Islamadon

I'm an elitist and I think this proposal has too much faith given to the average player. I used to be in the boat that lore should be accessible to everyone, and I encouraged the Lectors to spread alchemy as a result. While the Lectors existed I took tabs of the alchemy production on the server overall. I noticed that many players had achieved alchemy in a domino effect from us and were using our document system to mass produce it on the level that we were. We, in a sense, made alchemy TOO accessible. In the month of AUGUST 2022, I recorded each alchemy ST req every single day and made a total tally by the end of it. It is also worth noting that I informed the Lectors to avoid producing Blasting Potions and Tanglefoot themselves as to not spoil the sample. These were the results: TOTAL POTIONS THAT COULD BE USED IN CRP If you take a look at the chart, Blasting Potions and Tanglefoot were heavily produced to give players an edge on CRP. This was also pre-nerf, meaning that the Tanglefoot would've stopped people dead in their tracks and the Blasting Potions would've been AOE hammer hits every 2 emotes. If you take a look at the chart which focuses on the POTIONS THAT COULD BE USED IN CRP, Blasting Potions, Cockatrice Breath and Tanglefoot made up 50.7% of all potions. This means, definitively, more than half the potions being used in CRP were cancerous in nature to deal with. This was because they were the best potions to use in CRP, and the player base which now had a wide access to Alchemy opted to mass produce the potions that would give them an edge. Since then, my mentality has shifted to one of Gatekeeping. I think the average player, when left to their own devices, will seldom act for the betterment of the server and will instead do anything to get an edge over others. I too fall victim to this mentality often, knowing that I can be jumped by a random bandit if I am not prepared adequately for what cancerous lore they might throw at me. I think that enabling any player to get access to any CA, Magic , etc. will lead to disaster as they will find ways to abuse the spirit of the lore in favor of powering up like an anime. It is also worth mentioning that Lore itself is constantly being altered due to the actions of players as is. Amendments, Nerfs, Rewrites, etc. feel like a constant occurrence because players either want to buff themselves or the ST has to step in to remedy an oversight which led to lore-looping and/or power gaming. Our lore is fragile and player written, I dread to imagine what horrid deeds we'd be forced to deal with if anyone could do anything. This is not even to mention the stream of rewrites, additions and amendments being proposed by those who just dipped a toe in. In Runescape RP we reached a point of saturation, given that there were no applications whatsoever, where everyone was a max level Ancient Magic user who could spam Ice Barrage, had Dragon Weaponry (equivalent to Carb), Agile Leather Armor (for dodging and absorbing spells), Hand Cannons and some level of CA (OMG MAHJARRAT?). I don't want to see LOTC fall down the same rabbit hole. ALSO, on PKs, I don't think PKing makes one a better RPer or not. I don't think it's wrong for people to not want to PK given the time investment; they just want to have fun on the server and may have IRL commitments that make restarting every week a hassle. For the past decade I've run on personal PK clauses and have just now learned KLONING for le immortality. If we want to see more PKs, CAs shouldn't have immortality written into them and should instead have a catastrophic off-switch like every other bad guy. Where did the phylactery for Liches go? I'm not against heroes also having some critical weakness like this if they get a Holy Magic, but come on... Most CAs are Monsters!

MC Name: Islamadon Discord: Islamadon#5453 Image: Description of Image: The Fiery Daimyo Owyn ... It is an Eastern Depiction of the 2nd Prophet of Mankind Dimensions: 1x1 and 2x2. I want both, since I am unsure which will look best.

ATTENTION MERCHANTS ALL https://i.imgur.com/D38STbK.png DANZEN, THE THANHIUM CLEARER HIMSELF, HAS TOO MUCH MINA! THAT'S RIGHT, TOO MUCH MINA! DANZEN IS WILLING TO SPLURGE HIS WEALTH ON THE RARE AND OBSCURE METALS OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY BOOMSTEEL! DON'T HAVE ANY? WELL YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING NEAT TO SELL ANYWAYS! RELICS, MONSTER LOOT, AND INTERESTING TRINKETS ARE ALL SOUGHT AFTER! DO YOU WANT TO PAWN SOMETHING OFF FOR A QUICK BUCK? WRITE DANZEN TODAY! YOU SET THE PRICE! WHAT? YOU DON'T WANT THE WORTHLESS INFLATED MINA EITHER? WELL, DANZEN STILL HAS SOME THINGS TO TRADE! - 1 Thanhic Steel Mace - 1 Star Steel Longsword - 1 Star Steel Ingot Ingot - 1 Ironwood Longsword - 2 Lightstones DANZEN CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S BEEN FORCED TO DO THIS, OH HOW HE MISSES THE AUCTION HOUSE! SELL NOW! (Unless it's a voidal or dark enchantment, you weirdo!)

DO YOU HATE MAGES? ❃ DO YOU HUNT NIGHT CREATURES? ❃ DO YOU WANT A COOL GLOWING WEAPON? ❃ DO YOU WANT TOOLS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? Danzen of Clan Dodaitose has the offer of a lifetime! After refining Thanhium for the Lector Cabal for a century, there is a troubling and critical surplus! DANZEN HAS TOO MUCH THANHIC-STEEL! Thanhium is on the outs, and Danzen of Dodaitose wants Boomsteel! Danzen LOVES Boomsteel (Carbarum too)! Want the Thanhium? Make a trade! Keep your Star-Steel and your other worthless metals to yourself, who needs them? Alchemy - are you kidding, Danzen's a master alchemist! Enchantments - FOO, only a sucker uses voidal and unholy spells! Don't you dare try shaking Danzen down, he won't yield ands hides his Thanhium beneath random trees! CURRENT THANHIUM IN STOCK: 1 Thanhic Longsword 1 Thanhic Poleaxe 1 Thanhic Spear 1 Thanhic Maces NOT INTERESTED IN THANHIUM? DANZEN ALSO HAS THESE OTHER WORTHLESS WEAPONS! 1 Heaven-Steel Poleaxe 1 Ironwood Longsword 1 Star-Steel Ingot 1 Star-Steel Longsword THE END TIMES ARE A COMING, SO STOCK UP NOW! SEND A LETTER TODAY! FINE PRINT: Danzen of Samurai Smithing Co. maintains the right to refuse service to Evildoers, Elves and other characters of questionable morality. Trades are to be negotiated and prices may vary on a person to person basis.

Lair PRO MC Name: Islamadon Lair Name: Ugokoyama 動山 Lair Members: Islamadon Gundam_Engineer Ronin_Champloo FunTzu Wowj ArcaneChicken Abeam1 JoanOfArc HeroOfDuLoc Proposed Lair Locations (Highlight/draw at least three on the map): Lair Lore (supply link to an existing creature or other lore if being used as basis for this lair) (1000 words minimum): Yong Ping was once a thriving land. Originating from humble origins, those Farfolk of Yong Ping dedicated their sweat and tears into carving out a home for their peoples at the furthest reach of the continent. A community was built, and through mandatory service and a dedication to their culture, they succeeded. This success was not to last. The founders of Yong Ping retreated from the spotlight, for they had completed their duty. Times were good, and as the saying goes, good times fostered weak men. Yong Ping traded its homogenous society for one of international interlink. The polity became more focused upon reaping taxes for the Li Ren hegemony than the maintaining of cultural works. Noodle bars were replaced by Nordlandic banks, and property was devoured by outlanders. Requirements for citizenship became null - if you could afford property, you were made equal. What once made Yong Ping distinct was now only represented in the architecture of its shacks rather than the spirit of its people. Too did the Darkspawn of the world seek to reap blood crop upon the population. As the state of Yong Ping grew weak, those nefarious actors found opportunity. Vampires and Mystics had infiltrated the government and plucked the strings of power. Civilization itself had become compromised as the citizens who remained were corrupted into serving venal masters. Great patriots began to fall one by one to the dark, and a shadow was cast over Yong Ping. The loss of cultural identity and the embrace of darkness doomed Yong Ping. Noble citizens began to emigrate, for the magic that once made it a home for the eastern Farfolk had faded into the wind. The grand city was wrought with decay and eventually ruined, its original population scattered across the continent in whatever miniscule niches they could carve. Two of these citizens chose the path of Virtue. The Oyashimans Kato Oijin and Dodaitose Danzen, who had become brothers, opted to serve the Creator as spoken of in the Holy Scrolls. Where others of Yong Ping were enveloped by darkness, they embraced the light. Through gainful service in the Lectorate, Oijin and Danzen mastered the alchemical arts and were marked with the blessing of the Aengul Malchediael. When the Lectorate opted to dissolve amicably, Danzen and Oijin took to the roads as wandering Ronin - the Rising Sun Templars. They used their aengulic blessing to enforce holy wrath upon wicked creatures; though their service to the Church had ended, their mission had not. Yet, the needs of their sired families fermented. Beyond the glories of war, the brothers found a need to provide a home for their descendants and those toiling away at the behest of gaijin governments. When the duo discovered that the ruins of Yong Ping had been taken over by a kaiju of interdimensional origins, both understood the path laid before them. Together they used their wits and skill to rally a host, and through combat worthy of song they slew the bold and blue beast GORIJACHAN. With Yong Ping’s clay liberated from the horrid kaiju, Danzen decided that now was the time to resettle. The concept of their civilization was simple. Oijin and Danzen would utilize the alchemical arts to enable their peoples to move their home freely, so that famine, drought or tsunami would never herald the doom of their tribe. Thus, he planned out and constructed MArt 138, “Ugokoyama 動山”. Such a technological marvel would be the ultimate testament towards Oyashiman ingenuity and cultural superiority - a symbol of a brighter future. Too did Oijin and Danzen agree upon the cause of Yong Ping’s destruction: the Darkspawn that were allowed to ferment. As a result, the lair of Ugokoyama would seek to house a dojo where Oyashimans could learn to become a samurai blessed with the power of Malchediael or an eastern monk who had specialized in Kani. Those who were competent, yet undesiring of these two boons, would instead find themselves employed in the Ugokoyama Corporation and could possibly find themselves being educated in the greater forms of alchemy. Lair Build and Infrastructure (photos required, give dimensions): Dimension: Approximately 50x50. The build itself is around 37 x 41. Why can this group not fulfill their roleplay niche in an existing settlement or nation? (Give a detailed answer and examples of how this has not worked in the past.): To be honest, it probably could exist very easily in Aaun. That said, the ST compilation of the MArt requested that a Lair Application be made for ease of paperwork as well as to provide a basic region for implementation. Further, one of the main points of this MArt and the overarching goal of the lair is to re-civilize the ruins of Yong Ping and eventually form a new settlement there known as Yopinawa. If it was anywhere other than the immediate Yong Ping area, I think the project and intent would lose a massive amount of SOUL. How does this lair add to the greater world around it? How will its existence benefit its roleplay group and the server at-large?: Ugokoyama would act as the first stepping stone of a potential Oyashiman cultural revival on the server. Ever since Yong Ping perished, there has been a lack of unified home for Eastern players. Given that most of the people involved in this project are working heavily behind the scenes to update and provide greater depth of lore for Oyashiman characters (Dingo sanctioned), this would also ferment a new take on Templarism and Kani as it would be given a Samurai and Eastern Dojo theme. Further, the Ugokoyama Smogger Corporation would provide a yakuza-flavor to the Smogger and Animii community, akin Araska from Cyberpunk, and thus would see plenty of interaction with those two feats. If the project gains interest, we would likely seek to upgrade to a settlement.

I haven't read any of the abilities since I'd be saving that for the eventual lore review, but I think calling this "Chi" is a bad move. At least to me, Chi was meant for East-Asian inspired Chinese Kung Fu Monkeys on Aeldin. Suddenly giving it an Indian theme when there is practically no Indian-inspired cultures on the continent of Aeldin (IK :nerd:) just feels very off and against the spirit of the original lore. Chi was originally shelved because it was hardly used and not spread; I think giving it an even more niche subculture will lead to the same problems ultimately. I HIGHLY recommend giving this magic a different name given Chi's pre-existing lore connotations.

"T'wouldst be a most cordial union; alas, these houses art so boring... Valorous w'rk on the heresy though, thy most Unholy of Emperors approves!" spoke a boney King of Kings.

"At long last, the Church of Canon has released something that every man - be they pagan, Owynist or Sigismundian - can appreciate wholeheartedly and with newfound reverence." spoke a normally disillusioned Lector.

TREATY OF DRAGON AND BONE, 1907 Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor Leopold I Francis, 13th of Sun's Smile, 1907. TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS, With great jubilance the Imperial Administorum announces that His Imperial Majesty, Leopold I Francis Horen and the benevolent Daemon Iblees have engaged in mutual alliance to destroy the enemies of Mankind. This exchange of power and troops is paramount to the future success of the Human realm. For too long has Humanity been forced upon its knees by the likes of traitors and Non-Human invaders. The last Golden Age of Mankind was that of the Johannian regime, one which our benevolent Emperor seeks to perpetuate this golden age through plague and war. Why offer allegiance to those petty houses and usurpers who continue to fail you? The Imperium expresses its gratitude to the Kingdom of Haense and extends an olive branch of brotherhood as it had done centuries before. Whereas our Brothers in the North seek to tiptoe about their heresies to the damnable Canon, we of the Empire embrace it and seek no justification, for our actions are not sin at all. If one must choose between Dragons, it is wiser to choose the House of Horen. Show not fear in the face of inquisition, dear citizens, for the Canon’s teeth grow dull and tired. We of the true Imperium seek only the restitution of our once great people, and we reject the stagnancy wrought upon by current rebel regimes. IT IS THUS DECREED: The Forces of Iblees and The Unholy Orenian Empire agree to a mutual pact of war in both offensive and defensive actions. The Forces of Iblees and The Unholy Orenian Empire shall enter a state of war against the usurping cadet branches of Horen that have taken residence within Balian and Aaun. Only through their complete and total subjugation or eradication may both parties be freed from this tenet. The Forces of Iblees agree to grant The Unholy Orenian Empire’s army immortality so that it may become inexhaustible. The Unholy Orenian Empire agrees to offer its soldiers, lands and nobility to the greater cause of Iblees Eternal. The Unholy Orenian Empire agrees to outlaw the Church of Canon and its misleading, superstitious dogma. AMMENDUM: The Forces of Iblees and The Unholy Orenian Empire agree to extend the privilege of free trade and travel between both dignified peoples. IN NOMINE DEI, His Imperial Majesty Leopold I Francis of the House of Horen, by the Grace of IBLEES, Unholy Orenian Emperor and rightful Emperor of Aeldin, forever August, Apostate King in Oren, of Savoy, Aaun, Haense, Westerlands and Salvus, Destroyer of the Faith, Duke of the Crownlands, Avar, Frederica, Krajia, and Cascadia, Margrave of Greater Kreden, Count of Johannesburg, Louvain, Beauclair, Sundholt, Estavar, and Wett. Sovereign of Humanity, Suzerain of the Elves and Protector of the Dominion of Malin, etcetera.

"Who could have predicted that the Dragonmen would whispah' sweet nothings into the ears of weak minded men? Who had envisioned that they would act with selfish, heretical goals in mind? Who foresaw that they would continue to ignore the corruption of their master, and make weak justifications for their loyalties?" inquired a glowing Easterner. "I also want reparations for threatening to remove the fire altah' in Minitz, but no one can hear me..." he wept.

SUMMONS FOR PATRIOTIC SACRIFICE, 1907 Issued and Confirmed by His Imperial Majesty the Holy Orenian Emperor Leopold I Francis, 20th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1907. TO OUR BELOVED SUBJECTS, His Imperial Majesty, Leopold I Francis Horen, seeks to ascend to a power not yet seen upon this mortal plane. Two living dedicants must be offered to the benevolent master, Iblees, so that the House of Horen may never fall again. Those patriotic servants of the House of Horen will be rewarded with honors perpetual. They who pay this tithe will be made Knights of the Imperial Order of the Red Dragon, their names inscribed in the Hall of Heroes for generations to come. Further, these zealous loyalists shalt be risen from the grave and offered a place within the Emperor’s host as a member of his Nauzican Regiment. Those most of noble hearts and dedication to the House of Horen may deliver a letter to His Imperial Majesty's personal aviary, where the quality of the servant shall be judged. Those deemed worthy shall be delivered instructions for further steps when required by the Imperial Crown. IN NOMINE DEI, His Imperial Majesty Leopold I Francis of the House of Horen, by the Grace of IBLEES, Unholy Orenian Emperor and rightful Emperor of Aeldin, forever August, Apostate King in Oren, of Savoy, Aaun, Haense, Westerlands and Salvus, Destroyer of the Faith, Duke of the Crownlands, Avar, Frederica, Krajia, and Cascadia, Margrave of Greater Kreden, Count of Johannesburg, Louvain, Beauclair, Sundholt, Estavar, and Wett. Sovereign of Humanity, Suzerain of the Elves and Protector of the Dominion of Malin, etcetera.

i think halflings should be replaced with bots

A Templar Samurai who had been squatting in the ruins grumbles as he hears of another gaijin incursion. He makes haste to inform his kindred, so that all those who would tresspass upon Yopinawa may paint the ruins red with gore.

[LORE AMENDMENT/ADDITION] MALCHEDIAEL'S RADIANT TEMPLARS CLEANSING CLAP ADDITION: Cleansing Clap - T5 A Templar who wishes to expel a curse upon another may do so with righteous fury. Upon swelling their very beings with holy wroth, the Templar would send the back of their hand towards the face of their desired target with the force of a hammer. Upon striking the individual, the aura would transfer into the individual with the sensation of purgation and fire. Wretched dark afflictions would be expelled from the target's body as the raw and erogenous touch of Malchediael batters their very soul for but a moment. Mechanics: This spell takes five emotes to cast: the first emote is to concentrate upon the courage within a Templar; the second emote is to draw Malchediael's light about the Templar's hand; the third emote has the Templar verbally perform a litany pertaining to the expulsion of curses and the opposition of evil; the fourth emote has the Templar wind their body back in preparation for the slap; and the fifth and final emote is to deliver the divine clap upon the target's cheeks. Redlines - - Cleansing Clap is capable of purging any and all curses, including those wrought upon by Djinn and Druids. - Cleansing Clap will strike a target with the force of a swung hammer and is capable of cracking skulls, breaking jaws, etc. - Cleansing Clap is incapable of affecting most Dark CAs given that they do not possess souls. Dark CAs currently unaffected include: Nephilim, Siliti, Frost Wtiches, Werebeasts, Kharajyr, Inferni + Naztherak, Undead [Dark-Stalkers/Liches/ETC.] Epiphytes. This said, Wights, Haunts and other spectral beings would perish in one hit if touched by the Cleansing Clap. - Cleansing Clap will shatter the Templar's hand if struck incorrectly or used in a punching capacity. Only a backhand constitutes proper form.