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Messages - zenvidar
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« on: March 31, 2009, 02:56:10 am »
Thank you very much minerva. That seems to answer my question perfectly. 
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« on: July 12, 2008, 03:23:50 am »
It's definitely a slower game than it used to be.
Back when I made my first character and everything was neatly arranged in Hlint, it seemed like you could leap through levels compared to now on layonara.
But, I think if someone wants to get somewhat there, go for it. I can always think in my head or write the rest of Vanther's story when the time comes.
And for the ideas of "Descendents of our characters", quite useful to get a heritage going.
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« on: July 03, 2008, 01:49:35 pm »
You don't need to use the flint on the pipe in-game. You just activate the pipe.
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« on: July 03, 2008, 07:38:15 am »
Can I be your child Tiffany? My own mother drives me insane  She calls me like four times a day.
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« on: June 29, 2008, 12:42:14 pm »
Wow, look at that full head of hair. Congratulations, guys! Hope everything goes well in the next couple of weeks as you get back into the swing of things.
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« on: June 26, 2008, 09:10:03 pm »
I just saw that your first character was accepted. Congratulations. I'll be back saturday from the beach so maybe I'll see you then or not soon after. Have fun.
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« on: June 26, 2008, 09:06:22 pm »
I wanted to give a broader thanks to the great number of people out there who dedicate themselves to roleplaying and doing it well. These people care deeply about their characters and the lives they live. Other people's characters matter and so does the entire community out of game. These are the people that keep Layonara strong, interesting and a breathtaking online experience.
Thank you all.
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« on: June 26, 2008, 09:00:07 pm »
Happy birthday and we're looking forward to playing with you fairly soon.
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« on: June 26, 2008, 08:56:04 pm »
Yeah, don't worry about it. Just rest and crack open a good book or play a video game that's really given you a lot of joy until then. Hope to see you in-game soon with my current character and hopefully my current submission as well.
Patience and dedication really go a long way here and they really help you in real life. It's been great being forced to update some submissions. After my monk submission, which required much consideration and a lot of content, I came to the plate with my current submission having more depth to it. But every submission needs more work and time to wait for people to really ponder over what is necessary to make everyone work well within Layonara. That is one of the ways Layonara has become as great as it was, along with great roleplayers who want to help others and a dedicated team.
Well enough rambling. See you out there soon.
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« on: June 26, 2008, 08:52:10 pm »
Yes, I found it hard to believe that Brandy would still be the newest in-game player. That would mean that the new approvals had not made their characters and that is highly unlikely. All of the character data does definitely seem to support no later than the 17th of June.
When it comes to lag, I've noticed some more. I was more capable of multitasking with other programs earlier in the month. Now I must shut off any additional programs like winamp save small ones like IRC.
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« on: June 23, 2008, 10:28:09 pm »
Vanther hasn't seen Arke in forever. He is missed.
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« on: June 22, 2008, 11:47:29 pm »
Oh, do bard songs apply to the bard that cast them? Does that bard enjoy the benefits, or only their allies?
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« on: June 22, 2008, 09:39:41 pm »
Now, an OOC NWN mechanic which may cause some IC struggles is the familiar not getting stronger by character level, but only ny sorcerer level.
If I did begin a change from sorcerer to druid and stayed druid/shifter until the end, he would have a weak familiar and would suffer a lot of heartbreak and anxiety bringing the familiar into battle, always worrying that it might get hurt.
I'm now toying with a slightly altered story favoring a storytelling magician with bardic qualities whom the boy really is impressed by His background still includes a real knack with taking care of injured wild animals. He would imagine using simple magic and inspirational charisma to inspire the animals to heal faster and continue their lives. This would lead him to become a bard. His nature-singing would serve him well until he realized the amazing connection with nature that druids have (just as the sorcerer version of him did) and want to become much closer as well.
The story is ultimately the same, just with a slightly different angle on this version. He would probably remain a little more practical as a character in-game and would be able to use his bardic knowledge and druidic intuition to keep his companion safe, instead of worrying so much about a familar's well being as the other character would. I've also played NWN since 2002, but all this time I've never really played a bard. Sorcerers were my original craze when I started NWN, so for that reason as well I might want to experience a little bardic nature for a bit before he realizes the druidic life suits him.
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« on: June 22, 2008, 12:10:52 am »
Yeah, I'd like to start out as a sorceror and maybe at around 5 levels or so I would begin time as a druid. I don't think it will be too hard to have a good reasoning as stephen suggested. Every character needs reasoning for their choices to pursue different talents.
The choice is going to affect a character raised by naturalists, katians. One who was amazed by magicians as a child and wanted to harness magic. Although, nature was important to his parents and he had owned pets as a child that he really loved, his family sometimes taking in injured wild animals for brief periods. He showed a knack for taking care of sick animals, who seemed to respond well to his gentle and patient nature. When he starts off in layonara, he will be able to summon a familiar. Because of that ability, his backstory will already include that familiar for a brief time. He was excited when he could use magic to summon a specific animal to him, and would develop a close bond with it. Soon, due to his background and further exposure to his companion, his love for animals and nature would grow and he would desire to become much closer to nature, respecting the druids and their amazing connection with nature. At this point, he would decide to "leave magic tricks to the magicians" and pursue his new life of animal companions and a greater spiritual bond with nature as part of the druid order.
I usually like to flesh out the character a little bit and get a few things together before I submit it. I'm pretty close, but his parents and social background and history need some more thought. He has a name so far, an age, a birthplace in mind and a race. So I'm almost there. I don't want to do a skimpy job, but I'm relieved that the process will likely not run as much difficulty as the monk submission for Vanther Koehmus. It's been two years since Trathar Taliesin was accepted, but I think this new character will be the kind of person I wanted Trathar to be and much more.
If you have any tips before I'm fully prepared for my submission on how you think it is so far Dorg, please let me know what you think.
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« on: June 21, 2008, 11:22:01 pm »
Wait, I know a druid cannot multi-class freely with anything except a shifter, but at level 5 could I go from sorcerer right to druid?
I don't need a CDQ going sorcerer to druid, like I would if I tried rogue going monk for example?
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« on: June 21, 2008, 11:14:58 pm »
still think it would be fun just to run around and talk with em. All the time when you're not in battle, hanging out with your pack.
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« on: June 21, 2008, 10:25:08 pm »
*Points to the still-awesome nature of the HORDE OF SUMMONS for just one player.*
And think what three of these things could do! Nine summons, two crossbowmen. xD It would be a really cool experience to have a character that walks around with four animal friends. Obviously the summoned ones will drop out a bit, and occasionally the charmed ones will too, but a good animal empathy could keep them from becoming hostile and another summon could be cast. Walking around alone wouldn't be as lonely and my character would have fun talking to the animals and petting them. Talking with them once he's both sorc and druid.
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« on: June 21, 2008, 10:22:57 pm »
I'm actually toying with the idea of using a familiar panther and an animal companion panther. That might be cool to have two panthers following me around. I'm not sure yet, but it would be really fun. The animal companion starts at 2d1 sneak attack instead of 1d1 like the other panther, so the two could become a huge sneak attack force, unless I wanted a nice big bear to trod around and take the brunt of damage.
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« on: June 21, 2008, 08:27:10 pm »
You can actually have your animal companion and familiar with you at the same time. Tested it ingame myself.
In actual fact you can have both and a spell summoned animal as well and a dominated one as well. Would be kinda neat to run around with four animals This was actually my intention, to have a band of animals at least some of the time. I want animals to be a big part of that character as I mentioned above. A sorcerer who enjoyed nature from the start, but due to time with the familiar, animal summons and other players really increased that desire. It would be fun to run with say a bear, panther, wolf and falcon while shapeshifted as another animal.
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« on: June 21, 2008, 07:26:22 pm »
The letterman:
Dear Magnus,
My family and friends from my village just arrived in Lake Lodan and we're getting prepared for swimming, fishing, relaxing and hunting. It should be a really great time.
Right before my departure, I joined the Annual Alindor Angling competition to get myself prepared to show my family how much I've improved. You and I really need to travel to Stone together. It's absolutely beautiful. High rocks and water all around; just a sight to be seen!
We had some interesting people show up. Elgon In'Darsus was there. Timulty Keel, Earl Frogstomper, that big silly half-orc Volga. You should really hang around Volga. He's not the brightest fellah, but almost everything he says is sure to entertain. He doesn't always mean to be funny, but he says some very interesting things by accident.
Well, not long after some of the archers started showing off with their bow-fishing, someone in a nearby castle died. The fellah Grubblewell had hosted a party at his castle for all the nobles in the area to rack up charity donations for mariner's hold, but someone nabbed the donation box outta his stronghold. Not only that, but the maid who cared for his child was dead on the floor outside the strongroom and a mysterious dead man was found in the next room. He had never been seen by any of the guards or Grubblewell, and none of the guests had brought company that Grubblewell didn't know.
So, we were on the case. I was lucky to have Timulty there. He really figured out a lotta stuff, with some good help from myself actually!
It turns out that the dead man was a compatriot of a guy named Oskill that Grubblewell bought extra guard service from. The mysterious fellah was a druid who shapeshifted and crawled under Grubblewell's supposedly impenetrable door. I guess Grubby had never seen a druid turn into anything smaller than a badger, quite foolish of him. We actually managed to have a cleric raise him from the dead, but he spoke no more than part of Oskill's name and a request for us to protect his daughter from Oskill before the life left him again. I know he was a thief, but it was sad to see a man pulled from death to die within minutes, especially after helping to right his wrongs and aid the investigation.
Well, we made a chase after these fellahs, but they got away. Hopefully we'll be organizing further investigation sometime soon after I come back to Hempstead.
My old master Garti is up here with us too. He's an amusing old fellah and the most amazing monk I've ever seen in my life. Buddy Tenker is something truely impressive, but my master is even more experienced.
Well, the family is about to get our own fishing competition together. Hopefully all goes well. I'm not sure if I had ever told you, but half my family was taken from me on this same lake nine years ago. It's time to create some happier memories.
I hope you are well, my friend. Send my regards to Buddy, Sun, Verideth, Todd and Brandy. If any of our other friends ask about me, just tell them I am well and will be back soon, with a belly full of fish.
Oh, and before I forget, could you start teaching me the Dwarven language? I realized that I'm just a big dwarf lover. I'm always around you stubbon, short fellahs and I think it would be very beneficial if I started learning your native tongue, as it must be my destiny to have dwarves at my side.
Your companion,
Vanther
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