Post by Head Moderator on Sept 28, 2014 22:03:31 GMT -5
September 14, 2014
Update 3.37
Greetings, OH Members:
I am planning something very special for our Anniversary. Not only will we have lots of activities going on, but I'm going to be putting together something to allow you to earn lots of prizes for that week as well. If you would be willing to host ANYTHING at ANY TIME during the week of our Anniversary please talk to me. I'm looking for everything from missions, to gatherings, gauntlet runs, activities (such as marksmanship, sparring, arcane duels, etc). If you are a DM and would like to host a quest, please let me know as soon as possible. I'm going to be putting a schedule together this week.
Also, you all need to send all logs to me, (tesarikone) for credit from now on until otherwise stated. I will be sending out receipts for roleplay logs, storyline logs, missions, quests, and anything else the Missions Mod would have taken care of, so be sure to note that.
Thank you to all who participated in our Dark Omens storyline arc over the past year or so, especially those that attended Part One and Part Two of our Impossible quest to end the arc. I truly enjoyed running this arc, and hope you all will enjoy the one that's coming up: The Scarred Lands. For those of you who don't remember, or weren't around, during the triple eclipse there was a solar storm that destroyed half of Kir'viir, turning it into ash and killing hundreds of thousands of people. Many elves are living as refugees on the mainland now. The Scarred Lands are dangerous for many reasons, one of which is that it 'scars' those who stay there for very long, giving mutations. Everyone who lives with a mutation are collectively known now as Scarred.
CRAFTING POINTS
Don't forget, if you have crafting skills it's time for you to ask for your 10 crafting points from (psionicwanderer) . If you have skills or items that give you more points, you need to claim that on your email.
DARK OMENS STORY ARC UPDATE
All five Masters are dead, the Horror living on the shadowed side of the moon has been pulled back into it's own realm. While we will always have undead to fight as long as necromancy is in the world, the threat of the Five Masters and the Dark Omens is over. Well done.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
This week's challenge is to come up with a storyline mini-hook for our Scarred Lands. A mini-hook is just a sentence or two that gives someone an idea of a mission, storyline or quest they can build. For instance, these would be examples of storyline mini-hooks:
A worried changeling father asks the heroes to locate his runaway daughter somewhere in Navahla -- and though the daughter can change her appearance at will, she was wearing an embroidered green cloak when last her father saw her.
An avalanche uncovers the ruins of a dead civilization of giants in Alzorc -- and awakens their elemental minions.
A shifter child begins seeing visions and speaking in an unknown tongue after nearby trees and crops become stricken with a mysterious withering disease.
You can come up with up to SEVEN mini-hooks this week (one a day). I'll give you 1XP per mini-hook to use on any character you wish. Remember, these are not just general hooks - these need to pertain to the SCARRED LANDS. There is info on the message board if you need it. If your hook has nothing to do with the Scarred Lands storyline, I will not give you credit!
FALL NEW CHARACTER BONUS & RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE
This is our incentive to new characters! New characters will start at Crystal Adept with 30XP and 2d32 dice. They will also be given 5,000gp to outfit their character, as well as one roll on the low-level magical loot list.
Recruiters, if you recruit a new player (not just someone's new character), then you will receive 15XP & 5000gp per player that actually fills out an application correctly and is accepted! You may put this xp & gp on any character you wish.
CALENDAR
Be sure to check our Calendar for listings of activities each week. IF YOU ADD A DATE, connect it to a 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.
Please sign up for activities right on the boards, so the DM knows you will be there! Click the links below to sign up for each event.
WEEKLY QUESTS & ROLEPLAY NIGHTS
• Tuesday, September 16 @ 9:00pm (est) -- OH Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(Heroic Level)
• Saturday, September 20 @ 9:00pm (est) -- OH Quest - Leader: Pam / tesarikone
(Legendary Level.)
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.
TANTAMOUNT
: equivalent in value, significance, or effect
UPDATES, PATCHES, CLARIFICATIONS
1. WAND CHAMBER
I feel like I need to clarify the logic in using a wand chamber on a shield. When you are holding your shield, your hand is right there able to activate your wand in it's chamber on the back of the shield. If you are using an animated shield or any type of shield that isn't right there IN YOUR HAND there is no way to activate your wand, especially if you are using a two-handed weapon or two-handed tech. Wands are not activated psychically.
2. SELLING ITEMS MADE OF SPECIAL MATERIALS
When you sell an item made of a special material back to the Emporium, you will only receive payment based on the SAME SCALE as any other item. We will no longer give you the full price of a special material.
3. BODY SHIELD
Body shield cannot be used willy-nilly throughout combat rushing back and forth between allies. It isn't logical, or even physically able to do. Even if you were to concentrate on simply protecting your allies and never doing anything else, it still would be too difficult. So our new rule is that you may only use Body Shield once per round - and it still has to make sense. So for instance if you post that you're in one room and the person getting attacked is in another the DM will not allow it. Or if you are on the ground and the person attacked is flying, we won't allow it. It always has to make sense, but beyond that you can only do it once per round.
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.99UPDATES, PATCHES, CLARIFICATIONS
WELCOME!
Enok Jonnson
enokjonnson
Member of the Obsidian Heart Adventuring Company
Last Week's Answer: Vaekur
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.
In which country would a main meal be "Fish in Coconut Milk"?