Curiose

OH I see.... like have it every two weeks or the like.

These are the times and dates in which I have thought to work out the best. I have added an option for you to state which time you think would be good outside of the ones I have supplied. Please state it here, so as to discuss it and help etermine when would be a good time for Story Night. This is also a sign up sheet for people who want to volunteer as Hosts. The job of a host is basically to send all entries to me, so I can post them up for everyone and then put them up on the Archives Page. There are certain rules to being a host, and I can send them to prospective Hosts so they know the rules, and in case something does happen in which action is necessary, they know how to go about it and how to overall keep the thing going smoothly. If I have missed anything, please also state it here.

I am thinking of holding a Story Night some time in the near future, when I do not know. If anyone would like to share a story--fictional, or happening of MD, please PM it to whomever will be hosting the event. I will likely not be, but I will announce who is in the future. This is only so that everyone gets their story shared whether or not they can make it. Or, you can send it to a friend who you know will be attending. Whichever works best for you, folks. Please remember that there will be no prizes given, no judging allowed. The rules still stand and everyone needs to be courteous and respectful. If you have an issue, take it up in PM or leave elsewhere to squabble. There are no exemptions as to what stories are allowed to be told, just so long as they are rid of any profanity [i.e. cursing, sexual behavior, crude words, etc.] They must fit in the MD rules in the game. I am hoping to see a lot of stories, particularly ones about the past in MD. Information is everywhere-- and if I find someone spreading rumors, or ruining a past player's name just for kicks or some vendetta, I will not be happy and they will be banned from attending SN and will be silenced on sight. Please keep your stories about MD as correct and as unbiased as possible. Please and thank you.

I would not agree to simply ignoring nay-sayers. The reason why I say that is because if you ignore them, and take in only the : "Oh, I like this, I like that... hey, that's a pretty sweet idea, you did a great job! : D" Then you kind of only get a bloated ego, a skewed vision of how things could possibly even fit in MD. Take for example... I proposed a Legend's Night. A night in which people who were considered 'legends' and basically the 'elite' were to come, and tell their stories. There would be a time, a place, and overall just a big gathering. Over time, I learned that there were people who liked the idea, agreed with it, and suggested ways to tweak it. Considering, all things that I have a habit of 'running' or organizing, become my baby, I liked that feedback. However, there were more negative sides to those things than there were actual positive feedback. There were things that I did consider before even writing a thread regarding it. But, I never got more truer feedback than in the responses that I were given. I did not just get my idea tossed out the window, but I also learned something about the mechanics of MD. As MD grows older, the oldies become older with it. The newbies become younger, and will always be considered "newbies' as MD grows on. Simply speaking: Veterans of today, will become the fossils of tomorrow. The fossils of today will become dirt and dust and the whole shebang. If that didn't make sense, let me try and say what Burns told me, if I remember correctly: : p MD is 5 years old. There are people who have been here in MD since the day they started. As MD grows older, it is harder to become a veteran, because you are 5 years behind those that are. As MD grows older, so do the people with it, thus giving a kind of time lapse between them.

There will be later times, if this goes well. This just fits my schedule, and J's currently.

Pretty much anything, I suppose. I'm not sure what Jester has planned, but I'm sure details will be ironed out regarding that.

Jester has agreed to hold a King's Court, or, for him, a "Jester's Court" alpha version at June 9, Day 159, 1:00 Server Time. The location will be in front of Necrovion Gate. What is planned so far is the following: Quest sponsorhips Complaints Information Discussions. Based on the turn out of this Alpha version, more ideas will be presented including tweaks and further commentary on how things have gone. Things do not have to go in the order presented, but would be announced at the King's Leisure when each segment shall begin. All are welcome, and are asked to be in a courteous manner throughout. Thank you, and hope to see you then.

Mr. Bun Buns, you make my head hurt.... Edit: I would also like to point out, that people don't regularly get away with alt abuse, or bug abuse, or whatever abuse that's available to them. MD is NOT fair, yes, that is correct-- HOWEVER... MD is also an equal opportunity for EVERYONE. The only reason why it is not fair, is because people deem it so because they did not get a shiny new badge, or a playful little toy item that they need for their role. The only person whose way is the high way is Mur's. Clean cut and simple. That, and the LHOs, but that is dependent on them enforcing the rules, not anything else.

I will tell you how I got my job, or role as a secretary. I posted on the forums that I will work for Christmas gifts. My influence over the land is because I DOVE myself straight into the fires. Yes, I got burned, yes, I faced criticism and still do. Yes, I abide by the rules to the best of my judgment. I have no 'super' powers. All I have are my wits, my knowledge, and my friends. There is no 'elite,' only those who can be trusted to do the right thing, and respectively do so. They are considered 'elite' in some eyes, because they have proven that they are worthy of the things they do. MD is how you make it. If you whine and cry about it, and sit around twiddling your thumbs about how many things annoy you, then sure. You won't get far. I personally have a few qualms about a few things in the means of how MD is structured [socially], but do I often sit around, making a forum post with lists of how many things are wrong, and how I hate what certain people do? No. I suck it up, and I do what I need to do. Why? because people count on me to do the things that I need done, and for that, that gives me the drive to get up out of my bed, and help MD. I am not even a year old. Yet, look how far I have gone. You, as a player, should have known that this is no ordinary game. Why do you think Mur let's people make choices in story mode? Or why there are no ordinary 'classes' that originate in every other game? It is because this is MagicDuel. You are, what you are. It is, what you make of it.

Sorry, should have been clearer. I spoke with Jester about it on YIM, and he said he likes the idea. That's what I will be using for the alpha testing. I do not mean that all the kings/queens will be presented at one time. They can choose to if they wish to, have a court date. I was thinking that 1 king per time slot, or 1 king per day, or what not. Basically, pretty much everything that Kyphis said is what I am meaning to say. : p I was tired, and lazy.

This is just an idea I have been fiddling with. The basic idea is that a king will announce monthly, or bi weekly, or whatever, that a King's Court will be announced. People can go to the King with ideas of how to make the land better, with new quest or contest ideas, ask for sponsorship and or make a public complaint against someone. Now, this does not have to be for land citizens only. Say for instance, person from land x wanted sponsorship for quest y, and goes to land z's king regarding it. This would help them to get an immediate response regarding the sponsorship, and would help to kind of chew out the ideas a little bit in the process. King's court can also hold small things for people to do, like gatherings, or 'parties.' It does not have to be all official business, either. I await your criticism on this, but please know: Despite on whatever nay-sayers may say, "King's Court" will have its debut in an alpha attempt to see how it all goes.

Oh, okay, thanks LWP. He said he did not have any extra coins, so we shall see about that.

Pippy should have enough. And if necessary, I will sacrifice my own gold note that I have received to cover the necessities.

As do I. So far, I have no mobilization of the feds or the police on this matter. I will probably have to call them again and find out what is going on.

Thank you, everyone. I have contacted [supposedly] the correct people regarding this, all that needs to happen is a bit of waiting.

Some serious shit has gone down on my neck of the woods. I don't want to be giving specifics, but it is very serious. A threat was made against me, and I have taken legal action to get this taken care of. How it will effect me, I do not know. I may not be around as much until this is over. I may be very stressed out, or snappy, and I apologize in advance. I sincerely hope that this gets taken care of soon. I am not taking this lightly, so please understand that. Curiose.

:c Pampleuff, madame grapefruit, protector and awesome lady! Come back, please? There are people who miss you, and I miss you especially. Please come back to MD, to YIM. Help teach the newbies with all their questions, have poetry fights with Tarquis and me again. But if you decide not to come back, then at least let us know you're doing okay.

I have the gold notes now. I will not be having the TKs send these out because Mur sent them straight to me. I will be wandering in MD. If you are in BHC, that is okay. I will hold them for you just please come to me straight away when it is over. Poppy, I may be able to help you with 20 silver that you need.... the other 10 I am unsure of... I probably messed up again and one of the TKs may have extra silver.

[quote name='Curiose' timestamp='1306467724' post='85217'] So, Keida, in your opinion good rp is making multiple alts and causing needless drama? Especially in your little area by the lake, having multiple babies in a rash that seems highly unrealistic, and falling in love with a multitude of men? Excuse me, but that is not role play. I see that as trash. But that's just me. I knew you would single me out Curiose. and conviently you left out where i said that i am trying to get better, and just so you know, i only have one baby. Dont try to start arguments on this forum post that only shows jealousy. and its not pretty. [/quote] Me? Jealous? Far from it. I have no reason to be jealous of a child. I second what Indyra said, and what plenty others have told me: [b]If you want something done, don't sit here on the forum whining about it. Get out there and do it, deal with the repercussions later.[/b] You can EASILY arrange things that can be done. I mean... hell, when Renavoid was still around, in that last RP shot, HOW MANY of you people stepped up to Rp? Hm? Very few, if I remember correctly. Oh, and with this Abra thing? How many are ACTUALLY getting involved with it now? Again, as far as I can tell... very few. So the issue is not just "oh Rp is dying, wah wah wah" its: "People don't care any more." Or, "People only Rp for the limelight and to get noticed, to get all the little trinkets and jewels they can find for their 'role.' So maybe there IS a mix between the two, but you can't simply blame that Rp is dying because Rp is dying. Rp is dying because people just don't care any more. No one is wanting to do anything-- from what I have also heard, dunno how true this is, but supposedly, the Al is what gave people a reason to do this. I don't completely agree. This goes along with what I said in the third quotations. You what you need. You just have to organize it in a fashion that people are interested, and gee... I don't know, maybe even take part?

... I will deal with that when I get home... I am going on a mini vacation for the weekend. As for those who have gotten the wrong creature.... Mur says the following: About the windy, ask them if they wish it replaced then let me know their ids (ctc changed obviously) and i will make sure they mutate into a darkling. Sorry for the confusion 'i should have been more carefull'

Why did you make another thread instead of just putting this on Windy's? Bit redundant.

So, Keida, in your opinion good rp is making multiple alts and causing needless drama? Especially in your little area by the lake, having multiple babies in a rash that seems highly unrealistic, and falling in love with a multitude of men? Excuse me, but that is not role play. I see that as trash. But that's just me. I may not role play now, but I have for quite a few years before getting fed up with it and all the invisible rules that have been given out as to who can do what, what constitutes this or that, what even makes it GOOD. Role play is a community thing. I agree that there is a line of what actually fits in MD and what does not. For example... some of you got met by the Postman. Did you even bother to listen to what he said about your roles? Some of you were even questioned on the constitution OF your roles, and how they even came to be, and how they fit. Some of you even may have NOT gotten what you had came to get because of that fact. MD does not have 'classes' MD has MD. MD is not one of your generic role play games. Take for example in Necrovion: Jester does not take the flighty fancy, imaginary fantasy players who have their roles based on what I just described before me. If you actually payed attention to the bounds of MD, then you can understand how to better fulfill your character needs, and how it plays into the way MD fits. Look at the AL For example. You have a wizard-- He based his wizardship off of studying the priciples. And Akasha-- She based her role in trying to figure out the principles and hunting in the pyramids of Mt. Kell'atha or however you spell it. While MD gives people the chance for ingenuity and creation of various character types and personality, one must think: How does it fit in with the AL, and MD as a whole? One example that I COULD give you was based off of why the AL [or from what I have heard] was removed: Renavoid had a space ship. Renavoid also had access to the AL and writing it. You see where I am going here? Spaceship? MD? No, no no. He CRASHED that space ship in the House of Liquid Dust. You think that was a smart idea? So... in short: Role play is a community thing. Role play is a thing in which also has boundaries which should be adhered to via social, or game mechanical means. Role play is meant to be FUN and not be burdened down with this or that rules of things that totally make it over complicated, and thus, less fun. Role play does, however, need some sort of structure to it so that people do not go buzzing around like gnats on a banana peel. Get what I am saying?

I will tell you, What Mur has told me. We can sponsor others' quests which have no relation to mur using our OWN stock. Not his, unless he specifically says so. he has made changes to the TKs, and what he has said and what I have said is what we go by. For now we work strictly under Mur, doing Mur's tasks and overall helping the community.