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#	3767
Type	content expansion
By	Chaos
When	May 9 2008 5:20 PM
Description	Added a fun new low-level monster type to the Caves of Sionell, in fairly considerable quantity.
Result	With any luck, the Caves of Sionell become a reasonable newbie adventuring location, rather than solely a quest site.
Reason	It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Projects	Caves of Sionell
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "added new low-level monster type to Caves of Sionell"

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#	3764
Type	content revision
By	Erebus
When	May 8 2008 11:38 PM
Description	casting spells in combat will now train your legerdemain skill
Result	order is restored to to the universe
Reason	made sense that it should train itself
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "combat spell casting trains legerdemain"

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#	3763
Type	content expansion
By	Erebus
When	May 8 2008 10:02 PM
Description	azure magi can enchant their own/others hands with electrical damage
Result	have this
Reason	someone mentioned it
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure spell: shocking grasp"

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#	3762
Type	content bug fix
By	Twilight
When	May 6 2008 11:26 PM
Description	strangmacht was bugged to give tens of thousands of points to throw attack rating. ahrikol wasn't nearly strong enough for how much xp he's worth (500k)
Result	fixed
Reason	broken
Projects	Ringwielders, ELF
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "nerfed strangmacht (was bugged), buffed ahrikol"

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#	3761
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	May 6 2008 9:12 PM
Description	weapon enchantment. reduces the attack speed of the weapon, increases it's penetration, forces a small attack scatter, and occasionally sucks a little endurance because it drags your arm around so much
Result	spells
Reason	spells
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure spell: sylphic pulse"

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#	3760
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	May 5 2008 8:23 PM
Description	paralyzes the victim in a way similar to GLC emerald bands
Result	bondage
Reason	spells
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure spell: scithial bonds"

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#	3759
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	May 3 2008 3:16 PM
Description	armour enchantment that decreases the encumbrance of a piece of armour (by how much and for how long depending on the skill of the caster)
Result	spells
Reason	spells
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure magi spell: feather mantle"

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#	3758
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	May 2 2008 10:42 PM
Description	so careless magi don't get their sp continually drained mysteriously
Result	less irritation
Reason	lots of requests for this one
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure spell to call lost summons back"

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#	3757
Type	content bug fix
By	Twilight
When	May 2 2008 8:29 PM
Description	the damage-over-time caustic effect of kazarak drains with intensification that is undodgable, primal, and retardedly good, now works again
Result	more kaz silliness
Reason	they were set up in a bogus way that modernizing causts broke
Projects	Kazarak
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "fixed kaz drain causts"

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#	3755
Type	content bug fix
By	Twilight
When	May 2 2008 4:23 AM
Description	yay
Result	now they won't
Reason	some of them would randomly go away on reinc
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "all azure magi auras/enchantments/curses autokeep properly"

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#	3754
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	May 2 2008 4:11 AM
Description	gives you some interesting traits
Result	still on track for that
Reason	want to do at least one azure spell a day until 100 spells
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "azure magi spell: cloud form"

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#	3753
Type	content revision
By	Twilight
When	May 1 2008 10:32 PM
Description	it was either give them the orienteering req or remove the hardiness spec
Result	free stuff sucks
Reason	people that had a req in literacy for some other means, i.e. any magi or scholarly-like non-hardiness guild, could get free hardiness access
Projects	Explorers
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "gave explorers an orientering req"

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#	3751
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	Apr 30 2008 5:26 PM
Description	mind maelstrom gives you a mental disorder and psionic resistance. see the spell help file.
Result	versatility
Reason	creepy, cool
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "new azure spells: mind maelstrom, and three secret spells"

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#	3750
Type	content expansion
By	Xellinus
When	Apr 29 2008 11:04 PM
Description	Added "Knowledge of the winds" to the azures. The wind knows things... things like the names of players and things... and stuff.
Result	Players can now know things. Thanks to that lovely wind.
Reason	new spell.... ID and such
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "New azure spell "Knowledge of the winds""

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#	3749
Type	content bug fix
By	Erebus
When	Apr 29 2008 7:34 PM
Description	the ghost of miorin will now teleport you upon touch after you have learned his incantation
Result	kinda works now so you can leave the place
Reason	didn't work at all
Projects	Dome of Terror
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "the ghost of miorin will teleport you"

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#	3748
Type	lib expansion
By	Erebus
When	Apr 29 2008 6:30 PM
Description	you can now attempt to gouge the eyes of your target, temporarily blinding them
Result	have more general combat maneuvers
Reason	wanted more of these
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "added 'eye gouge' general maneuver"

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#	3747
Type	lib revision
By	Chaos
When	Apr 29 2008 12:09 AM
Description	1) Increased the amount of skill experience that a single instructor lesson grants by 2.5x, while reducing the gold cost per experience by 50%, for a net effect of 2.5x effectiveness, 1.25x cost per lesson. 2) Removed the mechanic where there was a short timeout before an instructor could give you another lesson in a given topic again. 3) Added a mechanism where, before an instructor can give you another lesson in the same topic again, you have to get some experience in the skill from another source -- skill use, other instructors, whatever. This limit will eventually time out for memory saving purposes, but it takes a long time. It does not presently carry across reboots.
Result	1) Instructors train you faster and for less money relative to benefit. 2) More incentive for people to play the game, less incentive for them to tick at trainers. (Hopefully almost zero incentive for ticking.)
Reason	The behavioral incentive structure was wrong.
Version	revision incremented to Ain Soph 2.2.801
Rating	Rate "instructor mechanics revisions"

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#	3746
Type	content expansion
By	Erebus
When	Apr 28 2008 7:59 PM
Description	gave azure magi a group spell to enchant their friends' wielded weapons with lightning charges
Result	mage utility
Reason	more mage-ish things
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "added spell 'thunderforge' to azure magi"

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#	3745
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	Apr 27 2008 10:03 PM
Description	this spell is now extremely powerful and extremely dangerous even to potential bystandards. be warned.
Result	spell that i'll probably have to nerf soon
Reason	wanted a really uber spell for azures
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "reintroduced electrical storm for azures"

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#	3744
Type	content revision
By	Twilight
When	Apr 27 2008 11:53 AM
Description	a day or two ago i generally decreased energy costs for all azure spells. yesterday i added a subordination bonus for all summons equal to the azure's rating in summoning (it lasts for as long as the azure retains control of the spirit). the new spell is a spell that breaks doors.
Result	profuse spellcasting
Reason	magi should cast spells all the time and for everything
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "new azure spell: compression ram; misc azure revisions"

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#	3743
Type	content revision
By	Twilight
When	Apr 26 2008 11:58 PM
Description	first they have higher initial reqs. second, all of the things which they got bonuses in which were also required for them, are now required to a higher degree when you get the bonus... so no more totally free access
Result	more reasonable
Reason	wandslinger was too cheap specialty wise
Projects	Wandslingers
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "increased wandslinger spec requirements in a few ways"

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#	3740
Type	content expansion
By	Chaos
When	Apr 26 2008 3:41 PM
Description	seeker spark is a small sorcerous lightning effect that is incapable of missing under ordinary circumstances
Result	trying out inerrant effects
Reason	thought it'd be interesting
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "new azure spell: seeker spark"

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#	3739
Type	content expansion
By	Twilight
When	Apr 26 2008 1:47 PM
Description	magick dart is a spell similar to wind blast, a little less efficient, that deals pure magick damage. helpful against things only hurt by mana. sunlit senses is an awesome perception/astral perception/night vision enchantment, probably one of the best around. definitely the prettiest. incidentally i also added a sunset color template that's totally overpowered.
Result	continuing fun for me
Reason	want more fun
Projects	Azure Magi
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "two new azure spells: sunlit senses and magick dart"

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#	3738
Type	lib revision
By	Twilight
When	Apr 26 2008 11:52 AM
Description	also spruced up the race a bit, converted spec reqs to bonuses and increase their assim by 1. this brings them more in line with other elder races
Result	mechanics coincide
Reason	there's some conflict of requirement mechanics given that their assim is so low that you can't vivi with a greater race
Version	revision incremented to Ain Soph 2.2.798
Rating	Rate "made raptorak's legend req instead of hero"

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#	3736
Type	content expansion
By	Elronuan kail Elronuan
When	Apr 26 2008 1:44 AM
Description	Added a status bar element to display the current number of attackers
Result	Have this
Reason	Wanted this
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "count attackers status bar element added"

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#	3735
Type	content revision
By	Chaos
When	Apr 25 2008 11:08 PM
Description	revised Sir Lancelot so that his training (which is for Knights of the Round Table only) is offered at super-mega-low discount rates
Result	Lance trains Knights out of his duty to Camelot, not for the cash.
Reason	Knights are all in it together, and if one of the main things that they're meant to get is solid combat skill training, it makes sense to not gouge them for gold on it.
Projects	Camelot
Version	not updated
Rating	Rate "super-inexpensive training for knights from Lancelot"

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#	3734
Type	lib revision
By	Twilight
When	Apr 25 2008 9:09 PM
Description	most of you will notice this with the resting interrupt message, but there are others as well. see help set color style for more info
Result	helpful, customizable failure mesages
Reason	these were getting lost in spam
Version	revision incremented to Ain Soph 2.2.796
Rating	Rate "process interrupts will display with status: failure color"

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