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User:Shadeking

2009-02-11T04:31:59Z

Shadeking:

''' Note: This page currently in progress'''

== About me (In Game) ==
I am currently a resident of Shabbat Ab, just east of the School of Harmony and University of Architecture area. I have played some of all four tales under different character names, but quit after about 3 months each time (except T4 so far) due to burnout and boredom. I always seem to try and do too much to fast, and get myself involved in so much that it turns into work rather than fun. This tale I'm listing my goals on this page to make sure they seem reasonable. :-)

As far as personality, I like meeting other players, and enjoy chatting most of the time in game about anything. If you're in the area, stop by and I'll pretty much always be willing to talk. I love meeting players new to the game, and try to help them if I can.

I'm working with Eldar in SA Ironworks to sell metal and metal goods, and hopefully later glass goods as well. Our goal is to get to the point where we can live out the tale mainly making these metals and crafted goods without much other work we don't like.

I am a member of The Wanderers for purposes of mentoring. Being in all four tales (and burning out) helps when it comes to easing new players into the game. I also like their concept of helping players with the test principles, although I may try to focus on completing these on my own this tale for the most part.

My "main" work guild is Sunset Works. I was with them for a bit last tale, and liked the way it worked out. The guild is big enough to accomplish alot, but small enough so I have an effect on its direction.

== About me (Out of Game) ==
My name is Alex and I live in a Northwestern suburb of Chicago. I have a wonderful wife named Kelley who does not play the game, but does accept my obsession with it. I spend my workdays designing web-based applications, and spend my free time playing mainly this. Computers are great, aren't they?

== Proud Guildmate Of ==
* Living Dangerously (Elder)
* Sunset Works (Kinsman?)
* SA Ironworks (Elder)
* The Wanderers (Initiate)
* (Add the rest)

== Continual Goals ==
* Visiting acro lines every couple of weeks or so (last acro line: 1/2/2009)
* Recruit new players into The Wanderers and Sunset Works (which one is more useful?)
* Keep Sunset Works and SA Ironworks sheep pens at 500 onions each, or max 400 onions each day (can't consistantly do more without burning myself out)

== Active Current Goals ==
* Get dex up to 1 or higher via acro
* Build up enough iron, copper, and nails for SA Ironworks
* Fill up glasiers bench with glass for Sunset Works
* Build a new players guide
* Learn to make at 9k+ steel shovels consistantly
* Make a ferry/get skill
* Complete cicadas init

== Medium Term Goals ==
* Build Ob in lightly populated region
* Learn to smith high enough quality to sell hatchets, shovels, and wedges in SA Ironworks
* Find or organize a egyptwide chat guild/mic (E! just doesn't cut it for me)
* Find or organize a egyptwide trade guild/mic (rTrade?)
* Get everything needed for funery principle

== Long Term Goals ==
* Complete every single principle
* Oracle in one test line (Leadership is unlikely this tale)
* Try to demonstrate for one test (not a biggie, aiming for funery, others?)
* Build an airship (when/if they are released)

== Completed Goals ==
* All 7 initiations
* Acro principles
* Obelisk principles
* GET MORE ONION SEEDS
* Build 10+ aphiaries for SA Ironworks
* Build a warehouse for Living Dangerously
* Build up iron bars and shovels for SA Ironworks
* Get membership fee for The Wanderers (200 boards, 400 bricks, additional 50 wax as gift)
* Get 2-4 more onion seeds
* Get ready for SA Ironworks casting
* Organizing/going to digs at least monthly (no longer needed w/ good shovels/food)
* Learn to make at least one 8k+ tool consistantly
* Get The Goods code working

== Things I Want To Trade For ==
* chocolates (will trade for chocolates i have or other goods)
* mines or mine locations
* herbs for cooking 2
* locations of nearby garlic spots over 1 garlic (near School of Harmony and University of Architecture in SA)

== Things I Have To Trade With (Immediately) ==
* leek seeds (plenty of these, I have 10 I can trade with)
* limited amounts of beeswax and honey
* leather

== Things I Have To Trade With (On 24 hours notice)==
* highly smithed shovels/hatchets
* Bricks/Boards/Wood
* slate
* Iron/Copper/Tin Ores and Metals
* charcoal
* flax/flax products
* nails, basic iron shovels, and all the other various metal goods
* all the other usual low level goods

== Mines ==
* 1756, 2670 Tin
* 2572, 2069; 1029, 1856; 1246, 2073 - Iron
* 1763, 2642 Copper
* 1522, 1876; 1487, 1903 Aluminum
* 1879, 2136; 1888, 2137; 1896, 2137; 1883, 2128; 1892, 2130 - Lead
* 1778, 1962; 1770, 1966 - Zinc
* 2475, 2070; 2476, 2079; 2477, 2036; 2494, 2004 - Tungsten
* 2448, 2075 - Magnesium
* 1673, 1868; 1671, 1842 - Platinum

2678, 2015, one is north along the coast - Hades Furnace

Shadeking:

==There's now a 16 cubit obelisk in SA; this Queue has been modified==

==Note: Alternatives to the first-come-first-served queue are being considered. Please see the discussion page for further details. ==

I remain opposed to the build Queue as implemented, as its selection method was unfair (2-3 months because you're weren't online when the test was unlocked? Who picks?) and it discriminates against people unable to access the wiki due to filters or inability to master the technology. I'll freely discuss in-game as I can't access the wiki while in-game. --[[User:Aperio|Aperio]] 12:15, 21 December 2008 (EST)

BTW - Could someone please LINK the hypothetical discussion page? The lack of a link just reinforces the system in place.
('Discussion' link is at the top of the page)

== '''Obelisk Construction Guild''' ==

'''PROPOSED VALUES:''' 
1) Provide an open forum to discuss the coordination of Shabbat Ab Obelisk Building. 
2) Open to all Shabbat Ab residents 
3) No citizen of Egypt is more worthy to build than any other. 
4) Citizens who have been part of the organized guild should receive consideration for having waited (over holdouts and new players). 

We plan to implement a weighted lottery system to select builders INSTEAD of the de facto queue that favors some people for no valid reason. We plan, as a guild, to help rebuild obelisks for the selected builder that are defeated. If you share these views (or have changes to suggest), please join.

I joined and was asked to figurehead the guild and in order to reduce my personal conflict of interest, I will NOT be passing this Test in Shabbat Ab and possibly not at all.

----

If you are new to the queue and wish to build in Shabbat Ab, please add your name to the end of the list, and read the discussion page for details on what may become of the queue.

{| border="3" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"

===Shabbat Ab Test of Obelisk Build Queue===
|-
!Cubits
!Name
!Est. Build Time
!Have Materials Ready Now?
!Complete?
!Comment
|-
|17
|Trillian
|waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|http://armeagle.atitd.org/timer.php/33520485/teppy/img.png (rough estimate to build time)
(uncertain accuracy)
(It is definitely off by a few hours. If it lives, the 16 cubit will be torn down as soon as it passes Monday afternoon. --Sefet)
|-
|-
|18
|Shadeking
|waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|-
|19
|Karriellyn
|waiting to build
|Yes/?
|No
|
|-
|-
|20
|NatuBo
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|-
|21
|Emyrn
|Waiting to build
|Yes/?
|No
|
|-
|-
|22
|Menes
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-

|-
|23
|Akila
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|24
|Sefet
|Waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|25
|Khephren
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|26
|Wadji
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|27
|Diania
|Waiting to build
|yes
|no
|
|-
|28
|Lokim
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|29
|daniels
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|30
|Amalt
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|31
|Nemoder
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|32
|[[User:Elouamn|Elouamn]]
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|33
|Rodent
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|34
|Sebine
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|35
|Aperio
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|36
|Chelub
|Waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|37
|Umberto
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|38
|Kemet
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|39
|Meriamon
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|40
|Firebladed
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|41
|[[User:Sariel|Sariel]] 16:07, 20 December 2008 (EST)
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|42
|[[User:Nabbic|Nabbic]]
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|43
|Biljec
|waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|44
|Ovid
|waiting to build
|No
|No
|-
|45
|Eldar
|waiting to build
|No
|No

Talk:Shabbat Ab Desert Obelisk Queue

2008-12-21T10:35:39Z

Shadeking:

User:Shadeking

2008-12-21T10:24:42Z

Shadeking:

Resident of Shabbat Ab's School of Harmony and University of Architecture area.

User:Shadeking

2008-12-21T10:23:18Z

Shadeking: New page: Resident of Shabbat Ab's School of Harmony area.

Resident of Shabbat Ab's School of Harmony area.

Shabbat Ab Desert Obelisk Queue

2008-12-21T10:19:57Z

Shadeking:

==There's now a 16 cubit obelisk in SA; this Queue has been modified==

==Note: Alternatives to the first-come-first-served queue are being considered. Please see the discussion page for further details. ==

If you are new to the queue and wish to build in Shabbat Ab, please add your name to the end of the list, and read the discussion page for details on what may become of the queue.

{| border="3" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"

===Shabbat Ab Test of Obelisk Build Queue===
|-
!Cubits
!Name
!Est. Build Time
!Have Materials Ready Now?
!Complete?
!Comment
|-
|17
|Trillian
|waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|http://armeagle.atitd.org/timer.php/33520485/teppy/img.png (rough estimate to build time)
(uncertain accuracy)
|-
|-
|18
|Shadeking
|waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|-
|19
|Karriellyn
|waiting to build
|Yes/?
|No
|
|-
|-
|20
|NatuBo
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|-
|21
|Emyrn
|Waiting to build
|Yes/?
|No
|
|-
|-
|22
|Menes
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-

|-
|23
|Akila
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|24
|Sefet
|Waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|25
|Khephren
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|26
|Wadji
|Waiting to build
|No
|No
|
|-
|27
|Diania
|Waiting to build
|yes
|no
|
|-
|28
|Lokim
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|29
|daniels
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|30
|Amalt
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|31
|Nemoder
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|32
|[[User:Elouamn|Elouamn]]
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|33
|Rodent
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|34
|Sebine
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|35
|Aperio
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|36
|Chelub
|Waiting to build
|Yes
|No
|
|-
|37
|Umberto
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|38
|Kemet
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|39
|Meriamon
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|40
|Firebladed
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|41
|[[User:Sariel|Sariel]] 16:07, 20 December 2008 (EST)
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|42
|[[User:Nabbic|Nabbic]]
|Waiting to build
|no
|no
|
|-
|43
|??
|waiting to build
|No
|No

Talk:Shabbat Ab Desert Obelisk Queue

2008-12-21T10:11:24Z

Shadeking: