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I'm back, Cosmere spolers

Hey, this is my first alleyverse art. I drew Allence for a festival.

Though you should really stay and read a book or two. Or twenty. Anything by Brandon Sanderson is bound to be superb.

So regarding the "what changed in our history" question. I noticed, that we have several different head canons around regarding that topic, leading to an unruly canon and probably many discussions in E5. Voidus and me thought it best to decide that on mod level, as the era will start in two days and we don't have the time to make a poll regarding the larger events that happened every era and allow enough time for everybody to weigh in. Here is what we felt like should work with the E5 changes, without eliminating too much, so that rped character development of older characters can be (mostly) kept. If you are unsure about a specific situation that is important for your character, please don't hesitate to ask! E1: Guild War did happen, massive destruction of the city (also because of the demons of the Chaos Space Marines), Alleycity wasn't nuked E2: happened as it did, minus the Phoenix attack on Oasis City E3: happened as it did, minus the Phoenix attack on Alleycity; the combined forces of the guilds were able to defeat Plasma Core E4: the exploration happened as it did, the atium was distributed evenly between the participating guilds ============ As the guilds will be less powerful, several smaller groups exist to fill the vacuum left behind. They don't need to be named, but in general more guilds exist, and the ones with PCs are simply a part of them all. ============ The slum is located in the north of Alleycity, a part that was heavily destroyed during E1 and E3. People there don't have a 24/7 access to electricity and running water, and they live in the ruins of the houses that used to be there. (So far it used to be in the krater left by the nuking of Alleycity in E1)

When you think of this: Me: I have a headache. Mom: Take some ibuprofen. Me: You cannot have my pain.

LG 65: Term 4 Month 2 - Fae Refuted In this turn, three students expelled! For so few votes surely doom spelled Cadici set fires, Rath made vulgar flyers And Ugfal the Three-Handed smelled. Maern had a scare just last night - The assailant gave him a fright But he did not die, For the man was quite spry And the attacker had to take flight There once was a man named Lin Wa, Who followed each letter and law, But being a Master Could not make him faster Than the blizzard of iron he saw. There once was a metallic storm Which ripped over Lin Wa’s true form And as for the answer Was he a skindancer? You’ll find it beneath iron’s swarm. (There once was a GM named El Who thought this turn turned out quite well The limericks fine The spreadsheet in line And now I will bid you farewell) * * * Limericks. Sloan hated limericks. They never seemed to work with the music that always filled her mind. And yet, there was a limerick there, fighting with the song she was humming. It was even one of her favorites - the song, not the limerick - which made the limerick annoy her all the more. Where was this sound coming from. If she found the source, she’d kill it. Even if it was one of her people. Anyone muttering in limerick form didn’t deserve her protection. She tried to dance down the street, humming louder to block out the limerick. But no, the limerick got louder. She couldn’t even make out any words but it was increasing in a syllabic volume that made her forget how cold it was. (Maybe if she wasn’t so frustrated, she’d be thrilled about something causing her to forget the chill, but no). A shadow in the alley caught her eye, and she spun toward it. She’d lost her beat. That had never happened to her before. Whipping out one of her daggers - a jagged little work of art she loved to slice through skin with - she stepped toward the alley. And the words became clear. “For students, there’s three things to know - The first is that school makes much woe And even if worked on Till you see light of dawn You might still have nothing to show!” Sloan grinned. It wasn’t one of her people. She would’ve delighted in killing the student without any encouragement whatsoever, but this one. This one had made her lose her beat. The blood ran dark out of the alley and Sloan danced away. The beat was back, the limerick silenced. The night suddenly seemed so much brighter. Lin Wa (Walin) was killed! He was a Skindancer! Amila Tays (Zillah) was killed! She was a Student! Maern (Xino) was attacked and protected! Ugfal the Three-Handed (Stink), Cadici (CadCom), and Rath were all brought on the Horns and the Masters, in a stroke of viciousness, expelled all three of them! The following students were elevated: Seoras (Haelbarde), Athdara (Elandera), Straw (Straw Altiora), Lasko Veitch (Karnage), Vol (Devotary), Rath, Ugfal the Three Handed (Stink), and Leo (Lopen). Term 4 Month 2 has begun! It will end 15 May at 4:00 PM PDT.

I doubt this is a real scene within the timeline Just Bridge 4 looking cool.

When you can't listen to skaa music without wondering how they managed to have the time to perform when being beaten down by the lord ruler.

Question, @little wilson @Elberethis there an inactivity death? And do they have to post in thread? If not, I think I will place my votes on Zillah. If so, I'll probably change it to someone who won't just die from inactivity. Zillah's last post was RP during turn 3.1. They also had RP in turn 2.2, and their only other post that turn was asking about green profile pictures. During turn 2.1 Zillah made their last game related comment, where they just placed votes on Burnt and Lord Silberfarben. During 1.2, they had a total of 3 RP posts, and nothing else. 1.1, 2 RP and one post with a question about tuition reducitons. Ok finally. Something to look at They have a post in 1.1 saying we shouldn't just not put votes on Edema Ruh because there might be skindancer(s) among them. And that's all. A total of 7 RP posts, one vote post, and one NAI game related post. So, ya, Zillah. On some other people, Cadcom has a slight village feel to me, as does Xino. I will have to go back and do some more analysis later and figure out who else seems suspicious to me. Well. That's 200 words, and I got to go for now.

My text chain with my mate;

I am pleased to announce that there's an entirely new set of reputation titles. Check out under your name to the left of your post and see what title you are--I imagine it will be very different. Why did the ranks get altered? Well, I hadn't ever really expected people to rise through the ranks so fast. Obviously this site isn't going anywhere, and five years down the line, it wouldn't make sense for all of us to be Adonalsium, now would it? So this new scheme was designed to be much more sustainable for years to come. It's also designed to have a ton more progression than the old system. In the old scheme, you became Shard at 128, and then new ranks appeared at 256, 512, and 1024. Not so much progression. Considering how many people are in the 1-500 range, there needed to be a lot more ranks. And boy, there are a lot of new ranks. In the old scheme we had less than 20 ranks total. In this new system, there are 102 positive reputation levels. There's also no exponential growth on new ranks--it's much more linear, with the differences between levels gradually increasing. I hope you find the new system fun! There are a lot of very powerful and cool titles now, but there are also delightfully obscure cosmere titles, and some that are just plain silly. Hehehe. And of course, now with a properly large list of ranks, it's time to complain about their ridiculousness. Some of the promotions are... interesting, to say the least. Discuss yours in the These Stupid Ranks topic.

Honestly, I really struggle with read/player analysis, as I'm really good at picking at innocent things to make them look suspicious, bot not great at really pulling out suspicious things on their own... A Joe in the Bush - I'm getting a bit nervous of Joe. Joe's first post, all NAI content. Quotes Rae, but it's not particularly useful in determining alignment. Next post. The vote count here was: Mist (3): Brightness, Sart, KidpenBrightness (1): The_God_KingThe_God_King (1): Elbereth Karnage(1): Drake Still NAI, especially as they didn't place a vote. Ok, I've actually completely forgotten why I was suspicious of Joe. I like their content this cycle, and even if they were my best suspicion, I might refrain from voting on them just because this is the first cycle with significant content. However I was thinking a Rae/Joe/TGK elim team might work pretty well. I don't remember what got me thinking that though... so take it with a grain of salt. : / Sart - Village Started their post C1 when I was tied with Rae with 3 votes, and was arguing against my lynch. Also could have rewritten their post to be suspicious of Kidpen to tie Rae's vote, but didn't do that either. Zillah - Inactive Megasif - Strong Village Pretty confident is village. Was the second vote on Rae, and broke the 6-way voting tie in her favor. This was the votecount before he voted on Rae: Xino(1): CadcomJoe(1): SartSart(1): TGKFura(1): FuraArraenae(1): BR Drake(1): Xino There are too many people here that are options for Mega to vote on other than Rae. In addition, he hedged a bit on Rae's lynch, giving him the perfect oportunity to jump ship if she posted again. These are the remaining people I haven't gone through... But my reads are mostly neutral-village, which is pretty uncharacteristic for me, so I'm not sure. I'm quickly losing motivation for analysis though, so if I continue, it's going to take me a lot longer to post this... So I'm just going to post as is for the moment, and come back later... Again... Lord_Silberfarben - Silber Kidpen - Aradia Elbereth - Crepuscula The_Archivist - Archer CadCom - Patience DrakeMarshall - Verity Amanuensis - Nok the Bard

This should be you theme song

Maern said nothing for a couple seconds, struggling to find a response. “I know, but I… I just can’t- oh, I don’t know.” he sighed. Why did words have to be so hard? The Master was probably going to forbid him from helping now, all because he couldn’t explain himself. “You feel powerless, don’t you,” murmured the Master Rhetorician. “Like the world is playing with you like a toy on a string… like at any moment you could slip off and fall into the endless darkness below, and nothing you can do can keep you tethered to the fragile thread that holds you from that fate.” Maern could only nod, speechless. The Master chuckled, a little sadly. “I should have expected that from you, shouldn’t I?” he said. “You were never one who liked to feel powerless. Other students… they’d have been happy to let other people deal with it. But not you.” Maern nodded slowly. “I mean, if the majority of the investigators are like Ferwish-” The Master shook his head. “No, luckily he’s fairly unique. He really shouldn’t be in the investigative force at all, but…” he sighed. “He has friends in high places. There’s only so much we can do if we want the University to stay open.” ---- Zillah(12): Haelbarde, CadCom, CadCom, Haelbarde, Elkanah, Elkanah, Experience, Experience, Karnage, Karnage, Araris, ArarisRathmaskal(3) Straw, Straw, StinkStink(2): Xino, XinoCadcom(2): Lopen, Lopen Straw(0): Stink I was beginning to type this all up when I realized a chart would probably be better. So... here you go! 5 People, 40 DP 0DP 1DP 2DP 3DP 4DP 5DP 6DP 7DP 8DP 9DP 10DP 11DP No effect 55.35 49.84 41.67 32.80 24.61 17.75 12.36 8.32 5.39 3.32 1.89 0.96 1-turn Roleblock 18.77 21.01 21.94 21.43 19.66 16.99 13.82 10.50 7.33 4.62 2.57 1.23 3-turn Roleblock 15.52 21.14 26.67 31.24 34.05 34.64 33.02 29.67 25.29 20.56 15.89 11.55 Expulsion 2.77 5.16 8.93 14.39 21.66 30.62 40.80 51.52 61.98 71.50 79.65 86.25 This chart represents the chances of each particular occurrence given 40 random DP and five people up for the vote. The top row is the number of guaranteed votes on an indivdual. Currently, Zillah has 6DP, Rath, Stink and CadCom have 1, and Straw has 0. Walin has an additional 5 DP that could be distributed on anyone. Speaking of which, what do people think about having Masters reveal who they are placing DP on in thread? 4 People, 40 DP 0DP 1DP 2DP 3DP 4DP 5DP 6DP 7DP 8DP 9DP 10DP 11DP No effect 41.23 33.12 25.31 18.54 13.10 8.93 5.87 3.68 2.17 1.18 0.57 0.24 1-turn Roleblock 21.17 20.74 19.16 16.71 13.73 10.58 7.57 4.97 2.95 1.56 0.72 0.29 3-turn Roleblock 26.16 30.30 32.86 33.45 32.07 29.09 25.07 20.58 16.06 11.84 8.13 5.11 Expulsion 9.85 15.37 22.57 31.29 41.10 51.39 61.49 70.77 78.81 85.43 90.58 94.37 I just got ninja'd by Stink's retraction, so here's 40 random DP and 4 people. As you can see, chances of expulsion jump by as much as 20 percent for 6 DP (Zillah) and 10 percent for 1 DP (Rath, Stink, Cadcom). Walin can increase the likelihood of expulsion by around 30-40 percent total (around 10 percentage points more for each DP). I have to leave now, (and I just noticed that one of charts has an error ) I'm not sure if I'll be back before rollover. Hopefully yes.

Ditto. (Too bored to say the whole thing) Hoc erat odiosis

Hey, we had a deal! Here is another Calvin and Hobbes so you understand.

Cool, also you don't have to mention someone when you quote them, Shard already sends a notification through that there has been a quote Uhhh, did you make that or am I missing something in my spreadsheet? 'Cause if its the first one then kudos tbh Poke-voting on term 4? My kinda guy right here, eh Rath?

As usual, everyone was arguing! They were so busy arguing that they never really decided if they wanted to kill anyone, so that never happened. Meanwhile, someone was murdered in the shadows of the forest. For the first time, a single Shade rose. BrightnessRadiant was killed. She was a Loyal Crewmember! Vote Count: CadCom (3): Brightness, Sart, The_God_King Karnage (3): CadCom, DrakeMarshall, Elkanah Furamirionind (1): The_Archivist The_Archivist (1): Megasif GM Notes: -The cycle will end on May 14th at 13:00 EST. -Inactivity warnings for: @Elbereth, @A Joe in the Bush, @Karnage, @Zillah. -If there are any inaccuracies with the vote or inactivity count, please let me know. Player List: xinoehp512 - Hades Loyal Crewmember Karnage - Shroud StrikerEZ - Reverie Loyal Crewmember Elkanah - Cain The_God_King - Mavet Elandera - Thankful Loyal Crewmember with a Knife Lord_Silberfarben - Silber BrightnessRadiant - Calypso Loyal Crewmember Kynedath - Maledict Loyal Crewmember Kidpen - Aradia A Joe in the Bush - Joseph Elbereth - Crepuscula The_Archivist - Archer Mist - Rona Loyal Crewmember Sart - Sam Trudite Zillah - TBD CadCom - Patience DrakeMarshall - Verity Amanuensis - Nok the Bard Arraenae - Resourceful Smythe Mutineer Megasif - Mega Furamirionind - TBD

Grandpa shin man: I am the toothless of Shinovar!

As someone who hasn't caught up yet, I find your reasoning valid enough to join the vote on CadCom ED1T: Nevermind, sorry

“Maern,” called the Master Rhetorician as the rest of the Masters and Ferwish (giving Maern the evil eye) filed out of the room. “I’d like to have a word with you, if you wouldn’t mind.” This feels familiar, thought Maern as he stood up from his seat. I wonder what it is this time? “I don’t mind,” said Maern, “although I do have to be getting home soon. I don’t want to miss dinner.” “I wouldn’t want that either,” said the Master with a smile, rising with him. “Besides, wandering around on the streets this late… it’s not safe. Thieves, mercenaries, murderers…” he leaned in. “Skindancers…” “Yes,” said Maern, wondering what the Master was getting at. “I concur. Skindancers are dangerous.” The Master sighed. “I’ll cut right to the chase,” he said. “Have you been trying to find the skindancers on your own?” Maern hesitated. “Yes?” he said, cautious. “Despite having no training whatsoever?” “I checked a book out from the Archives…” The Master raised an eyebrow. “And you think that will be enough?” “Yes- I mean, maybe- I don’t know! But I have to do something. We can’t just let these… these demons take over the University!” “That’s what the investigators are for, yes?” ---- It wasn't a defense per se, true; however, it was an effort to sway people towards believing the scan had been misinterpreted. While there may be a perspective where the R&L claim could trigger a lie, I find it much less likely that there would be a perspective from which it was the most likely interpretation, and more likely that you were an elim trying to rescue a teammate. @STINK Zillah(8): Haelbarde, Haelbarde, CadCom, CadCom, Elkanah, Elkanah, Experience, ExperienceStink(2): Xino, XinoCadcom(2): Lopen, Lopen There seems to be a clear majority on Zillah, with 4 DP total on her currently. A quick run through my DP calculator shows that with 40 DP, each person up for vote has a 35.14 percent chance of being expelled, a 31.9 percent chance of being roleblocked for three turns, a 15.4 percent chance of being roleblocked for one turn, and a 17.4 chance of being brought On the Horns with no effect. With the 4 extra DP factored in, Zillah has a 72.7 percent chance of getting expelled, a 19.1 percent chance of getting roleblocked for three turns, a 4.6 percent chance of getting roleblocked for one turn, and a 3.6 percent chance of being brought On the Horns with no effect. You are correct. Actually, that leaves him just enough to elevate to Master at the beginning of 3.2- but, of course he spent 1 on Naming. Of course. The calculations were merely to assert that it was possible for him to get there investing in only one field.

@barkbomes9, you're in the wrong forums, mate. You're looking for a video game named Arcanum? These forums are about books, by the author Brandon Sanderson to be particular You could still try the Entertainment Discussion forum though

The Stranger and his Shade noted the arrivals of their respective targets with cool satisfaction. Both Sudiov and Aylitha could provide valuable assets for his enterprise, but both could be dangerous to him and more importantly, his work. The Stranger and his Shade smiled, dimensions apart, and said, "I am changing the world." ... "An opportunity to push the borders of Science. I am going to reshape the Alleyplanet, to put a stop to the endless wars and chaos that have plagued us for so long." The Stranger's Shade spoke leveling and quickly, not adding any flair or drama to his words. Aylitha was first and foremost a scientist, and as such he could reason with her. He wished he could converse with everyone this way, it was so much more efficient. "Simply put, our current place in the world we created is under constant siege by those who either don't understand us, or fear us because they understand. We have faced wars, sabotage, and countless other strains from within and without. And it has taken a toll on Voidus." He gestured upwards, though spacial references were meaningless here. "The past years have shown us that the more aware of us the world is, the greater their efforts to destroy and subvert us. We've faced set backs, interruptions, and unacceptable delays to our work and our growth. And so I am undertaking a restructuring of the world, so that we may work uninhibited and limit distractions. I would like to integrate your nigh omnipresent capabilities into the redesign of the world, expanding your capabilities and ensuring we have a new level of subversive control surface-side. As such I would require a portion of your essence to work into the formula, to ensure a lasting transition without any potentially damaging side effects. It would allow a previously unheard of level of cognitive subdivision and immersion, a hivemind integrated into the spiritual aspect world itself. We'll be able to monitor everyone with instantaneous connectivity and hyper spatial and biological awareness. It's dangerous, but if anyone can get the formulae right, I can." It wasn't bragging when he said it, and Aylitha would know it. But he wasn't done yet. He looked at her with a candid expression and said, " The reason I have kept this quiet, and why even now we meet in such absurd circumstances, is that I am also going to be making some changes to a certain department focused on interior affairs. I have not filled out the requisite paperwork, because soon their purview will be drastically altered and I don't have time for their stalling. And so the fewer people who know about it the better. My initial plan was to integrate a team, but you're so much better than that. No conflicting personalities, no discordant thought patterns, you are the single more unified conglomerate I can reliably work with in perhaps the entirety of the Alleys. And so I request your assistance in this experiment, Aylitha. From one department head to another, join me in changing the world." @kenod ... The Stranger motioned for Sudiov to sit with a wave. "I have a proposition for you, oh shade of my closest friend. I am engaged in an endeavor the likes of which the world has never seen. And as such, I am here to offer you an opportunity. I am going to remove Voidus as the head of power, pull back the DA from the public eye, and bring a new era of peace and prosperity. And all I need from you is some information." He grinned warmly, "Provide me with the information I seek and you will be saving the lives of many, many innocents. All I want is for you to tell me everything you know about Voidus, before the Alleys. Before we met, before we began our path, before we found those darkened pathways. You are a part of him, a Shade of his power. You share his abilities, so it stands to reason you would share his memories, if in a disjointed fashion." The Stranger's gaze was distant, his dark eye sifting through the deep waters of recollection. "I know Voidus better than perhaps any other living being. And yet his origin is a mystery to me. We never spoke of where we came from, of who we were, because none of it mattered. What mattered was what we could achieve, what we were trying to build. Branded as outcasts for our art, drawn together by our resolve and our Hunger to learn, to know. Drawn by The Alleys. We sought their depths, hungry for knowledge and paid the price time and time again for our ambition. Do you remember it?" His gaze focused on Sudiov, angry and cold. Yet there was uncertainty behind it, and questions, so many questions. "How much of my friend are you, godshadow? Do you remember the triumphs and the defeats, the celebrations and the lamentations? Do you remember the Sacrifices?" His words were hot and cold, exuberant and sorrowful. The Stranger felt the blade of nostalgia pierce his heart, sharp and sweet as a last sunset. "We tore the fabric of reality and repaired it at our leisure. We altered the flow of time and rerouted it waters with the canals of our designs. Led by the Light of Science, we pushed back the darkness of ignorance. We sacrificed the ambrosia of ignorance for the bitter cup of knowledge, and the deeper we drank the heavier the price." He stood, his hand seeming to move of it's own accord. Like a drowning man reaching for a lifeline, knowing there is none to be found. The room darkened, and gravity seemed to fluctuate. "And in that darkness we found our goal, our great work. We would use our power to create a place where the cruelty of foolish could not reach. Where those who gorged themselves on ignorance couldn't abuse, prevent, or destroy the work of the Hungry. Where the light of Science would no longer be relegated to a candle flickering under a blanket of secrecy, but a beacon to those who sought it's flame. We left the worlds that had rejected and persecuted us, we usurped no one to build this world. We Sacrificed EVERYTHING!" His voice was ragged and filled with such emotion that the Stranger hadn't know he had left. His blood ran hot as his spikes burned cold. Pride and despair warred within hi words like serpents straining for dominance, and despair was the victor. "And it was all for naught." He turned, and gestured to the city beyond. "Our paradise of science was short lived. It drew the curious yes, but also those who let their biases dictate the truth. And soon the ignorant followed, and we were persecuted in our own home. And our Eden became our perdition. We stayed in power, but it was a battle for existence. Factions rose like locusts from the desert, seeking to devour us and all that came seeking the light. Some sought to take control of the world we had made, to gain more power and authority. Others arose purely out of the desire to oppose us, to silence us forever. We defeated or outlasted almost all of them, though at times our numbers dwindled to few, oh so few. We sacrificed and endured. We brought balance and stability to the world, and we were damned for it. Voidus still seeks to bring order, to tend to his greatest creation. He should be revered as a benevolent god, a titan of endless patience and power. And yet he is cursed by those he spares, by those he saves. I drew back into the Alleys, seeking the work to bring me solace, not caring if the Denizens destroyed the invaders and interlopers. I had hoped Voidus would join me, that we could return to our Hunger and scour the Alleys for the meat of it's secrets. But he stayed." The Stranger looked towards where he knew the Worldspike to be. "And they nearly destroyed him for it. He paid the price, and you were no small part of it. But the greater sacrifice, was his Hunger. He has locked it away so that it wouldn't consume him as he managed the world. I can not say when last the greatest Denizen turned his mind to pursuing Science's Light. He has chained himself to the unrelenting wheel of duty, where once he flew free. And in doing so he has sacrificed that from which he once drew his light and inspiration, his joy and fear. Our deeds sink into meaninglessness, and I lose my only..." he stopped, his words catching in his throat. "friend." He was quiet for a long time, his leaden words forming unseen chains around his neck. In his mind he heard a boy coughing, a girls whispered words of fear, angry shouting, and the sound of a bloody spike falling to the floor. All mist, curling ethereally in the darkened corners of his mind. Then he spoke in a whisper, his words the smoke of a dying funeral pyre. "And so I devised an experiment, the likes of which the world has not seen since it's inception. I will reshape the world, the city, the guilds, and my only friend. I shall take the yoke of duty from his shoulders and give him a life unburdened, that he may live in peace and joy, free to follow his own Hunger. I shall return the DA to the shadows, for it seems in the open the Light of Science draws flies to tarnish it's brilliance. I will give the world an era of peace, such as it has never had in all it's days. And I shall Sacrifice myself to do it. But here's the catch, usurper of the Light, so must you." His gaze locked on Sudiov as a falcon's locks onto a swallow. His eyespike gleamed with the cold brilliance of an iceberg, with depth to match. His voice became lighter, though it was light reflected on an ocean, and the depth of his gaze belied the almost casual tone, "You will tell me all you know of Voidus's past, and then you will join me in the design I have crafted. You shall ascend, and be shade no longer. A god in stature, but removed from the world as I shall be. You shall be a guiding light to those that seek you, a counter to mine own. And what's more you shall help me hold the very fabric of reality together." The Stranger gestured broadly with a sweeping arm. "That is your choice, Sudiov. You can help me remake the world. Or," And the light that played across his eye vanished revealing the abyss beneath. "I will Cleanse it." @Voidus

When you got super excited when you find out that your mistcloak flutters when you run. It's great.

Everyone found that Rona person rather suspicious. So they killed them. And that was that. Maledict didn't have very good luck, and ended up "accidentally" falling and dying. Oops. They might have been pushed, but no one bothered to investigate. Two more Shades joined the growing crowd. Mist was lynched. She was a Loyal Crewmember! Kynedath was killed. They were a Loyal Crewmember! Vote Count: Mist (5): Brightness, Elkanah, Karnage, Kidpen, Sart Karnage (3): DrakeMarshall, Megasif, Mist Brightness (1): The_God_King Furamirionind (1): The_Archivist The_God_King (1): Elbereth GM Notes: -The cycle will end on May 13th at 13:00 EST. -Inactivity warning for: @Amanuensis -If there are any inaccuracies with the vote or inactivity count, please let me know. Player List: xinoehp512 - Hades Loyal Crewmember Karnage - Shroud StrikerEZ - Reverie Loyal Crewmember Elkanah - Cain The_God_King - Mavet Elandera - Thankful Loyal Crewmember with a Knife Lord_Silberfarben - Silber BrightnessRadiant - Calypso Kynedath - Maledict Loyal Crewmember Kidpen - Aradia A Joe in the Bush - Joseph Elbereth - Crepuscula The_Archivist - Archer Mist - Rona Loyal Crewmember Sart - Sam Trudite Zillah - TBD CadCom - Patience DrakeMarshall - Verity Amanuensis - Nok the Bard Arraenae - Resourceful Smythe Mutineer Megasif - Mega Furamirionind - TBD

LG65: Term 4 Month 1 - Drink With Me Lin Wa stood in front of the other Masters. He stared at the robe being held out to him. I’m not nearly put together enough to be a Master! I can’t even remember my notebooks. He took the robe anyway and put it on. He didn’t want to upset the Masters. Maybe it’d be interesting? The days were warming, now, winter snows melting to slush. Bright green grass was revealing itself from beneath the snow, and the air smelled of change. Also, it rained. A lot. A lot. The rain poured down almost every day, flooding the streets in a few less-than-well-drained locations. Students tramped about miserably, doing their best to protect their precious papers and books. Even the Fishery sprung a leak, which was caught quickly but nonetheless became the talk of the school for a few days. The chemicals inside were volatile enough that had the water not been caught... well. Bad things could have happened. Catalan especially hated the rain. It was horrid and muddy and got all over his clothes no matter how much care he took. He felt like it was slowly driving him mad. Maybe I am, he mused. Seems to be at least two students in a term, and we haven’t had the second one yet... What if it is me? What if this rain is going to slowly drive me insane until I go to the Crockery? I’ve been feeling weird lately, been all scattered... His heart rate started to pick up. Maybe something got into the rain - no, but then everyone would be affected, not just me. Maybe it’s my drinking water? Catalan tensed, looking at the glass of water sitting on his desk. Was it poison? Or maybe it was something in his food - he got it from the innkeeper, it’s not like he made his meals himself. What if... what if... Oh no, and if they realize I know they’ll come after me. Silence me. But I can’t stay, either, or I’ll go mad. I have to get out of here! He ran out of his rooms, not even looking where he was going. Rushing down the stairs, he- bang “Ow,” he said weakly. “Are you alright?” said someone. “No! Get away from me!” Catalan wriggled away from the thing coming his way - maybe a hand, maybe a weird blob of flesh. He still couldn’t see well enough to tell. “Get me out of here! It’s not safe, they’re poisoning the food!” “I think you need to go to the Medica.” “Or maybe the Crockery...” “Come on, get the lad up, he clearly needs the help!” “Poisoning? I haven’t felt anything odd.” “Poor man...” The voices overlapped and spun around Catalan’s head, bouncing off the walls and getting louder and louder until he blacked out. Catalan (Coda) went insane! Maern (Xino) was brought on the Horns, but the charges were dropped! Vol (Devotary) was brought on the Horns and charged with Undignified Mischief! (again) Cadici (CadCom) was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct Unbecoming! He will be lashed! Lyoan (Fura) was brought on the Horns and charged with Conduct Unbecoming! He will also be lashed! Kynedath was brought on the Horns and charged with Undignified Mischief! These students were elevated: Kendel (Elkanah), Straw Altiora (Straw), Lord Silberfarben, Lasko Veitch (Karnage), Vol (Devotary), Cadici (CadCom), Lyoan (Fura), Amila Tays (Zillah), Rath. Lin Wa became a Master! Player List1. @Haelbarde - Seòras 2. @Elandera - Athdara, alchemist 3. @Burnt Spaghetti - Bryn Aria 4. @DeTess - Evelyn Bryen 5. @Elkanah 6. @Straw - Straw 7. @xinoehp512 8. @Lord_Silberfarben - Lord Silberfarben 9. @Coda - Catalan, namer 10. @Karnage - Lasko Veitch 11. @Hemalurgic Headshot 12. @StrikerEZ - Ryykal Ladzo 13. @Lumgol - Caia Irèn 14. @Experience - Shard 15. @Devotary of Spontaneity - Vol, paranoid alchemist 16. @CadCom - Cadaci 17. @Sart - Sagaer Murtoy, accompanied by a child 18. @Furamirionind19. @Zillah20. @Araris Valerian - Arael Solon21. @Rathmaskal - Rath22. @STINK - Ugfal the Three-Handed, with only two hands 23. @Kynedath - Traelynn Weeks, likes beets 24. @Walin - Lin Wa 25. @GreenRover - Knighter Nune 26. @Young Bard - Nethwyl Nox, pyromaniac 27. @TheMightyLopen - Leo

My quarantine contribution: Peeps Before Death: I will protect peeps who cannot protect themselves.

Count me in!

Vol had been charged with Undignified Mischief again, just when it seemed like the Masters had finally seen the value of Alchemy. It seems Nethwyl's expulsion had had some personal positive effects after all. Upon gaining access to the E'lir laboratory, Vol had immediately whipped up a celebratory explosive concoction, setting it off far away from the University grounds. Evidently not far enough, for one of the students had complained. The Alchemy Master saw nothing wrong with the display, but the others apparently thought it showed poor decorum. None of them particularly cared; none of them should care with Skindancers still on the loose, and yet it was back in front of an apathetic crowd apologising for a triviality. "Yes, it might have been a mistake to set off a noisemaker where someone could possibly hear it (Someone being concerned with loud noises when the real threat came silently was perhaps not strictly logical, but to each their own). In the future, all such work will be constrained to the Alchemical laboratories (A blatant lie, no self-respecting student would be willing to restrict themselves so). No explosives will be detonated in a location without supervision (If anything, even more obviously false than the last sentence, but it was what the Masters wanted to hear. Perhaps the new Master, Lin Wa, would be more understanding, or at least more rational. So nahlrout does passively protect someone from lashings, and one ounce completely protects from both the one turn and the three turn roleblock. Xino's chart seems to be within several rounding errors of accurate, though presumably 8, 9, and 10 DP weren't supposed to have the same chances in the second chart. I'm willing to let CadCom go this time, since his expulsion chances aren't high and if he bought one nahlrout he easily could have bought two. I can look at him again next cycle, especially if he gets elevated. Zillah, Zillah, I guess.

I'm not even allowed to do anything fun anymore smh Straw

In that case could you please take your vote off of me? I don't want to be taken on the Horns just because you randomly felt like voting on me.

When somebody shows you a really big crab and you just say: "Mah, Greatshells are bigger"

That's impossible, everyone play the game

Huh. I think I was pretty tired when I looked through your posts, because I think I missed a few of them. I'll upgrade you to moderately active on account of last cycle I look forward to hearing what you have to say. Huh. Thanks for doing that. Looks like you've recorded two things wrong though: With your calculation, 7 EP at the start of 2.2, plus 4, gives 11 EP at the start of 3.1. And then the elevation to El'the for the start of 3.2 would have given the +5 immedately, to leave him with 15 EP at the start of that cycle, leaving us at 18 for the elevations at the end of 3.2, which was more than enough for elevation at 4.1.

Hey, i don't actually know much about this, but you are saying that the train got out of hand, and that players should have worked together to change it... you voted for mist still. as I said, I don't know the situation for this, but it seems suspicious that now you are saying they shouldn't have voted mist. as if you were trying to deflect blame.

Hm, not much I can defend there. My tone is always a little off. A little accusatory and very defensive even when I don’t mean to be. I was cringing as I reread a couple older games. That’s not a defense but it does force my hand. To avoid getting picked off by a last second vote I’m going to have to break this tie. I want to vote for mist, but she’s still a bit new so I’d like to see them get to C3. This is terrible because this is exactly how I survived for a portion of my first game as an elim. By process of elimination, Striker .this isn’t meant to retaliatory I just don’t like being on the block with just under 2 hours to go and you happened to be on the block with me. I’m willing to change it, if I’m not in immediate danger. This is openly a self preservation vote (from what I’ve gathered is a elim thing but I’ve realized doing anything or nothing can be an elim thing)

About that...

Here's a comparison of the two symbols, with the latter rotated to match the orientation of the former: Now, excuse me whilst I mourn the final death of my Cognitive Surgebinding theory . May I have better luck next time I guess.

How about the Storm father? "You're all going to die. I'm sorry" And whar would wyndle say?

Hmm in my opinion it was a couple of things. One was that the Lord Ruler hated the non-Terris people of the world before his Ascension. He felt that Terrisman should be dominant because of the their Feruchemy. So when he founded the Final Empire, he was getting revenge on the people of the world for their supposed "crime". Of course he then went and oppressed his own people even worse. I don't think he wanted to though, he was just afraid of facing someone who could challenge his rule, so he ultimately loved his power more then his people. It is interesting to note though that it would have been far easier for him to have just committed genocide and wiped the whole population of Terrismen out rather then slowly breed it out of the population. He just wanted to get rid of Feruchemy in them, not destroy them. It's possible that if he ever actually managed to breed out their magic then he would have began treating them better, and perhaps favoring them like he did for nobles. He was intent on no skaa-noble breeding because he was worried about the power he gave his allies getting into the hands of his enemies. Allomancy is part of his "divine" powers, so if the skaa understood what he was doing with Allomancy, then they might be able to figure out how to counter it. That is also the reason he obfuscated it's abilities so much, so even skaa with powers might not know how to use them, and wouldn't recognize, that he, the Lord Ruler, used the same magic. Also it kind of undermines his divine reputation. Wouldn't a god be able to keep the power he gave his friends out of the hands of his enemies? People would doubt his power and rebel if they thought he couldn't even control who used the magic he gave them. Does this help?