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UristMcDwarf

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The electrum easter egg?
« on: February 23, 2011, 04:50:33 pm »
I can't seem to get it to work, so someone tell me the message, please.
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PopeRichardCorey

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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2011, 09:11:52 pm »
There's an electrum easter egg?  I never heard about that...
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Quote from: Girlinhat on February 20, 2011, 01:01:53 am
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2011, 09:19:57 pm »
I guess, he's talking about this:

http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/40d:Easter_eggs#Dungeons_and_Dragons

That seems not to work in 2010 anymore.
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2011, 10:38:58 pm »
It only worked in earlier pre-2010 versions.
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 12:15:53 am »
Ask and you shall receive!

If you go into the manager screen in 40d and type in elec followed by anything BUT the letter T (no idea why), you get this message:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm going to go ahead and add this to the wiki, so nobody else will have to scrounge up an old copy of 40d to figure it out.
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2011, 12:36:37 am »
Just for posterity's sake, is Electrum a well-known metal in DND?
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2011, 12:48:30 am »
Quote from: Girlinhat on February 24, 2011, 12:36:37 am
Just for posterity's sake, is Electrum a well-known metal in DND?

In 2nd edition, yes. It was taken out in 3rd edition, probably because they didn't want the weird math of an electrum piece begin worth either 1/2 a gold piece or 5 silver pieces in their more 'streamlined' rules. I can't say for 4th, I've never managed to get far enough into the books to see before I got bored with them.
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2011, 12:59:10 am »
So... it's a unit of currency?
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2011, 01:31:56 am »
Alloy of gold and silver. AFAIK, not very widely used in actual metalwork.
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 02:28:13 am »
Quote from: Kassil on February 24, 2011, 12:48:30 am
Quote from: Girlinhat on February 24, 2011, 12:36:37 am
Just for posterity's sake, is Electrum a well-known metal in DND?

In 2nd edition, yes. It was taken out in 3rd edition, probably because they didn't want the weird math of an electrum piece begin worth either 1/2 a gold piece or 5 silver pieces in their more 'streamlined' rules. I can't say for 4th, I've never managed to get far enough into the books to see before I got bored with them.

I'm sure electrum was in 3rd edition. I started with third and I've used it more then enough times, I dont know of anywhere else I could have learned about it. Anyways, looking at easter eggs does anybody else think the moss one is completely awesome?
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This is a platinum warhammer. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. it menaces with spikes of platinum.
there is an image of the goblin Utes Gozrusrozsnus and dwarves in elf bone. The goblin is making a plaintive gesture. the dwarves are striking a menacing pose.
this image relates to the slaying of Utes Gozrusroz

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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2011, 02:30:33 am »
I soooooo want moss!
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Re: The electrum easter egg?
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2011, 02:56:58 am »
Quote from: Zaerosz on February 24, 2011, 01:31:56 am
Alloy of gold and silver. AFAIK, not very widely used in actual metalwork.

It did have some use in pyramids, though. Remember this for when you build one - the top was usually made out of electrum.

Those Egyptians were pretty pimpin'.
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