Serenwilde Totems

by Xavius

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Xavius2005-10-14 15:36:37
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2510h, 3680m, 3095e, 10p ex-ab crow bonding
Syntax: TOTEM BOND
        TOTEM RELEASE
Power: 8 (Master Ravenwood)
You may bond with a totem pole for a year and a day. You may also release the
bond to your totem before that time.
2510h, 3680m, 3095e, 10p ex-


Someone said that the year and a day refers to OOC time. That means that the oldest Serens should be losing totems soonish. Anyone lost any yet?
Thaemorn2005-10-14 15:39:50
Here, let me find you the locations tongue.gif

Seriously though, I'm not sure.
I think an OOC year and a day would be pretty silly, though. I thought it was just bugged.
Xavius2005-10-14 15:46:07
QUOTE(Thaemorn @ Oct 14 2005, 10:39 AM)
Here, let me find you the locations tongue.gif
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I already know where your old bonded totems are. I'm just looking for new holes. ninja.gif
Richter2005-10-14 15:47:18
This was a real concern we all had about totems being bugged, but no one was sure, as we've had no official word. I've yet to hear of a totem becoming unbonded normally.
Xavius2005-10-14 15:51:33
But the game's just now getting to the point where they should be. How long does it take to grow a totem? A week? Two?
Viravain2005-10-14 16:34:05
If a skill says a 'year and a day' in game....why would it be referring to an Out of Character timeframe? That makes no sense.
Richter2005-10-14 16:45:08
QUOTE(Viravain @ Oct 14 2005, 08:34 AM)
If a skill says a 'year and a day' in game....why would it be referring to an Out of Character timeframe? That makes no sense.
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*shrug* It never worked that way in game, I guess they were waiting to see if it would do that out of game.
Unknown2005-10-14 16:53:55
QUOTE(Viravain @ Oct 14 2005, 11:34 AM)
If a skill says a 'year and a day' in game....why would it be referring to an Out of Character timeframe? That makes no sense.
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Apparantly a divine who shall remain nameless said such.
Gregori2005-10-14 17:15:41
QUOTE(Viravain @ Oct 14 2005, 10:34 AM)
If a skill says a 'year and a day' in game....why would it be referring to an Out of Character timeframe? That makes no sense.
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Ask Hajamin. This is what he told me on IRC when I said they were bugged, and he told me how they are not bugged, the time has not passed yet. I explained that it was a year and a day for them to revert, and he said that the game has not been running a year and a day.

I personally thought it was a stupid statement too, but as he has explained in other threads. We are just peons and he tells us how things are.
Corr2005-10-14 17:26:33
Maybe it means a year and a day of being online in IC terms.

So if your charachter needs to be online for 12 days.
Sylphas2005-10-14 17:30:53
Would have happened by now.
Gregori2005-10-14 17:37:34
Just for posterity

QUOTE
July 27, 2005

(Gregori): I have been waiting the whole time I was leader for out Totems that are bonded to enemies to be removed
(Gregori): despite asking at least once a year
(Shiri): Is it STILL not done?
(Gregori): nope
(Shiri): sleep.gif''
(Hajamin): I doubt it will be, they decay on their own
(Gregori): no they do not
(Hajamin): yes they do
* Gwylifar laughs
(Gregori): No they do not
(Gregori): They are -supposed- to
(Gregori): they never have
(Gregori): ever
(Gregori): once
(Gregori): I have bitched about it since day one
(Hajamin): probably because the game hasn't even been running that long?
(Hajamin): it's something like 365 RL days to decay, but I haven't looked at it in months
(Gregori): then the AB file needs to say 1 RL year


Again though, as Hajamin stated. We wouldn't know a bug. Only he would. So I will assume there is no bugs, and idly wonder to myself why you have need of Envoys when you have Hajamin.
Gregori2005-10-14 17:45:32
Syntax: TOTEMCARVE
Power: 10 (Commune Nexus)
When a mystic tree of your commune becomes an elder, you may call upon the
powers of nature to transform it into a living totem, which will remain
standing for a year and a day before reverting back to an elder tree. Living
totems cannot be chopped down. The type of power depends on what commune the
tree to carve is associated with.
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You have played for a total of 139 days, 6 hours and 31 minutes.

Haven't seen a totem revert once. Ever, period, and that's alot of 12 day online cycles.

Richter2005-10-14 17:57:57
QUOTE(Corr @ Oct 14 2005, 09:26 AM)
Maybe it means a year and a day of being online in IC terms.

So if your charachter needs to be online for 12 days.
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Still wouldn't affect it, people have played more than that. I think any way we look at it, the time has passed.
Narsrim2005-10-14 18:56:58
If totems unbonded every IC year, it would cost as much power to keep the damn things bonded as they would generate.
Gregori2005-10-14 19:04:09
uh no?

Say there is 300 totems. that is 36,000 power every in game year
That is only 5400 power to carve them again every game year.
Unknown2005-10-14 19:18:50
minus the time it takes for them to become elders again.
Richter2005-10-14 19:20:01
I thought it just went:

Year comes around, totems revert to elders
We run around flapping our arms madly
We instantly make them totems again
Gregori2005-10-14 19:21:17
It is.. 12 days pass, on the 13th day they revert. we run around madly carving.

Well, that is how it is -supposed- to be according to the AB file.
Munsia2005-10-14 21:09:01
Totems have been bugged since the game started ninja.gif
At least roots was fixed