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Re: Broken And Restored
The aftermath (and reference to above image):
Continuing, you say to Xenthos, "So yeah! His arm was all fixed and his color was all better and he said he FELT better than he EVER had, and he's almost THREE-HUNDRED years old."
Suddenly very concerned, you exclaim to Xenthos, "Xenthos!!"
Suddenly very concerned, you exclaim to Xenthos, "Xenthos!!"
Seer Esei of the Ascending Dusk says, "He's there yes."
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says, "I haven't lost an arm yet."
Faintly buzzing, you exclaim to Xenthos, "You need to tell me if you are suffering from any major maladies that are hiding from!"
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says, "And I am considerably older than that, so I don't think his age has much to do with it."
Faintly buzzing, you say to Xenthos, "But that is a long time to be suffering, and cannot -believe- he waited this long. I yelled at him good about it."
Faintly buzzing, you ask Xenthos, "...cannot bear the thought of you just standing there while your... do not know, eye hurts, or... hand... itches??"
Faintly buzzing, you say to Xenthos, "So you have to tell me if is a thing that can cure -yes-."
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist looks skeptical and says, "How does one cure an itch?"
Faintly buzzing, you say to Xenthos, "Scratching it."
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says, "So if my eye itches, you will scratch it?"
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says, "That sounds rather more painful."
Faintly buzzing, you exclaim to Xenthos, "Am trying to offer my support! Get impression are teasing!"
Spirit Warden Xenthos An'Ryshe, the Ebon Strategist says to you, "I don't have any aches or things out of the ordinary that require curing, I promise."
Looking relieved, you say to Xenthos, "O-K, you said you promise."
Gurashi
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Broken And Restored
So as a little bit of background, since almost none of you know this, Tridemon has been having troubles with his left arm- for the past 260-odd years, but especially in more recent times, particularly after the melder rework.
We begin our log just after Gurashi got doused with a bucket of honey... (Certain relevant OOC clan tells included for flavor)...
https://pastebin.com/K8V7RiSk
We begin our log just after Gurashi got doused with a bucket of honey... (Certain relevant OOC clan tells included for flavor)...
https://pastebin.com/K8V7RiSk
Tridemon
5
Avenger ideas
Basically, I don't think the avenger system in its current form is very good at all, and I talked with a few friends to come up with some ideas for ways I think it could be approved!
- Defending yourself when you're attacked in non-org enemy territory (ie, hunting kephera or illithoid) shouldn't give suspect status if you kill your attacker, or clear your attacker's suspect status if they recently killed you elsewhere on prime.
- Killing beasts on prime should give suspect/avenger. (Currently you can just kill beasts and run off with no mechanical consequences.)
- if you've been recently killed by someone and choose to attack them back, your suspect status shouldn't go away on the first attack - it should last until you actually get a kill.
-I think coupled with the above, you should be able to choose an assassin to kill the person who killed you for you, if you're not a skilled combatant and would rather take immediate action instead of sitting on suspect status.
- Would also be neat if antagonistic/griefy actions like chopping trees/destroying statues in enemy org territory, killing players outside of conflict events (except in defense of your own org's territory), killing org-loyal denizens, etc would reduce the time on your suspect statuses, so that the more often someone raids or jumps people, the more often they can be freely killed on prime.
I'd love to know what people think, and if they had any other ideas as to how the clunky avenger system could be fixed up!
- Defending yourself when you're attacked in non-org enemy territory (ie, hunting kephera or illithoid) shouldn't give suspect status if you kill your attacker, or clear your attacker's suspect status if they recently killed you elsewhere on prime.
- Killing beasts on prime should give suspect/avenger. (Currently you can just kill beasts and run off with no mechanical consequences.)
- if you've been recently killed by someone and choose to attack them back, your suspect status shouldn't go away on the first attack - it should last until you actually get a kill.
-I think coupled with the above, you should be able to choose an assassin to kill the person who killed you for you, if you're not a skilled combatant and would rather take immediate action instead of sitting on suspect status.
- Would also be neat if antagonistic/griefy actions like chopping trees/destroying statues in enemy org territory, killing players outside of conflict events (except in defense of your own org's territory), killing org-loyal denizens, etc would reduce the time on your suspect statuses, so that the more often someone raids or jumps people, the more often they can be freely killed on prime.
I'd love to know what people think, and if they had any other ideas as to how the clunky avenger system could be fixed up!
Kali
5
Re: Gurashi Draws: An Autobiography
Human!Gurashi suddenly incredibly concerned about the (constant) suffering of his human friends Pip and Kyalrhin~
Gurashi
6
Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow
I want to thank everyone who came to the performance in Serenwilde that myself and the wonderful @Udilya put on!
It was so much fun to work on and finally present it! And I'm so tickled that so many people came to join in and mingle. Raves in particular to @Lief for teaching me about the stage, reading over the poem, and helping every step of the way! Thank you again, everyone!
It was an excellent learning experience, I think I'll do a few things differently so I perform it a bit more smoothly next time, but I'm still so very pleased at how it turned out.
It was so much fun to work on and finally present it! And I'm so tickled that so many people came to join in and mingle. Raves in particular to @Lief for teaching me about the stage, reading over the poem, and helping every step of the way! Thank you again, everyone!
It was an excellent learning experience, I think I'll do a few things differently so I perform it a bit more smoothly next time, but I'm still so very pleased at how it turned out.
Elexia
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Re: QUOTES 8: THE QUOTING
From last night's play in Serenwilde (thank you again for inviting my bug!)
Squinting and offering his hand, you ask @Kailanna, "And see -you- many times too. You are?? Warlady?"
@Uzriel inclines head head towards you in acceptance of your answer.
Taking the proffered hand in a cold grip, Warlady Kailanna n'Kylbar, Matriarch of Jackals says to you, "That is how I am currently known, yes. I imagine it will change eventually, but it will do for now."
Shaking her hand firmly, you say to Kailanna, "Hi, am Gurashi An'Ryshe of Glomdoring. I like your angry dog."
Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal raises his nose vainly, ears suddenly flicking back at the word 'dog'.
@Uzriel inclines head head towards you in acceptance of your answer.
Taking the proffered hand in a cold grip, Warlady Kailanna n'Kylbar, Matriarch of Jackals says to you, "That is how I am currently known, yes. I imagine it will change eventually, but it will do for now."
Shaking her hand firmly, you say to Kailanna, "Hi, am Gurashi An'Ryshe of Glomdoring. I like your angry dog."
Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal raises his nose vainly, ears suddenly flicking back at the word 'dog'.
The ghost of a smile passes fleetingly across Kailanna's lips as she glances at Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal.
You chitter at Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal with energetic clicks of your mandibles.
Mandibles clicking, you say to Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal, "You are a beautiful angry dog."
Rakkan, the Crowned Jackal tilts his head, looking unsure whether he should be flattered or hungry.
Uzriel discretely takes a few steps back, just in case.
Gurashi
8
Re: General Dissatisfaction
Possibly long, stressed-out and maybe angry rant...
A few years ago (I honestly forget how long it was), my stepfather was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. For those who don't know, MD is a degenerative disease of the muscles. It is incurable and eventually the person will be unable to perform literally any motor function without assistance. More info here if you want to know the rather grim details of the disease.
Moving on. It wasn't bad at the start, we got a lot of changes to our house because of it (some we had actually needed before even finding that out). Over time though he got more and more ... I don't wanna say "lazy" due to the nature of the illness, but that's pretty much what it was. He stopped bothering to do anything the physiotherapists and occupational therapists told him to do, which (since it was all found early) could be used to help lessen the effects of the disease and prolong it getting worse and worse. As a result, it progressed faster than it otherwise might have.
Further on to about 6 months ago, most days he wouldn't even bother moving from his chair, despite still being able to walk just fine (albeit with a walker). And it started taking its toll on my sister and mother who were caring for him, when his actual carer wasn't here (he wasn't at the point of needing one full-time, so one wasn't provided). Over time, even his carer begun to resent coming to help him because of how far gone his attitude had gotten. I don't wanna paint the picture that it's his fault, but it really didn't help the whole situation...
There were some days he'd fall, and he can't pick himself back up if he did. Neither of us can lift him, not because he's overweight but because well... If any of you have tried to lift deadweight, it's significantly harder. Even if it's only like 50 pounds, it's difficult when the weight is working against your attempts to shift it. So an ambulance would need to be rung to get him back up. He was in and out of the hospital a lot, there was even once or twice that he was discharged because the staff had enough of him, and his condition was 'good enough' to be back home, despite knowing exactly what he's like at home.
He has a sister who lives back in USA, who for lack of better terms in my annoyed state, is a complete asshole. She was constantly trying to start shit over Facebook about how awful my mother is, and that it's our fault he got like this. Over time his carer started pulling the same shit. His social worker knew all about it and yet didn't attempt to find a new one for him. She'd make up stuff to the hospital staff, about how we're to blame because we don't look after him, etc. It's not our fucking job to yet we still did as best we could and 90% of what she did was sit around talking to him and make his lunch. We cleaned up after him, did his laundry and the rest of his cooking. When changes were needed to our house, we agreed to them for his benefit and helped where we were able to. He didn't even use most of the changes except for the shower (see paragraph 2).
About a month and a half ago he was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma on his abdomen (around the stomach/intestinal area), and was given two months to live. Due to the state his body was in, the tumour was rendered inoperable; if they did there was a guaranteed chance he would die on the operating table. Not a small chance, a guaranteed one because his body would be too weak to handle it. At this point, he was permanently hospitalised (see previous paragraphs for why). Naturally, his carer and sister spun this as us not caring, and not wanting to deal with him anymore. My mother has fucking been with him for twenty years almost, and he has lived with us for 17 of those. My sister already has back problems, and my mother is still recovering from a quadruple bypass that she had the year before last; she certainly can't handle that level of stress.
He passed away yesterday afternoon and, despite how much their relationship has deteriorated over the past year and half or so, she was very visibly upset over hearing it from the hospital. She may not have loved him anymore, but she certainly hurt knowing that he's no longer around. Despite that, the only thing I can think about is the inevitable bullshit she is going to cop from his sister once the news reaches her. I am 100% going to snap and start yelling if I take wind of it, which I am almost surely going to.
I never resented him despite any of it. I only wished he would have listened to all the medical professionals who told him what he should be doing. If he did, the tumour would have assuredly been operable and he would still be alive. I suppose the only solace is knowing that he doesn't have to live to MD's terrifying end.
Moving on. It wasn't bad at the start, we got a lot of changes to our house because of it (some we had actually needed before even finding that out). Over time though he got more and more ... I don't wanna say "lazy" due to the nature of the illness, but that's pretty much what it was. He stopped bothering to do anything the physiotherapists and occupational therapists told him to do, which (since it was all found early) could be used to help lessen the effects of the disease and prolong it getting worse and worse. As a result, it progressed faster than it otherwise might have.
Further on to about 6 months ago, most days he wouldn't even bother moving from his chair, despite still being able to walk just fine (albeit with a walker). And it started taking its toll on my sister and mother who were caring for him, when his actual carer wasn't here (he wasn't at the point of needing one full-time, so one wasn't provided). Over time, even his carer begun to resent coming to help him because of how far gone his attitude had gotten. I don't wanna paint the picture that it's his fault, but it really didn't help the whole situation...
There were some days he'd fall, and he can't pick himself back up if he did. Neither of us can lift him, not because he's overweight but because well... If any of you have tried to lift deadweight, it's significantly harder. Even if it's only like 50 pounds, it's difficult when the weight is working against your attempts to shift it. So an ambulance would need to be rung to get him back up. He was in and out of the hospital a lot, there was even once or twice that he was discharged because the staff had enough of him, and his condition was 'good enough' to be back home, despite knowing exactly what he's like at home.
He has a sister who lives back in USA, who for lack of better terms in my annoyed state, is a complete asshole. She was constantly trying to start shit over Facebook about how awful my mother is, and that it's our fault he got like this. Over time his carer started pulling the same shit. His social worker knew all about it and yet didn't attempt to find a new one for him. She'd make up stuff to the hospital staff, about how we're to blame because we don't look after him, etc. It's not our fucking job to yet we still did as best we could and 90% of what she did was sit around talking to him and make his lunch. We cleaned up after him, did his laundry and the rest of his cooking. When changes were needed to our house, we agreed to them for his benefit and helped where we were able to. He didn't even use most of the changes except for the shower (see paragraph 2).
About a month and a half ago he was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma on his abdomen (around the stomach/intestinal area), and was given two months to live. Due to the state his body was in, the tumour was rendered inoperable; if they did there was a guaranteed chance he would die on the operating table. Not a small chance, a guaranteed one because his body would be too weak to handle it. At this point, he was permanently hospitalised (see previous paragraphs for why). Naturally, his carer and sister spun this as us not caring, and not wanting to deal with him anymore. My mother has fucking been with him for twenty years almost, and he has lived with us for 17 of those. My sister already has back problems, and my mother is still recovering from a quadruple bypass that she had the year before last; she certainly can't handle that level of stress.
He passed away yesterday afternoon and, despite how much their relationship has deteriorated over the past year and half or so, she was very visibly upset over hearing it from the hospital. She may not have loved him anymore, but she certainly hurt knowing that he's no longer around. Despite that, the only thing I can think about is the inevitable bullshit she is going to cop from his sister once the news reaches her. I am 100% going to snap and start yelling if I take wind of it, which I am almost surely going to.
I never resented him despite any of it. I only wished he would have listened to all the medical professionals who told him what he should be doing. If he did, the tumour would have assuredly been operable and he would still be alive. I suppose the only solace is knowing that he doesn't have to live to MD's terrifying end.
Thanks for reading. I'm going to go and lay down now.
Raimari
8
Re: Lack of Raves VI: Rave Today, Tweet Tomorrow
I absolutely LOVED @Elexia's performance tonight. I'm so glad we got such a huge crowd gathered, including a small handful of enemies. I absolutely loved both Elexia and Gurashi doing their best to diffuse the tension between Lief and Esei, and it was super nice getting to chat with people Lief already knows and has never met before!
Lief
6
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