I'm seeing: Looking for the CLOK BBS? There's a lot more to Contrarium than just CLOK. if you're looking for the site previously at this address (the CLOK BBS), please go to http://clok.contrarium.net/bbs. Other Contrarium.net BBS links COGG - http://cogg.contrarium.net/bbs Maybe I need to update co...

Hey J. I was looking at the bbs.clokmud.com address (the one I was referencing in my post) and it looks like the language is the same. I checked bbs.contrarium.net and I saw the different language there. I honestly don't know enough about website creation/ownership to know the difference between the...

AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS!! *Cartoon drawings appear, showing a variety of scenes in bold, colorful strokes. Zeldryn preens, flashing a rude hand gesture with an outlandishly large jewel on his finger. Rakar runs from an enormous goat, its eyes glowing crimson. The Healer’s assistant frantic...

Mistress Seren, I hope this letter finds you in the best of health. As I have discussed with you on previous occasions, I have been planning for some time to take a recess from my studies in order to focus on my personal and mental health. I do plan to return at some point, but for now I set my sigh...

I hope everyone is doing well. If there's a better way to make the following point please point me towards it. Whenever I go to the bbs.clokmud.com address I still see "There's a lot more to Contrarium than just CLOK. if you're looking for the site previously at this address (the CLOK BBS), ple...

Hey all, I had a few thoughts and recommendations about archery and other distanced weapon use. Some of these may be in game and I just haven't seen them yet, so if so I appreciate your collective patience. - I would love to see bodkins have a benefit against plate or chain armor, as I believe they ...

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray Aphraen, my soul to keep, And should I die before I wake, Then Verungnr best move his tentacles over, cuz I’ll show ‘im what revenge looks like.” Zeldryn was curled up as snug as a bug in a rug. Assuming that bug was a tense, stressed, drunken mess of a man, and r...

I'm sorry that you are hurting, SC. That makes me very sad. Unfortunately (and fortunately), CLOK's character makeup is a spectrum of grays. At any given time we have a handful of truly "good" folks and a handful of truly "bad" folks. All of the grays have to define themselves, a...

It was cleaning day in the house on the corner. The windows were thrown wide in hopes of tempting a rare Julium breeze. The air was filled with the sound of the market and of the occasional comforting clang of the bell from atop the town hall. The two men worked in companionable quiet, their movemen...

Zeldryn and Rakar sit on a couch, looking directly at the viewer. Somber music plays in the background. Zeldryn: Welcome to this week’s episode of Rum Mates. You know, we love to have a good time, and we’re so thankful that you spend time with us. Rakar: Yuh. Zeldryn: Today’s episode deals with some...

Coming soon to a quarantine near you. Posted with permission. The fire crackled in the hearth, the noise circling its way under the laughter and conversation. The sandy-haired man in the corner slammed his mug down on the table, amber lager frothing over the rim. “I’m telling you,” he said indignant...

Thanks for doing all this, J. It doesn't sound selfish at all to play games and spend time with family/friends on a vacation. Have fun!

The last couple weeks have, without a doubt, been the most fun I've had on CLOK in a long time. I grin like an idiot when GMs and players are on chat dropping song links or recommending books. The events have all been great, and I love that we have some run by staff and some run by players. There ha...

Wow, awesome! Thanks Luna.

In the interest in noting like for like, posts like Eliza's are immature, inappropriate, and unhelpful. Knowing that the GMs get that sort of thing in public makes me realize that those sorts of comments are likely more numerous in private e-mails or in second hand hearsay. I'm not a gm, so I can't ...

Completely understood Noctere! The two responses I would have are these: 1 - I think that when the metaphor used is that gm = parents and players = little children, it comes across to me as a little bit talking down and diminishing concerns. I agree with the point behind the chat, but language compa...

I would love some guidance, if possible, from our team on how to communicate criticism. In the dance between staff and players, as far as overall game progression, the GMs tend to lead and the players tend to follow. This is as far as mechanics and non-RP aspects go -- CLOK's GMs do an outstanding j...

Being that mitigate is based on dodge and perception and not swords, and being that the Utasa get several combat styles including hurling and daggers, would the staff consider altering the pre-reqs for mitigate such that it is not barred behind melee focus, sword specialty, and riposte? I recognize ...

1216, fall, Shadgard Plains It was two bells pre-zenith on a cold Octum morning, and Jasan DeTure was in trouble again. The boards of the square ebonwood table were smooth and worn, stained here and there with the remnants of drinks. Jasan could feel the grooves in between the planks through the rag...

1220, shortly after Solstice, Shadgard The pale Desumbar sunlight crept its way over the overcrowded table, along the oak floorboards, and onto the slender hands of the man. The hands were folded, one inside the other, over a faded gray blanket thrown haphazardly over the end of a long, low sofa. “B...

Not in any way assuming that I play a *good* bad guy, but I'll give you a few of my thoughts as I created Dunkin. 1. I am not the main character in the TV series, I am a villain for a season, with an option to return. Dunkin had a set arc, he accomplished it (by... not accomplishing it?), and he's b...

Is it possible to get Wyrvardn guildpoints from successful combat strikes? Given that they are a combat guild, it seems to make sense as compared to other similar guilds (Udemi, Utasa, Claws of Shar, Brotherhood of the Fist, Haarbingers, Dwaedn Wyr,), etc)? Even the Elemancers and Rooks get guildpoi...

I have two thoughts here: that the mummer v. harbinger comparison is flawed and that the telepathic abilities need to be addressed. As for the first, I don't think the Harbinger and Mummer comparison has juice. I have not witnessed Harbingers spamming fear effects as a way of eliminating more powerf...

Oo, pick me! I love the new ability. Let's talk about Rakar. The loveable leathercrafter, master of Lightsmasher and Mightyglaive. King Malachite Dingus. He's... not an idiot. But he understands that if people think he is, they will say, do, and let slip things around him. They will underestimate, e...

I've been playing with the idea of writing some short stories to flex my fiction muscles. I've been playing Jasan for almost five years now, and really enjoy his character.

Would there be any interest in a few little tales showing the origins of the man in the suit and the Stetson?