The View From Vilehaven

Sir Callin in Rehab

As Reported by I. S. Noop

A spokesman for Folkestone has made a public announcement that Sir Callin will be entering a rehab facility to deal with a dependence on drugs.  He is scheduled to enter the Decion Clinic next Friday.

Speculation has begun to run rampant as to how long Callin has been addicted to drugs, but the spokesman has made the claim that Callin only has a slight dependence on painkillers.  It is claimed that he is going voluntarily and the stay is expected to be short.

Our reporter managed to contact Callin and got a few responses from the knight.  “You try wearing 50 pounds of armor everyday, not to mention carrying a shield and about six weapons all the time.  It begins to get to you.  I just started taking some painkillers to help out with the back pain.  That’s all, it’s no big deal.  Just leave me alone you bunch of hacks!” 

As this is Callin’s third trip into rehab, this reporter doubts true rehabilitation will occur, but we’ll keep you, the eager reader, posted.

Why I Want to Go- Knights of the Eternal Flame Tournament '12

Knights of the Eternal Flame Tournament '12
February 11, 2012 (Saturday 12pm) - February 11, 2012 (Sunday 6pm)

If you have ever gone to this event before, you know it has a tradition of constant tourneys all day long. As before there will be a variety of combat and non-combat tourneys for all to participate in. In addition, there will be a dungeon going all day long for small questing teams and the perennial bear pit for those in between tourneys. Even if none of tourneys interest you, there is still a lot to watch and enjoy. The event is usually a really good time for everyone. And at $5, the price is hard to beat.

A couple of the non-com tourneys require some prep work. For the Short Story Contest, you can submit the story by midnight tomorrow via email or by hand at the event. Also this year is the first of Radstar's Banner Challenge. This requires a banner made of some type of heraldry (see the event write-up for requirements) which will add to the ambiance of this and future events. The winner also gets free admission to next years event! In addition, this is the first event of the year with tourneys that qualify for the Order of the List standings. So, if you want to get a jump on everyone else you should come!

Question of the Week - 26

What do you think of "future" in the Realms; things like guns, computers and science?

The Grimloch Tribune

Local farmer's report that their current carrot harvest has been ravaged by a swarm of undead bunnies; there have been no reportings of said crops returning to life and feasting on neighboring farmers.

Local Grimloch Soldier Dygan who was patrolling the lands had this to say “Be very very quiet I’m hunting Wabbits.”

Local Business: Rohde and Syruss’s “Hump House and Bar” are having a special on their “performers”. Half off Tuesday’s are becoming quite the local treat. With the motto of "get them before they rot" Rohde and Syruss are looking to stir up some new clientele.

In other local business Grim Gear founder Sir Guilliam O’Bearikin has been producing some excellent equipment for the rest of the realms to purchase.  These tried and true weapons and armor have been tested daily in the lands of Grimloch to help combat the undead blight. Do yourself a favor, get some armor to cover your hide and get a weapon to defend that pride.

That’s it for this edition I’m your investigative reporter Syruss signing off “Stay Classy Realms.”

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Players Meeting

This Saturday is the 2012 Players Meeting starting at 11am. This year the meeting is more important than ever. Currently there are only 2 proposals going to the Eventholders Meeting. Any other proposals going to the EH Meeting will come out of the Players Meeting. This means the players have a great say in what may or may not change the Realms in the coming year. So, show up and have your say.

Eventholding: Magic - Part 2

Eventholders and Magic

Teaching of Spells

When a player learns a new spell they have two options; to learn the spell from another character or from the event. In the latter case, this puts you in charge of teaching the player character the new spell. There are a few ways to approach this. One is to go over the basics of the spell and then give the character the spell.

Another way is to require a quest in order for the character to learn the spell. Often these are specialized quests that have some connection to the spell being learned. This approach has some positives and negatives. Some of the positives are: everyone likes to go on quests, it will be a more memorable experience, it adds to the overall feel of the game as other people witness the quest in progress. Some of the negatives are: some people just want the spell right away and would find a time-consuming quest annoying, creating specialized quests requires additional prep time, what do you do if they fail the quest.

Fallen by Carrie "Kree" Dolph