Orison

Very nearly all of the abandoned homes I've come across are dug into the ground, which would make removing them quite hard. Also they have annoying pits that will snare the unwary. I also found one in a mass of trees (with private chests and threats of bans for griefers) that had all had the first five blocks of thier trunks cut off. When I replaced one of the trunks, it was chopped down less than an hour later leaving the mass floating again. :sad: I spent a considerable amount of time removing floating trees this weekend, it's sad to have to do it but good as it both makes the land look better and I get a ton of wood and apples out of it... Might bugger off to fight the undead instead of maintain an area of the wilds, might be less work involved...

I really like the kit idea, I think it could help newer players stay within thier intended roles a bit better. Maybe try limiting the merchant and fighter kits so there is actually some farmers or woodcutters around... Also a few suggestions I have for the new world, that can be ignored if you think I'm to new a player... I, personaly, would like to see the Minas as an actual in game item, prehaps using the new gold nuggets (With them turning into gold bars disabled so as to not set the price of gold bars or blocks at a fixed value.) It has a few pros and cons but makes a lot more sense than seeing something really expensive that you want and then suddenly remembering you randomly put an extra 10,000 in your pocket earlier. It also gives a chance for Villians to steal Minas out of chests or gain money if someone takes the your "life option" (I've never tried killing another player so I don't know if you get Minas for succeeding). Also underground farms. It seems that everyone has one neatly tucked under one of thier buildings or in a hidden nearby cave. I think they should be banned. (Or the wheat/trees/sugarcane edited so it only grows in sunlight) "What!" I hear you cry? From the fantasy setting, they don't make sense, the technology to make them viable shouldn't exist untill well after gunpowder. It used to be that sutible farmland was valuble seeing as it was the only place you could grow food. Invaders used to "salt the ground" just to stop the defenders from growing food and cause famine to weaken their enemy. The kings taxed the farmer so that there would be food within the castle or cities for those that didn't have the time or space to grow their own. Plus it would be nice to see actual farms along the roads instead of abandoned houses. Thats all for now, thank you for listening.

While I was reading this topic I had an idea: Why not let people keep thier Minas but stop Mobs from dropping them (at least for a while)? That way money is more valuable and there is a reason to conserve it and not throw it around. In my opinion as a new player who only got accepted a week or so ago (and didn't notice till monday :oops: ), money was very easy to come by. All I did was use existing scenery to trap mobs in a place where they could see me but not reach me and then if I was very paitent/bored I could punch them to death without injury. This was very lucrative when pig zombies were involved (and doesn't work with skeletons). I'm not sure if thats abusing the system or not, but I don't do it anymore as I realised it might be and I don't have much I can do with money. It would work to keep a caste thing going as the rich would want to hire builders and the poor would need to find alternate ways of finding money. Edit: The money is also directly given to you after killing a mob, which makes archery even safer as you don't even have to go near the mobs.

Thank you.

Out-Of-Character: -Minecraft Account Name: Guardling -How old are you?: Twenty-five -Time-Zone/Country of Residence: England (GMT) -Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Yes -Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: Many people claim I can be a bit apathetic to others feelings, but despite this, I am found to be (Unfortunatly for me...) a good listener. I work best when I have some direction and can be a bit trusting with those that I know and suspious of those that I don't. Much to some peoples annoyance (Mainly my partner), I am rather honest and can be trusted with other peoples property, despite any jokes that may indicate otherwise. Non-roleplay hobbies include Warhammer 40k (mainly the painting side of it) and Airsoft -How much time could you be on the server weekly?: Around twenty hours per school week, much less on holidays -How long have you played minecraft?: I have played minecraft for just over five months and have enjoyed it despite it the (current) lack of direction. -What do you know about roleplaying? How long have you been doing it? What kind?: I have been roleplaying for about five years, mainly doing live action roleplay, but also a variety of pen-and-paper based ones such as Dungeons And Dragons and Cyberpunk 2020 -What do you expect this server will be like?: Large, full of wonder and mystery, well organised and fairly moderated -What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: I have not played on any servers before. -Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules? What about the lore?: I have read and understood all of the rules. I have read as much of the lore as I have found, but it will be interesting find out more of it IC -Name the 4 races on this server. The four races that are availible to starting characters are Human, Elf, Dwarf and Ork. -How did you hear about us?: Browsing the Minecraft Forums, following links and clicking on banners, more accidental luck than anything. -Did you vote?: I have not experianced the server for myself yet, despite hearing lots of positive reviews, it would be unfair to vote something as good having never been a part of it. -What was your favourite Law?: "No use of L33T speak" is my favourite law, whilst I can understand people shortening words for quicker typing, many people including myself can't read it very well. -What was your least favourite Law?: They all make sense, but I would have to say that "No Vandalism" is my least favourite, but that may be because I can't shake the idea that it involves sticking a sign to someones house with "Bazza woz ere" written on it. -What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name? Orsion In-Character: -Character Name: It's Orison -What is your Race?: I'm human ain't I? From down south. -Biography: Born 'an rasied on 'pas farm, it's a bit boring, I wanted to get out 'an do summin' else. Now that 'pa passed on, old age 'an all, city owns the land, so 'less I work it, I gotta leave. Is good anyway, wanted to do more in life, is why I spent so much time tryin' to read stuff, get further in life if you can read, you can. So I thought I'd go up to that temple and get all reborn and go out and see stuff 'an be someone other than a farm 'and. -Character Age: Currently 25 -Character Appearance: All I's got is these clothes my 'pa made me, they're a bit rough 'an brown, but I can buy new stuff if I get more money, summin smarter maybe. -Character Personality: ...Er... Well, I can be quite quiet 'till I get into it, I guess. 'An as excitin' as it might be, I don't really wanna get stabbed so I'm usualy quite polite. Stealin' 'an murderin' is a bit wrong though. Although I can see why some would steal some bread or apples, sometimes you 'ave a bad harvest. -Your ambitions: I wanna learn to read my words right, maybe even write 'em, 'an swing a sword propper-like, maybe I'd be better with a bow, be further away, not get hit. -Can your character read or write?: I got basic stuff like "shoppe" but not so good with those long words like est-tab-lisha-ish-ment -Can your character mine?: All my life has been pretty much above ground -Are you a capable builder? I put a log accross a stream once, does that count? Couldn't put up a shed though, so I guess not. -Can you wield a sword?: Ain't had a real sword before but I beat old Crealys boy a few times more than 'e beat me so I might do okay. -Enjoy Farming?: It's alright, I 'spose it could do some of that to earn a bit 'o coin seeing as I know the basics -Does your character have any special skills?: Well, one time I spat a gob out nearly all the way up the house... -A screenshot of your skin: Edited 'cos I left half a sentance out, whoops...