starting to be questioned for the contest, but no reasons cited. Too short? Not enough detail or depth? Let's establish this as a lower limit then for future contest submissions.

With this latest change, clicking on [Inventory] above the mood panel gets me a blank window with 1 picture. The give-away feature is still there, in reverse order of previous. To use an item, I must pull up the details window. I am using Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 7.

SOS = Save Our Ship, a cry for help? Or is SOS an acronym for something you expect us to know? The only way we can design a device that "works in MD" is using MDScript on a clickie or item... yes?

I'm trying not to be too spoilerish about what is there now. Generally there are few people where there is high viscosity - with some obvious exceptions.

On second thought, leave clear areas clear, add colored dots only where there is positive viscosity, more dots for more viscosity like with people. Green would be a good color - like moss or Dr. Suess's oobleck.

How about this - viscosity builds up at some fixed rate, like now, but it goes DOWN whenever ap is used to overcome it. Once. So a +40 viscosity spot burns 41ap then it is cleared down to -1. Moving through a normal 1 ap space that is clear knocks it down 1 more viscoisty point each time anybody moves through -- forget this noise about once per hour.

Either 1) Mur will assign a land for balance purposes, 2) The activity will remain a capitalistic free-market competition, in which case there should be no guild, or 3) The players with the power will band together to make a defacto monopoly, in which case why should we deny them the rights to set up their own alliance, however and wherever they want? p.s. I voted for MDA as it is a functional fit, very esthetically pleasing, but you could argue lots of ways.... GG is the lab that cooks up new magical things...

Okay we have 9 submissions now, 100% acceptance rate, all posted in People in the News. The next submission guarantees there will be a wp prize.

[quote name='Grido' timestamp='1310349942' post='87554'] elaborate? what do you actually mean? [/quote] Orange light already has meaning on upgraded maps. Add an indicator of viscosity. Color mapsites green that have viscosity <= 0. Yellow means viscosity 1-20, red means 21-40 viscosity. Something like that. There is probably a better color scheme that won't conflict with the orange... Or you could have a toggle switch between two different views. Could be a higher level shop purchase.

http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10078-show-viscosity-on-the-map/ Show viscosity on the map, or have a spell or device to get this info.

Or maybe have a special spell or device. Green-yellow-red.....

I reported it because yesterday it was right. Maybe it's just random. Wait, my memory seems to be fading out... What was I saying?

http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/forum/224-people-in-the-news/

On 11/07/11 03:19:12 was at 1_-5x4_2 --- Last known location! This is in the future about 6 hours.

Mur alone knows what will assail us next, as witness the unexpected arrival of viscous slime in the realm. But Mur, in his benevolent wisdom, had the forsight to provide the antidote for viscous slime - the Spicy Pickle. Just before the 6th Anniversary party, Mur visited me and bestowed upon me the means to turn my ordinary pickles into Spicy Pickles. I see now that he was providing for the future. As the crowd screams over every change that occurs in the realm, I thought everyone should know about this clear example - Mur does have a Plan -- have faith. Some side notes: As advertised: "This nasty little bundle of energy will make you hop on one foot, run in circles, flap your arms, and scream your head off, all at the same time. Very powerful, very dangerous - but very temporary." At this point, they are the only way that I know of to get into places like Knaty's Vacation House once the viscous slime reaches maximum thickness, as it is doing even now. Accordingly, I am taking steps to make them more available - they now trade for Pickle Points 1:1. However, as a limited-quantity consumable inventory item, they are hard to make, and I will only give these out to people who are going to use them while they are fresh. If you're traveling to the far east in search of spirits, a few spicy pickles is a must.

Just now, Knaty's vacation house, outside the arrow says 160-28 (negative viscosity) but upon entering, the screen says local viscosity is +34. I did get in on normal ap, so the former figure is probably what was executed.

Okay, turns out "end of July" is not convenient for me, so deadline is extended to August 15. All approved stories are posted in People in the News, save one. Just look for the newest ones. I think there are 3. One other story has been sent to me and I was confused as to whether they just wanted feedback, or were submitting it. It is acceptable, could be better - I gave some feedback -- we need to get it posted. That makes 4. Need to see at least 6 more.... I have not seen any stories that needed to be rejected. Good work!

I guess my MD experience is incomplete. I never got to see this beautiful "Under Construction" sign. Of course MP6 story mode flat doesn't exist.... yet? That was like climbing steps and expecting one more....