Post by Head Moderator on Jul 12, 2014 19:15:05 GMT -5
June 30, 2014
Update 3.26
Greetings, OH Members:
A new month is upon us and I'm thankful yet again for all the activity that you engage in for Obsidian Heart. I'd love to see some more new players, and I think I can say with certainty that opening up public chats is how we glean interest of other roleplayers so anytime you are bored and looking for something to do, consider opening up an OH room!
I will be going on vacation this Sunday (July 6-12) so I'm going to try to get a few extra quests in this week if my health permits it. I'll let you all know if for some reason I'm unable to host something on the calendar. I will probably be available during my vacation as I will have my laptop, but I probably won't do much more than roleplay when I'm able to get online.
Remember that Becca, our Missions Mod will be out of town this week per the Calendar. This means that all quests, storylines, roleplay logs, missions and the like need to be sent to tesarikone if you want the xp for them before Becca gets back from her vacation. Do NOT send them to both of us as it will get confusing who has been paid and who has not (I will send her a copy of the receipts I do, no worries).
If you do not read this Update and send them to Becca while she's on vacation and not me, then you will have to wait until she gets back to get the XP for it!!
Character Awards (Superlatives): We are doing Character Awards again, so be sure to look at our Character Award page - send in your answers to (tesarikone) by this Friday so I can post the awards before I go on vacation!
Dark Omens Update: Pedur's crypt in Kullyr has been explored. Evidence of Ophelia has been found, and knowledge gained that Pedur took her to Kir'viir. She is still missing, presumed at the very least injured.
Don't forget, if you have crafting skills it's time for you to ask for your crafting points from (psionicwanderer) . Remember with our change, CP is just CP, you don't have to split it between crafting types. If you have skills or items that give you more points, you need to claim that on your email. It's also the start of a new month so if you have monthly things - get to it!
CONGRATULATIONS
Sigyn (fiamesofwinter) you have earned the Ribbon of Affirmation for 10 Marksmanship Wins! You earn:
1 Reputation
10XP
2,500gp
WANDERING TOURNAMENT
Here are the winners!
Racing
Champion: Mr. Sparks Boomsworth (iyieldtonone)
Runner-Up: Arcabelle Pepperboom Cogthrottle, the Third (cogthrottle)
Jousting
Champion: Cherith Mourne, d'Avilon (tesarikone)
Runner-Up: Brendan Pearce (thelunarbeacon) & GarThog (mightygarthog)
Marksman
Champion: Sigyn (fiamesofwinter)
Runner-Up: Ranulfr (ranuifr)
Competitive Healing
Champion: GarThog (mightygarthog)
Runner-Up: River Stone Osslon (youwinordie)
Arcane Duels
Champion: Rhyss Dalcassian (nobilisarcanus)
Runner-Up: GarThog (mightygarthog) & Griotsven Valbeinen (scaledzorcan)
Playwright Competition
Champion: Jabal Urmen (phraljastima)
Runner-Up: Fifi Songbird [npc] (fiamesofwinter)
Ironman/woman
Ranulfr (ranuifr) & Sigyn (fiamesofwinter)
Player Fanatic
Dalem (nobilisarcanus)
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Your challenge this week is to take 2 (or even 3) items off the Loot Generator List and create a "super" loot by combining the loot pieces. I'm looking for creativity, but I'm NOT looking for something overpowered. You are to use what the loot ALREADY does to come up with a combination effect.
Your challenge this week will earn you 10 CP OR 2,000gp OR 5XP. Let me know when you send in your item/s.
Submit this to me with the subject line, "Weekly Challenge". You may send in up to 3 (three) combination "super" loot items for the challenge. Please be sure to tell me where your challenge reward goes when you send it in.
LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE
Last week's challenge was to come up with a theme song for your characters - here they are!
Wesh (mightygarthog): The Smiths "I Know It's Over"
Arn (mightygarthog): Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth"
Gar (mightygarthog): Psychedelic Furs "Entertain Me"
Ophelia (aruniceuphony): John Schmitt "Ophelia"
Cassandra (suspicioushex) - The Pretty Reckless "Going to Hell"
Cordelia (ardenidolatry) - Neneh Cherry "Woman"
Rox'zana (echothepain): Kamelot "The Human Stain"
Bianca (iadykissekatt): Counting Crows "A Murder of One"
Maka (aclockpunkred): Lykke Li "Love out of Lust"
Magritt (widdendreams): Nightwish "While Your Lips are Still Red"
Viola (abenedictionhymn): Empire of the Sun "Alive"
Cherith (tesarikone): Lana del Rey "Young and Beautiful"
Torment (avengingeidolon): Kamelot "Ghost Opera"
Halcyon (ahalcyoncalm): Sting and Edin Karamazov "Come Again"
Astrid (relicofenmity): Lana del Rey "Born to Die"
Scout (tesarikone): Ensiferum "In My Sword I Trust"
Indrila (tesarikone): Mika "Stardust"
Maria (tesarikone): Kamelot "Haunting (Somewhere in Time)"
Badger (badgersrage): Psycore "Driven"
Thais (ferociousallure): SNSD TTS "Twinkle"
Mercy (restlessimpulse): T-ara "I Go Crazy Because Of You"
Arcabelle (cogthrottle): LoL "Get Jinxed"
Lovisa (rubyvindicta): Atreyu "Honor"
Eir (skjaldmaer): Celldweller "Unshakeable"
Finn (fionnadhnatine): "The Blood of Cu Chulainn"
Dorian (psionicwanderer): Kamelot "Haunting (Somewhere in Time)"
Cade (psionicwanderer): Avantasia "Twisted Mind"
Baldur (lordkissekatt): Kamelot "Veritas"
Bowen (psionicwanderer): Alestorm "Shipwrecked"
Sigurd (sigurddruknede): Týr "Flames of the Free"
Kyle (Psionicwanderer): Hammerfall "Last Man Standing"
Adal (adalaghamid): Terakaft "Ténéré Wer Tat Zinchegh"
Aurora Briar (tales0fbeauty): Black Lab "This Night"
Elsebe (fiamesofwinter): Barenaked Ladies "Snowman"
Nani (notrueform): Highwaymen "It is What It Is"
Youkou (kitsuneyoukou): Ylvis "What does the Fox Say"
Sigyn (fiamesofwinter): Skillet "Not Gonna Die"
Rhyss (nobilisarcanus): Metallica "Fight fire with Fire"
Ranulfr: Disturbed "Indestructible", Skillet "Monster&Hero", Linkin Park "One Step Closer"
Hjort (arakishblade): LMFAO "Sexy and I know it"
Jabal (phraljastima): "Devil went down to Georgia"
Conall (thebronzestag): Three Days Grace "Animal I've Become"
Rhyldrin (iyieldtonone): Breaking Benjamin "I Will Not Bow"
Dragan - Disturbed "The Animal"
Grageon - Seether "Rise Above This"
Boomsworth - Fallout Boy "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark"
Griotsven (scaledzorcan): Yasuharu Takanashi "Natsu's Theme"
Daemian (daemianberazalle): Nico Vega "Beast"
Bryce (cloakedfists): The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army"
Georg (georgpryme): The White Stripes "Blue Orchid"
Brendan (thelunarbeacon): Guardian "Bottle Rocket"
NEW CHARACTER BONUS & RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE
We have a new incentive to new characters! New characters will start at Crystal Adept with 30XP and 2d32 dice. They will also be given 3000gp to outfit their character.
Recruiters, if you recruit a new player (not just someone's new character), then you will receive 10XP & 2000gp per player that actually fills out an application correctly and is accepted! You may put this xp & gp on any character you wish.
CALENDAR
While it is a change to be using the Calendar System on our boards, let's try to start using it. This includes me! I will be using our Calendar system more and more, it's right across the top, click it for info. IF YOU ADD A DATE, I've added a new board called "Event Calendar" and you can link all your posts there, so if you are hosting a mission or quest, or other activity please use the calendar to let us know what's going on.
Let's sign up for activities right on the boards from now on! Click the links below to sign up.
WEEKLY QUESTS & ROLEPLAY NIGHTS
• Tuesday, July 1 @ 9pm (est) -- Dark Omens Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(LEGENDARY level, heading to Pedur's Kir'viir Crypt)
• Thursday, July 3 @ 1am (est) -- Late Night Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(This is actually LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY but technically on Thursday early morning - tentative)
• Friday, July 4 @ 9pm (est) -- GYPSY Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(Let's get our gypsies together for a quest night! Gypsy Only!)
• Saturday, July 5 @ 9pm (est) -- Legendary Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(Dark Omens quest, heading to Pedur's Kir'viir Crypt.)
• Sunday, July 6 @11pm (est) -- Zorcan Quest (Tentative) - Leader: Kit / fiamesofwinter
(This is for the Zorcan Storyline Only!)
WORD OF THE WEEK
Don't forget the Word of the Week! It's easy 2XP you can earn once a week on every character just within your normal roleplay! Check the message board. Learn it. Use it. Send it in.
OBLIVION
1 : the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten; especially : the condition of being oblivious
2a : the condition or state of being forgotten or unknown
2b : the state of being destroyed
UPDATES
1. LIMITS ON TRAIT POINTS
This is from our Character Rules... DM's please start putting this into effect this week:
k. "Four's The Limit" - There are ways to boost your Trait Points over 12, whether temporarily or permanently. Permanently, you have opportunity to gain 4 extra points that you can distribute as you wish. Temporarily, there are skills, bonuses, loot and even magic and combat maneuvers that'll take you over the allowance but there are limits. You can only EVER be FOUR points over the base of 12, regardless of what you are using. This keeps our DDC limit at DDC26. The only thing that is allowed beyond the FOUR are special ONE-TIME skills or items that boost you for one round only such as Avoid Blow.
2. LANGUAGES: MUMBO JUMBO / THIEVES TONGUE
Mumbo Jumbo and Thieves Tongue are now free languages you get from certain professions NOT chosen as a skill. If you have those skills, you can freely choose another skill to switch with it.
3. SECRET vs PRIVATE LANGUAGES
I have rearranged our Languages so check it out. Any language listed under "Private" or "Secret" are NOT understood by using Polylingual or any loot that lets you speak languages. These are truly private / secret languages. You need a good reason to take any Private language, so that means you need my "ok" to take them. Secret languages on the other hand are specialty languages that only certain races, or professions know.
4. ELEMENTAL RESISTANCE
Elemental Resistance now gives a +5 DEF against whatever element you've chosen. This can go above your +30 DEF allowed, btw, as it only works on a certain type of element.
5. ELEMENTAL IMMUNITY
Are you of a race that would naturally have elemental immunity to one type of element? Well then, we introduce the new skill "Elemental Immunity". Be aware, it takes up TWO skill slots.
Elemental Immunity : You may take this skill to become immune to one of the following elements: fire, cold, wind, sonic, earth, lightning, water. You may not take this skill to become immune to a weakness of any sort, including flaws. You may only take this skill ONCE.
This skill takes TWO SKILL SLOTS.
to treat as an object of great interest or importance
Read more at www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/05/07/#HQZFKLtMtVisPbID.99to treat as an object of great interest or importance
Read more at www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/05/07/#HQZFKLtMtVisPbID.99to treat as an object of great interest or importance
Read more at www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/05/07/#HQZFKLtMtVisPbID.99to treat as an object of great interest or importance
Read more at www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/05/07/#HQZFKLtMtVisPbID.99: a small dainty usually ornamental piece of delicate workmanship : jewel
Read more at www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2014/05/16/#pSEtz05ztC3LvZAw.99WELCOME!
Mobus
howlingember
Last Week's Answer: Timespinner's Era
This Week's Extra Credit: Answer a question for 2XP. Remember, one per player. Tell me where you want the 2XP when you reply! This question can always be found somewhere on our OH message board.
Name one Archaic Language.