February 2002
News from the Realms:
Fun fact: did you know you could click on any underlined link to visit the person named's personal web page? Try it :)
http://www.barrenrealmsmud.com/
I have updated the pics page. Here is a listing of who you may find real life pics of on the page:
Imms: Alicia, Amystery, Aura, Brodgar, Comatose, Dagmar, Dakata, Dove, Elric, Everybody,
Faustus, Fleet, Fuzzman, Hiddukel, Java, Jello, Joysinger, Kiri, Kytar, Marauder, Oakley, Rabies,
Reykjavik, Scavenger, Simple, Slart, Slinky, Tom, Uthar, Vain.
Heroes: Amok, Andasa, Asimi, Belle, Bounty, Christine, Cobalt, Colador, Cord, Cosis, Daliah,
Darkcrad, Delariand, Devilsangel, Dreamkeeper, Dreemz, Duane, Durwin, Eol, Evileye, Fig, Firestar,
Golbez, Gonzo, Gryn, Hocky, Jasper, Josta, Kai, Kharn, Kheir, Koji, Krondor, Kzonon, Lanisa,
Liquid, Madyson, Melchior, Miche, Morrigu, Mylo, Naddarow, Oceanmist, Predator, Prodigy, Rachel,
Sknt, Samil, See, Sgetsuo, Shaitan, Sheila, Smeagol, Snipa, Chaos, Stars, Stonehenge, Sunflower,
Sylvester, Tanker, Snowdove, Usafbran, Vian, Violet, Voidhawk, Vor, Warren, Winner, Wolfbane,
Zaz, Zhimatsu.
Morts: Ark, Axis, Carnun, Cianan, Daehder, Deadlyman, Freron, Gruff, Happycamper,
Leelou, Melkor, Nimyn, Pumba, Selene, Sky, Solkanar, Stormwarden, Wasabe.
THESE CHARACTERS NEED TO CONTACT ME THIS WEEK (OR LOG IN):
Anon, Dargal, Emilo, Froz, Gomad, Hyarne, Jackle, Khan, Kingarthur, Launch, Lordrahl, Lowlander, Malcolm, Martivo, Methil, Naug, Osyrus, Pagan, Sheel, Snark, Trist, Ziaad, Zuke
IDEAS (feel free to hit reply and respond to these):
Krill: If the invisible imp's in the donations room are friendly and here to help, why do they slap you when you smile at them?
Ashton: failing spells shouldn't cost so much mana....summon....sanc...
Evileye: there should be a command that shows others how much experience you need to level
Covenant: A new spell: makes a battle private. mobs cannot assist. , the bad. nogroup allowed then?
AMystery: you should be able to start a fight with peck. it doesn't make realistic sense than you can't
Tragedy: have your hunger grow as you become a higher level?
Dresden: Wouldn't it be cool if during battle your damage hits were
recorded on all hits as a numerical value such as " Dresden taps a Wombat
for 1500 hps" and such
Kiri's WWW of URLs:
Check it out, a live cam of downtown LA:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/features/072301_fs_web_cam3.html
Kittens!
http://www.fluffgirlwax.com/blogjam/kittens.html
I have revamped the BIO section including many interesting (and strange) questions from you, the mudders. Please reply and send me your answers to them! The winners (people who see their name next to their question) should see me for a small prize :)
BIO:
1. What piece of equipment would you most like to have irl and why? (Sozz)
2. if you could be any kind of M&M what kind would you be and why, also what coloR? (Sunflower)
3. What color is your toothbrush? (Sunflower)
4. Do you have any pets? (Pip)
5. When's your birthday? (Pip)
6. What is your favorite sport and favorite team? (Liubei)
7. Who was the hero/imm who helped you when you first started BR? (Liubei)
8. Which mob is your favorite? (Liubei)
9. Who introduced you to the mud? Have you passed the favor on to anyone? (Isis)
10. If you were an animal, what would you be? (regina)
11. What significant events greatly affected your life? (evileye)
12. What is your favorite area in the realms, and why? (Firelily)
13. What is the longest amount of time you have ever spent in one sitting on the realms? (Firelily)
14. If you could go back in time to 1BC, what modern invention would you bestow on our primitive ancestors to make their lives better (hint - they didn't have electricity!) (Sgetsuo)
15. Given only a golf club, a shoe, some flypaper, sand and a cube - what would you make? (they will join with invisible and super-strong bindings in any way you wish)
16. what one thing would you change about the world? (padan)
17. what one super power would you like to have. (Padan)
If you are a George Carlin fan, this will start your morning.
1. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
2. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
3. Why do we say something is out of whack? What's a whack?
4. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
5. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
6. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
7. When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts" and you put your two cents in ... what happens to the other penny?
8. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
9. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?
10. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
11. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a race car not called a racist?
12. Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?
13. Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?
14. Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
15. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence?
16. If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
17. If FedEx and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
18. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
19. What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?
20. I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me. They're cramming for their final exam.
21. I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?
22. Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
23. If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
24. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
25. No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
26. Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
27. Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
28. If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?
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Happy Valentines day! Many times, this day leaves people lonely and unhappy. Don't be! Come to BR, where your friends are, or make new ones. There's no reason to spend any night alone - spend it with us.
telnet://barren.coredcs.com:8000/
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News from the Realms:
Leiland: Percivale's Quest Results
I finally have it all figured out, cept prizes.
Sorry it took me so long... but the winners are:
On the level 1-10 range-Cozmo Starangel Elrond Joriel Fyre Sycla
On the level 11-20 range-Edan
Noone managed to complete the 21-30 range
On the 31-40 range-Zeddicus Ariana Greyshield Eve
And on the 41-50 range-Angeles Hugin Haze Sozzie Maynard
I'd like to add that Dryrrdlor and Desire also finished my quest.
thank you for bringing it to my attention!
If I left anyone else out, I'm really really sorry, please let me know asap.
If you completed the quest, and do not see your name here, please contact me ASAP
If your name is here, please contact me also.
Thank you to all of you who played, even if you didnt complete it.
You guys really make these quests worthwhile and fun to run! *hugs*
And thank you thank you thank you to Alicia for sponsoring!
-Leiland
Everybody: fiction
For those who may care: I've been writing quite a bit of short stories over the last
while, and in the last couple of days, I managed to get them all up on webpages.
I posted a note to this effect on the Forums (www.barrenrealmsmud.com/phpBB)
but I'll throw up the link to the website here, as well.
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/%7Edosch/ficindex.html
Hope some of you enjoy what's there.
-EB
Prodigy: quest results
well, we had a fun time, a couple of small set backs, and some impossible clues, but i think it all went well
edan won, and honorable mentions go out to isis, sting, angeles and hugin
hope everyone had as much fun as i did, and hope to be able to do this again soon :)
Brinley: a new quest
You are cordially invited to participate in my first quest!
It will run 16 -23 February 2002. No riddles or treasure hunts. Your goal will be to COLLECT something.
All mortal characters are welcome. You may not locate objects, track, teleport, or summon.
Grouping is allowed but you have to share the prizes.
Please contact me for a bag. I'll spill the details on the sixteenth.
Dreamkeeper: stupid cupid.
Alas the day has arrived and stupid cupid needs those arrows in.
please note dreamkeeper with your arrows but midnight system time.
She will organise to pick them up from you as fast as possible.
thanks again for helping me.
you can still serach for my arrows, untill you hand you them.
thanks for all your help during this quest.
winners will be notified by the evening of the 15th.
so please make sure your entires are atleast noted to d.k before the end of today.
the stupid cupid and D.K
These people need to log on or contact Kiri:
Ace, Aliasusu, Atom, Boris, Darzens, Gohon, Goldenace, Grif, Helix, Hellosalot, Heyu, Kalagor, Khellis, Kopisusu, Kyadrae, Lamika, Meteo, Oceanmist, Oenone, Quicksylv, Rumply, Samuri, Sant, Scorch, Segrimsjinn, Shadimear, Stoneprince, Sylvos, Tek, Telchar, Tempist, Tes, Unix, Valor, Vavaking, Victory
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IDEAS:
Faustus: can we change things so that if a potion is flagged 'anto-good', it will do unpleasant thing to a good aligned character that quaff's it, and so on?
Sting: illithids shouldn't need breathing app...er stuff for underwater. They're squids!
Krill: how about increasing the maximun possible gambling limit on the hangman?
Ashton: that stealing dagger seller in alandrra is really annoying! just a thought...
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>BIO:Dio, and Nal
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>1. What piece of equipment would you most like to have irl and why? i would like the Lord Vulture Wings because it would allow me to fly
>2. if you could be any kind of M&M what kind would you be and why, also what color? (Sunflower) ummmm the blue kind because i dunno
>3. What color is your toothbrush? (Sunflower) its white with red bristles
>4. Do you have any pets? a cat and dog
>5. When's your birthday? December 10 (1987)
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>6. What is your favorite sport and favorite team? sport is Soccer and team is hockey Buffalo Sabers
>7. Who was the hero/imm who helped you when you first started BR? umm i dont think i remember
>8. Which mob is your favorite? The Doppleganger
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>9. Who introduced you to the mud? Have you passed the favor on to anyone? My brother introduced me and i have tried to pass the favor but it doesnt seem to work.
>10. If you were an animal, what would you be? A pengiun
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>11. What significant events greatly affected your life? well i really dont have any i think...
>12. What is your favorite area in the realms, and why? The Wastes of Skelnar because of the ski lodge that no one ever goes to.
>13. What is the longest amount of time you have ever spent in one sitting on the realms? 6 hours i believe. New Years.
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>14. If you could go back in time to 1BC, what modern invention would you bestow on our primitive ancestors to make their lives better (hint - they didn't have electricity!) i would give them electricity
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>15. Given only a golf club, a shoe, some flypaper, sand and a cube - what would you make? i would put the sand on the flypaper and rap the flypaper around the cube then use it as a projectile along with the shoe and use the golf club as a club
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>16. what one thing would you change about the world? i would make another continent
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>17. what one super power would you like to have. be able to fly
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Feel free to respond to the ideas suggested or to reply with your bio.
Kiri's WWW of URLs:
I now have a new flatscreen. MY kittie is pissed.
http://joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyimages/292.gif
From Sgetsuo - more British oneliners
http://www.thehumorarchives.com/humor/0000716.html
Which Buffy Villain are you?
http://www.thehumorarchives.com/humor/0000716.html
What color dragon should you be?
http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=ciaran
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These useful quotes are from "actual" U.S. government employee performance evaluations:
1. Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.
2. I would not allow this employee to breed.
3. This employee is really not so much of a has-been but more of a definite won't-be.
4. Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.
5. When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet.
6. He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle.
7. This young lady has delusions of adequacy.
8. He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.
9. This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.
10. This employee should go far, and the sooner he starts, the better.
11. Got a full six-pack but lacks the plastic thing to hold it all together.
12. A gross ignoramus -- 144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus.
13. He does not have ulcers, but he is a carrier.
14. I would like to go hunting with him sometime.
15. He has been working with glue too much.
16. He would argue with a signpost.
17. He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room.
18. When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell.
19. If you see two people talking, and one looks bored, he is the other one.
20. A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on.
21. A prime candidate for natural de-selection.
22. Donated his brain to science before he was done using it.
23. Gates are down, the lights are flashing but the train is not coming.
24. Has two brains: one is lost and the other is out looking for it.
25. If he were any more stupid, he would have to be watered twice a week.
26. If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you would get change.
27. If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the ocean.
28. It is hard to believe that he beat out 1,000,000 other sperm.
29. One neuron short of a synapse.
30. Some drink from the fountain of knowledge; he only gargled.
31. Takes him two hours to watch 60 Minutes.
32. The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.
Welcome to the Barren Realms MUD Newsletter for February 22, 2002 (2/2/2002.. ooh!)
Be sure to drop by at telnet://barren.coredcs.com:8000/
News of the Realms:
Kiri: typos
This month's typos were much lower than last month's, so I'm only going to give a 500 stat raise across this time.
However, thank you everyone for trying and please keep submitting those typos!
At one typo reported: Ariana, Dwimmerlaik, Lanisa, Nazooper, Golbez, Stars, Ktulu & Prodigy.
Two: Violet, Edan, Belle, Johan, & Amystery.
Three: Firelily, Snarf, Brinley, Leiland.
Above: Me (5), Xorex (10), Evileye (6), and our winner this month, Khalin with 11.
Please report more typos! This is an ongoing quest!
Kiri: new maps
There are three new maps at Aod - thanks to Sozz and Bluestar.
They are for Underworld, Ledwick's Toy Shoppe and Western Woods.
Kiri: new pics
New pics on the BR site. Anubis, Covenant.
Hawkeye, Knarn, and I think that's it.
www.barrenrealmsmud.com/
Also, I've updated the newsletter archive. It's searchable and up to date!
Divebomb: The rise and fall of lands
The recent boots has brought quite a few changes.
For those of you who know of MTV Land, you will find that the area has been phased out of the game.
This is hopefully the first of many phases in long term that removes unfit or stock areas from the game and replaces them with new ones.
In its place is my new area, Vessendil. It's an area different than most and I hope you will enjoy testing it out.
Any bugs or problems with it please note me with so I can take care of them ASAP.
There are some VERY difficult challenges and you are warned to be careful.
The River of Calathar was part of MTV Land but has been separated to create its own area. It has been fixed to work properly
since it never did. I have also fixed an exit to Hamelin and added two exits - one to Elemental Canyon, one to Feline Temple.
If you have been to neither of these places, now there is an easier path there - GO EXPLORE!
As a result of MTV leaving and a shifting of vnums, Cracker Jack rings (The coveted low level con item) has been removed.
To be fair, I included a ring of equal level and equal stats in Vessendil. You need only find it.
Any cracker jack rings you were wearing will "magically" disappear. This is meant to happen.
Questions, Comments, Complaints. Direct them to ME - not to Kiri, not to Slart, to me.
Non-mages should be EXTRA careful in Vessendil. The locals are hostile.
(read the descriptions)
Enjoy,
Divebomb
Brinley: A New Quest
A quest will run from 23 Feb to 2 Mar. I will announce the rules Saturday around 12pm EST.
The game will be a lot harder then it originally sounds, but persistent adventurers will be rewarded. You will have to collect something.
Track, summon, locate object, and teleport are prohibited. Grouping is allowed but members must share a single prize. All mortal characters can enter.
Please see me for a bag. Special thanks to AMystery!
Ideas for the Realms. These are submitted by email or by using the idea command on BR (read help idea when you're on for more info.) Feel free to hit reply with your suggestions and replies to these ideas.
Shiloh: maybe an enchant shield so that more people will start using shields again
Foy: instead of barrel of beer, can it be a keg?
DwarfMan: Weather should be more realistic. It shouldn't be raining or snowing in the desert. Ir shouldn't be blazing hot in the Arctic.
Exo: I believe that since there are spells to refresh movement points and heal hitpoints, that there should be a spell that transforms hitpoints into mana, named something like alchemy or soforth
Fyre: I'd like to see more attention paid to the prevention of kill-stealing. Especially in the lower levels, in places such as Insect Garden, there's people running around who aren't familiar with MUD-etiquette, and I think there should be some sort of repercussion for constant kill-stealing
Bio. Please hit reply and answer the questions, even if you've sent a bio in the past.
BIO:
1. What piece of equipment would you most like to have irl and why?
a mu, just to see what it is...
2. if you could be any kind of M&M what kind would you be and why, also what
coloR?
blue. they look dangerous
3. What color is your toothbrush?
white/purple with green chunks in the brush
4. Do you have any pets?
a retarded dog and two lazy cats
5. When's your birthday?
24th of september. if you didn't sleep through math class you will see the fun
part in that
6. What is your favorite sport and favorite team?
sport?
7. Who was the hero/imm who helped you when you first started BR?
Simjay a few ages ago
8. Which mob is your favorite?
baal...
9. Who introduced you to the mud? Have you passed the favor on to anyone?
a classmate, later we introduced our next school to BR. it was quite a succes
10. If you were an animal, what would you be?
a bear I think. that part about sleeping for a few months sounds good
11. What significant events greatly affected your life?
my girlfriend
12. What is your favorite area in the realms, and why?
cage & aquarium. Wonder what Rainman was smoking when he wrote that area
13. What is the longest amount of time you have ever spent in one sitting on
the realms?
5-7 hours I think.
14. If you could go back in time to 1BC, what modern invention would you bestow
on our primitive ancestors to make their lives better (hint - they didn't have
electricity!)
a walkman. then I would try to convince them that it's the voice of god, and if
that wouldn't work I would die as a happy heretic listening to "the end - The
doors"
15. Given only a golf club, a shoe, some flypaper, sand and a cube - what would
you make? (they will join with invisible and super-strong bindings in any way
you wish)
hmm... a mess probably
16. what one thing would you change about the world?
the size of my.... TV
17. what one super power would you like to have.
to be able to fly I think.
(I think this is from Snarf, not sure)
Kiri's WWW of URLs:
Clifford's Cat hats:
http://www.jamiewhite.com/html/clifford_s_cat_hats.html
Are you stressed out?
http://docinthebox.com/strscalc.html
What D&D character are you?
http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~ellingwd/dndwho/index.html
I apologize for this horrible joke section this week. I couldn't find a better one. -Kiri
10 High-Tech Partnerships Ford Should Consider
Qualcomm and Ford reported the two companies are combining forces to provide wireless connections in all Ford vehicles by 2004. But why stop there? Here are some other innovative joint ventures we believe Ford should look into:
1. Ford-ViaVoice: You simply tell your car where to go. An 85 percent accuracy rate provides risk-free driving for at least a week.
2. Ford-Netscape: "Skins" could make your Lincoln look like a Ford Pinto. Guarantees people will steer clear in close encounters, lest they cause your gas tank to explode.
3. Ford-Linux: A well-run tank that won't be stopped by any crashes -- system or guardrail.
4. Ford-Apple: New cube-shaped Mustang, with see-through engine casing, is so cute that people prove willing to undergo body modification and extensive plastic surgery to be able to fit inside.
5. Ford-Match.com: This partnership with the well-known online dating site will tell you which cars on the roadway hold potential mates. Software will be installed only on Ford pickups, of course.
6. Ford-Microsoft IE: When you start your car, it installs Interstate Explorer, which then covers most of your windshield. Naturally, Ford and Microsoft would insist that Explorer is an integral part of the car. It would be extremely difficult to uninstall -- and would come back the next morning no matter what.
7. Ford-Nokia: Phone maker licenses its snap-on color plate technology so that you can change your car color daily. Bonus: Mix and match doors from fashion partner Hugo Boss.
8. Ford-Back Orifice: Automatically drives itself into other people's garages ... and destroys them.
9. Ford-Cisco: The network solution to carpooling. Instead of five people riding in one car, 25 people ride in five cars, with one driver controlling all vehicles. Passengers route simultaneous driving suggestions via cell phone. When the driver becomes sufficiently confused, traffic comes to a halt.
10. Ford-Amazon: One-click driving. Need we say more?