Ever wonder what the Wizards of the Runiverse play around the dark table at the back of the Tavern? More often than not, they will be enjoying a game of Wizard Cards.

## Contents

  * 1 Forgotten Cards Deck
    * 1.1 The Deck
      * 1.1.1 Base Deck -
    * 1.2 Extra Utility
    * 1.3 Building your own game.
    * 1.4 Getting a deck:
    * 1.5 The Art
  * 2 Games
    * 2.1 Seven Wizards
    * 2.2 Tombstone
    * 2.3 Ducks

## Forgotten Cards Deck[edit | edit source]

In our world we have a "Standard deck" of 52 cards. Using this deck, you could play hundreds, if not thousands of different card games, all different, but all based on the same set of cards.

The art and style change as well: while the cards themselves have the same meanings, there have been tens of thousands of different styles, printings, inspirations of these cards. From famous artists to novelty decks with your dog on them: there are infinite ways to make a deck of standard playing cards.

The Runivese Deck is similar in origin: tales differ on where the "first" Forgotten Deck came from... the cards themselves have been drawn and redrawn hundreds or thousands of times. From gambling games, to mystic artifacts to soothsayers tools.. and everything in between.

### The Deck[edit | edit source]

A Standard deck of Forgotten Cards contains:

#### Base Deck -[edit | edit source]

  * Seven cards of seven suites:

Wizard Cards


#### Base Deck -[edit | edit source]

  * Seven cards of seven suites:

  * Ace - 7 of the seven wizard colours:
    * White
    * Green
    * Brown
    * Blue
    * Red
    * Purple
    * Yellow
  * Face Cards of each of the seven colours
    * Warrior
    * Wizard
    * Soul
    * Beast

  * Beast Zero: the Quantum Ouroboros

Extra Cards

  * The Colour Master
  * The Black Mage
  * Angelic Dotta

### Extra Utility[edit | edit source]

In the decks shipped out with the [Treasure Trove] you'll find the 8, 9 and 10 of each of the s seven colours as well. These are there for increased functionality and so that you can convert your Wizard deck to a "standard" 52 card deck to play rummy with you granny over the holidays.

### Building your own game.[edit | edit source]

Creating your own game is easy! Just think about how to use the Forgotten Cards to create a deck, then a game with that deck. Not every game uses all the cards, and that's totally okay!

Once you've created your game and want help from the community testing it out, fill out the wizard.cards form and your game will get posted here for others to try out!

Writing rules for games is really hard... so take your time, think through the different challenges you might encounter in explaining your rules, include pictures or links to videos to help explain it all. These are all things that help different learners understand your game!

### Getting a deck:[edit | edit source]

Wizard Cards


### Getting a deck:[edit | edit source]

Email Hello@themeeple.ca, DM MeepleDad on twitter or ping me on discord to order a deck of printed cards, or just make your own out of a stack of Pokemon energy cards and a sharpie. This is how I built my first prototype deck!

### The Art[edit | edit source]

Art for the first printing of Wizards Cards, available in the Treasure Trove was done by Artis Rock

## Games[edit | edit source]

### Seven Wizards[edit | edit source]

Full Rules of Seven Wizards can be found on www.Wizard.cards

### Tombstone[edit | edit source]

Brennen.eth invented a drinking game you can play with a deck of Wizard Cards. There are no written rules yet, but listen to the Weekly Wizard Workshop episode where Brennen explains the game.

### Ducks[edit | edit source]

Played like the traditional game of "War" except the "Warrior" Cards of the deck are considered the high cards that beat everything. Best played with kids or at pubs.

Wizard Cards


Absinthe from the Forgotten Runes Athenaeum

Absinthe is a Treat given in the 2022 Halloween Trick or Treat Event, where Wizards, Warriors, Souls, and Friends traveled through the Vampyre Mist to knock on the Nightmare Imp's door to receive a Trick or a Treat.

### Rarity[edit | edit source]

The Nightmare Imp gave out 102 total Absinthes.

Absinthe


Gold Knight Helm
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Gold Knight Helm


Wight Cape
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Wight Cape


Green Mantle Robe
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Green Mantle Robe


## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Asmodeus' Surf is the eastern edge of the large body of water known as the Brine in the known Runiverse.

Asmodeus' Surf

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

Asmodeus' Surf is located at (x, y) in the game. To get there, head due southwest from the origin.

Asmodeus' Surf


Nifty Island shows an early preview of a Forgotten Runes Warrior 3D model being used in their sandbox environment, circa April 2022.

## Contents

  * 1 The Warriors are Coming
  * 2 Nifty Island Partnership News
  * 3 OpenSea Collections Page
  * 4 The House of Wizards Scribe is Here!
  * 5 Community News

### The Warriors are Coming[edit | edit source]

Dotta opened WW with a talk about what it means to be a Warrior. He had some thoughts while watching The Lion King with his kids. Simba represents the typical warrior - his story arc mirrors the Hero’s Journey, and he goes through multiple phases of personal development. Elf remarked about the changes happening due to the Forgotten Warriors mint. He hopes Wizards will welcome & shepherd the influx of warriors, while also allowing for some healthy conflict & adventure. This will make the FRWC world bigger, more complex, and more real.

In April 2022, Opensea made a Collections page for Forgotten Runes so it is easier for newcomers to understand what is available.

### Nifty Island Partnership News[edit | edit source]

Nifty Island invited Forgotten Runes to be part of their metaverse, and held a joint Spaces yesterday. An early version of a Forgotten Warrior 3D model was shown during that session.

### OpenSea Collections Page[edit | edit source]

There is a new OpenSea collections page for FRWC, which displays all the different NFTs that exist under the Forgotten Runes banner (there are quite a few at this point).

Some of the gold Key of the 7th Realm pendants created by Two Crows and his team. Photo is property of Two Crows.

### The House of Wizards Scribe is Here![edit | edit source]

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### The House of Wizards Scribe is Here![edit | edit source]

r3ptar has been hired as the scribe for the House of Wizards DAO! He will be taking Forgotten Council meeting notes, bookkeeping, answering questions in the HoW discord channel, and more. For now, Magic Machine will cover his fees. Eventually, the Forgotten Council (governing members of HoW DAO) will be elected by token holders. The org will eventually have more abilities once its legal and financial structure is set up. It requires a lot of input from lawyers and accountants first.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

Two Crows talked about his introduction to the cult and how he got his “Two Crows” signature wizard, Artificer Corvin of the Event Horizon (2724) as well as how he and his team create wizard-inspired jewelry.

Bonzo put out a call to interview all the Beast owners for his webcast show. Feel free to get in contact with him if interested.

Several NFT partners have been included in allowlist raffles for the Forgotten Runes Warriors Guild mint, such as Moonbirds, Doodles, ZenAcademy, Crypto Coven, KaijuKingz, and Tubby Cats, to name a few. The general NFT mintlist raffle on premint.xyz already has 29K entries for 10K spots.

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Red Cleric
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Red Cleric


In October 2021, community member TV first came up with the idea of Wizard's Nouns. TV was inspired by a custom Wizard's Noun that community member Ser Joey commissioned for his wizard, Punk Rock Arcanist Joey (20). TV proposed the idea in the main FRWC Guilds chat and shared an additional Wizard Noun prototype using his own wizard, Illusionist of the Event Horizon (#6103). The concept is based on the NounsDAO visual concept; the CCO license of that project allows for derivatives. In the Wizard format, each Wizard's head and body are "Nounified"; in other words, converted into the simple, 8-bit pixel style of the Nouns, and sporting the trademark spectacles.

The original Wizard's Noun was created by @TimpersHD (Twitter) Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/PunkHot10/status/1448666266718257155?s=20&t=h5rfGkIsTnCo-S5H3q-Csg

Dotta encouraged TV's idea and offered to provide support for the minting contract as well as compensation for the artist. After a few days, community artist Bread volunteered to create the art assets, and provided some samples. Eventually, community members O and spz also joined the core team. As recognized on the website, besides Dotta, community members bvksn, Chuck K., Madotsuki, popular, and Peppy also provided guidance and support for this initiative.

Original concept art by @sweetbread_eth (Twitter)

Wizard Nouns


Original concept art by @sweetbread_eth (Twitter)

The Wizard's Nouns collection was released on November 24, 2021 at 5 PM GMT, as a free (+gas) mint for wizard holders only. Initially, the mint was capped at 1 per wallet, with 2500 max supply - enough for each holder at the time to get one. Overall, the Wizard's Nouns received wide acclaim for the artwork, minting experience, and ability to get a derivative matching one's wizard.

On December 1st, minting limits were expanded to one per wizard token, as the collection had not been minted out after one week. Finally, on December 3rd, all minting was closed permanently; 1,185 Wizard's Nouns had been minted. The reason given for the limited minting window was to make the collection exclusive and limited - holding Wizard's Nouns was an acknowledgement of early involvement in the Forgotten Runes community.

Minted Wizard Noun of notable wizard Wise Sam.

Website: https://www.wizardsnouns.com/

Collection page (OpenSea): https://opensea.io/collection/wizardsnouns

Wizard Nouns


Transcendent Illuminatus
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Transcendent Illuminatus


Seeker of the Flame (Basic) by Ozzz

Seeker of the Flame is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 3

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> “What would inspire someone to seek out such a fate is best told as a tall tale in a weathered tavern.“ -Hedge Wizard Ofaris of the Mist

— Giveahoot

Seeker of the Flame


Master Claymore
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Master Claymore


Joan Danger is one of the most notable warriors in the Runiverse. She has had over a dozen illustrated commissions of her warrior, created by her and other active Artists!

Twitter: [1]

Joan Danger of Riffraff (2782)


Bonnie Lass
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Bonnie Lass


Brown Wizard
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Brown Wizard


Polar Man
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Polar Man


The first wizard baby, created by Zay La Soul, and a tweet from Dotta exclaiming he loves the idea of baby wizards.

Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage is a cult-drive project created by Bill Gains and acideater.eth. The Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage is an NFT collection based on the Forgotten Runes Wizard Cult. All Forgotten Rune assets have been minimized or adjusted/replaced to fit the baby 'theme' and are some new baby only items.

Minting opened on February 22nd, 2022.

90% of the funds collected through the minting of Baby Wizards were sent to the House of Wizards. To date in excess of 190 eth has been sent from the orphanage to the DAO.

The Forgotten Babies have their own book of lore (currently in alpha) which can be found here which was launched in May.

## Contents

  * 1 NFTWorlds Server
  * 2 Wizstock Outfits
  * 3 Roadmap and Future Development
  * 4 References

## NFTWorlds Server[edit | edit source]

On April 19th, the Baby Wizards launched their own a minecraft server, built on an NFTWorlds seed, where Wizstock (2022) was held. The server features a spawn area with over 100 unique buildings, a coliseum, a dragon, and a castle.

You can access the baby wizards NFTWorlds server here: fogottenbabies.apexmc.co

## Wizstock Outfits[edit | edit source]

Baby Wizards NFTWorlds Server

A selection of Wizstock outfits from Wizstock 2022

Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage


A selection of Wizstock outfits from Wizstock 2022

Coinciding with the NFTWorlds server launch, there was a limited edition free mint of a mutable NFT experiment called Forgotten Pixels Digital Clothes which allowed users to dress up and mint a copy of their wizard or baby in Wizstock themed outfits.

## Roadmap and Future Development[edit | edit source]

Accomplishments to date:

  * Project Launched Feb 22nd, 2022 with a mint price of .0222 eth, with free mints for all wizards/souls with lore.
  * NFTWorlds server launched on April 19th, 2022
  * First experiment with Baby Transformations happened on April 19th, 2022 with the launch of Wizstock clothes app.
  * Baby Book of Lore (alpha) launched on May 20th, 2022.

Currently in development:

  * New babies website
  * Transformations + staking

Future Objectives

  * Purchase land in Runiverse and build a location for baby holders to hang out.
  * Produce unique goods for holders of baby wizards in the Runiverse game.

## References[edit | edit source]

OpenSea

twitter

contract address

Forgotten Babies Wizard Orphanage


Ghost Snake
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Ghost Snake


Toru
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Toru


Blood Sword
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Blood Sword


Tania Del Rio

Cult Content Chronicle Front Page

Chirck of the Thorn, a Mini-Comic by Tania Del Rio

Tania Del Rio is a Forgotten Runes community member who is known for her artworks and illustrations. Tania is also responsible for the creation of the the Cult Content Chronicle, a weekly Twitter thread that aggregates noteworthy creations from within the Cult from that week.

Tania Del Rio


Bruiser
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Bruiser


Pack Slar (Alternate) by 1984pxls

Pack Slar is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 3

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Slar are bulky four legged creatures that look like a cross between a Kobold and a Gorilla. While beastly looking creatures, they are quite tamable and have jokingly become the unofficial mascot of the Red Wizards. Specially trained to carry cargo - these slar can carry 10x their body weight if packed correctly and are just as common in the Red Wizard Capital as a person.

— Giveahoot

Pack Slar


Ether Horn Helm
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Ether Horn Helm


Purple Kite
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Purple Kite


Gungnir
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Gungnir


Standard equipment for many a Wizard. Tobacco is commonly smoked in pipes, but some Wizards prefer the more exotic weeds, leaves, and herbs found across the Runiverse. The image of a Wizard with a pipe evokes deep contemplation and wisdom but ironically, many of these weeds can dull the wits and fog the mind.

Wizard's Pipe
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Wizard's Pipe


Tizona
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Tizona


Ash Raptor
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Ash Raptor


Salacious Ghoul
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Salacious Ghoul


Loopify
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Loopify


1. TODO

Beast Spawns


Dark Ronin
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Dark Ronin


Stumpy Goat Herder (Basic) by Bkk_Bros

Stumpy Goat Herder is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 3

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> These compact dogs assist their shepherd owners in the domestication of wild goats, specifically the Null Goat. They are bred to blend in with the herd and have superior night vision to assist in wrangling wandering goats during the night, and enjoy nipping goats’ heels to keep them in line. Their short stature gives them extra stability on steep mountain inclines and their stocky build and thick coats are resistant to inclement mountain weather. “Magic won’t budge a Null Goat, but a nip in the heels oughta do the trick!”

— Tania Del Rio

Stumpy Goat Herder


Grasscutter
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Grasscutter


Bisonic has previously released concept art of what a rainbow bridge might look like.

(Note: This week's Wizard Wednesday Twitter recap was provided by Madotsuki)

## Contents

  * 1 Hue Master Lore Drop
  * 2 Community Q&A
  * 3 The House of Cats Movement Continues
  * 4 How to Win the Battle for Goblintown
  * 5 Community Updates & Cult Content Shout-outs
  * 6 A Special Performance to Close Wizard Wednesday

### Hue Master Lore Drop[edit | edit source]

An screenshot from NightOwlBirdman's parody of how many times Magic Machine is asked about the Runiverse land drop. (January 2023)

After about 4 weeks of being put off, Elf kicked off the spaces immediately with long awaited lore on the Hue Hat Wizards. They have all the colors in their hat, aside from white. They are opposed to the reductionism of white, it consolidates expression into one color. Hue hats want to express all things at once, and seek to join different factions in harmony. Unlike purple hats, who embrace chaos and disorder, hue hats embrace ALL orders. They take on the ability to see the perspective of all orders at once.

ZayLaSoul commented on hue hats essentially being the emissary of all factions - capable of bridging all cultures, ideologies, and peoples. Hue Master's Pass, the rainbow bridge, is a representation of this idea, being built long ago by an architect with these principles. And Hue Master's Pass may not be the only rainbow bridge in the Runiverse. Elf mentioned other legendary bridges with similarities in mythology such as the Bifrost bridge which connects the Earth to Asgard. The bible mentions rainbows being a covenant between God and man.

### Community Q&A[edit | edit source]

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### Community Q&A[edit | edit source]

Ever since the TV trailer was released, Forgotten Runes fans have fervently wished for a full-length series.

  * NightOwlBirdman: When will we get to use our 3D models in VR and motion capture our wizards doing the impy shake?
    * Elf: All models will come with some premade animations. Impy shake will indeed be one. The models will also be built to be platform agnostic, and definitely compatible for VR.
  * Wen Runiverse land sale?
    * dotta: No fixed date yet. (It is being finalized by Bisonic at the moment).
    * NightOwl made a hilarious meme video, where he begs dotta to answer! Bearsnake wanted to pin the tweet to the spaces but wasn't sure how to.
  * SPZ: Any updates on the animated series?
    * Bearsnake: Overall, we're still in talks. Studios are hesitant to make deals right now due to the upcoming re-negotiation of the Writer's Union contract, potentially leading to a writer's strike. I was actually meeting with the head of the Writer's Guild of America just last night. It's possible for Derek Kolstad to write for the show without a union, which would put FRWC in a unique position of being able to produce even if there's a strike. This kind of arrangement would be more appealing to streaming services, and would give us a massive leg up in negotiations.

Issue #1 is completed, but not printed or distributed (except for this preview page released a couple months ago).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-01-18


* Elf: Bear being someone with actual industry knowledge is very helpful in keeping the ball rolling. Many NFT projects seem certain that getting a show on Netflix or great game made will take less than a year, but in reality these things take time to get right. Bearsnake: Most other projects looking to make a show are still trying to find writers. Given that FRWC already has a prestigious writer (Derek Kolstad) and animation studio (Titmouse) on board, we feel we're currently in a good place and aren't worried about how things are progressing. An animation deal was ready to go since last year, with a potential partner looking to sign a contract with Magic Machine for the show, but we turned the offer down because we didn't agree to the terms of that contract. We want to get a deal that makes sense for web3.
  * Madotsuki: What's the current progress on Issue #1 of the comic book?
    * Bearsnake: We're actually able to sign a deal today for global distribution of the comics along with bonuses such as being able to distribute an omnibus of all 10 volumes. I'm trying to sweeten the deal more before signing.
  * Adiobox: What tokens will the staking mechanic be available for? Jmander: Is the concept of staking detracting from the ethos of "Lore not Floor", making the wizards feel more like financial instruments?

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* Dotta: For the foreseeable future, the plan is for just Wizards and Souls to be staked. The staking will be non-custodial, so you won't have to deposit your Wizards into a contract, they'll live in your wallet still. It will take the form of "quests" on the site. The idea is for these quests to be character building, it won't detract from lore not floor. There won't be an ERC20 given to questers, but there will be other ways to reward them (more details on this in the future). The quests will have story integration, so it will hopefully help inspire more Book of Lore entries.
  * Tom Dainter: Can we have more Tengu head lore?
    * Elf: I want to start by saying that there's no need to wait on me to make your own lore. My creative process is researching the archetype I'm thinking about. Ultimately, the idea is to capture concepts that are timeless. So in the example of the Tengu, I would look up why Japanese mythology came up with this long red nosed imp who sometimes is associated with crows, if any of those concepts are prevalent in other cultures, and what the core of that idea is. Another example is the Merlin archetype - whether it be from his mention in Harry Potter or in the original King Arthur story, all of those iterations of him feed into the larger archetype of what Merlin is. As creators, we can look through all those versions of him and pick out the parts that we feel best aligns with what we personally feel the archetype represents. So the process of creation isn't reliant on a single source, and you shouldn't be held back on waiting for me.

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At the beginning of 2023, the community was involved in the rivalry between the Hall of Cats and the Wolf Dungeon. (January 2023)

  * Snoopdoug: Are there more runes than those that appear within the collections?
    * Elf: The current runes are in categorical groups such as planets, alchemic symbols, etc. There's definitely more room for runes that aren't explicitly on any characters to exist!
  * Giveahoot: How does the team feels about their appearances on various Twitter Spaces this week?
    * MM: Overall they're glad they are doing them, and one of their goals for this year is to get more active in spreading FRWC to other communities and make what we're doing more clear.
    * Dotta: As great as they are, one of the drawbacks is sometimes spaces last 2 hours or more, and it's hard to tell if you're reaching a wide enough audience or not on them. But it's a learning process in selecting the right spaces to be a part of.

### The House of Cats Movement Continues[edit | edit source]

Next the Hall of Cats got a shoutout. Emma and BiII Gains asked what MM thought of them. Dotta said there was internal discussion on whether or not the HoC channel should be placed with the other guilds, or if it should be placed below Sales chat as requested. The conclusion was cats get what they want. Bearsnake commented that the emojis to come out of the HoC are top notch and makes them want to redo the main Discord emojis. Qeshmar is running a contest (ends tonight) for forgotten runes cat emojis, which has been a huge success.

Magic Machines introduced the idea of "screelings", aka mini-goblins, with this GIF. (January 2023)

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Samikitty came on stage as ambassador of the HoC to say that they've accumulated 70 emojis submitted so far, and they're extending the prize list to include treat boxes for 4th and 5th place because of the huge turnout.

### How to Win the Battle for Goblintown[edit | edit source]

Next, Tania del Rio asked how to "win" The Battle for Goblintown. Dotta said that there is no "end" to the game. There's a leaderboard and having more map control is the goal, but there's not a defined stopping point. FRWC holders will get the airdrop crates that contain a settlement, road, goblin soldiers, goblin bosses, and cards. Cards have certain effects such as extra damage, healing power, etc. Those who participated in the Trick or Treat will get airdrops as well as some partners. To prevent over flooding the start of the game with resources and keep people on relatively even footing, the entire airdrop may be staggered or time bound. So maybe claim periods for an hour or 10 minutes, and then letting people play before getting more on secondary. The only component you'll need to start playing is a settlement, because you place that onto an empty spot on the board and begin gradually gaining resources. Those resources are how you level up, place more roads, more settlements, get soldiers, etc. You want to expand.

Flu asked about the Goblin Town airdrops from the Forgotten Runes Ledger, regarding how enough resources were reserved for 2k sales. Because about 500 of those were purchased, would the unclaimed excess be redistributed as drops to the 500 who bought? Dotta: No.

### Community Updates & Cult Content Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

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### Community Updates & Cult Content Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

Styx the Efficacious, owned by Sharon, came out on top this week in the BlackSand Ether Cup. (January 2023)

  * Blacksand Racing update! Race 5 of the Ether Cup has completed. Elf lamented over someone from the Hall of Cats stabbing his pony as one of the interactive events of the race, which lost him points. An emoji of the act was even made for the Hall of Cats! See results on the sidebar.
  * Elf asked what Snoopdoug and his wife like about the cult as newcomers. They cited the range of quality derivative projects such as Forgotten Runes Babies, the aesthetic, and the feel that there's so much more to FRWC than just a pfp. The warm welcome they received felt special. They also mentioned that they were looking into projects that are actually trying to build a solid long lasting brand outside of NFTs rather than just building them out as financial instruments with ponzinomics.
    * Elf: While of course there's focus on returning value to the holder, there's very serious thought put into the balance within the ecosystem and ensuring the brand is stronger than just the tokens.
    * Dotta: Designing tokenomics properly is an art in itself. The idea is to create an incentive system that allows for creative people to gather together and work on building a powerful IP together. I like to see stories of people onboarding others into crypto because I want to see it become more normalized day to day. Having a laptop 20 years ago was more of a "computer nerd" thing, but nowadays everyone has a phone in their pocket.
    * The Enchanted Mirror is the focal point of the latest interactive quest from the Cabinet of Curiosities. (January 2023)

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Bearsnake: Bob Iger (who he calls "bobby boy") recently said NFTs are a hotspot of innovation that Disney is looking to get into. I met him briefly before in real life, but I didn't call him "bobby boy" to his face.
  * Shoutout to Cabinet of Curiosities, who's making a collaborative on-chain lore event in his own quest-line! It's up to to cult to find all the pieces in an interactive game, with wizards given as prizes. The pieces can be found in Discord, Twitter, and even Black Sand races. Everyone who participates in finding the shards will also get a prize to participate in a collaborative crafting event. Dotta even found a shard himself in one of MeepleDad's Treasure Trove boxes (Dotta also mentioned he loves the socks included and will wear them to church).
  * Wizardsmol was given a shoutout for making smol wizard PFPs for the cult.
  * Color the Cult also got a shoutout for the coloring pages they've been making of cult members.
  * There was a friendly roast of TheOneWhoRings who's apparently working on something [REDACTED] and too busy to listen to Hue Master lore at the start of spaces.

### A Special Performance to Close Wizard Wednesday[edit | edit source]

Finally the spaces finished off with an amazingly cute live musical performance featuring dotta and his kids. While dotta played guitar, him and his kids sang along to Kermit the Frog's Rainbow Connection. The discord cheered along, it was great and it's strongly recommended to at least skip to the final 5 minutes just for this performance.

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## Contents

  * 1 Templates
    * 1.1 CSS For Templates
    * 1.2 Dynamic Gallery
    * 1.3 CSS Overall

# Templates[edit | edit source]

  * Read the documentation on templates: Help:Templates

### CSS For Templates[edit | edit source]

Look at how elegant this `Image` template is on Mediawiki Template:Image on Mediawiki. They also load custom CSS just for this template, which is handy.

### Dynamic Gallery[edit | edit source]

If you want to have a dynamic gallery, you can't use the typical `gallery` tag, you have to do it like this:

    {{#tag:gallery|
    {{Test/Dotta/GalleryItem}}
    |mode=packed-hover|caption=foo|
    }}

More generically, this is the syntax for using tags with the parser functions src

### CSS Overall[edit | edit source]

Can be edited here MediaWiki:Common.css (if you have permissions)

Dotta's Mediawiki Tips


Bliss Cat
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Bliss Cat


Will-O'-Wisp (Basic) by Wise Sam

Will-O'-Wisp is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 3

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> The somber glow of the Will-o'-wisp is the trademark greeting of the Vampyre Mist. They are a welcome guide through the thick haze, although their presence does more to remind the traveler of where they are than to help. And there are not many good reasons to be in the Vampyre Mist.

— Giveahoot

Will-O'-Wisp


Brown Knight
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Brown Knight


Skeleton with Sash
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Skeleton with Sash


Grappler Giant
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Grappler Giant


Rattlesnake
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Rattlesnake


Mambo
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Mambo


Carnal Body of Death
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Carnal Body of Death


Scimitar
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Scimitar


Goblin Town is a place were goblins live!

The noisy streets of Goblin Town are filled with mischievous beggars, gambling Ghouls, and drunken Kobolds. They've learned to adapt to the dismal realities of life here and do their best to survive. Most individuals who dare to journey here simply end up on the street. These unfortunates have been cast out to live their days in the shadowy alleyways, hoping only to scrape enough just to roll the dice again.

## Contents

  * 1 History
    * 1.1 Early Years
    * 1.2 The Fall of Goblin Town
    * 1.3 The Rise of Goblin Town
  * 2 Notable Characters
    * 2.1 Trollin of the Fey
    * 2.2 Carl of the Underdark
  * 3 Factions
    * 3.1 Street Kids
  * 4 Locations
    * 4.1 Casinos

## History[edit | edit source]

### Early Years[edit | edit source]

Goblin Town was founded by a group of disgruntled Goblins and Kobolds named "The Green Boyz".

### The Fall of Goblin Town[edit | edit source]

### The Rise of Goblin Town[edit | edit source]

## Notable Characters[edit | edit source]

### Trollin of the Fey[edit | edit source]

A Street Kid Gang of Goblintown

### Carl of the Underdark[edit | edit source]

## Factions[edit | edit source]

### Street Kids[edit | edit source]

Goblintown


## Factions[edit | edit source]

### Street Kids[edit | edit source]

Many kids in Goblin Town come from poor families struggling to get by. To make ends meet, more than a few have turned to a life of crime and now work for, The Goblin King, acting as runners for his illegal dealings. The risks are real, but there’s safety in numbers. These bands of kids stick together, always having each other's backs. The only hope these kids have of escaping the harsh streets of Goblin Town is to stash enough money to leave or hustle into power.

## Locations[edit | edit source]

### Casinos[edit | edit source]

Goblintown Casino

It should come as no surprise that gambling is rampant in Goblin Town. These “Casinos” are found on most street corners and are a hotbed for degeneracy. Controlled almost exclusively by The Goblin King, the atmosphere in these underground gambling dens is tense and fraught with danger, as the patrons are often desperate and willing to do whatever it takes to win. As a result, the line between fair play and exploitation is often blurred.

Basement gambling dens are a way of life in Goblin Town, a place where degens can indulge their addiction and escape the reality of their bleak existence.

Goblintown


Solar Staff
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Solar Staff


Blue Rat
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Blue Rat


Swamp Hag (Basic) by 1984pxls

Swamp Hag is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 6

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Swamp hags are close relatives to swamp witches, but have sustained the dark arts for too long to be considered civilized any longer

— Emmaleighty

Swamp Hag


Orchid Rhinoceros Beetle
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Orchid Rhinoceros Beetle


Street Punk with Green Camo
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Street Punk with Green Camo


Runes Card Game

The Forgotten Runes Ecosystem has a variety of games built around the characters and world.

  * Forgotten Runiverse Game MMORPG by Bisonic
  * Runes Trading Card Game
  * Battle For Goblin Town Game

## Contents

  * 1 Metaverse Integrations
  * 2 The Treasure Trove
    * 2.1 Crowd Funding
    * 2.2 Ongoing Sales
    * 2.3 Prizes

## Metaverse Integrations[edit | edit source]

  * Worldwide Webb Metaverse supports playing as your Wizard

## The Treasure Trove[edit | edit source]

The Treasure Trove community merch project is a collection of real world object dreamt up by the cult to put wonderful things into the hands of the community.

The box features:

  * Runes TCG Starter Decks
  * Spell Runes Board Game
  * Wizard Cards deck
  * Winter Care merch package
  * Chad's Sack of Collectibles
  * Runiverse Game Mat
  * Accessories box
  * And more!

This project was grass roots built, with collaborators banding together to overcome the hurdles of product manufacturing and shipping to a global community.

### Crowd Funding[edit | edit source]

This project was initially crowd funded by the community using the Miso platform on Sushi and (with a little help from some friends met the required funding goal to get the project off the ground.

Some of the top donors received special bonuses in the Wizard Cards such as having their characters features on the jokers of the deck. The top 3 were:

  * 1of1works.
  * Magic Machine
  * 0xJiro

### Ongoing Sales[edit | edit source]

List of Cult Produced Games


### Ongoing Sales[edit | edit source]

Treasure Troves can still be ordered today using the address forms for - Paypal orders or Crypto orders or simply by messaging MeepleDad for more info.

### Prizes[edit | edit source]

Look for your chance to win a Treasure Trove!

Black Sand Pony Races \- Race 4 will give away Treasure Troves to a few speedy ponies!

List of Cult Produced Games


Golden Poleaxe
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Golden Poleaxe


White Longsword
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White Longsword


Zombie Fox
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Zombie Fox


Eagle of Halcyon
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Eagle of Halcyon


## From Jett Apocalypse of Kobolds[edit | edit source]

Jett Apocalypse of Kobolds (14951)

They called him “the Enforcer.” And he didn’t mind. That name suited him. Almost as much as his title of “Apocalypse.” Those names instilled fear in his enemies. That was exactly what Jett wanted: cause so much fear in the “Unfaithful” that they would dare not stand against the might of the Burning Hand.

Jett was walking towards the tournament arena. He was wearing his battle tested armor of fire. In one hand he held his massive claymore; in the other his golden shield. Rare weapons, forged at the foot of Honor Mountain by direct orders of Major Razer. They were gifts bestowed upon him to reward his loyalty and contribution to the Cause: bring justice and retribution to rid the world of the “Unfaithful.”

In his travels to follow the “Cause” he had stumbled upon the little-known city of BlackSand. He then heard of a tournament and decided it could be a decent venue to hunt the Unfaithful without breaking any local law.

“Hopefully some kobolds will participate” he murmured, as he passed by a run-down inn on the side of the street. He hated those creatures. Those predictable rats had no chance of hiding or escaping him. Ever. He had just recently followed a hot trail that led him to five kobolds he quickly took care of.

Their prayers for mercy still echoing in his mind: “Please don’t” they kept squeaking. “So pathetic. Such shame. No honor in those rats.” He suddenly shouted, quickly following with a big laugh of excitement.

Some passerby looked at him in surprise as he continued marching onto the arena. Proud; confident; enlightened by the Cause and determined to carry out justice.

The BlackSand Tournament I: Round I, Duel V


He wondered how long it would take for the Burning Hand to take over this black city. There was something about those dark buildings and dusty streets that he could not put his fingers on. “Something strange is at play here” his instincts told him. “I wish Major Razer could witness this.”

Before he could continue his thoughts, he spotted something odd in a corner not far from him. What looked like a green creature stepped into the streets and then ran into a nearby inn. “A kobold!” he exclaimed in surprise. “Stop running you rat! I will have you in a matter of seconds” he yelled as he started charging. He bursted into the inn where he saw the kobold enter. What from the outside looked like another run down place was flamboyant on the inside. A warm fire was crackling in the middle of the main room; several people were chanting and dancing around lavish wooden tables. Gold cups and plenty of food filled the room.

“What the f…” Jett said in surprise. “Welcome to the One Inn” a beautiful maid greeted him. Unbothered, Jett continued “where is the kobold?”

“No Kobolds here and no weapons allowed, please” what looked like a manager asked gracefully.

Jett could not deal with this nonsense, so he turned around and left right away. “This place is odd. Let me get this tournament stuff done quick.”

“The power of the Burning Hand will guide my sword” Jett thought as he started walking towards the tournament arena. Eager to meet his opponent. Eager to bring justice upon them.

## From Chuck Chaos Agent of the Coliseum[edit | edit source]

Chuck Chaos Agent of the Coliseum (2164)


Chuck Chaos Agent of the Coliseum (2164)

“A tournament for real warriors!” Chuck shouted as he pulled the advertisement from the ‘quest-board’ that glowed in front of him from the side of the street. Could this be his chance? His chance to finally find his place among the REAL Warriors of the Runiverse? His chance to display his kick-ass-kung-fu-karate, in front of a crowd worthy of his skill level? And a chance to finally spread his wings and fly!? Like the giant Ostrich-Bird he knew existed, but had never actually seen. Chuck had studied martial arts and nunchaku for years. And now he was ready. Ready to fight the fiercest of opponents, flip-out in front of a crowd, and win this “Black Sand” trophy. His first real trophy, that wasn’t just for “participation”. His days in the Colosseum had been formative, but deep down, Chuck knew that his best fights were ahead of him. He tightened his headband, spun on his heel and set off towards the fighting arena. As he strutted through the busy bazaar, he noticed a tree-tall Wizard, wearing a blue hood and white robes, moving slowly toward him.


He jumped into fighting-stance-five and yelled, “Whoa ser! Nobody sneaks up on Chuck!”. The Wizard calmly drew back his hood, to reveal a shock of red hair and a really, really, really good-looking beard. “Battle Mage Hothor of the Hills!” Chuck said in surprise “What brings you here, old friend?” The wizard tilted his head, seemed to grow a few inches in size, and with a puzzled squint said, “I summoned you Chuck. Remember? …The letter…” “Ooooh, yes, yes, yes, you are right!” Chuck interrupted him with a laugh and an overly-obvious wink. The letter he received weeks ago asked him to travel West, to participate in the BlackSand Tournament.

At the time, Chuck was honored that Hothor had summoned him. But now that he was staring at this mountain of a wizard, he was starting to regret getting involved again with a ‘person of the hills'. “Well, Hothor my fire-bearded friend! What plans do you have for me and my filthy-familiar?” Hothor drew in a long breath. “None, Chuck. You are a Chaos Agent…” Chuck scoffed, and let out a strange choked sound that seemed to say, “BRO WTF? WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WHY YOU GOTTA GET PERSONAL”? Patiently, Hothor continued, “...At this moment, I cannot trust my full plan to your knowledge. Please, collect your swine and accompany me to the arena”. Chuck ran a finger and a thumb down the length of his Fu-Man-Chu, shrugged and tightened his head-band. Then he let out a loud “KI AYE!” and vaulted fifteen feet into the air.


As if in slow motion, he started to turn a backflip. But his cape floated over his head and in front of his face. Chuck was now blind as he continued his descent. He flailed in the air, and yelled out “PIGGEY SMALLS, ASSIST ME!” Before crashing into the ground…there came a deafening “SQUEEEEEE” as a tiny razor-back-piglet came running from seemingly nowhere. About ten paces before they connected, the warthog began to grow in size and Chuck landed comfortably on his back. With his cape still covering his head, Chuck looked in the opposite direction of Hothor and exclaimed, “Well mage. Now that Chuck and Piggey have arrived, I guarantee it won’t be BOARing! I will see YOU at the Black Sand Tournament!”.

Hothor shook his head slowly as he watched the two morons ride off. A tinge of doubt flashed in the back of his mind. His plan was sure to produce favorable outcomes…but anytime he dealt with this particular Chaos Agent, he had to allow for results to occur outside his control. He drew a resolute breath, set out toward the arena and was comforted by the reminder that Piggey Smalls always seemed to even the odds in Chuck’s favor. That certainly was one notorious P.I.G.

## From Shaman Azazel of the Astral Plane[edit | edit source]

No results

“It is time for our next fight” Azazel announced. “I present you with Jett Apocalypse of Kobolds and Chuck Chaos Agent of the Coliseum. May the better fighter prevail!”

So the fifth fight of the BlackSand Tournament commenced.

On one side of the arena Jett was holding his massive claymore. On the other side Chuck was squatting on what barely looked like a fighting stance.


Jett spit to the ground to then lift his head and look at the people in attendance. “The crowd will be pleased once I am done with you” He said addressing his opponent. “They shall witness the power of the Burning Hand as it falls upon you!” He shouted and suddenly charged towards Chuck. His sword lifted high in the sky.

“Such strength” Archmagus Crowley observed. “I’m sorry old friend” he said to Hothor “but this doesn’t look good for your champion”. Hothor, unmoved, pointed his thumb down.

In that exact moment Jett reached Chuck and swung his long sword with extreme force. Aiming for the neck

The crowd gasped in anticipation!

But Chuck, thanks to its odd stance, managed to jump out of the way last second. “Ah ah you fool, Chuck cannot fail” Chuck shouted back.

“What a move” Crowley reacted, almost excited. This time Hothor smiled, with his thumb turning upwards.

In the pit the two fighters were now staring at each other. Studying each other’s stance. Jett was standing tall and proud. His muscular arms holding his massive weapons. Chuck was squatting low. His hands clasped together, his fingers crossed.

Out of the blue, Chuck squeaked out a high-pitch sound “KI AYE!” as he jumped up from his squat and started kicking the air. Showing off his moves.

Jeff broke out laughing. “Is this fool serious?” He charged again, this time with his shield in front and his claymore held wide on his side. “Take this!” He swung another powerful strike.

“KI AYE!” Chuck repeated, flipping his nunchaku out of nowhere. He swirled it around and managed to stop the opponent’s attack, trapping his sword.


“KI AYE” Chuck said again aiming a kick to Jett’s head. To everyone’s surprise, he hit.

Jett almost lost balance and had to step back a few feet to regain composure.

“Aaarrghh” Jett charged in rage, his pride bruised. This time his claymore hit hard. It smashed the shield that Chuck barely managed to lift from his back and put between himself and that sword.

“You can’t last much longer!” Jett yelled, swinging again. And again in rage. But he missed as Chuck backflipped in the air, regaining a safe distance.

Claps and cheers exploded from the crowd as the fight intensified.

“You still know nothing about Chuck’s moves” Chuck yelled back at his opponent, as he hanged his nunchaku to his belt and threw his broken shield to the ground. He then brought his hands together almost theatrically and squatted, closing his eyes. “The powers conferred to me will bring defeat onto you” he said, somewhat awkwardly.

This time Chuck launched the attack. He jumped up from his stance and with a few big hops he charged Jett, who was readying his shield in anticipation. “Hero-landing” Chuck shouted and kicked hard with his left leg. Jett parried easily. But that wasn’t it. Chuck quickly flipped his nunchaku from his belt and hurled it towards Jett. And he hit. A hard strike that hit Jett’s chin throwing his head backwards and pushing him to the ground. “What a hit!” Someone shouted from the crowd! “Go Chuck!” Someone else cheered in support. But at the same time a slow chant emerged “Jett, Jett, Jett” demanding Jett to stand right back up.


Blood was dripping out of Jett’s face. Unbothered, Jett spit on the ground. This time a slight smile appeared on his face. “I have to admit” he said “I underestimated you. Few warriors can hit me. Let alone make me bleed. For this I will spare your life. But now it’s time to end it!” He shouted as he started to run towards Chuck. This time he hit with his shield first, smashing it into his opponent face. Destabilized, Chuck couldn’t respond. Jett quickly swung his claymore and hit Chuck’s side with a clean strike. Chucked yelled in pain as blood started flooding out of his wound. Jett didn’t stop and swung again, this time hitting Chuck’s right calf. Another scream followed and Chuck had to let go, falling to the ground. Defeated.

The crowd exploded in chants: “Jett, Jett, Jett!”.

“What a fight” Azazel shouted. “Cheers to our new winner: Jett Apocalypse of Kobolds. Praise for the incredible fight Chuck Chaos Agent of the Coliseum.”


Dayserpent (Basic) by Stalomir

Dayserpent is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 4

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Half eagle half snake, this chimeric relative of the cockatrice inhabits The Sand. They are a unique species because they can transition between being cold and warm blooded depending on their needs. They become warm blooded before flying great distances, and become cold blooded during droughts or the month-long sandstorms that sweep across The Sand. When cold blooded, they often bask in the sun and burrow into the sand for safety and energy conservation.

— Giveahoot

Dayserpent


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Dirt Rabbit


Early sample of some Runiverse game combat animations released by Bisonic, circa February 2022.

## Contents

  * 1 An Interview with Bisonic's Jeldor
  * 2 Warriors Updates
  * 3 Elf Becomes a Celebrity
  * 4 Other Cult News Items
  * 5 Lore Reading

### An Interview with Bisonic's Jeldor[edit | edit source]

Preview of some player housing design options, released by developer Bisonic circa April 2022.

We got a lot of new tidbits about the Runiverse game! Jeldor from Bisonic (Runiverse game studio) gave an update on the game. He says its heavily influenced by classic games like Everquest and Ultima Online, but with crypto on top. Those games had player-driven economies, but the game developers weren’t aligned with this activity, and took measures to shut it down. In the Runiverse, every resource is a token and every item is an NFT. Essentially, it uses blockchain tech to enhance what would already be a great game, and allows players to benefit from the time they are spending and the value they are creating in the game.

Gaming loops: In the game, you can go on encounters (including real-time multiplayer) to go on quests, fight monsters, level up and get items/resources. Wizards will have access first (to play in-game with your character), with Souls, Warriors etc. coming a bit later. The NFTs will basically be custom skins that you can use in game, but the levels won’t transfer with the NFTs (in a sale); that works separately. However, anyone can play with the generic character creator. The game is classless with levels, but the different abilities can be combined to create class archetypes.

Runiverse Land Sale details were later released by Bisonic.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-30


Runiverse Land Sale details were later released by Bisonic.

2nd game loop: The land tokens give you ownership of land in the game, and this presents an additional gameplay aspect. There are many types of land and assets that you can build and acquire for your land. You can build a customized structure on the land, and other players can visit it. You could even pool resources with friends to build larger scale structures and communities. And you are free to trade all the resources in the game to help accomplish this. These are the two big loops in the game, although there will be others that will be revealed later. The game will be developing along with the players, and will be ongoing, to be a living creation.

In April 2022, the Forgotten Runes Twitter account announced the Top 20 vote-getters in the Honorary Warriors competition. A subset of these + Magic Machine selected recipients would receive custom-made Warriors.

Runiverse game art: Elf says the game artists have consulted with him on how best to combine ancient and modern elements in the environments. For example, there is a grounded fighter jet, overgrown with vines, in the world. Elf: "The art has such a great storytelling component. It reveals so much of the history, the people and their background, just through the set pieces in the landscape. It’s going to be so much fun to explore it all." The animations are being developed with emotes. Each character is up-rezzed from the original look, which allows for more secondary motions to hair, walk cycles, etc.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-30


Runiverse land sale: The public land sale will allow you to have a unique minting experience, and then immediately be able to walk around on your land with other ppl in real time. Kel's Editorial note: I find the above to be refreshing in the NFT space, where typically you pay first, get the token, and then need to wait some period of time before you can do anything (possibly forever). Continued land sale info: There will be a special event at that time too, where you can go out into the world and search for something special, and people will be rewarded if they can locate all the items in the scavenger hunt. Elf: A lot of other land sales place the plots kind of randomly, or using an algorithm. But the Runiverse land plots are being hand-placed with purpose, to enhance the world-building and story elements of the game. This will lead to a better product, but it requires more time and more people (which Bisonic has elected to do). Land plots range from 8x8 all the way to 128x128 in size. Bigger is not always better, but it DOES give you more room to build. The plots do not come with structures, you need to use in-game resources to build up what you want. Jeldor: I’m excited about the city-building tools we are creating. On your plot of land, you can use a permission system to set conditions, so only members of your guild or group can perform different actions on your land.

### Warriors Updates[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-30


### Warriors Updates[edit | edit source]

Elf, Dotta and Bearsnake had a discussion about the effects of adding Warriors to the community. Although there will be overlap, the sort of people who might be interested in representing themselves as a Warrior, might be different in some ways. Elf asked the community to lean in to any drama that comes from this new faction, and become shepherds to them rather than hiding away in our white towers, much as that might be attractive at times.

Sample of a pony walk-cycle (with Wizard)

The Warrior Honoraries contest was also made formal. Everyone could submit Warrior nominations until the deadline of April 1st, 3 PM PST. The top 20 nominees will appear in a poll, and the community will select a top 10 from those options. See the Discord announcements for further details. The honorary winners will be announced during the next Wizard Wednesday (WW).

### Elf Becomes a Celebrity[edit | edit source]

Elf made a few media appearances recently. He was on a Creatokia podcast talking about the project and decentralized world-building. He also interviewed with an indie film about NFTs, "Nifty", which will be released in Q3 2023. The movie is partly sponsored by Coinbase. Many other well-known NFT people will be in it, and many of them will remain anon (repped by their avatar). Elf will appear as himself.

### Other Cult News Items[edit | edit source]

In case you had heard about a special guest to today's WW and are wondering what happened, it's because that guest had to postpone until next week. The anticipation builds...

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-30


Bearcave update: LachnessMonsta is visiting the Bearcave, and in a couple hours they will have a dinner with wizards attending NFT LA. At the same time, they are actively planning for NFT NYC, where wizards will have the opportunity to experience the Runivers "IRL".

Pony walkcycles will be available this Friday! Souls turnarounds and walkcycles are now in production, with the help of 0xCosmo.

Legend Maps is integrating Forgotten Runes wizards, the first project to have this honor!

In the FRWC Discord server, there was a moderator change - Arad has stepped down, and Jitcy has assumed the role. Many thanks for both for their various contributions to the Cult!

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

Lore readings this week were Zizzle reading about Shadow Mage Nixie of the Riviera (3467), and redrobot reading about Hydromancer Quddus of the Keep (723) and his unfortunate Sun Cat.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-03-30


Games
Tools
Comics
Notable Cult Members

Main Page/Cult Content


Zombie Bunny
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Zombie Bunny


Null Goat (Basic) by Ozzz

Null Goat is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 5

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Native to the BattleMage Mountains, Null Goats are a species of goat that have developed magic resistant skull & horns in order to fend off magic users that hunt in the mountains. Shepherds who also inhabit the area have begun domesticating the animals as they are fiercely loyal & excellent sentries.

— Giveahoot

Null Goat (Runes Card)


Zimbala
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Zimbala


Sanchan Saxena, VP of Product for Coinbase, demonstrates the Coinbase NFT platform in a video, which features Forgotten Runes Wizards prominently. (October 2021)

## Contents

  * 1 Dotta Speaks in Coinbase NFT Spaces
  * 2 TV Trailer Animation Update
  * 3 Forgotten Souls Update
  * 4 The Mysterious Disappearance of WAGMI-san
  * 5 Other Magic Machine Announcements
  * 6 Lore Reading

### Dotta Speaks in Coinbase NFT Spaces[edit | edit source]

Dotta shares the official press release announcing a deal between Magic Machine and Titmouse animation to create an animated TV series based on Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult.

Dotta was part of a panel of NFT creators speaking in a Twitter Spaces of the inaugural partners for the Coinbase NFT platform. The project gained a lot of attention as a result.

Dotta said that it was fun to be part of the panel. He talked about how NFTs make derivative art more interesting. An analogy is plagiarism vs. citation, you can't just copy other's work, but you can cite it, and give them credit for the idea, while building on top of it. In software, open source software works because you can see who contributed specific code to the project, built on layers. In NFTs, you can have derivative projects. In the traditional art world, these projects are often frowned upon, but for NFTs you have cryptographic proof of the originals, and so the derivatives are tributes to those. Elf added that he doesn't think anyone has approached this concept in the fantasy world into Forgotten Runes.

### TV Trailer Animation Update[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-20


### TV Trailer Animation Update[edit | edit source]

It was formally announced that Titmouse studio would be working with Forgotten Runes on a long-form animation show. Bearsnake said that this was a crucial step to developing an animated show, and that Titmouse has been responsible for various shows that have aired on major TV and streaming platforms. Elf said that this deal would not have been possible without Bearsnake's connections, and this type of thing is exactly why he was brought on as a founding member of the team.

Elf's goal for the writing is to use the Book of Lore as source material. This doesn't mean that the stories go in exactly as written, but more as inspiration for a larger narrative. Bearsnake said that a show-runner will be brought in to be in charge of the writer's room and work on the day-to-day work of the show's creation, helping to translate the Forgotten Runes IP in a television format. And he would love to find a way for financial benefits derived from the show, to be spread out to the community of holders. He acknowledged that this would be unprecedented in the world of entertainment, and as a result, getting the legal and regulatory aspects figured out will take time.

When asked about the target audience for the animation, Elf said he'd like it to be oriented more toward adult audiences. Bearsnake said he likes shows that can work for multiple audiences - appropriate for kids, but also has content that adults will appreciate. Elf said that something like TV-14/PG-13 equivalent might work.

Dotta clarified that the deal is to develop and pitch the show with Titmouse, it doesn't guarantee funding or a buyer. This process will take time, at least 18 months, so holders will need to be patient.

### Forgotten Souls Update[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-20


### Forgotten Souls Update[edit | edit source]

The final aspects of the Forgotten Souls Burn event are being put together. Dr. Slurp was hired to create music and sounds for the burning process. Slurp came up and talked a little about his creative process.

Dotta said he will be in "programmer mode" for the next week or so to ensure that the event is ready by Halloween.

Elf mentioned that the Secret Tower on the website has been updated with some thematic visuals.

### The Mysterious Disappearance of WAGMI-san[edit | edit source]

LachnessMonsta came up and talked about some inter-project happenings between Forgotten Runes and 10KTF. Grailed 10KTF holders came into the discord on a "search for WAGMI-san." Some wizards played along with the role-playing, although WAGMI wasn't found in the Runiverse. The significance of these events was still cryptic at this point.

Madotsuki noted that this is a prototypical version of a game-like NFT experience.

### Other Magic Machine Announcements[edit | edit source]

  * Bearsnake said that the merch box is still in development, it has been delayed by supply chain issues. He expects it to be arriving at people's doors in late-November / early-December. He was cagey about the contents of the box for now. Dotta reassured people some some of the "major items" would be delivered later.
  * Walk-cycles are still in progress. Everyone involved is busy with other projects, and Elf is working on Souls art at the moment, but they will arrive eventually. But Elf is happy to see the Wizard turnarounds being used already.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-20


### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

The lore reading this week was from Shroomie reading about their Wizard, Illusionist Gaspard of the Oasis (9566)

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-10-20


Wrestler Giant
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Wrestler Giant


Secret Tower Wizard Yoga Club, 3D Wizard Rigs At the Secret Tower

Immediately after the initial call, Elf reveals that the team is meeting in San Francisco to visit Bisonic, who are making the Forgotten Runiverse game. No more information is revealed about the game, and the discussion quickly turns to the new 3D Wizard models.

## Contents

  * 1 New 3D Rigs
  * 2 Runes TCG
    * 2.1 Leaps in the Runiverse
  * 3 BlackSand Mounts Mint
    * 3.1 The Horizontal Playing Field
  * 4 Ordinals
    * 4.1 The Shadow Hats
    * 4.2 Objections for Ordinals
  * 5 Battle for Goblin Town & Closing Notes

## New 3D Rigs[edit | edit source]

Elf shouts out Nightowlbirdman, Magus Wazir, Cheddabob, and Tabitha of the Marsh for the content they are making with the 3D models. He also mentions that this doubles as a test period for the rigs and notes a few issues with the current renders that the team wants to fix. Dotta also expresses excitement for the 3D models and the ability to participate with Wizards on multiple different platforms. Elf talks about the advantages of The Camera in 3D versus 2D models and discusses the cinematographic aspects of works composed with 3D models.

The team commends Waz for both creative and technical achievements and Elf also mentions a deepfake that Wazir made which appears to pit Elf against Joe Rogan on his eponymous talk show — says to look forward to more fun things.

## Runes TCG[edit | edit source]

### Leaps in the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-08


### Leaps in the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

Giveahoot talks about Runes TCG and explains inspirations from within the community and touches on how 7 different artists brought life to the lore provided by the writers with their works on the cards. Elf says the Runiverse has taken a huge leap forward in the Runes TCG build. The two expound on the success of Runes and how it is grounded in art, lorebuilding, and the fun of actually opening the packs of cards.

Dotta and Madotsuki share pack opening experiences. Giveahoot talks about lorebuilding in the TCG and its connections to the Book of Lore.

Nano Voyager, a BlackSand Pony

## BlackSand Mounts Mint[edit | edit source]

### The Horizontal Playing Field[edit | edit source]

Elf uses this example of the Collaborative Legendarium at work to segue into news about BlackSand, whose mint for a collection of new Mounts opened on Feb. 08, 2023. Elf talks about the value of community-made collections like Runes and the BlackSand Mounts. He imagines a horizontal playing field where these types of quality tokens made by Cult members could be just as valuable as any that Magic Machine have distributed.

Legatus joins and expresses excitement for the mint. Bill Gains and Acideater join and also talk about working on the collection. Elf jokes that Acid is doing his style better than he does. Bill praises Legatus' project management skills:

"This is the culture we're here for."

## Ordinals[edit | edit source]

The Shadow Hats, Inscriptions 957-964, 966, 967 with metadata inscribed as #969

### The Shadow Hats[edit | edit source]

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### The Shadow Hats[edit | edit source]

Niski joins to discuss Ordinals and talks about the woes of the early tech along with some of the rarity standards for the new medium. Dotta says they are a breath of fresh air as a "reason to use your Bitcoin."

Elf says, "I just wanted to give Bitcoin some love...You just gotta respect it," and goes on to emphasize the importance of Bitcoin to the crypto community at large and states this was an opportunity to put Forgotten Runes on the Bitcoin Door. He then reveals the inspiration behind the Shadow Hats Collection is none other than Satoshi Nakamoto. Elf likens Satoshi to the ultimate black hat anon, though he says he doesn't know if the Shadow Hats are Black Hat Wizards, but wanted the Inscription on the Bitcoin Door to echo secrets of the Quantum Shadow.

> "I don't know if they're Black Hats...I don't even know if they're Wizards."

### Objections for Ordinals[edit | edit source]

Dotta speaks on the advantages of BTC maxis as "...providing a foundation you don't even know you're standing on." Madotsuki explains Ordinals are driving more developers to BTC and posits a theory of a digital cave where Ordinals will be the paintings first discovered at the cave's entrance years in the future, where the rest of the digital artifacts may be found deeper in the cave. Niski says Ordinals feel like BTC and ETH have been united in this common mission. Elf invites Ordinals haters to the floor, but has no takers. Dotta addresses concerns and notes a few "fair objections" like bloating the blockchain — but has a brief aside about pruning Taproot data as a potential solution.

## Battle for Goblin Town & Closing Notes[edit | edit source]

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## Battle for Goblin Town & Closing Notes[edit | edit source]

Dotta also gives a few updates for Battle for Goblin Town: "We're going to ship it as soon as we can finish the code." He also notes that there are around 20 contracts involved!

Elf closes the meeting by reiterating the importance of this time in Bitcoin's history and says, "We are bringing the aesthetics; we are bringing the culture; we are bringing the fun."

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2023-02-08


Quantum Sword
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Quantum Sword


Red Ronin Armor
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Red Ronin Armor


* A Guide to the Collections
  * Buyers Guide

Main Page/Start Here


Shade Spectre
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Shade Spectre


Metabot
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Metabot


Rune of Souls
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Rune of Souls


Dark Sister
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Dark Sister


Alabaster Paladin Gear
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Alabaster Paladin Gear


Blight Zombie
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Blight Zombie


Goblet of Immortality
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Goblet of Immortality


Excalibur
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Excalibur


The beginnings of the Secret Tower.

The Secret Tower

## Contents

  * 1 In the Runiverse
  * 2 Forgotten Runiverse Game
  * 3 Discord
  * 4 Seasonal Images

## In the Runiverse[edit | edit source]

The Secret Tower is located in the central part of the known Runiverse. Nestled in a range of mountains, the Secret Tower is flanked on the west by the body of water known as the Salt, and across the mountain ranges to its east lies Fur Gnome Wold.

The Secret Tower

## Forgotten Runiverse Game[edit | edit source]

The Secret Tower is located at (x, y) in the game.

## Discord[edit | edit source]

In some ways, the Secret Tower is the birthplace of the Cult. Known affectionately as #the-secret-tower, it is the first and oldest channel of the discord where Magic Machine raised the Forgotten Runes Cult. It is the place where cult members congregate to chat, discuss and debate matters pertaining to the cult's well-being and interests, and for sharing joys and sorrows. Cult members share memorable moments (both in real life and on-chain) here such as welcoming the birth of children, celebrating Christmas and other momentous occasions.

## Seasonal Images[edit | edit source]

  * The Secret Tower at Halloween

  * The Secret Tower at Christmas

The Secret Tower


Consumption Tattered
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Consumption Tattered


Attack Drone
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Attack Drone


Green Caped Traveller
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Green Caped Traveller


> To the honourable diplomats of the partners of the desert kingdom,
>
>
>  We are writing to you today to invite you to the most sacred of our traditional ceremonies, The Mercantile Sacrament. In the event that you are unfamiliar with our ways, the Mercantile Sacrament is a ceremony in which we offer up among the most sacred of our cultural artefacts as gifts for mutual exchange with those who The Barren Court considers friends of the desert. Held on the first day of the month of the Scarlet Moon, The Mercantile Sacrament is a time of great joy and celebration for our people, and we would be honoured to host you as our guests.
>
>
>  If you would be open to bringing along a gift to represent your own proud culture to offer up to the sands, the following list includes some examples of traditional gifts we have received from allies and partners in previous such ceremonies. However, in the interest of respecting the varied and diverse peoples and creatures of the continent, we would be happy to work with you to accommodate any gift which does not fit neatly within these guidelines.
>
>   * A gift representative of your culture. This will be a square image, video, audio, 3D models or a HTML page, and will be minted from the binding (ERC-1155) contract of the Mercantile Sacrament. The only condition being that we loosely ask it constitute a "gift" thematically, in the spirit of the sacred ceremony.
>   * A quote, word of wisdom, or rumours whispered on the winds (a sentence which we will use to generate a square image).
>   * Forgotten Runes NFTs, including but not limited to warriors, wizards, souls, ponies and spawns. It is typically not deemed appropriate for babies to attend the ceremony.
>   * ETH/USDC.
>

The Grand Cultural Exchange


>
>
>  We look forward to hearing from the envoys of your kingdoms, and to welcoming you to our heartland in the wandering sands.
>
>
>
>
> The Barren Court

To register for the Grand Cultural Exchange as a foreign envoy, click here.

The Grand Cultural Exchange


Purple
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Purple


Ozzz of the Atelier (Basic) by Ozzz

Ozzz of the Atelier is a card in the Runes Trading Card Game with a Potency of 7

### Lore[edit | edit source]

> Ozzz of the Atelier is a wizard. A transformer of thought into form and revealer of light. The brush strokes and timings of his work as natural as magic. You can find him at The Atelier, where he plays with existence on the canvas, letting everything be as it is, beautiful and free.

— Giveahoot

Ozzz of the Atelier


Green Kite
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Green Kite


HanbenP is a freelance NFT artist who is open to commissions through their Twitter. Hani often makes art for the Wizards, Shaman Eizo of the Tower and Shaman Beyna in the Shadows.

HanbenP


Armor of Air
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Armor of Air


Red Chainsaw
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Red Chainsaw


A response letter written by Kurt Vonnegut to high school students in 2006, shortly before he passed away. Magic Machine endorses the value of everyone making art in some capacity.

## Contents

  * 1 Magic Machine Likes Kurt Vonnegut
  * 2 Wizard Affinity Data is Now on OpenSea!
  * 3 Community News
    * 3.1 Forgotten Runes Board Game
    * 3.2 Treasure Trove is Released
    * 3.3 Moron Global - Wizard Waifu Content Conclusion
  * 4 Code Name: Binary Star
  * 5 Heroes of Cumberland Launches

### Magic Machine Likes Kurt Vonnegut[edit | edit source]

This is the first of our Wizard Wednesdays (WW) with no Elf, who is on vacation at an undisclosed location. Dotta opened by mentioning a Kurt Vonnegut anecdote that went viral on social media this week (and first shared in the Wizard discord by giveahoot). Vonnegut gave a thoughtful response to a student letter urging people to create for its own sake. Dotta proceeded to share the concept of Universal Shapes, basically 6 basic story plots that were presented by Vonnegut in the 90s.

### Wizard Affinity Data is Now on OpenSea![edit | edit source]

The first big Magic Machine (MM) news of this week is that Wizard affinity data is now available on OpenSea! This was one of the innovative aspects of the original Wizard collection, a measure of cohesiveness among the traits of the collection. At first, Dotta decided to not include it in the trait data on OpenSea. But due to challenges with new entrants discovering affinity, Magic Machine has decided to bring them to OpenSea (as it was already present for the Souls and Warriors collections).

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-24


Dotta said that when you look at Wizards with 100% affinity, they “sing” because the traits were designed to fit together. He admitted that 100% affinity wizards are his favorites among the collection. He proceeded to explain the concept of affinities a little further. There is an Affinity name, a # of traits, and a percentage of traits (number of traits in the same affinity compared to total traits). (Note: There is a Youtube video explaining affinities from HighTac.

A prototype of a Forgotten Runes-themed board game in development, shared by brennen.eth via Twitter, circa August 2022.

### Community News[edit | edit source]

#### Forgotten Runes Board Game[edit | edit source]

The main focus this week was on community projects. We started with Brennen, who is developing a Forgotten Runes strategic board game. Brennen has been developing and designing board games for 10 years. He enjoys working within the limits of physical board games (as opposed to developing code, which is his day job). Brennen has previously developed Raid, a Viking-themed card game, and is about to release Seven Sails, a pirate-themed game. As a result of his experiences, he became a game consultant for a game publishing company. Through this role, he met faison (spelling may be incorrect), who had the original concept for the Runes game (although it didn’t have that theme at the time).

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He describes it as a mixture of Monopoly and a diplomatic-themed game like Game of Thrones. The objective is to build a tower, and lately, brennen and faison have worked to fit the mechanics to the Forgotten Runes theme. There has already been some alpha testing done using Tabletopia. A physical prototype has been created as well, and this will help the team further refine the game. Once the House of Wizards DAO re-opens proposals, brennen plans to submit a proposal to pay community members to provide lore and art assets for the game. As a Nouns-holder, brennen is a believer in the process. He thinks that the game can be a good way to get FRWC into the mainstream. Brennen plans to include 8 Wizards, 8 Warriors, and 8 Souls in the game, so there is a possibility to get one of your characters into it also. The Nightmare Imp Beast is already planned for inclusion.

An upcoming casual dice-and-card game in development from Solopop, shared via Twitter, circa August 2022.

#### Treasure Trove is Released[edit | edit source]

We moved to MeepleDad talking about Treasure Trove. The objective of this project is to collect physical Forgotten Runes creations from a variety of community members into one loot box. Then shipping can be coordinated for all of them at once. Items in the box include Wizard cards (7-suit deck with FRWC ranks) from MeepleDad (with art from ArtisRock), and the Spell Runes dice & card game (PvP-Yahtzee-RPG) from SoloPop (Dr. Poplovski), and physical Runes trading cards, among other items.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-24


Solopop(lovski) explained the gameplay and mechanics of the Spell Runes game, and described it as a mixture of random chance and strategic play to attract a casual gaming audience. Giveahoot mentioned that card artwork for the Runes TCG is in progress, and it is looking amazing.

MeepleDad will use Sushi’s Miso service to sell Treasure Trove, which will be open over the next week. There will be prizes for the largest donors, including poems from Lorepunk. The team needs to sell $25K to have enough scale to ship. Prices range from $250-$1500.

#### Moron Global - Wizard Waifu Content Conclusion[edit | edit source]

The Moron Global team chimed in, saying that they will commercialize the winning artwork from the Wizard Waifus contest into upcoming merch lines.

### Code Name: Binary Star[edit | edit source]

A montage of Heroes of Cumberland derivative NFTs, released during the initial mint (August 2022). Art by maxwell (fecklessmage).

Dotta chimed in at this point that Magic Machine loves these initiatives, and wants to facilitate even more creation. Sometimes bringing a design or idea to life is difficult for those without experience in it. MM has started a new project, codenamed “Binary Star” which means two stars locked in each other’s gravity, which is how MM wants to support token-holders in their creation.

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The concept is that you (as a FRWC token holder) can log into a tool with Web3 authentication, and then designate which rights you approve to be used for your characters. You’ll also be able to connect with vendors to bring your FRWC IP-related idea to life. It will be a long-term project, but MM wants to commit to this. Dotta said, “what good are IP rights if you cannot even commercialize them?” Bearsnake said that this tool will be built for the FRWC community first, but could eventually be used by other projects too. Dotta said that this fits into the idea that merchandising forms a lion’s share of many of the top-grossing media franchises of all time. Magic Machine wants the commercialized IP rights to drive most of the value to token-holders, not necessarily the tokens themselves.

Bearsnake mentioned that MM signed with a licensing agent, which has helped them multiply the amount of initiatives currently in the works. This person represents some of the biggest IP in the world, and is able to open similar doors for Forgotten Runes. He reminded the listeners that the two ways to typically build big media franchises are video games, and TV/film. Forgotten Runes is doing both.

Madotsuki mentioned that a trivia event will be running on the Runiverse discord, and winners can win some t-shirts from the latest Magic Machine merch line. He mentioned that he predicts that there will be a moment in the future when things will click for the general population, when they realize how FRWC token-holders are able to commercialize their characters in this globally recognized franchise.

### Heroes of Cumberland Launches[edit | edit source]

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### Heroes of Cumberland Launches[edit | edit source]

We next opened the mint for the Heroes of Cumberland derivative project, created by maxwell (fecklessmage). Mint price is 0.0333 per token, with a free mint for lore writers. The tokens have individual names, and there are a varied assortment of cucumdog and related character traits.

Dotta closed by doing some Cult Content shoutouts - check out the mentioned pieces here.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2022-08-24


Disgusting Revenant
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Disgusting Revenant


### This warrior has been scarified in Burning of the 13 Warriors (2022).[edit | edit source]

They will rest forever in the Ethereum burn address, where it is impossible to be recovered.

Spike Cleaver of Kobolds (13395)


Green Elven Cloak
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Green Elven Cloak


Majestic Epic Gear
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Majestic Epic Gear


Street Punk with Red Camo
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Street Punk with Red Camo


Green Asp
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Green Asp


*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

See all heads...

Main Page/Heads


Lich Marquis
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Lich Marquis


Topaz Slime
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Topaz Slime


There are 7 dominant political factions in the world of Forgotten Runes, which are generally (but not always) denoted by hat color. They are Red, Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue, Purple, and White. (It is worth noting that just because a Wizard may have a certain color hat, it does not necessarily mean they fall into one of these factions.)

Read more about the factions here This article details Runiverse specific aspects of the Wizards. For meta-information regarding the Wizards, see the main article.

Forgotten Runes Wizard's Cult
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A Forgotten Runes wizard

## Contents

  * 1 Politics
    * 1.1 Red Hats
    * 1.2 Yellow Hats
    * 1.3 Brown Hats
    * 1.4 Green Hats
    * 1.5 Blue Hats
    * 1.6 Purple Hats
    * 1.7 White Hats

## Politics[edit | edit source]

There are 7 dominant political factions in the world of Forgotten Runes, which are generally (but not always) denoted by hat color. They are Red, Yellow, Brown, Green, Blue, Purple, and White. (It is worth noting that just because a Wizard may have a certain color hat, it does not necessarily mean they fall into one of these factions.)

#### Red Hats[edit | edit source]

Based in Red Wizard Capital, these oligarchs are cosmopolitan, elitist, and generally wealthy. They seem to be constantly engaged in complex political intrigue, and often leverage their financial might to achieve their goals.

Strengths: Cunning, strategic, politically powerful. Very wealthy and influential.

Weaknesses: Elitist and snobby, not well liked by other classes. They are often materialistic and wealth obsessed.

#### Yellow Hats[edit | edit source]

Wizards (Runiverse)


#### Yellow Hats[edit | edit source]

The Yellow Hats party all day and night in Chronomancer’s Riviera. Hot, sexy, and seemingly young, they manipulate time itself to achieve these shallow ends. They have not a care in the world, even as the Quantum Shadow itself looms on their borders. Lucky for them, Battlemage Mountains seem an impenetrable protection as for their debaucherous partying.

Strengths: Vitality, stamina, energetic, carefree, happy and joyful

Weaknesses: Shallow, unfocused, debaucherous, and unwise.

#### Brown Hats[edit | edit source]

Rugged, blue-collar, and provincial, the Brown Hat Wizards are good-natured and love simple living. Traditional with devotion to family, they use magic for everyday practical tasks, like housekeeping, farming, and hunting. Rarely seen in the cities, Brown hats generally live in the countryside. You can find them, however, occasionally enjoying a beer in the local tavern with good friends. A little known secret about Brown hats is that their hat color used to be Orange, but rustic country living has faded and tarnished their bright colors to an earthy brown.

Strengths: Good commonsense. Loyal to family and friends. Always well-prepared and very dependable.

Weaknesses: Often overly simplistic and can be a bit xenophobic. Resistant to change.

#### Green Hats[edit | edit source]

Earth loving hippies, they love plants, animals, and the natural world. Their brand of magic pulls from deep in the Earth, and is far older than the Quantum Shadow. They are well-grounded and stable.

Strengths: Strong and durable, Long lifespans, stable. They can communicate with plants and animals.

Wizards (Runiverse)


Weakness: Somewhat eco-facist, prioritizing the lives of plants and animals over humans. They can be slow to action, and are a bit aloof to the affairs of the human world.

#### Blue Hats[edit | edit source]

Academics who love libraries and learning, their Blue Wizard Bastion is home to the world's largest library. These Wizards are most comfortable with technology (even though most consider technology inferior to magic).

Strengths: Highly intelligent, well-learned, if anyone can build tech that would challenge magic, it would be them.

Weakness: Overly intellectual, Ivory Tower type of academic. Have tons of knowledge but rarely apply it to the real world.

#### Purple Hats[edit | edit source]

The quintessential Wizards. They are extremely talented in all sorts of magic, particularly the deep magic of the cosmos. Their magic is complex, powerful, and esoteric, much of it coming from the Psychic Leap itself. But because of this deep affinity for magic, the magic often controls them rather than the other way around. They are often perceived as clumsy and even goofy. Their spells are often loud, explosive, and colorful. Their spell books are incomprehensible and their houses are often chaotic. You never know if a Purple Wizard is very powerful or has simply lost his mind. Perhaps a bit of both.

Strengths: They are unpredictable, probably powerful, seemingly wise, in possession of great secrets and lore.

Weaknesses: They are unpredictable, chaotic, unorganized, having their rationality permanently altered by exposure to the Psychic Leap.

#### White Hats[edit | edit source]

Wizards (Runiverse)


#### White Hats[edit | edit source]

Detached, empty, Zen-like sages who sit quietly and meditate for days on end. The White Hats hide their power level, but it is suspected to be very high. Their magic is subtle, quiet, and unassuming. They never show off, and nobody knows the source of their power. Some believe them to be extremely powerful and some believe they have no magical power at all. But whatever the case, the White Hats operate in secret.

Strengths: Guarded, calm, secretive, possess deep wisdom.

Weakness: Aloof, unfriendly, unemotional, and unapproachable.

Wizards (Runiverse)


TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir) posts "No Floor on Lore" in September 2021. This would evolve into the sayings, "Lore Not Floor" & "Lore AND Floor" later on.

TheOneWhoRings (Magus Wazir) shares a preview of a game in development, and says it is not official. This prompts a response from Dotta. (September 2021)

## Contents

  * 1 Book of Lore is Live!
  * 2 Ours Over Official
  * 3 Tips on Writing Lore
  * 4 Forgotten Souls Update
  * 5 Lachness Goes Fulltime
  * 6 Lore Reading

### Book of Lore is Live![edit | edit source]

Legendariums of the past are dusty tomes; meanwhile the Book of Lore is hot of the press. The Book of Lore contract + frontend went live today! Where it was once capped, you should be able to upload any size page. You can edit your Wizard's entry, but you’ll have to pay a gas fee. Once you transfer your Wizard, it becomes immutable.

Don’t look at the floor, look at the lore. The Forgotten Runes team will be looking at the Book of Lore not only for stories, but to distinguish who they give priority to for airdrops and minting. There’s something neat about the Book of Lore, in that it is an on-chain record of participation! Those who write lore is a good way to distinguish flippers from longer-term community members.

### Ours Over Official[edit | edit source]

In response to his Twitter post this week, Dotta casts of this idea of things being “official” or not.

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Dotta posts some of the core tenets of Forgotten Runes in response to TheOneWhoRings saying his game in development is "not official". Circa September 2021.

Dotta: You don’t need an official intermediary to label what is canon and what is not, preventing you from dwelling close to this universe. Legendariums of the past are nothing more than dusty tomes these days. LoTR is locked away and guarded under an estate, and the fellowship has left Middle Earth. JK Rowling’s quill has run dry. The marketing tactics are in place and in torchlit tunnels, an endless trove of goblins push revenue into her vault at Gringott’s, and any new writing could upset this flow of money, so her book is closed. Mickey Mouse has become Moloch. He is devouring, desiring, and destroying any book they can get their hands on. Disney has become a dragon that gathers every prince and princess, and hides them away in a tower. This dragon sits on a large pile of gold in front of the doors to a library of intellectual property rights, whose books are all closed. Today, a new book opens! It is owned by the living! It is a book that is open and cannot be shut! It is a book guarded by a smart contract that allows any person to scribe, so long as they hold a Wizard!

### Tips on Writing Lore[edit | edit source]

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### Tips on Writing Lore[edit | edit source]

Don't wait on Elf to build the world for you \- if you see a location that appeals to you, write about it. Maybe it could be incorporated onto a piece of work in the future! Places like Xanadu and Avalon that are borrowed from other myths are in the collection because there’s lore already behind these ideas out there in the ether. They’ve already been so heavily drawn upon, you just need to find them and do some digging. These myths that recycle through the ages are archetypal in nature because they play on certain dimensions of psychology that ubiquitous to the human experience. For example, El Dorado, where you find a city of gold appeals to the sense of adventure, wonder, success, and treasure hunting. These things cross cultures because they appeal to our fundamental desires.

When constructing your own Wizard’s lore, what stories are gonna stand the rest of time? It’s certainly not overpowering them, rather, it's giving them a sense of humanity. Look into the literature of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth for further inspiration.

### Forgotten Souls Update[edit | edit source]

Burning wizards is dark chaotic magic. Burning your Wizard does NOT guarantee you an upgrade. Some may receive Souls, some might receive something powerful, and some might revive something worse than before.

One of the panels from the storyboard, "Ouroboros," which released at this time. Fortune Teller Crackerjack of the Desert shuffles a deck of cards.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-22


The burn mechanism will come in the form of an airdrop called “The Sacred Flame.” The main component of the plan is to airdrop in order of longest held wizards since the summoning. For example, if on the day of the mint, you summoned 50 Wizards, sold 30, and now hold 20, you would receive one “Sacred Flame”. If you minted one Wizard and held it this whole time, you would receive 1 “Sacred Flame” as well. The Forgotten Runes team believes this is fair in terms of longevity and wallet size. The core team's wallets will be excluded from receiving Sacred Flames. They are ready to be airdropped, the team is just waiting for gas to decrease (editor's note: During this period of time, the Ethereum network had consistently high gas fees that lasted for months). Should arrive sometime within the next two weeks.

The burn goes live no later than Halloween! To prevent a gas war, you can choose to burn any of your Wizards at any time, be it right away, or 5 years from now. In order to obtain extras you would have to buy them off of a secondary market.

### Lachness Goes Fulltime[edit | edit source]

LachnessMonsta officially became a full time Wizard! If you haven’t noticed, she’s been active in the Discord and reorganized the categories and channels.

### Lore Reading[edit | edit source]

Elf shared lore behind Holy Arcanist Illuminus of the Heavens (0). Hedge Wizard Ursula of the Steppe (4564) shared her lore.

Wizard Wednesday Recap, 2021-09-22


Elf greets the Cult from his trip to South Africa (August-September 2022)

This week, we have Dotta, Bearsnake, and Cosmo from the Magic Machine (MM) team on Wizard Wednesday. Elf is on the 2nd week of his vacation, which was revealed to be in South Africa!

## Contents

  * 1 Derivative Forgotten Runes Project Shout-outs
  * 2 Dynamic NFTs - A Follow-up Discussion
  * 3 Update on the Locks
  * 4 TV Show Update
  * 5 "Can't Be Evil" IP Rights and the Liquidity Black Hole
  * 6 Community News

### Derivative Forgotten Runes Project Shout-outs[edit | edit source]

The Barren Court released its Desert Bestiary in late August 2022. This was an opportunity for holders of Barren Court-eligible Warriors to acquire a new familiar that fit the Barren Court setting in The Sands.

Dotta and Bearsnake were excited about minting their Heroes of Cumberland NFTs this past week. Dotta also shouted out The Barren Court, and their new line of desert familiars. Dotta said that this is actually an example of dynamic NFTs, since the desert familiar may in some cases replace the original familiar.

### Dynamic NFTs - A Follow-up Discussion[edit | edit source]

Dotta still thinks that allowing people to customize their tokens into something they like is something worth exploring. Bearsnake said that as long as the original NFT is respected, it’s an exciting area.

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Dotta said that new ideas in this area will be presented soon, and he understands that the idea of consent is important. During the Great Burning event, the team made efforts to tell about the mechanics and the risks involved. Dotta agreed that he definitely does NOT support changing token artwork with no prior warning or consent.

BiII Gains talked about the “Baked Bill Mystic,” which was an Axie Infinity character he acquired, which had rare “Mystic” traits. They were intended to be special (only 1100 out of what is now 12 million Axies) and are a collector’s item. It had a special look, and Bill even commissioned artwork for it. However, when a new game was released, they changed the artwork for the Axies, which ruined the look of this rare Axie. This caused Bill to lose attachment to the token, and he decided to put it up for sale the next time he needed liquidity. It’s a cautionary tale.

### Update on the Locks[edit | edit source]

Heroes of Cumberland was open for minting in late Summer 2022. Honorary heroes were given to select community members, such as artist Tania del Rio.

You will be able to melt the Locks to the Gate to the 7th Realm to upgrade your Warrior! If you have a Lock + a Sacred Flame, you will be able to burn the two of them on the FRWC website, select a Warrior (they must have a weapon trait), and upgrade their weapon to something rare. Dotta said that the powered-up weapon art looks fantastic, and this will immutably change the Warrior to get a rare weapon. It will change the metadata of the existing Warrior. There are only 42 Locks at the moment, but a small number of different “golden items” may be issued later.

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Both Cosmo & Elf worked on the artwork, and it adds a “new element” to the collection. Cosmo said that there are 128 Warrior weapons, and he had to help create potential artwork for all of them to account for all possibilities. So most of the artwork will go unseen.

Dotta mentioned that the Spell used in the Lock's creation, and the type of Lock (standard or Quantum) will affect what the resulting weapon looks like. Each weapon+spell+lock type combo results in a pre-defined weapon. There is no “undesirable” mechanic - the results are stable.

Dotta acknowledges that this activity can only be completed by a small subsection of holders, but should be a very interesting development for Locks and Flame owners. Bearsnake is interested to see what the market for these items will look like.

ZayLaSoul asked whether this would affect all the 1/1 ultrarare Souls being minted. Dotta answered that yes it is possible, but wouldn’t give a hard answer because it depends on a number of factors that are currently unknown. Overall, there will be fewer potential Souls. Dotta reminded us that when people stopped using Flames, he took it as a personal challenge. His goal is for 100% of Sacred Flames to be used (minus those stuck in smart contract addresses and not recoverable). Lorepunk asked if lore-wise, the locks are burned or melted. Dotta said that they are melted, and only the Sacred Flame can melt this metal. Dotta chatted w/ ZayLaSoul and Madotsuki about different potential mechanics for tokens, such as wrapping tokens to temporarily update its traits. Dotta referenced MoonCats for having interesting token mechanics. Bill Gains mentioned the possibility of using soul-bound tokens.

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House of Retired Yield Farmer (RYF) was commissioned by RYF, and created by an unnamed partner (as of August 2022). It showcases many of RYF's Forgotten Runes characters.

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MM is working with Derek Kolstad on scripts, stories, and choosing FRWC characters for main and supporting roles. Derek is looking to stay within the collective world that’s being built. Bearsnake hopes that they will be able to provide more substantive announcements around the show soon. Bearsnake said that originally, a 60-minute show was the idea, but a lot of distributors mentioned that typically, anime is created in 30-minute episodes. So MM has decided to change to a 30-minute format to better fit the expectations of the potential distributors, and also maintain quality while reducing the amount of animation minutes that need to be funded at start-up (meaning a lower price tag for the funder(s).

### "Can't Be Evil" IP Rights and the Liquidity Black Hole[edit | edit source]

Next, Dotta mentioned A16Z’s “can’t be evil” IP rights. These provide a protection for collectors that prevents the founders from taking away rights.

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Retired Yield Farmer (RYF) came up next. RYF released a thread this week, with a new art piece featuring many of his characters as well as an explanation why Forgotten Runes is unique. RYF talked about the “DeFi liquidity black hole”. The protocols are designed so that a feedback loop is created; more users generate more fees, which generates more liquidity, which leads to greater incentives for more people to join the pool. In theory, a virtuous cycle. Similarly, as more people start creating stories & side projects with their FRWC characters, it creates more value, Magic Machine can include prominent characters in its big media, even more attention comes, and growth blossoms over time in an exponential curve.

Dotta said that he wishes he could commission “every artist in the world” to create art for Forgotten Runes. Even Dotta’s daughter entered the “Summer Kids Art Contest,” and got a lot of nice comments from several community members, which may encourage her to do more.

RYF said that one of his business partners created the art that he's been showing off. The project was conceptualized almost a year ago, but the ambitious portion started this March, and more people have joined his team. RYF was cagey about providing details, but he hopes to show something tangible in the coming months, with more previews in the coming weeks. Other wizard-holders will get a chance to join the fun later.

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RYF also announced that a new House of Wizards Ministry of Art window will open on September 1st, and will close on September 30th. 10 ETH is available (max 2 ETH possible for any single project). There is a Notion page where you can access the Google Form application.

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MeepleDad came up and praised the Writing Contest that was open to non-holders - this brought in new creators into the Cult. He also talked about Treasure Trove - a fundraiser for a “loot box” type offering with creations designed by various Cult members. A few additional items got unlocked by large commitments from certain Cult members. Samikitty and BARONVONFANCY’s “secret item” will now be included, as well as a Gigas Chad dice sack, and the polyhedral dice set. And every contributor will get a double box, no matter what - the idea is to give away loot boxes to friends who might be interested in Forgotten Runes.

Lorepunk came back up and mentioned that “Chimera”, a song by her and spz, is now available on Youtube. She reminded us that they want to create a 5-song EP, and a proposal is planned once House of Wizards re-opens. Anyone who wants to offer additional/matching funds to whatever is in the proposal, can reach out to her, spz, or Tad, who is assisting with this effort. She finished with a new acapella version of a song about what it means to be a Warrior.

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