Solfi
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While reading through the description for Mempo's hearthstone Stone of the Hall of Abundant Flesh, I got thinking that a separate category for Manses would be in order...
Lore5: Manse category?
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memesis
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Since Manses and Hearthstones are connected, I need more justification for such a change, if you are still interested.Solfi said:
Solfi
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Why I would like to see a separate Manse category
By Solfi
Yes, Manses and Hearthstones are connected; but which Manse is connected is connected to which Hearthstone is not. The important things are aspect and powerlevel.
Also, creating a unique Manse (which they all should be) is not that easy. Right now, if anyone wants to find inspiration for his/her Manse, he/she have to go through the submitted Hearthstones of the aspect he/she is interested in, to find any that actually has a description of their respective Manses (as far from every Hearthstone includes a Manse-description. In fact, I would go so far as to say that most of them do not).
... Besides, I actually find I'm more interested in the Manse, than the actual hearthstone, since the Manse is more than a blob that gives you some advantages; it's part of the setting, and can bring some lasting wonder in a chronicle, if it's an inspired work (not fond of the whole "hey I got a couple of hearthstones, let's run all over Creation and kick ass, using it's power but never contemplate it's origin or actually use the Manse of origin for anything substantial"-thing. Manses should be living places).
By Solfi
Yes, Manses and Hearthstones are connected; but which Manse is connected is connected to which Hearthstone is not. The important things are aspect and powerlevel.
Also, creating a unique Manse (which they all should be) is not that easy. Right now, if anyone wants to find inspiration for his/her Manse, he/she have to go through the submitted Hearthstones of the aspect he/she is interested in, to find any that actually has a description of their respective Manses (as far from every Hearthstone includes a Manse-description. In fact, I would go so far as to say that most of them do not).
... Besides, I actually find I'm more interested in the Manse, than the actual hearthstone, since the Manse is more than a blob that gives you some advantages; it's part of the setting, and can bring some lasting wonder in a chronicle, if it's an inspired work (not fond of the whole "hey I got a couple of hearthstones, let's run all over Creation and kick ass, using it's power but never contemplate it's origin or actually use the Manse of origin for anything substantial"-thing. Manses should be living places).
Flagg
The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
Proposal:
The "Hearthstone" category currently has a manse description, and a hearthstone description. This should be expanded to also include the name of the manse as a field, and a separate search could display the entires by Manse as well.
Thus, you would be able to search by hearthstone, or by manse, without having two separate submission entires for everything.
Thoughts?
-S
The "Hearthstone" category currently has a manse description, and a hearthstone description. This should be expanded to also include the name of the manse as a field, and a separate search could display the entires by Manse as well.
Thus, you would be able to search by hearthstone, or by manse, without having two separate submission entires for everything.
Thoughts?
-S
Solfi
One Thousand Club
I don't know. I suppose that would work. The important thing when trying to find a Manse would be to select aspect and (perhaps) powerlevel. The latter has a lot of leeway, since it's mostly fluff-text (apart from the obvious use of extra levels of the Demesne to power effects; but those could probably also be replicated by the use of creative spells and / or Artifacts).
... btw Memesis, I've been looking at the changes you've been doing. Nice work. Damn you're just spitting them out  :shock:, where do you get the time ? ... Anyways, keep up the good work. The site just keeps getting better and better each time I visit.
... btw Memesis, I've been looking at the changes you've been doing. Nice work. Damn you're just spitting them out  :shock:, where do you get the time ? ... Anyways, keep up the good work. The site just keeps getting better and better each time I visit.
memesis
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The site has a really strong underlying framework of code that lets me generate new reports or other features in a very short amount of time. Â I spent a long time writing that framework.Solfi said: