Harmony training

by Unknown

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Unknown2009-03-15 21:54:35
So i noticed while training Harmony that for the different steps all it says is "you have completed the first segment of harmony training" or something along those lines instead of the various cool things that are said while training other skills. I have an idea for what could be said instead of "you have completed the second segment..." etc. Seeing as how there are 5 training segments, I thought that it would be perfect to explain the creation and control cycles as well as give a tiny bit of misc info about each of the 5 elements. The creation cycle is as follows:

Wood burns to make fire.
Fire makes ashes which go to feed the earth.
Earth compresses minerals and elements to create metal.
Metal is dissolved in water to give the water nutrients.
Water then nourishes wood with its minerals.

The control cycle on the other hand is this:

Wood controls earth by covering it with forests and penetrating it with roots.
Earth controls water by damming it, routing rivers, and absorbing it.
Water controls fire by dousing it.
Fire controls metal by melting or refining it.
And metal control wood by chopping it down (metal axes).

A little bit of miscellaneous info about the elements is here:

Wood's color is green. It is associated with spring, wind, new growth and change. Its direction is East where the sun rises and Wood is strongest in the morning.
Fire's color is red. It is associated with summer, heat, and blossoming nature. Its associated direction is South and Fire is strongest at mid day.
Earth's color is yellow. Its "season" is that time between each of the seasons of mild pleasurable weather that we wish would always remain. It is associated with stability and humidity. Its direction is to the center, and its time of day is late afternoon.
Metal's color is white. It is associated with autumn, dryness, and with harvesting the bounty of nature before the coming winter. It's direction is West to the setting sun and Metal is strongest in the evening.
Water's color is black. It is associated with winter, cold, and rest. Its direction is north and it is strongest during the depths of night.

Anyways, there's a little bit of info about the 5 elements. That should be enough to write some training "dialogue" when training the skill. I would be glad to write it up, but I'd love some comments and or more ideas first.



Unknown2009-03-20 17:43:08
Talk to your envoy. They'll put in a word for you, and, hopefully, the Admins will ask their mortal builders to write up a new training segment sequence. Although, keep in mind that it took a few skills quite a while to writing a sequence for. smile.gif
Shiri2009-03-21 01:37:18
I was gonna get around to writing this and Shofangi right after the harmony update.