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| 4/28/2000 | Troll Scout and Massive Troll King Sightings |
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| "The Spy" reports that yesterday a troll scout was seen in the coastal cliffs, and quickly disposed of. Today several MTKs showed up in the town well, and in the catacombs. NOTE, MTK= Massive Troll King. | |
| 4/28/2000 | Giantman Village moved again??? |
| Iwas reports that the Gianman Village, which until recently had been in Upper Trollfang, and recently moved halfway to Solhaven, has moved yet again, this time to the Lysierian Hills. If there's one thing a map maker hates, it's a village that won't stay put! | |
| 4/28/2000 | Castle Varunar Invasion |
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Datrotic reports:
Varunar was invaded today, living warlocks, monks, and dark priests. The living part makes it odd. I don't have logs or descriptions, (lots of adjectives on warlocks and months). Monks were about 50, warlocks 65, priests 55. Warlocks did a lot of ass kicking with focused implode. Unknown intentions, however, due to the fact they were living, I doubt they will stay away. |
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| 4/28/2000 | Treasure Improvements |
| OK, this really isn't all that new - it's maybe a few weeks old. But I haven't really done much hunting since then, so this is the first time I've really been able to look into it. Critters are definitely wealthier than they used to be. The largest box I've heard of so far was a whopping 190 pounds. That box came from a fire mage. This, combined with the recent skinning changes that have made skins roughly twice as valuable as before (assuming you're good at skinning), is good news for everyone trying to save up a few silvers here and there. | |
| 4/25/2000 | Breakage Messaging (again?) |
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The breakage system messaging has been released as a test of how the system will operate.
Weapons and armors have an inherent material strength and durability.
The items will degrade when they come in contact with each other through normal use.
You may LOOK at an item to see its integrity value.
The integrity denotes the current deterioration state of the item.
When items clash through use, there is a chance that the weaker item will sustain irreparable damage and be rendered useless.
A message will indicate such an occurence.
During the test, no item will be removed from the game resulting from such irreparable damage,
though a message will be shown to indicate the possibility of such an outcome.
At any time, you may invoke FIX to restore an item to its original status.
This seems to be old news, so I wonder why they are telling us about it again. Perhaps they're planning on releasing breakage for real soon? |
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| 4/25/2000 | BREAKAGE SYSTEM MESSAGING TEST RELEASED! |
| The breakage system messaging has been released as a test of how the system will operate. Weapons and armors have an inherent material strength and durability. The items will degrade when they come in contact with each other through normal use. You may LOOK at an item to see its integrity value. The integrity denotes the current deterioration state of the item. When items clash through use, there is a chance that the weaker item will sustain irreparable damage and be rendered useless. A message will indicate such an occurence. During the test, no item will be removed from the game resulting from such irreparable damage, though a message will be shown to indicate the possibility of such an outcome. At any time, you may invoke FIX to restore an item to its original status. | |
| 4/25/2000 | SYLVANFAIR HELPING HANDS |
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What: Sylvanfair Helping Hands
When: Tuesday, April 25th, 9PM by the elven time standard Where: House Sylvanfair Courtyard Who: Young adventurers of seven trainings and under Hear ye, hear ye! House Sylvanfair is proud to present their first ever Helping Hands night! If you're an adventurer of seven trainings or fewer, you are invited to come to the Sylvanfair Courtyard on the 25th of Olaesta at 9PM by the elven time standard. There, members of Sylvanfair will be offering free services such as lockpicking and spells, and will be providing various items useful to the young hunter. Such items may include amulets, crystals, wands, clothing, and other equipment. Gear will be given on a first come, first serve basis. |
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| 4/24/2000 | DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR GAME DESIGN? |
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The GemStone III Development team is seeking to fill 4 AGM positions on our Events and Quests team. Team members are responsible for building quests such as Black Swan, major events such as the Festivals of Oleani and Ebon's Gate, the premium auctions, and other similar projects. This group will also work on special additions to the game such as the Artisans' Guilds project.
The qualified candidate will have a well-rounded skillset, to include both programming and writing expertise. Candidates must also demonstrate skills including exceptional attention to detail, a strong sense of commitment, the ability to work well within a team, and reliability. This is a high-pressure team with rigid project deadlines. Coding Experience: Minimum 3 years practical experience with structured or object oriented programming languages. Taking FORTRAN in college for two semesters probably is not a good fit. An individual who does web scripting and continues to pick up new languages is. Professional development experience is a big plus, especially in team environments. Literary Experience: Must have a passion for text, and demonstrate good writing skills. Must have the ability to fluidly envision and objectively describe their environments. Any writing or editing experience is a plus. To apply, download and complete the Development AGM application from our files libary on the play.net website. Send your completed application to [email protected], and include "Events AGM" in the subject line. You will be contacted via email if your skillset qualifies you for an interview. If you have previously applied for a Development AGM spot and would like to be considered for the Events Team, please re-submit your application to [email protected], and include "Events AGM" in the subject line. Thank you for your interest in GemStone III! - The GemStone III Development Team |
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| 4/24/2000 | ** THIEVES' POKER ** |
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The rogues of Silverwood Manor will be holding an evening of thieves' poker. Thieves' poker isn't played with cards, but one's skill in picking up gemstones is the key to a good hand. Groups will be formed based upon level and the rules will be explained before the games begin.
The contest will be held in Wehnimer's Landing on Tuesday April 25th at 10:00 PM EST at Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing. Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing is located one east from the temple, at 200 Erebor Square. |
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| 4/24/2000 | *** MENTOR EVENT CALENDAR *** |
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April 22 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens
(See News 4 6 for details) April 25 - Thieves Poker (See News 4 15 for details) May 3 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) May 13 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) June 7 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) June 10 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) |
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| 4/23/2000 | Voln Tapestry |
| The Voln Tapestry has changed somewhat. The scene in the Abandoned Inn is gone, and is replaced with an image of the Pentagram Room in Anwyn Castle. | |
| 4/22/2000 | Ocotillo Zoo |
| Last night, the Ocotillo Zoo opened up in Solhaven. It's located just south (yes, south) of the Esplanade, a bit east of Liabo Plaza. It's a great little zoo, and definitely worth making the trip to Solhaven just to see it. | |
| 4/22/2000 | DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR GAME DESIGN? |
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The GemStone III Development team is seeking to fill 4 AGM positions on our Events and Quests team. Team members are responsible for building quests such as Black Swan, major events such as the Festivals of Oleani and Ebon's Gate, the premium auctions, and other similar projects.
The qualified candidate will have a well-rounded skillset, to include both programming and writing expertise. Candidates must also demonstrate skills including exceptional attention to detail, a strong sense of commitment, the ability to work well within a team, and reliability. This is a high-pressure team with rigid project deadlines. Coding Experience: Minimum 3 years practical experience with structured or object oriented programming languages. Taking FORTRAN in college for two semesters probably is not a good fit. An individual who does web scripting and continues to pick up new languages is. Professional development experience is a big plus, especially in team environments. Literary Experience: Must have a passion for text, and demonstrate good writing skills. Must have the ability to fluidly envision and objectively describe their environments. Any writing or editing experience is a plus. To apply, download and complete the Development AGM application from our files libary on the play.net website. Send your completed application to [email protected], and include "Events AGM" in the subject line. You will be contacted via email if your skillset qualifies you for an interview. If you have previously applied for a Development AGM spot and would like to be considered for the Events Team, please re-submit your application to [email protected], and include "Events AGM" in the subject line. Thank you for your interest in GemStone III! - The GemStone III Development Team |
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| 4/22/2000 | *** LEXICON FOR NOVICE CITIZENS *** |
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The Lorekeepers of Silverwood Manor will be hosting the Lexicon for Novice citizens. The purpose of this contest is to help new citizens learn their action verbs to enhance their roleplaying activity in Elanthia.
The contest will be held in Wehnimer's Landing on Wednesday May 3rd and June7th at 9:00 PM EST. The contest will be held in Icemule Trace on Saturday, April 22nd, May 13th and June 10th at 5:00 PM EST. Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing is located one east from the temple, at 200 Erebor Square. Silverwood Manor in Icemule Trace is located one north and one west from Town Center at 310 Cursed Street. |
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| 4/22/2000 | *** MENTOR EVENT CALENDAR *** |
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April 22 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens
(See News 4 6 for details) May 3 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) May 13 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) June 7 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) June 10 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (See News 4 6 for details) |
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| 4/21/2000 | Butterflies! |
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A faint glow appears just overhead, then enfolds you in a soft warmth. Before you can blink, the glow dissipates, leaving you with a feeling of general well-being.
Seconds later, you notice something new: a silver chrysalis attached to your clothing. As you carefully pry your chrysalis open, the blue fairywing butterfly within delicately unfolds its silken wings, displaying large pearly white speckles fading into the forewing with small soft grey crescents shimmering on the hindwing. |
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| 4/21/2000 | Giantkin Village Relocation |
| Caltho reports that the Giantman Village, located near the cockatrices in Upper Trollfang, has been relocated. It's now located about halfway to Solhaven, at Zortahg's Spine. Everything seems to have made the trip intact, except that the jeweler seems to have misplaced his stock of armbands. Hopefully, they will turn up soon. | |
| 4/21/2000 | The renovation of the AI is completed! |
| The AI has opened up once again, and has been expanded substantially! The new Inn includes a gift shop, a bar, and a dining room (with functioning tables.) Expect new maps sometime in the not too distant future.... | |
| 4/20/2000 | Spectral work crew starts renovating the Hanging(Abandoned) Inn. |
| Over the last several days, a spectral work crew has started renovating the Hanging Inn, commonly known as the AI or Abandoned Inn. They've closed the doors, not permitting anyone in while the renovations are underway. Although noone seems to know for sure what they are doing, rumors abound as to whether they are adding new rooms, possiblyfor new kinds of their undead brethren, or doing something far more sinister - such as opening the Inn for business once again, and thus undermining the livelihood of the Silvergate Inn! | |
| 4/17/2000 | LEARN AT RONE ACADEMY! |
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* * * Lecture to Be Held at Rone Academy! * * *
Location: Rone Academy Library Time: Feastday, Olaesta 22nd at 9:00 PM by the elven standard (Saturday, April 22nd, at 9:00 PM Eastern) Topic: Signs of the Turamzzyrian Empire's Incipient Collapse Lecturer: Lord Joshell Jolenn Please join Rone Academy for an exciting lecture on the signs of Turamzyrr's decline. Rone Academy would like to begin the lecture promptly at 9:00 PM, so please be on time. Questions will be answered during and after the lecture depending on the situation. (This is not an official Simutronics lecture. Views expressed are those of the lecturer.) Adventurers will find Rone Academy just east of Lorminstra's Temple in the Landing. From the Temple head east, south, go path, go yard, go steps, go door, go arch, north. |
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| 4/13/2000 | GAME, WEBSITE, MESSAGE BOARDS DOWNTIME |
| We will be taking down access to the games, website and bulletin boards at 10 AM Eastern on Tuesday April 18, 2000 for 1 hour. During that time, anyone already in the games will be able to continue, but everyone else will not be able to connect. We are sorry for any inconvenience which this may cause. | |
| 4/9/2000 | *** MENTOR EVENT CALENDAR *** |
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May 3 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens
(see NEWS 4 6 for details) May 13 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (see NEWS 4 6 for details) June 7 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (see NEWS 4 6 for details) June 10 - Lexicon for Novice Citizens (see NEWS 4 6 for details) |
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| 4/9/2000 | *** LEXICON FOR NOVICE CITIZENS *** |
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The Lorekeepers of Silverwood Manor will be hosting the Lexicon for Novice citizens. The purpose of this contest is to help new citizens learn their action verbs to enhance their roleplaying activity in Elanthia.
The contest will be held in Wehnimer's Landing on Wednesday May 3rd and June 7th at 9:00 PM EST. The contest will be held in Icemule Trace on Saturday May 13th and June 10th at 5:00 PM EST. Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing is located one east from the temple, at 200 Erebor Square. Silverwood Manor in Icemule Trace is located one north and one west from Town Center at 310 Cursed Street. |
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| 4/7/2000 | SECOND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF STRENGTH TOURNAMENT! |
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In honor of their Patroness, The Amazons of Leya are hosting their Second Annual Festival of Strength on Restday, the 9th of Olaesta at 3 PM Elven (Sunday, April 9th, EDT). The Festival will take place at Black Swan Castle, assembling at the modwir tree. Guides will be available that day starting at 2:30 PM Elven outside the West Gate.
Events include Drag Races, Tug-O-War and the renowned Amazon Gauntlet! Additional information concerning the rules of each event are posted on the Gemstone Boards under Unofficial Houses and Guilds in the Amazon Tribe folder. Bring a friend and good spirits to test your strength! |
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| 4/5/2000 | DO YOU HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL? |
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The GemStone III Development team is looking for a few good eyes! We are actively seeking two capable and diligent people to join our team as Assistant GameMasters, working on Quality Control.
The qualified candidate will have an excellent eye for detail, have impeccable spelling, grammar and punctuation skills, and be able to follow genre guidelines in determining what meets our requirements. The hours are generally 15 per week, but may occasionally be higher when large projects are scheduled for completion. If you are interested in QC and have the skills to excel at this type of work, please send in an application to [email protected]. Please specify in the subject line of your email that you are applying for a QC position. Applications can be downloaded from our website in the Official Simutronics Files section. If you have previously applied for an AGM position, please resend your application, specifying in the subject line of your email that you are interested in a QC position. The application deadline for these positions is April 15, 2000. We look forward to hearing from you! |
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| 4/4/2000 | DO YOU HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL? |
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The GemStone III Development team is looking for a few good eyes! We are actively seeking two capable and diligent people to join or team as Assistant GameMasters, working on Quality Control.
The qualified candidate will have an excellent eye for detail, have impeccable spelling, grammar and punctuation skills, and be able to follow genre guidelines in determining what meets our requirements. The hours are generally 15 per week, but may occasionally be higher when large projects are scheduled for completion. If you are interested in QC and have the skills to excel at this type of work, please send in an application to [email protected]. Please specify in the subject line of your email that you are applying for a QC position. Applications can be downloaded from our website in the Official Simutronics Files section. If you have previously applied for an AGM position, please resend your application, specifying in the subject line of your email that you are interested in a QC position. The application deadline for these positions is April 15, 2000. We look forward to hearing from you! |
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| 4/4/2000 | SIMUTRONICS BILLING CLOSED FRIDAY |
| The Simutronics Billing Office will be closed on Friday, April 7th, due to a company function, but will re-open again during normal hours (1-9 p.m. Eastern) on Saturday, April 8th. | |
| 4/4/2000 | SPIN THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON |
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* * * Who Speaks the Truth? * * *
The Aspis Festival of Learning will be held this Friday, April 7, at 10 pm by the elven time standard. Enjoy a storytelling event with a twist! A topic will be announced and three contestants will be picked to tell a tale. Two will tell fallacies while the third will tell the truth. Your challenge . . . pick which member speaks the truth! The House of the Argent Aspis can be found on the southeastern side of Wehnimer's Landing. Go across the Locksmehr River Bridge on the east side of town. Follow the road as far east as you can. Finally, head south and then east. |
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| 4/3/2000 | BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL |
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Butterflies have been sighted all across the land, and all seem to be heading in the general direction of Solhaven. April 21st marks the first annual Celebration of the Butterflies, and numerous festivities are planned to help make this a truly festive occasion.
The gypsies apologize profusely for their premature estimation of the butterflies arrival, but assure you a wonderful time at their upcoming gathering. A special gift will be bestowed upon all, along with several other nice surprises they have in store. In addition, the gracious folks of Solhaven have announced the grand opening of the Ocotillo Zoogrounds to coincide with the event. A ribbon cutting should take place the evening of the 21st and all are welcome to come wish our new animal guests well. |
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| 4/2/2000 | *** SORCERER ASSEMBLY *** |
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Please join the Order of Lorekeepers for an Q & A forum on all things pertaining to sorcerers. The forum will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 10 PM Elven Standard Time at Silverwood Manor.
Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing is located one east from the temple, at 200 Erebor Square. Join the Order of Lorekeepers for a roundtable discussion regarding all things pertaining to sorcerers on the roof of the west tower Sunday at 10pm EST |
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| 4/2/2000 | *** SORCERER ASSEMBLY *** |
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Please join the Order of Lorekeepers for an Q & A forum on all things pertaining to sorcerers. The forum will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 10 PM Elven Standard Time at Silverwood Manor.
Silverwood Manor in Wehnimer's Landing is located one east from the temple, at 200 Erebor Square. |
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| 4/2/2000 | *** MENTOR EVENT CALENDAR *** |
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April 8 - Sorcerer Assembly
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