Passant the Weak

It is not finished. I had the same reaction as you when i started and regretted not to see that work finished. Maybe an archivist could take over your work and update the mda files?

If I use my ALTs to spot you and attack you and make you lose stats? I'd say yes. But this is going off topic maybe. Probably stavaroiu should consult the self established "law council" EDIT: was an answer to chew, hadn't seen Pipstickz clarification above. I think that answers the point. but staravoriu can use his alt ONLY.

Interesting point: why wouldn't ALTs be allowed in that case? You cannot really say they are helping main character (which is forbidden in restrictions). They would be joining the "revolt". And after all, using ALTs to spot other characters locations for your main character to reach them should be forbidden then.... which goes endless I believe. I have absolutely no experience with rules and regulations in MD, but from a RP perspective, I don't see anything wrong there: it's retaliation through a class action, using same technique as the target is using.

UPDATE We have distributed so far 18 batches of glass. Well, at least 18. we should add those we don't remember because either Soothing Sands was drunk or I was sleepy. We have received freat help from Golemus citizens, in form of sand and jars. We have received great help from the community in form of Heat and kindness. Keep them going, we have an ever filling waiting list and still a bit of energy to continue! PS. Kamisha; you're on the list, keep on asking until served

[quote name='dst' timestamp='1319925389' post='94855'] There aren't enough spells (aka casts) in the game right now to afford such changes. [/quote] I think there are: every 2 weeks you get additional enchanted stones on the market. Eventually, there will be hundred of cast of each spell available in players pockets in the form of stones.

[i][b][color=#b22222][font=comic sans ms,cursive]Gimme your jacket...[/font][/color][/b][/i]

A small clarification: the demand is quite high at the moment, so we distribute to whoever is present at the same time and the same place as us. We cannot follow all orders placed in forum or ingame, sio just poke us later on. Event last long enough for everyone to have a chance. Don't worry! And thanks to all helpers!

UPDATE! Many thanks to jolla for providing us with a Jar. It is much appreciated. ANd due to Golemus volunteers who give us sand already, we have started the distribution in advance. We do apologize for that!

The united Independant Sand Melters (Soothing Sand and Passant the weak) are happy to announce their first event: Halloween Glass Distribution. All details there: [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10846-get-your-glass-for-halloween-for-free/unread/"]http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10846-get-your-glass-for-halloween-for-free/unread/[/url]

Soothing Sand and Passant the weak, owners of the most efficient Sand Melters in the realm, are hosting a distribution of free Raw glass to celebrate Haloween. That way, anyone who wish so will have a shiny ressource that they could use as a mirror. Either to admire their own decorated face, or to repel vampires attacks during the night. The event will be active from the 29th to the 31st October. To do so, we will get strong support of Burns and Golemian citizen who are holding Stone Detectors: they will provide us with sand for free. And we will transform that sand into raw glass for free, and distribute it to the people who ask. For those who don't know what we are talking about, we invite you to check that topic: [url="http://magicduel.invisionzone.com/topic/10831-from-sand-to-glass-a-scientific-alchemy/page__pid__94665#entry94665"]http://magicduel.inv...4665#entry94665[/url] The idea is to allow the maximum number of players to have the chance to get some glass. In that perspective, we would like to set up a few rules: - quantity of glass provided is limited only by the amount of sand we will get... and time and physical constraints (we can't be online 24/7during the period). We have no idea of the amounbt that will be available, as it is the first time we are trying such a distribution, but we are commited to give our best effort. - quantity distributed is limited to 1 batch of 8 glass per person - we ask players to not use ALTs to get our glass. We can not enforce that rule, but hope everybody will understand and respect it. - in case it is needed, a priority list will be set up. Priority will be given to people who don't have glass in their pocket. Higher priority will be given to "young" players (AD<150 or so) who have usually no real possibility to get sand or glass, or any item. - No order will be taken into account: you have to be here to get your glass. We will make the maximum effort to be in accessible place (depending on other festivities going on) and to cover most of the clock (Soothing Sand and myself are in different time zones, so that should help). Any help from anyone to fill up our heat jar is welcome! We hope you will enjoy that distribution... and we are sure you will enjoy our top quality glass, and not only because you can get it for free! ~Soothing Sand & Passant PS. As of now Soothing has no heat Jar. We would be grateful if someone could lend or loan one (18K would be perfect). We are ready to pay the fee for that. PPS. If official Halloween party should happen in a remore place, we may postpone the distribution to make it more efficient.

[quote name='Pothos' timestamp='1319639864' post='94693'] Now, if I also may point out my idea to have a scene grab the name of the one who depleted a present resource. With that, a King could find all the offenders by simply taking a stroll through their land and making a note. That also means that they could punish those who broke the rules -in the depletion of a resource-. [/quote] If you want such thing, I would suggest that you ask for posting the name of anyone harvesting a ressource. Because even supposing that your suggestion is dissuavive enough, you would have all locations left with 1 single ressource. And then people will ask for them to be left with 2/3 of their max capacity... Put the name of everyone harvesting in the chat and you can do what you want with it... but it could be done also by community/land effort to monitor manually what's happening. Not very hard to do but requires some (quite a lot) effort. I just tested yesterday in 2 NML locations, and I could give a list of 2 potential names of herbs depleters. I had no time to check more, but with a bit of organisation the depleter would have been identified with a 100% probablity. Whether the community/lands really want to do that depends on how they value ressource availability vs their own time/effort.

Good questions! 1. Fenths: they are of no use with the sand melter. I have been preparing glass while holding fenths and they were not consumed. As far as I know fenths are usable only with"cauldron" like devices (Cauldon, Essence Extractor and Tea pot are those I know). The Sand Melter is not a cauldron. 2. Each sand melter will consume a certain amunt of the sand we are holding. There are currently 2 types of sand melter in the realm: - independant sand melter (Quantity 2 held by Soothing Sand and myself): those will consume up to 4 sand (among what the tool holder has in pocket) and produce 8 glass at each batch - GG shared sand melter: those will consume up to 8 sand and produce 4 glass at each batch. Note: this is the theoritical results according to Mur. I have not tested myself with more than 4 sand in pocket. Coming back to your example, depending on which tool you are using, you would save 16 sand (and get 8 glass) or 12 sand (and get 4 glass). LE. Typos

[size=4]My name is Passant the weak. I'm also known as the “Glass Expert”. I was given that title after being chosen to hold the very first tool in the realm that would produce Raw Glass. In this article, I will try to tell you more about Glass, and the way it is manufactured.[/size] [size=4]Feel free to comment/correct what you read, if necessary. I am also open to any question you may have. Consider this article as my introduction as a new member of the Legend Speakers. My role will be to post articles about mechanisms, people, facts I consider of interest at the time I write about them... or that I will be requested to enquiry about. And yes, you, all, can request me to investigate on a particular subject. I will do my best, and if the result is of any interest, it will be posted here.[/size] [size=4]That article was originally for a new edition of MDNP... which was dead born, so here it is![/size] [size=4]Thanks![/size] [size=4]~The Weak, a passer by[/size] [size=4]==================================================[/size] [size=4][log=What is Glass?] Glass is a material that comes from the melting of Sand. It is a hard substance, usually transparent. It can be used for various purpose, like making windows, bottles, jewels, etc. Technically speaking, in Magic Duel, Raw Glass is a resource: it means it can be used to create other items, with the appropriate tools (dedicated tools, cauldron, the future will tell!). So far, it was mentioned that Raw Glass would be used to manufacture bottles, but we can expect other uses as new items based on glass will be created in the realm.[/size] [size=4]The Raw Glass in magic Duel is a dark blueish color. As it comes directly from the melting process, it is covered with dust. It is presented in chunks, ready to be transformed into delicate items.[/log][/size] [size=4][log=Making glass: the ingredients and tools] From a technical point of view, transforming sand into glass is not very complex: you heat sand until it melts and you get glass that you let solidify in some plates. But what does that mean in Magic Duel?[/size] [size=4]To manufacture glass, you will need 3 mandatory items:[/size] [size=4]- the basic material: sand[/size] [size=4]- some heat to … heat up the sand until it melts[/size] [size=4]- a tool that will allow that heat to concentrate onto the sand and will process the glass plate into chunks of raw glass[/size] [size=4]Fairly simple isn't it? But how and where to get all those things? And do they really exist in the realm? Guess it... yes they do. Although they are not that easily visible if you don't know where and how to search.[/size] [size=4][/log][/size] [size=4][log=Sand]Sand is a resource that can be found in the realm. It is different from the usual resources (water, herbs, branches...) that you can gather with the appropriate tool. The sand needed to start the alchemy that will produce Raw Glass is not the usual sand found on the beaches of Golemus Golemicarum. The sand of the island is perfect for offering a nice and comfortable area for the sun addicts that enjoy getting tanned. However it is not complex enough to allow manufacturing top quality glass.[/size] [size=4]The sand we need must be complex, including secret tiny particles of unknown metals. And to get such sand, the only way discovered so far is is to collect sand as soon as it is produced by the physical mechanics of the realm. Yes, that complex sand exists: when people collect memory stones from Magic Duel soil, the friction of the gathering tool with the stone leaves a thin, pure dust. If you have a closer look at it, you see it's sand. A top quality sand that has not been altered by external contamination. That sand is said to contain cobalt (providing the blue color) ans also manganese (to prevent the usual green color of glass), along with other secret materials. It has still to be demonstrated though... but the result is here: this sand is the perfect ingredient to start the melting process.[/size] [size=4][/log][/size] [size=4][log=Sand melter] A tool we need now. That tool exists and has a name: it is called Sand melter. It is a heavy device. It has a main chamber whose aim is to collect heat, concentrate it, thus allowing the temperature to reach very high level: 1200°c is what is required, thus the structure of the tool is reinforced to resist such unusual environmental conditions.[/size] [size=4]The main chamber has a thin hole at his top that allows for the connection of a heat storage device. Once locked onto the main chamber, the heat from the storage device is automatically charged into the chamber. Then the storage device can be disconnected, and the hole automatically locks (using a valve) and keeps the heat for as long as it will be needed. Due to safety concerns (risk of explosion), a security locks the hole if the Heat storing device is not fully loaded: you can use Heat Jars of any size but they have to be fully loaded. You can also use Heat stones.[/size] [size=4]The main chamber presents another hole, covered by a funnel: this is where you have to place the sand when the Sand Melter is fully loaded with heat. Again, a valve prevents from any leak.[/size] [size=4]Finally, a large metallic plate is present at the bottom of the melter: 4 chunks of Raw Glass are pulled out of the melter and lie on that plate at the very end of the process.[/size] [size=4][/log][/size] [size=4][log=Making glass: step by step]First of all, you have to load the Sand Melter with Heat: load heat in the Melter, using Heat stones or fully loaded Heat Jars. You need to load 20k heat, for the melter to be activated and ready for use. You can load it in several steps with amounts of heat lower than 20K: the melter is hermetic and will store the heat. When you have loaded 20K or more, the melter is ready and you can move forward.[/size] [size=4]Now, just insert Sand in the funnel. Press the button and start the process: you almost instantaneously get 4 chunks of Raw Glass. You can use 1 unit of sand or more. But whatever quantity you use, you will only get 4 pieces of raw glass: the extra sand is just wasted in the process, as the melter will filter the sand and use what it needs, leaving the extra part mix into the dust resulting from the process. So yes, to avoid wasting that wonderful sand, it's better to use 1 unit only.[/size] [size=4][/log][/size] [size=4][log=Raw Glass... and now what?]As stated at the beginning, Raw Glass is a resource. Not an ordinary resource, as it cannot be gathered but requires manufacturing process. But still a resource: you will use glass as an ingredient for further manufacturing.[/size] [size=4]The use will be limited only by your imagination. Some ideas have already emerged, from basic tools manufacturing to large industrial projects. Let me cite a few potential uses for Raw glass:[/size] [size=4]- manufacturing bottles: this is needed for all bar tenders and alcoholics of the realm to get perpetual containers for their drug. Bottles might also be needed for storing perfumes, poisons, essences...[/size] [size=4]- creating jewels: a pendant made of glass can be a wonderful gift to the lady one loves. Glass can be worked out delicately to provide shiny and complex ornaments[/size] [size=4]- creating windows. Those architects around might build their house one day. Or a greenhouse for the gardeners of the realm. Raw glass will come in handy for that purpose.[/size] [size=4]- Decorating an armor or a weapon: yes, why only decorate the ladies neck? An armor or a weapon will be personalized using a jewel made of glass.[/size] [size=4]Those are existing ideas, but again, use your imagination and tell us... How will you use glass yourself?[/size] [size=4][/log][/size] [size=4]PS. I apologize for any gramatical or other error with English language, don't sue me![/size] [size=4]PPS. I accept any suggestion in regards to formatting that kind of article in the future. Be constructive please![/size] [size=4]PPPS. Many thanks to Fyrd Argentus, leader of the Legend Speakers for a few corrections (yes, he saved your eyes from seeing the worst...) and advices.[/size]

I might be wrong but it seems I spotted an attempt of retaliation using the needle against Eon a couple days ago. Maybe people who did so might want to share their experience (succesful or not) ?

Should semi finals be held before the 28th as well?

May I know if it's still alive? If not, I'll use my article in aother way (if it is not obsolete yet! ).

Yesterdays was Absurbly Blind Justice meeting. Although some ways were offered for players to be transported there, some have been left away. It's probably because there was not simple way to know instantaneously (automatically?) who wanted to join and then to get them at the meeting place. To add to the difficulty, the place was at an "unreachable" (for most players) forbidden location. I suggest a button (or a spell) is created that anyone who wants to join such meeting in the future can do it without Mur or any other person action: - Add a "Jump to public meeting location" button - That button is activated when the meeting is open (by Mur or whatever authority he decides), with the appropriate jump location - People who want to join just have to press the button and are automatically transported - Button is deactivated manually or at server day reset (whichever occurs first) I have no idea if that is technically feasible, however i believe that would save Mur's time and make more people happy when such a meeting occurs.

[quote name='Muratus del Mur' timestamp='1319154267' post='94383'] . I announce meetings when they happen, but they last 6hours, sometimes more, that makes them unavoidable if you actually care to be there. [/quote] Not true. I was not at yesterday's meeting. I did everything that was mentioned to be there. I felt abandoned, left away, unconsidered. Who cares anyway?

I want to ToA What else shall I say? I want to ToA What else shall I say? I was asked to be in place At that time that was not said. I was there showing my face Hoping I had not misread I want to ToA. What else shall I say? I want to ToA What else shall I say? Moving to a quiter location I checked the annoucement chat Saying it with no other action I want to ToA was said in chat I want to ToA. What else shall I say? I want to ToA What else shall I say? Asked to update my mood I refrain my current idea I took a bit of food And pronounced the Ave Maria I want to ToA. What else shall I say? I want to ToA What else shall I say? Seeing that nothing happened I understood that it was in vain Although a bit I got saddened I decided I could sing it again I want to ToA. What else shall I say? I want to ToA What else shall I say? . . . Good night!

I must say that the quest was perfect and oringinal, from start until the conclusion. The video was a great ending! Only one thing bothers me: how could Tipu cheat and make the kid draw his name? Bad bad Tipu. Thanks a lot Maebius for great fun.

4_1x2_27 Depth of MD world

Updated , new stones available.

This issue seems to come back regularly. Eon's haters have now a new toy to play with: the Fierce needle of something. Maybe they should try to regroup and retaliate? And yes, I guess it is very difficult for it to be succesful.... but for Eon to get her ability was probably difficult too.

Hello, I am able to enchant one Locate Stone and one Silvertongue stone at each spell counter rest. I am willling to trade those for any other enchanted stone on a 1/1 rate. It is for collection purpose. I know people value stones differently, depending on the rarity of the spell, but I have no idea of the market. So just propose if you are willing to trade 1/1, I am not interested in anything else. Thanks! ______ 24 January In stock: Locate x2 Accepting: any stone but Locate, Silvertongue, Invisibility, Noarmor, Otherarmy, Mirroritual, Guardianarmy, Movelock, Heat, Attacklock, Papercabin, Prot heal