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We have entirely reworked the dexterity stat and the avoidance skill. Here are the quick changes, with some exposition below. If you aren’t interested in the why and only the what, this is your section.
By order of the Children of the Eastern Plains, the following is declared: In furtherance of our goals of propagating continued safe travel for any and all planar travellers across above around and through the reaches of the Traverse, we have deemed the dimensional wormholes instituted by Sapient Primes on the lower reaches of the…
Hey, everyone! It’s time for a brand new Discord contest! (HELP DISCORD if you’re not already in our server). With Logosmas coming up, we’re asking that you write your very own **Logosmas carol**! The winners may even be featured in an upcoming Logosmas event, so this is a good chance to get your work seen…
By the authority of the Eastern Plains, the following is declared: – With proper supply routes secured, trade with Bjarnstead is now permitted beyond the outer walls. – A tradekeeper has been assigned to oversee all sanctioned exchange. – All requisitions, requests, and bounty turn-ins are to be made directly through this representative without exception.…
Hi folks! Somehow November has arrived already and we’re nearing the end of 2025! This month you can expect a classlead round and a major update to avoidance in addition to continuing narratives around Inbhir Ness (including the triumphant return of Beardball), the newly-established outpost of Bjarnstead, and something [redacted] late in the month! Meanwhile…
It is Tuesday, the 21st of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – City Guides are no longer credited minutes towards renown while on ships, writing in a book, or while on the following planes: Chaos, Inferno, Nirvana, or Shadow. – City Guides can now use CITY GUIDE STATUS to see how many…
Good morning. While the Professor is out of the office this month, he asked me to check his mail for anything relevant and to coordinate with Academy spokespeople if a comment might be necessary, particularly given his recent status as a public figure. I’ve been instructed to inform you that our institution has always supported…
It is Tuesday, the 14th of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – The Oniar Arena is now mapped. – When a mob drops gear the gear ID is now shown in the message. – GEAR LIST now has a column for the months left on the piece of gear. – There is…
Hi folks! I’m pleased to announce the debut of a long requested feature that has finally come to Achaea: [0;1;37mAUDIT[0;37m! Inspired by the Aetolia ability, AUDIT allows you to see a breakdown of various information related to your character, including critical hit bonuses, XP bonuses, resistances, and some other bits. Crucially, it also allows you…
It is Tuesday, the 14th of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – Cities are no longer able to transfer credits to retired players. Published by my decree on the 11th of Chronos, in the year 987 AF.
It is Tuesday, the 14th of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – There is now a suitable hint about what might be preventing the quicksand from dragging you into the scorpent nest. – The Istar sand trap now has a hint for those who might be avoiding it somehow. – Quest 640’s…
Hi folks, This is just a reminder that as per my last post, our ISP will be undertaking maintenance that will cause some amount of downtime around 22:00 CST tomorrow (Tuesday 14th October). This may last up to a maximum of eight hours but we hope it will be significantly shorter than that. Some quick…
The recently published points of our representative’s conclave gave me cause for elation. It is no secret that there have been regular fissures emerging within what we once assumed was the bedrock of a safe, secure society. I lost my own second-mother in the Vigilant uprisings, and the onslaught we suffered in our outposts and…
Hi folks, This is just a notice to inform you that our ISP has scheduled maintenance to occur on Tuesday 14th October at 22:00 CST which will potentially involve up to 8 hours of downtime. We hope that the downtime will not be anywhere near this long, and that this is a worst case scenario,…
Hey folks, While we do not generally publicise or announce administrative punishments, it is almost inevitable that you will end up hearing rumours about a recent high profile shrubbing. We want to clarify where we are coming from with this and hopefully avoid a game of telephone situation in the process. I mentioned recently that…
It is Tuesday, the 7th of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – Housing servants can no longer attack or damage players. These were never intended to have any combat effects, and while their individual damage was minor, it could scale to impactful levels with enough servants. Published by my decree on the…
I’m going to start including the classlead report numbers where relevant in these, just so people can review them. I’m Also going to stop deleting reports and keep the resolved ones around going forward so people can review things post fact more easily. I’ll set up some kind of archival before the next round so…
It is Tuesday, the 7th of October, and the following changes have been implemented: – There is now a suitable hint about what might be preventing the quicksand from dragging you into the scorpent nest. – The Istar sand trap now has a hint for those who might be avoiding it somehow. – Quest 640’s…
Some more changes. Artifice ——– * [0;1;37mASHBEAST[0;37m has undergone a rework. Elementalism ———– * [0;1;37mDESTROY[0;37m has been added to the skill. Emulation ——— * New servitor: Varthiis. This is to serve as a reflections counter. Occultism ——— * [0;1;37mTIMEWARP[0;37m must now hit a [0;1;37mCATACLYSM[0;37m vibration twice in order to destroy it. This timer resets after…
The rewards for the September daily quest have been distributed to all those who completed at least 15 riddles during the month! In cases where folks already owned a glass orb of writhing smoke, that existing orb has been updated with the new visions! Thank you for everyone who participated! Also a quick clarification for…
