RoD Awards 2002; Edmond: Housing; RoD Radio! Dear Myra and Ilsensine
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Cry of Despair Issue 57, 03/02
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Editor: Khaimran Immortal Sponsor: Elisabet
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Staff: Maray, Kuah, Begaria, Naithalia, Ilsensine, Myra,
Shingo, Vladith, Juliana, Tinani, Mauro, Mandasa, Silverwind.
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Contents CoD, Issue 57
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Desk of the Editor.
RoD Awards 2002: Results.
Juliana interviews Edmond on housing.
Calamus answers Mandasa's questions on the RRN
IGPK results are in, aswell as news from the
organisations of the realms.
The newest installment of RoD 101. This issue:
The four basic run types.
Myra and Ilsensine tackle your Valentine's day
blues, aswell as your usual troubles.
Quest Central! Not only a roundup of the past
seasons' quests, but also two new ones to keep
you thinking in the coming month.
Funny bones you know and love.. or hate.
Poems, stories, cookbooks. Just Words.
An advertisement, from the Cry of Despair staff.
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Desk of the Editor - by Khaimran Editor
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Hi.
Its 3am in the morning... someone please tell me what I'm doing
up this late.. mutter. I wonder if Myra and Ilsensine know of a
cure for insomnia. My problems aside, I'd like to share with you
the startling fact that this March 2002 issue of the Cry of
Despair is the lagest ever. For only the second time, we've
managed to break 70 pages (pity Elisabet, who has the arduous
task of copy/pasting all of them into the relevant helpfiles so
they make sense). In my totally unbiased opinion, its also one
of the best ever. We have the ever insightful Juliana with her
help to the perplexed mudders of RoD, offering her own Realms
101 course, whilst Myra and Ilsensine take care of your more...
personal problems. Shingo delivers with the results to the
Realms Awards, 2002, whilst Mandasa catches up with Calamus and
the crew (or what used to be the crew) to find out more about
the Realms Radio Network, and much much more by the rest of our
wonderful staff. And if you don't like this issue of the Cry,
its your own fault for not submitting anything.
Enjoy.
- Khaimran Quena Tar'Yenea, Editor of the Cry
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The Realms of Despair Awards! - by Shingo *FEATURE*
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After a month of voting, the winners are announced. There are a
few surprises, but for the most part, I believe a lot of this
year's winners could've been easily guessed. There are a number
of ties this year, but nothing like last year's scale. Over 90
players voted, but some had to be disqualified for being exact
copies. Because of the huge amount of votes, there are no "mass
1 vote only" winners. Each place has their own unique winner(s).
-=The Results!=-
Best Male Immortal: Best Female Immortal:
1st: Kali 1st: Ceirana
2nd: Edmond 2nd: Iliana
3rd: Nivek/Darrek 3rd: Moonbeam
Best Male Roleplayer: Best Female Roleplayer:
1st: Anmect 1st: Rhyl
2nd: Eric 2nd: Rowanne/Shelaine/Vernese
3rd: Aurelius/Mbwana/Forgrim 3rd: Tinque/Ardeth
Best RoD Couple: Best "New" Change:
1st: Phred/Myra 1st: Housing
2nd: Kali/Moonbeam 2nd: New Areas
3rd: Shargate/Lascivias 3rd: ntoe list/xchan protect
Worst "New" Change: Most Memorable Quest:
1st: Harder leveling 1st: HoRRoRSHoW
2nd: Housing 2nd: Survival in Despair
3rd: No score for L1 chars 3rd: Tiki's Matchmaker
Best Guild: Best Order:
1st: Guild of Druids 1st: Ascendere
2nd: Guild of Clerics 2nd: Inconnu/Baali
3rd: Guild of Vampires/ 3rd: Dragonslayer
Guild of Paladins
(A quick note from the Editor. The position of 1st in "Best
Guild" was the most hotly contested out of all categories, with
Druids edging a single vote ahead of the Clerics.)
Best Clan: Best Area:
1st: Merida 1st: Knights of the Round Table
2nd: Anarchy 2nd: The Tower of Despair
3rd: Daemonite 3nd: A Moment in Nature
Best Hometown: Best Food Item:
1st: Gith 1st: Huckleberries
2nd: Elf/Drow/Half-elf 2nd: burned Cadbury chocolate bar
3rd: Human 3rd: Magic mushrooms
Best Drink Item: Most Sought "Treasure":
1st: Dry Martini 1st: a Tiny emerald music box
2nd: Shot of golden tequila 2nd: a cuddly stuffed dragon
3rd: Grog of the Gargoyle 3rd: a painted wooden top
Most Likely to DT: Best Dressed:
1st: Sopwith 1st: Aylssa
2nd: Thartos 2nd: Bacara
3rd: Tinani 3rd: Stoker/Eric/Simkin/Shelaine
Most Wanted to be Balzhured: "Fruit" Award:
1st: Gul 1st: Mino
2nd: Vir 2nd: Sartonis/Goomra
3rd: Axius/Valcados/Mino/ 3rd: Shingo
Goomra
Best Rename:
1st: Aylssa - Myra's Bedroom Slippers
2nd: Evaine - Chocolate Covered Cherry
3rd: Cresis - Wrath of PMS / Desidio - Chaos Intrinsic
Best Social: Best Male Player:
1st: grin 1st: Axius
2nd: heh 2nd: Anmect
3rd: waggle/thwap 3rd: Coelit
Best Female Player:
1st: Aylssa
2nd: Darshanin
3rd: Lascivias
And there you have it. Congratulations to all the winners. You
get no statuettes or mantle pieces, or even a gold coin. Just
the fact that there are people who know you exist, and felt that
you should be credited/humiliated accordingly.
- Shingo Solstice
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Edmond on Housing - by Juliana Housing
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Housing. Love it? Hate it? Can't imagine ever owning it?
Either way, its one of the biggest changes there's been to
Realms on a mudwide level there's been for a while.
Producing endless gripes about its effect on the economy
and unavailability of properties, as well as looks of
jealousy towards of those who actually own houses/
apartments, its definitely a talking point. So who better
to talk to about it, other than the immortal in charge?
Edmond has been the overseer of housing since its
inception, and one of our intrepid reporters caught up
with him to ask him a few questions. Take it away,
Juliana.... -Ed.
Juliana> Well, I understand houses and apartments are both
being released pretty regularly now, except houses are being
snapped up real fast. How many of each per month are you
expecting to release?
Edmond> We have no set schedule. It's a "within reason"
mentality. I would expect a slow down soon.
Juliana> When you say "within reason," could you elaborate
on that?
Edmond> The current pace is indicative. I'd say 2 per week
on apartments is our current pace, and houses is much more
infrequent.
Juliana> Do you expect the average prices of houses to drop
from max bid any time soon, or will the infrequency of
houses on the market keep it up?
Edmond> I would expect the current frequency is intended to
keep the price as high as possible for the time being. It
will be some time before prices drop off of max gold.
Juliana> Any particular rationale for this?
Edmond> Laws of economics - supply/demand?
Juliana> Odd you should say that, since gold on the current
economy is being made very valuable. :) Replacing the glut
of overran equipment with a demand for housing, to keep up
the challenge? :P
Edmond> There are undoubtedly some long awaited effects
to the economy being produced by the demand for gold - and
we're very happy to see them.
Juliana> All right, this next question is just to clarify
something I've been unclear about. Can one player or
character own more than one house/apartment if they had the
cash to buy them?
Edmond> One "character" can only own one.
Juliana> On to a bit of technical question...I noticed
homebuy show # no longer displays the bidder. What's the
intention of this?
Edmond> To keep it in line with the normal auction - and
to keep people from spamming bidders/sellers.
Juliana> Normal auction displays the winner of the auction
at the end though, does the housing auction system do this?
Edmond> Not currently - sale/purchase of homes isn't
displayed to all persons, although that's a good thought
and could be seen soon.
Juliana> Do you think you could spare any hints for the
non-homeowners as to what the accessories command really
does? Is it for houses only, or do apartment owners get it?
Edmond> "Help housing" gives you the answer there :)
Note: Helpfile states accessories are for houses only.
Juliana> I bet you're keeping up the mystery of accessories
to keep up the demand. :P Well, the helpfile does say that
you can pick and choose from a list of 'approved' items.
Can you change the look of these accessories now, or any
plans to make it possible in the future?
Edmond> Nope - accessories are "as bought", though an
enterprising person might spend glory.
Juliana> Mmm. As the immortal in charge of this housing
project, what are the most common complaints you've heard
about it?
Edmond> Infrequency of housing sold.
Juliana> That's being addressed in the regularity of
housing being put up for auction now, anything else?
Edmond> Honestly, that's it. More functionality for
apartments is a big one, but our answer to that is simply
that apartments are already more functional than the
original code intended, and without making them "houses",
there's little more to add.
Juliana> That brings up an interesting thought on that.
Would it possible in the future to upgrade your apartment
to a house one day, for the cost of a house?
Edmond> The code doesn't currently support that for
reality's sake. The best option is to move out of the
apartment and move into a house. Consider renting an
apartment and then asking the landlord to build more rooms
for you :P You also run into "price" issues for upgrading.
Who's to say what is a "fair" price for upgrading when the
price changes with the ebb and flow of the economy.
Juliana> That's true, unless the "price" then became a
difficult to reach amount of glory.
Edmond> Which then puts us in the same boat as
permanent stat changes - who will ever actually purchase
those?
Juliana> Heh heh, very true. :) Well, on to another
subject, should items in houses/apartments be locatable?
Edmond> The problem there is that without policing room
names, we end up with all sorts of things. Then the
populace gets "surprised" when they locate items in certain
rooms.
Juliana> So would it be better to make all items in
homes not locatable, or will the populace have to exercise
judgement in telling a home room name from accessible
rooms?
Edmond> Housing rooms will no longer be locateable
after the next code port, most have already been changed.
Juliana> Would that be the long awaited -codeport- or just
a minor one for fixes?
Edmond> A minor one.
Juliana> Well, the other thing about homes is that they
produce a lot of locked doors in the Realms. Any plans to
make them different from any other normal locked door, or
is it guesswork for the populace again?
Edmond> Not currently - but it's been brought up and is a
valid point. For right now it's guesswork.
Juliana> Besides the above things I mentioned, do you have
any unsaid plans for future improvements to the housing
system, or are things starting to balance out without
further problems?
Edmond> I'd like to see better handling of the accessories
once purchased. There are a myriad of unseen problems the
original coder never considered when developing for a much
smaller mud. Even with the tremendous number of
improvements for a mud of our size, there is much to be
done. The housing itself is stable, and functions are all
working near normally. But like everything we do, it's a
continuous work in progress to improve the experience for
the mortals.
Juliana> Any further comments on the housing system before
we close the interview? :)
Edmond> We're happy we could finally get something that
sparks interest as much as it does. People need to be
patient and be willing to continue to submit ideas through
mudmail and the "ideas" command.
- Juliana Shadowfyre
The Cry of Despair staff would like to thank Edmond for
the countless hours he's put into making housing a success.
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Realms Radio Network - by Mandasa RRN
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After a week of trying to pin down Calamus and the gang,
this reporter called into the realms radio network show to
see just what all the buzz was about..
Disclaimer: I apologize, the answers aren't verbatim simply
because I cannot type as fast as someone speaks.
How long have you been playing realms?
Calamus: 1yr
Kolgrath: 1yr
Ralthgis (noob): 2 months
What gave you the idea of realms radio?
Calamus received a random email advertisement from
365live.com while playing another game. When he started
Realms the idea came to him to start the station and the
rest is history.
Why did you choose live365?
We are on a dialup connection, with live365.com we are
able to connect to them and live365 broadcasts it out.
They allow up to 365 connections and since we don't have
365 listeners it works well for us.
What times does RRN broadcast live?
9pm EST usually. Sometimes the show goes on as early as
5pm, other times not at all. Calamus and Kolgrath/
Ralthgis host at different times during the week.
Who came up with and made the webpage?
Tical, he registered the domain and has been a big asset
for the show.
What types of things can we expect from RRN?
A weekly feed, different spots, and more comedy bits.
We'd like to tape shows and put them on the feed. We have
another account with live365 that will eventually have
the older loops on it so that new people just learning
about the radio can listen to it and not have missed
anything.
If someone has an idea, piece, or song, where can they send
it to?
www.realmsradionetwork.org. There's a link for song
requests, show suggestions and top 10 list.
How can someone call into RRN?
If it's in the middle of a show, send a tell to person
running the show and they will give you the direct
number. You can also call into the Georgia number and
leave a shoutout or say hi on the voicemail. It is an
internet voicemail and it sends an email to Calamus. The
phone number is 678-222-1141. We eventually want to have
another direct phone line with a publicized number that
we can give out.
Who has called into RRN so far?
Alot of people, including Mordheim and Morgane from
Australia, Aeriel, Shadia, Pardalis, Ashia, Mwbana,
Tical, Gryvon, Danatho, Kendron, Dekkath, Kador, and many
more.
When are you going to update the loop?
Tomorrow (Feb 24), Calamus is going to be working on the
loop updating alot of pieces so you aren't listening to
the same stuff over and over.
What is your favorite part of the show?
The match and trivia games are Calamus' favorite parts of
the show. We try to get away from playing a lot of music
because you can listen to that on your local radio
station.
What's this about an Immortal show?
That's Aeriel, she's collecting questions that are
mudmailed to her and will be answering the questions live
on the radio.
When will that show be?
That hasn't been decided yet, most likely it will be a
weekly show on Fridays.
Do you have anything to add for the readers?
When we originally started this we thought we'd be
broadcasting to 5 people. It's really taken off since
then. We've went out and bought equipment recently. We
each have own microphones, we have a speaker phone, a
radio mixer where we can fade out the music and such. We
can see spending a lot more money on the show, there's so
much more to get.. and it's not even about the money, we
do it for the fans. We can also use the radio to expose
people to new music. We recently had someone send in a
song of a band they know and we played it. We welcome
people who are in the music industry sending mp3s of
their stuff to us.
We are always looking for new ideas. Check out the
website at www.realmsradionetwork.org and everyone get
involved! It's a great project and it belongs to
everybody, we do what you want to hear. You can record
some bits for the radio so that we can showcase the
people that we have on realms.
My thanks goes out to Calamus, Kolgrath, and Ralthgis for
allowing me to call in and interview them on their show.
- Mandasa
The Editor of the Cry of Despair would like to point out
to the readers that two members of the Realms Radio Network
staff, Kolgrath and Ralthgis, no longer play due to some
information coming to light. He wishes Calamus the best of
luck in continuing with RRN.
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IGPK Report - by Mandasa Guild/Order Corner
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Well after 4 months of battles the Guild of Thieves emerge from
the blood-filled arena victorious over the other guilds. We've
got the highlights!
Date Guild vs Guild Who won?
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Nov 21 Druid/Vamp vs Cleric/Thief Cleric/Thief
Nov 24 Neph/Warrior vs Mage/Paladin Mage/Paladin
Nov 28 Ranger/Pally vs Auggie/Thief Auggie/Thief
Dec 1 Neph/Vamp vs Mage/Warrior Mage/Warrior
Dec 5 Mage/Vamp vs Cleric/Paladin Mage/Vampire
Dec 8 Ranger/Warrior vs Thief/Druid Thief/Druid
Dec 12 Cleric/Mage vs Neph/Auggie Cleric/Mage
Dec 15 Mage/Ranger vs Druid/Auggie Druid/Auggie
Dec 19 Warrior/Vamp vs Thief/Pally Thief/Pally
Dec 22 Neph/Pally vs Druid/Ranger Neph/Pally
Dec 29 Augurer/Vamp vs Warrior/Pally Warrior/Pally
Jan 5 Neph/Thief vs Cleric/Ranger Neph/Thief
Jan 9 Cleric/Vamp vs Neph/Ranger Cleric/Vamp
Jan 12 Mage/Thief vs Druid/Pally Mage/Thief
Jan 16 Druid/Warrior vs Cleric/Auggie Druid/Warrior
Jan 19 Auggie/Warrior vs Pally/Vamp Pally/Vamp
Jan 23 Cleric/Warrior vs Ranger/Auggie Ranger/Auggie
Jan 26 Vamp/Ranger vs Warrior/Thief Warrior/Thief
Jan 30 Neph/Cleric vs Auggie/Mage Auggie/Mage
Feb 2 Mage/Neph vs Druid/Cleric Druid/Cleric
Feb 6 Auggie/Pally vs Druid/Mage Auggie/Pally
Feb 9 Druid/Neph vs Thief/Ranger Thief/Ranger
Feb 13 Vampire vs Thief Thief
The final standing are as follows:
-= First Place =- 9 wins 0 losses
The Guild of Thieves
-= Second Place =- (tied) 6 wins 3 losses
The Guild of Mages
The Guild of Paladins
-= Third Place =- 5 wins 4 losses
The Guild of Augurers
-= Fourth Place =- (tied) 4 wins 5 losses
The Guild of Clerics
The Guild of Druids
The Guild of Warriors
-= Fifth Place =- 3 wins 6 losses
The Guild of Vampires
-= Sixth Place =- (tied) 2 wins 7 losses
The Guild of Nephandi
The Guild of Rangers
A trophy was placed in the Kindship of Guilds (meeting room)
announcing the victory and the rankings of the other guilds.
Each guild was awarded a medallion showing the ranking of their
guild and the date. A special congrats goes to Radihatarn for
having the most killing blows.
The trophy looks like this:
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Guild/Order News - by Mandasa Guild/Order Corner
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And now for some news from the guilds and orders.
News from the Guild of Mages:
The Guild of Mages would like to welcome Asphera, Jenica,
Xirnon, Hallace, and Sardal to the Guild, and would like to
congratulate Tasicus, Xoxo, and Ellison on being named full
members of the Guild.
News from the Guild of Augurers:
We would like to welcome the following new inductees into our
guild: Loupgarous, Tuppe, Jyrbian, Kyrshil, Kenjiro, Logain,
Petros, and Gaendor. Welcome to Alerious as our new TS rep.
Thank you Zellon for being ours for a very long time. We don't
know what happened to you, but I hope you're ok. Not only our TS
rep changed, we have also a new second IGQC rep. Dalysa, thank
you for being the rep for a little while. Dhaulagiri, thank you
for being our new rep. Also big thanks to Yeroc, he made his
first interguildquest (I heard it was though but good) and for
keeping us well up to date of IGQ activities. GoA would also
like to extend a big thanks to everyone who participated in the
IGPK events.
News from the Guild of Druids:
The guild is currently holding elections for the position of
Second. The elections will end in March. (I'll be sure to bring
you the results next issue -Mandasa)
News from Ringbearers:
Welcome to our newest inductees Ronaldo, Ajax, Vikantus,
Xunerkane, and Ocin.
Congratulations to Venita and James on getting mudmarried!
News from the Guild of Vampires:
The recent election resulted in Mari being selected a First and
the CoD's own Tinani as Second.
Upcoming events:
GoV and GoP are planing to get together for a Capture the flag
on Sunday, March 4th. It is expected to be a well supported and
fun event.
News from the Guild of Clerics:
Congratz to Canim as our newly elected Guild Second and luck to
him in the future! :) We'd also like to welcome Woztore,
Tracoally, Shalako, and Iaanaise to the guild, we look forward
to getting to know you all better! Also, gratz to Blaserin, who
is now happily mudmarried to Velora. And finally, a big gratz to
Shaelkire and Mnenarchment who became full guildmembers. May
you always have plenty dirty carrots and kumquats! :)
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*NEWS FLASH: ORCUS AND HASTUR FOUND DEAD*
*IN TOWER HOME*
- TOWER OF DESPAIR (Sunday, February 24, 2002: 5:12 p.m. EST) -
MEWS reporters from all around the Realms have reported that
multiple dead bodies were found inside the Tower of Despair.
Among the bodies were Blackmote, Nightmare, Kargoth, a fire
elemental, and Orcus/Hastur. A couple of witnesses said they
spotted some of the following people in the area, but this
hasn't been confirmed: Aylssa, Axius, Reiokenon, Nemsar,
Baralis, Sartonis, Valcados, Khelf, Lowick, Baltaros, and
Klinon.
It is believed that Hastur was the leader of an unknown gang who
claim to be the Lords of Darkness, and the other bodies found in
the area were members of this group. The mass murder which has
taken place might be related to the notorious Orders of
Ascendere and Dragonslayers, who have been known to do silent
and deadly quick clean hits on their targets. Further
investigation will take place on both Orders as the Police try
to figure out the reasons for these killings, and if it was a
dispute over territory or other motives.
- Reported by Forssini (live on the scene!)
IT was the time of the Ethereal Conflux, and we spoke unto our
liege and mistress of things mysterious and secret, of knowledge
and enlightenment. "Lady, our blades grow hungry. The Great Lord
Hastur has fallen to the Dragonslayers and ourselves, and we
know not wither else to do."
And the Ethereal Lady Aylssa spoke, "I cannot help you in
finding a foe greater than Hastur, but know this - The Lord
Ba'al has taken up my thrown gauntlet, and answered my challenge
with his children ready to duel. We shall seek them out in the
arena...Overcome their power by finding their weaknesses, and
return their lives to him."
So did one of our newest members, Forssini, the Forgotten Hero
and Kaiowas, Celestial of the Ether gather up their arms and
make ready to do battle. To level the field of combat, the
worthy heroes agreed to limit themselves to equipment totaling
up to a damage factor of a hundred and thirty. They sent forth
the champions of their personal armies, Aramina, Garnlanan and
Zyaxan, two vampires and a thief, chaos flanked by order.
And thus did they enter, and gazed upon the Childer of Lord
Ba'al Himself, Desidio, Langtoly and Typh, in their own guises
of strength and cunning, two thieves and a vampire, stalkers and
masters of the dark shadows. And before long, the watchful eyes
of the immortal Selina fixed their stare upon the combatants,
and hollow booming laughs echoed throughout the arena, for the
melee had begun.
Crafty the children of the Lord Ba'al were, and blows dealt were
returned, but the true powers of the Ethereal showed themselves
in the unity of the mind and coordination of their attacks. The
three slew the Childer without pause or casualty, releasing
their souls to Lord Ba'al.
Thus ended the challenge.
- Khelf Treves-Bela Morte
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Realms of Despair 101 - by Juliana RoD 101
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The Definition of a Run aka "Runs, what're those?":
Foggy. Very foggy, to say the least. But here's my personal
attempt at a definition anyway.
It's got to have an avatar-level mob yielding avatar level eq as
the focus. I apologize to all the lower-levels out there who
group up to do a "run" on the newt cleric or something, that's
grouping for xp or for the kicks of killing a mob beyond your
level.
Whether more than one player or character takes part in the
killing of the mob is inconsequential.
Unarguably, a run is a group of multiple players teaming
together to kill an avatar-level mob beyond their ability to
solo-kill.
What the heck does "Multi" mean, anyway?:
To answer this very good question properly, we're going to have
to break down runs into two possible categories - multiple
players and/or characters - which overlap to form four types.
Single Player | Multiple Players
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Single Char A | B
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Multiple Char C | D
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Run Type A: Single Character + Single Player:
Some people would debate as to this can be called a run. This is
definitely termed a "solo-kill" in both respects. Simply put,
one person goes out with a single character and kills something
to get its equipment. This strategy is usually possible with
easy-to-kill mobs and a fairly buff av char.
Run Type B: Single Character + Multiple Players:
Ah, the heart of most runs these days. A group of players with
ip 1 and a single character each, all beating on a mob. Good run
leadership and run etiquette by all members make for a far more
enjoyable social gathering.
A lot of mobs have guards against multi (ip 2+) in the form of
programs which check if someone attacking it is multiplaying and
do fairly annoying stuff like junk their equipment, refuse to
pop, do extra damage ranging from ow, OW to insanely OW! and
slaying people outright. Hence, why it is crucial to always test
a mob with and without multi.
Run Type C: Multiple Characters + Single Player:
This particular type breaks down into two distinctly different
strategies. The first is the use of separate characters for
special skills such as healing, poison, spellups/spelldowns or
otherwise before hitting the mob with a buff character. This
strategy is often used by players just starting out, since they
only have a few avs at hand, and is very closely related to run
type A.
The second strategy relies on what used to be a fairly common
sight on the mud. The multiarmy. Laws now limit one person with
up to 8 characters, but this is still very much an exercise in
multitasking. Aliases, macros and triggers help a great deal to
the successful running of an army. This strategy works on the
premise of "the more the merrier," and the optimum usage of each
classes' special skills.
I'd be the first to admit that this strategy leads (led, did
lead) to nuclear escalation in both mob strength and number of
characters being used to kill a mob, making it impossible for
the average guy without so many characters to even scratch it.
Hence, a clamp-down on multied char numbers and multi-guards
in a lot of the recent mobs.
I'd also be the first to acknowledge that to a certain class of
people (myself included), multiarmies are hellishly -fun-.
There's something about the efficiency and sheer power that just
appeals to the hack-and-slasher. Or the joy of seeing well
written scripts work. No need for a headache trying to split the
loot between five people or stay for hours to get enough
equipment, just in and out and wham!
Personally, my thoughts are that major numbers of mobs are
multi-guarded and that the multiarmy run strategy will never
work for a good many mobs. Yet, if you have the capability and
the aptitude, enjoy on the mobs that remain, but do not spamkill
them. Doing so will ruin everyone's fun, as the mobs have to get
changed due to the overbalancing effect, and the multi-armier
will lose yet another mob to the onslaught of ip1.
Run Type D: Multiple Characters + Multiple Players:
As mentioned above, there's a similar run strategy of using
other characters to spell up and down before quitting them out
and running the mob as a group on ip1. See run type B.
The other run strategy in this category is the massive
multiarmy. Sometimes, it's a case of needing more than 8
characters to kill, so you grab a friend or two to log on more
than that. Other times, it's not necessarily ip1 but ip2 or ip3
that is the maximum, so that allows for fewer players required
to make up character numbers.
How do you Tell Which Strategy to use?:
Besides the very often used tactic of asking someone how to run
a specific mob, the only other things that are going to help is
experience and experimentation.
The more running experience you have as a player, the more
you're exposed to little variations on the above general running
strategies, and can figure out which would probably be the best
to use in a particular case - based on limitations such as
tunneled rooms, or multi-guards.
Note I said probably. Because in the end, if you don't go out
there (with or without friends) and experiment on the mob,
you're never gonna find out which strategy actually works to
kill it!
- Juliana Shadowfyre
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Dear Myra + Ilsensine - by Myra Hope After Valentine's
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Hope after Valentine's Day
As the roses on your neighbor's kitchen table begin to wilt and
you gaze longingly at them, know that it is not too late.
Whether you are in a relationship with someone that does not
believe in Valentine's Day or if you found yourself alone on
this largely commercialized event, there is hope.
For many single souls out there, February 14 can be a very
lonely day. However, rather than looking at this day as a time
when you are without someone to love, look around you. I am
certain you can find at least one friend worthy of a reminder
that you care. This person does not have to be of the opposite
gender or even someone you find attractive. Just a person that
you care about and value as a friend. They can be a sibling,
a neighbor, a parent or even a teacher. The gift that you give
should not be extravagent, but rather a simple message. You can
hand make a Valentine out of construction paper or buy a card at
the store. Even a small bag of candy or a CD of their favorite
music would be fine. Use your imagination. When all is said and
done, you will feel a little less depressed about the day.
Now, for those of you that find yourself smitten with someone
that either dislikes Valentine's Day or is not much of a
romantic, do not despair. You have a few options with relation
to coping or changing here. In some cases, you might suggest (do
not hint, for many people are oblivious to hints) activities
that would please you most during this time of year. Something
else to consider is finding "romantic websites" and printing
ideas/suggestions and giving them to your love for ideas. If
you attempt to discuss the subject, try not to focus on
Valentine's Day as the center of the conversation. Instead,
talk about ways to express your love all throughout the year.
On the other side of this, if you are the type of person that
thrives on pleasing others, try the advice given for the single
people. Of course you will want to focus on your love rather
than just any friend, but you can include friends if you like.
Spread your love around and you will feel love in return. This
may help to ease the pains of disappointment when those flowers
delivered at the office are not for you.
- Wilted Rose Myra
Hope after Valentine's Day
Did you get a big bunch of red roses this Valentine's Day? A box
of chocolates? Some sexy lingerie? Or perhaps something too
risque to mention?
What's that you say? You got nothing at all? Not a bean, not an
old sock, not even a life-size cardboard cut-out of the mighty
specimen of a man that is George W Bush?
Oh dear, I can see you need the help of an experienced
healthcare professional. However, we don't have any of those, so
instead I will proceed to induce mild trauma amongst you.
If you didn't receive anything for Valentine's Day, let's begin
to analyse why this is the case and what can be done about it...
1) You are single. Nobody loves you... except possibly your
mother out of sympathy and little else. You know the type... the
mother pushing the pram containing the square-headed baby cooing
some babble about 'isn't he cute?' Anyways... as I was saying...
nobody loves you. This must be amended quickly before next year
if you are to avoid eternal misery. There are a number of
products on the market which may help you here. Amongst these, I
recommend : soap, deoderant and shampoo. Other handy hints
include advanced rhinoplasty, and decorative use of small dogs
and sellotape to enhance the mind and body.
2) You aren't single, yet you still didn't get anything. This
category is perhaps more worrying than the prior one. There is a
definate problem here, all that must be calculated is where that
problem lies. Assuming your relationship is monogamous, it's
either you or your partner. Did you give something and receive
nothing in return? Or did you give nothing and selfishly expect
gifts regardless? If you gave nothing, slap yourself and go to
bed. If you gave something, slap your partner twice and don't go
to bed with them. That should help, especially where your
partner is male.
All in all... remember that Valentine's Day is the most special
and fantastic day in the whole year, and that if you didn't get
anything it means your life has all the utility of a damp
firework.
Actually, there is one thing that will give you purpose. Find
those around you who have healthy. loving and productive
relationships. Find small ways to leach away their fun and
happiness. Poison their love!
For this you will need - 4 rubber bands, 1 packet of cake icing,
1 frozen apple, 4 quarts napalm, 1 donkey, 1 healthy
imagination.
- Frost-Shattered Lily Ilsensine
Dear Myra & Ilsensine
Is it true that huckleberries enhance a persons prowess and that
Phred 'needs' them, scavenging buckets and buckets of the
things?
-Huckleberry Sue
Dear Huckleberry Sue,
Well, after researching various aphrodisiacs and natural herbs,
I was unable to prove that huckleberries may "enhance a person's
prowess." However, it might be interesting to note that as an
herb, huckleberries are known for bringing luck and protection
as well as dream magic and hex-breaking properties. As for
Phred's necessities, I can assure you that he is not in need of
such an aid.
- Myra
Dear Huckleberry Sue,
Huckleberries, schmuckleberries... now... where were we? Oh yes,
huckleberries. After spending several days in a pseudo-catatonic
state, I am able to shed light upon this quandry. I was visited
(rather rudely, I might add) by a representative deity of the
little known 'Panties Pantheon' - she sent unto me the following
wisdom :
'When one goes out with a lust,
To gather huckleberries fine,
Check your bucket carefully,
Test it by filling with wine,
There should be not a single hole,
Within your wonderous bucket,
For if there is, when you get home,
It'll be far far harder...
Or not.'
Warning :- Phred pees in fountains.
- Ilsensine
Dear Myra & Ilsensine
Why am I so misunderstood? Why does everyone think I'm cold? I
have an extremely friendly personality and am easy to get along
with.
- Frostillica
Dear Frostillica,
I do try to be a student of human nature, and it is apparent
that not everyone reacts the same to different types of humor.
Having said that, I think it best that you not worry about what
other's think and just continue upon your own path in life. I
am quite certain that there are those that accept you for who
you are. Judge not lest ye be judged.
- Myra
Dear Frostillica,
The misunderstood misunderstand themselves, or they fail to
comprehend that the persona they emit is the one others will
acknowledge. You must ask yourself how you wish to be seen and
compare that to the reality of how you truly are. Discover if
the object is worth the price you will pay.
I leave you with this...
'That which dwells ever in winter may plead for warmth,
But as the first rays of sun hit the frozen heart,
It will melt and be forever a changed thing.'
- Ilsensine
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Winter Quests Writeup - submitted by Pheayre Quest Central
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This winter, the Quest Council provided us with no shortage of
quests to keep bored RoDders entertained. Here's Pheayre, with
a quick roundup of the action. -Ed.
Winter signifies a specifically bleak time of the year. However,
with the advent of magic and invention, warmth and food during
the winter season hasn't become much of a problem with most
denizens of the Realms.
This year was different. Only the most highly trained observer
of events would have noticed. The snowfall was imperceptibly
heavier in the well-travelled areas of the Realms, and there
was a chill in the air that could send shivers down your spine
without you noticing the cold. To most people, it was just a
matter of a little more bundling up...
Things were not as hospitable in the furthest reaches of the
Realms. The outposts were in dire need of supplies, and the
heavy storm activity thwarted even the most determined efforts
to resupply them. Reports of odd monsters ravaging the
countryside were not uncommon, but for some reason they seemed
more powerful than normal. The people wondered if Scryn was
losing his touch, and if his winter element was slipping from
his controlled grasp. Things were definitely not as they seemed
on the surface this winter...
Even with the slightly ominous outlook, there were members of
the gods who took advantage of the wintery wonderland. One of
the pixie goddesses delighted in the extra snowfall, and was
determined to make the best of the situation.
She wished for snowmen! Oh, how did she wish for them! So she
sent out a call to the citizen of the Realms to satisfy her
wish. Their quest was to find various patches of snow which she
had magically altered into perfect spheres. With each piece
connecting to another, a majestic community of snowmen sprung up
around the Realms, delighting child and adult alike. She was
very pleased indeed. The half-elven patron of druids and rangers
decided that it would not be outdone by the pixies, and as such
devised a game of skill and marksmanship. The traditional
battles-to-the-death did not sate its desire for excitment, so
it added a wintery twist: a child's game, turned into a deadly
contest. Swirling energies and adding magically-enhanced snow,
it created the perfect snowball and a complementing weapon,
capable of turning these snowballs into deadly missiles of
accuracy. Yes indeed, even as the few mortals who had the chance
to participate in its little game of bloodshed left the snow-
filled Arena, plans for future tournaments had already begun.
Not all of the gods managed to take advantage of the winter
season. Some were even called to matters of the utmost urgency.
One of the half-elven demi-gods was called into service as the
dwindling supplies of the furthest outposts of the Realms cried
for help. With his aid and that of a team of valiant avatars,
starvation was staved off for at least a short time.
Additionally, a strange and powerful ice creature lay its icy
claws on a piece of the Realms, creating havoc on any who dared
oppose him. A half-elven Savior intervened, and selected a
mighty force of Avatars to defeat the lich, and conquer its
riddles. With its power drained, and its labyrinth of puzzles
solved, the lich was no more.
Truly, this has been a very strange and bleak winter. From the
surface, beauty abounded in the form of snow-covered valleys
and plains, icicle-laden trees and shrubs, and glittering lakes
that sparkled like diamonds. Scryn's element of power was most
definitely a breathtaking sight to behold. But underneath it
all, something lurked. Something colder than the very wintery
heart of the season itself. And the gods were puzzled.
And when the gods are puzzled, something for certain is amiss.
- submitted by Pheayre Lendicol
Cross-Multiplication
You'll have the times of your life solving this one! It may look
like an ordinary crossword, but the answers and clues are made
up of numbers, not letters. Here's how it works: Each clue is
the product of the digits in the answer. For example, the 7283
is our given answer for 19-Across, whose clue is 336 (7x2x8x3).
There will be no zeros anywhere in the answer grid, and no digit
appears more than once in any answer.
Across:
1) 14 8) 168 15) 90 22) 21 28) 24 34) 4
3) 12 10) 6 17) 70 23) 20 29) 60 35) 32
5) 20 11) 8 19) 336 24) 40 31) 45
7) 24 13) 162 21) 70 26) 15 33) 28
Down:
1) 16 5) 168 14) 240 20) 168 27) 108
2) 84 6) 30 16) 15 21) 5 28) 56
3) 42 9) 54 18) 35 23) 40 30) 20
4) 24 12) 384 19) 21 25) 15 32) 40
The Crossword table:
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|1 |2 |###|3 |4 |#######|5 |6 |
|___|___|###|___|___|#######|___|___|
|7 | |###|8 | |9 |###|10 | |
|___|___|###|___|___|___|###|___|___|
|###|11 |12 |###|13 | |14 | |###|
|###|___|___|###|___|___|___|___|###|
|#######|15 |16 | |###|17 | |18 |
|#######|___|___|___|###|___|___|___|
|19 |20 | | |###|21 | | | |
|___|___|___|___|###|___|___|___|___|
|22 | | |###|23 | | |#######|
|___|___|___|###|___|___|___|#######|
|###|24 | |25 | |###|26 |27 |###|
|###|___|___|___|___|###|___|___|###|
|28 | |###|29 | |30 |###|31 |32 |
|___|___|###|___|___|___|###|___|___|
|33 | |#######|34 | |###|35 | |
|___|___|#######|___|___|###|___|___|
- By Silverwind
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(. \ -"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-
\ | Spring Time Quest-athon
\ |___(\--/) -"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-
__/ ( . . )
"'._. '-.O.' Thats right, Spring time is upon us all
'-. \ "|\ and the Cry is offering the following quest
'.,,/'.,, to everyone interested. Three people will
chosen at random from the most correct
entries. On the following pages, you will find a series of 10
questions in riddle form. Mudmail all of your entries ____
to our dear Elisabet. Spring is a time of rebirth and / .)
as such holds many special hollidays, from | /
Easter to St. Patrick's day. you many just (\--/)___| /
find something special in these questions. ( . . ) \__
Remember, if you have any questions contact '.O.-' ._.'"
Elisabet or Tinani, it is better to ask a /|" / .-'
silly question than get something wrong. ,..'\,,.'
Clues:
1- The time of year it does seem to be, a spell for mage and
followers of tree, the name is like the New Years' bloom...
What be the spell that saves from doom?
2- From the chicken, and born of newt, it comes to be but ain't
a fruit. What is this Easter thing from which joys, and
happiness does now spring?
3- This room does show the locate spell, the heart of where the
trees and raccoons do dwell. The item there is all the time,
good quest item soon but what be that room?
4- The Beasts do dwell, and romp, and spring, in grove Holy
where druids sing, their ears do flop, they hop, they bop, as
players on their heads do thwap.
5- Light of green leaf we do see, from Dunhill Demesnes it has
been. To give to a piper the key you'll get, but what be this
trifile? this Tribble? This trat?
6- This flower does bloom, it gives right away, to maidens so
fair in where the carnival folk play. The wizard's good son
he does give them away, in any a month from June to May.
7- This plant is so sweet, in zodiac it stays, with ram-like
mob in the way. The galaxy shows the true beauty of foes, if
the blossoms can bloom like this, now go!
8- If lucky is four, than this almost twice more, on the
green leafed clover, what could it be? wWat could it be?
Stick this in your pipe and smoke it.
9- The title is clear, this quest's instructions dear, but what
be the animals around them?
10- Locate, Locate, in and out, the Irish brew be on this lout.
- by Tinani
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Funny Bones - by Tinani Funny Bones
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Leaders and imms around realms were asked the same question that
has been bugging the world for years...
"What is a Wibble?"
Aeriel - Why, it's the cosmic twin of the wobble! I thought
everyone knew that...
Shadrack - Mmm... I feel a wibble is something like a double
wobble :)
Stoneheft- A very unsplutiferous mignamation of the lower
gloumerious area can be a wibble, if you do it really
quickly.
Racin - A Wibble? What would I want one of those furry lil
monsters for? Oh, wait that was a Tribble wasn't it..
Maray - Some things man was never meant to know...
Mordheim - Hrm I dunno. Shaking your rump? :)
Zyandra - It is the combination of a wiggle and a wobble.
Loril - I figure it's a cross between a wiggle and waggle.
Sareko - I'd say its the face you make when you actualy say
that word loud. You know, say "WIBBLE!" in a childish
way... That's a wibble.
If you were a leader and you accidentally outcasted someone what
would your excuse be to them?
Zya - I didn't like your shoes.
Thorpe - After further reflection, we've decided to accept
you back into the guild/order IF you promise the
uphold our creed?
Shargate - "And on the 4th day, Optimus prime said - Thou shalt
not pay heed to (char), and he was thence cast forth
from Fraggle Rock."
Moonbeam - I never make excuses. I never make mistakes :)
Shadrack - Okies... I'd say they were outcast for non-payment
of guild fees and Second's expenses for the quarter..
But i was soft and they could have more time to pay.
Aphrael - My evil step-sisters made me do it!
Tiki - I'd tell them that they hadn't come up with their
sugar quota for the week, and upon bringing me a
cookie or two, they might be in my good graces again.
Holly has a photographic memory, she just ran outta film.
Kendron openly traffics: ltb title.
Alarial Corslokh the nite of grammer and speling.
Garrund Ravenyze,"I intend to live forever--so far,so good.
Ienna spreads her Mudherpes [BOT].
Loremanonvu: You will be acirculated. Fleeing is futile.
Malore wears tight pants and picks up the pencils that Iliana drops.
Mercestes D'Moriarty, The horns are there to hold the halo.
Aithne LifeBringer. A doughnut by any other name.....
Conran: If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.
Foamfoller says 'i ate a snail once'
Foamfoller says 'garden snail in kindergarden, had apple in one
hand, snail in other and got distracted'
The pituitary disfunction formerly known as Prince musics 'This
is what it sounds like when Doves cry... Coo coo... Coo'
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The Temple of Thoughts
by Pardalis Bloodthorne
I know a temple composed of thoughts
It is under a most powerful reign..
Doors are locked and windows barred
Yet still it calls my name.
Origin left in the ruins of time,
Yet it's builder, still alive.
For this temple continues to grow,
And from it, I should thrive.
The temple tends to reflect moods,
For it will copy my current state,
If happy, it illuminates with light-
Enshrouds in darkness, should I hate
Fear brings about most the horrid things,
Which the warm hearth of love wards away,
Anger and greed will deteriourate it -
And guilt, the insurance I pay.
Yet should I ask why it's here?..
As this is my curiosity.
For To enter, I must first unlock..
And knowledge be the key.
So enter I do, and I traverse on
Through these mysterious darkened halls..
For there's a raspy voice at it's end,
And 'tis my name it calls..
..For my mind is a temple composed of thoughts,
Which builds with the knowledge I gain..
And tis the knowledge which opens these gates
To it's power, which I reign...
Silver, Lust and Dragons,
by Tinani Blood'Drake
The sun burned high in the skies above Dragon Pass and the
cries of a multitude of powerful creatures roared in the noon
light. Inside the various caves and atop the peaks of the pass,
the dragons prepared their nests for the coming of a new brood.
Ferocious sounds arose from the lair of the most powerful of
them all, the silver dragon. Her brood will grow strong and
stretch from east to west creating lairs of their own. This is
a mystical event which occurs only once every thousand years,
and now is the time for it to happen again. The strength of the
mother dragon will increase ten-fold as she bears her single
egg. Screams of pain and horror surround the cave, something
horrific and evil was stirring. Three strong adventurers entered
the cave of the silver dragon. Staring evilly, their eyes filled
with visions of greed and glory from the thoughts of her silvery
hide.
Outside in the Pass, mages and clerics stood ready to aid
their friends who had just ventured inward. Leaning against the
mountain side one cleric trimmed his nails with a dagger.
Suddenly, his eyes widened as the corpses of the three thieves
appeared beside him embedded in the rock. Light clouds of gas
remained from the dragon's powerful breath attack. A powerful
roar erupted from cave scattering the avatars six ways to
Tuesday. Now, satisfied that she had protected her nest the
silver dragon rested, beside her a newly laid egg with veins of
silver running across the shell.
Clouds gathered in the once serene sky and a harsh wind
picked up. Thunder boomed in the sky and lightning struck the
peaks of the pass. The silver dragon stirred as she sensed the
powerful presence, and rested again, unaware that her closely
guarded egg was being removed ever so silently.
Another crack of thunder forced her eyes open just in time
to see her egg moving silently down the pass. In a rage the
dragon shot up and moved towards the cave mouth, but a powerful
drift of darkness wafted into the cavern. Falling to the
ground, the great silver dragon lay paralyzed.
*******
Within the city of Darkhaven, the reconstruction of numerous
damaged buildings was going on as scheduled. Sitting on a pile
of newly shaped marble, Kellandra sat relaxed with the remainder
of her guild. The work detail had been working non-stop to
rebuild what had once been an impressive chapel. The loss of
Sonoria had hit the City hard and even months afterwards a
gloom hung over the heads of all who knew her, especially
Kellandra. With the shops destroyed, the people on the streets
were almost starving to death. Kellandra and her guild tried to
do what they could, but the handful of clerics that were left
could not handle the demand. Most of the other avatars had
moved on to places of greater wealth, from Solace to Shadowport.
Only a handful of the original guilds remained.
Beside the group of resting clerics, a dark unseen form
dropped the stolen egg. Kellandra was the first to notice the
treasure and with great fear she quickly realized the origins of
the object. Darting her eyes to the sky she looked for the
danger that would soon be upon them. Jumping up quickly, the
leader of the clerics grasped the egg and headed towards the
ruins of her guild. And standing upon the sheet of solid marble
that once served as their home she called for the Raging Peace.
Within the chamber of the leaders she called forth the
remaining Guilds (the orders having collapsed). Soon standing in
the Raging Peace stood Wiglaff new head of the Vampire guild,
Kellandra leader of the Cleric guild. Riley leader of the Mages,
and Ilena head of the Warriors. As Kellandra lay the egg before
them, each one knew what they had to do. It was their job to
return it to the mother dragon before she comes down upon their
shattered city. Just what was stopping her now was beyond their
understanding.
That very day they set out for the pass. Gathering in the
square the four Guildmasters began their journey. The eastern
gate of Darkhaven was blocked by droves of people, from the
guards to the merchants that once thrived in the city. Voicing
their opinions and demanding the solid silver egg, the mob
began to attack.
The warrior drew his sword and the mage began to summon a
powerful spell, Kellandra chanted silently sanctifying the
group. Wiglaff tapped his group on the shoulders and stepped in
front of them. Letting out an ear piercing wail the front lines
of the mob exploded into bits. The group shrugged and advanced.
A dark mist wafted in from the open gate and the dismembered
body parts once again formed attackers. With a fury not seen
before, the four hacked apart the Darkhaven residents but time
and time again the dead arose and continued the fight.
Exhausted, the group became overwhelmed and was soon forced to
fall back into the square. Additional crowds appeared from the
north south and west and fighting back to back the group tried
its hardest to remain alive.
All hope seemed to be lost. The mob slowly wore away at the
group scratches became deep gashes and gashes became open
wounds. When the fighters were sure that these would be their
last moments, shimmering blue auras appeared from nothing.
Through those portals stepped scores of avatar vampires,
warriors, mages, and clerics. They began to fight valiantly
alongside their leaders. Shrieks shattered mobs apart and the
blasts of gas from the mages struck even more down. The
warriors hacked their way to the eastern gate and the cleric's
dispel magic slowed the mob's regeneration. Running for the
gate the group of four forced every ounce of strength they had
left to reach the pass. Unknown to them, the silver dragon had
escaped the dark spell that held her and she was already in
flight towards her egg.
Stopping dead in their tracks the group turned back as the
dragon broached The hill. Her wings flapped with fury as she
headed screaming towards the group. A disembodied arm grabbed
Kellandra by the foot, and the portal carrying the egg went
flying into the air. Time slowed as the sun glinted off the
silvery egg and with a quick snatch of her talons the dragon
retrieved the egg and swooped off towards the pass.
The group of leaders shrugged helplessly and started back
towards the city. Trotting through the scattered body parts and
corpses of the population of Darkhaven, Wiglaff asked Kellandra
just who would be rebuilding her guild now. Staring blankly for
a moment she replied, "There's lots of newbies out there. We
will just torture them into doing it." Stopping for a moment
Wiglaff replied, "You can use torture for that? I've just been
doing it for fun."
The End
- Tinani Blood'Drake Killer of Small Bunnies
After two submissions of frozen goodies I feel it a good idea to
cook something warm for those cold nights. so here is the
ultimate in garlic bread.
What do you need?
1tbsp per piece Thickened Moo Juice (Butter)
of bread
3 bulbs Vampire Repellant (Garlic)
1tsp per piece Pixie Dust (Parmesan Cheese)
of bread
1/4 tsp per tbsp Vamp'B'Gone Powder (Garlic Powder)
of butter
Bread (Uhh.. Bread)
Volcanic Oven (Oven)
How do you make it?
* Set your oven to 350 degrees F
* Chop garlic into a fine paste. You may also use the fine
grater or a garlic press.
* Mix in garlic with softened butter and a pinch of garlic
powder after its mixed (not before. If you mix ground garlic
with garlic powder it will turn into a sticky lump of
garlic).
* Spread your new garlic spread onto however many pieces of
bread you make and put in the oven. (store bought garlic
spread works just as well).
* When the edges start to brown pull them out. Add a sprinkle
of powder on top of the garlic bread and a sprinkle of
parmesan cheese.
* Continue cooking until it starts to brown. BE CAREFUL, the
cheese and garlic will brown quickly and will burn if not
watched it will take less than a minute to finish. You may
or may not want to add cheese, as it tastes fine without.
Enjoy
- Tinani Blood'Drake Killer of Small Bunnies
RP Individual (sung to Gilbert & Sullivan's "Modern Major
General"), submitted by Eldygar
My friends and I we gather for some fun out on the Internet
Our MUD-y antics textual, political and intricate
We make up a persona, a description and biography
Like Paladins and Rangers in a medieval fantasy
With clever prose and angsty woes we try hard to be literate
As stories told and scenes unfold, the plot we must develop it
But if you please, "Hurray For Me" is not a good philosophy
A fall from grace from lofty place is better contrapuntally
(Elven chorus)
A fall from grace from lofty place is better contrapuntally
A fall from grace from lofty place is better contrapuntally
A fall from grace from lofty place is better contrapuntally
I used to bear the title of the Elven army General
My RP fights on moonlit nights are almost semi mythical
My emotes are apocryphal, satirical and whimsical
I am the very model of an RP individual
(Elven chorus)
His emotes are non-sensical, they're truly undecipherable
He is the very model of an RP individual
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