Well yesterday was a very productive day (if you consider sitting on your ass and playing video games all day productive, but thats a different story :P)
Deimonos assisted Hellie Layne (my wiz/pm) down in the Trog mines with his dev-crit meister Klumk, thus earning her enough XP to hit level 50. It was alot of work on Deimonos's part and for that I am grateful.
Now that Hellie is level 50 Deimonos offered guild leadership status to me and with that I created a new guild called the Arcane Brotherhood, which will be home for anyone with the ability to cast arcane spells. This guild will be dedicated to the study and mastery of the arcane arts through any means necessary. Knowledge is power, and death by sword is not an option.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Fabled Level 8 Death Match
Well, here’s a quick blurb about the Level 8 Death Match that happened this week.
For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s a new thing the DM’s are doing on occasion. Everyone that wants to participate creates a new character. They are given 10,000 gold and enough Xp to get to level 8. Then, when everyone is ready, we all get ‘ported’ to a new PK arena the DM’s have made. Sometimes the action is Team Based, sometimes its Last Man Standing free-for-all. This week it was Last Man Standing.
It was pretty fun, we had about 10 people participate. Hopefully that sort of thing will happen more in the future, as it really makes people think. How good a build can you make in 8 levels? It’s a challenge, and most importantly, Its something Different! We all know how cool RPG’s are, but we also know how stale games can get. Something Different usually = Something Good and Fun!
So Kudos’ to the DM’s! Keep it up, I had a blast!
For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s a new thing the DM’s are doing on occasion. Everyone that wants to participate creates a new character. They are given 10,000 gold and enough Xp to get to level 8. Then, when everyone is ready, we all get ‘ported’ to a new PK arena the DM’s have made. Sometimes the action is Team Based, sometimes its Last Man Standing free-for-all. This week it was Last Man Standing.
It was pretty fun, we had about 10 people participate. Hopefully that sort of thing will happen more in the future, as it really makes people think. How good a build can you make in 8 levels? It’s a challenge, and most importantly, Its something Different! We all know how cool RPG’s are, but we also know how stale games can get. Something Different usually = Something Good and Fun!
So Kudos’ to the DM’s! Keep it up, I had a blast!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Some Fucker is messing with the Blog
Pardon the language, but it pissed me off. Someone created a 'response' to my Post about the Level 8 Death match. It was a link to a Spyware website that tried to install itself on my comp. I had to CONT+ALT+DELETE to get it to stop and shut down. I deleted the post for now so no one else will get their computer messed up.
Just keep a watch out for suspicious looking posts, responses, ect.
Just keep a watch out for suspicious looking posts, responses, ect.
Friday, March 28, 2008
" Free Traders " Guild now a Broad Church
Hiya, Blade here :)
Thankyou Simon for inviting me to contribute.
I have become the new Guild Leader of "Free Traders", and have changed the entry requirements to the guild, basically because I didn't know any better, and also to suit myself.
Free Traders used to be a sort of "Neutral " Guild, but i have all my chars in it now, and have invited several of my friends from the Dalakora server to join me with their chars. I have tried to create a refuge for those players who are seeking the protection of "Guild Colours", from the attentions of PKers etc. DMs Darian, Deimenos, Terry are aware of the fact that my guild has all alignments in it at present, but i am seeking to make the new workings of the guild as transparent as possible, to avoid any misunderstanding or transgressions on my part.
An example therefore of a player who does not "Fit the Mold " of Free Traders now is RAZ. He will not enjoy the protection of the guild, due to his reputation and past actions especially regarding the PKing of low chars in the Newport Sewers etc. He will be EXPELLED forthwith, as soon as i can do it.
I hope that the fact that "Free Traders " is perhaps now the Largest Guild and has chars in it from Lawful Good ranging to Chaotic Evil will not cause any problems for the Game at large. We undertake not to be too " Ambitious"
I would most welcome any comments regarding all of the above, and maybe a broadening of the topic to include Guild matters in general.
All the Best ..........Blade :)
Thankyou Simon for inviting me to contribute.
I have become the new Guild Leader of "Free Traders", and have changed the entry requirements to the guild, basically because I didn't know any better, and also to suit myself.
Free Traders used to be a sort of "Neutral " Guild, but i have all my chars in it now, and have invited several of my friends from the Dalakora server to join me with their chars. I have tried to create a refuge for those players who are seeking the protection of "Guild Colours", from the attentions of PKers etc. DMs Darian, Deimenos, Terry are aware of the fact that my guild has all alignments in it at present, but i am seeking to make the new workings of the guild as transparent as possible, to avoid any misunderstanding or transgressions on my part.
An example therefore of a player who does not "Fit the Mold " of Free Traders now is RAZ. He will not enjoy the protection of the guild, due to his reputation and past actions especially regarding the PKing of low chars in the Newport Sewers etc. He will be EXPELLED forthwith, as soon as i can do it.
I hope that the fact that "Free Traders " is perhaps now the Largest Guild and has chars in it from Lawful Good ranging to Chaotic Evil will not cause any problems for the Game at large. We undertake not to be too " Ambitious"
I would most welcome any comments regarding all of the above, and maybe a broadening of the topic to include Guild matters in general.
All the Best ..........Blade :)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Fun with Raz
Just thought I would share a short, entertaining story.
I was on this morning leveling a new character and the only other person on was Raz, playing a Bard/RDD/PM build. Well, suddenly I see that Raz has killed the Rakshasa. I was fairly surprised by this, as I didn't think he had the intelligence to figure out how to kill that boss with that build, but I didn't pay it much attention. However, when the server shouted that the Outpost in the Highwood Silent Forest had been claimed by the Free Traders, I was prompted into action.
I don’t have a problem with people taking territories that House Thanatos currently holds. I admit, it does create some competition, and if possible I will keep my territories, but it’s really not a big deal. BUT…Raz taking one of my territories…that’s just plain wrong and must be dealt with in the harshest manner possible. (Not to mention, who the *&%@ let Raz in a guild?)
So I logged of the newbie, logged on Belpheron, and waited. Sure enough, in about 5 minutes, I saw a shout that Raz had killed the Royal Assassin. Since the Outpost in the Newport Docks was currently owned by House Thanatos, I used my amulet to teleport there. Within a few seconds, Raz appeared next to me. He seemed a bit surprised to see someone else in the room with him, and was even more surprised when I began to hit him with Maximized “Isaac’s Greater Missile Storms”. It only took 2 of them, as he was already hurting from the fight with the Assassin. As he crumpled to the ground in the agonizing throes of death, I simply said…
“Mine”
He whined and cried for a bit, shouting some nonsense that I honestly didn't believe was worth a response as I simply went about the business of killing all the other bosses that he could attempt to kill to claim any more territories. In about 5 minutes, he left without another word, and I went back to leveling the newbie. Mission accomplished: Raz gets no more territories, and hopefully has less of a desire to play on our beloved server.
Not a bad way to spend a morning J
I was on this morning leveling a new character and the only other person on was Raz, playing a Bard/RDD/PM build. Well, suddenly I see that Raz has killed the Rakshasa. I was fairly surprised by this, as I didn't think he had the intelligence to figure out how to kill that boss with that build, but I didn't pay it much attention. However, when the server shouted that the Outpost in the Highwood Silent Forest had been claimed by the Free Traders, I was prompted into action.
I don’t have a problem with people taking territories that House Thanatos currently holds. I admit, it does create some competition, and if possible I will keep my territories, but it’s really not a big deal. BUT…Raz taking one of my territories…that’s just plain wrong and must be dealt with in the harshest manner possible. (Not to mention, who the *&%@ let Raz in a guild?)
So I logged of the newbie, logged on Belpheron, and waited. Sure enough, in about 5 minutes, I saw a shout that Raz had killed the Royal Assassin. Since the Outpost in the Newport Docks was currently owned by House Thanatos, I used my amulet to teleport there. Within a few seconds, Raz appeared next to me. He seemed a bit surprised to see someone else in the room with him, and was even more surprised when I began to hit him with Maximized “Isaac’s Greater Missile Storms”. It only took 2 of them, as he was already hurting from the fight with the Assassin. As he crumpled to the ground in the agonizing throes of death, I simply said…
“Mine”
He whined and cried for a bit, shouting some nonsense that I honestly didn't believe was worth a response as I simply went about the business of killing all the other bosses that he could attempt to kill to claim any more territories. In about 5 minutes, he left without another word, and I went back to leveling the newbie. Mission accomplished: Raz gets no more territories, and hopefully has less of a desire to play on our beloved server.
Not a bad way to spend a morning J
Friday, March 21, 2008
Hear ye, hear ye, all fellow NWN and D & D nerds/fans I implore your assistances to my gaming module.
I'm planning on having my module up for test playing on Tuesday, so if anyone wants to join and critique it, that will be cool. Mind you, it won't be 100% done, so if the cities are a little sparse, or NPCs are generic, just bear with me until it's all finished. At least it will be something cool to dick around with for awhile.
Happy Easter!!!
I won't be around this weekend so I'm posting early.
Happy Easter and good hunting!
P.S. The Easter Bunny has been delayed.
Happy Easter and good hunting!
P.S. The Easter Bunny has been delayed.
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