>>Like the spell conceptually! Can't get it to work.

Try again? I just a few minutes ago fixed the only issue I know that was causing that.

-Armifer
"Perinthia's astronomers are faced with a difficult choice. Either they must admit that all their calculations were wrong ... or else they must reveal that the order of the gods is reflected exactly in the city of monsters." - Italo Calvino

Hrmph. Yeah, something a bit odd with the new messaging then, I'll take care of that in a little bit.

-Armifer
"Perinthia's astronomers are faced with a difficult choice. Either they must admit that all their calculations were wrong ... or else they must reveal that the order of the gods is reflected exactly in the city of monsters." - Italo Calvino

Only Teleport means only Teleport at this time. Moon Mage design walks a delicate design where we want them to be moon-based but not feel entirely useless when the moons are down. We feel the current situation has leaned too heavily towards "punish Moon Mages for having limited moon access" rather than "make Moon Mages feel blessed for having good moon access," and so over last year and into this release we've been nudging things. Especially in a time in the game when instant travel is becoming more and more normalized, it struck us as no longer tenable that Moon Mages be limited by the moons in regular ol' personal transportation if we're going to continue trying to feature teleportation as both a major guild theme and function.

We'll continue to tweak and add as we go, of course, but we're taking this in small steps

-Armifer
"Perinthia's astronomers are faced with a difficult choice. Either they must admit that all their calculations were wrong ... or else they must reveal that the order of the gods is reflected exactly in the city of monsters." - Italo Calvino

What a cool ability!
Now of course I want a ranger trail that I can scout to always lead me back to my cabin door :)

~Hunter Hanryu
>I would like to avoid the collection of broken dreams and sorrow that is the Ranger guild.~Agalea

This is a cool idea. I like the direction moon mage development is going. If we could make shift moonbeam make a little more sense that would be fantastic. I think, given the capabilities of jump jewelry, shift moonbeam is a little too restrictive. The same goes for our one AOE debil spell. I think we only need a few small tweaks and I like that you are sticking with making things better with moons but not horrid without them.


The spin of Elanthia on its axis is directly proportional to...hey look a squirrel!

This has been well noted in other threads but since we're talking about it and its on your mind...cyclic would be nice if we were to expand the AoE debil options. Or the whole SLS during the day thing but I know thats been beaten into the ground, dug back up, and beaten back in again.

Thank you for this, Armifer, along with anyone else involved. Solomon questioning us long ago about whether we thought moon mages were still defined by travel sort of sent a collective chill through a lot of us. It's nice to see this kind of recuperative TLC.

One thing I like is that the ripplegate is invisible, unlike a moongate or moonbeam. So it's more like a secret door only the moon mage knows about. Passersby have no clue it's there. The stealthiness and arcaneness of that fits our guild lore very well I should think. If you add on a "recall" option, please let the ripplegate remain undetectable to any character except the creating moon mage. Perhaps that's how recall would work with it anyway.

I was surprised the ripplegate actually is permanent. I expected it to disappear if I exited the game or allowed BC to run out. That really is slick. You can set up a home base anywhere in the world and always be able to return to it.

>We'll continue to tweak and add as we go, of course, but we're taking this in small steps

Is this talking about just RT, or possibly also future expansions of moon mage travel? Honestly, I've thought for a long time that the astral plane could use a thorough concept and design makeover.

~ Vanxa

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You see Grazhir cracking open in one sharp movement.
The World Dragon emerges, roaring soundlessly.
It moves to sear Katamba to a lifeless black.
You see the night sky, filled with stars.

"Small request - if anybody feels like they absolutely must add new verbs to interact with moonbeams, can you please make sure there's a roleplay element included in the rollout? I'm still a bit perplexed at how some major game-changing releases go live without one iota of roleplay, e.g. enchanting." - Lenaea, in another thread somewhere.

I love this idea, but please give us some RP when its released fully! It is such a break from the established rules. I'd love to sit and listen to a Merelew pretending to explain the math behind it. Even just a short story would be okay...

Does premium preview last this long usually?

> ask mort about ripplegate theory spell
Mortom adjusts his monocle and says, "Instead of relying on the moons, Merelew lunar magicians demonstrated the ability to solve the unfathomably complex equations necessary for safe teleportation reliably enough to do specific feats of teleportation, called ripplegates. This is something the Moon Mage Guild was quick to notice and exploit in an imperfect, but useful, manner.

Ripplegate Theory allows a Moon Mage to, using equations presumably gifted by the Merelew, imprint and solve the equations necessary to teleport to any given area without need for the moons. In practice, the magician uses Ripplegate Theory along with Braun's Conjecture to solve the enlightened math. Afterward, the Moon Mage can cast Teleport at their "ripplegate" to return to the area with no regard to moon or moonbeams. Before you can learn this spell, you must know Braun's Conjecture. It will also cost one spell slot."

Shutting the tome with a slam, he says, "Szarevar, if you wish to learn that spell, then tell me that is your choice."
[Type CHOOSE <spellname> SPELL to learn the spell you desire]
> choose ripplegate theory spell
Mortom gives you a faint smile and smooths out his eyebrow. He says, "I'm at a loss as to what you're trying to ask me. Enunciate your words."
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Wait...what I was just doing?