From: "Kiri" Subject: Newsletter May 1, 2001 Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 12:56 AM Welcome to the Newsletter. Hope finals are going well! We miss you at BR, stop in and unwind after a test or two. :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wasabe: How about allowing people with infravision to see [exits]? that would really help;.. Wasabe: We should be able to enchant shields... to provide a reason for dwarves not to just use weapons but shields... to bash! Solkanar: could we have a 'donated' flag on items, until they are used or for a set amount of time, so people can't just sell them Wasabe: Teleport and astral should take away some amount of movement... like 1/2 movement... so that it isn't used for EVERY THING!!! Wasabe: MEGA HEAL : 500 mana for 1,000 hp... simple Wasabe: How about the ability to c 'spells' onto items... like we buy an empty stave. and cast a spell on it. Cost should be VERY high though... Rhyme: a way to modify the prac command so we can see in guild and out of guild skills, skills we've practiced, things we haven't... and sort by skill level and percent.. etc Wasabe: What if the shopkeeper sold a : CR bag... contained therein would be 1) purple fly potion, 1) invis elixir 1) torch !!! Rhyme: bring back the mob factory... you can bless all the mobs and make them inactive... and just watch them walk into a telporter to get zapped to their appropriate location April: Would it be possible to have some brief-combat mode, or to gag some of the fight-messages? I have a poor link, wich makes it hard for me to group ... specially with all my human kicks :) Very: why not get rid of kick for druids, at level 25 it is hardly worth the bother... Armageddon: when mental barrier causes the mob to kill itself, you should get exp for it WasabE: Heal faster whilst sleeping in a tent. Turale: make trip in-guild for humans! Rice: spell... : know hitpoints... ;) Wasabe: how about when you fail a spell..you say the wrong words... like 'ouranholi' versus ouranihol WolfBane: auction channel should not be a affected by drunkness. Getting those numbers mixed up is no good Anubis: messages for teleport and astral like goto :) Asimi: When you grin at someone, their alignment should drop. Just like the social says Wasabe: Ability to give all.anything : give all.fly player Wasabe: Ability to : get all.item all.container Issafor: we need never never land...that would be great Wasabe: how about a double breasted tent... for two people? or more? Wasabe: I want to kick people out of the vehicle I purchase... it should be the owners right... Dio: drunk tolerance have to drink more to get drunk? KurtisII: Have the note command show which list messages are on if set to all AMystery: when two invisible mobs or players or players & mobs fight, they should remain invisible. only when one is visible should the other become so. After all, invisible creatures should be able to see eachother and fight Solkanar: there should be a command, 'Birthday', which tells you your BR birthday... wouldn't take up that much space and I've heard a few people that want to know theirs... Xorex: I've suggested this before but I'll do it again for fun...the practice dummy is too frickin' hard...newbies always die from him Kharn: make "give all. " and "look 2." work Wasabe: how about in affects... give us the amount of times till our drunkeness will go away... and also how long till we are mildly drunk(and able to eat Wasabe: I would like to be able to send coins to a user via mail... like a money-gram. Wasabe: How about saving our C4 win's ties and losses Wasabe: when I emote a ' I would like it to appear immediately after my name... like so emote 's feet are green. = Wasabe's feet are green. Wasabe: wimpy max should set wimpy to max hp Armageddon: vertigo should tell you if it fails and should actually work at preventing mobs from fleeing Vian: Make trophy list. Like when i kill in arena it put to whe thropy list and i can see who i kill, level, how much time....(sorry for my inglish) Armageddon: a weather man, you can pay him money like clericus to make the weather better or worse Armageddon: a usage command that tells you how long you've been on in the past year/month/week/day etc. Johan: pass door should have an -ac modifier as well - if you're translucent you must be harder to hit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 What's your BR name? Foy, and Mathis (yes, the cranky druid) 2. What race/level are you? dwarf 44/druid 44 4. How did you pick your BR name? hmm, i like the name Mathis, 5. What's your favorite area? recall 6. Where do you live (State or province/Country) AK/USA 7. What do you do for a living? bum around, go to school 8. If you're a college/grad student, what's your major? none yet 9. What do you want to be when you grow up? muscian or maybe a college scince prof 10. Are you single? unfortuanetly, yes 11. What are your hobbies? listening/playing music w/my bass guitar, watching tv, br, other comp games 12. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to do? say goodbye... 13. Who do you most admire? My friends, they always look out for me 14. What celebrity would you like to visit? Thom Yorke from Radiohead, and the rest of the band too 15. What's the last book you read (including for school). Did you like it? I'm currently reading "Different Seasons" by Stephen King. It has 4 short stories: The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, The Body (A.K.A. Stand By Me) and the Breathing Method 16. What's the last movie you saw? Did you like it? gone in 60 seconds and road trip. yea, they were prety cool 17. If you could be anywhere in the world for a week, where would you go? Mexico. Oh wait, by time you all read this, i'll either be IN Mexico, or just coming back! HA, HA, HA! 18. Best BR Buddies? Wasabe, Aragorn, DrEeMz, Secksi, Puissance, and i think im forgetting some people (sorry) 19. Favorite Music? Radiohead, Green Day, Moby, Fatboy Slim, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine. 20. If you could tell anyone one thing, what would it be? i love you 21. Favorite TV Show? hmm, prolly FOX's sunday night line up (simpsons, malcom in the middle, futurama, king of the hill, x-files) angry beavers and spongebob square pants are good cartoons as well :D 22. Favorite School Subject? Definetly Biology. My teacher kicks ass. 23. Favorite Food? My mom makes this really wicked garlic pasta with ham or shrimp. Its soooo good. 24. If you could do something really good, what would it be? Definatly be better at bass guitar. 25. One last question sir: If you could send out one message to the world before you died, what would it be? You people need to be nicer to eachother and spread the generosity, dammit! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Responses by Packor: Amy:...I see four possible ways to change it, either have it 1) act like a normal -AC >spell, so that the ill suffers some damage while reflecting the vast majority of it >back to the attacker. 2) only reflect a certain kind of attack, physical or magical, >sword or fireball, but not both. or 3) it it reflect everything but not 100% of the time, >let an occasional attack get through. 4) some combination of the above. maybe >reflect all physical attacks 90% of the time or let the ill receive 10% of the damage >while the attacker receives 90% of every magical attack. Something like that. -I really think that if you want to do change 3, the spell would have to be longer. The length of MB is one of the things that make it not so powerful. It lasts only one round, or around 4 hits, no matter how long it's been, as far as I know. It is a great counter for a kender, that's mostly what the other peops should recognize. I like one, because then probably a few people won't complain as much because you probably lose half hp on a reflected bs. The other ideas I would think should be in a different kind of spell that lasts as long as a 'normal' spell, and not mental barrier. Mathis: corpses should show up on scan -As far as I am concerned, items and chairs don't show up on scan. Sihtam: dont puke when you eat and you're drunk. or at least have it so you can eat while drunk. -Good idea, I think everyone should puke when they're drunk, and their hp then should be reduced to 1/100. Sihtam: bee able to cast detect invis. on others. -Why? They can buy detect invisible potions. Sihtam: create food should go right into your inventory -They could go into your hands, but you're already holding a weapon and casting the spell at the same time. Sihtam: c 'create beer'..... -It's in your body. * Most of your ideas seem to be for personal gain and seem ridiculous to me, by the way* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guess my name! http://www.zerotv.com/games/name_game/ Enter in where you are and it will give you historical things to see in your area: http://www.historytravel.com/ Who Would Buy That.com.. the name says it all http://www.whowouldbuythat.com/ Surrealist Domain name generator http://www.immerse.org/surrealist_domain/surrealist_domain.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Dove: Ever wondered which cartoon character you are most like? Well, a team of researchers got together and analyzed the personalities of cartoon characters, and put the information gathered into this quiz. Answer each question with the answer that most describes you, then add up the points that correspond with your answer. Then send this to all your friends including the person who sent it to you with your cartoon character in the subject line. 1) What describes your perfect date? a) Candlelight dinner for two b) Amusement Park c) Rollerblading in the park d) Rock Concert e) See a movie 2) What is your favorite type of music? a) Rock and Roll b) Alternative c) Soft Rock d) Classical e) Popular 3) What is your favorite type of movie? a) Comedy b) Horror c) Musical d) Romance e) Documentary 4) Which of the following jobs would you chose if you were given only these choices? a) Waiter/Waitress b) Sports Player c) Teacher d) Policeman e) Bartender 5) Which would you rather do if you had an hour to waste? a) Work out b) Read c) Watch TV d) Listen to the radio e) Sleep 6) Of the following colors, which do you like the best? a) yellow b) white c) sky blue d) teal e) red 7) Which one of the following would you like to eat right now? a) ice cream b) pizza c) sushi d) pasta e) salad 8) What is your favorite holiday? a) Halloween b) Christmas c) New Year's d) Valentine's Day e) Thanksgiving 9) If you could go to any of the following places, which would it be? a) Paris b) Spain c) Las Vegas d) Hawaii e) Hollywood 10) Of the following, who would you rather spend time with? a) Someone who is smart b) Someone with good looks c) Someone who is a party animal d) Someone who has fun all the time e) Someone who is very emotional Now total up your points and find your character below: 1 a-4 b-2 c-5 d-1 e-3 2 a-2 b-1 c-4 d-5 e-3 3 a-2 b-1 c-3 d-4 e-5 4 a-4 b-5 c-3 d-2 e-1 5 a-5 b-4 c-2 d-1 e-3 6 a-1 b-2 c-1 d-4 e-5 7 a-3 b-3 c-2 d-4 e-5 8 a-1 b-5 c-1 d-2 e-3 9 a-4 b-5 c-3 d-2 e-4 10 a-5 b-2 c-1 d-3 e-4 (10-17 points): You are TAZ You are wild and crazy and you know it. You know how to have fun, but you may take it to extremes. You know what you are doing though, and are much in control of your own life. People don't always see things your way, but that doesn't mean that you should do away with your beliefs. Try to remember that your wild spirit can lead to hurting yourself and others. (18-26 points) You are Bugs Bunny You are fun, friendly, and popular. You are a real crowd pleaser. You have probably been out on the town your share of times, yet you come home with the values that your mother taught you. Marriage and children are important to you, but only after you have fun. Don't let the people you please influence you to stray. (27-34 points) You are Tweety You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are witty, and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of backstabbers, and you are worry free. (35-42 points) You are Peppe Le Pew (without the smell) You are a lover. Romance, flowers, and wine are all you need to enjoy yourself. You are serious about all commitments. A family person. You call your Mom every Sunday, and never forget a Birthday. Don't let your passion for romance get confused with the real thing. (43-50 points) You are Speedy Gonzales You are smart, a real thinker. Every situation is approached with a plan. You are very healthy in mind and body. You teach strong family values. Keep your feet planted in them, but don't overlook a bad situation when it does happen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi folks! Hope exams are going well! Stop by BR for a breather! IDEAS: Lacuna: let hangman accept more money, maybe 10k instead of only 2k? Hiatus: infravision should work against the "too dark to tell" in the exit command Mathis: you should at least be able to put nodrop items in a pack or something. its not noput... Lehua: change the wink social to something like "Winks at you regarding the joke he just made." Lehua: If you want I can write a help blurb on lag Rhyme: a spell for illithids which will allow them to send objects to another player anywhere in the realm, and when they are high enough they can send players to other players Armageddon: an auctionh command ;P Comeon Slart, it won't be too much work. Same thing goes for hackh, etc... Kharn: make help files avaiable with "help ", for example make "help exa" show "help examine". the mud interprets the shortcut anyways, so why not at the help files? BIO: a. What's your BR name? Packor, and ..... a lot of other ones as well. b. What race/level are you? ELF ,45 c. How did you pick your BR name? I originally wanted it to be a last name of a char, but I use it a lot these days. d. What's your favorite area? Candy Land (*lick*) e. Where do you live (State or province/Country) Michigan f. What do you do for a living? Used to be a stockman g. If you're a college/grad student, what's your major? High school h. What do you want to be when you grow up? Policeman, fighter pilot, Author, Game designer... i. Are you single? Certainly j. What are your hobbies? Video games, occasionally Gundam and SD models. k. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to do? A lot of hard stuff while being pressed on time. l. Who do you most admire? Girls m. What celebrity would you love to hook up with? A female singer, too many to choose from ... n. What's the last book you read (including for school). Did you like it? Didn't finish school book, hmm, I finished Heir to the Empire last, reading The Last Command now(The sequel) o. What's the last movie you watched? Did you like it? Austin Powers in math class, it was okay. p. If you could be anywhere in the world for a week, where would you go? To train with a master in silence. Forget it. RESPONSE BY BALTAR: > Sihtam: create food should go right into your inventory Even if it's the result of a spell misfire? Now there's a way to make all of the spell casters pretty unhappy pretty quickly... > Foy: when you have autosplit on, and you take money out of your > purse, have it not split it. if thats possible As embarrassed as I am to agree with this, I agree with it. Sure, it's not really that hard to type CONFIG -AUTOSPLIT and CONFIG +AUTOSPLIT, but somehow I always forget...and it's awfully annoying. > Huh: should make charmed or hired pets able to rescue player > -Notice that they don't cast spells either? Regular mobs don't = > rescue,=20 > they are not programmed to. And pets and charmed mobs are basically = > mobs. =20 > They stick to what skills they have. Usually they are either = > spellcasters or=20 > fighters. Fighters trip, casters cast spells, armed mobs disarm. It = > would=20 > be possible to make some able to rescue, but you'd have to order them to = > > rescue. On the other hand mobs fighting together can't rescue each = > other, so=20 > that's not so balanced. Unless this has been changed...I believe you can ORDER your pet to rescue you, e.g. ORDER HAWK RESCUE BALTAR. Mind you, it doesn't always work... and I'm sure certain pets can and other can't... Baltar RESPONSE BY CORD: > AMystery: aggro mobs that spontaneously attack other mobs and > players. they hate everyone Cord: I like this idea. Would add some excitment to the otherwise boring job of being a mob. =) RESPONSE BY KYTAR: >> Saffron: Bah add wear location to identify > >Cord: That would involve a lot of re-coding of the items already in the >game, and probably would be more work than it is worth. That said, I >*do* >think it would be a nice feature. > The only re-coding it would take is a single extra line in the identify function to interpret the wear bit into a text string. Kiri's WWW of URLs: Ever watch Iron Chef? this guy is in LOVE with Ohta. Warning, it'll try to download another language on you, just hit cancel. http://www.geocities.com/val_the_slacker/ Tim the sockpuppet page http://www.thebigt.com/ Scavenger and Doogie Howser, side by side. Is it him? I think so. Doogie: http://www.classic-tv.com/shows/doogiehowser.html Our Doogie, Scavenger: http://www.coredcs.com/~aberkvam/aberkvam.old.jpg And finally, for those of us who loved Hitchiker's Guide to the galaxy (thanks OakleY!) http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html Silly joke of the day care of www.yil.com 100 Advantages To Being Male 1. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2. Movie nudity is virtually always female. 3. You know stuff about tanks. 4. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. 5. "Monday Night Football." 6. You don't have to monitor your friends' sex lives. 7. Your bathroom lines are 80 percent shorter. 8. You can open all your own jars. 9. Old friends don't give you crap if you've lost or gained weight. 10. Dry cleaners and haircutters don't rob you blind. 11. When clicking through the channel, you don't have to stop at every shot of someone crying. 12. Your ass is never a factor in a job interview. 13. All your orgasms are real. 14. A beer gut does not make you invisible to the opposite sex. 15. Guys in hockey masks don't attack you. 16. You don't have to lug a bag of useful stuff around everywhere you go. 17. You understand why "Stripes" is funny. 18. You can go to the bathroom without a support group. 19. Your last name stays put. 20. You can leave a hotel bed unmade. 21. When your work is criticized, you don't have to panic that everyone secretly hates you. 22. You can kill your own food. 23. The garage is all yours. 24. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. 25. You see the humor in "Terms of Endearment." 26. Nobody secretly wonders if you swallow. 27. You never have to clean the toilet. 28. You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes. 29. Sex means never worrying about your reputation. 30. Wedding plans take care of themselves. 31. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend. 32. Your underwear is $10 for a three pack. 33. The National College Cheerleading Championship 34. None of your co-workers have the power to make you cry. 35. You don't have to shave below your neck. 36. You don't have to curl up next to a hairy ass every nite. 37. If you're 34 and single nobody notices. 38. You can write your name in the snow. 39. You can get into a non-trivial pissing contest. 40. Everything on your face stays its original color. 41. Chocolate is just another snack. 42. You can be president. 43. You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger seat. 44. Flowers fix everything. 45. You never have to worry about other people's feelings. 46. You get to think about sex 90 percent of your waking hours. 47. You can wear a white shirt to a water park. 48. Three pair of shoes are more than enough. 49. You can eat a banana in a hardware store. 50. You can say anything and not worry about what people think. 51. Foreplay is optional. 52. Michael Bolton doesn't live in your universe. 53. Nobody stops telling a good dirty joke when you walk into the room. 54. You can whip your shirt off on a hot day. 55. You don't have to clean your apartment if the meter reader is coming by. 56. You never feel compelled to stop a pal from getting laid. 57. Car mechanics tell you the truth. 58. You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut. 59. You can watch a game in silence with you buddy for hours without even thinking, "He must be mad at me." 60. The world is your urinal. 61. You never misconstrue innocuous statements to mean your lover is about to leave you. 62. You get to jump up and slap stuff. 63. Hot wax never comes near your pubic area. 64. One mood, all the time. 65. You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him. 66. You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too scary. 67. You know at least 20 ways to open a beer bottle. 68. You can sit with your knees apart no matter what you are wearing. 69. Same work ... more pay. 70. Gray hair and wrinkles add character. 71. You don't have to leave the room to make an emergency crotch adjustment. 72. Wedding dress: $2,000; tux rental: $100. 73. You don't care if someone is talking about you behind your back. 74. With 400 million sperm per shot, you could double the earth's population in 15 tries, at least in theory. 75. You don't mooch off others' desserts. 76. If you retain water, it's in a canteen. 77. The remote is yours and yours alone. 78. People never glance at your chest when you're talking to them. 79. ESPN's SportsCenter. 80. You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift. 81. Bachelor parties whomp ass over bridal showers. 82. You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother. 83. You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked. 84. You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom. 85. If you don't call your buddy when you say you will, he won't tell your friends you've changed. 86. Someday you'll be a dirty old man. 87. You can rationalize any behavior with the handy phrase "F--- it!" 88. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies. 89. Princess Di's death was just another obituary. 90. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. 91. You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you're not in the mood. 92. You think the idea of punting a small dog is funny. 93. If something mechanical didn't work, you can bash it with a hammer and throw it across the room. 94. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. 95. Porn movies are designed with your mind in mind. 96. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries. 97. Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with them. 98. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So ... notice anything different?" 99. "Baywatch." 100. There is always a game on somewhere. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 20, 2001 Hope your finals went well (or are going well)! If this looks funny, it's because I'm trying something new. ANything underlined you can click on to visit a link. Give it a shot and get to know your fellow realmers. As always, feel free to hit reply and comment on the ideas/responses or to submit your bio! News from the Realms: Aside from the code typos, I've correct all of the reported typos on the mud. I want to thank certain people for reporting them: Slart, Bloodmaul, Everybody, Kharn, Spruce, Mulch, Amystery, Tea, KurtisII, Wasabe, Marmalade, Birdbeak, Answer, and Scavenger. Keep up the good work and keep reporting those bugs and typos using the bug and typo commands :) (help bug, help typo, and help idea) well, aside from a couple of ones that had to be in the wrong place for technical and rather boring reasons - the areas command is now in order. Type areas. However, using it with qualifiers such as areas 10 20 still brings up some areas that don't belong. That's a bug and will be fixed in the future. Enjoy! Bluestar's Creative writing quest: For those of you who tried to look at last year's entries and couldn't find the page, that was my fault, I didn't type it in correctly! The correct address to see last year's entries is at: http://w3.ime.net/%7Ebones/brquest.htm Keep those fingers typing :) I want to see my mailbox bursting with your stories and poems about BR! :) (In case you've forgotten it's bbluestar@gurlmail.com Because college finals just got over for some people, and highschool finals are soon to begin, we've decided to extend the date until June 30th. Whatever you do, don't leave your entries until the last minute :) I need some good reading to do *grin* Joysinger's Loser Quest: hey folks, don'T forget that my loser quest is still up, too :) just find the worst equ you can, and note me with its stats, i want the worst character ever! :) no, you don't have to wear the stuff or create a new character for it, just send me the stats and it'll be fine. you have till june :) get workin, it should be fun. oh - use at least 9 equ slots please :) happy hunting, *hugs* joy Sozz's trivia quest: Hey guys, you asked for quests, so here's another one to add to the two that're already going on. On Monday, sometime between 3 and 5 system time, I'll be holding a quest, and, as hinted by the subject line, it'll be a trivia quest, all about BR..and yes, it'll be pretty hard! ;) Our lovely Joysinger is sponsoring this quest (mmm!) so expect some neato prizes..and lots of them, not just for the top three! So i suggest you get exploring, and we'll see you Monday ;) IDEAS: Lacuna: let hangman accept more money, maybe 10k instead of only 2k? Hiatus: infravision should work against the "too dark to tell" in the exit command Mathis: you should at least be able to put nodrop items in a pack or something. its not noput... Lehua: change the wink social to something like "Winks at you regarding the joke he just made." If you want I can write a help blurb on lag Rhyme: a spell for illithids which will allow them to send objects to another player anywhere in the realm, and when they are high enough they can send players to other players Armageddon: an auctionh command ;P Comeon Slart, it won't be too much work. Same thing goes for hackh, etc... Kharn: make help files avaiable with "help ", for example make "help exa" show "help examine". the mud interprets the shortcut anyways, so why not at the help files? Eru: i think heal mana should heal more mana since it cost the same as heal heal. or have it cost less. Kethan: desc - so we can remove a line without starting over? Kiri -- this is in. Everybody: let us be able to guess the entire hangman puzzle without having to type in all the individual letters Gradius: an evil race? everything here seems so happy-go-lucky.. Kiri -- demons are coming as remort. Foy: should pass door also have an armor benifit? seeing as your only translucent. BackLash: I don't know the work that this would involve, but what about mobs at random intervals of time. I mean like several weeks in between. will raid calathar, and will be aggro. give hero's and immies something to do, and be exciting for the morts both Dio: give aod his own store for a map salesman Sandra: Ability to use up extra practices. I have 73 so far at level 50. Slikk: Could you put in a "hackh"? It'd be mighty useful! BIO of ANAVRINMAN: a. What's your BR name? Nick b. What race/level are you? Human/27 c. How did you pick your BR name? Nirvana spelled backwords (best band in the world d. What's your favorite area? THE SMURFS!!! e. Where do you live (State or province/Country) Va-USA f. What do you do for a living? Bum money off of my parents g. If you're a college/grad student, what's your major? Whoops, not yet! Still a nerdy little high schooler h. What do you want to be when you grow up? Someone else i. Are you single? Yes (grrrrrr.) j. What are your hobbies? Guitar, reading, roller blading, Realming, and playing in my band k. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to do? Dunno, never really done anything l. Who do you most admire? Father m. What celebrity would you love to hook up with? never got into the celebrity thing... too inaccessable. n. What's the last book you read (including for school). Did you like it? White Dragon, dunno who by, and it was alright o. What's the last movie you saw? Did you like it? umm... probably something stupid like monty python or mel brooks...I love that stuff p. If you could be anywhere in the world for a week, where would you go? Anywhere but here. Replies by Teagan: >>AMystery: aggro mobs that spontaneously attack other mobs and players. they hate everyone Teagan: The thing is they would be attacking everything in that area...which is not good for people to get their levels. >>Acer: I have a mint idea, how about introducing Switch cards, you can buy one and withdraw money from your account straight. Then mobs can't steal your coins" Teagan: That is why one carries around backpacks and bags...just put all your coins into that, and hope they don't get burned. >>Sammantha: This is just kinda useless and silly, but thought I'd ask... Maybe have a little bonus or something with the Hangman if you guess the entire thing without any mistakes. He's pretty useful for extra cash... :) Teagan: Gotta love that idea, that is where I made a lot of my money also. >>AMystery: two argument socials, ex: pie joysinger divebomb = You throw a pie at joysinger for divebomb's amusement Teagan: If a person can code something like that...it would be fun, although there are already tons of socials >>Liberator: create sound is a skill that shouldve been kept only as an idea Teagan: Don't use create sound...not sure what it even does...*shrug*..guess I'll have to look it up in the help menu when I am on BR next time. >>>> Saffron: Bah add wear location to identify >>Cord: That would involve a lot of re-coding of the items already in the game, and probably would be more work than it is worth. That said, I *do* think it would be a nice feature. Teagan: Bah! I just use the compare command...just as useful Replies by Packor: Acer: I have a mint idea, how about introducing Switch cards, you can buy one and withdraw money from your account straight. Then mobs can't steal your coins" - If you keep your coins in containers, this wouldn't happen. It also keeps you from having to get another card if you happen to lose your corpse. I think you should get a severe penalty for losing one, like losing all or half of your gold. Only because such a card is kind of "powerful" Liberator: create sound is a skill that shouldve been kept only as an idea - I like create sound, if the code will be fixed someday so that you could get a chance to imitate perfectly, I would go wild about it. If you haven't seen this yet, there is a spell called word of recall for druids. Also, elves have a spell similar to create sound called ventriloquate, which I remember someone used to break override something ..... but I won't tell you what it is, and it's unlikely you'll ever find out. Cord: make it so you can't unlock/open doors while in combat - Actually, I thought you can open doors in combat , I think I have done it. I think unlock is also possible too, but I haven't tried. If it doesn't, then I agree with the open door, but you would have to fumble to get the key in and your hand will get chopped off. > Winner: should be able to learn skill without practicing it in guilds > be using them many times to gain some % >Cord: Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but that's basically the way things are now... pratice a skill once to "learn" it, and then, as you use it over and over, your percent does go up... - She said learn, hehehehehhe. Winner wants to keep failing at zero until she gets a 1% or 5% or so. > Krondor: If we struggle for believability, how can a mob knock food > from your hand when you try to eat in battle if they are blinded? >Cord: How can you eat food in battle to begin with? Perhaps the better answer would be to make it so that if you tried to eat or drink during battle you would instead get a generic, "Not now, you are still fighting!" sort of message, and then get rid of the whole knocking food out of the hands thing. - I love flying food, and the melting part is awesome. Watching that sweet stuff sip into the ground, and your character tries not to weep and you'd laugh at him/her. Kiri's WWW of URLs: About.Com's thing on muds: http://internetgames.miningco.com/games/internetgames/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.mudzine.com/ An oldie but goodie, creatures of imagination: http://dmfriend.com/COI/ Something Scavenger sent me a long time ago: http://www.wackycreations.com/lastpage.html The Mushroom (like the Onion, but with game news) http://www.themushroom.com/ Top Ten Signs Your Amish Teenager Is In Trouble 10. Sometimes stays in bed until after 5 a.m. 9. In his sock drawer, you find pictures of women without bonnets. 8. Shows up at barn raisings in full "KISS" makeup. 7. When you criticize him, he yells, "Thou sucketh." 6. His name is Jebediah, but he goes by "Jeb Daddy." 5. Defiantly says, "If I had a radio, I'd listen to rap." 4. You come upon his secret stash of colored socks. 3. Uses slang expression, "Talk to the hand, 'cause the beard ain't listening." 2. Was recently pulled over for driving under the influence of cottage cheese. 1. He's wearing his big black hat backwards. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 29, 2001 Hi folks! Here's this week's news on the Realms: From Joysinger, her quest is continuing! Joysinger: loser quest, Thu May 24 hey folks, it's me again. and i'm still looking for the _WORST_ character ever. (no, i don't mean you. i bet you can do worse!) get out there, explore the realms, and find the worst equipment you can imagine. write it all down (you need to have at least 9 pieces of equipment), and i'll add all stats up. the overall worst character wins. oh yeah, the worst _looking_ character also wins. (remember the costume quest? kinda like that ;)) you do NOT have to create a new character for this quest, all you have to do is send me a note or write me an email. (sharunel@gmx.de) so, get out there and explore, prove all these whiners out there that it _can_ become worse! if you have questions, ask me when you see me ;) oh, you'll have till next month (so, june 1st). i _might_ extend the deadline, but only if there's good reason for that. get workin! joy uhoh... did i mention those really nifty prizes you can win? ;) So stop by and enter! Darth: make peck and headbutt actually improve with levels, like roundhouse for humans, for example 'your headbutt strikes the mob on the temple' and make them stunned, or do an increased amount of damage, but only at higher levels Darth: a birthday command to find out your BR birthday, would be interesting to know Darth: make the blazing air making you tired actually make you tired, i.e. take of a fraction of your movement or something Darth: an 'enflame armor' command - would be handy, esp. when enflame weapon is working... Darth: being drunk should have a +AC -hit +dam effect - when you are drunk you get more aggressive and lose regard for personal sefety, but it shouldn't be too much of an effect and not level-based either, maybe race-based... Leshrac: make more damages above discombob, or perhaps a different set of damages for heroes? Chromium: illithids should have a spell similar to identify, where they feel the aura of the creator of an object on the object and thus know what he or she intended the object to do. Chromium: illithids should get dual, they are not THAT overpowered... or if they do it should be in the help and slist Anubis: an option to instead of seeing all the hits/misses per round of combat. have it just do some type of total damage delt and spells cast to cut down on the amount of text Brazen: have slist ig and oog as well, and possibly slist as other arguments... would be handy, not completely essential but still handy... Anubis: a twin imp inside the transports at hr that's a healer Armageddon: allowance of the ' character in names Liquid: When you get hp from a sacrifice make it a permanant adjustment to your max hp, same with mana BIO :) a. What's your BR name? Bluestar :) b. What race/level are you? Kender/151 c. How did you pick your BR name? Well, blue is second favorite color (purple is my favorite actually, but purplestar sounds really silly) and I have a star fettish, so bluestar seemed very fitting. d. What's your favorite area? I'd have to say the Library. Although the Circus comes a close second ;) e. Where do you live (State or province/Country) Maine f. What do you do for a living? I'm a student full time, and part time I'm a cashier at a big grocery chain. g. If you're a college/grad student, what's your major? But I'm not so there :) When I do go to college, I'll be majoring in English probably :) h. What do you want to be when you grow up? I have to grow up? Oh then I guess I'll be a teacher/novelist :) i. Are you single? Unfortunately ;) j. What are your hobbies? Writing, reading, playing BR :) k. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to do? Dealing with my grandfather dying, my grandmother getting colon cancer and leukemia all at the same time. It's very tiresome :( l. Who do you most admire? People who make their dreams and ambitions come true. m. What celebrity would you love to hook up with? For looks or for intellectual reasons? :) I honestly don't have a solid answer for this one. Lets see...Probably if he was a lot younger, Sean Connery. n. What's the last book you read (including for school). Did you like it? Hamlet, and yes, I liked it :) o. What's the last movie you watched? Did you like it? Coyote Ugly :) I really did like it actually. I watched Charlies Angels the same night as well....didn't really like it though. p. If you could be anywhere in the world for a week, where would you go? Ooooh, this one's hard. I'd go to Europe and then visit all the places there :) Mainly London so I could see the Grandmother I haven't seen since I was 4. Responses by Packor: Bonepecker: Why dont add AOL to players profile? Kiri -- you can use the icq slot and write aol - You mean AIM, if you are an aol user, your e-mail IS your screen name. Foy: when you have autosplit on, and you take money out of your purse, have it not split it. if thats possible - Well, you are Getting it after all... why don't you just make an alias? ...-autosplit get %1 purse... that is possible right? Fiend: a dwarves kick should do more damage as the dwarfs lvl increases - Human's doesn't neither. I think it would be nice though, if headbutt could be somehow related to strength. That way it offsets the inbalance between human and dwarf kicks. But then headbutts arn't powerful anything, so it's just an useless idea. > BackLash: i don't know how bothersome this would be, but a book in > the quest room with a list of names and what quest the've won, maybe only > like 1st place winners >>Cord: I like this idea. Could help promote better quest turn out, and I think everyone likes having their name go down in the history books =). - I just like the prizes, but it would be good to have if that's cleared once every few months. And the reason is so the winners can be posted and see reward info and stuff without the person who made the quest having to post and chat it. > BackLash: One other thing, a board in the quest room to attach > notes on with rules about a quest as long as that quest is going, so you > don't have to keep re-posting notes when they scroll off the list >>Cord: So the two ideas together would make a sort of quest bulletin board. Would add to the use of Quest HQ... seems a good idea to me. - Great, and any rule changes and last minute stuff should be put in there too. One problem, however, how are the quest makers supposed to access it? It couldn't be a public access because quests have to be authorized... > > Cord: a 'swimming' idea a 'swimming' flag... like flying... so you > > can't trip a jellyfish, etc. > > Kiri -- this will be for remort >>Cord: What I meant was for mobs. That way aquatic creatures are actually "swimming" like flying creatures are actually "flying." Would add a touch of realism, and would allow for these aquatic creatures to not be affected by trip (how _would_ someone go about tripping a fish?). - Well, you get tripped too, if it's for remort, then does that mean you can swim as a demon but not a mort??? Confusion here... anyway, here's an idea, uhhh, you use your feet to shove the mob, so it fumbles in the water. That's kind of like tripping, it uses legs and you lose control(the pause after trip) and the mob loses control(only more)... muhahaha. > Dio: saving the ignore list when you log off. whenever i ignore someone > and then leave and come back later i have to ignore them again >>Cord: I don't agree. I think it's good to have the game not remember who you have ignored... and if one game-session of ignoring doesn't solve whatever it was that got you to ignore the person in the first place, then I would think that some other action would need to be taken. - Besides, they might have something important to say to you next time. Like maybe they're sorry or just started being serious again, if they were annoying or being silly. Donations issue that has been bugging me also- a variety of people had been complaining about people selling the stuff, including me. - Baltar mentioned a temporary flag, but I think someone could just wait it out and then sell whatever the thing is. They ould if it's valuable... I propose what I call a donation flag. When something is donated, it gets this flag, and it's timed. You'll also have to change the shops system though, but it's not major. See, you could, when the item with the flag is sold, it logs the name of the seller and the time left. It's like the bank when you deposit coins. I wanted to have imms monitor this, but that's wasting a lot of effort, so instead. I think the "account" should have a limit, if the time left exceeds the limit, maybe the shopkeeper could say "Say, that wouldn't happen to be from donations, would it?" and have the time left set to its max again. And the amount in the account could be lowered every 5 ticks or so. This is the most convienent way I can think of of monitoring donation sales. Sometimes, people might have some need to sell stuff, I know, but compromises must be made, all they got to do is wait it out, or just donate it back, not a heavy price to pay there, considering what others can gain when most of the donations arn't just sold out, and the shopkeeper doesn't have 100 things on list. By - Packor Kiri's WWW of URLs: Hotwired: http://hotwired.lycos.com/frontdoor/ From Scavenger - User Friendly: http://www.userfriendly.org/static/ Some suggestions on how to graduate from College Debt-free (although I don't agree with all of these): http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/pf/20010425a.asp The funniest story I've read in a while, from Oakley: http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stark_jayson/1201283.html Forward of the week, Care of www.yil.com What your car says about you: Acura Integra: I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars. Acura Legend: I'm too bland for German cars. Acura NSX: I am impotent. Audi 90: I enjoy putting out engine fires. BMW 3-series: I wish I were important. BMW 5-series: I'm not important, but at least I got a raise. BMW 7-series: I'm still not important, but I've perfected the art of living beyond my means. Buick Riviera: I like to make a statement by driving an ugly car, and the Toyota Supra is too small. Buick Park Avenue: I am older than 34 of the 50 states. Cadillac Eldorado: I am a very good Mary Kay salesman. Cadillac Seville: I am a pimp. Cadillac- All Others: A Buick Park Avenue is too young and sporty for me. Chevrolet Camaro: I enjoy beating the hell out of people. Chevrolet Chevette: I like people's reactions when I tell them I have a 'vette. Chevrolet Corvette: I'm in a mid-life crisis. Chevrolet El Camino: I am leading a militia to overthrow the government. Chrysler Caravan: It's kinda sporty with those child-seats, don't you think? Please say yes. Chrysler Cordoba: I dig the rich Corinthian leather. Chrysler LHS: I want a car big enough to be seen by the Sojourner spacecraft. Datsun 280Z: I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well. Dodge Dart: I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower. Dodge Daytona: I delivered pizza for four years to get this car. Dodge Stealth: I'm having a mid-life crisis, but I couldn't afford a Corvette. Ford Explorer: It IS NOT a station wagon ... it's a "sport-ute." Ford Fairmont: (See Dodge Dart.) Ford Mustang: I slow down to 85 in school zones. Ford Crown Victoria: I enjoy having people slow to 55 m.p.h. and change lanes when I pull up behind them. Geo Storm: I will start the 11th grade in the fall. Geo Tracker: I will start the 12th grade in the fall. Honda del Sol: I have always said, half a convertible is better than no convertible at all. Honda Civic: I have just graduated and have no credit. Honda Accord: I lack any originality and am basically a lemming. Infiniti Q45: I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending. Isuzu Impulse: I do not give a damn about J.D. Power or his reports. Jaguar XJ6: I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year. Jeep Cherokee: It is NOT a yuppie station wagon. Kia Sephia: I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu Corp. Lexus 300/400: I'm a contra-snob; I don't mind spending $50,000 on a car with a $20,000 design. Lincoln Towncar: I live for bingo and covered-dish suppers. Lincoln Navigator: I own lots of ExxonMobil Stock. Mercury Grand Marquis: (See Towncar.) Mercedes SLK Convertible: Why yes, my name is Buffy.... how did you know? Mercedes 500SEL: I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph. Mercedes 560SEL: I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole. Mazda Miata: I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler. MGB: I am dating a mechanic. Mitsubishi Diamante: I don't know what it means either. Nissan 300ZX: I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings. Nissan Maxima: My 3rd wife made me sell the 300ZX. Nissan Sentra GLE: The JokeMaster talked me into it. Oldsmobile Cutlass: I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts. Peugeot 505 Diesel: I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List. Plymouth Neon: I sincerely enjoy doing "The Macarena." Pontiac Trans Am: I have a switchblade in my sock. Porsche 911 Turbo: I think it says, I am a bad-ass who likes big-breasted women, but really it's a giant penis extension. Porsche 944: I am dating big-breasted women who otherwise would be inaccessible to me. See above. Rolls Royce Silver Shadow: I think Pat Buchanan is a tad bit too liberal. Saturn SC2: (See Honda Civic.) Subaru Legacy: I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than the Isuzu. Toyota Camry: I am in the closet. Toyota Supra: I like driving a car that looks like a mutant fish. Volkswagon Beetle: I still watch Partridge Family reruns. Volkswagon Cabriolet: I am out of the closet. Volkswagon Microbus: I have been tripping continuously since 1968. Volvo 740 Wagon: I am frightened of my wife.