[Mkguild] Regular visits to MK

[C. Matthias]

I think that's a little silly to have the "counter" reset once they 
leave the area of effect.  The Curse has an area where it an try to 
claim people.  It takes a while for its tendrils to take root in a 
person and change them.  When a person leaves the valley the curse 
will lose its grip, but the impression has been made, so it will be 
able to traverse those same paths again.  Thus, in this case I'm 
going to side with Ryx's interpretation that a person has to stay out 
for about as much time as they were in the valley for the "counter" 
to return to zero.

Also, the "counter" is just a guideline.  Some folks are more 
susceptible than others.  The fourteen days is a guideline.  i 
imagine most folks prefer to stay less than a week to minimize their chances.

And keep in mind that the society of Metamor Keep is not one with a 
scientific mind-set.  While they would be able to derive various 
principles from observation about how long it takes for the Curse to 
take hold, there would be no collective understanding of why this is 
so.   Merchants would not be stepping out of the valley for a 
half-hour and then come back in.  No, they're going to leave for 
months as they conduct their business elsewhere before braving the 
risk that is Metamor.

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias

At 10:17 PM 9/6/2015, christian okane wrote:
>I agree with you Amiga - I thought that any length of time outside 
>the valley resets the counter.
>
>Chris
>
>
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>People may not yet be aware of the expansion but some will 
>definitely fear it may be happening.
>
>I thought there had been some discussion indicating mere hours or 
>minutes outside the border to reset the clock but I personally think 
>it should be an entire day minimum, if not a day per day spent in 
>the valley as you suggest.
>
>Saturday, September 5, 2015, 8:07:22 AM, Ryx wrote:
>
>R> I do believe people ARE aware, and have been for some years, that the
>R> range of the curse is expanding.  As Metamor's influence grows
>R> - moreso than its population - the range of the magic/curse also
>R> grows.   It is not fast, granted, nor is it clear, but markers have
>R> been set up on all of the major trade routes to warn those
>R> approaching that they are near, or already within, the reach of the curse.
>R> As well, the growing influence of the curse does not simply 'shut
>R> off' the moment someone goes beyond the range of the curse.  It
>R> bleeds off slowly, which is why most merchants do not return for at
>R> least a month or two, if not an entire year, just to be safe.  I
>R> believe I had just such a conversation some years ago on this topic.
>R> For EACH DAY spent within the known limits of the curse it takes (at
>R> least) a day for the magic to fade, but a good rule of thumb is two
>R> days for the sake of safety.  So if someone stays a full ten days,
>R> they will not be entirely safe to return for at least ten but better
>R> yet twenty.  And just one step back begins the same clock all over
>R> again.Staying ten, leaving six, and returning starts the visitor back
>R> on the level of 'one four'.  Understandably this can get incredibly
>R> complex, particularly for the peasantry not versed in math.
>
>
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