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Development / When will stable be updated?

« on: March 19, 2013, 06:52:03 PM »

More specifically, when will stable islands get the updated way provisions work(buying them, men not starving if there's food in the region etc.)?

It's seriously killing the fun fighting the war against CE. The fact I'm more worried about my men starving than about any army CE can send against us should speak volumes how bad the situation is.

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General Talk / The Balaria Thread

« on: September 18, 2011, 08:07:46 PM »

For many years I have had the idea of an fantasy world rumbling around my head. During the years I've written stuff down and even started writing a book of sorts for it. I feel now is about the time to let more people know of it since I think the writing has evolved to a level that hopefully won't have people grinding their teeth together all the way through. It is written in English even though it is not my native language, but who knows, maybe you'll like it. It's licensed under a Creative Commons license so feel free to share it, the world itself is also CC licensed under a slightly more permissive one.

So..lets put some stuff forward. I will keep this first post updated as new stuff gets done.

The world is called Balaria.

Maps
Probably what will interest you the most are the maps that you can find here:

Maps Page

Guardian Spirit
I have plans for several stories in the world, some shorter than others, but for now all there is is the Guardian Spirit story. It is about a young elf who finds herself amidst a conflict that threatens her entire race. You can find the story so far here:

Guardian Spirit - The Complete Novel

Guardian Spirit - Part One (complete)
Guardian Spirit - Part Two (complete)
Guardian Spirit - Part Three (complete)

Creation
Every world needs a story on how it came to be. It might not reflect what the beings in the world believe the story to be, but elements of it can certainly be found in all of the stories trying to explain such an event. Here is the story of how the world of Balaria came to be.

The Creation Story

The Practicioner
This is a short story about a glass makers son who returns home and finds that he's responsible for looking after his fathers shop -- among other things. The story takes place in a part of the world that isn't on the existing map(it's on the expanded map that I have under work).

The Practicioner

The Encounter
This is a short story with an underground theme. If you've read the Drizzt books by R.A. Salvatore you can probably find a few similarities in the theme.

The Encounter

Calendar
You can find some basic information about the calendar used in the world over here.

The Voyage of Elwar Soran
The second long term story to take place in the world of Balaria. Elwar is a young wizard who has a wild idea that just might change the world. Will he succeed in securing funding for it and take on the voyage?

The Voyage of Elwar Soran - The Entire Novel (complete)
The Voyage of Elwar Soran - Part One (complete)
The Voyage of Elwar Soran - Part Two (complete)
The Voyage of Elwar Soran - Part Three (complete)

The Midsummer Festival
Take a glimpse at the life of the Norther Barbarians who roam the plains of Balaria. The story focuses on a young man called Diew who is taking part in the traditional Midsummer festival of his clan.

Midsummer Festival

Horizon
The world has changed and most of all for the elves. The air has become toxic, forcing them to wear masks in order to venture outside. Their forests have been diminished to a pale shadow of what they once were. In an daring attempt to ensure the survival of their race, the Elven High Council has put their hopes in a plan that would see their kind survive. Will Horizon live up to the hopes the elves have put in to it?

Horizon (complete)

I try to post a new chapter every Sunday for this so check back regularly if you're interested

The Pale Rose
Eleria Thraomdan, the imperial princess of Ramyn, is sent to safety after an assassination attempt on her fails. The truth is hidden from her and she is left thinking it is only a routine visit to a place she considers her second home.

Cheid Strihin, the heir of the Strihin family, a family that is tasked with the protection of the imperial princess. To him the princess is a friend, someone he has grown up with. Her arrival at the family estate is nothing unusual for him.

Neither knows what is waiting for them. Neither one knows the pains growing up will bring.

The Pale Rose - Part One (complete, PDF)

The Pale Rose - Part Two (complete, PDF)

The Pale Rose - Part Three (complete, PDF)

The Pale Rose - Part Four (complete, PDF)

The Pale Rose - Complete Novel (complete, PDF)

The Pale Rose - Complete Novel (complete, EPUB)

If you really want to stay up to date I'd suggest subscribing to the RSS feed of new posts for my website. Don't worry, it's pretty much all about my writings so you won't be spammed by messages about other things.

I'll appreciate any comments you might have, be they positive or negative.

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Feature Requests / Paused characters and the userdata page

« on: July 12, 2011, 10:15:18 PM »

Would it be possible to have paused characters listed in a different location than the active characters? Even with just two characters paused, the userdata page is becoming bit of an mess. I'd hate to think what it would be like with the max 7 characters paused that I could have.

Maybe make it like the region pages tabs are. One for active characters and one tab for paused characters.

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Development / Infiltrators

« on: June 11, 2011, 07:02:43 PM »

So let me share my story with you. I decided to make one of my characters an infiltrator. I spent about 2 months doing nothing but training at the academy and got my infiltration skill up to around 60%. Figured it was enough so that I could do something useful. So off I went to burn some food stores at the enemy lands. I thought I was being careful by choosing the lowest risk options, selected regions with no militia or other nobles and after one burning moved to the next region. It worked a few times, but then in the 5th or 6th region I got caught and ended up being banished. So..was the 2 months of playing academy zombie worth it? I'd say no.

Is the infiltrator class really ok as is, where it takes months of boring training to get anywhere(or in my case, not get anywhere)? Is there any way to make it less disappointing? Are even the simplest actions too high risk, thus preventing people from actually gaining their skills by doing things instead of training at the academy?

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Other Games / Humble Bundle

« on: April 12, 2011, 09:55:37 PM »

For those of you who do not know, The Humble Bundle is a bunch of indie games for which you pay what you want. The games are all DRM free and work on Windows, Mac and Linux. A portion of the money goes to charity.

Anyway, they've just come out with a new bundle with some nice games from Frozenbyte. Just spent an hour playing Trine and that alone was worth the money I paid for the bundle. Anyone else given the games a try?

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General Talk / The Movie Thread

« on: March 05, 2011, 10:41:22 PM »

So what movies have you seen recently that you'd recommend to people?

Personally, I've seen Skyline and thought it really deserved a better rating than it has on IMDB. Also, saw Welcome to the Space Show which is a nice move for anyone who appreciates nice animation and a story fitting for the whole family(very much a Ghibli style sort of anime).

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Atamara / The Current War

« on: March 02, 2011, 12:04:44 PM »

So..how's everyone liking the war that has engulfed Atamara? Pretty much everyone is involved in some way or another and there have been some big shifts to even get the war going. Any predictions for the outcome?

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General Talk / Last.fm profile thread

« on: February 28, 2011, 08:08:09 PM »

Hello.

So any of you using Last.fm, make sure to join the Battlemaster group. Click here

Now once you've done that, reply and post a link to your profile for all to see so we can pick on your music taste My Last.fm Profile.

For those who don't know what Last.fm is, it's a music streaming service and it also allows you to create some nice charts on the music you've listened to. It has plug-ins for various players so you can use it with your own music collection as well. All in all a nice service.