tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312602932011-07-07T14:40:09.635-07:00An explorer's journeys through the alien world lying just below our feet.Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-69428138392280762012010-02-13T18:52:00.006-07:002010-02-13T19:23:09.849-07:00

It amazes me how fast things are coming back to me. Things I've hardly thought of for two years -- like the location of Yeesha's Relto pages, or how to play 'Heek -- simply bubble up in my mind when I need them. I was even able to run through all of Kadish Tolesa from memory with my partner* the day before yesterday! Everything from KI commands to Age solutions, it's all still in there, and

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-67051192636191497752010-02-11T18:46:00.002-07:002010-02-11T18:58:03.316-07:00

I made it back into the Cavern last night, and everything is just as I last saw it two years ago. It's really incredible to just be there again; there's a sense of "coming home" as if after a long trip. I spent most of the evening getting my bookshelf locks working again, though the locks on my Cleft and Myst books are particularly stubborn. Hopefully I can get them open soon, but for now I'm

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-81710839474520521312010-02-08T22:05:00.002-07:002010-02-08T22:32:31.310-07:00

*taps the screen* Is this thing still on? Hello? *blows off some dust*It's been almost three years since my last post on this record of my journeys. Needless to say, the death of Wheely and Rose in the Cavern was a kind of ending for me, and though the journeys continued, I was less involved with the others, and more focused on my own explorations. Then two years ago, the DRC once again lost

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-70643809166445657672007-05-22T22:08:00.000-07:002007-05-22T22:32:43.577-07:00

I've been neglecting this far too long, and this is too big to let pass.A couple of days ago, Willow "Wheely" Engberg and her friend Rosette Taylor were caught in a partial building collapse, near the Kahlo Pub, in the public instance of Ae'gura. Rose was killed in the collapse, but Wheely survived. The DRC mounted a rescue effort, and began to dig down four floors to reach Wheely A Bahro was

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-78554946317635512712007-02-11T01:25:00.000-07:002007-01-17T19:54:27.528-07:00

First, you must know this: The Restoration will officially begin Thursday, February 15, 2007. Yes, admittedly, it has been basically running for a year now already, but that is the day the DRC has chosen to name Launch Day. This is entirely new territory for us. Last time, the Restoration was shut down before it really got off the ground, so this is truly the first Launch. A dream nearly 20

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-14978106303234039162007-01-17T19:51:00.000-07:002007-01-17T19:54:27.567-07:00

I resigned today, along with the remaining DRC Liaisons. You can read our group statement, as well as Eleri's and Gadren's individual statements, here. But I wanted to post mine here as well.This is going to be a long one, so please forgive me for that, but I ask that you read this through completely.I am resigning my position for many reasons. The abuse from a vocal minority of the community

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-57534953712258671072007-01-12T23:34:00.000-07:002007-01-13T00:16:40.407-07:00

Some days, it seems I only come here to complain. Once again, there is Liaison drama. Once again, I'm not sure what to do. Once again, it's the same old problems, just with new faces.To put it in the simplest terms possible, we got tired of waiting. We've been waiting for nine months now. Waiting for someone to come up with what we should do. Waiting for someone to make use of our position.

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-57800967711437289852007-01-01T12:13:00.000-07:002007-01-01T12:22:40.135-07:00

To the bad and the good, to the old and the new, to the past and the future.To the DRC, to Yeesha, and to the Bahro.To Cyan and Game Tap.To the Cavern and all her Explorers.But most of all, to the New Tree! Uru again!May the ending never be written.----------It's hard to believe how far we've come in just a year. May our next year be even better!Welcome to 2007 .

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-67160753263789839022006-12-23T08:26:00.000-07:002006-12-23T10:09:09.722-07:00

First off, I wanted to mention that everyone is fine. Marie Sutherland got back to me and said the DRC were all linked out as well, but they're fine. There have been no reports of missing people, and we've all been able to get back into the Cavern, though the DRC has put up barricades again and some equipment is missing. I'm not pleased about this, but more on that later.The most exciting

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Well, I really don't know what to say. I missed the events of today, but of course have caught up thanks to many forum posts and logs/video from other explorers. In short, during the meeting, everyone across the Cavern and Ages heard an incredibly loud Bahro scream, and then everyone, including the DRC, was linked out to Relto. Right now, nobody can make it back to the Cavern, and nobody

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-32256715156419261562006-12-16T21:54:00.000-07:002006-12-16T22:05:31.804-07:00

Wow, two updates in two days! It's unbelievable! Whatever could make me do this?Well, see, there's a rumor going around. One from a source I find very reliable (RAWA at Cyan Worlds). There's already a Town Hall meeting planned for Tuesday, at 11AM Cavern Time (that's US Mountain Standard time), with someone (or more?) from the DRC. However, the rumor has it that something important will

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-33815706145939706272006-12-15T14:41:00.000-07:002006-12-15T15:27:00.052-07:00

Forgive me for neglecting my blog -- it has been a very exciting time in the Cavern of late!As of December 20, the DRC Restoration will be back in full swing. That's exactly one year since Victor Laxman's strange post appeared on the DRC forums. As JWPlatt put it, " Full restart from a cold engine in just one year. Awesome!" I have to agree!It's hard to believe it's been only a year since the

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-88462299011411931732006-11-19T16:03:00.000-07:002006-11-20T05:15:29.723-07:00

So about two months ago, some friends and I (collectively known as "The Bad Boys and Girls of Uru") decided to put on a play. It was very loosely based on the history of the first Gathering, from when the DRC began restoring the Cavern again to the shutdown of the Restoration. We put the play on in the Cavern itself, live before other explorers! We recorded the performance, but I didn't get

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1162873019406486512006-11-06T20:33:00.000-07:002006-12-15T15:17:38.914-07:00

It seems that my last post (along with several others in blogs and forums) lit a bit of a fire under the DRC, and things have started moving forward again. We got a bit more information on the job (that we should be dealing with the DRC, not any funding groups like Cyan or GameTap), and the DRC is planning to meet with us on Wednesday. We have a few things planned to discuss with them, though

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1162666559454680482006-11-04T10:46:00.000-07:002006-12-15T15:04:48.157-07:00

So, I've been neglecting my poor blog, even ignoring the beauty of SWN 25 and the recent DRC Liaison elections. But I was going to post something on the DRC forums, and thought perhaps it would be more appropriate here.A bit of backstory first: We recently held the second round of DRCL elections. It was rushed, admittedly, and there was very little discussion of changes to the system (which,

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1156196487134455002006-08-21T14:28:00.000-07:002006-08-21T14:41:27.146-07:00

There are very few things from the Surface that I miss in the Cavern. Thunderstorms are on that list.I'm here in my house today, listening to rain pour from my roof, and the rumbles of thunder. I spend a lot of time on the Surface, unfortunately, as I have to make money. Luckilly, it's not hard to get to the Cavern, thanks to my Relto book.Summer in Arkansas is always hot and dry, but this

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1156003569687761782006-08-19T08:51:00.000-07:002006-08-19T09:06:09.710-07:00

First, of course, many are hurt because we were decieved. Starfyre was not who we thought she was. In a very real way we have lost an explorer. She's as dead now as if she had been hit by a car. However, we also get to add in the feelings of betrayal by a family member. For you see, the explorers really are like a big family. We bicker and argue at times over the small stuff (and not so

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Today, a dark cloud seems to hang over the Cavern and all the Ages. Early this morning, we lost one of our own. Starfyre was the founder of the AgeBuilders, a group learning how to Write their own Ages. She had gone to the Surface to pick up some supplies and spend time with her sister, but during that time she was the victim of a hit-and-run driver, and was in a coma upon arrival to the

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1153696504166177162006-07-23T17:10:00.000-07:002006-07-23T16:15:04.613-07:00

This time, before the official re-opening of the Cavern, but after the DRC reappeared, has been called D'mala by many. It is a time of returning, both for the DRC and for the explorers. Many who had moved on with their lives on the Surface came back to the Cavern as soon as they heard the news, and had gathered together a few supplies. Of course, many of us had been in the Cavern since it

Vortmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763095857354269603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31260293.post-1153166340867952132006-07-17T10:38:00.000-07:002006-07-17T13:22:28.796-07:00

The anticipation is growing. Soon, the Cavern will wake, filled with Explorers. There will be new Ages to explore, new events in which to participate, and new people to meet. D'ni is already waking, its long slumber ending, as a few explorers have found their way down to the Cavern. But soon, after trying to wake her once, she will truly come alive. She's been hitting the snooze alarm

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