| | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Nilla: Making the slists for each race available to everyone, or just to heroes maybe? It would make it easier to help newbies know what spells are helpful w/o them just reading them off down the list to you. Cutlass: when removing the AFK flag, a history of the tells recieved while AFK should be displayed (like tellh, only just the tells while afk are displaed) Sorsa: battleh... it would be nice to see what has happened recently :) Anon: have hp and/or mana recovery be %-based instead of a flat rate regardless of lvl or total hps. It makes sense a higher level could regenerate more quickly than a lower lvl all other things being equal...at least to me AMystery: need a mob that can't be killed but that also can't kill you. perhaps something with 0 or negative hitroll. would be for practicing skills and seeing just what is the most effective without risking death. like practicing breath attacks on a mob Logo: How about a login watcher for example when a non invis player logs in it could say: Logo (Level 22) has logged in. Whystler: a portal spell that roughly works the same way as teleport, but keeps the teleport gate open for others to enter. might require special reagents to cast ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** Jett's views on the ULTIMATE group: OK, well we all have our feelings on what the perfect group is=85Some li= ke dwarves and elves with an illithid thrown in, others like a kender at poi= nt. Me, I am partial to a well balanced group. First off the Group needs a dwarf. Face it dwarves are walking powerhouses but they should not take = the point position, dwarves hit better from behind a leader. Ok so who leads=85this is the most important part of the group..the leader takes th= e most damage and has to be able to move. Yes, a kender succeeds here nicely because of his backstab or an avain because of his Divebomb but I prefer = a human. Humans have the DEX bonus of a kender but they also have the adde= d attacks that a kender doesnt. So, so far we have a Human leading with a dwarf backing him up. Now we add in the kender, the kender has the abil= ity to circle if he sees an opportunity. This command can be used to save th= e human if he is in trouble or simply to put an end to the offending mob quickly. Next we have to have an elf. The elves ability to cast mass in= vis and to teleport to any mob is a great benefit. His spells can do large amounts of damage if he doenst have to worry about being hit by the mob. = Now teleport it good but teleport mixed with astral and summon is phenomonal.= So we need a Druid. No more walking people. Now your group can go wherever = it wants quickly and the Druid give the group the healing and protection spe= lls it will need to succeed. Ok, so what happens if you cant teleport to the mob? Avians are the answer. Track that mob. The avains track skills, ex= tra attacks and his area attacks make him a valued member of the group. So w= e have power, moving ability, and healing, what's missing=85oh yeah, MAGIC!= , Yes, elves and druids have spells but when it comes right down to it An illithid is the true master of magic. Their spell lists and protection spells are unrivaled among the races=85so yes an illithid is wanted too=85= So lets see what we have, A kender, A human, A dwarf, an Avian, An Elf, A dr= uid, and An Illithid=85 Oops thats all the races=85.funny how that works out i= snt it=85. Jett Eboneye: Lord of Starfire /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Response------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) [I'd like to point out that EVERYONE is welcome to send me their responses. I will print each one as I get to them. Mortals are very welcome to send responses (as well as ideas).] Responses by Baltar: > Uthar: > I've been getting many tells about what type of eq should I wear? > > First of all, getting equipment that ups constitution and > intelligence early is a good start. I'd have to say killing the academy > master and taking his diploma is a good idea. After gaining a couple > levels, a few cracker jack rings wouldnt be that bad of an idea. The key > is to know where to look. To find a set of cracker jack rings head out on > a general east, then north direction. > > For equipment that upgrades intelligence, the early favorite would > be small necklaces. This interesting item can be found in the smurf area. > All you have to do is starting running in a west direction on guild row, > you cant miss it. Then there is a *Twinkling* ball of light, which also > puts up intelligence. This ball of light can be found in the fearie ring, > which is north out of Calathar and then east, then a bit south. But this > piece of equipment would only be easily accessible for levels 13-14. Equipment that improves your strength is also invaluable when beating on the heads of nasty mobs out to disembowel you. Once you pass level five and you're big enough to explore the Circus south of town (and slightly west), figure out how to get the strongman's bracers. A few levels later, you can explore the forest west of town and find a nest of trolls. They're tough, but the big daddy troll has a helpful skin you can wear. (And there's another useful bit of equipment hidden in the cave somewhere...but why would I want to deprive you of the fun of finding it yourself? :) Be careful out there, and don't get yourself killed! -- Baltar > Anon: a way to find out if someone is standing resting or > sleeping (and maybe afk/busy) so that you don't waste a lot of time > typing a string to receive a "They are asleep" message or something similar Umm...you mean like the AFK and Busy flags we already have? > Lillie: when your skill % goes up you should receive a little bite of > exp.. it's kind like gaining experience using the skill Well, yes, but having the skill go up is a reward in itself, no? If we do this, what happens when you max out a skill? Extra xp bonus for the skill being "beyond belief"? Or only when you hit 95%? > Forsale: change mana gain per click to a percentage of total instead of a > set amount. level 50 shoul regain mana faster then level 10 And shouldn't they gain hp and movement back faster as well, 'cause they have more? I don't think so...isn't this kinda the point? As you reach higher levels and things start to do more damage to you, you better learn how to compensate...or get used to sleeping a loooooooooooong time. > Elrond: an idea: pills should be able to be eaten regardless of hunger > status. Yes, please! I always found this annoying. At least, items that have a food value of 0 should be edible no matter what...After all, you can drink forever, and quaff even after you've just drunk from a fountain 3847 times in a row...Who says realism is all it's cracked up to be? > Slart: howz about keeping a weapon in the newbie area so folx can get one > if they lose their corpse in a crash or something Hmm...Well, I suppose it's a better idea than having a ton of level-1 characters created for the sole purpose of re-equipping characters with the basic weapon, body armor and shield...but how often does this actually happen to low-levels under circumstances in which it can't be taken care of fairly easily? -- Baltar /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Bios------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Hi, my character name is Roshi. After spending about 4 months I finally reached herodom. He is my first and definitely not my last although I don't play mortal chars a lot. This is the first mud I ever really enjoyed playing. With it's friendly atmosphere and easy to find help it makes it the best mud in existence today. In real life I am 19 years old. Get cruddy grades in school and I drive a white/brown 1977 Gremlin. I live in Seattle, Washington. I have gotten a few people addicted to mudding and have a friend who thinks I am a loser for actually mudding. I enjoy going to Mariner/Seahawk/Sonic games and watching them on tv. I am a mud addict and pretty much have no life other than what I do on my computer. I own several games including Command and Conquer, Diablo and several other's. I listen to 70's music, which most people think is lame, and I listen to alternative which lots of people I know enjoy. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------Spotlight--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) ********************************************* Greetings fellow Realmers, and welcome to a special edition of Aura's Spotlight where your fellow comrades, often fighting alongside you while grinning evilly at your foes, extend a warm feeling of gratitude to those who helped them and brought light to the Barren Realms they imagine in their dreams and carry in their hearts. From thanking a generous, brave person who risked much for another to simply acknowledging someone's wonderful nature, listen as our Realmers convince us once and for all that Barren Realms is all about Heart and Friends. FROM AMYSTERY TO AMIE. "While almost everyone is great. One of the nicest people I have met on here is Amie. She is always willing to help with a problem, both on and off the MUD. Always with something good to say and a smile to her messages." FROM CALLER TO KRONAR AND ELROND. "The two people who I have been greatest affected by are Kronar and the now hero Elrond Kronar used to group with me before I {accidentally} deleted myself, and has started a new character and groups with me a lot now. Elrond was one of my greatest friends on this mud and always will be. He not only gave me enchants but has always given me advice and tips on this mud. I know him in real life as well, and hope that one day I will be able to join him in heroland. These are the two that have affected me the most, however there ARE others but I only have like 13 more lines in this note and that isn't enough to say them. Thank you for reading this boring note." FROM ORIONSTRAM TO RUNER. "One of my very good friends is Runer.. AKA Nemu.. AKA something else... I forget. Anyway he always says hi to me.. and is always helping me along... a little advice here.. a good group there.. etc. Not much else I can really say... except he is one of my favorite people on the realms :)" FROM AMIE TO JERARD, DERRYDALE, GOLBEZ, PAGAN, AMYSTERY, DEATHSTRIKE, SQUIER AND TIOSKI. Firstly, my thanks goes to all Realmers.. Everyone always makes me feel very welcomed here. Specifically, I wish to thank Derrydale for being here when I first entered the Realms and always encouraged me when I got frustrated with myself and my lack of leveling :) I especially want to acknowledge Jerard with whom I spent much time when he was a mere mortal, such as I.. He's become a treasured friend More recently, I've been fortunate to number Goblez (et.al.:), Pagan, Amystery, Deathstrike, Squier and Tioski among those who make me smile. AND TO ROGOSH. Rogosh is in a category by himself. In him, I have found someone very special. He's my teacher, protector and companion here. My affection for him is well-known as is my undying respect. I believe, honestly, that he makes anyplace he is a better place, just for his being there. I guess that's it.. I apologize if I overlooked." FROM WHYSTLER TO AHKRAN. " would like to use this opportunity to thank the best groupmate I have ever had during the long year of my mortaldom. Ahkran, I couldn't have made it here without you. Thanks for all the help you provided." FROM PHANTASM TO DECADANCE, DERRYDALE, EGWENE, AND UTHAR. "I would like to start by saying that I am extremely grateful to MANY people... so many that if I listed them all, there would be no room in the spotlight for anyone else's words. I would like to throw out a few names though. Decadance, Derrydale, Egwene, and Uthar. I spent my time before heroing (lvls 30 -50) with these great fighting companions. Two avians, two elves, and myself the druid. No dwarves were necessary. AND TO AURA. (SMILE) But in actuality, there were 3 elves. The last of which is very special. I had the honor of fighting side by side with Aura. Aura proved himself to be a great friend, both before and after heroing, but what really sets him apart is his undaunted work towards making BR a better place to be. And so I take this opportunity to pay special homage to him. AND TO KIRI, OUR EMPRESS. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the one other person whom we all know and admire. But this part requires a little story. When I started on BR, it was my first MUD. I broke a few rules (never intentionally) and I made my fair share of mistakes. My first encounter with her was when she came to eat my corpse for summoning in a bad place. Stricken with fear.. I made darn sure to break no more rules. But as time passed, I got to know Kiri a lot better. For those of you that don't know her well, I would like to tell you a bit. She is kind, considerate, and works tirelessly for the people here. I have talked with her a fair bit since I heroed, and she has become one of my closest friends on BR. So in conclusion... I am thrilled to have this opportunity to say: Thank you Aura and Kiri, for being the people you are, and for making BR a little bit brighter in your presence each day." FROM ME TO THE REALMS. "How can I not thank all of you for the Time-no pun intended-you have given me? Spotlight could not be possible without the enthusiasm of those who submit entries, by the wondrous imagination you all continue to mesmerize me with. Since I have first entered Barren Realms a while back with a young, brusque dwarf named Windtrap, I have met an awesome collection of wit, charm, and character by the conglomeration of peoples we have. I have seen people come and go and have learned quite a lot from my interactions with them. I cannot name thanks to everyone, because I don't have enough room, but there are 3 people I would like to point out. TO AMIE. I have had few people care about my daily toils than Amie, who I swear has an ear specifically for listening to people. She is always welcome to my friendship and I am glad and thankful to know her and learn from her. She is invaluable to me and I hope she can sense my appreciation of her when I say, "Hello Amie," every time she logs on. Thank you Amie, for being there. TO KYTAR. I am continually impressed with Kytar's wit and intellect. He has entertained me with his thoughts for a while now and I am always glad to hear him. He has also shown me the importance of a bond and relationship, and how to make it grow, watering it with understanding and shining the light of sentiment upon its glowing leaves. I hope I can be a strong bond to the Knight of the Realms for a long time to come, but for now, I am content to simply be proud of him and respect his life and mind. AND FINALLY TO KIRI. You guys knew this was coming, of course, and I hope Kiri knew it was coming (smile). Once upon a time I did not understand Kiri nor her Realms. I was angry with her and the restrictions I was ignorant of understanding. Kiri and I started out on a bad foot, but she decided not to let our relationship remain unfinished on a bad note. Instead, she nutured my curiosity and showed me a whole new way to look at things. through her eyes. Now I know that Barren Realms is Kiri, and Kiri is the soul of the Realms, and I am a soldier to her cause, which I now consider quite noble and worthy. Kiri represents the qualities of a true hero and of undying endurance and the most important. the hope of better times to come. Thank you, Kiri, for opening my eyes, and know my sword is yours. FROM UTHAR TO KYTAR... "I'd like to say to many people they've been very important to me. I can't name everybody, but one person in particular I'd like to highlight. Kytar has always been a friend to me, from the time of heroing, and hopefully for a longtime to come. his presence is reassuring, his advice meaingful, ans his knowledge well-placed. To Kytar I'd like to say thanks, for sticking with me." [From Kiri to the Realms: If I tried to start to thank people, we'd be here for many, many days. I have a special place in my heart for the admins and Oakley (obviously). Oakley, for his love and caring throughout the years. Without BR, I wouldn't have the man I love :) Marc and Soleil are integral to the MUD and keep things running smoothly and effectively. They are also my friends and I care about them deeply. Kytar - my closest friend and confidante. He's absolutely brilliant, as Aura says, andhis personality and presence make the realms thrive. Sgetsuo and Cutlass, two of the cleverest, good hearted people I've ever met. Aura, Scavenger, Phoenix, Simple, Jett and Cherye, Strahd, and many many people over the years. But There would be no realms without realmsers :) Thank you everybody, and I hope BR continues to bring you joy and friendships.] /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Silly----------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) COFFEE WARNING SIGNS " You know you're drinking too much coffee when...." --Juan Valdez names his donkey after you. --You answer the door before people knock --You converted your car's radiator so you can brew a pot on the way to work. --Your face is on the Colombian postage stamp. --Your thermos is on wheels. --You can play ping pong without a partner. --Your coffee filters are monogrammed --All your kids are named "Joe." --You chew on other people's fingernails --You don't need a hammer to pound nails. --You speed-walk in your sleep. --Your birthday is a national holiday in Columbia. --Your eyes stay open when you sneeze. --You can jump-start your car without cables. --You can photograph yourself from ten feet away without a timer. --You ski uphill. --You have to watch videos in fast forward. --You channel-surf faster without the remote. --You get a speeding ticket when your car is parked. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Anon: magical items that give sneak and/or hide. also maybe items that make you sneak (boots of silence or something) CuRiO: Group attack mobs: To make the mud more challenging, we have certain mobs that attack all members of the attacking group Avon: a combination of 2 spells, one of which records the current room, and the other transports the caster to the last recorded room Igor: how about working blood magic into the mud. Druids, elves, whoever could replenish mana, or possibly boost spell effect, by intentionally losing hp. How about it? Bluewing: race channels, automatically off unless turned on, one of ones race can chat to others of there own race Carloman: skil lfor illithids: CLARITY (an illithid can understand a remark made by a drunkard, using a bit of telepathy) Orionstram: i think the number of HP and mana you receive each tick should be determined by your race: an elf should get more mana, but less HP then a dwarf. doesnt it make sense that a spellcaster can refill his mana pool faster then a non magic user? ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** Duriel: Fortune of Ali Baba Ali Baba and Kasim grew up brothers. They were almost inseperable through their childhood. As Ali Baba and Kasim grew older, Kasim got into thievery from being around thieves and growing customed to them and their ways. Ali Baba never agreed with his brothers profession and often tried to get him out of it. Kasim never listened to his brother and learned to block him out of his mind. And so, as Kasim grew richer while Ali Baba grew poorer, Kasim never lent a hand to his brother to try and help him out a little bit. Ali Baba and Kasim grew further and Further apart over the years until they no linger knew who each other were. One day Ali Baba ventured out of his home and into the woods. He was often being herassed by thieves who tried to pickpocket him but found nothing but lint in his poor pockets. As Ali Baba went further into the woods, he noticed an odd lump in the ground. He looked around to make sure no thieves were around him and he slowely examined the lump. As hi dug up the lump to see what was under it, he noticed a metal chest. Ali Baba quickley un-dug the chest and found that the lock was foolishley unlocked. Ali Baba opened the chest and found treasures which were amazing. There was gold, diamonds, silver and lots of other treasures. The chest was too large and heavy to carry too his home all at once and he also had to watch out for thieves. Ali Baba Took everything out of the chest, hid the treasures and put the chest back. After days he was becoming more of a thief himself by sneaking undetected back and fourth taking his treasure a little at a time. As Ali Baba was claiming his treasure, his brother knew what was going on because he kept a close watch on his brother. Ali Baba has generously given some of his treasure to people who needs it and this made kasim mad. Kasim always was looking for a way to steal his brothers fortune until this day, and still lurks about Ali's house trying to figure out a way to get in. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------------response----------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) responses by leviathen: > Forsale: change mana gain per click to a percentage of total instead = of a > set amount. level 50 shoul regain mana faster then level 10 good idea (NOT) I (leviathen) was a druid who enhanced to high heaven = and continued enahncing when i got like ohh 3-8 points gain i think = before i heroed i had over 1200 hp and 1k mana and regenerating mana = was... well somthing i expected to do. if i regained this mana that i = expent on killing nearly any mob i wanted (i took ciquela and the dark = man atop the tower a few times ill show anyone to them some time if you = want) at a % rate instead of a flat out rate i would have been well... a = god it took me 3 bottles of beer to sleep my manna back and i thought = that it was fine. truth is now that im a hero alot of those rules make = sense it just takes the fun out of it being so powerfull. Leviathen And shouldn't they gain hp and movement back faster as well, 'cause they have more? I don't think so...isn't this kinda the point? As you reach higher levels and things start to do more damage to you, you better = learn how to compensate...or get used to sleeping a loooooooooooong time. > Elrond: an idea: pills should be able to be eaten regardless of hunger > status. i also think that pills should be able to be eaten regardless of hunger = but y ou know there is a reason that that thing is a pill and not a = potion wand staff or whatever. pills according to somplace that i read = were meant to me nice spells that were a pain in the butt like a = passdoor pill you went through the door but when i wore off you were too = full to get back through :P Leviathen /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------------Spotlight-------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) ********************************** Greetings folks, and dazzle your curiosity with another wallop of gossip cream here at Aura's Spotlight. Today is grand for we have yet another news report and this time from my very first news reporter, Sgetsuo! He did a splendid job in garnering all the juicy tidbits that occurred throughout the week. Be sure to delve into his discoveries! COMET SEEN OVER CANDYLAND - M&M KNEE TREE CALAMITY A small blue M&M has been admitted into hospital with a severely bruised knee today after failing to see a Candycane Tree which, she claims, had "planted itself maliciously in my path just as I was walking where I was certain a tree wouldn't be". She vehemently denies claims, supported by a dozen witnesses and one other who said he was sort of looking but isn't really sure, that she was staring "in wonder" at the freak comet sighted over the Candyland area which has been the cause of much speculation and flapping of jaws over the past few days, and hit the tree whilst in this state of amazement. In a totally unrelated incident a group of nixies (apparently fluttering) were seen roaming the area searching for a lost baseball. Passers-by claim phrases such as "you shouldn't have hit it so hard" and "the Queen's gonna kill us" were frequently being bandied about, as were the words "it's sort of ball-shaped and twinkly, what do you THINK a *twinkling* ball of light looks like?". The Queen of the Faeries refused to comment, but was reportedly not amused. IMMORTAL REVALATION SHOCKER After a great deal of deep thinking, deliberation and high-level meetings, the Immortals have today announced that "tying your shoelaces with one hand is Really Quite Tricky!". More updates as they happen. HOLE After literally minutes of work a Dwarven Worker was able to dig a sizable hole. When asked his plans for the excavation, he replied "you just never know when you might need one" and neatly split our reporter's skull with an ax. He was then able to bury him with the minimum of fuss due to there being a freshly dug hole in the immediate vicinity. A passing Beastly Fido commented "It's a dog's life" and began copiously licking himself. FLAMING 'ELL(VES) Several Elves were cordoned off in central Calathar yesterday on suspicion of being about to spontaneously combust. In a press release in the wee small hours of the morning the Captain of the Guard said "They was clearly looking warm, and there was definitely one of them looked as though he was going to burn at any moment, like". The Elves were released after 17 hours standing in the street, by which time they were deemed to have been defused and therefore of no danger to anyone. They were then arrested for loitering, and sent to bed early with no supper or anything! Eggs were said to have been thrown. And there you have it, peoples, a genuine report by a genuine reporter-as I said, a splendid job. Furthermore, if anyone else would like to become a reporter for me, do let me know, for as of today, every other Spotlight will be a news report of the fashion above. So if you think you have what it takes to find the inside scoop, let me know and I'll put you on the job! Until next time, here at Aura's Spotlight. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >------------Bios--------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Masterin's Bio: Name: Sal F. Address: Norflok, Va Ocupation: NOC Engineer, Tech Support Desires: To Succeed In life.... Age: 23 Born: Guanajuato, Mexico I was borne in Leon, Guanajuato In Mexico City. I was born on July 14,1974 and was raised by a fabulous family. My mother was the Chief of Protocol working for the Mexican Government, which meant working with the President of Mexico City. Wrong, it was a life of hell for us kids, My sister in a private school at all times and I was always in Military School., What a great life. Well Everything wasent all Bad... i mean i did have some great times, like the times that i was in the military country club, now that is fun. Ever since i was 4 i would go to the camp outs that we had and beleive me we are talking about a club that you dont have in the states....A club with everything on i, Horses, cows. 7 pools, raquet ball club...I mean it had it all, so as you can see us kids wouldnt have a problem going there!. Well one day i decided to do a BAD deed, That was the scary idea...it was Premeditaded, which is the worse kind of ideas you can have! :) My best friend and I decided to be the bad boys for the day, which actually we were the bad boys for every day..but we didnt care! :) We went into the boys Club and decided to ring the Fire alarm and wait for the fire trucks. WE DID. When they got there we decided to go into one of then and play fireman. Well we got more than expected. My friend dicided to touch way to many things and in one of those he took the Em.brake off and we started rolling, By surprise we are still alive. We succesfully got out, but one of the trees didnt make it, what a shame! Man were we in trouble, my mom grounded me for 2 months which i have to say i never did because i would sneak out and play with my friends anyway. But just the thought about it scared me. My Father died when i was 7 so from 7-8 i really dont remember what happen or what i did, is liek a total memory blank, which is good because when i found out i really lost it. For 1 month i put myself in my own little cocoon and hid until it was time to be take to the Hospital for Malnutricion and Desalination. Well my life from there on was pretty interesting, there is no way i can say it all without writing a book and making big money for it, but ill tell you a few very special days of my life. In 1992 I met a wonderfull person that ecame my soulmate, She to me was the best thing that ever happened. We got married and had a wonderfull son named Eric, now 3, he was born in 1994. Well after my son was born i found out the worse things about my wife anyonbe could find out. Like she was already married in the state of Ohio WOW was that a shock for me...so i ended anulling the marriage and heading on my way with my son. Which i took custody of since he was born. Well 2 years passed and i got married again, what a concept, this time it will be forever, I pray. Now im married, got the best job of my life, and got the best family anyone could ever find, I think i got it all, other than the big things which one day i will have i do beleive but if not then as long as im alive, got my son and wife by my side the i will be In Heaven. That is not the whole story of my life, but sincerelly those are the only things i can honestly say made me very happy, and that should be all the only important things. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Silly---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) The opening credits of The Simpsons shows Bart Simpson writing the same sentence over and over again on a chalkboard, the old "write it 100 times" punishment, which establishes him as a troublemaker. Each episode is different. Someone (not me, thank you) apparently went to the trouble of taping all the Simpsons, watching them all and writing down what Bart is writing on the board. These are the collected writings of Bart Simpson from the opening credits. Even if you're not a fan, you'll like these: I will not carve gods. I will not spank others. I will not aim for the head. I will not barf unless I'm sick I will not expose the ignorance of the faculty. I saw nothing unusual in the teacher's lounge. I will not conduct my own fire drills. Funny noises are not funny. I will not snap bras. I will not fake seizures. This punishment is not boring and pointless. My name is not Dr. Death. I will not defame New Orleans. I will not prescribe medication. I will not bury the new kid. I will not teach others to fly. I will not bring sheep to class. A burp is not an answer. Teacher is not a leper. Coffee is not for kids. I will not eat things for money. I will not yell "She's Dead" at roll call. The principal's toupee is not a Frisbee. I will not call the principal "spud head". Goldfish don't bounce. Mud is not one of the 4 food groups. No one is interested in my underpants. I will not sell miracle cures. I will return the seeing-eye dog. I do not have diplomatic immunity. I will not charge admission to the bathroom. The cafeteria deep fryer is not a toy. All work and no play makes Bart a dull boy. I will not say "Springfield" just to get applause. I am not authorized to fire substitute teachers. My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man. I will not go near the kindergarten turtle. I am not deliciously saucy. Organ transplants are best left to professionals. The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with "Hail Satan". I will not celebrate meaningless milestones. There are plenty of businesses like show business. Five days is not too long to wait for a gun. I will not waste chalk. I will not skateboard in the halls. Underwear should be worn on the inside. I will never win an emmy. I will not torment the emotionally frail. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 You may notice that this newsletter is shorter than usually. This is because there is no spotlight this week due to Aura's emailer's failure, but also because I have been getting less and less along the lines of bios, responses, and ideas. If this trend continues, I may discontinue the newsletter due to lack of interest... | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Carloman: just for the sake of fun, the plague should arise every now and then, and sweep over calathar... Orgyl: how anout changing the busy command so that you can put a message in like you can with the afk command (example: busy checking my email, beep me if you need me) Carloman: hmmm when you glare a mob, and order it to kill a mob.. the mob you ordered your charmie to attack attacks you... what is the point of charming? Whystler: Maybe the MOTD should mention that it's better to leave by QUITting rather than just disconnect. might cut down on heroes waiting in vain at recall for the newbie to reconnect or void. ******* ************** *** *** ************** **** ***Barren Realms*** **** *** *** *** *** *** ******* *** *********** ** ** *********** ***************** A Story by Greydeath: The Birth of the Heroes One day the Implementors, Kiri and Oakley, were thinking, "What if we had a bunch of "Heroes" who could be the policing force of the immortals." They both liked this idea and decided this would also be the reward for beating the game. These "Heroes" would be given extra abilities that regular mortals could not have, though they would still be second to the mighty immortals. Even more extra abilities were given to these "Heroes" as it was seen fit that they could put these new abilities to good use. They decided that they would be given responsibilites, one of them is to introduce the Realms to new comers, and help them along as much as they could until they are able to severe from the "umbilical cord", then they are off on there own to explore the strange new areas of the realms, and to boldly go where no MUDer has gone before...>:) These heroes were also given the responsibility to give "Corpse Retrievals" when deserved, this usually falls under dire circumstances. Another job that the heroes are given is to think of ideas for quests and to run them to provide the mortals with a chance to maybe earn a good prize. One of the last and most infrequent jobs that the heroes undertake is to introduce a new hero into the new world of herodom, and to tell them of the new rules and responsibilities that they will now live by as long as they are a hero. They looked at this and saw that it was good. Thus this is the birth of the "Heroes". (This is a fictional story - purely for your enjoyment) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >---------------Bios------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Bio o' Elrond -------------------- Many of you know me semi-well, considering I was away from mudding for quite a while. In real life, I am a mild-mannered 14 year old with a knack for mudding, In Calgary, Alberta, Canada ;) I'm a honors student in school, in grade nine, and enjoy MUDDING, and html. I've been playing BR for just under a year and a half now, and have been playing this character Elrond for 9 months. I just started playing another mud (listen to me before you start throwing fruit), which is run by my friend, but I enjoy this one much more. I like golfing, playing tennis and occasionally soccer. I'm not exactly athletic, but I do okay enough to get by in gym :) That's my life in a nutshell =) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------Webpages------------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) I'd like to say, 'Wasabe is back!!!' I had locked myself out of my computer and for the past month and a half I have turned to my scholls internet, in which I have made my own webpage on GeoCities, I have missed BR and hopoe to HERO the day I log back on, if you'd like to see it it's at www.geocities.com/NapaValley/7949/index.html <--- it's basically all about my animating thing's, but now that I've fixed my CPU I can finally go back to staying up all night doing my homepage overand over and over again...Well this is getting longer then I expected , but as a final thought. I will finally know the meaning of happiness and joy when I return to BR.... ------------------ I love Barrn Realms. I have created a barren realms webpage at http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Cove/8663/mudding.html. Alajahad /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Silly---------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) :-) Your basic smiley. This smiley is used to inflect a sarcastic or joking statement since we can't hear voice inflection over e-mail. ;-) Winky smiley. User just made a flirtatious and/or sarcastic remark. More of a "don't hit me for what I just said" smiley. :-( Frowning smiley. User did not like that last statement or is upset or depressed about something. :-I Indifferent smiley. Better than a :-( but not quite as good as a :-). :-> User just made a really biting sarcastic remark. Worse than a ;-). >:-> User just made a really devilish remark. >;-> Winky and devil combined. A very lewd remark was just made. Widely used Smileys (-: User is left handed. %-) User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight. :*) User is drunk. [:] User is a robot. 8-) User is wearing sunglasses. B:-) Sunglasses on head. ::-) User wears normal glasses. B-) User wears horn-rimmed glasses. 8:-) User is a little girl. :-)-8 User is a Big girl. :-{) User has a mustache. :-{ 2 User wears lipstick. {:-) User wears a toupee. }:-( Toupee in an updraft. :-[ User is a vampire. :-E Bucktoothed vampire. :-F Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing. :-7 User just made a wry statement. :-: Mutant smiley; the invisible smiley. .-) User only has one eye. ,-) Ditto...but he's winking. X-( User just died. 8 :-) User is a wizard. -=* :-) User is a TeX wizard. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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 | | _______ (===|====================- -====================|===) \ __ \ | | | |__| | __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ ___ | ___ \ / __ \| | | |/ ___\ | |/ ___\ / ___ \ | |/ __ \ | | | | | | \ | | / | / | _____| | / | | | |___| | | |__ / | | | | | | |_____ | | | | /________/ \____/|_| |_| |_| \_____/ |_| |_| _______ _ \ __ \ | | | |__| | ___ __ _ | | _ __________ ____ | ___ \ / ___ \ / __ \| | | | | |/ __ ____ \ / ____\ | | | | | _____| | | \ | | | | / | | | | | |__ | | | | | |_____ | |__ / | | | | | | | | | \___ \ /__| |__| \_____/ \____/|_| |_| |_| |_| |_| \ \ ___________________________________________________________ / / <____________________________________________________________/ -Govinda Tom: a way to use a Symbol to put your Name or any other word easy in a sentese example Hi Im 1 1=Tom kiri - I suggest you try a client for this, Tom. Vedder: peek should allow one to see the amount of gold carried Vedder: list the damages above thwap in order Vedder: cash in practice points to reduce cost of enhancing!!! Gutama: maybe have a thing so that every time you set a damage record for yourself, it stores it and shows it when you type stat: IE 'record dam: 987' (for a kender with backstab of course) :) Flip: make recall a place where #1: You can't drop stuff, and #2: Corpses can't be there (The Guardian kicks Flip's corpse into the market square, to the south.)...stuff can get kinda spammy there sometimes. Vedder: A piece of armor held by a real tough guy that gives permanent Sanctuary. Akron: break command to stop fighting something in middle of fight, to give a better chance of fleeing Akron: maybe add specific coloring of certain names or creatures.. for color coding:) to make things more visible Akron: let people wield body parts as temporary weapons kiri - just wanted to mention these are particularly good ideas this week :) /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Article-------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) The Mouth- By Baal In Paralandra lies some of the most known places. The Barren Realms Museus of the most importance. Long ago the museum was a place for visiting to look at artifacts and to learn about history, and it also help many magical items. People would come from other lands just to have a look at the items inside the museum. One of the most popular items in the museum was a HUGE discombodied mouth. This mouth had the magical ability to transport someone who looked at it to a programed area. This was always securly locked up. many attempts to get this mouth has failed because the glass was so strong, it was not breakable. After hundreds of attempts to get this mouth, it was finally taken. The person who succesfully was able to capture the mouth was only a geeky teenager. The guards of the museum didn't take him as a threat since he was only a child. The Teenager examined this case in which the mouth was contained in for years until he found out how to get it out. The teenager used his knowledge of Pass door which turned him transuclant(like a ghost). The teenager did not know if his idea would work, but he tried anyway. The teenager became transuculant during the night and went into the museum. the museum guards thought he was a ghost and fled for their lives. when there was no one around the teenager stuck his hand into the case and when he touched it, he and the nouth were immediatly transported to a place within the teenagers theater. The teenager was unably to remove the mouth from it's now current and everlasting possition. This gave the teenager a beautiful idea, he programed the mouth to transport anyone who looked at it to a place within the movie they were watching, never to be able to return to thier world again /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >--------------Responses--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Lunatic's responses > Carloman: just for the sake of fun, the plague should arise every > now and then, and sweep over calathar... > This sounds like a brilliant idea, but it shouldn't just be like a normal plague. It should be called The Black Plague or something like that. Similar to the plague that struck England in the Middle Ages. But maybe it should stike various other areas than Calathar, but with people jumping all over, the whole realms could get infected. I like it :) > Orgyl: how anout changing the busy command so that you can put a message > in like you can with the afk command (example: busy checking my email, > beep me if you need me) > This also sounds like a good idea, sometimes I'm busy coding and people keep asking me questions. And when I return to the ZMUD window I have quite a list of tells. Maybe what about a IAW flag? > Carloman: hmmm when you glare a mob, and order it to kill a mob.. the mob > you ordered your charmie to attack attacks you... what is the point of > charming? > The idea is that it will help you fight and get a mobs HP down more than you can do on your own. It isn't to kill the mob for you. Else what would be the need for players :) hehe > Whystler: Maybe the MOTD should mention that it's better to leave by > QUITting rather than just disconnect. might cut down on heroes waiting in > vain at recall for the newbie to reconnect or void. > This sounds reasonable. /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Spotlight------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) ******************************************* Greetings, my fellow countrymen, and welcome to another congestion of Aura's Spotlight, where the gossip and stories of the Realms conglomerate for all to feast upon. Today is a bit fortuitous for a few of our fellow Realmers as I reveal to them the results of my secret meeting with the Elder Priest of Alandra concerning their fortunes and futures. I went around and asked a few of my fellow Realmers a few things, gaining some information from them in order to derive a sensible prediction of their future. Their answers gave me insight into their exotic personalities and characters and ecah fortune I conjured reflects their attributes. So read on, discover the lovely shades of character of a few of our Realmers, and think about your own future, and what is in store for you... Flip said if he had a chance to rename himself, the new name would be "Euphoric." His reason for this is because he claims he is usually pretty happy and in a good mood. After speaking to the Elder Priest about this, his fortune turned out to be... ...He will, within the next few months, come across a comical kender gal and fall for her like a love-struck puppy. Her jovial nature will sway him to the extent of marriage and they will live "happily ever after." Further, on the Day of the Giggle, Month of the Laugh, Year of the Good Mood, he will be offered a job in Perelandra's Clown Services and work as the new exhibition at the Circus near Calathar. Ladyjude said she would rename herself "Mocha", for she believes herself to be quite hyper at times as well as sweet. Naturally, she is also warm and comforting in the evenings. The Elder Priest predicted... ...She will win the next Candy-Munching Contest in Candyland next spring, beating King Gloppy by several hundred sugar sticks, claiming a new record in sweet ingestion. Unfortunately, however, a few days later she will somehow end up marrying Gloppy's cousin, Bishop Bitter and live a life of sour grapes in the remote parts of Candyland. But fear not, for of the children she will bear, one will grow to be ruler of Peppermint Forest and overthrow the tyranny of Queen Frostine, creating the legend that speaks, "From the heart of bitterness rose the sweetness of life to save us all." As a last note, she may possibly be hired by the Quilt Factory in Malathar and actually turned into the first living quilt, to keep us warm and comforted like no else ever has. Inspiration's change of name would be "Stormbringer." His reason being that he usually carries himself in a "stormy" countenance and he tends to bring bad luck to most situations and scenarios. The Elder Priest concluded... ...In the next few weeks, a storm will catch him at sea as he is fishing with a friendly avian and will reroute his small vessel to the Island of Ill Fortune. There, he will be an innocent as everyone he meets tends to bring HIM some form of bad luck, until eventually, he believes himself to be a vortex attracting bad luck. Yes, he will rename himself, Stormhunk, as mostly female storms are highly attracted to him. Further, he will be awarded the National Award of Bravery for being the first person to sit at the top of a small hill, all alone, through the duration of a lightning storm ignited by some drunk elf. Morrigu insisted her new name would have to be Raven, for she loves things that are magical and mysterious, things that are usually symbolically related to a raven. Further, in some legends, a raven is the messenger between our world and the next, and she likes to think she is a good communicator. Her fortune says... ...She will one day be cursed by a raving druid and turned into a penguin. Living close to the shores of the Pirate Kingdoms, she will wander the land for years searching for someone to transform her back into the woman she once was. She will find this person in the form of a foreign elf tourist who will cast dispel magic and rid her of her penguin form. In terms of revenge on the insane druid, she will manage to make a pact with the Underworld to banish the druid to some other realm in return for a recipe of cajun penguin wings. She will also be nominated as harbinger to Duke Stalatharata in his upcoming re-election. Razorback, with genuine guile, said his new name would be HiTechRedneck--the reason being that that is exactly what he is. The Elder Priest shuddered a bit, but managed to discern that... ...He will live on a farm and work insanely for the acquisition of the Barren Realms pick-up truck, which will also win the Big Wheel Award in Perelandra's Deer Hunting Bonanza. He will be offered a position as a lumber specialist by a work project sponsered by the Clock Tower for a new minute hand. Unfortunately, he will have a strange nutrition disorder that will force him to eat bacon and eggs for the rest of his life. And yes, a stampede of cattle will end at his ranch and he will own his very own herd of beef. Finally, Amie acknowledged her natural rename could only be Abby, representing her likeness to Abigail VanBuren, who appears in various newspapers to give advice and counsel to readers. The Elder Priest decided that... ...She will be voted President of the M&M Institution for a Better State, elected for her superior skills in making people melt in her hand. On the Day of Listening and Berating, she will meet a strange illithid who will sweep her off her feet--yes, she will instruct the chap on better manners and then console him. Finally, she will take a trip to the distant Cotton Mountains, beyond the Dark Sea, to study the arts of the Talking Cotton Balls on invariably become a more softer, comforting pillow for weary people than she already is. And yes, she will marry a cotton ball :) Thats it folks, a treat of the future, a taste of the past, all wrapped for you in the Spotlight. Until next! COMING UP NEXT: Do you have an exotic recipe that the Realms should know about? Like how to bake grasshopper cookies? Or broil avian eggs in eggplant sauce? Tune in next time to some of the most insane cooking recipes you will ever feast your imagination on! /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >----------------Bios------------------------ > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) Hi Realms, it's Raze with her bio....My name IRL is Annie, and I'm a sophomore at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. The heroine Cherye really is my sister, and Ghandi is my little(or bigger younger, if you will) brother. I really am kind of strange for a female, I supposed, in that besides loving to play Barren, I'm also a gamer, running amuck in White Wolf's World of Darkness. I play the harp, both lever and pedal, so if anyone's in the area I am and wants lessons, e-mail me. :) I'm a music major, concentrating on Medieval/Renaissance music, and I'd love to have a decently successful folk band by the time I get out of college, but I don't know how likely that is.=20 I grew up in scenic Madison County, Virginia, out in the sticks, basically. It's a nice place to live, but a terrible place for schooling. At any rate, I have and always have had lots of animals at home, from mules and chickens to parakeets and a cockatiel. Sometime when you see me on, ask me about my family's collection of animals....it's interesting and very long, especially when I give the stories of aquisition for some of them. We have a cat that we actually picked up in a MacDonald's parking lot last December..it's quite interesting. My life is really rather boring up until the end of my junior year of high school. That's when I started doing theatre at a nearby all boys' high school, Woodberry Forest. I met a guy named Mike. Didn't think he was too interesting at first, but ended up hooking up with him in August before our senior year. He left to go back home(he'd been helping out with Woodberry's summer school play, and went back to him home in Pennsylvania between summer school and the normal school year), and actually lost my phone number(or so he says....I've decided to believe him :) ). When he got back to school and we started working on Romeo and Juliet for the fall play, we started dating, and have been ever since. He's the elf Sylvid, and while he's a little, well, mischievous at times, I love him dearly and am planning on keeping ahold of him for the rest of my life. Since then we've both gone to college, both of us at William and Mary, and are doing pretty well putting up with each other and everyone around us. Hoped my bio was interesting and worth the time it took to read it. ;) Raze /(*) | / | |\--------------------------------------------\ (@)(((((((( | >-----------------Silly--------------------- > | |/--------------------------------------------/ | \ \(*) The ABSOLUTE WORST things to say to a police officer: 1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my (NA) beer. 2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in. 3. Aren't you the guy from the Village People? 4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me! Good job! 5. Excuse me. Is "stick up" hyphenated? 6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer. 7. I was going to be a cop, but I decided to finish high school instead. 8. Bad cop! No donut! 9. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you? 10. Didn't I see you get your butt kicked on Cops ? 11. You look just like the guy in the picture on my girlfriend's nightstand. 12. I pay your salary! 13. So, duhhhh, you on the take, or what? 14. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning too. 15. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does. 16. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there is no other car around. That's how far ahead of me they are. 17. What do you mean, "Have I been drinking?" You're the trained specialist. 18. Well, when I reached down to pick up my bag of crack, my gun fell off my lap and got lodged between the brake and the gas pedals, forcing me to speed out of control. 19. Hey, is that a 9 mm? That's nothing compared to this .44 magnum. _____________________________________________________________________ | _____ __ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ____ __ _ _ _ _____ | | | | |__| |__/ |__/ |_ | | |__/ |_ |__| | | | | | | | |_____\ | | | \ | \ |___ | | | \ |___ | | |___ | | | \_____ | | | | ___ ____ ____ _ ____ _____ _____ ____ ___ | | | ______/ | | |_ | | | \__ | |_ | | |_ |__/ _____/ | | ________| | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___ | | |___ | \________ | |_____________________________________________________________________| | | | 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