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I guess I'll scrap my pc'o'latern maker concept.

I'm not saying PC's shouldn't do it! I mean a Gladiator who keeps hands of people he faces in fights as trophies would be a pretty badass pursuit. It's just the kind of thing that is best agreed to with DMs and PCs ahead of time rather than "OH MAN NOW IM PISSED GIMME UR HANDZ"

The spell is very cool but I was wondering what the general feel was about the ability to "Tag" a person within a certain radius (Sort of like the set ally mode) so that you can send them a message at a later time? Perhaps something like so long as it is during the same reset or a certain amount of time they are tagged?

Or even something like Scrying?

If it's a friend/henchman you can summon them with a personal message. If it's an enemy you can send anonymous menacing messages or threats upon swift winds and that sort of thing. The spell would still emit in a radius around them to allow eavesdroppers and such. Small-scale sendings are cool but just trying to think of ways to expand the spell's use since it is fairly overlooked it seems.

A flag a random location system works a lot better for a teleport spell instead of a magical messaging spell.

It's rich and vibrant as a part of EFU's setting. I'm currently playing a PC who spawns there as well as spends some time there though with limited PC interaction that's kept short. I hope soon to begin making trips back and forth but I just thought I'd use this post to highlight Old Port as a whole.

It gives Ymph and old west feel as the colony is such a massive frontier land comparatively. That mystical land of opportunity and more lax laws where a fella can kill a man over harsh words in a tavern if he is so inclined. With that come a ton of cool concept ideas.

Some non-application ideas: A hunter heading to Ymph to get rich off the sweet hides of Saber Tigers and the flesh of Stargazer slaves. A failed merchant hoping for his last big score in the ever nebulous trading sphere that adventurers bring. A swordsman tired of the oppressive rule of the Count and wanting to apply his mercenary trade in a gray area to the highest bidder. A Dwarf tired of the Xenophoia seeking refuge amongst the Fellhammer. An explorer and archeologist hoping to find treasure in the ruins of the old jungle.

Some "Special Background" application ideas: A Cleric of Umberlee setting out from the Cathedral to spread the word to the unwashed masses like the old spanish missions of the Americas. A wizard on the run pursuing sanctuary within the Conclave from the Old Port Guard as an outlaw. A runaway slave heading for the Docks in pursuit of a new life.

It adds a ton of simple flavor to a PC's background and allows a lot of cool interaction with the Server itself on a whole beyond simply saying "Yes I'm from random nation, the portal brought me here". If you've played more than one or two PCs on EFU all you need to do is see if a DM is free to unlock the portal in the starting area (Unless your background needs an app)