Announce post #2877: Haven Entrances/Cshout Standards

<pre>8/31/2018 at 4:05
Imvra, the Lorekeeper
Everyone
Haven Entrances/Cshout Standards

Aetolia has gone through many changes over the last decade. Standards,
expectations, and lore have shifted over time, and with this comes a
messy precedence that makes moving forward more challenging.

In part of our efforts to get everyone on the same page, Haven entrances
and Custom Shouts have been wiped clean. New guide lines have been put
in place. We know that expressing yourself through these things is
important, and have staff prioritized managing these queues as you
resubmit.

The guidelines are as follows (Available in HELP SHOUTS and HELP
HAVENS).

Havens
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These are a projection of your own essence calling your mind to your
haven. Therefore, they should be:

- Confined to influencing the caster alone. Rooms can not flood with
water, and passersby cannot be snared with vines or shadow.

- It must be thematically appropriate to your character's abilities.

- It can not instill feelings or thoughts upon others present.

- Must indicate that a shell of yourself, be it crystal, a statue, etc,
is left behind.


Good Example:
Fingers weaving a pattern in the air, you focus upon the center of your
haven and draw yourself to it. Colour rushes past your vision as your
spirit draws away, and body stills like a timeless statue.

Fingers weaving a pattern in the air, Alecto focuses inward with intense
concentration. The sound of Her chanting continues even as her body
stills, an iridescent sheen protecting her tether to the plane.


Custom Shouts
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This is how your voice, and your voice alone, sounds when projected over
the continent. Therefore, it should be:

- Confined to your voice.

- It can not impact the environment (sky flashes, temperature rises,
etc).

- It must be your voice alone (no wailing souls or lapping waves)

- It can not force feelings (Your hair rises, chills down your spine,
etc)


Good Examples:
Resonant with derisive malice, Ere shouts, "Blah blah blah."

Dull despite the volume, Keroc's ponderous voice resonates, "Blah blah."

Penned by my hand on Closday, the 14th of Midsummer, in the year 475 MA.</pre>

Comments

  • TeaniTeani Shadow Mistress Sweden
    Are the old ones archived somewhere  so that one can adjust those to match the new standards without too much deviation? 



  • RazmaelRazmael Administrator, Immortal
    They should've been messaged to your character.
  • Will we be able to customise our shell appearances, now that reflecting that shell is required in haven messages? Eg "The shell of Steele rests here in the form of a crystallised statue."
  • AishiaAishia Queen Bee
    Man I suggested that ages agoooooo
  • ImvraImvra Immortal Immortal
    This is something we have brainstormed and have a few ideas for, although not immediately on the agenda.
    Steele
  • AishiaAishia Queen Bee
    Whew mine got re-approved. Don't worry everyone. SCREECAWWWW-
  • IllikaalIllikaal Pray Area
    Bashoomba is HIGHLY offended.
    "And finally, swear to Me: You will give your life to Dendara for you are Tiarna an-Kiar."
  • Aren't there havens with things that can be harvested as well? Or in my case, random buffalo mounts roaming around from before the change.

  • And forges and gem harvest rooms and if I kill you in my mind you die for real too and your body stays in my brain to rot.

    Arbre-Today at 7:27 PM

    You're a vindictive lil unicorn
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    Lartus-Today at 7:16 PM

    oh wait, toz is famous

    Karhast-Today at 7:01 PM

    You're a singularity of fucking awfulness Toz
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    Didi's voice resonates across the land, "Yay tox."
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    Ictinus11/01/2021

    Block Toz
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    limToday at 10:38 PM


    you disgust me
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    (Web): Bryn says, "Toz is why we can't have nice things."

    VyxsisElliana
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