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Recruiting Roleplayers - The Sentinels!
Hello everyone! I know it's been a long time.
After the Second War of Night, things have been relatively quiet (and bombastic) since the changes of the event of the Monomachy. Those who were once brothers or sisters in the Pride have moved on and chosen different paths for their adventures in Sapience. While it is fun to see characters move on into those directions, I am opening up a request for new Sentinels to come wander into the forests of Duiran and join the cause and crusade of protecting the forest of Life.
It is an free invitation - meaning that it does not matter who your character is, or how they act, or where they've come from so long as they are interested in enriching the guild and the overall ambiance of our organization. There are no chokeholds here on race, attitude, or direction.
I know that the Sentinels have always seemed, thematically to be very dry. One note. And has never been given a lot of love or attention. Most people wonder why, even, what the purpose of the Sentinels is. They're a hunting guild, they're just hunters. That's boring. But wait -- Let's break this down with a list of old things, and new things the guild is trying to accomplish:
Established:
- Yes, they are protectors of the Wilds. They're warriors, and their culture is an amalgamation of all 'wild fantasy' warrior cultures. They also protected Dendara, now Dia'ruis as one of their charges in covenant with Duiran, the Heartwood.
- There history is two-fold. The founder of the guild, Huwald Seluno was the last man of the Raven Tribe which was a clan in Ancient Ithmia. What we know of him, thus far is that usual tale - There were three brothers, they had to come together for a great battle. Things happened.
- The Sentinels were primarily branded by some of the older material as 'Haern's guild' or the Hunters guild, as a lot of the culture established in the game was about using Haern's tenets. Their patron usually has been Haern, but sometimes that has changed to others in the past. Haern has a very close relationship with the guild, and will watch over them regardless of who is patron.
- Sovereignty and Defiance. The Sentinels usually have had an attitude within their own that they are warriors that uphold, watch, and safeguard against corruption in the Wilds and out of it. Sometimes people make mistakes, even Gods, make mistakes, and they are very aware that infallibility is just the same all across the board. They are not blind zealots who go along with the goals of others, and they usually act in ways that could either surprise, please, or challenge their own city organization.
- Oaths mean a lot to them. Particularly, their oath, and their code.
- A wariness for all things that come into contact with civilization. A taming of nature seems disrespectful to them, because of how much life as an energy, source, Cycle, Rhythm means to them and their people.
Newly Established:
- There is a respect for wilderness, and life, that is more on the grim side of fantasy. This is/was being developed before those two major events. Overall, we are trying to take this in a darker, grittier direction to respect some of the more archetypal warrior traits. Wild things should stay wild, and not be tempered by
- The emergence of the story of the Ancient Tribes of Ithmia came when we received the Warden class! There is a possibility that we will begin to know more about those times in the past through the understanding of THE ANCESTORS.
- Ancestral memory, and communing with the ancestors is an important part of Sentinel life and connections to the past that guide them towards a wiser future. We are able to do so now thematically.
- Sacrifices to Dia'ruis. Sentinels play a role in retrieving and acquiring sacrifices for Dia'ruis, in order to strengthen and grow the plane of Life further and spread its influence they must use their skills to capture the innocent. Some Sentinels take on this role with ease, others do not. This all goes back to Sovereignty and Defiance.
- Seasonal Rituals honoring the ancestors.
Wanting to Establish:
These are things that I am attempting to request or collaborate with admin on to see the guild get in a more updated, renovated direction. Either through orgrequests, or roleplay that is happening now, or through some culture shifts.
- Seasonal Rituals honoring the ancestors.
- More sacraments and rites that focus on the dark wild fantasy aspects.
- Establishing patrols to holdings of Duiran - the forests.
- Involvement in causes of freedom or revenge - The current Dreikathi conflict event.
- Encouraging headhunting and bounty hunting for advancement. Kill those vampires and akkari!
- Encouraging more PK engagement in current threats and conflict mechanisms through advancement.
- Vampires and Akkari. Now the bane of the Sentinels for the affront against life, I am trying to get some PVE options and missions for the guild to reinforce that on top of roleplay and current environment.
- The possibility of an ancestral cult, and more of an understanding of what happened to the tribes of Ithmia. Creating some more opportunities thematically!
- Establishing PVE quests and questlines that create some thematic connections, filling out some history, and gaining more affinity with the ancestors.
- Expanding the ranks of the guild to make more opportunities for those PVE quests, as well as developing more of a sense that you have to work to be a warrior.
- Possible hope for a currency for those PVE quests to earn thematic items, similar to Duiran's militia system.
With or without looking at all of those things I listed. I welcome you to give the Sentinels a try, there are so many opportunities there. And while we are a small guild at the moment, I hope this could change.
Thank you!
After the Second War of Night, things have been relatively quiet (and bombastic) since the changes of the event of the Monomachy. Those who were once brothers or sisters in the Pride have moved on and chosen different paths for their adventures in Sapience. While it is fun to see characters move on into those directions, I am opening up a request for new Sentinels to come wander into the forests of Duiran and join the cause and crusade of protecting the forest of Life.
It is an free invitation - meaning that it does not matter who your character is, or how they act, or where they've come from so long as they are interested in enriching the guild and the overall ambiance of our organization. There are no chokeholds here on race, attitude, or direction.
I know that the Sentinels have always seemed, thematically to be very dry. One note. And has never been given a lot of love or attention. Most people wonder why, even, what the purpose of the Sentinels is. They're a hunting guild, they're just hunters. That's boring. But wait -- Let's break this down with a list of old things, and new things the guild is trying to accomplish:
Established:
- Yes, they are protectors of the Wilds. They're warriors, and their culture is an amalgamation of all 'wild fantasy' warrior cultures. They also protected Dendara, now Dia'ruis as one of their charges in covenant with Duiran, the Heartwood.
- There history is two-fold. The founder of the guild, Huwald Seluno was the last man of the Raven Tribe which was a clan in Ancient Ithmia. What we know of him, thus far is that usual tale - There were three brothers, they had to come together for a great battle. Things happened.
- The Sentinels were primarily branded by some of the older material as 'Haern's guild' or the Hunters guild, as a lot of the culture established in the game was about using Haern's tenets. Their patron usually has been Haern, but sometimes that has changed to others in the past. Haern has a very close relationship with the guild, and will watch over them regardless of who is patron.
- Sovereignty and Defiance. The Sentinels usually have had an attitude within their own that they are warriors that uphold, watch, and safeguard against corruption in the Wilds and out of it. Sometimes people make mistakes, even Gods, make mistakes, and they are very aware that infallibility is just the same all across the board. They are not blind zealots who go along with the goals of others, and they usually act in ways that could either surprise, please, or challenge their own city organization.
- Oaths mean a lot to them. Particularly, their oath, and their code.
- A wariness for all things that come into contact with civilization. A taming of nature seems disrespectful to them, because of how much life as an energy, source, Cycle, Rhythm means to them and their people.
Newly Established:
- There is a respect for wilderness, and life, that is more on the grim side of fantasy. This is/was being developed before those two major events. Overall, we are trying to take this in a darker, grittier direction to respect some of the more archetypal warrior traits. Wild things should stay wild, and not be tempered by
- The emergence of the story of the Ancient Tribes of Ithmia came when we received the Warden class! There is a possibility that we will begin to know more about those times in the past through the understanding of THE ANCESTORS.
- Ancestral memory, and communing with the ancestors is an important part of Sentinel life and connections to the past that guide them towards a wiser future. We are able to do so now thematically.
- Sacrifices to Dia'ruis. Sentinels play a role in retrieving and acquiring sacrifices for Dia'ruis, in order to strengthen and grow the plane of Life further and spread its influence they must use their skills to capture the innocent. Some Sentinels take on this role with ease, others do not. This all goes back to Sovereignty and Defiance.
- Seasonal Rituals honoring the ancestors.
Wanting to Establish:
These are things that I am attempting to request or collaborate with admin on to see the guild get in a more updated, renovated direction. Either through orgrequests, or roleplay that is happening now, or through some culture shifts.
- Seasonal Rituals honoring the ancestors.
- More sacraments and rites that focus on the dark wild fantasy aspects.
- Establishing patrols to holdings of Duiran - the forests.
- Involvement in causes of freedom or revenge - The current Dreikathi conflict event.
- Encouraging headhunting and bounty hunting for advancement. Kill those vampires and akkari!
- Encouraging more PK engagement in current threats and conflict mechanisms through advancement.
- Vampires and Akkari. Now the bane of the Sentinels for the affront against life, I am trying to get some PVE options and missions for the guild to reinforce that on top of roleplay and current environment.
- The possibility of an ancestral cult, and more of an understanding of what happened to the tribes of Ithmia. Creating some more opportunities thematically!
- Establishing PVE quests and questlines that create some thematic connections, filling out some history, and gaining more affinity with the ancestors.
- Expanding the ranks of the guild to make more opportunities for those PVE quests, as well as developing more of a sense that you have to work to be a warrior.
- Possible hope for a currency for those PVE quests to earn thematic items, similar to Duiran's militia system.
With or without looking at all of those things I listed. I welcome you to give the Sentinels a try, there are so many opportunities there. And while we are a small guild at the moment, I hope this could change.
Thank you!
Sekeres
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Re: Aetolia Mudlet Code Compilation
Updated list with Discord link instead of ancient Dropbox link!
Julea
1
Re: Aetolia Mudlet Code Compilation
I would add one thing onto this - the download for Sunder that's provided here is VERY old and outdated. The dropbox is not used any longer.
It's better to join the Discord to download and get updates: https://discord.gg/XXZn6radqT
It's better to join the Discord to download and get updates: https://discord.gg/XXZn6radqT
Sysaa
1
Re: Mudlet Scripts!
Was working on a leyline hunter, needed a method to find the entrances to an area. I pass the savings on to you! This function requires the Mudlet mapper package to work (it uses a function call from the mmp table). I also haven't test it much. Unmodified, calling it with an area name/ID will dump a list of rooms that lead to other areas.
Also it was kind of silly that I made a thread just for me to post scripts, so I decided to make this a general Mudlet script sharing thread.
Lin
1
Re: Orrery
The all or nothing style of orrery rewards is bad design. I am not saying give everyone the ability to get max rewards. But participation should lead to some rewards. Even lessers/majors/twins, if your city wins a round they usually get some ylem.
*WARNING INCOMING TAKE ABOUT THE GENERAL STATE OF PK MECHANICS IN AETLOA*
Aetolia has several no-life endurance slogs masked as PK events, Orrery and Holy Wars. I would really like to see these two PK mechanics examined and changed. I have won and lost Holy Wars. They boil down to; can you contend till the other side either loses the will to fight or until they go to bed? You win (if you stay up and take down the shrines.) Orrery is framed in slightly the same way, does your city have enough spread of timezone players? You can win.
These mechanics would work 15-20 years ago when everyone was young and had no real life obligations. But lets be real, the average mud player is in their 30s with obligations.
*WARNING INCOMING TAKE ABOUT THE GENERAL STATE OF PK MECHANICS IN AETLOA*
Aetolia has several no-life endurance slogs masked as PK events, Orrery and Holy Wars. I would really like to see these two PK mechanics examined and changed. I have won and lost Holy Wars. They boil down to; can you contend till the other side either loses the will to fight or until they go to bed? You win (if you stay up and take down the shrines.) Orrery is framed in slightly the same way, does your city have enough spread of timezone players? You can win.
These mechanics would work 15-20 years ago when everyone was young and had no real life obligations. But lets be real, the average mud player is in their 30s with obligations.
Kurak
1
The Nazedha Diaspora
Are you playing an Arqeshi or Nazetu? Consider joining The Nazedha Diaspora.
This clan is public / open and semi-democratic so that if I ever go inactive someone else can take it over.
Joining: CLANHELP DIASPORA / CLAN JOIN DIASPORA
OOC / IC: Yes?
The clan is mostly OOC in the way that CNT is. This means it is a place to ask out of character questions or discuss culture questions from a player perspective, but stays on the topic and intention of the clan.
Clan Purpose: To provide resources for the Nazedha races and their roleplay. The Nazetu and Arqeshi have a very rich history and foundation which has helped shape the world in past events! It can be a lot to keep track of, as well as figure out how it might influence your character.
This clan is public / open and semi-democratic so that if I ever go inactive someone else can take it over.
Joining: CLANHELP DIASPORA / CLAN JOIN DIASPORA
OOC / IC: Yes?
The clan is mostly OOC in the way that CNT is. This means it is a place to ask out of character questions or discuss culture questions from a player perspective, but stays on the topic and intention of the clan.
Clan Purpose: To provide resources for the Nazedha races and their roleplay. The Nazetu and Arqeshi have a very rich history and foundation which has helped shape the world in past events! It can be a lot to keep track of, as well as figure out how it might influence your character.
- CLHELPS about the Tribes, NPC descriptions, etc.
- Developing CLHELPs about what life is like in Jaru, Huanazedha, and Ollin as the primary NPC communities
- Collaborate on rituals and holidays that would be unique to Nazetu or Arqeshi, or shared.
- Growing collection of designs familiar to Nazedha (bank account in Esterport for renewals)
- Discuss and help shape new culture and RP questions as they come up. Recently we discussed what signatures, writing, and titles might look like.
Re: Today I Learned
Gonna see if we can revive this and start it off with
this lovely little nugget. I never knew this was a thing.
this lovely little nugget. I never knew this was a thing.
Jhura
1
Announce post #3477: February in Aetolia!
2/1/2023 at 0:01
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
February in Aetolia!
Hi folks!
2023 is speeding right along and for the month of February, we have a few offerings for you: a salvage sale, the return of the artifact cart, and a direct lesson sale!
Every 100 credits purchased from the website will come with a piece of antiquated salvage, which is typically valued at 200 credits. These pieces may be traded to other players and used without bearing your mark, EXCEPT for purchasing the Antiquated Artifacts themselves. Once you obtain the first level, you can use any salvage you like to upgrade it.
HELP ANTIQUATED ARTIFACTS will be of interest to those who aren't familiar with how salvage works, as well as HELP ANTIQUATED [RING/GOGGLES/GAUNTLET/CROP] for a specific breakdown of what each item does.
As for the Artifact Cart, all artifacts purchased directly through the cart have a 30% discount applied; this stacks with Iron Elite Membership for a total discount of 40%!
In addition to the large discounts, there are a number of exclusives available only through the artifact cart, including:
- Chocolates
- House deeds (these come with FIVE rooms in total and can be redeemed by e-mailing me as per HELP CASTLES)
- Fireworks
- Upgrade tokens
- Several other artifacts
Silver chalices can also be found under the 'artifact packages' section of the website, with an option for one chalice or a pack of five at comparable discounts to the cart.
Last up is the lesson sale! For the month of February, lessons can be purchased directly from the website at a significant bonus. Those with Iron Elite Memberships will also receive 10% bonus lessons on any lesson purchase they make!
As always, the cart, credits, and lessons can be found on the Aetolia website at www.aetolia.com/credits!
Penned by my hand on Quensday, the 25th of Niuran, in the year 507 MA.
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
February in Aetolia!
Hi folks!
2023 is speeding right along and for the month of February, we have a few offerings for you: a salvage sale, the return of the artifact cart, and a direct lesson sale!
Every 100 credits purchased from the website will come with a piece of antiquated salvage, which is typically valued at 200 credits. These pieces may be traded to other players and used without bearing your mark, EXCEPT for purchasing the Antiquated Artifacts themselves. Once you obtain the first level, you can use any salvage you like to upgrade it.
HELP ANTIQUATED ARTIFACTS will be of interest to those who aren't familiar with how salvage works, as well as HELP ANTIQUATED [RING/GOGGLES/GAUNTLET/CROP] for a specific breakdown of what each item does.
As for the Artifact Cart, all artifacts purchased directly through the cart have a 30% discount applied; this stacks with Iron Elite Membership for a total discount of 40%!
In addition to the large discounts, there are a number of exclusives available only through the artifact cart, including:
- Chocolates
- House deeds (these come with FIVE rooms in total and can be redeemed by e-mailing me as per HELP CASTLES)
- Fireworks
- Upgrade tokens
- Several other artifacts
Silver chalices can also be found under the 'artifact packages' section of the website, with an option for one chalice or a pack of five at comparable discounts to the cart.
Last up is the lesson sale! For the month of February, lessons can be purchased directly from the website at a significant bonus. Those with Iron Elite Memberships will also receive 10% bonus lessons on any lesson purchase they make!
As always, the cart, credits, and lessons can be found on the Aetolia website at www.aetolia.com/credits!
Penned by my hand on Quensday, the 25th of Niuran, in the year 507 MA.
Announce post #3474: Bounties, Out of City Crimes, Defiling, et al
1/20/2023 at 17:09
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
Bounties, Out of City Crimes, Defiling, et al
Hi folks,
I have an update to the PK rules to announce today pertaining to bounties and out-of-city crimes. It's long been my policy that city bounties can only be filed for city crimes that occur inside the city; the reasoning for this was to promote organic PK in the moment and let people fight it out without the tediously elongated litigation that follows with bounties after the fact.
However, with the advent of new systems allowing for conflict starters outside of cities (screm, soliads, alchemy, akkari, voidgazing, and such), I've decided to revise that policy.
Thus, you can now file city bounties for crimes against the city that don't occur in the city OR you can kill the people doing it in the moment. Not both. You cannot hunt them down after without a bounty.
There's not an exhaustive list of what counts for this but I would expect common sense to prevail. If you aren't sure whether it counts, it probably doesn't, so let it go.
I hope that this will solve a lot of the grey areas and bad faith cause counting surrounding stuff that happens outside of a city. I have been very lenient in most cases due to this grey area, but as of now I am going to have a very low tolerance for skirting rules, egregious cause counting, and bogus bounties. The onus is on you to ensure your cause is justifiable and that your bounties are legitimate.
Lastly, I want to clarify the following point:
If you are in a group that is defiling shrines, you are not immune from being killed after the fact even if you aren't the one typing the command to get the defile aura. As always, I strongly advise against involving yourself in conflict scenarios if you do not want to risk being killed.
Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 7th of Lleian, in the year 507 MA.
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
Bounties, Out of City Crimes, Defiling, et al
Hi folks,
I have an update to the PK rules to announce today pertaining to bounties and out-of-city crimes. It's long been my policy that city bounties can only be filed for city crimes that occur inside the city; the reasoning for this was to promote organic PK in the moment and let people fight it out without the tediously elongated litigation that follows with bounties after the fact.
However, with the advent of new systems allowing for conflict starters outside of cities (screm, soliads, alchemy, akkari, voidgazing, and such), I've decided to revise that policy.
Thus, you can now file city bounties for crimes against the city that don't occur in the city OR you can kill the people doing it in the moment. Not both. You cannot hunt them down after without a bounty.
There's not an exhaustive list of what counts for this but I would expect common sense to prevail. If you aren't sure whether it counts, it probably doesn't, so let it go.
I hope that this will solve a lot of the grey areas and bad faith cause counting surrounding stuff that happens outside of a city. I have been very lenient in most cases due to this grey area, but as of now I am going to have a very low tolerance for skirting rules, egregious cause counting, and bogus bounties. The onus is on you to ensure your cause is justifiable and that your bounties are legitimate.
Lastly, I want to clarify the following point:
If you are in a group that is defiling shrines, you are not immune from being killed after the fact even if you aren't the one typing the command to get the defile aura. As always, I strongly advise against involving yourself in conflict scenarios if you do not want to risk being killed.
Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 7th of Lleian, in the year 507 MA.