Maebius

Just a brief update. Quest deadline extended after two people who started asked very nicely for a few more days due to irl delays and issues over the holiday season (and they were over 1/2 way "completed" in how far they progressed so far, and told me prior that a delay was possible). New deadline and Closure will be midnight, Jan 3rd. So far, I have 15 people in the "Completed!" listing, and four who found at least one or two of the bonus points! :)

Just grabbed a basket, found a place I would not deplete, and both tools produce same error when used and page refreshed without clicking [close] in the Triggerbox. Closing the "You gained XXXX skill" notification in Triggers and refreshing, does not produce the header error. only if I'm refreshing immediately after tool useage. and currently tested on Firefox (most current update) and IE 11.

I am able to reproduce this consistently with a bucket as well. Gather (not even depleted, plenty of water left),hit f5 to refresh.Boom, Header issues. Large Bucket (ID: 9445) tool A large bucket good for collecting water and storing it.

man, I wish I were richer. 1GC

[sharedmedia=gallery:images:2152] Happy Happy Birthday, sir!!

Congrats to all! Sorry for not attending, Solstice weekend was full of Travel and Parties for me. ;)

yeah, mine might "say" they are Christmas cards, but they are more accurately "extending the holidays to the 29 days of Christmas" lol! (sent out earlier this week, two came back already without stamps. yeaaaahhhh. i win at PostalStuff. :P so re-sent.

[sharedmedia=gallery:images:2152] Belated, for I was out of state with family for solstice weekend, but Happy Birthday!

Ok, here's a horrible acoustic, ACKapella rended edition of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", by yours truly. Yes, I dressed the part, so you'd know it's me. Don't judge. :P Could not find a friend willing to enable my insanity, so had to prop up the tablet and try in the largest area of hte apartment I could, Sorry for bad A/V quality. Below is the Video and Lyrics. [log="YouTube Link"] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4nGd-pPhsQ&feature=youtu.be [/log] [log="Lyric transcript"] Mur rest ye merry, MD’ers Let nothing you dismay Remember, keep your VE up Or Mirrir Rit all day To save us all from Eon’s power When heads comp is today O Attacklock and Movelock enjoy, spellspam enjoy O Attacklock and Movelock enjoy, In GoE, in MDP, This crowd has gathere’d round And duels with random stranger Repeat that combat Sound Awaits the Tree and presents come Upon is Murmas morn O questing and dueling enjoy, Dueling enjoy O questing and dueling enjoy, From Mur and Chewett and Dude2 A coded Angel came; And unto certain MD’ers Brought tidings of the same: How that in GoE quite Soon Some presents to your Name. O presents and gifts to all enjoy, Gifts to enjoy O presents and gifts to all enjoy, "Fear not," said Confused Sa-anta, "Let nothing you affright, This day is you all receive something Throughout this Murmas Night, To all who’s AD is quite high And even idler’s might." O presents and gifts to all enjoy, Gifts to enjoy O presents and gifts to all enjoy, The active folks these tidings Rejoiced much in their mind, And left their crits a-feeding For heat and wins to grind: Then sacrificed them for their fenths And Depleted resources find. O Tools to harvest, weekly grab and bind, Grab and tools bind O Tools to harvest, weekly grab and bind, And when they returned to GoE Where gazebo now stood Tree, They found they could not get presents, If they were low AD; And arguing, complaints and flames All through the crowd did see. O give us stuff, we want it all for free, Toys for Me! O give us stuff, we want it all for free, Now to the angiens heard their call, All you within this place, Each mindpower and your Friendlist too A PM you embrace; This blessed time of Murmas Your anger does deface. So, new jail time the worst of you enjoy, Good folks get toys But the worst of you, some dst time enjoy…. [/log]

Ignore any of mine, Delay as long as you want/need! or, as a wise being once quoted: "Time not important, only Life important. Feel better soon. :)

Chewett, After holidays, check PM, regarding Research and Connections, pls. :)

Just an update. It appears at least 8 people have "completed" their decorations up to the main ending-point! Horray! (also: 3 people have found all three extra-bonus points, w00t!) I've updated the original post to include the list of Prizes as well! JadenDew, yes. I've planned on tossing all the gifts into a santa sack and drawing names from my hat to attach to the gift one by one. Tombola/Lottery-style.

What they all said above. Condolences, and healing thoughts to you and yours. Reality outside MD comes first, always. Be well.

Three people have gotten to the stage that counts as "completion" thus far, and are working on the optional extra-bonus-bits. That means folks still working on it now have a bit of a "boost", from how warmed up they had gotten running around so fast, for a bit of time. :) Appologies to anyone who found the wonky delays. If a particular stone says something along the lines of "Nothing interesting here, maybe go to the GoE and say "Murmas Time" to start", it's used in a later stage. I apparently forgot to type "...or check the last stage you were on." at the end of that sentence, and am working on that this afternoon. (that'll teach me to rush to get it posted by "the 10th", not realizing the announcement meant of January)

Alternately, a "checkbox" to "Apply slider to VE as well as Stats? Simply boolean check then, to add VE or not, and slider can still apply to stats?

Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you'll know the Murmas preparations have begun! It's time to decorate the tree! Wait, but what about the things that DO live under rocks?! They need to know too! Go pick up the rocks at the GoE and call out "Murmas Time", to start! Each critter that hides under there will give you a small task to complete, then ask that you check the next area, somewhere in the realm, and the Key words to use. Most of the time, you'll be using the easy-to-remember phrase "Murmas Time". Along each step, you'll be "decorating" Awiiya, via badly photoshopped clipart onto a snapshot of the Awiiya's Way scene, to bring some colour and activity to those sadly barren branches. However, be warned, that like some of my older quests, you probably will not be able to do the entire quest alone. You'll discover the challenges as you progress. Also, there's no need to Rush since time is not a factor. Everyone who progresses far enough to "Complete" the quest will have their name dropped into my Hat, to draw out during the holidays for prizes. Chewett has also granted Christmas Points to everyone who completes this quest. Enjoy! (1 Christmas point for all participants, then 4, 3, 2 points for first, second, third.) The quest will run from Now, until midnight, Jan 3rd. Good luck! (Also note, that while completing "most" of the Tasks/stages of this quest will count as "complete" in terms of entering the Winner's Tombola, extra copies of your names will be put into my hat if you finish the three "optional" steps you'll find at the end. If you find them.) Prizes so far as as follows: 1 Gold Coin 1 Gold Coin 1 Gold Coin (yes, 3 total, as separate drawings) Snowman / morph BloodPact Archer BoostDefense Stone GuardianArmy Stone ToadSpeak Stone mouldy old Angien Egg, (of course) 11 Silver Coins (in bundles of 5,3,2,1) 5-credit award another 5-Credit award Plus the Christmas Point awards mentioned above (1 Christmas point for all participants, then 4, 3, 2 points for first, second, third.) (side note: I miss Awiiya, this is partially an homage to his memory) I also will say it's Fair game to share any hints on when/what/where/why the next steps towards the end. In the spirit of celebration, and Discovery, the latter stages are a bit vague. Once found, keep or sell or share the details as you feel appropriate. Hopefully the Intrigue is amusing and not Frustration.

On behalf of non-involved land, Motion to take flame-war off Forums and open official MD Court case, to wit: "Eon vs Grido, in the matter of Jailable offenses or Abuse".

Oooh, this sounds fun.... Maebius (ID:208870)

I don't have enough coin, sorry. :)

Hmm, tempted to offer "handfull of silver, and A Favor" for your Leash. However, Do note, that last time I offered "A favor" to someone, we all got into the AL, so, value that in whatever way to will.... 3:) [spoiler] Or, if you prefer, add "...and A favor from Maebius" to my fellow SoE member, Jubba's bid [/spoiler]

I will delete this post, so don't reply to it, but... it was real flames. The benefit of using kiln-fired clay was so I could smear the back with alcohol and ignite it for that effect. :P

Inspired by the Hounds of Tindalos (an HP Lovecraft creation...ish) as well as the Luck Dragon Falcor from "The Neverending Story", because Luck can be both good or bad... these creatures are vaguely bestial, with a dragons tail, and elongated body covered with a cross between wirey fur and scales. Think pine needles, but flatter like a pinecone scale, and softer. Their necks are unnaturally long, the better to twist in an instant to snap their prey with jaws of simple teeth and boundless hunger. While their overall colour is greenish grey, (the better to blend in with the forests where they harvest ash and carrion), they also shimmer with faint blue fire that burns at a touch. Their heads are a horrid half-face with a shock of sickly putrescent orange.. hair? A mockery of hair, that collects the stench and decay of their more active meals. These creatures can shift in size, to one moment sneak across the shadows of a small hollow log, and then expand to the dimensions of a horse, to overpower their favorite prey: Sentience. Their diet is of ash and memories. Ash, burned from the slow-life lumber of forests, is historic and nourishing. Likewise, sentient creatures are candy, quick and sweet, and creative. Hell-hounds feast not on minerals and vitamins, but on Life and Growth. While not True hounds, they are named such because they hunt their prey with unrelenting patience and viciousness. Like the hounds of Tindalos, these creatures are found in the angles of time, not the curves. They remain outside this realm, but within and under it,a half-step from the usual Reality, and not quite proper Illusion. They are as real as the Loreroot guards, and as made up as the things most fluffy Roleplayer creates. They are half-breed monsters. Here's the images I've managed to collect in my research...[log='Hellhound with some Lumber'] [/log] [log='Hellhound, appearing through Angles of corners, with bone of recent prey'] [/log] [log='caught sleeping on Maebius' blanket']And, burned the blanket. Stupid Hellhound!! (thanks to my friend Lorna for help with this pic perspective) [/log] Now, unfortunately, as I was posting these pictures, the power went out, and something kinda worrisome happened...... [log='Oh noes!!!!!']https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTVAgMUFqAI[/log] Luckily, I was able to cast MoveLock on the pesky thing at the last second, and took a few more pictures for posterity... and proof! [log='The 3D version! (sculpted in stoneware clay, and kiln fired)']hehehehe. [/log] ...ok, can I say I had WAY too much fun with this quest. Thanks! :D