PCs:Richance Weller

2009-01-03T18:19:04Z

Vroshgrak:

PCs:Richance Weller

2009-01-03T18:15:00Z

Vroshgrak:

Vroshgrak:

Guild:Shemathen

2006-04-23T04:59:06Z

Vroshgrak:

Shemathen Le'Yeritath

Alignment: any

Base of operations: T'Nanshi forest, In a cave. We do outreach wherever nature needs us.

How to contact us: Stop by the forest, the plants and animals are our eyes and ears. (Post in the Druid & Ranger Forum)

What we do: We plant plants, guard plants, keep the ebony out of tnanshi, heal the sick and wounded, some of us serve in the army, we develop a working knowledge of nature, without a goal of profiteering. Some of us have been known to harass crafters, whether gathering or producing. Wide open to what we do, really if it is in the forests best interest someone of us will do it.

What to expect: Very chaotic, we haven't had a moot (meeting) in probably 2 or 3 months, and when we did, there was 5-6 people there, out of the 20ish members we have. Almost always one of us in the wilderness, certainly somewhere in Avlis at all times. We like having fun, and talking about the forest, and despite what FunkOdyssey or Keikobad says, the [[shrumping|shrumping]] is kept to a minimum.

Who we want: We want Rangers and Druids, most of us are multiclassed, and I think we have some people without any ranger or druid levels, as I said, we are very chaotic, so we don't like rules, so if you want to join, we'll talk. Plus you get a kickass forum avatar like mine.
[[Category:Guilds|Shemathen]]

The Graffiti Wall:Avlis Checkers

2006-04-23T04:57:11Z

Vroshgrak: /* Moves */

[[Category:Games]]
__TOC__

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==Rules==
Avlis checkers is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. One player has dark pieces, and the other has light pieces. Pieces move diagonally and pieces of the opponent are captured by jumping over them.

The rules of this variant of draughts are:
* '''Board ''' The board is an 8×8 grid, with alternating dark and light squares, called a checkerboard. The playable surface that consists of the 32 dark squares only. A consequence of this is that, from each player's perspective, the left and right corners encourage different strategies.

* '''Pieces ''' There are two kinds of pieces: "men" and "kings".
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{|
| ||men||kings
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|Black (Maleki)
|[[Image:Checkers_cbd70.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Checkers_kbd70.jpg|80px]]
|-
|Red (O'Ma)
|[[Image:Checkers_crd70.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Checkers_krd70.jpg|80px]]
|}
</center>

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* '''Starting Position ''' Each player starts with 12 pieces on the three rows closest to their own side, as shown in the diagram. The row closest to each player is called the "crownhead" or "kings row". The black (darker color) side moves first.

* '''How to Move ''' There are two ways to move a piece: simply sliding a piece diagonally forward to an adjacent and unoccupied dark square, or "jumping" a piece of the opposing player. It is possible for a piece to be "jumped" if on one side there is an opposing piece and the opposite side is vacant. In this case, one piece would "jump over" the other into the vacant square on the opposite side. A piece that is jumped is captured and removed from the board. Multiple-jump moves are possible if when the jumping piece lands there is another opposing piece with a vacant square on the opposite side. Jumping is mandatory and cannot be passed up to make a non-jumping move, nor can fewer than the maximum jumps possible be taken in a multiple-jump move. When there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the most amount of captures. However, one must make all the captures in that sequence.

* '''Kings ''' If a player's piece moves into the kings row on the opposing player's side of the board, that piece is said to be "kinged" and gains the ability to move in both forward and backward directions. If player's piece jumps into the kings row, the move terminates (it cannot jump out (as in a multiple-jump move) until that move has ended and the piece has been kinged).

* '''How the Game Ends''' A player wins by capturing all of the opposing player's pieces, or by leaving the opposing player with no legal moves.

* '''Listing Moves''' *List recent move at the top!

:*'''D8-C7''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:*'''A3-A7''' [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''C5-B4''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:----
:* You win [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''E7-D6''' [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''A3-C5''' Forced capture
:*'''C5-B4''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:*-
:*-
|}

== Open Games ==

===Game 1===

====Board for open game 1====

 
 
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3| | |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
2| |cr| |cr| |cr| |cr|=
1|cr| |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
a b c d e f g h
|60}}
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====Moves====
{|
|-

* .'''A3-B4''' [[User:Nob|Nob]]
* -'''D6-E5''' [[User:Vroshgrak|Vroshgrak]]
* .
* -
* .
* -
* .
* -
|}

==Tournament Games==

The Graffiti Wall:Avlis Checkers

2006-04-23T04:55:19Z

Vroshgrak: /* Moves */

[[Category:Games]]
__TOC__

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==Rules==
Avlis checkers is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. One player has dark pieces, and the other has light pieces. Pieces move diagonally and pieces of the opponent are captured by jumping over them.

The rules of this variant of draughts are:
* '''Board ''' The board is an 8×8 grid, with alternating dark and light squares, called a checkerboard. The playable surface that consists of the 32 dark squares only. A consequence of this is that, from each player's perspective, the left and right corners encourage different strategies.

* '''Pieces ''' There are two kinds of pieces: "men" and "kings".
<center>
{|
| ||men||kings
|-
|Black (Maleki)
|[[Image:Checkers_cbd70.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Checkers_kbd70.jpg|80px]]
|-
|Red (O'Ma)
|[[Image:Checkers_crd70.jpg|80px]]
|[[Image:Checkers_krd70.jpg|80px]]
|}
</center>

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8| |cb| |cb| |cb| |cb|=
7|cb| |cb| |cb| |cb| |=
6| |cb| |cb| |cb| |cb|=
5| | | | | | | | |=
4| | | | | | | | |=
3|cr| |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
2| |cr| |cr| |cr| |cr|=
1|cr| |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
a b c d e f g h
|20}}
|}
* '''Starting Position ''' Each player starts with 12 pieces on the three rows closest to their own side, as shown in the diagram. The row closest to each player is called the "crownhead" or "kings row". The black (darker color) side moves first.

* '''How to Move ''' There are two ways to move a piece: simply sliding a piece diagonally forward to an adjacent and unoccupied dark square, or "jumping" a piece of the opposing player. It is possible for a piece to be "jumped" if on one side there is an opposing piece and the opposite side is vacant. In this case, one piece would "jump over" the other into the vacant square on the opposite side. A piece that is jumped is captured and removed from the board. Multiple-jump moves are possible if when the jumping piece lands there is another opposing piece with a vacant square on the opposite side. Jumping is mandatory and cannot be passed up to make a non-jumping move, nor can fewer than the maximum jumps possible be taken in a multiple-jump move. When there is more than one way for a player to jump, one may choose which sequence to make, not necessarily the sequence that will result in the most amount of captures. However, one must make all the captures in that sequence.

* '''Kings ''' If a player's piece moves into the kings row on the opposing player's side of the board, that piece is said to be "kinged" and gains the ability to move in both forward and backward directions. If player's piece jumps into the kings row, the move terminates (it cannot jump out (as in a multiple-jump move) until that move has ended and the piece has been kinged).

* '''How the Game Ends''' A player wins by capturing all of the opposing player's pieces, or by leaving the opposing player with no legal moves.

* '''Listing Moves''' *List recent move at the top!

:*'''D8-C7''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:*'''A3-A7''' [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''C5-B4''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:----
:* You win [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''E7-D6''' [[User:Tissa|Tissa]]
:*'''A3-C5''' Forced capture
:*'''C5-B4''' [[User:Tissa|Aspen]]
:*-
:*-
|}

== Open Games ==

===Game 1===

====Board for open game 1====

 
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
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{{Checkers position|=
8| |cb| |cb| |cb| |cb|=
7|cb| |cb| |cb| |cb| |=
6| |cb| | | |cb| |cb|=
5| | | | |cb| | | |=
4| |cr| | | | | | |=
3| | |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
2| |cr| |cr| |cr| |cr|=
1|cr| |cr| |cr| |cr| |=
a b c d e f g h
|60}}
|}

====Moves====
{|
|-

* .'''A3-B4''' [[User:Nob|Nob]]
* -'''C6-D5''' [[User:Vroshgrak|Vroshgrak]]
* .
* -
* .
* -
* .
* -
|}

==Tournament Games==

The Graffiti Wall:Avlis Checkers

2006-04-23T04:53:31Z

Vroshgrak: /* Board for open game 1 */

The Graffiti Wall:Word Association

2006-04-23T04:45:19Z

Vroshgrak: /* Main Word: 'Zvidureth' */

= Introduction =
This is a fun and simple game. It's in [[The Graffiti Wall]] - feel free to join in! It's a good place to practice making links to articles, and to start looking for [[Special:Random interesting articles]] on the [[Main Page|Avlis Player Wiki]].

== How to Play ==
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By way of example, a game might start off with: <code>Mikona</code>. Then, the next person might add <code>Mikona, Mikon,</code>. And after a few more rounds, we might get <code>Mikona, Mikon, gods, Cha'reth, Healers, guilds, ...</code>

Simply, the game involves adding ''a single word'' to the list that is related to the previous one. Avoid repeating words, and keep the links tasteful! Clearly, as the game develops, one gets a pretty long list! If you're stuck for ideas, link to the last word in the list and add the first link that appears on that page as the next link. Thus [[Ferrell]] would be followed by [[Pg:T'Nanshi|T'Nanshi]], and [[[[Pg:M%27Chek|M'Chek]] by [[Mikona]].

Try to update the word count each time you add a word. The official limit for the main game is 400 words.

Occasionally, it's good to have some ''branches'' that diverge the main game into several sections. The official limit for said branches is 80 words. Try not to make a branch when the main game is about to close down; that will only store your branch away in the archives. Please only branch when the word exists in the word list.

'''In spirit of the game, please only type one word consecutively.''' Then, another person can respond to your word, and the game continues!
|}

= The game =


== Main Word: 'Zvidureth' ==
'''[[Zvidureth]]''', [[Nanshilae]], [[Dru'El]],[[Elf]],[[Angadar]],[[Magic Missile]]

PCs:Riadoc

2006-03-27T17:18:57Z

Vroshgrak:

'''Riadoc'''
----
Riadoc was born in Minur Khuzad as the only child of Yrelina and Journiac Minureumaupholtoffenstopelbop. His father, Journiac, is a high ranking priest of Fegall who served in an administrative role at the Gnomish Research Institute, until its destruction. Riadoc's mother, Yrelina, is an expert alchemist and often took Riadoc with as she was looking for plants and baubles to use in her potions. During his childhood, which remained rather uneventful, he spent much time in Le'Or'T'Nanshi where his mother found a market for her potions.

Between the traveling and the time in Le'Or'T'Nanshi, Riadoc's natural curiousity bloomed into a drive for understanding and comprehension and catalogization of as much knowledge as possible. His father feared his son would turn into an impartial Vorinite so Riadoc was put on a strict course of assisting Journiac in his more priestly duties. Especially when he would go to bless new babies and give last rites to those who fell, whether by sword, contraption, beast, or age. This phase lasted for about a decade, until it became clear that Riadoc's heart wasn't with Fegall, but Dra'Nar. In the early years with his mother in Le'Or'T'Nanshi, a favorite past time of his was to follow the great processions into the High Temple of Dra'Nar and listen for long hours to the services. While individually this would have just been a normal childhood experience, combining it with a decade of seeing so many babies and so many heroes, it acted as a catalyst for his open worship of Dra'Nar.

While this was slightly disappointing to his father who wished for Riadoc to follow in his illustrious footsteps as a pirest of Fegall, his mother saw the benefits of his new faith. It was about this time that Riadoc began studying a few books on wizardry that he had borrowed from the Research Institute's Archives. As the primary goal of the G.R.I. is that of crafting, and physical manipulation, the books focused on the practical applications of transmutation on cogs, wheels, doodads, and thingamabobs. Artificing went hand in hand with contraptioneering for many of the workers at the G.R.I.

Decades past like this, with narry a change in their lifestyle. Riadoc's amazing memory had already absorbed the lessons from the books at the Institute, but he had little chance else to go on, until he met a dwarven wizard name Kadrin Duraz. Kadrin helped tutor Riadoc in the magical arts. One aspect of this tutoring was to see more of the world, and explore various caves and ecosystems around the southern half of the continent. After a while, Kadrin had joined the Ivory Order of the Sun, and soon Riadoc followed suit.

By the time of Riadoc's 150 birthday, in 1986, the war between T'Nanshi and M'Chek was well under way, and he found a prodigous amount of work for someone versed in the lore of Dra'Nar. Never in the rest of his life had he met so many heroes and so many orphans as during the war, and so Riadoc spent the next forty years or so primarily in M'Chek and T'Nanshi looking out for those in need. During this time period his mother began to fall ill with a mysterious disease that her husband was unable to treat. This requires Riadoc from time to time to return home to spent up to months watching out for her health and assisting her, while Journiac is busy on business.

'''Some highlights in Riadoc's career:''' 
1. Senior Magi of Deglos for the Ivory Order of the Sun (resigned, in favor of Kleinzaub) 
2. 2nd Place in the Avlissian Chess Tournament in Kuras (match tied: 1 1/2 - 1 1/2, given to Sasha Konstantine for play strength) 
3. Destruction of Gnomish Research Institute (forced his father to find another place to work, and spurred Riadoc into Pro-Gnomish Action) 
4. Passing of Kadrin to old age (Dra'Nar bless his soul)

Gnome

2006-03-27T16:52:30Z

Vroshgrak: /* PC Statistics */

<center>{{Races}}</center>
----
{| align=right
|-
|[[Image:Gnome_male.jpg|thumb|100px|Gnome male]]
||[[Image:Gnome_female.jpg|thumb|62px|Gnome female]]
|}
__TOC__
== PC Statistics ==

'''Ability Score Adjustments:''' +2 Con -2 Str

'''Favored Class:''' [[Wizard]] 
'''Lifespan:''' Up to 400 years. 
'''Special Abilities and Feats:''' 
[[Small Stature]] 
[[Hardiness vs. Illusions]] 
[[Offensive Training vs. Reptilians]] 
[[Offensive Training vs. Goblinoids]] 
[[Defensive Training vs. Giants]] 
[[Skill Affinity: Listen]] 
[[Skill Affinity: Concentration]] 
[[Spell Focus: Illusion]] 
[[Lowlight Vision]] 

== Overview ==

The diminutive race of gnomes is thought to be an offshoot of the [[Dwarf, Dubgaldokin|dwarven]] race that traces its roots back to a few centuries after the [[Pg:The_Great_War|Great War]]. A dwarven hero by the name of [[Pg:Lesser_Gods#Fegall|Fegall]], who fought many battles in the Great War and was reputed to be an innovative crafter, gained the admiration of thousands of galdokin followers who sought to emulate him and learn from him. Over time, this adulation caused Fegall to ascend to godhood, and a few centuries after that, the isolation of Fegall's followers caused them to exhibit differences from their now distant galdokin cousins. The races became so different in appearance, outlook, and attitudes towards craftsmanship, in fact, that they came to be called gnomes.

== Personality ==

Unlike their distant dwarven cousins, gnomes are cheery and curious. They are so curious, in fact, that many have died for this quality in unfortunate and sometimes ironic accidents. Nevertheless, even though they possess many differences from dwarves, they stem from the same original stock and therefore have much in common. Gnomes prize hard work, though not for the good it can do for society or their fellow peoples. Rather, they prize work in a manner that borders on obsession born out of curiosity and unfocussed ambition. Gnomish craftsmanship goes above and beyond the traditional areas of dwarven work. They are known to take part in all the conventional crafts that dwarves engage in, but they also consider the term "crafting" to cover a much more broad spectrum of activities. Scientific pursuits, as well as technology, and even magic are all considered crafts. There are also many other unconventional trades that gnomes study which are considered to be under none of the above-mentioned things. Examples can include sock weaving, hair grooming, book illumination, and even bug collecting. Where dwarves partake of crafting in order to create the perfect item, gnomes see crafting as something that is to be researched and extended to create new and wonderful items.

Generally, gnomes are fun-loving and compassionate, both among their own kind and others. Their helpful qualities will only extend as far as their interests, however. Once a gnome becomes bored or uninterested in a subject or event, he or she will move on, and leave those involved behind if they do not come along. This gives non-gnomes the impression that they are unfocussed, flighty, and a little airy.

== Physical Description ==

Gnomes are three feet tall on average, regardless of gender. Their eye color can range from deep blue to violet, with hues of green also possible. Gnomish hair color is generally brown or light blonde, and it is not uncommon for gnomes to have white hair. With age, their hair can become gray, though it is difficult to tell whether the color is natural or a product of longevity. Compared to dwarves, gnome hair is softer and less course in texture, and this is especially true of their beards and mustaches, which can grow long and curly. Gnome skin tones are dark compared to dwarves. They seem to have a tan complexion even though they mostly live below ground. In some specimens, the tan color has a grayish tinge to it, which can be dependent on how much dwarven blood has been mixed with their ancestry.

In terms of physique and build, gnomes tend to be lean, even skinny. They possess finely toned musculature, and thin shoulders. The effect of these characteristics on their voices is thought to be the cause for their more nasal, higher-pitched, and almost squeaky voices.

Gnomes dress according to their stations in life. Most of them are involved in crafting or research in one form or another, and they will don the appropriate gear for their occupation. Those who work the core trades such as smithing, carpentry, and masonry will dress in thick leather aprons and breaches containing various pockets and hangers for their tools. Gnomes involved in academic trades tend to favor robes with bright or gaudy colors. Each profession also has its own peculiarity of dress which often seems out of place when the gnome is away from its job, but can make uncanny sense when they are in their element.

== Relations ==

Though they cannot completely understand the serious and almost grumpy attitudes of their dwarven brethren, the gnomes regard them as distant cousins and count them as their greatest allies and friends. This is more true of the dubgaldokin than any other type. Aside from that, gnomes will get along with any race or creature that allows them their space to work and pursue their journey to become the ultimate crafter. They do not take kindly to large-scale interference to their work brought about by disturbances from underground minions, or invasions from the outside.

On the surface, gnomes are generally a mystery because they are not seen with any regularity. [[Human, Civilized|Humans]] enjoy making up funny stories about them, which may or may not have basis in truth. These stories usually stem from the gnomish tendancy to request odd parts and objects for components used in their research. Those who encounter gnomes on the surface will often corroborate the human stories, more for fun than anything else. They seem to be a favorite outlet for jokes and humor among many surface races. [[Elf, Avlissian|Elves]] are more stoic when it comes to gnomes, seeing them as an equal inhabitant of the continent on which they live, and taking more than a little pleasure at the fact that the gnomes do not seem to favor living in their forests at all.

== Alignment ==

Gnomes do not usually stop to consider at all whether an action is selfish or selfless. They are strongly neutral in that regard, because moral matters are of little concern to them. In terms of their views on law and order, gnomes will either completely distrust anything to do with laws, preferring to simply do what's necessary in the moment, or they will accept the fact that some laws are necessary but those laws should not interfere with them. This makes them chaotic to netural. Gnomish ambition for anything other than crafting is virtually non-existent. Thus, they rarely go out of their way to hurt others, but they are still known to stubbornly do what they please.

== Gnome Lands ==

The nation of [[Deglos]] is run primarily by gnomes and it is the major center of their population. This is a fairly decentralized country that is run as a conglomerate of crafting guilds that loosely control the affairs of their own members. Dubgaldokin also make their home in this underground nation, and they often fill out the ranks of the military and the core crafting guilds.

Some settlements in Deglos exist above ground, especially near the borders of other nations. These are often small outposts that the gnomes and dwarves use for trading purposes to supply materials for those crafts that are not sustainable in their underground homes.

== Religion ==

Almost all gnomes venerate the god Fegall, who was said to be the father of the renaissance in crafting that sparked the creation of the gnomish race. For the most part, their religion consists of trying to emulate Fegall, by either extending the knowledge of their craft as far as possible, or learning as many crafts as they can.

Like most gnomish endeavors, Fegall's worship is not organized. A few gnomes act as his priests, but even these gnomes will do it in the name of a single craft or group of crafts. In general, gnomes worship Fegall by working at their trades.

== Language ==

Gnomes speak [[Ganoom|their own language]], which is directly related to [[Dwergan|dwarven]]. The two tongues are close enough to get a basic understanding of what is being said when one speaks dwarven and the other speaks gnomish. The common tongue is also well-known in gnomish society, especially among gnomes who trade with surface dwellers or those that live among them.

== Names ==

Gnomes are given their first names at birth, and they use these throughout their everyday lives. Last names are often descriptions of what trade the gnome works. Gnome families can be large, but they tend not to think of themselves as clans, and gnomes within the same family can have different last names, even fathers and sons. This is especially common if the two gnomes are involved in different occupations.

=== Male Names ===

Bobyn, Bockworth, Bondle, Deedle, Deider, Grendle, Harold, Jakwin, Seymour, Soodo

=== Female Names ===

Barma, Belinda, Charmara, Delna, Eena, Elendela, Frida, Glenda, Leerna, Mirna, Sally

=== Last Names ===

Anvilworth, Bookbinder, Illusio, Lintwaddler, Smithiness

=== Guilds ===

Armorers, Basketweavers, Blowgunners, Carpenters, Contraptioners, Illusioners, Miners, Portallers, Sockmakers, Swordsmiths

== Adventurers ==

Many gnomes will take part in the search for components needed for their crafts that are not found within Deglos. In some of the more obscure guilds, strange components can be acquired. One widely-held account even tells of gnomes from a strange guild seeking underpants. On journeys like these, the gnome will encounter many strange and unfamiliar settings that will lead to many side-tracks, which the gnome will happily partake of without hesitation or realization of their lack of focus.

[[Category:Race]]

PCs

2006-03-27T16:31:22Z

Vroshgrak: /* R */