Ever since I found the "New" Imperian (I slept through "Old" Imperian, and it sounds like that was lucky for me), I can never quite believe it exists and I'm almost constantly afraid it will turn into Achaea (not that Achaea is completely horrible or anything, but it definitely has a lot more problems/annoyances that are probably absolutely typical in this kind of gaming). And by that I mean both mechanics and daily management, and how those things come out in the way the player base behaves, in game and even on here.
I know some of that awesomeness is really fragile. One example being when we had someone come back from dormancy, and immediately try to resurrect what is probably a pretty typical set of rules requiring people to call one another by titles and salute and such (in the name of "RP" of course, but in practice it seems to help a certain kind of player be a jerk, frankly). It was quashed, this time. Of course, that sort of stuff is still largely in player hands (which is also why it's such a fragile thing), but a lot of overarching things are completely thanks to admin decisions here, too many things to discuss in a forum post really, and thankfully, there's not a need to do so right now, but it's interesting to me that Imperian seems to have had a history of players being fairly miserable for a long time (just like a lot of other games, I'm sure), and managed to turn that around pretty spectacularly. In short, I just hope this all lasts. I know a lot of it should, because it's underpinned by mechanics grounded in years of experience (like no XP loss) and the way admin approaches us, but I'm always nervous, because I do think that the way things are here is very atypical.
00:51:44.627 802[119] 418[100] ebdb0 10094.580 00:51:45.040 You quickdraw an oleander hornbow inlaid with leechwood. 00:51:45.041 You will now use barbed, noctec tipped arrows. 00:51:45.042 You pull an arrow from your quiver and nock it to your bow. 00:51:45.045 You draw an oleander hornbow inlaid with leechwood back and let fly an arrow in the direction of 00:51:45.045 Luciia. 00:51:45.046 The arrow bursts into flames as it flies through a wall of fire. 00:51:45.047 Luciia howls in pain as your barbed arrow pierces her flesh. 00:51:45.049 Balance Taken: 4.75s 00:51:45.050 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:45.645 Aleutia draws back a Heartwood Bow and lets fly an arrow to the north. 00:51:45.648 Luciia howls in pain as a barbed arrow pierces her flesh. 00:51:45.650 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:45.956 +(anti-weapon field). 00:51:45.957 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:47.242 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:47.537 Fensrun utters a short incantation, her body slowly fading from sight. Only her laboured breathing 00:51:47.537 warns you of her presence, and in seconds even this grows muffled and silent. 00:51:47.540 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:47.777 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:48.012 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:48.239 (Ring): Fensrun says, "Used FLASH on Luciia." 00:51:48.242 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:48.256 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:48.521 802[119] 418[100] e- db0 10094.580 00:51:48.527 Kryss quickdraws a hornbow. 00:51:48.529 (Kryss) -[rebounding]. 00:51:48.529 Kryss draws back a hornbow and lets fly an arrow to the north. 00:51:48.531 A thin net trails the arrow, entangling Luciia as it strikes.
And finally!
00:52:28.540 Kryss tries to leave, but you block her from moving that way. 00:52:28.543 Kryss stops you from moving that way. 00:52:28.545 Fensrun tries to leave, but you block her from moving that way. 00:52:28.547 Aleutia tries to leave, but you block her from moving that way.
There's a park called Father Demo Square on my way to work. perfectly plausible! I liked Monkee the monk from last week, and Killerbeez from the one before last.
I heart hearing my roommate in the bathtub (when I was about to go take a 10 minute shower real quick but nope, and who uses soap), taking a bath, and all of a sudden a couple loud crashes and bangs, proceeded by tons of foul sailor words.
KARMA, WOMAN.Not sure what happened but I approve.
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00:51:45.040 You quickdraw an oleander hornbow inlaid with leechwood.
00:51:45.041 You will now use barbed, noctec tipped arrows.
00:51:45.042 You pull an arrow from your quiver and nock it to your bow.
00:51:45.045 You draw an oleander hornbow inlaid with leechwood back and let fly an arrow in the direction of
00:51:45.045 Luciia.
00:51:45.046 The arrow bursts into flames as it flies through a wall of fire.
00:51:45.047 Luciia howls in pain as your barbed arrow pierces her flesh.
00:51:45.049 Balance Taken: 4.75s
00:51:45.050 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:45.645 Aleutia draws back a Heartwood Bow and lets fly an arrow to the north.
00:51:45.648 Luciia howls in pain as a barbed arrow pierces her flesh.
00:51:45.650 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:45.956 +(anti-weapon field).
00:51:45.957 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:47.242 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:47.537 Fensrun utters a short incantation, her body slowly fading from sight. Only her laboured breathing
00:51:47.537 warns you of her presence, and in seconds even this grows muffled and silent.
00:51:47.540 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:47.777 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:48.012 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:48.239 (Ring): Fensrun says, "Used FLASH on Luciia."
00:51:48.242 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:48.256 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:48.521 802[119] 418[100] e- db 0 100 94.58 0
00:51:48.527 Kryss quickdraws a hornbow.
00:51:48.529 (Kryss) -[rebounding].
00:51:48.529 Kryss draws back a hornbow and lets fly an arrow to the north.
00:51:48.531 A thin net trails the arrow, entangling Luciia as it strikes.
00:52:28.543 Kryss stops you from moving that way.
00:52:28.545 Fensrun tries to leave, but you block her from moving that way.
00:52:28.547 Aleutia tries to leave, but you block her from moving that way.
‘Every sword’s a weight to carry. Men don’t see that when they pick ’em up. But they get heavier with time.”
‘Every sword’s a weight to carry. Men don’t see that when they pick ’em up. But they get heavier with time.”
(may vanish for periods of time)
I just want you to pick us me, @Rasca
/jilted
(Ring): Lartus says, "Then it exploded."
(Ring): Zsetsu says, "Everyone's playing checkers, but Theophilus is playing chess."