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Player Announcements / An Apology, Explanation And Mo...
Last post by Terallis - Today at 02:18 PM(I know this is a wall and a bit of a read, but please read through if you can.)
So, been away for quite some time. Most still about who know me, having been around the server prior for quite a long while. But this thread isn't really about a return announcement or anything like that. But I should say that it may ramble on at times in all that I have to say, as opposed to giving it real segmented structure and all that. So please bear with me.
The most important part about this post, however, should come before anything. When I left, things weren't left in a great state at all; a rather horrible one at that. I had lashed out at two people over a build up of many other factors that I'll get into. If those two on staff want to chime in and make themselves known, that's fine, but I'll leave names out of the overall message here. You know who you are, at least. And to that, I want to deeply apologize for things I had said. Even through build-up and all that was going on at the time, I should never have blown up as I did, nor said the things I did. Emotional state, triggers, or otherwise, there was no excuse for me speaking in that sort of way, then, now, or any other time. So truly, I apologize for all that.
To further things, I also wish to deeply apologize to anyone I've made feel uncomfortable or similar, with any of my RP. It's never been my intent in any form to make anyone feel bad, uncomfortable, afraid, etc. I wasn't aware of how my RP was affecting people until staff reached out to me, but even still, I should've still been more self-aware of the situations and how verbal I was being with specific characters of mine. I know Rune/Alaric was the worst of it, with Eirik not far behind. I can say all I want that everything I do with the characters is entirely IC, but even IC can breach the comfort levels of those around. So, once more, I really do apologize for that.
I'd also like to apologize for the slurs that were put into my farewell post. At the time, I was already gone, but was made aware by a couple others that my post had some really horrible things said, and words put in that I'd never use. That farewell message, unlike the blow-ups I had at the two mentioned, was entirely just meant to be a way to say farewell and thank everyone for all the fun times here. Anything beyond that wasn't done by me, as I'm sure everyone was made aware of the apparent breach into the forums itself. I was not the one who said those horrible things added in that post, but it was still my own post and was likely perceived that way all the same. Staff can verify the edit was a malicious party from the breach. So I do apologize for what happened there, even if it was out of my control.
As a continuation of that breach, I'd also very much like to know if there were any others sent any messages or other posts edited or similar. Aside the two direct ones I mentioned, and the erroneously edited farewell post, there was nothing else I actually did when I was leaving the server. So if anyone was sent anything or similar, I apologize for any of that, and want to say it was very much not me to have done so.
But moving on from apologies now, I did wanna say some other things. I hadn't thought I'd actually be coming back around the server when I left. Me coming back came from a lot of deep thought, and ultimately wanting to RP and play with friends and such. Despite how things seemed before, I have no intention of causing problems or anything like that. I'm not interested in making anyone uncomfortable or anything like that, as previously said, and I'm only really just looking to play again. Even the characters that were the issue at the time, I've already since decided to tone down even more of their personalities, for the sake of enjoyment.
On the note of toning down, though, I do understand, as mentioned, that I wasn't doing things well at a point before. I had actually been working on toning down Rune, especially, over more than six months after being given a warning at the time, about things. But much as was made known at the end and now with my return, I perhaps still wasn't toning him down as much as I thought. To which I very much urge people to PLEASE just send me a message or something to let me know if something I'm doing is making anyone feel uncomfortable. It can often be difficult for me to fully grasp situations like that, especially when it comes to text stuff. So please just tell me, because I have never and will never have any intent of making problems like that for people. All that I do is IC, and that's not indicative of me as a person, OOC.
Now, getting into perhaps the reasoning for that blow-up I had at the end... I've actually kinda said much of it scattered about this post. Before I get into this, please note I'm not trying to make excuses for myself. My intention here is to be as clear and unequivocal as possible. After staff warnings, I had been trying to tone down the more aggressive RP, and with heavily correcting my own behaviour, to make sure I didn't cross any lines. Unfortunately, I began to feel as though my efforts weren't being acknowledged and didn't matter to staff and my fellow players. Now as I said before, I am not trying to make excuses- in the year or so that I've been gone I've come to terms with the fact that my emotions can get out of control, and I don't blame staff for the actions taken against me. The way I blew up was wildly inappropriate and is one of my biggest regrets in my time on this server.
To say again, all of my potential "insulting, abusive, violent, etc" sorts of things were purely IC and part of that particular character. As a player, however, knowing how that RP made others feel has me genuinely horrified and I will be refraining from engaging in that type of RP from now on. Even so, if I ever make anyone uncomfortable again, I plead that you reach out to me so we can talk about it even if it means having a staff mediator to help you feel safe reaching out to me.
To all of that, I want to say again more clearly that I'm deeply sorry for my actions. I'm well aware now of what many people think of me and I'm ashamed that it's come to this point. Please just know that I am not my characters and my characters aren't me. I want everyone to have fun and make fun stories and everything through the RP. I don't want people feeling legitimately bad and uncomfortable.
So with all that rambling, once more, I'm truly sorry for all that happened before, leading up to, and at the moment I had left. Thanks for taking the time to read through this wall, everyone, and hope to see you all in-game again. Or if you wish to keep your distance, that's fine as well.
- Terallis
So, been away for quite some time. Most still about who know me, having been around the server prior for quite a long while. But this thread isn't really about a return announcement or anything like that. But I should say that it may ramble on at times in all that I have to say, as opposed to giving it real segmented structure and all that. So please bear with me.
The most important part about this post, however, should come before anything. When I left, things weren't left in a great state at all; a rather horrible one at that. I had lashed out at two people over a build up of many other factors that I'll get into. If those two on staff want to chime in and make themselves known, that's fine, but I'll leave names out of the overall message here. You know who you are, at least. And to that, I want to deeply apologize for things I had said. Even through build-up and all that was going on at the time, I should never have blown up as I did, nor said the things I did. Emotional state, triggers, or otherwise, there was no excuse for me speaking in that sort of way, then, now, or any other time. So truly, I apologize for all that.
To further things, I also wish to deeply apologize to anyone I've made feel uncomfortable or similar, with any of my RP. It's never been my intent in any form to make anyone feel bad, uncomfortable, afraid, etc. I wasn't aware of how my RP was affecting people until staff reached out to me, but even still, I should've still been more self-aware of the situations and how verbal I was being with specific characters of mine. I know Rune/Alaric was the worst of it, with Eirik not far behind. I can say all I want that everything I do with the characters is entirely IC, but even IC can breach the comfort levels of those around. So, once more, I really do apologize for that.
I'd also like to apologize for the slurs that were put into my farewell post. At the time, I was already gone, but was made aware by a couple others that my post had some really horrible things said, and words put in that I'd never use. That farewell message, unlike the blow-ups I had at the two mentioned, was entirely just meant to be a way to say farewell and thank everyone for all the fun times here. Anything beyond that wasn't done by me, as I'm sure everyone was made aware of the apparent breach into the forums itself. I was not the one who said those horrible things added in that post, but it was still my own post and was likely perceived that way all the same. Staff can verify the edit was a malicious party from the breach. So I do apologize for what happened there, even if it was out of my control.
As a continuation of that breach, I'd also very much like to know if there were any others sent any messages or other posts edited or similar. Aside the two direct ones I mentioned, and the erroneously edited farewell post, there was nothing else I actually did when I was leaving the server. So if anyone was sent anything or similar, I apologize for any of that, and want to say it was very much not me to have done so.
But moving on from apologies now, I did wanna say some other things. I hadn't thought I'd actually be coming back around the server when I left. Me coming back came from a lot of deep thought, and ultimately wanting to RP and play with friends and such. Despite how things seemed before, I have no intention of causing problems or anything like that. I'm not interested in making anyone uncomfortable or anything like that, as previously said, and I'm only really just looking to play again. Even the characters that were the issue at the time, I've already since decided to tone down even more of their personalities, for the sake of enjoyment.
On the note of toning down, though, I do understand, as mentioned, that I wasn't doing things well at a point before. I had actually been working on toning down Rune, especially, over more than six months after being given a warning at the time, about things. But much as was made known at the end and now with my return, I perhaps still wasn't toning him down as much as I thought. To which I very much urge people to PLEASE just send me a message or something to let me know if something I'm doing is making anyone feel uncomfortable. It can often be difficult for me to fully grasp situations like that, especially when it comes to text stuff. So please just tell me, because I have never and will never have any intent of making problems like that for people. All that I do is IC, and that's not indicative of me as a person, OOC.
Now, getting into perhaps the reasoning for that blow-up I had at the end... I've actually kinda said much of it scattered about this post. Before I get into this, please note I'm not trying to make excuses for myself. My intention here is to be as clear and unequivocal as possible. After staff warnings, I had been trying to tone down the more aggressive RP, and with heavily correcting my own behaviour, to make sure I didn't cross any lines. Unfortunately, I began to feel as though my efforts weren't being acknowledged and didn't matter to staff and my fellow players. Now as I said before, I am not trying to make excuses- in the year or so that I've been gone I've come to terms with the fact that my emotions can get out of control, and I don't blame staff for the actions taken against me. The way I blew up was wildly inappropriate and is one of my biggest regrets in my time on this server.
To say again, all of my potential "insulting, abusive, violent, etc" sorts of things were purely IC and part of that particular character. As a player, however, knowing how that RP made others feel has me genuinely horrified and I will be refraining from engaging in that type of RP from now on. Even so, if I ever make anyone uncomfortable again, I plead that you reach out to me so we can talk about it even if it means having a staff mediator to help you feel safe reaching out to me.
To all of that, I want to say again more clearly that I'm deeply sorry for my actions. I'm well aware now of what many people think of me and I'm ashamed that it's come to this point. Please just know that I am not my characters and my characters aren't me. I want everyone to have fun and make fun stories and everything through the RP. I don't want people feeling legitimately bad and uncomfortable.
So with all that rambling, once more, I'm truly sorry for all that happened before, leading up to, and at the moment I had left. Thanks for taking the time to read through this wall, everyone, and hope to see you all in-game again. Or if you wish to keep your distance, that's fine as well.
- Terallis
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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: Some easily adjustable rea...
Last post by aliceofthevoid - Aug 11, 2026, 03:40 PMSuch areas do already exist in the module, just not readily accessible to players
#3
Admin Announcements / Re: Transparency - Player Bans
Last post by Nokteronoth - Aug 10, 2026, 08:06 PMSymbolic Gesture has been banned from the server for using RL slurs. I will note that ignorance isn't a great excuse here - They used the term 'Darkie' to refer to a Drow, specifically because of their skin color. There are so many other examples you can use from lore that don't touch on that. They tried to claim that they were Australian and didn't know the racist connotations of the term, though that's where one of the main, widespread uses of it was in reference to the Aboriginal Australians.
Under rule 2, we ask that you all show respect for one another. This means being cognizant and careful of the diction you use. Some things can be forgiven, such as misgendering a person on accident, or using an obscure term that has gained different relevance - Directly using a word or term to insult about a person based on something they were born with and cannot change is not cool.
Under rule 2, we ask that you all show respect for one another. This means being cognizant and careful of the diction you use. Some things can be forgiven, such as misgendering a person on accident, or using an obscure term that has gained different relevance - Directly using a word or term to insult about a person based on something they were born with and cannot change is not cool.
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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: A List Of Things I'd Like ...
Last post by platinum01 - Aug 08, 2026, 05:23 AMQuote from: SpacePope on Jul 23, 2026, 03:06 PMFor HIPS: the main reason is that while you're stealthed in party, if people can't see you, they can't see your text either, and most prefer being able to RP emotes and such that are seen by the rest of their party member over thinking their messages can be read while they can't. At least that's the reasoning I remember Fox giving back when that was implemented, iirc.
Isn't that what Party Chat is for? Couldn't Quest Chat be used, as well? Just curious. Before the See Stealthed PCs script was added, I used Party Chat while HiPs'd when I needed to communicate.
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Suggestions & Ideas / Some easily adjustable ready-m...
Last post by awakeninfinity - Aug 08, 2026, 01:36 AMI was thinking on the Discord meme of B3 Arabel Sewers and an idea hit me for Adhocs; why not have a selection of easily adjustable areas for adhocs for places like deeper in the sewers and forests around Arabel/Yulash; same could even potentially be done for the underdark. If memory serves, that's the biggest difficulties in running an adhoc is custom building an area for it, no?
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Suggestions & Ideas / Upgrade Lightning Peak
Last post by falchions_and_cunning - Aug 07, 2026, 09:42 AMThe pitch: Lightning Peak feels strange as a T4 dungeon when compared to existing T5 and T6 dungeons. Demons, Mariliths, and the like feel a step up from creatures populating some dungeons that are even higher in tier, such as gnolls and bullywugs.
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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: A List Of Things I'd Like ...
Last post by SewerGoose - Jul 23, 2026, 05:21 PMTo add on to the talk about why HIPS is the way it is, please review our roleplay rules on stealth which includes Hide in Plain Sight: https://wiki.cormyrdalelands.com/en/roleplayrules
In essence: Hide in Plain Sight is NOT invisibility. It allows you to break line of sight while observed, but per server rules you will still be seen if you make zero attempt to actually hide. This includes but is not limited to: Using Hide in Plain Sight to 'vanish' into a crowded city street in the middle of the day, sitting in HiPS in plain view of everyone with absolutely zero cover, etc.. Stealth is currently how it is as a limitation of the game engine to, in part, put these rules into practice.
So please, bear those rules in mind and remember that just because someone mechanically can not see you it does not mean that they realistically cannot see you.
In essence: Hide in Plain Sight is NOT invisibility. It allows you to break line of sight while observed, but per server rules you will still be seen if you make zero attempt to actually hide. This includes but is not limited to: Using Hide in Plain Sight to 'vanish' into a crowded city street in the middle of the day, sitting in HiPS in plain view of everyone with absolutely zero cover, etc.. Stealth is currently how it is as a limitation of the game engine to, in part, put these rules into practice.
So please, bear those rules in mind and remember that just because someone mechanically can not see you it does not mean that they realistically cannot see you.
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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: A List Of Things I'd Like ...
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 23, 2026, 03:06 PMFor HIPS: the main reason is that while you're stealthed in party, if people can't see you, they can't see your text either, and most prefer being able to RP emotes and such that are seen by the rest of their party member over thinking their messages can be read while they can't. At least that's the reasoning I remember Fox giving back when that was implemented, iirc.
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Suggestions & Ideas / Re: A List Of Things I'd Like ...
Last post by The_Mother - Jul 23, 2026, 10:51 AM@IronGauntlets oh don't get me wrong! i am under no impression that any building or scripting is a simple matter and i am well aware that all the builders and scriptors and DMs are vulenteers... things take time... and they should take time and personal matters take priority :D
#10
Suggestions & Ideas / Re: A List Of Things I'd Like ...
Last post by IronGauntlets - Jul 23, 2026, 10:21 AMThere's a lot of things that could be said about these requests, but I will only answer to the one relevant to the role I hold now:
Building the world takes a lot of time and all of us are volunteers. Sure it is old and could use a lot of touch-ups as well as some excitement added into it, but in the end, it takes someone sitting down and doing all the work while balancing every other part of that builder's life. Have some patience, it's not a quick process and much of it takes a lot of hours of manpower just to do. Things are being redone and rebuilt. We want the world to have life breathed into it as much as anyone else does.
Building the world takes a lot of time and all of us are volunteers. Sure it is old and could use a lot of touch-ups as well as some excitement added into it, but in the end, it takes someone sitting down and doing all the work while balancing every other part of that builder's life. Have some patience, it's not a quick process and much of it takes a lot of hours of manpower just to do. Things are being redone and rebuilt. We want the world to have life breathed into it as much as anyone else does.