Darmian Posted September 27 Posted September 27 (edited) 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!! Edited Monday at 11:45 PM by Darmian 1 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
TerroirNoir3 Posted September 27 Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Darmian said: 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. Well, you're going to have to wait a bit before I get around to this one 😄 Not that I won't, but I have a list I'm working through. 1
Clave Dark 5 Posted September 28 Posted September 28 (edited) I love a good magic story, I'm in, soon as I can. How many missions is it? ETA: never mind, started it up and after one mission it's already fun, great character for the contact, and always nice to see Hermes Trismegistus mentioned. Again, I'm in! Edited September 28 by Clave Dark 5 1 Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Darmian Posted September 28 Author Posted September 28 2 hours ago, Clave Dark 5 said: I love a good magic story, I'm in, soon as I can. How many missions is it? ETA: never mind, started it up and after one mission it's already fun, great character for the contact, and always nice to see Hermes Trismegistus mentioned. Again, I'm in! Had fun writing the contact. 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
Darmian Posted Monday at 02:15 AM Author Posted Monday at 02:15 AM Might use that contact again @Clave Dark 5! 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
Clave Dark 5 Posted Tuesday at 03:00 PM Posted Tuesday at 03:00 PM Finished it finally. Lots of solid work and thought put into this in many ways, I quite enjoyed it! I said a bit more in my comment than I'll put here, but I will say anyone looking for a fun magic arc should run this one. 1 Tim "Black Scorpion" Sweeney: Matt (Posi) used to say that players would find the shortest path to the rewards even if it was a completely terrible play experience that would push them away from the game... ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ Clave's Sure-Fire Secrets to Enjoying City Of Heroes Ignore those farming chores, skip your market homework, play any power sets that you want, and ignore anyone who says otherwise. This game isn't hard work, it's easy! Go have fun! ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Darmian Posted Wednesday at 08:21 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 08:21 PM On 9/30/2025 at 4:00 PM, Clave Dark 5 said: Finished it finally. Lots of solid work and thought put into this in many ways, I quite enjoyed it! I said a bit more in my comment than I'll put here, but I will say anyone looking for a fun magic arc should run this one. Took account of your suggestions in my tweaks, including a Do Not Spawn. 1 AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
cranebump Posted Thursday at 11:33 PM Posted Thursday at 11:33 PM Of course I ran the damn thing, you fiend.:-) Really strong arc. Nice details (as usual). CLEVER use of clues to address teams. And the contact is one of your best. Extra points for Princess Bride ref.:-) I did find this ONE thing. Spoiler M1, clue...(wait for it)... Carriage return.:-) Some objective notes: And don't know if this is a thing, but all the (middle) objectives for M3 were located in the back room, including El Archmage-o. On M4, Gate Focus appeared in font, though it's listed as (middle). Map is pretty straightforward, so it's not hard to find, though. GREAT final mish. Excellent use of the map. Another winner, hombre! 1 1 I have done a TON of AE work, both long form and single arc. Just search the AE mish list for my sig @cranebump. For more information on my stories, head to the AE forum sub-heading and look for “Crane’s World.” Support your AE authors! We ARE the new content.
Darmian Posted yesterday at 12:30 AM Author Posted yesterday at 12:30 AM (edited) 3 hours ago, cranebump said: Of course I ran the damn thing, you fiend.:-) Really strong arc. Nice details (as usual). CLEVER use of clues to address teams. And the contact is one of your best. Extra points for Princess Bride ref.:-) I did find this ONE thing. Reveal hidden contents M1, clue...(wait for it)... Carriage return.:-) Some objective notes: And don't know if this is a thing, but all the (middle) objectives for M3 were located in the back room, including El Archmage-o. On M4, Gate Focus appeared in font, though it's listed as (middle). Map is pretty straightforward, so it's not hard to find, though. GREAT final mish. Excellent use of the map. Another winner, hombre! I've moved things all around that damn map in M3 and nothing sticks. And I kinda need that map so... As for M4? Have a look at it in test mode. No visible markings of where Front/Middle/Back are. So it works... until the AE decides to move it for some arcane reason. The other thing? Lol. Well I had to leave one in for you to find. That was a joke. No? Tsk, there's no pleasing some people. Edited yesterday at 03:09 AM by Darmian AE SFMA Arcs: The Meteors (Arc id 42079) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part One. (Arc id 26756) X | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Two. (Arc id 26952) | Dark Deeds in Galaxy City: Part Three. (Arc id 27233) Darker Deeds: Part One (Arc id 28374) | Darker Deeds: Part Two. (Arc id 28536) | Darker Deeds: Part Three. (Arc id 29252) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part One (Arc id 29891) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Two (Arc id 30210) | Darkest Before Dawn: Part Three (Arc id 30560) | Bridge of Forever ( Arc id 36642) | The Cassini Division (Arc id 37104) X | The House of Gaunt Saints (Arc id 37489) X | The Spark of the Blind (Arc id 40403) | Damnatio Memoriae (Arc id 41140) X | The Eve of War (Arc id 41583) X | Spirals: Part One. (Arc id 55109) | Spirals: Part Two. (Arc id 55358) | Spirals: Part Three. (Arc id 57197) I Sing of Arms and the Man (Arc id 42617) | Three Sisters (Arc id 43013) | Give Me Liberty (Arc id 69444) (Pre War Praetorian Loyalist. Pre War Praetorian Resistance. Pre ITF Cimerora. Post ITF Cimerora. X = Dev Choice/Hall of Fame )
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