Great Auction of 2016
(Formerly known as the Q4 Auction)
Dates and Time
Saturday, December 17th in Prime at 11am (Eastern)
Sunday, December 18th in Plat at 11am (Eastern)
(as of Dec 13, the calendar says these may still be slightly adjusted)
Location
Tents will be located in Wehnimer's Landing - Hearthstone Courtyard (probably lich ID 410)
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.
Additionally, player-supported venues will offer auction extra coverage.
1. The TownCrier team will have someone in each tent to tell people what is up for auction, and who won an auction when it completes. Please ;tune TownCrier on Lnet to listen.
2. Durakar will keep complete notes in a Google Sheet of the items at the auction at: http://tinyurl.com/hcgedhe.
3. Join Durakar as he live streams both tents via twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/diablorist and hosts a Discord server with voice chat and music requests: https://discord.gg/3PYBPxu
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. Notes can be from any bank anywhere in the lands. 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 & #31 |
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. Well me and Wyrom, we looked at each other, And we reached into our backpack and the first thing that came to our hands, Look into my eyes and it's easy to see Needless to say, the beast was stunned. This is not The Greatest Runestaff in the World, no. And the peculiar thing is this my friends: This is just a tribute! You gotta believe it! All right! All right! | |
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| 10 Dec | GM Estild | Let's see if you can identify all the hidden secrets...
GameMaster Estild >incant 711 >incant 713 >infuse runestaff with 50 mana >incant 711 >incant 713
>prep 405 Your green ethereal runestaff pulses with an emerald green light! CS: +542 - TD: +386 + CvA: +20 + d100: +81 == +257 >incant 701 Your green ethereal runestaff pulses with an emerald green light! CS: +542 - TD: +386 + CvA: +20 + d100: +54 == +230 >incant 701 Your green ethereal runestaff pulses with an emerald green light! CS: +542 - TD: +386 + CvA: +20 + d100: +78 == +254 >incant 701 Your green ethereal runestaff pulses with an emerald green light! CS: +542 - TD: +386 + CvA: +20 + d100: +99 == +275 Pure white energy crackles over the surface of your green ethereal runestaff. Like the quiet after a roiling storm, the crackling pure white energy surrounding your green ethereal runestaff calms, its hum becomes dulcet, and its color returns to normal. |
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| 10 Dec | GM Estild | This is also at the base 5x... :P | Msg 12 |
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?
| #5 & #6 |
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 Darkness
| #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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| 14 Dec | GM Keios | One more teaser! For all you night owls awake during the day.
>rem disk >glance disk >l stars >raise disk An uneasy hush falls upon the world. >pose With a sickening ripple, the heavenly shape of Liabo flickers and then vanishes above you! The rippling in the sky churns and boils and seemingly out of nowhere, Liabo reappears high in the sky, within kissing distance of the sun. The looming shape of Liabo slides before the face of the sun, plunging the world into darkness! >cheer >l stars A fiercely bright corona is all that is visible of the sun, blotted out by the looming shape of Liabo. >sigh happily >l liabo >agree |
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| 14 Dec | GM Keios | >>Holy...did that just CHANGE THE SKY?
Yes. Yes it did. By making all of Elanthia night for the duration of the solar eclipse. |
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| 14 Dec | GM Keios | >>Would it would affect things that can only be done at night, such as (a) foraging some plants, (b) refracting moonlight or sunlight for alchemy, and (c) hunting critters that only come out at night (the liches in OTF)?
Yes. The eclipse version affects all of those, world-wide. The one in my first teaser, the little night that follows you around, affects all that you listed except for (c) critters for everybody in the room with you. |
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| 14 Dec | GM Keios | >>So, out of curiosity, what happens if someone uses this disk that eclipses while, say, an alchemist is trying to refract sunlight in a recipe, or a forager is trying to get a daytime herb?
They should immediately switch to formulas that require night refraction! I should release some now that require both day AND night refractions, just to keep you all on your toes! And hey, the number of night only herbs are 2 more than daytime only herbs, so maybe grab those while they're out! But, more seriously, the duration is long enough to get a few decent short hunts in, or maybe one longer marathon hunt. Refresh rate is listed in the days, not per day. The eclipse doesn't trigger immediately, there are world-wide messages about the imminent disaster and doom about to happen to warn people to finish up their alchemy or at the very least, not attempt a new one. |
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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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| 10 Dec | GM Wyrom | You clench the handle of your whip, enshrouding the white ora in violet flames! | Msg 16 |
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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Hair-Braiding Tool
| #32 | A 'Do A Day | 11 Dec | GM Vanah | You select "half-crown" for the style to use in the braid design.
The image of a braid can be seen in the crystal. Its appearance is based on the currently selected design options, and it looks this: a plethora of loose half-crown braids knotted with pallid grey enameled bells >spin my braid at cupcake |
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The Pied Piper Flute
| #33 | Pied Piper | 11 Dec | GM Vanah | As you begin to play a hateful, frenzied song on your white ivory flute, a symphony of spectral instruments join in. The music echoes through your mind and spills outward, and a vitriolic feeling begins to permeate the air around you. | Forum Ref |
| 11 Dec | GM Aulis | I'm SO EXCITED about this one. | Msg 3 | ||
| 12 Dec | GM Vanah | >is this the music equivalent of 1235?
That's a BINGO! |
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| 12 Dec | GM Vanah | >Can any profession use it and would you get the boost from mental lore telepathy?
Any profession can use it, but there is no lore bonus. It does not stack with the Provoke spell effects. |
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The Urnon Chaos Runestaff
| #34 | Urnon Chaos | 11 Dec | GM Vanah | You wrap your hands around the grip of your red fireleaf runestaff and gird your will against the presence emanating from the urnon clawed hand. You feel the obstinance of the urnon defer to your determination. | Forum Ref |
| 11 Dec | GM Vanah | Existing item properties wouldn't matter much here! It is attached. Hand not your thing?
>push my runes >glance |
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The Boots, The Cloak, The Gloves
| #35 | Three Items for the Price of Three Items | 11 Dec | GM Ixix | For your enjoyment: a pair of fine leather boots, a deep green coarse wool cloak clasped with a tiny silver fist, and a pair of elegant black leather gloves stitched with black silk thread.
The won't help you fight, but they might help you get richer! Or stuck in the stocks. Either way sounds fun to me! They each stand on their own as fine and stylish articles of clothing, but you'll be even classier if you can manage to wear more than one at a time! |
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Nuts 'n Bolts Half Plate
| #36 | Nuts 'n Bolts | 12 Dec 2016 | GM Mikos | Got a wrench-turning, gears 'n sprockets oil-lover on your Thrakmas list?
Serviceable, yet RP-enhanced. You see Mikos. >turn my plate >flip breastp Your breastplate whirrs softly... >tap my platemail >twist burgon >twist gaunt >twist boot >push plate Your platemail begins to vibrate as hidden gears spin into action! Scores of the bronzed plates shift as others rise from beneath and click into place. Within seconds the platemail takes on a heftier, more rigid appearance. >tap my platem >twist plate to left >clench plate >n >s Whirrr-kaCHUNK...whirrr-kaCHUNK...whirrr-kaCHUNK, Mikos just stalked in. The jaws of Mikos's dragon's head burgonet open wide, and he lets loose with an ear-splitting, metal-on-metal shriek! |
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| 12 Dec | GM Mikos | >Is it restricted to certain races?
Nope, it's not. A burghal just seemed the most natural to model it. It is very much Half Plate, though. Even when it looks like a breastplate. - Mikos |
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Various Runestaves
| #37 | Runestaff Love | 12 Dec | GM Sindin | How about...
- A very nice enhancive returning runestaff for COL masters only? - A runestaff that emparts Holy Bolt knowledge to wizards only... along with enough Religion Lore to allow a completely untrained mage to unlock the acid degeneration effect on undead? - An enhancive teleport runestaff that transports the entire wizard's group? Sindin |
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The Boots of Quaking
| #38 | These Boots Were Made For... | 13 Dec | GM Wyrom | QUAKING! And kicking. Oooo!! | Forum Ref |
Captain Elanthia Shield
| #39 | Technically, it's the government's property | 13 Dec | GM Konacon | [1]
(Really, that's all he left for the first teaser, go look at it first and then read what comes next.) |
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| 13 Dec | GM Konacon | >get shield
You stomp down on the edge of the golvern target shield, sending it somersaulting upwards where you snatch it adroitly from midair. >throw shield [SMR result: 108 (d100: 41)] [SMR result: 177 (d100: 72)] >wear shield Special thanks to GM Keios for all of the messaging! (The above is not all of the messaging) |
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| 14 Dec | GM Konacon | > Will the SMR changes be active with this shield? Will it change when the new SMR is coming out?
This shield is, in fact, using the new SMR. However, when it comes out, the shield will be the only live thing using the new SMR. Earthen Fury will be the next release to use it. The new SMR isn't going to be a sweeping change that happens overnight. New maneuvers will probably use it, and while moving old maneuvers and/or spells to the new sytem is a goal, it isn't going to happen right away. |
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| 14 Dec | GM Retser | THE KONACON HOBBIT LIES!!!11!!
There is a second SMR 2.0 Auction item that MAY get released. |
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| 14 Dec | GM Konacon | > Does it use stamina to attack?
Nope. It has a short cooldown. |
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| 14 Dec | GM Konacon | > Can flares/spikes be added to the shield, and will it make it more effective?
Flares and spikes can be added to the shield, though it will not make the throw ability more effective. > Are there any shield/combat maneuver training that play any direct/indirect role in adding success in attacks? No. Only Shield Use training is used for the throw. > What "script" slot does it take? (What other scripts will not play nicely with it, i.e. banshee, fusion, grobey, shield changing) This is a heavily scripted item, so it takes that slot. Other scripts won't play nicely with it. Sorry! > Does size of the shield matter? The size of the shield doesn't matter to the effectiveness of the throw ability, but it definitely cannot be altered to be a tower shield. Again, sorry! > Can you AIM the shield attack? No. It doesn't take AIM into account. It just hits what it hits. > Sorry for all the questions, thanks in advance!! Not a problem! Sorry that the answers to some of these questions aren't going to be to everyone's liking. Even if it can't be a tower shield I still hope it finds a nice, loving home!
[SMR result: 122 (d100: 35)] [SMR result: 89 (d100: 1)] |
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Unlocked Ethereal Armor
| #40 | If you like etherealoladas | 13 Dec | GM Retser | and getting caught in fully unlocked armor.
If you're not into complicated teasers, if you have half a brain. |
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Retser's Greater Runestaves
| #41 | Come and buy my magnificent snake oil! (THE GREATER RUNESTAVES OF ALL TIME) | 13 Dec | GM Retser | I lied, there are no snakes or oils.
BUT!!!!!!! There is an ugly runestaff that spews acid and gives you the spell knowledge of major acid! BUT WAIT, THERE IS MORE1!!1!!!!!!!! The above runestaff has a HOT twin brother named mcsteamy, with steamy flares, and gives you the spell knowledge of minor steam! Lets make it sssssteamyyyyyy, hisssssssssss. BUT WAIT, THERE ISN'T MORE!11!! IF YOU HOLD BOTH OF THESE STAVES AT THE SAME TIME NOTHING WILL HAPPEN!1!!! BUT YOU WILL BE A PSEUDO, SUPER WIZARD IN MY HEART!11!! |
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Wing-bladed Sea Glaes Harpoon
| #42 | Vee's Wake | 13 Dec | GM Wyrom | You glance down to see a wing-bladed sea glaes harpoon in your right hand and nothing in your left hand.
You spin your sea glaes harpoon overhead and victoriously pose! |
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| 16 Dec | GM Wyrom | [Glatoph, Glacier] This side of the mountain is covered with ice. The ice field is almost big enough to be called a glacier, except that the conditions are all wrong for a glacier. You suspect some sort of magic at work, and wonder at the wizard powerful enough to freeze half a mountain. You also see a hulking frost giant. You wheeze, trying to catch your breath. You clutch your chest with an anguished expression. You have the following injuries: moderate bleeding from your neck, deep gashes and serious bleeding from your chest, deep gashes and serious bleeding from your abdominal area and a blinded left eye. Bleeding: Abdomen 6 No No Maximum Health Points: 168 Maximum Spirit Points: 9 Maximum Stamina Points: 144 You thrust with a wing-bladed sea glaes harpoon at a hulking frost giant! Watery torrents cascade from the harpoon and engulf a hulking frost giant! ... 140 points of damage! You have the following injuries: moderate bleeding from your neck, deep gashes and serious bleeding from your chest, deep gashes and serious bleeding from your abdominal area and a blinded left eye. Bleeding: Abdomen 6 No No Maximum Health Points: 168 Maximum Spirit Points: 9 Maximum Stamina Points: 144 You raise your fist in a display of defiance. You shamble southwest. Maximum Mana Points: 153 You empower some mana into your sea glaes harpoon and it transforms into a jet of brackish water! With a quick flick of your wrist, you deftly send a jet of brackish water into flight. You thrust with a wing-bladed sea glaes harpoon at a hulking frost giant! Your sea glaes harpoon releases a blast of water! ... 10 points of damage! Watery torrents cascade from the harpoon and engulf a hulking frost giant! ... 114 points of damage! Polearm/thrown users... Spruce up some knowledge on water lore! |
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Thundermaul
| #44 | Thunder. Thunder! THUNDERCATS, HOOOOO! | 7 Dec 2016 | GM Tamuz | Tamuz sings something in Guildspeak that you don't understand. The veil iron maul seems to respond to the magic of Tamuz's song. Tamuz sings something in Guildspeak that you don't understand. Tamuz sings something in Guildspeak that you don't understand. Tamuz sings something in Guildspeak that you don't understand. A sudden gust blows the rain at you in a stinging attack. |
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| Thunder. Thunder! Thundermaul, smash! | 14 Dec 2016 | GM Tamuz | As you sing, an image forms in your mind... You are high in the skies, looking down on the peaks of the Dragonspine Mountains, though they are not quite as they should be. Certain features are out of place as you realize these must be the Dragonspines of the distant past. A grandfather storm is brewing in the skies around you as brilliant bolts of blue-white lightning strike through the air, lancing down to assault the rocky surface of the Dragonspines below you. Amid the raging storm, a singular column of azure light and lightning emits an eerie blue glow, casting the entire scene in a ghostly cobalt luminescence. Tens of thousands of lesser elementals storm toward what could only be the form of Veiki, Great Elemental of Lightning. Roundtime: 10 sec. The rest of the loresong it pretty fun too, and has a really neat effect that does not kill the bard. Promise! As for mechanical functionality... Tamuz raises his veil iron maul high in the air and then brings it down, slamming it on the ground A thunderous din rings in your ears as the maul makes contact with the ground, throwing up dirt and debris. A crackling shockwave of blue-white lightning emanates from the epicenter of the impact and ripples outward. |
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Dragonsib UAC
| #45 | Just a little UAC love | 14 Dec | GM Haliste | Because, who doesn't love hand and foot wraps?!
a set of thick black leather handwraps with gornar rivets These babies are six-times enchanted. If you're lucky enough to get your hands on these, they'll make a pretty lethal team! From flares to banes and enhancives, these guys definitely pack some punch and kick. I call them, "Dragonsib". |
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Hand For Coins
| #43 | What are you doing with that thing? | 14 Dec | GM Retser | Why are you putting your silvers in a dirty old hand!
Gross, bye. |
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The Cloak of Traveling
| #46 | an elegantly long coraesine-threaded longcloak | 14 Dec | GM Keios | You exclaim, "Time to go home!"
>look >stare rocks Speaking to some icy rocks, you exclaim, "Nuh uh! Not today, evil rocks!" >tickle longc >gaze longcl
You pass your fingers over the shimmering threads lining the inside of your coraesine-threaded longcloak and they glimmer, sending tendrils of colors seeping into the fabric they weave through, imparting a picture on the inner fabric of your longcloak for you to see... You say, "Not quite the right place." >nw >gaze longcl >cheer You exclaim, "Here we are!" >pinch longcl >agree You adopt an agreeable expression. >>>Far away... you hear Keios mocking you... The world grows blurry and indistinct. After a moment everything becomes clear again. Looking about, you see... >gasp You exclaim, "You think the Dragonspine is going to stop me?!" >gaze longcl >pluck longcl >smirk A bolt of lightning streaks down from the sky and strikes you! A tremendous crack of thunder follows instantly! |
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| 15 Dec | GM Keios | Keios slings a hooded coraesine-threaded longcloak around her shoulders, the motion sending its fabric rippling in an almost fluid display of verdant greens, earthy browns and dusky greys. Quickly, though, the colors visibly shift to a close approximation of the surroundings, making Keios's body almost disappear from sight.
Keios rearranges the folds of her coraesine-threaded longcloak about her, the movements sending colors rippling throughout its length. Keios carefully pulls the hood of her coraesine-threaded longcloak down over her face, obscuring her features and greatly increasing the difficulty of picking her out from her surroundings. >look keios Speaking to Keios, you say, "OW, MY EYES." |
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Ronan's Kiss
| #47 | Ronan's Kiss | 14 Dec | GM Keios | Keios indicates her silver mesh gauntlet with a smile.
A web of moonlight briefly surrounds a vaalin-chased silver mesh gauntlet as Keios slips it over her left hand. After a moment the webwork spreads out along her wrist and seeps into her skin. Keios gently traces the back of a vaalin-chased silver mesh gauntlet and faint trails of moonlight spill down its sides to briefly illuminate the webwork along her skin. Keios slides a vaalin-chased silver mesh gauntlet along her wrist, adjusting its fit. Keios breathes deeply, and the webwork of moonlight limning her arm begins to pulse as if in tune with her heartbeat. Keios winks at you. Keios raises her hand to the sky and a webwork of moonlight flares to life along her wrist, spilling out into the air in arcing lines that twist and turn until they merge to form a gleaming moon silver bow which lands gently in her palm. Keios gives her bow string a good pluck, testing it for tension. As Keios draws back on her bow, a tendril of moonlight stretches between her hands, solidifying into a gleaming moonsilver arrow. >> It's not quite what you think it is. More teasers to come tomorrow! |
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| 15 Dec | GM Keios | >> More teasers wanted? How about what happens after it's been unlocked once?
As Keios draws back on her bow, a tendril of moonlight stretches between her hands, solidifying into a gleaming moonsilver arrow. ** Keios's arrow suddenly dissolves into moonlight, sinking and spreading like a wave across the shaper! ** The scaled shaper slowly comes back to consciousness. Keios glances at you. As Keios draws back on her bow, a tendril of moonlight stretches between her hands, solidifying into a gleaming moonsilver arrow. ** Keios's arrow suddenly dissolves into moonlight, sinking and spreading across your body like a wave! ** The cares of this world fade away, and you are momentarily transported to a place somewhere among the stars. In your mind's eye, you see the image of a young man astride a mighty white unicorn with a luminous silver horn. As the vision begins to fade, you are left with the memory of dark grey eyes that seemed to tug at your very soul with their hypnotic, haunting gaze. Your thoughts slowly come back to you as you find yourself lying on the ground. You must have been sleeping. Keios's moon silver bow almost completely unravels into tendrils of moonlight before quickly reweaving itself back to normal. >> Unlocked once?!?! Did Keios just say this thing has ranks? Yes, I did, and there will be more on that tonight. |
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| 15 Dec | GM Keios | >>But can the arrows hit undead?
Oh, did I fail to mention the bow is Undead Bane? |
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| 15 Dec | GM Keios | Last teaser!
>>>>... next you'll say it has undead bane fire flares. So the long and short of it is that Ronan's Kiss doesn't have undead bane fire flares... but it COULD. As you attune to the gauntlet, it will become more... amenable... to allowing you to make some general improvements to the bow it creates. Reaching the maximum level of attunement will also unlock the bow's full power. Attunement will happen naturally as it stays with a single owner. Need to know more? You'll have to come to the auction! |
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A gold-inked deed
| #48 | a gold-inked deed | 14 Dec | GM Valyrka | Lady Gelynne walks down the var with a small parchment in her hand.
"It must be close, the address I was given is in this area. Ah, here it is." The young lady walked up to a mistwood gate and gazed at the alabaster manor beyond. "I often heard my mother remark that Architect Evelise was brilliant. It was much of her plans that we see in the city." Slowly opening the gate, she comments, "Time to see her private home, perhaps I will have enough coins to purchase it." |
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3 Sets of Witchhunter Talons
| #49 | Three sets of Witchhunter Talons (1 green, 1 yellow, 1 red) | 14 Dec | GM Mikos | Looking for an item with some historical context?
Even witchhunters can end up on the short end of some confrontations, and when they do their trademark equipment can wind up for sale to the highest bidder. >wear talon You insert your fingers and thumbs into a set of green glaes talons in succession, taking care to seat them fully and firmly on both hands. You say, "Hmmm, so they're not weapons." You say, "Okay, I'm a green-leathered witchhunter! Fear my green lightning, you rogue wizard!" You swing a silvery vultite longsword at Waldo1! You say, "No good, I gotta zap ya!" >point talon at Waldo1 You bring the tips of the talons on one hand together, and a chain of green lightning erupts from their apex! The raw energy fades as it arcs toward Waldo1, then magical energies ripple as the bolt of lightning strikes him squarely in the chest and vanishes! Waldo1 says, "Huh. That tickled a little. I was expectin' a charred eye socket." You shrug. You swing a silvery vultite longsword at Waldo1! Twisted by your attack, Waldo1's warding energies realign themselves in a searing flash of lightning! ... 30 points of damage! You say, "Well, it wasn't very green, but it did the job. The attack missed, but had a small increase." Waldo1 stands up. Waldo1 says, "It missed?" AS: +88 vs DS: +101 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +96 = +124 You say, "...and the increase is gone." Waldo says, "That boost was like a fourth of my defensive magics." |
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Golden Ink - A Permanent Gold Ring
| #50 | Grumpy ink? Try golden ink! | 15 Dec | GM Tamuz | Speaking to you, Tamuz says, "Great, my official guinea pig has arrived."
You ask, "Do I at least get Timothy hay?" Speaking to you, Tamuz says, "No, but you get this instead." Tamuz chooses a slender, thin-tipped needle and neatly dips it into a rune-carved jar of glowing golden ink. With quick, practiced movements, he pierces your skin, driving the ink into the flesh. You point at your gold-inked band. You squeal. You brush your fingers over the surface of your gold-inked band and feel a little pulse in it. [Wehnimer's, Exterior] You look at yourself carefully in the steel-framed mirror... You see GameMaster REDACTED. You preen. You strut about. This follows the normal range and usage restrictions of a gold ring. It is permanent, though! Due to its inky nature, it is non transferable and thus technically attuned to whoever wins it at the auction. Ink will be applied to the auction winner only, not someone else of their choosing. |
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