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 R> the 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 R> topic. For EACH DAY spent within the known limits of the curse it R> takes (at least) a day for the magic to fade, but a good rule of R> thumb is two days for the sake of safety. So if someone stays a R> full ten days, they will not be entirely safe to return for at R> least ten but better yet twenty. And just one step back begins the R> same clock all over again.Staying ten, leaving six, and returning R> starts the visitor back on the level of 'one four'. Understandably R> this can get incredibly complex, particularly for the peasantry not versed in math. -- Best regards, AmigaDragon mailto:[email protected] _______________________________________________ MKGuild mailing list [email protected] http://lists.integral.org/listinfo/mkguild
