You tell the soul of Mephaos, "Pleasure speaking with you."
Mephaos tells you, "No cause - nothing to use against me, and certainly not an RP reason. You'll find yourself a leafy shrub within 2 months."
I thought everyone was exaggerating. This is just getting silly, that man has threatened to issue me/thrown some ridiculous insults every time I have interacted with him.
To be entirely fair, I can't recall who told me but iirc he's genuinely functionally disabled in some fashion. He's still a twat, but I try to show him some leeway.
It might explain both, since I don't know what the problem is! I'm not even sure if he's really being an a-hole because I sincerely doubt he has ever actually won one of these issues.
Sarapis, or whoever decided all the special words for Achaea, kind of encourages the capitalization of random words too. There isn't really a reason that house, city, order, gods (the word, not their names), his/her/she/he etc. for gods, and everything else like that need to be capitalized. Especially since from a rp sense, we are saying those things, so while seeing "He" instead of "he" might seem like we're treating some god with more respect from an ooc sense, it shouldn't make a difference for the game. It's really funny to see people correct other people about that too. "You should show respect by referring to Him as He, not he," is just terrible.
Don't forget that the characters are not speaking English, though. It seems quite plausible that the Achaean languages could have different words distinguishing between immortals' pronouns and mortals', for example, or that the Achaean (or Mhaldorian, Mhun, whatever) for "House" (org.) could sound completely different from the Achaean/Mhaldorian/Mhun for "house" (dwelling). Capitalisation could be just the convention used OOC to "translate" those distinct terms in fictional languages into English. The sentence you see as terrible may well be officious but, to me, it makes sense IC.
It helps clear confusion at times though. My House is an organization I belong to and my house is a building I live in.
Just another reason why the word "guild" was better! (Not making an argument for the org's functionality.) Really, though, you should be making it contextually apparent: "blessings upon your house" or "I am bound by my oaths to house and nation," or something.
I agree with @Alyssea to some extent. While I think certain things (divine pronouns, the big axial alignments) are fine, there's a point where we start capitalising "Mischief" and "Sky" and "Beauty" that it just gets silly. @Pavard's argument falls apart when faced with someone who did this well, like Tolkien, who preserved the original meanings of names even in their "translations." This is ultimately English-language literature, meant for an English-speaking audience, and good Ronald understood that.
I think it gets a bit silly only when people start arguing about it in-game and start correcting each other for not using "correct capitalisation". Otherwise I'm perfectly fine with most of these capitalisations, if it helps to get a certain idea, emphasis, or solemnity across.
I sometimes use capitalisations of certain words for such reasons, like saying "Holy Shrines" when confronting an order enemy about a defilement, while simply talking about "shrines" in a more matter-of-factly discussion about their placement with a fellow order member etc. Likewise I will often capitalize the terms for things like house ideals when mentioning them as "our ideals", but not do so when just casually bringing one of them up. I think it sometimes helps to make myself understood without having to use all too many additional words, which I find a perfectly acceptable goal, seeing how much more nuanced spoken language generally is than written language.
so a priestess is visiting Shallam, then leaves the city to do something, she dies to Ormyrr and I run out of the city expecting Ormyrr forces, so I end up running from fish to NoT, then search all of Pash Valley for the Priestess while other citizens are looking for the Priestess' body. While searching Delos I suddenly get this
You suddenly realize that somehow, you are holding the priestess's body. How strange.
turns out I picked the body up while running to NoTwithout noticing it cause I was looking for Ormyrr )
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I think this was about the only time in 8 years when the first line was actually good advice.
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"Slowly disappear. Never really here."
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
And by that I mean he'll come to the executioner's block.
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
To be entirely fair, I can't recall who told me but iirc he's genuinely functionally disabled in some fashion. He's still a twat, but I try to show him some leeway.
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important
Cascades of quicksilver light streak across the firmament as the celestial voice of Ourania intones, "Oh Jarrod..."
I agree with @Alyssea to some extent. While I think certain things (divine pronouns, the big axial alignments) are fine, there's a point where we start capitalising "Mischief" and "Sky" and "Beauty" that it just gets silly. @Pavard's argument falls apart when faced with someone who did this well, like Tolkien, who preserved the original meanings of names even in their "translations." This is ultimately English-language literature, meant for an English-speaking audience, and good Ronald understood that.
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There is no exit in that direction.
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A muscular ormyrr, a muscular ormyrr, a muscular ormyrr, an ormyrr priest, an ormyrr priest, an ormyrr guard, an ormyrr guard, an ormyrr guard, an ormyrr priest, a muscular ormyrr, and a muscular
ormyrr enter from the south.
3674h, 4726m, 12161e, 15418w cexkdb-0 0 0 0 Time: 22:33:09:583
Charging at you at full speed, a muscular ormyrr grabs you with both arms, squeezing with extreme strength. Bones audibly snap under the pressure, while blood begins to seep from your mouth.
Lowering his head, a muscular ormyrr runs towards you, knocking you back with the impact of his skull.
You have been slain by a muscular ormyrr.
A muscular ormyrr carefully retrieves a primal ember from your corpse.
A gleaming torc falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
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The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin slave falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin foreman falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
The corpse of a goblin miner falls out of your inventory.
All your golden sovereigns fall from your lifeless hands.
A muscular ormyrr grins slyly, reaches down, and takes a simple oaken pipe from the corpse of Thaumas.
0h, 4726m, 12161e, 15418w ex--3674 0 0 0 Time: 22:33:10:153
I think this was about the only time in 8 years when the first line was actually good advice.
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OH MY GOD IT'S REAL
The soul of Ashmond says, "Always with the sniping."
(Clan): Ictinus says, "Stop it Jiraishin, you're making me like you."
open door out
This door has been magically locked shut.
Amunet says in a chic, liquored voice, "Indeed."
ii snifter
You aren't wielding anything in either hand.
You are holding:
You are wearing:
Lisbethae gives a Shining Rockslide to you.
You say to Lisbethae, "Oh. Thank you."
Lisbethae inclines her head politely.
You look about yourself, rubbing your chin thoughtfully.
A short mime suddenly gapes, slams the paper shut, and jumps up, throwing the
invisible pages into the air.
Lisbethae moves to read over the shoulder of the short mime.
Picking up his invisible oar, the mime steps back into his imaginary rowboat and
strenuously fights the current as he departs to the out.
Lisbethae snaps her fingers.
Flair's eyes gleam with generosity.
Flair gives a drinking horn to Amunet.
Flair rubs his hands together greedily.
Amunet tilts back her head and slams a shot of tequila.
You look undecided and say, "That damned door."
Amunet says to Flair in a chic, liquored voice, "Thank you."
Prophet of Babel, Flair Ze'Dekiah says to Amunet, "But of course."
A furry war humgii shouts, "Mathonwy said a bad word!"
Zaeel chuckles long and heartily.
A boy dressed in a goblin costume checks to make sure no one is watching and
pulls a rude face.
Amunet gives a drinking horn to Flair.
Knave Adept Sillias An'bhaird, The Escape Artist yells, "Which one?"
Faur tells you, "For shame!"
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "The dee word."
Knave Adept Sillias An'bhaird, The Escape Artist yells, "Deedub?"
High Consultant Beya Storm yells, "WHERE!?"
Lord of the Carnival, Sheetaa Ashaela yells, "Lets not besmerch the young boys
ears with foul language, please!"
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "No, he's not That bad. He's
kind of good I think, really."
Anaidiana tells you, "Scarring young ones, are we?"
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "Or that's what someone told me
anyway!"
You tell Admiral Anaidiana Obuun-Seir, Pontifex Fluvialis, "Always."
You say lightly to Amunet, "It's always something."
Your eyes sparkle with amusement.
Amunet smirks.
The Red Moon Shista Hibana, Rosen Wolf of the Aerinewild yells, "What'd they say
he was good at? That's the question!"
Xeran pokes at a boy dressed in a goblin costume urgently.
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "Uh oh he said the S word now."
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "I'm telling on you."
The corners of a boy dressed in a goblin costume's mouth turn up as he grins
mischievously.
A boy dressed in a goblin costume says, "They all believe everything I say."
A boy dressed in a goblin costume says, "Because I shout it."
A boy dressed in a goblin costume nods his head slowly, looking very wise.
Zaeel grins mischievously at a boy dressed in a goblin costume.
Like the child he is, a boy dressed in a goblin costume sticks his tongue out at
Xeran.
You laughingly say to a boy dressed in a goblin costume, "Very true."
Beya says to Zaeel in an elaborate, mellow voice, "Hello, lover boy."
Zaeel utters a deep, rumbling laugh.
Cacilia arrives from the northeast.
You see a boy dressed in a goblin costume shout, "Mathonwy said I told the
truth!"
The corners of a boy dressed in a goblin costume's mouth turn up as he grins
mischievously.
You yell, "What do you know? I'm a good influence after all."
I like that his post count is 1 and it had 12 likes. The Force is strong with this one.
(Order): Apollyon says, "My Disciple."
(Order): Apollyon says, "Greetings."
HE EXISTS.
The soul of Ashmond says, "Always with the sniping."
(Clan): Ictinus says, "Stop it Jiraishin, you're making me like you."