Merry Xiosiamas

[XF25]

This is kinda bad name...but I heard it when Xiosia was giving away gifts. Merry Xiosiamas!

[Skrein]

What did everyone wish for this fine night?

[firiban]

can we also celebrate LaanX-mas?

[Arerano]

It must be a joke...

but thinking of the recent happenings, I am really unsure if it couldn't possibly be true.

Shocking.
Maybe I need another sig., something like "OOC is the new IC".

[Sen]

Well, first, congrats to those who had the pleasure of receiving gifts. I can imagine it was a very nice experience 

I also wonder a bit though how it came to this; if it's true what I heard it was.. hmmm.. really surprising.


Sen

[Orgonwukh]

Could someone explain this a bit more in detail, please?
I wonder what Xiosia expects in return. Do those who received gifts have to provide something in return? Like finding more disciples for the religion?
Has Xiosia a contract with the Octarchy? Or can she just create items and houses on demands?
I also wonder if Xiosia will give gifts on the muslim and jewish holidays as well.
Are we allowed to mine on sabbath?

[Skrein]

Sure, I'll explain it. One fateful night, at the smithy's shop, the Goddess Xiosia appeared in the flesh and bone and granted every wish the people could come up with. Very nice Holidays presents, I think.

[Mouli]

I also wonder if Xiosia will give gifts on the muslim and jewish holidays as well.
Are we allowed to mine on sabbath?

good question !!

I think Rakshak is right !
PS is not dying. It's being killed.

[Arerano]

Maybe we can also get santa jelly bag caps next year.
Oh, and now that "items can have lights" as we have seen with torches and camp fires, maybe we can have christmas tree items, small ones for the hands and bigger ones to be put into the guild houses.

wouldn't THAT be great?

[Timmothy Perriwinkle]

You're all whiney little [insert preferred insulting noun here].

I would have greatly enjoyed getting to experience life as a groffel. And mainly I found this an eye opener because apparantly everyone present were great little RPers, when they had something to gain. So instead of whining "OMG XIOSA'S KILLING RP!" Remember that RP has been dead since Crystal Blue, and it's nice to have a lead on how it could be effectively encouraged.

[Under the moon]

The only place roleplay can die is inside yourself.

Here, within the bounds of all my characters, it is alive and well. RP can't be killed, but you can let it die. I mourn the loss of yours.

[GarethEvers]

anybody know if the rest of the people on Xiosia's list will get their wishes granted? She had to leave before my name was called - waited ~2hrs lol

[Raekh]

So PLers are all envious because few people were granted levels, and RPers are all pissed because that thing appeared to make no sense.

If there was such a huge event, a goddess turning dermorian and granting dozens of wishes that is, shouldnt there be some aftermath, books written about it, a monument errected, maybe even Laanx be questioned since Xiosia did lots of good right in Laanx' (the symbol/statue) face?
If RPers are meant to be happy and roleplay along, and include this event into the whole play, please make it kinda decent enough. At the moment I will certainly refrain from taking it any ICish at all, because if I would do that, then all other stuff would loose relevance, like that tree growth in the magic garden, or any other god at all.

So did this event have any background, a figured out idea, a plan, or was it more or less a spontaneous idea, some incident better be considered isolated (ala "hey its xmas, lets bring it into PS for tonight!")?

[Hrothbert]

Ok for Xiosia she has a habit of showing up 'in the flesh' She did so a few times during the riverling storyline.

For the RPness of said event I agree with the last post on a couple of points:

1] Xiosia is considered a minor God, at least by what I have read in the books , So to do all this giving and blessing in the plaza instead of in the secret garden is a bit odd, especially near the Statue and temple of Laanx.

2] Xiosia appears to be attempting to collect more followers, and unless Laanx blesses her subjects in a similar way, which I doubt she will it is not in Laanxs character for this kind of gifting, It appears Xiosia may gain those followers.

3] Seeing some sort of recourse from Talad or Laanx would be nice, either by their Avatars showing up or through a new storyline of cryer reports in the Plaza or what not, Would make this event to be more palatable to the RPers.

4] Giving of talents was a nice effect being that the Goddess now appears to favour certain people, Being the pantheology that Yliakum has this is all within context and very fitting, and would cause certain ramifications.

Well theres my take and thanks for listening to those that do.

[Orgonwukh]

So did this event have any background, a figured out idea, a plan, or was it more or less a spontaneous idea, some incident better be considered isolated (ala "hey its xmas, lets bring it into PS for tonight!")?

That is what I actually was asking, too. Maybe I should be less sarcastic.
For my char, who exists almost 2 years (RL), it would have a bombastic impact if it was really like I assume: Anyone just asked for a gift and received it.
During these 2 years:

• Talad never showed any proof of existence to my char.
• Laanx proofed existence by killing people only.
• Xiosia proofed existence by giving dozens of precious gifts at one night.

You might figure what this means to a Diaboli.

@Timmothy: Insults are often a sign of a lack of arguments. It is also impolite.