Post by Head Moderator on Dec 19, 2014 17:59:25 GMT -5
November 30, 2014
Update 3.48
Greetings, OH Members:
Hope you all have had a plentiful week, whether you have had holidays or not. The biggest change you'll find in today's Update is concerning SUMMONS, a type of magical spell that people with Magical Affinity or Psionic Affinity can write. With the changes in Companions, it was inevitable that the Summons needed to be upgraded as well to work better with the system so you'll find those changes below.
Have a good week.
SCARRED LANDS STORY ARC UPDATE
Those sent on a patrol in the Scarred Lands have returned with more knowledge of the area. It has been confirmed that without a sigil, the knights at Gatepass will NOT allow anyone to enter through the gate. All those without sigils are sent to the Iron Gate for processing and examination. We have gained two contacts in the Scarred Lands, and we have heard that a small encampment is forming outside Gatepass and that some of the knights have begun to lead groups down to the Iron Gate, giving them aid and protection along the way.
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. Also note Entrepeneur can be rolled if you have it! This week is also the start of a NEW MONTH - so monthly things like Pecunia can be rolled as well!
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Your [HASH]challenge this week is to choose one character in our game, and write a poem of at least five lines about them. Do not use their name in the poem, it should be something like a riddle if possible and then next week we'll publish the poems and let people guess who is being spoken of in the poems! It can be any sort of poem, whether rhyming or not.
Please be decent. You can joke, you can poke fun, but don't cross the line into pure meanness and hatefulness or I won't count the poem. When you submit the poem/poems be sure you tell ME who you are writing about.
Make sure the subject reads, "Weekly Challenge" and send to me at (tesarikone). For every poem of at least 5 lines you send me I'll give you 1XP. You may submit up to five poems. Please tell me where you want your xp to go when you send me your submission/s.
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.
Recruiters, if you recruit a new player (not just someone's new character), then you will receive 10XP & 3000gp 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.
Also, if you have twitter, we do have a twitter account @obsidianheartrp which allows myself, the Mods, and DM's to keep you up to date on whether quests are canceled or new activities going on that might not be on the calendar. If you are a Mod or DM and wish the password to link the account to your lifestream so you can keep people informed of updates to quests, activities and the like then ask me!
WEEKLY QUESTS & ROLEPLAY NIGHTS
• Monday, December 1 @ 9pm (est) --Quest Night - Leader: Mark / swordofatrophy
(Novice Level - Fire in the Gloom Part 2)
• Saturday, December 6 @ 2pm (est) --Quest Night - Leader: Badger / badgersrage
(Please let her know if you'll be attending. This is her test quest to gain her DM regs. Standard Level.)
• Saturday, December 6 @ 8pm (est) -- Quest Night - Leader: J / iyieldtonone
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.
THRENODY
: a song of lamentation for the dead : elegy
OBSIDIAN HEART ITEMS
Every member of the Heart that works for Maria, whether full-time or part-time receives two items when they join.
Obsidian Heart Ring - This is a free slot item, and with a twist the OH Ring will teleport you to the nearest safe house that belongs to the Obsidian Heart and inform Maria of your whereabouts. Every kingdom and land has a safe house, and all are connected by portal to the Obsidian Heart Inne in Navahla, Sarkotos. It only teleports YOU, you cannot bring anyone with you. These take different forms, below are two of the most popular:
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Obsidian Heart Insignia - This is a free slot item as well, a badge of sorts, that not only tells those who see you that you belong to the prestigious adventuring company but it also allows you to speak into it so that everyone on your team can hear you, as well as Maria if you wish. It can be worn as a pin, a cloak clasp, or even attached to a necklace.
UPDATES, PATCHES, CLARIFICATIONS
1. SPELL WRITING: SUMMONS
Along with the change to companions, we are also changing summons rules to be more useful for you and not to step on any toes of your companions which are on the scoreboard. From now on, summons will be used like an extra 'weapon' which can be used along with anything else you normally use during your turn. They do extra damage per the chart below, and you CAN use summons along with your normal companions now.
Crystal: 1 Round, 2d3 Damage
Topaz: 2 Rounds, 2d4 Damage
Amber: 3 rounds, 2d5 Damage
Sapphire: 4 rounds, 2d6 Damage
Emerald: 5 rounds, 2d7 Damage
Ruby: 6 rounds, 2d8 Damage
Obsidian: Full Combat, 2d9 Damage
Diamond: Full Combat, 2d10 Damage
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
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Last Week's Answer: Deathport
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.
On our Gems and Stones page, what is the approximate value of the largest Dragon's Egg Stone (called the Imperial Grand Dragon) in existence?