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"West."

"Biiding closed, auction complete. Have a nice day."

MC Name: Blad

Character's Name: Y'Golekraj

Character's Age: n/a

Character's Race: Voidal Horror

What magic(s) will you be learning?: Mental Magic

Link a MA of a magic your character already uses that is in the same archetype as the magic you are self teaching: n/a

How did you learn this magic(s)?: I witnessed Mental Magic being used by Fury_Fire during a very hush-hush situation. Being a Voidal Horror and never seeing this magic or hearing of it before, I questioned him a bit and my Horror being a seeker of knowledge and magic, it hungers to learn this magic.

MC name of OOC overseer (Note: they must either have a TA in this magic on any character or be a member of the MT): AlFalah

Offer an explanation of the magic(s) you are learning: Using the void to establish a connection to a consciousness of a person within range of physical perception. Those with an understanding of high functioning consciousness can put up a mental barrier to protect their minds. Aswell highly trained minds can be made aware of the mental mages intrusion. A Mental Mage when faced with a barrier must force their own thoughts onto the persons mind to attempt overwhelming or penetrating the barrier. Performing Mental Magic is done in a series of tells and the first most important tell is to explain to the person what is happening and should they have practice with mental barriers, they can explain its appearance whenever they desire. Outside of OOC assistance, all tells are to be roleplayed. Emotes that demand something are powergaming. Spells within this magical art are Telepathy, Mind Melding, Mental Illusion and Cataleptic Illusion. Telepathy is the merging of two minds to share memories and emotions on an experiential level, way above verbal communication. Mind Melding is the art of overcoming mental barriers through distraction or force, it is quite draining and tires you out mentally. Mental Illusion is an Illusion only seen by the target, the mental mage can also silence stimuli such as hearing or sight. Fatigue for Mental Illusion is based on the illusion made and its duration. Cataleptic Illusion is when the target is numbed so that its mind enters a sleep like state where logic is quite easier to persuade. Though easier to persuade the targets mind if they begin to question their state of mind the Cataleptic Illusion may break down. The Cataleptic Illusion is made completely in the mind of the Mind Mage. Mind control is not possible. Control of a body is also not possible. Controlling someones emotions is also not possible within the redlines of the magic. Memories cannot be rewritten, only the perception of them.

Provide evidence you've a proper means of learning this magic(s): Voidal Horrors can self-teach voidal magics they have witnessed or read about.

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it: No

Do you agree to keep the MT updated on the status of your magic app by using the Magic List Errors topic?: Yes

Have you applied for this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app: No

7 minutes ago, drfate786 said:

 

That's what Iblees is, he's already powerful and people would have a VERY real chance of losing to him and his undead. I must remind you all that his undead would likely be immune to holy magic and could very easily kill people and destroy land.

 

Well said, if an antag pops up don't let some random cleric show up and say "Oh, I'll just pluck a golden orb out of my bag and throw it at Iblees.".

 

Don't have said orb instantly banish him either. Instead, have it do nothing while Iblees immolates him in flame.

 

Wtf are you talking about? WoW has re-used the same antagonist billions of times. The burning legion invaded during the war of the ancients, they invaded during the third war and were even responsible for the orcs invading the first and second time. Now they've come back AGAIN! They've re-used the legion over and over again as the source of most of Azeroth's problems with the second being the void its old god slaves. 

 

If you want the undead to end, Iblees has to be PK'ed. Such is the point of having an antagonist such as Iblees return, so he can finally win or be destroyed in the process. 

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The Burning Legion are a tool used by Sargares to destroy Titan Souls that have Old Gods attempting to corrupt them to prevent a Dark Titan which could bring an end to existence in its entirety. Azeroth happens to be a particularly powerful World Soul/Titan still in its 'young' state even after the Pantheon of Titans have attempted to wake it from its sweet dreams, four Old Gods sent by the Void Lords appeared and theres literally an entire war thing regarding it where the Old Gods got imprisoned and still try and corrupt Azeroth. Three of these Old Gods have been killed, there is still one Old God on Azeroth and Sargares knows this, once more sending his unending army of demons to destroy it to ensure the Old Gods do not fully corrupt it and turn it into an even more unimaginably strong Dark Titan. Players in the game fight both Old Gods and Legion to protect Azeroth, essentially being the only army gifted to protect a young Titan Soul for various reasons.

My point was that WoW lore is indepth and there is actual reason for the return of the Legion, a force that cannot be perma-killed unless they are destroyed in the twisting nether where they are strongest. What reason did Iblees have for his first invasion? What reason did Iblees have for his second invasion? What reason does Iblees have for returning once more, is it the same recycled and bland reason as in Aegis? Most likely. LoTC needs an Antagonist that shakes the foundations of the world in its entirety, something that can destroy boundaries of lore and shake up the creation lore in general. Blizzard just so happens to be a rich company with an extensive bit of lore around their World in comparison to ours.

We are too far into the map to have a sudden antag popping up or another tsunami to hit our homes again. Have Axios fall into the abyss if need be, use that as a start for a 6.0 antagonist and not reskin undead for the billionth time. Look at World of Warcraft and its lore, look at its antagonists and the world in which they have. LoTC can offer so much more depth for an antagonist but it needs proper build up, reasoning and finally it needs proper time and planning.

*Posters are hung up in populated towns and cities*

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Auctioning this item, it comes with a bonus of 64 Fireworks so you can fly forever.

Follow Auction rules, any responses that do not follow the Auction rules will be removed.
1. Starting Price is set at 5000 Mina

2. Bidding must increase by at least 100 Mina

3. Mina bids ONLY

4. Auction will last 24 hours

Happy bidding.
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"I never understood why people make such audacious demands. If they put a little more thought in them they could actually make it so that the demands they make are more acceptable. See, I know Elves like Alchemy just as much as Enchanting, so I would reverse the need for sharpness glyphs and instead demand a single chest of stoneskin, a potion worth more in a fight than the extra tiny bit of sharpness on a blade. Carbarum armor? Nie, they are Elves. They don't smith anymore. 15 suits of protection armor would sound really good though." suggests Tarkus

A good guy with good ideas, deserving of ET pex to do events for the community he and his friends have built

+1

1 minute ago, erik0821 said:

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hahahahahaha

I'm more interested in the actual lore behind us leaving, Id much rather not witness another alaskan bullworm or these proto-elves. Being pushed to the next map by some force against us has always been and thing and it has never been well received.

"Stagnation is caused by lack of War, every nation knows this so they do everything they can to find a reason to shed more blood instead of trying to establish a centralized nation where a bulk of the populace can mingle, trade and live. Every nation is this war is destabilized without a constant flow of bloodshed, these nations will unfortunately never reach a golden age of prosperity on their own and it is unfortunate that the minds of children are what govern these nations for centuries." mutters Tarkus, off in the wilds of axios

10 minutes ago, Taketheshot said:

**** we should just permaban anyone who memes, starting with this meme you posted about the state of roleplay.

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Its apparent you didn't even read what I put down fully. I've been looking over your recent activity on the forums, I'm sorry to say that your behavior is exactly what I'm talking about in my post. You are an appalling individual and I'm sorry you act out this way xddddddd

how many of these have you done now?

What a hard topic to even speak of due to recent events regarding staff and current events in RP. Though I've been wanting to talk about the topic for awhile and the issue as I see it has become more apparent due to the events over the week and to this day.

"What a let down."

The first thought that comes to mind when I think of the state of roleplay. I haven't a clue if others feel the same way as I do as I and probably others typically ignore the topic entirely for various reasons. The way things are on the server just feels wrong. I'm not sure if its the low quality of rp by veteran players, the toxic attitudes of group mentalities, the memes or the staff ignoring the issue in hopes that it will go away passively over time thusly endorsing the continued decline of RP in every sense. I've been here since Aegis on and off, so I suppose I have been here through a few of these 'golden eras' everyone refers to when they don't want to face the current state of the servers quality. You know, the typical 'Back in my day' **** that even I have used many a time. I by no means am a saint, I too feed into this trend of declined roleplay.

Lets begin.

Over months, maybe even over a year or two now I have noticed this strange phenomenon of 'meme roleplay' or 'ooc meme leaking into rp' the very generic group of friends bored, trying to have fun by cracking jokes both on and off the forums, by ooc and through rp. Sorry Heero, but I mean **** like this lol

This is obviously recent, its a joke most likely between a few friends and staff and in no way is supposed to offend or hurt people. It is harmless, right? Yes it is, in very minimal instances. Yet this type of thing happens so often now that its not even seen as potentially bad for the server. The problem lies in that if one person does this and doesn't get a slap on the wrist or in any amount of trouble, everyone else can do it and can get away with it or else. What do I mean by this, I mean that if someone got punished for doing something similar there will without a doubt be a group of people shitposting and calling out. This is a culture that was bred over time and is inherently more active on forums and in-game when the storyline on LoTC is inactive and generally when the server is on a low for activity. Typical 'back in my day' response to this, four players in Asulon put on Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle skins and ran around just having a laugh, cracking open a cold one with the boys yknow, yet they were hit with a ban over a month I believe, my memory of it is a bit foggy. ******* hell, by no means am I calling for a witch hunt against Heero or players that do this and asking for them to be punished, I just want to bring to light that this type of behavior does impact the server and already has over a period of time. Its a type of behavioral culture that at its peak is disgusting and very toxic. Its so plain to see for new players aswell, one look at the forums and you see it.
 

Nevermind the post right now but seriously look through the comments. You will notice the trend, you will notice possibly the exact same replies under different usernames which is usually some 'witty' or 'meme' response used in roleplay. This has happened so many times and in so many different ways, even I was apart of this type of behavior numerous times and by no means am I above it. Its this side effect mentality born from consistent lack of discipline and nurturing of memes that cause such a toxic community and completely ignores any willingness to make the server enjoyable for anyone but yourself. I won't touch on this entire 'oren vs dwarf' thing until later, if at all. 

Both the state of roleplay and quality is abhorrent. Especially so for new players, they are thrust into the game some with very minimal rp experience and eventually over time instead of being nurtured by what LoTC considered premium roleplay, they are nurtured by a toxic culture that always goes full circle with hate, memes and the mentality that roleplay is below winning. Again, I've been apart of this culture more times than I can count on one hand, and I only ever realize how bad it really is when I'm far away from it all and in no way apart of it. Roleplay has become something so twisted by everything that I can almost split the players into two groups simply due to hate, memes and the entire culture that goes with it. There are the Roleplayers and then there are the Players. Ain't that surprising, you can literally group them like that quite easily now. Roleplayers are typically a small group of friends, usually not associated with nations, server politics or generally anything outside their clique. These Roleplayers are defensive of their group like an animal is defensive of their children, it is very similar. Whereas the Players are much more open to everyone and expect the same in return or else you're a person below them by all means. This typically means the two groups clash almost always, you see it often enough on the server now that you most likely can't identify it as such. There have and will always be different types of roleplay, different types of groups and people not getting along. The problem lies in that the culture of 'Winning above roleplay' is so ingrained in the server that both these groups display it, some more than others.

What does this mean for the server? Well, in my opinion its the main reason for the decline of the server in almost every way. Whether it be quality of roleplay, quality of fun, the enjoyment I can get out of the server and even whether or not I want to put effort into the server in any sense of the word. Its honestly such a let down that its come to this and I don't think it will just fix itself over time, a new map is not a bandaid that will temporarily fix it and neither will a post like this one make a difference. However, unlike lets say in Tahmas' post I won't just post my opinion and not try and find a solution or even talk about one. I'm very much invested in LoTC one way or another, **** I've been here for years go figure.

Is there really a solution? I can't exactly say that what I believe to be the solution is the solution for the server, **** it might not be helpful at all. Though I believe there is a solution to what I believe is a problem. Much like the 'Pay it Forward' kid it can start off with small changes, helping new players out will always be a suggestion but honestly even that is but a temporary fix for a large problem. We need to cut the crap and stop allowing this toxic culture to spread throughout the community, doing so harshly will result in an uproar and **** posting so typically starting out small and trying to nuture the culture LoTC had when it was young. Roleplay. Yes, we need to nurture a culture where Roleplay > Winning. Its not easy, requires almost too much effort and may not even be achievable in the slightest, though typically those that quit without trying do things half-assed anyway. I don't even know where to begin with this, all I have are memories of simpler times, happy people and enjoyable scenarios on the server.

I have another solution aswell, though remember that this is just opinion. We need a Community Manager, someone with good personal traits, strong genetics and a vision. Someone that cares for this server a little too much, even considered a no-life. They cannot be weak willed, go back on their word or act through emotion in a negative fashion while in the position. They can't do it for power, infact they shouldn't even have PEX. Essentially we need someone with the patience of Buddha, the kindness of Jesus all while being real.


I wrote this off the top of my head, spent a good couple minutes writing it non-stop so I don't forget halfway through. This is all just an opinion one way or another, take it as you will. Read it or don't there is no tl;dr. I would rather avoid replying to this, though I am very much interested in reading the opinions of others on this topic. Please do not meme me to death, if you don't want to reply seriously you can just PM me or post a status update like usual. You can reply super ***** negatively though without memes!

MC Name: Blad

Character's Name: Y'Golekraj

Character's Age: n/a

Character's Original Race (N/A if not applicable): n/a

Transformed form: Voidal Horror (Lesser)

Creator's MC Name: Zarsies (+ Tentoa)

Creator's RP Name: Shub-Umbilius

Briefly explain the lore behind this construct or creature: 

From the veil come forth anomalies and contradictions of nature, beings with no lifeforce, infinite and intelligent. Either birthed from the puss-ridden womb of Shub-Umbilius; the Trilling Cavity that all Horrors obey the hungers of for fear of her great mind which can devour their Mindplanes and erase them, or through Blood Magic. Once birthed these anomalies manifest an Avatar; a grotesque abomination of nature, often taking physical traits from lifeforms though chaotic it is that they never manifest their avatar quite as they envision, often being a mess of tentacles with the brilliant minds of any scholar and the hunger for knowledge. Inquisitive nature and the intellect to back it these beings learn at an accelerated rate due to being natural-born masters of the infinite and chaotic void. Just by witnessing the arcane or reading of it these beings may teach themselves the magic with their inherent mastery of learning and tutelage under the void, though requiring an ooc overseer. So long as the horror has learned at least 4 arcane magics they may attune up to a sixth magic. Lacking souls and lifeforce they are restricted to the magics they may learn however.

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it: no

Do you agree to keep the MT updated on the status of your magic app by using the Magic List Errors topic?: yes

Do you consent to accepting what may happen to this character?: yes

Have you applied for this creature on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app: no

Why have you done this.

Been reading through the lore, its strangely very deep. Still reading through it but overall I would be very interested in playing one and as I currently lack a main character, would indeed make it my main. Thanks for the link @Zarsies

username: Blad

I would, possibly. Can I get a link to the lore so I can refresh my memory a bit, zarzar.

OrderMarschall Tarkus of the Teutonic Order presents the apology from the Ascended to the Hochmeister before turning to the group of Sariants "They have fulfilled all our agreed upon terms from the Ultimatum, thusly the supervision of the Ascended Order has concluded. They will no longer shelter the Dark and will instead put forth their effort towards purging them. Beliae doe Orden!"

"Uhh.." says OrdenMarschall Tarkus, a hollow victory for the Mortals of Axios after sacrificing so much.. "Never forget the Siege of Bastion.." he mutters..

1 minute ago, devvy said:

u already know who it isssss

 

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gonna help you guys out there that are finna hit up this girl
shes 12
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"The Dwed should be able to handle their own civil war, if the Frostbeards bring outside help to claim the throne then of course half the world will get involved one way or another. This is how civil war works in Axios." mentions Tarkus

1 hour ago, Man of Respect said:

 

No, it got a far more deeper meaning

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Good thing we can pvp them

"An interesting development to the say the least." mentions OrdenMarschall Tarkus