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[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

mhm so I suspected. 

[mathiau he/him]

1 hour ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

@Harbringer of Auroras I see people are trying to recruit you into guilds, STE is new, it's open, and it's quite sane. though I'm sure the Scholar Guild is much more sane than the DA, now that I think about it most guilds are more sane than the DA lol.

About the STE, I don't think I have heard your answer on what it was actually about

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 minute ago, mathiau said:

About the STE, I don't think I have heard your answer on what it was actually about

*waves hand randomly* something... ok they want to have more hold in the city, they want to control the magic system. though I'm thinking of something where STE splits into two groups one led by Darian and the other led by... someone else. it hasn't split yet though.

edited to add: the other group has an interesting goal.

Edited April 1, 2022 by Thaidakar the Ghostblood

[Arlin]

5 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

*waves hand randomly* something... ok they want to have more hold in the city, they want to control the magic system. though I'm thinking of something where STE splits into two groups one led by Darian and the other led by... someone else. it hasn't split yet though.

This is literally the Ghostbloods is era1 

 

Edited April 1, 2022 by Arlin

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

4 minutes ago, Arlin said:

This is literally the Ghostbloods is era1 

 

wait, gosh stormit it did seem too good an idea.

[I think I am here. he/him]

2 hours ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

wait, gosh stormit it did seem too good an idea.

On the the other hand… the GB split was all smoke and mirrors while the guild was very much still one entity. Just pretending to be split. What is your awesome idea for the next era? 

[+ZincAboutIt she/her]

I had another idea for next era, but it could be ridiculous. Going off the sort of “post-Forgery instability” vein, and the idea of Alleys behaving more oddly or “coming alive,” perhaps Alleys could begin to appear in places that aren’t actually alleys. Like a closet or a dark hallway or any narrow dark space. And the Alleys themselves are sort of…hunting. Like they devour whoever walks in or something. This could potentially happen even within the Alleys themselves, like the Alleys are Alleytravelling. This would make things difficult even for the most powerful DA characters and also involve the wider community. 

[Ashbringer he/him]

Randomly placed alleys would be quite interesting, especially if they also ended up being random portals through space.

I do feel like if several changes are happening to the Alleys they should have some "source", even if that source is as general as something happening to Alley 0 like it gaining sapience or going unstable. 

I like it!

[+ZincAboutIt she/her]

1 minute ago, Ashbringer said:

I do feel like if several changes are happening to the Alleys they should have some "source", even if that source is as general as something happening to Alley 0 like it gaining sapience or going unstable. 

Yeah I think 18th Shard mentioned that Alley 0 could go missing and that could possibly cause all the Alleys to have the potential to warp into something else entirely given enough time

[18th Shard he/him]

2 hours ago, ZincAboutIt said:

I had another idea for next era, but it could be ridiculous. Going off the sort of “post-Forgery instability” vein, and the idea of Alleys behaving more oddly or “coming alive,” perhaps Alleys could begin to appear in places that aren’t actually alleys. Like a closet or a dark hallway or any narrow dark space. And the Alleys themselves are sort of…hunting. Like they devour whoever walks in or something. This could potentially happen even within the Alleys themselves, like the Alleys are Alleytravelling. This would make things difficult even for the most powerful DA characters and also involve the wider community. 

I like it.

[mathiau he/him]

On 01/04/2022 at 7:31 PM, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

*waves hand randomly* something... ok they want to have more hold in the city, they want to control the magic system. though I'm thinking of something where STE splits into two groups one led by Darian and the other led by... someone else. it hasn't split yet though.

edited to add: the other group has an interesting goal.

Let be me more clear as to what I want to know: I have a potential character who's a Willshaper who wants to prove herself to the world and to herself. Can you give me reasons she'd want to join your guild?

23 hours ago, ZincAboutIt said:

I had another idea for next era, but it could be ridiculous. Going off the sort of “post-Forgery instability” vein, and the idea of Alleys behaving more oddly or “coming alive,” perhaps Alleys could begin to appear in places that aren’t actually alleys. Like a closet or a dark hallway or any narrow dark space. And the Alleys themselves are sort of…hunting. Like they devour whoever walks in or something. This could potentially happen even within the Alleys themselves, like the Alleys are Alleytravelling. This would make things difficult even for the most powerful DA characters and also involve the wider community. 

On a similar vein, at some point Mac had decided the Forgery had became a sapient spren. When we destroy it we could say that the spren was not annihilated but just splintered and now we have tiny more or less sentient/sapient bits of whatever mix of magic the Stranger used to create it (beside the Dor) existing in places they should not, especially the Alleys

14 hours ago, Voidus said:

"You know I probably would have asked for a brass spike to use Copperminds." Laurelai commented, twisting the coin around and examining the carefully polished metal surface. "But the idea of wearing copper jewellery constantly was a little off-putting."

Folorian: What's wrong with copper jewellery?

[+ZincAboutIt she/her]

5 hours ago, mathiau said:

Folorian: What's wrong with copper jewellery?

It clashes with Laurelai’s cool undertones.  
 

edit: also, once the hospital scene wraps up we might want to consider a time skip. What is the amount of time that sounds good to people?

Edited April 4, 2022 by ZincAboutIt

[Harbringer of Auroras]

On 4/1/2022 at 0:01 PM, mathiau said:

@Harbringer of Auroras if you'd rather be around sane people the Scholar Guild will welcome you

@mathiu, sanity sounds quite intregiuning. It might be a nice change in pace from the rest of my life. I would be happy to accept.

[Arlin]

On 4/3/2022 at 4:51 PM, mathiau said:

On a similar vein, at some point Mac had decided the Forgery had became a sapient spren. When we destroy it we could say that the spren was not annihilated but just splintered and now we have tiny more or less sentient/sapient bits of whatever mix of magic the Stranger used to create it (beside the Dor) existing in places they should not, especially the Alleys

Ooo that could help Bell stick around after era 5 

I haven't had much opportunity to hint at it Because I'm terrible at getting my characters into rooms for some reason but Bell didn't really exist prior to the Forgery for reasons that are a RAFO for now. Maybe some of those Splinters could act like Divine Breaths and allow such people, at least a few of them, continue on after the Forgery.

Edited April 4, 2022 by Arlin

[mathiau he/him]

1 hour ago, Harbringer of Auroras said:

sanity sounds quite intregiuning. It might be a nice change in pace from the rest of my life.

Pal, are you alright?

[Arlin]

Of course they are, they sound like a denizen already.

[mathiau he/him]

Just now, Arlin said:

Of course they are, they sound like a denizen already.

I meant in real life

[Harbringer of Auroras]

I’m fine IRL. Thanks for asking.

[mathiau he/him]

19 minutes ago, Harbringer of Auroras said:

I’m fine IRL. Thanks for asking.

Good

Then I guess we should just signal @Rushu42 someone wants to join her guild

[Rushu42 she/her]

10 hours ago, mathiau said:

Then I guess we should just signal @Rushu42 someone wants to join her guild

Ooh, exciting! The in-character guild isn't really in a position to be joined at the minute, unfortunately, but you can retcon it to say that your character joined before it was raided, if you want. @Harbinger

[Stormblessed0421 he/him]

Quick question:

What do I need to do to get a character reviewed/approved? I posted one on the character thread

If that's all I need to do, then how long does it normally take for a mod to get a character reviewed/approved after it's posted?

[Voidus]

Apparently about an hour after I login for the day.

Generally these days though the timing can be a bit chaotic, depends who's on when, etc. Still not quite as active as we used to be.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

On 4/3/2022 at 3:51 PM, mathiau said:

Let be me more clear as to what I want to know: I have a potential character who's a Willshaper who wants to prove herself to the world and to herself. Can you give me reasons she'd want to join your guild?

well the STE has a large amount of info. we have influence around the city I guess. we have nice connections with power maybe. um. SPIKES!

[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

Hi, can I join? I’ve never really done one of these before.

[+ZincAboutIt she/her]

17 minutes ago, Emery the Windrunner said:

Hi, can I join? I’ve never really done one of these before.

Of course you can! There’s a guide for new folks pinned close to the top of the forum, that should help you get started! Then the next step is character creation. If you have any questions please do ask! We love welcoming new people.