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Announce News Post #826

Envoy Changes and Fixes

Written by: Morgfyre, the Legion
Date: Monday, June 18th, 2007
Addressed to: Everyone


The following Envoy changes have been made, completing the envoy reports
for this month:

ACROBATICS
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- HighJump can be used to knock miscreants and ne'er-do-wells from the
trees as well as the skies. Put an end to those silly logging protests
once and for all!

ASTROLOGY
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- There was an error with the way power was calculated that made it so
that the power cost for a Sphere was always either 5 or 0. It is now
properly affected by the location of Aapek, and may sometimes be
affected by the random effect of Papaxi.
- As Astrologers have already foreseen, the Glacier sphere now affects
resistance to cold damage, rather than resistance to summoning.

DISCIPLINE
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- Focus Spirit is no longer blocked by a Maestoso if you are deaf.

ENCHANTMENT
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- You may use powerstones to enchant sigils (although not to disenchant
them).

MUSIC
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- The songs CelestOde, EngineWords, Celebrate and DarkHeart will now
affect damage to denizens as well as players.

NIGHT
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- You may now CAULDRON RELEASE with your cauldron from the comfort of
your own inventory.

PHANTASMS
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- Reality now costs 5 power instead of 6.

TRACKING
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- You may now bond recall your hunting companion from other planes,
though this will take much longer than usual and cost 5 power.

GENERAL
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- It is no longer possible to forcibly move a player who is out of phase
with normal reality (ie, Empressing someone who is Aquamancy Bubbled,
Dreamweaving, Necromancy Ghosted, etc.).
- Smoking coltsfoot will only cure insomnia if you have no other
afflictions which it can first cure.


The following bugfixes have also been made:

- There was a problem with how Geomancy duststorm's timer was being
calculated, which is now resolved.
- You now need balance and equilibrium to scribe any magic scrolls.
- You can no longer force others to contest for elected positions.
- You can now swim in freezetag arena games.
- Avatars will now see which powers they may use when they give no
argument to the base verb.
- (From Fain) Before, guards would get inexplicably stuck, forcing you
to dismiss them and resummon them in order to "fix" them. This bug has
been fixed, largely in part to Laysus's keen eye.

Enjoy!

Penned by My hand on the 18th of Urlachmar, in the year 179 CE.


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