Hey folks.

I'm out for a while. Not sure how long! You know how it goes. I'm having a surge of productivity with my thesis and moving toward a career, so I need to keep the momentum up on that. Have fun, and play nice until I get back.

I will be unavailable for the next 2-3 days on a self-imposed hiatus. I will not be checking forums or Discord that thoroughly.

I've had this thought in the back of my head for a while: I have a plethora of fun concepts I'd love to do someday, but I always feel rail-roaded by something when it comes time to create or apply for them. I'm sure many of you have felt that way before. So, in the positive spirit of giving, I wanted to start up the Concept Exchange thread. Rules are simple.

• Briefly describe a concept for a character you've wanted to run but either couldn't/didn't have time to/weren't allowed. It has to be one you don't mind sharing with others and letting them have it.
• These don't necessarily have to be application concepts, either.
• Include a build with it if you want, but put it in a spoiler window so the thread isn't overwhelmed with stats.
• Be courteous, and discuss the particulars of a concept or build in Discord rather than here. Concepts only here, please.

I'll go ahead and start with one.

Brightfrost Ascendant

• Half-Dragon (Silver) / Sorcerer / Conjuration/Evocation Focus
• Imbued with the blood of his noble father, the Ascendant is a potent sorcerer who travels to Arabel following in the pilgrimage path of Bahamut. The Platinum Dragon had once taken the guise of an old man and walked the land, asking for advice from those who considered themselves leaders. This inevitably lead Bahamut to discuss leadership with the Azoun dynasty. The Ascendant, highly devoted to the teachings of Bahamut, seeks to immortalize the passage of the Platinum Dragon and firmly establish that route as a point of pilgrimage for the faith.
• I would recommend a group application with one or more dragonborn paladin members of the Platinum Cadre.
• The Conjuration/Evocation focus capitalizes on ice-based spells or spells that can have an ice flavor to them (i.e., Ice Dagger, Slow, Ice Storm, etc.) to represent the frost motif of being a silver half-dragon.

The Moloch one is so perfect.

As of v4049:

• Rali Esidian in the Dwarven Embassy, Wellby Underbrough in Downtown, and Milmandir in the Spire have all had their shops updated with new gear tied to their races (i.e., dwarf, halfling, and elf, respectively). Feedback welcomed on these changes.

• Some small, under-the-hood fixes to Tilverton.

The Most Interesting Missclick in the World said pretty much what I had thought to say.

Don't cheat. If you aren't having fun, talk to a DM. We're trying to make things fun for you, promise!

We now have someone to blame whenever we accidentally save-crash the mod!

@verk said in How the ”Plot wheel” broke, and the “Winner mentality” took over:

Servers been really busy recently.

Fake news that it's dying

That.

Also, didn't want to comment here, but:

If I see that you're actively working toward something, or if you approach me and say that you have a cool idea, I'll happily work with you. Yes, I'm not the most responsive at times (comes with the territory of juggling 40+ international players and career/academic pursuits), but I want everyone to have fun. Everyone. Not just the mech bois, not just the people who enjoy sitting in the Spire roleplaying all day - everyone.

As of v4041:

• Temon will no longer purchase contraband (i.e., bloodstones, bleakstones, infernal stones, madcaps, and bottled fey). This change does not retroactively affect illegal items previously obtained, so please use common sense. If you can sell it to Temon and it falls into the above categories, you probably shouldn't sell it.
• Tilverton now features crafting stations and shops. If these do not work for some reason, please ping me over Discord.
• Anyone ever been up to the Primordial's Eye and see that weird wand that was always beneath the ice? I deleted it. Stupid V4 litterers!
• Minor bugfixes in shops in surrounding hamlets.

Disclaimer: I am neither quitting nor have I lost any relatives! Just a minor disruption of service.

I will be leaving for the Game Design Conference on March 20th and staying in San Francisco until that Saturday. I will effectively be gone all of this upcoming week.

• I will endeavor to finish out the Paragon finale when I return. Unfortunately, due to meetings and having to be a better student, I need to do other stuff before I leave.
• I will try to finish up a few toolset obligations before I go (Tilverton squad, mostly directed at you - need to finish up a few things there).
• Any other plots will continue when I get back.