Each time you increase your soul state, the fraction of full that your power pool is at decreases, because the maximum is going up each time. In this case, your pool not being full is a good thing. Do not worry so much about your power pool being full, but whether there is enough in there to use your abilities. If it is the case that there is not enough power to use the abilities, then there may be a bug.

If you are really uncomfortable with your soul pool not being full, wait a while and do not pray to your badge or tend during that time. If everything is working properly, you should have a full power pool in a few hours.

player of Linras Cauldrath

>rub souls
You rub the soulstone...

It feels cold and lifeless, tainted darkish grey with sinister black streaks.


This is from high-end pristine after killing one thief for stealing. I can't emphasize how important implementing new ways to regain soul and implementing first-strike with paladin sense is. This is going to take me a week to fix.

Litharius

>not as if you didn't have other options than killing the perpetrator.

Yep its an option. And a great one, only for guilded thieves, commoners, homeless, whatever they call themselves; it doesn't matter for anyone else.

On the reality side, accusing has not stopped one person from continuing to try and steal from me, dealing out a death has.

Litharius has a great point, and something we have asked for .. let stealing count as first strike, thats the big soul hit, the murder hit is not so bad.

-Slaris

Congrats on killing the thief.

Crusader Taghz

<<Litharius, your soulstate would onla go that far down if you also got the "first strike" soulhit.

<<The first strike hit is enough to take you from pristine to pallid grey... the killing will bump you down that other notch.

Not true. I have killed 3 people and got 3 first strike hits , and 3 death hits. And was at the soul state right under soft white. I was able to cast magic after the first and second kill.

Clyn

<<... right, and what's your charisma and discipline?

34,40.

Clyn

>Litharius, your soulstate would onla go that far down if you also got the "first strike" soulhit.

That's what I was posting about. I sensed him stealing and I attacked him, got the first-strike soul hit. Then another soul hit for killing him and another for going to jail.

Just trying to give them a nudge as a reminder that paladin sense justifying first-strike is important.

It's more viable now to just turn thieves in if you're in town(unfortunately they don't believe murderers), I'm still trying to recover from that. Just got back up to soft white.

Litharius

>>i accidently made poison, that took me from pristine to meltingpoint<<


you can't ACCIDENTLY do that. being the process is long and involved, no way you wouldn't know what you're trying to do.

>you can't ACCIDENTLY do that. being the process is long and involved, no way you wouldn't know what you're trying to do.

we are talking about Pureblade here <g> i am sure he can do most things accidenty.

Michael

>>we are talking about Pureblade here <g> i am sure he can do most things accidenty.

Actually, we're talking about Blasword. Pureblade never mixed poison in his life. He has pros apply it.

don't forget--blasword, blower-up of things <stone clan statues....>

ok, been pondering on all the young folk finding it hard to regain soul, so i ran a test on some poor young fella struggling to get a glyph in shard as he had a poor soul state.

Now i have thought about this and i dont think i am giving away any guild secrets or quest secrets as this really is not part of a quest, if its too sensitive MACE or RODERIGO please feel free to pull this post.

Now i am sure someone mention before about a high circle glyph ritual, i tested the young guy his soul was dull and chalky, took him top of shard guild, got him to pray chadatru and it took him strait to steady white hue, now for youngins struggling with soul thats quite a boost. so the findings are confirmed, it works. Hope it helps yas out some.

Michael.

>have i taken too many blows to head? or did Roderigo fix soul state msgs so that now you dont drift from pristine? I really thought that happened but maybe i am dreaming...

He made it so you dont drift from the extreme high end of pristine...as there are more than one level to pristine now.

Stonewall Gad

Gad,

>>He made it so you dont drift from the extreme high end of pristine

Actually, not totally true. You are correct in 99% of situations, however, when I took my vacation from the Realms at the high end of pristine, my soul had drifted down to chalky grey while I was gone, because I had done NO "good deed" things while I was gone.

However, in most normal circumstances.. just one tend of a non-paladin every month or so should be enough to keep you up at the high end of pristine without a lot of constant work.


Redarch

><glances at Michael>


shuddup!

Michael.

PS. i think i dreamed that back when i was drinking.

I think soul state should intimidate undead.

Gam,

If all you use is tend and tithe, you're not going to be able to claw yer way outta steady white.

There are other methods of getting a soul boost you can use but they require travel and/or some help.

Without giving anything away too badly, I'd suggest you visit either Shard or Theren. There are chapels at either location that can aid ya in boosting yer soul. Suggest ya travel to one or the other, tend, tithe THEN add the additional soul booster ya find there and that should get you over the hump.

If you need more "directed" hints.. find me in Crossing and I'll help.

Redarch

Just recently blackened my soul to the utmost and was wondering if I can get tips on how to fix it. I tithe, tend and listen to a cleric read the holy book of Chadatru whenever one is around (very rarely). I would go to shard to pray at the tower, but I believe I have to go thru a soularch to get up there and well, with a blackened soul...Im not getting past. I know I could find a moonie to get me there, but I couldnt leave till I was fully cleansed. Anyone know if the tower in shard is the quickest way to gain it? Id live a hermit life up there if it was. And no, I cannot afford a pilgrims badge. Any ideas?

Does the Book of Hodierna in Leth work like the Book of Chadatru?

Does anyone have a way to determine how fast our soul pool refills? Its sure hard to pin things down went you don't have numbers to work with, but it SEEMS, and I do mean "seems", that mine is filling up faster than it was a week or so ago.

Has anyone timed it from before and maybe can repeat that to verify my perception? It would be nice to find out for sure so we can say thanks.


Gloryarm