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*** THE END OF THE WORLD ***
Posted: 31 Aug 2005 02:26 AM |
The world nearly ended three days ago. Almost every natural disaster struck all at once, and a terrible ripping sound resounded through all Vives: the sound of the very fabric of reality being shredded and torn asunder.
A furious battle was fought in Gladden Farmlands. Reports vary wildly, but what is known for sure is this: all throughout the lands, tornadoes and hurricanes, freezing blizzards and roaring streams of fire and lava swept through Vives prior to the terrible sound of reality ripping apart.
All priests, and those devoted to any god of Vives, heard their god speaking to them in a fearful voice to stop the madness, stop the fighting, and retreat.
The dread sound was followed by the skies darkening, and the very earth trembling and shaking. Pure, raw, unchecked magical energy swept through the lands, causing wild effects and even transporting people randomly about Vives. Since that day, everywhere across the land, magic has become warped, twisted, unreliable.
The near-cataclysm was followed by a sight never before seen, and in all likelihood a sight none will ever seen again.
As the world plunged into darkness, gargantuan winged shapes of unparalleled majesty took to the skies.
Dragons.
Huge, filling the skies, flying in unison like some great living rainbow to drive back the looming darkness and inevitable end. Their combined roar defied the death screams of the world, and their unity seemed to pull the world together, although not completely. The world stabilised but did not return to normal.
Vives still bears the scars of that incident.
Great fissures mar land that was once unbroken. In other places, the land has become deformed by mountains that had previously not existed. Earthquakes and natural disasters still continue to ravage the lands with never-before-seen intensity. And magic no longer works as it should: magic has become twisted, perhaps irrevocably, by whatever disaster it was that rocked the lands on that fateful day. |
The subculture of my dreams
Is waiting for me to fall asleep.
I know you're scared—you should be.
I know you're scared. |
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Further Reading
Posted: 31 Aug 2005 02:27 AM |
+ Trouble in the Vale: The lead-up and the aftermath to the cataclysm that nearly ended the world.
+ Consequences I: Nariel: Nariel falls ill.
+ Consequences II: Itarillë Telemnar: A strange Elven woman awakens in the Ferein Temple Gardens.
+ Blood and Nightmares: Deep beneath the earth, someone awakens to the glorious sounds of the imminent end of the world, and plots to hasten the End of All.
+ Earth-shaking News: Natural disasters continue to ravage Vives' east coast... or are they natural? |
The subculture of my dreams
Is waiting for me to fall asleep.
I know you're scared—you should be.
I know you're scared. |
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Re: Further Reading
Posted: 31 Aug 2005 09:57 AM |
| ((meh... the things the builders do around here just to try to get noticed)) |
Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly.
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"...Cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good."
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<@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.
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FYI: Wild Magic
Posted: 01 Sep 2005 01:14 AM |
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Just to let you know, I've reduced hte severity of the wild magic attack that vives is suffering from.
Low level casters should now be able to cast spells occassionally.
Later on, I will be changing the system so that it affects all casters equally, not just low level ones. It should make things a bit more fun and unpredictable without totally ruining the day for low level casters
Let me know if you have any problems.
- Paul
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Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly.
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"...Cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good."
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<@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.
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