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Topic: War of Nations
Message #: 249
Author: SIMU-MELISSA
Date: 12/19/2002 3:03:25 PM
Subject: The War of Nations
In later times historians would call the year 5103 a dark year; a year fraught with chaos and strife. It began simply enough, with the arrival of a blue-tailed comet. For the Trolls, the comet was an augury that called forth half-remembered prophecies and legends. The Krolvin hailed the celestial event as a harbinger of victories to come. The Elves looked upon it with little more than mild intellectual curiosity. To the Empress of the Turamzzyrian Empire, beginning her tenth year on the throne, the comet was a sign of the blessing of the gods. But to her vassal, the Baron Hochstib... it meant war.
Coming in January 2003, GemStone III presents: "The War of Nations"
Melissa
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Topic: War of Nations
Message #: 259
Author: SIMU-MELISSA
Date: 1/17/2003 12:11:48 AM
Subject: Reporter's Initiative
"Baron Hochstib chopped off my best friend's head!"
"Troll kings desecrated the temple!"
"Part of the comet fell out of the sky and flattened Helga!"
With the arrival of the War of Nations, rumors are sure to be flying. In order to keep fact straight from fiction, and to make sure everyone has access to the facts, we at Simutronics are pleased to present the Reporter's Initiative.
Players of GemStone have long been rewarded with roleplaying awards as a sign of appreciation for good roleplaying in Elanthia. Posting the latest events on the boards is often a hard task with little thanks. Well, we want to thank you!
The GemStone News site, http://www.gs3news.com, will be hosting information about the upcoming War of Nations. To demonstrate how much we appreciate it when people give their time and effort to make other people aware of events in Elanthia, we will be rewarding people who write summaries of news events for the War of Nations with small experience awards. These awards will be very much like standard roleplaying experience awards: they will combine a small amount of experience with a temporary multiplier to enhance your experience gain. Joe Axe may be off smiting ogres while you participate in a roleplaying event, but you could gain even more experience than he does, and having twice the fun too!
Whenever something occurs related to the War of Nations, write a summary of the event within 24 hours of the occurrence and submit it through the GS3News website. The organizers of the website will search through the submissions and select the two most detailed, best-written summaries. Those two summaries will be edited for grammar and spelling and then posted on the GS3News website, and then the authors of those summaries will receive experience awards. What's not to like about it? Nothing!
So, get out there! Keep your eyes open, your ears pricked, and your pen ready, because the next War of Nations event, whether it's big or small, could be right around the corner... and then you could be the one sitting smug and happy with an experience award to boost your learning and brighten your day.
~ The War of Nations Team