Solhaven Evacuates Citizens

[Nilandia]

In light of the prolonged invasions and major structural damage afflicting the city of Solhaven, the office of the Provost has announced voluntary evacuations for the city. Some of the human citizenry has already departed for the safety of Vornavis's walls.

Said one of the evacuees, a youth from South 'Haven, "It sher do sound like a chapter be closin' on tha town's hist'ry, dat's fer sher."

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Some of Solhaven's NPCs have departed from the area due to the danger posed by the recent escalations from the watery front. Others, like the haggard matron and the middle-aged priestess, have holed up in safe areas until the cessation of hostilities.

The opportunistic creatures who are drawn to the portal have moved on Solhaven en masse, and the town is currently in a persistent lawless state.

Either way, the end is coming.

Auchand


This is also a general warning to everyone. Do not go to Solhaven unless you're prepared to meet capped level critters. It's not an invasion where creatures come and go, but a constant presence. People are gathering in the infirmary in Fasthr's Lance, located two southeast, one south and one east from North Market.

I don't know where the matron is, but the priestess is in Imaera's temple, two blocks east of the Lance.

Gretchen

[pabstblueribbon]

Oh look. Solhaven is becoming the new 75+ Landing hunting area.

[droit]

Things to watch out for: horrors, titans, legionnaires, towering pillars of water, griffins, crawlers, and wurms. Oracles and ascendants, too, but those are usually GM controlled and won't spawn automatically. Everything else is cake.

[zhelas]

Are areas like the Broken tower free from these forces?

[Xaerve]

This event is badass. One of the best they've done in a long long time.

[StrayRogue]

Shame it's in Solhaven, city of GM-whoredom.

[Askip]

Any good loot? Worth hunting?

:D

[Swami71]

Any good loot? Worth hunting?

:D

I didn't see anything special. The constructs blow up and leave mein shards worth about 600 silver (like those things in darkstone castle). Everything else left pretty average gems.

[Fallen]

Murders and AoE's dont pull justice? Nice.

[Sweets]

I can see how the higher levels are loving it. I can't stand it. One of my characters is anti social and loves Solhaven but I can't survive there now. Invasions are always for the uber high levels. Even if they aren't, the uber highs show up to slaughter anyway. Invasions suck.

/rant

[Fallen]

Why not rest in the Broken tower or the Caravanasry?

[Asha]

Worth activating to check out?

[landy]

Screws anybody trying to rank up in Council of Light there.

[Fallen]

Worth activating to check out?

Yeah, if you don't mind dying a lot. You might do well offensively as an archer there, but those things are going to stomp the shit out of you if you're not in Defensive with a 10x shield wearing every spell available.

[Rathain]

I can see how the higher levels are loving it. I can't stand it. One of my characters is anti social and loves Solhaven but I can't survive there now. Invasions are always for the uber high levels. Even if they aren't, the uber highs show up to slaughter anyway. Invasions suck.

/rant

This makes people miss GM Crusade. To allow lower levels characters to join the invasion, he had lower level creatures attack from the Northern gate of Icemule, 50ish level creatures attack from the east and west, and higher level creatures to the south gate. He gave a lot of newer characters a chance to experience a GS invasion aside from loading a ballista ad nauseum. It was one of the few times you'd see a capped character leading a group of pre-lord characters out of a gate into an invasion.

[Asha]

Pretty sure I'd be able to do ok just as long as they don't take your stuff

[Winter's Kiss]

Pretty sure I'd be able to do ok just as long as they don't take your stuff

Give it a week and you'd be whining and quit again.

[Asha]

I expected as much. One invasion is worth a few hours and £7.
It hasn't exactly changed the entire game now has it.

[Winter's Kiss]

I expected as much. One invasion is worth a few hours and £7.
It hasn't exactly changed the entire game now has it.


Why would it? Only difference now is that Perigourd is back in Solhaven to try and take all the credit from everyone else like he normally does. Hurray for pouty emos! (And for once, I'm not talking about you.)

[Asha]

I never fucking pout!!!

[Winter's Kiss]

I never fucking pout!!!

Yes you do. And you know it.

[Fallen]

This makes people miss GM Crusade. To allow lower levels characters to join the invasion, he had lower level creatures attack from the Northern gate of Icemule, 50ish level creatures attack from the east and west, and higher level creatures to the south gate. He gave a lot of newer characters a chance to experience a GS invasion aside from loading a ballista ad nauseum. It was one of the few times you'd see a capped character leading a group of pre-lord characters out of a gate into an invasion.

Crusade was a terrific GM.

[Baelog]

Heed Evarins words, you need at least a base minimum of 600 DS to survive in there while prone, stunned, and webbed.

[Asrial]

Things to watch out for: horrors, titans, legionnaires, towering pillars of water, griffins, crawlers, and wurms. Oracles and ascendants, too, but those are usually GM controlled and won't spawn automatically. Everything else is cake.What does what?

I'm assuming the griffins are a clone of war griffins and the pillars of water probably ?greater? water elementals.

Which one is the dissembler clone?

What are the nasty attacks to watch out for? Anything that works on the regular versions but not on the clones?

Going to come over and do some hunting.

[Lumi]

I believe the tentacled monks are the dissembler clones. I couldn't touch their TD (475ish bardic), but I could Haste-Fu the shit out of them.

Horrors curse, not sure what else.

Oddities have Vvrael-type "acid blood" reaction flares if you strike them and don't kill them.

Legionnaires die to Droit's rapidfire spike thorn faster than I can follow so I have no idea what they do :P However, I know that I can't affect them with Lullaby AT ALL, and they seem to have a buggy reaction to 1030 (I get the same messaging you get when you try to cast at a dead creature, even when it's alive...so weird). They have DS in the 600s, not sure on TD.

The towering pillars of water have a bardic TD of around 400, I mostly avoided them so I'm not sure what they do. I'd guess they're the GWE clones. They can be 1005'ed.

The griffins are war griffin clones, best I can tell. Pick up and drop maneuver, screech, doublestrike, etc.

The floating eyeballs presumably do Evil Eye, but I kill them with 1030 before they get a chance to do anything so I can't tell what's in their arsenal. However, I noticed that when I used 1030, the initial hits caused them to "absorb power from the spell" or something...it still did damage, but it looks like they might have some sort of reaction attack if they're cast at a few times.

The kappas, troll chieftains, constructs, pallid lizards, are all pathetic.

Overall, fun times, I just wish it were more strictly tiered, so I could avoid all the little stuff and kill the ones that are my level.

[Asrial]

Thanks Lumi! As far as you know, only the monks can implode?

..and while we're at it..

Can someone post a synopsis of what's been going on? I read about some kind of portal the creatures are drawn to?

..and where is the lance again? Is that inside Lorminstra's temple?

[droit]

Horrors can only be hit by physical and bolt attacks and have reactive vacuum flares.

Legionnaires are triton sentries.

Pillars are GWEs.

Titans have a fuckton of health, a high TD and a middling defense.

Wurms are souped up roa'ters.

[Lumi]

Thanks Lumi! As far as you know, only the monks can implode?

..and while we're at it..

Can someone post a synopsis of what's been going on? I read about some kind of portal the creatures are drawn to?

..and where is the lance again? Is that inside Lorminstra's temple?

Heh. I've never been to Nelemar. Dissemblers implode?

I haven't seen a monk do that but I'm mostly sure Droit or Rimalon said that they're the dissembler clones. I haven't actually seen them DO anything yet, so they may very well implode. They die super fast to Fu, so I don't much care :D

The lance is in Eonak's Temple. From NM, go SE, SE, E, S, Go Gate, Go Tower, U, U and you'll be in the infirmary. Note that monsters have gone as far as to enter the tower; I haven't yet seen one go up the stairs yet.

If you use Symbol of Return inside Solhaven, you'll end up on the roof of the Lance (CLIMB STAIR to get into the infirmary).

[zhelas]

Heh. I've never been to Nelemar. Dissemblers implode?


You have a better chance of being imploded by a Triton Sentry instead of a Dissembler. Dissembler's primary attack is Disintegrate. It will also cast 111 and when all else fails FI.

[Asrial]

I think the dissemblers are either dual specced or come in two flavors because they also use empath skills.

..and I forgot about sentries imploding.

[Asrial]

I LOVE how everything is anti-caster.

..and I LOVE how 461 end roll eye shots with a long bow produce a minor.

Even fully dispelled a legionnaire is pushing a 600 TD and the monks 550.

Forget about horrors which absorb your spells (and I didn't get a chance to dispel an oracle, but it had an extremely high TD also).

This is definitely an invasion for the melee (I saw the oracles DS get as low as 58!).

[TheLastShamurai]

Yeah, but the Oracles also have like 20,000 health.

[Asrial]

The monks TD is 450, btw, when it's dispelled. According to Auchand on the officials, it's a level 94 baseline creature (a 'tweaked' dissembler).

[Nilandia]

Just to note so there's no confusion. The Lance is in the same room as Tsoran has Eonak's temple marked. Since the map was made, an actual temple for Eonak was opened in the same room as Imaera's temple. The directions Lumi posted are accurate, though.

Gretchen

[Ker_Thwap]

Auchand needs to be reminded once in a while that not only capped players want to participate in scenarios.

He started off tailoring the monsters to the rough level of the individuals in town. Then he went on a kick for a while of designing super-monsters and personally controlling them so that they challenged the capped players, and tough luck for anyone level 90 or lower.

To his credit, once he was reminded that non capped characters want to play too, he adapted. This last few days of invasion has had a high rate of kappas, water lizards, initiates and sea trolls. Yesterday I saw a much greater variety of characters enjoying the scenario than ever before.

[Asrial]

Here's some creature data I collected during a session of insomnia...

a blue-skinned sea troll chieftain (living): -6/181/247 DS, 339/499/526/534 AS, 181/250 TD, ? CS, troll king characteristics, died after 528/542 damage

a tentacled green-robed initiate (?): 238 DS, 326 AS, 273 TD, ? CS, ranger w/ spike thorn (handful of spirit spells fell after death), died after 250 damage

a bloated sea griffin (?): 292/307/319 DS, 405/415/425/439/445 AS, 418/424 TD, ? CS, war griffin clone, died after 404/406/410 damage

a throbbing vitreous eyeball (?): 290/340/386 DS, 335 (bolt) AS, ? TD, 333 CS, (had a lot of spells on (including Wall of Force)), died after 78 damage

a behemothic deep wurm (living): 490 DS, 381/531/541/573/579 AS, 368 TD, ? CS, can appear like traditional roa'ters, died after 956/1001/1012 damage

a spined piscine legionnaire (undead): ? DS, ? AS, 621*/714 (621 after a full dispelling) TD, 414/439/463 CS, ?, died after ? damage

a mutilated putrefying siren (undead): 271/278 DS, 275 AS, 195/270* (270 after the spell ward a banshee does) TD, 230 CS, banshee clone, died after 380 damage

a contorted oceanic oddity (living): 331/335/375/398/404/411 DS, 403 AS, 307*/346 (*after dispel) TD, 364 CS, ?, died after ? damage

a pallid blue lizard (living): 181/186/227 DS, 237 AS, 102 TD, ? CS, ?, died after ? damage

a drenched maniac (living): 298/324/336/373 DS, 351/360/361/366 AS, 300/309 TD, ? CS, can clone itself, died after 353/486 damage

a translucent-winged vertiginous horror (?): 259/281/295 DS, 422 AS, ? TD, 479 CS, (curses; AS attack has a mass dispel mechanic AND CS attack if it hits; reactive void flares if damaged by melee; asborbs magic cast at it), died after ? damage

a lesser vertiginous abomination (living): 202/239/254 DS, 423/434/443/445 AS, 323/332/338 TD, ? CS, (flying creature; 201/214/118 = yes; 311 = no; AS attack seems to be only method of direct attack; when AS attack hits there's a mass dispel mechanic; damaging via melee causes an acid reactive attack; uncrittable (ala troll kings); wing swat), died after 716/963/970/990 damage

a tentacled grey-robed monk (?): 21*/105*/226/233 DS (*after full dispel), 404 (bolt) AS, 454*/507 TD (*after full dispel), 394/398 CS, (dissembler clone; implodes; spirit mass dispel; sympathy), died after 240 damage

a seaglass and mein construct (living): 180 DS, 255/265 AS, 136 TD, ? CS, mein golem clone, died after 416 damage

a cyclopean ocean titan (?): ? DS, 667 AS, ? TD, ? CS, boils, died after ? damage

[Rellikk]

Auchand needs to be reminded once in a while that not only capped players want to participate in scenarios.

He started off tailoring the monsters to the rough level of the individuals in town. Then he went on a kick for a while of designing super-monsters and personally controlling them so that they challenged the capped players, and tough luck for anyone level 90 or lower.

To his credit, once he was reminded that non capped characters want to play too, he adapted. This last few days of invasion has had a high rate of kappas, water lizards, initiates and sea trolls. Yesterday I saw a much greater variety of characters enjoying the scenario than ever before.

I agree. I logged in with my lowbie Ranger and one of those pink-eyed Kappas came into the area and attacked me (right after I armed myself luckily). I quickly dispatched it and got some nice Ora edged flaming red pants off em, woot! Anyways..it wasn't long before I had to run from a much larger critter and take cover.

I don't mind casting minor spirit protections to help the tougher guys/gals out, but it's been a real pain trying to do my Society stuff right now.

[Gan]

Might have to swing down from Illistim to have some fun with this. And no spirit burst either (let the tanking begin)!

[Baelog]

Titans are repainted Stone Giants/Illoke on steroids, and yes they will fall on you after death and generally need to be dispelled in order for melee fighters to hit them good

There have been 2 kinds of wurms, Colossal Sea Wurms and Behemothic Deep Wurms, the Colossal kind is best delt with by an archer. The Behemothic can be warded relatively easily, and beat on by someone with at least 500AS while the wurm is in Stance O.

Horrors and Abominations behave the same, except Horrors will cast Disease and Curse, and Abominations pull out some War Griffin tricks like wingbeat.

Horrors have void reactive armor, Aboms have disentergrate reactive.

Those tendrils they swing are basically Kroderine Whips, and I've had nasty nerve damage from the Horrors sapping the hell out of my mana.

[Asrial]

Solhaven's creatures have resumed their assault after a several-hour hiatus. In the interest of making this invasion more fair to lower-leveled players, creatures will be broken up into the following rough zones and levels:

Marshtown -- levels 0-14
Far North 'Haven -- levels 15-25
North Market Area -- levels 26-41
North of Bridges -- levels 42-63
South of Bridges -- levels 64-80
Deep South 'Haven -- levels 81-100

Please be advised that there are no barriers present to prevent creatures from moving among zones, so there will be bleed. Also, horrors and their offspring, the abominations, can appear anywhere in town... so be careful! I'll be gathering data to see if this new organization works better for all involved.

Auchand

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http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&message=12375

[droit]

<3 Auchand

[Warriorbird]

Auchand seems like one of the few staff members who still cares about RP in GS.

[Asrial]

There's a TON of new stuff (which is going to aggravate me if I keep trying to record creature information).

A bunch of undead now too.

Lower level characters should definitely poke around the northern areas of Solhaven, but definitely scout the place with your higher level character first.

Also, there seemed to be a large number of griffins (among other things) running around in the south so MAYBE we can finally start frying there.

Also, the acolytes are dogmatists for sure.

[Rathain]

Solhaven's creatures have resumed their assault after a several-hour hiatus. In the interest of making this invasion more fair to lower-leveled players, creatures will be broken up into the following rough zones and levels:

Marshtown -- levels 0-14
Far North 'Haven -- levels 15-25
North Market Area -- levels 26-41
North of Bridges -- levels 42-63
South of Bridges -- levels 64-80
Deep South 'Haven -- levels 81-100

Please be advised that there are no barriers present to prevent creatures from moving among zones, so there will be bleed. Also, horrors and their offspring, the abominations, can appear anywhere in town... so be careful! I'll be gathering data to see if this new organization works better for all involved.

Auchand

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http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&message=12375

Pretty awesome job. Even if there is a little bleeding over, it's still better than a complete melting pot of kobolds and war griffins.

[Asrial]

I agree. ..and there really should only be a problem when no one is around.

[EDIT: Now that no one is around I can report that the creature presence is based on people in the area. It's absolutely DEAD right now.]

[Asrial]

See a later post.

[Asrial]

http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&low=12393&high=12397&author=&showrange.x=15&showrange.y=10

A good synopsis about everything that's been going on.

[Anferis]

Any way to get to Rivers Rest other than using orbs with all this going on?

[Asrial]

You can still get to River's Rest. The heavy hitters are far south of Glok's Pier.

You can also go the roundabout way (outside of Solhaven to Marshtown) instead of walking into Solhaven.

Don't walk into the pier area without your defenses up though, because the crabs there attack with an AS of ~130.

[Anferis]

There were some 300+ AS swingers around the area. (a tattered sea wraith and a towering sea troll overlord currently outside the locksmith). Hopefully they're not allowed on the dock, it seems safe inside the shop.

Edit :

Docks seem safe. Succesfully made it :)

[Asrial]

The troll is a troll king but the wraith I think is a phantom (weak little level 1 creature).

[Methais]

Why not rest in the Broken tower or the Caravanasry?

If people really need a place to rest that badly, go to my house. I leave the door open and critters can't get in. It's not noded, but it's safe, and can be sancted or 418'd. Not sure if normal parts of town are sanct proof now or whatever.

It also has cookies.

2 blocks southeast of North Market, then GO DOOR.

That reminds me, I need to go pay rent. :(

[Asrial]

Here's a newer version of the creature database I've been working on.

I don't intend to announce versions after this one unless there's a major amount of information added or a bunch of new creatures added.

However, until then, I'll keep this post updated with the new version.

[EDIT (8/8/09 @ 9am): Added the nereids and a couple of notes. Nothing major.]

[EDIT (8/9/09 @ 8:30am): Some more general data.]

[EDIT (8/12/09) @ 12:45pm): Some more general data.]

[Messianic Manic]

Pretty awesome job. Even if there is a little bleeding over, it's still better than a complete melting pot of kobolds and war griffins.

Well about 45 minutes ago or so when I was there it was pretty much a complete melting pot. Level 1's, troll kings, monsters copied from troll kings, and griffins. This was in the North Market area.

[Merala]

I actually do pretty good in there. I only died twice yesterday, and my ranger is only 34. But she's always in a group and has tons of spells.

[Asrial]

Currently, there's no activity in Solhaven of any kind. If you need to move stuff around, now's your chance.

[Sweets]

I wanna go to Solhaven now just to hang at Methais'. Then I'd be cool......right? :>

[radamanthys]

I wanna go to Solhaven now just to hang at Methais'. Then I'd be cool......right? :>

Going to Methais' is like going to stay at your weird uncle's, or visiting 4chan. You'll never really be the same.

But yea, you'll be cooler. Actually, you might be catatonic, but that's about as cool as a person gets without being cold.

[Asrial]

I was going to go into Methais' place and utterly trash it...

..but after seeing the 'race'..

Methais' home rocks!

[Warriorbird]

Pretty much. Awesome place.

[Methais]

There's lots of stuff to play around with in the laboratory too. Also if you just sit around the lab or the living room, every few minutes you'll see a room script, usually with a little gnome popping out from behind something and tidying the place up. Maybe a strange experimental animal running around the lab here and there, etc.

The balcony has a secret exit too.

Fun stuff. Who wants to bet on the races?

[Asrial]

It's a really cool place Methais :)

It was an auction item right?

..and did you personally select Teras for the races or was it already made that way?

[Methais]

It's a really cool place Methais :)

It was an auction item right?

..and did you personally select Teras for the races or was it already made that way?

Yeah, was an old auction item originally owned by Sorchia and was heavily Eorgina themed. The laboratory used to be an Eorgina shrine with a statue that would blind both your eyes if you stared at it. I wanna say it would cut your hands off too but I don't remember.

But yeah, everything that's there now was designed by me. An old friend of mine came up with the actual wording, but the ideas behind it were mine because I suck at "painting". It has a 6th room now too, whereas it originally only had 5, since Mikos was a cool GM and threw in an extra room (down the stairs from the balcony) because it took him like 2 years to finish building it, since it was strictly a side project even though he didn't have to renovate the place at all.

Door's always unlocked and open, so go in and out as you please. Lots of food and stuff on the sideboard in the living room too.

[Morrff]

If anyone wants to loot his cookies, his address is...

1583 Nerite Lane and corner of Eastbridge Lane, Solhaven.

I'm not telling the secret for the home brew though! I'm stealing that all for me! I learned it through all those eye pokes and general Gnome torture!

[Methais]

If anyone wants to loot his cookies, his address is...

1583 Nerite Lane and corner of Eastbridge Lane, Solhaven.

I'm not telling the secret for the home brew though! I'm stealing that all for me! I learned it through all those eye pokes and general Gnome torture!

That would be something if you could pull that one off.

[Asrial]

"Tonight's meeting with the group of thieves regarding transport down the portal has to be delayed until later this week due to a minor emergency. Just wanted to let everyone know." -- Auchand

[Hemloch]

Is there any advantage to hunting here vs. your usual hunting grounds? Is there any exp bonus or better loot to be had? Worth it for a lower lvl to risk dieing to a higher lvl creature bleeding into another area?

[Lumi]

Is there any advantage to hunting here vs. your usual hunting grounds? Is there any exp bonus or better loot to be had? Worth it for a lower lvl to risk dieing to a higher lvl creature bleeding into another area?

I would say no, but it may be level dependent. I can definitely say that the Rift is safer, faster, easier, and richer for me to hunt than Solhaven, but I'm almost capped. If you were hunting the lower level stuff, that might not be true.

There do seem to be a good number of Kezmonian honey beryls dropping, though, which may be the most valuable gem in the game right now.

[Asrial]

There are no benefits to hunting in Solhaven versus your normal hunting grounds.

However, if you can't get to them.. then it's worth it.

There's plenty of treasure and plenty of XP if you team up with a group or able to avoid the nasties that can kill you because of your level.

..and if I have a bunch of those beryls..

What's the best way to sell them?

[Morrff]

BTW, Methais. Your house is NOT safe, got ambushed by a particularly butt hurt GM while resting. Cheap fucker didn't even walk through the front door. Two lived the rest were toast. Don't worry your muffin statue's fine Or was it a cupcake...Either way they only smashed the race track up a bit.

The beryls you should auction off here and make sure you advertise them to both Fleurs and Rimalon as they will most likely be wanting them.

[Methais]

BTW, Methais. Your house is NOT safe, got ambushed by a particularly butt hurt GM while resting. Cheap fucker didn't even walk through the front door. Two lived the rest were toast. Don't worry your muffin statue's fine Or was it a cupcake...Either way they only smashed the race track up a bit.

Nice. Did you get a log? I wanna see the pwnage.

I wonder if they could still do that if the door was locked, which makes it considered a private room.

[Hemloch]

I would say no, but it may be level dependent. I can definitely say that the Rift is safer, faster, easier, and richer for me to hunt than Solhaven, but I'm almost capped. If you were hunting the lower level stuff, that might not be true.

There do seem to be a good number of Kezmonian honey beryls dropping, though, which may be the most valuable gem in the game right now.



Ok thank you..I do appreciate the Gm's trying to have different lvl creatures in different areas. Being able to participate as a lower lvl (I sold my higher lvl characters a while back...mistake) I remember in Ice Mule when the lower lvl snow creatures were around the North gate and the higher lvl nasties were toward the east and west. I though that was so cool.

[Lumi]

Ok thank you..I do appreciate the Gm's trying to have different lvl creatures in different areas. Being able to participate as a lower lvl (I sold my higher lvl characters a while back...mistake) I remember in Ice Mule when the lower lvl snow creatures were around the North gate and the higher lvl nasties were toward the east and west. I though that was so cool.

Yeah, Auchand is doing a decent job separating the creatures so everyone can feel helpful, but the bottom line is that Solhaven is a DANGEROUS place to be right now, for anyone. He's explicitly said on the officials that Solhaven is NOT considered a hunting ground right now, so for the average solo hunter, I expect it's not an efficient place to be if you're just looking to loot and fry.

[Morrff]

Yeah Auchands's doing a great job with this invasion IMHO

[Lumi]

So how much are these Kezmonian honey beryls really worth right now?

[Asrial]

I don't know, but after I return to Teras I'll put up what I have here for auction starting at the price the gemshop will give me for them.

[Asrial]

After an absolutely horrible day hunting (dunno if things are just harder or if I just suck today)... I think I've had my fill of Solhaven.

This caps my feelings on the issue...

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A twisted oceanic oddity points a putrid hand at you!
A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from a twisted oceanic oddity.
You are buffeted by the dark ethereal waves, and knocked to the ground.
You are pinned in place, unable to move.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
>
A scaled mutant legionnaire points an ethereal, clawed finger toward you!
CS: +451 - TD: +454 + CvA: +2 + d100: +97 - -5 == +101
Warding failed!
You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
... 10 points of damage!
Burst of flames to right arm burns skin bright red.
... 25 points of damage!
Strange how the cold can burn.
You are stunned for 5 rounds!
... 1 point of damage!
Light shock to left hand. Fingers tingle.
... 5 points of damage!
Blow grazes your left arm lightly.
>
You are still stunned.
>
A lesser vertiginous abomination swings a small phosphorescent stalk at you!
Nearly insensible, you desperately block the attack with your aegis!
>
The wall of force disappears from around a twisted oceanic oddity.
>
A twisted oceanic oddity mutters a phrase of magic.
>
A twisted oceanic oddity heads southwest with its rancid odor.
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A scaled mutant legionnaire chants in an incomprehensible language, causing streams of dim grey energy to lash about his hands.
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The mote of white light next to you disappears.
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A bloated sea griffin tries to spear you with its beak!
AS: +435 vs DS: +496 with AvD: +27 + d100 roll: +74 = +40
A clean miss.
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A lesser vertiginous abomination swings a small phosphorescent stalk at you!
You stumble dazedly, somehow managing to evade the attack!
>
A twisted oceanic oddity mutters a phrase of magic.
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A scaled mutant legionnaire points an ethereal, clawed finger toward you!
CS: +451 - TD: +454 + CvA: +2 + d100: +99 - -5 == +103
Warding failed!
You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
... 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to chest. That hurts a bit.
... 25 points of damage!
Left arm fractured by an icy blast!
... 10 points of damage!
Heavy spark to abdomen. Bet that hurts.
... 30 points of damage!
Hard strike to your right eye pops it!

(insert all my spells falling)

[Asha]

Such fucking tiny rolls. Does armour with cp help with stuff that isn't melee?

[Asrial]

I'm wearing forest green brigandine :(

Those are dark catalysts and are notorious for massive damage with 101 results. Hated night mares back the in the day because of it.

I've had shit luck all day...

I walk through a room and a pillar of water does its slow motion bolt that knocks me to the ground in offensive and stuns me for 8 rounds. An abomination present hits me for 1 damage and dispels my elemental spells. I then get picked to death.

A griffin RT locks me into 20 RT while a horror is present (okay, this one is on me but I can handle the curse from the horror and I get the hell out of dodge when it maelstroms) and it maelstroms immediately after that. 15 seconds later, the griffin adds 12 more RT and then the maelstrom hits for 125 damage blowing out my nerves.

A fuckton of griffins show up and I get screeched into 20 RT. Then I get swatted. Then I get call winded. Then I get screeched again. Slowly, over time, I get pecked to death. Oh yeah, the level 80 oddity (taint clones) keeps e-waving and tremoring me to the ground.

Blech.

[Asha]

lol /rant
:)

[Asrial]

I'm 66k from 99.. I'm allowed right now ;)

[Danical]

That sucks man. But you're fighting the good fight!

[droit]

DC has been fucking my shit up lately, too. It's totally been my fault since I've gotten lazy and stopped wearing spells beyond the normal wizard spellup. All I need to be more or less legionnaire-proof is 712.

A scaled mutant legionnaire points an ethereal, clawed finger toward you!
CS: +442 - TD: +423 + CvA: -8 + d100: +100 == +111
Warding failed!
You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
... 30 points of damage!
Left eye propelled out of socket by fiery explosion!
You are stunned for 12 rounds!
... 10 points of damage!
An icy blast to the back! Sleeping will not be easy tonight.
... 5 points of damage!
Light shock to abdomen. That stings!
... 5 points of damage!
Blow grazes your temple.


A scaled mutant legionnaire points an ethereal, clawed finger toward you!
CS: +439 - TD: +403 + CvA: -8 + d100: +90 == +118
Warding failed!
You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
... 10 points of damage!
w
Burst of flames to left eye bakes eyelid.
You are stunned for 1 round!
... 5 points of damage!
Brrrr! That was a good hit to the right leg! Knocked you silly.
... 5 points of damage!
Light shock to back. That stings!
... 25 points of damage!
Strong blow breaks your neck!
Spell Spirit Warding I (101) ended. [-10STD, -10BoltDS]

[Asrial]

http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&message=12543

Some new developments. Also, it wasn't mentioned, but the leader of the Painted Masks is called Legandero.

Guessing how some of you might react, based on how I reacted reading the post, I think it's best to just take in the new information about what happened and move on to something else instead of mulling over everything else.

[Asrial]

http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&message=12567

More stuff.

Short and sweet version? No advancement. Currently, no creatures either. Blech.

[Asrial]

Not really anything 'news worthy' beyond a couple of NPC's coming in with nothing important to do or say.

However, there is a new creature.. (an aberration) so this is an upgrade worthy of a new post.

[Ker_Thwap]

There is a special place in hell for authors who bring in brand new characters in the last few pages of a story... and I imagine Auchand will be sharing it.

I hope he just lets Raelee, Misun or Eugenides to wield the final "smile magic" scenario ending sword of finality this weekend.

If I have to watch another scenario end with two GM run characters smile magicking a final solution while all the player characters watch on as brainless spectators then my head will explode.

[Fallen]

There is a special place in hell for authors who bring in brand new characters in the last few pages of a story... and I imagine Auchand will be sharing it.

I hope he just lets Raelee, Misun or Eugenides to wield the final "smile magic" scenario ending sword of finality this weekend.

If I have to watch another scenario end with two GM run characters smile magicking a final solution while all the player characters watch on as brainless spectators then my head will explode.

Kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario, don't you think?

You have a camp of people that are trying to get involved with "New" characters that will cry favoritism if they are kept out. You have another camp of people that spend 20 hours of each day logged in and participating that people will cry favoritism if they are given preferencial treatment for doing so, and you have a camp of people that would be upset if the GMs attempted to avoid both scenarios and wrap things up using NPCs.

Then all the people who hate everyone involved, because hate keeps them warm.

[Ker_Thwap]

Kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario, don't you think?

You have a camp of people that are trying to get involved with "New" characters that will cry favoritism if they are kept out. You have another camp of people that spend 20 hours of each day logged in and participating that people will cry favoritism if they are given preferencial treatment for doing so, and you have a camp of people that would be upset if the GMs attempted to avoid both scenarios and wrap things up using NPCs.

Then all the people who hate everyone involved, because hate keeps them warm.

Sorry, I should have specified, he created a new NPC puppet of his own, and brought back an old one.

[Fallen]

Ah, my bad. I thought you were talking about PCs. I see what you mean now. Is it a situation of, "Person X was REALLY behind at all the whole time!!"

By smile magic do you mean using the smile verb?

[Ker_Thwap]

Yeah, it was a common term in a different game I played.

Bob smiles and thrusts verily with his purple sword, impaling the big ugly monster of doom!

[Guarrin]

Roame (back, although I missed his cameo)and Avelorre being the two NPCs?

[Nilandia]

The NPCs that recently appeared are not new. Avelorre and her master came from a completely different storyline back in Ta'Illistim earlier this year. They're run by a different GM, too. Roame was around in the early parts of the Solhaven storyline, and he's been around as a green light every so often since he sacrificed his physical form to close one of the portals.

Gretchen

[Guarrin]

The NPCs that recently appeared are not new. Avelorre and her master came from a completely different storyline back in Ta'Illistim earlier this year. They're run by a different GM, too. Roame was around in the early parts of the Solhaven storyline, and he's been around as a green light every so often since he sacrificed his physical form to close one of the portals.

Gretchen

Sorry, I do my best to stick to one storyline. I guessed that those are the NPC's he's referring to. Maybe its not Avelorre? I don't know who else has been around.

[Nilandia]

No need to apologize, Guarrin. A lot of people aren't aware of what happens in other towns, so I'm just giving some background. I'm not aware of any other NPCs that have put in their first appearance recently.

Gretchen

[Asrial]

According to another new NPC, Volgust, the power of the elementals will be balanced out by Liabo and Lornon being in conjunction (the exact one escapes me off the top of my head) next weekend.

[Misun]

According to another new NPC, Volgust, the power of the elementals will be balanced out by Liabo and Lornon being in conjunction (the exact one escapes me off the top of my head) next weekend.

He's not new either. He has made a couple of appearances throughout the story.

[Asrial]

He's new in terms of the past few weeks.

[Enceladus]

So are you, for that matter.

[Guarrin]

So are you, for that matter.

Yes, how dare someone come and try to get involved in a storyline near it's conclusion!

Come on man, cut the guy a break, if you're not in the 'in' its not exactly easy to follow WTF is going on with this quest. Especially if you're trying to catch up on a years worth of backstory, not to mention the countless different PC interactions.

[Asrial]

So are you, for that matter.Perhaps you should be in a less defensive role when you read my posts.

[EDIT: http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic=9&message=12650 there's your link, btw, in case the two of you are worried that I'm trying to take credit for all your hard work]

[Misun]

in case the two of you are worried that I'm trying to take credit for all your hard work]


I don't get what you are saying here. Not the case at all.


I wasn't defensive. You said he was a new NPC, didn't want there to be confusion about it like there was a few post back. I wasn't trying to start anything, just clarifying.

[Asrial]

Not you Misun.. Aydan.

I didn't word my response properly and I get the feeling that he's thinking I'm attacking you or being sarcastic or something.

[Asrial]

Heh.

A scaled mutant legionnaire points an ethereal, clawed finger toward you!
CS: +451 - TD: +449 + CvA: +2 + d100: +99 - -5 == +108
Warding failed!
You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
... and hits for 10 points of damage!
... 10 points of damage!
Burst of flames to chest toasts skin nicely.
... 5 points of damage!
A frosty blow to the neck. Bet that smarts!
... 50 points of damage!
Electrical shock overloads your nervous system! Quite fatal.

[Asrial]

I wasn't there to see it (more important things going on), but apparently Solhaven has been destroyed.

The entrance at the steps and the entrance from the Marshtown side of the Market Bridge end abruptly.

Check out the Solhaven folder for Auchand's latest post and then Aydan's latest post for all the details.

[Khariz]

How about someone posts them here? I'm done with the officials.

Edit: NEver mind, they have.

[Misun]

How about someone posts them here? I'm done with the officials.

Edit: NEver mind, they have.

/salute

[Moonwitch]

The prophecies and rumors of the past year have borne deadly fruit.

In the last hours of Solhaven's existence, its valiant defenders attempted to save the town through a sympathetic magic that would shut both portals into a watery domain, which threatened the town, at once. While attempts were sufficient to close the portal aboveground, they caused a chain reaction that caused the lower portal to begin growing exponentially.

A Sea Priest named Volgust, who had defended the town in the past, offered a decision: consign the town to Charl through him, or watch the rift consume the town, then the world. Charl's power, it was said, would defend Solhaven if it was in his domain. After much deliberation, the Provost of the town made the choice to release the town to Volgust.

Soon after, despite attempts of a few concerned citizens, Solhaven was consumed by an immense tidal wave. Naught but interpersonal strife was left behind.

________________________________________

The OOC Note:

For those of you wishing to get to Solhaven, well... you can't. I guess that means I'm out of a job as town guru unless we think of something quick! Thank you, everyone, for making the Cataclysm Quest so spectacular.

If you log in to where Solhaven used to be, you should be ported out of the town in short order. We'll have a solution within the week to deal with people's lockers and bank wealth, and there's no need to worry about your player shops.

I fully expected this to be a polarizing and troubling time for some Solhaveners, so kudos for the vast majority, who handled this event with grace and characteristic charm.

Auchand