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World Leader Development Quests (WLDQ's) / Hardragh - World Leader Application

« on: June 03, 2011, 11:03:32 pm »

Wait what? A submission for something other than a Soulstrand Reimbursement? O.o

WLCDQ Application: Hardragh
Character Name: Hardragh
Current Level: 35

Original Submission
Skald Prc Submission

Chaotic Tides
Backroom Chatter

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Leringard Arms Inn and Tavern / Posted on the brand new door at the newly rebuilt Leringard Arms.

« on: April 13, 2010, 09:16:49 pm »

*tacked to the door and various other locations around the building*

[SIZE=48]To our loyal patrons everywhere:
The Leringard Arms will be hosting a grand reopening party, complete with song, dance, drink, and door prizes.

We'll even be choosing a new Gypsy King and Queen to commemorate the opening.

Be watching for the announcement of the grandest party of the year![/SIZE]

[SIZE=24]Until then, the Arms is closed for further renovation and refurnishing. On the other hand, the Derrick Loadson and Cole Norseman Creature Card Room is fully open and ready for patronage. [/SIZE]

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General Discussion / Just a note

« on: August 04, 2008, 06:58:43 pm »

Some of you may have noticed I haven't been in-game much lately, (some of you may even have noticed my absence before I did ), just wanted to let people know I haven't and won't be going anywhere... I've just been very busy lately with law school related work. The semester hasn't even started yet, and already I'm remembering with fondness how much free time I had when I worked a 9-5 job. I'm probably moving soon, as well, so taking care of that may eat up time. So, I may be out of game (or on sporadically) for a while longer, but I'm still reading the forums, lurking on IRC, and checking my PMs, so if you need to contact me or my characters, you'll be able to. I just need some time to get things done without the addicting distraction of Layo. I'll start being more active before long, I promise

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General Discussion / A new Arrival :)

« on: July 08, 2008, 04:06:51 pm »

I am pleased to announce that i am now a father once again

Chamagne (cariad/Amilia Tannnes) had a baby girl on monday morning 05:45 GMT

Jasmine Kizia weighed 6lb 9oz

both mother and daughter are doing very well

signed

Ian (mumbles/kloss/voon)

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Introduce Yourself / Another belated introduction ~ Lynn1020

« on: June 30, 2008, 06:04:54 pm »

[SIZE=16]I finally caved in to do an intro myself. My real name is Tiffany. Lynn1020 comes from my middle name (Lynn), 1020 is from my wedding anniversary, October 20th. I am a southern girl and from what I have found out, I still have a very southern accent. I grew up in Kentucky until I married and moved with my husband. After moving to several different states (including a three year vacation in Hawaii) we now live in the Northwest, near Seattle. It never fails though; anytime I speak I am asked where am I from.

I have been a military wife for almost 18 years now, and also a stay at home mom to three kids (four if you count my husband). Two boys aged sixteen and thirteen, who both play Layo from time to time, and one girl age six. She plays the NWN single player version. I had to finally tell her she could start playing with us when her reading and writing improves. She will lecture me when she watches me play. "Mom do you want to keep playing Emie? Well stop going out alone and wait for your friends!"

I have to say I love that I get the chance to stay at home with the kids, even though you will often find me moaning and complaining. Especially now that I have been nursing a broken foot for the last couple of weeks, and the kids are out of school for the summer and I can't even drive! But at least it does give me an excuse to be in Layo even more.

My husband played Layo for two years before I started. In that time I have to say I hated Layonara. All I knew about it was that it was a game that kept my husband on the computer for hours!! Many times he tried to get me to watch him and try it out. I refused. I was happy with my scrapbooking and Zelda games. Then it got worse! He got our two sons playing it! It drove me nuts having to listen about it all the time. Well to make a very long story short, he finally got me to try it. Emie was born! That was almost two years ago so needless to say I was hooked and haven't left since. Now the whole family plays together at times. I never thought a game could make me laugh and cry as much as this one has.

I have never played any type of D&D game before Layonara. So there was so much I didn't understand and I am still learning. That being the reason Emie started out a lot like me...shy and quiet. Boy has she changed in the last two years!![/SIZE]

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General Discussion / A little birdy delivers some good news!

« on: June 28, 2008, 03:32:52 pm »

[SIZE=16]I just got word from a small delivery birdy that we have a new addition to the real life Layonara family today!
[SIZE=24]
Congratulations "Alatriel" and          "Aerimor".


[/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=24]
Alexander James,
8 lbs, 20.5 inches.
June 28,2008 at 6:34 AM EST

[SIZE=16]I was told Mom did wonderful.  She and baby Alexander are resting quietly in the hospital.  

  Mom put Dad to work when you get home so you can take care of yourself and that little guy!  We will see you when you are up to playing again.
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General Discussion / This place.

« on: June 26, 2008, 08:46:40 pm »

Hello again everyone, It's me Mykah again..  (Yes I like to post on these forums for some reason)  

I have to say that when I signed up to play on this server.. after reading all the rules, as much lore as I could (Which won't be enough until I've read it all) and what not..  I was expecting this server to be amazing.  I was expecting this server to be better then any server I had ever played..  I was expecting this server to be exactly what was missing out of Neverwinter Nights and every other RP game out on the market today..

Well.. I'm here to tell you.. that my expectations.. were completely blown away.  This is by far the best server and best roleplaying experience that I have ever experienced in any form.  Pen and Paper, MMO's.. All of it.  The community that consists of both Players, GMs, etc.. is the most diverse, friendly, helpful and humble atmosphere that I have ever experienced.  Not to mention that every single person that I came across asked me if there was anything that they could do to help.  I am going to be playing here, for a VERY long time.  I just want to thank you all (and I mean it, all) for finally putting to rest the long search of finding a place that just feels.. "right".  

You all make it what it is.. without the individuals and the "team" behind it.. it would be nothing more then a virtual replication of everything else out there.  Thank you again, for bringing a LONG time RPers hopes and wishes to a realization and giving me the chance to enjoy RP for what it really is.

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General Discussion / On hindsight: Dissolution, Dwarf-slaying and Timebubbling

« on: June 23, 2008, 04:09:06 pm »

Greetings!

As most of you are aware, there were/are posters out there posted by Kobal Bluntaxe after certain events during a session of my Dissolution series.

This series was (and still is) timebubbled until the series ends (which will be quite soon). I hadn't entirely considered all this when I gave Harlas permission to post on the forums already, in hindsight, I should probably have waited until the end of the timebubbling. My mistake.

Anyway, now to fix things.

Therefore, the following things apply:
1) Until further notice, please consider the posters as not posted yet. Once Dissolution is released from its timebubble, I will bump them.
2) Until the bumping under #1 has happened, please do not act against the characters mentioned, or Kobal, or NPCs, as technically this has not come to pass yet.
3) The people on Dissolution who are Voltrex will not have heard of this yet, even though they are in the same timebubble. This incident coincided with you leaving the cave and returning to the Golden Forest and the events that transpired there.

Then once Dissolution is re-inserted into the timeline, we'll kick events in motion again and everyone can RP all this.

My apologies for the confusion, but I think the above is the best way to handle this.

Thanks,
EdTheKet

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General Discussion / A belated farewell

« on: June 15, 2008, 08:19:54 am »

Hello everyone,

I've been meaning to make this post for some months now, but every time I thought about making it I'd think to myself, "Oh, I'll come back." Once I started thinking about Layonara again I'd get excited to come back and do one thing or another. But I never did come back and GM or play. The fact of the matter is, NWN had a good run (and I've spent and absolutely obscene amount of time playing it) but I'm tired of it. I'm not tired of Layonara, but I just don't want to play NWN anymore, and haven't for a while.

I'd like to formally announcing my resignation from all Layonara position that I've held and release any and all of my characters to NPC use.

Talan's house should go to Lalaith, I believe her and some other characters still use it. Akki's house in Krandor (137 I think, the one closest to the crypts) can be resold.

----

Since about the time I completely disappeared (last December-Januaryish) I've been working on my own project which has captured most of my free time. You can read about it on my blog at:

Cutthroat Studios Developer’s Blog

It's not an MMO or even in the same genre as Layonara, I hope L does not mind me posting the link. The Layonara MMO should come out well before it anyway, which I'm looking forward to as well!

If anyone wants to reach me, feel free to do so! You can find my contact information on the contact page of the website I linked to above (I'm trying to avoid posting my email address on forums these days, some of the email addresses I used to do that with now get more penis enlargement spam than I thought was possible lol.)

Anyway, Have fun everybody! I'm sorry that I won't be here to share the road.

Jesse Wright, AKA SongOfTheWeave, Talan Va'lash

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General Discussion / Warning: Whining ahead.

« on: June 12, 2008, 03:41:47 pm »

Stop tempting me to make a new character! I just don't have the time!

*grumbles about so many neat-looking quests belonging to below lvl 20, despite recalling a time when many grumbled about so many plot quests being only 17+*



For instance...

[SIZE=10]Disclaimer: I'm glad the GM's choose the levels appropriate to the quests they're running, and I'm especially glad there are those for lower level players, especially since we actually have a plethora of lower level characters again. Moreover, there is usually at least one open quest per week... if only I didn't need to sleep. And yes, I run open quests and quests aimed at higher levels... but if I'm running them, by default I don't get to play my character in them, heh.[/SIZE]

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General Discussion / My Fellow Americans...

« on: May 25, 2008, 11:53:20 pm »

(and all others who honor those who have fought and died in the wars the Wars that have kept us free)

Happy Memorial Day!  Take some time today to remember those who fought and died not only for America's Freedom, but the United Kingdom's, Australia's, Germany's (Whether they like it or not), Poland's and all other free Nations.


And don't forget those who are still fighting for freedom! (even if the natives aren't to thrilled about it)

Happy Memorial Day!

[SIZE=10]//Please don't take the humor the wrong way  >.<[/SIZE]

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Just for Fun / Euthanasia

« on: May 22, 2008, 08:12:08 pm »

Last night my son and I were sitting in the study and I said to him,

"I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. That would be no quality of life at all,
If that ever happens, just pull the plug."
 
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So he got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my coke.

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General Discussion / way to go SP Mod Team!!!!

« on: February 29, 2016, 11:02:23 am »

VN Boards - 2007 Module of the Year awards! 2007 Mod of the Year Silver Award

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Poetic License / An Ode to the Leringard Arms

« on: April 04, 2008, 02:10:58 pm »

* a friendly and kind dwarf with a big smile and already half empty tankard of ale in his hand*

An Ode to the Leringard Arms

When I need to get an ale
or maybe a story or tale
der only be un place to go
and dey prices der always be low
oi only go to dey Arms
It might jist be Kali's charm
For the ale there is always sweet
and dey pie's are also a nice treat
The ales come in tankards or jugs
and sometimes big ol' forsty mugs
So if you want to wet ye lips
and den leave a the brewer a tip
Go down to the Arms for a gud time
and maybe ye can listen to a few more of me rhymes

-Suds Alebrew

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General Discussion / A little something for all

« on: April 03, 2008, 04:04:40 am »

just finished this today, enjoy

My version of the prelude in c

  Original piece of Jean Sebastian Bach.

Arrangement, by me

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General Discussion / Thank you!

« on: March 12, 2008, 08:57:32 am »

I want to take a moment to thank all of the people involved in the last three updates over the past two weeks. There has been many long hours (I would be willing to bet at least a thousand) put in to these updates and it is clear their love for the world and community is what keeps them working on updates. The past six months have been extremlly packed with RL happenings, holidays, family issues, and the list goes on and yet these individuals continue to produce updates for the community.
 
 There can not be enough thanks for them but I just want to make sure everybody understands that their selflessness is what continues to make the world a great gaming place that is enjoyed by many around the world.
 
 In no special order:
Gulnyr, muaddib, Chongo, Eorendil, Darkstorme, Weeblie, Script Wrecked, and Dorganth.
 
 Thank you and good job!!
 
I also want to thank everybody on the GM Team, now and in the past. I firmly believe that a major part of what makes Layonara so special is the GM Team and all of the events they run and all of the difficult work they do behind the scenes (online and off) in order to ensure that Layonara remains a RP server at heart. Your efforts do not go unnoticed and it is your attention to the spirit of the server which is what continues to make Layonara loved by many.
 
 Thanks folks, to each and every one of you!
 
And of course, thank you to the community! What a great RP community.
 
 You rock!

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General Discussion / A Slice of Life

« on: February 26, 2008, 12:12:09 pm »

I've always thought of Layonara as a never ending movie where we the players get to puppeteer the stars, but what does puppeteer really mean? Well, I believe that when one plays a character, regardless of how much effort is put in, we are exhibiting characteristics of our own mind, personality and soul. There is so much depth to every single one of us that is often left completely undiscovered. Some people prefer to not explore themselves and so we only get to witness a sliver of their true self but the ones that do explore are often the ones that pour themselves into their RP and do so over the course of more than one character.

While we all tend to act differently in RL than our characters IG, even in RL we are playing the role of our real lives with real stakes at hand. This is why RL Always Comes First.

While Layonara is Just a Game there is none-the-less a bond that's seeded, nurtured and grown through the life we breathe into our characters. I like to think of this bond being represented by the 10 Soul Strands. When a character is first created, the bond is fresh, new and full. As we explore the world through the shoes of the character we're able to learn about ourselves in ways not available to RL. We are given the opportunity to explore the truth and consequences of our actions in a setting where when it really boils down to it, there's absolutely nothing to loose and everything to gain because it really is Just a Game.

As the strands wilt over time [be it short or long] we are all hit personally with that pang in the chest and burning of the heart. We are tangibly loosing a slice of that bond between our heart and our alternate self; the character. Having that bond broken by a permanent death will inevitably impact the RL self to some degree. Sometimes the break can be so extreme as to bring one to the point of rejecting the mere thought of allowing one's self to grow another bond. This is natural, we are only human and our hearts can bleed in more ways than one.

However, we must always remember that with each and every permanent death; a void is born in the world and a new chapter in the history of Layonara is waiting to be opened. Regardless of how big or small the chapter is, there is a new slice of your self just waiting to be given the chance to see the first light of a new Layonaran day. Rejoice in the accomplishments of the past slices, learn from their mistakes... where there was an avenue blocked from your exploration due to alignment or other RP restrictions, perhaps now that avenue can be explored through a new slice of life in Layonara.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with maintaining the characteristics of a past slice in the new personality. In fact, I'd highly encourage it. Take the best aspects of every character you've ever played and imbue them into a new one. Inevitably this will cause a new mix of experiences which bring out new traits you'd never even thought of before.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm speaking for myself and I'm not trying to hype Layonara up or push anyone to continue playing when they in fact do not wish to do so. All that I want to do with this posting is to share with you all how I feel about the inherent impermanence within the realm of Layonara. It forces us to come to terms with emotional transitions in-game that mimic similar emotional cycles and transitions found in real life but in such a way that allows us to adapt [and / or harden] ourselves to the realities of real life in a positive and relatively risk-free environment. I've always loved D&D of old for this and in our modern day D&D has given way to learning opportunities on a massive scale with the advent of multiplayer RP games.

Hoping this made sense to someone out there,
OneST8

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General Discussion / Thanks and good wishes to Aragon

« on: February 25, 2008, 04:53:07 pm »

I'm not sure if Aragon made it a point of leaving in relative peace, but last night he came online to IRC to bid adieu to some of the team members until September as he ships out to serve his country.

If it were his intentions to simply fade away without any fanfare then I apologize to him, but I felt a showing of community support was deserved and could not let it pass.

Thank you very much for your efforts and hard work for the community and the future of Layonara Aragon and get back safely, we're going to be needing you again.

If you wish to share your well wishes of a safe and speedy return and thoughts for him, please do so without turning this into any sort of political debate.

Get home safe Chuck!

-orth

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General Discussion / Towers of Dregar: Xora's Vial nominated for 2007 Module of the Year!

« on: February 19, 2008, 10:50:53 am »

Hello Everybody,
 
 I am very happy to announce that the module created by the Single Player Module Team (Towers of Dregar: Xora's Vial) is up for nomination for Module of the Year (for 2007) at NwVault. The team worked many long and hard hours on the project and their efforts have been very much rewarded in both the score and the number of downloads the module has received as well as it now being nominated for Module of the Year for 2007.
 
 Voting begins on March 1st so please vote on the module. This would help to further enhance and grow the Layonara community if we were to receive the award. It would also help even if we get many votes and do not win (but we will win if everybody votes!! *smiles*). This is a golden opportunity to download the module, play it, and then vote for it. It could bring us many more quality members to the community and they would tend to be RP type members due to the module itself being heavy on RP.
 
 Get out there and vote, we need every vote we can get!
 
 This is the direct link to the module:
Towers of Dregar: Xora's Vial -- Neverwinter Nights 2 Vault
 
 This is the direct link to the annoucement of the vote:
VN Boards - 2007 NWN Module of the YEar
 
 I want to say thank you once again to the team that created this excellent module, good job folks.

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Rumour Has It / The Mark of True Love (aka: a shovel to the head)

« on: February 06, 2008, 09:23:51 pm »

Gods...what has miss Grenna started.

The whole shovel in the head story is that it is a dwarven tradition! At least of the Rockbasher clans before they fell. Though dwarfs being dwarfs, it very well may have spread amongst other clans from the Rockbashers. Or possibly even have been from a far older tradition amongst the dwarfen nation and just finally written down into Rockbasher clan lore at that particular time in the their history.

The women would whack their men over the head with a shovel when they were least expecting it, thus claiming the male as their own. Dwarfen territoriality at its finest!

The bigger the lump, the better the bragging rights! It also was an indicator of the females strength of character, or madness...depending on how you look at it.

When the tradition started is lost in the mists of time, but according to the Rockbasher lore, the official start of the tradition seems to have been shortly after the fall of Gerontonimus Rockbasher (formerly Kliffcarver). At the end of a gloriously brutal war with some dark elfs.

It seems his son, one Gamling Rockbasher, decided to head to war before marrying his sweetheart Hildagar Rockbasher (his 5th cousin twice removed).

Well..she was known to be quite vicious, especially after swilling her fair share of the clans ale. And single dwarfs being single dwarfs on campaign, Gamling had quite the reputation. So, to on the night before he was to head to war, there was a grand celebration. Gamling and Hildagar each drank their fair share of ale and somehow comments were spoken, as they oft are after that much ale is drunk. Hildagar took a shovel that was lying around the hall for some reason and gave a mighty whack to Gamlings head! She then stood up on the table, and in a loud booming voice (although some accounts from those brave enough, differ on how slurred it sounded) she claimed Gamling as her own and that no other dwarf female was to touch him!

Now the rockbasher clan being infamously known kuldarjh, and Hildagar also having been well known for her especially nasty temper as well as for her tasty ale. No dwarfen female who had heard the tale (and seen his lump) would come near him with a 12 foot spear! Poor Gamlings days as a ladies man on campaign came to an end.

As a caveat to poor Gamling, he finally regained consciousness some 2 days later lying on a rock. His poor comrades having to carry him on the campaign trail to Ulgrids. Woke up to a hearty meal, his beard still full of soup from where he went face down into the bowl he was drinking from.

From that time onwards, its said that if a rockbasher woman whacked a male with a shovel, no other dwarf women would go near him for fear of being attacked by a mad kuldarjh.

Now, kuldarjh being kuldarjh, of course there were the poor dwarfs who had been whacked on the head by more than one clan female. the issue was settled after much, fighting, drinking and the occasional death of the dwarf male.

Another tradition is the passing of the shovel from one generation to the next.  Providing it wasnt broken from either the hit to the head, or over use.

The modern tradition, as seen recently among the non dwarfen races seems to have started when one Miss Grenna Rockbasher decided to help a friend. Her friend, one Sharhar Cu'laire (she spoke dwarf so Grenna had a soft spot for her). Was tryingot figure out a way to tell her boyfriend how much she loved him. Well..Miss Grenna being Miss Grenna, and also being a bit drunk, related the story of her clans courtship rituals. And after much cajoling and egging, it seems miss sharhar did jsut that. She pulled out a shovel and knocked her male out with a good clean whack to the back of his head in front of her friends and declared him hers! They were married shortly after.

It has also been said, that Miss Grenna also whacked one Dalan Stoneaxe over the head with her shovel on multiple occasions showing her true devotion to him. In one case, making a young elf woman who witnessed the event to faint! Miss Grenna supposedly declared that hit a a most excellent omen, the blow being strong enough that it took out more than one person. O.o

Later, Miss Grenna having drank much ale. And again, having a soft spot for her mans neice (one Abigail Firesteed)who also spoke dwarfen, offered her the same advice. After said niece, being obviously a bit nervous about whacking her man with a shovel, sought the advice of a Miss Tegan. Well, it seems miss Grenna and Dalan got to her first, and should the lass decide to do it, miss Grenna gave the shovel to Tegan who then encouraged and gave the shovel to said niece.

After a successful trip to help a family recover their baby from some goblins, Miss Firesteed pulled out her shovel and promptly gave her boyfriend Bear a solid whack on the back of his head! He still bears the lump to this day! Another sign from the gods that the match was a good one.