User:WINTERDAWN/Areas of Investigation

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The Mystery of Tsalin's Manna Bread

For the longest time Tsalin has been dealing with an issue where his manna bread falls off randomly, sometimes immediately after being eaten. What follows is a log of this happening to me. Take notice of me applying manna bread, the duration per spell active, and it immediately falling with no interaction.

[Icemule Trace, Town Center - 2300, 4042150]
The center of the slumbering frontier town is overseen by the broken ice statue of a mule, which rises from the surrounding snow on a plinth of cold dark stone.  The stars' brilliance winks through the ice, casting prismatic glints of light over a scattering of halflings.  Some chatter quietly by a colorful silver-bound barrel emblazoned with a row of tiny grey penguins, while others stargaze on colorful cloaks spread out across the hard ground.  Near the comfort of a smooth dark stone bench, a roaring bonfire crackles merrily, lending its warmth and illumination to the surroundings.  You also see the Zahhak disk, the Fahlo disk, an insouciant astral spirit that is flying around, a king penguin, a vine-carved cherrywood cart with some stuff on it, a penguin-carved raffle stand with some stuff on it, an ice-block raffle table with some stuff on it, a frosty white lantern-topped pole draped with a large banner, a blue and white pavilion and a blued steel wastebin.
Also here: Sensou, Lkyl who is sitting, Ansellie who is sitting, Town Councilor Fahlo who is kneeling, Ineffable who is sitting, Bellesue
Obvious paths: north, east, south, west

>look fah

You see Town Councilor Fahlo the Rescuer.
He appears to be a Human from Torre.
He is average height.  He appears to be immature.  He has dark eyes and olive skin.  He has short, white hair.
He has a crude glaes pipe clenched between his teeth.
He has an old battle scar across his chest, an old battle scar across his abdominal area, an old battle scar across his back, and some old neck wounds.
He is wearing a pure white sack, an old key, a dark wool hooded cloak, a fiery red iceblossom, a duffel bag, some marred leather armor, a rugged linen shirt, a large gold ring, a dark leather pouch, some dark wool trousers, and some rough leather boots.

> * Darant returns home from a hard day of adventuring.

Concierge Opalina's group just arrived.

>Lord Barjin just arrived.

>Lord Barjin just went east.

>whisper fahl I hear all the cool Councilor's are eating manna bread.. mind if I get some?

You quietly whisper to Fahlo, "I hear all the cool Councilor's are eating manna bread.. mind if I get some?"

>You hear the faint thoughts of [Merchant]-GSIV:Kreap echo in your mind:
"Selling a 6x greatshield, ttm with an offer."

Concierge Opalina's group just went east.

> * Mantz joins the adventure.

Lord Barjin just arrived.

> * Cragmier returns home from a hard day of adventuring.

Lord Barjin just went south.

> * Fierambras returns home from a hard day of adventuring.

 * Dreanor -custom- joins the adventure.

 * Dayzed -custom- joins the adventure.

 * Korvann joins the adventure.

Sensou just left.

> * Beatrikx joins the adventure.

Fahlo traces a sign while petitioning the spirits for cognition...

>There is a bright flash and some manna bread appears in the air, then falls into Fahlo's right hand.

>Fahlo offers you some manna bread.  Click ACCEPT to accept the offer or DECLINE to decline it.  The offer will expire in 30 seconds.

>accept

You accept Fahlo's offer and are now holding some manna bread.

>grin

You grin.

>eat my bread

You take a bite of your manna bread.  Rich and hearty, the bread holds an earthy flavor that is accented by the crunch of oats.
The spiritual nourishment has a replenishing effect upon you.
You have 4 bites left.

>eat my bread

eat my bread

You take a bite of your manna bread.  Rich and hearty, the bread holds an earthy flavor that is accented by the crunch of oats.
The spiritual nourishment has a replenishing effect upon you.
You have 3 bites left.

>eat my bread

You take a bite of your manna bread.
The spiritual nourishment has a replenishing effect upon you.
You have 2 bites left.

>eat my bread

You take a bite of your manna bread.
The spiritual nourishment has a replenishing effect upon you.
You have one bite left.

>eat my bread

You take a bite of your manna bread.  Rich and hearty, the bread holds an earthy flavor that is accented by the crunch of oats.
The spiritual nourishment has a replenishing effect upon you.
That was the last of it!

>What were you referring to?

>Fahlo grins at you.

>spell active

You currently have the following active effects:
Spells:
  Spirit Warding I ........................ 03:28:07
  Spirit Defense .......................... 01:18:07
  Disease Resistance ...................... 03:28:07
  Poison Resistance ....................... 03:28:07
  Spirit Warding II ....................... 03:28:07
  Water Walking ........................... 03:28:07
  Spirit Shield ........................... 01:18:07
  Manna ................................... 00:24:57
  Purify Air .............................. 01:18:07
  Elemental Defense I ..................... 03:28:07
  Elemental Defense II .................... 03:28:07
  Elemental Defense III ................... 03:28:07
  Thurfel's Ward .......................... 03:28:07
  Strength ................................ 03:28:07
  Natural Colors .......................... 03:28:07
  Resist Elements ......................... 03:28:07
  Mobility ................................ 03:28:07
  Mass Blur ............................... 03:28:07
  Foresight ............................... 03:28:07
  Mindward ................................ 03:28:07
  Mantle of Faith ......................... 01:18:07
Cooldowns:
  No cooldowns found.
Buffs:
  No buffs found.
Debuffs:
  No debuffs found.

>The replenishing effect fades, but you are left with a feeling of well-being.

>You hear the faint thoughts of [Help]-ESP echo in your mind:
Nhadrin: "What is a bound crystal."

blink

You blink.

> * Obsalyn -custom- joins the adventure.

Fahlo raises an eyebrow.

The Curious Case of Brisker's Cove (port location)

TLDR: The OSA port for Brisker's Cove is too far south in game.

Look at the below map. Take notice of where Solhaven, Brisker's Cove, and River's Rest are. Brisker's Cove is in the middle of Solhaven and River's Rest. Also take notice of the borders for Seareach.

Look at the below map. Take notice of where Solhaven, Brisker's Cove, Fairport, Maelstrom Bay, and River's Rest are. For the most part, Brisker's Cove is in the middle of Solhaven and River's Rest. Further, take notice of where Fairport is in relation to River's Rest and Maelstrom Bay. Of note, there's no indication of just how large Maelstrom Bay is.

Now, finally, look at the below map. This is a player created OSA map (created by me). However, the base "ocean squares" of the map are from GM Retser's OSA map which, as best as can be done, faithfully follows the coastline design of the various maps of Elanith. For the purposes of this, ignore the locations of Brisker's Cove and Fairport on the below map.

The X is where the Brisker's Cove OSA port is currently located. It's most definitely not in the middle of Solhaven and River's Rest. Take notice of the size of Maelstrom Bay and how you have the Viridian Sea and Kestral (e) Sea on the way to Solhaven.

Based on these images I believe that the Brisker's Cove OSA port is too far south. A solution to this issue is that the ocean rooms are not all the same size. The ocean rooms for Kestrel Sea and Viridian Sea could be very tiny while the ocean rooms for Maelstrom Bay could be extremely large. This solves the distance issue, but creates a very warped map. This would also create a size for Maelstrom Bay of it going halfway to Solhaven from River's Rest.

I believe, however, that the proper solution is to move the Brisker's Cove OSA port farther north (the corner of the Kestrel Sea seems like a good spot).