Amayonnaise

Eventually, such news would find its way to a lone, travelling elfess with peculiar, pale eyes. The elfess would find privacy after hearing the whispers; her gaze shifting to blank orbs as she merely stood in some dark alleyway processing what she had heard.

She recalled the warmth and acceptance she had been shown, in her era as a changeling. Her chaotic antics that had brought joy and laughter to the Guild upon Arcas - the chair that she had morphed herself into, to scare the Divadri Apprentice's child.

She recalled all she had learnt from him. Her alchemical prowess, the discovery of the nature of her soul, and how such had aided her in stabilising her own mind. She owed much to the man, who had only ever shown her kindness, and even in his own esteemed brilliance had never once shamed or shunned her limited knowledge in comparison.

She would mourn her oldest, dearest friend. No longer comforted by the thought that one day, they would cross paths once again. Loneliness would tighten its grasp upon her heart.

MC Name:

         Amayonnaise

Character's Name:

         Avyndriel Aurë'naerï

Character's Age:

         380+

Character's Race:

         Elf

Link to your accepted MA:

         https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/224836-druidism-ma-amayonnaise/

What magic(s) will you be teaching?

         Druidic Communion

Describe this magic or a creature as a whole:

Druidic Communion is the very base magic for all Druidic Magics + Feats. In order to possess such a magic, a character must first undergo a dedicancy with a mentor before finally being attuned to the natural realm itself through a vision of trials. Once attuned, the character is capable of hearing the 'voices' of nature all around them - often described as some sort of melody or song, with each voice adding to the harmony. Newly attuned Druids will find this song quieter, and perhaps discordant at first, as they struggle to get used to the noise and learn to better understand it.

In order to access the additional magics and feats available to Druids, they must first reach Tier 3 in Druidic Communion. Tier 4 enables the Druid to submit a TA in order to connect and teach other dedicants, and Tier 5 grants them access to feats such as Transcendence and Shifting. Druidism is also incompatible with Azdromoth Heraldry, Deity Magics, and Dark Arts unless they are unattuned first. Voidal Magics may be learnt, but will weaken and eventually remove a Druid's connection.

Are there different sections or subsections of magic? Can those be elaborated upon?

Druidic Communion is split into three primary categories, Control, Communion, and Infusion.

Communion

Communion is the core of Druidic Magics itself - for without the ability to connect to and converse with the song of nature, a Druid is incapable of making requests or utilising its energy. Through time and practice, a freshly attuned Druid will be capable of strengthening their connection to nature to not only hear the song itself, but to also discern different voices within it - enabling the Druid to focus on specific flora or fauna around them.

Communion Abilities -

Communion, T1 | Tuning, T2 | Beastspeak, T3 | Empathy, T4 | Singing, T4 | Greensight, T4 | Luonto, T5

Control

With Communion learnt, comes Control - the ability to make requests of the natural world, even though it may not always fulfill the Druid's wishes. Once the Druid has learnt to effectively listen to and communicate with nature, they may begin to make requests of the flora around them, or perhaps persuade an animal to listen or conduct a specific activity. This method of requesting works akin to a barter of sorts - storing a favor, or making one, with the natural realm. For this reason, elder Druids are often more convincing to nature due to their history of servitude.

Control Abilities -

Growth, T2 | Surge, T3 | Gleaning, T3 | Ungrowing, T4 | Entling Creation, T5 |

Infusion

The last Druidic subtype, Infusion is the art of drawing upon one's energies themselves in order to imbue or channel them to complete a specific purpose. This may involve granting one's energies to another Druid to serve almost as a 'battery' for their casting to stave off the exhaustion that may come from greater feats. Otherwise, it is often used for the growth of replacement limbs, 'enchanting' of Druidic spells into natural objects through the harnessing of such energy, or for the attunement or unattunement of Druii themselves.

Infusion Abilities -
Powersharing, T3 | Druidic Limb, T3 | Attunement, T4 | Unattunement, T4 | Druidic Infusion, T5 | Singing Trees, T5

Can you give an example of a casting emote, of a spell of your choice?

[Gleaning, T5 - Passive Communion]

The sunlit elfess would seat herself before the pale tree, inhaling gently as she drew her focus toward the voice that sung outwards, in the midst of the natural choir echoing around her. Her golden gaze would narrow; that golden aura beginning to idly leak down her cheeks akin to tears - dripping from her chin, and dissipating into a fine mist. Her desire for a sapling would be woven forth, communicated to the tree in kindness with the imagery of a simple, two-leafed sprig.

With the request made, her hands would move toward a nearby root of the tree, creating a loose cup with her palms and fingers. The tree would eventually respond in kind - the bark gently crackling as a small green stem began to grow from beneath. It would stretch upwards in between her hands, growing steadily before the stem began to separate; one leaf, then two, flicking out from the center.

With the sapling's growing coming to completion, the elfess would bow her brow to the root, and glide her fingers around the sprig's stem. Slowly, gently, would the root loose its child until it was drawn into her grasp with a few delicate roots trailing behind. The elfess would impart her thanks, rising and turning to wander off through the forest in search for a home for the new sapling.

Can you give an example of a teaching-emote (interacting with another) of a spell of your choice?

[Surge, T3 - Student Lesson]

"Now. Today, we are going to learn Growth - the process of growing flora. We'll focus on flowers today. Nice and simple" the sunlit elfess would pace around her student, motioning for them to sit in front of a small, frail sprout.

The student would nod in response, falling silent in focus as they sought to connect to the melody around them. Soon enough, a vibrant green glow would emit from their palms; indicating that they were actively communed to the surrounding environment. [Connection]

"Alright.. Now, focus upon the sprout and seek its voice in the midst of the song." her instructions began in a gentle voice, kneeling slightly behind and to the side of her student as she sought to observe without being interruptive.

Again, the student would nod - only this time, their nods were slowed and heavily distracted. Instead, they began to search through that surrounding melody for the voice of the flower sprig alone. Soon enough, such a voice would be found, and the young Druid began to commune with it directly. [1/6 - Communing]

"Now.. It needs to be granted energy, so that it might grow. It might take some time to grow properly.. You are still young, and your energies still weak" again, the elfess' words were uttered gently, quietly.

Her student wouldn't nod this time, instead their brow began to furrow as they focused on drawing upon their own internal energies, seeking to focus them toward their right hand - which soon neared the small sprout in preparation. [2/6 - Guiding]

Avyn would remain silent in her observation, allowing the young Druid to work.

[!] Soon enough, the Druid would seek to guide the little sprout into growing - offering forth their own energies for it to feed upon to conduct this process. Still, they drew more forth, as if almost hand-feeding the plant itself through those growing green palms. Slowly, steadily, the sprout would respond - gradually straightening a touch and turning a darker green as it began the steady process of growth. [3/6 - Beginning to Grow]

[!] A gentle chuckle would escape the teaching elfess at her student's motions, though she soon pressed a hand over her mouth to quieten herself.

The Student, fortunately, would be far too invested in their current work to make note of their teacher's muffled chuckles. Instead, their focus remained set on the sprout before them, continuing to feed their energy forth as the stem began to separate on one side. Eventually, a leaf would sprout outwards; not quite unraveled just yet. [4/6 - Beginning to Grow]

The elfess' gaze would brighten, tilting her head in approval and pride of her student's success thus far!

[!] The sprout's growth would continue, climbing to thrice its original height and beginning the formation of a small green bud. At this point, the young Druid's brow had begun to bead with sweat; their expression tensing as they sought to complete the task at hand. [5/6 - Continued Growth]

"You are almost there.. A little more, now" the elfess reassured her student, her smile growing wider.

[!] Sure enough, the bud would grow larger and lighter in hue.. until the outer layers peeled away; unraveling to loose several petals that remained relatively vertical and closely-knit. A white tulip now bloomed before the pair, basking in the light of the sun. The student's brow had begun to glisten at this point, wet with perspiration. [6/6 - Continued Growth]

"Mar'ayla! You have done fantastic work, congratulations!" the sunlit elfess beamed, gently tugging upon her student's sleeve to encourage them with her own excitement.

Say your student powergames during or after teaching, how do you reprimand that?

At first, I would simply seek to correct them in looc, and explain what they did wrong and why that wouldn't work, to help them better understand. If I heard about the incident from someone else after they were taught a spell, I would reach out to the student to again correct and explain what they did wrong, and encourage them to fix any consequences of that RP if need be.

If the situation was more dire, and I found the student unwilling to cooperate, I would reach out to an ST to get a formal ruling and explanation, and show it to the student to reaffirm that my instructions / corrections were correct. If such situations continue, I would find myself forced to drop the student from my TA.

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         N/A

Do you agree to keep the ST updated on the status of your magic app?:

         Yas

Have you applied to teach this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app.

         Nope

The Sun would peer upon the letter scribed, idly nodding along until the mention of a forgotten circle. Her brow would knit, pursing her lips,

"It is a shame the twin of my totem is involved with a circle built upon foul histories. I will mourn what could have been, lest they prove themselves lacking of the nature of a Draoi."

My gaming chair comes with a seatbelt

A small update on this thread-

I have completed 16 characters thus far, but unfortunately have fallen into an art burnout for the time being. I am unsure when I will be ready to resume this work, and have not collected mina from those still waiting for their sketches, but will reach out in the future if I find myself ready to pick them up once more!

I am so very sorry for this, I definitely overestimated what I could handle according to my IRL schedule / art motivations, and that is my fault and mistake. In the future I will cap myself much lower - this is definitely a lesson learnt.

I have already placed my proper Commissions on hiatus, and am currently only completing occasional sketches of my own characters etc. to try and work through the burnout and get back in the swing of things, though I cannot determine when I will be ready.

Again, I am very very sorry for this holdup! I will be in touch with you all directly when I am ready once again (if you are still interested, of course!) @AnimeWolf0080 @Aimy_lol @ichigomaster98 @glassyskies

MC Name:

         Amayonnaise

Character's Name:

         Avyndriel

Character's Age:

         ~370

Character's Race:

         Elf

What magic(s) will you be learning?

         Druidic Blight Healing

Teacher's MC Name:

         DrususTheDumb

Teacher's RP Name:

         Valmir

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         Nein

Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your magic app?:

         Aye

Are you aware that if this magic is shelved, it will be unavailable to use?

         Aye aye

22 minutes ago, MayRndz said:

In the original write it's explained that they have the muscles and such in their compositionion but they're made of plant matter, with a psudoskin entirely similar to regular skin just “tougher.”

Maybe obsession was the wrong word on my part, they're just meant to care more for plants and druids.

Wasn't a problem and never has been until players were changing their characters to be unusually short or tall, which is why I removed those features. I literally had Creamys friends flat out tell me he made the submission as a meme and it got passed. If anything if the wacky shit is a concern it should be for transcendence too. Why can they have animal features and not be regarded but druids who are treelords get backlash for having a pseudo body like clones? In which case this is the wording to cover transcendances back which I am more than happy to add to my own write is -”Don’t use the mental/physical effects to break ToS server rules.”  

Thank you for clarifying the physical composition!

I agree with your points about FTB + Transc being passed w that specific redline. I think the only difference I would point out is that with Transc, your character is still a mortal with their own mind etc. who has additional effects, whereas with Treelords your character's soul and entire existence has been altered. With that in mind, I could again see asexual companionships existing, but understand the argument against FTB (They're plants). 

But again, if your redlines are cutting away the potential for problematic FTB, I don't see why it should be anyone's concern or business. They shouldn't hear about it or see it anyhow.

Can we see an addition of soulbind mechanics to the current combat rules? The accepted practice is that anything soulbound cannot be taken from inventories etc. (imagine thieving / banditry rp situations), but there is no actual mention of this rule in the rules themselves. I believe the only place that soulbind mechanics are mentioned at all are in MArt guidelines.

Would also like to know how this translates to RP - if something cannot be taken because it is soulbound, but it is currently being used in an RP situation, why are characters unable to remove it from their person?

On 3/19/2024 at 9:34 AM, MayRndz said:

Physiology
 

A Treelords form is teetering between the realms of mortal and fae, a husk that is torn between both worlds. They would appear fae like in nature, still possessing a form akin to the descendant race they were prior to transformation. Retaining body shape, height, and similar features of the race they were before transformation. However, they would perhaps find skin like bark, eyes like the slits of a wildcat, plants and vines sprouting from them, or the horns of an elk curling from their skull. Their forms vary widely in appearance - however - they  always take  on the form of nature itself, an embodiment of what they seek to protect.
 

Given the affliction of their changed bodies, they will find themselves comfortable with natural aspects of life, this being warmth, the cold, and various temperatures, easily adapting to the change. Without a balance of natural elements, however, they would find they begin to dry up in extreme heat and slowly stiffen in extreme cold tempatures. 
 

They are unable to lose consciousness- their brains perhaps functioning rather strangely, and instead finding that concussive forces cause immense wounds and may daze the Treelord, allowing for their capture; awake and alive to suffer until the literal end.
 

Their form is built to retain-peak condition and a fit muscle structure, unable to be weakened by natural disease, only falling ill when the injury or condition inflicted is Blight.. Thus, alchemical altercations would no longer take effect, temporary and permanent potions both wasted and no longer working. Their sap is thicker than blood so they bleed at a slower rate, and their skin a leather like in strength, but able to be split and splintered like wood.

When the husk is killed it begins to wither , turning into an ash or mulch like substance that fertilizes the ground.

I'm not a big lore-reader unless its implemented, so forgive me if I've missed anything that explains what I'm about to point out-

On the topic of Treelord Physiology, and FTB concerns by extension:

What exactly are treelord husks made out of? What I have quoted above doesn't really state whether their bodies are flesh, bone, and muscle with sap for blood, or if their bodies are just moving trees with the appearance / texture of flesh and muscle? In addition, how exactly does a tree spit out a skeleton + flesh husk, in the first place? Is it simply treelord magic? I think it would be nice to have some explanation on how a plant is capable of doing that.

In regards to the FTB concerns - I don't really understand why FTB should be a concern, if the players aren't doing wacky ass shit.. But again, you can't really keep an eye on those things or trust a community to be normal either. I could understand FTB being redlined in regards to the Treelord being obsessed with nature and being.. quite literally a plant - in the case of their husks being made of tree rather than skeleton/flesh. Plants don't fornicate. Why would they have sexual desires or interests? I could understand some form of asexual companionship, but not sexual interests.

I would like to trust people not to be weirdos with their FTB, but the entire lotc community has proven time and time again that they can't be trusted, unfortunately. Might be for the better, with this one.

A pale, honey-eyed elfess would scoff at the missive, tossing it aside as a balled up scrap of waste soon after,

"Gawh. How gaudy this is, for such an apparently official proclamation. I cannot take this missive seriously, with the ridiculous curls and swirls galore. It does ne suit the aesthetic of 'Overlord'."

7 hours ago, gremlockgremlin said:

I have seen many debates over discords, many torn thoughts about the infamous Bandit roleplay. 

 

I want to know what is good bandit roleplay? 

 

What makes it fun to bandit or be bandited? 

 

What makes it less interactive? 

 

I like that bandit rp forces you to take risks, it makes you have to venture out and interact with people who might end your persona. I made friends by being a bandit while playing my goblin and I will not forget them who I had great rp with. 

 

Being bandited is not so fun from what I have heard. I think a conversation about it could be useful to highlight the good and bad about banditing. 

 

I believe conversations about these topics can help to shed light on the pains associated with them so that the climate can improve as well as the moderation/rules surrounding them. 

I began this discussion, over the past day or two. My issues were with the lack of Soulbinds existing as a rule for RP interactions - because I have been told by a GM that a soulbound item cannot be taken or thieved from someone's inventory or hand. So then how does it translate to RP? Does it just magically not leave their hand, ever?

It needs a proper rule put in place, rather than some vague community say-so without any actual rule mention.

A pale, honey-eyed elfess would click her tongue in disappointment, folding up a missive found in the midst of her wanderings,

"There are often accusations of such a nature thrown about, especially among Magi. But for one to claim to be dark themselves, accusing another, and further absolving her council? It is a more trustworthy testimony than most."

A bitter smile would creep across her lips,

"Ambition and greed creates the worst of us. I saw much potential in you - it is a shame you cannot even mask your own affairs. I did tell you, Yera."

"Watch yourself, Girl."

I am glad this is in place. However, I am also disappointed.

These exact rules have been requested time and time again, on multiple threads discussing the nature of NSFW art and how it should be managed and limited. It took the creation of a problematic Discord Server dedicated to NSFW Art, posted on the main LotC Discord as @Werew0lf stated, for these rules to be implemented.

This is definitely a step forward, but should have occurred sooner.

kinda sus..

3 hours ago, Dry Crackers said:

As I understand it greensight doesn’t let you see through non-living objects, so “nature X-ray” wouldn’t really reflect the ability correctly.  

@AesopianYeah this is correct. Greensight is quite literally the vision of the blind, only they can see energy where living life force exists

3 hours ago, UnBaed said:

I love this so much

Just now, Islamadon said:

pls make everything else gmod missing textures

I honestly did consider it.. But it's essentially blind people, who wouldn't see that kinda stuff :<
Maybe I can make an april's fools version in the future

Heyo!
My character recently learnt Greensight IRP, which prompted an OOC discussion about an older Greensight Texture Pack created by @Dry Crackers! I checked it out, and decided to make an updated version for 1.18.2! Feel free to immerse yourself!

Druidic Greensight Texture Pack

* Please note - All this texture pack does is remove textures from any blocks that aren't 'living'. Anything else is turned completely black, unable to be recognised. The skybox remains normal, but if anyone knows how to remove those textures I'd love to do that as well!

^ Example ^

It is absolutely very janky, but I figured I'd share in case anyone wanted to use it,

or use it as inspiration for a proper Greensight texture pack!

- Stripped Wood cannot be seen. It is commonly used in houses / buildings, and realistically lacks life force

- Normal Wood can be seen, however it is not always used for trees. It is up to you to RP whether you can sense it or not depending on what the wood has been used for build-wise

- Signs have been left for OOC purposes (ST Signs etc.)
- All inventory icons remain normal, and items held in your hand are also normal

Let me know if I've missed anything, or if you think something should be added/removed!

Credit to @Dry Crackersfor the original idea + texture pack!

1 hour ago, gavyn said:

Ser Siegmund Arend Wick

A shorter elfess with paled honey eyes would find her vision quickly engulfed in bright, shimmering green. Plumes of pastel smog erupted from her frame akin to a small explosion; excitement jittering through her bones.

"It has been far too long, Uncle."

"Unity? I believe the war he mongered is referred to as the 'Silver Subjugation', and all they took was an empty village. Nevaehlen does ne, nor ever did, reside in his grasp. The land perhaps, but not the people or its culture."

A tall, sunlit elfess would scoff in amusement, turning to a nearby elfess with glowing skin,

"Besides, friendships are already being reformed between the Sea and Wood. The 'Ame have simply always preferred to keep away from the 'Thilln due to their unnecessarily antagonistic social hostility. Even if an elven Empire formed, it would not last forever. It never does."

22 minutes ago, SaviourMeme said:

Our accepted/denied percentage ratio last year was around 109/83.

lil edit - last year or last month?

8 hours ago, Asutto said:

Shoutout to all the forum warriors out there who sacrificed their sanity and sleep schedule to debate about why we should/shouldn't allow fake homophobia while knowing damn well nothing on this thread is gonna change anything

Every time, I read comments and go "Nah I'm not gonna comment".. But I can't help myself. God please, someone give me an intervention.

1 hour ago, kipps said:

the argument for banning prejudice because lotc is escapism is wrong because a lotc is (or should be) a narrative/story-telling medium, not a base escapist fantasy.

This is a pretty valid take.

Honestly, I've flipped on this topic so many times idk where I stand. @Borin's response to me on Page 9 also brought up a key point - if this sort of behaviour is occurring OOC'ly, or players are specifically targeting characters due to homophobic opinions etc, it's absolutely going to result in warnings/bans majority of the time.

I think at the moment I'm moreso considering what sort of direction do we want to take this server in? It has already begun developing into a safer space by banning countless amounts of problematic players permanently, and we are growing more and more adapt at noticing those behavioural patterns and removing them proactively.

Do we want to take it a step further, and turn LotC into a 'safe space'? Or, as @Shorsand said above, can we trust our playerbase to create good-faith RP in the context of homophobia / racism etc. Most races have been racist towards each other since the server began. Where do we draw the line - is racism between races okay, but between subraces not okay? Then where do humans fit into this, considering their cultures are based on IRL cultures? If we ban subrace racism, what happens to the High Elves who are built upon that prejudice?

In my opinion, "We don't crusade against Gays" is not a very valid take. Just because it isn't occurring currently doesn't mean it won't in the future. How would these sorts of extremist groups even foster good-faith RP, when their very purpose is just ruining other players' fun with little reason beyond "I don't like that you're married to another guy/girl, which doesn't actually affect me in any way, but it bothers me to know that". I'm not expecting groups like these to form, but you can't 100% claim they won't.

I am also now going to sleep

Just now, Damnit_Delmar said:

 

Of course, marriage is the ultimate tax write off, therefore marriage = capitalism 

Blessed be

1 minute ago, Damnit_Delmar said:

After reading both sides, I have concluded the following. 

 

Capitalism creates equal opportunity for all, therefore, become a capitalist. 

But can I marry another capitalist?