Module Changes
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v8975 we're starting to update to the new blacksmithing, metal desposits for mining will start changing as you will find the new metals that will be available, we're also going to adjust where metal spawns a little so that certain areas aren't the 'best' to go mining for everything but rather you get more reward for exploring everywhere. Some metals will appear in more specific kinds of areas, ie: some metals may appear in more volcanic areas more likely.
These changes are intended to make it more useful and fun to explore when you're looking for resources; the goal is not to make it extremely hard to find anything (outside the fact that copper is more likely and easy to find than platinum). So if something feels way off (too easy to find, or too hard to find) please give feedback so we can adjust and tweak things.
In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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v8976
Small bug fixes.
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/69963/sea-elf-village-inn
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/69964/keen-edge-sorcerer
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/topic/69961/warm-waterfall-missing-variableFixes to some of our existing insect monsters to align their stats to 3.0 rules better.
Greater Sleep didn't really stack compared to Sleep since GSF and SF made it better, so applied the same benefits to Greater Sleep as follows Sleeps 4d4 HD of creatures in AoE (lowest HD first to 12 HD max per creature; Will save negates) for 1 round/level, SF increases 4d4 HD roll by 25%, GSF removes max HD of creature that can be effected and increases 4d4 HD roll by 50%
All drakes should now drop Drake Scale a 5 PP items, Hook Horrors should now all drop claws -- you have to skin all these though.
In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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@Mr-Moloch 8789v
Updated taverns to now have a Tavern Patron, these patrons will share rumors, plot hooks, story information when you talk to them. The system is set up to tell you a random rumor, and then time must pass before the NPC will tell you something else. Sometimes, they don't have rumors to share; so its worthwhile to check back.
Updated the bazaar with a few more items, again, the idea with bazaar is sometimes you get ripped off, sometimes you get a really good deal. Its a risk that should feel like it pays off more than it doesn't.
The necromancer and rogue only stores were accidently removed, they're both back now in the module - but you will need to find them. There's more than one NPC who sells necromancy gear now too so there's less chance we accidently delete him in the future.
Adjusted the loot payout on Ants quest; turned out it was never actually set up the way it appears to have been originally intended - leading to its payout having way too many scrolls. You'll find a much better variety here now.
In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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The Storm is losing energy, Moonsea Ride, King's Forest, Hillmarch, and Redwood areas should no longer have storm energy.
Please help me out and report other areas where it should obviously be fading; the Stormlands are still present in the module because of spoilers and some areas the storm still blows fiercely (Stonelands). In most other spots, it should slow or disappear.
In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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Improvement made to Cartography system. You now earn 50 XP for completing a map of any area, and 10 XP for each Point of Interest that you map out. This should make cartography more rewarding for players who want to explore around the whole module mapping places.
Please report any unusual behavior this causes that seems too good to be true. The estimation is you'll earn about 150 xp at most for mapping any single area.
Updates to the Flags Held High Quest, should have more interactivity to it and the inn looks like its actually the expensive inn that the Pride of Arabel is suppose to be instead of a seedy tavern. More updates likely to come here though. Loot tables expanded greatly so a lot more variety of things to find here.
In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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With more new players coming and more players probably exploring out new concepts, did some updates to a few of the introduction quests that we've not gotten to yet.
Saphrophyte Infestation and Experimental Chambers, two introductory quests that were in Moonsea Ride: Slyndyke were moved to just be a little closer, and are now in Arabel, Outskirts: Moonsea Ride. Saphrophyte Infestation is the first part of a two part quest, but we're still fleshing out some of the connections and more work will come down the road.
Experimental Chambers was always designed to help set up conjurors with some books to get access to the unique summons, but tended to spawn too many books and didn't give access to some of the themes we've made available to sorcerers. So now there is a better variety but less odds of them spawning multiple copies.
Graveyard Ops in Bospir was also readjusted, it ties more into the module's lore now. The quest is also designed to give necromancers a chance to find a little necromantic gear early on.
v8994
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v8997
Player run stores can now only hold 175 items total (Thsi is item OBJECTS) stacks don't count here, you can have 175 stacks of 200 shurikens, it's still 175 items)
This is to curb huge server wide lag spikes with stores that have too many items in them.
IF your store has more than this, you can still take the items out that are over hte limit.
Anything over the limit wont show up when the store is being browsed by customers (and the order is... unknown)
There is only one store that hits the limit currently though.
So just take items out if it's over the limit, until it isn't.
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v9000
Arbitrarily named Crafting System [AnCS] is live!
Blacksmithing benches and merchants have been replaced with the new crafting system.
How to craftIt's VERY simple to use.
Happy Crafting!
v9001
Virgo the Monster Chef added into the Gilded Venture in v9000 but the prices were wrong
So now I fixed it in v9001 (hopefully)
Virgo's store won't have the fancy food until then.But more importantly I get to say
It's OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAND!
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Updated two more of our Introduction Quests: Sticky Situation and East Arabel Farmlands with new loot, updated monster spawns.
https://coa.fandom.com/wiki/Quests (Would love some help getting quest giver names into this chart.)Balanced our Spider and Slime ooze summons out a little.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/125ZF5I6AnODH0qQBB3VIvflQwXH36C4bE1RAVXkEHlg/edit?gid=251118543#gid=251118543In the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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Foreboding Ruins Quest Revised
https://coa.fandom.com/wiki/QuestsDid a revision to the Foreboding Ruins quest in Deadwell. Please let me know if anything odd happens, there are a few resized monsters that may be the wrong size still. I don't have time to test that before I go out for the night.
There's also a new skeleton called Skeleton, Drudge. It has some cool features, but let me know if it doesn't seem to work. You'll realize what the feature is probably quickly.Leave feedback here on this, or any quest.
https://forums.cityofarabel.com/category/593/quest-feedbackIn the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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New Quest has gone in.
Drow Assassination (House Melurden)
https://coa.fandom.com/wiki/QuestsIn the future, there are two simple rules to remember:
NO SPITTING.
DO NOT CROSS MISTER MOLOCH.
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v9026
Adjusted the cost of brewing potions, this means almost all potions are now aligned to be cheaper than store- bought (hopefully, please let us know about inconsistencies or things that look too good to be true).
However, potions should cost and be brewed for the amounts shown in this chart basically:
