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well tonight was the first time I have expierence a illarion quest.
It was fantastic, being far to weak to tackle demon skeletons "learnt that the hard way". The only thing for me to do was try and find a safe place to hide. Some one guided me to greenbriar were i ended up taking refuge with 3 other players. We even got a demonic skeleton to contend with and survived.
The actual point of this post is not bore you all to tears with my comparatively tame evening. More the point is to say I am loving this game it is by far the most compelling game i have ever played and exactly what I have been looking for online in every "rpg" I have tried. So thanks to all the older players who have humoured me, watched out for and taught me. It is propably not easy for some of the really established players to find time to include a complete newbie. How ever I have found myself emmersed in things big and small. So much so I dont think i have done anything skill wise of note in about two days, not complaining though.
Lastly thank you to however was GM earlyer tonight these quests and such take time and planning I am sure. I for one had a complete ball and loved every moment.
Pendar Fayed

Yea.
Give it some time.

I had some fun, Garett finally got to prove himself worthy of "town guard" and slew a Demon Skeleton 'Lieutenent'. Only thing dissapointing was the hard to identify areas the GM wanted us to go to. We ran around the entire island looking for the "east". Beyond that it was infact a blast.

yes, and after we found the east it became the west lmao

Katsume,
You may have to excuse me I am a simple soul
I am sure my views of the game will change with time, when bored i am always happy to either RP dueling with some one, or actually rp being a tailor or miner. Sounds silly but these little things are a unique expierence to illarion. I have not found gamers any were else actually willing to rp day to day jobs.
That in large part is what has me so addicted, it is dungeon and dragons just as i always dreamed of it but previously couldnt find a way to achieve.
Actually being able to live ones character is pretty unique in any graphical game.

Dont worry about Kasume, we all need someone to contradict our views and Kasume is our man.

Damn nice guy really

Heh, you don't have to have good fighting skills to kill invading monsters.

One of my other characters can't kill anything past a skeleton, but he fought against invaders anyway. I just made him wait until another, stronger character already engaged in combat with the creature, and I stepped in and helped slash.

My character wasn't even scratched, yet he helped the town, and got a full plate set for the spoils. It's a win win situation.

Pendar, I am SOOO sorry I put you there in greenbriar to begin with. You and Wallace both. Im glad you had a good time, but now you can ditch that little thing I said.
"Greenbriar is always safe..."
I realized it would've been better to stay there with you instead of going on the jorney, but hey. At least I got to see my first IG demon.

LOL,
Please dont apologise, we had an absolutely great time. We were literally hiding behind the forge trying to stay out of site. It was great we all really got into the spirit,with all the comraderie and such that goes with impending doom. Then the cloud arrived and we knew the others would come. Killing the skeleton was a real rush as I had only just before been killed by one and the other 2 players I was with propably didnt know there own strength.

Kaja, not only is my skin as thick as my head but i have also spent a lot of time on boards. Despite what people have said or may think katsume adds a lot to the game and the boards. So if he feels like disagreeing with me I am unlightly to mind. So as you say all power to varying viewpoints.

Pendar

I completely respect the fact that you enjoy role-playing a simple character.
But, your character will grow. And suddenly, you won't want your aged old character to be simple anymore. That's where you run into problems.

I like to do this when playing games.
I set one game to my primary game. It's where I devote *most* of my time to. It's where I spend hard nights simply sitting at my desk and blowing off steam and energy on that game. The game that usually wears me out.

Then I set one or two, "mini-games."
Games in which, I'll play before or after I've played my primary game. I'll only spend half an hour to an hour max on it. Most of the time, it tends to be games where a lot of time isn't needed to be put forth.

My opinion about this game is this, this game, essentially, is a must be primary game. It's designed to be a primary game (since gaining skill and such is a pain in the rear-end. As I've said before). But in a sense of Role-Play, this is a secondary game. Or a "mini." As I have turned the game into.
I only log on for short periods of time. And I enjoy it. Every once in a while I might spend a couple hours participating in an event that ironically showed up when I was playing. This is how I think Illarion is most enjoyed.

If the game is played as a primary game, your experience and enjoyment of the game will decline. In my personal opinion. Or, maybe that's just a factor for me. And I wrote the above for nothing.

As for that, please. Continue to play a simple character in which nothing great is ever going to come to him. Because I don't believe it will last.

Well put Katsume,
This game does take a heck of a lot of time that much I have certainly noticed that much. Of course I will eventually seek out grand adventures and to stick my wooden spoon into polotical situations and such.
i think for me the point is that when nothing grand is happening I am also currently content to further my crafting skills,do a few business deals or engage a character on a relatively trivial point to pass the time.
I have thus far been involved in one event occuring and all the rest of the RP i have enjoyed in this game has been made by people around me.
Weather that is being smote by an angry orc cause my character could never stand by and watch a friend in the town guard fight alone. Or learning the intricate art of tailoring. I just thus far try and keep an eye open for an RP possibility.
This is of coure dependant on others willingness to roleplay by the sounds of things I have been lucky in the players I have met thus far.
Time will tell if this attitude remains with me, in reality I cannot long term invest as much time in this game daily as I have been. How ever with luck the sense of fun and wonder wont leave me either.
I trust my previouse post did not seem any way condecending it was meant with all due to respect to a seasoned player.
Pendar