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| 8/31/2007 | ALCHEMY: IT'S ABOUT TIME! |
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The professional guilds representing the pure magic-using adventurers of Elanthia are proud to announce the addition of Alchemy-related studies to all affiliated guild halls, in an unprecedented joint venture in the pursuit of knowledge and skill!
Further information is available for your perusal at http://www.play.net/gs4/news.asp?id=81 Good luck, and have fun! |
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| 8/31/2007 | ALCHEMISTS CASH IN |
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A recent surge in the discovery of alchemical reagents us has drawn the various alchemist shops of Elanith together in what they are calling "a unique business opportunity for the betterment of alchemists across the map."
Recent weeks have seen these peculiar items cropping up more and more often before the proprietors of these establishments, arriving with questions regarding their worth or application. This prompted the keepers of these shops of magic to consider the situation carefully and, after much deliberation, agree on their perceived value of the items in question. Adventurers will find that the proprietors of alchemist shops will now purchase potential alchemical reagents, and that these shops will now also feature tables on which these reagents are resold. One Darbo Phoop was quoted as saying, "I'm going to be rich. These saps don't know what this stuff is worth! I toss them a few silvers, they leave with a smile, and I just turn around and sell it for double! Or more! Hah!" |
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| 8/28/2007 | STRANGE VOICES IN THE NIGHT! |
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Late last eve reports came in of strange voices and eerie sounds coming from the grounds of House of Paupers. City officials appeared outside of Paupers and patrolled the immediate area for an hour with no strange disturbances repeated. Unable to proceed within the House, as it was outside their jurisdiction, the guards asked the citizens nearby to report any further issues.
Taking matters into their own hands a small group of Paupers' members spent the night in the Commons room on the lookout for any bizarre happenings. Only one person, who asked to remain unnamed, recounted having heard the weeping of a small child a few times during the night but was unable to locate its source. At this time the Officers of Paupers ask that should any House members witness further incidents outside of the ordinary to report them to the officers immediately. -House of Paupers- |
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| 8/24/2007 | WILLOW HALL/DRAKES VANGUARD'S ARCHERY CONTEST |
| Come join Willow Hall and the Drakes Vanguard in our attempt to determine who the best archers in the land are. The contest will start promptly at 9 in the evening by the Elven time (9 PM Eastern) on the Day of the Huntress, Imaerasta 7 (Friday, September 7). Prizes will be awarded to the winners. | |
| 8/24/2007 | GOLEMS GAIN GUSTO |
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Non-elemental golems, that is, night, bone, crystal, steel, huge mein and soul golems, have recently been updated to the Basic Critter System (BCS). This update includes, but is not limited to the following features:
* New maneuvers, plus all old maneuvers have been updated to new standards. * Dozens of new messages (thanks to GM Velse). * Puncture immunity has been replaced with puncture resistance. * Mein golems have been made less devastating. Specifically, their explosion no longer extends to adjacent rooms and its severity has been lessened. * Mein shards' weight and value have been revamped. * Soul golem treasure has been revamped. * And lots of little touches left to your discovery! |
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| 8/23/2007 | DRAKES VANGUARD SUMMER MUSTER |
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Join us as the Drakes Vanguard gathers for a Festival of Fun, Frolic, and Fealty on the 7th, 8th and 9th of Imaerasta! Events will gather at the griffin-crested tent just north of the trail to Voln outside of Wehnimer's Landing and include a double-elimination ice house brawl, a foraging, skinning, and scavenging stumble, an archery contest, a build-a-ghoul challenge, a special auction, and much more!
For additional information including event dates and times, check the Drakes Vanguard archive at http://www.freewebs.com/thedrakesvanguard/summermuster.htm. |
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| 8/18/2007 | KASKARA ZAHAR'S TINKERING WITH TALES |
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The Kaskara Zahar Society would like to invite you to its latest event! Visit us in Wehnimer's Landing on Restday, the 26th of Phoenatos at 6pm Elven (Sunday, August 26th at 6pm Eastern) in Town Square Southeast with your thoughts turned to the telling and creation of tales.
I have a story to tell, but I'll need your help to make it complete! We hope to see you there! - The Kaskara Zahar Society |
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| 8/16/2007 | ATTENTION SIMUCON REVELERS! |
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Thank you so much for attending the con in St. Louis. So much fun, so many memories, and thanks to camera phones, blackmail for years to come! We can't wait to see you all again!
As a special thank you, the title of reveler is now available for your use. You can find it by typing TITLE and looking at the SIMUCON list. If for some reason, you don't have it, please ASSIST and get a REFERRAL so we can verify your attendance at our par-tay. We really hope you had a good time, and until the next, revel on! |
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| 8/16/2007 | MIST HARBOR LOCKERS |
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The Upsells team is proud to announce that lockers have come to Mist Harbor. They are located within Hale Hall, with non-house lockers on the first floor, and CHE lockers up the stairs and through the arch.
Thanks to GM Xynwen, we are also pleased to announce that the CHE annex is opened, free of charge, to all Houses. We'd like to thank her for adding some personal touches there. We hope you enjoy this latest addition to our Premium services. |
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| 8/15/2007 | THE ELANTHIAN DREADNAUGHT ALLIANCE SPELLS UP TA'VAALOR |
| Ever feel like you just can not find the spells or help you need? Well, the Elanthian Dreadnaught Alliance will be in Ta'Vaalor in the Evening of the second Restday of each month to try to help. We will be located in the Black-Griffin Crested Tent located just south of Victory Court to provide spells, locksmithing, and healing and many other services free of charge, as always. So stop in get yourself some spells and have a drink. | |
| 8/15/2007 | HOUSE DREADNAUGHTS'S SPELLUP EVENT |
| Ever feel like you just can not find the spells or help you need? Well, House Dreadnaught will be in Ta'Vaalor in the Evening of the first Restday of each month to try to help. We will be located in the Black-Griffin Crested Tent located just south of Victory Court to provide spells, locksmithing, and healing and many other services free of charge, as always. So stop in get yourself some spells and have a drink. | |
| 8/15/2007 | HOUSE DREADNAUGHTS' ROSHAMBO |
| Want a chance to test your Roshambo skills against House Dreadnaught? Then come to Ta'Vaalor in the evening of the first Restday of the month. The contest will be held just south of Victory court in the Black-Griffin Crested Tent. | |
| 8/15/2007 | THE ELANTHIAN DREADNAUGHT ALLIANCE HOSTS ROSHAMBO |
| Want a chance to test your Roshambo skills against The E.D.A.? Then come to Ta'Vaalor in the evening of the second Restday of the month. The contest will be held just south of Victory Court in the griffin-crested tent. | |
| 8/15/2007 | VAALOR VENERABLE VENTURES AUCTION ON FOUR WINDS ISLE |
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Join our member merchants in a quarterly auction of the best deals they can find. It will begin at one in the afternoon elven time on Feastday, the 25th day of Phoenatos (1 pm eastern, Saturday, August 25th) on the Seabreeze Tavern Porch on Four Winds Isle. You can see the items to be auctioned at http://vaalorventures.net/auction.html or from Prudence or Kwaldor. Come catch a deal.
Check back often to see what will be there! |
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| 8/12/2007 | SORCERERS MORE COGNIZANT OF VOID PLACEMENT |
| Sorcerers around Elanthia have been slightly more careful with their void placement from open implosion. Practioners of the dark arts have reported that they find their implosions no longer hitting their animates! | |
| 8/12/2007 | TOWNS DECLARE MURDER BY ANIMATES A CRIME! |
| Towns around Elanthia have proclaimed that using animated beings to murder someone within the confines of town will result in a murder charge, as if the offending necromancer had done the deed by his own hand. These developments are likely in response to the events that have taken place around Wehnimer's Landing and Darkstone Castle over the past several weeks. Many local politicians and law enforcement agents have professed somewhat of a distaste for necromancers as of late. | |
| 8/12/2007 | NECROMANCER DRIVEN FROM DARKSTONE BY GHOST OF ESTRION! |
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Bards have begun spinning songs of the great battles that took place in Darkstone Castle today. The account that seems most prevalent follows.
As the brave soldiers of Wehnimer's Landing did battle with the minions of the dark necromancer inhabiting Darkstone Castle, a troll priest beseeched one of his deities to summon the ghost of Estrion back to his castle. The wayward spirit, which has always in some way still been connected to his old haunt, returned as a result of the priest's magic. The brave adventurers who ventured into the castle encountered many animates but were unable to harm the necromancer. The necromancer used his magic to keep himself protected within the many mists found in Darkstone. It seemed as if the unending animated forces of the necromancer would overwhelm the adventurers until the ghostly presence of Estrion decided to reclaim his castle. The rejoicing was short-lived as the easily-angered Estrion soon turned his attention to the adventurers within the castle. Many died that day but it is believed that the ghost of Estrion has faded for the time being, although who knows when he may resurface. It is doubtful that his spirit's link to the castle is broken. The necromancer was strung up within the castle much like the trolls he victimized. As the adventurers fought Estrion's minions, the sorcerer's animated body disappeared. It is unknown what became of him, but he too may surface again one day if he escapes the horrors of the castle. No word has been heard about the alliance that had been formed between the denizens of Wehnimer's Landing and the local troll population. |
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| 8/8/2007 | PLATINUM POINTS |
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For a limited time, the Upsells staff will be allowing transfer of points from Premium to Platinum only. The rules are listed below.
Must be from the same account in Prime to Platinum. No comingling. All requests must be made by email only to [email protected] with the subject "POINTS". Specify your ACCOUNT NAME(s) and the number to transfer. The maximum allowed to transfer is 7,500. There are no other restrictions, besides accounts must be active, no changing your mind, and while we will endeavor to do it speedily, we do not guarantee a time-frame. We hope you enjoy this limited time opportunity! |
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| 8/7/2007 | DAME WANTON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT |
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The Order of the Silver Gryphon is hosting a tournament to commemorate Dame Wanton. The event will occur either at Black Swan Castle or Helden Hall on the 19th of Phoenatos (August 19th), beginning at 4 PM elven. There will be physical and magical brackets and a free-for-all bracket. Come join the memory, the fun, and camaraderie.
To signup send a messenger to [email protected], or contact a member of the Order of the Silver Gryphon. |
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| 8/5/2007 | SKIP SKIN SCENES WITH SORT |
| Users of SORT UP and SORT DOWN may now find that it takes fewer operations to maneuver one's inventory into place. SORT UP and SORT DOWN will now move items by as many places as necessary to provide a visible change in one's outward appearance. Most noticeably, items that reside next to tattoos will be moved past the tattoos and come to rest beyond whatever the next conventional item is. | |
| 8/4/2007 | THE ONYX GRIFFIN TRADING POST HOSTS ROSHAMBO |
| The Onyx Griffin Trading Post is heading to Ta'Vaalor to run a Roshambo contest. It will take place on the evening of the first Feastday of each month. Think you're good enough to win your share of the prizes? Well, come to the Black-Griffin Crested tent located just south of Victory Court and find out. | |
| 8/2/2007 | AVALON 4.1.5 AND 4.2.0 BETA AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD |
| Two new versions of the Avalon client for Mac OS X are now available for download. For details of changes and links for downloading visit http://www.play.net/gs4/play/avalon-info.asp | |
| 8/1/2007 | SONIC WEAPON SONG (1012) ALTERNATE NOUN EXPANSION. |
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Wishing to wield a wakizashi? Craving to kill with a kozuka? Ready to rashly regulate a runestaff? Stop sulking and sing your sorrows away with this special sonic surprise!
Sonic Weapon Song (1012) has been updated to reflect the current weapon naming standards. The vast majority of nouns listed on the Weapon Guide of the play.net website ( http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/weapons.asp ) should now be available through the spellsong, with the most notable exceptions being the katana, naginata, claidhmore, and missile weapons. Some alternate nouns will still require a physical copy of the weapon in order to properly form the sonic equivalent. |
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| 8/1/2007 | PREMIUM HOUSING AUTHORITIES ROUSED |
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After a hard night of investigation, local housing authorities of various towns have been roused to repossess a number of disused properties owned by Four Winds members.
Due to some errant paperwork, housing officials had ceased their periodic verification of the Four Winds membership status of deed holders. This allowed the properties in question to remain in the possession of individuals who were no longer associated with the Four Winds or who have not been seen in the lands in some time. After being notified of the mix-up, Four Winds housing officials sprang to action and quickly sorted out the situation with local housing authorities of the towns and cities who had agreed to provide exclusive property allotments for Four Winds members. Four Winds members should find a large number of properties previously thought to be occupied to now be clearly marked as abandoned and available to be claimed. |
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