March 7, 2004 Welcome to the Barren Realms MUD Newsletter! Come see all your friends - play on BR at telnet://barren.coredcs.com:8000/ --------------------------- IDEAS -- Please reply to these as I am all out of replies. Dryrrdlor: allow rescue to choose which mob you want to rescue players from. tanks should be able to fight more than just one enemy at a time. :) Kitsune: a training mob somewhere that reports damage numerically. (Ow! That took 192 of my hit points!") Might be helpful to see if a weapon makes average high discombobs or low. etc. etc. Katreen: highlight the "you raise a level" in bright colors...so it's easier to see Katreen: when an item is for sale in a shop, it should provide a free identify (using the command Identify when in the shop. the item must be for sale in order to be identified. it really helps players to know what they are buying. PurpleSkies: i would think that being translucent would cause your ac to go down, dince things that can pass through walls would OBVIOUSLY be harder to hit Lairian: The message for having drank water should probably read, "You are no longer thirsty" rather than "You are not thirsty". ------------------------ Kiri's WWW of URLS: From Mystique http://www.topeuro.co.uk/blagger/the_duel.html A prank played on a local news station -- some are suggestive or naughty http://mercury.rh.ncsu.edu/tww-closings/ From scavenger: http://sheep123.keenspace.com/d/20040204.html Suggested by Anakin, Ze's Online Pre-date Confidence Builder http://www.zefrank.com/predate/ ---------------------------- Newspaper Headlines Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents Farmer Bill Dies in House Iraqi Head Seeks Arms Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms Eye Drops Off Shelf Teacher Strikes Idle Kids Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim Shot Off Woman's Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66 Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told Miners Refuse to Work after Death Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant Stolen Painting Found by Tree Two Soviet Ships Collide, One Dies Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years War Dims Hope for Peace If Strike isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge Deer Kill 17,000 Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft Kids Make Nutritious Snacks Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy Arson Suspect is Held in Massachusetts Fire British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood Lansing Residents Can Drop Off Trees Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half New Vaccine May Contain Rabies Deaf Mute Gets New Hearing in Killing Air Head Fired Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni Grandmother of Eight Makes Hole in One Man Steals Clock, Faces Time Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped Smokers Are Productive, But Death Cuts Efficiency Two Convicts Evade Noose, Jury Hung Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden Nicaragua Sets Goal to Wipe Out Literacy Man is Fatally Slain Prostitutes Appeal to Pope Autos Killing 110 a Day, Let's Resolve to do Better March 15, 2004 Welcome to the Barren Realms MUD Newsletter! Come see all your friends - play on BR at telnet://barren.coredcs.com:8000/ This is a very short newsletter -- send me those ideas! --------------------------- IDEAS -- Please reply to these as I am all out of replies. PurpleSkies: i would think that being translucent would cause your ac to go down, dince things that can pass through walls would OBVIOUSLY be harder to hit Rubrik: a whois command that will tell you a little about a person, such as level, race, title, last logon, maybe kills in arena or something like that. ---------------------------- Kiri's WWW of URLs: From Amystery -- Chernobyl now http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/ H-Wing http://www.roadsquadron.com/Cars/Hwing/ Zombo http://www.zombo.com/ The Asylum FOrums (warning, R-->X rated) http://www.asylumnation.com/asylum/index.php ------------------------------- The '80s *is* the Best Decade. If you already realise the 00s are going to be new 80s. YOU ARE A CHILD OF THE 80'S IF: - You know what a "burnout" is. - You know what "Sike" means. - You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off". - You know that another name for a keyboard is a"Synthesizer". - You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack". - You wanted to be a Goonie. - You felt ashamed when Rob Lowe got in trouble for sex with minors and videotaping it, because you liked him. - You know who Max Headroom is. - You wore flourescent, neon clothing. - You could breakdance, or wished you could. - You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween. - You Believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" - Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away. - You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye. - You wanted to be on StarSearch. - You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off. - You wore a banana clip at some point during your youth, or knew someone who did. - You owned a doll with 'Xavier Roberts' signed on it's ass - You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout". - You HAD to have your MTV - You hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future". - You know where to go if you "wanna go where everybody knows your name". - You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool. - You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie. - You have heard of Garbage Pail Kids. - You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called"Prince". - You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be. - You remember when ATARI was a state of the art video game system. - You own any cassettes. - You were led to believe that in the year 2000 we'd all be living on the moon. - You remember And/or own any of the CareBear Glass collection from Pizza Hut or any other stupid collection they came out with. - Poltergeist freaked you out. - You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox. - You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female smurf. - You know what a Doozer is. - You wore bike shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish,or knew someone who did. - You ever had a Swatch Watch. - You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman), or knew someone who did. - You remember when Saturday Night Live was funny. - You had WonderWoman or Superman underoos. - You know what a "Whammee" is. March 31, 2004 Notes from the Realms: Joysinger: a little quest reminder i'd just like to remind everyone that you have just a little more than a week to finish this one! so get your butts up and working! ;) for further info, questions, or anything, please take a look at the quest forum where i posted rules and stuff. www.barrenrealmsmud.com/forum for those of you who don't know how to get there ;) also, if you aren't a member yet, make sure to get an account! it's fun!! ;) -------------------------------- IDEAS: CrazyChaos: A spell that reduces spell lag, and maybe as a downside it makes spells cost twice as much mana. Brodgar: I found this post from Slart in the ideas waaay back in a '97 newsletter, but I think it still has merit. How about a $undo for C4, that has to be confirmed by your opponent? Solomnius: interest for having money in the bank? Kiri-- as I always say, only if we have bank robberies too :) Cinder: To cast a harmfull spell like fireball or acid blast on yourself, you should have to type your whole name (c 'acid blast'cinder). Everytime I attack a mob that starts with "c" I do at least 1000 damage to myself first. ------------------------------- Reply by Bluestar: Rubrik: a whois command that will tell you a little about a person, such as level, race, title, last logon, maybe kills in arena or something like that. Next time you logon type profile Bluestar It will show you the following: Profile for Bluestar ---------------------------------------- Level 74 Demon Female Email: bbluestar@earthlink.net WWW: nope ICQ UIN: 64307518 Plan: To help other people realize their own potential Last logged in: Mon Mar 15 22:55:56 2004 -------------------------------------- The only thing it doesn't show from that list is kills in the arena Otherwise that's the command you were speaking of For more info on how to change the information in your profile type help profile. Reply by Everybody: Actually, profile doesn't show their current title, either... you'll have to wait to see them online and use the "whois " to see that. (or the ever useful who command, of course...) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiri's WWW of URLs: The Exorcist in 30 seconds, acted out by bunnies http://www.angryalien.com/ DOminique http://www.alterfin.com/dominique/ Neat Sidewalk Art http://www.csl.sri.com/users/mwfong/Sidewalk_Flats/ Fishy! http://www.xgenstudios.com/fishy/index.htm ------------------------ Puns from Dove: -- Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine. -- A backward poet writes inverse. -- A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. -- Dijon vu - the same mustard as before. -- Practice safe eating - always use condiments. -- Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. -- A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy. -- A hangover is the wrath of grapes. -- Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play. -- Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? -- Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion. -- Reading while sunbathing makes you well red. -- When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I. -- A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired. -- What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.) -- Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. -- In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes. -- She was engaged to a man with a wooden leg but broke it off! -- A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. -- If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed. -- With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress. -- When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. -- The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. -- You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it. -- Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under. -- He often broke into song because he couldn't find the key. -- Every calendar's days are numbered. -- A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine. -- A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. -- He had a photographic memory that was never developed. -- A plateau is a high form of flattery. -- A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large. -- Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end. -- Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall. -- Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis. -- Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses. -- Acupuncture is a jab well done.