Wyrmslayer: Drake, Dragon, or Wyrm? The difference between god and mortal, even when discussing dragons, is not one of semantics. One a man can kill, the other he cannot. It's clear from the Wyrmslayer lore that Drakes is the proper name f…

Mirror Worlds Hey all! The question has been asked here, several times, about whether the identical server plans breaks the SB lore. Well, from a certain point of view, it does. However... (in his best Stallone voice)I didn't beak the Lore…

Dalgoth Hey dude! Sorry to have been absent for so long... First off, thanks for the feedback! As regards the disciplines - totally my error. They've been reintegrated, and should go live soon. As for the rest, bear in mind that some of th…

The Turning The Turning is easily the most significant event in the history of Aerynth (at least since Time began). About a hundred years ago, on the day the last stronghold of the Elves fell, the High King Cambruin was betrayed and murder…

Travellers: Reasons to be One Original: i was just wondering weither all server worlds will be the same or not, like geographically or something, like are the servers gonna be exactly the same as all the other ones( i am aware the cities a…

Cleansing Flame: Torture Original: The background story for the Temple all together is amazing and will be very fun to roleplay, but there was one problem that i found with it. The mission of the Templars and Confessors of the Flame is to …

Cleansing Flame: The Articles of Faith Meridian: Hey gang! As is evident from Mr. Ransom's thread, the release of the Articles of Faith seem to have caused some discussion, or at least some controversy. This can only be a good thing. Ranso…

Meridian on the formation of the Temple - April 23rd, 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Where was Malorn for those 66 years? Well, you will recall that for the overwhelming majority of tho…

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Meridian on the Temple - June 15th, 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------The starving scavengers notion is not …

Templars: The Huntsman Discipline is Heresy? Original: Would it not be Heresy for a Templar to be a Huntsman? In reply to: 2) I believe in the Power of His Will alone, and in the Power of His servants. We, the Pious, believe in the Power o…

Templars: Dark Knights Original: 4th article of faith of the Temple exerpt: "We believe in the majesty of his works and the truth of his Code. We believe that it is the duty of the faithful to honor the five virtues of Cambruin’s Code, liv…

Shadowbane, Where is it? If you REALLY read everything I said about Shadowbane before we shipped, I said that the Third Quest for the Sword would be unlikely even to begin for at least 2 years. There are lots of features we'd need to bring…

Shadowbane: The Sword's Type The blade is a bastard or "hand and a half" sword. I can be used (albeit clumsily) in one hand, or in two hands.

Shadowbane: The runes The runes are meant to be taken for their symbolic meanings - they're not meant to spell anything out. They're also taken pretty directly from Norse myth From hilt to blade, I read them: 1) Sigel, the Sun (referring n…

Shades: Their Origins Original: Sorry for the silly title but... In the lore and stories about the Shades it says there is no absolutely know reason for the Shade race, but it offers the death of the parent during pregnancy. Is this the ON…

Shades and the Dragon As established the Dragon's role in the Turning reamins murky - although without the Dragon there'd be no Shadowbane, that's enough of a connection for the right sort of mind, I suppose. Shades are truly godless - nob…

Runestones: Brief History You basically have it right. Thgough they won't brag about it, the Dwarves are the oldest of the races - Thurin made them to help with his tasks before Braialla wakened. At the end of the Age of Twilight, the All-…

Runegates: Age Good eye! The Runegates and the Lizard Ruins all date from the "Before Time" - the Lost World that predates Brailla's awakening. Next to nothing is known about it, and that's just the way I like it... there was another threa…

RP: Women in SB Lore Original: I've seen mention of some females in the lore and history stories, but while some may have an important role, they aren't epic roles. There are no Joan of Arcs or Queen Elizabeths in SB apparently. Maybe its …

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Meridian on Roleplaying - April 24th, 2001 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey gang! As is evident from Mr. Ran…

Roleplaying at Events and the Event Team Ah... I beg your pardon. You had me at "fellow errant PKers." I hadn't realized that your horde of allies (among which numbered several Elves - I'm sure you've worked out your differences in charact…

Roleplaying: Random Map Generation Oiriginal: This is my main concern: How good can a random generated map be? I mean, by having it randomly generated, it removes all the possible historical aspects of the lands, unless someone drastically…

Roleplaying: Hidden Perma Death Original: In reply to: Each time you die, a piece of your soul never comes back, even though your flesh will this is from the wyrmslayer lore... may mean there is a limited number of deaths? Edited: Or each …

Roleplaying: Guiltless PvP Original: In a resent article i read about UO, it stated that 80% of its avatars stay in the Tramel facet(this is the non PvP land). This tells me only ONE thing, that most peeps dont like to be engaged in PvP co…

Roleplaying: Defining Good or Bad RP Original Post: You just don't know it yet. Quite an accusation, let me explain what I mean: I am defining Roleplaying to be playing your SB character in a way that is consistent with how the character w…

Roleplaying: Community Building Hey guys! I just wanted to extend my heartfelt encouragement and congratulations to all of you for the recent explosion in community building (as evidence specifically in the Code discussions) going on aroun…

About Roleplaying The upcoming strat guide will have some RP advice - the biggest thing to remember is that you can get a LOT of effect out of very little flavor speech. You need not ever say "thee" or "thou" - also, try to avoid using 'ga…

Religion: The Three Rings of the All-Father You're right - the three aspects of the All-Father are indeed tied to the three rings. As far as the moons go, there's more to it than just the fact of the three goddesses. Bear in mind that acco…

Religion: The Gods and Archons Original: I have read just about everything there is to read on the website as far as legends and history go. I still have a few questions: What exactly are archons? How big are gods? I mean, the All-Father m…

Religion: The Book of Staves Quoth the Bard Meridian (summary to follow): Meridian: The Book of Staves is a lot like the modern Bible - there are books that recount ancient history, books of parables and stories with built in morality less…