Editing Chains of Command

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'''June 2001''' - [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command|Announcements Page]]

== Game Changes ==
* New allegiance communication features introduced including: allegiance-wide broadcasts, messages of the day, and co-vassal chat. See the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Allegiance Communication|Details of Allegiance Communication]] article, for more details.
* Level VII [[Creature Magic]] spells introduced.
* All vendor buy/sell rates altered to prevent “money running.” It's no longer possible to make three million weightless pyreals in an hour by schlepping items to and fro.
* All NPCs have returned to [[Ayan Baqur]] except [[Jaleh al-Thani]] and [[Yuan Hanzu]] who remain in the swamps.
* Other changes:
* Level 1-5 spell durations extended.
**  Underwear is now ivory/off-white.
** Vendors now wear aprons to make them visually distinct from players.

== User Interface Updates ==
* Spells components are now easier to purchase. Use @help fillcomps, or read the [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Call Handbook/Details of Component Buying|Details of Component Buying]] article, for more details.

== New Quests ==
* [[Quiddity Orb Quest]]

== New NPCs ==
* [[Director's Majordomo]]
* [[Essence of Enchantment]]

== New Locations ==
* [[Inculcation Cells]]
* [[Land Bridge Staging Complex]]
** [[Director's Private Chambers]]
* [[Northern Quiddity Dungeon]]
* [[Southern Quiddity Dungeon]]
* [[Lifestone]]

== Updated Locations ==
* [[Casino]]s - Now have Wheel of Fortune decorations.

== New Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Armor]]
 | Niffis Shell Helm
 | Niffis Shell (Shield)
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Clothing]]
 | Clean, Dry Towel
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Quest Items]]
 | Northern Quiddity Fragment
 | Southern Quiddity Fragment
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
 | Guidebook Brochure
 | Translated Staging Complex Note
 | Translated Inculcation Cells Note
 | Wet Towel
 | Muddy Towel
 | Inculcation Cells Message Shard
 | Staging Complex Message Shard
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Trophy Items]]
 | Niffis Shell (Trophy)
 | Small Niffis Shell
}}

{{Item Table|Caption=[[Weapons]]
 | Niffis Pearl
 | Quiddity Orb
}}

== Updated Items ==
{{Item Table|Caption=[[Text Items]]
 | Book of Seasons
}}

== New Creatures ==
{{Creature Class|Drudge
 | Northern Black Claw Leader
 | Northern Black Claw Raider
 | Southern Black Claw Leader
 | Southern Black Claw Raider
}}

{{Creature Class|Virindi
 | Lacandrillar the Inculcator
 | Staging Ground Director
}}

== New Dialog ==
;Town Crier
{{Dialog|
|Town Crier tells you, "Ah, I'm feeling much fresher now. Don't you feel better, too?"

|Town Crier tells you, "I resisted a spell that a Crystal cast at me the other day. My mind is still reeling."

|Town Crier tells you, "Have you hunted any Niffis lately? They drop very pretty pieces of shell now..."

|Town Crier tells you, "Did you hear about those two explorers from a distant, unknown land who've gotten lost? They keep losing their towels, so I hear."

|Town Crier tells you, "News! Mages all over Dereth report that their enhancement spells last longer! Hooray!"

|Town Crier tells you, "News! Monarchs all across Dereth have become better at addressing large groups! I suppose those "Public Speaking Mastery" classes paid off."

|Town Crier tells you, "Maybe my cousin the big fancy monarch will appoint me his Speaker! It's what I do all day, after all."

|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage says he's "reached the next level" on his spell research. What is that supposed to mean?"

|Town Crier tells you, "My cousin the archmage spends a lot less time shopping now, and a lot more time working off spells that monsters cast on him! No, wait, he spends less time doing that, too. What does he do all day?!?"

|Town Crier tells you, "Everyone should go to Monty's Den of Iniquity and take a turn at spinning the wheel! Yes, Monty paid me to say that. I feel so ashamed."

|Town Crier tells you, "News! The seasons have turned into summer, and that poacher in the Bandit Castle has released her new report on seasonal creature adaptations."

|Town Crier tells you, "News! Fletchers, alchemists and cooks are now able to get hats from the Bestowers' Guild to go along with their new titles!"

|Town Crier tells you, "News! A merchants' consortium has come together to regulate buy and sell rates across Dereth! They claim that this standardized system contributes to greater efficiency and maximizes the profits of all merchants. I bet their customers aren't too happy, though..."

|Town Crier tells you, "News! The Virindi are spreading further into Osteth! There are reports of a Virindi fortress on the south land bridge, and of their minions, Black Drudges, heading into the south mountains! Oh, what can this mean?"

;Ulgrim the Unpleasant

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Arrr, it's good to be back here.  That Virindi dungeon smelled bad.  For such a light and airy bunch of people, they sure are smelly!"

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ha, those Virindi thought they could keep me down... Not old Ulgrim, my friend, I'm too wily for them!  I was prepared for their mind tricks!"

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "In all seriousness though, Lacandrillar and Adirred were some of the scariest folks I've ever met.  Incomprehensible most of the time, but very scary."

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's all this bad noise I hear washing up from way down in the southwest? Durned nuisances, those Virindi."

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "That F.P., he's a groovy frood."

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yep yep, I finally did it, cleared them Virindi away from my town with the force of my mind. Yep, my town."

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I passed Bael'Zharon's test, just like Blackthorn and Vidorian did. He bought me a nice cold beer afterward. We didn't bother with any of that "Dark Monarch" claptrap."

|Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Imagine the lip on those folks from the Guild of Bestowers. I could grant titles too, but I'd only grant titles to people who could outdrink me. Fat chance of that."
}}

== Related Articles ==
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Teaser|Teaser]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Release Notes|Release Notes]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Letter to the Players 2|Letter to the Players 2]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Questions About the May Patch|Questions About the May Patch]]
* [[Announcements - 2001/06 - Chains of Command#Pages from the Producer|Pages from the Producer]]

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