#pi:update

Sup nerds! I, Mod Nat, come to you all with a couple of new updates.

Magic Points (MP)

First off: MP! I’ve been deliberating on what do to with this underutilized (and tricky) stat for a while now, and instead of removing it entirely, I have decided to simplify it! Much like what was done with HP a while back, MP will now remain at a constant of 10 for all characters! Hopefully that makes it much easier to manage.

Because of this, it will be removed from the lines for level ups, to give other stats more room to shine. This also means that any muses that currently have a MP value may keep 10 of those points, and distribute the remaining ones amongst the rest of their stats!

Now that this change has come into effect, please edit your menus, character abilities and the like accordingly! If you need help on changing MP values in relation to the new MP rule, feel free to give me a holler!

Also, the new effects of the Ether items are as follows:

Ether - Heals 2 MP.

Hi-Ether - Heals 6 MP.

Turbo Ether - Heals 10 MP.

So if you have these items or sell them in your establishments, please keep the new effects in mind, and/or update them accordingly!

Summon Stats and Leveling

The second update? Summons! It was already established in a previous update post that summon spirits may level up alongside the summoner they’re contracted to. But! Instead of that summon taking on the exact same stat boosts as their summoner, we have decided to change things up a little.

Now, when summon spirits level up, their stat boosts will be solely determined by the Summoner’s M.ATK, due to the magical link both spirit and summoner share. The Summoner will take their current M.ATK (whatever it is at the time of level up), and halve it, applying that number to all of their spirit’s stats!

Example: Summoner Violet advances to Level 6, and has an M.ATK of 20. She would halve that into 10, and apply a +10 boost to all of Undine’s stats, except for HP and MP of course.

Every single spirit bound to the summoner will level the same time as them, so the stat boosting would apply to all of them. If a Summoner is dropped from the group, or releases a spirit from their pact, that spirit will revert back to their base stats.

Also, a few changes have been made to how summon spirits work as a whole! Check their individual pages (found via the Summons page) to see what they are in-depth, but to summarize:

Summons are no longer a one-and-done deal. Once summoned, they can remain on the field --- safely --- for a max of three turns! Any longer than that, and the Summoner will have 4 HP subtracted from their current AND max HP total, for the remainder of the battle/voyage. That’s what happens when you overuse magic, folks.

While a summon is out on the field, the summoner will fight using that summon’s specific set of stats, instead of their own. Once the spirit is called back, the Summoner will go back to using their own set.

Instead of having to roll for which attack the summon will use, you can choose it yourself, depending on what you feel is best for the situation. Things like hits, misses and ultimates still have to be rolled for, though.

Sup, homies. Mod Nat here, and ya girl is back at it with an update. We have created a new page detailing magic and how it works in this universe, as well as a tiny bit of lore relating to the Gods, races, and wizards/witches. This has been something that’s been planned for a while, and it is finally done!

Hey everyone!

After Arcadia’s astounding victory at the Founding Celebration back in March, they won a new location: a floating island! And now, the Explorer’s Guild finally has finished Arcadia’s prize for winning the point competition: a floating island called Elysia!

Elysia is a floating island enchanted to always be within a two mile radius of Arcadia Island, and it drifts around depending on the wind and the weather. To access Elysia, you must go to an enchanted teleporter at the foot of Mt. Reinier. The teleporter will take you to Elysia in the matter of seconds!

Elysia was built out of the ruins of an island that was slowly sinking down into the ocean, and thus has plenty of nooks and crannies to explore while up on the island. The land is also as rich with rune energy as Arcadia is due to it being imbued with the power of a rune sphere!

Along with this new location, Arcadia has also received:

Three new business locations, all restricted to Elysia.

These business locations cannot be moved off of Elysia. If you want any of these business spots, you’re doing business up in the clouds and in the middle of some dank ass ruins.

The cost of starting a business on Elysia is 30,000G to start it up as the owner and boss! You are building everything from the ground up, after all!

A new line for the Foraging Minigame! 

This is a more limited line that can only be done by foraging exclusively on Elysia. 

This line does not change during the seasons. However, there is zero chance of finding stones, monster drops, and some other items this way.

Hello, friends!

I, Mod Nat, come to you today with another update. It’s nothing too major, but we’re sure the Gunner class characters will appreciate this one!

A section for guns have now been added to the categories listed in the Forging minigame. And not just in one, but three different flavors! They are as follows:

Hand Guns - Exactly what it says on the tin. Guns that can be held in and used in one hand, such as pistols.

Long Guns - This one’s pretty self-explanatory, too! These guns are of a longer and heavier build, and used with both hands. This is where you’ll be finding the rifles and muskets and the like.

Dual Guns - And last but not least, dual wielded guns! These are just like the handguns, but with double the power. These are the guns for the cool kids. ;)

All three of these sections have been added to the game with their own recipe lists, so check it out when you get the time, and if you find yourself interested, go wild!

Hello! Welcome to another edition of “We Put Update In Your Regularly Scheduled Group Yayyyyyyy.”

Today, our topic is on Discord RPs and how they count for activity. So before now, a Discord or Chatzy RP would only count towards one post in the activity check. This includes events, voyages, and various other threads done through other platforms. While this is primarily a Tumblr RP group and we wish to remain primarily based in Tumblr, we don’t want to punish those who spend a great deal of effort into these other RPs.

Upped Activity Based on Word Count:

So starting here forth, Discord or Chatzy RPs can be counted for more than one activity point based on the following:

The Discord or Chatzy RP must meet the word requirements below.

The Discord or Chatzy RP is not based on an AU via Field of Dreams, as it is basically a dream (Reflection Isle and Otherworldly Gate based RPs will qualify because characters are living through those events as an outsider).

You must have at least two Tumblr posts count for your check in order to qualify.

All Discord or Chatzy RPs that you wish to have approved for boosted activity must be sent to the main for a moderator to check the word count and make sure that there. Like. Isn’t a page filled with just the word potato written 10,000 times.

You may only have one Discord or Chatzy RP have boosted activity. For example, if you have two Discord threads approved for 3 points of activity in the span of one check, only one will count as 3 while the other will count as just 1 point for you, leaving you with only 4 points towards your activity check (not counting those 2 Tumblr posts you also need!).

So, basically, if you reach a certain word count, you can seek approval from the moderators. Submit your recording documents directly to the main, and we’ll post with how much it will count towards your activity and tag all participants (unless it is a group of 5 or over).

Wordcounts:

One Person Threads (aka Closed Posts): Will remain 1 activity point across the board, as it is basically fanfiction after a certain point.

Two Person Threads: 

7,500 Words or Over: Two Activity Points

10,000 Words or Over: Three Activity Points

Three Person Threads:

10,000 Words or Over: Two Activity Points

12,500 Words or Over: Three Activity Points

Four Person Threads:

12,500 Words or Over: Two Activity Points

15,000 Words or Over: Three Activity Points

Five Person Group or More: 

Because there is a lot of variability to large groups RPing, we will remain at a hard 1 activity point. This is primarily because we do not want people jumping into large groups and posting once only to nab that boosted activity, should a group hit a large word count. 

Moderators may boost activity for main event threads at their own personal discretion. But please move forward knowing that there is a very large chance that all events will only count for 1 activity point.

Please note that the moderators are able to change word count requirements or withhold boosted activity at their own discretion, with proper explanations be given to the group for why boosted activity was withheld.

Hey everyone! 

Here’s a very minor update regarding characters, particularly with their levelling, equipment, and inventory, and doing voyages, missions, and events.

Basically, from now on, when a character begins a voyage, goes on a mission, or participates in a stat or fighting-based event, their levels, equipment, and inventory will be locked in place for that event. So if your character scores some new equipment, levels up, or gets some more inventory (such as potions), those will not be able to count towards any event, voyage, or mission that they are currently on.

For voyages and missions, the lock will start at the posting of their full mission or of their island. So if you are Level 10 with one healing potion when you start the voyage or mission, that is what you’ll have for the entire voyage or mission.

For events, such as the current tournament, the lock will begin when the event starts.

You will still get the level ups, new equipment, and new inventory if you are under a sort of lock, but you will not be able to apply your new gains towards any of these voyages or events you are currently doing. 

So, for example, if you get an island and get some Healing Potions after the island has been posted, then you cannot use these Healing Potions towards your island voyage. The reasoning is because voyages and missions are done under the assumption that your character is already fully prepared to voyage or undertake a mission when you set out, and your character can’t go back and get more equipment or items once you set out (and, of course, they can’t suddenly have more battle experience mid-mission or voyage with a level up). And, of course, your character cannot conviniently be prepared for every single situation they may encounter on the sea. In addition, it’s always fun to see what characters will do when they realize they’re way in over their head!

Hey there, nerds! So we’re in the middle of working on our battle system, and the first of these updates is going to come to the Weapons, Equipment, and Accessories system. 

Basically, we’re switching to a more custom system for your character’s equipment going into battle. If you look at any page in the forging minigame, you’ll see that we’ve changed every single stat boost for every single item made in the minigame. You’ll notice that these numbers are a lot smaller than before, mainly because we’re going to try working with smaller numbers moving forward. In addition, you’ll see that there are a bunch of ‘EMPTY SLOTS’ attached to many of these weapons and items.

So what are these Empty Slots for?

Empty Slots are extra spaces to further upgrade your equipment. 

We have compiled a complete list of every single item that can be used as an upgrade to your equipment, each with specific effects they have if used in an upgrade to your item. This list can now be found on the Character Information Doc. So, for example, if you have a Broadsword with one empty slot, you are able to use the forging minigame to fill that empty slot with one additional item. You can use a piece of Junk Ore for an additional +1 Attack...or you could add a Shade Stone to give it the Darkness Elemental. Once you use up a slot, the effect cannot be removed.

Items have different rarities attached to them and need extra materials to apply the upgrade. Common items only need a small forge, uncommon items need a medium forge, and rare or ultra rare items require a large forge. A majority of these items can be found by just doing other minigames around the group, like the mining minigame and the forging minigame.

However...some ultra rare items with some amazing effects could be won as prizes in events or found on certain islands ;)

If you fail at your attempt to upgrade your weapon or equipment in the forging minigame, you keep your Upgrade Item, but you lose the empty slot you were hoping to fill.

As a result of this update, we are changing all equipable items currently held by any character and sold by any shop. If your character has items equipped or if you are the owner of a shop that sells any weapon or accessory, please edit the proper areas ASAP to reflect this change. If the items can be found in the forging minigame, please change your items to reflect the new stat changes WITH EMPTY SLOTS INCLUDED. If your items cannot be found in the forging minigame, please contact either moderator for to properly change your weapon to the proper stats.

It’s been a long time since the Explorer’s Voyage minigame was implemented, and it’s been long overdue for an overhaul. Thus, we’re now introducing a refurbished Explorer’s Guild Voyage minigame! A majority of it remains the same and all voyage-based items will still remain relevant, but here are the changes listed below...

There is a new Chatzy line to use for voyages: /choose new island, monster, new island, stranded, new island, ???, new island, pirates, monster, new island, ???, new island, pirates, stranded, new island, monster, stranded, new island, stranded, monster, pirates

As you can see, the options for Thunderstorm, Titanic, and Empty Tank have been completely removed.

There is a new option, Stranded. When this option lands, the voyage gets caught in a thunderstorm and wash up on a discovered island, where they will be stuck for at least 24 hours. The island the voyagers wash up on will be decided by the mods after messaging the main. The only islands that a voyager can be stranded on are islands with constant events (such as the newly found Reflection Island), islands with incomplete plots (such as Isle of the Fairies), and islands that could potentially be recycled for our amusement (what if more dopplegangers wound up on Erstaz Island...?). No island with regular visitors, such as Exire or Bellicose Isle, can be reached with this option.

Every voyager on the voyage may now remove one option from the Chatzy line prior to rolling. Previously, a four person voyage could only remove three options. Now all four voyagers may choose something to remove from the line.

If the voyage gets an option that results in the destruction or theft of their boat, such as Stranded, while using a character’s personal boat, that character no longer has a boat to use. They must purchase another boat or rent the guild boat for 10,000G the next time they voyage...or go on another character’s boat. This was always assumed, but has now been made clear in the minigame.

If there is a tie in the minigame, then all voyagers must re-roll.