>And since spurs are relatively unrestricted now, that should never be a problem!

This is probably worth some clarification, since the timorous beasties on the Players' Corner had a couple of valid questions about the availability of spurs as alterations.

Spurs are an allowable alteration from appropriate pin-worn items, and can obviously be added to footwear like boots that would logically be able to have spurs on them. The only stipulations are that these spurs should not, in descriptions or markings, imply that a character is a knight errant or member of a Turamzzyrian chivalric order, such as the Order of the Golvern Star, the Silver Gryphons, etc.

In case my pronouncement about 'consequences' was nebulous or sinister-sounding, here's some clarification. Not everyone with spurs is a knight, but every knight has his or her spurs. They're part of a bundled reward received with the knighthood for extraordinary chivalric roleplay AND defense of Imperial interests from a roleplaying perspective. Selling a very rare item given by a Turamzzyrian noble as a personal honor would be seen as a paramount dishonor within the Empire, and it only makes sense that one's knighthood (along with the titular 'Sir' and 'Dame') would be stripped in those circumstances.

I'm well aware that GemStone is a game, but in any society (even a fictional one) actions have consequences. It's because GemStone is a game, and because I want people to have fun within its bounds, that I reiterated and clarified our policy about creating your own spurs when it seemed like misunderstandings about that policy were leading down a potentially unpleasant road.

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WTB mule spurs


-farmer

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That's just what we want, criss-crossing furrows all over the town streets from someone wandering through with their animated plow super buddy.

-Strath

While I can't speak to Solhaven/Vornavis, the Landing probably isn't much of a blip on the radar for the Order. While the Landing may have fun with demons every now and then, the Wall experiences them at a much higher rate. And what the Wall guards is far more important than the potential trade income of the Landing. In the skew of things, the Landing is still just a trading outpost in the far north, dwarfed by probably every major city in the Empire. The Landing is an object of importance more to the Imperial provinces in the north, such as Vornavis to Jantalar, than to Tamzyrr. Is it impossible for a member to appear up north? Nah, but it would take something big or the personal interest of a member or someone powerful.

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>This Order of the Golvern Star, they fight demons on the Wall, correct? How many demons have to show up away from the Wall in order for them to send a patrol or dispatch a squad to handle the ridiculous (seemingly) that continue to appear In Solhaven and the Landing? The backdoor to the Empire is wide open and demons seemingly love to use it. These guys could teach us some good tricks or maybe vice versa.

The Order of the Golvern Star has a much wider scope than just fighting demons. They're pretty much the elite aegis against threats to the heart of the Empire.

This is not an excuse for not developing them, but part of the allure in the Order of the Golvern Star is that there is some mystery to them. Their training practices and internal culture is secret, but there is some documentation on the GM side about what they do and who they are.

>The Wall should be added as a hunting ground...gives me goosebumps.

Hunting grounds take time to get approvals for. We're talking years. We have limited development resources, and almost every town guru has stated the need for a hunting ground in his or her area. If it was easy to add them, I would totally be squeeing with you!

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I'm with you, Galenok, on how much fun it would be to hunt the Demon Wall. On the other hand, I wonder if part of the allure and continued exciting-ness of demons is how rarely appear and we get to fight them. It's tough for me to balance out those two aspects...which fortunately or unfortunately, I don't have too, since per the last few posts, it's not likely to happen in the forseeable future anyway.

However, I also agree that a demon heavy storyline, even mini-storyline, possibly including intervention from the here-to-for mysterious Golvern Star would be pretty cool. The GMs could be suitably vague about the secrets of the Order, ie, a Golvern Star representative shows up, slays demons alongside us and then vanishes, leaving us to speculate with much gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair, to the delight of the GMs behind the scenes. It would both give us something to chew on, depth of the Empire-wise, allow us the fun of fighting some demons, and allow the GMs to gleefully enjoy teasing us with their (supposed?) secret knowledge of the inner workings of Elanthia.

Everybody wins!

*Mohrgan grins cheerfully*

Okay, Aydan, that was funny. And so true.

~Galenok

Given how proficient the OGS members are supposed to be, you might not actually see them at all.

Sir Edumond was capped or near it for the time, and he told us on several occasions that he was the green-horned new member that got sent out to the Landing because the others had actual work to do.

A many-years veteran of the OGS would probably arrive on the scene like Walker, Texas Ranger. Swords would swing, heads would explode, and he/she would be gone. And to drive home just how special they are? They'd ride off on a living horse.

-a

Where can I read more about this demonwall??

That is the best source on the Demonwall for now. Largest wall in Elanthia! Visible from Outer Space!

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Just mongorian beef.


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