https://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Mwazir&feedformat=atomwizzypedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T20:34:18ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-31&diff=39226Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-312024-02-12T19:07:22Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>[[File:TLDR20240131.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
[[Bearsnake]], Dotta, and [[Jitcy]] channel in from the [[The Quantum Downs|Quantum Downs]] without [[ElfJTrul|Elf]], who is unable to join as he's feeling unwell and told the team he needed rest.<br />
<br />
Additionally, Charl3s from Nifty Island joins the stage. <br />
<br />
== Wizard Wednesday in Nifty Island ==<br />
[[File:Nifty Island Mind Blown Wizard.gif|alt=Nifty Island Wizard Mind Blown|thumb|Nifty Island Wizard Mind Blown]]<br />
As Charl3s joins the conversation, Bearsnake notes that this [[Wizard Wednesday]] happens to also be taking place within Nifty Island on Cult member Entropy's custom island. Dotta says the team has some tricks up their sleeves, and points out that Nifty Island has a leaderboard. Dotta encourages all of the [[Wizards|Wizard]] holders to visit Nifty Island and says it's a great reason to hang out and use the [[3D Models|3D Wizard]] models. He says that Forgotten Runes is 15th on the Nifty Island leaderboard, and he wants to claim the #1 spot from current victor, Sappy Seals.<br />
<br />
Charl3s chimes in to note that the Projects in the Top 10 on the Nifty Island leaderboard will receive a boost in Blooms, which he states translates to airdrop points. Then, Entropy joins and speaks briefly about his island, and Charl3s says Entropy's work has impressed him. <br />
<br />
== Cult Questions ==<br />
<br />
=== Official Forgotten Runes Nifty Island ===<br />
Dotta then dives into the Cult Questions that the team was unable to get to last week, beginning with:<br />
<br />
"Can we make an official Forgotten Runes Nifty Island?"<br />
<br />
Dotta says he doesn't want to put the cart before the horse, but he thinks building an official Forgotten Runes island on Nifty Island is something that they should probably do. <br />
[[File:Warrior eating.gif|alt=Forgotten Runes Warrior Enjoying a Burger|thumb|Forgotten Runes Warrior Enjoying a Burger]]<br />
<br />
=== 2024 Warrior Event ===<br />
Then, Dotta answers a question regarding updates on the 2024 [[Warriors|Warrior]] event. He says the team is meeting about the Warriors event a couple of times a week. He says he and Elf have been working on the recipes and [[TheOneWhoRings|Waz]] has been working on the UI. Dotta says the new art is amazing.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he would ideally like to have the 2024 Warriors event before the next playable [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Runiverse MMORPG]] pre-alpha build. He says the timeline for that is around 6 weeks, but this is a soft deadline. Dotta notes that the main thing is making sure the event is right.<br />
<br />
=== Favorite Shadows and Their Traits ===<br />
Next, the team answers questions about their favorite Shadows / Shadow traits. Bear says his favorites are the "baby Bears" and the red eyes (Mothman's Gaze)<br />
<br />
Dotta says he really loves the red eyes and red particles, the Dotta bodies, and the gradients (particularly the cyan).<br />
<br />
Jitcy says that his favorite traits are the eyes, and mentions his spider-like Shadow. He says it's always so much fun going through Elf's collections because he put small details in them that may be overlooked the first 9 times you see the collection.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[File:Shadows Gif.gif|alt=A Selection of Shadows|thumb|A Selection of Shadows]]<br />
<br />
=== DJ Jagman ===<br />
A newcomer, DJ Jagman, joins to ask about the Forgotten Runes collection, stating he thinks he saw a Wizard "hitting a hash pipe" at one point. Dotta notes that there is a "[[Cannabis Potion]]" in the collection and says there are only two listed. Bearsnake asks if Jitcy and Dotta remember the competition that they did for a blown glass pipe. Dotta says he remembers, because he was so torn up about if it was on brand or not.<br />
<br />
Dotta reminds newcomers to the Space to join Nifty Island, and Charl3s announces that Nifty Island is "gently rolling out a new feature" that will give Wizards a leg up. He says it will be helpful to be onboarded before this rolls out.<br />
[[File:Heroes of Cumberland montage.gif|alt=Heroes of Cumberland|thumb|Heroes of Cumberland]]<br />
<br />
=== Heroes of Cumberland Cumberdome ===<br />
[[Feckless]] then joins the conversation to speak about the new Cumberdome project from the [[The Heroes of Cumberland|Heroes of Cumberland]] derivative collection. He says it is a Discord-based fighting game in which you can use your Heroes to fight each other for fame and fortune. Feckless encourages Heroes holders to join the Heroes of Cumberland Discord channel to check out the Cumberdome.<br />
<br />
He notes with this game, the Heroes will become dynamic and take on RPG elements, including statistics used for the game. Dotta says that the Cumberdome reminds him in a way of the [[The Barren Court|Barren Court]] [[Komodo's Roost]]. He asks if anyone has an update on the Roost. Feckless says there were some Level 10 Komodo unlocks a couple of weeks ago. DJ Jagman chimes in to say that he feels like giving Forgotten Runes Wizards one of his tracks. He says he will set up a free claim within Nifty Island's marketplace available to all Wizards holders.<br />
<br />
Dotta also makes the statement: <blockquote>"Our derivatives have a better roadmap than your bags."</blockquote><br />
[[File:Runiverse Land.jpg|alt=Runiverse Land|thumb|400x400px|Runiverse Land]]<br />
<br />
=== Next Forgotten Runiverse Playable Build ===<br />
The team then answer a question about the date for the next Forgotten Runiverse playable build. Bearsnake says Q1. Dotta says that either means February or March, "and it's probably not February." <br />
<br />
Dotta says that he's working on the Land Explorer for the build. As a part of the Runiverse game Land Explorer, Dotta says that he has also been working on a V2 build of the Forgotten Market. He says the new market will be totally redesigned and include all the collections, derivatives, and the Runiverse game items. Dotta says the Land Explorer is going to be like "Zillow for the Runiverse" where you can see all the different types of plots and where they're located.<br />
<br />
[[Tadmajor]] joins in to say the the Cult is in trouble if he gets into Runiverse real estate. While he's onstage, Tad also mentions a recent mint of art featuring Cult member Crucifore. Bearsnake also gives a shout out to Cult member Meat Prisoner, who he said stopped by the [[Bear Cave]] recently to meet for the first time. Bear says he loves meeting people in the Cult, and every time it reminds him of the quality of person that Forgotten Runes seems to attract. <br />
<br />
=== Building In Voice Chat ===<br />
Bear and Dotta also speak to a question: "When team building in voice chat?" Bear says they could encourage people to join VC while they're working. Dotta says they do this in the [[Magic Machine]] Discord occasionally, but he finds he usually just hangs out and doesn't get much done. Dotta says it's probably worth it to carve out time to hang out in the Wizards voice chat from time to time. He also says it's a bit hard for him to build in VC and share his screen because he's often working on things that haven't been announced yet.<br />
[[File:Elf Quote - Nifty Island Spaces - MAR 14 2022.png|alt=Nifty Island Love|thumb|Nifty Island Love]]<br />
<br />
=== Jitcy Praises Nifty Island ===<br />
Jitcy then notes some of the things he's impressed with about Nifty Island. He says it's clutch that players can queue up in the game when there's already a game running, and a lot has been done to make sure the experience is seamless.<br />
<br />
Charl3s then says that there is a new open-prize system for Nifty Island where anyone will be able to join and post a prize for competition in the game. He says this can be used to give away NFTs, Whitelist spots, etc. Charl3s says this new open-prize system is being tested in a phased<br />
<br />
way, and the first phase is exclusive to Forgotten Runes. For this test, the Nifty Island team is looking for activity of Islands of Wizards, [[Souls]], and Warriors holders. Top active islands receive Blooms.<br />
[[File:The Loracle Public Release 2023-05-19 93.jpg|alt=The Loracle|thumb|The Loracle]]<br />
<br />
=== The Book of Lore & Wizzypedia ===<br />
Dotta then speaks to a question about centralization of the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]] and Wizzypedia. He says there is a difference between the hosting of the Book and its existence as a protocol. Anyone who holds core Forgotten Runes tokens can write anything in it — that can't be changed. Dotta explains that in Magic Machine's hosting of the Book of Lore, they have made some things easier—referencing gasless entries, which could still be retrieved in the unfortunate event of all of the founders' simultaneous demise (or similar).<br />
<br />
Then, Dotta addresses the fact that only a handful of people contribute to the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia. He feels this often times the case with creative endeavors—that a small group produces the most work. He says he thinks more could be done to make contributing easier.<br />
<br />
==== Influence on the Loracle & Larger Media Expressions ====<br />
Dotta is asked how the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia influence the [[Loracle]]. He says the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia are the source of knowledge for the Loracle and that it should update every day.<br />
<br />
Then, Bearsnake is asked how the Book of Lore and the Wizzypedia help creators like Joe Rechtman, Derek Kolstad, and Reilly Brown. He says it takes the place of "canon lore" that these kind of artists can generally draw from. It helps them understand the world and set the tone.<br />
<br />
== Cult Content & DJ Jagman Playout ==<br />
Following these questions, the team reviews [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1752765850229309575?s=20 Week 54] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from within the Forgotten Runes community made in the past week, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Dancing Magus Devon by ElfJTrul.gif|'''Dancing Magus Devon by ElfJTrul'''<br />
File:Magus Wazir AI Gen by TheOneWhoRings.png|'''Magus Wazir AI Gen by TheOneWhoRings'''<br />
File:Princess Leo, The Purple Rainbow Wizard by MeepleDad's Daughter.png|'''Princess Leo, The Purple Rainbow Wizard by MeepleDad's Daughter'''<br />
</gallery>After the Cult Content Chronicle, DJ Jagman plays the show out with his new track "Vaporize" for the Forgotten Runes Wizards.<br />
<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-31&diff=39225Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-312024-02-12T18:55:11Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240131.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
[[Bearsnake]], Dotta, and [[Jitcy]] channel in from the [[The Quantum Downs|Quantum Downs]] without [[ElfJTrul|Elf]], who is unable to join as he's feeling unwell and told the team he needed rest.<br />
<br />
Additionally, Charl3s from Nifty Island joins the stage. <br />
<br />
== Wizard Wednesday in Nifty Island ==<br />
[[File:Nifty Island Mind Blown Wizard.gif|alt=Nifty Island Wizard Mind Blown|thumb|Nifty Island Wizard Mind Blown]]<br />
As Charl3s joins the conversation, Bearsnake notes that this [[Wizard Wednesday]] happens to also be taking place within Nifty Island on Cult member Entropy's custom island. Dotta says the team has some tricks up their sleeves, and points out that Nifty Island has a leaderboard. Dotta encourages all of the [[Wizards|Wizard]] holders to visit Nifty Island and says it's a great reason to hang out and use the [[3D Models|3D Wizard]] models. He says that Forgotten Runes is 15th on the Nifty Island leaderboard, and he wants to claim the #1 spot from current victor, Sappy Seals.<br />
<br />
Charl3s chimes in to note that the Projects in the Top 10 on the Nifty Island leaderboard will receive a boost in Blooms, which he states translates to airdrop points. Then, Entropy joins and speaks briefly about his island, and Charl3s says Entropy's work has impressed him. <br />
<br />
== Cult Questions ==<br />
<br />
=== Official Forgotten Runes Nifty Island ===<br />
Dotta then dives into the Cult Questions that the team was unable to get to last week, beginning with:<br />
<br />
"Can we make an official Forgotten Runes Nifty Island?"<br />
<br />
Dotta says he doesn't want to put the cart before the horse, but he thinks building an official Forgotten Runes island on Nifty Island is something that they should probably do. <br />
[[File:Warrior eating.gif|alt=Forgotten Runes Warrior Enjoying a Burger|thumb|Forgotten Runes Warrior Enjoying a Burger]]<br />
<br />
=== 2024 Warrior Event ===<br />
Then, Dotta answers a question regarding updates on the 2024 [[Warriors|Warrior]] event. He says the team is meeting about the Warriors event a couple of times a week. He says he and Elf have been working on the recipes and [[TheOneWhoRings|Waz]] has been working on the UI. Dotta says the new art is amazing.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he would ideally like to have the 2024 Warriors event before the next playable [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Runiverse MMORPG]] pre-alpha build. He says the timeline for that is around 6 weeks, but this is a soft deadline. Dotta notes that the main thing is making sure the event is right.<br />
<br />
=== Favorite Shadows and Their Traits ===<br />
Next, the team answers questions about their favorite Shadows / Shadow traits. Bear says his favorites are the "baby Bears" and the red eyes (Mothman's Gaze)<br />
<br />
Dotta says he really loves the red eyes and red particles, the Dotta bodies, and the gradients (particularly the cyan).<br />
<br />
Jitcy says that his favorite traits are the eyes, and mentions his spider-like Shadow. He says it's always so much fun going through Elf's collections because he put small details in them that may be overlooked the first 9 times you see the collection.<br />
<br />
=== DJ Jagman ===<br />
A newcomer, DJ Jagman, joins to ask about the Forgotten Runes collection, stating he thinks he saw a Wizard "hitting a hash pipe" at one point. Dotta notes that there is a "[[Cannabis Potion]]" in the collection and says there are only two listed. Bearsnake asks if Jitcy and Dotta remember the competition that they did for a blown glass pipe. Dotta says he remembers, because he was so torn up about if it was on brand or not.<br />
<br />
Dotta reminds newcomers to the Space to join Nifty Island, and Charl3s announces that Nifty Island is "gently rolling out a new feature" that will give Wizards a leg up. He says it will be helpful to be onboarded before this rolls out.<br />
[[File:Heroes of Cumberland montage.gif|alt=Heroes of Cumberland|thumb|Heroes of Cumberland]]<br />
<br />
=== Heroes of Cumberland Cumberdome ===<br />
[[Feckless]] then joins the conversation to speak about the new Cumberdome project from the [[The Heroes of Cumberland|Heroes of Cumberland]] derivative collection. He says it is a Discord-based fighting game in which you can use your Heroes to fight each other for fame and fortune. Feckless encourages Heroes holders to join the Heroes of Cumberland Discord channel to check out the Cumberdome.<br />
<br />
He notes with this game, the Heroes will become dynamic and take on RPG elements, including statistics used for the game. Dotta says that the Cumberdome reminds him in a way of the [[The Barren Court|Barren Court]] [[Komodo's Roost]]. He asks if anyone has an update on the Roost. Feckless says there were some Level 10 Komodo unlocks a couple of weeks ago. DJ Jagman chimes in to say that he feels like giving Forgotten Runes Wizards one of his tracks. He says he will set up a free claim within Nifty Island's marketplace available to all Wizards holders.<br />
<br />
Dotta also makes the statement: <blockquote>"Our derivatives have a better roadmap than your bags."</blockquote><br />
[[File:Runiverse Land.jpg|alt=Runiverse Land|thumb|400x400px|Runiverse Land]]<br />
<br />
=== Next Forgotten Runiverse Playable Build ===<br />
The team then answer a question about the date for the next Forgotten Runiverse playable build. Bearsnake says Q1. Dotta says that either means February or March, "and it's probably not February." <br />
<br />
Dotta says that he's working on the Land Explorer for the build. As a part of the Runiverse game Land Explorer, Dotta says that he has also been working on a V2 build of the Forgotten Market. He says the new market will be totally redesigned and include all the collections, derivatives, and the Runiverse game items. Dotta says the Land Explorer is going to be like "Zillow for the Runiverse" where you can see all the different types of plots and where they're located.<br />
<br />
[[Tadmajor]] joins in to say the the Cult is in trouble if he gets into Runiverse real estate. While he's onstage, Tad also mentions a recent mint of art featuring Cult member Crucifore. Bearsnake also gives a shout out to Cult member Meat Prisoner, who he said stopped by the [[Bear Cave]] recently to meet for the first time. Bear says he loves meeting people in the Cult, and every time it reminds him of the quality of person that Forgotten Runes seems to attract. <br />
<br />
=== Building In Voice Chat ===<br />
Bear and Dotta also speak to a question: "When team building in voice chat?" Bear says they could encourage people to join VC while they're working. Dotta says they do this in the [[Magic Machine]] Discord occasionally, but he finds he usually just hangs out and doesn't get much done. Dotta says it's probably worth it to carve out time to hang out in the Wizards voice chat from time to time. He also says it's a bit hard for him to build in VC and share his screen because he's often working on things that haven't been announced yet.<br />
[[File:Elf Quote - Nifty Island Spaces - MAR 14 2022.png|alt=Nifty Island Love|thumb|Nifty Island Love]]<br />
<br />
=== Jitcy Praises Nifty Island ===<br />
Jitcy then notes some of the things he's impressed with about Nifty Island. He says it's clutch that players can queue up in the game when there's already a game running, and a lot has been done to make sure the experience is seamless.<br />
<br />
Charl3s then says that there is a new open-prize system for Nifty Island where anyone will be able to join and post a prize for competition in the game. He says this can be used to give away NFTs, Whitelist spots, etc. Charl3s says this new open-prize system is being tested in a phased<br />
<br />
way, and the first phase is exclusive to Forgotten Runes. For this test, the Nifty Island team is looking for activity of Islands of Wizards, [[Souls]], and Warriors holders. Top active islands receive Blooms.<br />
[[File:The Loracle Public Release 2023-05-19 93.jpg|alt=The Loracle|thumb|The Loracle]]<br />
<br />
=== The Book of Lore & Wizzypedia ===<br />
Dotta then speaks to a question about centralization of the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]] and Wizzypedia. He says there is a difference between the hosting of the Book and its existence as a protocol. Anyone who holds core Forgotten Runes tokens can write anything in it — that can't be changed. Dotta explains that in Magic Machine's hosting of the Book of Lore, they have made some things easier—referencing gasless entries, which could still be retrieved in the unfortunate event of all of the founders' simultaneous demise (or similar).<br />
<br />
Then, Dotta addresses the fact that only a handful of people contribute to the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia. He feels this often times the case with creative endeavors—that a small group produces the most work. He says he thinks more could be done to make contributing easier.<br />
<br />
==== Influence on the Loracle & Larger Media Expressions ====<br />
Dotta is asked how the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia influence the [[Loracle]]. He says the Book of Lore and Wizzypedia are the source of knowledge for the Loracle and that it should update every day.<br />
<br />
Then, Bearsnake is asked how the Book of Lore and the Wizzypedia help creators like Joe Rechtman, Derek Kolstad, and Reilly Brown. He says it takes the place of "canon lore" that these kind of artists can generally draw from. It helps them understand the world and set the tone.<br />
<br />
== Cult Content & DJ Jagman Playout ==<br />
Following these questions, the team reviews [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1752765850229309575?s=20 Week 54] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from within the Forgotten Runes community made in the past week, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Dancing Magus Devon by ElfJTrul.gif|'''Dancing Magus Devon by ElfJTrul'''<br />
File:Magus Wazir AI Gen by TheOneWhoRings.png|'''Magus Wazir AI Gen by TheOneWhoRings'''<br />
File:Princess Leo, The Purple Rainbow Wizard by MeepleDad's Daughter.png|'''Princess Leo, The Purple Rainbow Wizard by MeepleDad's Daughter'''<br />
</gallery>After the Cult Content Chronicle, DJ Jagman plays the show out with his new track "Vaporize" for the Forgotten Runes Wizards.<br />
<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39200Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-31T05:22:58Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]]..<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39199Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-31T05:22:44Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
[[File:Maguswazir Wizard wearing a red hood green cape hidden face glo 0b80ea0f-08f3-43ed-a4dc-cdb4ac2df42b.png|thumb]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]]..<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=File:Maguswazir_Wizard_wearing_a_red_hood_green_cape_hidden_face_glo_0b80ea0f-08f3-43ed-a4dc-cdb4ac2df42b.png&diff=39198File:Maguswazir Wizard wearing a red hood green cape hidden face glo 0b80ea0f-08f3-43ed-a4dc-cdb4ac2df42b.png2024-01-31T05:22:33Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>asdf</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39197Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-31T05:13:15Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]]..<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39196Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-31T04:59:43Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39195Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-31T04:59:34Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]]..<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39187Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-30T19:06:28Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39186Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-30T19:05:57Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
[[File:Pepesmoke.gif|thumb]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<br />
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<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<br />
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<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Smol Corky.png|alt=Smol Corky by WizardSmol|Smol Corky by WizardSmol<br />
File:Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul.gif|alt=Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul|[[Magus Chiyo of the Hills (1527)|Magus Chiyo]] Dancing by ElfJTrul<br />
File:Nifty Island Hunter.png|alt=Nifty Island Hunter|Nifty Island [[Hunter]]<br />
</gallery><br />
[[File:Ezgif-3-bfcdcdd5e5.gif|thumb]]<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=File:Ezgif-3-bfcdcdd5e5.gif&diff=39181File:Ezgif-3-bfcdcdd5e5.gif2024-01-30T18:57:41Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>test</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39180Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-30T18:20:03Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Smol Corky.png|alt=Smol Corky by WizardSmol|Smol Corky by WizardSmol<br />
File:Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul.gif|alt=Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul|[[Magus Chiyo of the Hills (1527)|Magus Chiyo]] Dancing by ElfJTrul<br />
File:Nifty Island Hunter.png|alt=Nifty Island Hunter|Nifty Island [[Hunter]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39179Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-30T18:19:43Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
[[File:Swf.png|thumb]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
<br />
Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
<br />
=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
<br />
Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
<br />
==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
<br />
Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
<br />
Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
<br />
=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
<br />
Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
<br />
== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
<br />
== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
<br />
Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
<br />
== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
<br />
Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
<br />
Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
<br />
As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
<br />
== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Smol Corky.png|alt=Smol Corky by WizardSmol|Smol Corky by WizardSmol<br />
File:Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul.gif|alt=Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul|[[Magus Chiyo of the Hills (1527)|Magus Chiyo]] Dancing by ElfJTrul<br />
File:Nifty Island Hunter.png|alt=Nifty Island Hunter|Nifty Island [[Hunter]]<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
TESTING:<br />
<br />
test test test <br />
<br />
[[Category: Wizard Wednesday]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=File:Swf.png&diff=39178File:Swf.png2024-01-30T18:19:24Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>test</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Wizard_Wednesday_Recap,_2024-01-24&diff=39177Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2024-01-242024-01-30T18:18:45Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:TLDR20240124.png|alt=Kuroro Runes|right|frameless|500x500px|Kuroro Runes]]<br />
The team says that a huge show is lined up for the day, and while [[Jitcy]] pings the first of a panel of guests, [[Bearsnake]] speaks about a "Japanese-inspired tree stand" that he created to support a falling tree on his property.<br />
<br />
== Kuroro Beasts ==<br />
[[File:Kuroro Runes.png|alt=Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes|thumb|Kuroro Beast x Forgotten Runes]]<br />
Then, Kuroro Beasts join the Space. [[Dotta]] asks for an explanation of Kuroro Beasts for those who are unfamiliar. It's explained that Kuroro Beasts is a collecting game with interoperability for beasts collected in the ecosystem's games, two of which are in development. Kuroro Brawl, the first game, is live.<br />
<br />
[[Wizards|Wizard]], [[Souls|Soul]], and [[Warriors|Warrior]] holders have access to Wizard characters in the Kuroro Brawl game. The team has been receiving comments that the Wizard character is OP. [[Magic Machine]] shouts out Jitcy (who gives kudos to [[Madotsuki]]) for making the connections. <br />
<br />
Dotta asks about wallet connection, and while Kuroro Brawl does not currently support Delegate Cash, they say they are looking at integrating more wallet solutions, noting the game is in a pre-alpha state. At present, those interested will need to connect to the site directly. <br />
<br />
Bearsnake gives Jitcy another shoutout for his work in making connections with gaming projects, and he asks how many Forgotten Runes are currently integrated in. Jitcy says there will be another next week, but as it stands, he believes Forgotten Runes is integrated in ~15-20 web3 games.<br />
<br />
== Scott Kominers & The Everything Token ==<br />
[[File:The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes).png|alt=The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)|thumb|The Everything Token (Featuring Forgotten Runes)]]<br />
As the Kuroro Beasts project conversation wanes, Bearsnake tees up the next guest, Scott Kominers, co-author of the new book, The Everything Token. Scott recalls drafting the Harvard Business Review article, "How NFTs Create Value" during NFT NYC with co-author Steve Kaczynski. <br />
<br />
Scotts gives details about The Everything Token, stating that it helps explain what NFTs are, how they create and retain value, and imbue a digital experience with new kinds of value. The book takes the reader from explanations of simple NFT ownership to business integration. Scott notes that Forgotten Runes made it into The Everything Token and he reads an excerpt mentioning some of the fundamentals of the project.<br />
<br />
=== Pushing Beyond PFPs ===<br />
Bear says when many people think of NFTs, they think of PFP projects and asks what needs to happen to make progress with the technology.<br />
<br />
Scott says:<blockquote>"I think part of it is getting simple and intuitive consumer applications into people's hands."</blockquote>He uses the example of digital tickets, noting that it's easy to understand why it's difficult to have a secondary market for event tickets that are QR codes and emails. Scott mentions that once a person has a theoretical event ticket NFT, now they have a wallet and understand digital assets actually move from place to place, which can then be used to further explore. He uses a similar analogy for onboarding with the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse]] MMORPG.<br />
<br />
Scott also says the technology has to get much more accessible before adoption becomes possible. He notes this is happening reasonably quickly, becoming more intuitive, and gaining more consumer protections. Dotta says something similar has happened with [[Ordinals]], in that they have moved Bitcoin forward into the world of web wallets. He senses the need for an "Everything Wallet" that abstracts over different chains and deals with web3 complexities under the hood.<br />
<br />
Elf says before NFTs, crypto was largely "finance and tech bros," and NFTs brought the art and the culture, which exploded the space in a way that coins never could. He mentions that NFTs, namely Forgotten Runes, differ from coins because their value can be changed with effort.<br />
[[File:Warrior slash attack.gif|alt=Are NFTs PVP?|thumb|400x400px|Are NFTs PVP?]]<br />
<br />
=== Are NFTs PVP? ===<br />
Dotta mentions a recent conversation in the [[The Secret Tower|Secret Tower]] questioning if NFTs are PVP in nature. He says that's the opposite of the purpose of Forgotten Runes.<blockquote>"When you create new Characters, that's additive value... [It] increases the interestingness of the entire world."</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Language of Web3 ===<br />
Community member [[ZayLaSoul|Zay La Soul]] then steps up to ask Scott about the change in the landscape of web3 language. Scott says he believes terms will become more refined, he says we'll know NFTs have become a fundamental part of the mainstream when we stop referring to them as NFTs. Scott speaks about larger corporations using terms like "digital collectible" or "stamp" for their NFT programs and says that's fine. The point is that consumers understand their ownership of the underlying asset.<br />
<br />
He says perspective can change when entering into Web3 this way. Scott compares NFTs to the emergence of mp3s as a file standard, explaining that eventually, rather than oddly pinning the file format to its history of use with music piracy, it's simply used for the tool it is. <br />
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Dotta says the same things happen with money. Dotta mentions the early days of credit cards, ATMs, and cheques also made people quite skeptical. He says when there is new technology, there's a new set of scams that come along, and people who aren't used to using money in this new way don't trust it the new methods. <br />
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=== The App That Leads to Consumer Adoption ===<br />
[[File:Dotta In the Runiverse.jpg|alt=Wizards Together In the Runiverse|thumb|Wizards Together In the Runiverse]]<br />
Bearsnake asks Scott what he thinks is the product will be that will bring the masses to the blockchain. Scott says he doesn't know, but echoes a sentiment Bear expressed that he believes the product will be mundane and maybe a bit silly. Dotta thinks it will be a mobile game.<br />
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Dotta says that he feels like gaming is one of the only areas where you can make a case for a token without it being a security while millions of people use it. He says the barrier to a crypto mobile game is more likely the App Store and Google Store rather than SEC regulation. Dotta nods to a fascination he expressed last year with PWAs, saying they're interesting technologies that allow circumvention of traditional app stores.<br />
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==== Disney ====<br />
Elf says he doesn't think Disney or any other studio like it would do what Forgotten Runes is doing and fractionalize their IP. He says he doesn't think Disney would even generate a 10k PFP character collection for fans to collaborate with. <br />
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Bear says eventually legacy studios will have to embrace communities that support their IPs, because their business models are evaporating. Elf says [the legacy entertainment industry] never would never allow shared revenue of merchandise with their community. Bearsnake asks if Elf is saying Forgotten Runes is going to buy Disney.<br />
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Elf says:<blockquote>"No, I'm saying Disney is going to try to buy us before we stomp their asses into the ground."</blockquote><br />
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=== Tadmajor's Decentralized Insurance & A Question on Techno-feudalism ===<br />
[[File:Shroom-shack.jpg|alt=The Shroom Shack, A Micro-business In the Runiverse|thumb|The [[Shroom Shack]], A Micro-business In the Runiverse]]<br />
Then, [[Tadmajor]] joins and asks Scott for his opinion about a decentralized insurance project. Scott shares his own brainstorms for an aggregated insurance for gig workers that uses blockchain technology to recognize micro-business contributions to a range of different platforms. <br />
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=== Control of Digital Assets & Experiences ===<br />
Following that, Zay La Soul asks another question regarding techno-feudalism and digital overlords. Scott says he's not familiar with this terminology, but after a brief explanation from Zay, Scott reminds that tokenization and tradability are very separate — records vs. goods. <br />
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Scott says he thinks tokenization will be more about giving individuals more control over digital assets across multiple platforms. He likens this to a phone recognizing preference information and recommending preferred restaurants in maps apps—but on a more global scale. <br />
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== Arthur Mercenary of the Arena ==<br />
Bear segues into the reveal of [[Arthur Mercenary of the Arena (4076)|Arthur Mercenary of the Arena]], who steps onstage and reveals herself as a photographer from Tennessee. She explains that she and a friend came up with the mysterious plot behind Arthur's character, and that more surprises are to come in 2024.<br />
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== Erika Lee ==<br />
[[File:Wizard Promo.jpg|alt=Forgotten Runes Forever|thumb|400x400px|Forgotten Runes Forever]]<br />
Bear then says he has a few friends onstage that he wants to get to and introduces Erika Lee, who Bear says is one of the few Web3 journalists who actually does research. She says she just saw some friends in the Space and wanted to say hello, recommending The Everything Token. <br />
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Erika then asks if there is a rivalry between Forgotten Runes and Taproot Wizards, or if there is room for more than one Wizard project. Elf notes that Taproot Wizards and Forgotten Runes are friends, and it could be a friendly rivalry—noting there might not be enough Wizards.<br />
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== Begin & IRL Alpha ==<br />
After that, Begin from IRL Alpha joins and speaks about the show. He tells the story of its origins with a group from Bored Apes in a coffee shop that developed over time into a fully produced in-person meetup about all of Web3. <br />
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Bear expresses his thanks for having a space like IRL Alpha, and notes that Forgotten Runes will be sponsoring them. <br />
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Then he asks Begin to tell "the Ordinals story," Begin recalls Bearsnake standing up at the end of an episode and ominously stating that Ordinals "[were] coming." <br />
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As they wrap up the conversation with Begin, Elf notes that the show has run long at nearly an hour and a half and will have to push Cult Questions to next week. <br />
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== Cult Content ==<br />
Elf departs due to other engagements while Bearsnake and Dotta review [https://x.com/taniadelrio/status/1750218716162167078?s=20 Week 53] of the [[The Cult Content Chronicle|Cult Content Chronicle]]—art from the past week within the Forgotten Runes community, aggregated weekly by [[Tania Del Rio|Tania del Rio]].<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Smol Corky.png|alt=Smol Corky by WizardSmol|Smol Corky by WizardSmol<br />
File:Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul.gif|alt=Magus Chiyo Dancing by ElfJTrul|[[Magus Chiyo of the Hills (1527)|Magus Chiyo]] Dancing by ElfJTrul<br />
File:Nifty Island Hunter.png|alt=Nifty Island Hunter|Nifty Island [[Hunter]]<br />
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== Introduction ==<br />
Welcome to Komodo's Roost, the Barren Court's first official limited time event. The event is hosted within the Wildlands, wherein participants can enter a region of the Sand playing as either one of their Forgotten Runes character tokens, or choosing from a selection of characters the Court has made available to anyone. As a result, a Forgotten Runes character token is not required to participate, but future events may include bonuses for holders of various Forgotten Runes or Barren Court collections. We plan to build on the Wildlands as actively as funding permits, eventually providing other Cult communities the chance to deploy character tokens into the Wildlands as NPCs, and eventually even host their own events via interaction with these NPCs.<br />
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At launch, Komodo's Roost will be the only area that players have access to. The long-abandoned fortress lies in the heart of the dunes and rumours have travelled across the desert that the fabled Gila Komodo, Beast of the Sand, lies slumbering within, guarding the many treasures scattered across the fortress. Until one day, out of nowhere, it awakens...<br />
[[File:The Gila Komodo.gif|center|frameless|480x480px]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* Wildlands: Head to https://wildlands.thebarrencourt.com/ to embark on the long journey to Komodo's Roost for the chance to claim and hatch a mythical Komodo Egg.<br />
* Komodo's Roost Collection (OpenSea): https://opensea.io/collection/komodos-roost<br />
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== Mechanics ==<br />
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* At the gates of Komodo's Roost, players can hire mercenaries of the Court to accompany them on their journey into the Roost in search of Komodo Eggs. The cost of hiring mercenaries (minting) will change over time using a [https://twitter.com/transmissions11/status/1562474876908158982 VRGDA], such that the mint price decreases over time steadily if none are sold, but increases whenever eggs are minted.<br />
** The initial and target price for the mint is 0.015 ETH per Komodo Egg.<br />
** 1069 Komodo Eggs will be sold in total, and no more will ever be released after the sale finishes.<br />
** This supply is intended to be released over a period of several weeks, with the VRGDA ensuring that the mint price increases to reflect demand if they're being sold ahead of this schedule.<br />
** The Eggs will reveal instantly upon being minted. The Egg's traits provide some insight into the traits of the Komodo that hatches out of it, but the Court's ecologists have documented several examples of seemingly inexplicable mutations in Komodo genetics. Several different species of Komodo have been observed by the Court, and it's relatively easy to tell apart their eggs by species, given their unique physical appearances.<br />
** If the player chooses to mint multiple Komodo Eggs in a single transaction, the price will not update in between each mint, such that whatever mint price they end up paying will be the same across each Egg minted in that transaction.<br />
** As a result of the VRGDA mechanism, players must select a maximum allowed slippage value when minting their eggs. This protects the user against their transaction reverting if another player lands their mint ahead of them, increasing the mint price. Any ETH remaining after paying the mint price will be returned to the user, such that increasing the max allowed slippage reduces the likelihood of the transaction reverting, but should not increase the mint price paid unless other minters land their mint transactions ahead of the user's.<br />
* Once you've minted or claimed your Eggs, players can take them to Nazim at the hatchery to be nested. When nesting one or more Eggs, players must choose what rank they would their Komodo to be (between 4 and 10). Hatched Komodo ranks are critical to the nesting and hatching mechanism, may also be utilised in future events and are present in the metadata as a trait.<br />
** When hatching an Egg after it has been nested, there is a small (10 - 20%) chance of the Egg being stolen by another Komodo before it can be hatched. When this occurs, the Egg remains unhatched and is transferred to the owner of the Komodo which steals it. If this occurs, higher rank Komodos have a better chance of being the Komodo which steals the Egg than lower rank Komodos.<br />
** The higher the desired rank, the longer the egg must be nested for before it can be hatched. A rank 4 Komodo only needs to be nested for a single day, whilst nesting a rank 10 Komodo takes 30 days.<br />
** The higher the desired rank, the lower the chance of the Egg being stolen by another Komodo. A rank 4 Komodo has a 20% chance of being stolen, whilst a rank 10 Komodo has a 10% chance of being stolen.<br />
** Higher rank Komodos have better odds of receiving each Komodo Egg which is stolen. Each hatched Komodo's chance of stealing an Egg is weighted by their rank, such that rank 10 Komodo's have a 2.5x better chance of stealing each egg than a rank 4 Komodo.<br />
** The Gila Komodo, as the apex predator of the Roost, has a rank of 150. Early on in the event, the Gila Komodo will likely receive the majority of stolen Eggs, but this chance diminishes quickly as more Komodos are hatched. For example once 135 rank 10 Komodos have been hatched, the Gila Komodo will only receive ~10% of stolen eggs.<br />
** Upon hatching, it will be instantly revealed whether Eggs have been hatched successfully. The traits of any hatched Komodos will also reveal and update immediately.<br />
** Nesting an Egg will transfer it from your wallet to the Nest contract for the duration of the nesting period. No other player can hatch an egg you have nested, so they will remain safe there until you return to hatch them.<br />
* We look forward to seeing what strategies players employ in determining when to nest their eggs and how long they nest them for. As a general guide:<br />
** While waiting to mint can result in paying a lower mint price (because of the VRGDA referenced above), there is a major benefit to hatching Komodo's earlier than other players. As the rank of each hatched Komodo is used to decide which Komodo receives any eggs that are stolen, the very first Komodo hatched will have a chance of stealing every Komodo hatched after it, while the last Komodo to hatch won't be able to steal any Komodo Eggs. This effect is compounded by the fact that each hatched Komodo dilutes the chance of already hatched Komodos to steal each egg, similar to how the Gila Komodo's chance of receiving each stolen Egg declines as more Komodo's hatch.<br />
** To offset this benefit, the VRGDA ensures that the supply of Eggs won't be released into the wild too quickly by raising the mint price if Eggs are minted faster than expected. This also means that waiting to mint can result in having to pay a higher mint price if a large amount of players want to mint their eggs quickly to hatch them as soon as possible.<br />
* After compensating the artists and developers who have contributed to the Roost for their work, any funds raised from the event are intended to be used to further the development of the Barren Court, building on their presence within the Runiverse and it's broader narrative. This may include projects such as the following:<br />
** Further events within the Wildlands, including those hosted by other community projects.<br />
** The establishment of a guild within the [[Forgotten Runiverse Game|Forgotten Runiverse MMORPG]]. This would likely involve us seeding the guild with funds from the mint to be used for the land sale, which Komodo holders would then control a majority share as a voting bloc.<br />
** Expanding Wildlands into a full-featured web3-enabled roguelike game, taking inspiration from games such as [https://dead-cells.com/ Dead Cells], [https://noitagame.com/ Noita] and [https://www.terraria.org/ Terraria].<br />
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== Guide ==<br />
When you first enter the [https://wildlands.thebarrencourt.com/ Wildlands], click the [https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x7c104b4db94494688027cced1e2ebfb89642c80f/133 Golden Scarab] to embark upon your journey. <br />
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[[File:Wildlands- Scarab.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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At the Connect Wallet screen, click Metamask and connect your wallet. More connection options will be available soon. <br />
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[[File:Connect Wallet screen.png|frameless|900x900px]] <br />
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At the Character Select screen, choose either one of your own Forgotten Runes character tokens, or one of the available Barren Court warriors. You can use the tabs provided to navigate between these sets of available characters. The selection of Barren Court characters available for all to use may rotate over time, but this option will always exists for those who do not own any Forgotten Runes character tokens. Anyone may enter the Wildlands, but few will ever return... <br />
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[[File:Character Select screen.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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You'll find yourself on the southwestern outskirts of the Roost. You can walk around using either arrow keys or WASD. Let your eyes adjust to the blinding light of the desert sun, and take a moment to get your bearings. <br />
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[[File:First steps.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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As your approach an NPC who can be interacted with, a popup/hint will appear directing you to hit the F key to interact with them. You may also interact with them by clicking on them. <br />
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[[File:Wildlands-_NPC_Interaction_1.png|frameless|900x900px]] <br />
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The NPC Dialogue menu provides you details of the character you're interacting with, and several options to continue the interaction. Some of these will bring up further additional menus, such as those used to mint, nest or hatch Komodo Eggs. Click the exclamation mark button to view that character's [[Forgotten Market]] page. We recommend you speak with [[Apocalypse of the Sacred Pillars (12468)|Apocalypse of the Sacred Pillars]], the Court's Poet Laureate, upon your arrival. <br />
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[[File:Wildlands- NPC Interaction 2.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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Follow the road to the North until you arrive at the gates of the Roost. Once you're arrive speak with [[Thorne Slasher of the Desert (8162)|Thorne, Slasher of the Desert]] to hire mercenaries of the Court to accompany you deep into the fortress in search of a Komodo Egg. Friends of the Court who've been granted a claim-list allocation of Komodo Eggs may also collect these from Thorne via Claim menu. <br />
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[[File:Wildlands- Mint-Claim.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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After receiving your Egg, you can take it to Nazim outside of the hatchery, the small building to the South where the Court's ecologists work to ensure the Eggs are nurtured in ideal conditions in preparation for their hatching. You'll have to choose a desired rank when nesting any eggs, which dictates both the time it will have to nested for (from 1 day for rank 4 up to 30 days for rank 10) and the chance of the Egg being stolen by another Komodo when you attempt to hatch it (from 20% for rank 4 down to 10% for rank 10). Speak to Nazim again after waiting for the required nesting period to hatch your Komodos. <br />
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[[File:Wildlands- Nest - Hatch.png|frameless|900x900px]]<br />
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Many others NPCs can be found wandering the outskirts of the Roost, drawn to the fortress from all corners of the Runiverse in the hope of claiming a Komodo for themselves. Some of them can be interacted with, and may offer quests, gifts or information. Both the set of NPCs found and the dialogue options available may change at any time, and can even change depending on information about the specific wallet or character token used, such as the tokens held by that wallet, or the events that wallet or character has participated in previously. Reach out to the Court via Discord if you're interested in seeing your character brought to life in the Wildlands as an NPC, whether to host your own event there or simply for lore- and world-building purposes. <br />
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{{Infobox|image=[[File:Soul.png|300px]]|above=Forgotten Runes Souls|data1= A Forgotten Runes soul}}<br />
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The Souls are the second [[collection]] in the Runiverse and are created by turning [[Wizards (Runiverse)|Wizards]] into [[Souls]]. They are considered equivalent to Wizards, if not more prestigious due to rarity. They are defined to hold the same rights and priorities as the main Wizards collection. Currently, 642 souls exist (from a possible total of 1,112) in total. Each Soul has a [[head]] and a [[body]] and may have one of these traits: a [[familiar]], a [[prop]], and a [[rune]]. The [https://www.forgottenrunes.com/posts/forgotten-souls-collectors-guide original blog post] outlines the intention of the Souls collection. <br />
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== Mechanic ==<br />
A Soul is acquired by submitting a Forgotten [[Wizards|Wizard]] into the [[The Sacred Flame|Sacred Flame]], burning the Wizard (and the Flame token) in exchange for the Soul. The Soul is often, but not always, a transposition of the original Wizard's traits into an undead form. The transmutation of the original trait into a Soul trait is never guaranteed. There are also several other potential outcomes: (i) the Wizard is transmuted into a Unique Soul wholly independent of its traits, often considered a [[1/1]] Soul, and (ii) the Wizard is transmuted into one of the [[Undesirables]] (for example, a coffin, an urn or a tulip). The resulting Forgotten Soul will retain the same token ID as the original Wizard that was burned to create it. <br />
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Upon burning, a blockchain transaction is initiated in which both the [[Wizards|Wizard]] and [[The Sacred Flame|Sacred Flame]] tokens used are sent to the [https://etherscan.io/address/0x000000000000000000000000000000000000dead Ethereum burn address] where they are forever irretrievable. On completion, one final entry for the sacrificed [[Wizards|Wizard]] is automatically uploaded into the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore.]] The final entry includes a record of the [[wikipedia:Ethereum|Ethereum]] block number in which the [[Wizards|Wizard]] was sacrificed, an image of the Soul they have transmuted into, and a link to the Soul's [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]] page. Any [[Wizards|Wizard]] burned will no longer be able to create future entries into the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]] as their original self. However, they can create [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]] entries as the Soul they have become.<br />
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===Burn Order===<br />
Aside from the token ID inherited from the original Wizard, each Soul has a '''Burn Order''' property denoting the order in which it was burned within the Souls collection (starting at 0 with {{SoulLink|8500}}). The [[Decoder Crystal]], accessed from the doorway on the bottom right of the [https://www.forgottenrunes.com/tower Secret Tower] on the Forgotten Runes website, keeps track of the current Burn Order.<br />
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== Trait Transmutations ==<br />
In the event that a burned Wizard does not result in a Legendary Soul or Undesirable, each trait is transmuted into one of several possible Soul traits drawn from an eligible pool of possible transmutations for the given Wizard trait. It is possible for a trait to be transmuted into [[Souls|no trait]]. While the collection remains incomplete, knowledge of all possible outcomes for each individual trait is still not fully known. [[ElfJTrul]] and [[Dotta]] have stated that there are no plans to reveal unrevealed or unused Soul assets even if all [[Sacred Flame|Sacred Flames]] have been used. The [https://burnlog.vercel.app Burn Log] created by community member [[TV]] keeps track of the outcome of every Wizard burn and allows Wizard owners to view the possible pool of known outcomes for each trait for their Burn candidate. <br />
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[[List of Companions|Familiars]] that pass through the [[Sacred Flame]] seem to have 3 possible outcomes; becoming either a zombie, ghost, or skeleton version of what they previously were. An exception to this is the [[Ember Frog]], which seems to always become a [[Blaze Frog]] upon successful burn. There are still rare familiars such as the [[Astral Snail]] who haven't been successfully burned enough times to know whether or not more permutations of them exist in the Souls collection. Wizards without a [[List of Companions|Familiar]] have a chance of gaining a [https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?familiar=Resurrected+Thylacine|Resurrected Thylacine],[https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?familiar=Resurrected+Dodo Resurrected Dodo], or [https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?familiar=Resurrected+Smilodon+Kitten Resurrected Smilodon Kitten]. Wizards without a [[Rune]] have a chance to gain the collection exclusive [https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?rune=Rune+of+Souls Rune of Souls].<br />
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Familiar-dodo.png|[[Resurrected Dodo]]<br />
Familiar-thylacine.png|[[Resurrected Thylacine]]<br />
Familiar-sabertooth.png|[[Resurrected Smilodon Kitten]]<br />
Rune-soul.png|[[Rune of Souls]]<br />
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=== Legendary Souls ===<br />
Legendary Souls are special 1/1 Souls that are summoned based on Burn Order. A Legendary Soul will override all of the traits and rarities of the preceding Wizard as the complement of the Soul's traits are pre-generated.<br />
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Starting on October 19th, the official [https://twitter.com/forgottenrunes Forgotten Runes Twitter] used silhouettes of Legendary Souls as teasers. All but one of these silhouettes have been minted and revealed. <br />
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There are currently 14 Legendary Souls revealed, and according to [[Dotta]] there are more than 2 left uncovered. All Legendary Souls can be easily viewed on the Forgotten Market <br />
[https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?head=Jane+Doe&head=Grim+Reaper%27s+Skull&head=King+of+the+Dead&head=Glitched+Poltergeist&head=Lich+Emperor&head=Mary+Tudor&head=Marie+Laveau&head=Toru&head=Ghoul+of+Bloodlust&head=Count+Orlok&head=Disgusting+Revenant&head=Captian+of+the+Namesake&head=The+Masque here].<br />
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* {{SoulLink|133}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|181}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|474}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|1704}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|4235}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|5659}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|6283}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|7274}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|7910}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|8288}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|8792}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|9807}}<br />
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=== Burning Special Wizards ===<br />
Warning has been given by [[Magic Machine]] of the risks involved with burning Wizards, especially in regards to those with rare traits or perfect [[affinity]]. Burning a rare or special Wizard does not guarantee a rare outcome, and some one of a kind traits have transmuted into traits found elsewhere in the Soul's collection. However, there have been two cases in which burning of [[Honorary Wizards]] had resulted in special souls adorned with halos; {{WizardLink|28}} and {{WizardLink|6044}}. It is worth noting that most Honorary Wizards burned have received no special transmutation when converted into a Soul.<br />
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* {{SoulLink|10}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|28}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|29}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|72}}<br />
* {{SoulLink|6044}}<br />
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=== Undesirables ===<br />
Each burn has an approximate 10 percent chance of returning an Undesirable rather than a Soul. An Undesirable transmutes the Wizard in entirety into a single object, for example, a Tulip on a Grave or the famed Jelly Donut. The Undesirable NFT then is comprised of the object and a background, instead of having a prototypical head, body, and other traits of a typical Soul. The transmutation of a Wizard into an Undesirable rather than a Soul is considered a risk mechanic; for example, the burning of a Wizard with rare components carries expectation of a rare Souls counterpart - if the Wizard becomes an Undesirable, that rarity is not realized. <br />
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These undesirables range from common results such as [https://forgotten.market/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f?undesirable=Ashpile Ashpiles], and rarer outcomes that are seemingly one of a kind such as {{SoulLink|6433}}. Currently, these are the groups of uncovered Undesirables:<br />
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* Piles<br />
* Coffins<br />
* Flowers on Graves<br />
* Ectoplasm<br />
* Jelly Donuts<br />
* Urns<br />
* Orbs<br />
* Void<br />
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== History ==<br />
The burning of Wizards was first included in the Roadmap v1. The first burns occurred on [https://etherscan.io/txs?a=0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f&p=27 All Hallows Eve 2021] in a cluster of sacrifices known as [[The Great Burning]].<br />
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== Blockchain ==<br />
The Forgotten Souls contract was created on the 29th of October, 1402h UTC at address [https://etherscan.io/address/0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f 0x251b5f14a825c537ff788604ea1b58e49b70726f]. The initial contract cost 0.808 ETH to deploy (at the time, USD 995.53). Unlike most of the other collections, the Souls contract does not have a line of lore. The contract's ERC712 token name is SOULS. The first summon of the Forgotten Souls occurred on the 31st of October, 1547h UTC.<br />
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== In the Runiverse ==<br />
The first descriptions of the Souls and their hierarchies are given by ElfJTrul in [[Wizard Wednesday]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdfVQdxCBZ4&t=14m19s Episode 14]. The descriptions below are paraphrased from his descriptions:<br />
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[[Liches]] are the aristocracy of the [[undead]], the gentry of the nightmare dominion. They take great pride in their noble titles. They are power-hungry leaders of the undead world. They maintain their power through political intrigue and corruption, but if that does not suffice, they send out their army of wraiths.<br />
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[[Wraiths]] are cursed warriors of the undead armies. The captains, the knights, the deacons and the devouts form the ranks of the wraiths. These are mortal enemies of the warriors of the Runiverse and they appear to be immortal to the usual methods of death-dealing.<br />
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[[Zombies]] are the mindless, rotting wanderers anchored to the earthly plane. They are neither dead nor alive but are forever hungry. <br />
<br />
[[Revenants]] are zombie-like with increased awareness and sentience. These are beings who are enslaved to their own vices with a gluttony for blood and flesh. Some consider the Revenants as a Lich underclass, but there are rumours of Revenants ascending to Lichhood. <br />
<br />
[[Ghouls]] are beings of unparalleled debauchery who engorge themselves with reckless abandon, drunk on improprietary and wanton ways. They are so vulgar and disgusting that they are not fit to inhabit Goblin Town.<br />
<br />
[[Spectres]] are souls who wander the earthly plane but also occupy more amorphous dimensions, other spirit planes. They are generally formed from substances like shade, ectoplasm, and ether. <br />
<br />
[[Phantasms]] are like Spectres but live wholly on the immaterial plane. It is speculated that they are creatures of [[the Void]] itself and disconnected from the affairs of the living.<br />
<br />
[[Poltergeists]] are beings that live in the Machine realm. Technology in the Runiverse is often occupied by these beings, and glitches are considered "kissed by a poltergeist".<br />
<br />
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== Trivia == <br />
* Cult members have long recognized that most Forgotten Runes collections have special mints reserved for particular token IDs. Although a Soul's token ID is inherited from the Wizard burned to create it, Burn Order was used by Magic Machine instead to reserve Legendary mints. As a result, there was much anticipation for a [[Souls#Legendary Souls]] to manifest from the 666th Sacred Flame sacrifice. The expectation that burn 666 would yield this result was further supported by the lack of new Legendary Soul mints in over 7 months (with {{SoulLink|6283}} resulting from burn #565), leading to many holders of Sacred Flames to hold off on burning in hopes of minting the soul tied to burn #666. However, burn #666 did not spawn any special result, and instead it was burn #652 that spawned the 14th Legendary Soul, {{SoulLink|6759}}. On [[Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-07-27#Sacred Flame News|Wizard Wednesday Ep.48]] it was noted that [[Dotta]] and [[ElfJTrul]] thought #666 was too obvious of a special burn, and likely to be [[https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/mev/ MeV'd]] as a result so opted to not reserve a special result for it.<br />
<br />
* The only instance in which a [[The World Egg]] was burned was in The Burning of Dotta. The resulting burn however transmuted {{WizardLink|6044}} into a [[Souls#Special Soul|Special Soul]], which seemingly had a pre-determined outcome. {{SoulLink|6044}}'s prop is a [[Banshee's Harp]] instead of a successfully transmuted [[The World Egg]]. To this day, nobody but [[Dotta]] and [[ElfJTrul]] know what outcome a successful [[The World Egg]] burn yields.<br />
<br />
* {{WizardLink|6044}}'s [[Jewled Hummingbird]] familiar has completely vanished upon burn, making it the only burn to have resulted in a Wizard losing their familiar entirely.<br />
<br />
* Although each background in the collection has a face, the artwork is usually covered by their traits and draw attention away from it. However, Undesirables often show the face clearly because their images tend to be smaller. Many assume that only Undesirables have faces in the background, but almost every single token in the collection has one. Ironically, the only token to not feature a face in the background is an Undesirable - Total Void of Absolute Nothingness. Despite having Death as its background, it's impossible to make out through the void.<br />
[[File:Red Soul Background.png|frameless]][[File:Green Soul Background.png|frameless]][[File:Black Soul Background.png|frameless]][[File:Blue Soul Background.png|frameless]]<br />
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== Traits ==<br />
=== List of Soul Heads ===<br />
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=== List of Soul Bodies ===<br />
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=== List of Soul Familiars ===<br />
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=== List of Soul Props ===<br />
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=== List of Soul Runes ===<br />
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== Resources ==<br />
*[https://burnlog.vercel.app/ List of burned wizards and their results.]<br />
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DpkqUDBp0qaal63vMbZF3dURNr93Vrs2jHdpM94hKEQ/edit#gid=0 Burn Frequency Google Sheet]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Suggested_Lore&diff=38381Suggested Lore2023-09-10T04:18:59Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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Suggested Lore is a worldbuilding effort and Twitter account ([https://twitter.com/SuggestedLore @SuggestedLore]) by community member Ygduil. The project aims to propose histories for loreless Forgotten Runes [[Wizards]], [[Warriors]], [[Souls]], and other Characters through poetry. However, some Suggested Lore content involves special requests from members in the Cult whose Characters already have presence in the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]]. <br />
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The end-goal of Suggested Lore is that these myths spark creative interest in the Characters within them. The project's success is determined by token-holders finding inspiration to begin building out their own idea of who their Characters can become, even if the poetry does not find its way into canonical history as written in the Book of Lore.<br />
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== Suggested Lore (Myths, Reverse Chronological) ==<br />
The following lore was pulled from the interdimensional depths of the [[The Cave of the Platonic Shadow|Cave of the Platonic Shadow]] by [[Adept of the Platonic Shadow (6564)|Adept of the Platonic Shadow]]. The nature of this lore's Truth is uncertain:<br />
<br />
=== Lucinda's Game (Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike) ===<br />
[[File:Lucinda's Game, Suggested Lore for Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
In flash of woman past, the Shade appears — <br />
<br />
her Elven garb now charred by Sacred Flame.<br />
<br />
The spectre summoned conjures Wizards’ fears<br />
<br />
for those who in the forest speak her name.<br />
<br />
<br />
Lucinda’s game requires a gambler’s heart<br />
<br />
and wits to puzzle out a Magic ruse.<br />
<br />
Collateral to play will briskly part<br />
<br />
contenders’ care when those contestants lose.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Though, on occasion (by the phantom’s whim)<br />
<br />
the wager has too great of an appeal.<br />
<br />
So, she absconds with treasures in her grim<br />
<br />
delight and nixes remnants of her deal.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fortune may net its darlings new assets,<br />
<br />
but some Souls make their own luck in their bets.<br />
<br />
=== The Toll of the Bell ([[Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)|Magus Wazir of the Mount]]) ===<br />
[[File:Magus Wazir Sonnet by Ygduil as Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Master of Dreams who rings the Siren's Bell —<br />
<br />
that compass rose for those who've lost their way —<br />
<br />
is said to lead the wayward with its knell —<br />
<br />
a guiding chime to travelers who stray<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
too far from charted lands — too far from home.<br />
<br />
And when it's heard: there blooms tranquility —<br />
<br />
an inner peace to calm their minds that roam<br />
<br />
and give their frightened feet mobility.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yet loss may find a face in many forms.<br />
<br />
The Magus knew it well in his own plot.<br />
<br />
And even so, he found the absence warmed <br />
<br />
the embers of a flame all else forgot.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He disappears from sight when he is sought<br />
<br />
and walks alone so you, dear friend, do not.<br />
<br />
=== Beguiler of the Guild ([[Bapho Grifter of the Mountain (3657)|Bapho Grifter of the Mountain]]) ===<br />
[[File:Beguiler of the Guild, Suggested Lore for Bapho Grifter of the Mountain.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
On Muscle Mountain's peak he nocked his bow<br />
<br />
with arrows twain and aimed at Wizards' rule. <br />
<br />
The Grifter's sight was trained on those below —<br />
<br />
they dared not utter Magic's petty mewl<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
toward champions up on the crowded rock.<br />
<br />
For through his helm he saw the Wizards' fear<br />
<br />
behind illusion's veil — that pointed shock<br />
<br />
at the display of Might. And though they jeered,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
flaunting their lists of tricks by ancient words,<br />
<br />
complacency in power brings despair.<br />
<br />
He learned to flex the truth and with it gird<br />
<br />
the minds of fighters in its molded snare.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
While it was not the Wizards who forgot,<br />
<br />
he would remind their ilk of his own lot.<br />
<br />
=== When Time Was a Spiral ([[Rosabella Robber of Shadows (7827)|Rosabella Robber of Shadows]]) ===<br />
[[File:When Time Was a Spiral, Suggested Lore for Rosabella Robber of Shadow.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Behind the Quantum Timefall, there's a cave —<br />
<br />
unnoticed by most traveling along.<br />
<br />
Its resident: a shade of that enclave<br />
<br />
with yellow horns and clad in white sarong.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
It hadn't always been that way, you know.<br />
<br />
But when distorted wizards had begun<br />
<br />
to pass (with hats like dreamsm under the glow<br />
<br />
of moonlight) out of Shadow — casting none —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
she took up arms — knowing no hunting knife<br />
<br />
would wound the wisps of flesh that was not there —<br />
<br />
yet found a cause to dedicate her life.<br />
<br />
Rob the Shadow. Protect the mortal fare.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Well, does the hornet truly know its sting?<br />
<br />
A parted veil reveals a broken ring.<br />
<br />
=== You Can't Tune a Fish ([[Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)|Fuyumi Champion of Penguins]]) ===<br />
[[File:You Can't Tune a Fish, Suggested Lore for Fuyumi Champion of Penguins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Fuyumi staved off bitter cold, wrapped up<br />
<br />
inside her tundra robe. Her spirit — warm<br />
<br />
within her — sublimated from her cup,<br />
<br />
a doubt which pooled like puddles from a storm.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
She dwelled on what life by the blade would yield.<br />
<br />
A warrior clad in Adventure's kit,<br />
<br />
brimming with Wonder that her mind might wield.<br />
<br />
Sharpen the sword, but cut only with wit.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Protection from the trident of her rune<br />
<br />
untangled any need she had for steel.<br />
<br />
Perhaps the want to fight had fled too soon —<br />
<br />
that nagging thought instructed how to feel.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Purring delight betrayed any feigned wish,<br />
<br />
thinking of spoiling flightless birds with fish.<br />
<br />
=== BlackSand Born of Brimstone ([[Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane (7718)|Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane]]) ===<br />
[[File:BlackSand Born of Brimstone, Suggested Lore for BlackSand and Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane .jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Imperium, alone among the Salt —<br />
<br />
the navel of all culture, magic, might —<br />
<br />
at Sceena's feet was sat to fill its vault<br />
<br />
with wealth earned from the mount and zeitgeist's Light.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The magma took the music from the bells.<br />
<br />
The heat returned the sculptures to the earth.<br />
<br />
The lava squall fell from all seven hells —<br />
<br />
the city — licked by flames within its berth.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Azazel weeps for color in the sand.<br />
<br />
A ruin resting where the Tower stood.<br />
<br />
Forgotten Runes in shambled mounds of land<br />
<br />
burn in the tomes of History, understood.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A champion will rise on field and track.<br />
<br />
'Til then, the race is on — the Sands are Black.<br />
<br />
=== Imp's Offering ([[Nightmare Imp|The Nightmare Imp]]) ===<br />
[[File:Imp's Offering, Suggested Lore for Beast -6, Nightmare Imp.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Tradition old as darkness in the night —<br />
<br />
to don new skin and haunt the Vampyre Mist<br />
<br />
in hope to scour adrenaline from fright.<br />
<br />
You find a door — rap lightly with your fist.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Now, stranger, it's your fate that has been sealed —<br />
<br />
a scroll fresh-scribed and stamped with dripping wax —<br />
<br />
the thing beyond the door will be revealed.<br />
<br />
An answer to your call and seeking tax<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
for the disturbance with an impish seeth.<br />
<br />
"Perhaps a wager better suits your purse,"<br />
<br />
the Nightmare lowly growls behind its teeth.<br />
<br />
"A Trick or Treat?" The offer's cold and terse.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A token of the thrill you sought: unearthed —<br />
<br />
slipped in your bag to later find its worth.<br />
<br />
=== Game's End ([[Doyle Defeater of the Arena (79)|Doyle Defeater of the Arena]]) ===<br />
[[File:Game's End, Suggested Lore for Doyle Defeater of the Arena.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The Runiverse may have nothing so crass <br />
<br />
as the Arena's reign over the land.<br />
<br />
In all the realms and times that rose, then passed,<br />
<br />
that circle begged for its return to sand.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In darkness, Doyle dared to look above<br />
<br />
through his cell's ceiling grates to spy the light<br />
<br />
that fell through by the night — and with a shove<br />
<br />
a notion's lucky action proved him right:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The rusted bars gave way and set him free.<br />
<br />
Unfettered, he escaped, and freed the rest<br />
<br />
who scattered with the wind. Yet he and three<br />
<br />
remained 'til morn to put an oath to test:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
With weapons found on corpses from the Games,<br />
<br />
they vowed that place had claimed its final names.<br />
<br />
=== Wisdom & Light ([[Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms (5007)|Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms]]) ===<br />
[[File:Wisdom & Light, Suggested Lore for Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
In Wizards' lives, they live through all the myths<br />
<br />
of humankind, and suffer at their verse.<br />
<br />
Prometheus, as he is known to smiths<br />
<br />
of words (who forge their tales in ink, but curse<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the matter's truth) has suffered much the same.<br />
<br />
For in the dark of night, he bears a light —<br />
<br />
the mage, Lumos — as is his rightful name.<br />
<br />
No vultures prey upon his flesh. Chains' might<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
can't hold his feet that wander through the dark.<br />
<br />
Yet, banished from the Palms, he walks the world<br />
<br />
for purpose found in travelogues — his mark<br />
<br />
upon the door — that Rune of his unfurled<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
enlightenment round those nomadic flames.<br />
<br />
Perhaps there is some truth to humans' claims...<br />
<br />
=== Cromwell's Reach ([[Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach (4650)|Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach]]) ===<br />
[[File:Cromwell's Reach, Suggested Lore for Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
When Time was captured in an hourglass —<br />
<br />
where quicksand's past would sculpt its future's dunes —<br />
<br />
the Reach became. No single grain would pass<br />
<br />
between the tenses — no light from cursed moons.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
If one is to believe the stuff of myth,<br />
<br />
then this intent was Cromwell's legacy.<br />
<br />
Without a Rune to call upon, but with<br />
<br />
a Sphinx's 'glass and some dark chemistry,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the mage had caught chronology, it seemed.<br />
<br />
And in the Reach, the lycanthrope remained.<br />
<br />
Where lunacy once held him, now he dreamed<br />
<br />
without his self-forged fetters — unrestrained.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
How curious that a power like this<br />
<br />
was first but a shelter from full moon's kiss.<br />
<br />
=== Marlan's Fork ([[Marlan Protector of Goblins (4954)|Marlan Protector of Goblins]]) ===<br />
[[File:Marlan's Fork, Suggested Lore for Marlan Protector of Goblins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Kninght of the Aura, Sir Marlan collects<br />
<br />
himself after a great blow to his helm.<br />
<br />
World spinning — he musters strength and projects<br />
<br />
his spetum in hope it might overwhelm<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the target while senses return. His beast<br />
<br />
of Night, now confused by the newfound foe,<br />
<br />
races to see the knight's polearm has ceased<br />
<br />
life's pulse, and whimpers when he finds it so.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A goblin — innocent of crimes — behind<br />
<br />
Marlan rises to see their protector.<br />
<br />
Before the Warrior can speak his mind<br />
<br />
the creature flees and leaves the defector<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
alone to watch the soul leak from a friend.<br />
<br />
He fears no means could justify this end.<br />
<br />
=== Under the Weight of History ([[Meryl Vindicator of Dragons (2968)|Meryl Vindicator of Dragons]]) ===<br />
[[File:Under the Weight of History, Suggested Lore for Meryl Vindicator of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The skies were darkened when the lands were young —<br />
<br />
a nascent world just on the cusp of being —<br />
<br />
by leathered wings, and scales, and teeth among<br />
<br />
broods of the flying creatures. And seeing<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
as mortals rose to claim their magic Runes —<br />
<br />
though many faltered at the chance —<br />
<br />
during the waning of draconic moons,<br />
<br />
a hierarchy shaped within their hands.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Meryl was the first to stand against it.<br />
<br />
While the other mortals fought by tooth and claw,<br />
<br />
she tracked the dragons with her cunning wit,<br />
<br />
and through young wyrmling eyes she saw the flaw<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
in slaying giants one can't comprehend.<br />
<br />
Yet, Time, her revelation couldn't mend.<br />
<br />
=== A Medium's Medium ([[Medium Otto of the Mount (3443)|Medium Otto of the Mount]]) ===<br />
[[File:A Medium's Medium, Suggested Lore for Medium Otto of the Mount.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The thunder rolled outside the wizard's room<br />
<br />
and gentle rain fell on the Tower's stone.<br />
<br />
As Otto took a seat, a look of gloom<br />
<br />
fell on his face. Another drink alone.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He drew the mug of ale up to his lips,<br />
<br />
emptied the draught, and slammed the thing in shame,<br />
<br />
which formed a ring around its base on scripts<br />
<br />
for calling Souls back from the Sacred Flame.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
These spells that sutured time had earned the mage<br />
<br />
more than his weight in gold, for Wizards' loss<br />
<br />
will linger on — even after their age<br />
<br />
has passed and left their tomb's head thick with moss.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
One vessel emptied and one vessel filled —<br />
<br />
He woke a spirit and scribed what it willed.<br />
<br />
=== Might of Myla ([[Myla Render of Dragons (8652)|Myla Render of Dragons]]) ===<br />
[[File:Might of Myla, Suggested Lore for Myla Render of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The warrior of Spring withdrew her sword —<br />
<br />
a Goblin blade of tainted, glowing steel —<br />
<br />
and turned to face the growing demon horde<br />
<br />
which writhed and formed a single mass. The seal<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
that she had summoned could not keep the beast<br />
<br />
held in another plane. The portal closed<br />
<br />
around the form, which had grown wings that beat<br />
<br />
against the magic gate. It clawed and rose<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
out from the mystic depth called by her Rune.<br />
<br />
Behemoth — monster formed from demons' souls —<br />
<br />
peered in her eyes, perched on a golden dune,<br />
<br />
stoked in its throat the warmth of burning coals —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
yet its hail of fire was quickly ended.<br />
<br />
Might and Magic saw the dragon rended.<br />
<br />
=== Retired in Flowers ([[Quinton of Flowers (8407)|Quinton of Flowers]]) ===<br />
[[File:Retired in Flowers, Suggested Lore for Quinton of Flowers.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The vale of Flowers went unknown to most<br />
<br />
of those who never sought its mystic door,<br />
<br />
save two or three who stumbled to the host<br />
<br />
that welcomed them when others balked before.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And in the vale of Flowers, Quinton spent<br />
<br />
his days in solitude — without a care<br />
<br />
to words whispered in pubs that might torment<br />
<br />
some others' sense. But he had paid the fare<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
for passage from the plain of blood and ash<br />
<br />
and dandelions smothered in a mess<br />
<br />
of bodies. He decided that no cache —<br />
<br />
fiction or fact — could cause him such duress<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
when he could drink imported goblin beer<br />
<br />
and listen to the whir of his dog's gears.<br />
<br />
=== Strings & Branches ([[Atsuko Cutter of the Wood (13641)|Atsuko Cutter of the Wood]]) ===<br />
[[File:Strings & Branches, Suggested Lore for Atsuko Cutter of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
With a verdant affinity, she found<br />
<br />
herself in the Wood for some time most days.<br />
<br />
She felt wild — letting the forest surround<br />
<br />
her, listening to its whispers and ways<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
that it would speak to her in its candor.<br />
<br />
But a time came when she was just budding<br />
<br />
where the voices of neighbors changed timbre —<br />
<br />
when she was given an axe for cutting<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
wood from the forest: "The fires need stoking.<br />
<br />
The coals in the forge are getting colder,<br />
<br />
and the smith's got no use for cold, smoking<br />
<br />
embers — you'll understand when you're older."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Atsuko did find knowledge in her age:<br />
<br />
now clipping Fate's strings for her living wage.<br />
<br />
=== Tera in Ruin ([[Tera Ruin of the Temple (8606)|Tera Ruin of the Temple]]) ===<br />
[[File:Tera in Ruin, Suggested Lore for Tera Ruin of the Temple.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Cartographers would dream a place like that —<br />
<br />
the Temple, lost to time and history —<br />
<br />
to record rubble for no bureaucrat,<br />
<br />
but for the pleasure of the mystery.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
But in the tragic tale of Tera, there's<br />
<br />
no noble feat to tell — just influence <br />
<br />
from a dark spell no witch or wizard dares<br />
<br />
to cast, to write, to think in the days since:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A warlock took possession of her soul,<br />
<br />
and razed the sacred Temple to the Earth.<br />
<br />
The magic burned his mortal flesh — the toll<br />
<br />
he paid — and yet she bears the burden's worth<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
in an assumed, associated name.<br />
<br />
Sword foregone, she kept a Shield — took the blame.<br />
<br />
=== The Warrior's Dilemma ([[Einer Dispatcher of the Wood (8767)|Einer Dispatcher of the Wood]]) ===<br />
[[File:The Warrior's Dilemma, Suggested Lore for Either Dispatcher of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Gusting wind unfurled the warrior's hair.<br />
<br />
The Summit's bite broke on his magic shield,<br />
<br />
which kept him warm outside the Wyvern's lair.<br />
<br />
Another beast. Another sword to wield.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He heaved the Master claymore from its sheath —<br />
<br />
his face reflected in the golden hilt —<br />
<br />
and swung the great blade at the depths beneath.<br />
<br />
The hands of Time pluck plants to watch them wilt.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And in his time, too, Einer's hands had seen<br />
<br />
their own share of life wilted in their palms.<br />
<br />
Shine always restored crimson steel — pristine<br />
<br />
in the afterglow of polish and balms.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
But there was no salve to salvage a mind<br />
<br />
from unearned deaths of creatures so divine.<br />
<br />
=== [[Alchemist Axel of the Tower (541)|Alchemist Axel of the Tower]] ===<br />
[[File:Alchemist Axel of the Tower, Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Even below the Tower, Axel could <br />
<br />
be heard. A great cacophony rang out<br />
<br />
his window — travelled to Hedge Wizard Wood.<br />
<br />
A jest, yet even so, without a doubt,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the alchemist conjured a din, indeed.<br />
<br />
Though he did not make a sound with potions<br />
<br />
or spells — or with magic of any breed —<br />
<br />
still he summoned a few vulgar motions<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
from other wizards down beneath the spire<br />
<br />
when night had fallen. High up in the stone,<br />
<br />
the mustached mage was clueless to their ire;<br />
<br />
he bellowed laughter 'til the sun had grown<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
full out over the snow-capped mountains' spine<br />
<br />
casting ribbons for his favorite feline.<br />
<br />
=== [[Electromancer Leah of the Hills (7853)|Electromancer Leah of the Hills]] ===<br />
Leah wept on the day that her horns grew —<br />
<br />
like most huntresses’ — painfully and quick. <br />
<br />
The stories she had heard had all been true. <br />
<br />
Spring’s candle burned to the end of its wick.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And not only did she have to suffer <br />
<br />
that nasty trick of nature for her kind:<br />
<br />
She had another mark left within her <br />
<br />
a spell of lightning branded on her mind.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The time that passed brought with it a slow change <br />
<br />
of temperament in people of the Hills. <br />
<br />
That rite of passage marred by something strange <br />
<br />
eventually caused a flurry of quills<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
demanding that the aberration flee. <br />
<br />
Leah split the sky — left only debris.<br />
<br />
=== [[Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion (1802)|Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion]] ===<br />
The Wizard ran his fingers through his beard. <br />
<br />
The secret to the art of brewing still <br />
<br />
eluded him. If it weren’t for the weird <br />
<br />
Way within him — and moreso that Way’s will —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
he might have simply let the potion be. <br />
<br />
But Cairon, in his years, had learned the pull<br />
<br />
to alchemy’s not difficult to heed. <br />
<br />
Although, many devoted minds are full<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
of riches — endless toil towards certain doom — <br />
<br />
the mandrake of the mage’s current work <br />
<br />
would never spirit gold into his room. <br />
<br />
He peered into the amber-colored murk.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The drink, imbibed, presents a dreamer’s lid. <br />
<br />
Imagine fates the waker could forbid.<br />
<br />
=== [[Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools (9997)|Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools]] ===<br />
The thread of Magic pulled a wooden boy — <br />
<br />
from Toadstools grown far out of human sight. <br />
<br />
An elven cloak found in the earth — no toy — <br />
<br />
sparked its power in him. To his delight,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with but a whim all objects would obey <br />
<br />
and follow well words spoken by the youth.<br />
<br />
In time, the boy would scout and roam The Fey — <br />
<br />
that border to his home — a dreadful truth<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
beneath its bones (and better left alone) <br />
<br />
would rob the child the world’s untethered grace. <br />
<br />
The young Wizard, still dewy, new, and prone <br />
<br />
to misbelief — no Elder’s hand to stay —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
bound a familiar under harvest moon: <br />
<br />
Forgot his name, and carved himself a rune.<br />
<br />
== Suggested Lore (Canonized, Reverse Chronological) ==<br />
The following lore has been confirmed as True within the Book of Lore:<br />
<br />
=== Luggage ([[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]) ===<br />
[[File:Luggage, Suggested Lore for Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Had all the quantum mushrooms razed her mind?<br />
<br />
In color swirl, reality had gone,<br />
<br />
and in its place, the fungus seemed to bind<br />
<br />
a new world where the Magus had withdrawn.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Dimensions can delude in countless ways:<br />
<br />
the breathing, fresh geometry of life<br />
<br />
that’s found in cracks of Time and hides the days <br />
<br />
that limit one’s chronology. It’s rife<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with complicated mischief, traveling <br />
<br />
the tides of space and its infinity —<br />
<br />
and all the while the wit’s unraveling,<br />
<br />
and strewn through labyrinths’ divinity.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yet Devon always found a way to know<br />
<br />
that her trip’s end would see an afterglow.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6001/6 Myth confirmed] by 0x0f278c56b52B4C0E2a69b30A0b591d237C783907</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Sacred Sign ([[Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain (2230)|Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain]]) ===<br />
[[File:The Sacred Sign, Suggested Lore for Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Before the days in which the Tower stood —<br />
<br />
that monolith that sprawls toward sky’s embrace —<br />
<br />
the mountains ‘round its rock had quiet wood<br />
<br />
where Bellicina roamed. The guarded place<br />
<br />
<br />
was never meant for Warriors like her,<br />
<br />
but in her time there were no warning signs<br />
<br />
for her to heed — no mythos to deter<br />
<br />
the wanderer from throes of the Ley Lines.<br />
<br />
<br />
And so, it’s said, within the Magic’s grip,<br />
<br />
her power grew to unimagined heights.<br />
<br />
Unknowingly, she let the Magic strip<br />
<br />
away her conscious thought, and yet in spite<br />
<br />
<br />
of that, the Armageddon — Stone Killer —<br />
<br />
cleaved the crag to cautionary Pillars.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/2230/0 Myth confirmed] by 0xa278AC5bAEB8c9D61009dE01bF645b37A99F3Cb0</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Calm After the Storm ([[Booshi Assailant of the Road (3675)|Booshi Assailant of the Road]]) ===<br />
[[File:Calm After the Storm, Suggested Lore for Booshi Assailant of the Road.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The hum of sleeping circuits filled his ears<br />
<br />
as Booshi stirred awake there on the Road.<br />
<br />
The kobold had attuned to spinning gears —<br />
<br />
the sound of hard drives ticking where they're stowed<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with care like hearts made of the finest stone<br />
<br />
in the companions that Nombeko made.<br />
<br />
He missed that wild Storm — as she was known<br />
<br />
in camps that laid just South. He wished she'd stayed<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
but knew within himself that storm would pass<br />
<br />
through Kobold's Cross as all the others had.<br />
<br />
The fellow felt like he was made of glass —<br />
<br />
transparent — standing next to his comrade —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
now booting at the sound of its ward's rise.<br />
<br />
The kobold smiled. Sufficient compromise.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/3675/0 Myth confirmed] by 0x9Baf1B105B591B2107620017Dbe02cA8D7589a49</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== An Eye For An Eye ([[Witch Rowena of the Wild (6377)|Witch Rowena of the Wild]]) ===<br />
[[File:An Eye For An Eye, Suggested Lore for Witch Rowena of the Wild.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The witch, Rowena of the Wild, sits in her hut,<br />
<br />
now barren from a petty thief's skullduggery.<br />
<br />
A cause to call a curse out from the void, but what<br />
<br />
should she bring forth as punishment for thuggery?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
She roots about in the remainder of her tomes<br />
<br />
and thumbs a spellbook pulled out from a hidden cache.<br />
<br />
A head that aches with no reprieve; a mouth that foams<br />
<br />
eleven days — the first signs of her succotash.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Over the brew she strings a clay homunculus —<br />
<br />
the boiling steam will fan a fever in the cur —<br />
<br />
and in the dreams it brings, appears a succubus<br />
<br />
to cling to psyche's walls and prick it like a bur.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And when the rat is spoiled and writhing on the ground,<br />
<br />
Rowena's Eye will show her Wolf the treat it's found.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6377/4 Myth confirmed] by 0x63a37D243F74aCe73e3a5C50D3fBC66d9Bfd4560</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Our Neighbor, Enigma ([[Druid Enigma of the Valley (3676)|Druid Enigma of the Valley]]) ===<br />
[[File:Our Neighbor, Enigma, Suggested Lore for Druid Enigma of the Valley.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Enigma, Born of Light — a name quite known<br />
<br />
over the land — was Just and Good and Right.<br />
<br />
Out from the dark, her Caduceus shone<br />
<br />
as blazing sunrise casts away the night.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In all her travels, bound within the Book,<br />
<br />
she never left a cry for help unheard.<br />
<br />
With a familiar to complete her look,<br />
<br />
Enigma flew to aid before the word<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
escaped their lips. That shapeless friend called Fred<br />
<br />
beside the mage would often lead the way<br />
<br />
(if with a humor's lilt). The wizard spread<br />
<br />
the word of love and never would delay<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
to notify a bestie of their post<br />
<br />
or offer kindness when the need was most.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3676/12 Myth confirmed] by 0x4DbbCe1A3A8b2B62580eE256D47FB2e6252504d3</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Light-footed Leah ([[Druid Leah of the Circle (3290)|Druid Leah of the Circle]]) ===<br />
[[File:Light-footed Leah, Suggested Lore for Druid Leah of the Circle.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
A flutter of her vibrant cloak shone through<br />
<br />
the trees as Leah hurtled through the wood.<br />
<br />
Though she was unaware, her planet flew<br />
<br />
over the plane she sped. Her Rune felt good<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
within her and without. Jupiter's eye.<br />
<br />
Familiar's trail streaked emerald green with slime<br />
<br />
behind her as she ran — and just as spry.<br />
<br />
A huntress on the wind and in her prime.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
That night she stole a treasure for herself —<br />
<br />
Unusual, considering her past.<br />
<br />
A staff of Courage gleamed on a bookshelf<br />
<br />
inside a witch's den. She acted fast.<br />
<br />
<br />
She'd known no better pairing in her days<br />
<br />
than lavish, Elvish garb and crooked staves.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3290/2 Myth confirmed] by 0xb68468e48bF7263797aD9e1D50884dEf7a4F8E74</blockquote><br />
[[Category: Cult Projects]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Magus_Wazir_of_the_Mount_(6287)&diff=38380Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)2023-09-10T04:18:28Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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Magus Wazir is an iconic Dream Master. He is almost always depicted wielding a [[Siren's Bell| Bell]]. Magus Wazir is currently owned by [[TheOneWhoRings]]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Lore ==<br />
<br />
=== Overview ===<br />
Not much is known about Magus Wazir. Even less is known about his origin. By some accounts he was inhabiting the forests of the world long before the first trees were saplings. What ''is'' known (albeit impossible to verify) is that he is a helpful yet occasionally mischievous being and a guide to the lost.<br />
<br />
His existence is especially hard to prove since he only appears to the lost. Arcane researchers have spent years wandering the world in search of him yet always turn up empty handed. The logic goes: If you are searching for something, you can't ''truly'' be lost, can you?<br />
<br />
As such, field study of Magus Wazir has largely been abandoned with scholars preferring to collect first hand accounts from those who encounter him instead.<br />
[[File:Magus Wazir in the Forgotten Runes Trailer.png|thumb|419x419px|Magus Wazir appeared in the [[Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer (2022)]]]]<br />
<br />
=== Magic ===<br />
His bell is reported to have a calming effect. It is speculated he may be able to channel more destructive magic though it, though no stories support such claims.<br />
<br />
=== Known Events ===<br />
Two travelers, former Battlemage Cromwell and Sage Bartholomew, claim to have met Wazir while trekking through the woods adjacent to Dream Master Lake. The men were making the journey to the Blue Bastion when they decided to cut through the forest as a shortcut. Unsurprisingly to any who know of those woods, they quickly lost their way.<br />
<br />
Low on supplies, things were looking dim for the two when suddenly came the chime of a bell. That's when, they claim, Wazir appeared like out of a dream to guide them to safety.<br />
<br />
The validity of this story is still debated though what is not debatable is that both are highly respected men of repute, not apt to spin fables. Some believe their tale while others blame the Sage's love of pipeweed for the visions.<br />
<br />
[[File:Wazir.gif]]<br />
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[[Category: Notable Community Members]]<br />
[[Category: Artists]]<br />
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<div>[[File:Suggested Lore Banner.jpg|right|frameless|476x476px]]<br />
Suggested Lore is a worldbuilding effort and Twitter account ([https://twitter.com/SuggestedLore @SuggestedLore]) by community member Ygduil. The project aims to propose histories for loreless Forgotten Runes [[Wizards]], [[Warriors]], [[Souls]], and other Characters through poetry. However, some Suggested Lore content involves special requests from members in the Cult whose Characters already have presence in the [[The Book of Lore|Book of Lore]]. <br />
<br />
The end-goal of Suggested Lore is that these myths spark creative interest in the Characters within them. The project's success is determined by token-holders finding inspiration to begin building out their own idea of who their Characters can become, even if the poetry does not find its way into canonical history as written in the Book of Lore.<br />
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== Suggested Lore (Myths, Reverse Chronological) ==<br />
The following lore was pulled from the interdimensional depths of the [[The Cave of the Platonic Shadow|Cave of the Platonic Shadow]] by [[Adept of the Platonic Shadow (6564)|Adept of the Platonic Shadow]]. The nature of this lore's Truth is uncertain:<br />
<br />
=== Lucinda's Game (Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike) ===<br />
[[File:Lucinda's Game, Suggested Lore for Shaded Spectre Lucinda of the Spike.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
In flash of woman past, the Shade appears — <br />
<br />
her Elven garb now charred by Sacred Flame.<br />
<br />
The spectre summoned conjures Wizards’ fears<br />
<br />
for those who in the forest speak her name.<br />
<br />
<br />
Lucinda’s game requires a gambler’s heart<br />
<br />
and wits to puzzle out a Magic ruse.<br />
<br />
Collateral to play will briskly part<br />
<br />
contenders’ care when those contestants lose.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Though, on occasion (by the phantom’s whim)<br />
<br />
the wager has too great of an appeal.<br />
<br />
So, she absconds with treasures in her grim<br />
<br />
delight and nixes remnants of her deal.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Fortune may net its darlings new assets,<br />
<br />
but some Souls make their own luck in their bets.<br />
<br />
=== The Toll of the Bell ([[Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)|Magus Wazir of the Mount]]) ===<br />
[[File:Magus Wazir Sonnet by Ygduil as Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Master of Dreams who rings the Siren's Bell —<br />
<br />
that compass rose for those who've lost their way —<br />
<br />
is said to lead the wayward with its knell —<br />
<br />
a guiding chime to travelers who stray<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
too far from charted lands — too far from home.<br />
<br />
And when it's heard: there blooms tranquility —<br />
<br />
an inner peace to calm their minds that roam<br />
<br />
and give their frightened feet mobility.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yet loss may find a face in many forms.<br />
<br />
The Magus knew it well in his own plot.<br />
<br />
And even so, he found the absence warmed <br />
<br />
the embers of a flame all else forgot.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He disappears from sight when he is sought<br />
<br />
and walks alone so you, dear friend, do not.<br />
<br />
=== Beguiler of the Guild ([[Bapho Grifter of the Mountain (3657)|Bapho Grifter of the Mountain]]) ===<br />
[[File:Beguiler of the Guild, Suggested Lore for Bapho Grifter of the Mountain.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
On Muscle Mountain's peak he nocked his bow<br />
<br />
with arrows twain and aimed at Wizards' rule. <br />
<br />
The Grifter's sight was trained on those below —<br />
<br />
they dared not utter Magic's petty mewl<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
toward champions up on the crowded rock.<br />
<br />
For through his helm he saw the Wizards' fear<br />
<br />
behind illusion's veil — that pointed shock<br />
<br />
at the display of Might. And though they jeered,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
flaunting their lists of tricks by ancient words,<br />
<br />
complacency in power brings despair.<br />
<br />
He learned to flex the truth and with it gird<br />
<br />
the minds of fighters in its molded snare.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
While it was not the Wizards who forgot,<br />
<br />
he would remind their ilk of his own lot.<br />
<br />
=== When Time Was a Spiral ([[Rosabella Robber of Shadows (7827)|Rosabella Robber of Shadows]]) ===<br />
[[File:When Time Was a Spiral, Suggested Lore for Rosabella Robber of Shadow.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Behind the Quantum Timefall, there's a cave —<br />
<br />
unnoticed by most traveling along.<br />
<br />
Its resident: a shade of that enclave<br />
<br />
with yellow horns and clad in white sarong.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
It hadn't always been that way, you know.<br />
<br />
But when distorted wizards had begun<br />
<br />
to pass (with hats like dreamsm under the glow<br />
<br />
of moonlight) out of Shadow — casting none —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
she took up arms — knowing no hunting knife<br />
<br />
would wound the wisps of flesh that was not there —<br />
<br />
yet found a cause to dedicate her life.<br />
<br />
Rob the Shadow. Protect the mortal fare.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Well, does the hornet truly know its sting?<br />
<br />
A parted veil reveals a broken ring.<br />
<br />
=== You Can't Tune a Fish ([[Fuyumi Champion of Penguins (15502)|Fuyumi Champion of Penguins]]) ===<br />
[[File:You Can't Tune a Fish, Suggested Lore for Fuyumi Champion of Penguins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Fuyumi staved off bitter cold, wrapped up<br />
<br />
inside her tundra robe. Her spirit — warm<br />
<br />
within her — sublimated from her cup,<br />
<br />
a doubt which pooled like puddles from a storm.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
She dwelled on what life by the blade would yield.<br />
<br />
A warrior clad in Adventure's kit,<br />
<br />
brimming with Wonder that her mind might wield.<br />
<br />
Sharpen the sword, but cut only with wit.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Protection from the trident of her rune<br />
<br />
untangled any need she had for steel.<br />
<br />
Perhaps the want to fight had fled too soon —<br />
<br />
that nagging thought instructed how to feel.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Purring delight betrayed any feigned wish,<br />
<br />
thinking of spoiling flightless birds with fish.<br />
<br />
=== BlackSand Born of Brimstone ([[Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane (7718)|Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane]]) ===<br />
[[File:BlackSand Born of Brimstone, Suggested Lore for BlackSand and Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane .jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Imperium, alone among the Salt —<br />
<br />
the navel of all culture, magic, might —<br />
<br />
at Sceena's feet was sat to fill its vault<br />
<br />
with wealth earned from the mount and zeitgeist's Light.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The magma took the music from the bells.<br />
<br />
The heat returned the sculptures to the earth.<br />
<br />
The lava squall fell from all seven hells —<br />
<br />
the city — licked by flames within its berth.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Azazel weeps for color in the sand.<br />
<br />
A ruin resting where the Tower stood.<br />
<br />
Forgotten Runes in shambled mounds of land<br />
<br />
burn in the tomes of History, understood.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A champion will rise on field and track.<br />
<br />
'Til then, the race is on — the Sands are Black.<br />
<br />
=== Imp's Offering ([[Nightmare Imp|The Nightmare Imp]]) ===<br />
[[File:Imp's Offering, Suggested Lore for Beast -6, Nightmare Imp.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Tradition old as darkness in the night —<br />
<br />
to don new skin and haunt the Vampyre Mist<br />
<br />
in hope to scour adrenaline from fright.<br />
<br />
You find a door — rap lightly with your fist.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Now, stranger, it's your fate that has been sealed —<br />
<br />
a scroll fresh-scribed and stamped with dripping wax —<br />
<br />
the thing beyond the door will be revealed.<br />
<br />
An answer to your call and seeking tax<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
for the disturbance with an impish seeth.<br />
<br />
"Perhaps a wager better suits your purse,"<br />
<br />
the Nightmare lowly growls behind its teeth.<br />
<br />
"A Trick or Treat?" The offer's cold and terse.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A token of the thrill you sought: unearthed —<br />
<br />
slipped in your bag to later find its worth.<br />
<br />
=== Game's End ([[Doyle Defeater of the Arena (79)|Doyle Defeater of the Arena]]) ===<br />
[[File:Game's End, Suggested Lore for Doyle Defeater of the Arena.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The Runiverse may have nothing so crass <br />
<br />
as the Arena's reign over the land.<br />
<br />
In all the realms and times that rose, then passed,<br />
<br />
that circle begged for its return to sand.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In darkness, Doyle dared to look above<br />
<br />
through his cell's ceiling grates to spy the light<br />
<br />
that fell through by the night — and with a shove<br />
<br />
a notion's lucky action proved him right:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The rusted bars gave way and set him free.<br />
<br />
Unfettered, he escaped, and freed the rest<br />
<br />
who scattered with the wind. Yet he and three<br />
<br />
remained 'til morn to put an oath to test:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
With weapons found on corpses from the Games,<br />
<br />
they vowed that place had claimed its final names.<br />
<br />
=== Wisdom & Light ([[Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms (5007)|Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms]]) ===<br />
[[File:Wisdom & Light, Suggested Lore for Hex Mage Lumos of the Palms.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
In Wizards' lives, they live through all the myths<br />
<br />
of humankind, and suffer at their verse.<br />
<br />
Prometheus, as he is known to smiths<br />
<br />
of words (who forge their tales in ink, but curse<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the matter's truth) has suffered much the same.<br />
<br />
For in the dark of night, he bears a light —<br />
<br />
the mage, Lumos — as is his rightful name.<br />
<br />
No vultures prey upon his flesh. Chains' might<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
can't hold his feet that wander through the dark.<br />
<br />
Yet, banished from the Palms, he walks the world<br />
<br />
for purpose found in travelogues — his mark<br />
<br />
upon the door — that Rune of his unfurled<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
enlightenment round those nomadic flames.<br />
<br />
Perhaps there is some truth to humans' claims...<br />
<br />
=== Cromwell's Reach ([[Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach (4650)|Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach]]) ===<br />
[[File:Cromwell's Reach, Suggested Lore for Battle Mage Cromwell of the Reach.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
When Time was captured in an hourglass —<br />
<br />
where quicksand's past would sculpt its future's dunes —<br />
<br />
the Reach became. No single grain would pass<br />
<br />
between the tenses — no light from cursed moons.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
If one is to believe the stuff of myth,<br />
<br />
then this intent was Cromwell's legacy.<br />
<br />
Without a Rune to call upon, but with<br />
<br />
a Sphinx's 'glass and some dark chemistry,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the mage had caught chronology, it seemed.<br />
<br />
And in the Reach, the lycanthrope remained.<br />
<br />
Where lunacy once held him, now he dreamed<br />
<br />
without his self-forged fetters — unrestrained.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
How curious that a power like this<br />
<br />
was first but a shelter from full moon's kiss.<br />
<br />
=== Marlan's Fork ([[Marlan Protector of Goblins (4954)|Marlan Protector of Goblins]]) ===<br />
[[File:Marlan's Fork, Suggested Lore for Marlan Protector of Goblins.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Kninght of the Aura, Sir Marlan collects<br />
<br />
himself after a great blow to his helm.<br />
<br />
World spinning — he musters strength and projects<br />
<br />
his spetum in hope it might overwhelm<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the target while senses return. His beast<br />
<br />
of Night, now confused by the newfound foe,<br />
<br />
races to see the knight's polearm has ceased<br />
<br />
life's pulse, and whimpers when he finds it so.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A goblin — innocent of crimes — behind<br />
<br />
Marlan rises to see their protector.<br />
<br />
Before the Warrior can speak his mind<br />
<br />
the creature flees and leaves the defector<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
alone to watch the soul leak from a friend.<br />
<br />
He fears no means could justify this end.<br />
<br />
=== Under the Weight of History ([[Meryl Vindicator of Dragons (2968)|Meryl Vindicator of Dragons]]) ===<br />
[[File:Under the Weight of History, Suggested Lore for Meryl Vindicator of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The skies were darkened when the lands were young —<br />
<br />
a nascent world just on the cusp of being —<br />
<br />
by leathered wings, and scales, and teeth among<br />
<br />
broods of the flying creatures. And seeing<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
as mortals rose to claim their magic Runes —<br />
<br />
though many faltered at the chance —<br />
<br />
during the waning of draconic moons,<br />
<br />
a hierarchy shaped within their hands.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Meryl was the first to stand against it.<br />
<br />
While the other mortals fought by tooth and claw,<br />
<br />
she tracked the dragons with her cunning wit,<br />
<br />
and through young wyrmling eyes she saw the flaw<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
in slaying giants one can't comprehend.<br />
<br />
Yet, Time, her revelation couldn't mend.<br />
<br />
=== A Medium's Medium ([[Medium Otto of the Mount (3443)|Medium Otto of the Mount]]) ===<br />
[[File:A Medium's Medium, Suggested Lore for Medium Otto of the Mount.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The thunder rolled outside the wizard's room<br />
<br />
and gentle rain fell on the Tower's stone.<br />
<br />
As Otto took a seat, a look of gloom<br />
<br />
fell on his face. Another drink alone.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He drew the mug of ale up to his lips,<br />
<br />
emptied the draught, and slammed the thing in shame,<br />
<br />
which formed a ring around its base on scripts<br />
<br />
for calling Souls back from the Sacred Flame.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
These spells that sutured time had earned the mage<br />
<br />
more than his weight in gold, for Wizards' loss<br />
<br />
will linger on — even after their age<br />
<br />
has passed and left their tomb's head thick with moss.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
One vessel emptied and one vessel filled —<br />
<br />
He woke a spirit and scribed what it willed.<br />
<br />
=== Might of Myla ([[Myla Render of Dragons (8652)|Myla Render of Dragons]]) ===<br />
[[File:Might of Myla, Suggested Lore for Myla Render of Dragons.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The warrior of Spring withdrew her sword —<br />
<br />
a Goblin blade of tainted, glowing steel —<br />
<br />
and turned to face the growing demon horde<br />
<br />
which writhed and formed a single mass. The seal<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
that she had summoned could not keep the beast<br />
<br />
held in another plane. The portal closed<br />
<br />
around the form, which had grown wings that beat<br />
<br />
against the magic gate. It clawed and rose<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
out from the mystic depth called by her Rune.<br />
<br />
Behemoth — monster formed from demons' souls —<br />
<br />
peered in her eyes, perched on a golden dune,<br />
<br />
stoked in its throat the warmth of burning coals —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
yet its hail of fire was quickly ended.<br />
<br />
Might and Magic saw the dragon rended.<br />
<br />
=== Retired in Flowers ([[Quinton of Flowers (8407)|Quinton of Flowers]]) ===<br />
[[File:Retired in Flowers, Suggested Lore for Quinton of Flowers.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The vale of Flowers went unknown to most<br />
<br />
of those who never sought its mystic door,<br />
<br />
save two or three who stumbled to the host<br />
<br />
that welcomed them when others balked before.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And in the vale of Flowers, Quinton spent<br />
<br />
his days in solitude — without a care<br />
<br />
to words whispered in pubs that might torment<br />
<br />
some others' sense. But he had paid the fare<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
for passage from the plain of blood and ash<br />
<br />
and dandelions smothered in a mess<br />
<br />
of bodies. He decided that no cache —<br />
<br />
fiction or fact — could cause him such duress<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
when he could drink imported goblin beer<br />
<br />
and listen to the whir of his dog's gears.<br />
<br />
=== Strings & Branches ([[Atsuko Cutter of the Wood (13641)|Atsuko Cutter of the Wood]]) ===<br />
[[File:Strings & Branches, Suggested Lore for Atsuko Cutter of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
With a verdant affinity, she found<br />
<br />
herself in the Wood for some time most days.<br />
<br />
She felt wild — letting the forest surround<br />
<br />
her, listening to its whispers and ways<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
that it would speak to her in its candor.<br />
<br />
But a time came when she was just budding<br />
<br />
where the voices of neighbors changed timbre —<br />
<br />
when she was given an axe for cutting<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
wood from the forest: "The fires need stoking.<br />
<br />
The coals in the forge are getting colder,<br />
<br />
and the smith's got no use for cold, smoking<br />
<br />
embers — you'll understand when you're older."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Atsuko did find knowledge in her age:<br />
<br />
now clipping Fate's strings for her living wage.<br />
<br />
=== Tera in Ruin ([[Tera Ruin of the Temple (8606)|Tera Ruin of the Temple]]) ===<br />
[[File:Tera in Ruin, Suggested Lore for Tera Ruin of the Temple.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Cartographers would dream a place like that —<br />
<br />
the Temple, lost to time and history —<br />
<br />
to record rubble for no bureaucrat,<br />
<br />
but for the pleasure of the mystery.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
But in the tragic tale of Tera, there's<br />
<br />
no noble feat to tell — just influence <br />
<br />
from a dark spell no witch or wizard dares<br />
<br />
to cast, to write, to think in the days since:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A warlock took possession of her soul,<br />
<br />
and razed the sacred Temple to the Earth.<br />
<br />
The magic burned his mortal flesh — the toll<br />
<br />
he paid — and yet she bears the burden's worth<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
in an assumed, associated name.<br />
<br />
Sword foregone, she kept a Shield — took the blame.<br />
<br />
=== The Warrior's Dilemma ([[Einer Dispatcher of the Wood (8767)|Einer Dispatcher of the Wood]]) ===<br />
[[File:The Warrior's Dilemma, Suggested Lore for Either Dispatcher of the Wood.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Gusting wind unfurled the warrior's hair.<br />
<br />
The Summit's bite broke on his magic shield,<br />
<br />
which kept him warm outside the Wyvern's lair.<br />
<br />
Another beast. Another sword to wield.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
He heaved the Master claymore from its sheath —<br />
<br />
his face reflected in the golden hilt —<br />
<br />
and swung the great blade at the depths beneath.<br />
<br />
The hands of Time pluck plants to watch them wilt.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And in his time, too, Einer's hands had seen<br />
<br />
their own share of life wilted in their palms.<br />
<br />
Shine always restored crimson steel — pristine<br />
<br />
in the afterglow of polish and balms.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
But there was no salve to salvage a mind<br />
<br />
from unearned deaths of creatures so divine.<br />
<br />
=== [[Alchemist Axel of the Tower (541)|Alchemist Axel of the Tower]] ===<br />
[[File:Alchemist Axel of the Tower, Suggested Lore.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Even below the Tower, Axel could <br />
<br />
be heard. A great cacophony rang out<br />
<br />
his window — travelled to Hedge Wizard Wood.<br />
<br />
A jest, yet even so, without a doubt,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
the alchemist conjured a din, indeed.<br />
<br />
Though he did not make a sound with potions<br />
<br />
or spells — or with magic of any breed —<br />
<br />
still he summoned a few vulgar motions<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
from other wizards down beneath the spire<br />
<br />
when night had fallen. High up in the stone,<br />
<br />
the mustached mage was clueless to their ire;<br />
<br />
he bellowed laughter 'til the sun had grown<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
full out over the snow-capped mountains' spine<br />
<br />
casting ribbons for his favorite feline.<br />
<br />
=== [[Electromancer Leah of the Hills (7853)|Electromancer Leah of the Hills]] ===<br />
Leah wept on the day that her horns grew —<br />
<br />
like most huntresses’ — painfully and quick. <br />
<br />
The stories she had heard had all been true. <br />
<br />
Spring’s candle burned to the end of its wick.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And not only did she have to suffer <br />
<br />
that nasty trick of nature for her kind:<br />
<br />
She had another mark left within her <br />
<br />
a spell of lightning branded on her mind.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The time that passed brought with it a slow change <br />
<br />
of temperament in people of the Hills. <br />
<br />
That rite of passage marred by something strange <br />
<br />
eventually caused a flurry of quills<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
demanding that the aberration flee. <br />
<br />
Leah split the sky — left only debris.<br />
<br />
=== [[Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion (1802)|Archmagus Cairon of the Bastion]] ===<br />
The Wizard ran his fingers through his beard. <br />
<br />
The secret to the art of brewing still <br />
<br />
eluded him. If it weren’t for the weird <br />
<br />
Way within him — and moreso that Way’s will —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
he might have simply let the potion be. <br />
<br />
But Cairon, in his years, had learned the pull<br />
<br />
to alchemy’s not difficult to heed. <br />
<br />
Although, many devoted minds are full<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
of riches — endless toil towards certain doom — <br />
<br />
the mandrake of the mage’s current work <br />
<br />
would never spirit gold into his room. <br />
<br />
He peered into the amber-colored murk.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The drink, imbibed, presents a dreamer’s lid. <br />
<br />
Imagine fates the waker could forbid.<br />
<br />
=== [[Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools (9997)|Conjurer Nemo of the Toadstools]] ===<br />
The thread of Magic pulled a wooden boy — <br />
<br />
from Toadstools grown far out of human sight. <br />
<br />
An elven cloak found in the earth — no toy — <br />
<br />
sparked its power in him. To his delight,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with but a whim all objects would obey <br />
<br />
and follow well words spoken by the youth.<br />
<br />
In time, the boy would scout and roam The Fey — <br />
<br />
that border to his home — a dreadful truth<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
beneath its bones (and better left alone) <br />
<br />
would rob the child the world’s untethered grace. <br />
<br />
The young Wizard, still dewy, new, and prone <br />
<br />
to misbelief — no Elder’s hand to stay —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
bound a familiar under harvest moon: <br />
<br />
Forgot his name, and carved himself a rune.<br />
<br />
== Suggested Lore (Canonized, Reverse Chronological) ==<br />
The following lore has been confirmed as True within the Book of Lore:<br />
<br />
=== Luggage ([[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]) ===<br />
[[File:Luggage, Suggested Lore for Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Had all the quantum mushrooms razed her mind?<br />
<br />
In color swirl, reality had gone,<br />
<br />
and in its place, the fungus seemed to bind<br />
<br />
a new world where the Magus had withdrawn.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Dimensions can delude in countless ways:<br />
<br />
the breathing, fresh geometry of life<br />
<br />
that’s found in cracks of Time and hides the days <br />
<br />
that limit one’s chronology. It’s rife<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with complicated mischief, traveling <br />
<br />
the tides of space and its infinity —<br />
<br />
and all the while the wit’s unraveling,<br />
<br />
and strewn through labyrinths’ divinity.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yet Devon always found a way to know<br />
<br />
that her trip’s end would see an afterglow.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6001/6 Myth confirmed] by 0x0f278c56b52B4C0E2a69b30A0b591d237C783907</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== The Sacred Sign ([[Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain (2230)|Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain]]) ===<br />
[[File:The Sacred Sign, Suggested Lore for Bellicina Armageddon of the Mountain.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Before the days in which the Tower stood —<br />
<br />
that monolith that sprawls toward sky’s embrace —<br />
<br />
the mountains ‘round its rock had quiet wood<br />
<br />
where Bellicina roamed. The guarded place<br />
<br />
<br />
was never meant for Warriors like her,<br />
<br />
but in her time there were no warning signs<br />
<br />
for her to heed — no mythos to deter<br />
<br />
the wanderer from throes of the Ley Lines.<br />
<br />
<br />
And so, it’s said, within the Magic’s grip,<br />
<br />
her power grew to unimagined heights.<br />
<br />
Unknowingly, she let the Magic strip<br />
<br />
away her conscious thought, and yet in spite<br />
<br />
<br />
of that, the Armageddon — Stone Killer —<br />
<br />
cleaved the crag to cautionary Pillars.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/2230/0 Myth confirmed] by 0xa278AC5bAEB8c9D61009dE01bF645b37A99F3Cb0</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Calm After the Storm ([[Booshi Assailant of the Road (3675)|Booshi Assailant of the Road]]) ===<br />
[[File:Calm After the Storm, Suggested Lore for Booshi Assailant of the Road.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The hum of sleeping circuits filled his ears<br />
<br />
as Booshi stirred awake there on the Road.<br />
<br />
The kobold had attuned to spinning gears —<br />
<br />
the sound of hard drives ticking where they're stowed<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
with care like hearts made of the finest stone<br />
<br />
in the companions that Nombeko made.<br />
<br />
He missed that wild Storm — as she was known<br />
<br />
in camps that laid just South. He wished she'd stayed<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
but knew within himself that storm would pass<br />
<br />
through Kobold's Cross as all the others had.<br />
<br />
The fellow felt like he was made of glass —<br />
<br />
transparent — standing next to his comrade —<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
now booting at the sound of its ward's rise.<br />
<br />
The kobold smiled. Sufficient compromise.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/warriors/3675/0 Myth confirmed] by 0x9Baf1B105B591B2107620017Dbe02cA8D7589a49</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== An Eye For An Eye ([[Witch Rowena of the Wild (6377)|Witch Rowena of the Wild]]) ===<br />
[[File:An Eye For An Eye, Suggested Lore for Witch Rowena of the Wild.png|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
The witch, Rowena of the Wild, sits in her hut,<br />
<br />
now barren from a petty thief's skullduggery.<br />
<br />
A cause to call a curse out from the void, but what<br />
<br />
should she bring forth as punishment for thuggery?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
She roots about in the remainder of her tomes<br />
<br />
and thumbs a spellbook pulled out from a hidden cache.<br />
<br />
A head that aches with no reprieve; a mouth that foams<br />
<br />
eleven days — the first signs of her succotash.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Over the brew she strings a clay homunculus —<br />
<br />
the boiling steam will fan a fever in the cur —<br />
<br />
and in the dreams it brings, appears a succubus<br />
<br />
to cling to psyche's walls and prick it like a bur.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And when the rat is spoiled and writhing on the ground,<br />
<br />
Rowena's Eye will show her Wolf the treat it's found.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/6377/4 Myth confirmed] by 0x63a37D243F74aCe73e3a5C50D3fBC66d9Bfd4560</blockquote><br />
<br />
=== Our Neighbor, Enigma ([[Druid Enigma of the Valley (3676)|Druid Enigma of the Valley]]) ===<br />
[[File:Our Neighbor, Enigma, Suggested Lore for Druid Enigma of the Valley.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
Enigma, Born of Light — a name quite known<br />
<br />
over the land — was Just and Good and Right.<br />
<br />
Out from the dark, her Caduceus shone<br />
<br />
as blazing sunrise casts away the night.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In all her travels, bound within the Book,<br />
<br />
she never left a cry for help unheard.<br />
<br />
With a familiar to complete her look,<br />
<br />
Enigma flew to aid before the word<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
escaped their lips. That shapeless friend called Fred<br />
<br />
beside the mage would often lead the way<br />
<br />
(if with a humor's lilt). The wizard spread<br />
<br />
the word of love and never would delay<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
to notify a bestie of their post<br />
<br />
or offer kindness when the need was most.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3676/12 Myth confirmed] by 0x4DbbCe1A3A8b2B62580eE256D47FB2e6252504d3</blockquote><br />
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=== Light-footed Leah ([[Druid Leah of the Circle (3290)|Druid Leah of the Circle]]) ===<br />
[[File:Light-footed Leah, Suggested Lore for Druid Leah of the Circle.jpg|right|frameless|500x500px]]<br />
A flutter of her vibrant cloak shone through<br />
<br />
the trees as Leah hurtled through the wood.<br />
<br />
Though she was unaware, her planet flew<br />
<br />
over the plane she sped. Her Rune felt good<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
within her and without. Jupiter's eye.<br />
<br />
Familiar's trail streaked emerald green with slime<br />
<br />
behind her as she ran — and just as spry.<br />
<br />
A huntress on the wind and in her prime.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
That night she stole a treasure for herself —<br />
<br />
Unusual, considering her past.<br />
<br />
A staff of Courage gleamed on a bookshelf<br />
<br />
inside a witch's den. She acted fast.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
She'd known no better pairing in her days<br />
<br />
than lavish, Elvish garb and crooked staves.<blockquote>[https://www.forgottenrunes.com/lore/wizards/3290/2 Myth confirmed] by 0xb68468e48bF7263797aD9e1D50884dEf7a4F8E74</blockquote><br />
[[Category: Cult Projects]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Magus_Wazir_of_the_Mount_(6287)&diff=38378Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)2023-09-10T03:14:17Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>{{WizardInfobox|6287}}<br />
Magus Wazir is an iconic Dream Master. He is almost always depicted wielding a [[Siren's Bell| Bell]]. Magus Wazir is currently owned by [[TheOneWhoRings]]. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Lore ==<br />
<br />
=== Overview ===<br />
Not much is known about Magus Wazir. Even less is known about his origin. By some accounts he was inhabiting the forests of the world long before the first trees were saplings. What ''is'' known (albeit impossible to verify) is that he is a helpful yet occasionally mischievous being and a guide to the lost.<br />
<br />
His existence is especially hard to prove since he only appears to the lost. Arcane researchers have spent years wandering the world in search of him yet always turn up empty handed. The logic goes: If you are searching for something, you can't ''truly'' be lost, can you?<br />
<br />
As such, field study of Magus Wazir has largely been abandoned with scholars preferring to collect first hand accounts from those who encounter him instead.<br />
[[File:Magus Wazir in the Forgotten Runes Trailer.png|thumb|419x419px|Magus Wazir appeared in the [[Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer (2022)]]]]<br />
<br />
=== Magic ===<br />
His bell is reported to have a calming effect. It is speculated he may be able to channel more destructive magic though it, though no stories support such claims.<br />
<br />
=== Known Events ===<br />
Two travelers, former Battlemage Cromwell and Sage Bartholomew, claim to have met Wazir while trekking through the woods adjacent to Dream Master Lake. The men were making the journey to the Blue Bastion when they decided to cut through the forest as a shortcut. Unsurprisingly to any who know of those woods, they quickly lost their way.<br />
<br />
Low on supplies, things were looking dim for the two when suddenly came the chime of a bell. That's when, they claim, Wazir appeared like out of a dream to guide them to safety.<br />
<br />
The validity of this story is still debated though what is not debatable is that both are highly respected men of repute, not apt to spin fables. Some believe their tale while others blame the Sage's love of pipeweed for the visions.<br />
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[[File:Wazir.gif]]<br />
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[[Category: Notable Community Members]]<br />
[[Category: Artists]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Magus_Wazir_of_the_Mount_(6287)&diff=38377Magus Wazir of the Mount (6287)2023-09-10T03:14:06Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>{{WizardInfobox|6287}}<br />
Magus Wazir is an iconic Dream Master. He is almost always depicted wielding a [[Siren's Bell| Bell]]. Magus Wazir is currently owned by [[TheOneWhoRings]]. test<br />
<br />
<br />
== Lore ==<br />
<br />
=== Overview ===<br />
Not much is known about Magus Wazir. Even less is known about his origin. By some accounts he was inhabiting the forests of the world long before the first trees were saplings. What ''is'' known (albeit impossible to verify) is that he is a helpful yet occasionally mischievous being and a guide to the lost.<br />
<br />
His existence is especially hard to prove since he only appears to the lost. Arcane researchers have spent years wandering the world in search of him yet always turn up empty handed. The logic goes: If you are searching for something, you can't ''truly'' be lost, can you?<br />
<br />
As such, field study of Magus Wazir has largely been abandoned with scholars preferring to collect first hand accounts from those who encounter him instead.<br />
[[File:Magus Wazir in the Forgotten Runes Trailer.png|thumb|419x419px|Magus Wazir appeared in the [[Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult Trailer (2022)]]]]<br />
<br />
=== Magic ===<br />
His bell is reported to have a calming effect. It is speculated he may be able to channel more destructive magic though it, though no stories support such claims.<br />
<br />
=== Known Events ===<br />
Two travelers, former Battlemage Cromwell and Sage Bartholomew, claim to have met Wazir while trekking through the woods adjacent to Dream Master Lake. The men were making the journey to the Blue Bastion when they decided to cut through the forest as a shortcut. Unsurprisingly to any who know of those woods, they quickly lost their way.<br />
<br />
Low on supplies, things were looking dim for the two when suddenly came the chime of a bell. That's when, they claim, Wazir appeared like out of a dream to guide them to safety.<br />
<br />
The validity of this story is still debated though what is not debatable is that both are highly respected men of repute, not apt to spin fables. Some believe their tale while others blame the Sage's love of pipeweed for the visions.<br />
<br />
[[File:Wazir.gif]]<br />
<br />
[[Category: Notable Community Members]]<br />
[[Category: Artists]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Loracle_Prompts&diff=35177Loracle Prompts2023-05-22T13:48:06Z<p>Mwazir: *</p>
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<div>[[File:The Loracle Public Release 2023-05-19 93.jpg|alt=The Loracle|thumb|The Loracle]]<br />
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*Create a playlist based on [[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Loracle_Prompts&diff=35176Loracle Prompts2023-05-22T13:41:43Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>[[File:The Loracle Public Release 2023-05-19 93.jpg|alt=The Loracle|thumb|The Loracle]]<br />
The Loracle is an interactive software powered by ChatGPT, Wizzypedia, and [[the Book of Lore]]<br />
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==Prompts==<br />
- Tell me about [[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs (6001)|Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Loracle_Prompts&diff=35175Loracle Prompts2023-05-22T13:41:13Z<p>Mwazir: Created page with "The Loracle The Loracle is an interactive software powered by ChatGPT, Wizzypedia, and the Book of Lore ==Prompts== - Tell me about Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs"</p>
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<div>[[File:The Loracle Public Release 2023-05-19 93.jpg|alt=The Loracle|thumb|The Loracle]]<br />
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==Prompts==<br />
- Tell me about [[Magus Devon of the Quantum Downs]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Emoji_Servers&diff=35006Emoji Servers2023-05-16T18:57:39Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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FRWC Spawns & Familiars Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/7pynjFGjsa]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Athenaeum Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/tGqrqV8XAp]</nowiki></div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Emoji_Servers&diff=35004Emoji Servers2023-05-16T18:57:14Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>FRWC Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/MPXZEjwsfF</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 2 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/32vXxGQXwe</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 3 - [https://discord.gg/SkhjEF5DRm]<br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/V4kT73z66W]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 2 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/fgV7RCT3x8]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Soul Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/4wPU93cmn2]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Pony Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/srxk9JEmvA]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Spawns & Familiars Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/7pynjFGjsa]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Athenaeum Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/tGqrqV8XAp]</nowiki></div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Emoji_Servers&diff=35003Emoji Servers2023-05-16T18:56:52Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>FRWC Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[[https://discord.gg/MPXZEjwsfF]]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 2 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/32vXxGQXwe]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 3 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/SkhjEF5DRm]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/V4kT73z66W]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 2 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/fgV7RCT3x8]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Soul Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/4wPU93cmn2]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Pony Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/srxk9JEmvA]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Spawns & Familiars Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/7pynjFGjsa]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Athenaeum Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/tGqrqV8XAp]</nowiki></div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Emoji_Servers&diff=35002Emoji Servers2023-05-16T18:56:31Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div>FRWC Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/MPXZEjwsfF]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 2 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/32vXxGQXwe]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Emoji 3 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/SkhjEF5DRm]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/V4kT73z66W]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Warrior Emoji 2 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/fgV7RCT3x8]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Soul Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/4wPU93cmn2]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Pony Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/srxk9JEmvA]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Spawns & Familiars Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/7pynjFGjsa]</nowiki> <br />
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FRWC Athenaeum Emoji 1 - <nowiki>[https://discord.gg/tGqrqV8XAp]</nowiki></div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Emoji_Servers&diff=35001Emoji Servers2023-05-16T18:54:58Z<p>Mwazir: Created page with "FRWC Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/MPXZEjwsfF</nowiki> FRWC Emoji 2 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/32vXxGQXwe</nowiki> FRWC Emoji 3 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/SkhjEF5DRm</nowiki> FRWC Warrior Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/V4kT73z66W</nowiki> FRWC Warrior Emoji 2 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/fgV7RCT3x8</nowiki> FRWC Soul Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/4wPU93cmn2</nowiki> FRWC Pony Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/srxk9JEmvA</nowiki> F..."</p>
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FRWC Athenaeum Emoji 1 - <nowiki>https://discord.gg/tGqrqV8XAp</nowiki></div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=List_of_Locations&diff=34581List of Locations2023-04-25T23:51:51Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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===Map of the Runiverse===<br />
</div><br />
<div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">{{ClickMap}}</div><br />
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== Featured Locations ==<br />
<br />
{{Locations/FeaturedLocations}}<br />
<br />
== In the Runiverse ==<br />
<br />
* [[Aldo's Isle]]<br />
* [[Alessar's Keep]]<br />
* [[Asmodeus' Surf]]<br />
* [[Asphodel Meadows]]<br />
* [[Atlanta's Pool]]<br />
* [[Avalon]]<br />
* [[Bamboo Forests]]<br />
* [[Baobabs]]<br />
* [[BlackSand]]<br />
* [[Bubonic Beaches]]<br />
* [[Battlemage Mountains]]<br />
* [[Brown Wizard Delta]]<br />
* [[Buffkin Plain]]<br />
* [[Bugbear Boonies]]<br />
* [[Calista's Citadel]]<br />
* [[Chroma Crystal Row]]<br />
* [[Chronomancer's Riviera]]<br />
* [[Cuckoo Land and the Psychic Leap]]<br />
* [[Donut Atoll]]<br />
* [[Dread Tower]]<br />
* [[Duck Alliance Headquarters]]<br />
* [[Elysian Gates]]<br />
* [[Forest of the Imps]]<br />
* [[Fort Turtle]]<br />
* [[Frog Master March]]<br />
* [[Fur Gnome Wold]]<br />
* [[Ghoulish Boglands]]<br />
* [[Goat Grasslands]]<br />
* [[Goblin Town]]<br />
* [[Great Owl Obelisk]]<br />
* [[Green Wizard City]]<br />
* [[Halcyon Sanctum]]<br />
* [[Hall of Cats]]<br />
* [[Hedge Wizard Wood]]<br />
* [[Honor Mountain]]<br />
* [[Hue Master's Pass]]<br />
* [[Kelpie's Bay]]<br />
* [[Kobold's Crossroad]]<br />
* [[Lake of Lanterns]]<br />
* [[Lenora's Lighthouse]]<br />
* [[Manticore Valley]]<br />
* [[Mount Titan]]<br />
* [[Muscle Mountain]]<br />
* [[Obsidian City]]<br />
* [[Omega Oxbow]]<br />
* [[Purple Wizard Pavilion]]<br />
* [[Rabbit Lake]]<br />
* [[Raptor Caye]]<br />
* [[Red Wizard Capital]]<br />
* [[Skylord Rookery]]<br />
* [[Spirit Villa]]<br />
* [[The Alchemist's Archipelago]]<br />
* [[The Bloodfalls]]<br />
* [[The Brine]]<br />
* [[The Carnival Pass]]<br />
* [[The Cave of the Platonic Shadow]]<br />
* [[The Court of Chaos Magic]]<br />
* [[The Dark Sentinel]]<br />
* [[The Fey]]<br />
* [[The Gate to the Seventh Realm]]<br />
* [[The Infinity Veil]]<br />
* [[The Nightmare Dominion]]<br />
* [[The Quantum Shadow]]<br />
* [[The Salt]]<br />
* [[The Savannah]]<br />
* [[The Secret Tower]]<br />
* [[The Slime Pits]]<br />
* [[The Spike]]<br />
* [[The Toadstools]]<br />
* [[The Thorn]]<br />
* [[The Unicorn Gardens]]<br />
* [[The Weird House]]<br />
* [[The Wild]]<br />
* [[Torment Manor]]<br />
* [[Valley of the Void Disciple]]<br />
* [[Vampyre Mist]]<br />
* [[White Wizard Tower]]<br />
* [[Wolf Dungeon]]<br />
* [[Yellow Wizard Haven]]<br />
* [[Zaros Oasis]]<br />
<br />
== In Lore ==<br />
<br />
* [[The Atelier]]<br />
* [[The Cabinet of Curiosities]]<br />
* [[The Emerald Forest]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Main_Page/Start_Here&diff=33020Main Page/Start Here2022-10-07T19:54:35Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
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<div><!-- * [[Forgotten Runes| What is Forgotten Runes?]] --><br />
* [[A Guide to the Collections]]<br />
* [[Buyers Guide]]</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Buyers_Guide&diff=32865Buyers Guide2022-09-09T20:15:43Z<p>Mwazir: Created page with "Thanks for checking out the Forgotten Runes buyers guide! If you're new to the project and are looking to get info into what you should look for when choosing your first character or just looking to expand your existing Forgotten Runes collection, this guide is for you."</p>
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[[File:Issue 0 Cover1.jpg|thumb|The cover of comic 0]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
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== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
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=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
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=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Release_Timeline&diff=32863Release Timeline2022-09-09T20:13:21Z<p>Mwazir: Created page with "== The Story So Far == ==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ==== On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by Magic Machine, with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after The Summoning, The Book Of Lore was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book..."</p>
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<div>== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
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==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
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==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Trailer ====<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== Upcoming ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32851Getting Started2022-09-08T18:08:22Z<p>Mwazir: /* The Story So Far */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
[[File:Issue 0 Cover1.jpg|thumb|The cover of comic 0]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Trailer ====<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== Upcoming ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32850Getting Started2022-09-08T18:06:56Z<p>Mwazir: /* Upcoming */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
[[File:Issue 0 Cover1.jpg|thumb|The cover of comic 0]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== Upcoming ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32849Getting Started2022-09-08T18:06:28Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
[[File:Issue 0 Cover1.jpg|thumb|The cover of comic 0]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32848Getting Started2022-09-08T18:03:53Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
[[File:Issue 0 Cover1.jpg|thumb|The cover of comic 0]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32847Getting Started2022-09-08T18:02:42Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eighth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
The first issue of the Forgotten Runes comic series was released on DATE. 225k copies were printed and handed out at various events including [[NFT NYC]] and San Diego Comic Con. In addition, Forgotten Runes token holders were given a comic for free via the merch shop at https://merch.forgottenrunes.com/<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32846Getting Started2022-09-08T00:25:16Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eigth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Kolstad ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32845Getting Started2022-09-08T00:21:42Z<p>Mwazir: /* Wizard & The Book of Lore */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizards & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eigth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Halsted ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32844Getting Started2022-09-07T20:01:22Z<p>Mwazir: /* The Sacred Flame */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizard & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame & Forgotten Souls====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eigth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Halsted ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32843Getting Started2022-09-07T20:00:24Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizard & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame ====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
===The Animated Trailer===<br />
On May 4th 2022, in partnership with animation studio [[Titmouse]], the Forgotten Runes trailer was released. It serves as a teaser for the upcoming show as well as the Forgotten Runes world as a whole.<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
On DATE, wizards had to work together to open up the [[Gate to the Seventh Realm]]. 42 locks were created and distributed to the wizards who opened the locks. To open a lock, a wizard with a key must have teamed up with a wizard with a spell. The resulting lock would have the spell engraved on it. After the gate was opened The Seven Beasts appeared. The Seven Beasts (Chaos Chimera, Bugbear Chieftain, Triple Crowned Cockatrice, Salt Keplie, Gigas Chad, The Nightmare Imp, and Seven Tailed Kitsune) were auctioned off once per day with an eigth and final beast [[The Quantum Ouroboros]] being auctioned by Christie's.<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Halsted ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazirhttps://wizzypedia.forgottenrunes.com/index.php?title=Getting_Started&diff=32838Getting Started2022-09-07T15:36:11Z<p>Mwazir: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:So.png.png|thumb|800x800px]]<br />
If you're reading this that means you've probably just bought your first Forgotten Runes character. Congratulations! You have now joined the ranks of many [[:Category:Notable_Community_Members|talented and creative individuals]]. This guide will serve as your introduction to Forgotten Runes and what benefits you can expect from owning a character.<br />
__NOTOC__<br />
== The Story So Far ==<br />
<br />
==== Wizard & The Book of Lore ====<br />
On June 30th 2021 at 8:30AM, a cult of 10,000 on-chain wizards was summoned by [[Magic Machine]], with the goal of creating a decentralized media franchise where characters are owned by the community. Shortly after [[The Summoning]], [[The Book Of Lore]] was released where you can inscribe your character's story or lore. The Book of Lore acts as Forgotten Rune's primary canon record. Once written into the Book of Lore, a wizard's story can't be erased (although it can be struck, see [[The Book of Lore]]). <br />
<br />
==== The Sacred Flame ====<br />
Next came [[The Sacred Flame]] [[airdrop]] and the subsequent [[Wizard Burning]] event. Wizard's could be burned with a Sacred Flame to produce a [[Forgotten Soul]] (the wizard and flame are sacrificed in the process). The souls collection is Forgotten Runes' second official character collection and consists of a number of different undead creatures including [[Mythical Souls]]. During burning, a wizard's traits is taken into account for the resulting soul traits. I.E. burning a Kobold wizard would produce a Kobold soul. Burning isn't a guaranteed chance at a soul however as one may end up with an [[Undesirable]].<br />
<br />
==== Wizard Walk cycles ====<br />
The metaverse is the holy grail of web3. Being able to take a character from The Runiverse and present as that character in The Otherside or Worldwide Web 3 is part of what makes owning a Forgotten Runes character so rewarding. To that end, [[Magic Machine]] created 360 degree walk cycles for each wizard that are available via a public API for anyone to use, from hobbyist developer to metaverse architect. Being able to walk around as ''your'' Forgotten Runes character is a powerful thing.<br />
<br />
==== Ponies & Merch drop #1 ====<br />
We next skip to December of 2021 and the minting of the [[Forgotten Ponies]]. Cult members were able to order a merch box containing an assortment of Forgotten Runes merch, a first for the project. Receivers of the merch box were surprised to find a QR code with a silhouette of a pony inset in the middle and a code on the back. This QR led to a site prompting the Cult to enter their code. Upon completion, users were rewarded with a Forgotten Pony. In addition to being able to write lore for them, ponies will also be available to be ridden in [[The Runiverse]].<br />
<br />
==== The Beasts & Spawn ====<br />
<br />
==== Comic issue #0 ====<br />
<br />
==== Warriors ====<br />
<br />
==== Gilded Warriors ====<br />
<br />
== ''Upcoming'' ==<br />
<br />
==== Warrior and Soul walkcycles ====<br />
<br />
==== Wizard, Warrior, and Souls 3D walkcycle ====<br />
<br />
==== Comics (ongoing) ====<br />
<br />
==== Merch drop #2 ====<br />
<br />
==== The Animated Series w/ John Wick writer Derek Halsted ====<br />
<br />
==== The Runiverse (MMORPG) ====<br />
<br />
== What do you get for owning a Forgotten Runes character? ==<br />
<br />
=== Writing in the Book of Lore ===<br />
<br />
=== Freebies ===</div>Mwazir