ronikai Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Ohhh, I see what you mean now! Yea, the sentence is pretty ambiguous in that sense. Perhaps it was written that way for an underlying reason? I mean, if the mark can be manipulated by an eleven year old, imagine what someone like Orso Orsi can do. The mark seems to be just that, a mark with only some magic attached to it. It doesn't glow or warn people of you're breaking the rules. Now it just sounds like a shield to me. Like "This is a case of Mastery. YOU, CHILD!" And then the pc just shows the mark and is like "I am of House Kazus. I practice Synchronicity and am unable to practice mastery". Then they go home laughing maniacally and master their clique. And so the "slip the masters mark" really is bugged like that? Phew. I only got it on my cheating charrie, and then never again. I thought I was doing something wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 The PC's Mark can be so easily messed with because Nhordum actually failed his roll when placing it, so the PC's is busted. Mind, that's not to say it's difficult to subvert otherwise, it's mostly intended to be a show of good faith. And the reason it doesn't actively do anything is because it doesn't need to...but I've said enough on that subject already. And yes, currently there's no way to get Sync 11 without mods, but apparently DLC 17 is at least intended to change that (although whether it will remains to be seen). Incidentally, Legate, if the team hasn't yet fixed the bug where you can use Slip The Master's Mark without even having said Mark they might wish to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Schwarzbart; I *think* 17. So DLC 17 is probably with DLC 16 the biggest DLC you ever made for year 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 If not I'm sure it won't be for a lack of trying . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Schwarzbart; It may very well be, at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Is the Merit competition separated by college and student year, or does Y1 simply have no mechanics for non-first years competing despite it happening lore-wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 If I remember right the answer we got already was that each year have this fight on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronikai Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Does that mean that different years can sabotage the y1 competition? Like... Iono... Y4 Godina students wanting the y1 Godina to win, and messing up the other colleges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 It would require subterfuge, since the 4th years would have to create a mess large enough to be docked Merit rather than just being given detention and have first years blamed for it, but if so that could happen, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Metis; Schwarzbart is correct, it's by year. Would be very interesting to see a combined though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Is the by year a true in setting thing or a limitation imposed by the fact that we do't have classmen for all other years? If there is real setting basis for the single year only rule for merit, was there ever a combined merit contest for all years to compete in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Free; It was always intended to be by year, as I understand it, but it's further limited by the fact that only a percentage of upper classmen have been defined. It would be neat to have it combined, but that would require a bunch more calculations, I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 A bunch more calculations not helped by the fact that it wouldn't just be upper classmen that'd have to be at least partially defined, but under classmen as well come Y2 and beyond. That'd be, what, another 100+ NPCs every year? Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronikai Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Oh wow you're totally right. I completely forgot about that. Especially when redrawing the character portraits to match the ages. I mean, it would be fun to befriend some underclassmen, or be strung along some upperclassmen, but that would make the game INSANELY huge right off the bat. It'd be much easier to ease into that with DLC's (like now) but that would still be an incredible amount of work O . O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Will it help to do the adventure of all members of your clique in Y1 for keeping the clique together trough the summer break of Y2 beside the Relationship bonus you get from the adventure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Schwarzbart: Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metis Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Do investigation texts (success and failure) stick around in some way or form in Y2, or is it the same Y1 deal where when you've read it you can't re-read it without retrying the event/stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Metis; Investigations remain, although they are quite different in terms of how they are presented, as you'll see. It's actually pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Free; Courtesy of the Team: "Adelrad von Niefen and Edward Thewkes were students together in the Academy in the early 11th century, and - due to a now-obscure question of honor - neither was willing to receive a degree from the school until the other had received his degree first. Adelrad, without official credentials, went on to become the Aranaz Regent; Edward, equally technically unqualified, became the head of College Durand. Both men lived to the ripe old age of 86, and died on the same day; Thewkes' last words were famously "I think I must concede, Adelrad." Their degrees were issued posthumously and simultaneously, after 75 years of 'study'. Tarvixio Sido has mentioned in the past that he's still technically missing an Astrology credit, and that he's striving to beat the old record - but nobody's quite sure whether he's serious." I thought all Wizards used life extending magics, is dying at 86 not considered early? Is life extension considered rare even with Wizards? I thought they usually lived for a century or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Dream; Not all Wizards have the wealth to use it- it's not uncommon, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Never thought Professor Sido did learn Astrology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I guess being stuck in school they never got much of an income. I just thought life-extension was costly, but it's really, really expensive then? Did we ever hear, what is the highest age anyone is known to have reached? Several centuries? Just a hundred-and-something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Just a hint Ms Schwarzbart you can meet in 2 adventures finished her study at Academagia before the last ban of Gates and Mastery and her background I send in was approved to my knowledge. Also in The Board Game you can get a receipt for such a potion even for sure not one of the stronger one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 What year was it banned? Also with enough magical skill is it possible to negate your age without ingredients? Granted, to a lesser degree, but I'm just wondering if what's really needed is very high Enchant knowledge if you need to rely on items so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 ~300 years ago. Wizard of pre-ban era: A few wizards are still alive from the period before the ban. They were not killed out of hand, but were forbidden to practice their magics and train new apprentices. With wizards that powerful, generally people tend to turn a blind eye... From this thread: http://academagia.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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