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Eldacar
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 08:17:41
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| RimuHosting is fairly cheap and customisable (they have a Dallas-based server farm), on a brief once-over of their options. I use a different hosting company, though, so I have no experience with their business side. |
"The Wild Mages I have met exhibit a startling disregard for common sense, and are often meddling with powers far beyond their own control." ~Volo
"Not unlike a certain travelogue author with whom I am unfortunately acquainted." ~Elminster |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
731 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 11:31:59
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Originally posted by Ayrik
I still theorize that Candlekeep simply phased out of Faerūn, somehow shifting into some other planar/dimensional place where time doesn't pass. Some sort of ancient defensive system, I suspect. This theory explains why Sage's gremlin population hasn't exploded beyond a critical threshold.
Of course another theory is that something predatory hunts the gremlins, either culling surplus gremlin population or simply driving them away from the keep. I doubt gremlins would find much mechanical complexity able to sustain their perverse biology when outside of the keep, unless perhaps they infest temples of Gond or migrate to Lantan.
No, they can't survive far from the Keep because they can't generate the amynoacid Lysine....  |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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AdamBridger
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
118 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 11:48:44
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Glad to have the forum back. I was getting worried there for a while.
On a side note, I absolutely loved Babylon 5. It obviously suffered due to the competing Star Trek shows of the time and its smaller budget but it did introduce some fantastic characters and stories - particularly in the first 4 series. It also did something that Star Trek didn't do - humans and humanoid races were not the dominant and preeminent species of the galaxy and mankind was not living in some form of utopia and this added a completely different perspective. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 14:28:30
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Blame Rodenberry for that - he INSISTED humans be the 'perfect' species in the future.
His wife, being somewhat more realistic, allowed some darkness to creep in after his death (like 'section 31', a CIA-analog). She also allowed way to many continuity errors to creep in, but that eventually happens with any shared setting (as WE well know), so I suppose its forgivable.
Maybe I will get the B5 series on DVD (or Blueray) someday - I kinda like the idea that humans aren't the 'big bad' on the block. 
And to bring this back around, before I get Sage-slapped and Hamster-thrashed, ARE THERE STILL PLANS FOR A CK2.0?  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8030 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 15:29:33
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5699 Posts |
Posted - 21 Sep 2011 : 15:41:09
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Well met
Aye, it was a server-side issue which we had almost no control over. Candlekeep is indeed held on a shared server, as my coffers simply won't stretch to a dedicated server (this is a non-commercial site, afterall). The host have now acknowledged that we get quite a heavy amount of usage and traffic and have thus moved us to a less-busy server, which should help. Regarding the features offered by the web host for the package, i've found it difficult to match elsewhere. |
Alaundo
Candlekeep Forums Head Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
http://www.candlekeep.com -- Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct
An Introduction to Candlekeep - by Ed Greenwood
The Candlekeep Compendium - Tomes of Realmslore penned by Scribes of Candlekeep
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8030 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 05:55:14
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Alaundo's freaky 3D avatar head thingy
Candlekeep is indeed held on a shared server, as my coffers simply won't stretch to a dedicated server (this is a non-commercial site, afterall) ... Regarding the features offered by the web host for the package, i've found it difficult to match elsewhere.
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Candlekeep Ownership
If you wish to donate to help with the monthly and yearly costs of running Candlekeep, then please use the button below. Your contribution is very much appreciated and will help us greatly. Thank you.
Ahem.
One reason your coffers might sometimes seem lighter than comfortable could be that your "donate button" is imaginary ... or should I just issue a cheque to "Alaundo, Head Moderator, Deceased Sage, and Legendary Prophet of Candlekeep"? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 06:11:15
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Yes. Where's the "donate button," Al? |
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
USA
470 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 15:24:08
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| I'd be happy to donate once a year for all the pleasure that Candlekeep provides. It won't cover owning our own servers, but it would help pay the bill. |
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Of the Moon
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,"
The shade replied,
"If you seek for Eldorado!"
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idilippy
Senior Scribe
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 20:17:23
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 21:02:37
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8030 Posts |
Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 03:15:18
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| Problem Exists Between Lich and Keyboard. |
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