{"id":1727,"date":"2024-03-07T19:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1727"},"modified":"2024-03-07T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:21:55","slug":"cry-of-despair-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Interviews with Morphina and Bede<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">        \/\/\\                                                         \/\\\\\n        \\\\ \\()                  April 12th 1999                  ()\/ \/\/\n         ))\/(\/' _______ ________ _____  _____   _______ _______ )\\((\n        \\\\\/\\\\ |    (__   |)   )____ \\\/ ____) |    () |    ===| '\/\/\\\/\/\n           \/\/  ;_______)___;\\___\\    ;__;      ;_______;_____;    \\\\\n            _______ _______  _______ _______ _______ ____ ________\n           |    _) \\   \\___|(_    (_|  __|)_)   .   |    |   |)   )\n  Vol 1    ;_______\/_______; _)_____)_; -+- ;___|___;____;___;\\___\\    Num 2\n  --------------------------------------------------------------------------\n        Feature Story..CRY2-5                   Quest Central..CRY6\n        Funny Bones....CRY7-9                   Guild News.....CRY10-11\n  --------------------------------------------------------------------------\n   [editor] Mystaric [printer] Bede\n   [staff] Allison Alovea Anaisse Apollonia Athuro Cyniq Dacoit Decantor\n           Deevlit Gurt Hawpch Iktome Kayah Keroppi Kuah Lohon Louellin\n           Mea Ranstlin Thabo Tunclon Vestia Yardan\n  --------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInterviews with an Immortal\nby Anaisse\n \nRequesting an interview with Morphina, I was surprised when I was immediately\ntransferred to her quiet and very personalized office.  I began by asking, \"Can\nyou tell me a little about what you do? What is it like to be an Imm?\"\nMorphina stated \"Being an imm is like being a parent to everyone.  You monitor\nsquabbles, and if at all possible, let them work things out themselves so they\nlearn.  You assist them when they need it, but let them try to do things on\ntheir own.  You create an environment where they can grow and mature.\nYou comfort them when things go wrong, but let life teach the lessons it\nmust, and you reward them when they do something good.\"\n \nWhen asked about creating new areas, Morphina replied \"I just finished\na 490 room area, waiting for final checks and fixes before it gets ported and\nI'm working on 4 others.\"  Curious about the building process, I asked Morphina\nhow she learned her skill.   She answered  \"I went to another mud, because I \ngot turned down here, the other mud was new, and accepted all applicants.  I\nread all the help files, and worked on a trial and error basis until I got\ngood, then I tried again here and got  accepted, shortly there after, I\nwas Imm'd.\"\n\nI asked Morphina \"What makes RoD unique to other MUDs in your opinion?\"\nPausing thoughtfully, Morphina answered \"It's size, it's scope, the defined\nrules, and consequences, and unique areas.\" She added \"Besides which, this is\nthe basis for all smaug, and all new releases come from us...so, we are the\nfirst to get new code.\"\n\nInterviews with an Immortal\n(Continued from previous page)\n \nI asked  \"What do you see in the future of  RoD and MUD's in general?\"\nMorphina said \"I feel there will always be other muds, if for no other reason\nthan RoD can't support everyone all the time, and there are other types\n(sci fi, star-wars, etc.)\"\n \nWhen I questioned her about the possibility of important changes, Morphina\nnodded and replied \"Always, if RoD doesn't change, we become stagnant, we\nmust change to keep growing, and to keep things interesting to the morts even\nwhen change is disliked by the morts, eventually, they come to live with it\nand sometimes even learn the pros.\"\n \nWrapping up our interview, I asked  \"What would you say is the most important\nadvice you could give to a brand new player?\"  Smiling, Morphina said  \"To take\nit slowly, learn, explore, and make friends before trying to become an adult\nyou're only a kid once but you're an av forever.\"  Morphina shrugged help-\nlessly, paused for a moment then with an evil grin said  \"Or until you\nmeet Balzur.\"\n \nby Anaisse\n\nInterview with the Mage\nby Mary\n \nWhat do we know about Bede?  Some might know lots and some might\nnot know anything at all.  Well, here's a chance for you to find\nout about the silly immie mage named Bede. =)\n\nBede started mudding about 3 yrs ago (he'd lost track of rl time) :P\nwith a friend from high school to remind them of their D&amp;D days.  This\nwas the 10th mud that he tried and apparently the most addictive. He first\njoined GoM and was so involved in his guild that he didn't avatar until he was\n338 years old.  After 6 months, he left GoM and entered Arcanes because that\nArcanes was more challenging and dedicated.\n\nBecoming an Immortal was pure luck to Bede.  After joining Arcanes, he\nbecame involved in the order.  He started as a member and walked his way\nthrough leadscout and then #2.  During that time, Adonia sponsored him for\nimm and he decided to try it out.  Imming proved to be more of Bede's style\nHe not only got a chance to help out Arcanes more but he also got a chance to\nexplore mudding from a different angle.  He started working on rebuilding\nCamelot but it wasn't what anyone expected so he \"hacked\" the place and\nspent 2000 hours building that area.  About that time, he also got involved\nin the Area Council and Co-Chaired it with Lascivias for 6 months.\n\nRecently, Camelot moved in and was renamed to Knight of the Round Table and\nBede's still working on other projects(which I bet is going to be as successful\nas Camelot.)  He'd also accepted to be deity of a new order, Ascendere, \"which\ncomprised of people I had spent alot of time with on the mud who wanted to grow\nbut felt they had no where big enough for all of them.\"  Bede seemed to be very\nproud of Ascendere.  \"They are probably the most courageous people I have ever \nknown.\"  According to Bede, Ascenderes had every material thing they could want\nbut they strived for something more. What they're searching for he doesn't know\nbut he guessed it might be cooperation, freedom, or something along that line.\n\nWhen I asked him why he accepted to be deity of Ascendere, he said without\na doubt that it was because he has \"tremendous respect for them.\"  He was also\nimpressed by the way they handled things.  They did not leave their orders by\nscreaming and whining, but rather \"in a calm and peaceful manner.\"\n\nWhat does Bede think about mortals complaining that Immortals are \"out of touch\nwith mortals\"?  He thinks that each immortal has their own specialty and none\nare out of touch.  Bede admitted he doesn't know anything about pkilling but\nhe knows his way around the mud.  Also, he said that each immortal has been\nactive on a mortal char before and has paid their dues.  \"To each his own.\"\nWith a little touch of humour, Bede and I concluded our little chat.\n \nYou say 'anything else you want to add before we conclude? :P'\nBede says 'I'm gay and I like chinese food'\nBede says 'err, no :P'\n \nA big thanks to Bede for being so great with the interview. =)\n \nby Mary\n\n                                                            |\\\n                                                            ((\\         _\n                                                             \/ \\       \/\/\n _-----------------------------------------------------------{o}______\/|\n(       -==============================================:::{*}\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/]\n ------------------------------------------------------------{o}------\\|\n   ________                            __                    \\ \/       \\\\\n   \\_____  \\   __ __   ____    _______\/  |_                 ((\/         -\n    \/  \/ \\  \\ |  |  \\_\/ __ \\  \/  ___\/\\   __\\                |\/\n   \/   \\_\/.  \\|  |  \/\\  ___\/  \\___ \\  |  |\n   \\_____\\ \\_\/|____\/  \\___  >\/____  > |__|\n          \\__>    ________\\\/      \\\/           __                   .__\n                  \\_   ___ \\   ____    ____  _\/  |_ _______ _____   |  |\n                  \/    \\  \\\/ _\/ __ \\  \/    \\ \\   __\\\\_  __ \\\\__  \\  |  |\n              \/)  \\     \\____\\  ___\/ |   |  \\ |  |   |  | \\\/ \/ __ \\_|  |__\n             \/(    \\______  \/ \\___  >|___|  \/ |__|   |__|   (____  \/|____\/\n            \/(            \\\/      \\\/      \\\/                     \\\/\n  |\\_______{o}---------------------------------------------------------_\n [\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\{*}:::(=============================================-      )\n  |\/-------{o}----------------------------------------------------------\n            \\(\n             \\(\n              \\(\nDo you have a creative and\/or a poetic bone in your body?\nIf so, then here's a quest for you! Write up a poem about anything you want \nbut it has to be at least 6 verses. If you don't want to write a poem, you may \nwrite a short story at least a page (24 lines) long. The Adventure (quest) \ncommittee will be the judges. All entries must be turned in by midnight on\nThursday, April 15th.  Winners and prizes will be announced on the next Cry of \nDespair issue following that date.Mud mail quest entries to Mystaric by 4\/15\/99\n(Staffs on the Adventurer committee may not enter this quest.)\n\nAn Alphabet Quest!!!\nStart date:  Sat 10th of April\nFinish date: Tues 13th of April 10 pm EST \nMission....Find items beginning with each letter of the Alphabet or as many \nas you can locate and mud mail a list of the items to Mea.  The first entry \nwith the largest number of correct items wins. The items must be collected \nand brought to Mea when she replies to the winner. Prize: Glory.\n\n                  _                                    _\n                 (_'----------------------------------'_)\n                 (_.==================================._)\n \n      .-.     _ d88888b db    db d8b   db d8b   db db    db _     .-.\n     (   `. .' )88'     88    88 888o  88 888o  88 `8b  d8'( `. .'   )\n      `\\  `  .' 88ooo   88    88 88V8o 88 88V8o 88  `8bd8'  `. `   \/'\n        |   |   88---   88    88 88 V8o88 88 V8o88    88      |   |\n        |   |   88      88b  d88 88  V888 88  V888    88      |   |\n        | 66|_  YP      -Y8888P' VP   V8P VP   V8P    YP     _|66 |\n        |  ,__)                                             (__,  |\n        |(,_|                                                 L_,)|\n        | |     d8888b.  .d88b.  d8b   db d88888b .d8888.       | |\n        | \\_,   88  `8D .8P  Y8. 888o  88 88'     88'  YP     ,_\/ |\n        |   |   88oooY' 88    88 88V8o 88 88ooooo `8bo.       |   |\n        |   |   88---b. 88    88 88 V8o88 88-----   `Y8b.     |   |\n      .'     \\  88   8D `8b  d8' 88  V888 88.     db   8D    \/     '.\n     (    ,   ) Y8888P'  `Y88P'  VP   V8P Y88888P `8888Y'   (   ,    )\n      '--' '-'    _                                    _     '-' '--'\n                 (_'----------------------------------'_)\n                 (_.==================================._)\n \nMale Thoughts\nDestai says 'Top Ten Suggestions for Guys While Playing\nGolf and\/or Using a Public Bathroom\n...                                  ...                        ...\nDestai says '10. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart.'\nDestai says '9. Form a loose grip.'\nDestai says '8. Keep your head down.'\nDestai says '7. Avoid a quick backswing.'\nDestai says '6. Stay out of the water.'\nDestai says '5. Try not to hit anyone.'\nDestai says '4. If you are taking too long, please let others go ahead of you.'\nDestai says '3. Don't stand directly in front of others.'\nDestai says '2. Quiet please!... while others are preparing to go.'\nDestai says '1. Don't take extra strokes.'\n \nIt's Great being female\nYou tell Minnie 'OH GAWD! I'm in PAIN! i'm cramping. I'm bitchy...\nI'm ....fed up!  I need someone to beat up!\n \nMinnie tells you '*bursts into tears, too* not sure why I'm crying\n:P go get some midol :)'\n \nSo femalish.\nSubmitted by Amoria\n \nHilarious Situations\n \nUkiah wears a pair of dragonscale arm-guards on his arms.\nUkiah wears the Cloak of Royalty about his body.\nUkiah seems to glow with power and majesty.\nUkiah holds a Band of Brotherhood in his hands.\nUkiah fits a black dragonscale hauberk on his body.\nThe magic of the hauberk begins to crush Ukiah!\nUkiah is DEAD!!\nUkiah catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\n \nZephranux rolls on the floor laughing hysterically.\nYou roll on the floor laughing hysterically.\nYou say 'That was so funny!!!'\nYou say 'He was killed by his own weapon?'\nYou say 'Do it again;)'\nLafranar says 'don't encourage him'\n\nSubmitted by Vestia\n\nHere's something that happend a logn time ago at a pkill while we were\nwaiting for the other questors ot finish the race and get to the immortal in\ncharge. We were up there so long, the vamps were getting thirsty so the imm\ntransed a clan or order blood mob up. The mob was Gilma.\n \nThroxx attempts to make Gilma close her mouth in the interest of peace.\nGilma **** SMITES **** Throxx!\nThroxx is DEAD!!\nYou hear Throxx's death cry.\n \nSubmitted by Allison\n \nTitles of the Week\n \nMagusi Democracy:The crude leading the crud.. (Order of Ascendere)\nValklavius says \"Just say no to hillbillies\".\nSagashi If you can read this, you can MUD |Mentor\/IGKF|. (Guild of Mages)\nAmbu-lance, the Pixie Paramedic! {PN}. (Order of Ascendere)\nHoerkin StarProfit, exercising selective deafness. Second, Guild of Rangers\nVortex:- Sin now, Pray Later.  WhiteShadow. (Number Two, Order of Baali)\nDragsca beer....... helping ugly guys get laid since 1862. Guild of Clerics\nCulex will kill for a decent meal. Guild of Vampires\nDrast is multiplaying, send tells to Toftfelt.\nAFK Toftfelt is multiplaying, send tells to Alessan.\nwhois alessan\nNo such character online.\n\n                           .-----.\n                         .'       .\n                        :     \/-v-\\ :\n                        :           :\n                        '           '\n         |>        www   .       .'\n        \/.\\       \/#---\\   -\/\\--'          __ ,\n       \/#  \\     \/#%    \\   \/# \\          ,-| -            ,,  |\\\n      \/#%   \\   \/#%______\\ \/#%__\\        ('||\/__,        ' ||   \\\\\n     \/#%     \\   |= I I ||  |- |        (( |||  | \\\\ \\\\ \\\\ ||  \/ \\\\\n     --|---|--   |_=_-__|'  |[]|        (( |||==| || || || || || ||\n       |[] |_______\\__|\/_ _ |= |.       ( \/ |  , || || || || || ||\n       |-  \/= __   __    \/-\\|= | :;       -____\/  \\\\\/\\\\ \\\\ \\\\  \\\\\/\n       |= \/- \/\\\/  \/\\\/   \/=- \\.-' :;                 __\n\/-v-\\  | \/_.=========._\/_.-._\\  .:'                \/  -,\n       |= |-.'.- .'.- |  \/|\\ |.:'                 ||   )       ;\n       \\  |=|:|= |:| =| |-|-||'|                 -||---)  _-_  \\\\\/\\\/\\  _-_,\n        |-|-|:| -|:|  |-|-|-||=|      \/-v-\\      -||---, || \\\\ || | | ||_.\n        |=|=|:|- |:|- | |-|-|| |                 -||  \/  ||\/   || | |  - ||\n        | |-_-__=_-__=|_-----|\/___                |, \/   \\\\,\/  \\\\\/\\\\\/ ,-_-\n        |-(=-=-=-=-=-(|=====\/=_-=\/\\             -_-  ---\n        | |=_-= _=- _=| -_=\/=_-_\/__\\\n \nGuild News:\n \nGuild of Druids\nLeader:    Ceirana  Number 1:  Korell Number 2:  Zeikle\n \nMotto:     'United to Assist'\nDescription:\nBringing to the realms the virtues of honor, truth, justice, faith, hope,\nlove and benevolance, the Druid Guild is here to serve and aid the aspiring\nDruid avatar and accomplished Druid alike.\n \n***(((((THE GUILD OF DRUIDS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS)))))***\n1. Erik 2. Dyrk 3. Centauri 4. Lequin         .\n \n \nGuild of Paladins\nLeader:    Mecil  Number 1:  Thlundar  Number 2:  Sapherine \n \nMotto:     'By our example, we shall lead.'\nDescription:\nThe Guild of Paladins strive to purge the Realms of the darkness that lurks\nin its most hidden corners, to grant succor to those in need, to aid those in\njeopardy, and to destroy those with hearts of evil!\n \nThe Guild of Paladins would like to announce the wedding of Greetmir and\nTaliesin Goodguard last Sunday.  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