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| 11/26/2005 | SPELLS AND SLEEPING TARGETS |
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| A few minor updates have been rolled in affecting the handling of casting logic and sleeping targets. First, casting any sort of offensive spell against sleeping players will now wake them up, as will most actions that involve touching (tap, lean, pound, kick, etc.). Second, casting defensive spells against sleeping creatures on the Basic Critter System (BCS) will no longer wake them up (mostly affecting Animal Companions). | |
| 11/26/2005 | CHANGES TO WEDDING VERBS |
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In response to player requests and also in conjunction with the release of "Wavedancer" wedding verbs, the existing wedding verbs have all undergone major updates. One benefit of these changes is that players can now individually set their wedding verbs to standard messaging if the wedding messaging doesn't suit their character.
With the updates to the verbs, all previously married folks were set to "standard" messaging as a default. In order to make use of your wedding verbs, you will need to set each verb individually to cathedral messaging if you have that available to you. Additionally, all couples married on the Wavedancer will have all their verbs auto-set to "Wavedancer" options by default. In order to set your wedding verbs, you will need to type :VERB: SET :OPTION: for each of the verbs you wish to change. (For example, KISS SET CATHEDRAL to change your messaging to the cathedral wedding messaging for kiss, or HUG SET WAVEDANCER to change your messaging to the Wavedancer wedding messaging for hug.) You can type :VERB: SET by itself to see what options are available to you and what your current setting is. Lastly, we have also added the VERB verb. Typing VERB alone will show you the usage. At this time, all of the wedding verbs have been added to the VERB verb, and you can look at the different messaging options available there. Over time, we will add more verbs to the list, with the intent that this will become a comprehensive usage file for GemStone verbs. Discussion of the VERB verb and the updates to wedding verbs should be directed to the forums, under the General Roleplaying category, Roleplaying Verb Discussion topic. |
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| 11/24/2005 | MISTYDEEP MANOR HOSTS 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' |
| On the 26th day of Eoantos at 10:00 in the evening, by the elven standard, Mistydeep Manor will host "To Tell The Truth" at Ta'Vaalor's Victory Gate. A set of three tales will be told, and the audience will be asked to decide which is the truth. Audience members that guess correctly will receive a prize. At least two sets of tales will be told, with others sets of tales told as time allows. | |
| 11/23/2005 | HOUSE PAUPERS INDUCTIONS |
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What: House Paupers Inductions
Where: Wehnimer's Landing When: 10:00 PM by the elven time standard (EST) House Paupers will be holding their monthly inductions every first Volnes of the month (Monday) at 10:00 PM elven. If you can wield ora, have 20,000 silvers in the bank, and are looking for a good home, please meet us in TSSE. Do not bring your silvers with you, as we will be making a group run to the bank before we start. Welcome to Paupers! If for some reason this timing does not work for you, or you are in the Elven Nations or on Teras Isle, please contact an officer of Paupers and we will schedule an alternate time for you. |
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| 11/23/2005 | RONE ACADEMY'S GIFT OF THE GLEEMAN |
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Rone Academy invites the musically inclined to gather on the Academy porch at 8 PM Elven for Gifts of the Gleeman.
Are you a giant with a halfling-sized flute? Swap your instruments from Ebon Gate for something more suitable to your race. Are you looking for a lute to call your own? Rone will be giving away a number of instruments to musicians willing to provide good homes. (Directions to Rone Academy: from the Landing temple, go east, south, down the path, through the yard, and up the steps.) |
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| 11/23/2005 | TA'ILLISTIM: THE LOST HOME BAR NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS |
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Come by today and whet your palatable sorrows away!
Lord Llarach Caelyr, renowned chef, is pleased to announce yet another collaborative restaurant opening! The newest of them all, located at the Lost Home, is sure to please a diverse crowd. |
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| 11/22/2005 | PREMIUM POINTS |
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Sadie looks at her old, worn out and tired lists and tosses them into the fire. As they burn to cinders she says, "Out with the old, in with the new. It is about time for a change." She yells out, "Hey Igor, open the doors on the Lighthouse, it's time."
The new Premium Points system is the new long term benefits system for GemStone IV. You gain 100 points per month to spend on a variety of benefits including alterations, typeahead lines, custom scripting, enhancive items, enchanting, and more. Each item costs a different amount of points, with high end items like enchanting variable based on the starting item. A complete points cost chart will be soon posted on the website. You spend your points via the alteration scrolls, which you can use for most services, or visiting the autoscripter, taking a drink from a typeahead fountain, or taking one of the premade gifts in Sadie's shop. All of these services are available on the Isle of Four Winds. You can see your points available by typing PREMIUM START. For more information, you can review the PREMIUM verb, and discuss it on the forums under Four WInds Isle, Benefits. Enjoy the new benefits! ~ The GemStone IV Upsells Team |
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| 11/16/2005 | PLAYER SHOP DEADLINES |
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Player shops will be repossessed under two circumstances: first, for failure to pay rent; second, for failure to visit the shop for a period of 180 days. The deadline for failure to pay has not been changed. The website previously listed the deadline for non-visitation as 6 months, but the system counts 180 days rather than 6 months, and the two numbers don't always match up. The website has been updated to reflect the accurate deadline.
We encourage shop owners to visit their shops (entering through the portal) regularly, rather than testing the deadlines. We are currently developing the capability to put shops on hold for periods when a player knows he or she will be away (such as military holds). When that system is deployed we will announce the circumstances under which shops will be held and the means by which you can arrange for a hold to be applied. In the meantime, it's necessary for you to arrange for your character to log in and visit the shop, even during extended absences. |
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| 11/15/2005 | AWESOME AUGUST: PHASE IMPROVEMENTS! |
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The long-awaited Phase improvements are live! Please feel free to share any comments or suggestions in the Sorcerer Spells topic of the Sorcerer category of the message boards. The updated spell description is included below.
Phase (704) Mnemonic: PHASE Duration: See Below Type: Utility Casting phase will momentarily cause some portals to "fade" from existence, allowing the Sorcerer to pass through them briefly. Using CHANNEL on a container allows the sorcerer to reach into closed containers and possibly remove an item. When cast at a noncorporeal creature, Phase will yank the creature fully into this plane of existence for a brief time, during which the creature will have a solid form that can be damaged normally. The effects last 20 seconds + 3 seconds per warding failure. If cast at a creature with the ability to phase out of existence (banshees & Ithzir, for example) it will be prevented from doing so for the duration of 20 seconds + 3 seconds per warding failure. This only applies to creatures with unnatural hiding ability. Creatures with "natural" hiding abilities like forest bendiths will not be prevented from hiding while under the effects of phase. When cast at an object in the caster's inventory, the object is phased out of existence for a brief while. The object will not be usable while in the phased state, but it will also not have any weight. Should the phased object leave the caster's inventory, it will immediately return to its normal state. This effect lasts for 10 minutes + 6 seconds per sorcerer spell rank. Any items over 10 pounds will require training in Sorcerous Lore, Demonology, increasing by an additional 2 pounds with 3 ranks to a maximum additional weight increase of 34 pounds at 187 ranks (seed 3 of the summation chart). The maximum amount that anyone will be able to phase will therefore be 44 pounds. When cast at locked containers the spell will take into account the weight of the container and all its contents rather than just the weight of the container itself. Casting Phase, Elemental Dispel, or Spiritual Dispel at an item that has been phased will dispel the phase. If the sorcerer drops the item that has been phased, this will also dispel the effects. Note: Phased gear, such as weapons or wands, cannot be activated while in a phased state. Also, the self-cast version of this spell is intended to provide protection against creature maneuver attacks. This portion of the spell, however, will be going live concurrently with the maneuver system overhaul. |
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| 11/11/2005 | SILVERLEAF FESTIVAL IN WEHNIMER'S LANDING! |
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The Lorekeepers of Silverwood Manor invite all adventurers to join in the Silverleaf Festival in celebration of the Manor's anniversary. Games, prizes, stories, and fun for all! All events will be held on the grounds of Silverwood Manor.
Schedule of events, all times in Elven reckoning: Feastday, Day 12 of Eonatos 12:00 pm Opening & Corn Maze 2:00pm Hide and go Seek 4:00pm Cyclone 5:00pm Herb Roulette 7:00pm Stickman Creations 8:00pm Smashing Stories 10:00pm Puncture Them Pumpkins 12:00am Ghost Stories Restday, Day 13 of Eonatos 2:00pm Cyclone 6:00 pm Lorekeeper Says 10:00 pm Scarecrow Building 12:00 am Ghost Stories |
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| 11/11/2005 | SECRET OF THE LILTING WHISPER REVEALED! |
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As the lilting whisper's voice spread out over Elanith this morning, the long-sought answer to the puzzle has been answered: The Return of Foehn's Promise!
"Heavenly frame of glistening steel, Deep within, riches fill the keel. Rooms filled with shouts of passion, Silvers squandered and bidding to ration. An unspoken vow whispered between rivals, Foehn's Promise awaits your arrival." When reached for questioning, the owner and Captain of Foehn's Promise, Lord Meaghrim Alsairath, wished to quell the rising anxiety of people everywhere. He stated that indeed, his staff was behind the lilting whispers, and not some impending doom -- or some such. He went on to explain that his crew has spent the better part of the last few years gathering artifacts, trinkets and various items -- as well as spending time redecorating the entire airship -- and he thought the lilting whisper would be an intriguing way to "get the word out" to as many people as possible. The Return of Foehn's Promise, he vows, will be like a phoenix rising from its ashes--a new journey filled with magic, mystery and wonder. Ticketing information coming soon! This message was originally posted in Quests, Sagas and Events, General Discussions of Paid Events. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=12&topic=21&message=292 |
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| 11/10/2005 | 10 DAYS OF LILTING WHISPERS |
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Entering into the tenth day, the lilting whisper continues its rhyming words that appear to hold no answerable solution. Scholars have been able to determine that each stanza from the whisper represents various people, places, or things, but none of them seem to hold a commonality.
Will the people of Elanith continue to be plagued by this dizzying occurrence? Only time will tell. "Panels of history hang above the hall, The scenes they depict will surely enthral. Guardians of old, for them death delay, Keepers of lore and of time they betray. The search for power becomes renewed, Down to the tiniest of trinkets, magic imbued." This message was originally posted in Quests, Sagas and Events, General Discussions of Paid Events. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=12&topic=21&message=266 |
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| 11/10/2005 | WIN YOUR OWN NALEA GOWN! |
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Ever wanted to own your own Nalea gown? Now's your chance! Elanthian Elegance invites you to attend the Stylish Originals in Solhaven Benefit fashion show as they give up-and-coming fashion designers of Elanthia a chance to show off their work! Three winners will be chosen by a diverse panel of judges, and the grand prize will be an original Harvest-themed Nalea gown! The show takes place in Solhaven, in the white velvet tent, on Feastday, the 19th day of Eoantos at 9:30 in the evening, elven time. After the show, join us as we raffle off another of our baskets, this time with a Harvest theme plus hold an auction of some of the outfits seen during the show. Raffle tickets are 15,000 silvers each, limit one per person, and can be purchased at the event. Please visit http://www.geocities.com/jolenaselinia for further details on how to submit a design to the show.
Ever wanted to own your own Nalea gown? Now's your chance! Elanthian Elegance invites you to attend the Stylish Originals in Solhaven Benefit fashion show as they give up-and-coming fashion designers of Elanthia a chance to show off their work! Three winners will be chosen by a diverse panel of judges, and the grand prize will be an original Harvest-themed Nalea gown! The show takes place in Solhaven, in the white velvet tent, on Feastday, the 19th day of Eoantos at 9:30 in the evening, elven time. After the show, join us as we raffle off another of our baskets, this time with a Harvest theme, plus hold an auction of some of the outfits seen during the show. Raffle tickets are 15,000 silvers each, limit one per person, and can be purchased at the event. Please visit http://www.geocities.com/jolenaselinia for further details on how to submit a design to the show. |
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| 11/8/2005 | LILTING WHISPER BESPEAKS TREASURE |
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New words rhymed by the lilting whisper have sparked a frenzy of interest in many across Elanith. Speaking of treasure and wishes coming to term, the lilting whisper has caused most treasure hunters from all regions to start preparing for whatever lies at the end of the these riddles.
No word could be reached from the leaders of the Elven City-States. Some have been reported saying that the Elves are planning something, and that they are involved in this strange phenomenon somehow. "Those who seek are driven mute, Eyes so wide to a bounty of loot. Whispering thoughts answered firm, Wishes and prayers come to term. A parchment written with fate's own eye, The luck of one will make you cry." This message was originally posted in Quests, Sagas and Events, General Discussions of Paid Events. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=12&topic=21&message=243 |
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| 11/7/2005 | WHISPER UPGRADE |
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The WHISPER verb has been upgraded with several options. You may now WHISPER IC, WHISPER OOC, or WHISPER VISIBLE. Type WHISPER to see the updated usage.
IC whispers, which are the default if no type is specified, display as they did previously. OOC whispers are clearly marked as being OOC messages from the player behind the whispering character. VISIBLE whispers display the act of whispering, though not the content, to the entire room. The target player will also see that the whisper was visible to the room except in the case that they were whispered to using Whispering Willow. Characters may not visibly whisper to another character who treats them with a cold or reserved demeanor. As a side effect, whispering visibly to yourself now produces room messaging to that effect. This mechanical change does not imply a change in our policies. For the time being, whispers continue to not be subject to the prohibition against out of character actions. However, we encourage players to restrict their out of character conversations to OOC whispers from now on. |
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| 11/7/2005 | CLERIC & EMPATH CUMULATIVE SPELL DURATION UPDATE! |
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Two clerical and two empathic spells have been updated to allow for a cumulative duration instead of just refreshing. The affected spells are:
Prayer of Protection (303) Prayer (313) Empathic Focus (1109) Strength of Will (1119) Enjoy! This message was originally posted in Clerics, Clerical Spells. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=25&topic=26&message=4638 |
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| 11/7/2005 | REPORTS OF THE WHISPERING CONTINUES |
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Still plagued by the lilting whisper's rhyming words, scholars are puzzled at what the answer to the phenomenon could be. What has been determined, however, is that the lilting whisper brings new verses every other day.
Curiously, it has been reported that the leaders of the Elven City-States have been unusually quiet regarding this occurrence. "A gathering of many garbed in fine clothes, Lively chatter and drinks with old foes. A subtle shift of the world's embrace, From crisp, heated dreams to winter's grace. A festive time at the end of the year, Filled with laughter and pleasant cheer." |
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| 11/4/2005 | THE EBON GATE FESTIVAL OPENS TONIGHT |
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How scary is the Ebon Gate festival this year?
SO SCARY THAT IT'S FREE. Count your silvers, don a costume, and head on over to your local portal to enter the Ebon Gate tonight at 9:00pm EST! Use the FESTIVAL command for all things Ebon Gate including portal locations, a schedule of events, as well as raffle and contest information! Don't forget to check out the list of shops and merchants at http://www.play.net/gs4/quests/info/ebon_gate_2005.asp An IRC chat has been set up by one of our community members so that you can talk about Ebon Gate 24 hours a day for the next week. Yay! The link is http://70.84.61.194/~anshou/irc/EG/irc.cgi. For those with IRC clients already installed, you can connect to the following IP address: 216.86.156.14 on port 6667 and join channel #EG2005 There are also player created maps and item lists if you would like help finding your way around or searching for that special item. Check out http://www.gs4.org/index.php?pagename=EG05&op=modload&name=pnPhpWiki&file=index. As always, keep your eye on the Ebon Gate folder on the GemStone IV Forums for updates from the GameMasters! And last, but certainly not least, don't forget the caffeine and snacks to keep yourself energized! The GemStone IV staff hopes you have as much fun participating in the festival as we have putting it on for you. Enjoy! This message was originally posted in Quests, Sagas and Events, Ebon Gate Festival. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=12&topic=5&message=3774 |
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| 11/4/2005 | RHYMES BY A LILTING WHISPER HEARD AGAIN |
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The lilting whisper heard all around Elanith has changed, and more verses of a strange rhyming riddle are being heard. Scholars are puzzled at what it means, or even where it is coming from. Reports made in some cities tell of people growing fearful that it is a doom-filled prophecy of the Arkati, or a pending invasion of savage giantmen.
The people of Elanith wait in anticipation for the answer to be resolved. "The distant cry of an avian's shriek, Flames of sapphire, and an ivory beak. In a crystalline house filled with flurries, It eases your calm, and hushes your worries. A time of joy, and a time of light, Evergreen boughs filled with orbs so bright." |
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| 11/2/2005 | REPORTS OF A LILTING WHISPER |
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A strange voice has reportedly been heard in all parts of Elanith. Described as being a lilting whisper, the voice follows a sensation of light-headedness, and speaks a strange riddle of rhyming verses.
No one has yet been able to determine what this pertains to, but leaders of all regions are said to be paying close attention to the development of this phenomenon. "A journey far, and a journey wide, A defiant race stands with pride. On its surface, a glint of light, Winking softly within the night. Gentle dreams of lofty goals, Bards bequeath forgotten scrolls." This message was originally posted in Quests, Sagas and Events, General Discussions of Paid Events. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=12&topic=21&message=195 |
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| 11/1/2005 | CHE FORUM ON 11/15/2005 |
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GM Jharra will hold a forum about upcoming plans for the Cooperative Houses of Elanthia (CHE). This forum will be on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 7:00 PM EST. Every major city will have a shimmering silver portal that leads to the forum area. Look for your portal not far from your city's bank. (After all, everyone knows how to find the bank!)
Please note that this is an OOC forum being hosted by a GameMaster rather than an outlet for roleplay. There will be a great deal of information, but there will not be any food, prizes, or souvenirs, and the area will be silenced throughout the course of the forum. If time allows, there will be a question and answer period at the end, but open discussion will not be permitted at any point. Hope to see you there! |
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| 11/1/2005 | KATANA MERCHANT UPDATE |
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"Enough is enough," Sabizki mutters. "I need to generate some more sales! Time to hire some new hands who can keep the forge going night and day!"
The master forger promises there will be no reduction in quality due to the new staffing arrangements in his shop, but customers should find easier access to the Erithian weapons they desire. There is no longer any restriction on the number of customers Sabizki will serve simultaneously, though each player can only have one order active at any given time. The waiting time has also been revisited, with significant reductions for most weapons types and metals. The pricing structure has also been altered to bring it in line with other weapons shops around Elanthia. Enjoy! |
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