Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 03:14:11 -0500 (EST) WAsaBe: what if our containers would show a certain, kind of tag, like I check inventory and I have a ogrk's pack HALF-FULL...or water skin HALF-FULL...or midget purse EMPTY...but this would preced the name...FULL water jug...:) etc WAsaBe: A ice day sure does lift my spirits, why can't it affect us? Lightning can kill us, but a wamr summer breez, does nothing, but give us an idea, and control weather will make everyone profit too...:) WAsaBe: Locate object, also tells you which direction it's in? WAsaBe: Why can't all the Ventriloquating spells, change colors to match the viewers own color, making it more realists, you can obviously tell the difference if you've changed some colors...:) Thorkill: Fix the summon spell so that it will actually work with the several scrolls of summon out there. Kiri - it does, as long as what you are trying to summon is in the same room as you ;P Akron: replace the coffee in the shop with Espresso, mocha, add milkshakes, wine coolers, Zima, Coors light, coors, Bud, Bud light, Heinaken, maybe add a malt shop or something to the city Akron: Add a new affect, have coffee make people hyper .maybe have words more spread out the more theyv'e drank Akron: rent out Add space on the Barren realms homepage. kiri - Um, WHY? Omnipotus: punctuate ideas. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm having more and more trouble understanding what people are suggesting. Waz: not losing xp for fleeing in arena Whystler: make different races loose different kinds of body parts. avians could for example loose drumsticks and wings rather than arms and legs ;) ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** By Baal: 09 09 09 09Teleport and Astral 09During the age of mota's slumber, Thanos was busy making an attempt to take over the Barren Realms. Thanos created 2 races to fight among moat's races. One of these races are known as elves. The elves, made with great magical power were to fight Mota's Druids who were also a magical race. As the wars went on, the elves and druids creates techniques and spells, swaying the advantage from side to side. The Elves got a great advantage in the wars when they created a spell known as teleport, where the whole army of elves would take on the druids by surprise. The Druids, being an intelligent race noticed a weakness in the elven spell and quickly moved their armies to certain places where the elves couldn't teleport. But still, the Elves had a great advantage over the druids with their teleport spell 09The wisest and most intelligent of the druids got together for a long ti me making a spell which would work the same as teleport because they could not figure out how teleport worked. When the Druids creates a spell similar to teleport there was a difference...The Elves could teleport to almost any living creature, but the new Druid spell which they named astral could only bring them to certain kinds of beings. But also the druids made another spell which they accidentle stumbled upon which could summon any creature, so they named it summon. 09The druids and elves now live in peace and most of them dwell in the cit y of malacandra. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------response--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by Baltar: > Thorkill: Have an enchanted flag appear on enchanted weapons when you > identify them Umm...wouldn't that be the extra HITROLL and DAMROLL affects at the bottom? Seriously, how about the "Magic" flag, since you already can't enchant item s with that flag...makes sense for enchanted items to become magic. > Suggestions for the newsletter by Tabellia : > An Illithid skill; Petrify. > > ...To avoid Illithid's going on rampant stone-spelling romps, the > target must >be in a group with the Ill. You guys work out the details. ;) You mean you can't use it on a mob? -- Baltar @>-------------------[Longwinded New Idea ;)]---------------------- From Wasabe: Okay you know how drinking orange juice keeps us a little bit healthier? And how Milk makes us grow taller...well what if you implemented this into the mud...like what if we had a new gauge...like alignment, hitroll, damroll, etc. but this would be Weight, and muscle mass...say for instance we ate a pie...and the pie was a cheap chocolate pie with say 300 calories, and you had already eaten more than your 2000 calorie, and after you ate you didn't immediately fight so in this day your muscle mass dropped 1% and your weight went up 1 lb. But the next day you ate the same pie but you immediately fought...therefore balancing your calorie intake with your calorie need...so your musclemass went up .75% and you lost 2 lbs...(you could try to keep this very realistic)...I mean in one day noone can gain 50 lbs...and noones muscle mass can reach 100% you could keep it at the 99% limit. Also if you did not eat anything...not only would you lose HP but your musclemass would go down and your weight would too...and for those people that drank a lot of water...their weight would go up and their musclemass would go down...Also when we died we could have alot of our muscle mass go down and weight go up, and we would have to work back up to 99% muscle mass and 250lb weight, for men, and a different amount for women, but the thing about this would be that having a more fit player, would mean better results in fighting and better looks, maybe people could even be able to know what you look like, for example for alignment how when you are at 1000 you are saintly, so where you are 99% muscle mass you would be mister universe...and how -1000 is (whatever it is), so when you were around 55% musclemas you would be maybe big boned...See the whole point would be to help your character fight better. SO when I make 99% musclemass I will hit maybe 1 1/5 my regular damage...and be able to dodge better...and if we kept in shape even our hp and other stats could increase...like mv...BUT when we neglect ourselves we would then gain less hp and less mv...It would be really cool to have this, i mean not only would we think twice about what we do with our character but we would take care of them as if they were really us...I mean think of it, BR would help us think about what we do to our selves...Well this is just an idea, only the imms can chose to implement something like this, but hey...everyone should stay healthy. 09 09 09 09Wasabe P.S. Maybe we could have inter-race privelages, like the ones who need mana...will not lose musclemass as much as someone who wouldn't when they drank a lot of beer... /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Bios---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Morrigu: I am 23 years old. I live in Rochester NY (couple hours from Toronto). I was born June 1st, I'm a Gemini (which is why I talk so darn much :) ). I'm majoring in two fields: Art and Art Therapy, and I minor in the Harp. I go to RIT(Rochester Inst. of Technology) and I take my music courses at the Eastman School of Music. The rest of my time is spent working part time as a skin specialist and hairstylist, and being addicted to Barren...hehe I also collect gem and crystal specimens, have 3 dogs, 3 cats, 4 birds and some fish (but the fish are outside in the pond)just call me Mrs Dr Doolittle! :) My likes: making people laugh, drawing/painting, animals (no really?!) Anything to do with King Arthur, motorcycles, crystal balls, reading, writing poems/short stories, plants/flowers/gardening, dancing, weight training, yoga, meditation, Hershey's Chocolate, any chocolate, pea soup, dancing, coloring hair (whether it is my own or someone elses) sculpting, Halloween and special effects makeup, Halloween parties, candles, finding out evrything I can about a person, good cigars and radishes :) Now for my dislikes...work and no play, cleaning the house, cheap tippers, movies that are boring within the first 5 minutes, weeds, when it gets dark at 5:00 in the winter, when I run out of wine and am sitting in front of a fire with someone special, plain popcorn, unsalted peanuts, small cokes, when I run out of cigarettes at 2am., flat gingerale, getting sick, and those new damn angel bra commercials! and radishes (hehehehe) I love playing on Barren...I have tried other MUDS and so far this is the friendliest. This is the first MUD that hasn't shut down and restarted as soon as I have heroed, only to make us all re-start all over again (ugh, include that in my dislikes). Now that I have heroined, the bags under my poor tired eyes have gone away, and I am once again getting dates(LOL). I am once again coherent and all my hair has also grown back, and in the right places too! :) I have enjoyed every level and now that I am getting settled I enjoy being a Heroine. I have MANY ideas for quests! I am also writing an area to submit, if I can ever get that damn file back out of the place I put it..giggle. Lastly, I can't wait to actually help a newbie...but it is very hard when my friend Jasserande has the speediest little elven feet in the realms :). I hope this is enough info...take care! Morrigu (Karen) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------------Spotlight---------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) 09Greetings Barren Realms, and welcome to the first Spotlight of 1998! Today, I will not entertain your imaginations as I merely wish to excitedly announce a new feature to appear in Spotlight from now on. Starting next edition, Spotlight will boast a new section for all of you called Focus! 09Focus is designed to "focus" on one of you rather than all of you, as Spotlight has been doing. All manner of short stories, poems, silly anecdotes or facts, or anything from any of you will be displayed for all to marvel at in Focus, along with the interesting topics Spotlight itself will present concerning the entire Realms. Hence, if any of you are poets wishing for an audience, storytellers extraordinaire, or hilarious comics, Focus is offering an opportunity of fame! 09Every week, Spotlight will have a Focus presenting the work of an individual. I myself will start this week's Focus as an example of what is possible. I will always remind all of you that Focus is seeking entries in my usual Spotlight notes. If I recieve more than one entry a week, works will be portrayed in the order they are recieved. Either way, everyone's work is guaranteed to be displayed for enraptured eyes. 09So I urge all of you to reveal your literary talents and shine your imagination upon a breathless Barren Realms! 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09***Focus*** This is one of my favorite poems 09 09 09 09 09--Aura Dancing by Moonlight Ah! The grandeur of that sensuous dream! When Night strode by in a stroll of romance, And the spark of my eye did shine with a gleam On that sprite, that fairy, lost in her dance. I hid among slumbering trees and watched with a grin, For the moon graced her feet in a soft, silver light, As she skipped to the beat of some passion within, And I, friend of the trees, longed for this sight. Perhaps my heart breached the walls of my haven, Or my voice, with ecstatic glee, did flee from my hold, For her dance came to rest, and turn, did this maiden, Her eyes of green waters peeking through a veil of gold. My breath fled to the hills and my hair stood on the guard, A bead of laughing sweat escaped my glazed eye As her waters found my secret, and sing would the bard Someday, of a lone knight lost in the expanse of a verdant sky. I stood with a tremor as she neared my rest, the wave Of her hair splashing in golden crest as her wry smile Tickled my heart and fondled my soul in her cave Of wondrous desire no pirate of sadness could ever defile. She flowed to the heart of a great, languid field a distance away, Her wonderful eyes never straying from my hungry gaze, She watched me the while and with a laugh resumed her play And then I did find the whole of my breast was fully ablaze. Her river of gold followed her grace as she bid me come, And with a wistful look, I ran from my somber tree, Dashing into the field, in tune with the great drum That met the beat of my own passion, now set free. A lyre whistled from her lips and how light she skipped To a bless E9d tune of no words written in every tongue, And I, with eyes glistened by the wine of joy I now sipped, Caught her in flight and we flew to where the moon hung. We found ourselves in a desperate embrace and a jovial game, I swam in her oceans, playing with myriad waves so sublime , While she discovered our thoughts of passion were much the same, And with a squeal of delight, her lips soon found mine. I was lost in that kiss, stretching through strands of eternity, And I will never forget the taste of our youth and the scent Of our love, for within me still, lies a dream of young serenity, Where a fairy still sings and dances to moonlight, forever luminescent. @>-----------------------[Story]---------------------- 09Sorry we missed last weeks story, but Sylvid and Raze were busy playing Santa's helpers... In any case, when we last left our hero (me) and his (f aithful?) companion, we had just escaped from a rather wicked game of crick et and entered Malacandra. Raze of course tried to lead me to one of those low dives that she would call a n inn, but me being the prude that I am actually wanted beds to sleep in; i magine that. Further search through the town left us at the doorway to a c lean and seemingly safe place. In an alley several streets down however, things were not so safe. . . 09"Are you about ready to get this on?" the taller of two humans asked his companion. "We can't fool around waiting all night you know." 09"Yeah, yeah, I'm almost ready. Just one thing bugs me though." 09"And what's that now? I've warned you about using that brain of yours t oo much. You could hurt someone, namely yourself." 09"We need code names." 09"We need what??" the big man exclaimed. 09"You know, code names! All good assassins have code names. Like Cutthr oat or Dagger or Cutlass, or something cool like that. Or how about Scar? That way we can communicate without anyone knowing who we really are. And when people want to hire us, th ey ask by our code names, and no one really ever knows where or who we are! " 09Rolling his eyes, the nameless asssassin smacked his comrade and grunted 2E "Come on," he said, "we really need to get going." 09"But what about our code names?" Scar, the Slow of Thought whined. 09Sighing, Nameless turned from the door. "Fine you be Scar if you want. Don't call me by name; any name. Got it?" 09"Okay, but I didn't really like Scar. I'll think of something." 09"Whatever! Now, let's go!" And the two exited, heading for the Inn in which Raze and I had rented rooms for the night. 09 09Back at the inn, Raze and I were discussing my mission over a semi-decen t meal. "So," I asked, "about how much further to the Dark Tower? It real ly is important that we arrive as promptly as possible." 09"Got a date?" Raze asked with an annoying smirk. Seeing that it had lit tle effect on me (what should I care, after all, what a Kender thinks?), Ra ze answered. "Well, we still must cross the Great Eastern Desert, but afte r that the Tower is only a day's ride. I'd say we still have about a week." 09"Then we'd better get moving early tomorrow. I'm turning in now. Don't stay up too late, and try to lay off the ale." Sighing, I got up and left the table, retiring to my room. Grimacing at her almost empty mug of ale, Raze quaffed the rest, and got up, following me up the stairs to her adjacent room. 09As I sat on the bed and lit my candle with a wave of my hand, a gruff vo ice came from the wall near my window. "Freeze, or I'll shoot." 09Calmly and very much annoyed, I turned to look at the would be assassin. "You do realize that you're carrying a dagger and not a crossbow don't yo u?" 09"Well, yes. Shut up, I'll use it! I am The Assassin Formerly Known As Scar! You should fear me!" 09"Please," I said, rolling my eyes. As he took a step towards me, I made a small movement with my hand, uttering a word under my breath. Abruptly the dagger in his hand disappeared, and the feet of The Assassin Formerly K nown As Scar (Taf-Kas for short) were tangled in a sticky webbing. Taf-Kas fell to the floor with a grunt. Before dealing with him, I went to Raze's room. She had a larger man tie d up on the floor, and a whole bunch of junk surrounding her bed, which she was sorting through. "Look a t all the neat stuff this guy brought me!" she said with a smile. "And al l he wanted for it was a knife; right in his gut." She grinned evilly. 09I nodded. "Good job. Gather up your belongings. I don't believe this was an ordinary robbery. We're leaving right now. I will not have my miss ion endangered any longer. Hopefully, we'll stay ahead of whoever sent the se thugs, and we won't have to d eal with any more." /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Silly----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Coors put its slogan, "Turn it loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer from diarrhea." Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into German only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "manure stick". Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American campaign: Nothing sucks like an Electrolux. The American slogan for Salem cigarettes, "Salem-Feeling Free", was translated into the Japanese market as "When smoking Salem, you will feel so refreshed that your mind seems to be free and empty." When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the beautiful baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what's inside, since most people can't read English. Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious porno magazine. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I saw the potato" (la papa). In Italy, a campaign for Schweppes Tonic Water translated the name into "Schweppes Toilet Water." Pepsi's "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave," in Chinese. Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "it takes a strong man to make a tender chicken" was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken affectionate." When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, "it won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you". Instead, the company thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant". _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | No such thing as a failure who keeps trying...coasting to the bottom| | Is the only disgrace...-Blues Traveller | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | Be sure to check out the Official Barren Realms Homepage | | http://nightfall.simplenet.com/Kiri | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | -> Barren Realms: barren.coredcs.com:8000 <- | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | You can contact me at Kiri@li.net for any of the following: | | | | Ideas for Barren Realms | | | | Questions/Complaints | | | | Your scrapbook memories of BR | | | | Your poetry, stories, questions, comments, and bios for the | | mort/hero/imm bio section of the newsletter and BR Magazine. | | | | Getting on the mail list for: | | | | Players file: How to play the game, helps, and the BR story. | | Great information for ALL players, no matter what | | level. | | | | Builders guide: An all new guide on how to build areas for BR. | | Full of new information on bits, liquids, and a | | step by step instruction on building areas. | | | | Builders forum: A place to ask email questions about the area you | | are building | | | | Area list: A list of areas and descriptions of each, in depth | | and helpful | | | \_____________________________________________________________________/ Ascii by Cutlass-Mark Sherlock-msherlo@ibm.net Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 01:45:04 -0500 (EST) Quiver: spec_archer: allow archers to shoot into the next room occasionally, possibly hitting you. (Morbia?) Quiver: Poisoned weapons...if a person tries to get one that is not a kender, they should get burned with the poison like flaming. UncleArthur: new skill : "cloak" lets kenders sneak and hide even with glowing/twinkling/humming.... eq Aleksei: how about clericus casting giant strength? Thorkill: Give a slight interest rate to money placed in the bank. But you dont recieve the interest based on MUD years, you recieve it each time you level. Rimfiztrick: have day time and night time last longer shuch as it's day for an hour and night for an hour Sabin: a Flag given to those who Cuss :> Tom: when Hurcaines come thru they shouldn't just say they need actions to annoy us :) weather isn't always good Lightning can hurt...why not have High winds Blow us around Forrent: how about a make beer or wine skill for mana users heheheh Tom: something to make Fighting more fun, and Interactive...I know you can Kick/do spells and all the skills but...why not something for controling the sword...not quite sure how to play with it Questyn: If some of the races are going to have the ability to kick, headbutt, & bash, depending on one's strength and dexterity, the said skill should cause more damage than it does currently. Just a thought. Qman! Sabin: commands like save should not have to wait, for spell lag or from fallin on your face doing roundhouse 09For Humans and Dwarves : 09 09HILT : Player uses the hilt of their sword to strike the body 09 09of their assailant. Not very useful, probably another version 09 09of kick at best, but it does add a little more option, rather than 09 09kick them or headbutt them. :) Maybe it could be better than 09 09kick, with a slight chance that the weapon could be dropped? 09 09Give it thought. :) 09 09 09Tabby /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------Article------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Caspian's story... 09Caspian may be a human's toy, a small, cute, fuzzy brown teddy bear, but he's unlike most. He's not the beloved pet of some child, he's the slave of a bear named Honey. 09Human toys are rejected constantly and Honey feared being relegated to a dusty shelf in some closet or given away to a drooling baby. She decided to send her slave to find them a new home and a better life. 09Caspian searched the world high and low until his wanderings took him to Barren Realms. After exploring places like The Zoo, he knew he had found a place where he and Honey would be accepted. A place they could call home. 09Honey commanded Caspian to establish himself and their home before she would come. And so Caspian found himself living a life he had never anticipated. 09Caspian never aspired to life as a warrior; he's a lover at heart. But to please his mistress he mastered the martial arts, even becoming a hero of the realms. 09After all that work, Caspian is looking forward to going back to his peaceful existence as a slave bear. He and Honey are settling into their new life together, and looking into employment at The Zoo /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------Response---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by Sgetsuo: Sandra: spell to translate drunk speech And ruin all the fun of having your brain warped by all the new and interesting words random letter movement can create? I mean, I'm sure that it would be considered an art form in some places - somewhere 85? Alternatively just drink copious amounts of alcohol yourself and you won't care what the other person said anyway :-) Akron: have a contest to make up new Smurf names, :) Prowler Smurf; Geriatric Smurf; Lecherous Smurf; Cantankerous-Old-Codger Smurf; Ram-Raider Smurf; Presidential Campaign Manager Smurf? Yeah, let's get them smurfs up to date eh? However, there really is a lot of those little blue critters already. Mayb e we could rename the existing "a smurf". Pesky creatures! Why, when I get my hands on them 85.ooooooh!! Lunatic: what about if you keep on drinking the same drink, you get addicte d to that drink. That's a bit harsh isn't it? How about if an Avian gets to like flying so much they decide to leave the ground behind and spend their days soaring above the clouds contemplating the stars, painting intricate studies of lea f mould and drinking mineral water from little bio-degradable cups? I know I for one drank a rather large quantity of ale on my way to Hero and my mouth feels a bit dry even now, but there has to be a time when you can say "no - I'm driving" or "I'd love to, but my girlfriend would KILL me" (anyone know that feeling? ;) ) or words to that effect. Plus, who'd want to be the poor druid who had a glug of extra-strong Pinot-Noir one day and ends up stuck with drinking that for the rest of his life - ooooh, my head!!! Lunatic: why can't I add water to my whiskey to make the drink a bit lighter? Cool idea. Though I'd prefer -->ICE<--. Ahh for the chink of ice in the whisky glass, the sweet smell of finest single malt as is washes down the Ferrero Rocher. If anyone tries to water down my beer though 85 85grrrrrrr! Thorkill: Have an enchanted flag appear on enchanted weapons when you identify them. The identify skill tells you when they're enchanted already pretty much, I mean, surely you can work out when a sword has had +6 hit and +6 dam put on it 'coz it says so when you id it and you also get the "anti-neutral...etc" stuff there too. Also, magical items have a magic flag on id "glow hum magic" etc. Then again, you could always just use detect magic and look at the thing! Or ask it nicely and if it really is magical surely it'll talk t o you back :) Avon: more good anti-good and maybe anti-neutral too equipment, to encourage a few people to be evil. almost everyone lvl 40+ has the exact same eq and they're all good aligned Ok, so go write an area with anti-good equipment in. It's that simple! Akron: critical hit skill, increases chances of a Kender doing a Higher dmg hit, opposite from Enhanced dmg, Are we talking of the Combat Mind school of spells or the Faerie Fire? In either case, where do we justify this for a Kender. They already have great Dex which helps them hit, and backstab which can cause mucho-damage. Also Taint fairly well covers this point, don't you think? Then again, Kender's are renowned for being a bit on the sneaky side. Maybe a skill such as "slapstick" where the Kender points wildly in a direction over the mob's shoulder and exclaims "hey - look it's ". The mob then either falls fo r it or chops the cheeky little beggar's arm off, depending on it's intelligence and history of watching black-and-white comedy films from the 40's. FireWalker: what about a message when someone dead appears at recall -> A big hand dumps a dead in the room. Nice touch, but possibly spammy. Do we really NEED to know this, as it appears on the Battle Update anyway? Then again, it could be interesting if it was changed frequently enough. Perhaps have someone different write the message every week or something. It could be like a "Barren Realms Variety Message Slot for Those With Time On Their Hands". "In the distance you hear the tap-tap-tapping of shoes on wood, and know in your heart that the Lord High Fred of Astaire brings another victim back from the great stage of life". Logo: How about a login watcher? It could tell you who logs in and the number of players already connected? What if a player doesn't want the world in general to know he/she logs on? At present this is only a privelige of the Imms, and I don't see it changing. If you want to know who is connected, type WHO. If you want to sound like an owl, type WHO WHO. If you want to know what it feels like to be ignored, go around saying WHO WHO WHO to everyone on the Realms. (Ah, the fun you can have with three letters 85). Pragma: Note in the 'LOSE' help that pets will no longer obey their owners... :) Yes. Aren't pets brilliant? If I had a pet I'd call it Jake, even if it was a girl, and make it fetch my slippers - from Brazil! Flip: new command; write: allows you to take a blank piece of paper or scroll and write stuff on it...can be burned by fire breath and such...good for keeping personal memos or giving dirs to someone This has to be the best suggestion since the LOSE command. Little personalised notelets - awww. Perfect for those little things you just can' t seem to say in person. As long as people don't start littering the Realms with discarded love-letters and so on - do we forsee embarrassing situation s on the horizon? ;) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------------Bios---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) well here's my attempt at a story slash bio :) For openers ill start before BR. Hi my name is Durwin (Ben in RL) and im 19 years old, i live in Calgary Alberta Canada.I work full time and do my school courses via email and faxes, im currently finishing my high school classes. And what do i want to do after that? i dont know i guess ill find out when i get there:) Well now on with the story :) I started out as a young man looking for a place to call home a place to belong as i roamed the world looking for that home i stumbled on t o a door. When i opened that door i found a world full of beauty covered in a veil of darknes. Full of wild beasts and other ferocious creatures. As i stepped through that door i found myself in a magnificent city called Calathar, with a massive temple devoted to the gods of this wonderous realm 2E As i wondered the city i found it full of thieves, gansters and massive insects. The people of the town asked if i could help to rid the town of th e vermin of which it was infested. I accepted the fight they asked me to undertake. There was to many of them to destroy so we pushed them back to select areas of the city and bound them to those areas. As the war in Calathar came to an end, and we had finished building back the great city w e noticed many other threats outside of the city. Many stories came by word o f travelers. Stories of huge beasts to the west and evil candy to the north another town full of thieves to the south and massive fur bearing animals t o the east near the cliffs. The stories came coming and as people heard about my deads in Calathar they sent for me. First i traveled to the south to the town of Perelandra. the town was over run by thieves the people asked me t o take care of this thief problem (and of course i said sure :)). I banded th e people together and sent the thieves underground. After which i set up ther e champion Wrathgar as guardian (of course he was a push over for me LOL) over the city. And instructed him on how to build a system of guards to patroll the city and keep the thieves out . After awhile of relaxation and Perelandran hospitality i headed back to my beloved Calathar, where i again heard stories of the threat from the west and was again asked to come and help and of course i said........sure :). Upon my arrival in the west i was confronted with massive creatures called lag beasts. But by this time i noticed that my magic was starting to become quite powerful, and with the snap of my fingers (actually a few snaps but for this story it will be one snap at a time :)) i destroy all the beast that came my way. eventually driving them back to where they came from. And of course by this time the gods were starting to notice me. So they sought to test me and see if i was hero material. Of course they couldnt make the tests easy they sent me to clean out the forests of the north, to destroy the evil nerds that were stealing from all the unsuspecting travelers who came through that way and the pools that swallowed many of those travelers ( they were a little tough but of course i made it through as always *grin*) the battle lasted many months and i lost many of those who came to fight at my side. And at the en d of that fight the people of the realms hailed me a hero but the gods wouldn t have it they knew i could do more so they wisked me away and plopped me right in the middle of the fire swamp. Alone and without my fellow warriors i was left to fend for myself with only my ever growing magic and increasin g abillity to bestow magic onto my weapons that caused them to almost fight o n there own. I eventually prevailed and came to be known as a hero both by th e people of the realms and even by the gods that i worshipped at the temple i n Calathar. Well theres my story :) iv'e never been much of a writer but i hope you guy s got a kick out of it :) By the way some of it's true i did fight all those things just of course no t by myself thanks to all the people i grouped with and all the ones who helped me get here :) Durwin (BEN in RL) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------------Story-------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) The saga continues . . . After the assassination attempt, Raze and Sylvid packed as quickly and quietly as possible and slipped out the window, leaving The Assassin Former ly Known As Scar and his wounded associate tied up and gagged in one of the rented rooms. Sneaking into the stable, Raze muffled the horses' hooves wit h canvas and led the party to a little used side gate on the eastern side of the city. After oiling the hinges to prevent telltale squeaks from arousing the guards, Raze and Sylvid quietly left Malacandra and headed towards the Grea t Eastern Desert. The rolling plains became flatter, and once loamy soil turned to sand as the elf and kender neared the borders of the desert. Instead of trees, ther e were small scrubby bushes; and streams and springs became fewer and fewer. After getting started on the second morning after the brush with death, Raz e pulled her pony to a stop by the first spring to appear that day and began to pull empty waterskins from her saddlebags. "We're about to enter the desert proper," she explained as she filled skin after skin. "We'll have to be very careful with our water and not wast e a drop as the oasis are few and far between, and the guardians are sometimes hostile. Don't sit down or touch anything without careful inspection first - the snakes are easy to see, but the scorpions blend in with the sand and rocks, so you might accidentally sit on one before you even know it's there 2E Also, keep an eye out for ripples moving through the sand - they mean sandworms, and it's really nice to have a warning they're there before they eat your horse out from under you." "You know, it must be absolutely terrible to live without magic," muse d Sylvid. With a curious gesture and a muttered word he pointed at the ground , summoning water to bubble up from the dry soil. "You don't need to carry around all those heavy waterskins, little one. I can make a spring whenever we need it." With a growl, Raze looked at the five waterskins she had already fille d. "I wish you'd told me that before I filled all these. Oh well. Conserve you r arcane abilities until we really need them." After taking a long drink from the spring, she tied the skins on the horses' saddles. "Oh, and if you have a hat, I'd suggest putting it on. If your hair bleaches anymore, someone migh t mistake you for a drow and kill you before asking questions." With that, sh e pulled a rolled-up floppy straw hat from her saddlebags and put it on. Rummaging through his baggage, Sylvid eventually pulled out a strange looking canvas hat. "I knew I'd packed my Panama hat. It's always good to b e prepared for just about any weather." About noon the pair passed the western most border of the Great Easter n Desert. Carefully checking her compass, Raze headed off into the dunes. Sylvid, looking around with boredom, watched the unchanging sand for clues as to how far they'd come, oasis, snakes, scorpions, anything to relieve the monotony of yellow sand and bright blue sky. Suddenly he noticed some interesting ripples that almost appeared to be moving towards them. "Raze, what is that?" he asked, pointing towards the curious phenomenon. Turning around in her saddle, Raze glanced back to where Sylvid indicated, gasped, and jumped off her pony, running back to Sylvid. "Sandwo rm! Throw non-heat spells at those ripples! Now, before it surfaces!" she exclaimed, and began to pull daggers from her clothes, throwing them at the bumps in the ground. Some of them stuck, and a curious bellow filled the ai r as a giant worm surfaced. Trying to calm his dancing horse, Sylvid began to cast spells at the thing. Acid flew at it and began to eat through the thic k hide as swirling colors scorched its eyes, blinding it. Drawing her enchant ed dagger, Raze circled behind the thing and stabbed it in the base of its sku ll, once, twice, three times before it finally began its death throes. Scrambli ng out of the way, she hauled Sylvid and his terrified horse away from the spasming coils. With a shriek and a final thrash, the worm expired, and the travelers heaved a sigh of relief almost in unison. Raze went to the body a nd quickly cut off the head to assure that it was really dead and not just in shock. Then collecting her daggers and cleaning them with sand, she went to get her well-trained pony, and rejoined her companion. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Spotlight------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Greetings Realms, and welcome to yet another ticklish festival of Barren Realms humor and mirth as Spotlight reveals the literary prowess of the entire Realms in... A Barren Realms Tale! The story follows below, and prepare your innocent minds for the most insane tale you have ever read. If you find yourself becoming befuddled, cease not! Keep reading till the end and believe with all your heart that somewhere in the bottomless pit of chaos you are about to travel, there exists a point to the story (smile). Enjoy my comrades! (Sentences were not placed as I recieved them but rather were placed in various positions I deemed proper, considering context and convenience for the editor--me. Further, slight editing was undertaken to rid the story of absolutely horrific grammar (grins evilly) ) "Once upon a time... 09..."Right," he sneered, "and I suppose that's just your pet cat." The crazy, redhaired, nutty human opened the door to the cellar, fell down the stairs and rolled right into them. Though the wraith tried with all its might, it was unable to sense his presence. Suddenly, without provocation and without notice, Aura found his pants around his ankles. As Xor was savagely ripping out the hero's heart, the faithful sidekick was jumping on Xor's head in vain. He grasped his sword in his hands tightly and slashed in the air, the challenge gleaming from his eyes, his head filled with a roaring pain. He was a magnificent sight, dressed in gleaming black armour, his eyes, deepless pools of black, with hair the colour of auburn, his face, a mirror of the hardship he had gone through and his whole stance spoke of silent confidence and bravery. He then looked down at his new talons and carefully felt his new beak and wings. But then the green monkey said, "artifical insemination just isn't nearly as much fun." Aura solemly declared, "I am not good, I am not evil, I only am." The fearless avian dove from the sky with his razor sharp beak pointed at the heart of its foe. And right as the hero is about to slay the vile monster, he remembers he forgot to flush the toilet, and runs home to do so. He stood in the blood-soaked snow, head in hand. The rain fell as a scream from the mist, suddenly she walked slowly towards him....and then broke into a run and threw herself into his arms, tears of happiness filling her eyes, his name on her lips and her heart filled with relief and happiness, he was finally home. She collasped, pale and weak from the exhaustion, he looked at her and gritted his teeth, he had to continue, carefully he circled her motionless body, and moved to put himself in front of her.Then the little illithid grinned and with a small psionic gesture he turned the Guardian of Time into a pink elephant.... 2E..and they lived happily ever after." Indeed, I don't know how I became the topic of discussion, not to mention how in blazes my pants fell off, however, someone finally returning my generous gestures and turning me into a pink elephant is quite an honor:) I can assure all of you that I did not add anything to the story just read. The story actually had a nice transition, which means we as Barren Realmers must all think alike. Thank you to everyone who participated in the greatest story ever told! :) Until next time... COMING UP NEXT: Someone asked me a question this week that absolutely stunned my imagination, given the question had to do with my most favorite subject--Time! I decided I would ask all my Spotlight peoples and see what answers I got. The question? If you could go back in time, where would you go, and, supposing you could only do one action, what would you do? Tune in next time to see where Barren Realms would go! /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------Silly------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) > > The Top 16 Signs Your Cat is Plotting World Domination > > > > > >16> Sits on your newspaper in the morning and carefully reads the > > coded message that Garfield sends out every day. > > > >15> Used to sleep on top of TV, now monitors CNN 24 hours a day. > > > >14> Notably absent from home during surprise feline invasion of > > Poland. > > > >13> When you enter the room, Snowball and the other members of the > > Tri-Cateral Commission stop talking and begin playing with > > yarn. > > > >12> Behind the couch you find a forged passport, plane tickets, and > > nine suicide bombs. > > > >11> What you thought was "heat" is actually a four-legged goose > > step. > > > >10> Well, *somebody* subscribed to alt.cats.world.domination. > > > > 9> Autopsy of the last mouse left on your doormat reveals "tattoo" > > to be blueprint of the UN Building. > > > > 8> Constantly petting that bald man he keeps on his lap. > > > > 7> Kitty Chow spilled on the floor spells out "Drop the car keys > > and leave the door open or the dog gets it in the head." > > > > 6> Then -- dead mice in the kitchen. Now -- dead third world > > dictators in the basement. > > > > 5> Judging from the kitchen, he seems to be working on some kind > > of "land mine" technology. > > > > 4> Fluffy is now sleeping only 21 hours a day, down from 23. > > > > 3> Has recently been acting somewhat... aloof. > > > > 2> What your cat lacks in charisma and good looks, he makes up > > for with his ruthless handling of rival software companies. > > > > > > and the Number 1 Sign Your Cat is Plotting World Domination... > > > > > > 1> Somehow, you're now subscribed to "Pussy of Fortune" magazine. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | No such thing as a failure who keeps trying...coasting to the bottom| | Is the only disgrace...-Blues Traveller | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | Be sure to check out the Official Barren Realms Homepage | | http://nightfall.simplenet.com/Kiri | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | -> Barren Realms: barren.coredcs.com:8000 <- | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | You can contact me at Kiri@li.net for any of the following: | | | | Ideas for Barren Realms | | | | Questions/Complaints | | | | Your scrapbook memories of BR | | | | Your poetry, stories, questions, comments, and bios for the | | mort/hero/imm bio section of the newsletter and BR Magazine. | | | | Getting on the mail list for: | | | | Players file: How to play the game, helps, and the BR story. | | Great information for ALL players, no matter what | | level. | | | | Builders guide: An all new guide on how to build areas for BR. | | Full of new information on bits, liquids, and a | | step by step instruction on building areas. | | | | Builders forum: A place to ask email questions about the area you | | are building | | | | Area list: A list of areas and descriptions of each, in depth | | and helpful | | | \_____________________________________________________________________/ Ascii by Cutlass-Mark Sherlock-msherlo@ibm.net Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 08:48:12 -0500 (EST) WAsaBe: what if enchant gave you exptnl...it would be worth more, and used less...:) Quiver: Fix for dwarves...requires they have a hammer of some sort, fixes armor, but might destroy based on practice percentage, requires 18+ int. Forrent: have a separate list for skills so you wont see them on the spells list and you wont think they cost mana to cast Whystler: how about making an area list sorted on level range? Kiri - try typing areas 10 20 or whatever level range sometime. It gives you all the areas in that range. Quiver: Mobs that will say stuff to you after you flee...like next time! Omnipotus: a silence spell preventing the victim (player/mob) from being able to cast spells or talk over any channel, probably having to include emote because of abuse FireWalker: to keep people from going to the same place everytime for a few levels. what about when you kill the same mob, the experience you get from it, gets less and less because you already know it's 'style'? Blackwulf: Cause I'm a elf I think that it would be veery helpful when your enchanting things for people and you are doing it for more the 1 charector you should be able to type Isen't that nice? WAsaBe: A channel to let all our anger out...a COMPLAINING channel...:) Lyndon: i think the affects of drunkenness should depreciate with time WAsaBe: HOw about a new spell for Elves, to keep their Weapons sharp...There fore hitting harder, and more efficiently...like c 'SHARPEN' hammer ThePower: we should be able to pick up our group members corpse Okay here's just a suggetion for a new spell... 09Illithids should get a spell called clear mind or something like that that acts the same way that dispel magic works for elves. It would be useful when trying to get rid of your spells that are cast by an illithid (duh). As of now, the only way to get rid of an illithid spell is to get killed(or just let it wear off of course); rather messy and unpleasant, and it would be nice to able to get rid of them as one wanted to without dying or waiting 26 hours or so. 09 09 09 09 09--Sylvid /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------Article---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) From Jasserande: On the Day of Giggles, Month of Sunflowers at 20:00 system time, a bunch of mortals from level 15-30 were seen running around the Clock Tower and Elizabethen Theatre. It was the beginning of the Christmas Quest hosted by yours truly. Mortals of every race and sizes were despatched to find my decorations, which was stolen by a mischievious hero. Naughty Leviathen got his friends Aura and Phantasm to spread the decorations all over their areas, and my mortal helpers had to find them. Credit has to go to Zerf and Tread who got the most decorations in record time. Everyone had fun and the mistletoe was found by dear Tread who had a difficult time persuading the heros to kiss him. Finally, with the help of a red capsule and a certain sly imm, Tread managed to tricked Derrydale into giving him a kiss and ended up as the overall winner of the quest. Everyone had to agree that the most fun area was the Clock Tower, where mortals were being killed at a minute rate. Aura's minions, the Book of Death and the Book of English were rated the Most Likely To Kill A Mortal A Minute mobs. At the Elizabethen Theatre, Falstaff the clown had his fun too, killing poor innocent mortals. I must say that everything went quite well and would like to take this opportunity to thank Uthar, Kytar and Soleil with helping with the quest items and prizes. Leviathen and Healint for helping out. Aura for taking the time to help me, even though he was being attacked by the Mean Lag Beast. And to all the Realmers for participating in my first quest as well as to anyone I've missed out. Regards, - Jassy with a Y! /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Response------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) responses by Leviathen: Lunatic: why can't I add water to my whiskey to make the drink a bit lighter? **i think it would be cool if there were magical springs that poped out of the ground that were things other than just water Logo: New spell for Illithids, 'animate corpose' allows the caster to animate a NPC corpse in the room and it acts like a pet of some sort. **this could be cool make it only for evil players Valanar: can we, maybe, you know, use professions? **i dont understand you mean like a human mage or an elven warior? Butterball: New universal skill Meditation, increases healing & mana instead of having to drink alcohol, could be level 15 or so **sounds like it could have potential just make it so the meditator doesnt see anything that is going on in the outside world (no gtell no chat no tell no mean lag beats the snot out of you just all of a sudden find yourself at recall) WAsaBe: I often wonder how fighting the same thing more than once would give me < exp...I wondered if the exp we got from a mob would be halved...each time thereforth we kill the mob...well just an idea **oh good idea im sure all those level 48+ people would love this idea since there are what 4 mevve 6 mobs they can kill that give exp? Kiri - in resposne to this, that's because people refuse to explore and try other areas. Maybe if they got off their butts and looked anywhere other than king kandy sometime, and ciquala, they'd find something useful :P Quiver: Remove messages...maybe allow the area builder to specify? (You loosen the strings on the bow and drop it into your inventory). **HUH? LMercury: The consider command could say when a creature is to low to give experience that it looks wealthy, and have a possibility of being incorrect **it says it is no match for you as far as wealth goes that is up to you to guess... do you think that it would be right for people to know how much gold you had? Akron: Kender should get Enhanced Hit, sort of how dwarves have enhanced dmg and do more dmg, kender are fast thus more accurate, learning how to become accurate, so why not? **just get an elf to enchant something a level 50 enchant is like +10 to hit WAsaBe: ok you know how we can't see drunken talk, when your drunk can you understand whats going on? hehe it would be cool to be drunk and not understand others...:) ** when yer drunk you can understand others if yer that drunk you arent moving while everybody seems to be talking about drinking wouldnt it be sadistic if you drank too much alcohol you got alcohol poisoning /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------Spotlight-------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Greetings, Barren Realms, and welcome to another slice of bright Spotlight! Today we venture into the world of the unknown as Realmers take a daring leap in Time and change history at whim! Earlier in the week, I presented a question... 2E..If you could go back in time, and were allowed only one action, where would you go and what would your action be?... The responses I received ranged from seriously profound, to absurdly comical. Enjoy the tales or your comrades and think for yourself... what woul YOU do in the past of history? >From Flip What would I do? I'd go to when Microsoft was in it's early stages, and buy as many shares of it as possible. >:) >From Forrent I wouldn't go back and I wouldn't change a single thing. I like the world and my life just the way it is. With my luck, I would go back in time and save Kennedy from assassination and he would drop the bomb and start World War III killing us all or, I would prevent Hitler's mom from meeting his dad and the Depression would have destroyed America. Time is a two edged sword and I certainly want to be on the end with the hilt, not the point. >From Confer You I would go back in time and try changing old history books to say that jumping off of high bridges is a good thing ). >From Holly If I could go back into time, I would give the first doctor/reasearcher the sample of all the uncurable diseases now. That way, when its our time , we'll at least have a cure for cancer and all the other diseases. Daphne I think I would go back in time and meet all the evil people like Hitler etc.. and try to help them change. Of course, if that didn't work, I'd slice their heads off neatly with a Ciquala's sword :) Koolo If I could go back I would go to the titanic sinking and take pictures of it as it sunk and also record the music the band played I would not save anyone because I think they all died for a reason and if they were alive today the world as we know it might not exist that is all I would do. Omnipotus If I could go back in time and do one thing, it would probably be to be Leonardo Da Vinci or Shakespeare...but probably Leonardo it's always a possibility they were really time travelers anyway nothing would be changed, but I'd be semi-famous and would get a huge ego Sgetsuo If I could go back in time ..... I would use my special gift of time travel wisely and go back to when the Earth was new and the land was fresh and people lived a life that was simple and good and true (Perhaps the 1960's). Once there I would warn these good and innocent people about the dangers of pollution and lung cancer and eating red meats and thereby save the population of the planet from certain destruction at their own hands. However, having been brainwashed since birth into believing that capitalism is the true answer to all the world's ills and that everyone who says different is a hypocrite, I would be actually go back to c.1800 and invent the "Salt 'n' Vinegar" flavour crisp, promptly patenting the idea in any way I can find possible and leaving myself a note to sue Walkers when I get back to the present day. (It goes without saying that I may "accidentally" lose several seemingly-worthless-to-the-people-of-that-day artifacts in a hole in the ground (waterproofed) which I might possibly stumble over and sell for extortionate sums at Southerby's auction house about, erm...., next week!). Tom I would go back, and Give Windows 95 to someone in 1950 Before Bill Gates was arrond around even :P Simjay If I was able to go back once and change one event, I would go back and change the day that my best friend died in a car accident. It doesn't change the world anyway, but at least it was a better place with her in it. Thank you all for your thoughts, and I am sure the Realms appreciate your unique philosophy as well :) ***FOCUS*** I am pleased to present the work of our esteemed Pagan, and, I must add, I quite much cherish this sincere work for a loved one. Enjoy Realms. For Focus.. written a year ago for my OceanMist/BellaLuna after a break up :( (She came back thankfully *grin*) Shannon's Prayer God, grant me the strength to live without her, to wake the morning without her face, to leave this place of fear and wonder, to hold her moments in this time and space. God, grant me the patience to walk the night time, to find more love and steal her pain, to discover the truth and cross that fine line, to trust in her, and her, the same. God, grant me the wisdom to see things clear, to light the way through fear and wonder, to calm my rage when her hearts not here, to avoid the storms that seem to surround her. God, grant me the blessings of her love eternal, prove my fear and wonder.... unjustified, starve this beast that burns internal, and let her feed my what she now hides. God, grant me the vengeance on my own misgivings, so I may smile and someday be wrong, her need for me, the only one living, and share her road, happy, smooth, and long. Pagan --'96 /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------------Story--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Okay. . .I decided to make fun of myself a little this week. Raze had nothing to do with this one...:p In any case our hero continues. . . As the sand settled all around me after the sandworm's death, I dismou nted from my near panicked horse, and took a look at the body of the creature that I had just single handedly demolished (with a little help from Raze I guess). Noticing a shining obje ct sticking from the leathery skin of the sandworm, I walked over to find the small dagger which I had earlier enchanted for Raze. "Ah," said I, "it appears as if you've had a change of heart." "Well, I didn't have much choice did I? I mean, I didn't exactly have a lot of weapons on me, and I have been fighting those types who I would have had as drinking b uddies." "I suppose so," I agreed smiling. I must admit that this little kende r with braided hair was beginning to impress me. Just a little though. "Shall we continue, my goo d-hearted guide?" Raze grumbled a response, and we resumed our trek across the desert. Eventually, the sun began its descent below the horizon, and the light bent into all shades of pink and red as the evening approached. The temperature began to drop, and Raze called a halt. While she began setting up the tents, I began making a fire for our supper, and created a s mall spring nearby from which to get water. After our meager meal (which I prepared of course), we headed towards our individual tents and sleeping bags. Then I noticed that my sleeping bag was twitching 2E "Um, Raze," I called out quietly, "could you come here a second?" "What is it?" Raze queried as she walked over to my tent. She came ju st in time to see a small head with a flickering tongue stick out of my sleeping bag. "Oh," sh e chuckled, "looks like you've got a friend here." I was petrified. I hate snakes. I really hate snakes. Really. Hate 2E Snakes. They don't frighten me, of course; I simply don't care to be in their presence for mor e than a millisecond. "I should have warned you," Raze continued, amused, "you need to check your sl eeping bag for snakes. You never know where they'll pop up." "Get it out of here. Now! Please!" Raze looked surprised. "Why don't you just, you know," she made a wav ing motion with her hand, "just magic it out of here, o great and powerful mage?" I wasn't about to waste my magic on a mere snake. No matter how nasty and mean it looked. "It doesn't work that way. Only druids can banish. . . Please, j ust get it out of here." Looking all too smug, Raze walked over and gently picked up the huge s erpent. Okay, maybe not huge, but big. Longer than my hand. "Aww," she said, "it's just a baby, Sylvid. He just wanted to snuggle." With a giggle, Raze walked several feet away from my tent and leaned over to put down the snake, which was definitely NOT a baby. "Further," I said. "Much further away." I certainly did not want it in our food stores that were rather insecurely under lock and key in my pack. Shrugging, Raze walked further off, and came back empty handed a few m inutes later. "There, I hope you feel better now Sylvid. And remember to check for scorp ions before you go to sleep. Good night!" After a night which I decided it best to stay awake and guard against the huge, drooling, slimy serpents, I crawled out of my tent (a little bleary eyed I admit), to be greeted by a cheerful kender. Most sane people would have run away. But I needed to be brave, a nd so we packed our things and headed east, towards the elusive Dark Tower. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Exploration Corner---------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) A4 -Exploration Corner- A4 Presenting your Host "Tom" Welcome to the Premier of Exploration Corner, This New Section of the Barren Realms Newsletter, is here to Provide not only the wonderful areas that Barren Realms has to offer, but some Tips and Pointers on what you can find, and At least the General Direction! Plus as a Extra I'll Give a Story about some Tales from that land, So Pull your chair closer and let your mind wonder, Hey who knows you might even want to get yourself a nice warm drink to enjoy while reading the Story....Ok well with that all said and done, lets Start, and I Figured with what better Area then a place that I can sing the theme of....(Thinks as Everyone closes there ears) Ok ok...I'll have the Narrator sing it "Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship, the mate was a Mighty sailor man, the skipper Brave and sure, 5 Passengers set sail that day for a 3 Hour tour a 3 Hour tour! *Lightning* The weather started getting Rough! The tiny ship was Tossed, if not for the courage of the fearless crew the Minnow would Be lost! The Minnow would be Lost! The ship set ground on the shore of this Uncharted Dessert Island! With Gilligan, the Skipper to, a Millionaire, and his wife!, a Movie star, a Professor and Mary Ann ! Here on Gilligans Island!......" Ok now that You know which Area I'm talking about "Gilligans Island" for you Thick Minded people (Myself not excluded) I know what everyone thinking Your asking "Why should we visit Gilligans Island sure it's a Good show, but I mean what's the fun in the area?" Well just to name a few you Have the Entire Crew of Gilligans Island to Kill....Plus a Few people who looks like they landed here by a Accident and can't get off the Island! I would recommend a Group for this place, You know Headhunters can't be trusted...and 1 Person against headhunters would certainly mean death! It's Created for levels 12-18, And can be Much fun...Ok hope I've Perked Your Interest, Guess you want to know one more thing huh, The Direction, well here's the General Idea to get there! East Of Calathar, thru the Forest, Hop a few hills, and thru the Ocean! Oh Kill a Few Surfers for me while I was on Vacation touring Gilligans Island, one Over Charged me for using his Surf Board! Your Host Tom, Signing off....*Buzz* /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Bios------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Hi there, my name is Sara, but most of you know me as Jasserande, Jasse or Jass on the Mud. I'm a 19 year old college student from a tiny island 12,000 miles away from America. *grins evilly* Currently studying for a construction degreee and being boggled down by the amount of projects to do, I like to read, draw, write, play bridge and go for bowling in the little amount of free time I got. Of course, I mud too. Jasserande is my first character on BR, however, I took a long sabatical and didn't play her seriously until last November. ) Which resulted in m e heroing her. ;) Anyway, I was introduced to BR quite early in 1997 by a friend and I love the whole mud as a whole, with its friendly denizens and its erm..'friendly' heroes and imms. *giggle* As for myself, I've had my first computer at the tender age of 5 , however I didn't discover the Internet until I was 15 years old. ) (That's when modems got cheap)I"m also a somewhat fanatic gamer and I love to play lots of games on the computer, mostly strategy and role-playing. ) I love to shop shop shop until I drop and I love watching movies when I have the cash. ) Watching things on the big screen seems more exciting than on the small screen, especially when the girls next to you are screaming their heads off and you'll laughing your head off P. I love being a heroine and thinking about quests to run, getting equipment for new heroes and of course training newbies (Morrigu, look over there, a star! *Morrrigu turns and look and Jass go for the newbie* *grins evilly*) Well, that's about all I have to say and thank you for taking the patience to read. Thanks to all the heroes and imms of the Mud, without all of you, the Mud wouldn't be such a great place! Finally, also thanks to the implementors of this mud, Kiri and Oakley!! -- Jasserande /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Silly----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Recording - "Hello, Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline." If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5 and 6. If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want. 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No one will answer. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | No such thing as a failure who keeps trying...coasting to the bottom| | Is the only disgrace...-Blues Traveller | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | Be sure to check out the Official Barren Realms Homepage | | http://nightfall.simplenet.com/Kiri | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | -> Barren Realms: barren.coredcs.com:8000 <- | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | You can contact me at Kiri@li.net for any of the following: | | | | Ideas for Barren Realms | | | | Questions/Complaints | | | | Your scrapbook memories of BR | | | | Your poetry, stories, questions, comments, and bios for the | | mort/hero/imm bio section of the newsletter and BR Magazine. | | | | Getting on the mail list for: | | | | Players file: How to play the game, helps, and the BR story. | | Great information for ALL players, no matter what | | level. | | | | Builders guide: An all new guide on how to build areas for BR. | | Full of new information on bits, liquids, and a | | step by step instruction on building areas. | | | | Builders forum: A place to ask email questions about the area you | | are building | | | | Area list: A list of areas and descriptions of each, in depth | | and helpful | | | \_____________________________________________________________________/ Ascii by Cutlass-Mark Sherlock-msherlo@ibm.net Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 21:20:02 -0500 (EST) FireWalker: I think if you have to go over more than 2 water rooms, you need a boat. I haven't used a boat in ages UncleArthur: Maybe don't make peek automatic. Instead tyope "peek " Sabin: Not to gain XP if your sleeping and your group kills a Mob Cutlass: resets should not affect carried items (stops these repopping containers) Talen: How about a group consider command that would consider a mob taking into consideration all the groups members. Crimson: The 'help buy' needs to be updated now that we can by multiple items at a time. BTW thanks Fuzzman. :) Crimson: Make 'hide' appear when you type affects, even if it doesnt list a duration (because as soon as you move it's gone), it would still be helpful. You could then figure out what actions besides moving make you visible. Tom: why do you have to go to recall after a death in the arena ? FireWalker: the more you carry the worse your dex become. Sounds logical to me Crimson: Shouldn't the skill circle hit with more power than normal hits? It seems to be the same as all of my other hits. Tyndrake: skill or command chase.. you have a chance of following a wimpy mob that flees.. save a lot of blood trail following >:) Blackwulf: You should be aable to sell things to like the janitor and stuff. Such as you have a chessy peice of EQ and you can't get rid of it they will buy it. Tom: a way to kill your own Charmie with another word...so you wouldnt accidently kill someone elses Rimfiztrick: allow a automatic trigger in response to a play looking at another player Hyperion: picture the stereotypical elf..(like Raistlin in the Dragonlance Chron) frail, weak, but possesing awesome power ... how about a spell that trades movement for mana? :) Quiver: automated quests - for those that get bored of fighting, stock up quest points to buy really good items or something (I know where code is for this) Koolo: what if we had multiple parry messages, so i didn't have to keep seeing spins around ad deftly parries your atteck? Well, here's my idea, I think that kenders need one more in guild skill. the skill that I have in mind is what I call "cloak." this skill would allow a kender to sneak and hide even if they are wearing twinkling, glowing, hummi ng etc items. I feel that it would be a nice skill. Very useful without maki ng kenders too powerful. more a skill of convience, like avians hover skill, it lets you use others. Anyway, I REALLY hope that you like my idea. It wuol d make my day :) -- UncleArthur /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------Article----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Redone Origin Story:20 Generations ago in a far off land an elven son was born, His mother was a n Enchantress while his father was an Elven Blademan. The child was named J ett Eboneye for his eyes were the color of blackest midnight. Jett's childhoo d was shattered early when his village was raided by Dark Elves. Jett's mother's dieing breath completed the spell that whisked Jett away to safe ty. He was transported far away to live with an eld Sorcerer that had been hi s mother's teacher. So began Jett's instruction in the ways of Magic, littl e did he know how greatly he would eventually need this knowledge. When Jet t reached the age of 16 he had succeeded in attaining the rank of apprentic e.20 Also at this time a young Druid was born unto the world. Her name was Che rye, her parents were part of a wandering group of Nomadic Traders. Cherye's powers showed themselves early in life and it was clear that she would on e day be a powerful Druid. The land appeared to become lusher just because she had passed through it and animals of all kinds went out of their way to m eet her. Cherye learned more of her powers as she grew, she could create spri ngs of water at will and food in the snap of a finger. Yet these powers were an oddity among her people. The other children and their parents began to fe ar and despise her for her powers. It is normal to fear what one does not understand. One night a group of young men decided to waylay Cherye and d o away with her. Cherye escaped only because she was warned by the night animals. Cherye fled into the night, too frightened to remain. She vowed not to return because her presence would only bring further hardship upon her and her parents. She struck out alone with only the animals and the land for company. Meanwhile Jett was continuing with his studies. One day his mast er told Jett that he would be leaving on a journey and return in a fortnight. The master left and Jett continued his studies and the upkeep of the towe r, the fortnight came and went but the master did not return. Jett began to get worried. His master had never been gone for this long before. After the passage of another week Jett decided it was time to go looking for his master. All he knew was that the sorcerer had been headed for somewhere called "The Barren Realms".20 Jett's journeys took him far and wide for he knew not where to look for t his uncharted realm. Jett heard rumors of the great city Calathar and decided to take his searchings there. One day he found himself in what appeared to b e a giant garden. Everything was of enormous size and exquisite beauty. Jett stared in awe at flowers as big as shields and dragonfly's the size of th eir namesakes. Jett was so caught up with the garden that he failed to notice a giant centipede come up behind him. Before Jett new what was happening th e centipede had attacked. The surprise of the attack had Jett and a severe disadvantage. He fought valiantly with sword and spell but his knowledge of sword play was just too weak and he was but an apprentice in magic. Jett saw that other insects were coming to join the fray and Jett knew that his lu ck had run out. The centipede reared back for what Jett knew would be the killing blow. It looked as if Jett too would die in this far off realm, forgotten and alone. Suddenly a blinding flash of light appeared at the centipede's back and it was blown toward and over Jett to land dead and b urnt on the ground! What Jett saw next would remain with him for the rest of his days. A youn g woman of intense beauty and hair the color of fire stood among the giant flowers, hand outstretched with the last twinkling of a dying spell upon her fingers. Stupefied he just sat there and stared. "Wake up you Idiot!", sh e screamed. Still stunned Jett appeared not to here her. A bolt of force erupted from her hands and flew over Jett's shoulder taking out a enormou s firefly that was coming at him from behind. "I said wake up and help me!" , she fumed. This snapped Jett out of his stupor. Together the two fought, back to back, flinging spells and wielding sword and staff. The onslaught of insects seemed endless. "You really need to pay more attention to what yo u are doing", she said between spells, "that centipede had you dead to righ ts." Jett retorted, "I had him right where I wanted him." "Yeah, sure you did. 2E.." she said with a smirk. "We are in big trouble here, I'm running out of sp ells fast, if we die here I will never forgive you young man." Jett didn't respond, he was too busy taking out a large dragonfly. Suddenly Cherye dropped to one knee and began praying. "By all the Gods!, What are you do ing woman!," he screamed. "Just shut your mouth and keep those bugs away from me!", then she went back to praying. Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and Jett found himself standing in a large temple with an ominous warrior watching over him. "Welcome to Calathar young man, now can you explain to me what you were doing wandering around the insect garden when it is clear you had no purpose being there?!" she exclaimed. Calathar! He had found it! Ok, she had found it..but too Jett's mind that wasn't important. "I am in search of my Master," he stated. Jett told her of his master and his search. As he described his master in detail a look of sadness passed over Cherye's eyes. "What?" questioned Jett. "I know of th is man you describe, he was found dead, slain by an evil Lich", she told him. Jett was stunned. He had lost the only person in his life. He began to wa lk off alone but was stopped by Cherye. "Wait", she said "we did make a pret ty good team back there didn't we? Let me show you around. You can't go off alone again, I might not be there to save your butt again." Jett smirked at her and agreed. He wanted to know more of this young druid and how she ca me to wield such power. Together they walked the streets of Calathar in sear ch of adventure, friendship, and the gods know what else was ahead of them. But they both knew that what ever came they would face it together...... The Beginning....20 /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------Response------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by AURA: Sabin: after you eat a Pie make a timer who can eat a Pie in under 5 seconds? -I've been thinking about this one for 5 minutes and I still can't find a reason why we would want this:) Sabin: a Area with lemmings that always changes from them building -I think this would have to be an area made by a coder with ALOT of time on his/her hands. Nice idea, I think a dynamic area would be amazing, but its a Time thing, and this Guardian isn't giving any out. WAsaBe: I think that if we don't use a skill for a certain amount of time, we should forget it in other words our %'s will go down in the skills we don't use. -Some skills are used for special occassions and are meant for such special uses, like pick lock. I would hate coming into a situation where I finally can use some skill and discover it went down to 1% and I have no practice sessions and it was out-of-guild. Sabin: show in group if someone is Linkdead -When they aren't moving, chatting, or talking--its pretty much a sign. Tom: to be able to change race/sex/Name when your level 1 without loging ou t -Amazingly enough, this is the best idea I have ever heard Tom utter :) I really, really like this idea. Would really impress and encourage curious newbies. This would take work, but its implementation would really be something, all the more so if new races are added in the future. Sabin: Dirty Britches should make you smell :> -I actually think a point is made here. The smell maybe could entice responses from the environment? Small nic-nacs like this could liven up the mud, thats about it though. Akron: make regen faster when there are to many people in a area to make it fare for everyone. -Its fair the way it is. If people are in the area, its slow regeneration--faster vice versa. Just a small matter of patience. Try other areas instead of waiting for one to regenerate. Akron: why does one beer get your drunk? in Rl it takes many more than that:) -I know ALOT of people who could get drunk off one beer, but I do think there should be something in the form of "levels of drunkeness", with each level bringing more of a handicap for the player? DarkElf: how about a 'sip' command so you drink a fraction of ale so you arent too drunk, makes finding less affective alchohol easier... and who drinks the whole beer in one gulp anyways? Certainly not elves. -Certainly not elves (blinks innnocently). As I said, "levels of drunkness." Sabin: depending on how much you eat deterimine your body weight in terms of fighting ability and have weight room -I don't know about this one. Could get more than complicated, and I think our STR/weight system is good as it stands. If you need more weight room, get STR. Sabin: Make Heads of certain Mobs posion -I think this sounds pretty good actually. Watching players wolf an whole decayed head down and smile afterwards is a bit unrealistic I think. Forent: how about you have a total heal when you level -I like this one, Forent. Why not? Kiri cookies are good, I don't think a Kiri Heal would be too much either, no? Baltar: SOCIAL could show you what the social does (messages to you, target, others in room) -I always just walk up to a mob--not the Guardian or anything--and try the new social on it. And I don't know who would really want to sit down and write a sentence or two on every social we have in the game, especially for those that are like "smile." Scratch: you could give heros rewards for doing quests, not just the people who win the quests... for putting in all that hard work -Heroes go into the making of a quest expecting hard work and enjoying the fruits of their imagination by the gratitude of the participants. The best reward you can give a Hero for a quest is to thank them for it, it makes it all worthwhile. Scratch: you could let mortals do quests Kiri - Um, we don't have any rules against mortals running quests. -Don't ya like how she says,"Um?" Amystery: recall should occassionally fail and take you someplace random. like teleport -We can count on Amystery to think of something disasterous for all newbies ever. I don't think so :) (From Akron) tents need some sort of locking system to prevent people from entering your tent. -This could be implemented I suppose. I am sure Raze agrees with you :) WAsaBe: make leveling harder...:) -Not everyone is a special forces trained mob slayer (wink). Mercury: when the weather says "the blazing sun makes you tired" you go to sleep -I like it. As I said before, I like a mud environment with little things to respond to and liven the atmosphere up a bit with curious activities. Like the occassional lightning that zaps the wandering mudder. WAsaBe: Kenders have circle...2 kenders are great with circle, but what do elves, druids, avians, humans, and dwarves, have? We should all have a skill to use with another of the same race. -I think this could be a neat thing actually. A skill for a race that is enhanced if executed with a fellow member of the same race performing the same skill. Quiver: Brain fry for illithids...makes the mob go crazy, although doesn't really cause damage. Makes the mob act like it's extremely drunk. (Names for spell are welcome :)) Good for catching up to those fleeing mobs. -Or maybe make the mob attack its fellow mobs? Could do alot with a "brain fry" skill. WAsaBe: How is it that someone drunk can get the eq in his inventory, I wouldn't think he could get what he wanted would you? -This is not necessary. but would be enjoyable to the onlooker, and its true-drunkards should have trouble with everything. This could be a handicap at a specific "level of drunkness" mentioned above. WAsaBe: If only we could line up our spells...or have a way to sort them out...bye amt of mana needed, and bye %'s (for pra and spell) -This would be convenient, yes, for those races with a lot of spells to look at. Something like: spell % or spell mana--to line them up accordingly. WAsaBe: ok here it is, when I fight...each mob thereafter gives me less exp, so...when I die I should have less change in exp tnl...I mean the more deaths should give me less exp tnl when I get killed...I obviously am learning...or something -Death is not something to liven up or make easier. Just be careful when you fight. The whole point is NOT to die. WAsaBe: What if THROW, could be used with pies...? -I thought you wanted the mud harder? I say we should just beseech our area builders to make more projectiles. Tom: Have armor that uses more then 1 spot..... -I think the system is fine the way it is. Changing it would be a hassle and who would want to wear something that takes away a slot? Unless of course it was a grand piece of equipment. Nah, lets just keep it the way it is. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------Exploration----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) A4-Exploration Corner- A4 Your Host: Tom South of Calathar Into Palandera, Across the Water, and into the Cold Snowy Valley is where we will go, for this week's Pick....To a Enchanted Land, where you will Encounter A City Made of Glass, and Mirrors, Built by early Gnome settlers looking to escape, Persecution from the other Races. There only a minor problem with thieves, always wanting to plunder your wealth, so don't be surprised to find a prized article missing and a thief running, not to say you couldn't track him down and tackle him for it :) Not only is the city , just inhabited by Gnomes, for the have as there Pets, Dragons of many different skills, that will be sure to exterminate any people violating there prized city. Also some Frost Giants roam around, this in itself makes Little haven well Defended. Topping it off within the city of Little Haven lives the Infamous Queen of snow's with her Dizzying Mirror walkway, and Mistresses which they look nice on the outside, but you disturb them and they will show there fighting side! Mostly The Queen of Snow! Here's a Few Tips: 1. Be between Levels 10-30, If your level 10 you might wanna bring a group in with you. 2. Enjoy this area, for it's a great place to gain experience, and leaves the more known places for newbies, which you could teach how to get to these other less known areas of BR :) A7 A5 A7-Have a Idea for a Area, or a Suggestion? Have an Area that's just not very Popular? Drop me a Note :) - A7 A5 A7 /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Bios----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Hello, I'm Chris in real life. I like soccer but I dont really play anymore. I'm old enough to have a license but too young to drink, I thinks thats good enough for age. I live in California (no I don't surf). I like lots of different computer games, especially Quake. Mudding is fun, I've played on a few MUDS, BR, Avatar, and Anony. Right now I'm only playing here becuase its the best I've found. My other char here is Lanik (level 38 ILL). I'm on mud lots right now, but that is going to change soon because I'll have new classes and less time for fun. But o well. Getting to hero was fun, I don't think anybody really noticed me though. I had problems once I hit level 48 so I started Lanik. Then I decided I had to hero someday so I just played forever and finally made it. I mostly soloed through the levels but Divebomb helped a bunch. All the heroes and IMMS have been nice too. I'm really not sure what to do now. You'll most likely see me as Olhado for a week or two and then I'll be Lanik. Now that you know all about me I'll get back to screwin around. -Olhado /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------Silly------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) [Both the Story and Spotlight will not be in this week's newsletter.] The following are actual excerpts from classified sections of city newspapers. Illiterate? Write today for free help. Auto Repair Service. Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, you'll never go anywhere again. Our experienced Mom will care for your child. Fenced yard, meals, and smacks included. Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children. Man wanted to work in dynamite factory. Must be willing to travel. Stock up and save. Limit: one. Semi-Annual after-Christmas Sale. 3-year old teacher needed for pre-school. Experience preferred. Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating. Girl wanted to assist magician in cutting-off-head illusion. Blue Cross and salary. Dinner Special -- Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00 For sale: antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers. Now is your chance to have your ears pierced and get an extra pair to take home, too. We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand. For sale. Three canaries of undermined sex. Great Dames for sale. Have several very old dresses from grandmother in beautiful condition. Vacation Special: have your home exterminated. Get rid of aunts. Zap does the job in 24 hours. Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically burns toast. For Rent: 6-room hated apartment. Man, honest. Will take anything. Used Cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated. Come here first. Christmas tag-sale. Handmade gifts for the hard-to-find person. Wanted: Hair cutter. Excellent growth potential. Wanted. Man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink. Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops. Wanted. Widower with school age children requires person to assume general housekeeping duties. Must be capable of contributing to growth of family. And now, the Superstore-unequaled in size, unmatched in variety, unrivaled inconvenience. We will oil your sewing machine and adjust tension in your home for $1.00. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | No such thing as a failure who keeps trying...coasting to the bottom| | Is the only disgrace...-Blues Traveller | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | Be sure to check out the Official Barren Realms Homepage | | http://nightfall.simplenet.com/Kiri | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | -> Barren Realms: barren.coredcs.com:8000 <- | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | You can contact me at Kiri@li.net for any of the following: | | | | Ideas for Barren Realms | | | | Questions/Complaints | | | | Your scrapbook memories of BR | | | | Your poetry, stories, questions, comments, and bios for the | | mort/hero/imm bio section of the newsletter and BR Magazine. | | | | Getting on the mail list for: | | | | Players file: How to play the game, helps, and the BR story. | | Great information for ALL players, no matter what | | level. | | | | Builders guide: An all new guide on how to build areas for BR. | | Full of new information on bits, liquids, and a | | step by step instruction on building areas. | | | | Builders forum: A place to ask email questions about the area you | | are building | | | | Area list: A list of areas and descriptions of each, in depth | | and helpful | | | \_____________________________________________________________________/