What Dasaria means to me.

[Jehannum]

Indeed Dasaria started up around july-august of 2002. Our 1st forums were an ezboard forum. When the pop ups started driving people crazy, Mel set up the local forums.

So...happy 2 year anniversary is coming up in the next week or so.



<====== you can see I joined in sept 2002

[GoJo Ryu]

So...happy 2 year anniversary is coming up in the next week or so.

What is that? Wood?

or

Magical talking trousers?

[Tyideal]

Interesting read - you always got me thinking even if you were rambling in character or out of character.

Who can forget Kisanth, eh...

Heh.. I miss the 'ole grumpy bugger.. he always played along so well to Loki's taunts and jibes.. heh.. don't think he ever actully caught me..

Loki, you are still a treacherous fiend, and I do believe Kis' blade burned your black soul more than once. We'll forget the occassions where your sword "accidentally" ended up protruding from my back.

You know Deph, it isn't fair that ranger outside of Eddie's cave kept stealing our line!

The light shall never fade!

[Jecht Borino]

Tyideal is srill around i thought you had gone long ago

[Loki]

Interesting read - you always got me thinking even if you were rambling in character or out of character.

Who can forget Kisanth, eh...

Heh.. I miss the 'ole grumpy bugger.. he always played along so well to Loki's taunts and jibes.. heh.. don't think he ever actully caught me..

Loki, you are still a treacherous fiend, and I do believe Kis' blade burned your black soul more than once. We'll forget the occassions where your sword "accidentally" ended up protruding from my back.

Same 'ole Kissy.. all talk no action! Get yer ass back online and prove yer hard enough!

[Holly]

Same 'ole Kissy.. all talk no action! Get yer ass back online and prove yer hard enough!

Seconded.

[Mon-Da-Oth]

Yes, please come back Kisanth. Myles enjoyed the chaos you caused inadvertantly. He is also not sure why you called him an assassin.

[Merdock1275]

I was playing on a different server and would see the name "Dasaria" on the server list. The name caught my eye for some reason. It stuck out because this server was always and constantly full at 20/20 players. I sat back once and watched the numbers fluctuate down a couple points to 18 for a second and instantly shoot back up to 20/20 again. I thought to myself, "Man, that's a funky server! Must be pretty popular to have full capacity like that." So, I decided to wait and see how long the server took to restart. I ended up waiting an hour and a half er so to get in on a reset.

I got in and instantly made 2 chars. Merdock Phillips and Sulinus Hainford.
I have been playing AD&D since I was 10 years old. $#!%, I can still remember playing D&D out of the paper-back redbook making a Fighter and doing solo-quests out of it with some light-weight plastic dice of different colors and many 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20 side dice. I still get asked from time to time, about once a month er so, to DM 3rd edition table-top RPG.

I came in as Sulinus Hainford and I believe Depheant was guiding a group of us Newbie's around doing the Sal and Davi/ Woodcutter's Quests. Hunar actually lead us through the town. At this time, there was a DM's quest going on with our group er something like that, I guess. Cuz even though we were going in to the Abandoned Farmhouse we were following Hunar who was looking for a Sack of Flour. There were 5 or 6 of us in the group. None of us had a light source except Hunar who had a torch. We searched around for the Sack of Flour and ran into a Goblin in the dark. We killed the Goblin and shortly after Hunar said he found the Sack. During this Quest and being confused with everything in town and how quick things went on this server I met and talked with Celadur "Elurion" also known as Perudo Buggins.

Celadur invited me to party and taught me about the Morin and Bearis 1st season quests. They were a little different then, but mostly the same. Then, Celadur took me to the Farmlands and we fought Beetles. Hunar met us while running through and told me I should dual-wield a smaller weapon in my off-hand for better balance. I told him by then it was to late cuz I had already focused in Longsword and Battleaxe. Hunar shrugged and introduced himself to me and told me he was looking for another weapon crafting assistant if I was interested. He continued to explain everything to me about ATS Trades in tells. Which brings me to a correction "Anen". That Dwarven Waraxe you remember so well was called the Dwarven Axcalibur- crafted out of a Soundburst Scroll, Fire Beetles Belly, and a Greataxe, 12th season required and wielded only by Dwarves. I miss crafting those items. It was so much fun!

My 2 years here will come November 12. It really doesn't seem like it's been all that long. While in the Trades, Hunar told me of the Forums and I asked him if it was alright I wrote a story saying we were Cousins. He agreed and then told me of his story background. Which this makes me upset still to this day cuz Joker denies giving me authorization of such a storyline. But, oh well....he must have been in a good mood that day.

I've met soooo many other players here that it's made me cry at times thinking about the fun and missed people we have now. The people that have made the most impact on me as a RPer are:

Joker
Elurion
Anen Frostband
Jehannum
Shalandra Velvax
Holly
Logan Steelhead
Reannia
and last but not least, Neb Underfoot....we had the most head-butting situations at times and he made me really learn how to RP and bring my emotions and thought process better to my chars. If it weren't for him I'd still RP like a Newbie. His and Jokers RP criticism sometimes was harsh and made me wanna leave the server at times cuz Joker would get so mad at me for dieing all the time and making stupid mistakes. He told me right before he left the server that he didn't think I could RP that well....but, now I know he was just giving me constructive criticism. No matter how harsh his comments may have been at the time he was giving it to me I have to remember that's what it was.

That's one reason why I left the server for a couple weeks a few months back. It was about the same time BroncoBlitz and Holly made their decisions to leave for a while. I was talking with Bronco on AoL from time to time after he left and was talking to Holly through a different source. We all 3 helped each other through our rough points. Bronco and Matt, I thank you, for the advice you gave me. You both told me not to care what Joker or others feel about my RP as long as I have fun and remember ......it's just a game! (Wyvern).

In my couple weeks of absence from the game I was still reading the Forums and keeping up on the Storylines. Which was how I got to know Davo better.....crazy guy, that he is.....oh! Did I say that out loud? Hehe....oh well. Anyway....Davo instilled in me the use of astarics **** to surround my expressions and movements to clearly illustrate to others my PC's intentions. I was using smily faces a lot, almost constantly. I still catch meself using them in tells. Please, let me know if that bothers you.

So, you see.....I love Dasaria too, Matt. Not only for these reasons, but because I too know that these people genuinely care about us. I too will forever be here, playing, talking, and jesting with others...........

DASARIA....FOREVER!!

[Holly]

*Smiles wide*

[Shalandravv]

Gee, where to begin? I started on Dasaria, way, way -way- back in September of 2002. Like Matt, I bought Neverwinter Nights, played part of the Single player campaign, and after seeing a lack of servers and quality, I just quit for a time with it. There didn't seem to be much of anything that caught my attention, so I went back to playing my then, 3d shooter love of the time, "Action-Halflife". The game was dying out for me, by fall, and... well, I figured, what the hell, let me dig it up again and reinstall it.

By chance, I saw the category "Persistant World", and the name "Dasaria". For some reason, it caught my eye. I can't begin to explain, or fathom the coincidental choice that was the moment I picked it, but I never regret doing it. In fact, it was the best chance happening I ever had in my life.

My first character, and the one I play to this very day, is of course, the lady Shalandra Velvax. My first encounters were with the long gone players Kashard and Kaelin, whom were the first people Shal got close to. I remember developing the early rivalry with Drake in those days, the fabulous Hunar, Kurich, Bleveck, and so many others. I remember Jaysenir, Nara, and her rescue with Drake Korren.

I recall the supposed reclaiming of the Ruins with so many people. That bastard Shadow Highpriest of Nergal... . If he only knew the chaos he started. I recall the first tournament of Kracc's island, with which he whooped upon many of his with his double axe of arse whooping. I remember Ergg and the mustard phase.

Further down the line, I remember the Council of Lords days, and of course, Holly, whom I met in the eaves of the forest, on the way to Raven's Watch. I remember Nobby, Desetha, Ash, Popper... So many memories here! So many names to mention! So many things I love.

I do regret not being so socially outgoing when I first came here. When I returned in November from my long break, I made it a job to be more active than I was, and I don't regret it one bit. I got to know so many faces, like Brenna, Mael, Kimmy, Jimmy, Oosey, other folks, the DM's... I learned just how much love and connectivity there is between the people here. And though, I am a bit of a recluse, usually, I've grown to love the server and its people.

I love the characters, the stories, the personalities, the dark conspiracies, the villians, like the drow and D'uergar. I just have too many things to name and think of. The atmosphere, the tale, the drama, the lands, the battles, the people, everything! This whole interactive creation that we each have filled with so much love.

I know I'm babbling here... I guess I never had a coherant way of putting anything. Simply to say it, I love Dasaria for what it is. As for what it means to me, it is a way to write out my own tales of fantasy, and have them mingle in this magical place where so many share their hearts. May it never die, and may it live on, forever.

Thank you everyone, player, and DM alike for giving me the experience I've felt over all these months. I hope to continue to feel your influence, and I hope to continue to share my own things with you, as time passes. You know that chill down your back when you watch an exciting fantasy movie? Or read about a heroic moment in a book? Or some dastardly deed? That is Dasaria. That exhiliration.

Long live, Dasaria! It is a place to simply "Be", and may it forever be!

[Merdock1275]

Well put, Justin. I decided to edit and add a line on Joker's influence on me. He helped me a lot. He may have been having a bad day at the times he was giving me help, but he helped me more than he will ever know. Neb was much the same way in his help to me. Maybe, that's why Neb and Joker got along so well. Who knows....I hope they come back to us one day.

~Merdy~