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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:03:16 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 19:03:16 GMT -5
Paran glanced back at the carriage. Still no activity there, although he servant had disappeared back inside. He sighed. "Ascendants, Hedge. Not an easy role to explain -- in fact, I've yet to find a worthwhile explanation for what ascendancy is -- among all the scholarly tracts I've pored through in Darujhistan's libraries and archives. So, I've had to come up with my own theory."
"Let's here it, Captain."
"All right, we'll start with this. Ascendants who find worshippers become gods, and that binding goes both ways. Ascendants without worshippers are, in a sense, unchained. Unaligned, in the language of the Deck of Dragons. Now, gods who once had worshippers but don't have them anymore are still ascendant, but effectively emasculated, and they remain so unless the worship is somehow renewed. For the Elder Gods, this means the spilling of blood on hallowed or once-hallowed ground. For the more primitive spirits and the like, it could be as simple as the recollection or rediscovered of their name, or some other form of awakening. Mind you, none of that matters if the ascendant in question has been well and truly annihilated.
"So, to backtrace slightly, ascendants, whether gods or not, seem to possess some form of power. Maybe sorcery, maybe personality, maybe something else. And what that seems to mean is, they possess an unusual degree of efficacy--"
"Of what?"
"They're trouble if you mess with them, is what I'm saying. A mortal man punches someone and maybe breaks the victim's nose. An ascendant punches someone and they go through a well. Now, I don't mean that literally -- although that's sometimes the case. Not necessarily physical strength, but strength of will. When an ascendant acts, ripples run through ... everything. And that's what makes them so dangerous."
PMs are going out now. Please confirm that you've received your PM in this thread. Assuming you all get back to us in time, Day One will start in 24 hours.
Please keep it fluffy and non-strategic until Day One. You can continue to ask questions about the setup either here or by PM.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:19:50 GMT -5
Post by Drain Bead on May 18, 2010 19:19:50 GMT -5
/confirmed
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:22:02 GMT -5
Post by Mahaloth on May 18, 2010 19:22:02 GMT -5
/confirmed
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:29:34 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 19:29:34 GMT -5
All PMs should have gone out.
Edit: I see that BillMc is going to be away until the 26th, so I guess we won't wait for him to confirm.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:31:31 GMT -5
Post by peekercpa on May 18, 2010 19:31:31 GMT -5
got it.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:32:19 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 19:32:19 GMT -5
All PMs should have gone out. Damn! We're fast!
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:33:35 GMT -5
Post by peekercpa on May 18, 2010 19:33:35 GMT -5
[/color=green]but we are not supposed to start forming clans until Day 1, right? or at least start making or accepting offers of clanship. can we begin to pm other players just in general, however?[/color][/b]
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:35:27 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 19:35:27 GMT -5
Please refrain from all communications until Day One.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:35:26 GMT -5
Post by Høøpy Frøød on May 18, 2010 19:35:26 GMT -5
No. PM'ing other players at this point would be non-fluffy and strategic. You'll have plenty of time to do so come start of Day 1. It's another reason why the first two Days will be longer than the others. To help people get acclimated and give them time to talk strategy with each other.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:35:57 GMT -5
Post by peekercpa on May 18, 2010 19:35:57 GMT -5
[/color=green]but we are not supposed to start forming clans until Day 1, right? or at least start making or accepting offers of clanship. can we begin to pm other players just in general, however?[/color][/b][/quote] but we are not supposed to start forming clans until Day 1, right? or at least start making or accepting offers of clanship. can we begin to pm other players just in general, however?jeebus, my coding skills get worse the closer i become to being medicare eligible.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:36:38 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 19:36:38 GMT -5
And here come sinjin and Oredigger with their confirmations...
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:38:59 GMT -5
Post by sinjin on May 18, 2010 19:38:59 GMT -5
And here come sinjin and Oredigger with their confirmations... tldr confirmating
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:39:45 GMT -5
Post by oredigger77 on May 18, 2010 19:39:45 GMT -5
Yeppers.
Got it.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:40:35 GMT -5
Post by Mahaloth on May 18, 2010 19:40:35 GMT -5
Do they have alcohol in these Malazan books? If so, anyone want a drink?
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 19:59:08 GMT -5
Post by Høøpy Frøød on May 18, 2010 19:59:08 GMT -5
Do they have alcohol in these Malazan books? If so, anyone want a drink? I haven't read the books, but based on the amount of color Rysto has exposed me and the other mods to, I have a feeling that both the ascendants and the regular mortals must drink heavily to cope with the craziness of their world. But Rysto and MHaye, who've actually read at least some of the series, could probably answer definitively.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:02:20 GMT -5
Post by special on May 18, 2010 20:02:20 GMT -5
Confirmed.
Is there a Cliff's Notes version of my role PM?
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:04:50 GMT -5
Post by Red Skeezix on May 18, 2010 20:04:50 GMT -5
/in like flynn
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:08:15 GMT -5
Post by Høøpy Frøød on May 18, 2010 20:08:15 GMT -5
Confirmed. Is there a Cliff's Notes version of my role PM? Well, if you don't want to slog through what I find is interesting color, everyone can skip to the bottom of their role PM's and find the game-relevant information of your role. Everyone's PM follows the same layout like that. Oh, and before anyone asks; some people have very long color in their role PMs. Some people have very short color in their PMs. Some have in-between. The color means nothing as far as the game goes.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:12:31 GMT -5
Post by special on May 18, 2010 20:12:31 GMT -5
Confirmed. Is there a Cliff's Notes version of my role PM? Well, if you don't want to slog through what I find is interesting color, everyone can skip to the bottom of their role PM's and find the game-relevant information of your role. Everyone's PM follows the same layout like that. Oh, and before anyone asks; some people have very long color in their role PMs. Some people have very short color in their PMs. Some have in-between. The color means nothing as far as the game goes. I was just teasing. but, on a more serious note, is there a good source for general information on the color? oh, and yes, my color is long.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:14:34 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 20:14:34 GMT -5
Start at Wikipedia. There are some links, but there's not a heck of a lot out there.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:17:36 GMT -5
Post by Sister Coyote on May 18, 2010 20:17:36 GMT -5
Color
Er, I mean, confirmed.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:19:07 GMT -5
Post by ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies on May 18, 2010 20:19:07 GMT -5
PM received.
[straight man]How long is it?[/straight man]
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:19:56 GMT -5
Post by Idle Thoughts on May 18, 2010 20:19:56 GMT -5
I'm all set.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 20:25:22 GMT -5
Post by Høøpy Frøød on May 18, 2010 20:25:22 GMT -5
oh, and yes, my color is long. Says the guy who decided to spam Super Smash Brothers Mafia with random Wikipedia articles. We should have made yours longer and actually put game relevant information in it just to spite you.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 21:00:27 GMT -5
Post by Zeriel on May 18, 2010 21:00:27 GMT -5
/confirmed!
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 21:19:14 GMT -5
Post by The Authors on May 18, 2010 21:19:14 GMT -5
Goddamnit.
Even when I'm modding a game I still can't stop obsessively refreshing.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 21:54:30 GMT -5
Post by storyteller0910 on May 18, 2010 21:54:30 GMT -5
/Confirmed.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 22:37:52 GMT -5
Post by Captain Pinkies on May 18, 2010 22:37:52 GMT -5
wee haaa........
<-- passes a round blue tang clan's
Ingredients to use: 6.0 OZ Orange Tang 3.0 Oz Blueberry Schnapps
Directions: Substitute Tang for Orange Juice. Add schnapps to Tang over ice in highball glass.
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Night 0
May 18, 2010 22:38:20 GMT -5
Post by Captain Pinkies on May 18, 2010 22:38:20 GMT -5
/confirmed
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Night 0
May 19, 2010 1:22:37 GMT -5
Post by guiri on May 19, 2010 1:22:37 GMT -5
/confirmed
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