Subject: Newsletter - June 2, 1998 The ideas will be missing from this particular Newsletter.=20 They will return in the next newsletter. Please remember that ANYONE can send bios, responses, ideas, articles and anything else you want (except chain letters!)=20 thanks. -Kiri | | \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Thrawn: It would be a great help to multiplayers like myself if we could see xp to next level in addition to total xp on the 'group' command Sidekick: send a message when your alias is accepted and when it isnt...mine was alias id cast 'identify' $1 which will account for my last idea :P Tantoris: charging skill: I think it would greatly add to this games reality and give the game a little more zing if we were to add mounts when i think medeival i think mounts knighs charging on horses if we were to add mounts we could add 2 more skills to co charging skill continued: i think the rest of that line got cut off so heres the rest:1 being riding skill the higher ure skill t he better mount u can ride 2 being charge skill which can double attack power first hit or something Tantoris: personalized guilds: I think guilds should be a place where comradery is generally felt by the people in the guild and guilds should most certainly not be named after a race but after the type of skills they teach (eg. dwarves are mainly fighters so Tantoris: personalized guilds (continued):dwarves are mainly fighters so there guilds could be knights and i also believe guilds should have multiple rooms and new skills like forging so chars can make there own armor or maintain it Tantoris: forging skill: i think the forging ksill given to the stronger guilds such as knights would improve the game because they could make there own eq, the stats of the eq based on the chars lev and skill at forging Tantoris: forging (continued) along with the forging skill chars should be able to add dye (color) to the eq to make them more uniformed a knight doesnt wear a hunch back lump and wield a hair dryer like the eq found in rhps so why not let us make our own Tantoris: temples: i've heard rumors about the imms trying to avoid temples on another mud namely arcanum but i see no harm in devoting areas to the imms if participation in the temples is ALWAYS optional noone has to join just another outlet of roleplay AMystery: autotrack ability for those of us avians who are using telnet and refuse to get zMud because that would admit out addiction AMystery: a heal spell/sbility similiar to medicine. but it uses differing amounts of mana depending on how high your current hp is. more you've healed. more mana it takes Sorsa: some socials could work on objects too.. like: point head Ears: how about changing the spam boot so 'note read' doesn't do it? Hastur: let's not have a huge Plum Tree in CandyLand that is impossible to get into. There is no key on any of the mobs and I couldn't pick the lock. I am level 17 or so, that's got to be high enough for a newbie area. Putting an invincible obstacle is e Megiddo: you know how you can buy a certain number of items? what if we could use the same thing for walking...S 4 would mean going south 4 times..= =2E HappyGilmore: We need a Lunatic channel for the ravings of lunatics we sure have quite a few of them... MegiddO: I think a spell to remove enchants on weapons and armor would be good...I mean one day let's say you get your weapon enchanted... and 2 days later you found someone a little higher level would enchant it, but you can't since it's already enchanted. Tinkerer: let's put an ATM at clericus :> Zeek: shouldnt web stop mobs from moving around...rather than just fleeing ? Tom: Cure serious just don't help much can there be a stronger version of cure serious for elves? Zeek: why doesnt the worth command show money in bank too ? Jigoku: how bout making peek a command? like peek (mob/player). it gets anoying if the mob/player has a million things in their inventory:( Sidekick: make drunk people able to understand other drunk people :) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ @)(((((((( | >-------------Responses---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by AMYSTERY: >Malloc: hero level kender skill: slit throat... either kills them >outright or gets them really mad at you Just what kenders need, another way to cause instant deaths. I think they= =20 are already too strong. Lets take away backstab, then you could have slit= =20 throat! >Malloc: hero level elf skills: how about some necromancy spells? raise >dead, peel skin etc.? Oh, this sounds like fun. I can just see a hero elf going around=20 reanimating player corpses. Would make CR's easier... But seriously, I don't see much point to raising the dead (although it can= =20 be fun) and peel skin, well, that it such an unpleasant image, I will=20 ignore it. >AMystery: we need a plus con spell. like giant strength is +str. this >would be a great spell for leveling. and probably for whatever else con >is good for I really like this idea!!! It would make things much more fair for the poor= =20 avians who can't find enough +con items:) Actually, it would help for when= =20 people are leveling. They don't have to stop and completely change=20 equipment. One spell and they are ready, and can continue to fight without= =20 incurring the wrath of their group.=20 >Malloc: if a person is blind how come you can't circle around them in a >fight? Good point. But then if I was blinded, I would be wildly thrashing my arms= =20 and spinning around so it would probably be hard to get a clean shot. Or=20 even a dirty one for that matter. >Malloc: how about being able to save 1 enhance / level? Point? For the mana and hit enhances, you get more when you do it at lower= =20 levels, and for the other stats, it really isn't an issue. There are plenty= =20 of levels to enhance on. Just look at me:) >Jigoku: pose should get better as you gain levels.......to literally show >you off:) Nice idea, but since pose is a social, it would probably not be worth the= =20 effort to code. >Malloc: for dwarves Lower level requirement on weapons/armor... it can be >dropped only 2 and it's a higher level spell...=20 Interesting idea. I would love to move weapons down a few levels. It would= =20 unbalance the game, but so what? it would give me a temporary advantage:) >Malloc: a command that'll let you quaff something that's in a >container... ie, quaff fly bag I don't think it is really so difficult to get the item out of the bag and= =20 then quaff it...Even if you are really drunk, you can still get your pack= =20 open. although by that point, you probably shouldn't be quaffing anything= =20 else, especially not without first getting it out of a bag and looking at= =20 it... >Bluewing: Since illithids have 4 tentacles why not use all of them to >wield weapons That would allow ills to fight. But if they could fight, and have all of=20 their great spells, then who would play any other race? Ills are magic=20 users and as such should be using magic. Dwarves are fighters, and as such= =20 should be fighting. >Malloc: for hero kenders... dual backstab Yet another great reason to never arena a kender. As if heroes weren't=20 strong enough with the new equipment, allowing them to shove 2 knives in=20 your back? Besides, with the heroes I know, I expect they would stab=20 themselves more than the mob. (they aren't that coordinated) >Malloc: i think dual should be in guild for kenders... cause their >dexterotous enough... Makes sense, but kenders already fight well enough. And since they are=20 always BSing they would probably exercise one arm much more than the other= =20 and so would not be so dextrous as you might think. I image them as being= =20 rather lopsided... >Jigoku: all shop owners should have a white aura, makes them look cooler:) Well, since you aren't supposed to kill shop owners anyway, this wouldn't= =20 hurt. But having to go back and code it would be annoying and not really=20 worth the time. Besides, they don't normally need sanc, they can kill most= =20 people in 2 rounds. Although, have you noticed that most shopkeepers are=20 naked? >Jigoku: feathers need to last longer as we get higher in level GOOD IDEA!!! I would be so happy if my feathers didn't almost immediately= =20 melt. Since they are taking 200hp each time, I should at least be able to= =20 finish off the mob before they are gone. >Deed: >I have a suggestion to make. This might sound stupid, but I thought >it was >really hard to find what I can use in the donation room. There are so=20 >many >things in the donation room and I still havn't got a slightest idea about >what things I am able to use. I thought maybe you can put things the >players can use in different color, so when a player comes to the=20 >donation >room, he/she will automatically know what he/she can use. Or you could=20 >put >the number of level he/she needs to be in order to use a certain equipment >in front of the equipment. Thanks for your time. Bye. Interesting idea, but not really worth it. You should find someone your own= =20 level, see what equipment they have, if they are any good, and if they are= =20 good, copy them. You can just pick up donated stuff and try it and it will= =20 tell you what level you have to be anyway, it isn't like there are hundreds= =20 of items just lying there most times. ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** Philosophical Question=92s to Ponder If a deaf person swears, using sign language, does his mother wash his hands with soap? If someone with multiple personaltiy disorder threaten=92s to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation. Is there another word for synonym? Isn=92t it a bit unnerving that doctor=92s call what they do "practice"? Where do forest ranger=92s go to "get away from it all"? Why isn=92t there a mouse-flavored cat food? What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? If a parsley farmer is sued, can the garnish his wages? If a turtle doesn=92t have a shell, is it homeless of naked? Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines? Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets? Is it true that cannibals don=92t eat clowns because they taste funny? What was the best thing before sliced bread? _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 Subject: Newsletter Sorry about being late this week. :) ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** AMystery: a heal spell/sbility similiar to medicine. but it uses differing amounts of mana depending on how high your current hp is. more you've healed. more mana it takes Megiddo: you know how you can buy a certain number of items? what if we could use the same thing for walking...S 4 would mean going south 4 times... MegiddO: I think a spell to remove enchants on weapons and armor would be good...I mean one day let's say you get your weapon enchanted... and 2 days later you found someone a little higher level would enchant it, but you can't since it's already enchanted. AMystery: lets have the possibility of some mobs causing instand deaths on players. it seems only fair since we do it to them Djuka: A command named 'motd' that could re-display the motd....just missed it :) --It's called Help MOTD-- :) Slugg: Spell "Pot of Plenty" measures 12" in circumference by 12" in heigth holds endless supply of beef,lambfish,or fowl..when first found looks like a ordinary pot..must be identified by the spell identify contains only beef,lamb,fish,or fowl as its name Avie: while fighting, skills affect the players even if you don't put in the mobs name, ie: while fighting mobs, it affects them Kellbo: no more movement points! they're annoying... Megiddo: Ok, we are Kenders right? So why Can't we peek at how much gold a Mob/and or player has? Maybe we can follow them until they count their cash, and hide in a corner...then go and kill them...thats what we kenders want right? Cold, hard CASH! :) AMystery: get rid of the poison on feathers, then we avians could use them in the arena. make it a little more fair... Kelsk: some race needs the skill snare and unsnare (for trapping mobs). just a thought :P would keep those wimpy mobs from running. Fnx: We could have stances. Like an offensive stance which raises hit/dam, but raises ac. also a defensive, which lowers hit/dam but lowers ac. Grouping would negate this, so it would be a thing only for soloists. Could add new dimension to the play, and MeGiddO: why not a call channel...to call upon a hero, or imm... you'd get to ask them ONE question per level...? :) Jigoku: when u enhance/enchant a weap/eq, wouldn't it therefore make it magical? Isaynee: put giant strength on Clericus' spell list Isaynee: junk command Liff: multitell: tell person1,person2 i luv u --Kiri: again, BR is one step ahead of you. We have this command :) Try typing help mtell. But I would hope you wouldn't be telling more than one person junk tells like that ;P-- AMystery: AFK should be removed when you move. not necessarily for things like eating and drinking which triggers are for, but for walking. Afterall, you can't be very afk is you are walking around /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by TREAD: >> Perhaps change the INVIS spell, so that if cast onto an item, that >item >>thus >> becomes invisible. Sure, it may not have any significant purpose, but >it >>would >> be rather neat. > > >I'm all for this one, of course, I'd also like to see a dispel invis >spell to remove the invis flag from mobs or items. Also like dispel >magic modified to remove all effects and magical flags on items when >cast directly on them. >The code work on these wouldn't be too hard. In response to the INVIS item, this would be fun, and add a certain amount of roleplaying to the realms for realmers who are into that sort of thing. One thing I disagree with is the dispel magic on items. Remove all magical flags on an item? Just great when You go and get a 10/5 enchant on a frostbite, huh? What would be the point of the change in scalpels? I feel this would make many weapons FAR too powerful. As for flags like (Humming) and (Glowing), I think that the detriment to sneak and hide is a good thing, makes the sneaker hve at least something to ponder when going to sneak around. :) Also, Am I misreading it, or is what he's saying is that it removes all effects on the weapon? so you have a totally blank weapon with the ave dam the same? If so, you just need to walk around and find a high avdam weapon and remove it's - stats and + stats and get it enchanted.. I can't think of any cases where this would be a huge help off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are some comparatively high avdam weapons in the realms.. Just my thoughts, Tread Responses by BALTAR: > Tom: howabout we set roundhouse and all skills that you can't Kill > charmed mobs without a warning Hear bloody hear. Probably the single most common way of getting a KILLER flag. Rather than changing all the code for skills, might there be some way to check in the general attack code (if there is any such thing), and warn if the attack would result in a KILLER flag? You know, check for pets the same way we check for players, before the attack takes place (always assuming we're outside the Arena, of course). (Hey, Kiri, can you tell I still haven't been able to get a look at the base merc code yet? :) > Tom: This might sound complexed, but why not have a bell at recall for > the bus, and when someone wants it they ring it..and the bus is created, > and when no one is in the bus it disappears? Not sure I agree with this. Probably half the people who ride the bus find it just because it wandered through the room while they were standing around and they wondered what it was... Baltar /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) > Subject: WHY SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP IS AN OXYMORON - from Jane > > "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle" > -- Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach > > "That's so when I forget how to spell my name, I can still find my > clothes." > -- Stu Grimson, Chicago Blackhawks left wing, explaining why > he keeps a color photo of himself above his locker > > "You guys line up alphabetically by height" > -- Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach > > "I play football. I'm not trying to be a professor. The tests don't > seem to > make sense to me, measuring your brain on stuff I haven't been through > in school." > -- Clemson recruit Ray Forsythe, who was ineligible as a > freshman because of academic requirements > > "I know the Virginia players are smart because you need a 1500 > SAT to get in. I have to drop bread crumbs to get our players to > and from class" > -- George Raveling, Washington State basketball coach > > "Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to > prison for three years, not Princeton." > -- Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson hooking up again > with promoter Don King > > "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." > -- Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon > during his visit to Greece > > "The ballparks have gotten too crowded. That's why nobody goes > to see the game anymore." > -- Yogi Berra > > "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." > -- Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh > > "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a > guy like Norman Einstein." > -- Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 Subject: Newsletter 6/16/98 \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda ***************************************************************************= * NOTE FROM KIRI: I've included a little form of questions for bios if you want to submit one. ANYONE is welcome to submit. This goes as well for articles, replies to ideas, ideas themselves, or anything else you can think of. Again, the last newsletter was late, from now on they should be on time. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Niric: Get rid of Aod. He's just annoying now. There's no more zoo, so why is he still here? Caller: No drunkenness in channels like Q/A and Gratz Liff: illithids need some high level spells - i mean the last spell you get is at level 30...puuh MAjorTom: Why doesn't enchanting a wepon make it magical? Paramedic: include this in the descrpition of mana... Alcohol causes mana/hp/mv to increase faster, but it has it's consequences :) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Bios: Here are some questions for bios. If you'd like yours to be included, simply hit reply and fill in the spots where I've asked questions. Make sure you include your name! All questions are optional except for BR name. BR Name:=09=09=09=09Real Name (First): Age (RL):=09=09=09=09Webpage URL: Email:=09=09=09=09=09Where I live: Occupation/School: Hobbies/Interests: What I would like to say to the BR players: My theory on life: My favorite color/food/stuffed animal/pair of socks: /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ Responses by SYLVESTER: >Tom: Take back 1 move for c4 so that Both players have to agree then move >is taken back :) I've just started playing, and I can see how useful this might be, as long= =20 as both players have to agree on it. >Malloc: make the spellcaster pick a location for "word of recall"... the >spellcaster has to cast it at the location he/she wants to go to, and >it'll be the same penalties as regular recall=20 Yeah, sure, I'll just set mine to King Kandy, and recall there from now on= =20 ;) Uh, maybe for any spot within Calathar, but otherwise... =20 >Jigoku: we should be able to type 'area (areaname)' and get the lvl for >it Or maybe, I've seen, when actually in an area, when you type 'where', you= =20 see area name and levels it's meant for. Could help so you avoid areas tha= t=20 aren't meant for your level. >Tom: howabout we set roundhouse and all skills that you can't Kill >charmed mobs without a warning But then we wouldn't have anymore Killers wandering around, what fun would= =20 that be? >Tom: a spell that you can look inside a closes chest, backpack...but >still have to use a key to open the items that require it Why? Can't you just open it in the first place and look inside? Isn't the= =20 point of closed chests that you have to find the key to get to find out wha= t=20 treasure you might receive? >Soldar: Why not a spell for Dwarves "Sharpen Weapon". It could be a high >level spell that acts like enchant weapon, but could be cast on an >enchanted weapon, but only last a short while? I believe that's basically called 'Taint', and would just pile MORE fightin= g=20 ability onto an already WAY buff race. =20 >Chibi: Hi theres a show called Dragon Ball Z and its based on collecting >7 magic dragon balls that when brought together by someone they get a >wish I just thought i would be cool having something like that in BR. That would be an automatic quest game, which we don't have on BR. But=20 that's a fun idea for a Hero-run Quest, isn't it? >Malloc: if you are drunk you should be able to read others drunken speach Have you ever been drunk, and tried to hold a conversation with another=20 drunk person? Believe me, it doesn't work. =20 >Tom: This might sound complexed, but why not have a bell at recall for >the bus, and when someone wants it they ring it..and the bus is created, >and when no one is in the bus it disappears? That IS a tad complex. How about a bus stations where you can pick up a bu= s=20 and you can just choose which tour you want? enter bus, and type $smurfs o= r=20 $daycare? >Booger: First, the skill kick, i think that this skill should increase >with level, maybe the equation (Level x 2) This would make the skill >used more by higher level characters and not just a newbie Skill... Maybe a good idea, similar to how Roundhouse gets stronger... But dwarves= =20 and Kender aren't exactly martial artists. I think Headbutt would be more= =20 appropriate to get stronger, or to let Kender and Elves have kick earlier. >Booger: Maybe a skill called Assasinate for kenders, This skill >either kills the mob or causes you to fight it. If the mob is killed it >yields no xp... This could be usefull for clearing pesky mobs out of a >room...| Isn't that what Backstab is about? It wouldn't work on higher mobs, and if= =20 they're lower than you, you can just kill them real quick... /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) INKY=92S CORNER For this edition of Inky=92s corner, I asked people to send me skills/spells that they would like to see. As most of you know I have no authority to put these spells/skills in so don=92t expect to see any of them soon. If you really want to see a spell/skill put in use the idea command. Anyways, Here is what some of your fellow realmers came up with: Alajahad:At higher levels, avians are severly disadvantaged. Perhaps the avians could get a skill that makes their wings better attack weapons. =20 Windzone and blast are really wimpy. Also, avians should get some magic. I mean, we have mana, why not let us use it? Some sort of heal spell would be nice, or maybe an auxiliary attack spell like fireball or flamestrike. Well what do you all think? Phlegm: What we need is a 'Cloak' spell, which when used in conjunction with sneak, allows you to move around sneakily while wearing humming or glowing eq. =20 The 'cloak' that appears around you masks the glow and hushes the humming.... One to think about, Phlegm d'Hammerhack, Dwarf. Solkaner:I think that there should be a spell for teleporting objects to other people, a bit like donations, only you would see 'The wings its way to . I don't mean summoning objects to you, that would be too easy, but it should about lvl 45 - 50, so heroes can send eq to newbies, etc. There should also be a chance that an accident happens in the teleportation bit and the item becomes a random item. I think this would be pretty cool. Just my idea, Solkanar. Johan: I was thinking, and I realised that avians have no heal spells of any kind. I think we should have one called 'preen' or something, so we can heal ourselves a bit, like humans have medicine, and it would use the same amount of mana but be available at about level 15, when it could say our beaks grow to full length, letting us arrange our feathers for comfort or something, but not to increase peck damage (which I think should also be done, as avians get older and more powerful. Just a thought, Johan. Dragoner:i think it would be cool if illithids had the ability to seperate their molocules then put them back together. Kinda like=20 teleport Amystery:spell name: risk can be cast on others. offensive spell this spell, if successful, will draw on all the forces of nature to fully restore all hp/mv/mana, but if unsuccessful, results in stant death for the caster. this spell, due to its power, is available to all races from lvl 2.=20 this spell will also turn players/mobs into memory mobs so if you fail and die, they will remember you and so kill you on sight. this is especially fun to cast on the Guardian as he so wants someone to spam kill for a few hours. Cassima:How about a sober spell? It can make you sober when like all mana/hp or whatever you need is stored It can be available for druids and can be casted on anyone Take it into consideration :) =09 Nonia:How 'bout a spell kinda like Sancuatuary but instead of halving damage done to you it doubles damage done to mobs? It could last as long as sancuatuary and you can cast it on yourself and on others. Well, that's all for this week...se you all again next week. Inkilo /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Silly: > GREEN EGGS & HAMLET >=20 > I ask to be, or not to be. > That is the question, I ask of me. > This sullied life, it makes me shudder. > My uncle's boffing dear, sweet mother. > Would I, could I take my life? > Could I, should I, end this strife? > Should I jump out of a plane? > Or throw myself before a train? > Should I from a cliff just leap? > Could I put myself to sleep? > Shoot myself, or take some poison? > Maybe try self immoloition? > To shudder off this mortal coil, > I could stab myself with a fencing foil. > Slash my wrists while in the bath? > Would it end my angst and wrath? > To sleep, to dream, now there's the rub. > I could drop a toaster in my tub. > Would all be glad, if I were dead? > Could I perhaps kill them instead? > This line of thought takes consideration - > For I'm the king of procrastination. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 Subject: Newsletter June 23, 1998 | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Omnipotus: especially with the (somewhat) new HERO levels but even without them, it seems like armor class needs to be extended beyond -300 MajorTom: invis should also lower your AC by alot! sure you lose it as soon as a fight starts, but that first fit would be EXTREMELY hard for a mob to land Bloodstorm: Create beer spell for all us drunken magic users Tinkerer: it's time to put a 'flag' on donated items to they can't be sold... AMystery: since you don't lose blood for dying in the area, why do you for fleeing? perhaps that should be changed MajorTom: since Elves and Druids can touch flamingg thinfs, they should be immune to flamestrike, and fireball. (elf and dru mobs too) MajorTom: elf skill: ignite goes along with my flaming idea, ignite lights a mob on fire and burns them instantly. (much like disintegrate, no exp) Omnipotus: infra should let you see roomnames on the exits command when it's dark KAZIN: I have a question. Elves, druids, and illithids are not fighters, and they don't wear heavy armors. But in BR they wear the same armor as the fighting races such as dwarves, humans, and kenders do. How can these non fighting races wear heavy equipment and be able to cast magic? I would think that the equipment will give them a hard time just walking around. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) BIOS: BR Name: Cassima Real Name (First): Vanessa Age (RL): Webpage URL: none Email: velliot36@hotmail.com Where I live: Maryland Occupation/School: Secretary for a seamanship school Hobbies/Interests: Bike riding, basketball, volleyball Dancing, computer, painting, dating :P What I would like to say to the BR players: Have fun, and level a lot. Most of you deserve it :P My theory on life: Live your life to the fullest, if not, you might miss something very important My favorite color/food/stuffed animal/pair of socks: Favorite color-------> Green Favorite food--------> Pizza Fav. stuffed animal--> Whinney the Pooh Favorite socks-------> Pooh bear ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** Responces by the non-hero, Malloc >Malloc: make the spellcaster pick a location for "word of recall"... >the >spellcaster has to cast it at the location he/she wants to go to, and >it'll be the same penalties as regular recall Malloc: i just wanted to clarify my point on this one... a player can get a nice place that he/she likes *in another location besides recall* it can work like this... you're at an area... user types: cast "word of recall set" then that takes like 50 mana... then whenever user types: cast "word of recall" they'll be sent to that spot >Tom: howabout we set roundhouse and all skills that you can't Kill >charmed mobs without a warning Malloc: how come we can even kill a charmed mob w/out MURDER is beyond me... i know you can backstab a charmie and i think that's kinda weird but i guess that's because we can do stuff to people in the arena >Tom: a spell that you can look inside a closes chest, backpack...but >still have to use a key to open the items that require it Malloc: i don't think this would be usefull enough to warrent a spell for... *shrug* >Soldar: Why not a spell for Dwarves "Sharpen Weapon". It could be a >high >level spell that acts like enchant weapon, but could be cast on an >enchanted weapon, but only last a short while? Malloc: this seems pretty cool... it can last for a few hours, then you have to resharpen it... it can require sharpening stones and a dex requirement... >Chibi: Hi theres a show called Dragon Ball Z and its based on >collecting >7 magic dragon balls that when brought together by someone they get >a >wish I just thought i would be cool having something like that in BR. Malloc: on a side not to this... it may be cool to have equipment that works better in conjunction w/ other equipment... i don't think you should get a wish, but maybe and extra +1 hit/dam or -25 a.c. when you have ninja garb and a katana etc. >Tom: This might sound complexed, but why not have a bell at recall >for the bus, and when someone wants it they ring it..and the bus is >created, and when no one is in the bus it disappears? Malloc: do you want all the coders to quit? :-) i just think this may be too hary to code especially when you may only use the bus for the first 10 levels >Booger: First, the skill kick, i think that this skill should >increase with level, maybe the equation (Level x 2) This would make >the skill used more by higher level characters and not just a newbie >Skill... Malloc: i like this idea because i didn't get kick just for this reason... it's an out of guild skill for kenders, and if it got stronger, then i'd get it... >Second: Maybe a skill called Assasinate for kenders, This skill >either kills the mob or causes you to fight it. If the mob is killed >it yields no xp... This could be usefull for clearing pesky mobs out >of a room... Malloc: if a mob is "pesky" how come you can't just kill it before you fight your real target Responses by BALTAR: > Tom: make janitors also clean up springs, and other things we cant get > rid of :) But what if you're thirsty and there's a janitor in the room? "You utter the words 'create spring.'" "The janitor mops up some water." "You utter the words 'create spring.'" "The janitor mops up some water." "You utter the words 'create spring.'" "The janitor mops up some water." "You utter the words 'create spring.'" "The janitor mops up some water." "You utter the words 'acid blast.'" Baltar /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------------------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) SILLY: > > The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. > > By the second day you're off it. - Jackie Gleason > > > > Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin > > unprotected. > > - Red Buttons > > > > I have a daughter who goes to SMU. She could've gone to UCLA > > here in California, but it's one more letter she'd have to > > remember. > > - Sheckly Greene > > > > A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can > > do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. > > - Fred Allen > > > > A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Pass. > > Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for sixteen hardened > > criminals. > > - Ronnie Corbett > > > > They think they can make fuel from horse manure... Now I don't > > know if your car will be able to get thirty miles to the gallon, > > but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning. > > - Billie Holliday > > > > I date this girl for two years -- and then the nagging starts: > > "I wanna know your name" > > - Mike Binder > > > > Advertising: The science of arresting the human intelligence > > long enough to get money from it. > > - Stephen Leacock > > > > I have a great diet. You're allowed to eat anything you want, > > but you must eat it with naked fat people. > > - Ed Bluestone > > > > Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad > > at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head > > out the window. > > - Steve Bluestone > > > > Everything is drive-through. In California they even have a > > burial service called Jump-In-The-Box. > > - Wil Shriner > > > > Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an > > idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a moron. > > - George Carlin > > > > You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking > > five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't > > know where the hell she is. > > - Ellen DeGeneris > > > > I'm not into working out. My philosophy: No pain, no pain. > > - Carol Leifer > > > > I wold love to speak a foreign language but I can't. So I > > grew hair under my arms instead. > > - Sue Kolinsky > > > > The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would > > not be caught dead in otherwise. > > - Roger Simon > > > > A hotel is a place that keeps the manufacturers of 25-watt > > bulbs in business. > > - Shelley Berman > > > > Don't spend two dollars to dry clean a shirt. Donate it to > > the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and put it on > > a hanger. Next morning buy it back for seventy-five cents. > > - Billiam Coronel > > > > I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore > > helmets. > > - Dave Edison > > > > If law school is so hard to get through, how come there are so > > many lawyers? > > - Calvin Trillin > > > > Guys are lucky because they get to grow mustaches. I wish > > I could. It's like having a little pet for your face. > > - Anita Wise > > > > I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for > > marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry. > > - Rita Rudner > > > > I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some > > fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some > > fries with that?" > > - Jay Leno > > > > Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without > > arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place. > > - Johnny Carson > > > > Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can > > find a rock. > > -Will Rogers > > > > Never moon a werewolf. > > - Mike Binder > > > > If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television > > by candlelight. > > - George Gobel > > > > To do is to be. -Descartes > > To be is to do. -Voltaire > > Do be do be do. -Frank Sinatra > > > > > > It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere. > > - Written in the dust on the back of a bus. Wickenburg, Arizona. > > > > > > "If only all the hands that reach could touch......" > > - Mary A. Loberg _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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