Subject: Text Newsletter 11/10
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Kai: How about a bit for objects (EG containers) to make them flame
retardant?


Kai: Add code to the 'put' command so you can 'put all.coins <pack name>'


Justme: have exp that reflects whether the mob was sanced/armed


Sorta: Heroes at level 100 should receive change weather... Just a
thought... and I bet many other heroes would heavily agree. :-)


Sting: Have a tag in front of players name to show if they are
drunk or not...just an idea


Thorkill: Why not a history command for every channel?
Conversations held on hack or auction can become confusing if you miss
something.


Capitane: An Illithid teleport spell---Chronoshift...can move the caster
to a person/mob in the Realms


Straad: a remort race for avatars.. 


Sorta: At clericus and sancta, add a new thing to be healed, hunger and
thirst, and it is like eating 2 pies when your hungry to make you full,
and like drinking four sips of a spring or you could seperate them


Sorta: make a friends list, you get beeped when they come on, their
speech, no matter where, in socials, herotalk, chat, tell, and
everything, come up a different color than it should, and also you get
beeped when they die, level, and when they log off


Sorta: In the profile information, add a new item below plan and email,
Quote... and make it search for swear words... upper and or lowercase...
even tho it prob also does that in the plan and email :-)




Would it be possible for belts to be made that ONLY fit avians, and so
would be too big for other races? Also, Illithids should be able to handle
flaming items - they are magic guys, after all. Just my 2 cents,


Solkanar




I think a cool spell would be create gold, which costs 100 mana and is
about lvl 25 - 30 for elves or druids. It would make a random amount of
gold from 0 - 10000, and would probably be very popular while notr too
powerful. Just a thought,


Solkanar the Swamp King.


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Article by SLART:
Hey there, kids.  These are reflections based on my experience as a
mudder.  You might find them helpful, or you might find them amusing,
or you might find them insulting.  Feel free to let me know what you
think, as long as you're prepared when I tell you how much I don't
care... ;)  As always, caveat emptor, your mileage may vary, and void
where prohibited by law.


5 tips for better mudding


5.  Learn to spell.  Once you have that mastered, learn to type.  Nobody
expects you to get it right EVERY time, but if you never get it right
people really will (possibly correctly) think you're an idiot.  This is
not conducive to getting into good groups.


4.  Be nice.  Even if you do think someone's an idiot, over chat is not a
good place to tell them.  Neither are any of the other channels, including
tell.  Keep it to yourself, and just don't group with the idiot.


3.  Don't whine.  It makes it sound like you're too stupid to cope.  If
you whine every time something goes wrong (lag, death, crash, etc.),
people really will (probably correctly) think you're an idiot.  This is
not conducive to getting help.  If you *really do* need help, ask nicely,
in tells preferably, and it will almost always come to you.  BR is one of
the friendliest muds around; people just seem to have forgotten how to
ask lately.


2.  Explore, explore, and explore.  Become an expert at the game.  Be the
player who knows where the mauve dragon's tooth (a real item) is.  Be the
sort of player who could *walk* just about anywhere in the game.  Those

people get respect, and all the best groups.  If you don't know where an
area is, find a person who does, and get a group to go there.  People are
frequently willing to try new things, especially in groups.  If you're in
a group going someplace you've never been, ask the leader to go slowly so
that you can remember at least part of the way.


1.  Do things for yourself.  When you die, walk the six or seven steps
to the grocer and buy a light.  Then at least TRY to get your corpse
back.  You should always have at least SOME idea of where you died.  Try 
to get your own equipment.  If your character has bought or begged all of
its current equipment, you're missing out on some of the best fun in the
game.  Taking your new equipment from the corpse of a vanquished foe is
MUCH more fun than just buying it.  You've never had any fun in the game
till you've just identified an item that you didn't know was better than
what you're wearing.  It's like winning the lottery.


Follow this advice, and you'll be a well-spoken, knowledgeable, respected
member of the mudding community.  Or, conversely, you could end up like
me. There's risk in everything... ;)


-Slart






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Responses by BALTAR:


> Tom: make change the code for enhanced nut that way we can eat all we
> want but never get hungry


YES!  PLEASE!  Some people *like* taking pills...
(Either that or, I suppose, change the code so you can always eat a pill
even if you're not hungry, just like you can always quaff a potion even
if you're not thirsty...)


Baltar
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Responses by JOSTA:




AMystery: It is nice to get all the
spells at lvl 151, but the mana
drain is annoying. Especially for those who didn't have magic before. 
how
about changing it so the spells all take 5 mana? instead of 100?
>how bout 'mset josta mana 30000' =) that would be nicer but still i 
agree avatar's should have a MUCH less casting cost for spells 


Spudman: i think we need more teller machines besides the bank and 
casino
>why?, i personaly never use the bank (sneaky tellers might cheat ya) i 
just keep it all on me..or in a container. and have you ever seen a 
teller machine in the middle of a forest? or at the top of a tower? ;)
 
Spudman: i think if you have an alignment of 1000 you should have an

automatic sanc,but if it hits 999 or below,its gone
>humm, maby. but you would need something on the -1000 end of 
alignment... 2x damage delt to you? i think not :)


Dunbarth: in rl people can hang things from their belt, so why not have
that available to us, have all belts be a container that can hold only
weapons (1 max)
>this would be good..but who can fill a leather? this would be a good 
idea for area makers..make waist eq a small container 


Tom: make
change the code for enhanced nut that way we can eat all we
want but never get hungry
>YES YES YES YES YES!...did i say yes?  


Sorta: add dispel magic to the list of clericus and sancta's heal
spells... or make it only for heroes... like restore
>would be nice, make it sortof expencive and give it to everyone. (but 
then it wouldnt be anyfun to cast 151 hour change sex on people :P) 


Bluestar:
 
Ideas for Barren Realms:
 
1) You know how we have a who imm, who hero ect... What if we had a who
ivis directory. (For people who either have vision, see invis, or the
potion, ect...)
>huh? agin whats the point?
 
2) I know that drunkeness is the consequince of drinking beer for us
mortals, but what if when we type tellh it be like chath so we can see
what the drunk people are saying, it gets annoying trying to talk to
someone while their drunk and not be able to u
nderstand them.
>Personaly i think chath shouldnt show drunk talk normalized, if someone 
has had like a barrel of beer i dont think anyone can understand it! 
Just recall and talk with emote's if its urgent. 
3)I think a notice list would be nice. It would be a lot eaiser the
typing who, or whois such and such to see if they are on. Have the max
amount be six or something.
>like a BR buddy list ;) if seen this in some muds but it was a channel 
that was like [INFO] Josta has entered the realms VERY annoying..but if 
it was a personal list it woulld be very nice!  
Thats it for this time. Just my two....no...three cents worth. =) =) =) 
=)
-Bluestar


>well thats my thoughts on thoughts
>Josta, with Guarana
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>BIO SECTION:
>
>Your BR Name: Ark
>Your rl first name: Nick
>Your race on BR: Human
>Where you live:Eau Claire, WI
>What you do: Toss wood around in a truss plant and hammer alot (And I go to
tech school for CIS.
>Hobbies: Snowboarding.. Drinking.. Sex.. I also play frisbee golf a few
times a week if I can fit it in
>Favorite thing about BR:  What else is there becides the people?
>Thing that annoys you most rl/br: Can you say Ack! LAG
>
>Your favorite BR food (other than pot pies!)  I always try to save someone
special any cookies I see
>
>Your strangest experience ever: Yeah, I umm dislocated my arm last Febuary
snowboarding.. I could say I was doind a kick-ass trick but I was actually
trying to stop.
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Kiri's WWW of URLS:


http://terraserver.microsoft.com/
Ever wanted to see your house from satellite? Check it out on Microsoft's
Terraserver.


http://library.advanced.org/17049/gather/
Solve an interactive crime on this neat site. :)



http://www.10mb.com/whysel/Lyr-Icks/index.html#heart
I HATE Celine Dion. I HATE Titanic. My Heart Will Go On has to be the
worst lyrical song ever penned. Write a better one with this mad-lib
styled game. :)


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html
A really cool interactive tour of the Pyramids :)


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Over the river and through the woods, to Freeport we go!  Well, it's not
quite that simple actually.  The beautiful town of Freeport is inaccessible
by the common player.  Only elves and druids harness such a power.  An elf
could easily teleport his way in, while a druid could summon the citizens
out.  However you manage to get there, Freeport is a fascinating town filled
with popular "friends".  An old geezer hanging out at the wharf has a
powerful ring granting the wearer the ability to breathe underwater!  Of
course, there is the infamous Lord of Freeport, Lord Mourning - bearer of
the often sought Dimensional Capes.  Of course his buddy, Oglethorpe, won't
stand idly by as you beat Mourning senseless.  Freeport is a regular city
though, with an armorer, weaponsmaster, etc.  If you manage to find yourself
in Freeport, check out it out, do a little shopping, and mingle with the
citizens . . . or is that MANGLE?


Divebomb


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Reported in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal
>(and
>forwarded to me by Sandy Krieger) are the following questions actually
>asked of
>witnesses by attorneys during trials and, in certain cases, the
>responses given
>by insightful witnesses:
>1. "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he
>doesn't
>know about it until the next morning?"
>
>2. "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"
>
>3. "Were you present when your picture was taken?"

>
>4. Q: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
>pulse?"
>A: "No."
>Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
>A: "No."
>Q: "Did you check for breathing?"
>A: "No."
>Q: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began
>the
>autopsy?"
>A: "No."
>Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
>A: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
>Q: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
>A: "It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law
>somewhere."
>
>5. "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"
>
>6. "Did he kill you?"
>
>7. "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"
>
>8. "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
>
>9. "How many times have you committed suicide?"
>
>10. Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?"
>A: "Yes."
>Q: "And what were you doing at that time?"
>
>11. Q: "She had three children, right?"
>A: "Yes."
>Q: "How many were boys?"
>A: "None."
>Q: "Were there any girls?"
>
>12. Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?"
>A: "Yes."
>Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
>
>13. Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't
>you?"
>A: "I went to Europe, Sir."
>Q: "And you took your new wife?"
>
>14. Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?"
>A: "By death."
>Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"
>
>15. Q: "Can you describe the individual?"
>A: "He was about medium height and had a beard."
>Q: "Was this a male, or a female?"
>
>16. Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition
>notice
>which I sent to your attorney?"
>A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work."
>
>17. Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
>A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."
>
>18. Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?"
>
>A: "Oral."
>
>19. Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
>A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m."
>Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?"
>A: "No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
>autopsy."
>
>20. Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?"
>A: "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel."
>
>21. Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
>A: "I have been since early childhood."
>
>Judge: I know you, don't I?
>Defendant: Uh, yes.
>Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?
>Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?
>Judge: Of course, you might be obstructing justice not to tell me.
>Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.
>
>>From a defendant representing himself...
>Defendant: Did you get a good look at me when I stole your purse?
>Victim: Yes, I saw you clearly. You are the one who stole my purse.
>Defendant: I should have shot you while I had the chance.
>
>Judge: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the
>defendant?
>Defendant: No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.
>
>Lawyer: How do you feel about defence attorneys?
>Juror: I think they should all be drowned at birth.
>Lawyer: Well, then, you are obviously biased for the prosecution.
>Juror: That's not true. I think prosecutors should be drowned at birth,
>too !
>
>Judge: Is there any reason you could not serve as a juror in this case?
>Juror: I don't want to be away from my job that long.
>Judge: Can't they do without you at work?
>Juror: Yes, but I don't want them to know it.
>
>Judge: You are charged with habitual drunkenness. Have you anything to
>say in
>your defense?
>Defendant: Habitual thirst?


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Subject: Newsletter Nov 3, 1998




Ricardo: I think Avians should get something equivelant to the Humans
Medicine. Maybe Preen? It would be like us fixing or feathers or
something to that effect.


Sorta: add more avian skills... and make more avian skills OOG


Spudman: its tough trying to level at level 49-50,i think there should be
an area just for us,a bunch of almond joys or something


Kiri - There will be another area added for levels 40-50 soon. However,
it won't be easy.


Spudman: i think that maybe when kiri gives a restore,mayber we could
save it for later,when we need it or something,everyone knows what its
like to spend 20 minutes healing then get a restore...hehehe


Wynd: i dont know if its already implemented but i just though i should
mention it. Level 1 charecters should have freedom from nutrition to give
em time to go through the newbie school. Some of the take AGES.


Wynd: make the aliases overide normal commands. For example sac sleeves
would first check to see i fthere was an alias and run through that
instead. nice for a bit of charecter customisation. and yes i know i
could just set it to something else but i jus


BlueStar:
_______________________________________________________
Some idea's for the newsletter:
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(1)


You know how we have a "Who Hero" and "Who Imm" list thingy? Well what abou=
t for people who have detect invis or vision or something like that who inv=
is.
Syntax: Who invis
         EX:
[Avi 32 F] (Invis) BlueStar
[Dru 19 F] (Invis) Elora
[HERO   M] (Invis) Atamar




(2)


What about some special eq for avians. We all know that us poor avians
can't get the best hit roll possible because we can't wear things that
get in the way with our claws, wings, or tail. What if we have special eq t=
hat have holes or something in them so
 we can get our armor over them, or in them. I would love to be able to
wear armor again =3D)


Kiri --


This WONT happen. Avians are different. They have different pros and cons.
They were meant to lose these slots, and they aren't going to have them
given back. Not in any form.


 (3)




I still think that a notify list would be a great idea!But we can only
have a certain # of people on the list. Either have it beep you when a
certain person gets on or have you automatically tell the person hello.




-BlueStar
Just my three cents worth =3D)


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>BIO SECTION:
>
>Your BR Name: Detritus=20
>Your rl first name: Russell
>Your race on BR: Troll (Ok, dwarf. :)
>Where you live: Australia
>What you do: I'm a student, between high school and college.
>Hobbies: Computers, writing, cycling, movies, reading, volunteer bushfire
fighting.
>Favorite thing about BR: Friendly people, and the interesting world, and
the great helpfiles.
>Thing that annoys you most rl/br: The way each race can only be one class.
Granted, it makes the character creation process faster, but makes for a
less diverse and interesting MUD.=20


>
>Your favorite BR food (other than pot pies!)


Head of mean lag. :)


>
>Your strangest experience ever:


It was recently. I was tired, at the end of a long day, so I came in and
turned on the radio. I found myself wishing like mad to hear Coma, by
Pendulam, and it magically started! Strange, but true.=20


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Kiri's Wide World of URLS:


USEFUL:
http://www.broadcast.com/shows/thebigrip-off/default.asp
This one is from Scavenger. It's a radio station over the web. Check it
out :)


http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu:80/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
This is a astronomy page with kickass shots of the planets.


FUN/SILLY:


http://www.rit.edu/~pcp0899/art/bill.html
Just a lovely pic of Bill Gates ;)


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/
You have GOT to check this out. It's a virtual tour through the great
pyramids of Egypt.=20


Until next week,
Kiri
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FIRST INSTALLMENT OF SNORPHOSIO:


All I can say, is that I started something.
One day, I called Uthar Snorphosio when he logged on. God only knows why.
This is what they did to it:


Slart: -- a character in the little known Shakespearean play, "The
Merchant of QVC"
Slart: -- the scientific name for that flesh-eating bacterium
Kiri: i think its where the beef is
Kiri: the guy who eats one sock out of every pair
Slart: -- the town in Ohio where Marilyn Manson comes from
Kiri: the true name of the evil KiwiBeast
Slart: -- a rare pheromone used in chicken breeding
Slart: -- it's the town in Austria where they invented donuts.
Uthar: it's the disney character you've never met.
Slart: *grin* Mickey's evil twin.
Kiri: a new form of contraception inserted in the eye.
Slart: snorphosio, a mixed drink made from cappucino, vodka, and creme de
menthe.
Slart: Snorphosio! -- the REALLY forbidden dance!
the epidemic sweeping through the realms. :P'
Snorphosio! -- the exotic new fragrance from Ralph Lauren
Snorphosio! -- the fresh maker!
(Uthar)Snorphosio! =3D Crap you wouldn't normally want to buy, but since
it's snorphosio! you will pay 28.99 for it.
(Uthar)"snorphosio!" =3D The alternative solution to jaws that just never
got used.
Slart says 'Snorphosio IX -- this time, it's just stupid!!!'.
rabies--------------Snorphosio!  Whitens your teeth while you sleep,
polishes crome, slices, dices, and is completely non-flammable!
Awakened by a French nuclear test, from beneath the waves it rises... the
mightly Snorphosio!
Slart says 'The government Barney the Dinosaur brainwashing project, top
secret, code-named "Snorphosio!"...'.
Uthar say 'Tonights Top Ten, "Things I'd do if I were "snorphosio!"'.
10.  I'd use drano as a substitute for ice tea mix.'.
Slart says '9.  Three words:  Random Sidewalk Beatings.'.
Uthar says '8. I'd drive one of those little baggage carts right in the
landing zone of a 747.'.
Slart says '7. ...put a siren on it, and pull the pilot over for
speeding'.
Slart says '5.  Break the gender barrier in the WNBA'.
Uthar says '4. Design a new flavor for pepsi, "Crystal murk"'.
Slart says '3.  Market new candy bar, "Lookslikeaturdbutitsnot"'.
Uthar says '2.  Use my abundant noise hair for hair regeneration
procedures.'.
And the number one "Things I'd do if I were "snorphosio!"
Slart says 'and the number one thing I'd do if I were Snorphosio! is...'.
Uthar says 'Buy golfing shoes for sunset walks.'.
Slart says '1.  Four words:  Partridge Family Reunion Tour'.
Slart says 'Snorphosio!, the villain in the new series, "As Much Bare Ass
as We
Can Show on Prime Time TV," coming this fall on FOX!'.
"snorphosio! =3D the first but rejected term for homosapien.
Slart says 'Snorphosio! -- the first but rejected name for Homer
Simpson...'.
Beavis & Snorphosio!
Pepto-juana ---- A product by "snorphosio!"
Road kill in a jar by "snorphosio!"  --- Now in skunk, rat, deer, elk, and
undefinable.






---God help us, more to come next week.


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Beyone the academy lies greater challenges for the starting player.  One
place to practice your combat skills for the beginning skirmishes is the
Dangerous Neighborhood.  Crawling with the scum of Calathar, the
Neighborhood is a popular area for levels 5 through 15.  Any of the lesser
experience players will find the trolls and ogres to be their prime target.
Those more powerful may attempt to fight the fleeing vandals, or the armed
patrolmen and bruisers.  Even those "attractive" dolls are no pushovers.
But, then again, one can't be when roaming around White Dragon Boulevard,
can they?  Be sure to test out the equip you get, if you manage to survive
the bloody battles.  Word to the wise: don't forget that gang members stick
together through thick and thin.  Even rivals might assist each other in th=
e
case of a third gang - YOU!


Divebomb
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Human Intelligence




That word amazes me.
And it's definition in the dictionary,
It's worldly use in the common sense,
Influences its consequence,
How races use it to conquer, defeat, and mame.
To dictate, differenciate, humiliate, and shame,
Conceived by it, from birth to death.
Many humans not recieving that first breath,
Just a hundred years ago - cowboys, indians, horses.
Today many races, cars, planes and golf courses.
Much to grasp and to understand with communications,
However not done, because of ignorance and divided nations.
Because of it, humans can invent man things,
Just to think of the positives instead of the negatives it brings
users, abusers, and losers with fakers, makers and takers, in it evolve,
forgetting the crippled and old with their problems to solve.
Think of the world we have here.
Think of what humans do to preservere.
All for one and one for all. I'm told.
What about the intellengence you behold?


Paul Leslie


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| Be sure to check out the Official Barren Realms Homepage            |
|             http://nightfall.simplenet.com/Kiri                     |
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|_____________________________________________________________________|
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| Builders guide: An all new guide on how to build areas for BR.      |
|                 Full of new information on bits, liquids, and a     |
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Subject: Newsletter TEXT November 17, 1998




Remember, if you want this in html/color, please4 reply with COLOR int he
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BR HAS MOVED. OUR ADDRESS IS THE SAME, BUT IT MIGHT NOT REGISTER IN ZMUD
FOR A LITTLE WHILE, UNTIL THEN, THE IP 209.83.45.10 WILL WORK.


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Sorta: a new command that shows the hours that the store you are
currently in is open... like the geeky teenager...


Sorta: Need to make a shop that has a locate object, like thesius
who has identify


Sorta: When your flying, you can't be tripped, And i know this is
already in, but how about you don't fall down during an earthquake?


Rayn: me again. illithid skill - persuasion. lowish lev maybe 10.
basically persuades mobs and players that you arnt there. basically like
invis for ill's


Sorta: have sanc a choice for Clericus


Derrydale: Characters with a special flag should be able to group
with no level restrictions, call the flag 'quest' or something, for
questing purposes, to get all level ranges involved.


Sorta: many people don't know how to send ideas... Include that you can
write ideas to kiri and the newsleter by type "idea (and your idea)" Type
help idea too! :-)


Sorta: after using tint... show how long the weapons have till they are
gone... like spells in affect


Britain: sorry about that last one. I do have an idea however.  You
(obviously) know the Illithid story.  Well I was thinking.  The Ills seem
a bit short on spells, and one thing that came to mind was to have aspell
where you could play 'frankenstein' with al




Us humans have a tough time,allthough we have iron monk,and
roundhouse...(even though we fall on our tales half the time)we think we
should get enhanced damage.It's hard for us to keep up a good damroll and
keep ouyr dex maxed,and we have decided it's just not possible. Plus we
always have to tank,and therefore we dont hit as much as everyone else,we
get the snot beat out of us when we tank,and when we do get a hit in,it a
little wimpy mangle,when all these dwarfs and other people oare thwaping
like heck.so...therefore we think that we should get enhanced damage.
Please take this into deep consideration...our lives depend on it.




                                            SIGNED,
                                              Spudman & Pioneer


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Article by KAI:


Presenting...
             Barren Realms: Off the Beaten Path
             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
            (Thank Rabies for the catchy title!)


I created this small guide to enlighten fellow players with various
tidbits about the BR system. Most of these things have an effect on
your playing.


AC:
(Armor Class) Decreases the amount of damage that is inflicted on you
each hit. The lower the better, but anything under -300 doesn't affect
you any better. You can view your AC in numerical terms at level 25.


Save VS Spell:
Decreases the amout of damage that is inflicted on you when it comes
from a spell source. The lower the better.


HitRoll:
(Hit Roll) Increases the chance that you will hit an enemy in combat.
The higher the better.


DamRoll:
(Damage Roll) Increases the amount of damage you inflict on a creature
each attack. The higher the better.


Alignment:
Affects what types of items you can wear. Some items are
anti-good/anti-neutral/anti-evil. Also affects how willing mobs are to
assist either for or against you.


Save VS rod/petrification/paralysis:
Objects with these bits enabled on them have no effect on you whatsoever.


Save VS breath:
Effects of this are currently unknown. It may lower the damage inflicted
or chance that a breath spell will be cast on you. This is only a theory
though.


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> 
>  Your BR Name:Sknt & Myrllin	
>  Your rl first name: Kenton
>  Your race on BR: Elf & Druid
>  Where you live: Westminster, CO
>  What you do: Technical Support for the DISH network
>  Hobbies: Fantasy/Sci-Fi RPGs
>  Favorite thing about BR: 
>  Thing that annoys you most rl/br:BR Over emphasis on killing mobs/ RL
people who don't listen
>  
>  Your favorite BR food (other than pot pies!) Steak from the butcher
>  
>  Your strangest experience ever: no comment
>  
>  
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One day after leving the temple in Calathar I stumbled on 
a six legged strange looking creature that called himself lag...
So I ventured even farther in this land and ran into more of these
creatures, a prince, different colors, and even a king... but the
one who was really frightning was a lag calling himself MEAN LAG...
so if you venture in this area please be careful, but most of all
watch out for the MEAN LAG...


Here is the next one 


Healint




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Kiri's WWW of URLs:


http://www.ynot.com/animatedcards/index.html
Some of the COOLEST animated flash cards I've seen around :)


From RABIES:
http://www.ionet.net/~timtroyr/funhouse/beer.html
99 Bottles of Beer on a Wall.


http://www.rsub.net/
A very in-the-know music webpage (and it looks cool, too.)


http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/museo/4/eiv10.html
All I can say is, EWW!!!!


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Okay. People on the left coast are ... different.  At least we have some fun
with it.


--Fossil


Socio-math problems for San Francisco students:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
1).  Zelda and Jane were given a rottweiler at their commitment
ceremony.  If their dog needs to be walked two miles a day and they
walk at a rate of one mile per hour, how much time will they spend
discussing their relationship in public?


2).  Michael has two abusive stepfathers and an alcoholic mother.  If
his self-esteem is reduced by 20% per dysfunctional parent, but
Michael feels 3% better for every person he denigrates, how long will
it take before he's ready to go home if one person walks by the cafe
every two minutes?


3).  Sanjeev has 7 piercings.  If the likelihood of getting cellulitis
on a given day is 10% per piercing, what is the likelihood Sanjeev
will need to renew his erythromycin prescription during the next week?


4).  Chad wants to take half a pound of marijuana to Orinda and sell it
at a 20% profit.  If it originally cost him $1,500 in food stamps, how
much should Nicole write the check for?


5).  The City and County of San Francisco decide to destroy 50 rats
infesting downtown.  If 9,800 animal rights activists hold a
candlelight vigil, how many people did each dead rat empower?


6).  A red sock, a yellow sock, a blue sock, and a white sock are
tossed randomly in a drawer.  What is the likelihood that the first
two socks drawn will be socks of color?


7).  George weighs 245 pounds and drinks two triple lattes every
morning.  If each shot of espresso contains 490mg of caffeine, what is
George's average caffeine density in mg/pound?


8).  There are 4500 homes in Mill Valley and all of them recycle
plastic.  If each household recycles 10 soda bottles a day and buys
one polar fleece pullover per month, does Mill Valley have a monthly
plastic surplus or deficit?


Bonus question:  Assuming all the plastic bottles are 1 liter size,
how much Evian are they drinking?


9).  If the average person can eat one pork pot sticker in 30 seconds,
and the waitress brings a platter of 12 pot stickers, how long will it
take five vegans to not eat them?


10).  Todd begins walking down Market Street with 12 $1 bills in his
wallet.  If he always gives panhandlers a single buck, how many legs
did he have to step over if he has $3 left when he reaches the other
end and met only one double-amputee?


Advanced Placement Students Only:
11)  Katie, Trip, Ling, John-John and Effie share a three-bedroom
apartment on Guerrero for $2400 a month.  Effie and Trip can share one
bedroom, but the other three need their own rooms with separate ISDN
lines to run their web servers.  None of them wants to use the futon
in the living room as a bed, and they each want to save $650 in three
months to attend Burning Man.  What is their best option?


 a)  All five roommates accept a $12/hour job-share as handgun
monitors at Mission High.
 b)  Ask Miles, the bisexual auto mechanic, to share Effie and Trip's
bedroom for $500/month.
 c)  Petition the Board of Supervisors to advance Ling her annual
digital-artists-of-color stipend.
 d)  Rent strike.








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| |    |  |__| |__/ |__/ |_   |  |  |__/ |_   |__| |    | | | |       |
| |_____\ |  | | \  | \  |___ |  |  | \  |___ |  | |___ | | | \_____  |
| |     | ___  ____       ____ _    ____ _____ _____ ____ ___       | |
| ______/ |  | |_   | | | \__  |    |_     |     |   |_   |__/ _____/ |
| ________|  | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___   |     |   |___ | \________ |
|_____________________________________________________________________|
|                                                                     |
| 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                                         |
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Subject: Newsletter Nov 28, 1998




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-Govinda
Terel: Add color options to the prompt filed.. I spoke to kiri about this
previously


Homicidal: 'slist' should be modified so that someone could type 'slist
avian' or 'slist druid' and see that races slist.


Tom: the continual light spell you should be able to use the lights as
throwable weapons


Waxhell: make an auction system where it automatically lists the items



Lucent: The name "little imp" gives newbies the reason to kill them... In
the donation room. The name "Gargantuan Demon hulking over you" gets the
newsbies out of the donation room. So a name that suits both ways could
be like... "A Strong shadow" Newbies d
(I think parts of it were cut off) So a name that suits both ways could
be like... "A Strong shadow" Newbies don;t attack something like that...
nor do they cower and think its aggro or something like thatr. just
insight.


I also have a couple of suggestions:


How about being able to donate keys and food?


A 'create gold' spell (like 100 mana, 1000 gold per level u are on, can
only prac to 50%)


A speech spell for elves and druids that only lasts the same as sanc but
allows you to talk to people not in the same room as thought sober, would
need loads of mana tho to suppress alcohol, and would only work some of the
time whilst affecting you, about lvl 30?


I think saving enhances over levels is a good idea, but it should only
start when people get to lvl 20-ish, otherwise people would get like 100
enhances when they want to start enhancing and would get too overpowered.


A 'mass sanctuary' spell, for Druids lvl 40-ish, 150 mana, but it would be
good.


Illithids should get invis, only as a different spell called something like
'blind spot', like in that x-files where that bloke could move people's
blind spots to remain hidden. Also, they should have something like disarm
- what are those tentacles for anyway? Charm person should not be ruled out
either (perhaps given as 'hypnotise' or something similar - I think someone
else has mentioned this).


Avian's peck should improve with levels like roundhouse does, also blast
should. Avians should also get 'preen', working exactly like medicine and
starting when their beaks grow.


The ability to sell practices to guildpersons would be good, as they
probably have a busy schedule and would appreciate a tea-break :P


A 'create other liquid' spell for druids would be brilliant, as they can't
dilute any of the stuff in other containers - it would be a bit higher
level (25-ish?) and cost about 15 mana, but it should only create 1 unit of
the other liquid in the container as the power needed for complex molecular
structures such as beer would be much more than just H2O ;=ACP .


When you hero you should be allowed to design your own weapon description,
but it should be for an existing weaponyou have, and just for show (for
example, MrWhite might want his weapon called 'MrWhite's Mighty Mace of
Mayhem' (that's a bit corny, but it's all I could come up with at the
time)).


Thanx,


Johan
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CLOCK TOWER (15-35)


The Clock Tower begins 2e,S and then down from recall.  This is an
excellent area to gain xps rather quickly.  After you open both gates
you will find yourself surrounded by Pillars.  Waterdrops, puddles, and
pools are scattered abundantly throught this first level. But BECAREFUL,
an Angry Stone also lurks.  This Stone moves rather quickly around and
doesnt stay put in one place for too long so SCAN SCAN SCAN.  And typing
WHERE STONE wouldn't hurt either!  The Stone is responsible for numerous
deaths to those unaware of his presence.  After your xps begins to
decline, travel to the middle of the Pillars where you will see a Spiral
Staircase.  Traveling up with bring you to the Library, which is filled
with BOOKS and more BOOKS.  As do the puddles, pools and waterdrops the
books will also assist so be wary if there are a large number in one
room.  There is also a sneaky little thief in the Library who likes to
take your gold as well as anyone else who was there before you.  Kill
this Book-thief and he will truely be Economical!  Off to the next
level, at either staircase to the north or south will lead you to the
3rd level of the Clock Tower.  Gnarled trees, Maples, Oaks and prickly
bushes are scattered around this area.  The bushes are the best to start
out with, but be aware again as all will assist.  As you get stronger(Or
Braver) move along to the gnarled trees, then oaks and finally maples.=20
There isn't alot of valuable equipment in the Clock Tower but you may
enjoy the Cloak of Poetry.  Again xps is abundant here so happy Hunting
and if its your first time here, bring a friend! It may prove valuable.




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> BIO SECTION:
>=20
> Your BR Name: Xena
> Your rl first name: Stefan
> Your race on BR: Human
> Where you live: Utrecht, The Netherlands
> What you do: Student + Telemarketing
> Hobbies: Internet, Dutch Mountains, BR (youknowwhatserver), Music
> Favorite thing about BR: The number of areas and the friendly feeling
> Thing that annoys you most rl/br: Bill Gates :-)
>=20
> Your favorite BR food (other than pot pies!) ... hmmm... haven't been
playing long, but I think it will be chopped of legs and heads and things
like that
>=20
> Your strangest experience ever: Starting my first character and finding
out you can't choose classes on BR.
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These are actually from Oakley this week:


So -- Oakley's WWW of URL's:


http://www.southern.edu/~bnbennet/comphumor.html
These are originally from Cutlass. Computer humor :)


http://videogames.tqn.com/mbody.htm
Information and cheats on Nintendo and other games.


http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/~robbinss/kenny.html
Translations of what Kenny actually says on South Park. WARNING: this is
foul!


http://members.aol.com/spoons1000/break/
The illustrated guide to breaking your computer.
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The answer is the part I wrote.
Hope you think it's funny, because if you don't it'll be a huge waste of
your time. ;)


-Slart
---------- Forwarded message ----------
The Internet Oracle requires an answer to this question!


> Oh Oracle most health-conscious,
>
> Is it true that I can lose all the weight I want on Susan Powter's new
> "Become an Alcoholic So You Can't Keep Anything Down" diet in just one
> month?


Actually, supplicant, it takes closer to a year, but the results are
nonetheless phenomenal on the SPBASYCKAD (Susan Powter's Becoming an
Alcoholic So You Can't Keep Anything Down) diet! Let's talk to a couple of
satisfied customers...


[FX: SLOW DISSOLVE]


Hey Billie Mae!  We heard you lost 250 pounds in one month on the
SPBASYCKAD diet!  How do you feel?


BILLIE MAE:  Unngh.


You hear that, everybody!  That's serious enthusiasm for a person in an
intensive care ward!  It's OK, Billie Mae; everybody knows that it's hard
to talk with a breathing tube forced down your throat.  I see by your
feeding tube that you're partaking of the very latest in liquid food
technology!  People who use the, um, ABBASUCKED diet are *frequently*
pioneers, on the forefront of many fields!


BILLIE MAE:  Unngh.


HEAD NURSE:  Hey, what the hell are you doing in here!  Get that
microphone out of her face!  Alcohol poisoning and malnutrition are a bad
combo, mister, and she needs some rest!  Shoo!


I know you're already convinced out there, but we have *yet another*
inspiring success story to share with you!  Let's go out to Greener
Pastures Cemetery and talk to Bubba!


[FX: SLOW DISSOLVE]


Hey Bubba!  We heard you lost 427 pounds in just one year on the amazing,
er, ASPCABCDEFG diet, going from from 515 to an wonderfully svelte 88
pounds!  How do you feel?


[FX: SUPER: "Includes 17 pounds lost through organ donation."]


BUBBA:  ...


He's just shy, folks, he looks *great*!  Everyone at the wake said so, and=
=20
he's even slimmer now, six months later!  Do you have any words of wisdom
for those watching at home who are eager to try the, er, uh, SPAMSUXLOTS
diet?


BUBBA:  ...


See, folks, it's *that* easy!  Just order the $199.95 videotape, refill
the *free* 12, 16, and 20 oz. bottles, er, weights, regularly, and voila!
You, too, can be thin and trim like Bubba and Billie Mae!  You won't just
lose your sanity, you'll lose weight, too!!!  Act now and receive a free
advertisement for the new book from the Oracular Books with Insight Team
(OBIT), _How to Get a Life and Stop Falling for Idiot Offers on
Infomercials_!  Don't let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by!


[FX: FADE TO 1-888-YU-VOMIT NUMBER AND ADDRESS]


You owe the Oracle Susan Powter's hair, wherever it's gotten to.


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| _____    __  ___  ___  ____ ___   ___  ____  __  _     _ _   _____  |
| |    |  |__| |__/ |__/ |_   |  |  |__/ |_   |__| |    | | | |       |
| |_____\ |  | | \  | \  |___ |  |  | \  |___ |  | |___ | | | \_____  |
| |     | ___  ____       ____ _    ____ _____ _____ ____ ___       | |
| ______/ |  | |_   | | | \__  |    |_     |     |   |_   |__/ _____/ |
| ________|  | |___ \_|_/ ___/ |___ |___   |     |   |___ | \________ |
|_____________________________________________________________________|
|                                                                     |
| 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                                         |
|                                                                     |
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