Subject: Newsletter May 6, 98 | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Ynnel: add web page and icq to profile code...just copy email command Jigoku: i know it sounds like a bad idea but we should have racial eq, it gets kinda borin looking at everybody with same eq all the time Jigoku: we should have a comment thingy.....like idea only for comments Daneager: I think that with infravision we should be able to see the exit names if the rooms are dark only because it's night. Only rooms specifically flaged as dark should be too dark to tell. Malloc: how about a compare command for something that you haven't bought yet Malloc: for a general overall skill :-) read drunken it can be in guild for elves and druids and oog for everyone else level 20 skill Jigoku: we NEED a wheel of fortune game:) Jigoku: we should be able to buy any eq/weap regardless of lvl requierments.....we still won't be able to use them Malloc: new skill "sticky hands" will keep you from getting disarmed Malloc: i think hiding should improve your chances to hit w/ a backstab... just my 2 cents Malloc: a "make invis" command and a "make silent" command they'll hide a glowing piece of equipment and silence a humming piece of equipment :-) Malloc: i think we should have a command where we as players can look at all the ideas given for the day Malloc: good aligned weapons do more damage to evil creatures & vice versa Malloc: a kender skill to see how much money they have on them :-) very cool idea Jigoku: it would be cool if we could buy spells from lallinthera/clericus/whomever else. it would be MUCH easier than waiting around:) ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** BIO BY PRODIGY: Hello everyone. I figured i've been on BR long enough it was about time i got down to it and wrote my Bio. On BR i'm Prodigy, which came partially from the band name and partially from the idea of being some child-prodigy-leveller-type. Well, the second part's been given up, seeing as how Prodigy's just about 150 years old. My name's Bill Hutchinson, i live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and just finished my first year at University taking bio sci. From my titles recently most of you know how confused i am by women. This hasn't changed, and personally i doubt it ever will (it's a conspiracy, you know). My favorite type of music has a dark side to it, like I do. Prodigy (of course), Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Garbage, Fiona Apple, Holly McNarland, Econoline Crush and others like that are my favorite bands. One of my favorite hobbies is making people i don't know think I'm totally psychotic. It usually isn't too hard, and it's alot of fun. It's especially fun when i do it to teachers, administrators and all the various types of psycho-babblers out there. I really recomend trying it. Well, that's the short version, anyways. With school out i won't see you as much as i used to, but i hope to be able to get on as much as i can. -the always confused elf, Prodigy. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------Response------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) just a few quick responses :) OceanMist > Sylvester: Ever thought of making the Web spell have the failing > possibility of webbing the casters feet, making flee impossible oooh..not nice :) > Kai: A 'food' donation room, EVERYONE whose everyone donates foodstuffs > :-) Help the needy in the process just pick up body parts as you kill!!! mmmm > Morgoth: I think a 'last connect' date in each players profile would be a > useful thing to have. zmud shows you when each character in your database was connected last > Salieri : > Also, perhaps rather then having the Druids utter words like > Elves, perhaps make ritualistic movements. Such as for sanctuary, 'Salieri > traces a crescent moon in the air as she prays,' rather than, 'utters the > words.' Isn't there a way you can do that yourself? a trigger or something? :) LEVIATHEN's RESPONSES: >Hellbender: mana transfer for avians, so we can give our mostly useless >mana to those who cann use it. why would an avian know how to get rid of this excess mana? being a druid i would love to see other races get mana transfer, however being a hero of old (before the new levels) i would have to disagree with any mana transfer for other races it would just make us magic tanks too damm powerfull if we could go through all our mana and then fill it back up from the rest of the group > >Darknight: I don't know if I suggested this before, I don't think I did, >but how about a 'sip' command, so you can sip beer and ale, so you don't >have to get too drunk.. I mean come on, some of us can stop drinking. i dont remember who suggested it but if you are really afraid of getting too drunk then go to solace and buy jello shots they only last for a couple ticks and u can usually go the direction you press on the keyboard > >Darknight: I'm full of ideas this month... How about being able to >deposit money into others bank accounts. oh yes this would be a very good idea immagine typing deposit 300000 jasserande and having it go into a newbie's account that happens to have the name jasseran (sorry if i spelled yer name wrong jass i just happened to remember a newbie that we all had problems sending tells to you because of yer name) > >>Aura: How about a bit of code that will make mobs of a particular >>align become aggressive to players of a particular align. Hence, evil mobs >>attack good players on sight >> from my MZF experiences i think that mobs can tell your alignment automaticly if they do anything is up to their flags > >I like this one too... although how do the mobs know? The only way a player >can really know for sure the alignment of a mob now, is by either casting >'know alignment' (very hard to get working well), and for extreme >alignments 'aura sight'. >I look at it like this... you are walking down the street, and pass by a >little old woman. She smiles at you. You think to yourself "what a nice >old lady"... she just came from a hardy breakfast of cat limbs. You can >never truly tell the alignment of someone else, without the help of magic, >or special vision. Assuming all mobs have this unique ability changes the >entire aspect of the game. > > > >>Nova: everyone should be able to rescue >> great idea the big nasty mob just beat up the big muscular dwarf lets send the wimpy elf in to take a couple blows (sorry elfs no attack on you guys intended) > >>Lyndon: i think (to help magic users get exp) you should get exp >>for every hit that you do, so that if the poor elves or druids can get exp >>just as fast as dwarves/kinders nononononononononononononononononononononnononononononononononononononononon onononnononononononononononononononononononononnonononononononononononononon onononononon (i think my thoughts are clear on this) > >> > >This one I've been itching to get my hands on. If your elf or druid isn't >getting experience as fast, or faster than the dwarves and kenders.. you've >learned too many out of guild spells. >My regular group consists of an avian, a druid, and a dwarf. We have been >trying to keep the same level... and had a lot of success with the >avian/dwarf... many of you have likely seen them level together on numerous >occasions. The druid has not been so easy. He enhanced regularly, else he >would have outlevelled us easily... and most of the time, he's lucky if he >hits once or twice per kill. Now... he has finally fallen behind... not by >a lot, but he practiced 3 oog spells before he got under control. >I'm not positive about elves, as I've never had any success playing them... >but I have it on very good authority, that elves can level as fast as >druids... :) >If my druid got experience for every heal spell he cast.. and every >sanctuary.. and every astral.. I could hero within a week. >>Crimson: Make a text only version of the BR homepage for us >>internet-speed impaired :) crimson if you really want to see it email me and i will email you the br page withought graphics or something maugus@gate.net /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------- Whispers In The Wind ------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Greetings Realmers, Today we bring you a single poem from one the original six-pack sauce himself, Wasabe. This is his tribute to Barren Realms. A place I Call home =-=-bY=:=WasABe-=-= Countless days have passed...I stare into darkness, only to see a reflection of my hearts true desire...Darkness is black, so is my heart. Black fades to white...Day comes from night...The paste of my eyes rubbed thousands of times, crusted by the morning glow...Scrape off this mucus. Sit, I do, wonder...Skin, flesh, burnt, crisp is it. Aches inside go deep...Breath hard like rocks... lost bags...lost time...lost all...I sit nude...pondering my causes. I look round'...shapes distorted, vision adjusting...blink...blink... I blink...slowly it clears...sharpness reveers...perkness perked up on stallion ears...out of sync am I still yet. I let it all focus...I lay at the feet of the guardian... the one true powerful being...Held life in his grasp... I stare in to his masked eyes...only to see the hallowness of myself...I watch him watch me struggle to my weary legs...I tiredly crawl to a spring... I dive in it...drink to my fill and more. Refreshed, yet, not...I walk west...cut a corner south...then turn to my right and walk in... He stares at me...The Baker...plump round like his pies...Yes it is all coming back to me...I sneer at the presence of a well known soliciter...He approaches me...I shake my head...One day I say he will be dead...With that the dealer leaves west... Hunger overpowers me...I check my neck for my satchel...containing my gold...I purchase a pie, just enough to not overload... Instantly I devour them one after the next...I feel strength rejuvenate...I bid farewell to plumpy...and reappear near The black knight. Sinister smile, I bet under his mask...He knows I'll be back...When the heal spell don't cast... Indeed, I will be back...I hope not for long...I wonder and wander...off to my corpse...Hopes are I'll find it and won't follow this course... Death hath become me! /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------Silly------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) HOW TO KEEP A HEALTHY LEVEL OF INSANITY IN THE WORKPLACE Page yourself over the intercom. (Don't disguise your voice.) Find out where your boss shops and buy exactly the same outfits. Always wear them one day after your boss does. (This is especially effective if your boss is a different gender than you are.) Make up nicknames for all your coworkers and refer to them only by these names. "That's a good point, Sparky." "No I'm sorry I'm going to have to disagree with you there, Chachi." Send email to the rest of the company telling them what you're doing. For example "If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom." Put up mosquito netting around your cubicle. Put a chair facing a printer, sit there all day and tell people you're waiting for your document. Arrive at a meeting late, say you're sorry, but you didn't have time for lunch, and you're going to be nibbling during the meeting. During the meeting eat 5 entire raw potatoes. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that. Send email to yourself engaging yourself in an intelligent debate about the direction of one of your company's products. Forward the mail to a co-worker and ask her to settle the disagreement. Suggest that beer be put in the soda machine. Encourage your colleagues to join you in a little synchronized chair dancing. Determine how many cups of coffee is "too many." Develop an unnatural fear of staplers. For a relaxing break, get away from it all with a mask and snorkel in the fish tank. If no one notices, take out your snorkel and see how many you can catch in your mouth. Send e-mail messages saying free pizza, free donuts etc... in the lunchroom, when people complain that there was none... Just lean back, pat your stomach, and say, "Oh you've got to be faster than that." Put decaf in the coffeemaker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark 17 inch paper, 99 copies. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors."* If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.* Reply to everything someone says with "that's what YOU think."* Practice making fax and modem noises.* Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc" themto your boss.* Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.* Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophesy." Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears and grimacing. Adjust the tint on your monitor so that the brightness level lights up the entire working area, and insist to others that you "like it that way."* Staple papers in the middle of the page.* Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a croaking noise.* TYPE ONLY IN UPPERCASE..* type only in lowercase.* Dont use any punctuation either* While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles" _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 May 21, 1998 \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Tom: Take back 1 move for c4 so that Both players have to agree then move is taken back :) 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 Jigoku: we should be able to type 'area (areaname)' and get the lvl for it Tom: howabout we set roundhouse and all skills that you can't Kill charmed mobs without a warning 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 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? 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: if you are drunk you should be able to read others drunken speach 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? 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... 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... ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** Tom's Spotlight Welcome to my First try at this, Doubt I'll ever have a quite as Interesting Spotlight as Aura did, but I sure will try my best. I figured I would start this week out with a question that I ponder many of times while on Barren realms. Why do we as players, enjoy Barren realms? And, What makes us come back again and again? Well I took these questions to the players themselves, and in return have a multitude of answers, lets go to the Barren realms question room to hear some of the answers I got...Also Please Note : All Players have remained anonymous, the names have been changed to protect the Barren realm addicts, and so on and such. Tom: So what's the one reason you enjoy playing Barren realms? Player1: "It keeps me from getting into trouble" Tom: *Smile* Barren realms, keeps you from getting into trouble, it does the opposite for me... Player2: "I like the cooperation and help between players" Tom: That's one point I can't argue with, unless I have a Headache, then I kinda of can't type and oh.. Never mind Player3: (High voice) Because, (Middle voice) Because.....(Low Voice) Because....Because.......!!!!! Tom: Batteries died before he got to his real answer, should have used Energizer That was only a few of my favorites, others said they enjoyed Barren realms cause of the people, or because it's the best Mud they've found, and I Have to agree with most of our answers, the people is the most important part without players, what would mudding because? Thanks for bearing with me, in trying to bring you a spotlight. Tom Xomgromit /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------Response------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by KYTAR: >Tom: A map that gave you maybe a five square block around you readout, >when you moved the map changes and so forth, would be alot of=20 work...But >would be a nice feature I've seen this one before. Personally, I hate it. Ruins a lot of=20 things, complicates others beyond measure, and basically is a pain. >Beej: a fountain of youth, makes you younger of course. > Might be funny, but since age does no harm it's not really useful. >Holly: A command..something like drag to drag a linkdead person away=20 from >danger..like if the person goes linkdead in a highly aggro area.. Always sounds good at first, but there's far too much possibility of=20 abuse. IE: Player1 does something player2 doesn't like, player1 goes=20 linkdead, player2 drags player1 into molasses without an invis. Etc. >=09Perhaps change the INVIS spell, so that if cast onto an item, that=20 item >thus >=09becomes invisible. Sure, it may not have any significant purpose, but= =20 it >would >=09be rather neat. I'm all for this one, of course, I'd also like to see a dispel invis=20 spell to remove the invis flag from mobs or items. Also like dispel=20 magic modified to remove all effects and magical flags on items when=20 cast directly on them. The code work on these wouldn't be too hard. >Responses by BALTAR: > >> Tyme: Since you see a trail of glowing footprints when you track, >> You should see them even without a light! > >This makes sense, but then of course you ought to be able to see other >glowing things without a light...including auras when you have detect=20 spells >running...I wonder... > This one I agree with, the code work would be a touch tedious but can be=20 done, it would also pave the way for a few other advancements with=20 lighting and magic. Responses by TREAD: >Tom: a fast way to get all, except certain objects like maybe, Get all >-icicle's or something :) that way you don't have to get one object at=20 >a time Why not get all. like already exists? works with=20 drop, too! =20 >Hellbender: for druids, since they are closer to nature, allow theto >shape change into other things, have the available types as type of >animal, reptile, mammal, bird, fish.... This is an incredible idea!!! Would add a nice touch, but I=20 think it'd be a lot cooler if there were a seperate race of morphs or=20 something! >Turin: why not allow ppl to stay hidden if they're sneaking when they >move Nice idea, kinda makes sense you'd be able to duck behind=20 something if noone sees you walk in! >Holly: A command..something like drag to drag a linkdead person away=20 from >danger..like if the person goes linkdead in a highly aggro area.. Not bad.. This is very nice, I've seen drag unconcious=20 fighting people on other muds, and I like it a lot, but don't you=20 automatically recall when linkdead and attacked? Responses by BALTAR: > >From JASSERANDE: >=20 > >BowStone: Can you code it so that the prac list comes up alphabetized? > >Also a neat idea would be that spells for your current level have a diff > >color than the rest. >=20 > The practice list is alphabetized. Actually, it isn't. It's alphabetized within each guild, but if you have out-of-guild skills or spells they're no longer in order (for example, all your elven spells followed by all your avian skills). I don't know that anyone has much of a preference either way, though... /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------Inky's Corner--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) INKY=92S CORNER For this edition of Inky=92s corner, I asked realmers what their peice of dream eq or dream weapon would be. Some of the responses were..interesting. Leviathen: if i was able to get a set of my dream eq it would be all liquid in some form err water:) to go with the ocean :) Tom had a bit of a brainstorm: Tom: Janitor Uniform, Made of Tough Cloth protects Janitors from mad players, also has a secret teleport spell under the name badge to be able to get away from trouble, comes in Black or Navy Blue Tom: Standard Baseball cap, goes along with the Janitor Uniform Protects head from an accidental misspell, made from a durable waterproof cloth, it's the perfect addon to your uniform...comes in an assortment of colors Tom: Patent Pending: Bottomless Bucket, perfect to carry your supplies in so you can clean messes with less travel...if only we could figure out how to get people out when they fall in..'. Tom: Orcist, the Goblin Clever, No flags,No align, +25 hit/dam... +5 int (since it=92s an elver blade), -100ac, -50 save vs.spell and the ability to kill goblins on sight. Only elves would be able to kill goblins on sight and when there are goblins near the sword glows. Temper: Here's a dream item, +50 hnd, +10 all stats, can be worn in ANY location Greydeath Deathbringer, +250 hit/dam -500 ac (500 - 250) ave 375 hp/mana/mvs +1000 all stats +13 Sylvester: I have always wanted a single peice of eq to wear on my body spot that was named black and white fur and was loaded with the stats of all my other eq. Sable: I want a sword that kills with one blow,casts mass invis and heal, and makes me more beautiful with each blow. Slart: My dream armor would be something like: (glowing) a charismatic smile It would have no bonuses, but a new flag which keeps aggressive mobs from attacking you, perhaps only for a small amount of time. This would allow you to get the drop on see invis/hidden mobs to attack, but if you lost you'd still have trouble getting your corpse.=20 I somehow thnk that some of theses weapons and peices af armor would take some of the fun and challenge out of the game, but some of them would be interesting to have around. Thanks to all those who sent in their peice of dream armor beacuase without you, Inky=92s corner wouldn=92t be possible. =09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09Inkilo /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------Silly------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) These are taken from real resumes and cover letters and were printed in the July 21, 1997 issue of Fortune Magazine: 1. "I demand a salary commiserate with my extensive experience." 2. "I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreasheet progroms." 3. "Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year." 4. "Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave." 5. "Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions." 6. "Failed bar exam with relatively high grades." 7. "It's best for employers that I not work with people." 8. "Let's meet, so you can 'ooh' and 'aah' over my experience." 9. "You will want me to be Head Honcho in no time." 10. "Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details." 11. "I was working for my mom until she decided to move." 12. "Marital status: single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No commitments." 13. "I have an excellent track record, although I am not a horse." 14. "I am loyal to my employer at all costs... Please feel free to respond to my resume on my office voice mail." 15. "I have become completely paranoid, trusting completely no one an= d absolutely nothing." 16. "My goal is to be a meteorologist. But since I possess no training in meteorology, I suppose I should try stock brokerage." 17. "I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant." 18. "Personal interests: donating blood. Fourteen gallons so far." 19. "As indicted, I have over five years of analyzing investments." 20. "Instrumental in ruining entire operation for a Midwest chain store." 21. "Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job." 22. "Marital status: often. Children: various." 23. "Reason for leaving last job: They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 am every morning. I couldn't work under those conditions." 24. "The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers." 25. "Finished eighth in my class of ten." 26. "References: none. I've left a path of destruction behind me." _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 May 27, 1998 | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda 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? Reject: avians should be able to pick locks with their claws/beak Jigoku: avians could have 'stealth'. like sneak...we fly so we don't make noise:) Megiddo: Why not have clericus offer a package deal... where he'll spell you up for some gold... it would really help... maybe limit it to those ten levels after the 10th level...well thats just an idea I've had for a while...we'd have to earn the spells...: Tom: a tracking system for Lvl 1-10's that tell them how to get back to there corpses...however after lvl 10 they have to find it themselves Tom: make janitors also clean up springs, and other things we cant get rid of :) Tom: a Horse as a vehicle, you need to keep it fed, and maintence on his shoes, and to ride him you need a saddle, and type mount horse..Just fits this time zone accually Gundosh: Okie, my idea is like this. For many hard years of MUDing I have always been annoyed by one thing. It's when I want to check what spells or skills I practiced, I type pra and then it shows all of spells & skills. And I'm only interested in seeing the ones I have practiced, so I have to sit there, dive through alot of other spells and skille just to see my practiced. Besides, a list of all skills and spells we already have at "slist". And that command also shows what level it is so you know if you can pra it or not. Why have 2 lists of something when there's one list of something missing!? Best wishes (A true MUDer) Gundosh, Grievience, Magog. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------Response------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Responses by KYTAR: >Romen: add shield block skill so ppl actually get a use out of shields. >I'm sure the code can prolly be found at ftp.game.org or some other place >like that :) > >-It's called bash :) > Which is slightly less damaging than kick, which doesn't require a shield. I'd like to see bash fixed to knock down your opponent. Preventing them from using spells, fleeing. etc. >Jigoku: how 'bout making tail swept mobs not able to flee........7:> Goes along with the bash fix. :> > >AMystery: how about an autotrack skill or command. only works for avians, >butit would still be nice:) Zmud triggers work quite well for this. Extremely well. Newbies under level 5 recalling to the newbie wing wouldn't take a seperate recall command, just a quick level check in the current recall code. Would take about 2 minutes total to change. (Not counting the recompile) Responses by TREAD: >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 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 donation >room, he/she will automatically know what he/she can use. Or you could 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. Deed, this is an incredible idea! I don't know about coding anything, but would this be too hard? Maybe there could be 3 different rooms for each wing. Like a level 1-15, 16-35, 36-50 room. I've heard lots of complaints about the getting and dropping and this is could be a very good solution. Just my two cents, Reject/Tread/Thrawn/Hellspawn/Ears /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-------------Inky's Corner----------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) INKY'S CORNER Well, today's Inky's corner is rather short because I have been very busy irl. But I was able to find this little tidbit for you guys. Enjoy. DAILY PRAYER So far today, God, I've done all right. I havn't gossiped, havn't lost my temper. Havn't been greedy or grumpy, nasty or self centered. I'm really glad about that. But in a few minute, God, I'm going to get out of bed. Then I'm going to need a lot of help Inkilo /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------Silly-------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) > > > If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you > > tried. > > > > > > A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. > > > > > > Experience is something you don't get until just after you need > > it. > > > > > > For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism. > > > > > > He who hesitates is probably right. > > > > > > Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with. > > > > > > No one is listening until you make a mistake. > > > > > > Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. > > > > > > The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the > > > bread. > > > > > > The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach. > > > > > > To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many > > is > > > research. > > > > > > You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive. > > > > > > The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard. > > > > > > A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. > > > > > > If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never > > tried > > > before. > > > > > > Don't sweat petty things... or pet sweaty things. > > > > > > A fool and his money are soon partying. > > > > > > Money can't buy love. But it CAN rent a very close imitation. > > > > > > Hell hath no fury like the lawyer of a woman scorned. > > > > > > Half the people you know are below average. > > > > > > 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. > > > > > > A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so > > good. > > > > > > Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film. > > > > > > Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo! > > > > > > If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn? > > > > > > Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery. > > > > > > Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark. > > > > > > Laughing stock: cattle with a sense of humor. > > > > > > OK, so what's the speed of dark? _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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