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| July 17, 2010 |
World of Caenyr what's uuuuuuuup! I know, it's been half a year since my last "monthly" update but the good news - that doesn't mean there's been nothing to update about! Quite the opposite in fact, it's truly been an incredible first half of 2010 for World of Caenyr. Let me do my best to sum up all of the activity as concisely as possible. :-)
First I want to start with the players because our community is what we are all about! Several player conventions have taken place since my last update, all three of them in Chicago (go figure, that place is a Caenyr hot spot!) Photos for two of the conventions have just been posted to our MySpace fan page and the recent convention pics will be up by the next update. I was personally able to attend one of the conventions and I had a blast! You guys never cease to amaze me when I get to meet you in person! In other player news we have had a lot of new players join our great world and many returning players too. It's half a year's worth so bare with me and apologies up front for anyone that I've missed (I'm sure there are some!) But here it goes, welcome to World of Caenyr!
New Players: atasha, Padril, Jezebeth, Dra'Dilidil, Alyssa the Blind, Bree Avalon, Ataneq, clown1231, Jack02, daydreamer, Kelsryke the Happy, Myra, Alistina, Josh, Kossuths_Will
Returning Players: Yividnir, Verguile (yay!), death_light, Kall, Breakdown, Yithare/Neji, Shayleigh, She'reena (Tallman), Elias Aristes
On a sadder note we have had to say goodbye to a dear friend and long time Caenyrite, Arzhael. Real life has hit him in a very difficult way so he needed to step back from Caenyr to deal with it. I can't thank him enough for all of his great contributions as both player and Dungeon Master, not to mention his friendship. You will be missed my friend, we all wish you the best.
So what has been going on with roleplay in Caenyr? A ton! One of the biggest player driven & DM supported events that has taken place, and is still ongoing, is the Genocian conquest of Tendril. The Legion invaded like a deadly storm from the south, causing death and destruction in their wake and have now renamed their newly acquired lands as New Genocise. Already the black skies of Genocise, the reach of Melivar himself, stretches north over the once blue heavens of Tendril. With Tendril now in his grasp it is certain the Overlord has Chail in his crosshairs. But the people of Tendril have not completely given up hope! A "resistance" has formed and caused a lot of problems for Legion operations in New Genocise. A mighty Dwarf named Drick seems to have taken the resistance lead after his home was destroyed during the attack, and people are rallying to his side. And there's another powerful influence that has once again appeared to help rid the world of an evil menace as they have so many times in the past - The Righteous! Caenyr's newest player guild that has stepped in after the fall of the Ban Curaidh during the invasion. Zaheir Fashad runs this guild so if you are interested in joining please contact him or post on their public forum.
While the battle rages on down south, up in Chail there has been no lack of player or DM driven activity either. The dispute between the King's Royal Lancers and the Black Hand had escalated to a point of near war at the gates of the Black Hand Stronghold but oddly a deal was struck that made the Black Hand step down from their position and release the prisoners they had been holding. Now the Black Hand has evolved in an even stranger and more unexpected way, recently appointed as a new army of Chail alongside the Lancers by the Regent, Lord Alakin. How will these two armies manage working side by side in defense of the Kingdom? Will they ever trust one another? Should they?... And if that conflict wasn't enough the Itheril of Har'oloth have also seized an opportunity to attack the Kingdom from within, rising up and conquering Menthor's Temple in the Northern Etaric Forest. While the Black Hand keeps watch over Chail's borders the Lancers face this internal threat head on. But there's even more, the strange presence of a figure named Thor who had sent the citizens of Chail on a hunt for precious artifacts that eventually provided him with maddening power and the result was a large explosion that caused severe damage to Chail-Anden and surrounding parts of the city. The greatest damage was to the Goblin Caves, their home in ruins.
I could go on and on there is definitely so much more but that is some of the major activity. Overall I just have to say THANK YOU to the players who have driven and lead so much of this roleplay and the DM's for their leadership and support of the player actions, enhancing the roleplay environment and experience.
Two other major events that have occurred over the last few months need to be mentioned. The giant v26 module update that so far has released in two phases and still has a third phase to be released soon! So far this update has brought tot he world - holdables, pets, a tattoo shop, custom item crafting and a LOT of updated and new areas including player houses, guild houses and the addition of the Jraag Desert areas with our new desert tileset. Coming in the third phase of the release - return of the Frozen North, Sea Battle Campaign, music shop, a Vampyre city and much much more. Stay tuned...
The other major event I mentioned - our 8 year anniversary!!! That's right, in May we turned 8 years old and we celebrated this occasion in a big way. For several weeks I put up old versions of the module for players to experience and even ran some tours to talk about Caenyr's past. The three additional modules that I hosted were the ORIGINAL version of the module, the version with the now fallen Kingdom of Zenegral and the once secondary module for the continent of Tyrania. Players had a great time exploring and learning about the past and the DM's even ran a few action packed events there. Then on our birthday weekend there was a huge in-game parted hosted by me that will definitely go into the Caenyr books as one of the best times ever! :)
Then finally you'll notice a new Screenshot of the Month here on the homepage. Once again, thanks to Animayhem for submitting some great in-game shots! There's also a new poll so be sure to get your vote in! Lastly there are some new items available for sale at the Caenyr Shop! Be sure to check it out, the link is on our MySpace page! That's it for now Caenyrites, I'll talk to you next month (for real this time!):P
-Elvamir, WoC Owner/Lead Administrator |
| November 24, 2009 |
So a LOT has happened since last month! Let's get right to it Caenyrites!
Let's begin with some roleplaying updates. The serverwide quest is complete and it ended with an extremely fun in-game event! While Chaos is battled across the land, a few intrepid heroes set forth to destroy the Kaimelcoia and set the world back to normal. After finding Arynaesis and stealing the book back from her, they write words in the book for it to self-destruct. After which, Arynaesis and all her (and the book's) creations disappear, leaving the land in peace once again.
Meanwhile (elsewhere in Caenyr...) elections in Talanon have concluded for the Governorship of the land. A former decorated Guard Captain, Calvin DeLaRey, unexpectedly became the front runner and sweeping the board in the elections has taken on the role of Governor of Talanon.
Some real big Caenyr news that has taken place over the last month is a new evolution of the Caenyr guilds! World of Caenyr has had player guilds as the backbone of its RP since its inception back in 2002. When they started there wasn't much structure to them, just RP concepts, but soon I created a lot of the aspects that we all know and love today and has even carried on into the RP of other PW's. Now I'm taken them to the next level, another Caenyr first, with Guild Specific Abilities (GSA's.) Below is a list of these new abilities for each guild.
Dominus Adunatio Arcanum The most powerful mages in Caenyr
Allowed one Epic spell (any one that the character wants, but only one per character) - 1 use/day on their level 20 guild ring only (Magi Dominus). This is above the current item level restriction of 20 for that ring.
Brethren The world's finest sailors
Protected dock or port at every region in Caenyr allowing them to sail to and from the various lands for faster travel (essential a teleport), or sail out at sea for some RP out in the open. Ports accessible only with guild key.
King's Royal Lancers The military defenders of Chail
Get one extra level on each custom guild item (armor/helm typically) for level 20 custom equipment, since they are backed by the resources of their Kingdom and have access to improved material/craftsmen, and can have up to two forts with instant access from their Guild House for defense of their Kingdom.
Legion The military defenders of Genocise
Get one extra level on each custom guild item (armor/helm typically) for level 20 custom equipment, since they are backed by the resources of their Kingdom and have access to improved material/craftsmen, and can have up to two forts with instant access from their Guild House for defense of their Kingdom.
Cobalt Troupe Entertainers extraordinaire
Allowed double the guild house areas, which can be designed for running quests/adventures/performances (essentially making them mini-DM's), and get bulletin boards in each Kingdom that they can post on in-game to announce events, rumors, advertisements and so forth.
Ban Curaidh Protectors of the woodlands
Horn for summoning for each member to call various creatures of the forest to their aid, and treetop forts/bridges that allow them to travel across the Tendril woods safely and secretly.
Black Hand Deadly mercenaries
Allowed a second set of guild armor, identical in properties to their first but can look completely different and have free improved invisibility added to it (1/day - this is above the usual level 20 restriction) so they can go incognito for assassinations, capturing or other mercenary activities.
Midnight Company The land's greatest adventurers
Allowed one additional standard guild item at each level. Item level must be appropriate for that series of guild equipment (no level 20 item for the level 1-5 gear, etc) same as it is for the original standard item.
Torn Shadows Caenyr's most secretive guild
They will have a safe house in every village/city in Etaria, accessible only with TS guild key, and one other special ability that is appropriate for their RP but for the purpose of keeping it an effective ability it will remain secret, known OOC'ly only by the Guild Leaders/DM's and of course the TS themselves.
These new abilities have been well received by the players and are already enhancing roleplay throughout Caenyr. With that I also made some updates to the rules regarding Non-Guilded players and their Trade Guild item policy to help give them some added benefit as well. Visit the Caenyr forums for more details about that or any of the GSA's.
Tons of player news to update you on! First there were several Player Conventions that took place over the last month. One in Seattle, one in Arkansas and a big one in Chicago. Photos from each can be seen on our Caenyr MySpace page. And the fun isn't stopping any time soon, there is another convention scheduled for December 3rd in Chicago and yours truly (Elvamir) will be there! Should be a blast! If you want to attend vist the Player Message board on the Caenyr forums for more details.
We also have plenty of players to welcome to Caenyr!
NEW PLAYERS: Aurellio, Yas'vyre, Rusticus, Coercer, Xzalander, Rayna20
RETURNING PLAYERS: Morak ironheart, mastersuntzu, Hertog Jan, Angelic, Gallows, Iscarii, Serith (kayla), Mallow Cusk (Solmydas)
Glad to have you all with us! And let's not forget November's player of the month, Liliorama, awarded for her tremendous enthusiasm and community spirit.
A bunch of updates on our MySpace page, including photos from the conventions, this month's screenshot, new Caenyr Shop featured item and a few player created World of Caenyr tribute videos including the first two parts of a new series created by Coercer. Very cool, I encourage you to check them out on our MySpace blog! Finally we have our usual homepage updates on the Caenyr website, including a new Screenshot of the Month and new King's Poll. Be sure to vote!
That's it for November, Caenyrites. Enjoy that Thanksgiving turkey and we'll see you in December!
-Elvamir, WoC Owner/Lead Administrator |
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