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| 9/30/2005 | THANATOPH BOWELS HIGH-LEVEL HUNTING GROUND RELEASED! |
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A terrible quake shook the environs of Wehnimer's Landing, as plumes of steam rose high into the air above the Thanatoph. The denizens of the Illoke Stronghold rose up to destroy those who would intrude upon their territory, with the employ of their strongest allies.
During the commotion, the stone trolls, with renewed strength, returned to the upper reaches of the Thanatoph with the stone giants. Meanwhile, the mountain lions were displaced to its lower reaches to join the red bears. Adventurers pressed on through the fray, taking the fight to the Illoke creatures in the heart of their den. The way to the inner depths of the Thanatoph was opened, and the stony beasts were kept at bay. The Thanatoph Bowels lies host to a number of new creatures sporting a wide array of abilities, including: earth elementals, greater earth elementals, Illoke elders, Illoke jarls, and greater krynches. |
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| 9/29/2005 | ALTER HAS BEEN ALTERED! |
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Just in time for Ebon Gate we've updated the ALTER verb! In addition to the slightly expanded, original guidelines, additional guidelines for feature alterations and wing alterations have been added!
Armed with this handy in-game tool, filled with examples and links to other resources, you'll be able to prepare yourself for any and every merchant appearance! Keep an eye on the Calendar for announcements introducing Elanthia's premiere wing alterers at Ebon Gate! Discussion of this NEWS item can be found at http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=9&topic=17&message=1177 |
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| 9/28/2005 | OBSIDIAN TOWER'S MONTHLY STORYTELLING SESSIONS |
| The Obsidian Tower storytelling sessions will continue to be held the first Restday (Sunday) of each month. Anyone wishing to attend may meet an escort of this House at the Hearthstone Manor steps at 8:00 PM Elven. You will then travel to the Obsidian Tower and listen to legends, tales and lore of the Dhe'nar. Questions may be allowed afterwards. | |
| 9/28/2005 | TA'ILLISTIM: MOONGLAE INN GETS TABLE SERVICE! |
| Thanks to the recent Town Merchant System upgrades by GM Bernt, Moonglae Inn has received some table service! You may now ORDER food at the tables and a serving wench will attend to your request. | |
| 9/23/2005 | BEACON HALL PRESENTS AUTUMN DAYS OF AULD 5105 |
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Beacon Hall Archive is sponsoring this two-day festival to honor the past, promote awareness of history, and to celebrate the present. There will be tours, lectures, contests, games, a scavenger hunt, performances, and best of all, PRIZES! So, come on over to the River town and join in the festivities.
~ Schedule of Events ~ Feastday, the 24th of Imaerasta (Saturday, Sept. 24) 12:00 Troll & Krol Contest 1:30 Dragging Contest 3:00 Tour of BHA 3:30 Historical Lecture 6:00 Fireside Stories 7:00 Sand Art 8:00 An Evening of the Arts at Jastev's Restday, the 25th of Imaerasta (Sunday, Sept. 25) 9:00 Breakfast in the Tree 12:00 Scavenger Hunt 1:30 Gem of Fate 2:30 Tour of BHA 4:00 Story Theatre 5:00 Poem Contest 7:00 Walking Tour of the Citadel 9:00 Historically-themed Costumed Ball 9:30 Costume Contest Follow the markers to Beacon Hall Archive, where most of the events will take place. Listen for BHA criers to announce times and locations. For more information, see: http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/beaconhall/Autumn.htm |
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| 9/22/2005 | HOUSE BRIGATTA MONTHLY EVENTS |
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House Brigatta invites you to participate in these monthly events. Mark your calendars!
First Sunday of every month, 6PM PST (9PM EST), Open House followed by inductions. Sponsorees present for inductions must meet requirements and have their Brigatta sponsor present unless prior arrangements have been made with the House Chair. First Monday of every month, 7PM PST (10PM EST), Open House, with bard services offered to the public and members. Second Friday of every month, 8:30PM PST (11:30PM EST), Open House followed by inductions. Sponsorees present for inductions must meet requirements and have their Brigatta sponsor present unless prior arrangements have been made with the House Chair. First and third Wednesday of every month, 12PM PST (3PM EST), Open House, with sorcerer imbedding services offered to the public and members. The Chair of Brigatta will also host unplanned Open Houses that will be announced via crier in the Landing. |
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| 9/22/2005 | BEACON HALL PRESENTS AUTUMN DAYS OF AULD 5105 |
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Beacon Hall Archive is sponsoring this two-day festival to honor the past, promote awareness of history, and to celebrate the present. There will be tours, lectures, contests, games, a scavenger hunt, performances, and best of all, PRIZES! So, come on over to the River town and join in the festivities.
~ Schedule of Events ~ Feastday, the 24th of Imaerasta (Saturday, Sept. 24) 12:00 Troll & Krol Contest 1:30 Dragging Contest 3:00 Tour of BHA 3:30 Historical Lecture 6:00 Fireside Stories 7:00 Sand Art 8:00 An Evening of the Arts at Jastev's Restday, the 25th of Imaerasta (Sunday, Sept. 25) 9:00 Breakfast in the Tree 12:00 Scavenger Hunt 1:30 Gem of Fate 2:30 Tour of BHA 4:00 Story Theatre 5:00 Poem Contest 7:00 Walking Tour of the Citadel 9:00 Historically-themed Costumed Ball 9:30 Costume Contest Follow the markers to Beacon Hall Archive, where most of the events will take place. Listen for BHA criers to announce times and locations. |
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| 9/21/2005 | BUYER BEWARE |
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GemStone IV operates in a "buyer beware" economy. When visiting merchant shops, use the tools provided to get an idea of what you are purchasing, namely any posted signs and the INSPECT verb. Though keep in mind, many merchant shops intend to keep an air of mystery about their wares. All shop items are sold as-is and no refunds or changes will be made, unless there is an error in how the item is constructed.
When making a purchase from another player, there are several ways everyone can protect themselves from getting scammed, such as asking to see the note or contents of a container before buying, getting a bard to LORESING, having a warrior ASSESS, casting Elemental Detection, and using one of the magic crystals (such as the one in the Abandoned Inn). In order to avoid someone running off with your money before handing over an item, use the EXCHANGE verb. All buyers are responsible for protecting themselves from dishonest dealers, so it is a good idea to check into the reputation of a seller when making a large investment of silvers. Remember, if something seems too good to be true, it most likely is! |
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| 9/18/2005 | DEATH WARMED OVER CHANGES RELEASED |
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The "Death's Sting" system has been updated with the "Death Warmed Over" changes.
Summarization of changes: + DEPART now has greater penalties than just regular decaying. + Being restored to life by any means other than resurrection results in a period where the character absorbs experience inefficiently. There is no experience inefficiency in Platinum. + No changes were made to the penalties for characters who die with deeds and are resurrected by spells. + It is now possible to UNLINK to break preservation. Discussion will take place in the Game Design Discussions - General Discussions about GemStone IV folder of the GemStone IV Forums located at http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=6&topic=3 |
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| 9/17/2005 | MAKEUP MAKEOVER! |
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The alchemists of Oire have labored long these many years past to restore the lost art of manufacturing cosmetics and have, at long last, completed their research. "We are delighted that all the old formulas have been recovered," announced the lead alchemist, "and further we have discovered a whole new range of colors and scents for makeup!"
"Unfortunately," the alchemist continued, "some of the colors used in old makeup will have changed. You should carefully INSPECT any makeup you now own. If the color looks wrong, keep an eye on the calendar for a date when Elaraeyn will be working with makeup in her boutique in Wehnimer's Landing." [Alternatively, please contact GM Andraste directly to arrange a time to fix your old makeup: [email protected]] Enjoy! ~GM Bernt |
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| 9/17/2005 | DAY & NIGHT SYSTEM UPGRADE |
| Midnight just got a little bit neater around Elanthia! The moons of Elanthia come and go, but at midnight you'll find they may reveal themselves with more accurate frequency. | |
| 9/17/2005 | TA'ILLISTIM: FEYSTONE INN UPDATE |
| Snarl's menu hasn't changed, but the food is a bit tastier these days. [Subject to opinion.] | |
| 9/17/2005 | SMILE UPDATE |
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The SMILE verb has been updated with a player-targeting option.
Usage: SMILE ::{name} This version of the verb checks that your target is in the lands, in the room, and visible, and messages appropriately. It does not default to the roleplaying version of SMILE, so you can avoid that awkward messaging that used to occur when your target suddenly left. Check VERB INFO SMILE for more information. |
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| 9/17/2005 | EES HOSTS: RUNAROUND |
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Join the Elanthian Explorers' Society for Runaround: a fun run to interesting locations around town.
Find us in the month of Eoantos (November) at: *Solhaven, at the Baron's Bridge on the 18th th at 8:00 PM elven We hope to see you there! |
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| 9/15/2005 | IMPORTANT ITEMS LIMIT |
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Recently, several characters have successfully corrupted themselves due to excessive inventory. While they can be restored, any items not registered are of course, lost to the ether.
The reason for this corruption is excessive inventory. In these cases, all had inventories in excess of 900 items. For this reason, please do not store excessive items on yourself or even so-called, "locker characters." Most people do not keep this much inventory on them due to encumbrance issues, but save excess to characters they do not play. Make liberal use of your lockers, the gemshop, the furrier, the pawn shop, etc., but do be aware this is possible to do, and the end result will be a lot of waiting for a restoral and lost inventory. Thank you for paying attention to this matter, and SELL! SELL! SELL! |
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| 9/14/2005 | TOWN MERCHANT SYSTEM UPDATES |
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Within the next few weeks, I will be rolling in some major enhancements to the shop system used by most in-town merchants. These include:
* You may INSPECT, DESCRIBE, and APPRAISE display samples to learn more about what you're buying before you buy. * All features of the system are available through StormFront's point-and-click interface, including dialog boxes to guide you through item customization. * You may order quantities up to 9 of any item with a single command. * Customized items may be ordered either interactively or with a single ORDER command of the form: ORDER [{quantity} OF] {item#} [COLOR {color}] [MATERIAL {material}] For example: ORDER 2 OF 14 COLOR RED MATERIAL SILK to get 2 red silk gloves (if gloves are item number 14). * You stay in the shop room while ordering, rather than being teleported off somewhere. * The entire catalog (including backroom items if you have backroom access) is displayed at once, rather than in groups of 9. * You (the player) will no longer explicitly haggle with the system. Your character's personal skills and attributes, the frequency with which you patronize the shop, and the prejudices of the shopkeeper determine how well the negotiations go. This system is similar to how discounts are computed by merchants at festivals, but it offers greater flexibility. GMs can now tune shopkeepers' biases towards each race, profession, gender and alignment with Arkati. * You will no longer offend merchants by getting a low price, nor will you butter up merchants by paying a high price. Merchants offer a price at which they're willing to sell to you, and all profit is good. * Discounts for citizens are automatically deducted when you buy. The price quoted is before the citizen discount. * GM designers have many new tools to create customized shops, including custom containers for bulk purchases. GMs may also set up a shop that you can access from several different rooms, such as tables at an inn. I currently plan to put this system live first in Platinum on the morning of Thursday, September 22. If all goes smoothly, I plan to bring the system up in Prime on the following Monday morning, September 26. Please use the BUG system to report any non-critical errors you spot; if you find something that strikes you as deeply wrong, please both BUG and REPORT it. Credits: Most of the heavy lifting was done by on-site GM Quill and by GM Mitra, now working her magic over in HJ. Many thanks to GM Vaschka for her patient testing and to GM Coase for his swift QC. ~GM Bernt |
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| 9/14/2005 | ATTUNE CHANGES |
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The process of Elemental Attunement via the ATTUNE verb has been changed slightly in anticipation of upcoming changes to Call Familiar. The change removes the ties the ATTUNE system had to the four Elemental Lore skills and instead allows a player to select a particular type of elemental energy to ATTUNE to. This selection is a one-time choice, and cannot be changed or undone.
Check the ATTUNE verb for more details and usage options. |
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| 9/9/2005 | GEMSTONE IV: PLATINUM SURVEY |
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Greetings!
The GemStone IV Upsells Team has some fantastic projects in the works for our Platinum members! In a continuing effort to improve and build upon the Platinum offering, we would really appreciate your input. If you currently play GemStone IV: Platinum, have tried it in the past, or haven't ever tried it, please click this link and become part of our "Play Plat" focus group: http://www.play.net/gs4/news/2005/platinum_poll.asp Thanks very much! |
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| 9/8/2005 | PANARKATI FESTIVAL 5105 IN ICEMULE TRACE! |
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Come listen! Come learn! Come share! Come worship!
The House of Serenity and Daingneach Onoir join together to sponsor the PanArkati Festival this year from Restday, day 11 of Imaerasta, through Feastday, day 17 of Imaerasta (Sunday, September 11th through Saturday, September 17th), in Icemule Trace. The festival is a week-long celebration of religion in Elanthia through lectures, discussions, religious rituals, contests, and song. For the schedule of events occurring each day, go to the Events Calendar at: http://www.play.net/playdotnet/events/calendar.asp?ID=1002&date=9%2F19%2F2005 For more detailed information regarding the festival, including individual event descriptions and contest rules, go to http://carabele.com/panarkati/festival.htm |
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| 9/8/2005 | KALI SABLEFEN MEMORIAL RANGER RALLY |
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Kali was a ranger and member of the House of Arcane Masters, famous for her beautiful wood carvings and beloved for her kindness and sense of humor. She is truly missed.
In her honor, the House of Arcane Masters will be hosting a "Rally Around The Lands." Follow clues to find specific destinations and receive tokens when you reach the designated area. The winner will be the one with the most tokens. Meet at House Arcane on Feastday, the 24th of Imaerasta (Saturday, September 24) at 8:00 PM Eastern to participate or cheer on the rally-ers! The House of Arcane Masters is located at the end of North Ring Road in the Landing. Go south from the North Gate, then east to the end of North Ring Road. Hope to see you there! |
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| 9/8/2005 | DOOM DOOM DOOM -- IS GONE! |
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With the destruction of the Black Temple in the sky, the threat of armageddon has passed! But not everything has returned to normal...
The Griffin Sword is no more, destroyed by the will of the one who brings an end to all things -- Gosaena. But even as the world recovers from the blow the Dark Alliance has inflicted, hope has glimmered across the sky in the form of silver strands. Temples across the Elanith have reported strange happenings since the destruction of the Griffin Sword -- reports say that, with a prayer at the right place, strange things begin to happen. This phenomenon appears to be spread across a wide array of temples of vastly different faiths, and clergyman everywhere say the same thing regarding it -- "It is fate." |
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| 9/6/2005 | SIMUCON GIFTS |
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The Simucon Gifts are coming! The Simucon Gifts are coming!
Hot from the bird's nest, these little guys hatched and are eager for work! Yes, they really work! WHISPER to them to find out how. To recieve your own lil bird, simply ASSIST and you will get one soon enough. Available choices are a bright red robin charm, a vividly plumed macaw charm, a bright yellow canary charm, a muddy brown finch charm, and a bright blue parakeet charm. We hope you enjoy them, thank you for attending Simucon 2005, and we'll see you again! NOTE: You must have been a registered Simucon attendee to get one of these gifts and they are limited to one per account. ~ The staff of GemStone IV |
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| 9/6/2005 | WHERE DID THAT THING GO? |
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"I know it's around here somewhere." "I just had it a minute ago." "I put it someplace safe."
Sound familiar? Well, fret no longer! The INVENTORY verb has been updated with INVENTORY FULL, which will show your entire inventory, including the contents of your containers. This new option is compatible with the current display options so, for instance, INVENTORY FULL WEAPONS will display all the weapons in your inventory, along with all containers enclosing a weapon. Note that INVENTORY FULL will not display the contents of closed containers. But that's not all! For no additional charge, we're throwing in the REGISTERED display option, allowing you to view only those items in your inventory that you've registered! Type INVENTORY HELP in-game for details on the new syntax and check it out today! |
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| 9/4/2005 | DOOM AND THE THREAT OF ARMAGEDDON! |
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The Dark Alliance has gained control of all four pieces of the Griffin Sword, and their temple has appeared within the skies -- rumours of demonic incursions from across the lands have been whispered among the fearful, and creature of darkness roam freely across the countryside. People everywhere are warned to be on guard!
Eternal night has fallen over the land, and while things look bleak -- there are glimmers of hope throughout the land. The Vaalorian Army, bolstered by its recent battles with the Dark Alliance, has managed to hold most of the horde back from its locale, but warns that there may be some danger in their fortress city. The outpost of Zul Lugoth has reported nothing unusual beyond violent tremors. Should you seek sanctuary, it is recommended you head to either of those cities. The coming darkness must be stopped. Remain vigilant. |
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| 9/3/2005 | GEMS HOSTS AN AUCTION -- YOU BE THE AUCTIONEER! |
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Come join the members of GEMS (Greater Elanthian Merchant Society) in the Merchant Guild on the 25th day of Imaerasta (September 25) at 9:00 PM (eastern) for an auction!
This is your chance to sell your items in an auction setting. Slots are going fast! For more information, see the Calendar of Events or e-mail Cristalia Crimraven at [email protected]. |
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