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Unknown2009-02-15 13:37:52
QUOTE (Dai @ Feb 14 2009, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What are the names of the Kephera Queens/Kings?


Courtesy of Lendren, who I'm sure simply overlooked this question.

Queens and Kings:
Khementen and Khemenotep
Rashepera and Rashepotep
Mumhatuti and Mumosotep
Sethetmun and Sethetotep
Tutotophet and Tutmosotep
Akhari and Akhomotep
Neferti and Nefomotep
Imhohet and Imhatatep

There is also a Princess Khekameti in Oleanvir Valley.
Shaddus2009-02-15 15:16:32
QUOTE (Aoife @ Feb 15 2009, 07:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The sentence preceding it, while referring back to the sentence beginning with "Any Tainted or Undead observed...".

IMHO, it means the whole thing.

Viscanti are allowed to be Celestians, just aren't treated that well, IE dross only, can't advance past a certain rank. I believe the Paladins even have a scroll about it.
Unknown2009-02-15 15:38:21
QUOTE (Shaddus Mes'ard @ Feb 15 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IMHO, it means the whole thing.

Viscanti are allowed to be Celestians, just aren't treated that well, IE dross only, can't advance past a certain rank. I believe the Paladins even have a scroll about it.
But if you reincarnate into a viscanti WHILE a Celestian, you'll get kicked out and enemied.


Weired how that works, eh? Especially since Reincarnation is supposed to be something out of your control. It's just you realizing that the fates messed up.
Shiri2009-02-15 15:42:07
It's clearly not out of your control though. You can "realise that the fates messed up" and stay in your messed up body.
Narsrim2009-02-15 15:47:24
QUOTE (Kialkarkea @ Feb 14 2009, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does Narcolepsy stop Metawake?


nope.
Aoife2009-02-15 15:50:00
QUOTE (Shaddus Mes'ard @ Feb 15 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IMHO, it means the whole thing.

Viscanti are allowed to be Celestians, just aren't treated that well, IE dross only, can't advance past a certain rank. I believe the Paladins even have a scroll about it.


The "does not apply to novices statement" makes less sense for the rest of it; logically, why would novices be allowed to wander Celest unescorted or reincarnate into Viscanti while citizens without consequence? I don't find the wording unclear, though I suppose the shortcut of using "This" instead of reiterating "The enemy status rule does not apply to novices" might allow someone to argue that the last sentence applies to the entire law. That said, I believe that grammatically, "This" only applies to the statement directly before it.

I'm not an English teacher, however, so I could be wrong.

Viscanti are allowed to be Celestians, yes; apparently the idea (as it was explained to Aoife anyway, some time ago) was that they could be "rehabilitated" and encouraged to reincarnate. They'd taint the pool if they were able to draw more than dross power, etc. Starting as a Viscanti is another matter entirely, of course. Occasionally I wish that novices, or perhaps just novices still in the collegium, could reincarnate once without using up their free reincarnation. This is probably not a serious enough problem to necessitate a coding change; I suppose I'm just hand-wringing over the "true newbies" who might blithely select Illithoid and then join Celest, or Merian as a Magnagoran citizen.
Shiri2009-02-15 15:53:28
Might be nice if a small note was added to the racial helpfiles that experience discrimination, but it doesn't really come up that often that I've seen, beyond like a million "repentant illithoid" clones all at once after the undervault came out.
Aoife2009-02-15 16:00:06
QUOTE (Shiri @ Feb 15 2009, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Might be nice if a small note was added to the racial helpfiles that experience discrimination, but it doesn't really come up that often that I've seen, beyond like a million "repentant illithoid" clones all at once after the undervault came out.


Like I said, I'm mostly hand-wringing. Oh the poor repentant illithoids! cry.gif
Unknown2009-02-15 17:46:10
QUOTE (Shiri @ Feb 15 2009, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Might be nice if a small note was added to the racial helpfiles that experience discrimination, but it doesn't really come up that often that I've seen, beyond like a million "repentant illithoid" clones all at once after the undervault came out.

I don't. My Illithoid chars when I made em entailed lots of eyeing and in general being creepy and hungry.
Unknown2009-02-15 17:51:25
QUOTE (Shaddus Mes'ard @ Feb 15 2009, 01:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can someone post the quiz questions?

I know, it's not the same, but still.


Sorry if they have already been posted somewhere. I've hidden the answers for those of you who want to see if you actually know them.

NEW QUESTION: "What is the name of the Laboratory of Xyl, and where does it lie?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Xion, Aetherspace"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the Great Silence?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "When Magnora and Dynara left"

NEW QUESTION: "What does Gorob d'Varsha mean?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Gorob the Teacher"

NEW QUESTION: "What deed brought Shanth's existence to the attention of the other Vernal Gods, before which he was completely unknown?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The trapping of Crazen"

NEW QUESTION: "How many days did it take Clangorum to forge a proper weapon for Orlachmar, after his incident?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Seven"

NEW QUESTION: "Who was the leader of LoFTY?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Yirit Iborchi"

NEW QUESTION: "What is Hyacinth Clarramore's favourite flower?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Lavender skyblooms"

NEW QUESTION: "What does Pierre Merau buy and sell?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Mountain lion pelts"

NEW QUESTION: "What is the Licorice Queen's sceptre?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "A golden rolling pin"

NEW QUESTION: "What Edifice of Power was used to raise the Cursed Child to Godhood?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The Emerald Egg"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the name of the Project which involved the mutation of mugwumps and planar travel?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Project Touchstone"

NEW QUESTION: "Which of the Nine protested most vehemently against the fate of Muud and His keeper?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Dionamus"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the name of Thax's formation that attacked the Soulless Gods during the retribution for Amberle's death?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Thax's Rock"

NEW QUESTION: "What Soulless God's essence was Orlachmar imbibed with?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Erlechtoch"

NEW QUESTION: "Who is Magda d'Murani's cousin?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Alna"

NEW QUESTION: "What material did Clangorum use to forge the armour that composed Thax's body?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Zingavium steel"

NEW QUESTION: "Who is it that Cythrawl killed, earning the ire of the Caoimhe elfen?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Jaryn's Parents"

NEW QUESTION: "Which two races are known to have splintered from the same Elder God?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Dracnari, Dragons"

NEW QUESTION: "What animal was created by Tae and Bollikin, and assisted in the waking of Dracnoris from His meditations?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Rockeaters"

NEW QUESTION: "What deed does the aslaran people claim Shanth of the Quiet Mind was capable of?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Leaping over the stars themselves"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the fate of Illith, the Leviathan during the Vernal Wars?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Frozen beneath an ocean"

NEW QUESTION: "Within Xyl's Laboratory, Xion, remains a model, detailing what complex structure?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The Planes"
Unknown2009-02-15 17:58:35
Wow. Tough questions. I should peruse the histories again.
Unknown2009-02-15 18:03:49
What's with that roaring in the mountains?
Casilu2009-02-15 18:08:01


QUOTE (Volroc @ Feb 15 2009, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What's with that roaring in the mountains?


QUOTE (Brahms @ Feb 15 2009, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
NEW QUESTION: "What does Pierre Merau buy and sell?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Mountain lion pelts"


It's for that quest.
Unknown2009-02-15 18:26:51
QUOTE (Brahms @ Feb 15 2009, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry if they have already been posted somewhere. I've hidden the answers for those of you who want to see if you actually know them.

NEW QUESTION: "What is the name of the Laboratory of Xyl, and where does it lie?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Xion, Aetherspace"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the Great Silence?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "When Magnora and Dynara left"

NEW QUESTION: "What does Gorob d'Varsha mean?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Gorob the Teacher"

NEW QUESTION: "What deed brought Shanth's existence to the attention of the other Vernal Gods, before which he was completely unknown?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The trapping of Crazen"

NEW QUESTION: "How many days did it take Clangorum to forge a proper weapon for Orlachmar, after his incident?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Seven"

NEW QUESTION: "Who was the leader of LoFTY?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Yirit Iborchi"

NEW QUESTION: "What is Hyacinth Clarramore's favourite flower?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Lavender skyblooms"

NEW QUESTION: "What does Pierre Merau buy and sell?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Mountain lion pelts"

NEW QUESTION: "What is the Licorice Queen's sceptre?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "A golden rolling pin"

NEW QUESTION: "What Edifice of Power was used to raise the Cursed Child to Godhood?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The Emerald Egg"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the name of the Project which involved the mutation of mugwumps and planar travel?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Project Touchstone"

NEW QUESTION: "Which of the Nine protested most vehemently against the fate of Muud and His keeper?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Dionamus"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the name of Thax's formation that attacked the Soulless Gods during the retribution for Amberle's death?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Thax's Rock"

NEW QUESTION: "What Soulless God's essence was Orlachmar imbibed with?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Erlechtoch"

NEW QUESTION: "Who is Magda d'Murani's cousin?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Alna"

NEW QUESTION: "What material did Clangorum use to forge the armour that composed Thax's body?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Zingavium steel"

NEW QUESTION: "Who is it that Cythrawl killed, earning the ire of the Caoimhe elfen?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Jaryn's Parents"

NEW QUESTION: "Which two races are known to have splintered from the same Elder God?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Dracnari, Dragons"

NEW QUESTION: "What animal was created by Tae and Bollikin, and assisted in the waking of Dracnoris from His meditations?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Rockeaters"

NEW QUESTION: "What deed does the aslaran people claim Shanth of the Quiet Mind was capable of?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Leaping over the stars themselves"

NEW QUESTION: "What was the fate of Illith, the Leviathan during the Vernal Wars?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "Frozen beneath an ocean"

NEW QUESTION: "Within Xyl's Laboratory, Xion, remains a model, detailing what complex structure?"
CORRECT ANSWER: "The Planes"

Damn it I could have answered all of those questions. Why did I have to miss it?
Everiine2009-02-15 22:24:02
Are there any forging designs (my guess would be scimitars) that resemble sickle swords?
Abethor2009-02-15 23:10:06
QUOTE (Everiine @ Feb 15 2009, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are there any forging designs (my guess would be scimitars) that resemble sickle swords?

I don't think there are, but I can submit one for you through my cartel if you want.
Jigan2009-02-15 23:36:22
QUOTE (Aoife @ Feb 15 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The "does not apply to novices statement" makes less sense for the rest of it; logically, why would novices be allowed to wander Celest unescorted or reincarnate into Viscanti while citizens without consequence? I don't find the wording unclear, though I suppose the shortcut of using "This" instead of reiterating "The enemy status rule does not apply to novices" might allow someone to argue that the last sentence applies to the entire law. That said, I believe that grammatically, "This" only applies to the statement directly before it.

I'm not an English teacher, however, so I could be wrong.

Viscanti are allowed to be Celestians, yes; apparently the idea (as it was explained to Aoife anyway, some time ago) was that they could be "rehabilitated" and encouraged to reincarnate. They'd taint the pool if they were able to draw more than dross power, etc. Starting as a Viscanti is another matter entirely, of course. Occasionally I wish that novices, or perhaps just novices still in the collegium, could reincarnate once without using up their free reincarnation. This is probably not a serious enough problem to necessitate a coding change; I suppose I'm just hand-wringing over the "true newbies" who might blithely select Illithoid and then join Celest, or Merian as a Magnagoran citizen.

The intent of the law is thus, I do believe:

Things which are Tainted (Glomdoring, when Serenwilde is happy with us) or allied with the Taint (Serenwilde, when Glomdoring is supplying us with potions) are not allowed in the city limits.
If they are escorted by a trusted member of the city to keep an eye on them, they may enter.
Intentionally allowing the Taint to suffuse your form, or giving your soul to Illith shows dedication to all that Celest stands against, please die. You will be enemied and exiled for such crimes.
If Tainted, Undead, or Allied with either Taint or Undead are found within the city, they are to be told to leave. They get one minute. Then they are enemied.
Novices are exempt in general from this because they do not know what's going on. If they are told to leave, do not enemy them. If they reincarnate but don't know why that's wrong, make every attempt to help them get a Dagger.
Novices are not to be enemied or harmed, or exiled without good reason.
Taint suxxors.

dazed.gif

The whole point of that sentance is to give leniency to novices for not knowing what's good or bad. Celest could have worded it much, much better. Then again, they could also change that whole "In the city? Enemy after one minute, no exceptions, save for novices."
Unknown2009-02-15 23:51:43
If something is so borked beyond repair that I can't even BEGIN to figure out how to BUG it, how do I get it fixed?
Jigan2009-02-15 23:58:09
QUOTE (Kialkarkea @ Feb 15 2009, 05:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If something is so borked beyond repair that I can't even BEGIN to figure out how to BUG it, how do I get it fixed?

Issue Me Re: Subject This is confusing, so please contact me so I can talk you through it.

If it's about Painting, they are already notified.

dazed.gif
Unknown2009-02-16 00:02:35
QUOTE (Jigan @ Feb 15 2009, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Issue Me Re: Subject This is confusing, so please contact me so I can talk you through it.

If it's about Painting, they are already notified.

dazed.gif

Dreamweaving. After talking to Harky and comparing a few things with her, I've determined that something has just gone off the deep end with it.