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2012-06-18, 06:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
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Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
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Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
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2012-06-18, 08:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-18, 09:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Starting next thursday, I ought to have a couple fewer things on my plate, and hopefully I can really buckle down on the writing. Watching Man of La Mancha is a good way to stimulate the imagination.
And to those that care, the giant apocalypse event on the RP server I frequent went exceedingly well, though we're having technical difficulties reopening in the new world. I was promoted to Admin, and TheWombatofDoom and SamBurke are both being promoted, though I'm not 100% of their new position names.Last edited by Welknair; 2012-06-18 at 10:19 AM.
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2012-06-18, 10:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Horray for less distractions! Man of La Mancha...never heard of it. Deets?
I never expected to be so freely accepted and instantly valued. I'm still rather shocked at how I've become swept up in the tides of Silver Age! :) I believe I'm becoming permanent Build staff or even Moderator status and sam is being promoted to Moderator as well. I've been enjoying the plotting that has been going on surrounding my character. That poor, poor man.Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-06-18, 10:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Not watching Man of La Mancha ought to be considered as heinous an offense as not watching Princess Bride! In all seriousness, Man of La Mancha is the movie adaptation of the famous spanish play "Don Quixote de la Mancha", written by the famous playwright Don Miguel de Cervantes. I hear there have been two such adaptations, but I've only ever seen the first. The story of Don Quixote is the spanish equivalent of Romeo and Juliet, in terms of prestige. The story is obviously quiiiite a bit different.
The story follows a man by the name Alonso Quejana, a lesser nobleman in later life. He reads book upon book and becomes disillusioned with the world, hearing far too much of the treachery of man. He gives up on being sane, and decides to be crazy instead. He declares himself Knight Errant and "Sallies Forth" to fight evil, with his still-sane-neighbor as his squire. It is a story of reality versus nonreality, cynicism versus idealism. One of my favorites.
Something I think we sometimes forget here on the OotS forums is that we are a minority. There aren't many of us, though we hang out with our own kind. When we actually get involved elsewhere, it shouldn't be surprising our talents are recognized. And on the Silverage server, we can use every capable set of hands we can get. The two of you have been an enormous help, and I look forward to playing with you in the near future!
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2012-06-18, 11:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Ah! Don Quixote de la Mancha I'm actually familar with, to some degree. I've read a few of the stories (though not all, as it was at a library I was reading at). I enjoyed what I read! I've never seen any of the films or such. I'll have to see if I can find them...
I do often forget we are a minority, as I have had several attempts to assimilate some for D & D, to no great success. Though, I have had one small victory! One of my good female friends LOVES D & D now and wants to play all the time. I may be able to get a campaign going regularly again with her, her boyfriend (who also plays and is a close friend), and...well I don't know. (I like having 4 or 5 in a party.)
I look forward to it as well. I'm currently writing backstory. And more back story.
Anywho! FourthLand! Is it strange that when I see things like "Fourth Street" and "First National Bank" I inevitably think of fourthland's elements, and the strange puns that ensue that no one else understands?
I don't know if you've broken me, or caused me to assend to a higher level of Pun speak.Last edited by TheWombatOfDoom; 2012-06-18 at 11:53 AM.
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-06-18, 12:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-18, 01:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Curse you gmail, for not notifying me of fourthland updates sooner!
Anyway, now that I'm all caught up, I have a few things to say:
Silver Age- Am I too late to join? I don't know any of the schedules, but I don't have very much of a life, and would love to hop aboard.
Stealing ideas/minecraft- You see where this is going. Now, I would never just up and take your mind-product, but something I've been thinking of is; fourthland, minecraft based rpg. Essentially a ton of mods in a pack such as you would find on the technic launcher. I can't code java yet, but I'm learning, and eventually I'd love to see this happen, and I belive some others would too.
Minority- I am a simulationist, and very analytical. I like to take ideas, and change them to my mindset, my ultimite design. So it's no surprise that the first thing I did when I was hooked on d&d was to plot all of its errors and try to make a perfect system that would simulate anything and everything realistically. Then, I could add back in all the supernatural, and balance it perfectly with the mundane, and blah blah blah. Then I realised that no one cares, either they are content with D&D or they move to GURPS, and no one (except for me) questions GURPS. All that to say, being a minority sucks for inspiration.
And now, still fascinated in realistic RPGs and physics, both known and theoretical, I am rooting for this system, that completely breaks all of the rules my life has been about... I must say, congratulations, and thank you. I'm even more of a minority because of this project, but I feel like less of one.
And now that my lack-of-sleep induced rant is over, back to the questions. I third the question of what the names of the first 8 energies are, and question how you can add/remove/create/destroy -ness's.
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2012-06-18, 01:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-06-18, 01:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
The question still needs re-wording so the genie doesn't twist it around and destroy the world. A generous genie, however, seeing the answer to the previous question and the fact that he is giving 4 wishes instead of the usual 3. Although that's probably just because of the intended repeating numbers going around in his posts.
Edit: I'll try and apply for silver age tonight. My minecraft name is 80sing if it is needed.
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2012-06-18, 01:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Don Quixote isn't a play; it's a novel.
A damn good novel, that would make Cervantes cringe nowadays, since a lot of people see it as supporting chivalry, when it was supposed to do the exact opposite.
I seriously need to finish the book; I borrowed it from the library, and lost reading time to stupid school (damnit school, let us read the classics!)
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2012-06-18, 02:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [Welknair Update/Game Idea] Fourth Land
Silverage: I think we're technically "Halegron's Handbook" now. Appropriate link to where to apply here. I see no reason why we'd stop accepting applications in the near future. It is worth also reiterating my position as one of the two Whitelisters. Apply, and I'll make sure you get accepted quite quickly. In case I haven't posted it elsewhere, I play Elric Seeker, one of the few survivors from Agazatra. Soon after the start of the new map (WHICH HAS NOT YET OCCURRED), Elric will gain ownership of the human province of Northcrest, the center of learning in the new land of Araethon. So yeah. Feel free to look me up IC, or apply for a Scribe job there.
Stealing Ideas: For copyright reasons, I would kindly request you abstain from the release of any such mods/plugins prior to me copyrighting something
with my name and "Fourthland" on it. I think a minecraft-fourthland crossover is an amazing idea, and I'm very interested to see what you come up with. Do note this matter could be simplified a bit by having a tweaked name (Fifthworld?). We'd still know what it is, but no one would have to worry about copyright infringement.
Minority: I forget if I've posted it elsewhere in this thread, but I tend to be a simulationist myself, believe it or not. Previous game attempts by me have included impeccable mechanics for handling both combat, character growth, and even moral decisions. Everyone that looked over it agreed it was an excellent model. The only problem was how long it took to get through the mechanics. I eventually determined that I was trying to make a game here, not a simulation. So I abandoned our world, in favor of one where I was untethered by the burdensome constraints of real-world physics. And thus Fourthland was born! It's been a learning experience, and I'm intrigued for much the same reason you are. An entirely new world to explore. ENTIRELY NEW. That's worth something.
Shows what I know! I've only ever seen the first movie adaptation, in which the story is phrased as a play. And my spanish class a few years ago was awesome enough to show us the movie.
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2012-06-18, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-18, 08:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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And here I was being all confused. I read it once. In 7th grade. Made my head hurt after I finished it. Never had the nerve to do so again.
However the Princess Bride the book, now that was a great book. I've only read an abridged copy, but apparently the original had 70+ pages devoted to detailing the wardrobe of the princess... What some people do for the sake of humor.....
Since it appears Im not going to make the playtest(leaving for a month+ within a few days), I'll drop my slot for someone else. Unless of course, you haven't started by the time I get back.
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2012-06-18, 09:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-18, 09:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'd recommend keeping an eye on that thread. With the number of submissions coming in, we whitelisters are handling them almost constantly. The other whitelister, zePato, has rejected your first application. Note that you can just keep reapplying. Main tips: We don't have Half-elves, at least not yet. We try to stay away from "They killed my parents!" backstories - they're a bit cliche. Give it another swing, and you ought to be accepted.
Ah, alright. Then yes, I'd be game for such a collaboration later on.
Ah, that's a shame! I hope your trip goes well.
Welcome aboard!
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2012-06-18, 09:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ah, I was hoping for a human character with little elf traits, as it didn't specify which special traits humans can choose from. And that backstory is that of my best defined character, with a few modifications to fit this server's apparent feel. I'll try out some of my others, then. Also, they didn't kill his parents, ones still alive and the other dire of natural causes. He wants to give his life for the same cause as his brother, who had the "you killed my father mentality". I had a corrupted government version earlier, but decided I don't want to die and get stolen from and grifed in the wilderness, so I used that one. I thought I did so well, to...
And thank you for your acceptance into the playtest! I was upset at myself when I missed a spot on the team.
Edit: Just got accepted, same character but a few minor modifications. I look forward to trying this out in the morning .
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2012-06-19, 12:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Elf, you fell for it then. There was no "original" Princess Bride. The book pretends there is. Trust me. I fell for it too. I searched and searched for the original. It doesn't exist. I love how it does this, to make it seem more mysterious. It draws you in. I found the book hilarious and as fun to read as the movie is to watch. :)
As for the slot in the play test. It seems I've missed my chance. Shucks.Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-06-19, 12:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-19, 01:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Dang, due to... issues I've got with my tech, I can't do teh online servers.
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Any chance I could get a client-side version of whatever mods you are running on Silverage/HH?
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2012-06-19, 01:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Multiplayer servers use "Plugins", not Mods. Plugins don't have or require Client-sided versions. And the list of Plugins we have is a very long one. Have you actually submitted an app yet? One way or the other, we're still in staff-only-whitelist for the next day or so, so that could possibly explain problems joining.
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2012-06-19, 07:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Sorry to derail the derail of the thread but I think I get something. I think the cycles not only represent lifetime of Fourthworldians, but also key to important events/happenings in the community/individual. Am I close?
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2012-06-19, 09:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-19, 09:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-19, 09:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-19, 10:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-06-19, 10:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2012-06-19, 10:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Bought, of course!
It's probably more my internet connection, when it comes down to it; I live out in the sticks. In America. Where good connectivity is not a priority.
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2012-06-19, 11:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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HUZZAH. It begins.
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2012-06-19, 11:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by TheWombatOfDoom; 2012-06-19 at 11:20 AM.
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)