"a shimmering steel katana", "some side-strapped brigandine"

[Goofnik]

I've decided to go on a nostalgia trip for a while. I've a friend who works as a creative writer at BioWare Austin on the upcoming "Star Wars: The Old Republic", currently working on the bounty hunter storyline. SW:ToR is built on (a heavily extended) HeroEngine, so that mention of Simutronics piqued my interest in GemStone for a bit. I futzed around with a trial account for a bit before I decided to re-up my old account for a while. I also ran into Earnor and Naamtar during 5 years of World of Warcraft, which at least kept GemStone in my mind.

"a shimmering steel katana"
This is falchion based as best as I can assess, making it very much of the old school.
Bard-sung base value of 600,000. 5lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +27 bonus -- I believe unmodified copies were +17, so this has seen some additional work. Crit weighted, but not sure of the extent -- probably heavy. Originally purchased from Earnor for some godawful sum of coins earned from more time in the East Tower than I'd care to mention.

"some black side-strapped brigandine"
>examine my brig
Dyed an inky black with a shiny hard finish, this brigandine armor is notable for the rows of silver-buckled straps that run down both sides, adding ornament as well as secure fastening. Each wide buckle is brightly polished and crafted to fit snug against the armor. You also notice a small enchanter's glyph.

Bard-sung base value of 5,850,000. 22lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +35 bonus. Somewhat critical padded. As far as I remember this is one of two in existence, and was purchased at a official GM run auction run somewhere between 1996 and 1999. This may also have additional lore if sung to by a very experienced bard, but I may be thinking of something else in my possession.

"a veniom-bound rolaren tower shield"
Bard-sung base value of 1,600,000. 10lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +40 bonus. This is an old-school tower shield... from before real shield mechanics were in place.


Then there's just the "run of the mill" fel-hafted vultite waraxe (further worked to 5x), forest green brigandine, lightened spidersilk backpacks and cloaks, heavily altered clothes, etc. I have a mountain of things to go through. Just curious to see what else folks may know about these items.

[Ardwen]

most of the steel katanas had somewheat weighting, not many left at all really, Seen every from somewhat to exceptional on them depending on how much further work they have received. I actually recall that big being auctioned though not the when or where.

[Goofnik]

I feel embarrassed to say that I remember the name "Ardwen", not the personality behind it. I saw Thuunk yesterday as well.

Some other interesting finds...


Some polished mithril-linked brigandine (two sets)
Some thick golvern-chased brigandine
Some jet black veniom-banded armor
An eahnor hilted mithril claidhmore
A well balanced woodsman's hatchet (criminy that's OLD)
A jam-stained pastry satchel ;)


Still digging through things. Haven't found all the toys yet -- those may be on the second account.

[Inspire]

Are you looking to sell any of these things?

[WRoss]

Are you looking to sell any of these things?

Watch out for this guy, he's a thief.

[Ardwen]

luckily I cant place the name Goofnik at all

[Goofnik]

luckily I cant place the name Goofnik at all

That's deliberate. I couldn't remember my old handles if I tried, and my characters were never well-known. Regardless, I mostly quit because of a tiff I got into a long while back (8 to 10 years) with someone. I'm fairly certain they're not around anymore, and if they were, I'd rather us unwittingly coexist together.

Regarding sale of items: No. Even corresponding cash value wouldn't pique my interest. I'm mostly on a nostalgia trip right now. Odds are good I'll roll up a new alt and have fun with that *without* handing giant piles of OP goods to them. That's what I've been doing for the past week and a half and I've been pleased as punch running around and busting tail for a drake falchion, an ora buckler and some 2x double leather.

[Warriorbird]

Mithril claidh's worth a nice chunk of change too.

[Goofnik]

Sadly, I'm still looking for things. I've found a large cache of weapons, but not what I'm looking for: forest green brig, 5x fel-hafted vultite waraxe, ora flaring sanctified falchion, blessing sheaths, etc. Never mind the absolute PILE of random enchanted armor and weapons I could never hope to inventory in an expedient manner.

On top, characters are before the new-school character manager as well. All of them used Tsoran's autoroller.

[Makkah]

Bard-sung base value of 5,850,000. 22lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +35 bonus. Somewhat critical padded. As far as I remember this is one of two in existence, and was purchased at a official GM run auction run somewhere between 1996 and 1999. This may also have additional lore if sung to by a very experienced bard, but I may be thinking of something else in my possession.


As the capped bard to sang to this armor... no it doesn't have any more to the loresong.

[Goofnik]

As the capped bard to sang to this armor... no it doesn't have any more to the loresong.

Thanks Maliku, must be something else I was thinking of that goes into a few short paragraphs of lore when sung to. :) I have no recollection on how to gauge player level at a glance anymore. Before you could sort of wing it by age/fame, though nowadays I've no idea.

Thanks for your help by the way! Very much appreciated. Unfortunately now I have the issue of trying to get all my alts sorted out before I can focus on futzing around with a scrub character again.

That and just sorting through all this... junk. I'm pretty certain half the gear I have is unexceptional hooey (i.e. random black veniom falchions all over the place). It makes me wonder if I pawned off things like the FGB and fel-hafters a while back to upgrade to the higher-end stuff I have. I swear I had some "bloodstained hauberk around" somewhere that I can't find. 5x and damage padded I think. Still trying to locate it.

[Androidpk]

So you want appraisals for items you don't plan to sell...

[Warriorbird]

Thanks Maliku, must be something else I was thinking of that goes into a few short paragraphs of lore when sung to. :) I have no recollection on how to gauge player level at a glance anymore. Before you could sort of wing it by age/fame, though nowadays I've no idea.

Thanks for your help by the way! Very much appreciated. Unfortunately now I have the issue of trying to get all my alts sorted out before I can focus on futzing around with a scrub character again.

That and just sorting through all this... junk. I'm pretty certain half the gear I have is unexceptional hooey (i.e. random black veniom falchions all over the place). It makes me wonder if I pawned off things like the FGB and fel-hafters a while back to upgrade to the higher-end stuff I have. I swear I had some "bloodstained hauberk around" somewhere that I can't find. 5x and damage padded I think. Still trying to locate it.

If they're 'black veniom falchions' vs 'black vultite falchions' they're worth something as alteration material.

[Goofnik]

So you want appraisals for items you don't plan to sell...

No plans to sell this instant.

There's certainly a pile of random weapon and armors which would benefit from being cleaned out. However aside from that, I've just only come back. I've been having a blast simply being a scrub on a trial account trying to regain my bearings. For the time being, I'm actually content with that. That and even though the prime time population isn't what it once was (2500+), everyone's been ridiculously friendly and helpful which more than compensates for the lack of numbers. :)

Now if I got bored or distracted with a side project, the possibility of cleaning out "for good" would exist. It just doesn't exist now while I'm still running around like an idiot and having a good time.

[Buckwheet]

If thats the case then the items are only worth what someone is going to pay for them.

Some of those items will pique the interest of someone today and when or if you decide to sell some undetermined time from now these appraisals won't matter.

So unless you decide you want to sell say inside of the next 2-4 weeks the prices will change. So I don't think its worth the time you are going to put in to hauling out relics. Unless the goal is to just show off.

In that case continue!

[Goofnik]

So unless you decide you want to sell say inside of the next 2-4 weeks the prices will change.

I agree completely. It was more of a curiosity in attempt to better gain a frame of reference -- right now I just feel ridiculously uneducated in terms of the market compared to where I was in that regard a decade ago. It's 1995 all over again, which is why I'm probably better served by just making some "noob" characters and "noob it up" for a while and not worry about these things.

One of my downfalls is getting too much into game mechanics and turning everything in a bunch of numbers to manipulate. I'm been making an earnest attempt on my trial character to not fall back into that trap and analyze things to death -- and I can say that it's been ridiculously enjoyable thus far as a result, by proudly parading around with a shield I picked up cheap from the pawn instead of futzing around with spreadsheets.

I really miss that "noob feeling" of accomplishment in a new game, even though your achievements are worthless in the grand scheme of what everyone else is doing. :)

[WRoss]

I really miss that "noob feeling" of accomplishment in a new game, even though your achievements are worthless in the grand scheme of what everyone else is doing.

I miss that feeling too.

[Fallen]

I've decided to go on a nostalgia trip for a while. I've a friend who works as a creative writer at BioWare Austin on the upcoming "Star Wars: The Old Republic", currently working on the bounty hunter storyline. SW:ToR is built on (a heavily extended) HeroEngine, so that mention of Simutronics piqued my interest in GemStone for a bit. I futzed around with a trial account for a bit before I decided to re-up my old account for a while. I also ran into Earnor and Naamtar during 5 years of World of Warcraft, which at least kept GemStone in my mind.

Nifty. Tell him to get a job with the guys doing Mass Effect 3 and have them release it sooner!


"a shimmering steel katana"
This is falchion based as best as I can assess, making it very much of the old school.
Bard-sung base value of 600,000. 5lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +27 bonus -- I believe unmodified copies were +17, so this has seen some additional work. Crit weighted, but not sure of the extent -- probably heavy. Originally purchased from Earnor for some godawful sum of coins earned from more time in the East Tower than I'd care to mention.

A lot. Don't part with this, regardless of weighting, without ensuring that you have a good deal. Also, don't have it fixed, it would only lower the value. The owner can always have it done and some would prefer it as is.


"some black side-strapped brigandine"
>examine my brig
Dyed an inky black with a shiny hard finish, this brigandine armor is notable for the rows of silver-buckled straps that run down both sides, adding ornament as well as secure fastening. Each wide buckle is brightly polished and crafted to fit snug against the armor. You also notice a small enchanter's glyph.

Bard-sung base value of 5,850,000. 22lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +35 bonus. Somewhat critical padded. As far as I remember this is one of two in existence, and was purchased at a official GM run auction run somewhere between 1996 and 1999. This may also have additional lore if sung to by a very experienced bard, but I may be thinking of something else in my possession.

Brig is a good AsG. Min of 10, it would probably go for a lot more at open auction.


"a veniom-bound rolaren tower shield"
Bard-sung base value of 1,600,000. 10lbs. Bard-sung and field-verified to impart a +40 bonus. This is an old-school tower shield... from before real shield mechanics were in place.

Min 15 mill.


Then there's just the "run of the mill" fel-hafted vultite waraxe (further worked to 5x) - Fel hafters have a set price, so a mill per encant above it as a minimum bid.

forest green brigandine- Someone could provide you a set price

lightened spidersilk backpacks and cloaks-1 mill per min, should go for more in some areas.

heavily altered clothes - Will vary wildly depending on how good of a writer you are and how illegal the alteration.


I have a mountain of things to go through. Just curious to see what else folks may know about these items.

I like looking at older stuff. Keep it coming.

[Jace Solo]

I like looking at older stuff. Keep it coming.

Agreed, copy and paste the lockers! We'll help you go through it!

[Goofnik]

Agreed, copy and paste the lockers! We'll help you go through it!

Where was the Adventurer's Guild years ago?! I have to say, I'm having far too much fun with my level 9 scrubrogue with a drake falchion and an ora shield, trying to take down shelfae chieftains with nearly nothing in the way of buffs. :) Very proud of having scared up about 250K silver at this point. Oh, the joys of being a noob…

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It's late and I have to head into the office tomorrow instead of working at home, but I had two characters near lockers. I'm certain most of it is rubbish -- but hey, it's old!

>inv
You are wearing an imflass shield, a crystal amulet, some polished mithril-linked brigandine, a silver-inlaid haon weapon case, a dark grey spidersilk pack, and a drawstring midnight black pouch.

>l in case
In the haon weapon case you see a basket-hilted eonake espadon and an eahnor hilted mithril claidhmore.

>l on rack
On the weapon rack you see a black veniom falchion, a glaes falchion, a faenor falchion, a midnight-blue ora falchion, a well balanced woodsman's hatchet, a basket-hilted imflass longsword, a blood red cleaver and a mithril falchion.

>l on stand
On the armor stand you see some jet black veniom-banded armor, some forest green brigandine, some thick golvern-chased brigandine, an iron-rimmed imflass shield, some polished mithril-linked brigandine and some black studded leather.

>l in chest
In the deep chest you see a supple black leather backpack, a heavy backpack, an onyx-inlaid black leather thigh-sheath and a black leather climbing pack.

>l in back
In the heavy backpack you see a heavy mithril chain hauberk.

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>inv
You are wearing a veniom-bound rolaren tower shield, some white feathered angel wings, a black diamond studded gem pouch, a silver button black silk bodice, a silver-edged black silk skirt, a veniom threaded leather weapons harness secured with polished vaalin buckles, a silver lockpick case, a translucent spidersilk backpack, a swirling mist-filled crystal spiral suspended from a twisted vaalin chain, some knee-high black leather boots fastened with engraved vaalorn buckles, and some black side-strapped brigandine.

>l in my harn
In the threaded harness you see a shimmering steel katana and a jagged mithril falchion.

>l on rack
On the weapon rack you see a veniom-hilted falchion, an acid-pitted golden imflass tiger-claw, a mithril-edged poignard, a basket-hilted vultite main gauche, a silver-edged faenor fist-scythe, a silver-hilted glaes skinning knife, a vultite studded claw, an opal-inlaid mithril tiger-claw, an iron-handled vultite katar, a fel hafted vultite waraxe, a rune-etched silvered eonake hatchet and a gold-hafted silvery rolaren hatchet.

>l on stand
On the armor stand you see some golvern-edged chainmail, some riveted black leather brigandine, a vultite wall shield, a pair of dwarven work boots, some half plate and some polished black leathers.

>l in bin
In the magical item bin you see some heavy lizard skin armor, a silvery vultite shield, a dark hooded greatcloak and a veniom bound vruul skin sheath.

Then there's juggernaut pins, ilyan cloud charms, a few more pocketed skirts and bodices, shoulder pouches, etc. etc. Going to take me forever to just break the stuff out of containers. Then there's 8 other characters to sift through. Much more fun to play with the nubrogue than to sort inventory. ;)

[AMUSED1]

If you find any containers that are belt-worn and hold more than a medium amount then they are worth a decent amount. You can INSPECT items to tell. Also, any pin-worn container or clothing that hold a medium amount or more are worth even more.