Danjahb29

Yes…the great tater decay!

Funny you should mention this. I was just in the process of starting a courier company. I was thinking it would be used for important messages or if you wanting flex your wealth. Perhaps I might make it a guild. Idk. My business plan was to make it affordable (because birds are free) and most of the profit would go to the couriers. That would provide more rp and jobs. 

Almaris Messenger Services

    We are starting a messenger service that focuses on hand delivering messages and packages. Our company will provide a more personal touch to message delivery. Our clients consist of  those looking for competent and professional messengers and will be paying accordingly. In order to operate a business like this we need couriers. But not just anyone will do. We need people who are skilled at finding someone in a city or a nation. The more vague the delivery instructions are, the higher the fee and the more our couriers will make. Packages can also be delivered including the payments between clients and their customer.

    If you are interested in becoming a courier and have the skills needed send a bird to Anton Von Minitz (mc: Danjahb) or reply to this missive.

MC name:

irp name:

occupation:

Flotsam reads the wanted post. "Up to 500 mina?"  he repeats. "what kind of scam are they running? Not paying a bounty hunter seems dangerous to me." shakes his head and continues on his way.

Great post! Thanks for the awesome ideas and suggestions. 

Anton reads the missive and nods gravely. “All men of honor to be sure. Any list that includes Sir Leon can not be anything less.”

Ok I added more detail and layers, like an onion. Thoughts?

What?

Is this a joke?

As he trudges into Neu Brandthof after his year long absence Anton breathes the familiar air with a sigh of relief. 
“How I have missed this.” He commented to himself as he observed the bustle of the Minitz folk. A missive on the mission board caught his eye. “Wolf hunt?” His travel weary body protested at the thought of joining but his heart longed for the joy of serving with his brothers and sisters. Setting his jaw he walked to Riverrock Keep “where are my pointy sticks?” He wondered. 

Halfling bandit. The greed of Dwarves has been misplaced by a clumsy deity and now this Bywater Bandit is craving mina like the orcs crave battle. Having no training in combat or even thieving in general they head out into the world to ether try their hand at banditry or join a crew and learn from those with experience.

Nice. I’m in. Can you hit me up in discord? Danjahb29#2914

3 hours ago, Charles The Bald said:

just calm down, not everyone speaks english daily, i was obviously trying to be overly friendly to pass the message that I was being friendly and not trying to be an *******, I know what I bring to a team and have taught juniors so calm down over there

Ok then. My bad if I interpreted the interaction incorrectly. I forgot that not everyone here is a native English speaker. Please forgive me. 

2 hours ago, Wholesome_Thomas said:

 

Hey man, thanks for being willing to stick up for me. Just know I didn't take anything in Charles' post as a put-down and he's been helpful as I continue to improve the project. Everything's all good here.

Sorry about that. Thanks for clarifying. 

4 minutes ago, Charles The Bald said:

You've got great courage man, just calm down a little.

I’m calm. Just don’t like seeing people shit on other people’s projects. There is a difference between constructive criticism and bashing someone’s work wile bragging about how great you could have done it. 
 

Like I said you have very good suggestions and ideas. The needless put downs were the issue. 

20 hours ago, Charles The Bald said:

It's obviously a beginner project, don't wanna sound like an *******, but slap a border-radius on these boxes, loose the border a little bit, remove the box at the top, we could make this a really beautiful project.

 

Let's change the police too, would look awesome. A lil padding in the center element and stuff. You could use the side bars to put some moving lotc icons or something and let it really flow too.

 

 

I changed this in 10 minutes so it's not really a finished product and just a rough idea, but could look really cool in the end if you try to have fun with it and let your creative self express yourself.

 

BE YOUR CREATIVE SELF !!!

 

If you ever need help, I work professionally in web development and know how to make things more beautiful quicker, just contact me on discord.

 

 

Hate to break it to you bud, but you 100% sound like an *******. Just because you throw a disclaimer on your insults doesn’t make you less of a ****. You have good suggestions. Next time offer those without all the ego layered on top. This person made something awesome. Just be proud of another LOTC community member and offer your suggestions. 

“Too-tr-ing” he sounded out as he slowly read the service’s offered. “Maybe they can help me read?” Flotsam said to himself. “I’ll go find this bookstore and ask.” He determined as he turned and walked with a new purpose. 

5 hours ago, Mannamannaa said:

Wonderful lore! I love this idea, and have a few questions...

 

-Would bolts made with alternate heads than iron/steel be possible? Such as gold tipped/slayersteel to harm certain undead, or maybe if someone really wanted ST mats?

 

-can additives like Frost Salt/Flame Salve be put on these bolts?

 

-Are there any specific strings/parts needed to make a design this introcate, such as springs?

 

-How would one repair the more intricate parts if the weapon is damaged?

 

Ok that's all I can think of for now, I love this and appreciate the Invention posting! +1!

I was thinking whatever you can do to a normal crossbow bolt you can do to the custom bolts. 
 

As far as design I thought I would leave that open for creative designs. As long as it doesn’t exceed the limits listed.  

I’ll see your wall and raise you crazed ballistic Halflings. 

OOHHH! Missed opportunity!!

That would be the Halfling cannon. 

Yes. Basically. But no one makes it or sells it soooo…..

Halflinh Crossbow!

Halfling Crossbow

This weapon is much smaller than the basic Hand Drawn Crossbow but still technically falls under the same category because it can be drawn by hand without the need for mechanical assistance. The Halfling Crossbow is usually about the length of an average man’s forearm, though there is a great variety of sizes in this subcategory of Crossbows. The bow portion is often 2/3 that length when strung. It was originally created to be a one handed ranged weapon that could be concealed. Due to the simple design, many versions were created including some very light draw weight crossbows that are toys for children. The unique feature that sets this class of crossbow apart from the rest is a bolt retention device and a release mechanism that utilizes a spring to hold the string in place before firing. This allows the crossbow to be stored loaded for quick deployment and use. Another feature is a guard or cover for the release mechanism to prevent accidental discharge when the crossbow is stored loaded.

The over all design varies based on the craftsman who makes it but some come with a shortened stock having a downward turned handle portion at the back that incorporates a release mechanism. Others have the stock straight and thin all the way back so it sits flat against the body under the user’s garbs. Smaller ones have been mounted onto gauntlets or bracers but those have such weak draw weight they are hardly useful.

Halfling Crossbow

-2 emotes to use. One to draw the weapon from concealment and one to aim and shoot.

-Can be reloaded and shot in another 2 emotes.

- 5-50lb draw weight.

• There are 3 classes of Halfling Crossbows. Toy, Lite, and Standard.

• Toy draw weight: 5-15lbs

  • Can not cause any harm.

• Lite draw weight: 16-30lbs

  • Can only penetrate light clothing and cause non-lethal injuries though if it hits soft tissue, eyes or throat may be life threatening.

• Standard draw weight: 31-50lbs

  • Can penetrate multiple layers of clothing and at the highest draw weight can pierce leather.

- Materials for the stock are most often wood but can be made from other equally sturdy material if so desired. The bow for Toy and Light class can be made from a strong and flexible wood or metal but the Standard class must be made from metal.

- The mechanism used to hold and release the string must include a spring to help prevent accidental release when stored loaded.

- 15 block range.

- Usable on horseback.

Red Lines

- The design of the Crossbow is up to the craftsman. These are not mass produced items and therefore left open to creativity. The only features they must have is a bolt retention device (spring, wooden flap, ect.) so that it can be stored loaded, a trigger guard or something of the sort and a spring in the release mechanism that prevents it from discharging wile stored.

- Halfling Crossbows can not penetrate armor of any kind.

- The Crossbow must have listed in the description the length of bolt it uses as there is no standard bolt size for these unique Crossbows. The bolt size is allowed to vary depending on the designer. Use a named crossbow for the final product.

- To use a Halfling Crossbow you must have the proper size bolts in your inventory. They require 8 sticks, 8 feathers, and 1 ingot of Iron for 8 bolts. They then must be named with a description specifying their length. Use named arrows for the final product.

- This weapon is for crp and rp only because PvP use would be more powerful than the rp version.

- At the end of the description the craftsman must put a standard list of attributes using this format for ease of use in rp. Class: [toy, lite, standard] [draw weight], bolt: [length of bolt in cm]

Purpose (OOC)

My inspiration for this device was the Derringer pistol. It is a small two shot pistol that the wealthy and well to do gamblers carried on themselves discreetly. It gave them comfort knowing they had a way to defend themselves if necessary without the need to carry the usual heavier armament. This is not a pistol, it is a heavily nerfed crossbow. The idea was for nobility and those with means to be able to carry them because they will be costly to buy and the bolts must all be custom made. They could also be used by bandits or ne’er-do-wells.

References

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/187476-%E2%9C%93-invention-lore-basic-springs/?tab=comments#comment-1746713

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/192598-the-techlock-armaments/

On 2/6/2023 at 2:32 PM, Samler said:

Please add 
/stack (stacks the same item in your hand as others of the same in your inventory, useful for stacking potions, swords, etc.)
/roll d# (example d20) -w/q/rp/s (allows you to roll in that channel, does go through walls).
/roll d# (allows you to roll any dice, examples /roll d2 for a roll between 1-2, useful for flipping coins. /roll d100 for 1-100 etc.)
/edit roleplay (adds in the roleplay tag to an item.)

I added your recommendations. Thanks!

Almaris Assistance Association (AAA)

Are you going to have a lair?

Supportive comment. +1

But seriously. He is a great community leader and very involved with helping others. A stupendous hype man too! I think he would make a great moderator.