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Quote:Some of you may have met my Daughter, and enjoyed the vivid designs passed down from our Household's mystical history. However, it is with the greatest shame that you're reading this. Her choice of company has been less than reasonable. Instead of spending time at Galas and showing the appropriate pride in the title gifted to her by the crown, she has been off cavorting with this so-called 'Sewer Gang', Daune Gang, Drain Gang. Whichever they call themselves- this cult of fanatics living off of grime, dirt and sludge within the bowels of our fair city. 

She has been wallowing in the dredges of society for too long. These parasites whom have the potential to rise from their slums and earn their place within our fair city instead choose to leech off of any leftover scrappings they can find, like disgusting savages. Her actions have brought naught but shame to herself, and in turn our entire household.

It is with a heavy heart, and my head hung low, that I, Maceo cos Moralis, condemn my daughter's deplorable actions. It is one thing to assist those in need, it is another to join their cults, their 'gangs' filled with criminal filth and propogandic spiel. Do we truly wish for another Syndicate on our hands? No, I say.

From henceforth, Melora is no longer Nobility. Nor is she Moralis. If she truly wishes to dwell in the depths of the sewers among cretins, degenerates and criminals, than she does so without the backing of our Opulent and Imperial House. Her fortune, and her business has been seized by House Moralis, and from now on shall she hold a title of Disgrace. 

But just how do you get this truth, I hear you scream, I hear you cry? Well, do not worry, for I have the solution for you.
Let me show you.


Oh my, but isn't that formatted wonderfully!

DISCOURSE HEADLINES
Circa 1661, in the early times of the year, before the harvest. 

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The Pelleaux's Gala, crashed?!

That's right, everyone. The word currently rocking the streets from Sudbury to the Crown Authority is that the party that the Pelleaux estate held in celebration of their nobility, in which the other noble houses were invited, was crashed!.. If you could call it that. It seems that while a myriad of angry peasantfolk, entertainers, and even a few invited guests attempting to force their way inside through the guardsmen, it provided ample opportunity for another group to get their way inside through uncertain circumstance. While the nobles bickered and feasted, there were reports of a rumbling noise from the household. While immediately thought to be fireworks, the festivities were quickly replaced with horror and what can likely only be considered to be absolute carnage. Many, many servants have been seen purchasing replacement tapestries and furnishings, and a few have even been seen removing ink-covered niceties out of the buildings over the last month or so.

Eye-witnesses report hearing a chant near the end of the Gala, calling out to, or for, our most irrevocably handsome and wonderful Exarch Knight Elijah Soleis. Perhaps one should seek him out, if they're more curious about the happenstance of what exactly happened at the Pelleaux Gala?

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Discourse in Sudbury; A Riot?

It's not a surprise that the residents of Sudbury, since the massive influx of Rhoynish labor, have been unsettled and upset with their current living style. Many of them openly speak of things that would get most law-abiding citizenry arrested, and the mere mention of the First Light is enough to start a chain of arguments that would continue until I was blue in the face, aha! Recently, however, there's been rumors of a mass brigade of arrests, be they legitimate or not, coming from that area of Osrona. It sounds as if the nobility and the military are starting to take a more severe stance against the downtrodden and weak, and it sounds as if things are becoming rather unstable in our dear Sudbury.

In news related to this article, there's rumors that our Exarch Elijah and our Paladin Atrosus single handedly quelled a rebellion of ten magi and fifty non magi. In the wake of this 'riot', a good number of people were hauled off to prison, and a good number more were left to flee with their trails between their legs. This reporter notes seeing a few of the arrested party walking the streets again, however.

I wonder what kind of bargain they struck to get out of a capital crime?

So, I want to start this off by saying, I do love the concept of metal magic and the skills in it are really awesome in theory. That being said, Metal Lance, the 30 RPP opener for the metal tree needs to be rebalanced.

So, I went ahead and got some help from Cpt. Prinny and did some tests before I made this thread, but this is the short and sweet of it.

Metal Lance is currently a very underpowered skill, especially as an opener for a tree (So far, openers in Esshar have been fairly notorious for being downright awesome to compensate for their increased RPP cost).

Metal Lance is a 10Pow Linear skill that has a 15 second CD, and is supposed to leave a 5 second slow upon contact. As of the time of this writing, this skill does -not- have its five second slow, and I am willing to state that even with the slow, it would still be very underpowered when compared to similar techniques. Note: Metal Lance can tick twice -if- a target moves in the direction the lance is travelling, however this is an issue that affects all linear/line skills, so I'm not mentioning it.

In comparison, we'll start with Fireball, the Fire Tree's opener at 10 RPP (Fire Affinity is 20 RPP). It is a 8Pow Linear skill with a 3 second CD that inflicts burn damage after it hits. Fireball also travels incredibly fast when it is sent out, making it far easier to strike with than metal lance. In comparison, the burn damage inflicted by fireball increases its 8pow damage significantly, and it appears to be closer to 12+ pow worth of damage, when it hits.

In a completely different direction, we'll point towards Time's opener, Decay (30rpp). Decay is a 6Pow linear skill with a 14 second CD, a range that exceeds both Fireball and Metal Lance, and it inflicts a +10% Increase to enemy CDs as well as Slows your opponent for 6 seconds. The skill also travels as quick, if not quicker than fireball (I witnessed it striking an enemy from about 8-10 tiles away almost instantly), and if your opponent does not leave Decay's area of effect quickly, it inflicts about 6-8 ticks of 1Pow damage in quick succession.

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So, in summary, I ask you all, which would you rather have?

A Basic opener that costs 30 RPP, gives +5 Pow(Fire Affinity), and a 12+Pow Immediate skillshot with a 3 second Cooldown.

A Seperate Specialization Opener that costs 30 RPP, and gives you a 6-12Pow  Immediate Skillshot with a 14 second CD that inflicts a 6 second Slow, increases enemy CDs by +10% and has extended range,

Or

An Earth Specialization Opener that costs 50 RPP, gives +5 Vit(Earth Affinity), and a 10Pow Regular Skillshot with a 15 second CD that should inflict a 5 second slow. (Currently does not inflict the slow. I've tested).

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Please give Metal Lance some love.
Edit: Showing a picture of metal lance in action, per request.

hey all! i'm currently not playing the game but i thought i'd offer up my services as everyone gets into their new characters
i dont have many examples except this, of my last character from spires: https://prnt.sc/nld5gs
i'm sure most of you know what i do, though.

since I'm not playing the game, i currently take IRL currency only, through paypal or venmo. as my last service was, this is pay what you want, although the recommended payment per desc is 5$ USD.

to contact me for inquiries, my discord is jen#9986.

you MUST provide me with a playby and name for me to make a description. i will not find an image for you.

There are so many people in this game that it gets a bit overwhelming to try and manually remember each name. Perhaps make an option where you can click on someone and add them to a 'contact list'. Where basically you just have the person's name and relationship in comparison to you.

This would be good for those one time interactions where you don't see the person for a while, but know the person would indeed hold an impact and you would remember the name at the very least.