A way to Seal player-written books / locked-down books readable

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  1. Geo

    Geo Active Member
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    Hi,

    My character is writing a series and it would be really cool if we could seal player written books and have libraries. I think it would add an interesting layer to the world and community to be able to leave and loot journals, to have best-selling authors, to leave clues and distribute prophecies. Please consider implementing a mechanism so that a book can no longer be modified and for locked down books to be readable. I don't know how feasible the latter is but I know the former has been used in the main game and on other free servers. :D
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  2. Alice Asteroid

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    Signed and supported! I would love to see both of these things happen.
  3. newme

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    Hi. I have a reading library on second floor of Wispfelt Rune Library towers. These books are both the in game books: Example "Talking to Wisps" and player written books. But, alas, as of now these type of books are glitched. Unlike rune books, you must befriended to the house to be able to open and read them.

    Telamon/Chris is aware of this issue and is working on it.

    So, keep the player written books coming. :) Personally, I would enjoy seeing more circulating around the world.

    Thanks for this thread.


    Westra/Marjo

    Governess of Wispfelt
  4. PaddyOBrien

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    I think with the influx of new players and a growing RP community, this is a must :D Hopefully it's an easy fix for Telemon, I've got several in game books I could write.
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  5. Pork Fried Rice

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    People suggested gardening on UOR. OSI made it so one of the plants produced a book sealer if I remember right. I wouldn't support the orange leaf (extreme poison resist), but the book sealer doesn't really impact gameplay all that much.
  6. Savage

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    Red Petals- Were used to "Seal" Books so they were safe from vandalism.- Great Idea

    Green Thorns- when inserted into a Dirt Tile like a cotton field, would Spawn a Vorpal Bunny, super fast and hard to kill solo but not impossible with a Parry Warrior, most used a Dragon and a Mare or Summons to bring it down. It carried some pretty nice loot.- Wouldn't hurt anything, pretty much a Level 1-2 T-hunt chest on a psycho Bunny.

    Orange Petals- The hated, and rightfully so.... Poison Resistance Petal....Just Bad ...Poor Add-On by OSI/EA
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  7. boothby

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    I loved these things. I used to waste hours and hours on Verity Isle slaughtering those little blue devils in one of the fenced in farm squares.
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  8. Bixby Legbone

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    Yay for gardening support!
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  9. Unknown_Hero

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    Orange Petals were the best especially for pvp and the poison champ.
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  10. Pork Fried Rice

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    With stackable cure potions here, increased poison prevention is just far to OP.
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  11. Unknown_Hero

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    Yes, but on here Zergs are mainstream so 6v1 people should have OP curing abilities.
  12. Pork Fried Rice

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    People should have OP healing then! Oh wait.
  13. Unknown_Hero

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    Healing isn't OP. I fight 3v6 and the 6 still can't heal.
  14. Nymeros

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    No to anything that changes PvP, simple as that. People play here for its PvP mechanics and 2 handed weapons are already non-poisonable. Another precatuion against poisoning is just too much.

    Any suggestion, i think, should be something not changing the balance, but only for aesthetic purposes like to OP.
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  16. Lightshade

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    Did we ever get books sorted out? In-game libraries would be a nice touch to the game. They are rather entertaining, also.
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