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AmigaDragon 1258521266|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
hard to miss, but maybe mistaken for something else, like if covered by dirt and plants, they could think it's just a hill.
Ryx 1258492589|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Yes, there are markers along the roads approaching Metamor.
In simple: A pole with a cross-arm under which is an inverted black triangle (a general multi-cultural sign for 'bad juju here'). Each curse marker is topped by a mage-lit lamp so it's easy to see even at night.
Ryx 1258492433|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I'm with Matt on this one…. completely confused about this news of something that huge near Silvassa.
Pyramids on the scale of Giza would be darn hard to miss, even if they were cursed territory.
MishaFox 1258267107|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I am having issues with getting List emails. I am not receiving any from either list. till I get this figured out if you send a story or email to the list please send it to my own email address too.
AmigaDragon 1258260787|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I don't really care much how it's implemented, just that if I can find an affordable reader, there's a way to get whole stories or the whole archive or whatever in a simple step. I'll leave the details of how to the rest of you.
Thaeus 1258232165|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Eh. Just squeak me if you ever want more ideas.
I'm not that fussed about wholly db-driven sites, although that's pretty much what I do for work. :) You could use a db just for tracking data about stories, like when uploaded, who the authors were, etc. A script could generate zips for download. And I think as is, you could add "print version" links to the story pages without too much trouble.
Yarr!!
Virmir 1258170018|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Interesting idea… I've never heard of this output buffering before. Looks like something worth looking into. ;)
I've been considering ways to transition to a totally DB-driven backend, but always thought I'd draw a line and just keep the "old" static HTML stories the "old way", and pull newer stuff through the DB, maintaining it using Wordpress or Drupal or one of those content management things in the background. (All transparent to the reader of course. Just background stuff. Haven't really persued anything yet because honestly making a handful of HTML pages per month isn't that big of a deal.) Throwing it all in the DB would make nifty stuff like full archive downloads possible though.
Quickly skimmed the article and it doesn't look so bad. I have a lot of projects going on at the moment, but think in a few weeks I'll schedule a weekend to do some more archive work. Thanks for the idea, Thae!
Thaeus 1258103492|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
:P You could totally slurp the stories into a db. I dunno zigactly what the story schema is anymore, but I remember that there were some PHP variables with metadata, then including some sort of header template, then raw HTML, then including the footer template. And it's probably using includes instead of requires or include_onces. All you'd have to do is link the stories directory to another place so that you can use new header and footer templates, then, through the power of output buffering (http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-start.php), you can capture the story as a string and stick it in the db.
If you want, I could probably write a script to do that for you. We just need to figure out what the db schema should be.
I dunno much about e-book formats or exporting to PDF, but standalone HTML downloads shoudn't be that big an issue.
Kampkraft 1257990022|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
And go dungeon crawling too! Don't forget the obligatory BBEG at the bottom/end of the dungeon with treasure chests everywhere!
Radioactive Toast 1257950977|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Oooo… Cursed pyramids? Now that sounds like a must have; we could have a mummy dungeon! ;)
MatthiasRat 1257900108|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I have completely forgotten what that story is about. Care to refresh my memory?
Dominus tecum
MatthiasRat 1257900076|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
There are probably warnings in the last town outside of the curse, but I'm not sure if there are any signs up yet. There probably would be some sort of marker to show the limits of the curse, but any pictographs or symbols on it would have to be explained by those who are familiar with them. The concept is just a little difficult to convey in simple pictures. At least to my mind.
Dominus tecum
MatthiasRat 1257899940|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Uh, I already wrote descriptions of Silvassa in LToY, and they certainly didn't have pyramids there! If there are any there, they'd be very small. It's possible that if there are any pyramids in this area, the people living there now considered them cursed and keep their distance from them.
Dominus tecum
ChrisBradford 1257882097|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I have to wonder if we can do some work on Oren's description of the island and the people who populate it, so it isn't the bad joke seen in "Privilege of Serving"?
ChrisBradford 1257881591|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hmm! I can make use of this information. Thanks.
AmigaDragon 1257800838|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
For new visitors to the Metamor valley that haven't heard (correctly) about the curse, are any of the roads into the valley marked with warning signs stating that to stay "past this point" more than 10-14 days is to invite and accept being cursed to one of the three forms?
Sure, many people outside of Metamor may be illiterate, but perhaps some pictorial could accompany any text warning.
Once someone determines (I assume years down the line) that the curse border is expanding, such signs should be moved periodically.
MishaFox 1257790602|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
OK! first off - How do you pronounce Kkarrt? K-Kart.
Also I do have a location for Kkarrt being roughly in the area where the border between the Sathmore Empire and the Pyralian Kingdoms. There is a river that runs from the Sathmore mountain range to the ocean. The one major city on that map is Silvassa. That river is the MK version of the Nile. the Kkarrt empire spread out on both sides of the river for a good distance. There are bound to be at few pyramids along the river. Especially at Silvassa which was once the capital of Kkarrt.
See also: http://mkworld.wikidot.com/org:kkarrt-empire
AmigaDragon 1257755580|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Also keep in mind that after so many centuries, the climate and flora (and fauna but that's beside the point) may have changed drastically. While in varying possible states of ruin or preservation, they might be buried and resemble hills, though maybe too regularly shaped for a natural hill.
RavenB 1257751739|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Also, while we're on the subject, how the HELL do you pronounce "Kkarrt"? This could be important for my podcast someday. :)
RavenB 1257751439|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Any idea where they would be located on the map? I'm thinking that the Sondesharan Desert has the best climate for them, but I don't know if Kkarrt ever ruled that part of the world.
