Sun Mar 25 08:31:50 2007

At 12 o'clock PM, Day of Thunder, 10th of the Month of the Winter Wolf
on the Theran calendar Kaasi perished, never to return.

This character was a test character and I was hoping more, but alas it didn't work out. I wanted to try an arial dagger, and I was not left wanting. I like my legacies a lot as well, and I think I could have lasted a long time. Some other things in his life soured him though. If you want to say something, anything, feel free, I like all kinds of advice. I wanted in one part, to make this character help bring courage back to the village. I don't think the village Imms are really interested in that though, so there was strike one.

Imms:
Kasty: Love you man, wish I'd seen you around.

Baerinika: What can I say, part of our interactions and lack thereof was a big portion of why I felt like this character was going anywhere. WHen I left our conversation to do my duty, I figure you would've said something good. There were a lot of times I figured you'd say something to me. Instead, I see a bunch of others becoming initiates or seekers of the jaguar, and I just get conversations abot how I think I'm doing. Maybe I was totally going for an angle that would never work, if so, tell me, cause when you said you would talk to me after someone else, and just took off, that was the last straw so to speak.

Ysal: I'll try to keep this nice. You remind me of Thror when he first became an Imm and was a pain in the butt who acted like he knew everything, and really didn't yet. You seem cool, and I know you got the best interests of the village at heart. When you gave me crap for the Imperial Incident, I was rather ticked. Sorry, but when you work in an office when all you do is hear what you did wrong, and never get a pat for things you do right. You want to flip the bird and get outta there. So...i think I'll leave ragers again for awhile. Its just not like it was, and that is too bad.

Vhlo: You soured your first moment with me as Commander when you lead me to a death and full loot. Not sure why you decided to keep trying to raid scions against three hard defenders with Thos and Zesam there, but you did, and a few of us died for it. You also don't seem to pay attention a lot. You are a very skilled and knowledgeable person though, so good luck. You were right abou Hielekekl though.

Hiel: You deserve what you got just because you don't listen to anybody and think you know best. I admired your determination, but at the same time you lead me into bad situation a few times, or died when your brother defender would have loved to have helped in the bad odds against you.

Brinkmun: Solid, just wish you were around more.

Eulinda: Loved your RP and the bit we spent together

pesh: Also loved yours, of course, Kaasi didn't like you much.

Taelina: Well, you were also a very good player, and knew what you were doing, but a bad communicator. I don't mean the english thing, I just mean talking and sharing what you want, mean in general.

Yean: Stick with it, I don't think the village gets watched enough. I love Kasty and ysal is ok, and will be great, but I don't think they have the time, and maybe with you in the middle, it would help some.

twil: You suck for deleting, you were Kaasi's best friend for sure.

Fhaen: My other good friend, you were fun to hang with and rank with.

Enemies: Too many to name and list, please write, and I'll respond.

Aaron aka Draktel

Gang mentality everywhere, what can you do? Though I aplaud your effort.

Kaasi is here.

<98%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi stops using a flawless two-headed Pickaxe named 'Earthquake'.
Kaasi dual wields a wicked iron sword.

<98%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl> You swing the talon of a griffon at Kaasi's
hamstring but miss.
Kaasi's claw EVISCERATES you!
Kaasi is in perfect health.

<94%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi thrusts his dagger towards you, attempting to sever your artery!
Kaasi's deep gash MUTILATES you!
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi dodges your cut.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
You dodge Kaasi's claw.
Kaasi is in perfect health.

<89%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl> hl

Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash and close in for a concealed attack!
Your searing cut MUTILATES Kaasi!
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
You dodge Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<89%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl>
You fail to get in one more shot as Kaasi flees.
Kaasi has fled!
Kaasi leaves east.

<89%hp 100%m 80%mv 12447tnl> hl
Kaasi has arrived.

<90%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl> hlBut you aren't fighting anyone!

<90%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl> hll
Kaasi yells 'Help! Tallanalas hurled a dagger at me!'

You hurl a throwing dagger at Kaasi striking him in the leg!
Your hurled dagger hits Kaasi.
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<90%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl>
Your searing cut maims Kaasi!
Kaasi parries your cut.
You dodge Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi's claw EVISCERATES you!
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<85%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl> fl
You get in one more shot on Kaasi as he flees.
Your parting blow devastates Kaasi!
Kaasi has fled!
Kaasi leaves south.

<85%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi has arrived.

<85%hp 100%m 87%mv 12447tnl> hmm
Kaasi swings a brass dragon's talon in a sweeping blow to your hamstring!
Kaasi's hamstring slice DISMEMBERS you!
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<79%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> hmm
You are in no position to reach their hamstring.
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<79%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi dodges your searing cut and closes in for a concealed attack!
Kaasi's claw DISMEMBERS you!
Kaasi dodges your cut and closes in for a concealed attack!
Kaasi's claw DISMEMBERS you!
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Your cut misses Kaasi.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
You parry Kaasi's slash.
You knock Kaasi's slash aside before it comes near you.
You dodge Kaasi's claw.
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<67%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> dis
You make a quick thrust at the base of a brass
dragon's talon, causing Kaasi to lose his grip and drop it!
You disarm Kaasi!
Kaasi has a few scratches.

<67%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Your cut MUTILATES Kaasi!
Kaasi dodges your cut.
You dodge Kaasi's punch.
You parry Kaasi's slash.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
You parry Kaasi's punch.
Kaasi's punch EVISCERATES you!
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<62%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> get 1.

Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi dodges your cut.
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
You dodge Kaasi's punch.
You parry Kaasi's slash.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi's slash MASSACRES you!
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<54%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi wields a brass dragon's talon.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<54%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> disA brass dragon's talon: you can't carry that many
items.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<54%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> dis
You fail to disarm Kaasi.
Kaasi slams into you with a leading shoulder that sends you flying!
Kaasi's bash injures you.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<53%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl>
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi dodges your cut and closes in for a concealed attack!
Kaasi's claw EVISCERATES you!
Your searing cut maims Kaasi!
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<47%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> flee

Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
You parry Kaasi's claw.
You dodge Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi's claw DISMEMBERS you!
You dodge Kaasi's slash and close in for a concealed attack!
Your searing cut decimates Kaasi!
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<41%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> QQ>
Kaasi suddenly springs forward and sends you sprawling with a solid body blow!
Kaasi's bash injures you.
Kaasi has some small but disgusting cuts.

<40%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> QQ
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Your searing cut devastates Kaasi!
Your searing cut devastates Kaasi!
You dodge Kaasi's claw and close in for a concealed attack!
Your searing cut decimates Kaasi!
You dodge Kaasi's slash and close in for a concealed attack!
Your searing cut EVISCERATES Kaasi!
You dodge Kaasi's claw.
Kaasi is covered with bleeding wounds.

<40%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> QQ

Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi parries your cut.
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
Kaasi's claw EVISCERATES you!
You parry Kaasi's slash.
You parry Kaasi's slash.
Kaasi is covered with bleeding wounds.

<35%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl>
Charging forward, Kaasi loses his balance and falls when you avoid him.
Kaasi's bash misses you.
Kaasi parries your searing cut.
You dodge Kaasi's claw and close in for a concealed attack!
Your searing cut MUTILATES Kaasi!
Weaving through the Flow of Shadows, you avoid Kaasi's attack.
Completing the Flow of Shadows, you come back at Kaasi with an attack of your
own!
Your searing cut MUTILATES Kaasi!
Kaasi's claw DISMEMBERS you!
Kaasi is covered with bleeding wounds.

<28%hp 100%m 43%mv 12447tnl> Road Through the Mountains


You flee from combat!

I thought it was cool the angle you were taking as a defender of your people. I hope that it works out and certain Elf imms take a special look at you some. Keep it up and good luck with it.

Aaron

But I've got more in common with the fleshy creatures in the academy than I do with some Grand Champion.

I I got a quest skill early on and it's nearly mastered.

Level 11: Tpyo 91%

Not to mention I've got no clue on how to use my legacies. =P

Anyway, being an independant makes it easy to avoid/hard to find PK and I don't recall if we fought again after this or not.

Well good luck on your next!

Kaasi was determined to destroy magic and that it was his "righteous" cause, so to go after you would have been against that. If you attacked me, then I would chase until one of us died or you teleported or something. If I jsut saw you, I would probably go the other way to avoid what he would call a "distraction" to his cause. I didn't always do a good job of this, IE a couple of tribunals that ticked me off, but I tried to stick to that role. I think we only fought the one time in the mountains.

Aaron

Good luck with the legacy thing, there are good reasources/logs out there to help you with some.

I apolgize that you were disappointed with our interactions. I'll admit that I don't have a very good framework set up for neutral Baerinika followers, and that's something that I'm working on fixing. However, I don't believe in telling people how to RP and what to do. I have a basic idea laid out in my help file, you can do what you want with it. Yes, you can replace the word 'evil' with 'magic' in my help file and it works pretty good. I didn't feel like you did that so much. I wasn't sure what you wanted from me, really. It shouldn't be easy to be a neutral Baerinika follower. I don't give out my tattoo easily to good characters much less neutrals. I sort of felt like Kaasi only really came by to see if he could get my tattoo and that in itself was disappointing.

That said, there were things I liked about Kaasi. The poem you wrote and had posted was really good.

I'm also sorry if my having to leave struck a sour note with you. We spoke for a bit, you had to go take care of some Battle things, I sayed around for at least another half hour and you were busy. Unfortunately, I had to go. I figured we could talk later.

You said in your goodbye that you wanted some advice. Mine for you would be to be a little more creative and passionate about your RP.

Good luck on your next.

There will be no white flag above my door. - Dido

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage
Teach me to be shy
Cause it's not hard to fall - Damien Rice

What doesn't kill you makes a fighter, footsteps even lighter - Kelly Clarkso

I came by a lot when you weren't visible and prayed, hoping for interaction. I think I typically came by the ruins at least once if not more than once per log on to pray and seek you out. Personally, if you had in some way said, that you really didn't feel like I was pulling it off in some IC way, that would have helped me. You weren't the biggest reason for my going, but I just wanted more. Tattoo, that would be nice, but even a little whisper or something would have been awesome. I was trying to feel out your religion,a nd how it might work, because as good or pointed as people think the helpfile is, they aren't always going to cover everything. I think I'll know more for next time, should there be one, and who knows, maybe I'll knock your knickers off!

Aaron

I said almost the exact same thing to Graham about a week or two ago aboyt Ysaloerye. Glad it's not just me.

-----Abernyte

P.S. Drop me a mail sometime.

I like you alot and I had alot of fun messing about with you in CF. A big part of our problem I believe was my Connection for some time, my Link was shot to #### (and still is more often then I would like) and I kinda left some people hanging in spots that were ####ty, and also presed in times when I really ooc should not have. I am sorry you died following me but I am sure that I was at that time, in my own frame of thought trying to do the village right.

I am not flawless and I have pressed some times (due to my own rager build) that have cost people lives and at times even con. I apologize to those people because due to my own ability (with my build and skill in my build) to survive and make it out, I did not equate the death of my own friends into such circumstances. You were a good rager, and you were fun to be around.

I am sorry you are gone and I am sorry if I aided yoru deletion in any way

It was a multiple of many things that lead to it. Like I said, Kaasi was a test that I wanted to try, and came out pretty well. Soul of the Mountain was good, but I had 1000hps without it so I probably coulda chosen another legacy and kicked more tail. I may be back, but Battle, IMO, has lost a lot of its appeal to me over the years because of the changes. I don't like having Berserkers being the only ones who follow the plaque. To me, the plaque is the ragers, some of the stuff in the war room, to me, is very anti-courageous and a setback to the village.

Aaron

I'll try and keep it nice too.
You have had some stellar chars, this was not one of them.
Sorry if you felt short-changed on the head patting and oversubscribed on the stubby finger wagging, but if I am on and see things that I think deserve attention then I will interact, either patting or wagging. Now I'm sorry if in this case it was to your detriment (although as I remember it, it was just some Ysal style chiding), but I think the better RP'd chars and good rager material over the long haul get what they deserve. This also works for the bad and the not well played. Both I and Daevryn rewarded Hielikel's char for a throw down with empire, but the more I watched him the more I saw the true measure of the char. I watched you quite a bit, but nothing made me say 'ooh' or 'ahh', now maybe I just saw you at bad times, but the way you talk about this char and what you seemed to expect for him, there should have been no 'bad' times. Lord knows you are capable of those kind of chars.
So I'm sorry if your interaction with me puts you on the Abernythe wagon, (I refrained from saying anything about his last battle char, but he seems quite willing to bash me whenever). Despite what the Dio's posters attempt to portray, I am not in the habit of screwing anyones char over. You have to be a complete moron, or a self sycophant to set torch to timbers of the bridge back to battle, if Ysal boots you out. Even Hielikel could have salvaged things.
Will the village be different with me in it from old days, yes probably. Will it be bad, no I don't think so, as you noted I have the best interest of the village at heart. I honestly think that old school that come into the village and expect it to bend to their view of how it should be, will be ultimately disappointed.

You will manage the village how you like because you are an Imm and to hell with those characters who have played battle consistantly and watched it evolve and change over the years. If you make the hardcore rager players not come back you dont care because you 'did it your way' is frankly pretty stupid. When you boot someone it is fine, I have been booted plenty of times from battle and got back in when the RP that went with it offered it but when you start flinging down the old smites like a child with a new toy then it irks the character somewhat (especially when he is fighting a sworn enemy at the time). This results in you getting told where to go. You have learned well from other high up imms to bring up the old 'I will refrain from talking about his past character' as a means of discrediting opinion but to be honest I know Hrogags faults, namely his inability to land a mage-kill for whatever reason, but he was experimental in the main, cloud ranger hunter to see if bow hits could be deathblowed etc and he did a lot for the cabal, even if it was not in terms of personal mage kills. So to be given one game hour total to get a mage kill then to chastise someone during a fight with Nanorab and then smite them during it just left said rager feeling betrayed by village Immortal and lets not forget the whole village is founded on a betrayal that happened years and years ago. To forget is to forgive and so Hrogag told you to kiss his arse. Unlike many villagers booted out he did not turn from the village or hunt them but instead still defended the villagers, but not the village itself. It was a lack of focus that led me to con-kill him.

-----Abernyte

You always twist things to suit your perception it seems.
I should apologize to Aaron, I should have just left you out of my comments to him, because this stuff isn't about his char at all. I got baited in by your peanut gallery comments, my bad.
If you want to discuss my decisions and thoughts on Hrogag, post it under his thread and we can talk about it there. If you just want to rant and take potshots at me, then don't bother posting.

something that only I do but perhaps I might be misreading you. Hell, Thror and I got on great until he Imm'd then we butted heads plenty but always resolved things because he posted on a thread or just explained things better eventually, as he got longer in the tooth. Drop me a mail and tell me all I did wrong though I resent the comments below saying that you intervene on a zerker that mas no MPKs, gangs and attacks non-cabal enemies and hope they are not aimed at me.

Abernyte@hotmail.com

the comments below about the berserker scenario with 0 MPK was not a potshot at you. I was just trying to illustrate an extreme type of bad-serker, that I would have no hesitation in acting on.

were just to say that your actions remended me alot of Thror when he first hit 54, which was why I posted it there under Aarons post.

-----Abernyte

Change irks old ragers. As long as there are still ragers kicking arses, its all good. Changing how the place is run just makes it more interesting to get in/stay in. Rules are there to be interpreted differently by different people.

The only thing I'd say is worth thought - is letting mortal leaders who enforce the rules/kick out ragers more than immortal. If a mortal leader wants to support a crappy character - even after an immortal has told them 'he's killed no mages' or 'he enjoys numbers on his side far too often' then it might be time to do something if the behaviour continues. Though at least then some blame can be put on the leader for not weeding out the weak or altering their behaviour to something more appropriate. I have no idea how often said leaders are about/available but notes work wonders and giving them responsibilities like that lessens your work and gives them more responsibility.

Yhorian.

Abernyte and I go way back, we will always respect each others chars and be friends. That being said, I jump on nobodies wagon. I did not think Kaasi was stellar, I think I did often go it alone and fight my heart out with nobody else around. I often logged in to find no head, and nobody on. As for this char, heck no it wasn't one of my best, but it probably could have been. I honestly should have taken flails and my pk count would have been way up. I didn't want that "cookie cutter" so to speak right now.

My comment about you is just that you remind me of the young Thror, who I didn't like much, but liked more as time went on. It's not a bad comment, and I don't think you can tell me that as a 53 or 54 you know how to be the best battle imm there is. I have no experience at it at all, so thats not a knock, its just that I do think you will get better with time.

Anyway, summary - Kaasi was mediocre, you are still a young imm, and we will have fun together someday when I make a stellar rager again. It can happen.

Then we are pretty much on the same page.
Trust me when I say that when I see villagers being good villagers, gutting it out like you seem to have done against the odds. I'm the first one in line to get something done to recognize it and let them know. I think had other things not scuttled this char for you and you had stuck around, those are the kind of Ysaleractions you would have gotten.

For example...
Is it most important to deliver results (i.e. kill mages.. (and do it with courage / while patching stuff / while doing whatever the scouts' do), or to get in line and meticously follow guidelines?


>> Despite what the Dio's posters attempt to portray, I am not in the habit of screwing anyones char over.

Dude, don't be a troll.

Not the same. Not Boltthrowers village, not Morgaths, not Nimbus's not Intronan's, not Thror's, not Ordasen's. Different because I'm different, different because the people in the cabal are different, and enemies fluctuate.
The core values of the village are as they have always been, but the village evolves as it always has, and always will.
So yes, a defender who spends all their time hunting mages, not a bad thing, unless they completely ignore the basic tenets of being a defender, like responding to raids, aiding their cabalmates. Then I am going to prompt the commander to correct it and leave it to them for the most part. If their times don't match then I might step in, but only after a good hard look.
A berserker who doesn't have a single mage kill at hero, in itself not a completely bad thing, and as Yhorian said, Commanders are usually the ones I will tell to address it, maybe they see more of the char than I do, but I also see things they do not. A berserker who has no MPKs, constantly gangs non mages, non enemies, yeah your damn straight I'm going to be intervening.

So will I get it right 100% of the time, probably not. I don't think for one min I am the ultimate battle imm. But I know my char to her core, and how she reacts to things. Cyradia teases me that Ysal is a cleverly written AI, and in some ways she's right. I wrote some very definite personality traits down for Ysal, which have through the life of the char served me well for reacting to situations. So while it might not be 100% right, it will be 100% Ysaloerye.

So what you're saying is.. find out the nuances IC :p

I saw you around, thought you were a solid Villager. Didn't really stand out to me, though that could be a function of when I was watching you.

As for Ysal (and this is for you too, Abernyte ), the Village is what it is and the Gods of Battle are who they are. I don't expect every Battle Imm to behave in the exact same way - I expect them to act according to their particular role, and in the best interests of the Village. I've got no problems at all with Ysal and her interactions with mortals. Would I do things differently? Probably, but that's Kasty's RP, and I'm fine with her having a different take than I would. One of the things I miss about both Ordasen and Thror was their no-nonsense approach towards Villagers in general and berserkers in particular. I'm glad to see Ysal's role encompass some of that, since mine usually doesn't.

Anyway, sorry for highjacking the thread, if anyone wants to talk more in depth to the subject, take it to my forum. Thanks!

Kastellyn the Devourer of Magic, Lord of Legends

Funny story: Last time we fought, after I got you all maledicted, I ran to a spot where, if I'd summoned you, you would almost surely have died. Except I didn't actually run to the right place. I stopped one room short of where I meant to go, which put me in an underwater room. So I sat there spamming summon in an underwater room while you ran to safety, finally realizing my mistake after I failed four or five times in a row.

For one, I can stun and heal myself a bit, but second, i had water breathing ready as I came back in...you must have worded or walked out just before I came back to fight you.

Think is, I was never interested in fighting you, because after playing Draktel, I know how futile it is to do so, and defenders are a pain in the butt for shaman, imo.

Good luck and keep truckin!
Aaron