Child Neglecter

The first of the new age.

In terms of the actual real-life applications of medieval armour, because you guys are looking to try to buff lighter armours, you should probably be going by the real-life properties of each type of lighter armour:

Chainmail: Excellent at dealing with slashes and stabs from sharp weaponry. Ranged weaponry? So-so, in real life, but on LOTC you could likely make it so that any kind of chainmail can still be pierced by any kind of arrow. Bad at dealing with blunt weaponry.

Scalemail: A bit of a hybrid between plate and chainmail, scalemail's good at everything that chainmail is good at, with the added bonus of being slightly better against piercing attacks and blunt attacks than chainmail. But, you can make it so that only a certain amount of scalemail can be worn, so it can't cover all areas, unlike chainmail.

Leather: An all-rounder in terms of how it can deal with anything, but still would be able to be easily shot through and pierced by ranged weapons, and you can still stab and slash into them, but with less efficacy than against someone wearing nothing but cloth. 

Gambeson: Far better than leather armour even on its own, when combined with chainmail gives you the power of padding AND protection together in one package deal. Again, similarly to scalemail, make it so that you can't wear it everywhere when used directly chainmail, so some spots are still not as well protected. 

An alternate suggestion? Set clear restrictions about how many weapons and potions and other relevant things a person may utilize in a combat scenario based on how heavy their armour is, with plate being the most cumbersome, requiring players to decide what weapon(s) and potion(s) in their arsenal they are going to use in that scenario and STICKING TO IT for the rest of the duration of it.

Having a clear-cut list of the amount of things you may use in a combat scenario based on how heavy your armour is (it can range, obviously, between different levels of armour) will allow you to not only grant the lighter armoured players their own niche (by allowing them to be more nimble not in their movement but in the amount of things that they can use in combat) whilst simultaneously balancing plate armour so that it's no longer "the meta".

Think of the different pivotal roles in an actual medieval combat scenario - the archer, the footman, the heavy-hitting knight, and so on. Each is not outclassed by the other - each has their own strengths and weaknesses.

The Apparat wept, knowing that The Prince was one with his wretched father, his palm still bespeckled with dried blood. 

The Black Cardinal, he who rested in those profane heavens, welcomed the burning man to stand alongside him - the Left Hand.

Disclaimer: Any resemblance of pictures, videos, or other forms of media to the minecraft player known as "MaltaMoss" is purely coincidental. MaltaMoss is not an associate of the "snow elves", "snelfs", "snelves", "fenn", "princedom of fenn", "principality of fenn", "fennic remnants", "ivae'fenn", or "valkyrim". For legal purposes, on March 24-25, 2022, between the hours of 11:15 and 2:09am, MaltaMoss was at the 7-Eleven on 1388 46th Ave, San Francisco, to buy a pack of smokes and a gallon of milk, and was nowhere near the minecraft entity known as "Haelun'or". MaltaMoss does not condone violence in any form and does not condone any violence that may or may not have happened on that knight in particular. Further, any resemblance of MaltaMoss to the player known as "Mukumbura" is purely coincidental. MaltaMoss is not, and does not know, know of, associate with, support or condone this "Mukumbura" or his alleged acts, whatever they may be. As an upstanding citizen of the "Lord of the Craft" community, who honorably served for many a month as a bluetag under the tenure of the esteemed administration, MaltaMoss pledges that if so required by the appropriate Lord of the Craft authorities, he will do whatever is in his power, little though it may be, to bring this "Mukumbura" to justice for any crimes allegedly committed against "lesser" elves on March 24-25, 2022, between the hours of 11:15pm and 2:09am. Should any authorities wish to question MaltaMoss in relation to acts that may or may not have been committed that night, or others, MaltaMoss asks that all such correspondence be directed to his legal counsel.

11 hours ago, Morigung-oog said:

“He.. replaced me.” A gremlin wept from the great beyond.

6 hours ago, AdmiralLB said:

"Boo-hoo, guess how I feel." An old man rambles, to nobody in particular.

An already successful young businessman ignores the plights of the needy and the failed, stroking his chin with all the smugness of a man of success.

The Silenda Custodum 

“Lyu’lareh, ikur’iheiuhii’iheiuh.”

Welcome to the opening of the newest enterprise beneath the walls of the great nation of Celia’nor, Silenda Custodum. An operation priding itself upon the quality of the craft that is produced, this conglomerate is a representation of the might of metal and flesh, unified into one. 

Sponsored by the might of the Royarch of Celia’nor, Illthrak Ibarellan, our benefactor and leader, we exist to serve our greater nation and the people of Man overall.

Silenda Custodum Catalogue

We operate on a commission-based system, wherein those that seek our craft may approach our walls and enter their request, producing weaponry of the specialist kind, as well as other items. 

In addition to this, we host the finest medics within our wall, capable of providing all services in manners of flesh - whether this be the amendment of one’s own lost limbs, or the correction of ugly scars and other appearances through plastic surgery, as well as further crafts, we are here to provide. 

Custom Weaponry

Prices to be negotiated upon. 

Custom Tools and Accessories

Prices to be negotiated upon. 

Custom Armour

Prices to be negotiated upon.

Limb Transplantation

Prices will vary depending on what requires transplantation. 

Anaplasty by Surgery

Prices will vary depending on what requires augmentation. Faces are unable to be done.

And much more ..

The Highest Standards

At Silenda Custodum, we channel the lands that surround us, the very lands that hosted Gotrek Industries before us, and their Dwarven kin. We uphold the highest standards of craftsmanship, offering every product with meticulous attention to detail granted to each. Our commitment to excellence is unparalleled, and so you will be met with only quality. 

Silenda Custodum - where Monument meets Master.

Lord Avagis Ingesøn, Alderman of the Silenda Custodum

His Royal Majesty, The Prince of Fi'andria, Evarir of the North, Descendant of The Silver Phoenix, Enforcer of the Star’s Will, Prince of Celia'nor,  Illthrak Ibarellan of the Principality of Celia’nor

based on the lore and what i'm reading here you're better off scrapping this whole thing and going bottom up

you know, not all things need to necessarily be linked to druidism or an existing trope when you're writing a magic like this - come up with something new and unique, something actually set apart from everything else on the server. put your creativity to use. 

Telum Praetorium:

Tributes of the Maestro

“Arma et vasa dominorum facta sunt. Optima solum.”

It is by the our enigmatic hand that we introduce the works of Telum Praetorium, the ultimate emporium that satisfies the greatest avaricious and selfish nature that Man beholds, vending items and weaponry of specialist nature, powerful in their revelry, revealing the power that the blood of thine enemies may behold, alongside items of many makes, mundane and magical.

Seek us out, and you will have the answer to your finest wishes - we are the finest practitioners of our crafts, and practice, above all, our very own autonomy. What you will find here is sold by no man, only within the confines of the Telum Praetorium. 

It is your right as a man, a woman, a child - so long as your pockets are full, you have found your place here, with us. May your might be unleashed through our gifts of splendour. 

An Entomologist smiles the sun's smile, ready to employ his services. 

5 hours ago, seannie said:

if you avoid the berry bushes, you wont be caught up in them. as easy as that

5 hours ago, Luxury said:

Ive been starving in the wild enough times to appreciate berry bushes.

4 hours ago, AuJy said:

You take away the berry bush, I take away your kneecaps.

1 hour ago, SlitheryC1 said:

berry good

The foul berry has taken more of the lives of horses than any Warclaim in the history of LOTC has. The foul berry makes our cavalry bleed - it only makes us suffer, even in the face of the menial satisfaction that the berries themselves grant us.

The redness of the berry is marked in its deepness by the blood of the horses that saturate the soil beneath them. 

As someone who frequently explores the outer wilds of the Lord of the Craft world, I find incredible frustration in the continued existence of berry bushes, which effectively act as "spikes" in the defence of various cities against cavalry who may be attempting to scale their walls.

This, in itself, I can understand, but what I cannot understand is why there are so many of these Berry Bushes placed out in the wild, when players are encouraged to explore beyond the paths that have been set up between settlements. 

Why must we continue to be encumbered by the presence of these foul bushes, that only harm our horses and hinder our progress? What is the point?

Answer the questions and leave your thoughts down below. 

idk who you are and if you need to hear this but this place isn't important enough to validate a farewell post every time u wanna leave

just leave and if u wanna come back later on come back

Manus Dei: Transform in Mind and Body
“Manus dat et aufert. Maledicat et dat.”

As it was in the eyes of one, so it is in the hands of another. Sons of Man, the opportunities offered by Manus Dei will now continue to be in effect - our Corporation has now been entrusted to the hands of skilled men. 

We offer our services in the amendment of permanently removed limbs, in plastic surgery, as well as in the present augmentation and improvement of your very body itself.

Verily, sons of Man, there are secrets that lie within the extraordinary wisdom of the masters of nature that possess the name Alchemist. As men and women beneath the Creator, it is your God-given right to possess these secrets; to lay witness to the glory that lies within the Magnum Opus that rests within each man’s body. 

We, at Manus Dei, offer unto you these gifts of splendour, to witness for yourselves within each of your own bodies, for only a simple price. Reach for the destiny that lies within yourself - clutch it in your hands, at Manus Dei. 

Athletes and soldiers, the world around, come in search of the greater strength and power needed to grasp one’s destiny at Manus Dei. Join them; lay witness to the power that Alchemy may have to unlock the excellence and beauty that lies within the combination of nature’s splendour and your very flesh and bone, all God-given, granting you abilities beyond comprehension.

المسيح قام ,حقاً قام

Christ has risen - He truly has.

Enjoy a hymn from the beautiful singer herself, Fairuz, our Bird of the East.

if you don't add the no FTB redline I will go out of my way (despite never being a member of the Druidic community at any point in my time on LOTC) to ******* make an amendment SOLELY for the sake of adding one 

add it. you will be relentlessly bothered if you do not add one.

don't make the mistake of thinking that people won't abuse it's lack of addition, if this gets accepted. 

Cheers for the time we spent together, Josh. Wishing you all the best in your future career - having worked as one in the past, I know fully well it's both a joy and a pain.

If you ever want to do anything together, my Discord's always open brother. Have a good one man. 

take ur clothes off buddy

5 hours ago, satinkira said:

you have to include logs of creation for MArts, other than that I love myself some lethal company lore (i HATE mayuri kurotsuchi)

Can't in this case, since the MArt requires an Invent Ritual that can't be done until after the MArt itself is accepted.

Name of the Artefact - The Faceless Idol

Is this a combat related Artefact? If marked as “no” it will not be usable in combat situations. - It can’t be used in combat, aside from providing the defence of a typical metal mask.

MC Name of the person(s) currently in possession of the Artefact - 

child_neglecter

RP Name of the person(s) currently in possession of the Artefact -  Avagis aep Ohlson

MC Name of the creator(s) of the Artefact (N/A if not applicable, e.g. for event items) - child_neglecter, Moon_Is_Innocent, Punished_Pup, Capn_Avery, hemomancy, WickPlayer

RP Name of the creator(s) of the Artefact (N/A if not applicable) - Avagis aep Ohlson, Tallows, Vukosav, The Pale Lady, Crescence, Krahvyn Doomforged

Screenshots showcasing the attempted creation of the artefact - To be added upon the MArt’s acceptance, an Invent Ritual consisting of five Blood Mages (all T5) and a singular sacrifice (Krahvyn Doomforged)

Hallowed yet profane, the mask beckons its holders forth; said to be tainted by the touch of forgotten lepers, it dooms those in its possession to a simple, yet profound temptation; to reveal the self they might become within the grasp of the Mask, thereafter. 

Possessors, drawn into its allure, may don the accursed visage, merging with the malevolent spirit within, so too that they might be guided by the ancient glyphs and the lesser, wicked forces that give rise to entropy.

Blessed be those that revere the Faceless, false God.

The Faceless Idol [Item]

The Faceless Idol itself is a steel mask, and thus possesses the durability of one, granting the individual who wears the mask protection equivalent to such. Metaphysically bound to the Mask by eldritch energies, however, is a spiteful, wicked and sadistic spirit - one separated from its previous form, having now permanently inhabited the mask. The mask calls to those who keep it in their possession, no matter if it is in sight or not, inciting them to don it. 

When donned, the host’s personality will be forcibly replaced by that of the Mask’s, and the Mask will only be able to be removed either forcibly by another person (with great difficulty) or by the possessed individual themselves, were they to be in complete opposition to the actions of the Mask. 

When the Mask has been donned, the possessed individual will be required to complete a set of tasks in order to appease the nature of the mask, in any order, listed as such:

[Task 1]: Cover and bathe themselves in the blood of two other Descendants.

[Task 2]: Collect and preserve various body parts - this may range from severed hands, eyes,
ears, et cetera.

[Task 3]: Infiltrate the minds of at least two other people using the [Ability] One In Blood.

Redlines: 

Unison in Flesh [Ability]

The parasitic nature of the Mask itself lends to its ability to conceal itself between the skin and flesh of the individual, entirely hiding its presence. This can be done on command, though for the duration of this time, the person is forced to portray, in extreme fashion, the emotions that the mask possesses.

Redlines: 

Through All Ages [Ability]

A property of the Mask that has allowed it to exist throughout the ages, each time possessing a different appearance, according to the choice of its bearer, yet each still as imposing as the last. Another steel mask can be superimposed onto the mask itself, which it will then meld with, shifting its appearance based on the design of the other mask.

Redlines:

One In Blood [Ability]

The most profane and cruellest of all of the abilities of the Faceless Idol is the one that allows the formation of the progeny of the sadistic pseudo-psyche within other minds. By means of the transfusion of the possessed host’s blood and genus, the Mask may form an incomplete, toxic hivemind, at least for a time.

Redlines:

This MArt has been created by means of a Blood Magic Invent Ritual, by means of combining the Genus of five T5 Blood Mages for purposes of utilisation within the MArt’s creation, forming a total of 10 Genus. Alongside this, Krahvyn Doomforged has been utilised as a means of sacrifice in the ritual, leading to the permanent death of his character, resulting in the implantation of his personality into the mask forevermore, whilst also filling the mask with the eldritch energy created by the ritual itself, granting unto it unholy powers. 

Blood Magic itself allows for the freeform utilisation of the Invent Ritual as a means of a method of invention, thus allowing for the creation of this MArt. However, the ritual itself cannot be completed until following the acceptance of the MArt, and may need to be repeated multiple times until fully successful. The Mask is able to do what it does because it is possessed by the personality of Krahvyn Doomforged, but this personality no longer remembers any semblance of who or what it once was, thus existing purely as a pseudo-character bent on chaos and making the lives of others miserable, whilst not engaging in murder unless it is completely necessary, setting out to complete its profane goals, and controlling and twisting its host in order to ensure it does as it pleases.

The pseudo-character formed by the Mask placed on the host is capable of spreading temporary effects to other, IRPly consenting individuals in order to form a kind of hivemind of those who are bent on chaos, but can only do this by means of blood transfusion by either Siphoning via Blood Magic or by direct means into the bloodstream of the consenting individual, due to the magic that was used to create the Mask in the first place. 

Number of duplicates of this Artefact:

0

Do you understand that there is a three-month cooldown between posting MArts per-player, and that cooldown begins upon acceptance? (Denial does not trigger a cooldown period.)

Yes

Have you applied for this Artefact before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

No

what year of your time on lotc would you want to wipe your memory of entirely 

now same question, but what year would you like to remember everything of (just for reasons related to lotc, nothing to what might've happened to you IRL that year) 

what's the biggest staff fuckup you think you might've ever seen across your 8 years on the server (thank god ive been here the same amount of time i'd remember just as well)

who is one person that you know will never return to lotc that you'd like to see one last time 

bro STILL got that forum rizz 

"Hey .. where have I seen that symbol before ..?"

"Oh, that's right."