Saturdays are better for me since I'm a day ahead of the US. (5pm EST = 9am Monday for me.) That said, it's not a huge deal -- I will make an effort to be there.

How are we planning the IC/OOC split? First some IC hanging out and then OOC chatting?

Looking forward to it!


-- Player of Eyuve

Actually, come to think of it, some of those secret projects aren't a secret anymore... but you'll need to find someone from the con who was both paying attention when I talked about them and has since sobered up.

-Raesh

"Ever notice that B.A.'s flavor text swells in direct proportion to how much one of our characters is getting screwed?" - Brian Van Hoose

I long ago excised all pity. I am unmoved by begging.

Let's see...

There's the thing.

And the other thing.

And a third thing.

And the BIG thing.

And the other thing that might go with the earlier thing...

-Raesh

"Ever notice that B.A.'s flavor text swells in direct proportion to how much one of our characters is getting screwed?" - Brian Van Hoose

>>Actually, come to think of it, some of those secret projects aren't a secret anymore... but you'll need to find someone from the con who was both paying attention when I talked about them and has since sobered up.

>Darn it, why does Shavay have to play an Eloth? :'(

My Trader is a Kaldar, actually.

Killing you softly with his song,
- Stormsinger Shavay

---

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy

>>Also Shavay fails.

Actually Raesh didn't talk about Kaldar at all; he was too busy protesting that he is not actually a Bard while explaining all the cool Bard things he's working on.

Or I just didn't ask/wasn't paying attention. That might work too. But still the Bard thing.

Killing you softly with his song,
- Stormsinger Shavay

---

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
- Arthur O'Shaughnessy

"That said, IMHO it is a good time to be a Kaldar, and I've got a few projects in the works for you guys I'm really excited about."

Thanks for making me smile this morning! Personally thought, anytime was a good time to be a Kaldar! Looking forward to whatever it is planned out, for our race.

~Wyns

<<Planning on having one Sunday, September 4th at 5pm est

I am tentatively planning on being there. The only thing that would prevent me is some spontaneous family event that I can not avoid.

I look forward to the meeting!

[==Vyraka==]

> aside from war icons, is there anything else you'd like to see themed around the 10 in particular?

Favors. <ducks>

>>I was thinking about this... aside from war icons, is there anything else you'd like to see themed around the 10 in particular?

Hmm. I think wooden amulets might be interesting. The standard Kaldar noob-gear comes with a wooden amulet, and it has always stuck with me. (I even had mine altered.) Also, if there were any other decorative item I'd ever picture them wearing, it would be bracers.

Though in general, I personally don't see the Ten as quite as iconic as the Thirteen (who seem to like to see their animal avatars EVERYWHERE). It seems to me more like a Kaldar honors Eimeuz by crafting something well, Tieheq by fighting fiercely, etc.

According to the general Viking theme of Kaldars, I also like the idea of runic inscriptions on items. So perhaps, rather than visual images, there would be some few words (runes) to inspire the wearer to Tieheq's fierceness, etc.


-- Player of Eyuve

>>I'd also love to see more generalized Ten stuff, no specific god or godess depicted. Just something along the lines of a 'tabard emblazoned with icons of the Ten' or something like that.

So far as I know, canonically, there is no specific symbol for the Ten. (Of course, I don't believe there is for the Thirteen either, though I could be wrong) While your suggestion would work, I'm not sure how elegant a solution that is, particularly if you're going to want that sort of thing on multiple items. I'll ponder it, but I'm also open to suggestions.

-Raesh

"Ever notice that B.A.'s flavor text swells in direct proportion to how much one of our characters is getting screwed?" - Brian Van Hoose

<A diverse group of Albarian deities kicking a mist shrouded tree.>

I love it!

<So far as I know, canonically, there is no specific symbol for the Ten.>

Oh, wasn't talking about a single symbol for all Ten. More of items that had multiple images in the LOOK (or some such), but where the TAP would show 'emblazoned with icons of the Ten'

Also, any items with the words 'Albarian', 'Kaldaran' or 'Gorbesh' in the TAP. Doesn't even really matter which items they are, just would love to see some more generally-racial items.

Oritai Jerecis Luyovathe, Siron vaz Wena
-player of

<<So far as I know, canonically, there is no specific symbol for the Ten.

I designed a full suit of armor (body, accessories, etc.) a while back to get altered -- although I never did.

Here is what it looked like.

|| Tap ||

a lustrious scale shirt with chased lunate pauldrons (lamellar armor)


|| look ||

Multitudes of decagonal blued-steel scales, repoussed with a geometric mandala of the Gorbesh pantheon, form a lamellated barrier around the torso and arms. Chased whorled pauldrons protrude laterally from the shoulders and frame a fitted polished breastplate. Stamped centrally on the breastplate is a stylized depiction of a battle sphere encircled by an undulating serpent afront a silhouette of the Stormcrest Mountains.

Yeah - I know - wordy...but the geometric mandala is how I usually see a symbol of the ten.

<<aside from war icons, is there anything else you'd like to see themed around the 10 in particular?

I've always wanted my own flippable (throwable) medallion. Heads - Xosiurion, Tails - Sieben. Heads - Merion, Tails - Misiumos, and so forth. Or heck -- just make one item. A medallion with a spinnable pointer that randomly lands on a deity's symbol -- like a magic 8 Ball.

I'm ponder some more things overnight.

[==Vyraka==]

Weapons please.

An official composite bow would make me die of happiness. Like, really, just a bow that has the word "Gorbesh" or "Kaldar" in its look description and appraises better than fair/fair or fair/reasonably. Put it in Hollow's Eve if you have to so that you can justify a better appraisal. I assume that better weapons will be available with new fletching, as with new forging for weapons and armor, so plan ahead and really load those stats man, load those stats.

I was disappointed to see that the two composite bows available as end prizes during the Gnome Quest were the "standard" fair/resonable, given that all the melee weapon stats and armor stats were heavily upgraded.
*******
Malkien

>get bow
You get a refurbished black Gorbesh composite bow with tips fashioned in gold from inside your oilcloth rucksack.
>

I got that one, want something better. Every single "elite" composite bow is essentially one step above store-bought, and well below fletched longbows or shortbows. I wasn't even asking for something above and beyond currently fletched, even just comparable to it. I can understand if bows are considered OP still though.
*******
Malkien

I'd really love to see some Kaldar/Albarian specific crafting material. I saw Kaldaran samite on an NPC once at a party at Ulf'hara (this was prior to Bella becoming our champion, so a while back), and while I would love to see more of that from what I understand it's a dead-item now since the GM who owned it is gone. However, anything along those lines would be great; mammoth leather, some sort of Kaldar-specific wool blend would seem to fit really well with our outdoors-y feel.

Also along those lines, Albarian Steel. Seems to me that one of the most warlike and successful races in Elanthian history would have put the effort into crafting the best weapons possible. As far as makeup I could see it being a pattern-welded blend, part cobalt steel for hardness and edge and a smaller part a more ductile high-nickel steel for a nice balance between hardness and durability. This would also give it a very disctintive look, allowing for it to be placed in an item description without running into the 'how-do-you-know-it's-Albarian-steel' issue.

Not asking for any godlike-type weapons, maybe just forged-quality (though if you wanted to release a REALLY nice one as an auction item or quest prize I certainly wouldn't object) that us Albarians could be proud to call our own.

Oritai Jerecis Luyovathe, Siron vaz Wena
-player of

<<aside from war icons, is there anything else you'd like to see themed around the 10 in particular?

So serious suggestion -- it's weapon related but not necessarily a weapon.

How about a staff harness-like container devoted to Tieheq? He wielded a greatsword in one hand, a spear in another. I think it would be both appropriate and useful.

[==Vyraka==]

<<A cross-strapped mammoth leather baldric

Is that altered or sold in a shop?

[==Vyraka==]

<Is that altered or sold in a shop?>

Oh, it's neither. Just my idea for what you were talking about.