Darmian

I've temporarily stepped out of retirement (while awaiting updates/additions to AE maps that will allow me to finish my Praetorian AEs) to write a little one-off concerning a Necromancer. Here's the blurb. "A mysterious message leads you to the Pandora's Box magic store in the New Thebes section of Talos Island. Inside a member of the staff, The Mystic, recognizes you and brings you into a back room to meet the one who called you. Today got stranger than usual in Paragon City." I'm a little rusty (not published anything since 2023) so hopefully players can point out typos and so on. In the meantime, have fun with it. EDIT: I've done some tweaking, particularly mission #4. I tested it with a full team and oh dear me it was hilarious. And horrendous. Yes, I am that rusty. Should be better now. Alas, if you're already part way through you won't see those tweaks. Hopefully you're not at x8!!

Sort of a Sonic Boom effect?

It would be more interesting if they could rez a player. As an MM you can always summon them again yourself, so them rezzing each other is probably unnecessary.

Oh! I can't remember if it was 1 or 2, but there's a particular point on a bridge with trucks where you have to take out two guys with one shot...that still sticks with me.

No, in that it actually did happen. But I get the point.

Well, Cole appearing there makes no sense at all. But even allowing for that, you'd still be reporting Marchand before you ever see the Rift chamber.

The point, narratively, and I think so many miss this, is not to somehow win but to make a last stand. At the very least to emulate someone like Keyes (flawed though he was) as he faced Hamidon. Ragnarok isn't somehow a bad or pointless myth because Odin, Thor, Loki and all the rest die. That MAKES it important. That they did all they could.

If you ARE a loyal agent of the regime you immediately recognise that Marchand is talking BS and should be reported to Chimera, Mayhem or Cole himself. The other Praetors not so much. So that argument is debatable.

I always thought you should be able to go inside Mayfair like you do an Icon, rather than talking to Rita on the street.

Great shot! Love how the background seems foggy too.

Bladehook. Nasty bugger.

ROFL!

Ok, gimme a sec. Nictus = 51899. Fallout 2 = 55898.

The updates continue @Zhym!

Two novels. The third was commissioned but never written.

Interesting to see. Thanks for this.

Hmm, I'd more tend to ...not upgrade, more "sidegrade" them. Let them be the actual government of the Rogue Isles that they are supposed to be, rather than pseudo-adjudicators of a nationwide Fight Club/Battle Royale for villains. An actual corrupt government. With a seat at the UN, that kind of thing.

Heh, I'd make him EZRA Cole, Marcus's big brother. Originally a police officer in Paragon who was murdered in Primal Earth's timeline. His descent from law abiding policeman into fascism initially stemming from a desire to bring the killers of his kid brother to justice...and then he didn't stop.

The entirety of the Warburg "plot" is RIGHT THERE for VEATs to be involved in, whether on Blitz's side or Recluse's, or neither. Ok, it might need Warburg not being a PVP zone any more, but not gonna lie, it'd be better than it is now.

Some people! Grr! Also: Note to self. Write an AE that is all about clicking boxes full of produce to take to the Market. No enemies, just friendly farmer folk. Call it BEST FARM EVAH.

Yeah, my version of this is it was a part of the Praetorian plan to weaken Primal Earth. Darrin influenced by Malaise? Which one? Or if not Malaise then Mother Mayhem? Both of whom have been to the Shadow Shard by the way. Take out Statesman before he can take part in the war. He's alive up until the start of the Underground Trial apparently. Then gone. Although an iTrial where Who Will Die? hadn't happened and States is taken out and the players avenge him? Might have been better.

Ok, possibly a stupid question but bear with me. Any chance you already have it hidden away in Accomplishments? Worth a look just in case. Otherwise I'm stumped.

That's weird. Definitely something wrong there. Time to submit a ticket in Options I think.

@SirArthurIV, don't be confused, LOL. @TerroirNoir3 has a particular set of skills related to AE...

Argh. I'm not around. Family member in hospital so priorities and all that.