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Can we peel off that last piece of the bandaid that has mostly been ripped from the AULD days and just allow this to happen please?

Throwing weapons have it and it hasn't caused a problem in ages, even with the weight reduction to NOTHING for most of them.

One less Modini criminal in the Well. Thanks for all of the ups and downs while playing this bitter and resentful PC. She very much hated the Sultan, the Janissary, and always worked to make their lives worse off while trying to empower the floating city.

There are Janissary and blue npcs in a lot of exterior areas around the Well and it makes PVP very weird since they are commonly traveled places but are mostly just being ignored anyway.

Giant's road area
Krak Gate refugees
South of the coin gate there are like 3 Janissary standing at wooden wall
Probably some more

Colmes,

There is only one champion of this Well and it is not some worthless harlot named Asherias Myl made in the false bloodsands of our Well. I picked up the banner when it fell. I marched through orcs and artillery alike. I secured the entire flank so that the gates could be taken, and I marched to those very gates afterward to see that we didn't falter behind Aurelio. If you want a show in Kha'esh, then I'll fight this "champion" myself and we'll put on a proper bout and spill some blood for the right audience.

Once they drain their captured Orcs or otherwise, this girl and I will resolve the matter in a seventh bout, a bonus for our allies to witness.

- Balestriere Emilia Laurentis

Sweet Foscari...

I believe that you and your advisor will find the following contract suitable when concerning the acquisition and protection of the Healing House. Should you have desires and otherwise beyond this, please come and see me at once so that we can get them resolved. Remember, sweet girl, that contracts are personal things and should not be shared out among the masses.

Healing House Contract

1. The Banda Rossa will commit a starting fund of 2,000 dinari to 'The House of Healing' operated by
Fiordelise Foscari.

2. Members of the Banda Rossa shall have access to this facility at all times by key and lock in order to receive healing and support from their efforts abroad in the many skirmishes and wars of this ashen wasteland.

3. The dinari and wares of the deceased within the 'House of Healing', operated by Fiordelise Foscari, will go to the Banda Rossa who in turn shall re-allocate up to fifty percent of the amount back into the 'House of Healing', operated by Fiordelise Foscari who may in turn invest these funds towards her business.

4. A Recluta of the Banda Rossa will assist in guarding this property owned by Fiordelise Foscari at all hours of the day.

5. Fiordelise Foscari will assume a full time protecting contract by means of the Recluta of the Banda Rossa while this business contract remains in effect. She and her approved aids and employees will be protected from outside threats by the Recluta of the Banda Rossa, as they are able to provide.

Emilia Laurentis


 

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Qari,

The tablet property is of interest to me and I understand you had a hand in the taking of it. As a favor between old friends, I need it cleared out and rented to Fiordelise Foscari. Whatever you and the guildmaster resolved there is not of my concern. I'm sure that you can make this happen for me?

Balestriere Emilia Laurentis.

Sergeant,

As you had requested I am delivering to you this report alongside the previously delivered evidence. Morganna Skatterhawk was once a member of our Banderossi and had abandoned her oaths, fleeing to the wastes with stolen reports and otherwise from our fortress.

I approached her on this matter outside of the Rose Gate and she became hostile and dismissive. I reminded her that would we need the stolen trinkets back and it turned into a little battle of sorts. She ran here and there before conjuring a great and wicked demon of eyes and tentacles that I dare say could have threatened hundreds of refugees if we had not been able to dispose of it.

She then fled further into the wastes and we eventually brought her low after she conjured other things of the Djinn. It became hectic at this point, all quite a blur really, and we had to flee the scene from the eruptions of Djinn magics, luckily not before removing her head so that she could not bring harm upon Ephia's Well.

Upon returning to the Well, the first thing I could do was seek you and the Apothar Zol Nur out so that we might rid ourselves of the wicked trinkets that she carried. You'll recall that she often called herself the "spiked bitch" and wore that helmet. I believe most of the Well could speak to that as well.

Should you require more from the Banda Rossa, please do inform us at once.

Balestriere Emilia Laurentis
Mirliva of the Well's Auxiliary
Banner-Champion of the Bronze War

Legates,

While the urgency to press for conscription is clear, there are some matters to clarify beyond our chaotic assembly. My proposal, above all else, was for the refugee that comes forth to the well seeking solace and haven in these times of warfare. Still, somehow you allowed the weeping astronomer to take their vices out on the voiced they so despise and added that part in.

Secondly, I insist it is still a mistake to force these conscripts into the accord rather than into a separate and fully identifiable branch of the Well itself. With that said, I shall put to writing what I believe should be put to law as we move forward:

"- Any refugee entering the Well shall be subject, if able, to be conscripted into the Militia of the Heron within three days of arrival, should they not already be taken into the ranks of the Nadiri, Scarab, Recluta, Acolyte, or Students of the Balladeers.

- From within this Militia of the Heron, the Warmaster or Commander may extract leading conscripts into their relative banners as required and needed, at any time.

- The Voiced of the Well, excluding the Baz'eel natives, Legates, prelates, and specified individuals by mutual agreement of the Legates shall join this Militia of the Heron as "Strategos", or whatever term you so desire in this rat nest.

- Alongside the roles of Commander, and Warmaster, we shall assign a Capo to oversee this flock of birds and send them pecking in the right direction. This overseer shall be given right to Conscript alongside the Warmaster and Commander, and right to proclaim betrayers and refusers to this wartime law.

Any conscript who refuses appropriate orders, flees duty, or conspires against the Well in any form shall be subject to death without trial"


I of course, volunteer myself to oversee this affair. I will need a few hundred pretty cloaks, perhaps even with a heron on the back. Let us clean up this mess we swiftly made at assembly and organize it properly!

Lovingly,

Balestriere Emilia Laurentis

Not sure if it's possible, but a lot of the time when NPCs are involved it just gets defaulted to "murder" or otherwise if they go down. It would be nice if whatever mode you were on applied to them too I think.

Prince,

See the songbook of the dead poet to the fortress and I'll pretend you don't still live. One less thing to worry about, hm?

- We talked about a vessel on the pearl to please your father

I have this weird memory of the player list being hidden in the past and loving it. Can we reduce EFUSL to just showing population and hiding the player list?

I strongly feel that EFU is very well balanced for the level range we play in, being effectively 6-10, and that it has been refined over the years to be very balanced for that.

With that said, V6 feels very "grindy" in XP rewards for questing, which actually tends to support the wrong behavior of doing things like farming bounty systems or otherwise in order to progress.

I'd really encourage a change to increasing the XP rewards to the 8 max quests. I know there were changes to the death system, but it was really heavily countered by a massive decrease in the quest XP for level 8. Furthermore, even with the revert to "level 8 PCs can now gain XP in quests", they were already nerfed in level to basically negate that, so it isn't witnessed by most PCs. 

I overall don't think that we should be balancing the system around a few random PCs that manage to obliterate the system without a lot of effort. We all know the ones, but in general, the masses don't enjoy that luxury.

Furthermore!!! The 9/10 content is really cool and should be enjoyed more often.


I beg and plead to increase the XP gains so that more people can see the content as I think it lends to a really nice atmospheric / lore addition in v6.

Esteemed Janissary,

As it is clear you are wanting to revert the law of accomplices in the near future, we of the Banda Rossa are also in want of something. I seek to put down an offer with your Legion that the Banda Rossa shall be given three days advanced notice upon any bounty of the Fourth Legion. This of course favors us, but more so, the secrecy of the bounties allows us to work swiftly and without alerting the target or their allies.

If we are unable to acquire the target in that timeframe, then of course the Legion would be expected to make their needs public once again. I will await you in the Krak Des Roses to discuss the matter in person with the Balestriere.

- Recluta Emilia Laurentis

Lieutenant,

The man known as Alejandro Benjazar has wares of the Cinquefoil Rose that no longer belong to him, and they are things that I desire back in our custody. In effort to both maintain and bolster our accord, I desire to reach an agreement with your fourth legion to confiscate them in our presence and in turn, will donate 2,000 dinari to your coffers from my personal funds. Once these stories and songs from the old world are stripped from his person and in my hands, we will consider the matter settled completely.

We look forward to assisting you in other matters along the way and afterward, ridding our Krak Des Roses of the villainous filth who try to escape the reach of law and further aiding in the capture of the exile or escapee.

Sincerely,

Recluta Emilia Laurentis

The Rose Gate, Coin gate, and other areas directly near the Well aren't flagged as 'outdoors' for rangers.

Felch,

You left me for days again. Last time you smelled like roses and bards, and those pretty girls with Sultan voices in all of their perfumes. I decided for you though that it's time you be the man you were meant to be and stop playing these little games.

Find Akna, become her prelate, and plan to do what you really dream about. Help the people of this Well....


-Lucia 

Akna,

Name Jerrod Felch your prelate and you'll have the protection of me and mine. I heard you whispering many times over as I was blending in with the refugees or guardsmen, and I know that you fell into this situation of politics without much of a guide or desire. He can be your guide and the spears of the my people below can be directed to our true enemies.

Drop your reply down the grate near the Souk when Pra'Raj hits his zenith and it will be brough to me.


Oh...isn't it weird that when they threaten to withdraw the shade, a storm of ash follows? We can make it right. We can shade the people and accomplish the goal of my Queen and that Grandmaster while removing the poisonous eels and Qa'immi betrayers from our home.

- Lucia

Lightdew,

The necromonger wyrm kisser is dead. They're not welcome in my house either. The legion protects the Well, Queen or Sultan alike. Put Redhem and Vico on trial and my spear won't touch a Janissary for a while, so long as they behave.

- Lucia

- Give Rangers ITWF at 8 instead of 9 to match the prior change / requirement to 8 AB

- Give Rangers second FE at 4, and third at 8

- Swashbuckler +1 dodge AC if nothing held in off hand

- Rangers maintain their bonuses in medium armor instead of just light

- Pure clerics need a little something to step outside of the massively consistent role.
Tithe 1/day / 3 levels. By using /c tithe, you sacrifice 50 GP to gain ONE of the following as a /free action/:

* 1 Bonus APR for 2 turns
* +3 true damage for 2 turns
* +4 regen / round for 2 turns
* A divine explosion, dealing 2dlvl true damage to enemies in a colossal radius.
* Divine stand - All allies in a large radius are bestowed with Contingency for 2 turns
* etc... insert other ideas


- Chain shirts are considered light armor

- Weapon focus / Weapon specialization / improved critical changed to:

Swords
Axes
Pikes (Halberds, spears, etc)
Blunt (Flails, maces)
Light weapons (finessse)
Bows/crossbows


Summon spells have been changed - They are now much stronger and last 2x as long, but you may only have one summon / spell level out at a time.

Summon swarm removed


Animal bond:
All Druid / Ranger animal companions have a native 5/1 DR, and gain 1/2 of the caster's skills.


Fighters gain Momentum at level 6. Upon delivering a critical hit, their weapon becomes as if Keen for 2 rounds. Upon receiving a critical hit, the fighter gains 5/- DR for 1 round.


Pure Rogues gain deceptive strike -

Deceptive strike applies 1/3rd of your sneak attack damage to any creature immune to sneak attacks. Even the bones or wires of your foes have a weakness, and you've found it. Thus, a level 6 rogue will deal 2d bonus damage, on flanking, to enemies immune to sneak attacks.


Pure monks receive uncanny dodge at level 5


Pure barbarians receive 1/- damage reduction


Riposte from Parry will damage all nearby enemies in range as if struck by your weapon.

Having a natural AND modified parry score of 10 will now grant the deflect arrows feat and +1 dodge AC. In short, this will act like tumble does for bonus AC, so if you are wearing heavy armor / shields it will be harder to accomplish. You must have 10 invested points and maintain it after the armor check penalty.

As the title says, I don't think the script actually needs an npc dealer.

Could we just get a few /c RoyalDragon command that checks for a deck of cards and allows the game to begin? This would allow any player to act as the dealer or house by starting it with /c RoyalDealer or whatever, and others to participate as normal with the copy/pasted stuff.

:)