Respiren

Some nostalgic screenshots of the journey from LotCs first home, Aegis. The first gate in Aegis... with a promise of a world to be built and adventures ahead The Druid Circle grew from humble beginnings, the original druid grotto where an odd hermit lived Aegis, our home, is overrun by the undead who carve a path of destruction in their slow march south.The Wizard Availer returns to summon a portal to a new land so Aegis' inhabitants might escape the cataclysm... The Verge The view as we exited the portal from Aegis, seems... cosy. Clearly some had come this way before. A Druid Expedition group went ahead first and welcomed those fleeing Aegis as they reached the surface. Here the refugees built boats to travel to Asulon The Cloud Temple, rebuilt, far grander than before In Asulon the land is large, littered with ruins, and curious inhabitants. The elven race fragments, and the many humans form a loose Triumvirate of warring nations. Probably some sort of snooty high elves who hug stone walls instead of trees. The journey continues To views from the boughs of a Mother Tree sewn in yet another stange land

LotC - A War Council 2012-04-01

A blender image of the old GMs

Pondering the exact same thing the other day, Lord of the Craft's history is now beyond stories and metaphors we were writing and is now a recounting of the stories we created and enacted together, it's sort of magical how through those cooperative stories LotC grew and became a living thing. Also, remembering how sad the enormous mallet shaped moot chamber looming over Laurelin made Native until it was regrown to be more aesthetically pleasing, 😅 lots of happy memories. Thankyou for gifting us the forest of Laurelin, where our dreams could take root and our imaginations run wild Native. You'll always be the first Druid to me

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* A small chirruping bird alights upon the Wilting Staff, on his outstretched leg, a note is neatly furled, tied with a grassy bow. "I send word from the Cloud Temple, soon we shall be called upon by the monks to guide those saplings yet to take root in the land of Anthos, to sow a tree within their sacred abode 'n share nature's providence with those in need. Brother Sunshine hath traveled 'neath the shadow of our canopy. A vow to bring harmony to our Order 'n to sow the seeds of our old ways upon his lips. In this he carries our blessing. Let any Archdruid promising to outshine Verden in this speak now, call a Moot to initiate the Challenge for Granddruid. May the Aspects guide us, ~Wayward Druid Respiren "

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Wayward Druid Respiren squints looking down at the tattered, rain soaked parchment hastily shoved into his hands. "What have ye brought, darkling?"' Reading the parchment he mouths the words 're-growing' and 'reclamation to nature'. Returning his gaze to to Sabrae with a mirthful smile he says "Let us call upon our kin within the grove, to gather sapling and seed, tis rare we are called to such a task"

Fantastic work guys Even for eclipse - I'm not known as a lover of minecraft PvP, yet this seems a step in the right direction from the silly spammy, macro'd norm or the old cumbersome and poorly implemented 'skills' system. A small suggestion when it comes to pvp; As for encouraging roleplay, a focus on offering 'cooperation and consent' would be appreciated, seeing as the ship on pure roleplay has sailed, if it ever made port. Such a focus allows more roleplay to happen around the fighting. It can be achieved by various means and tools with less grey areas where moderators need intervene; subregioned arenas; wars undertook on a robust declaration / agreed upon basis; plugins that allow optional 'dueling' to knockout or death in regions that may usually be peaceful; visual and/or auditory indications of intent to speak / type / respond . All allow a type of 'handshake' between players. This reduction in spontaneity allows roleplay to precede {and continue after} fighting, since it eliminates the worry of being caught 'off guard'. a small caveat; Try to avoid creating unnecessary 'payoffs' for engaging in 'competitive and non-consensual' pvp behaviour. Yes, even without any material or competitive payoffs there are a few people who will still do this just for the thrill and enjoyment of 'beating' another unwilling player and pure shadenfreude - though this behavior is obviously corrosive, if not the antithesis to a functioning, inclusive roleplay community. Such payoffs include things like forcing death on another player to extract the contents of their wallet, inventory or 'character memories', or simple destruction and inconvenience where the player is considered an unwanted presence, or a competitor. Such competition generates unwelcome threats, animosity and distrust amongst people and creates 'payoffs' for the behaviors that oppose roleplay, i.e. powergaming and metagaming. In short, using 'handshakes' & avoiding pvp 'payoffs', will result in more opportunity for roleplay & less moderator time distracted by internecine conflict.