TEN / TMP Rolecall

[Kaz]

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Fury of the Ten (TEN)
The Mountain People (TMP)

Has been quite a while since TEN were roaming about in the lands of Maxim. Recently I've seen a few of the original lineup return to the game.

For TMP it's slightly different, as the guildname was used for a one-off age in Valid, but with the exception of that age, it's also been a while since they were seen.

Looking through my old bits and pieces lying around in scattered files on my hard drive reminded me of the old days and the beginings of my first array into GMing

I had decided to play Maxim to experiment with the new Droben race. Decided to create a guild and randomly sent a message via the game to every realm in Darden who had built droben. Ended up recruiting quite a few players that way and The Mountain People (TMP) were born

We played through about an age, but it soon became pretty clear that an all Droben guild had severe weaknesses in scum and sorc, so we allowed a couple of realms (pretty sure Winterhawk was the first) to build in other races.

At some point shortly after the UK bash in cardiff, SunBlade decided to create LoFT. I was already playing with an idea for TEN so I left TMP running with SunBlade at the helm and LoFT memebers making up the playerbase while they waited for LoFT to be accepted, and created TEN.

The first age of TEN was pretty cool. The idea had been to have a guild made up of exactly 10 members. Alas that idea was binned before we ever reached the member cap. The original 9 members of TEN were to be known as The Inferno (kaz), The Black Flame (shadz), The 6th Degree of Seperation (matty), The Guardian of Time (reverie), The Guardian of Knowledge (kolob), The Lord of Blood (monster), The Lord of Friendship (nymph), The Defenestrator (dux) and The Guardian of the Dead (artanis).

After a while TEN had been up as the longest continuously serving Maxim guild at the time. The idea behind the charter had by that time changed dramatically and we were now playing each age according to a pre determined 'zodiac' sign, of which there were 10.

I finally disbanded due to burn out.

Dancer and I ressurected TMP to play the end of the age out in, but the guild never had more than 3 members in it and was purely to avoid being UG at the end.

TEN and TMP have both returned once each since the original days.

TEN returning in Maxim, taking the top of the scrolls for quite some time and then being brought down hard due partially to inactivity, partially to a sudden change in the defensive values of forts, and partially to do with complacency in our rank. Havn't brought them back since.

TMP did much the same, but they finished their one off comeback at the top of the scrolls in the first Valid age not too long ago, which was LOTS of fun. In all my time GMing I've had guilds spend plenty of time at the top of the scrolls but had never managed to finish an age up top until the second coming of the Droben.

I'm interested to hear from anyone around who was involved in any of the phases of TEN / TMP. Either as a member or an enemy.

[Venus]

oh memememe


tmp in valid was the most fun lol

i think we all spent our time looking at dks kingdom in view:Pp

[Dricis]

im interested

[TheMonster]

I know I would create a realm for TEN if it came back. I remember those days well and I do remember how we were able to do really well when we all played and tried our best. Count me in if it happens.

[Kaz]

Would be nice to fly the banner of TEN again one day. Wont be soon though, I havn't got enough time to play a realm in Fervent let alone run a serious guild.

So who else is still about??

[Rorshach]

"what? A party? And I do no be havin' a blessed thing to wear?" babbled the great palomino centaur. "Call the farrier! I be needin' dancing shoes!" Coati hung lazily by her tail from a ceiling beam while the two minute fennec foxes picked up on Rory;s enthusiasm and cavorted playful about room, spilling a pitcher of mead onto a game of strategema... causing the pieces to run for cover and scream in terror about flooding..

"RSVP? RSVP grrrrr" growled the one sometimes referred to as The sixth Degree of Separation. "Poet! Let's do be announcin’ a holiday on all business affairs… dicount pricin’ on Slat and Tabac.. no new contract negotiations for a fortnight.. adnbe havin’ the 1st chairs o’ the Flute meet me ‘afore we leave.. ‘an be takin’ no excuses even from Islia… we've a party to go to.. but er.. it do no be saying about clothing? Think it be fancy dress? who'll be there? Breasha? Sofcur? Monster? Kaz and The Inferno of course.. Ruark? Lyssia? and that Huntress I wonder.. Ohhh and the catlike shapeshifter assassin.. you know how dangerous women do be enticing me almost as much as fresh plate o’ sweet pastries..

"yes, yes.. I know I do be rambling.. but let them know I'll be on my way as as soon as I do be findin’ something suitable to wear.. oh.. and be kind enough to wake Tesla. he'd be much upset if we did be forgettin' to tell him..."

[Shade Valoria]

this is Super James, but i decided to use Shade Valoria( my alt) in this roll call because whenever i played maxim/valid (or even monarchy's mo pri), i used this name.

for an age i was a member of the mountain people, and enjoyed that much. we won every war we started because of our amazing bonuses on attack. then we would fort they would surrender. but then when we rested for that one week, we were attacked and the whole guilg was damn near skumkilled to death.

i would have been a member on the ten, but i spoke up too late, and the 10 was full. i was going to get the next spot available, but i quit playing before that ever happened.

i barely have time to play solo. im getting my butt whopped as is, but when i get time, ( which should be in a month or so) i would love to start a maxim realm and league with you guys. that would be swell.

[Winterhawk]

~drops in a gives the thread a good ol kick~ Howdy

[_Raicon_]

Winter! *stumbles in*

When I was in TEN, I went by Artanis...my title was indeed guardian of the dead.

Man, those were good times.

[Kaz]

hehe, welcome to the thread guys.

*Wonders over to the bar*

hmm.. pretty sure i've .... ah there it is

*pulls out a large keg of Ruark's Mountain juice and several bottles of Fernabergian red wine*

Drinks are up

[Dalthano Invarion]

I was in TEN. I remember the age where Kaz's PC quit working and no one knew what happened for awhile. I'm currently not playing the game but check the forums every now and then.

[STEEL_TEN]

bahah.. it has been awhile since anyone has posted here, just wanted to say hey to anyone that still checks!

-STEEL

[Kaz]

Hey man, great to see you on the boards again

Grab me on Q some time if you see me and we can catch up.

I see your posting as a new alt, you want your old one back??

[Sturm]

Pyren say's hi

[Zhord.]

I was in TMP for the valid age, was fun.

[Kaz]

Thought I'd bump this.

Just wish that more of my old crew were still here.

So, on the random offchance that I brought TEN back, in a faith other than the dominant faith, would any of you come along?

Not that I'm saying I will or anything.

[Maverick]

I was in TMP.

If I left Barnabas I think venus would strangle me!

[Jacen]

I remember in the Maxim TEN, at least for a little while.

[Kaz]

Hey Jacen,

Good to see you back on the boards.

Any chance of you finding Maledict et al for one last blast of SO?

[Nymphsong]

Salutes TEN

[Jacen]

I'll pass the word around, haven't talked to Mal, or any of the old SO for awhile. Just reinstalled ICQ so maybe I'll catch a few on.

[The Next Dyvim Tvar]

Nufie and Mykayla are both kind of knocking around.
However I think Mal is lost to the winds for sure.

[Jacen]

Myk I saw posting in the Last Age thread, I'll bump into her eventually. Nufie I messaged in ICQ but he didn't get back to me, but if he's been lurking around he might already know.

Sorry, Kaz. I should really start an SO roll call thread and stop hijacking yours. =]