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Lok'Tar! Conquest of the Horde was originally a private World of Warcraft RP community that focused primarily on roleplay within the WoW setting. Originally established in September of 2007, CotH enjoyed a healthy reign of over seven years focused on WoW roleplay. On January 22nd of 2015, a DMCA notice was issued, resulting in a halt of the WoW RP focus. Now, the community has expanded to encompass multiple worlds in various games and settings. This community will serve as a hub for members to join like-minded individuals in any game or environment. The community itself will also host a few game worlds of its own after development progresses enough.
While the dust is settling after the revelation of the WoW server closure, feel free to hang out and see how development goes!
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| Sickness in the Sands |
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Posted by: Rosencrat - 12-04-2011, 04:22 PM - Forum: Community News
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Beaufort Bay
Settled by Clarence Beaufort, the Beaufort Bay Settlement was an exercise in stubbornness. The original Beaufort, a cantankerous man, found the crescent shape of land between mountain and sea and built a shack upon it. Within that shack he created rotgut rum, which he sold to passing ships for a tidy sum. During the years the shack expanded to a modest house, where other minor supplies were also kept. Also rum. From a house it expanded into a mansion and, after the unfortunate still fire, a smoking crater. Yet, before Clarence was burned alive by sentient rum monsters, he had managed to sire a few children.
The Beaufort children proved to have all the entrepreneurial spirit as their father without the morbid obsession on pickling oneself with rum. Together they established a new trade post, settling it as a stop-over for passing ships that wanted to avoid the monopoly of the goblin traders. Workers were hired and soon what began as a trade post evolved into a settlement, where all manner of individuals now live.
Beaufort Bay is now a humble place, simple and unadorned. The population is pressing a thousand and they live comfortable within their means. Crime is present, of course, but there are plenty of good, honest people among the bad.
Presided over by the three Beaufort children, everyone lives pleasantly enough. They build ships, trade, study and live their passions out.
It was this settlement that was selected for the New Scum and all its denizens proved perfect candidates for the new breed of parasite.
Bubonic Bay Redux
Some of you may remember Bubonic Bay way back when. It was a fun event but, ultimately, had its flaws.
Well, after two months of work with the GM team, we’ve managed to iron out the major problems. And so we bring it out again, a new, free-form event for the player’s pleasure. While the idea remains intact, the event is to be held with a new area, a new virus and a new motivation for involvement.
What has changed from the last event:
- No Forced Infection. Players will be allowed to play infected but it is not required. At no time will the players be forced to play an infected without their desire.
- No robot death machines. Simple as that. Logical bosses. Since the plague will cause mutations we can explain realistic zombie-esq enemies/abominations.
- Clean Up Event Afterwards. Either we work it into the week event or hold minor events afterwards. I had planned to do this with the origional Bubonic Bay but, after the final event, was so thoroughly done with the event that I decided against it.
- In later stages spread the event out into Tanaris. Just hold some events out into the world as a whole.
The settlement of Beaufort Bay and its population have been infected with a new parasite, a malicious worm that warps the mind and the body. The infected population has been sealed off within the town’s walls by a rag-tag group of goblins and survivors. Yet the defenses can last but so long and already the infected are striving to escape and pollute the world.
Heroes have been called to the small collection of tents outside the city to help in its defense. Survivors are still trapped within the walls, dangers are still forming in the ruined city and –bit by bit- an odd change is beginning to come over those wind-warped slaves to the worm. It is the duty of the heroes (or villains) to deal with these problems…In whatever way they so happen to decide.
The event will run, continuously, for a week. Signing up for the event is not required; the area will be open for the duration of the week, with random events and encounters ready for those who wander into the infected city.
The New Scum
The New Scum is the name of the parasites that has infected the populous.
The New Scum is a thin worm-like creature which enters the body through breaks in the skin or consuming food infected with the worm's eggs. The parasite enters the brain and grows over the period of a day until it is fully intertwined with the brain matter and spinal cord.
Removal of a full-grown parasite by physical means is impossible, and healing does not damage the parasite.
The parasite causes a gradual degradation of sanity. The individual begins to suffer full sensory hallucinations. The worm drives them towards violence until, driven by the images, the individual wanders towards a settlement where they deposit the worm's eggs in the food supply.
When an infected is killed the worm will seize control of the body's functions. The worm will gradually siphon water out of the corpse's body to maintain control. When the corpse has become completely dehydrated the parasite will die and the corpse will cease to function.
The infection will only affect players if they wish. The infection can only be passed by consuming infected food or being attacked by a carrier who releases the parasite and it burrows into them. Being harmed/bitten/stabbed by an infected person will not pass it along.
If a player chooses it they can say they are infected, but any actions during the event will not force them to play as an infected.
A cure can be found after a week’s time through the player’s actions and events.
The cause behind the plague can be found as well, with the players going to route the source and bring justice to those behind the evil.
Events
The first event will be at Sunday, December 18th at a time to be announced.
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| Fel Sworn and Demon Hunters |
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Posted by: Krilari - 11-30-2011, 09:52 PM - Forum: Community News
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For the past little while (About when we started discussing this whole elemental mage fiasco) we’ve also been holding a separate discussion concerning Demon hunters, Fel Sworn, and their availability to the general populace.
Ultimately the Gm team has decided that Demon Hunters and Fel Sworn indeed will be available to play under. HOWEVER, these classes will come in a different flavor than we are accustomed to.
Fel Sworn – As per before, Fel Sworn will be warlocks who study and worship demons while also consuming their blood in order to improve their own powers. The blood addiction, however, will not bring forth heinous mutations. (At the most it would cause dry lips, pale skin, and raw flesh about the eyes.) While warlocks are normally tutored in the arts with little to no involvement of demons, Fel Sworn, on the other hand are those who have been tutored either by a demon or another fel sworn. The benefit in this is that the fel sworn have an expanded arsenal of spells in result of their training underneath the (Possibly literal) wing of a demon.
Rosencrat Edit: A Fel-Sworn can also be a melee fighter who, pledging his loyalty to a demon directly or through a Fel-Sworn proxy, consumes demon blood for power and strength.
Demon Hunters – Just as the Fel Sworn, the demon hunters have been dumbed down significantly. While they are still full demon hunters who embarked upon the training path we had outlined before, they are limited to only the basics of demon hunting techniques. No metamorphosis, no absurd mastery of the blade, simply the basics.
Notice: In order to apply for either of these classes, post your idea along with a complete profile upon the private discussion forum where the GM team can work with you to hammer out any possible faults. From there the idea will either be approved or denied.
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| Mages & Earth Magic |
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Posted by: Rosencrat - 11-27-2011, 11:21 PM - Forum: Community News
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Alright, this has been a point of debate amongst the GMs for a good week or so now. However, we've finally reached a consensus on the question:
Since a Mage can wield Frost and Fire, can he use any other elements?
To answer, in simplest terms, they can. To an extent.
The GM team bounced the idea back and forth for a time but we eventually settled on this explanation:
(11-27-2011, 09:38 AM)Grakor456 Wrote: My understanding of Mages vs. Shamans was that Shamans manipulate the elements with the spirits help, while Mages use the arcane to manipulate forms of *energy*. Fire is a form of energy, as is arcane magic. Frost is done by drawing heat away and causing the water naturally in the air to condense and solidify, just in a really rapid process. Granted, a lot of this is just a guess, but it fits with their whole "theme" and what their spells do. This would make "hydromancy" possible for the same reason frost magic is possible, same with using lightning as it's just a form of energy.
Based on this logic a Mage can wield spells that deal with Water and Electricity. Those are allowed.
However, Mages who wield Earth, Wind or any other such state of matter are not allowed. Keep Shaman magic to the Shaman.
The mage would need to channel energy and use it to exert his/her will on nature. Think along the lines of telekinesis: A person would need to use their mind to move each single grain of sand or lift a boulder, which requires too much concentration and energy to be combat effective or, in some cases, even possible.
Also, another point for clarification: Unlike the shaman, a mage can only summon these energies, not manipulate them.
(11-27-2011, 05:16 PM)Xigo Wrote: A mage can not 'control' ice, he attacks with it and summons it. The same for fire, arcane, lightning, and water.
He might be able to send a crushing wave at someone, but he can not manipulate natural water by such means.
Anyway, I hope that clarifies a few points on this topic. I know the question has come up recently and we wanted to shed a bit of light on it.
We encourage people to use our Private Forum to post ideas and questions as well. If you want to do something with a character or explore the possibility of a variant class, make the idea known and we'll be happy to work with you!
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