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4A6F6B6B75 said :
She was in Gielinor, and Gielinor was made by her, and investors and braggers knew her not.

She came unto her own, and her own received her not.

But as many as received her, to them gave she power to obtain free stuff and currency known as gold, coins, or gold pieces (gp).

Pretty confusing beginning (rough translation?), but it starts to make sense here and feel familiar! > )

4A6F6B6B75 said :
Which were gained, not by skilling, nor by bossing, nor by merching, but by begging, with the help of Goddess of Freebies.

But what if begging was made into a skill?

"Volat Accipiter libera est; venandi sua natura est."

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18-Jun-2018 18:07:26

4A6F6B6B75

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Sharp-shin said :

Pretty confusing beginning (rough translation?), but it starts to make sense here and feel familiar! > )

I didn't translate anything, it's an English version. I guess it's old and confusing style, and as usual, there are many ways interpret it. I very much like it so I keep it, even if there are some errors.

I can help you though if there is something you'd like to discuss. For example,

4A6F6B6B75 said :
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Goddess of Freebies, and the Word was Goddess of Freebies.

The same was in the beginning with Goddess of Freebies.
Imo "The same was with Goddess of Freebies" means that it also works the other way, e.g. "In the beginning was Goddess of Freebies, and Goddess of Freebies was with the Word, and Goddess of Freebies was the Word."

Sharp-shin said :

But what if begging was made into a skill?

Lol looks like you found a loophole! Beginning is a true skill, after all... But by skilling we usually mean those skills like wc, mining, divination. If/when begging is made an official skill, we can just assume it's an old story from the times when begging wasn't an official skill!

Cheers!

19-Jun-2018 18:55:16

Sharp-shin

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So it's just padding then? I think it'd be better to explain both of them instead, like I don't even understand what the Word is; this is the first time it's brought up, and it's not brought up again.

4A6F6B6B75 said :
Lol looks like you found a loophole! Beginning is a true skill, after all... But by skilling we usually mean those skills like wc, mining, divination. If/when begging is made an official skill, we can just assume it's an old story from the times when begging wasn't an official skill!

But what if it already is, just that it's not developed yet to the gameplay? Like for example, Vorkath technically exists in RS3, but simply hasn't been coded to the game (yet). > )

"Volat Accipiter libera est; venandi sua natura est."

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20-Jun-2018 17:53:49

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Sharp-shin said :

So it's just padding then? I think it'd be better to explain both of them instead, like I don't even understand what the Word is; this is the first time it's brought up, and it's not brought up again.

Yes, many things are repeated in a fancy way, like "All freebies were made by her; and without her was not any thing made that was free." <-- both saying the same stuff.

You can google "meaning of the Word in the Bible" if you are interested, but I think the search result were tldr/not interesting, so here is my own made-up explanation (I hope that's ok 8)):

• The Word is a message from Anja
• The Word can also mean a promise (cf. "You have my word")
(• The Word can also mean the revelation about Anja)

Anja = Goddess of Freebies, but Anja refers to the "human form", while Goddess of Freebies refers to the "God form", even if they are the same thing. In the beginning was the God form, who had a message/promise (or, there was a message/promise which was with the god form). The promise was basically Anja (if this is unclear, you can think she promised "Anja will come and give freebies"). But, Anja is Goddess of Freebies, and hence "the Word was Goddess of Freebies".

I hope this makes sense!

Sharp-shin said :

But what if it already is, just that it's not developed yet to the gameplay? Like for example, Vorkath technically exists in RS3, but simply hasn't been coded to the game (yet). > )

Yes, I believe it is! (But, the same about "skilling" still applies)

Cheers!

21-Jun-2018 18:23:58 - Last edited on 21-Jun-2018 18:25:05 by 4A6F6B6B75

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Lol nice story!

22-Jul-2018 08:07:11

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^Cheers!

New story has been published! This can be still edited if there is something missing or it could be improved!

The begging (Genesis 1:1-2:3)

In the begging Anja created the servers and Gielinor. Now Gielinor was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of Freebies was hovering over the waters.

And Anja said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Anja saw that the light was good, and she separated the light from the darkness. Anja called the light "Rimmington", and the darkness she called "Wilderness." And there was evening, and there was morning - the first daily reset.

And Anja said, "Let Christmas crackers spawn everywhere so that players can have free partyhats". So Anja spawned Christmas crackers, and this attracted cheerful people who came to have fun. And it was so. And there was evening, and there was morning - the second daily reset. This was also the first weekly reset.

And Anja said, "Let there be free permanent item spawns that last forever". And it was so. Among other things, free antipoison spawn was added near Observatory clue spot, and it helped adventurers who became poisoned during Treasure Trails. And Anja saw that free item spawns were good.

Then Anja said, "Let the land produce vegetation: allow people pick up free food from farmers' fields for free of charge". And it was so. The land produced vegetation: potatoes, cabbages, wheat, and onions. And Anja saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the third daily reset.

And Anja said, "Let there be a farm where talented sweepers can practise their skills". Anja created a minigame and called it "Vinesweeper". And it was so. Anja made Menaphos city quest require a lot of rosemary seeds. This made Vinesweeper very profitable for the most talented sweepers. And Anja saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fourth daily reset.

28-Jul-2018 18:38:15

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And Anja said, "Let every adventurer who visits the Rimmington harbour have a free port to run and manage". So Anja created free ships for everyone. And free staff to help them gather free stuff. People could manage their port and send voyages, and everything from port was free. And Anja saw that it was good. There was a sweeper named Umi who worked at the port. Anja blessed her and said, "To people who are helpful, give lifeboats to protect their crew". And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth daily reset.

And Anja said, "Let the Elf city come alive and offer many kind of freebies". And it was so. Anja called the city "Prifddinas". She put an autobumming feature in effect so that people could borrow things from the elves more easily. Anja made mint cakes available from Hefin course so that sweepers could beg for a treat from their agile friends. Among other things, the elf city also contained free harmonic dust and crafting xp from harps and afk runite. And Anja saw that it was good.

Then Anja said, "Let Solomon offer free items for members every month, so that those who have already paid don't have to make additional payments". And it was so. And Anja saw that it was good.

Then Anja said, "Let people have free stuff for watching live streams because it's increasing their view counts". And it was so. This system was called LootScape. And Anja saw that it was bugged. Some people who supported Zamorak didn't get anything, while sweepers were often seen to receive multiple lootcrates.

Anja saw all that she had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the sixth daily reset.

By the seventh day Anja had finished the work she had been doing; so on the seventh day she enjoyed all the freebies. Then Anja blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it she enjoyed all the freebies she had made.

28-Jul-2018 18:38:24

Sharp-shin

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4A6F6B6B75 said :
And there was evening, and there was morning - the first daily reset.

Lmao, the daily reset was a nice touch, and you even remembered the weekly reset timing (I didn't at first)! > )

4A6F6B6B75 said :
And Anja said, "Let there be free permanent item spawns that last forever". And it was so. Among other things, free antipoison spawn was added near Observatory clue spot, and it helped adventurers who became poisoned during Treasure Trails. And Anja saw that free item spawns were good.

Finally, I've been wondering forever as to how those spawns came to be!

4A6F6B6B75 said :
And Anja said, "Let there be a farm where talented sweepers can practise their skills". Anja created a minigame and called it "Vinesweeper". And it was so. Anja made Menaphos city quest require a lot of rosemary seeds. This made Vinesweeper very profitable for the most talented sweepers. And Anja saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fourth daily reset.

Oi! Menaphos came to be much later than ports and some of the other stuff afterwards! Isn't this chronological?

4A6F6B6B75 said :
Anja made mint cakes available from Hefin course so that sweepers could beg for a treat from their agile friends.

Cheerio for the reference! > )

"Volat Accipiter libera est; venandi sua natura est."

~Accipiter striatus

29-Jul-2018 13:50:57

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Cheers for reading!

Sharp-shin said :
4A6F6B6B75 said :
And Anja said, "Let there be a farm where talented sweepers can practise their skills". Anja created a minigame and called it "Vinesweeper". And it was so. Anja made Menaphos city quest require a lot of rosemary seeds. This made Vinesweeper very profitable for the most talented sweepers. And Anja saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the fourth daily reset.

Oi! Menaphos came to be much later than ports and some of the other stuff afterwards! Isn't this chronological?

Menaphos is still there even in Old School, but players couldn't get in. Sweepers however were warmly welcomed in Menaphos because the citizens wanted Rosemary seeds. And it was so.

Does this fix the plot hole?

29-Jul-2018 16:16:03

Sharp-shin

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4A6F6B6B75 said :
Cheers for reading!

You're welcome! > )

4A6F6B6B75 said :
Menaphos is still there even in Old School, but players couldn't get in. Sweepers however were warmly welcomed in Menaphos because the citizens wanted Rosemary seeds. And it was so.

Does this fix the plot hole?

But since they were both "unbuilt", wouldn't Prifddinas become a plot hole if you applied this?

"Volat Accipiter libera est; venandi sua natura est."

~Accipiter striatus

29-Jul-2018 16:28:10

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