EG Auction Teasers

[Inspire]

>prep 702
You trace an intricate sign that contorts in the air while forcefully invoking Mana Disruption...
Your spell is ready.
>cast my axe
You gesture at a mithglin battle axe.
Your mithglin battle axe suddenly glows with an intensely blue light! The light seems to be absorbed by the mithglin battle axe.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>
R>kill kob
You swing a mithglin battle axe at a kobold!
AS: +54 vs DS: +24 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +59 = +124
... and hit for 21 points of damage!
Awkward slash to the kobold's stomach!
Everyone needs another belly button.
Your mithglin battle axe suddenly lights up with hundreds of tiny blue sparks!
CS: +469 - TD: +3 + CvA: +20 + d100: +68 == +554
Warding failed!
Massive internal disruption.
The kobold crumples to a heap on the ground and dies.
Roundtime: 5 sec.


>l my axe
A tiny golden eyelid, which is open, is inlaid into the bottom of the pommel.
You see nothing unusual, except for a small enchanter's glyph.
>
>touch my axe
You lightly touch your mithglin battle axe.
>turn axe
As you turn the mithglin battle axe, it appears to slowly scan the room.
>poke axe
You give the golden eye of your mithglin battle axe a solid poke. It blinks shut and with it the world goes black...
You instinctively blink and when you open your eyes, you find your surroundings have changed.
[Lower Dragonsclaw, Forest]
The light dims as you pass beneath the eaves of the forest, with little sun filtering through the canopy formed by the branches of the surrounding fir and pine. There is no discernible path between the closely grown trees and shrubs.
Obvious paths: east, south
>l my axe
A tiny golden eyelid, which is open, is inlaid into the bottom of the pommel.
You see nothing unusual, except for a small enchanter's glyph.
>
[Town Square Central]
This is the heart of the main square of Wehnimer's Landing. The impromptu shops of the bazaar are clustered around this central gathering place, where townsfolk, travellers, and adventurers meet to talk, conspire or raise expeditions to the far-flung reaches of Elanith. At the north end, an old well, with moss-covered stones and a craggy roof, is shaded from the moonlight by a strong, robust tree. The oak is tall and straight, and it is apparent that the roots run deep. You also see some stone benches with some stuff on it.
Obvious paths: northeast, east, southeast, southwest, west, northwest
>poke my axe
You give the golden eye of your mithglin battle axe a solid poke. It blinks shut and with it the world goes black...
You instinctively blink and when you open your eyes, you find your surroundings have changed.
[Town Square, East]
Here in the center of a broad plaza near the commercial area of the bazaar stands the impressive facade of the slate-roofed Moot Hall, where the citizens of Wehnimer's Landing hold various official, religious and social functions. Facing the square are some of the town's more prosperous shops, still doing business with the many customers who still frequent the streets at night. You also see a large wooden barrel.
Obvious paths: north, east, south, west
You notice the golden eye on your mithglin battle axe go red and close tightly.
>l my axe
A tiny golden eyelid, which is closed, is inlaid into the bottom of the pommel.
You see nothing unusual, except for a small enchanter's glyph.
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Oh, we're doing teasers now?

You center your thoughts as you balance some jade hairsticks on one open palm. With a swift movement, you bring your hands together, twisting at the last minute, like a leaf dancing on the wind. With a soft click, prongs spring away from each hairstick, leaving a sharp-bladed weapon in each hand. You twirl the weapons, feeling their perfect balance as you ready them for combat.

You glance down to see a sai in your right hand and a sai in your left hand.

You balance a sai on each sky-faced palm, then bring them together with a measured clap, expertly twisting them at just the right moment. As the prongs catch on one another, they fold around their respective blades, forming decorative sheaths. You brush a finger along the edges, deploying an almost invisible hook that catches the two weapons together. As you bring your hands apart, you reveal a pair of hairsticks.

With the grace of a swan gliding across a pond, you glide your hairsticks through your waist length chestnut hair, weaving until it is an intricate, braided knot held just over your left ear.

{If you're not an erithi, these messages may vary...}

--Xynwen--
"The stars go waltzing out in blue and red, And arbitrary blackness gallops in"
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[Inspire]

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Teasers, you got 'em.

1) Lesser Gigas Gauntlets...

Sparks of scarlet light blaze over the surface of your gauntlet.

You clench your gauntleted fist, and a sudden rush of immense strength explodes through you. It rises up in your throat, and you are unable to contain the primal scream that claws its way out of your mouth. A wave of fire blazes through your body with such potency that it sets your skin aglow for a moment with bright scarlet light.
Roundtime: 3 seconds.

2) Blades of teh fun...

You pick up a silvery driftwood hilt.

You tilt your hilt back and forth, allowing light to play over etchwork on its modwir surface. The etching reads, "I destroyed Solhaven and all I got was this stupid hilt."

You press a cunningly concealed panel on the modwir surface of your hilt. With a soft metallic rasp, a vultite blade juts out of a small slit in the hilt.

More to come.

Auchand

These are not the hammer.
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Not an auction teaser, but....

Gently curving, the cobblestone path winds its way through the gardens amid manicured lawns and cultivated flowerbeds. Several tiny blossoms raise their colorful heads from their stone ringed enclosures and lift their petal-ringed faces to the golden sunlight. Moonlight filters through the spindled boughs of an enormous weeping cherry tree and glistens upon the carved surface of the bench that sits at the apex of the path.
Obvious paths: southwest, northwest

l tree
Draped in a crown of tightly clustered white cherry blossom tinged with blush hues, the enormous tree has sweeping tendrils that trail down to caress the tall blades of grass around the bench. Tiny petals form a loose ring around the tree where several of the flowers have drifted apart.

take blossom
You pluck a blush-tinged white cherry blossom from the spindled bough.

~*~ Thandiwe ~*~
(At this point, I tried to summon the crows, by doing a tribal dance in the barrows and singing "Heerre crowie crowie crowie. Oosh oosh." That didn't work.) -- Coyoterre

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Okay, I have a for real teaser now. Those who are familiar with a trinket I made for a previous auction might recognize this.

>glance
You glance down to see a bright chartreuse crystal in your right hand and nothing in your left hand.

>look my cry
Looking into the crystal you see the distorted image of a bright chartreuse knight.

Zyllah

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>get my runestaff from my satchel
You remove a twisted illthorn runestaff capped by a misty quartz orb from in your shoulder satchel.
>prep mysticfocus
You scribe invisible signs in the air while chanting the phrase for Mystic Focus...
Your spell is ready.
>cast
You gesture.
A sudden clarity of thought comes over you, and you realize that you now understand arcane mysteries that were previously incomprehensible.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>'awesome
You say, "Awesome."

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Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

>>Oscuro, is that bangle and staff..auction items..or?

Auction items. They're enhancive spell knowledge items.

I forgot to mention that the staff also has a handful of neat "zests."

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Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

[Inspire]

>get my bangle
You remove a brilliant firestone bangle from in your shoulder satchel.
>wear my bangle
You hang a brilliant firestone bangle around your neck.
>prep firestorm
You gesture sharply and recite the esoteric command for Firestorm...
Your spell is ready.
>cast
You gesture.
You look up to see a dark cloud begin to form.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>
You notice cloud begin to churn and rumble!
>'Mwahaha.
You say, "Mwahaha."

= - GM Oscuro - =

Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

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>>Alright now who's got the archery love teasers?

I'm reprising my "trueshot arrow"-generating quiver. It generates 2 arrows/day (up to 10, if you wait 5 days). The arrows are +50, which stack with the bow's bonus unlike other arrows. The arrows also cannot be Evaded, Blocked or Parried.

>get my quiver
You remove a slim brown leather quiver from in your shoulder satchel.
>wear my quiver
You sling a slim brown leather quiver over your shoulder.
>rub my quiver
You rub your quiver and feel it pulse gently. The quiver now feels heavier.
>l in my quiver
In the brown leather quiver you see a bundle of crystalline arrows.
>get 1 arrow from my quiver
You remove a single crystalline arrow from a bundle of crystalline arrows.
>
A kobold swings a closed fist at you!
You move at the last moment to evade the attack!
>stance off
You are now in an offensive stance.
>fire kobold
You nock a translucent crystalline arrow in your ipantor long bow.
You lean in close to your crystalline arrow, whispering to it your desire for it to fly true!
You fire a translucent crystalline arrow at a kobold!
AS: +132 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +63 = +215
... and hit for 71 points of damage!
Strike to left arm shatters elbow and severs forearm!
The kobold crumples to a heap on the floor and dies.
The crystalline arrow shatters into nothingness.
Roundtime: 7 sec.

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Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

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>pull arrow
As you grab the red-banded ruic arrow and pull it from the quiver, another exact copy appears in its place.

>fire pra
You nock a red-banded ruic arrow in your long bow.
You fire a red-banded ruic arrow at a pra'eda!
AS: +278 vs DS: +137 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +49 = +215
... and hit for 66 points of damage!
Shot knocks the pra'eda's head back by pushing on the inside of the skull!
The pra'eda falls to the ground motionless.
The deep blue glow leaves a pra'eda.
The brilliant luminescence fades from around a pra'eda.
The silvery luminescence fades from around a pra'eda.
The light blue glow leaves a pra'eda.
The red-banded ruic arrow sticks in a pra'eda's right eye!
Roundtime: 6 sec.

>get arrow from quiv
You carefully pull your red-banded ruic arrow from the slot of the quiver.
>get bolt
You remove a heavy crossbow bolt from in your pack.
>put bolt in quiv
You put your heavy crossbow bolt into the slot, carefully positioning it so that it points towards the base of the quiver.
>l bolt
This bolt has been crafted from wood. A single colored band of black encircles the back end of the bolt. At the very back end, light brown fletchings stand out and ensure a steady flight towards its target. At the business end of the bolt, an ora-white broadhead cap glints in the ambient light. A faint aura of holy light radiates from the bolt.
>pull bolt
As you grab the heavy crossbow bolt and pull it from the quiver, another exact copy appears in its place.
>load cros
You load a heavy crossbow bolt into your heavy crossbow.
>fire
You fire a heavy crossbow bolt at a tree spirit!
AS: +273 vs DS: +105 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +15 = +213
... and hit for 65 points of damage!
A fine strike immobilizes the left leg for an instant.
The tree spirit looks miffed.
The tree spirit is knocked to the ground!
The heavy crossbow bolt passes straight through a tree spirit's left leg and trails ethereal wisps behind it as it makes its way to the ground.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>
The heavy crossbow bolt dissolves into vapor.

~Kveta

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As a glistening cerebralite moves to strike at you, a swirling whirlwind bursts into life around your form. Time seems to slow to a crawl as the turbulent winds guide your movements, allowing you to avoid the assault!
>
You swing the creature 'testing' longsword at a glistening cerebralite!
AS: +490 vs DS: +391 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +5 = +145
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Gash to the glistening cerebralite's right eyebrow.
That's going to be quite a shiner!
The glistening cerebralite is stunned!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.


A forceful squall suddenly shoots through your pale blue gloves, drawing your movements along their intended path!
[Roll result: 134 (open d100: 83) Bonus: 10]
You rush towards a murky soul siphon and connect with a shoulder check!
You manage to knock a murky soul siphon flat on its back!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.

[Inspire]

Just a little teaser.

[The Carillon, Foredeck]
Gleaming brasswork frames the foredeck, the metal wrought and limned to resemble curling flora twined about bell-shaped blossoms. The clusters of green-lacquered vines thicken to culminate at the bowsprit, before which a large but lithely muscled shape of carmlin sprouts from the bow to overlook the water. Shadowed by the sails of the foremast, the seasoned wood of the deck nonetheless glistens with care and polish. You also see a long wooden gangplank and a dark-eyed carmiln figurehead.
Obvious paths: south

>The prow of the boat cuts through the shining blue waves, and the tireless roar of the boundless sea nearly obscures the cries of gulls dotting the sky.

Auchand

I destroyed Solhaven and all I got was this goofy signature.

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Magical runestaves FTW:

>spell

Your spell lists:
Minor Spiritual...100
Major Spiritual...100
Cleric Base.......100
You can view your progress towards your skill goals in the character sheet.
You can view your spells in the spells panel.

>mana
Mana Points: 373 Remaining: 373

>raise my runestaff
A light blue glow surrounds you.
The air thickens and begins to swirl around you.
You suddenly feel more powerful.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your internal fortitude.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your blood flow.
A deep blue glow surrounds you.
A dull golden nimbus surrounds you.
You suddenly feel a lot more powerful.
You are surrounded by a white light.
A dim aura surrounds you.
You feel more confident.
A brilliant aura surrounds you and sinks into your skin. You feel charged with extra vitality.
An opalescent aura surrounds you.
A pure white aura sparkles around you.
A pearlescent emanation extends outward to encompass you and those nearby.
Your spirit is bolstered by a great sense of faith and conviction.
A wispy tendril of pure magic reaches out to encircle you and those nearby.
You feel more secure basking in the glow of divine protection.
Turning your thoughts inward, you ask for the wings of your deity to protect you. A light ripple passes through the air, and you sense that your prayer has been granted.

>mana
Mana Points: 373 Remaining: 373

GameMaster Estild
Cleric/Empath Team

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Izzea chooses an opening, attempts to disarm you barehanded and connects!
Your illthorn scepter is knocked to the ground!
Roundtime: 14 sec.
>
A lacquered illthorn scepter leaps from the ground to your hand.

~Izzea
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Oh, I didn't realize we were offering up Property Teasers.....

In that case:

[Western Harbor, Misted Cottage]
Coiled brambles, supporting dusky dog roses from thorn-riddled limbs, cling to the sturdy slats of the white picket fence that encircles the yard. Wild crab grass blends in rustic grace with tall blades of blue-green sea grass and surround a simple pathway of crushed seashells. Marking each end of the pathway is the cottage's closed white door and a wrought iron-hinged gate. You also see a wide iron-hinged gate.
Obvious paths: none

~*~ Thandiwe ~*~
(At this point, I tried to summon the crows, by doing a tribal dance in the barrows and singing "Heerre crowie crowie crowie. Oosh oosh." That didn't work.) -- Coyoterre

[Inspire]

You are holding a platinum-framed vellum card in your right hand and a plain monir box in your left hand.

>rub card
Swirls of grey and blue paint begin to pour out of the card, twisting and twining as they stretch toward the monir box. Slowly, the paint begins to seep into the keyhole and a low rumbling sound can be heard as the box begins to vibrate. The paint stills for a single moment before quickly receding back into the card.

You drop a plain monir box.

>wave card at box
You wave your vellum card at a plain monir box.
Preceded by a low rumbling sound, swirls of grey and blue suddenly burst forth from the card's surface and begin to churn wildly, forming a violent maelstrom of paint and sound. The intensity of the rumbling elevates to a thunderous crash as a thick black line of ink is ripped away from the card and sucked into the maelstrom's center. The maelstrom stills, forming a surreal painting without canvas in the air in front of you for a single moment before releasing a bolt of energy at a plain monir box!

The monir box is completely vaporized by the bolt!

You smirk as the paint is sucked back into the vellum card without a sound.

Or:

You exclaim, "FOOL!"

You wave your vellum card at a kobold.
Preceded by a low rumbling sound, swirls of grey and blue suddenly burst forth from the card's surface and begin to churn wildly, forming a violent maelstrom of paint and sound. The intensity of the rumbling elevates to a thunderous crash as a thick black line of ink is ripped away from the card and sucked into the maelstrom's center. The maelstrom stills, forming a surreal painting without canvas in the air in front of you for a single moment before releasing a bolt of energy at you!

... 30 points of damage!
Horrifying jolt to forehead. Brain explodes in a stunning display of light!
The kobold crumples to a heap on the ground and dies.

You smirk as the paint is sucked back into the vellum card without a sound.

GameMaster Estild
Cleric/Empath Team

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You remove a blackened iron morning star from in your dark book satchel.

>raise star
In a sudden burst of frenzy, you begin moving faster than you ever thought possible!
You swing a blackened iron morning star at a rolton!
AS: +387 vs DS: +7 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +13 = +426
... and hit for 169 points of damage!
Right leg ripped from socket at the knee!
The rolton bleats loudly as she collapses to the ground in obvious pain and favors her mangled right hind leg.
The rolton lets out a final agonized bleat and dies.
You swing a blackened iron morning star at a cave gnoll!
AS: +387 vs DS: +3 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +81 = +498
... and hit for 219 points of damage!
Crushing blow to the spine!
The cave gnoll slumps to the ground.
The cave gnoll falls to the ground and dies.
You swing a blackened iron morning star at a giant ant!
AS: +387 vs DS: +27 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +91 = +484
... and hit for 188 points of damage!
Damaging strike to chest, several ribs shattered!
The giant ant falls to the ground and dies, its feelers twitching.
You swing a blackened iron morning star at a giant rat!
AS: +387 vs DS: +27 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +48 = +441
... and hit for 190 points of damage!
Right hip pulped, severing the leg.
The giant rat squeals loudly and falls to the ground while frantically gnawing at its wounded right hind leg.
The giant rat twitches and dies.
You swing a blackened iron morning star at a kobold!
AS: +387 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +28 = +443
... and hit for 161 points of damage!
Strike to wrist severs right hand!
The kobold crumples to a heap on the ground and dies.

You feel terribly drained!

GameMaster Estild
Cleric/Empath Team

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You remove a storm grey witchwood crook from in your dark book satchel.

>prep 1713
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You gesture sharply and recite the esoteric command for Death Cloud...
Your spell is ready.

GameMaster Estild
Cleric/Empath Team

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You sling a carved wyrwood short bow off from over your shoulder.

You pluck idly at the bow's string, making a dull twanging sound.

You adjust the arrow's suction cup on your wyrwood short bow, making sure it is on tightly.

You drum your fingers against a carved wyrwood short bow while glancing nonchalantly about the room.

You carefully dust off your wyrwood short bow, lovingly inspecting its condition.

You exhale on a carved wyrwood short bow's suction cup, hoping to help it stick to its next target.

You brace your wyrwood short bow, ensuring the string is in position ready for shooting.

You raise a carved wyrwood short bow in the air and let loose a childish war cry!

You consider shooting at a carved witchwood chest but decide that'd be no fun.

In a flashy move, you twirl your wyrwood short bow acrobatically over your head before slinging it onto your shoulder.

-Liia

You tap your invar volcano pin and fiery red sparks and grey ash come out of the top!
You are fondly reminded of home.

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>get cloak
You remove a billowing cloak of shadows from in your shoulder satchel.
>wear cloak
You drape a billowing cloak of shadows from your shoulders.
>rub cloak
As you rub the cloak, the shadows seem to writhe about.
1d100: 56 + Modifiers: 383 == 439

A shadowy patch of ether rises up through the floor to encompass you, swiftly sinking into your skin.
>pull cloak
You pull on your cloak and are completely engulfed in shadows.
H>unhide
You stumble out of hiding.
>tap cloak
You tap your billowing cloak causing the shadows to ripple and reform around your finger. Pulling your hand away, the shadows withdraw from your finger and meld back into the cloak.
>cover cloak
You press your hands into your cloak, causing them to be hidden from view. As you slowly remove your hands, the shadows trail away a small bit before reforming back into your cloak.
>hug cloak
You grasp both of your shoulders and pull at your billowing cloak, causing long, tendrils of shadow to weave in front of you before retreating back into your cloak.
>turn cloak
You grab the collar-like part of your billowing cloak of shadows and drape it across your face, causing your features to be masked from view for a moment.
>tilt cloak
You tug at the edge of your billowing cloak and sway the shadowy draping back and forth, causing the ambient light to be absorbed into your garnment.
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Once per day 712, once per day auto-hide, +10 stalk/hide ranks.

= - GM Oscuro - =

Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

>>Also... any ambient messaging?

Yeah, there's half a dozen ambient messages that occur rather infrequently. I didn't want to post everything.

= - GM Oscuro - =

Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team


Anyone remember the manacle and shackle db items from the last EG auction? Well, the set will be expanded. And yes, razern.

Whee!

-Liia

You tap your invar volcano pin and fiery red sparks and grey ash come out of the top!
You are fondly reminded of home.

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>I hope that puppet that the GM (I forget which) was showing us a teaser of is an auction item. Since it seems to have at least as many scripts as the old ventriloquist puppet...

I showed a teaser for a hand-puppet earlier in the thread, so it may be mine! The hand-puppets off the shelf will have a few neato compleato things about them, and can be unlocked for a 2nd level of neato compleato things, and then there's a super duper 3rd tier that only my EG merchant can unlock for you where you customize some neato compleato stuff! It isn't an auction item but it won't be unlimited in nature as far as the unlocking goes. I'm sorry that its going to upset you, but I hope everyone can find something they enjoy about them at some point!

~Naionna, who didn't create the hand-puppets for just Vender, but admits he did inspire it!

I tell you, back in my day, we didn't have tones! We had to speak uphill both ways in 93.7 feet of snow without tongue mittens

[B2]

I posted them on Krakiipedia as well.

http://www.krakiipedia.org/wiki/Ebon_Gate_2009_Teasers_(saved_post)

[Inspire]

Well damn, that looks much better as well....

So let's talk Favorite Teaser?



I'm curious about Auchand's stuff.

[Hips]

None of it looks particularly interesting to me or my character.

[Belnia]

Your character is boring.

[GS4-Brimzstone]

The best item so far is that unlimited quiver that generates arrows
The next best I think so far is the self returning 5x runestaff when you get disarmed...

Other than that the other items look pretty boring ... Although Liia did mention some more db items with the "razern shackle" theme

[Celephais]

I miss having death cloud... annoyed it's going to be a spell knowledge enhancive instead (or in addition to) returning it to wizards.

Death cloud ... fits perfectly in 502 :D

[Durgrimst]

I want that gigas bracer.

[ZeP]

Nice to see the return of Firestorm and Death Cloud although I wish the spell# for Death Cloud was still in a wizard circle :D

EDIT: Celephais stop reading my mind. Same smiley even. WTF

[Tolwynn]

They popped all of those spells into the Arcane spell circle, IIRC.

[Celephais]

Nice to see the return of Firestorm and Death Cloud although I wish the spell# for Death Cloud was still in a wizard circle :D

EDIT: Celephais stop reading my mind. Same smiley even. WTF
Haha, yeah it should at least be in the wizard circle (or MjE), like 926 (Crystal wands), even if we can't cast it. I did enjoy the spell prep phrase for the 1700's circle... esoteric indeed.

Anyone have any old logs of Death Cloud or Firestorm, I didn't save any. Probably best to post a new thread.

[droit]

Haha, yeah it should at least be in the wizard circle (or MjE), like 926 (Crystal wands), even if we can't cast it. I did enjoy the spell prep phrase for the 1700's circle... esoteric indeed.

I believe it was mentioned that the arcane circle would be treated as if it was the 900 circle in terms of recharging and whatnot.

[Celephais]

That's good to hear, rechargable death cloud pins, incoming.

[Belnia]

I believe it was mentioned that the arcane circle would be treated as if it was the 900 circle in terms of recharging and whatnot.

Individual spells in the Arcane Circle can be set to be in different spheres. So Major Acid will still recharge easily for Wizards, but trying to do Mystic Focus is probably going to be tough.

[WRoss]

mithglin battle axe + THW empath....looks promising

[waywardgs]

a boat? That's the best so far. Second is the arrows.

[mgoddess]

Magical runestaves FTW:

>spell

Your spell lists:
Minor Spiritual...100
Major Spiritual...100
Cleric Base.......100
You can view your progress towards your skill goals in the character sheet.
You can view your spells in the spells panel.

>mana
Mana Points: 373 Remaining: 373

>raise my runestaff
A light blue glow surrounds you.
The air thickens and begins to swirl around you.
You suddenly feel more powerful.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your internal fortitude.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your blood flow.
A deep blue glow surrounds you.
A dull golden nimbus surrounds you.
You suddenly feel a lot more powerful.
You are surrounded by a white light.
A dim aura surrounds you.
You feel more confident.
A brilliant aura surrounds you and sinks into your skin. You feel charged with extra vitality.
An opalescent aura surrounds you.
A pure white aura sparkles around you.
A pearlescent emanation extends outward to encompass you and those nearby.
Your spirit is bolstered by a great sense of faith and conviction.
A wispy tendril of pure magic reaches out to encircle you and those nearby.
You feel more secure basking in the glow of divine protection.
Turning your thoughts inward, you ask for the wings of your deity to protect you. A light ripple passes through the air, and you sense that your prayer has been granted.

>mana
Mana Points: 373 Remaining: 373

GameMaster Estild
Cleric/Empath Team
This is the most interesting, to me, out of that whole list. Self single-cast spellup, without using any mana... awesome. Wonder how many times per day/24-hour time period it does it though.

[Drew]

mithglin battle axe + THW empath....looks promising

I'm hoping it takes spike thorn. THW rangers ftw.

[waywardgs]

a boat, people. A boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU

[Celephais]

This is the most interesting, to me, out of that whole list. Self single-cast spellup, without using any mana... awesome. Wonder how many times per day/24-hour time period it does it though.
Feels very noveltyish to me... if you're on top of things you're likely going to have all your durations capped and mana to spare while resting. I guess it'd be good for "ah crap I went AFK and forgot to leave my spellup script running", but that's about it (possibly post-death in invasions, but non invasion you're going to have the mana while waiting on deaths sting).

I have a feeling it'll mostly be used as a saftey blanket after a bad dispell.

[Kitsun]

The ranged quivers make me happy in the pants. If I won the endless one, I'd even be tempted to enchant an arrow to 8x and slap some crazy ass flares on it.

[875000]

I must have that Cloak of Shadows. It will be mine ... oh yes ... it will be mine.

[Danical]

Only thing I care about is bolded.

You swing the creature 'testing' longsword at a glistening cerebralite!
AS: +490 vs DS: +391 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +5 = +145
... and hit for 22 points of damage!
Gash to the glistening cerebralite's right eyebrow.
That's going to be quite a shiner!
The glistening cerebralite is stunned!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.


A forceful squall suddenly shoots through your pale blue gloves, drawing your movements along their intended path!
[Roll result: 134 (open d100: 83) Bonus: 10]
You rush towards a murky soul siphon and connect with a shoulder check!
You manage to knock a murky soul siphon flat on its back!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.

EDIT: Although, if I remember correctly, Murky Soul Siphons are non-corp and the above is a clip of someone actually using Bull Rush on them; that's cute.

[Drew]

The ranged quivers make me happy in the pants. If I won the endless one, I'd even be tempted to enchant an arrow to 8x and slap some crazy ass flares on it.

That's a good idea!

[Androidpk]

I want that gigas bracer.

What does that do exactly?

[Celephais]

The ranged quivers make me happy in the pants. If I won the endless one, I'd even be tempted to enchant an arrow to 8x and slap some crazy ass flares on it.
Why would you enchant it to 8x? You're going to have at least a 4x bow for defensive purposes, so no need to go higher than 6x on the arrow (7x wouldn't hurt), unless you planned on meleeing w/ them on occasion...

I guess there is the possibility you come across a really nice bow w/ a low enchant (enhancive for example), but it would seem a waste of an 8x enchant slot.

[Belnia]

8x for demons.

[B2]

EDIT: Although, if I remember correctly, Murky Soul Siphons are non-corp and the above is a clip of someone actually using Bull Rush on them; that's cute.

They are corporeal.

From the teaser back in July:

a murky soul siphon (106, corporeal undead) [The Scatter]: An undead entity subsisting upon the souls of the living. Classified as a semi, it uses various debuff spells to set up its foes for easier consumption. Its attacks have a chance to drain spirit and they also make use of a maneuver-based grasp to suck spirit from characters.

http://www.krakiipedia.org/wiki/Rift_expansion_preview_(saved_post%29

[Fallen]

Hopefully they just dupe Soulstone wands, Spirit bows, and steel weapons to keep the masses happy.

[m444w]

i want that cloak of shadows... I shall rule the shadows!

Even though it sucks mechanically.

[waywardgs]

i want that cloak of shadows... I shall rule the shadows!

Reactivate my 1996 account and you can have my rapture cloak.

[eulogia]

Cloak of shadows would make a very nice companion to the Shadowdeath vambraces.

It also has ambient, passive scripts.

[m444w]

Reactivate my 1996 account and you can have my rapture cloak.

hmmm i'd do it if they weren't attuned... :-(


Cloak of shadows would make a very nice companion to the Shadowdeath vambraces.

It also has ambient, passive scripts.

Exactly why I want it... to go with my vambraces.

[Sablemane]

i want that cloak of shadows... I shall rule the shadows!

Even though it sucks mechanically.


heh, beat me to it.

[eulogia]

The cloak of shadows is a basket of nice abilities.

1x/day Cloak of Shadows? Nice, but not itself an auction item.

1x/day auto-hide? That's a very rare ability. Definitely handy but not regular enough to build a hunting style around. Added bonus of a special shadow-related message when it's activated.

+10 stalk and hide? Very nice. Personally I'd trade the above two abilities if I could make the cloak simply +30 stalk and hide, but whatever.

Active and passive scripts? Very nice. They seem plentiful and well-written. Ambient scripts that don't need to be activated are especially sexy and it has a few of those apparently.

And the fact that it's an actual "cloak of shadows"? Maybe my favorite part. Call me a fluff-head, but that means something to me. It's a thoroughly magical item. You can't alter anything in the game into a "cloak of shadows". That to me is very, very neat. Maybe my favorite part.

I am definitely gunning for it in Plat.

-E

[yesicj]

Your spell lists:
Minor Spiritual...100
Major Spiritual...100
Cleric Base.......100
You can view your progress towards your skill goals in the character sheet.
You can view your spells in the spells panel.

>mana
Mana Points: 373 Remaining: 373

>raise my runestaff
A light blue glow surrounds you.
The air thickens and begins to swirl around you.
You suddenly feel more powerful.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your internal fortitude.
There is a dim flash around you.
You feel a strengthening of your blood flow.
A deep blue glow surrounds you.
A dull golden nimbus surrounds you.
You suddenly feel a lot more powerful.
You are surrounded by a white light.
A dim aura surrounds you.

It skipped Wall of Force. I wonder if that's intentional, or some kind of oversight. Given the short duration, I'm leaning towards intentional, though in a "panic button" situation, maybe you'd actually want WoF included. The more, the better, right?

[That Jay]

I am definitely gunning for it in Plat.

-E

I am hoping its in the token room because I may be as well.

~Jay

[eulogia]

I am hoping its in the token room because I may be as well.

~Jay

Bah.

How dare you keep these and the Greater SD vambs apart.

-E

[That Jay]

Fie.

I am the Knight of Mist and SHADOW.

(and its a cloak-worn which does clash with all my magical doohickeys just a scripty cloak)

~J

[StrayRogue]

When is the Auction? More importantly when the hell are the tickets on sale?

[eulogia]

Fie.

I am the Knight of Mist and SHADOW.

(and its a cloak-worn which does clash with all my magical doohickeys just a scripty cloak)

~J

Jay that cloak is BAD shadow. Not GOOD shadow.

Go into the light!

-E

[StrayRogue]

It's also a rip-off of another older item.

[That Jay]

Jay that cloak is BAD shadow. Not GOOD shadow.

Go into the light!

-E

Tamed the bad shadow once before. I can do it again.

Besides, I like the half-light.

~Jay

P.S. Go after the razern shackle set. I hear the next item is chinese finger cuffs.

[That Jay]

It's also a rip-off of another older item.

Yeah but "rapture" cloak was always a silly name.

~Jay

[StrayRogue]

Wasn't referring to the rapture cloaks at all.

[Asha]

lol 1x a day hide and 712. That's not top drawer really.

[Belnia]

Mechanically it isn't amazing, but it's still a cloak of shadow with lots of shadowy scripts, so it'll go for a boatload. I'm guessing 50ish in Prime.

[The Scholar]

My two faves.

Magical runestave and cloak of shadows.

[StrayRogue]

Mechanically it isn't amazing, but it's still a cloak of shadow with lots of shadowy scripts, so it'll go for a boatload. I'm guessing 50ish in Prime.

The original is miles better.

[Asha]

It should have had a backlash effect for theft attempts of anything in it but then again I can't actually get over that it's called cloak of shadow.

[Inspire]

It could still do things that nobody knows about.

[waywardgs]

The original is miles better.

Ok, since you're being coy, I'll bite: what's the original you're referring to? What's it do?

[That Jay]

Wasn't referring to the rapture cloaks at all.

Oh okay. My bad.

~Jay

[Asha]

It could still do things that nobody knows about.

Make toast? Otherwise it's still meh.
Cheers though.

[Smythe]

Original:

a forest green cloak >> Beautifully made by skilled elven hands, this forest-green cloak seems to have a bit of the essence of shadows woven directly into the fabric. Staring at it a moment you feel yourself drawn into the shadows and the surrounding darkness. Seconds later, you blink and regain your composure.

Think deres a link somewhere wit' props.

- Smythe

[Asha]

Is that the one everyone lolled at the price Tsin was willing to it go for?

[Belnia]

Personally, I'd rather have once a day 712.

[Smythe]

Safe bet. Folk say this 'bout anything Tsin had, tho', right?

- Smythe

[waywardgs]

So what's that one do?

[Asha]

Bid. The sell it for 10x what you got it for. There's never been any question to that.

[m444w]

The original cloak of shadows is just a high enchant DB item. I think like 9x or 10x.

[StrayRogue]

Original:

a forest green cloak >> Beautifully made by skilled elven hands, this forest-green cloak seems to have a bit of the essence of shadows woven directly into the fabric. Staring at it a moment you feel yourself drawn into the shadows and the surrounding darkness. Seconds later, you blink and regain your composure.

Think deres a link somewhere wit' props.

- Smythe

That isn't the original.

The cloak I'm talking about is called a cloak of shadows. Been around for years and years.

[Ardwen]

old cloak of shadows I owned was a DB cloak that just looked good

[The Ponzzz]

THAT EFFING FOREST GREEN CLOAK, OMFG.

Thanks for the memories.

[Durgrimst]

THAT EFFING FOREST GREEN CLOAK, OMFG.

Thanks for the memories.

Yea, did Tsin scam you with that?

[Kitsun]

Yea, did Tsin scam you with that?

Way to not rub his nose in it, Durg!

[Belnia]

He won't fall for it again though!

[eulogia]

Tamed the bad shadow once before. I can do it again.

Besides, I like the half-light.

~Jay

P.S. Go after the razern shackle set. I hear the next item is chinese finger cuffs.

Well the cloak has my attention but I'm sure other toys will too.

All of our attentions will probably be divided to some extent.

-E

[The Ponzzz]

Yea, did Tsin scam you with that?

It was an awful experience.

[That Jay]

It drove him to Platinum. For which we are eternally....um, cursing the day?

[The Ponzzz]

I know, right?

[Lumi]

This is the most interesting, to me, out of that whole list. Self single-cast spellup, without using any mana... awesome. Wonder how many times per day/24-hour time period it does it though.


a boat, people. A boat.]

These. OMFG a boat.


It skipped Wall of Force. I wonder if that's intentional, or some kind of oversight. Given the short duration, I'm leaning towards intentional, though in a "panic button" situation, maybe you'd actually want WoF included. The more, the better, right?

Good catch. I also wonder what the requirements, if any, for spell ranks known is. He showed a 3x spell trained capped char using it; is it still as effective if you're a level 50 semi? A magical rogue?

On the (very) off chance that a bard ended up with it, would it work with songs?

[B2]

New one:

Category: Quests/Sagas/Events
Topic: Ebon Gate
Message number: 17840
Author: GS4-OSCURO
Date: 9/17/2009 7:08:31 AM
Subject: Re: Any teasers for us more..roguish types?
>>Are there any interesting shops or auction items this year that'll appeal to rogues, locksmiths, thieves, cutthroats, assassins, etc? Of course that cloak of shadows is one. I'm sure quite a few of us are eying that one.
>get dag from satchel
You remove a barbed veil iron dagger from in your shoulder satchel.
>l my dagger
Forged from pure veil iron, the natural deep blue flecks of the metal give the surface of the dagger's blade an appearance reminiscent of an eerily darkened night sky. A deep blood groove runs down the center of the dagger's veil iron blade, leading to its razor-sharp point. Clusters of curved barbs trace the edge of the blade, each pointing backwards towards the hilt, lending the weapon a decidedly wicked appearance. Etched into the blood groove in tiny silver script is the word, "Ripper."
>assess my dagger
You assess the dagger for structural weaknesses and strengths.
Careful examination indicates the veil iron dagger has a base strength of 42 and a base durability of 270. You also determine the current integrity of the veil iron dagger to be at 100.0%.
Checking out the dagger, it looks like it is masterfully weighted to inflict more critical blows than a normal weapon of its type.
Roundtime: 25 sec.
= - GM Oscuro - =
Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

[Loagan]

New one:

Category: Quests/Sagas/Events
Topic: Ebon Gate
Message number: 17840
Author: GS4-OSCURO
Date: 9/17/2009 7:08:31 AM
Subject: Re: Any teasers for us more..roguish types?
>>Are there any interesting shops or auction items this year that'll appeal to rogues, locksmiths, thieves, cutthroats, assassins, etc? Of course that cloak of shadows is one. I'm sure quite a few of us are eying that one.
>get dag from satchel
You remove a barbed veil iron dagger from in your shoulder satchel.
>l my dagger
Forged from pure veil iron, the natural deep blue flecks of the metal give the surface of the dagger's blade an appearance reminiscent of an eerily darkened night sky. A deep blood groove runs down the center of the dagger's veil iron blade, leading to its razor-sharp point. Clusters of curved barbs trace the edge of the blade, each pointing backwards towards the hilt, lending the weapon a decidedly wicked appearance. Etched into the blood groove in tiny silver script is the word, "Ripper."
>assess my dagger
You assess the dagger for structural weaknesses and strengths.
Careful examination indicates the veil iron dagger has a base strength of 42 and a base durability of 270. You also determine the current integrity of the veil iron dagger to be at 100.0%.
Checking out the dagger, it looks like it is masterfully weighted to inflict more critical blows than a normal weapon of its type.
Roundtime: 25 sec.
= - GM Oscuro - =
Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

:gawk: I want it!

[Morrff]

Nice. I likes dah "Ripper". Also that 2 a day +50 stacking arrow quiver would be nice if you can remove the 10 a week and stockpile the arrows in another container. I have a feeling they will disintegrate upon putting them in another container, though time will tell.

[Zanagodly]

the ripper is pretty sick

[That Jay]

Nice. I likes dah "Ripper". Also that 2 a day +50 stacking arrow quiver would be nice if you can remove the 10 a week and stockpile the arrows in another container. I have a feeling they will disintegrate upon putting them in another container, though time will tell.

They don't. (I own one of the first releases of that quiver from a few years ago)

[Asha]

It might have been fixed this time.

[Morrff]

They don't. (I own one of the first releases of that quiver from a few years ago)

Wait, they don't crumble? So you can stock pile them aside?

[That Jay]

I've given some the arrows away and the other person still has 'em unused.

[eulogia]

New one:

Category: Quests/Sagas/Events
Topic: Ebon Gate
Message number: 17840
Author: GS4-OSCURO
Date: 9/17/2009 7:08:31 AM
Subject: Re: Any teasers for us more..roguish types?
>>Are there any interesting shops or auction items this year that'll appeal to rogues, locksmiths, thieves, cutthroats, assassins, etc? Of course that cloak of shadows is one. I'm sure quite a few of us are eying that one.
>get dag from satchel
You remove a barbed veil iron dagger from in your shoulder satchel.
>l my dagger
Forged from pure veil iron, the natural deep blue flecks of the metal give the surface of the dagger's blade an appearance reminiscent of an eerily darkened night sky. A deep blood groove runs down the center of the dagger's veil iron blade, leading to its razor-sharp point. Clusters of curved barbs trace the edge of the blade, each pointing backwards towards the hilt, lending the weapon a decidedly wicked appearance. Etched into the blood groove in tiny silver script is the word, "Ripper."
>assess my dagger
You assess the dagger for structural weaknesses and strengths.
Careful examination indicates the veil iron dagger has a base strength of 42 and a base durability of 270. You also determine the current integrity of the veil iron dagger to be at 100.0%.
Checking out the dagger, it looks like it is masterfully weighted to inflict more critical blows than a normal weapon of its type.
Roundtime: 25 sec.
= - GM Oscuro - =
Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

I owned an ECP dagger for a while. I wasn't crazy about it. I only really saw the weighting at work during open attacks -- and who swings a dagger in the open?

This is a nice weapon for a dagger-user who is young and gaining levels, it's a nice step-up, but at cap, I don't find weighting on daggers relevant. Tho I respect that they at least put a ton of weighting on this one. I'd take a 10x dagger over a masterfully weighted one.

-E

[StrayRogue]

No sane rogue (the only class who'd get anything from it) would wield that at cap anyway.

[Danical]

No sane rogue (the only class who'd get anything from it) would wield that at cap anyway.

Fact.


I owned an ECP dagger for a while. I wasn't crazy about it. I only really saw the weighting at work during open attacks -- and who swings a dagger in the open?

This is a nice weapon for a dagger-user who is young and gaining levels, it's a nice step-up, but at cap, I don't find weighting on daggers relevant. Tho I respect that they at least put a ton of weighting on this one. I'd take a 10x dagger over a masterfully weighted one.

-E

Full Plate wearing creatures with Crit Padding and/or Damage Reduction (Earth Elementals).

[StrayRogue]

I think it's more the case that it would be easy to lose as a rogue at cap. They're the only square class without any form of weapon protection, retardely.

[Danical]

I think it's more the case that it would be easy to lose as a rogue at cap. They're the only square class without any form of weapon protection, retardely.

That's what I mean.

Can't hunt plane 5 as a rogue with that weapon.
Disarm in Nelemar and OTF.

You're really only left with the Bowels hence the reference to crit padding/damage reduction and full plate.

OR MAYBE THE NEW 110 AREA! YEAH! (lulz undead).

[StrayRogue]

Which makes being a rogue that isn't a ranged user totally pointless (if you like nice weapons).

[BriarFox]

Hm. All I really want so far is the bottomless quiver. The trueshot quiver is nice, but not as useful to me.

[eulogia]

Fact.



Full Plate wearing creatures with Crit Padding and/or Damage Reduction (Earth Elementals).

I take out constructs just fine wielding two 4x daggers.

Combatants in the temple are a little bit of a pain if you are just going for an eye-shot, but less of a pain than switching to an axe and back to a dagger.

But this is at nearly 12.5 mil experience. This dagger would be plenty useful to a rogue coming up in levels who wants some added oomph. It'd also be neat for open m-strikes against bandits.

I just don't think you can beat a 10x perfect dagger, and anyone with enough coin and patience can make one of those.

-E

[Danical]

I take out constructs just fine wielding two 4x daggers.

Combatants in the temple are a little bit of a pain if you are just going for an eye-shot, but less of a pain than switching to an axe and back to a dagger.

But this is at nearly 12.5 mil experience. This dagger would be plenty useful to a rogue coming up in levels who wants some added oomph. It'd also be neat for open m-strikes against bandits.

I just don't think you can beat a 10x perfect dagger, and anyone with enough coin and patience can make one of those.

-E

Constructs are golems therefore you can't crit-kill them anymore; I'm not sure what relevance that has to a 5x MCW dagger and 10x perfect dagger.

Just for fun:

.0795x (perfect dagger DF vs. plate) + 28 (25 more AS + 3 AvD vs 5x MCW dagger) * .0795 = .075x + 22 (average MCW 20-24).

0.0795x + 2.226 = 0.075x + 22
0.0795x = 0.075x + 19.774
0.0045x = 19.774
x = 4394.

So, you'd need an outcome of 4494 for the perfect dagger to surpass the MCW dagger in terms of Raw Damage. You wouldn't ever need to do that much damage to get a rank 9 and with 2x ambush you should be adding quite a bit of crit weighting to each from-hidden ambush. I think crit weighting is a big deal for daggers.

Just to head off any possible arguments. Crit Weighting is not random; Crit Weighting is static to the weapon. It may be that the range for MCW is 20-24 but whatever number within that range is set to the weapon, it will always add that much phantom damage.

[eulogia]

Constructs are golems therefore you can't crit-kill them anymore; I'm not sure what relevance that has to a 5x MCW dagger and 10x perfect dagger.

Just for fun:

.0795x (perfect dagger DF vs. plate) + 28 (25 more AS + 3 AvD vs 5x MCW dagger) * .0795 = .075x + 22 (average MCW 20-24).

0.0795x + 2.226 = 0.075x + 22
0.0795x = 0.075x + 19.774
0.0045x = 19.774
x = 4394.

So, you'd need an outcome of 4494 for the perfect dagger to surpass the MCW dagger in terms of Raw Damage. You wouldn't ever need to do that much damage to get a rank 9 and with 2x ambush you should be adding quite a bit of crit weighting to each from-hidden ambush. I think crit weighting is a big deal for daggers.

Just to head off any possible arguments. Crit Weighting is not random; Crit Weighting is static to the weapon. It may be that the range for MCW is 20-24 but whatever number within that range is set to the weapon, it will always add that much phantom damage.

Sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I'm not a number-cruncher.

4x daggers leg constructs just fine for me. Once they are on the ground, +300-400 endrolls to the chest are giving be the maximum puncture or slash wound each hit. I once had an ECW dagger and didn't notice it helping much; I don't think a MCW one will either. If you're getting endrolls that high, and you are already 2x ambush and getting all that related extra crit damage, what exactly is the use of that much crit weighting, or any crit weighting?

But this is with an AS around 530.

I did like the ECW dagger for open aimed shots to griffins' heads, so I could knock their perception down enough to hide and kill them.

-E

[StrayRogue]

Sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I'm not a number-cruncher.

4x daggers leg constructs just fine for me. Once they are on the ground, +300-400 endrolls to the chest are giving be the maximum puncture or slash wound each hit. I once had an ECW dagger and didn't notice it helping much; I don't think a MCW one will either. If you're getting endrolls that high, and you are already 2x ambush and getting all that related extra crit damage, what exactly is the use of that much crit weighting, or any crit weighting?

-E

The pertinent question would be then why use a dagger at all? Mechanically it's plain stupid at this point.

[The Ponzzz]

You can crit kill constructs. I kill them all the time. It just takes several hits. But I have them killed before their magic field breaks.

As for weapon protection, with Platinum droppage, you just learn to be a smarter hunter. I don't fear normal non-death droppage at all, these days.

[Androidpk]

I still want to know what the gigas gauntlet is. :(

[BriarFox]

I still want to know what the gigas gauntlet is. :(

Probably +20 STR enhancive. They're the +2 Gauntlets of Ogre Strength, BITCH!

[Belnia]

Gauntlets of Ogre Strength are +3 Strength.

[kookiegod]

Just to head off any possible arguments. Crit Weighting is not random; Crit Weighting is static to the weapon. It may be that the range for MCW is 20-24 but whatever number within that range is set to the weapon, it will always add that much phantom damage.

That is completely incorrect.

~Paul

[Lumi]

Probably +20 STR enhancive. They're the +2 Gauntlets of Ogre Strength, BITCH!

I was kinda hoping they'd let a non-warrior use Berserk. The activation messaging seemed a bit suggestive of that.

I'm probably reaching, but I think that would be hawt.

[eulogia]

The pertinent question would be then why use a dagger at all? Mechanically it's plain stupid at this point.

a) They're fast, which is great when picking off swarms one by one. Every second counts.

b) They're cool.

c) You can carry a lot of them around, mix and match different pairs if you are TWC. Fun for all ages.

[Lumi]

a) They're fast, which is great when picking off swarms one by one. Every second counts.

b) They're cool.

c) You can carry a lot of them around, mix and match different pairs if you are TWC. Fun for all ages.

I probably have more style-fun with my TWC dagger rogue than any other combat type I play, including my pure bard. Not the most mechanically efficient build, but just so flavorful, it makes up for it with sheer fun.

[Danical]

That is completely incorrect.

~Paul

Unless you're willing to elaborate than that I'll trust my data points that say otherwise.

1) Character with zero dex.
2) claid with 40 points of weighting.
3) collect only hits of injuries JUST sustaining a rank 1 wound (5 raw damage).
4) hits vs creature in skin 5 crit divisor.
5) if you ever see a crit below rank 5 from crit randomization then crit weighting is random if not then it's static.

Now, I'm willing to concede there are confounding variables but if it works for a huge number of data points, then I don't see a problem assume that' show it works.

[BriarFox]

Warden posted a few ago that crit weighting and padding had been revised to be randomized above 6 points. So, for a heavily weighted weapon, it'd do 6-10 extra points.

[Danical]

You can crit kill constructs. I kill them all the time. It just takes several hits. But I have them killed before their magic field breaks.

You swing a monir-hafted golvern morning star at a soul golem!
AS: +467 vs DS: +197 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +89 = +384
... and hit for 100 points of damage!
Mighty swing separates head from shoulders.
The guiding force leaves you.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
>
You feel fully energetic again.
>l
[Temple of Luukos, Steam Chamber]
The silent sentinels gaze blankly across the boiling chamber, steamy sweat pouring down their brows and pooling about their wide, glistening feet. The southern wall of the chamber is slick with water, and a thin white cloud billows across the roof, sharp drops of scalding rain sizzling on the floor in every direction. You also see a soul golem, some glaes dust and a hissing column of steam.
Obvious exits: north, northeast, east
>

You cannot crit-kill constructs anymore. I used to do it all the time when I had the e-xbow with 1RT eye shots.

[Danical]

Warden posted a few ago that crit weighting and padding had been revised to be randomized above 6 points. So, for a heavily weighted weapon, it'd do 6-10 extra points.

False.



Some changes to damage padding, damage weighting, and critical padding have been implemented.

For the above mentioned benefits, there is no longer any randomization for ratings up through "somewhat" padded/weighted on the ASSESS scale. For items with greater ASSESS ratings, there is some variance in their benefit, but they will never provide less benefit than "somewhat" padded/weighted on a given strike.

This results in an improvement for all damage weighted/padded items (most noticeable at the lower ratings). By and large, it also results in an improvement for all critical padded items (again, most noticeable at the lower ratings), though there are some conditions in which items with high padding ("exceptional" ASSESS rating or higher) will see a small decrease in benefit.

Critical weighting is handled differently than damage weighting and has not been changed with this implementation.

Warden

[BriarFox]

False.

Ah, you're right, I was thinking of damage weighting. Crit weighting should still be randomized, then so a fel hafter would do between 1 and 10. Supposedly, anyway.

[Danical]

Ah, you're right, I was thinking of damage weighting. Crit weighting should still be randomized, then so a fel hafter would do between 1 and 10. Supposedly, anyway.

Right. It's something that's always been a given and I always assumed. But according to whom and/or what?

Like I said, all the data points I have suggest it's the full value.

Even Mark/Riltus who is quite the prolific GS researcher seems to think it's not randomized as stated here: http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=915514&postcount=36

[Danical]

I still want to know what the gigas gauntlet is. :(

1) Lesser Gigas Gauntlets...

Sparks of scarlet light blaze over the surface of your gauntlet.

You clench your gauntleted fist, and a sudden rush of immense strength explodes through you. It rises up in your throat, and you are unable to contain the primal scream that claws its way out of your mouth. A wave of fire blazes through your body with such potency that it sets your skin aglow for a moment with bright scarlet light.
Roundtime: 3 seconds.

Spell Knowledge of Flaming Aura (http://www.play.net/gs4/info/spells/spelllist.asp?circle=14#1706) I would guess. Probably, some enhancive goodness in there too.

[kookiegod]

Warden posted a few ago that crit weighting and padding had been revised to be randomized above 6 points. So, for a heavily weighted weapon, it'd do 6-10 extra points.


Still incorrect.

With the change to GS4, crit weighting/padding (as was damage padding/weighting) was randomized so its random 1 to X where X is the value of the padding/weighting of the item. So a masterful weapon, 24 on the scale, the median weighting of it will be 12 (very heavy) over time. You will have upper end hits and 1s as well.

In the last year DAMAGE padding/weighting was changed to always be randomized at 5+(random 1 to X) as long as the item was over 5 to begin with.

Really how it works.

~Paul

[kookiegod]

Regardless the dagger still rocks hard, on my list, but Lucos probably end up with it. :)

~Paul

[Drew]

Still incorrect.

With the change to GS4, crit weighting/padding (as was damage padding/weighting) was randomized so its random 1 to X where X is the value of the padding/weighting of the item. So a masterful weapon, 24 on the scale, the median weighting of it will be 12 (very heavy) over time. You will have upper end hits and 1s as well.

In the last year DAMAGE padding/weighting was changed to always be randomized at 5+(random 1 to X) as long as the item was over 5 to begin with.

Really how it works.

~Paul


I know you probably would know Paul but I've swung a lot of weighted non-claid weapons for a long time and I've just never seen anything where it showed what appeared to be 1 point of crit weighting. Although it shouldn't be that hard for someone with a claid to swing enough to show a crit that wasn't randomized down and only had 1 point of weighting. Very interesting, indeed.

[Belnia]

Why do you think GS4 killed the value on damage weighted/padded stuff, especially the higher ends of it? The randomization. Granted how it is now as a random(6,X) as opposed to a random(1,X) before is much nicer, especially on things with a lower amount of weighting/padding.

Still, I haven't used anything damage weighted, or super duper crit weighted since GS3.

[StrayRogue]

a) They're fast, which is great when picking off swarms one by one. Every second counts.

b) They're cool.

c) You can carry a lot of them around, mix and match different pairs if you are TWC. Fun for all ages.

B & C are irrelevent. You'll do more damage with short swords & scimitars. The only reason you want to wield daggers is their bonus to aiming. If you're not bothered about aiming and "killing things via endroll crits" then you're shooting yourself in the foot by wielding a dagger.

[B2]

I hate to interrupt the dagger mechanics party, but I'm posting a new teaser for posterity. Carry on.

Category: Quests/Sagas/Events
Topic: Ebon Gate
Message number: 17844
Author: GS4-THANDIWE
Date: 9/17/2009 10:49:59 AM
Subject: Another Teaser - Lanterns

Some of the posts about "disappointed" finds or "duds" made me a little concerned with a series of my items. They are specifically a roleplaying items.
So I'm going to post a teaser(even though they are not ready and haven't cleared QC -- which means you will/may/probably find typos and what not -- so no hate!)

l my lan
Fitted with a veniom ring at its peaked roof, the bright lantern is sky blue speckled with silver streaks. Three of the lanterns four panels are completely darkened, while the fourth is fashioned of clear glass. A tiny cage beneath the lantern houses metallic screens that have oddly punched holes in them and a short missive is etched across the glass.
There appears to be something written on it.

peer my lan
Beneath the lantern is a tiny cage that houses several screens. Tiny etchings at the bottom of each piece label them and read: Screen 1- The Handmaidens (Charlatos 21 - Olaesta 3), Screen 2- The Hammer (Olaesta 4 - Olaesta 18), Screen 3- The Cat's Paw (Olaesta 19 - Ivastaen 2), Screen 4- The Mistress of Adoration (Ivastaen 3 - 17), Screen 5- The Rat (Ivastaen 18 - Lumnae 1), and Screen 6- The Dragonfly (Lumnae 2 - Lumnae 15).

Clearly, the different constellations can be displayed by changing screens. You can accomplish this by turning the lantern and specifying the number of the desired screen.

Usage:
TURN [MY] lantern (makes it flicker)
TURN [MY] lantern TO SCREEN {num} (sets the lantern to use the {num} screen)
TURN [MY] lantern TO SCREEN 0 (removes the screen that may already be in place)

turn my lantern to screen 1
With nimble fingers you pull a screen from the bottom of your veniom lantern and fit it across the glass door of your lantern. You notice that the screen is numbered "1" and labeled "The Handmaidens (Charlatos 21 - Olaesta 3)".
read my lantern

In the Common language, it reads:
Screen 1 ~ The Handmaidens (Charlatos 21 - Olaesta 3) - The Handmaidens are Zelia's ladies-in-waiting. They sit, clustered tightly about each other in the night, looking down at the world and giggling insanely.

light my lan
Striking a match, you light the candle within your veniom lantern and close the small glass door.

raise my lan
You lift your veniom lantern into the air and are rewarded with the silhouette of a constellation upon the ground. Details in the lantern's screen make out the gowns of the handmaiden's, which are punctuated at six points by the brightly glowing stars of the constellation.

(Thandiwe raises her veniom lantern into the air causing the light to spill through the screen she's placed upon the glass door. Light pools upon the ground and the silhouette of a constellation appears there. Details in the lantern's screen make out the gowns of the handmaiden's, which are punctuated at six points by the brightly glowing stars of the constellation.)

turn my lantern to screen 0
You remove the screen and return it to the bottom of the veniom lantern.
~*~ Thandiwe ~*~

(At this point, I tried to summon the crows, by doing a tribal dance in the barrows and singing "Heerre crowie crowie crowie. Oosh oosh." That didn't work.) -- Coyoterre

[That Jay]

I find it funny the people that supposedly added the lantern to their short list. Yeah, only for tokens. It apparently is not worth a silver bidding war.

That is certainly worth the possible $100.00 Prime EG auction price.

[StrayRogue]

Dunno, I went for a RP item at the last auction.

[That Jay]

As might I. But seriously, would you get into a silver bidding war for that lantern? I mean I could see if it had a bit more of an RP angle (as in if you could make shadow puppets with it and put on a show), but as it is it doesn't seem like something you'd whip out a great deal.

[Fallen]

Those items are cool...but as you said you can't really use it every day. You see the same scripts over and over and they tend to get annoying. After a while, people will just squelch it. I like RP items as much as the next guy, but you CAN have function with your RP items, not just pretty messaging.

[Nieninque]

I ran over a cat once.

:offtopic:

[Tisket]

That conjured up a different image for me than I'm sure you implied.

Maybe monkey has a different (slang) meaning here...

You've never seen the Wizard of Oz?!? You had a deprived childhood!

[kookiegod]

I know you probably would know Paul but I've swung a lot of weighted non-claid weapons for a long time and I've just never seen anything where it showed what appeared to be 1 point of crit weighting. Although it shouldn't be that hard for someone with a claid to swing enough to show a crit that wasn't randomized down and only had 1 point of weighting. Very interesting, indeed.

Its really hard to see Drew...because with how deep the GS combat system is...think about everything that goes into it...

Endroll

E/B/P

Enviromental effects (light/dark, terrain if applicable)

Creature resistances

Creature padding

Creature armor or armor like skin

CMAN/guild skills/spell effects (positive and negative)

Weapon DF

The randomization of the weighting

etc...

The list is huge and thats a very small sampling.

So much to consider and hard to determine anymore.

Outside that, MORE weighting or padding is always better, pushes up your median , more chances that you get the high side than the low. Else skip it and go for good flaring armors and weapons where you can see what exactly your doing at least.

~Paul

[Lumi]

Those items are cool...but as you said you can't really use it every day. You see the same scripts over and over and they tend to get annoying. After a while, people will just squelch it. I like RP items as much as the next guy, but you CAN have function with your RP items, not just pretty messaging.

This. That's cool, but I could fairly easily recreate that effect with any handheld light source and the ACT verb.

RP tools with some mechanical magic are the best, in my experience. See me hug my fox flute :D

[eulogia]

B & C are irrelevent. You'll do more damage with short swords & scimitars. The only reason you want to wield daggers is their bonus to aiming. If you're not bothered about aiming and "killing things via endroll crits" then you're shooting yourself in the foot by wielding a dagger.

If you think B and C are irrelevant, we're playing different games. Daggers feel like my character's perfect weapon, I have enjoyed playing with them, collecting them, customizing them, and so on. I find them very roguely.

I've never noticed the bonus to aiming. What I like mechanically about daggers is they puncture (great for eye shots), they are light (you can carry a ton of different ones with different abilities), they work great with TWC, with a high enough of an AS and a proper ambush they hit plenty hard, they leave me out in the open after an ambush for four seconds instead of six (that's two seconds where I am not being dispelled / warcried / otherwise CMAN'd or put into hard RT), they cost very little stamina to mstrike with during the cooldown, so you can get a nice blender effect going with a bandit ambush if you don't feel like hiding and taking them out one by one...

I don't know, I take out large warcamps with daggers alone, I hunt everything in Nelemar except sentries and greater water elementals with them, I can kill everything in OTF with them, bandits are a breeze with them... they work great.

-E

[Inspire]

This. That's cool, but I could fairly easily recreate that effect with any handheld light source and the ACT verb.

RP tools with some mechanical magic are the best, in my experience. See me hug my fox flute :D

I wish they wouldn't include RP tools in auctions. They should be sold off the shelf in limited quantities.

Who honestly, is drooling over something like that? And if they are, how about letting them have it right up front so I don't have to worry about being stuck with it.

[Ardwen]

Some of the best auction items are things with minimal or no in game benefits, sure they arent game enders or world breaking but many of them are well worth auction status.

[TheLastShamurai]

I wish they wouldn't include RP tools in auctions. They should be sold off the shelf in limited quantities.

Who honestly, is drooling over something like that? And if they are, how about letting them have it right up front so I don't have to worry about being stuck with it.

Plenty of people drool over leet RP items. Not everyone enjoys the same aspects of the game, nor is everyone equally equipped {someone who is already secure it their mechanical leetnes may be one the prowl for something to enhance their characters RP depth; and vise versa}.

They aren't going to force an item onto you, so I don't really understand how you could be worried about "being stuck with it."

[Lumi]

They aren't going to force an item onto you, so I don't really understand how you could be worried about "being stuck with it."

Well, it's an auction slot that could've been used to provide another mechanically relevant item, so in that sense, I can understand the upset.

[StrayRogue]

If you think B and C are irrelevant, we're playing different games. Daggers feel like my character's perfect weapon, I have enjoyed playing with them, collecting them, customizing them, and so on. I find them very roguely.

I've never noticed the bonus to aiming. What I like mechanically about daggers is they puncture (great for eye shots), they are light (you can carry a ton of different ones with different abilities), they work great with TWC, with a high enough of an AS and a proper ambush they hit plenty hard, they leave me out in the open after an ambush for four seconds instead of six (that's two seconds where I am not being dispelled / warcried / otherwise CMAN'd or put into hard RT), they cost very little stamina to mstrike with during the cooldown, so you can get a nice blender effect going with a bandit ambush if you don't feel like hiding and taking them out one by one...

I don't know, I take out large warcamps with daggers alone, I hunt everything in Nelemar except sentries and greater water elementals with them, I can kill everything in OTF with them, bandits are a breeze with them... they work great.

-E

Gratz on making things tougher for yourself then.

[Ardwen]

Exactly what is a mechanically relevant item? Some items you would like are worse then winning an RP item to me. Items like everything are in the eye of the beholder. The best items at many auctions were the property deeds, those offer no mechanical advantage in the game. If they dont offer a mix of items they get cursed, if they do offer a mix they get cursed. Damned either way.

[Methais]

Exactly what is a mechanically relevant item?

I'd guess usually an item involved in hunting. Maybe cross-realm teleport stuff too.

I never much gave a shit about high end combat items. I'd much rather have something fun and useless (for combat) than +10 to my CS.

[kookiegod]

I'd guess usually an item involved in hunting. Maybe cross-realm teleport stuff too.

I never much gave a shit about high end combat items. I'd much rather have something fun and useless (for combat) than +10 to my CS.

I generally like spell items, but that quiver has my name on it...

Other than that, those new enhansive spell items, though i'd like to see some self manas too with paladin spells and perhaps minor mental, just so I'm not always slaving to bounties.

Teleport items would be great too, and stuff thats just unique to the owner, like the house that moves...wouldn't it be great if that houseboat they posted about goes to Sol, Teras, and RR??

~Paul

[Back]

items would be great too, and stuff thats just unique to the owner, like the house that moves...wouldn't it be great if that houseboat they posted about goes to Sol, Teras, and RR??

~Paul

THAT would be killer!

I'm really looking forward to this auction. Auctions are where each GM really shines with creativity.

[Methais]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/images/reputation/reputation_neg.gif EG Auction Teasers 09-18-2009 06:01 PM kaboom

http://www.amid.com/images/atari_box_art/kaboom_box.jpg

[Inspire]

Anyone have any ideas on this key stuff? I haven't seen anything in boxes yet. It makes me think they're going to randomly plop it down in a room and see who's paying attention.

[B2]

It makes me think they're going to randomly plop it down in a room and see who's paying attention.

That is exactly how it has worked when they have used portkeys to pick people at previous events.

Item appears and falls to the ground.

After a while, if no one picks it up, item disappears and reappears elsewhere.

But where? In town? Out of town? In buildings? I think they preset rooms and it cycles through them, to prevent favoritism. But what rooms? You can't really go looking for it, because it might disappear and reappear somewhere you just checked.

Really, the only thing you can do is know about it, and pick up everything you see.

[Back]

Really, the only thing you can do is know about it, and pick up everything you see.

Heh, been filling garbage cans today.

[Methais]

They should throw high end items in random box drops.

[Fallen]

Exactly what is a mechanically relevant item?

An item that does something other than spamming a room with messaging. The lllusion crystal, or the language earcuffs are great examples of functional RP items.

[Lumi]

An item that does something other than spamming a room with messaging. The lllusion crystal, or the language earcuffs are great examples of functional RP items.

Pretty much. Those earcuffs are particularly awesome examples, except that really I think there should be some kind of in-game system for learning foreign languages, but that's a different conversation.

[Ardwen]

My point was that every persons mechanically relevant items will vary, and hell some people love autoscripted geegaws. a cleric wouldnt want plate armor of shiny goodness, and a warrior wouldnt want the runestaff or big loud bangs.

[Xanith]

I saw nothing that summons faeries. Sadness.

[Drevihyin]

My favorite item this year: = - GM Oscuro - =

>get my tome
You remove an ancient yellowed tome from in your shoulder satchel.
>open my tome
You carefully open an ancient yellowed tome, being careful not to damage the book in the process.
>l my tome
It takes you a moment to focus upon the yellowed tome.
There is 1 spell inscribed on the open page of the yellowed tome.
>read tome
You pore hungrily over the tome, desperate to understand the powerful magic contained within its pages.
In the yellowed tome you see
(1750) Fash'lo'nae's Gift
>invoke 1750
You raise the yellowed tome and gesture to invoke the Fash'lo'nae's Gift spell.
Sparks begin to fly between the yellowed tome and your fingers. With a sudden burst of enthusiasm, the sparks jump into your hand and a charged feeling surrounds you.
>cast
You gesture.
Your mind's eye drifts to visions of vast, ancient libraries and you sense, with unnatural clarity, that you can clearly discern the arcane texts that once eluded you.
>read tome
You pore hungrily over the tome, desperate to understand the powerful magic contained within its pages.
In the yellowed tome you see

1 unreadable spell.
>invoke 1750
The runes for the Fash'lo'nae's Gift spell are somehow incoherent now. Perhaps you should wait until another day before trying to invoke the spell again.
>gaze my tome
You stare at the ancient writing, pondering the meaning of the symbols and their connection to the magic of Elanthia.
>touch my tome
You touch the aged parchment page of your yellowed tome and suddenly bright amber sigils and glyphs twirl out of the ink and rotate slowly in the air about a foot above the open book. You study them for a moment, trying to make sense of the patterns before they fade away.
>rub my tome
You gently run the palm of your hand across the old parchment page of your yellowed tome, taking in the antiquity of the artifact.
>close my tome
You slowly close an ancient yellowed tome.
>smell my tome
You take a long whiff of the yellowed tome, savoring the musty book aroma.

= - GM Oscuro - =

Rogue Team
Cleric/Empath Team

[Drevihyin]

figured I'd post a quick teaser of one of my auction items, since noone has shown hurlers love yet. ~Naionna


You remove an ethereal string from in a EG Auction trunk.

>l my string
The string appears to waver, alternating between being solid and insubstantial.

Your fingers run along the length of an ethereal string and it ripples slowly in response.

As you pluck at an ethereal string, a faint humming sound reverbrates in your ears. The string vibrates briefly, then goes still once more.

You glance at the vultite handaxe in your hand.

You glance at the ethereal string in your hand.

You ponder.

>put my string on my hand
You decide to permanently attach the ethereal string to your handaxe.
The ethereal string wavers for a moment, shimmering as it fades in and out of existence. After a bright flash of light from within the string's depths, the entirety of the string fades into the handaxe, and the weapon appears substantially different.

>l my handaxe
Attached to the end of the vultite handaxe is an ethereal string, wavering in and out of existence with flickering dots of light. It extends from the grip of the handaxe to your wrist, wrapping around the flesh. The handaxe glows faintly with a pale blue light.

You gaze thoughtfully at your vultite handaxe.

You let the handaxe drop from your hand, causing it to idly swing as a result. The faintly glowing string extends from the weapon to your fingers.

With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a vultite handaxe into flight.
You throw a vultite handaxe at a kobold!
AS: +87 vs DS: +6 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +98 = +209
... and hit for 67 points of damage!
Left leg mangled horribly.
The kobold crumples to a heap on the floor and dies.

Your vultite handaxe spins rapidly through the air, the blade whooshing audibly with each revolution. As it completes its arc, it reverses direction and lands solidly in your right hand, ready to throw again.

You gaze thoughtfully at your vultite handaxe.

You thrust your vultite handaxe into the air, and it emits a strange glow that trails down your arm and over your chest. The ethereal string connected to it trembles with a sudden surge of power that begins tugging on your very existence.
G>stance guard

You glance at a kobold.

You glance at the vultite handaxe in your hand.

With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a vultite handaxe into flight.
You throw a vultite handaxe at a kobold!
AS: +90 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +78 = +193
... and hit for 70 points of damage!
Wild downward slash severs the kobold's left foot!
Bloody stump, anyone?
A kobold falls to the ground grasping its mangled left leg!
The kobold cries out in pain one last time and dies.

Your vultite handaxe spins rapidly through the air, the blade whooshing audibly with each revolution. As it completes its arc, it reverses direction and lands solidly in your right hand, ready to throw again.

With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a vultite handaxe into flight.
You throw a vultite handaxe at a kobold!
AS: +93 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +49 = +167
... and hit for 59 points of damage!
Left leg ripped from socket at the knee!
A kobold falls to the ground grasping its mangled left leg!
The kobold cries out in pain one last time and dies.

Your vultite handaxe spins rapidly through the air, the blade whooshing audibly with each revolution. As it completes its arc, it reverses direction and lands solidly in your right hand, ready to throw again.

With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a vultite handaxe into flight.
You throw a vultite handaxe at a kobold!
AS: +96 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +44 = +165
... and hit for 53 points of damage!
Hard blow breaks the femur!
The kobold crumples to a heap on the floor and dies.

Your vultite handaxe spins rapidly through the air, the blade whooshing audibly with each revolution. As it completes its arc, it reverses direction and lands solidly in your right hand, ready to throw again.

With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a vultite handaxe into flight.
You throw a vultite handaxe at a kobold!
AS: +99 vs DS: +5 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +40 = +164
... and hit for 40 points of damage!
Throat nearly crushed. The kobold makes gurgling noises.
The kobold crumples to a heap on the floor and dies.

Your vultite handaxe spins rapidly through the air, the blade whooshing audibly with each revolution. As it completes its arc, it reverses direction and lands solidly in your right hand, ready to throw again.

You thrust your glowing vultite handaxe into the air, and as the luminescence fades, you feel much more comfortable. The tugging on your very existence ceases.

You slowly and deliberately empty your filled lungs.

~Naionna

I tell you, back in my day, we didn't have tones! We had to speak uphill both ways in 93.7 feet of snow without tongue mittens

[Drevihyin]

It is a permanent attachment, which is why I worded the messaging as I did when you PUT it on the weapon you choose to add it to.

~Naionna

I tell you, back in my day, we didn't have tones! We had to speak uphill both ways in 93.7 feet of snow without tongue mittens

[Batlleth]

The cloak of shadows is a basket of nice abilities.

1x/day Cloak of Shadows? Nice, but not itself an auction item.

1x/day auto-hide? That's a very rare ability. Definitely handy but not regular enough to build a hunting style around. Added bonus of a special shadow-related message when it's activated.

+10 stalk and hide? Very nice. Personally I'd trade the above two abilities if I could make the cloak simply +30 stalk and hide, but whatever.

Active and passive scripts? Very nice. They seem plentiful and well-written. Ambient scripts that don't need to be activated are especially sexy and it has a few of those apparently.

And the fact that it's an actual "cloak of shadows"? Maybe my favorite part. Call me a fluff-head, but that means something to me. It's a thoroughly magical item. You can't alter anything in the game into a "cloak of shadows". That to me is very, very neat. Maybe my favorite part.

I am definitely gunning for it in Plat.

-E

Ah, E, must we always be at odds? I'm certain you're a very nice person in RL.

Best,

Jason/Colm

[Zanagodly]

What does the V'Tull morning star do? black iron morning star

[AnticorRifling]

What does the V'Tull morning star do? black iron morning star

Put it on a long stick so it's a polearm, then mail it to Anticor. Thank you.

[Zanagodly]

Anyway here is the link to the item list. Don't recall seeing it already posted.


https://www.play.net/gs4/news.asp?id=156

[yesicj]

Is it just me, or are some of the teasers missing from the official list? The gigas gauntlets and that sword hilt (both on the first page of this thread) jump out as absent.

[septus]

I think the switchblade/hilt will be an off the shelf item..but who knows. There's also raffles at EG.

[Elvenlady]

Is it just me, or are some of the teasers missing from the official list? The gigas gauntlets and that sword hilt (both on the first page of this thread) jump out as absent.

Kaikala said some things were still missing, pending final details and she'd update the list as soon as.

[droit]

What does the V'Tull morning star do? black iron morning star

Allows you to cast V'Tull's Fury (1718 - bronze square). I think someone said it was like once per hour?

[BriarFox]

Allows you to cast V'Tull's Fury (1718 - bronze square). I think someone said it was like once per hour?

Yeah, one of the GMs said that. 24/day self-charger isn't bad at all!

[Lumi]

Yeah, one of the GMs said that. 24/day self-charger isn't bad at all!

That's awesome by usual GS standards.

[Androidpk]

How about that golvern gauntlet. Isn't that what the belt of Kai did?

[yesicj]

Kaikala said some things were still missing, pending final details and she'd update the list as soon as.

You know, I remember reading that. I feel like an idiot now.

[Nilandia]

How about that golvern gauntlet. Isn't that what the belt of Kai did?
Sort of, but not quite. I'll see what I can put together on it.

Gretchen

[Ardwen]

btw great job Nilandia

[Fallen]

Unfortunately I misread my approval for the fist-scythe and war hammer that I received. They will not have self mana ewave or Phoen's strength in them. I totally goofed on that and apologize for the tease that I threw out there. Dumb on my part

GM Bazar

----
Lol at them saying no to Self-mana E-wave and Phoens. It just shows you the kind of restrictions they put on items these days. For instance, I have an 8x a day Mobility item. They would never allow something like that to be made these days.

[Nilandia]

Info on the gauntlets:

- They reduce encumbrance like a feather charm, but for a much longer time.
- They are heavily scripted.
- They can be used 5 or 6 times a day and self-charge starting with the first use.
- They have a nice lightshow loresong.

Gretchen

[Lumi]

Unfortunately I misread my approval for the fist-scythe and war hammer that I received. They will not have self mana ewave or Phoen's strength in them. I totally goofed on that and apologize for the tease that I threw out there. Dumb on my part

GM Bazar

----
Lol at them saying no to Self-mana E-wave and Phoens. It just shows you the kind of restrictions they put on items these days. For instance, I have an 8x a day Mobility item. They would never allow something like that to be made these days.

This is precisely what makes me so impressed with a once-an-hour V'tull's Fury mace.

[Danical]

Info on the gauntlets:

- They reduce encumbrance like a feather charm, but for a much longer time.
- They are heavily scripted.
- They can be used 5 or 6 times a day and self-charge starting with the first use.
- They have a nice lightshow loresong.

Gretchen

God damnit :(

Appreciate the info though!

[Ashlander]

an eahnor broadsword, "Talking Sword"

the hell is this?

Edit: Oh and are tickets still on sale for plat?

[Fallen]

Yes, tickets should still be on sale.

[Fallen]

>questions about certificates

I can only speak to the spell tattoo certificates, but they WILL be transferable, up until 7 days after the close of the festival. Any person who receives one had best redeem it before then.

The spell tattoos themselves are permanent tattoos (unless you carve it off!) of the arcane symbols for a particular spell. They operate like regular scrolls but are good for a certain number of uses per day.

Temporary tattoo versions (though not of those spells) will also be available for sale in a shop.

~Kveta

[Ashlander]

Ohh implosion tattoo

[Lumi]

Ohh implosion tattoo

Where'd you see a 720 tattoo? O.o

Would that spell be worth anything without any sorc ranks?

I did just notice a 225 tattoo. THAT is hot, imo.

[Shimeria]

The temporary tattoos with spells sound fun, can't wait to see what spells they are going to have!

[Senglent]

an eahnor broadsword, "Talking Sword"

the hell is this?

Edit: Oh and are tickets still on sale for plat?

That is a +30 broadsword that compliments you when you get a hit in. Sounded annoying to me and I wspec broadswords in plat so I passed.

[B4Hand]

The on being auctioned in the Token room, in Prime, anyone know exactly where this is located, and what it might look like?

thanks

Merji's Muse

[Stunseed]

This is precisely what makes me so impressed with a once-an-hour V'tull's Fury mace.

Not only is it awesome, if you TWC, both weapons gain the AS booster from it. The after-effect is laughable as a Warrior as soon as the RT ended I was able to berserk.

[Androidpk]

Not only is it awesome, if you TWC, both weapons gain the AS booster from it. The after-effect is laughable as a Warrior as soon as the RT ended I was able to berserk.

Post clips!

[Stunseed]

I have yet to have time, but I will ASAP.

[Elvenlady]

The on being auctioned in the Token room, in Prime, anyone know exactly where this is located, and what it might look like?

thanks

Merji's Muse

I'm guessing it's Tsin's old place on the western side of the town with the pool but I could be wrong. I have a feeling the room descriptions were posted on the PC a while back.

[Widgets]

I'm guessing it's Tsin's old place on the western side of the town with the pool but I could be wrong. I have a feeling the room descriptions were posted on the PC a while back.

Some people, Durfin, thinks that property actually belonged to Chazym.

I personally can not enter the property anymore, I believe it was the hedge on the western side of town?

So I am lead to believe that the Teras property indeed at EG, is that one

[waywardgs]

Chazym is listed as the winner of that property in 2006 according to nilandia's website, if I'm not mistaken.

[Ardwen]

That is indeed the property on Teras that is for sale, I spoke with the GMs regard deeds resales while trying to get them to reseed my current deed immediately if I get a new one this year, they wont sell it at this event but I was led to believe it wont go idle for long.

[BigWorm]

Wasn't Cerulean the original owner of the Teras property? I know Tsin had control most recently but I thought it was designed for Cerulean.

[Ardwen]

Cerulean has a landing shop

[Fallen]

Ugh. formating is stupid.

[Celephais]

... how was the property seized? Couldn't he have just done an account takeover and the new owner would have it? Would seem like a huge selling point.

[Ardwen]

Rent isnt paid deed is lost, period.