Welcome to the Barren Realms MUD newsletter (Sorry it's late). -------------------- IDEAS: Please feel free to hit reply. AMystery: it doesn't seem right that wimpy and memory can be used together. if the mob flees then it shouldn't remember me and try to attack, it already knows its inferior Stars: make it so that you sell items to only the shopkeeper that can buy them. That way you will not get the message "aod looks uninterested in a sword". Birdseye: make all mobs become aggressive in the arena *g* Grogar: pills shouldn't be affected by hunger.. Wood: there should be a druid spell called create beer DevilsAngel: a history of all the tells you have sent Leiland: ban laughing buddha from the arena CrazyChaos: when you're in the rapids, a lake, a river, etc. you should be able to drink from it like drinking from a fountain RadicalEd: create a new type of afk, only called aak for when i fall asleep while mudding... RadicalEd: make the O in c4 a different color than the board so its easier to see? Xorex: when someone summons a mob, it should get a flag so that only people grouped with the summoner can get experience for killing it Xorex: There should be a restrictive measure on healing spells, either making them only work on grouped members or making them cost exponentially more to cast on other players with levels nowhere near the caster's Birdseye: allow thief mobs to steal from other mobs, and have the mobs react to the thief as they would react to a player stealing from them Birdseye: vision should not be affected by drunkenness, or detect hidden should be affected by drunkenness - they are both about powers of observation... Keiichi: A help command to that gives information about being hit by lightning. Some people don't know they can be hit by lightning. CrazyChaos: Frenzy/berzerk should last longer, but still not too much. Maybe kind of like Sanctuary works. RadicalEd: some kind safety for remort like delete Stars: make it impossible to trip or be tripped on or in water, swimming, sailing on a boat, underwater etc. Icecold: nuke charmie code or modify it. i hate it. i hate it. hate hate hate it! hehe. how about it set your gold (bank account, too) to 0 and your exp to the max you need to level instead of a killer flag? and make area attacks from players not affect char Stars: I love the idea of peek being a command for looking at players. However, I prefer to see a mob's inventory just by looking at it. How about switching it back just for mobs? Shi: you might want ot fix the help file for peek RadicalEd: change the peek help file so it matches the adjustment CrazyChaos: Maybe demons could get windzone or blast, dependant on what type of wings they get. Hana: I'd like something to be done about the Commander of the City Guard...I'm sick of him kicking my ass when I'm trying to kill termites Crater: The "eyes of the green dragon" in Chmabers in the Clouds that teleport you to the council should take less time to teleport you. Brodgar: Add a few bells and whistles to reimb so that data like renames aren't lost to crashes. Enter: the help peek should be updated due to the changes of the skill Shi: there should be a use for extra prac sessions Moldfinger: a way to forget a skill, particularly an OOG. You have an XP penalty of double your max XP for that level but then you go down to what it would be without the OOG penalty next level DevilsAngel: we should have a beep history, that way if we missed any we could see that!! DevilsAngel: that only Ken can use tainted weapons, like how only Elves and druids can handle flaming Peel: a skill/spell that avians can use to put poison on their claws Shadowhawk: how about demons get enhanced damage? We are supposed to be all mean and stuff right? AMystery: I think something needs to be done with hp. Characters are so powerful these days that arena battles lose much of the point. An avatar demon can kill another avatar demon in one-two rounds so there is no skill involved, just who goes first and luck AMystery: I propose changing the way hp is gained and changing some of the abilities that are hp based. If characters ended up with greater hp, almost equivalent to the mobs they fight (con would have meaning again) Eol: a command that shows the ten most recent characters who used the profile command with your character's name AMystery: In case I forgot to tsay this earlier. I think that xp and cost for enhancing should increase with level. I'd prefer it to jump suddenly at 51, and possibly again at 101 AMystery: as a corollary, its again been suggested that we increase the stat maxes so that heroes have something else to enhance AMystery: change two of the death messages to denote the cause, suicide or bleeding to death for players AMystery: I wonder if the track code could be improved by having it search for mobs near your level first. that should be the majority so it should be the fastest Melissa: the command for 'away from keyboard' should be altered so that when the flag is put up, you don't suffer the effects of hunger, or at least not as fast, and so on, since you are *away* from the computer. It can also be altered so that it cannot be t Peel: a dispel magic spell that you can pay a healer to cast on you Liubei: an item that affects your align Moldfinger: change it so you can hr from battle Eol: could we have a listing of level 151 Demons on the Wizlist ? Peel: a demons normal human arm should be able to disarm someone if it does nothing... or have a skill where it could tie up the mobs arm if they have a weapon so they cant hit u with the weapon Akasha: How bout extending the benefits of ac further past -300 ac or whatever invincible is, -1500 ac shouldnt be good for nothing Peel: poses for demons like all the other races Ack: Give size to pets (or anything for that matter) and that way you could put the smaller pets inside packs (ie ferrets, if you charm a smurf or somethign) Moldfinger: the destruction of a foul rites bag claims it singes your hands. it should do a little damage Shadowhawk: Have "heal restore" cure poison and disease if needed. Yes, I'm that lazy. AMystery: avians and demons now vary from the normal equipment slots. Lets continue the theme by adding and removing some slots from other races, especially Ill which is a different body type ----------------------------------------------- Kiri's WWW of URLS; Maximum Double Universal Timekick Warrant: A Jean-Claude Van Damme Cinematic Retrospective http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=23130 The IraqoMeter http://www.iraqometer.com/ Top 100 Hoaxes http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/top100.html From Scavenger: http://www.reallifecomics.com/d/20030128.html -------------------- Jokes from Amystery: 1. Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 3. Only in America...do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America...do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. 5. Only in America...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America...do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 7. Only in America...do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. (THIS ONE ALWAYS BUGGED ME!) 9. Only in America...do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. 10. Only in America...do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. EVER WONDER ~~~~ Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"? Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food? When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff? Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? ~~~~~ In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods. On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. (And that's the only time I have to work on my hair.) On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (The shoplifter special?) On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap." (And that would be how??...) On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (But, it's "just" a suggestion.) On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not turn upside down." (Well...duh, a bit late, huh!) On Marks &Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating." (...And you thought????...) On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on body." (But wouldn't this save me more time?) On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: ?Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication."(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those 5-year-olds with head colds off those forklifts.) On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness." (And... I'm taking this because???....) On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only." (As opposed to...what?) On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other use." (Now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit curious.) On Sunsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts." (Talk about a news flash) On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."(Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?) On a child's superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." (I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.) On a Swedish chainsaw: ?Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals." (...Was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)