Grabthar

Does this mean there are openings on the Lore team?

((A.K.A. The Illumi-Commu-Nazi Brethren of the Masonic Temple of Yemekar))

I have 2 warning points from years ago that don't say what they are for.

The sound of a hammer and chisel echoes through the tunnels of the undermountain. Up and down the Deep Mines can be heard the banging and pounding of metal against stone. Where once lay a vast expanse of earthen rock now stood pillars and walls of beautifully polished stonework. Against the far wall stands a small figure, a dwarf, carefully toiling away at his craft. Grabthar stepped back from the wall, reaching out to knock away the last of the dust and debris. With a tired puff of air he blew away all that remained of the earthen chips hiding in the finely shaped carvings of stone. This was it... his masterpiece... his tribute... his life. Hours. Days. Months. Years. He had spent so much time in these halls that the sun was just a memory to him. This was where he truly belonged. In a hole... underground... with the stone. Two years. For two long years Grabthar had formed the stone beneath the land of Thales into great halls that his kin would be proud of. Halls that would bear the name of their maker. Halls that would embody all that it meant to be a dwarf. These were the Grand Halls of Yemekar. “By Urguan's Beard!” he heard from the entrance. “What be this?” Grabthar turned to see his Irongut brother Chase standing with his mouth open. A look of bewilderment filling his eyes. “So this'a what ye b'n slavin' way at huh?” he exclaimed as his head turned to take in the whole room. He let's out a long drawn whistle as a smile spreads across his face. Grabthar set his tools inside his satchel and began to walk towards his kin, “Yes sir Mr Chase sir... Grabthar finally done.” he said, “took Grabthar a good bit longer than intended... but the stone is finally happy.” “Happy? Ye mean te tell meh tha' ye talk wif te stone?” Chase snickered with a sideways look at the silly dwarf. “Aye sir... Grabthar talks t' the stone, and the stone talks t' Grabthar. Always has.” Chase shakes his head slowly while looking at Grabthar, “Ye a weird weird dorf ye know that?” Grabthar just smiles in return. Pulling a small cloth from his pack he quickly polishes a small quartz plaque with the engraving “Grand Halls of Yemekar” on it and walks towards the entrance. Chase Irongut follows him. “So... wha dey fer?” Chase asks. “What do you mean sir?” replies Grabthar. “Well, dey are gran'... bu' what'r dey used fer?” “Um... well sir... Grabthar not sure yet. Stone jus' said te make em. Said that they needed te be made. So Grabthar made em.” “Ahhhh. I see.” Chase's eyes light up as he has an idea. “I know what it's fer... It's fer a feast! A grea' feast! Fer all da dorfs te atten'.” “A feast sir? What kind of feast?” asks Grabthar confused. “Pitcher this... a table... long as da halls demselves. Mountuns o cakes an' cookies coverin' it. Pies an' treats ever'wha. Sweets fer all da dorfs... A SWEET FEAST!!” “Um... Grabthar not sure if that what Halls meant fer... but Grabthar think it sound d'licious.” Chase smiles heartily and makes for the stairs, “I'll git start'd on da prep'rations. Ever'one needs te 'ear 'bout it.” The sounds of footfalls fill the halls as the Thane of Irongut rounds the corner at a run and hurries upstairs. Grabthar giggles to himself then finishes mounting the sign above the doorway. He gathered the last of his tools into his pack, took one final look at the intricate etchings in the floor, grabbed an armload of ore for the smithy and headed upstairs himself. The sunlight stung his eyes horribly, but the warmth was nice on his face. He nodded to his fellow dwarves busily working around Kal'Klad. The legion practicing in the courtyard. Some farmers harvesting rows of wheat from the field. Even that little Grandaxe lad (that everyone is pretty sure isn't quit right in the head) Fili, was just staring at the sky with a smile on his face. Today was a great day to be a dwarf. Grabthar walked through the main entrance of the keep, took a left and continued down the residential corridor. At the end of the hall hung a sign labeled “Dizzy Irongrinder”. It was a small room, but Dizzy was the best smithy in the lands. Grabthar shifted the ore in his arms and knocked on the door with his elbow. Almost instantly it swung open and a soot covered face appeared. “Wha- oh... 'ullo Grabt'ar. Wha' 'an uh do fer ya?” “Sorry te int'rupt ya Mr Dizzy sir... but Grabthar has more iron fer ya today.” he said with a smile. “Wonderful den, roight 'ere in de chest if ye would.” Dizzy says as he steps to the side. “An a few tools that could use a bit o seein' too. Grabthar think ye can let someone else use em now since the Halls is finished.” Grabthar smiled as he spoke. “Finished are ye?” chuckled Dizzy, “Bout toime then.” Grabthar handed the worn tools to Dizzy, most of them ground down almost to the handles. “Gonna need te foind ye some better tools nex' toime.” exclaimed the smithy as he took the bag of tools from Grabthar. “Maybe oi can make ye somethin' special.” Grabthar smiled, “That would be fantastic Mr Dizzy sir... fantastic indeed.” With that Grabthar bowed, smiled, and walked out of the dwarven keep. It was getting late in the evening and he was ready for some well deserved rest. Heck, he might even sleep past sunrise tomorrow.

((Oh quiet Hiebe... everybody knows that in Oregon there are no gf's, sports, or social life. Just ducks, beavers, hipsters, and RP minecraft servers. Don't gotta lie to kick it.))

Might have been brought u already but here goes. When you start to craft something on a stonemason table it gives you a time frame, but when you put the materials in and start it, the time triples. Why are the actual times and the printed times so different?

I like the crafting plugin... and i was ok with most wait times until now... I hit mastery in Stonemason and now everything takes 3 times as long as it used to.. is it a bug?

Twenty Second!

I have enjoyed the plugin so far. I prefer the choosing 2 professions and being inept in the rest, so good job there. Before the downtime workstations changed though to where you could only use 1 at a time.. I hope it is a bug that gets fixed sine that will greatly slow progression and make leveling a huge burden. Otherwise Grabthar like.

((added the second chapter... enjoy))

Okay... I usually don't post on "flame" threads, which this kind of resembles, but I do feel that I want to say a few words. ((For Gaius... it needs to be said :P)) This is a video game... the sole reason it exists is for people to have fun. If you are not having fun you have 2 options: 1 - Leave! Period! There is nobody forcing you to be here. If you are so upset at the state of things at LotC, then feel free to turn around and get the hell out of here. 2 - Give "Constructive" criticism. Let the admins/GM's/Mods/Whatevers know what the problems are, AND a possible solution. If you have no solution then don't make a post. Easy! They have heard from roughly 13 million people that whatever you are complaining about is wrong, and your post won't make a difference. Now, if you are a member of the staff, your job here is different. You are REQUIRED to make this a fun place. The only reason you exist is to make the server fun. You were chosen for your position because you showed something that other staff thought would bring fun to this server. If you think you are here for ANY other reason... you are wrong. Media Team makes videos about how fun LotC is. Forum Team keeps the negativity out of here so the rest of us can have fun on the website. Event Team runs events that create a fun environment. GM's make sure everyone has fun as a whole on the server. You may have the ability to "Call the Shots", but you don't... the community does. Without a player base it's just you, spawning diamonds for yourself in a tower somewhere for about 30 days until the server closes. Woohoo.. such fun! That being said, I have huge respect for the staff, I know you put up with a lot of crap. But you signed up for it. You filled out an application to be a babysitter for hundreds of teenagers and children. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Okay, let's get to the solution part of this post... The staff needs to be reorganized. Badly. Each section of LotC needs a set group of Admins that are dedicated to making that area fun. NO CROSSOVER STAFF. When you try to take on more than one area, you can't spend as much time in each area that needs to be spent. Focus on your section and make it the best. When players are asked which part of LotC is their favorite... they should say your part. If they don't... work harder. This will require more staff than we currently have... that means hiring more staff. There are enough good people here that it should be no problem to fill the slots that are needed. Next, set the rules, with punishments, and uphold them. A strict rule set should be implemented that prevents people from breaking them. If people are having fun, they are less likely to cheat the system. The ones that do, don't need to be here. Banning forever is a perfectly legitimate punishment. People who willingly break rules are a**holes... get rid of em. Finally, trolling (OF ANY KIND) should not be tolerated. My opinion, but if you get enjoyment from treating others badly, not only should you not be on the server, but you shouldn't be allowed on the internet. Tell me your parents names so that I may punch them for raising such horrible children. Again this is a game... meant for fun... fun for EVERYBODY... not just you! That is selfishness and it is stupid. I feel that trolling in game & on the forums(either IC or OOC) should be a bannable offense. Again, just my opinion. That's where I am gonna end this post. Feel free to yell at me with CAPS LOCK, since that's what most people that disagree with me do. I love Lord of the Craft... I have since I joined back in 2011... I put as much into this server as I could when I wrote lore, and RP'd my little Dwarvish heart out. I would hate to see this community fall because of bad choices, forum yelling, and a delayed map change. 4.0 looks amazing so far, I along with many others have put SO many hours into the build and lore that I know it will be fantastic. Just be patient. Delays happen. It's not like Shift is just sitting back, watching you all suffer and laughing at how long you wait. They are trying. Give them a bit more time. For those of you that made it to the end of this post.. thanks for reading. Everybody have a fantastic day!

What about a half-halfling Dwarf that loves building anything out of stone, refers to himself in the third person, calls everyone he meets sir, and fights with a diamond shovel called the "Spade of Retribution." He wears an oversize green helmet with horns on the side and only wears green leather and chain mail because "Armor makes Grabthar itchy." He is rediculously old and once fell asleep in a stone cave for 200 years. Is that still edgy?

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