Winds of Change are Blowing

I'd like to welcome everyone back to TSoS's Developer blog. It has been awhile since any posts have been put up here, but that will change going forward. In fact a lot of things on TSoS have been changing lately (albeit, lots of them behind the scenes) and thus we have our theme for today, change! We would like to let all of our players know what we have recently implemented, as well as give some idea what is still on the docket going forward.

All Things Cairhien

First devblog of the summer for me and hopefully not the last. Coming back from my hiatus slowly in all areas from logging in, events, now finally to PR and communication with the player base. That being said lets get to the meat of this devblog.

This summer Cairhien is our big theme. Last year in the fall it was the world and the tensions and eventual wars brought on by events and the players chance to participate in those. We had some really fun world events such as Malkier, The Horn of Valere, treasure hunting in the Caralain Grass. Now however it is time to deal with the repercussions of these wars and chaos in the world. What better city then Cairhien to do this, besides maybe Caemlyn. With that in mind the story arcs all revolve around the city of Cairhien and how it is being affected by the refugees, war to the south, and constantly dwindling trade.

The player base will be able to help or hinder Cairhien, form loyalties with noble houses or foreign powers, help the refugees or remove them. The opening event for the summer story arc is on May 20th at 3:00 pm PST and is the grand reopening of the Silk Path inn which if you are new, was once the Cairhien headquarters for the Children of the Light within the city. It was destroyed late last fall by two male channelers. After the destruction several player groups decided to rebuild it ICly and we are proud to be bringing it back with updated room descriptions, a memorial plate, and possible a new owner!

After the kick off event on May 20th, I will be running two public events a week and 2 semi private or private events as well. These will range from event chains to one shot mini events. I will be keeping track of all the interesting bits through devblogs and schedule event times and dates on the forums.

All that being said, I am glad to see the MUD thriving again and promise to remain active until at least the end of the summer to entertain everyone with stories, events, and the occasional contest!

~ Jeshin

Server Trials in Down Time

Some of you may have noticed the last couple days the server was uhh not quite working right.  Find out why after the jump.

Walking the Tightrope

First things first, this post is dedicated jointly to Doagle and Stevie Ray Vaughan (RIP) who has provided the title for the post. Go now and listen to one my top 5 guitarists: 





Ok, now that we've crossed that bridge let's get down to business.

Guilds and Groups and Leaders

I've been asking folks lately what sorts of posts they would like to see on the blog here. The other day a really good idea was put forth by Doagle, who wanted to see something about maintaining a healthy distance between you and your character. This is a tough topic that I'll try to start to address in a later post once I get my thoughts wrapped around it a little more.

In the meantime though, I wanted to take the time to expound a little more on some of this morning's changes (Guilds!) and offer a 3rd plug for one of the related topics.