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Just for Fun / The Guild

« on: August 19, 2009, 09:17:30 pm »

YouTube - The Guild - Do You Wanna Date My Avatar
 
 nuff said  :p

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Layonara Server / New Realm Summaries

« on: August 16, 2009, 04:37:05 am »

Hi all,


Just like with the deity summaries, we'll also start posting summaries of the various realms.

Not all have been written up yet, but those that have been are being summarized (thanks again to the volunteers) and will be put on LORE in the near future.

Stay tuned!

Ed

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Rumour Has It / Deep Dwarves Ambushing True-Kin

« on: August 08, 2009, 04:50:41 am »

Rumors abound that the roving bands of deep dwarven bandits have been waylaying surface dwarves around the vicinity of Prantz and in the mines of Dregar, particularly in the deserts.  Posing as miners who require help, they lure their prey deep into the tunnels for an ambush, attempting to steal the hard earned ores and minerals mined by their surface kin.  Others simply stand near the roads in the vicinity of Prantz, springing out to ambush unsuspecting travelers in hopes of an easy kill.  In both instances they were defeated with the utmost efficiency by their would-be victims.  This may cast doubt that they were official militia of Prantz, given the lack of training held by them.  They also bore no immediate insignias to show allegiance to any faction.  Still their presence is increasing the growing tension between dwarves of the surface and those down below.  How much longer before all-out war breaks out?

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Rumour Has It / The Gates to the Great Oak are Locked

« on: July 24, 2009, 08:40:02 pm »

*Word makes its way to Hilm Castle first, then across Belinara, to Dregar and finally Mistone.*
 
 The Defenders of the Great Oak finally tire of getting attacked by the giants and have locked the gates to the Great Oak.
 
 *The reason for these attacks have been explained as adventurers provoking the giants to attack and then seek refuge in the Great Oak area to rest. The gaints then chase or follow by sight or scent to the Great Oak.*
 
 The gates will be locked until this behavior ceases.

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Layonara Server / Update to text/chat parsing

« on: July 13, 2009, 08:58:40 am »

[SIZE=-1]Hello Layonara Community!

Just over a month ago, when I released the current module revision (3.21.3), I included this comment at the end of the list of updates:

[/SIZE]

Version 3.21.3 is online!

• One other secret but really cool thing that I'll tell you all about once I'm sure it's working and not causing other problems *grins mysteriously*

[SIZE=-1]At the time, I was not ready to announce the feature, as I wanted to get some real, in-game testing done on it, both myself and with the assistance of the GM Team. Testing went very well, and now, as the title of this tread suggests, I'd like to introduce everyone to some rather nice changes to the text and chat parsing system.

Anyway, on to it (and yes, I know it's a bit long)...
 
 Background
With Bioware's 1.69 update, they added an OnPlayerChat event handler, which essentially intercepts typed text from a game client and allows a module to process the text and take actions on the text. When we went to 3.2 (and beyond) orth utilized this event to process  and *emotes*, which has been significantly faster than processing through our existing listener system. However, it didn't apply to all features, specifically those using self-tells (/o) and those that resulted in replacing typed text with something else entirely (i.e. language parsing).
 
 The Result
So, I got curious and did some experimenting, and in the course of an evening that led to having an alternate system for handling commands, language parsing, speaking through animal companions/familiars/summons/etc. and that whole set of stuff that you use /o something-something-something to accomplish.
 
The self-tell (/o) is still managed and intercepted by the listener, so what I did was come up with an alternate way to enact a self-tell so that the listener could be bypassed, letting the OnPlayerChat handler process the contents of that equivalent self-tell. Whatever is typed would then be processed and altered in some way before being displayed, if it was to be displayed at all.
 
To accomplish this, I chose a single character that is not ever likely to start any text chat in-game in any way and I used this as the indicator for special text processing. The character I chose is the equal sign (=).
 
 So how does it work?
Well, it's simple. Any place you'd have used a /o use = instead
 
So instead of /o c sits type =c sits
 
/o e waves  ->  =e waves
 
 /o L Say something in another language -> =L [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]Say something in another language
 
[/SIZE][SIZE=-1](note, these are not case-sensitive, but I thought I'd use upper-case L in this example for clarity)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
The syntax is similar for familiars (=f), summons (=s), and so forth.
 
I hope that makes sense.
 
  What else?
Part of my motivation for this was to see if the request for GM-spoken text to be highlighted could indeed be done.  Well, it can, and GMs now have the ability and option to highlight their spoken text, whether spoken directly or spoken through an NPC.  

I want to stress: This is an optional system.  A GM is in no way obligated or forced to use this highlighting, nor should anyone badger a GM to do so. Some GMs will use it, some will not.  There are compelling arguments on both sides, and in the end, I decided it would be best to have it be an option rather than "always on" sort of feature. The end decision as to whether or not to use the system and under what circumstances is entirely up to the GM.

When used, GM-spoken text will be highlighted in ORANGE.

It's worth noting that this only functions in the "Talk" and "Party" channels. DM and Whisper channels work as they have, and tells are still green.
 
 And finally, the extra added goodness
You may be wondering, why use the = method when the /o method is so ingrained and everyone knows it?
 
Well, there's two very good reasons.
1) It's faster....much faster.
2) It can handle longer strings of text than the /o method.
 
On the latter, yes, this means that the limit of approximately 100 characters on a typed text string, whether for language processing or speaking through a summons or familiar, simply does not apply using this new method.
 
To put this another way, gone are the days when you type out some well-written comment through a summons, hit ENTER and have nothing show up in the window because it's 3 characters too long. Gone is the need to limit your phrases when speaking in an alternate language to a shorter message so that the listener can handle it.
 
And did I mention it's faster?
 
So there it is.  It may take some retraining of everyone's habits, but I think in the end, you'll all be quite a bit happier with how it works than the prior self-tell (/o) system.  Self-tells are still going to be an option, at least for now, and both systems work just fine together, but once you use this one, you'll see a significant difference.
 
So enjoy!  And of course, if there are any questions, just ask.[/SIZE]

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General Discussion / Joining the rank and file :)

« on: June 25, 2009, 09:28:00 am »

Hi everybody!

This is the post to inform I am stepping down as GM. I'm not disappearing from Layo, in fact I hope, RL and remaining DTs permitting, to step up my involvement with Ark as an active and roleplay-enhancing World Leader.

About two years ago I applied for a GM position in order to enhance people's Layo experience, primarily in the AEST timeslot given poor old Dezza was shouldering a lot of that burden on his lonesome.

The main goal of my quests has always been to get players to really think long and hard about their characters. To put roleplay flesh on their mechanics bones. To make players really think about what their characters would do in a given situation, a given moral dilemma. To put them in a place, not always comfortable, not always where they want to be and then see what they would do and where they go. Often my quests have a simple enough premise but I tried to have them involve something that had folks exploring the depths of their character's psyche.

As I write this, I remember one of my quests, early on, that had people magicked into behaving in a manner the polar opposite to their 'normal' sex, class and alignment. This stands out in my memory as a very 'typical me' quest. Hopefully fun. A touch of madness. A strange situation. Minimal set-up A quest that (hopefully) by getting you to do something the opposite of what was normal, made you think more deeply about what was normal. By playing Lawful Evil for an evening, it made you think about what it really meant to be Chaotic Good the other 364 nights of the year.

Anyways, hopefully after two years there are some players who have a better picture of their characters as a result of my quests.

As to why I am resigning, no deep and dark discontent or disparaging remarks against any individual or the GM team as a whole to be found here! Of course there are decisions made which, as an individual, one might not 100% agree. Directions taken that might not have been the direction I would have taken were it my sandbox. Little niggles here and there etc yada yada but I can tell you there are no light decisions ever made by the GM team. No personal grudges. No favourites. No bias. Just a bunch of people that really do strive to provide the best server to be found.

Anyways, see you in game!

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Just for Fun / Just drove my landlady to the hospital!

« on: June 24, 2009, 07:03:54 pm »

And not in the manner that you would expect me to either.

She was outside trimming the hedges, and all of the sudden I hear screaming and hyperventilating.  The very first thing that went though my mind was "oh great, it's that bloody attack cat again".  But no, turns out she wasn't holding the mini-chainsaw hedgeclippers properly and they went wild on her and sawed through half her finger!  It was pretty deep, could see bone fractured and all, so I quickly tossed some hydrogen peroxide on it, wrapped her hand in a towel and hot-footed it to the closest hospital with her and her 10-year-old son.  Got there in record time; the GPS said and ETA of about 25 minutes, arrived there in around 8-9 minutes.  I sped like a demon actually attempting to try and get pulled over so that a cop could give us an escort through traffic, but no such luck.  I assume right now they are trying to sew it back together and fitting her with a cast of some sort.  Poor lady, but at least I figure she'll remember this the next time the post office decides to be late delivering her rent money!

Now I have a blood splattered front porch and a random car in the driveway.  Great for dissuading door to door salesmen and non-seasonal trick-or-treaters.  

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General Discussion / To the Daddies

« on: June 21, 2009, 12:16:21 pm »

[SIZE=32]Happy Fathers Day![/SIZE][/I][/FONT]
[SIZE=18]Hope you get a day of relaxation.[/SIZE][/I][/COLOR]


To be a successful father, there's  one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two  years. ~ Ernest Hemingway


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General Discussion / Oven in Hlint Down for Maintenance

« on: June 18, 2009, 11:48:48 am »

*Yastin makes an announcement to the present crowd. Afterwards, he posts a notice board at the entrance to the inn.*
 
 *clears his throat*
 
 "Folks, let me have your attention for just a moment. One of the ovens in the kitchen is down for maintenance. I've put in a small oven in its place. Its not as fancy nor as capable as the bigger oven, but it will still cook your meats and fish. Nothing too fancy though. The other one, after a bit of cleaning, it working just fine. Thanks for your attention."
 
 *goes back to tending the inn*
 
 //Before a bug report is made, I'll explain a bit. I was doing some player (no one was hurt during this filming) interaction and getting used to the tools once again...and...ummm...well...I destroyed the oven.  But never fear! Yastin replaced it! Sorta.O.o  The other oven is like a house oven. It will all go back to normal after a server reset. Maybe. Hopefully. *crosses his fingers*

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Just for Fun / Oh those Wacky Scam Artists!

« on: June 15, 2009, 03:03:12 pm »

While I was applying for jobs online, I received an email from an offer that seemed far too good to be true.  I've done eBay for over 10 years not, so needless to say I can smell one of those mass mailing scams from miles away.  I sent back a polite response at first just in case it was a valid offer and began to test them.  Hope you enjoy the zinger I sent them at the end!






Hello John

Right  now  we  are  employing  new  personnel to fill the position of
online finance manager. We have examined your resume and we think that
you  would  suit  this position well and work with us successfully. If
you  are  still  seeking  for good wages and need a decent job, please
contact  us  as  soon  as you could. As you may see this job is really
perspective  one  and  vacancies are limited. You can receive training
during work. No need to invest any money, except for a set of the best
human  qualities and time. This job does not require you to leave your
main  occupation.  Experience of work with customers is welcomed. Work
of  online  manager consists of the following: conclusion of deals for
financial  services,  including  personal  advisors.  Call  service of
clients'  support,  clients'  support  online. We need responsible and
energetic people to fill this
position.

Requirements:
- citizenship of USA or United Kingdom
- Age at least 21;
- Computer knowledge in MS Office, Email, Internet;
- Good communication skills;
- Attention to details;
- Opportunity to check your email several times a day;

The  schedule  of  work includes 3-4 hours per day, except for Sunday.
(Part-Time  Position)  Payment  makes up 31,000 $ per year. (500 $ per
week)  +  social  insurance  and  bonuses in case you do well. We also
provide  three weeks of paid vacations. This job is a good opportunity
and  if  you miss a chance there can be no another one as the position
we offer is a good way to built a successful career in our company. To
start  your  successful  career please contact me by e-mail and I will
send  you  more  details   rebeccawilsonbg@yahoo.com I  will  send
you the detailed information with the description and specificity of
work.

You are welcome!

Best Regards,
Senior Manager Rebecca Wilson        mailto:rebeccawilsonbg@yahoo.com

-------------------------

 

Hello Rebecca,

First and foremost thank you for your lightning-quick reply!  I am very much interested in the position you are describing and feel that it is quite certainly right up my alley.  I must admit, I am somewhat of a computer nerd at heart, so the prospect of working in this type of profession definitely appeals to me.  I've worked in online technical support, billing and accounts for ISP services since the age of fifteen, also working weekends instructing the elderly from my mother's choir group in MS Word document formatting and general OS proficiency.  Since then, I have had well over 7 years of professional experience in both online and technical fields.  Web development, online sales, Point of Sales systems and customer account management are all second nature to me!

Please send me as much pertinent information about this position and the company you work for ASAP so that I can review the credentials of your corporation and attain a deeper understanding of the expectations for this position.  What is the name of this company, for starters?  How long has it been in business?  Where are your offices located, and when would be a good opportunity to set up an interview in order and meet face-to-face?  I can be available as soon as Tuesday, June 16th onward.

I look forward to hearing more from you, and thank you for your valuable time.

-John

--------------------  

Hello John

 

At  first,  I would like to thank you for applying for the job opening

with Barwells Group. We do appreciate the opportunity to deal with you

and  get to know more about you interests. The company in which I work

and in which you can work is called Barwells Group. The main office of

our  company  is in Switzerland in city Zurich. Barwells Group is a co

rporation with our branches situating worldwide, and we are constantly

extending our activities, so we always need new employees.

 

Now  we  have  vacancies  to be filled at Transfer Service Department.

This  department  is the youngest one in our company but its employees

get one of the best wages. Transfer Service Department is the best way

for new employees to show themselves as reliable personal advisors and

responsible  workers  we  can  rely on. Position of Account Manager is

only for reliable people. So, this department is an excellent starting

point  for  your  career.  Just  like you, I started my career at this

department  and  on  my own behalf I can say that the work is not very

difficult  but  still  it  is  very  important. If you fulfill all the

assignments correctly and on time, try to show a high-quality work and

have desire to move ahead we will necessarily note it and you will get

the promotion for more responsible position. As you could notice, this

job fits you well and will not take you much time.

 

Here are the job conditions and Main duties for the position of Online

Account Manager :

 

-You  need to have constant free access to Internet and possibility to

check  your  e-mail  several  times  per  day;  Always fulfill all the

assignments and follow our instructions properly;

-Working  with assets and orders processing. You will receive payments

from our clients in your city and to process it.

 

-You  need  to have the account in any bank of your country to be able

to  perform  your  functions  and  get  your wage. You also need to be

communicative and ready to discharge your duties fast and you will get

additional bonuses for that.

 

-You  should  have  possibility  to work via telephone. Workers of our

company  will  call  you and give different assignments. You will also

need  to  give some information to our clients via telephone. Also you

will be often called by employees of our company and to speak you some

additional instructions when it will be necessary.

 

Salary:

 

During the trial period (1 month), you will be paid 2000 USD per month

while  working  on  average  3  hours  per day, Monday-Friday, plus 5

commission from every transactions or task received and processed. The

salary  will  be  sent  in  the form of wire transfer directly to your

account.  After  the  trial  period your base pay salary will go up to

3,500USD per month, plus 5 commission.

 

 

This  work  is  a  very responsible one. Reputation of our company and

peoples'  trust  highly  depend  on  how  well  your  do your work. We

appreciate  responsible employees and create them the most comfortable

conditions  for  work.In  order  that  our company could consider your

application  for  the position at Transfer Service Department you need

to   fill  Application  Form  attached  to  this  e-mail.Please,  fill

Application  Form  completely, and put the signature in the end of the

second page, confirming that you have specified the correct data. Then

we will take final decision and sign needed papers.

 

My  job  is  to  help  you  in  managing payments and I'll be happy to

provide you with all the details whenever possible. You can ask us any

questions and we are always ready to answer them and help you.


Best Regards,

Senior Manager Rebecca                          mailto:rebeccawilsonbg@yahoo.com

 
---------------------
 

No thank you.  Switzerland is a bit of a commute for an interview, and I don't work for people I have never met face-to-face.  Too much potential for data mining and identity theft, especially when one transmits personal info and bank data "to get paid" over the internet to complete strangers.  One could then easily use said information online and perform direct wire transfers, emptying out the victim's account and issuing themselves credit cards and loans in their name.  This is particularly a risk when an employer has a free yahoo.com account rather than a corporate or paid domain name, and there is no mention whatsoever of their company anywhere on the internet.  Good luck in your endeavors.

-John

 

PS: I would suggest in the future that you target people who are currently employed as they have more money to siphon.  Sure we unemployed folks might be easy targets as we are desperate and most are willing to do or believe anything to get a job, but it's kind of like stealing candy from 100 babies instead of picking the pocket of a single rich man.  I can assure you that you will get far greater profit from one wallet than 100 lollipops.  (I could send you some debt and credit card bills perhaps)  Have you read up on a Mr. Charles Ponzi?  It might be worth your while.

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General Discussion / General Note to the Populace

« on: April 11, 2009, 04:10:26 am »

Hey everyone,

I am posting this here as currently I am running Fenrir's WLQD. This particular one is currently having a significant effect on things in the world and I am posting this to ask you to participate in bringing the full sense of whats happening to life.

I often find that with WLQD's they feel like they are taking place almost in another Layonara to the one everyone else plays in from day to day. This come about because normally it is a select group who deal with the WLQD issues at the times they can get together and thus it does not affect everyone else on the server in their day to day activities. So the general populace goes about doing what they do every day they play on Layonara with more than likely a very minor interest in whats happening out there because they are not a part of it.

In reality this is not the case, and I want to ask you, the typical Layonara players to help me build the atmosphere for those working towards Fenrirs WLQD.

How can you help I hear you ask?

First of all you need to be aware of what currently might be affecting your characters so you can include it in your everyday RP or interactions, so lets start there.

1/ Mithril and titanium have always been hard to obtain, now in the market places both metals have begun to dry up, prices are sky rocketing in mithril (please reflect this in prices etc)

2/ Priests of Beryl, Dorand, Grannoch, Sulterio and Grand all are sensing something wrong with the element of Earth in the world. Spells that rely on earth as a component of base source of power are weaker than normal, stoneskin for example wont last as long, earth elementals weaken and die very quickly etc (All can be Rp'ed)

3/ Giants in the Ulgrids have been hardly seen at all, there have been no attacks between the dwarves of the Ulgrids and the giants there for the past two months.

4/ Market places around the world are getting the jitters as mithril deposits used as securities for banks, mercantile guilds and even nations are disappearing.

5/ There is a general unease amongst druidic circles regarding notification they have received from certain faiths regarding the weakening of Earth, particularly within Layonara itself.

6/ Spellguard are now even investigation what they percieve as a serious threat against Layonara itself based within the field of earthen magics. (Rp for members of the faith)

7/ Tremours have been felt in various places across the world and people are beginning to say these are linked to the missing mithril.

If you know this...then you can employ it in your RP and thus help with the immersion of the WLQD for the people directly involved, the general community (whose world is being affected), and really help bring alive whats happening, for everyone.

Thank you.

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Layonara Server / IMPORTANT: Persistent storage is temporarily DISABLED

« on: April 06, 2009, 07:47:56 pm »

Hello all,

We're sorry to do this, but we have temporarily disabled persistent storage.  This applies to all chests, crates and other containers in player housing and guild halls, as well as bank chests.

Do not worry! Your items are not lost. They will simply be inaccessible for a time while we work out the best way to address these issues.

At this time, we do not have an ETA on when persistent storage will be available again.  We understand that this may be an inconvenience for you, but we assure everyone it will be relatively short-lived. Please bear with us as we seek to improve the situation.

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Layonara Server / Layonara 3.2 Release Notes

« on: April 06, 2009, 12:51:59 am »

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I know while you wait you really want to see what's in store, and I have comments on this update that I'd rather not have you wait for me to think out. The same goes for the credits, so for now I'll let you read these release notes and follow up a little later with a few more thoughts.  [/SIZE]
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New Systems ¶
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 AFK System ¶

• /o C afk /o C back now create/cancel a custom fx around the player indicating so
• If the player performs any actions or moves it gets cancelled

Generic Donation Tracking ¶

• Characters can now donate gold and items directly to specific, non-deity causes in-game at general donation centers without GM intervention
• Generic donations still utilize the Temple Donation Box containers
• Donation centers are located in Port Hempstead, Spellgard, Katherian, North Point, Dalanthar, Lor and Huangjin

Titling Your Weapon ¶

• Paladins/Weapon Masters/Duelists/Fighters can name their blades with the quill and the ~~title command
• If a weapon is titled there's a small chance that you will get a special kill message and bonus XP
• You can name weapons for others, but they will only get an XP bonus if they are one of the classes listed above.

Unlimited Ammunition Training ¶

• Instead of shooting arrows, if you train 10,000 of the same type of arrows/bolts/bullets, you will receive Unlimited Ammo for the weapon you train with
• Training is done by typing /o C train or
• You must be wielding the ranged weapon you wish to train and the ammunition that you are training for in the proper slot
• Each training attempts requires an Enchanting Oil, so it's better to save up to 500 then train (since you can now stack up to 500 ammunition)
• Only Hickory and Mahogany Bolts and Arrows or Light and Serious Bullets can be used.
• Players must be near a ranged target (the bullseye archery target) to train
• Your ranged weapon's description gets updated with a count of how many times you have trained a particular ammo
• Darkfire and Flame Weapon will not work on Unlimited Ammunition ranged weapons
• It is okay to accidentally train with the wrong ammo, it won't reset your attempts. But basically the first ammo type to get 10,000 training run throughs will give the item property

[SIZE=18]Updated Systems ¶[/SIZE]

 Merchants ¶

• Players can now use Appraise, Bluff, Persuade or Intimidate at merchants
• Players roll d100 + Skill Ranks vs Vendor's d100
• For every 7 point difference between your roll and the vendor's roll, you will get a mark up or mark down depending on if you beat the merchant or not
• The markup/discount will be in effect with that merchant for 1 hour
• At Temple Vendors if you have donated to that church, you will get a percentage discount based upon how much you have donated

Hunger and Thirst ¶

• Canteens now store 20 drinks, please don't feel the need to carry 12 canteens with you
• All liquids are more quenching
• Hunger and thirst timers have been upped a bit so usually a good meal and a couple drinks will set you for 6 hours
• Food now gives you HP based upon their food score, except for the items bought at the Inn

Pipeweed Smoking ¶

• Placed a few more plants here and there
• Tobacco is now 0.1lbs
• Pipeweed smoking now gives small regenerative properties and skill bonuses if you use the Herbal Flint and Stone to dry your leaf.
• The rarer the pipeweed, the stronger it is
• Skill bonuses will have to be discovered ;)
• The regenerative process will be broken if entering combat, it's an after combat/social bonus
• The effect lasts 1 Turn for Hickory, 2 for Oak, 3 for Mahogany, 4 for Yew

• Pipeweed smoking causes your thirst to drop a little bit faster

Healing Supplies ¶

• All potions and healkits except the top crafted ones can be bought at Temple Vendors
• Convenient stacks of 10 & 50 for faster purchasing
• Weights for kits and potions have been dropped to 0.1 and 0 respectively
• Potions and healkits are much more powerful
• Cure Light = 4d4
• Cure Moderate = 8d8
• Cure Serious = 12d12
• Cure Critical = 16d16
• Heal Potion = 20d20

• Healkits now give you more of a modifier on your Heal skill, DC on poison/disease have not changed
• Cure Light Healkit = 4d4 + (Heal Skill * 1.25)
• Cure Moderate Healkit = 8d8 + (Heal Skill * 1.5)
• Cure Serious Healkit = 12d12 + (Heal Skill * 1.75)
• Cure Critical Healkit = 16d16 + (Heal Skill * 2)

[/LIST]Death ¶

• Change required reflections to 5 RL minutes per character level for respawning
• Cap required reflections at one RL hour
• Reflection time is now based off of time stamps and not a count of reflection cycles, so reflection time passes equally whether the character is online or offline
• Reflection countdown messages report time remaining in minutes, not reflections
• Pale, ghostly glow will fade away completely after 2 minutes

Persistent Storage ¶

• Crates autosave when contents are disturbed
• Crates will not get stuck open
• Updated the capacities of all the container furnitures to 25
• Updated the capacity of the large crate to 35
• Bank chest holds 20 items instead of 10
• Two players may not look in the same storage container at the same time, was necessary for security and system logic

Ranged Weaponry ¶

• Elemental enchantments can now be used 10 times on ammunition, once you use it on ammunition once, its only good for ammunition after that
• Ammunition stacks to 500
• You can't use elemental enchantments on unlimited ammo
• Added bullets on par with arrows and bolts, requires enchanted metals, enchanted gems and mushrooms, done through Infusing
• Intermediate crafting products for making arrows and bolts now produce quantities of 100 (up from 20, applies to shafts and arrowheads)
• Arrow/bolt/bullet recipes produce a stack of 100 of their respective object (up from 20)

[SIZE=18]Lore Related ¶[/SIZE]

• Fix some references to Fort Velensk instead of Fort Vehl
• Fix some references to Point Harbor instead of Mariner's Hold
• Fix some references to Karthy instead of Katherian
• Fix some references to Sielwood instead of Silkwood
• Update all the deity relationships on the statues at temples
• Updated Jukebox songs to fit new places/names
• Change some references of Weave to Al'Noth

[SIZE=18]Bugs Fixed ¶[/SIZE]

• Items may not be removed while customizing to prevent an exploit, if this causes you problems, please report it
• Metamagic was improperly affecting item use spell casts if the items were used directly after a Metamagic cast spell
• Fix Weird Immunity to Fear issue
• Fixed broken custom animations, *urge* *poise* *cross arms* etc..
• Speech processing should not happen on // messages
• Remove Draconic as the default language for reptilian humanoids. Use Goblin as the default language instead.
• Fix some backwards chairs in the Hlint courthouse
• Fixed some duplicate area tags
• Disable default Bioware horse mount/dismount functions in favor of our system
• Many more here and there

[SIZE=18]Enhancements ¶[/SIZE]

 Areas ¶

• Add Tinker's Furnace to the Hlint, Xin Smithy
• Remove gate to farming area in Hlint
• Give one of the cows in Krandor a name
• Fix a broken AT in Blackford Castle
• Add some fish in Fort Wayfare
• Fix description of beetle and boar in the ox pen in hempstead
• Fix Temple to Grannoch fundraiser
• Silkwood Spider Cave:
• Adjusted from feedback
• Other adjustments for those brave enough to test them.

• Layonara Quest Areas revamped.
• Dragonstorm Campaign Quest Areas Introduced.
• New Areas in the north.  Lots.  We're not saying where!
• The Deep revamped.  CNR overhauls in addition to new regions.
• New areas on west.  Go find them!
• Camp Zones introduced in key areas.
• Crafthall adjustments. Lighting, ambiance, and finally... jukeboxes.
• New Regions on Belinara.  Go find them!
• Area plotlines progressed accordingly.  I'm not saying where.
• Remapped areas with 'invisible' zones.
• Other areas added for general travel and plot specific quests.  As ever, have fun finding them.
• Lots of things that will blow your hair back. Find them!

General ¶

• The minimum XP gained is now the CR level of the kill, not just 1xp if the creature killed is of a lower level
• Deer, white stags and wild chickens won't attack on sight
• Birchbark is stackable
• Up the DC on the Horn of Sounding's spell
• Player chat parsing is much faster when using normal channels (not the self tell /o)
• Carpenters tools on branches of wood can make tinder
• Add Shiff Dragonheart to Tomb of Lost Heroes
• Add Axodeth Stonecutter to Tomb of Lost Heroes
• The darkness that happens at rest may be causing the UV bug, took it out anyway as it was only 12 seconds and once you get in higher levels, you rest a lot longer then that
• Don't load Lor when coming into Central, just load a quick area for redirection
• Trash cans don't destroy items until the trash is closed
• Tower shields are a little lighter
• Allow for wands and a few missed weapon types to be customized
• Gradual change from dusk to dawn and back
• Give the player a message at each dawn telling them what day it is
• Emptying Bags of Sand produce all the bits in one usage
• Added pecans somewhere on West
• Remove some of default Bioware loading screen hints that don't make sense for Layonara
• Familiars/Companions can die in the Arena without time limitations for recall
• The breakage rate for crafting and harvesting tools is now much closer to their designed specifications, making them effectively more durable than they have been but about as durable as they should have been
• When a harvesting tool breaks from use, the tree or deposit will yield at least one bit of CNR before the tool breaks

[SIZE=18]Class Specific Changes ¶
[/SIZE]
 Barbarian ¶

• Feat updates

Bard ¶

• Bards can choose Epic Spells
• Bards get 6 skill points not 4 (no relevelling, sorry)
• Spell updates

Cleric ¶

• Holy Word visual effects now have the deity symbol centered in the middle
• Spell updates

Duelist ¶

• Acrobatic Attack no longer loses DEX
• Acrobatic Attack cancels invis
• Acrobatic Attack no longer does crazy criticals
• Acrobatic Attack can't target party member
• Precise Strike does not overwrite weapon enhancement bonuses
• Precise Strike shows violet simple glow on the rapier
• Weapon Titling

Fighter ¶

• Weapon Titling

Monk ¶

• Monks can slow their movement speed down with /o C slow <0-99> (or ) -- 0 cancels it, 99 is the slowest

Paladin ¶

• Holy Word visual effects now have the deity symbol centered in the middle
• Spell updates
• Weapon Titling

Palemaster ¶

• Add 1 caster level for every 2 levels in Palemaster.

Ranger ¶

• HiPS in Wilderness free at 21, requires a a couple relevels or bic edits
• Rangers can cast any spells with Eschew 1
• Spell updates

Rogue ¶

• Bonus Feat selection is more varied

Shifter ¶

• Give the medusa wild shape a bow with unlimited ammo, oak platinum raven for 1d4 bludge, 2d4 vs Magical Beasts

Sorceror ¶

• Spell updates
• Added Persuade as a class skill

Spellsword ¶

• Update the duration and give two usages a day for imbue
• Imbue III DC is 22 at Level 20-29, 24 at Level 30-39 and 26 at Level 40.

Weaponmaster ¶

• Weapon Titling

Wizard ¶

• Spell updates

Feats ¶

• Planar Turning now requires 20 Cha and 20 Wisdom dropped from 25 for both
• Blinding speed now lasts your Dex score (not modifier) in rounds.

Greater Rage ¶

 Type of Feat: Class Prerequisite: Barbarian. Specifics: The barbarian may rage, gaining a +4 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution and +2 to all Will saving throws, in exchange for a -2 penalty to Armor Class. The barbarian may use this ability once per day at first level, +1 use per day at level 4, and every 4 levels thereafter, extending into epic levels.
 At 15th level, the rage ability becomes greater rage, giving the barbarian +6 to Strength and Consitution, 1d4 Sonic damage on all attacks and +3 to Will saves (the -2 penalty to Armor Class still applies).
  Each Rage lasts as long as your Barbarian + Bear Warrior + Battle Rager levels in Rounds.        

 Thundering Rage ¶

 Type of Feat: General Prerequisite: Epic Barbarian, Strength 25. Specifics: Any weapon the barbarian wields while in a rage does an additional 2d10 points of sonic damage on a critical hit. There is a 50% chance for a creature hit by one of the barbarian's weapons to be deafened for 3 rounds.
  Use: Automatic


  [SIZE=18]Spells ¶[/SIZE]

 Shield of Faith ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 turn / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: A Bit of Holy Text

  The target gains a +1 deflection bonus to their armor class, with an additional +1 bonus for every six levels of the caster.
  Note: No more cap

 Ice Dagger ¶

  Caster Level(s): Sorcerer / Wizard 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Cold Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Few Drops of Water

 You create a piece of ice that flies toward the target and deals 1d4 points of cold damage per level for the first 5 levels plus an additional 1d4 points per 4 levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Negative Energy Ray ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 2, Wizard / Sorcerer 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Small Mirror

 A ray of negative energy slams into the target creature, doing 1d6 points of damage. After level 1, the spell does an additional 1d6 points of damage for every 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 5d6 at level 9. An additional 1d6 points of damage is gained for every 3 caster levels thereafter. Negative energy spells have a reverse effect on undead, healing instead of harming them.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Horizikaul's Boom ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
 Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: One creature
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

  You blast the target with loud and high-pitched sounds. The target takes 1d4 points of sonic damage per two caster levels for the first ten levels plus an additional 1d4 per five levels thereafter and must make a Will save or be deafened for 1d4 rounds.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Burning Hands ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: 30 ft
Area of Effect / Target: Spell Cone
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 A cone of fire shoots forth from the caster's hands, burning all those within its area of effect for 1d4 damage per caster level for the first five levels then 1d4 bonus per each four levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Entropic Shield ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 turn / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No

  A magical field appears around the target, causing any nearby enemies a 20% chance to miss on ranged attacks.
  Note: Target no longer just caster

 Acid Arrow ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s): Acid
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Round + 1 Round / 3 Levels
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Rhubarb Leaf

 The caster targets a single creature with an acid bolt. The initial damage from the spell is 3d6, then 1d6+1 per three caster levels every round until the spell expires.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Gedlee's Electric Loop ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):Electrical
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Small
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2 (See Below)
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Copper Wire

 You create a small stroke of lightning that cycles through all creatures in the area of effect. The spell deals 1d6 points of damage per 2 caster levels up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 points per 5 caster levels thereafter. Those who fail their Reflex saves must succeed at a Will save or be stunned for 1 round.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Soundburst ¶

  Caster Level(s): Bard 2, Cleric 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Medium
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

 All creatures within the area of effect take 1d8 points of damage per 5 caster levels and must make a Will save or be stunned for 2 rounds.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Woodland Sheath ¶

  Caster Level(s): Ranger 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): None
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: A piece of Birch Bark

  Woodland Sheath hardens the target creature's skin, granting a natural armor bonus to Armor Class based on the caster's level: Level 8-10: +3
Level 11-14: +4
Levels 15-29: +5
Levels 30-34: +6
Levels 35+: +7        

  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Barkskin ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): None
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: A Holy Symbol which must be worn

  Barkskin hardens the target creature's skin, granting a natural armor bonus to Armor Class based on the caster's level: Level 1-6: +3
Level 7-12: +4
Levels 13-29: +5
Levels 30-34: +6
Levels 35+: +7

  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Flame Weapon ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Weapon Enchantment
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch Area of Effect / Target: Creature, Weapon or Gloves Duration: 1 Turn / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
 Save: None
Spell Resistance: No
  A successful hit will do 1d4 points of damage, +1 per five caster levels ( maximum of +8 ) of fire damage. The caster can either target a specific weapon or gloves in his inventory or a creature to enchant the weapon the creature is wielding or gloves if they are not wielding anything. If a ranged weapon is targeted or the target creature is wielding a ranged weapon all equipped ammunition will have the fire damage property.
  Note: Now works on ranged and gloves

 Fireball ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Large
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Bat Guano

 The caster unleashes a fiery projectile that explodes upon all within the area of effect for 1d6 points of fire damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 points of damage per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Blade Thirst ¶

  Caster Level(s): Ranger 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): Weapon Enchantment
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Creature or slashing or piercing weapon.
Duration: 1 round / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No

 You grant a slashing weapon an enhancement bonus and a vampiric effect that will heal you as you deal damage. If targeted on a creature, the spell will enchant the weapon in the primary hand of the target. The enhancement bonus and vampiric effect are +3 up to level 19, +4 up to level 24 and +5 thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Glyph of Warding ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s): Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 1 Turn / 2 Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster creates a small, magical zone that can detect the passage of enemy creatures. When the field is activated, it explodes, doing 1d8 points of sonic damage per 2 caster levels to all creatures within the area of effect up to caster level 10 and then an additional 1d8 points of sonic damage per 4 caster levels thereafter. After being triggered, the glyph dissipates.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Searing Light ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

  The caster directs a beam of white-hot light at a single target. The damage is based on the target's racial type: Undead: 1d8 per caster level up to level 10, an additional 1d8 per 4 caster levels thereafter. Construct: 1d6 for every 2 caster levels up to level 10, an additional 1d6 per 6 caster levels thereafter. Other: 1d8 per 2 caster levels up to level 10, an additional 1d8 per 6 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Quillfire ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): Poison
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude Negates (poison only)
Spell Resistance: No

 The caster throws poisonous quills at a target, doing 1d8 points of damage +1 per 2 caster levels in addition to inflicting Scorpion Venom on the target if they fail a Fortitude save.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Wounding Whispers ¶

  Caster Level(s): Bard 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s): Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Caster
Duration: 1 round / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No

 The caster is surrounded with whispers that injure any creature that hits the caster for 1d6 + 1 / level points of sonic damage (maximum 15 points of damage).
  Note: Max increased back from 10 to 15

 Lightning Bolt ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Electricity
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Chain of targets in a straight line
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Glass Rod

 The caster fires a bolt of lightning that passes through all creatures in a straight line from the caster. The bolt does 1d6 points of electricity damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Acid Breath ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s): Acid
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Cone
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

  You breathe forth a cone of acidic droplets. The cone inflicts 1d6 points of acid damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 points per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Negative Energy Burst ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells: Negative Energy Protection
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 All creatures caught in the area of effect take 1d8 points of negative energy damage plus 1d8 per 4 caster levels. All creatures caught in the area also lose 1 point of strength per 4 caster levels. Negative energy spells have a reverse effect on undead, healing instead of harming them.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Scintillating Sphere ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Electricity
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Glass Bead

 The caster unleashes a crackling electric projectile that explodes upon all within the area of effect for 1d6 points of electric damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Call Lightning ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Electricity
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 All enemies within the area of effect take 1d6 points of electrical damage per caster level up to level 10, an additional 1d6 per 3 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Magic Vestment ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): Armor Enchantment
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Creature, Armor or Shield
Duration: 1 Turn / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: A Holy Symbol which must be worn

  You empower the touched armor or shield with a +1 AC bonus per 5 caster levels to a maximum of +7.
  Note: No cap

 Greater Magic Weapon ¶

  Caster Level(s): Bard 3, Cleric 4, Paladin 3, Wizard / Sorcerer 3 Innate Level: 3 School: Transmutation Descriptor(s): Weapon Enchantment Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material Range: Short Area of Effect / Target: Creature, Weapon or Gloves Duration: 1 Turn / Level Additional Counter Spells:  Save: None Spell Resistance: No Material Component: Powdered Carbon
  You empower the touched weapon with a +1 enhancement bonus per 5 caster levels (maximum of +5). The caster can either target a specific weapon or gloves in his inventory or a creature to enchant the weapon the creature is wielding or gloves if they are not wielding anything. If a ranged weapon is targeted or the target creature is wielding a ranged weapon all equipped ammunition will have the enhancement.
  Note: Works on bows and gloves

 Improved Invisibility ¶

  Caster Level(s): Bard 4, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Illusion
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Turn + 1 Round Per Level.
Additional Counter Spells: Invisibility Purge
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: Gum Arabic

 The target creature becomes invisible and impossible to detect using normal vision. After attacking or casting spells the target creature will become partially visible and detectable by enemies, but still retain a concealment bonus equal to 20+1 per caster level to a maximum of 50. The target also gains a bonus +2 to Dodge AC.
  Note: Change in concealment calculation and +2 Dodge

 Wall of Fire ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 5, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
 Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Wall 30 ft Long
Duration: 1 Round / 2 Levels
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 This spell creates a curtain of fire that deals 4d6 plus 1d4 per 3 caster levels fire damage to any creature that attempts to pass through it.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Hammer of the Gods ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster smites a group of enemies with divine light for 1d8 points of damage for every two caster levels for the first 10 levels plus an additional 1d8 points of damage per every 5 levels thereafter. Enemies that make a Will save take half damage and avoid being dazed for 1 to 6 rounds.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Flamestrike ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 5, Druid 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Medium
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Holy Symbol which must be worn

 A pillar of flame engulfs all within the area of effect, inflicting 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 15, plus an additional 1d6 points of damage per 3 caster levels thereafter. Half of the damage caused by the spell is divine and the other half is fire-based. Enemies are struck by both damage types, while allies are struck only by the fire damage.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Stoneskin ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 4, Ranger 4, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: Dust of Topaz

  This spell grants the target creature damage reduction as such:
  Level 9 or below: DR 5/+1
Level 10 to 14: DR 5/+2
Level 15: DR 5/+3
Level 16 to 19: DR 10/+3
Level 20 to 24: DR 10/+4
Level 25+: DR 10/+5

  The spell absorbs 10 points of melee damage per caster level, to a maximum of 150, before collapsing.
  Note: Max damage increased from 100 to 150

 Firebrand ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Alchemist's Fire

 Masses of flame (one per caster level to a maximum of 15) appear and randomly target and hit any hostile creature in the area of effect. If there are more creatures than balls of flame, only the closest targets will be damaged. If there are more balls of flame than creatures, the excess balls of flame disappear. Each ball of flame explodes for 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 per 3 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Ball Lightning ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Electricity
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Small Metal Pellet

  Balls of lightning (one per caster level to a maximum of 15) appear and randomly target and hit any hostile creature in the area of effect. If there are more creatures than balls of lightning, only the closest targets will be damaged. If there are more balls of lightning than creatures, the excess balls of lightning disappear. Each ball of lightning explodes for 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 10 plus an additional 1d6 per 3 levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Inferno ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s):
 Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 round / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Bee's Wax

 The caster causes a target to ignite into flame. Each round the target will suffer 1d6 +1/level. A reflex save is permitted each round to avoid damage, making the save does not put out the flames, only enables damage to be skipped for that round.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Cloudkill ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 1 Round / 2 Levels
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

  A billowing cloud of noxious vapors settles over the area. Its effects vary according to the Hit Dice of the affected creatures: 1-3 HD: Instant death
4-6 HD: Fortitude save or death
Over 6 HD: 1d10 damage/round per 5 caster levels
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Cone of Cold ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Cold
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Cone, 30ft
Area of Effect / Target: Spell Cone
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Glass Rod

 A cone of frost and snow shoots forth from the caster's hands, doing 1d6 points of cold damage per caster level up to level 15 plus an additional 1d6 per 2 caster levels thereafter to all those within the area of effect.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Dirge ¶

  Caster Level(s): Bard 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 1 Turn + 1 Round / level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster's song draws the energies of death and destruction. Any enemies in the area of effect suffer 2 points of Strength and Dexterity ability score damage each round. If the enemy leaves the area of effect, their Strength and Dexterity are restored.
  Note: Duration and change to Will Save

 Blade Barrier ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Wall 30 ft Long
Duration: 1 Round / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 Blade Barrier brings into being a 30-ft long and 3-ft wide wall of stabbing blades. All those passing through the wall take 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 15 plus an additional 1d6 per 4 levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Acid Fog ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s):
 Acid
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 1 Round / 2 Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude
Spell Resistance: Yes

 Acid Fog creates a thick, clinging, greenish cloud. Creatures entering the cloud take 4d6 acid damage. Creatures entering the cloud must make a Fortitude save or have their movement reduced by 50%. Every round a creature spends in the cloud, it suffers 2d6+1 point per caster level acid damage.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Chain Lightning ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Electricity
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal, 1 Target / Level
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Glass Rod

 A bolt of electricity arcs through the caster's enemies for 1d6 points of electrical damage per caster level up to level 20 plus 1d6 points per 2 caster levels thereafter to the initial target and half that amount to all secondary targets.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Banishment ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 6, Wizard / Sorcerer 7
Innate Level: 6
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster is able to cause all summoned creatures, familiars, animal companions, and Outsiders in the area of effect to be destroyed. A number of creatures equal to four times the caster's level in HD can be banished.
  Note: Bumped from 2 times to 4 times

 Crumble ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s): Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: One Construct
Duration: Instantaneous
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: No
Spell Resistance: No

 This spell inflicts 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 15 plus an additional 1d6 points for each 3 caster levels thereafter to a selected Construct. This spell does not affect living creatures.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Greater Stoneskin ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 6, Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Abjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Caster
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: Dust of Diamond

 Grants the caster a damage reduction of 20/+5. The spell absorbs 10 points of melee damage per caster level, to a maximum of 200, before fading.
  Note: Max damage upped from 150 to 200

 Power Word, Stun ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Divination
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells: Clarity
Save: Will Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

 Those in the area of effect take 1d4 per 2 caster levels Sonic damage and must make a Will save or be stunned for 2d4 rounds. A successful Will save stuns the target for 1 round. The maximum creatures affected in the area are 1d4+1 per 5 caster levels. The spell does not affect those immune to Mind spells.
  Note: Area of Effect now

 Delayed Blast Fireball ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: 1 Round / 3 Levels
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster creates a small, magical zone that can detect the passage of enemy creatures. When the field is activated, it explodes, doing 1d6 points of fire damage per caster level to all within the area of effect up to level 20, plus an additional 1d6 points per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Firestorm ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 8, Druid 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Spell Component: Holy Symbol must be worn

 Everyone within this spell's area of effect are inundated with a rain of fire and take 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 20 plus an additional 1d6 points of damage per 2 caster levels thereafter. Half of the damage is divine and the other half is fire-based. Allies are not subject to divine damage.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Nature's Flow ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Gargantuan
Duration: Concentration, 1 Round / Level
Spell Resistance: No
Spell Component: Holy Symbol must be worn
Area Limitation: Natural

 The druid focuses all his natural will to project an expansive aura around himself. This aura flows from Nature through the druid and out to her or his allies. After the aura blankets the area, and for 1 round per level while the druid maintains her or his meditative focus, all allies regenerate 12 hit points per round. If the druid's concentration is broken, either by his own volition, such as attacking or casting, or by taking damage, the regenerative flow of nature is broken as well. To assist with keeping focus, the caster is also surrounded in a protective layer when the spell is first cast.
  Note: The protective layer now includes all damage types.

 Mass Disorientation ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Enchantment
Descriptor(s):
 Mind-Affecting
Component(s): Verbal
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: 1d8 Rounds
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

 Non allied creatures of most racial types in the area of effect who fail a Will save are clouded with one of the following afflictions:

• Charm
• Slow
• Stun
• Sleep
• Confusion
• Dazed
• Paralyzed

Note: Replaces Mass Charm

 Bracar's Fascinating Elemental Storm ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Gargantuan
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

 Developed after years of study of the ancient Rhun Zharr Tome, this fascinating spell is one of Brac’ar Fireface Kilring’s finest creations. When cast, a storm of elemental missiles shoots forth towards the target, stopping them in their tracks as they stare in fascination at their impending doom.
  This spell is a testament to the skill and mastery of woven magic of this dwarven wizard, tailor and scribe.
 A number of elemental missiles (one per caster level to a maximum of 20) appear and randomly target and hit any hostile creature in the area of effect. The missiles will have an even spread among the target(s) as possible, with a maximum of 8 per target. Random elements pour forth from the casters hands into the missiles, giving an unpredictable result in what type of elemental damage the target(s) will take. The possibilities include 2d8+1 per 2 caster levels of fire, lightning, cold, or acid damage. Additionally, each missile in the colorful spectrum has a dazzling effect on the target(s) and the target struck with the blast of elemental energy must make a will save or be dazed for 1d4 rounds.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Sunbeam ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 8, Druid 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: 3 Rounds
Additional Counter Spells: Create Greater Undead
Save: Reflex Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Holy Symbol

 The caster summons a globe of divine radiance to blind and burn those within the area of effect. Undead take 1d6 points of divine damage per caster level to a maximum of 25d6. All other monster types take 1d6 points of divine damage per 3 caster levels and are blinded for 3 rounds. A successful Reflex save halves the damage and voids blindness. Any shadows or vampires caught in the area of effect will be instantly slain if they do not make a successful Fortitude save.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Earthquake ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 8, Druid 9
Innate Level: 8
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: No
Material Component: A Holy Symbol which must be worn

 The caster causes a massive earthquake around himself, causing 1d6 points of damage per caster level up to level 20, plus an additional 1d6 points of damage per 2 levels thereafter to all creatures in the area of effect. The caster is not affected by the earthquake.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Horrid Wilting ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: A Piece of Sponge

 All creatures within the area of effect take 1d8 points of withering energy damage per caster level up to level 20 plus 1d8 per 2 caster levels thereafter.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Incendiary Cloud ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 1 Round / Level
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The caster creates a cloud of smoke and embers that causes 4d6+1 per caster level points of fire damage each round to all creatures within the area of effect.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Bombardment ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic, Material
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes
Material Component: Quartz Crystal

 Rocks fall from the sky, causing 10d8+1d8 per 3 caster levels above level 10 points of damage to all enemies in the area.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Sunburst ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 8, Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex
Spell Resistance: Yes

  A brilliant explosion occurs where the caster directs causing 1d6 points of damage per caster level (to a maximum of 25d6) to all undead. Non-undead creatures suffer 1d6 damage per 4 caster levels. Vampires are destroyed instantly if they fail a Reflex saving throw. All enemies in the area of effect must also make a successful Reflex saving throw or be blinded permanently (the blindness can only be magically removed).
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Nature's Balance ¶

  Caster Level(s): Druid 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: No

 Focusing your link with nature, you are able to channel essential life forces to balance yourself and those around you. Performing this great sacrifice will tax your body tremendously, effectively setting your current hit point value to 50% of your maximum. This act of attunement then grants you the ability to tip the scales to those who surround you. The primal equilibrium reached within will then allow you redistribute life energies to both friend and foe in a similar balance. The spell will set all your allies to 75% of their maximum hit point value and enemy creatures surrounding you to 25% of their maximum hit point value if they fail the fortitude save.
  Note: Size change

 Power Word, Kill ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Divination
Descriptor(s):
 Death, Mind
Component(s): Verbal
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells: Death Ward
Save: Will
Spell Resistance: Yes


 1d4+1 per 5 caster level creatures in the area of effect must make a Will save or die. A successful Will save will cause 1d6 Sonic damage per 2 caster levels.
  Note: Area of Effect spell with damage

 Howling Hurricane ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Conjuration
Descriptor(s):
 Cold, Sonic
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: Round / 5 Levels
Save: Fortitude Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

 On entrance, targets are stricken with a blast of Cold air dealing 1d6 points of damage per 5 caster levels. Every round in the hurricane will then continue to deal 3d6 Sonic damage and render the target Deaf. In addition if the target fails a Fortitude save, they will take 5d6 points of Cold damage and be blinded for 1 Round.

 Mass Flesh to Stone ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Special
Save: Fortitude
Immunity: Freedom Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

  Those in the area of effect are petrified, encased in stone forever. Targets failing a Fortitude save but have Freedom of Movement are encased in rock for 1d4 rounds. The caster can petrify 1d4+1 per 10 levels of creatures. PCs who fail the save and do not have Freedom of Movement are petrified for 3 Rounds.

 Meteor Swarm ¶

  Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):Fire
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Reflex 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

 The spell causes everything within the area of effect to be pummeled by incoming meteors. All those caught in the destruction take 20d6 points of damage plus 1d6 per 2 caster levels thereafter and then are set on fire which deals 1d6 fire damage for 5 rounds or until a reflex save is made. All creatures within 7 feet of the caster are protected from the spell's effect.
  Note: Spell continues to scale

 Implosion ¶

  Caster Level(s): Cleric 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Up to 4 Targets
Duration: Special
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

  The caster creates a vortex of destruction that tears asunder the first creature found within its area of effect, killing them instantly unless they make their saving throw. It then targets another creature for the next round for up to 4 rounds. The caster may not perform any other actions while focusing on Implosion.
  Note: Redone

FIN

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General Discussion / Gala's birthday tommorrow

« on: March 27, 2009, 03:59:10 pm »

I'm mining gems all tommorrow so here's an early happy skinnydipping in the nearest pond day to Gala ( tickets available at 100 true each from Rockhead but can't promise she would show), or is that hippy birdday ( lost in translation)

also Happy Pieday from Keppli!

...couldnt leave it without a song ( eleanor rigby may come to mind)


                        Galathea Arnaduillae


Gala Arnaduillae,
picks up the rice near the crypt where the undead have been,
lives in a dream.

Looks out the window,
holding a mace that she keeps not too far from the door,
what is it for?

All the Layo people,
where do they all come from?
All the Layo people,
I'll sing their tales in song.


Gala the cleric,
writing her thoughts 'bout the things in the dark that have caused her to fear,
they come too near.
look at her working,
healing the sick in the night when there's nobody there,
Why does she care?

All the Layo people,
where do they all come from?
All the Layo people,
I'll sing their tales in song.
Arghhhhhhh look at all the boney people,
Arghhhhhhh look at all the boney people.


Rockhead Howling Wolf

hippy birddday lass!

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General Discussion / Hey all

« on: March 11, 2009, 12:38:28 pm »

I want to apologize to everyone for suddenly disappearing, to the players, the GM team and Harlas especially, who put more faith in me than I probably deserved.

I don't want to get into details, but I went through a rough period and I felt it would be easier to handle it without Layo, instead of feeling stretched in life by obligations, if that makes any sense. It wasn't planned, or I would have let you all know that I'd be gone for a while, it just happened.

Anyway, apart from a little recent skiing injury (last day injury of course..) I'm quite all right now. And thanks to the people who missed me, I missed you too!

I don't know if I'm still going to be very active here. Hardragh and Daeron might show their face occasionally at any rate. I do so very much miss the insane schemes of the first. So I'll see what happens.

Anyway, good to be back-ish and maybe see you all ingame at some point.

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General Discussion / Happy Birthday to ...!

« on: February 28, 2009, 09:22:47 am »

Happy Birthday to mumbles! I hope you have a great one!

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General Discussion / Weeblie and the Raven Trading Company

« on: February 27, 2009, 10:19:58 pm »

I want to ensure the rest of the community that as far as we can tell, there were no benefits whatsoever to any of the other members in the Ravens.  While it would have been possible, as far as our logs indicate and our trust in the individuals, each of the other members achieved what they did on their own.

While yes they could have benefited from Alleina being a higher character then she should have been, there are no other indications of any transgressions and we will not be punishing the guild in any capacity.

The guild and its members should not be looked upon with any ill repute for what they have gained in spite of the membership of Weeblie.  It's not fair to the guild that this happened and I'm sure its other members are deeply troubled by this development.  This is a time when they should be felt welcome in our community.

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Rumour Has It / Skabot Redwulf has passed away.

« on: February 21, 2009, 11:41:53 am »

Well, the Soul Mother finally caught him.  I have just recieved news from Az-Ptol that our longtime friend and compatriot Skabot Redwulf has passed into the afterlife at the hands (or axes) of the giants who dwell in the Forrest of Fog.  His body has been brought to Czukay's mansion in Prantz, where it is being prepared for burial, pending application to the Hall of Heroes in Willow's Weep. He will be buried with all of his possessions, as well as more than a few of mine that he had borrowed at the time, as would be his wishes.  Join me now in a moment of silence, friends of Skabot, and pray that he does not slaughter the Soul Mother, lest dead adventurers rise en mass from the graves in a mad necromantic stampede.

Farewell my friend, you shall be sorely missed.

-Farros Galdor

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General Discussion / baby

« on: February 20, 2009, 09:28:59 am »

greetings layo,
long time no play, for those of you that remember seteece or gravas hello from the sunny south, i havent' been on in some time,
feb 17th at 17:23 had a 9.1 lb. 22 inch long baby boy, both mom and son are doing well,  *chuckles* not to bad for a silver haired old man *winks*
see ya in game
gravas

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General Discussion / Still 5 1/2 hours off here ...but.....

« on: December 31, 2008, 12:10:04 pm »

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Wishing all that play and have played here a very good new year .

May all the wishes you have come true

Jan A.K.A. Barion.