Great Auction of 2016
(Formerly known as the Q4 Auction)
Dates and Time
December 17th and 18th are still the dates that the auction will occur, and the final schedule will be available closer to the auction. There are two possible scenarios where plans may change here. We may run Prime on the 17th and Platinum on the 18th. This will only occur if we can get through the auction in a single day. If we cannot, then both instances will run at the same time on both the 17th and 18th.
Location
TBA
Participation
There will be two tents, one for Premium subscribers and one for all paid subscribers. Premium (and Platinum) can go into either tent, but Prime (Basic) can only go into the tent for all paid subscribers. F2P will need to upgrade to a paid subscription to participate.
The auction will not be held in Shattered in this format, but the items will be made available through another venue.
Character Creation and Premium Subscription
There will be a cut off to character creation and Premium subscription to enter the auction. Character creation will encompass rerolling/starting over. The exact date for both of these will not be supplied, but there is time as of 11/23/2016 10:30 pm EST to get things straightened out. Do not wait too long.
Bidding
You will need all the silver and/or notes on your person at the time of BIDing. The bidding mechanics validate the silvers on your character at the time you type BID [amount]. Coin hands, pouches, banks, gambling kits, and any other silver storing item do not get accounted for when checking your silver amounts.
Limitations
Each account will be limited to one win.
Passed Items
Items that do not receive any bids will not be returning for another round of bidding during the Q4 auctions.
Item Detail Release
Pre-Auction
The items posted about below are teasers. There will not be detailed listings of items before the event.
In-Auction
Item details will be stated, but some items may have properties that have a bit of discovery, so everything may not be spelled out. An item list will be available in the auction rooms.
Post-Auction
You are welcome to post about your auction item soon after you pick up your newfound treasure. You can post questions about your item, if you're having trouble, but try to discover the properties of an item as best as you can before seeking answers from the creators.
Neat Loresong Item
| #1 | I Made A Neat Thing | 3 Nov 2016 | GM Tamuz | I finished up a super duper neat loresong this morning. It is groundbreaking and maims the bard in new and inventive ways! Also does some other neat stuff when a bard loresings it. Besides maiming them, of course! | Forum Ref |
Fashionistas on Fire
| #2 | Hope You Fashionistas brought some silver | 14 Nov 2016 | GM Tamuz | 'cause I'm working on a really neat thing with tons of messaging from GameMaster Xayle. | Forum Ref |
| 15 Nov 2016 | GM Xayle | And it's hawt 'cause I'm on fire, y'all. | Forum Ref | ||
| Catching Fire | 25 Nov 2016 | GM Xayle | >inven
You are wearing a deep sapphire crushed velvet gown embroidered with wisps of azure flame along the sleeves. >l my gown The stiffly boned bodice of this garment is paneled cobalt satin, with azure-threaded wisps of flame curling along the neckline and accented with slivers of dark lapis. Meanwhile, the remainder of the gown is crushed velvet in a deep sapphire hue, shifting from light to dark and back again with the merest touch. Waves of fire in shimmering, pale blue filament course along the pointed sleeves as well as the skirt hem, each curved finger of flame cradling a cabochon of lapis. >prep 906 Your hands glow with power as you invoke the phrase for Minor Fire... Your spell is ready. >cast my gown You gesture at a deep sapphire crushed velvet gown embroidered with wisps of azure flame along the sleeves. As the flames break upon the crushed velvet gown, the fire is absorbed into the fabric, each thread subtly backlit by a fiery glow. In a rush that causes the air to distort, azure flames erupt and race to cover the garment in a cloak of living fire as a blazing sapphire velvet gown engulfed in a haze of azure flame is revealed. >l my gown Deep blue sapphire velvet is the canvas for a myriad ripples of azure flame that course in overlapping waves along the elegant lines of the gown from neck to hem. The tendrils of fire fitfully trail the neckline, pooling in small eddies amidst the lapis accents, then slowly trickle downward along the bodice to tease the pointed waistline with languid strokes. Inbetwixt the heavy falls of the velvet skirt, rivulets of pale blue flame writhe along the valleys to collect in roiling lagoons along the hem. Thoughfully, your fingers skip along the bodice of your sapphire velvet gown, giving birth to tiny whorls of azure flame with each touch as your hand comes to rest on your waist. The staccato rhythm of your tapping finger sends those coils of fire down the folds of your skirt. You stiffly smooth your hands over the bodice of your sapphire velvet gown, the azure flames darkening under your touch, before resting them firmly on your hips. Each irritated tap of your finger against your waist ignites a spark that streaks tendrils of flame long your skirt. From the shoulders of your sapphire velvet gown, spirals of azure flame twine down your arms to coalesce about your wrists. Cords of azure flame wind in and out of the fabric of your sapphire velvet gown, licking at the air around you. ~ X., Mocking Who? |
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Greatest Runestaff in The World
| #3 | Greatest Runestaff in The World | 14 Nov 2016 | GM Estild | Long time ago me and my brother Wyrom here,
We was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road. All of a sudden, there shined a shiny demon. In the middle of the road. And he said: "Give me the best runestaff in the world, or I'll eat your soul." Well me and Wyrom, we looked at each other, And we each said. "Okay." And we reached into our backpack and the first thing that came to our hands, Just so happened to be, The Best Runestaff in the World, it was The Best Runestaff in the World. Look into my eyes and it's easy to see One and one make two, two and one make three, It was destiny. Once every hundred-thousand years or so, When the sun doth shine and the moon doth glow And the grass doth grow. Needless to say, the beast was stunned. Whip-crack went his whoopy tail, And the beast was done. He asked us: "Be you angels?" And we said, "Nay. We are but men." Rock! Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh-ah-ah, Ohhh, whoah, ah-whoah-oh! This is not The Greatest Runestaff in the World, no. This is just a tribute. Couldn't find The Greatest Runestaff in the World, no, no. This is a tribute, oh, to The Greatest Runestaff in the World, All right! It was The Greatest Runestaff in the World, All right! It was the Greatest Runestaff in the World. And the peculiar thing is this my friends: The runestaff we wielded on that fateful night it didn't actually look Anything like this runestaff. This is just a tribute! You gotta believe it! And I wish you were there! Just a matter of opinion. Ah! Good God, God lovin', So surprised to find you can't stop it. All right! All right! | |
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The Pitcher
| #4 | I'll Drink To That | 15 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | Stay thirsty, my friends | Forum Ref |
| 17 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | >look my pitcher
A koi-shaped handle with soft and pliable fins creates a fitting adornment to the elegant wavy lines that encircle the entire silver pitcher. Centered on the base is a small sapphire-faced dial that currently points to the word "mead". A small brass plate affixed next to the dial reads, "honey." The word "mana" illuminates and flows along the wavy lines encircling the pitcher. You say, "Hmm." >turn my pitcher You turn a sapphire-faced dial on the base of your silver pitcher and set the pointer to "rum". You gasp. >push my pitcher You push a small knob next to the sapphire-faced dial on the base of your silver pitcher. In elegant script, the word "spiced" begins to illuminate across a small brass plate. You squeal. >pour my pitcher You tip the silver pitcher slightly to pour out some liquid. Swirls of glittery light cascade... [To be continued...]| |
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Any Mularos Fans Out There?
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Just Curious | 16 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | ... any Mularos fans out there? Any Imaera fans? |
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| 17 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | >prod my robe
You prod your finger against your silk robe. An unusual feeling tugs at your mind, but you sense that you lack sufficient devotion to Mularos to understand much else. Dagnabbit. You remove your robe and instead, wear a cloak. >prod my cloak You prod your finger against your green velvet cloak. It ripples about you, seeming almost alive. Time passes. A melodic trill pierces the air, and you find yourself listening intently to the tranquilizing song. Within moments, a chorus of chirps responds in harmonious unison, and a group of mockingbirds flies overhead. A lone tri-toned brown mockingbird swoops down, lands on your shoulder, and pecks gently at your green velvet cloak. You reach to stroke its delicate wing, but it launches into the air and flies away.| |
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The Assassin's Blade (Tanto)
| #7 | The Assassin's Blade | 17 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | Deep within a dark place... where dark things are.. where bad guys lurk... a dark tanto was discovered that does dark things.
Do you want to feel like you are an assassin? DO YOU WANT TO? HUH? Well look no further I have just the thing for you! Have you ever wanted to swing once but be such an AMAZING ninja assassin that you swing twice? You swing a shadowy black ora tanto at an Ithzir adept! AS: +458 vs DS: +304 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +92 = +271 ... and hit for 73 points of damage! Strike punctures thigh and shatters femur! An Ithzir adept falls to the ground grasping her mangled right leg! You flip your black ora tanto in your hands after your strike and reverse directions towards your foe! You swing a shadowy black ora tanto at an Ithzir adept! AS: +458 vs DS: +262 with AvD: +25 + d100 roll: +53 = +274 ... and hit for 94 points of damage! Incredible strike pierces heart and runs the Ithzir adept clean through! The Ithzir adept vainly struggles to rise, then goes still. Roundtime: 3 sec. BOOM! WHAT IS THIS SORCERY? AM I A NINJA SORCERER YOU ASK? PROBABLY!11!! Hmm, well, that was cool, BUT WHAT ELSE? This blade is six times enchanted, WHAT? NOT FIVE? FOUR? BUT SIX! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! THAT BLADE IS SWOLEEEEEE!!!! What else? IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY CRIT WEIGHTED? WOW? REALLY? WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!111!! THE BLADE IS BUCK NASTY! Pls tell me more ok ok What else does it do? WELL LET ME TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This blade can remove fifteen points of crit weighting when waved at a target once every 30 minutes. This effect lasts for 5 minutes. wave tanto at adept You deftly slice at the air in front of you with your black ora tanto, sending a wave of shadows towards an Ithzir adept! An Ithzir adept is suddenly encased in tendril-like shadows! Roundtime: 3 sec. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IS THIS REAL LIFE IN GEMSTONE LIFE? WHAT! WHAT! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Pls tell me more ok ok gaze tanto You spin your black ora tanto deftly in your hand, watching as the blade changes to a mix of sanguine and amber. The sanguine side pulses dimly and the amber side pulses dimly. WHAT? WHAT IS THAT? WHY AM I BEING SUCH A NINJA AGAIN!? Well, let me show you what this issssss. cover tanto You press your black ora tanto flat against your hand and gently turn it, causing the blade to glow sanguine. You feel drained! Roundtime: 3 sec. pull tanto You pull the hilt of your black ora tanto against your chest and breathe deeply, causing the blade to glow amber. You clutch at your chest in pain! Roundtime: 3 sec. I DON'T GET IT!!111!!! OK I TELL U OK When we cover our tanto, you can store health. When you pull on your tanto, you can store stamina. Both of these have a limit and can be reclaimed at any time. raise tanto You flip your black ora tanto in your hand and hold it parallel to your eyes. The tanto pulses sanguine tendrils down your arm; you feel reinvigorated! push tanto You flip your black ora tanto in your hand and push it out from your body. The tanto pulses amber tendrils down your arm; you feel reinvigorated! WOW, WOW< WOWWWWWWW!11!!!!! WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN THE SHADOWS RETURN TO THE BLADE?!!?!??!?!?!??! A slender shadowy tendril slowly snakes its way up your body before seeping back into your black ora tanto. TAKE ME NOW TANTO!!!1!! This is a UNIQUE item and only one will be released EVER at your 2016 auction!| |
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| 17 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | Essentially you remove padding on the creature, thereby increasing your weighting.
I zigged when I should have zagged.| |
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| 18 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | The double strike is a flare and is a random chance.
You would need a godly sorcerer ninja to ensorcell this blade.| |
The Corasine Relic
| #8 | All Aboard the Hype Train - Coraesine Relic | 17 Nov 2016 | GM Wyrom | You glance down to see a grey-swirled coraesine relic in your right hand and nothing in your left hand.
You try to eat your coraesine relic. You fasten your coraesine relic to your attire. You unfasten your coraesine relic from your attire. You ponder. You remove a wide golvern band from in your grotesque wound. >put relic on band The coraesine relic can only be attached to a weapon. You say, "Aha." You remove a razern katana from in your grotesque wound. G>put relic on katana Attaching the coraesine relic to the razern katana is a permanent action, if you're sure you'd like to do it, put the relic on the katana again within 30 seconds. G>put relic on katana Ooooooooooooo| |
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| 17 Nov 2016 | GM Wyrom | While I want to leave you all craving more on this item, I don't want it to build beyond what I want to hype. So with that said, it does not work with scripted items. So if we reference the...
https://gswiki.play.net/The_Charts_of_Clarity That will answer a lot. Sonic weapons are scripted as well. I did a lot with subscripting, but to do this justice, it needed more control. Now...everything else? Speculate!! |
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| 17 Nov | GM Wyrom | It won't work wear wearable equipment either. So no gloves or boots. But a hook-knife or fist-scythe, sure | Msg 11 | ||
| 28 Nov | GM Wyrom | ** The coraesine relic on your razern katana flares up with a blazing white-grey aura! Vicious winds curl around you in a spiraling vortex, increasing your momentum as you let loose a lightning-quick strike! **
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| 29 Nov | GM Wyrom | >>You don't have to divulge what they are, but does this relic also give other properties aside from the amazing double strike flares?
This is concentrated sentient coraesine, but only a relic. Vague answer is vague. |
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Misted Misty Mist Ring
| #9 | Misted Misty Mist | 18 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | Long, long ago, in a land far away, a most unusual ring was discovered. Unlike family heirlooms that sometimes tarnish and deteriorate over the years, this piece was different, and aged like a fine wine...| | Forum Ref |
| 18 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | ... she adds later, in response to a question about it being like fine wine:
>Sssooo... UNlike the relic--which could not be eaten--this one we CAN drink?!? Well, not exactly. Though, if you look at my other teaser... | |
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| 21 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | Ok, how about this?
>turn my ring |
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Forage-Reset Watering Can
| #10 | Green Thumb | 20 Nov 2016 | GM Vanah | >forage purple hydrangea
As you forage around, you notice that someone has been foraging here recently and you are unable to find anything useful. You say, "Oh, bother." >anal my can The creator has also provided the following information: This watering can contains water that has magic properties. You could SPRINKLE water from the watering can to rejuvenate plantlife that has been recently foraged. You could also MEASURE or PONDER over the can. Alterations are fine as long as it remains something that can hold and sprinkle water. You get no sense of whether or not the can may be further lightened. >ponder my can >sprinkle my can >forage purple hydrangea >ponder my can >measure my can |
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White Eonake Censer
| #11 | Bring Out Your Dead | 21 Nov 2016 | GM Estild | Estild chants a quick prayer and slowly swings his white eonake censer over your corpse several times. The scent of brimstone fills the air as dark amber-hued smoke billows forth, then settles over your body. You get an increased feeling of well-being. | Forum Ref |
Language Thing?
| #12 | The Turkey Says | 24 Nov 2016 | GM Haliste | Speaking in Gnomish, the turkey says, "Happy Thanksgiving!"
You blink. Speaking in Gnomish, you say, "What the... What is going on?" The turkey blinks. Speaking in Gnomish, the turkey says, "Surprise! Thanksgiving is going on!" You scream. ~ Haliste ~ |
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Ice Cream Churn
| #14 | I Scream, You Scream | 26 Nov 2016 | GM Vanah | >put bar in churn You grate dark chocolate shavings into the churn, which whirs softly. When the noise ceases, you check the churn's chamber and note the scent of dark chocolate. >put caramel in churn >turn churn >spin churn >push churn >lick my ice >eat my ice >spin churn >push churn at my coffee >drink my coff |
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Gosaena Wings
| #15 | On A Wing and A Prayer | 27 Nov 2016 | GM Mazreth | Wings are great, wings are fun
Of these special wings, there can be only one. A goddess to follow, there's no other way Choose another to your permanent dismay. Do they shoot lightning or fire or ice, Pew Pew? Pfft, that's been done before and would not be new. Zests and actions they include I will admit, but nothing more from me will you get. "Want to know what they do," asks the soothsayer? Your only clue is in the words, "A wing and a prayer."
These attune and will be destroyed if removed. They can only be worn by a follower of Gosaena, convert to any other deity (or none) and they are PERMANENTLY lost. (No really. I mean it. Deleted, gone, no amount of assisting, reporting, begging, or bribing will get them back) They make use of your distinguishing mark field. Anything currently in it, or added via merchant (or any other method) will be overwritten. |
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The massive black steel no-dachi
| #16 | A rusted broken no-dachi | 27 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | get no-dachi
You pick up a rusted broken no-dachi. Speaking to your broken no-dachi, you say, "You look kind of worthless." You hold your broken no-dachi up in offering and mutter some prayers to Lorminstra. After a moment of silence, a pure golden shaft of light springs forth from your broken no-dachi and bathes you in its glow. Images of the broken no-dachi from its moment of creation to the present flash before your eyes in quick succession. As the images and shaft of light fade away, you feel heavily drained but somehow more spiritually attuned to the broken no-dachi. A faint voice in your mind says, "So, you think you've the skill to wield me, do you? Eternity shall tell..." What? What a creeper no-dachi. |
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| 27 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | Who you follow does not matter.| | Msg 12 | ||
| 29 Nov 2016 | GM Retser | Yes, Paladin or Warrior bonding works.
I would have gotten away with teasing only what I did if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!
You say, "(CENSORED), (CENSORED)" You are holding a massive black steel no-dachi in your right hand. |
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Intricately Etched Veniom Feather
| #17 | A Feather | 28 Nov 2016 | GM Ixix | >glance You glance down to see an intricately etched veniom feather in your right hand and nothing in your left hand. Here's a thing. It's something that everybody can use, but you might need to make friends with a well trained member of the Rogue Guild (if such a thing truly exists!) - at least for a few minutes. I wonder what it does! |
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Grumpy Gremlin Servant Horn
| #18 | Lonely? | 28 Nov | GM Sindin | A grumpy little gremlin darts up to you in a breathless hurry. | Forum Ref |
| 29 Nov | GM Sindin | The gremlin feels around under his arms, then smells his fingertips. He wobbles for a moment, dazed, but quickly recovers.
He's not just charming, he also does something pretty useful. |
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| 29 Nov | GM Sindin | >exhale horn
You blow into your horn, letting out a low, soft tone. A grumpy little gremlin darts up to you in a breathless hurry. >put coffer in gremlin You put an iron-bound fel coffer inside the little gremlin's loot sack. >close gremlin You close a grumpy little gremlin's loot sack and secure its opening. The little gremlin stomps around angrily in pursuit of a wily and elusive insect. >dismiss gremlin You wave at a grumpy little gremlin in a dismissing gesture. The little gremlin huffs annoyedly, swings his sack over his shoulder, and scuttles away. |
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Aeia's Grace
| #19 | Aeia's Grace | 30 Nov | GM Vanah | A subtle heat rises in your cheeks as you sing, a blush like that given as one basks in the glow of a roaring fire. You feel a subtle quickening in your heart as a vision plays before your eyes.
Though the sun had long since set, the sky was ablaze with a red-orange glow that would surely make the daylight jealous. Bonfires were lit along the river's edge and throughout the green, and myriad sparks filled the air overhead like a cloud of dancing fireflies. Though all about him the night was alive with the rhythmic pronouncements of drums and the airy laughter and singing of those nearby, he lingered just at the edge of the light alone. He watched the villagers, his friends, his neighbors, as they partook of the festivities, often linked arm in arm as they wove spirals around first one bonfire, then another. They beckoned to him as they passed. "Join us," he heard them call with the very breath of temptation. With a head shake, he declined the invitation, time and again, preferring instead to continue his solitary trek. It was after such a renunciation that he caught sight of her, only a glimpse as he turned to avoid the revelers. Her pale skin was set alight by the glow of the bonfires, and her long, brown hair was gilded with a coppery red that rivaled any flame. He found himself drawn to her, and as he approached, she turned to meet his eyes with her own, a gaze painted by every green promise the earth had ever made. |
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Puffy Grey Cloud Pin
| #20 | Foggy Inventory | 1 Dec | GM Estild | As Estild puts on a puffy grey cloud pin, a dense fog gathers around him.
>look Estild As Estild takes off a puffy grey cloud pin, the dense fog around him dissipates. |
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Fluted Venion Wand of Everything Elemental
| #21 | Elemental Wand | 2 Dec 2016 | GM Estild | >glance You glance down to see a fluted veniom wand enveloped in a swirling white wind in your right hand and nothing in your left hand.
>snap wand You unleash a compact swirling vortex at a huge water elemental! |
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Topaz Crown Talisman Supercharger
| #22 | Supercharged Talisman | 2 Dec | GM Estild | >rub talisman As you rub your topaz crown talisman, you are momentarily bathed in a column of radiant golden light. [You have activated an Item Supercharger! The combat properties of your items will be super charged for 15 minutes.] |
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Grumpy Dwarf Empath Tattoo
| #23 | The Grumpiest of Ink | 3 Dec 2016 | GM Keios | The dwarf empath tattoo's chest rises and falls rhythmically in his sleep.
>glance tattoo >poke tattoo >look tattoo >peer tattoo >poke tattoo >clean tattoo >tap tattoo |
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Slim Silver Disk of Twilight
| #24 | A slim silver disk | 4 Dec | GM Keios | >glance You glance down to see a slim silver disk in your right hand and nothing in your left hand. >turn disk >glance casual >look stars >wear disk >tap disk >look stars >pull disk >agree >turn disk >stride west
>look lornon Keios just strode in.
> >look lornon |
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Glowbark Bark
| #25 | Glowbark Bark | 4 Dec | GM Estild | Contains the spell Barkskin
>rub bark A knobby layer of bark swiftly forms on you. |
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| #26 | Bloodlines | 6 Dec | GM Wyrom | "What is a man? ...A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!" | Forum Ref |
| 9 Dec | | GM Wyrom | | A Dracula-like ability was on my list, and may one day be something I have the time to code. But it's more a Belmont tool of destruction. I pondered the idea of the combat cross over the classic whip.
Anyway... It's pretty cool, and has some neat easter eggs. |
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The Runestaff With Dispell Flares
| #27 | Faltering Magic | 7 Dec | GM Estild | >incant 711 You trace an intricate sign that contorts in the air while forcefully invoking Pain... Your witchwood runestaff glows brightly for a moment, consuming the magical energies around the infernal lich! An infernal lich appears somehow different. |
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Screams of the Banshee
| #28 | Banshees Within | 7 Dec | GM Estild | An infernal lich assumes a wild-eyed expression as it points a finger at you! CS: +452 - TD: +439 + CvA: +15 + d100: +83 == +111 And for various armors: An infernal lich assumes a wild-eyed expression as it points a finger at you! |
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Roll Yer Own THANG
| #29 | Custom Scripted Mechanical Item | 10 Dec | GM Finros | We're going to try an experiment for one of the offerings in this auction: a completely new custom-scripted item designed by the winner which is allowed to have (significant) mechanical aspects. We've never done anything like this before, so I'm going to go beyond simple teasing and try to lay out the details, and answer questions as needed.
The broad outline is pretty simple. The winner will work with me to design an entirely new item concept. I will then go build that item and deliver it to them. The item is allowed to have significant mechanical benefits ("auction quality") comparable to the most powerful items in the game. There are obviously many caveats, which I will attempt to cover below, but there aren't meant to be any "gotchas". - I am the sole authority over what is considered acceptable. Period. I will bend over backwards to work with someone on arriving at a reasonable design, and will field questions over the next week in order to help people understand what reasonable means, but if I reject something, there is no appeal. - This offering is for a new scripted item. It is fine to steal partial ideas from old items where it makes sense, but "designs" of the sort "I want a copy of Kree's blade", "I want a Banthis elemental bow that also has crate whistle functionality" and "I want a 10x undead bane claidhmore with 10 extra points of weighting" are not going to fly. To be clear, a base item is part of the service, and I expect that many ideas will have a high-enchant special-ability weapon or armor piece as part of the design. That's fine; but this can't be used to cobble together some super-powered item out of existing components. - The precise internal mechanics (such as formulas and costs) of the item are in my court. I will absolutely take input on those aspects and make sure that the winner isn't blindsided by anything unexpected, but they aren't chosen precisely by the winner. Messaging, subject to QC and basic standards, is up to the winner. - The winner should have a reasonably detailed design by the end. I'll work with you to refine it from a broad concept to a fuller design, but if you try to leave it at "something like Sorrow but on a polearm", I'm not going to be terribly motivated to finish the design for you, and you'll probably be disappointed. - The item is guaranteed unique for three years, by approval of the PM. I personally commit to not approving the release of another copy for as long as I remain on staff (so long as the item continues to exist in the game) and even after I leave staff, I'll leave a note behind discouraging re-release. However, I also note that there will be no exception to our general policy of items not standing in the way of releasing new system mechanics. - If we are unable to reach agreement on the item concept, you will be refunded the auction price in full. - The item will likely be attuned to the winning character for a period of one year, to discourage immediate transfer or resale. This isn't set in stone and is dependent on the item, but I suggest that it be assumed. - There will be a time limit on designing the item. I realize that the auction is happening right at the holiday period, and I'll be flexible as needed, but barring unusual circumstances, we should start the design process by January 15. If it goes later than that without you establishing contact, the win is forfeit without refund. I'll be taking the next week to answer questions on the process. That includes giving ballpark yes/no answers to item proposals for those who want to make them. This isn't the time to try and work out an exact design, but I want to answer in enough detail to make sure people have a good sense of what to expect, going in. As a final note, we've never offered something like this before, and there are no guarantees that we'll ever offer it again. This is an experiment. The nature of this type of offering means that it can only be performed by a member of the development team senior staff. If it goes poorly, it will probably never be offered again. Even if it goes well, it is the sort of thing that will only be done every once in a great while, since it necessarily involves a great deal of work that ultimately goes to only one player. |
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The Branch of the Rowan Home
| #30 | Home, Sweet Home | 10 Dec | GM Haliste | The adventurer traveled hurriedly, fighting off fierce beasts that materialized at every turn. Hands full of boxes, sacks full of treasure, and a full mind, what he needed was a rest--and perhaps a drink. A snack probably wouldn't be bad, either.
"If only my house was here, I'd be home right now." >raise branch A sudden burst of wind rushes through the area, and a ring of spectral sylvans manifest in a closed circle around you as they chant earnestly. One opens a golden pouch and gingerly empties its contents onto the ground as the chanting crescendos. Serpentine roots begin to sprout from tiny seeds scattered at your feet and within moments, a magnificent rowan tree rises from the ground. The apparitions raise their hands in a display of reverence before slowly disappearing into thin air. |
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