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Husky Dragon

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Lismore's Move - IC Q and A!
« on: May 13, 2013, 06:53:26 pm »
Okay! Since it sounds like alot of the staff are getting questions about the moving event and the IC implications, i've decided i'm going to make a Q+A thread here! I'll go ahead and start by doing a brief recount of exactly what happened in the IC sense that caused Lismore to move!

Lismore suffered a three OOC day invasion because many enemy factions to Lismore discovered that a book of great power was resting inside the city. On the very last day, Fate and Shyon (two inter-dimensional beings who became aware of Lismore through past events) decided to secure the book themselves, right before it was taken, and uprooted the whole of lismore, sending it to a dimension where those that were preying on the island couldn't reach it.

Now, we'll start the Q+A With a few questions i've already been asked..

I. ACCESS

Lismore IS still accessible from the regular world - there is a large, glowing portal where Lismore used to be, clearly visible and accessable from the dock. Entering this portal leads to the dock area of the new city.

Currently, characters can fly between the islands, either with their own flying abilities or by riding the gryphons that are stationed on just about every island.



II. Characters after the event

All characters who returned from the dead during the event itself who were not approved a resurrection in advance are now gone!

All characters who were alive prior to the event who died during the battle are alive once again!



III. Where is Lismore now?

Lismore is now in a seperate dimension full of islands floating through the sky!

Nobody currently knows what is below the islands - no ground is visible below the floating masses of land.

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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2013, 06:54:14 pm »
If there are ANY more questions about the IC end of this event, please ask me here or in secondlife (Ani Aunerfal). Keep in mind that some questions may not be answered because they're IC info only!

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Re: Lismore's Move - IC Q and A!
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2013, 07:25:53 pm »
Sadly my life's been craaaaaazy lately so I couldn't help out! But..I have a question.

Why...are people that were killed during the event alive and well now? I don't understand. Was there some sort of magic that brought them back to life?

Also, whether it was magic or not, I don't really understand why a mass resurrection would be allowed. There's no lasting implications. People can just die over and over and over like a video game and there's no repercussions. I mean, you even posted the names of the deceased in a notice. Now all of a sudden, they're back alive and well like nothing happened? Uhwuh!?

I've been in a few RPs (not many on SL however), but neeeeever have I heard of that sort of thing happening; event or not. Sure a resurrection ceremony has happened before in roleplays I've been in, but it was long, harsh, and brutal on the people who are trying to resurrect their loved one. According to this supposedly devastating event (and a few others I've heard of from Lismore), it seems at the end of the battle, some random guy threw a Party Revival Feather/crates full of Resurrection Potions/tossed a phoenix into the air that exploded - raining Phoenix Downs all over the place. Note that each of those examples were from video games.

I also can't help but wonder how their bodies were brought back. Not sure how anyone died since I wasn't there, but I'd guess some were exploded, stabbed, gutted, chopped, shot, crumpled, etc. And I'd think not all of these people were in the areas that were salvaged and are now in the skies. How were they revived? I just..don't see the continuity in any of this....

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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2013, 07:35:43 pm »
Quote from: Kattilina Lionheart

Why...are people that were killed during the event alive and well now? I don't understand. Was there some sort of magic that brought them back to life?


Yes, there was. Fate, who was one of the beings who assisted Lismore in the escape, is the overseer of Limbo. Her and Shyon (The other being's) mixed abilities allowed them to stop souls from crossing over, and allowed them to be placed back in their original bodies.

Quote from: Kattilina Lionheart
Also, whether it was magic or not, I don't really understand why a mass resurrection would be allowed. There's no lasting implications. People can just die over and over and over like a video game and there's no repercussions. I mean, you even posted the names of the deceased in a notice. Now all of a sudden, they're back alive and well like nothing happened? Uhwuh!?

People didn't die over and over, they were only allowed to die once, during this specific event, and then were resurrected afterwards.

The mass resurrection was allowed because this was an exceedingly dangerous event where we didn't want people to feel like they needed to hold back during the combat, otherwise losing characters that they don't want to lose yet.

Quote from: Kattilina Lionheart
I've been in a few RPs (not many on SL however), but neeeeever have I heard of that sort of thing happening; event or not. Sure a resurrection ceremony has happened before in roleplays I've been in, but it was long, harsh, and brutal on the people who are trying to resurrect their loved one. According to this supposedly devastating event (and a few others I've heard of from Lismore), it seems at the end of the battle, some random guy threw a Party Revival Feather/crates full of Resurrection Potions/tossed a phoenix into the air that exploded - raining Phoenix Downs all over the place. Note that each of those examples were from video games.


To start - Lismore is not whatever other roleplay you've been in. :)

Asides from that, this is the only event that was ever hosted where this was done, where a factor of the roleplay itself did not cause the resurrection - IE, tower challenges where the person's real physical body was never actually in danger.


Quote from: Kattilina Lionheart
I also can't help but wonder how their bodies were brought back. Not sure how anyone died since I wasn't there, but I'd guess some were exploded, stabbed, gutted, chopped, shot, crumpled, etc. And I'd think not all of these people were in the areas that were salvaged and are now in the skies. How were they revived? I just..don't see the continuity in any of this....


Magic!
We don't normally use that as an excuse just like that, but in this case, that's plain and simply what it is.


In all, this part of the roleplay was given a lot of thought and discussion by staff, and we decided (rightfully) that it was a beneficial thing to do in order to support our ultimate goals for the event, allowing the scene to be as epic as possible without players having to worry about losing characters left and right if they didn't want to.
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Husky Dragon

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Re: Lismore's Move - IC Q and A!
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2013, 07:36:29 pm »
I'd like it if this thread was reserved for the use of sharing IC information, not disputing event conditions or occurances.

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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2013, 08:42:51 pm »
Since we are now no longer at Sea-Level and in an entirely different dimension; How do i need to imagine "things" now? Will there be/are there magical ships that fly around more or less or is there some other way of... island to island traveling that works in any other way but taking portals or taking the Gryphons? o..o
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2013, 08:46:44 pm »
Since we are now no longer at Sea-Level and in an entirely different dimension; How do i need to imagine "things" now? Will there be/are there magical ships that fly around more or less or is there some other way of... island to island traveling that works in any other way but taking portals or taking the Gryphons? o..o

Well, if it proves necessary i'm sure we can provide more means of island to island travel. As for what else is going to be out there - we have TONS of plans for what this new dimension has to offer to the roleplay, and it'll all come in time during the course of RP. :3

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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2013, 03:34:52 am »
While Lismore is accessible by the normal-world via this portal, is it possible for Lismorians to return to the normal world? I imagine that, for example, food supplies, new clothes, you know things for COMMERCE and BARE NECESSITIES need to be brought to Lismore quite often, since in these floating islands there is *no* chance for Lismore to be self-sustainable. People who come bearing supplies need to have a method of going back to the real-world, or else everyone in the world will eventually be stuck in Lismore, or Lismore will stop receiving trades and wither away. And, you know...some characters would want to just be able to see the real world again.

How soon are we supposed to expect things to be in order? I mean things like, the guard being set up and organized, Zenko being established again and with the refinery functioning? This was a very shocking event to everyone so I have to wonder how long it would take for things to resume quasi-normality.

I might have a few more but I have to mull over them myself first.
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2013, 04:26:26 am »
I believe the answer to the first question is yes, it works both ways. To the second, it might take a little while for the leadership to finish reeling, but not terribly long, I'd imagine.

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Re: Lismore's Move - IC Q and A!
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2013, 05:25:52 am »
Yes the portal will work on both sides, it is basically implied that another portal lies at the entry point granting people the ability to travel back and forth from the new dimension, to the normal dimension where Lismore once stood. Likiewise that will go for import and export of goods and supplies, though it will indeed take some time ICly for things to be fully set up for import and export but player characters are free to travel back and forth through the portals at any time now.
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Re: Lismore's Move - IC Q and A!
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2013, 09:53:08 am »
Phoenix is currently closed to the public while Xela has construction done (and possibly sends thieves to the ruins of the old Lismore for loot)

Sometime in the very near future they will open up again :D so never fear