It was never agreed upon if it was the sperm or the egg, tmk. Of course, it was a poor theory, because each little man/woman would have his/her own homunculus, repeat into infinity, and so all life existed already, and no new life was created, only matured.

Where have all the questions gone?

I stole em, and am holding em hostage for the right to eat rice.

Couldn't they just say that new ones appeared inside you when you hit puberty or something? It's not like these people had any concept of conservation of mass/energy.

Question time: does sanctifying a location show up in an order's essence log, or something? Cause I want some damn favours but 'blahblah don't offer sanctify'.

Cotton is ridiculously ancient, depending on geographical location.

Also, cloth isn't necessarily made of wool. Don't Shanthmark and Paavik (or is it two other villages?) take up the "hemp wars"? Hemp can certainly be made into cloth (which also wouldn't be cotton, but is plant-based).

They use hemp for rope. And I'd certainly not want a vest made from hemp when I could go with something more elegant!

And I know cotton is ancient. It's about feel. Cotton has a very modern feel.

Uh I think you're imagining things. When I think 'cotton' I think 'plantations' - nothing modern about that crap. Anyway, the Charites aren't going to reject anything for being cotton. I think we've answered you a good dozen times now. And yeah there's hemp too, and silk, and the longhorns in Paavik/Shanthmark which I think generate cloth as well as meat.

Not a huge deal but why does this not read "filled the vacant position as"? At the time the election closed there was no Prince/Princess of Celest.

Is this something that is worth bugging?

Related to this when someone is removed from an election what happens to the votes that were for them? Are they lost or do they switch to the remaining choice(s) in some manner? Would an election automatically end if all choices were removed?

I believe the votes for a person withdrawing/removed from election are just lost, they certainly are not tacked on (if they are that would be a bug).

That's why there was such a fight to include ebony as a viable commodity, because ebony is a jungle hardwood.


I wonder if we can have soybeans

I really think you're the only person who associates cotton with modernity.

However, maybe to build on the point that you're getting at, I believe denim is a banned material, even though denim is cotton.

Alright! Influence is a non-violent equivalent to bashing. So what kind of things should I be looking to influence? (And do I get gold for all influencing, or just begging? And is there any other benefit to doing it over bashing? Annnd as a trill, should I be looking to seduce everything? )

You influence people-mobs. Kephera, illithoid, monks at tosha, guards, people in villages, etc. You only get gold from charity-type influence. Some mobs are immune to charity type influence, and some are more susceptible to it, meaning it's more easily accomplished. (They show up as "friendly" when you analyze.) All types of influence build up your Esteem, which can be imbued into items and sold to other people. The preferred vessels are usually piercing needles, and you can sell for 6-8k gold each at 100%. This can also be offered to gods. That's what the people who buy it do with it. You get karma both for imbuing and for offering.

You get more experience (1.5X) from influencing a denizen then you do from killing it. Conversely as you level up, you don't get critical hits, meaning it is generally slower, so that evens out. As an influencing race, you can use this to supplement bashing when it's difficult to find mobs that you can regular-bash on your own or replace it entirely.

Generally you use the type of influence that a mob is most susceptible to. You certainly can use seduction on everything (besides those who are immune to it) but there's no real advantage to seducing a mob who is most prone to weakening type influence for example. (There might be reasons to do it - as with other types of influence, but there's no particular benefit if you're just in it for the influencing.)This might make certain areas with mobs of a sensual disposition your favorite stomping grounds, as it will be easier for you to seduce them. (Shallamurine, Dairuchi) Edit: judging by the adorableness of your tektek, I'm going to assume you can't communicate with undead mobs, so nevermind about Shallamurine.

So, I'm slightly confused by the last Trademasters post. If you submitted any entries for the Beauty Seal prior to post 277, have they not been recognized, and we need to message our submissions again?

I have to agree with Xavius. You may be the only person who thinks that cotton has a modern feel. Did you get into the leftover Kool-aid once the SCA was done with the anti-cotton stuff?

And, Vendetta, I think they mean designs that haven't gone through the standard approval process.

@Talan:

And I learned some too, thank you!

Hopefully, but it's hard to tell, especially with no messages back to indicate that your entry was received. Admin verification would be great, without flooding Charites with even more messages than necessary.