Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 14, 2005 14:53:06 GMT -5
I was just wondering where your server is?
Just started playing on it last night, and i like it, good job guys, .............But.......my ping stinks and i had a problem with lag, and that stinks as i like this server (so far) Im an old PnP D&D player good 28 years now and find i have gotten picky as to where i play, and servers i like are few and far between, and well my point being i dont want to cause lag for others either, and with my ping running up around 150 on average........well it ends up as lag. Now 150 is not to bad (not real good either), and it may be some one else that was on or the number of players on that caused the lag. Anyway im in Cleveland Ohio, and while I do like the server, as I said if its me causing my own lag then I guess I will need play elsewhere so not to ruin anyone else’s game. With that said is this Mod available to download, and if so where, as while it would not be as much fun I would run it on my PC to play in single player mode, don’t have a server yet to run it as multi player or would offer to if it turned out to be a distance thing.
Any way it was fun last night, and I hope to return and play more I have read the rules they sound more than fair and by the way….the sign with your staff credits is a nice touch, a few do it and more should it’s a lot of work and everyone should have the credit for the work they do!!
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Nov 14, 2005 15:01:26 GMT -5
The server is located in Kansas City, MO.
There are a few issues regarding lag that I am working hard to hammer out. I should have a new module copy ready this week that will hopefully reduce overall lag.
You are right that 150 isn't that bad. That is pretty lag free, with maybe an occasional spike, but certainly shouldn't give you any real issues.
The module is not available for download. I am considering releasing a couple of Cormyr based modules, and maybe the massive FRC eventually (I would need to discuss details with DM Usurper, my partner designer) but it is not available at this time.
Anyway, welcome to the server. I do hope you will stick around, as long time PnP players are what we are all about.
Cheers!
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Nov 14, 2005 15:50:00 GMT -5
One thing you may have experienced is client side "lag" as well. Mostly it is just jumpiness due to video settings. I have a high end computer and in order for everything to run VERY smoothly, I have to turn all the settings down. You might give that a try to see if that is one of the problems you are experiencing.
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 14, 2005 17:24:17 GMT -5
Well thank you for the welcome and the fast reply, I my self am a PC Tech, I do pc design, repair, custom builds, internet security the whole shebang, run my own business out of the house. My PC is a custom mid-end with a very fast DSL connection, soon to be faster as SBC just put fiber up on my street over the summer. Though my settings are a bit high so I will look into it! As for the location hum, my ping should be better, your not that far away! I play on a server in Florida all the time and its about the same distance, but the on in Florida has almost 0 traffic, so go figure,……….if you’re the only one on the server is jumping at you begging ..”Please stay” any way you guys had at least 15 players last night when I was on so who knows ……..Im not that easy to get rid of!!!
So I may see you guys on-line yet
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Post by kenny26 on Nov 14, 2005 17:32:24 GMT -5
hi and welcome to the server.  mind if i ask who you play here on FRC? |
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 14, 2005 20:43:25 GMT -5
Any one of the following will be characters I play though only one is rolled up yet all are versions of my most successful PCs in PnP D&D games.
Zandermez The Punk Magician, Gnome, Mage/Thief, Primary PC I will play, the original was a deep gnome but normal gnome will do
Xa’Quelez Reyalsword, Elvin Ranger (he is rolled up but made mistake and will be re- doing him.)
The PCs below are possible but don’t worry I wont make them all and load down the server
Mork the Orc, half Orc barbarian
Sir Loin Of the Hind Quarter, Human Paladin
Tuoy Witchew, Human Monk
Kebbler Elfnick, Elvin Fighter/mage
Corwin Silverrosé, Human fighter
Deirdra Silverrosé, Human Mage
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Post by DM Richard (Retired) on Nov 14, 2005 21:30:52 GMT -5
Be careful with your names. Some of the ones you've mentioned are not really appropriate. While your character can be as humorous as you want his name should be reasonable.
From the server rules section:
"As a role-playing server, we must insist that you use a name for your character that is consistent with a fantasy role-playing environment. If you cannot think of an appropriate name please use the name generator. Inappropriate names/characters will ask to be remade. Remember folks, nouns aren't names. Please do not name or likeness your character after any known NPC's or characters from the Forgotten Realms setting or novels, because you might just meet them along the way!"
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Nov 15, 2005 0:13:15 GMT -5
If I see Sir Loin of the Hind Quarter I am turning him into something extremely un-natural! Mork the Orc will certainly get a visit to the nearest Abyssmal plane and I will SLC out of any character with the word "punk" in their name. SLC stands for "Slap the Living Crap" out of, now.  Otherwise, welcome! |
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Nov 15, 2005 9:07:07 GMT -5
I will SLC out of any character with the word "punk" in their name. SLC stands for "Slap the Living Crap" out of, now. SLC Punk ... I liked that movie too. Wait... justi is gonna slap me? Why?  Heroin Bob rules! |
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Post by moulinous on Nov 15, 2005 9:20:16 GMT -5
sooooo, i am guessing my guys Conan the Accountant and Tequllia Bob need name changes? Is Almighty DM allowed as a character name? Or Frankfurter of Friggin Doom?
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Nov 15, 2005 10:00:08 GMT -5
sooooo, i am guessing my guys Conan the Accountant and Tequllia Bob need name changes? Is Almighty DM allowed as a character name? Or Frankfurter of Friggin Doom? Frankfurter of Friggin Doom! LMAO!!! No way... ;D |
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Nov 15, 2005 10:01:34 GMT -5
What about Dirty Sanchez? That is a legit name right? Better then Hashem "the sneak" ... LOL bring on the smiting ;D
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Post by kenny26 on Nov 15, 2005 13:32:59 GMT -5
Sir Loin of the Hind Quarters?!? ;D
hahahahahahahahaha!!! *forgets to breathe and nearly chokes*
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Post by DM Grizwald on Nov 15, 2005 19:20:36 GMT -5
I got a kick out of those names too! oh and dont worry quad, i beaked dm's and still havnt seen anything from moloch yet
*quickly looks around and hides in the nearest anti-dm bunker*
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 15, 2005 21:48:21 GMT -5
You got to be kidding me, yes I read your rules and ok Ill give you Sir Loin as a bit out there, though he was one of the best Paladins ever played, and his name is the only thing funny about him has he lived up to the code and honor of a True Paladin, he and one of my friends Paladins, killed Punk as he turned evil, over time (greed for power).
Punk …..he is a performer though never played as a bard, the name given him for his actions and how he would get what he wanted, he is and was just that a punk!!!
Mork the Orc is probably in the sense of role playing the best, He starts out as the child of an Orc raid, mother taken as a slave, and killed before he was 10. He grows up hating his own kind, and kills all in his raiding party before leaving his tribe. After time he becomes a ranger with Orcs being his hated foe. On the name it is pronounced while snorting through the nose and most of the common language would think Mork to be what he is saying. he has no last name but most just call him the Orc with a lot of distain even though they may know him.
All my PC have good supporting back grounds, or reasons for there names though Sir Loin does not its just to be funny
If you think these bad I do have an evil fighter assassin and yep you guessed it his Nick name (not real name) is Sir Rouses of the Liver, so named for the two ways he would kill his mark, poison that attacks the liver best used ingested (in there alcohol to mask taste), or a dagger to the liver cutting it in half then the sick bastard would watch the slow death. He was the main reason I came up with Loin I liked the play on words. As a matter of fact all but two PCs listed are a play on words, Xa’Quelez Reyalsword = Drowslayer spelled back words. Tuoy (an Asian friend of mines real name pronounced “Toy”) again play on word syllables ect.
Some times its more important how a PC is played than what the names are. Understand I played PnP, D&D mostly as a DM myself, so I will respect your word as law, but cut a guy some slack, especially some one who is up front with there intensions. And while there are a hundreds of players……and one saying fine Ill play somewhere else may not matter to you ……you never know if that one might have been the guy who turns a good time into a great time. Not saying I am that person but just to play devils advocate here the same person could also ruin it. (As I have seen most with strange PC names give us good players a bad name ………. No pun intended) So I do understand, yet must defend my position.
I love role playing no I love D&D, and most my problem here is the “punk” issue he is my personal favorite PC persona, though I play them all with life and passion I just hate the typing Im like way slow, and my spelling really sucks.
My last defense on the issue these names are fantasy names if you think not read some of Piers Anthony’s novels he takes pun to a new level though after a while his Xanith set of books gets old. (I don’t think I spelled that right oh well) besides don’t you get tired of the same old same old, a little bend maybe???
I will leave it in your hands to decide, and will offer no more argument. If you just cant handle the names fine, I will concede the point, just list the ones you don’t like, but I think you will find I can come up with a good in game background and reason for most all I do in the game, yet I still cant do that for Sir Loin ………I just like his name……ah wait ……hear you go……… His father is a butcher, he always had dreams of being a knight, a dream his friends teased him with taunts saying thing s like “look out here comes Sir Loin of the hind quarter, the butchers son who thinks he can be a knight!” So he took the name on despite there teasing. ………………..Best I can do short notice, and that only as I am ok at coming up with a good line of BS …………………
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Post by StabbingNirvana on Nov 15, 2005 21:58:35 GMT -5
we already have a hooligan character that turns a good time into a great time. his name is slate dongder. thats right ... dongder of the bilge bards. if anyone opposes what i jsut said, take it up with clarkgrizwald/stan. whatever his name is ....
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Post by moulinous on Nov 15, 2005 22:09:52 GMT -5
i think they are funny names but to be honest, i think they lose all of their funny-ness after a bit. i mean, i dont really like peirs books either though. think he is a hack writer of sci fiction and not true fantasy, once again, just my thoughts. as for travelling with guys named that, well, i had the pleasure of travelling today with some people that were very ooc in a way. mentioning things that would not happen in Cormyr. i know because i read alot. i would like to perserve the...integreity of Cormyr as a good p place and with your very well thought out backgrounds, why not give your characters good solid names from their regions that they grew up in? just my own thoughts on it as i am no dm, but just some poor dwarf guy...
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Post by DM Grizwald on Nov 15, 2005 22:11:32 GMT -5
ummmmm marklar is stan, and i can make you stan pretty quickly too stabbingnerwhatevernana
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 16, 2005 0:17:23 GMT -5
moulinous wrote :
“ i would like to perserve the...integreity of Cormyr as a good p place”
that, my fine Dwarf is one of the most intelligent arguments anyone could have made, may your beard always tickle you toes!!!
though i still hold a wee bit o hope ;D
**digs in pouch for magic components…….Cast spell Charm DM ***
BTW is it me or did this thread make a 90* turn from its original intent?
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 16, 2005 0:26:05 GMT -5
moulinous wrote : “ i would like to perserve the...integreity of Cormyr as a good p place”<<<<<<< is there a tree you like, fire hydrant??? or you just like to P here.  Sorry, we all make type Os buy that one is funny, i just had too, could not resist the temptation …………………….. |
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Nov 16, 2005 2:07:03 GMT -5
You got to be kidding me, yes I read your rules and ok Ill give you Sir Loin as a bit out there, though he was one of the best Paladins ever played, and his name is the only thing funny about him has he lived up to the code and honor of a True Paladin, he and one of my friends Paladins, killed Punk as he turned evil, over time (greed for power). Punk …..he is a performer though never played as a bard, the name given him for his actions and how he would get what he wanted, he is and was just that a punk!!! Mork the Orc is probably in the sense of role playing the best, He starts out as the child of an Orc raid, mother taken as a slave, and killed before he was 10. He grows up hating his own kind, and kills all in his raiding party before leaving his tribe. After time he becomes a ranger with Orcs being his hated foe. On the name it is pronounced while snorting through the nose and most of the common language would think Mork to be what he is saying. he has no last name but most just call him the Orc with a lot of distain even though they may know him. All my PC have good supporting back grounds, or reasons for there names though Sir Loin does not its just to be funny If you think these bad I do have an evil fighter assassin and yep you guessed it his Nick name (not real name) is Sir Rouses of the Liver, so named for the two ways he would kill his mark, poison that attacks the liver best used ingested (in there alcohol to mask taste), or a dagger to the liver cutting it in half then the sick bastard would watch the slow death. He was the main reason I came up with Loin I liked the play on words. As a matter of fact all but two PCs listed are a play on words, Xa’Quelez Reyalsword = Drowslayer spelled back words. Tuoy (an Asian friend of mines real name pronounced “Toy”) again play on word syllables ect. Some times its more important how a PC is played than what the names are. Understand I played PnP, D&D mostly as a DM myself, so I will respect your word as law, but cut a guy some slack, especially some one who is up front with there intensions. And while there are a hundreds of players……and one saying fine Ill play somewhere else may not matter to you ……you never know if that one might have been the guy who turns a good time into a great time. Not saying I am that person but just to play devils advocate here the same person could also ruin it. (As I have seen most with strange PC names give us good players a bad name ………. No pun intended) So I do understand, yet must defend my position. I love role playing no I love D&D, and most my problem here is the “punk” issue he is my personal favorite PC persona, though I play them all with life and passion I just hate the typing Im like way slow, and my spelling really sucks. My last defense on the issue these names are fantasy names if you think not read some of Piers Anthony’s novels he takes pun to a new level though after a while his Xanith set of books gets old. (I don’t think I spelled that right oh well) besides don’t you get tired of the same old same old, a little bend maybe??? I will leave it in your hands to decide, and will offer no more argument. If you just cant handle the names fine, I will concede the point, just list the ones you don’t like, but I think you will find I can come up with a good in game background and reason for most all I do in the game, yet I still cant do that for Sir Loin ………I just like his name……ah wait ……hear you go……… His father is a butcher, he always had dreams of being a knight, a dream his friends teased him with taunts saying thing s like “look out here comes Sir Loin of the hind quarter, the butchers son who thinks he can be a knight!” So he took the name on despite there teasing. ………………..Best I can do short notice, and that only as I am ok at coming up with a good line of BS ………………… No.. I am not kidding you. |
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Post by DM Valkyrie on Nov 16, 2005 4:09:31 GMT -5
You are certainly welcome to play here, however, we do ask to keep the integrity of the feel for a fantasy roleplaying environment, not some silly campy grade 'B' flick. A good player would not let something like a rule about names deter them from having a great time.
As for Sir Loin of the Hind Quarters, or the Punk mage, give these guys acceptable names, and if you absolutely must mention these names, put it in the character's bio as nicknames or something he earned from his past before arriving in Cormyr. Or mention them in roleplay as you introduce your characters to the other characters of the realm....
Personally, I think I would be tempted to smite a paladin named "Sir Loin of the Hind Quarters" on sight, in the interest of good taste.
Besides, it is a moot point. Titles such as "Lord", "Lady", or "Sir" are not acceptable additions to names for FRC. If you want your character to have such distinction, you must earn it through roleplay with the players....
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Nov 16, 2005 4:30:54 GMT -5
You are certainly welcome to play here, however, we do ask to keep the integrity of the feel for a fantasy roleplaying environment, not some silly campy grade 'B' flick. A good player would not let something like a rule about names deter them from having a great time. As for Sir Loin of the Hind Quarters, or the Punk mage, give these guys acceptable names, and if you absolutely must mention these names, put it in the character's bio as nicknames or something he earned from his past before arriving in Cormyr. Or mention them in roleplay as you introduce your characters to the other characters of the realm.... Personally, I think I would be tempted to smite a paladin named "Sir Loin of the Hind Quarters" on sight, in the interest of good taste. Besides, it is a moot point. Titles such as "Lord", "Lady", or "Sir" are not acceptable additions to names for FRC. If you want your character to have such distinction, you must earn it through roleplay with the players.... I couldn't agree more. A few players are allowed to be called Sir/Lady.. but they have truly earned it. Nobody gets that distinction without the old trial by fire! |
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 16, 2005 7:54:55 GMT -5
enough said! DMs word is law, and i concede the point. But after two days on your server, the lag is still a bit much, so all this may be moot just with that! I have found that with more than 10 on I get a small amount of lag, with 3-4 on the same map/area I get a lot of lag, but I still like what I have seen and heard so I will still try to hang in there. Besides I don’t know Cormyr to well and has for the politics of the area don’t care im here for adventure not to run for office. Now if only I can stay alive in the ruins long enough to get a small amount of exp!
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Post by olwentheold on Nov 16, 2005 8:10:48 GMT -5
A few players are allowed to be called Sir/Lady.. but they have truly earned it. Nobody gets that distinction without the old trial by fire! Dang straight! Being knighted requires you to be killed countless times by Raven Rift |
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Post by StabbingNirvana on Nov 16, 2005 15:08:17 GMT -5
or in my case, kill raven while hes crashing. haha. but its not like he had a chance even had he not been crashing. he was knocked down by crom and i removed his thousand buffs with 2 hits. but i guess thats understandable considering gial hasnt been knighted by cormyr (or by the tyrran church, but its assumed considering hes an epic paladin), so i guess while he ISNT knighted by cormyr (hint hint dms) that he could still be called sir ...
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Post by DM Valkyrie on Nov 16, 2005 17:31:10 GMT -5
Hmm...ya know...that *did* cross my mind today....
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Post by StabbingNirvana on Nov 16, 2005 20:23:22 GMT -5
thats a good thing, right? riiiiight?
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Sylvenkind
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Post by Sylvenkind on Nov 17, 2005 10:10:03 GMT -5
Ok after a good half hour of watching the ping even before logging onto the server, ( I have yours in my favorites) I watch the ping go from 150 with 6 on all the way too 987-1200………with 10, then 15 on playing again I was not on just watching ping
I then ran a mod from my PC and played it on the same PC, I had 10 on with no lag and asked everyone if they had any……..all but 1 said no lag the one that had lag was on the west cost and the last to join giving me 10 on, so something’s up on your end guys ….or so it seems maybe your bottle necking somewhere? Also I see you get players from all over the world so that may factor in all playing in the mod I ran last night were from the states!
Anyway when I did play the lag made it so bad that I could not even get to you portal from the welcome room it kept jumping back to the start. So while I would like to play on your server I don’t think I will be due to the lag, hope you guys figure it out, looks like you got a good group………..Just so you know I did everything I could to insure it was not on my side before I wrote this,
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Post by Talus on Nov 17, 2005 10:15:10 GMT -5
Well don't know what time you tried this last night, but there was a nice gathering in Isinhold at one time last night. That'll lag the server evertime. Other than when there is a large group in one area, I think the lag has been pretty good lately.
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