Heial/Ascended AMA

[Sky 0]

What do you say about the claims in which the Ascended are even more niche than prior due to their lack of attempting to outreach to other playerbases rather than the ones nearby the headquarters? 

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

26 minutes ago, Sky said:

What do you say about the claims in which the Ascended are even more niche than prior due to their lack of attempting to outreach to other playerbases rather than the ones nearby the headquarters? 

 

    I've not once heard such a claim, and outright I think it doesn't have a lot of basis. Guild diversity in general is a mix of racial population, location, and cultural influence. The Ascended live near the elves, so we attract a lot of elven recruits. The humans have the largest racial population on the server, so despite their hubs being further away we still have a decent number in the group. Orcs like to try and eat us, and those that don't usually get killed for being whitewash, so we don't have many orcs. By all means I'd love to see some more dwarves, dark elves, and even orcs in the group; but those playerbases are already somewhat confined and, of course, the Ascended are not the big name-brand that they used to be.

 

    In summary you could say we're working with that's available.

[Abyssus 487]

do you remember me

how are you

can you hurl an orange 1000 feet

why didn't you de-pearl earlier

how many characters have you had

which one is/was your favorite

whats your favorite food

whats your favorite meme

do you think james looks like a mexican jontron

how long have you played

whats your favorite song

what was your first interaction with ascended

why did you like the magic/culture

why did you not become leader sooner

do you feel you've fixed the activity problem

how do you feel about the dark community

i heard you disconnected a bunch of ascended, if thats true, why

how do i get a beard like yours

how do you make those weird profile pictures

how many questions did i ask

 

 

 

 

[BonesOfTheEarth 2252]

1 hour ago, Farryn said:

Why do the Ascended love Elvira's homemade mochas so much?

Hmu

 

 

Why did you become an ascended, and when and where did you do it?

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

26 minutes ago, Abyssus said:

1. do you remember me
2. how are you
3. can you hurl an orange 1000 feet
4. why didn't you de-pearl earlier
5. how many characters have you had
6. which one is/was your favorite
7. whats your favorite food
8. whats your favorite meme
9. do you think james looks like a mexican jontron
10. how long have you played
11. whats your favorite song
12. what was your first interaction with ascended
13. why did you like the magic/culture
14. why did you not become leader sooner
15. do you feel you've fixed the activity problem
16. how do you feel about the dark community
17. i heard you disconnected a bunch of ascended, if thats true, why
18. how do i get a beard like yours
19. how do you make those weird profile pictures
20. how many questions did i ask

 

 

 

 

1. Yes.
2. I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.
3. I mean, maybe if I'm standing on a mountain or something.
4. Not having to eat was a really comfortable luxury.
5. Three. Heial, Verden (My druid), and Julien (A french knight).
6. I love Heial and Verden equally for entirely different reasons.
7. Don't have one, I will literally eat everything.
8. Source
9. I'm not convinced he isn't Jontron with a spray tan.
10. Since 2011, I jumped in a little bit after the Undead showed up.
11. Source
12. I saw one AFKing by a pond. I poked him and then left.
13. I enjoy Ascended magic a lot because their magic is rooted in the soul, and the soul is a very untapped piece of lore. In terms of culture their beliefs have a very lord of the rings vibe that resonates well, and I love robes.
14. Usually I don't enjoy leading, or it's very draining for me. I was an Archdruid for a few months on my other character and when the day came to retire I was absolutely thrilled. For whatever reason I'm not getting that same feeling, and I think that's a result of experience and maturity.
15. I do, actually. I keep a google doc with everyone's information in it and hound them if they're not providing. If there are no improvements, I seek disconnection as a final option.
16. Honestly there are hits and misses. I previously had good discussions with Cameron in an old Skype group, and a lot of the leadership figures are really respectable behind the curtain. But then I also find myself being messaged rude statements or questions meant to incite conflict, or in some cases complete failure of rp for the sake of jumping on the Ascended hating bandwagon. I keep a folder of these interactions, and there's a handful in there. Ultimately I hope for things to improve in the future, but LoTC is renowned for drama.
17. I removed three or so Ascended from the skype group for inactivity and disconnected one of my students. Out of respect for them I won't say any more.
18. Beard genetics are weird. I'm the only male in my family that hasn't started balding and the only one for three generations that has been able to grow a decent beard.
19. The programs I use are http://www.getpaint.net/index.html and, when dealing with gifs, http://www.online-image-editor.com/
20.   20.

25 minutes ago, Fury_Fire said:

Hmu

 

 

Why did you become an ascended, and when and where did you do it?

 

    I became an Ascended at the very end of Anthos, just before Setherien's Red Realm was opened. I was the first Ascended to be awoken after our powers had returned, and the ritual took place in a hidden underground keep.

 

    As for why, well, I honestly never intended it. I and Blundermore had worked together a few times previously, but I never had a desire to be an Ascended and given that I was a floating ball I doubted it would even happen. When I was given the option to join I found that we all had a similar mindset and the people running things were very friendly.

[Slic3man 484]

At what point will the Ascended realize their leader betrayed Aerial's wishes by being a soul in an enderpearl instead of in its natural cycle?

 

When will mech technology spread to the Orcs so they can proceed to become Big Bosses from Warhammer?

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

Just now, ⅢSliceⅢ said:

At what point will the Ascended realize their leader betrayed Aerial's wishes by being a soul in an enderpearl instead of in its natural cycle?

 

When will mech technology spread to the Orcs so they can proceed to become Big Bosses from Warhammer?

 

    The Ascended target creatures bearing a corrupted, tainted, or otherwise significantly altered soul. The soulbound ender pearl was strange, of course, but the soul itself was not altered in it's function whatsoever; it was merely trapped. As an example, Cameron's 'Shadows of Men' lore can have a soul split into different sections, but these sections are not harmed by our magic. Why? Because the souls themselves have not been altered significantly, they're merely displaced from each other. That is the short version, the longer one is being worked into the rewrite to better ascertain exactly what our powers do.

 

Hopefully soon.

[Harri 4815]

an undead male approaches you asking for help

 

do you respond as a bigot and slay him or do u help him

[BonesOfTheEarth 2252]

Does Heial still have his enderpearl somewhere?

[GDPR 014 48]

When will you realize Based Axe God Malchediael is better than Aeriel

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

8 hours ago, HB_ said:

an undead male approaches you asking for help

 

do you respond as a bigot and slay him or do u help him

 

I believe this is a question best answered through roleplay; though I will say that the Ascended of this generation are not quite as merciful as they used to be, and for good reason.

 

4 hours ago, Fury_Fire said:

Does Heial still have his enderpearl somewhere?

 

It was unfortunately destroyed when he returned to normalcy.

 

4 hours ago, ArcanicFable said:

When will you realize Based Axe God Malchediael is better than Aeriel

 

[dm420 186]

do ascended keep their bodies to rot when dying, or do they turn to holy ash

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

1 hour ago, 2___2 said:

do ascended keep their bodies to rot when dying, or do they turn to holy ash

 

Their bodies remain after death, the same as anyone else. Though the idea of Ascended turning into ash was presented for the rewrite, and it does fit with with our theme of holy fire. As for whether or not we'll change to this it's not been decided yet.

[dm420 186]

do you plan on giving ascended more magic abilities

[Old-Rattlesnake 1534]

9 hours ago, 2___2 said:

do you plan on giving ascended more magic abilities

 

Right now our major goal for the rewrite is to tweak our existing abilities, many of which are very ineffectual in their current state, and make them more useful. We only have one completely new ability planned as of right now, though that may change.