. . . yay, please do.

Because it's just unfair that the two Kran in the graphics header in these-here boards both get to look cool carrying torches around whilst dungeon crawling, whilst we don't.

:sulking:

Hi there, Szyx.

Unfortunately, I don't think you're able to edit the basic, fundamental character history chosen through character development.  I'm thinking that Pebbles is alluding to changing your description text -- i.e. what people read when they 'look' at you in-game -- but this doesn't change factors such as your parents names, occupations etc.

Given that those choices were fundamental in your character creation, and in fact used/spent character creation points to give you your starting skills, they're sort of inherent in who your character is by now, anyways.

Also, Karyuu's Gameplay FAQ touches on this slightly:

36.  I don't like my character creation choices, will you change my gender/race/etc?
The choices you have made for your character during the creation process are final – you can change them only by remaking your entire character. No developer or Game Master will make such changes for you.

 . . . hope this helps.

Hmmmn, sounds like someone needs to mount some sort of 'tourist session' to the BD area, to show all the newbie's around.

Just charge 50tria per person, you could make a pretty penny . . .

"[/shout] . . . and now, if I can draw your attention over to your right, you'll notice a large pair of double doors.  These are believed to lead into the stone labyrinths, and . . . "

I'd be keen to join in on the action, if for no other reason than to be one of the 40-odd people who, having received their Scavenger Hunt orders, run as fast as possible back to Hydlaa City . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . stam - PEDE . . !! 

Although, living in the southern hemisphere n' all, I'm wondering what local time it'll be held at?  My character won't do his team any good if he's still sittin' by the side of the road drinking coffee when the dust clears . . . 

Also, will participants know who their team-mates are before the event?  Having an open yet private channel of communication with your team would be a huge advantage, and so I could see resouceful teams looking to form a Guild so as to use /Guild-talk . . .

To me, it all comes down to role-playing.  If you're the kind of group/guild that *would* discuss something in public, then do so . . . as long as it's your characters nature to do so.

Likewise, if your individual character - newbie or not - is curious and/or nosey by nature, then why wouldn't they brazenly walk up to a group deep in personal conversation and insert themselves into it?  Why wouldn't they want to eavesdrop?  It it's what your character would do, then do it.  That's what role-playing *is*.

The only beans I would have with this situation is if the group/guild were to harass such an inquisitive character OOC.  That bites the big kumara.  As other posters have said, whilst most people wouldn't stop upon seeing a group of random strangers talking and simply say hello IRL, this is a game promoting role-playing, and thus promoting that sort of activity - even if for no other reason than for a newbie to 'see how others do it' - and so it happens.  But this is not license for the group to treat the inquisitive player rudely OOC.  If the group see an eavesdropper, and so get their Tuff Guy to roughly tell him or her to beat it, I don't see a problem with it . . . as long as the whole interaction is done in character. 

In this way, there should be no need for a third-party chaperone to then have to tell a newbie finding themselves in such a situation why they've been shut out . . . because the role-playing of being asked to move along should do that.  If, in such a situation, such an inquisitive character gets harassed by a group of players and intimidated OOC, that's when GM's should be notified and those players reported, in my opinion.  But if it's done in character, I can't see anything wrong with it . . . because that's what would actually happen.

It's Body Development, not Enhancement

 . . . ummmn . . . 

Damn chosing all them 'leaves you feeling physical stronger at the expense of your intelligence' choices during character creation . . !!

The "Undetermined" section can just be merged with the inactive :}

 . . . indeed, will plonk them all together once the initial sorting out is done.

Stop reading this and go here: http://hydlaa.com/smf/index.php?topic=31734.0  !






In this post it was revealed that some skills are not yet able to be trained, due to those skill not yet being implemented in-game, and that the Players Guide listing of Inactive Skills was even out-of-date.  Given that this could lead to problems and frustration in game, with new players losing faith in the game when they put effort into training a skill and not seeing any improvement of their character in-game, I thought I'd start this post to keep a tab on which skills were able to be trained, and which were not.

The following lists skills by 'trainability'.  If you know from in-game experience that a given skill either can be trained (i.e. have levelled-up a skill, and have seen actual effects from doing so in-game), or if you know for a certainty that a given skill is still inactive, post here and I'll edit this first post accordingly, to keep the list up to date.



[Last update: August 11th 2007]

Active Skills
(i.e. skills that can be trained, and have an effect in-game)

  Combat Skills
     Knives & Daggers
     Maces & Hammers
     Swords
     Axes
     Melee
     Light Armor
     Medium Armor
     Heavy Armor

  Magic Skills
     Azure Way
     Blue Way
     Brown Way
     Crystal Way
     Dark Way
     Red Way

  Job Skills
     Axe Making
     Blacksmithing
     Knife Making
     Metallurgy
     Mining
     Repair Armors
     Repair Weapons
     Shield Making
     Sword Making   

  Various Skills


Inactive Skills
(i.e. skills that either cannot be trained, or that can be* but do not yet have any effect in-game)

  Combat Skills
     Polearms & Spears
     Ranged
     Shield Handling

  Magic Skills
     Anti-Magic

  Job Skills
     Alchemy
     Herbal
     Baking
     Cooking
     Mace Making
     Brewing
     Masonry
     Painting
     Tailoring
     Glassblowing
     Fishing
     Bow Making
     Leatherworking
     Gem Cutting
     Pottery

  Various Skills
     Assassin Weapon
     Backstab
     Body Development
     Climb
     Find Traps
     Hide in Shadows
     Lockpicking
     Pickpockets
     Set Traps
     Riding
     Swimming
     Empathy
     Argan
     Esteria
     Lah'ar
     Musical Instrument

[ Edit on 8-11-07: Added Repair Armors to working skills list. Thanks Natrina! ]

Non of you guys know the route? You guys must not die at all.

I for one have died countless times, and I've only been playing this game for a week or so.   

No worries, I was helped by a player that goes by the name of 'Fernem Moonpaw'

Jolly good. 

Answers and solutions to in-game puzzles and quests will never be posted in these forums . . . although I'm sure you're aware of that, having already read the Getting Started FAQ.

The easiest way of getting assistance with anything within the game is by doing so in-game, and in-character.  If you're lost, don't know where you are, don't know what you should be doing, or don't know how to do something . . . ask around in-character.  As the game is centered more around role-playing than it is about building uber-characters, people you meet in the game actually want opportunities to role play, and nothing shines a halo more than helping new-comers that don't know their way around yet.

Good luck with the game . . !!