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Title: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 01:35:34 PM The NannyMUD Times page 1 ---
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The NEW NannyMUD Times, Second issue. 960901 |Page 2: Editorial. |Page 3: Interview with a Mym. |Page 4: Your monthly Mud Horoscope |Page 5: Confession of a bug abuser. |Page 6: The Future - Rumours from an archwiz. |Page 7: The unofficial Nannymud PK guide. |Page 8: A secret peek into the Wizline. |Page 9: Ask Madame D. |Page 10: Aunt O's gossip column. . ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 2 --- Editorial. Ok. Here is the second issue of The NannyMUD Times. After all the trouble with getting the paper started (the paper was ready in June, but the paperboy didnt get out to sell the papers until the the middle of August.) the routines of making this paper is now set. In the future, a new issue of this paper will be at your local paperboy the 1st of each month. Making a monthly paper will allow us to have more material in the paper, but with the risc of the texts might be a little bit old when it reaches you. I know there where troubles with the last issue, conserning linewraps and messy layout. In this issue i removed all the sideborders, and just keept the header and footer. All pages have a limit of 79chars wide page. I hope this will solve any linewrap problems. If you encounter any problem with the paper, please mail me. I want to take the oportunity to invite you all to the mudparty held in Orebro late Septeber or early October. The plans are not 100% yet, but i know that 20 people have declared that they will come. If you have any questions about this, please ask Oriole since she is the organizer of the mudparty. Get there, it will be loads of fun. I think i must explain that I am not the writer of all the pages in this paper. I am the responsible editor, but i do not write all pages. The pages i have written for this issue is: This page, the horoscope, the wizline capture and i am involved in the interview. Finally a huge THANK YOU! must go out to the persons helping me out in the work of making a living paper on NannyMUD. All of you who have given feedback on the paper, contributed with gossips and questions, contributed with columns and all of you who read the paper. I send out some personal thank you's to (in random order): Ryner, Brom, Hans, Nyoni, Mym, Gorgar, Leowon, Rohan, Beldin, Cathbad, Silencer, Roland, some anonymous contributers who know who they are and all the Orebro players. /Le'Clerk - Main editor. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- leclerk@nannymud lick.me@plea.se (yes, this IS my email adress) Jonas Sjoberg Pl 1412 694 00 Hallsberg Sweden Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 02:45:51 PM --------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 3 ---
INTERVIEW WITH A MYM! ===================== Interviewers: Leclerk and Nyoni. Mym: Realname: B.C Williams Age: 23 Born: 1974 February the 21th. Starsign: Pisces Lives: King of prussia, Pennsylvania, USA Seconds: Leather, Karnage, Hatemonger, Krrrnngngk First time on Nanny: February 1994 Total time on Nanny: 52 days. Mym says: I play from smith kline and beecham in king of prussia- a drug company in the states... say King of prussia? Mym says: king of prussia, pensylvania- it sounds alot more interesting that it actually is-it has a large mall and business district- but that is about all- though philadelphia is cool Mym says: I started play nanny 2 or 3 years ago when i first came here upon an internship and I was looking for ways to become less productive Mym smirks. Mym says: originally I was introduced to MUDs by a friend of mine who played Igor- another mud in NY i think Mym says: anyway- I originally wanted to play the Igor mud- but I was too new to the internet to realize I had to type "open" before the numercial address- I had nanny's alphabetical address so because I was stupid- I basically got stuck here by accident say but which was it? 2 or 3 years ago? Mym says: erm... lets say 2 years and 6 months... say was Mym your first character? Mym says: Yes- I was not a great typist and still tend to be a lousy speller sometimes because I try to type so fast... so "mym" seemed ideal Mym says: taken from "Wielding a Red Sword" by Piers Anthony- about a mute berserker who assumes the office of Mars, god of War say and you only play from work? *Press return for more or q to end. > Mym says: I started playing from work and learned to play from school once I returned from my internship- I attend Drexel University in Philadelphia.. I am a biology major Mym says: I would play from home- but I live in the burbs and mist internet services I have looked at just plain suck Mym says: besides.. when I MUD at work- its like I get paid for it Mym grins evilly. Mym says: and you thought big government was the stumbling block for business problems... Leclerk says: you dont get in trouble if you mud at work? Mym says: as long as I don't get caught and get my work done- my boss likes the job I do- I got a raise and even promise of a perminent position say how many days at work did it take you to wiz? Mym says: well- I was never keen on wizzing.. I enjoyed being mortal and obnoxious Mym says: I just recently wizzed about 5 months agoi say then what prompted you to wiz? Mym says: I guess it was the lack of effect that I was making on the game... Mym says: I kept trying to organize people here into a force of opinion to effect the game Mym says: too many different styles and opinions on thinking and some people here just don't think at all *Press return for more or q to end. > Leclerk says: what will make you start playing a mortal again, seriously playing, i mean? Mym says: I will play mortal again when the Damned Guild reopens... it has no equal... Mym says: I also enjoy creating things too- part of my nature Mym says: I have yet to open an area- but am still learning... Mym says: hopefully soon... Leclerk says: do you have a project of something you want to accomplish on nannymud.. a area? a quest? Mym says: I am making a house that is long overdue to be open... my sponser Brom has been more than patient with me and I am extremely lucky to have talked him into it- I still have mail that we flamed back and forth to each other from earlier days of me and him not getting along most impolitely if you know what I mean... Mym says: its not as if I have been sitting chatting on the wizline all the time- I actually do code quite a bit- I just code randomly and have promised to finally finish a project I start Leclerk says: do you have some special ideas for that house?.. something you can reveal in advance? Mym nods solemnly. Mym says: sure- lets just say that I enjoy testing boundries when it comes to items... some items in the house are borderline bs and interesting in the very least- nothing disgusted me more than cardboard areas with shit detail and monsters Leclerk agrees with Mym. Mym says: I have many ideas- but my nature is rather chaotic... say how did you get involved so much with computers and internet if you're a biology major? Mym says: like I said- I was looking for ways to goof off Mym grins evilly. Mym says: I really don't know that much and without brom's help I still be sitting here drooling over the standard documents Mym says: but- and keep this a secret- I am not really stupid- I actually can be quite bright sometimes Mym grins evilly. Mym says: but that tends to ruin my image Leclerk says: where you a 'bright boy' in school or just a 'normal guy' ? Mym says: well actually- I was in an accelerated program... Mym says: many honors classes Mym says: I never studied- just did enough to get by- I graduated with a B average and fragements of sanity Mym says: for those in sweden I guess you could call me a good student- definately above average Mym says: but I don't enjoy applying myself too much- I guess I am inheritantly lazy say what do you want to be when you grow up? Mym snickers. Mym says: sane and employed... ideally with a job that I do not despise- I love the sciences especially biology- I am one year from my bachelor's degree and plan to get a job here at the company I am interning with and mooch off of their tuition re-embursement program- get a masters or most likely a MBA Mym says: tell you one thing- I have been waiting tables for a number of years and I am desperate to get out of it- Mym snickers. Mym says: some people just should not be allowed out of their house Mym hmms. Mym says: my first job was when I was 14 working at a dog kennel scraping up shit for $3.50 an hour You chuckle. Mym says: now _that_ job sucked Leclerk says: others? Mym says: worked at restraunts a bit... a hotel {that I got fired from} summer camps Leclerk says: did you do something special to get fired? Mym cackles gleefully. Mym says: I assaulted a vending machine Mym says: I used to be a little unstable- much more mellow now Mym says: anyway- you know how sometimes you stick your money in the little slot and it gets stuck? Mym says: well- my boss came around the corner and found me hammering a rather large screwdriver into the coin slot with something resembling a small sledgehammer that I found in the janitor's closet.. Mym says: actually in high school I was very stress out.. Mym says: this all stems from being picked on when i was younger I guess... Mym says: I was never horribly popular and was _constantly_ getting pushed around... Mym says: I never fought back though.. I was always overburdened by fear... Mym says: the hate and anger and humiliation kept building up until one day- I snapped Mym says: I can't remember when and where- but for some reason I entertained the idea of having a duel personality and would wish that sometimes it would come out and defend me or stand up for me- it was most pathetic Mym grins evilly. Mym says: when I began not to give a shit anymore is when I got into trouble say and you say you've changed your ways? Mym says: ended up throwing a student teacher across a table when he was picking on me- I got grabbed and held down before I could go after him with a chair that I had picked up Mym says: I guess you could call it a cocoon state... Mym says: I finally emerged stable and had myself intact... and now I don't take crap from anyone- I still have a temper- but am much more mellow Mym says: I am not exactly proud of what I have done- but I think that I could have turned out alot worse Mym says: the MUD is just for fun- to get really cranked up over something that pisses you off here seems silly say what kind of a job do you expect to have with a degree in biology? are you going to specialize in it more? Mym says: I plan to use the sciences as a springboard into administration with an MBA... use the techincal background perhaps in sales or potential executive management Mym says: I have high hopes Leclerk says: what does MBA mean? Mym says: uh Masters in Business Administration I think say so what you really want to do is business? Mym says: only problem is that I might have to cut my pony-tail to get that vice-president's position.. heh Mym says: my drives are not that strong or specific- I will be happy with anything related to the sciences that is fruitful- i am not money hungary- but I don't want to be stuck being a lab rat forever Mym says: I mean- I am working with radioactive isotopes. its only a matter of time before I start glowing the the dark.. say hmm. do you have any passions? Mym says: I enjoy creative writing, poetry and other literary endeavors Mym says: I am a computer game nut too I guess... bot my sony playstation and I plug in for hours when I get started with it Mym says: and yes- BTW I do work in a research lab that involves the sacrifice of animals0 I don't exactly enjoy abusing animals- but it is a job-so please don't send me mail bombs Mym says: I feel sort of hellish when doing it and am sure my karma sucks- but for the moment I am kind of stuck doing it... all part of the sciences I guess say what kind of literature do you enjoy most? do you write? Mym says: I do write Mym says: I enjoy fantasy literature mostly- things that are fantastical and unbelieveable compared to the drabness of life sometimes Mym says: HUGE Elric of Melnibone fan Mym says: terry brooks is good too- piers anthony a few others say what's your favorite thing about mudding? Mym says: the fact that even though it is a game- it is more unpredictable interactive and real than any computer game could hope to become *Press return for more or q to end. > Mym says: yes- its just text and mebbe hard on the eyes Mym says: but its _real_ and random and as close to a real life fantasy as yo can get- also you don't need to meet the really scary people here Mym snickers. say if you were running Nanny, what would you change? Mym says: I am sure some people would not care to meet me any times soon Mym hmms. Mym says: good question... Mym says: while nanny is well managed- I am afraid of the faceless admin- things happen around here sometimes without warning or explanation- I find it unsettling... and I wish I were more free to create things- nanny fails in that for mortals there will always be a limit of level 19... a person who knows what they are doing and has played before can do this in a relatively short time- I know they are against superplayers and I agree with most of their reasons- but nanny seems to be a finite realm in this sense... Mym says: but nanny is my home on the ridiculous internet world- I landed here completely by accident and don't really want to leave- and I don't really want to play anywhere else- so this is it- only one Mym- thank god Mym says: btw- like I said "Mym" was the name of a berserker- one who goes insane in combat -often associated with their rage building at the taste of blood- I found it an ironic way of making fun of me earlier more undisciplained years say what makes you different from everyone else at nanny? Mym says: what makes me different? Mym hmms. Mym says: many people play 2nds here... many people play many guilds Mym says: while I do the same- it hardly compares to the Damned Guild Mym says: the Damned are more than just a group of idiots running around slaying monsters- we are a group of elite {not in how we play the game- but how we think} Mym says: we are a sort of family- that transcended beyond the game- there will always be damned around- regardless of their being a guild... Mym says: it is a way of life- and I am not some MUD junkie here who will not give up on a guild- but it is true- ask people who know say i am Smile say tell me what made (makes) the damned different Mym says: Damned in my mind are this: we have honor and loyalty to ourselves and our brethren- nothing is more sacred and honorable than that relationship... dying inthe game means nothing- indeed when bored wel kill each other sometimes for sport- we hold ourselves above all with pride and dignity and power that transcends the grave- if you fuck with one of us- don't turn around because more than a dozen will be right behind you... Leclerk says: do you actually belive that or do you just think it sound cool? Mym says: for example- and maybe this is cheesy- if a Damned in rl was in trouble- and realistically accessable- I would help however I could say isn't that the same loyalty that should exist in any good guild? guild/gang loyalty Mym says: the fact that we are outcasts and bastards binds us closer to each other... Mym shrugs. say outcasts and bastards? Mym says: sometimes its hard to tell the difference between the game and rl on this point Mym says: everyone in rl has certain tastes and opnions... Mym says: everyone has a dark side that they entertain when they are alone and wandering the corridors of their mind... Mym says: the damned- while we may all have different backgrounds and beliefs- all share the indulgence of our evil sides... Mym says: surely you have known temptation or enjoyed an evil thought or two? say i'm the interviewer here Mym grins evilly. Mym says: maybe I am a bit kooky- and I get alittle long-winded when I talk about damned- but I guess that the dark side of my personality freed me from the prison of a life of fear and humilation... Mym says: lets say that I exercise my dark side through the damned- to keep it awake and sharp should I ever need its carelessness and strength again Mym says: I don't attack people on the street here- I am 6 ft tall now and 180 lbs with very little fat to me- I am sort of like a jack the pumpkin king with large hands and don't look very threatening- but I can take care of myself say ok, unless you want to talk more about the damned, tell me what makes you the same as the other people that play nanny. Mym says: I still see myself mudding in ten years and still here on nanny- as an elder damned bitching about the old days... Mym says: well- I hate quests Mym cackles gleefully. Mym says: I kept this in mind when I started designing this house... Mym says: hopefully I can make it into a quest- but the catch is this Mym says: you don't explore the house for treasure or to kill monsters Mym says: or to solve puzzles or mind wrenching crap like that say then what's it for? Mym says: I am making the house "breakable"- you basically go in- and have to break everything in this poor guy's house for qp.. a few wizards who have seen a room or two love it! they run in and break shit just to releve stress sometimes- hopefull its therputic effects will be availible to mortals before this century is out Mym smiles impishly. say that brings me to my next question, what, ultimately, do you think mudding in general is _for_ say stress releif? meeting people? world peace? wasting time? Mym says: I think mudding is a distraction from rl when you get tired of dealing with shit Mym says: its also fun to lose yourself for awhile Mym says: and- I love the irony of getting paid while I goof off at work Mym says: if I disappear from the game any time its probably cause I got caught and am not doing my work Mym says: but I am not _that_ dumb Mym says: almost- but not quite Mym says: I do my work and do it well- I am a professional with high integrity and spend my free time at work mudding while I eat my lunch Mym says: sometimes lunch runs over a bit- but I make up the hours and stay to get my work done Mym says: like today for example Mym says: I still have to play with some rat bones before I got home say is the character you play on nanny alot like your rl character? *Press return for more or q to end. > Mym says: its hard not to be yourself sometimes when you are here- but I swear that I am not nearly as obnoxious in person as I can be here sometimes Mym says: Mym I guess is alot like me- and my 2nd Leather is alot like the darker part of me... Leclerk says: when your home from work at your weekends what do you do then? Mym says: I work at a restraunt on the weekends- school is expensive... Leclerk says: but like.. at your sparetime.. when your not working,mudding what do you do? Mym says: I have a lovely gf... Mym says: she is a rare breed and very loving tho she makes me crazy sometimes Mym says: I guess that hold true for most relationship Mym says: she is a rather large hobby of mine Leclerk says: you been seeing her for long? Mym says: 3 years... Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Page 1 and 2 Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 02:47:14 PM Mym says: for some reason I could never get into those really quick 1 night
stand sort of deals... Mym says: I pledged a fraternity for a short time while at school- but dumped it after a few female friends of mine got practically raped and treated like meat- its not my style- women have more to offer than sexual gratification and are not pieces of meat... Leclerk says: you have any homepage? *Press return for more or q to end. > Mym says: no- I just got netscape- I barely understand what a homepage is... Leclerk says: if you could choose five persons from nannymud to meet in rl.. what five persons would that be? Mym says: in no particular order... Brom, Beldin, Jr, Barbarella, and Nymph Leclerk says: while you where a mortal, did you ever abuse any unknown bug that you might want to share? Mym says: while I will go on the record saying "bugs are bad" Wink Mym says: there was one or two good ones Mym says: my favorite bug was when the bailiff went insane and started taking {-amount} from people- effectively _giving_ them money- I quit and re-entered an number of times and made quite a bit of cash that day Leclerk says: Ok, i say a name, and you tell me what you come to think of? Mym says: sure- word association Leclerk says: Radagim: Mym says: Dark Lord... worship, remember, and respect Leclerk says: Avis: Mym says: leper guild? what's that? Wink Leclerk says: Celeborn: Mym says: that guy who made lots of ascii art who got pissed when mortals shafted his area Leclerk says: Mordor: Mym says: scriptweasel ( no really- he's okay) *Press return for more or q to end. > Leclerk says: Mats: Mym says: Master Coder and patient God Leclerk says: Brom: Mym says: A hard and fair teacher- infinite patience and alittle technobabblish Leclerk says: Viper: Mym says: some dumbshit who thinks the entire game cares if he logs off Leclerk says: Pain: Mym says: a mainstay for nanny's insanity recklessness and bad rock music preferences You say: did you sum yourself up in two sentences for me? Mym says: "There is a fine line between genius and insanity- I enjoy exploring both." Mym says: I would best describe myself as a chameleon- adaptable to any environment, under any circumstance, amongst any group of people; I will grow and strengthen and survive. Mym says: they are quote from my own personal internal bible Mym says: on sale now.. "The Book of Mym" Mym wanted us to include a poem he wrote: Embracing Death With heavy heart and soul unsaved I went to stroll through quiet grave A cemetary I did seek To ponder thoughts I dar'd not speak I neared the gates- worn frail by time And shrunk from their demonic rhyme The hinges laughed in squealing glee "These are the dead- come look- come see..." Ignoring song from maddened gate I pushed inside to meet dark fate The mist was thick; heavy and low- And danced about like ghostly snow I sought nothing- yet all the while I searched the tombs with careful guile I did not know, nor could I see That a winged spectre hunted me The moon was high on Hallow's night when first I spied the raven's flight And so I knelt in field of stone in earth that held gardens of bone "An evil omen" mumbled I and shrank in haste from satan's spy And though I hid amongst the dead I had been caught in midnight's web The raven perched on shrunken tree and cawed in spite and laughed at me It's eyes were dark- it's cloak was coal It's cry a song of death's cold soul And then he leapt to ashen earth and sang again with shadowed mirth He flexed his foot and raked the ground as if to test the grave's dull sound And raven watched with loving eye as death's soul answered fearful cry She rose in grace- a midnight sun and life and death did breathe as one She shed the earth like serpant's skin And rose a goddess- pale and thin Her eyes were black as darkest night her hair- a crown that stole all light Beautiful death had woke from sleep to harvest life- her crop to reap I met her gaze and drowned in it a loving tomb- a deadly pit I fled from death upon poor feet in truth I hoped my soul to keep but though I ran with demon's speed I could not lose my dark heart's need I reached the squealing gate at last the way was clear- yet else held fast I fought my flesh and tried to run but heart was caught- the hunt was done With eerie wails and wrenching crys I fought her gaze- her piercing eyes In final breathes I knew the cost my love was found- my life was lost B.C. Williams Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Page 1 and 2 Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 02:48:32 PM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 4 ---
\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// Your monthly NannyMUD horoscope. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20) Over the past month or so you have made a series of bold choices, all of which ought, in time, to lead to a fairly major change in your situation. You may however, now be feeling a little confused. There have not been as many 'instant results' as you expected to see. Do you need to do even more? Almost certainly, you do not! You have successfully ignited the fuse that leads directly to a substantial supply of explosive material. That fuse however, is somewhat longer than you initially imagined. A certain process needs a little more time in order to get itself properly under way. The sky above your sign is deceptively quiet. Just have faith in what you have begun - and wait patiently for a few more days. . Your lucky monster this month: Nellie's cat Monster to beware this month: Juggernaut Your lucky number this month: 12 Your lucky day of this month: the 24th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21) You have recently taken a big risk. Being a cautious Taurean, you have done all within your power to reduce the danger of things going wrong. Nonetheless, you have been obliged to gamble on an unknown factor. Be careful this month. You must not let your intense desire for re-assurance create some imaginary sign of progress. If you see a stepping stone that looks good, examine it closely. Request a second, unbiased opinion before putting too much weight on it. But as long as you do remain wary, Mercury will eventually provide some form of encouraging news that no amount of suspicious, critical investigation can devalue. . Your lucky monster this month: Pixie Monster to beware this month: Knatul Your lucky number this month: 3 Your lucky day of this month: the 14th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= GEMINI (May 22 - June 22) Geminis are suspicious of 'easy answers'. Few situations, in your experience, ever turn out to be as simple, when you really get to grips with them, as they seem when viewed from a distance. This is one reason why you tend to ask so many awkward questions. "Yes but, what if..." is your catchphrase. You are right to be so argumentative. Far too many of the plans that go badly adrift in this world do so because someone, somewhere has oversimplified something. Be that as it may, you should trust the 'obvious answer' you are beginning to see this month. Uranus is about to provide you with a skeleton key which is capable of unlocking several doors in quick succession. . Your lucky monster this month: Harry Monster to beware this month: Kobayashi Your lucky number this month: 6 Your lucky day of this month: the 4th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= CANCER (Jun 23 - Jul 23) Venus and Mars remain in your sign this month, offering you about as clear an omen as you could wish for, of imminent success. You won't however, get what you need and deserve if you place an artificial limit on what you allow yourself to aspire to. Why do you feel it is unreasonable to hope for Y, ask for X or aim for Z? Are you being level headedly 'realistic' or just deeply and unduly pessimistic? Draw up a contingency plan by all means but do not put this into practice until you have at least made a real, concerted effort to pursue your secret ideal. The planets are effectively urging you now, to think the biggest, boldest and most beautiful thoughts you dare. . Your lucky monster this month: Bailiff Monster to beware this month: Merlin's Dragon Your lucky number this month: 5 Your lucky day of this month: the 17th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 23) Jupiter's imminent link to your ruler suggests you should put some champagne in your fridge to chill. Prepare for a celebration - but do not pop the cork quite yet. There's just the slight matter, before you reach your winning post, of an inescapable need to run a difficult, demanding race. Later this month, you will need every last ounce of concentration in order to do this. You will begin to suspect that 'all is lost' or that you have bitten off more than you can chew. Saturn's influence will make you feel vulnerable - even beleaguered by problems... to say nothing of physically and mentally exhausted. But your best will prove good enough. There WILL in the end, be every reason to bring out that bottle! . Your lucky monster this month: Ogre Monster to beware this month: Zuboff Your lucky number this month: 8 Your lucky day of this month: the 20th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23) Though Mercury is about to depart your sign, the planet that traditionally governs your sign will now move on to the part of your chart which symbolises security; financial and material. In the process of doing so, it will form harmonious links to Pluto, Venus and Uranus - enabling you to set in motion a series of profitable processes. You'll become, if not significantly better off, at least a lot less worried about the possibility of becoming poorer. Though the Full Moon on Wednesday takes place in your opposite sign - implying tension within a close relationship; any temporary drama or discord will lead to a much needed, permanent improvement in the quality of an important emotional bond. . Your lucky monster this month: Sprite Monster to beware this month: Terminator Your lucky number this month: 2 Your lucky day of this month: the 13th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23) Do you feel as if something is taking a long time to get going? Are you trying to establish a sense of momentum in an area where all seems frustratingly static? Are you beginning to wonder if you will ever see progress or whether the whole thing has been an over optimistic idea? You will not, this month, receive complete confirmation that your plan is good. You will however, see an encouraging sign that suggests as much. Accept this with gratitude. You have spent a long time driving down a particular road without any real way of knowing where it is leading to. Why on earth should you stop and make a U turn now that it is beginning to tell you that you are, at least, heading in the right general direction? Your lucky monster this month: Madame X Monster to beware this month: Ant Queen Your lucky number this month: 9 Your lucky day of this month: the 30th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Obnoxious though car exhaust fumes may be, they smell very sweet to someone who has been stranded, by the side of a deserted road, for several hours. They signal the imminent arrival of a vehicle - and thus, at least, the chance of a ride. Look closely enough at the 'wrong end' of anything in life and you will see something to turn up your nose at. All factories, engines, systems (and, of course, people) have their less than desirable 'by- products'. Under the influence of this month's Full Moon, you have a choice. Focus on what's not so great about a certain situation and become depressed by it... or look at what's brilliant about it - and accept the side effect as a necessary, natural consequence. Your lucky monster this month: St. Peter Monster to beware this month: Yogul Your lucky number this month: 7 Your lucky day of this month: the 18th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 21) You can have the finest car in the land, with the snazziest engine and the shiniest paintwork. You can also be the world's best driver. Nonetheless, if your aim is to get from A to B, one thing is always going to count for more than style, speed or skill. You must have the ability to read a map and, indeed, you must have a map to read! The question this month, is where do you want to go? Answer this satisfactorily and, whether you perceive yourself to be travelling by Rolls Royce or roller skate, you will at least know for sure what kind of route you want to take. Jupiter's harmonious link to the Sun will then ensure that you find the best possible option. . Your lucky monster this month: Jennifer Monster to beware this month: Anubis Your lucky number this month: 3 Your lucky day of this month: the 27th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 20) THE Sun's antagonistic link to your ruler should be seen, this month, as a clear sign that you need to take it easy. This however, will probably be about the last thing you feel inclined to do. Like small children, reluctant to go to bed no matter how late it gets, we all tend to concede tiredness when we feel just a little weary but to vigorously deny weakness when we are on the verge of exhaustion. "I'm fine. I can cope." will be your constantly repeated claim. Indeed you are fine and indeed you can cope... but only if you pace yourself sensibly, remember you are not indispensable and trust that you don't have to control everything and everyone, all the time. . Your lucky monster this month: Kobold Monster to beware this month: Beast of Nurgle Your lucky number this month: 11 Your lucky day of this month: the 4th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= AQUARIUS (Jan 21 - Feb 19) Stocks and shares are not the only things in this world that can go up as well as down. Social trends change suddenly too. Items, colours, tastes, beliefs... even individual people can be 'flavour of the month' one moment, 'yesterday's news' the next. In a universe riddled with uncertainty, you can either ride the roller coaster or reduce the risk by clinging to the one thing that will never alter, no matter how drastically or dramatically your circumstances do. The most important thing you have in this whole wide world is your personal integrity. Trust, honour and follow that this month and, Mercury insists, you'll make a choice no future upheaval can ever threaten. . Your lucky monster this month: Servant Monster to beware this month: Hurshag Your lucky number this month: 9 Your lucky day of this month: the 15th +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20) THIS month's Full Moon in Pisces puts you at the centre of the celestial action. You'll feel, soon enough, as if the eyes of the whole world are on you. You will not necessarily enjoy this. You may well become conscious of imperfections within your own personality that are being cruelly and unfairly exposed. You'll feel obliged to try your best yet, at the same time, doubtful that your best is going to prove anywhere near good enough. It will seem, emotionally (perhaps also financially) as if far too much is being expected of, even demanded from you. All will be stressful till the middle of this month, when you see clear proof that all is going to be, not just OK, but absolutely fine. Your lucky monster this month: Hulk Monster to beware this month: Spider Queen Your lucky number this month: 4 Your lucky day of this month: the 23th /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ ///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\ /////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\\\ ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 5 --- \\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// Confessions from a bug abuser - A column written by Emperor Hans the dark ============================= First of all, I would like to say that I don't advocate bug abusing. Also, I'm not claiming to have found, or even used, all of the bugs I'm going to talk about, I'm merely telling a good story. But all these bugs actually existed in Nanny, a long long time ago. They have been fixed, of course, and those caught exploiting them have been dealth with properly. And I am by no means blaming the responsible wizards, since where there is code, there are bugs. o Judicators staff This is not a very famous bug, but it still is a funny one. With Judicators staff, you could cast a spell, I think it was some kind of fireball, for a SP cost. However, the staff never checked if the player ran out of SP, and I found a player running around killing monsters easily with -30000 SP.... *Press return for more or q to end. > [Explorers] Izis leaves on an expedition to RL. o The Knights berserk bug This must be one of the best ones... The knights had the ability to berserk, which meant that they could hit everyone in the room several times. Which is fine. but then one day, a berserking knight lost his link, and when he came back, he saw that the monsters were all dead..... The berserk was still going while he was linkdead! So.... off to Merlins dragon, berserk, and CTRL-] Come back half an hour later and voila, you had a nice kill on your hands. Of course, being linkdead, you didn't take any damage..... o Damneds freeze bug Damned guild could hypnotize their opponents, so they wouldn't hit back for a while. But when a lagged damnie accidentally cast two (successful) freeze- spells on a monster in a row, and realized the monster didn't hit back, the day was made. And the damnies had the ability to kill monsters easily for a very long time... o The earring refill bug With Broms earring, you can 'refill' your SP by eating HP. In the good old days, a slight oversight resulted in the unexpected feature that if you did 'refill -100' you would HEAL 100 HP, and there was no limit to this either. Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Page 1 and 2 Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 02:49:18 PM ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 6 ---
\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// _____ _ _____ _ |_ _| |__ ___ | ___| _| |_ _ _ _ __ ___ | | | '_ \ / _ \ | |_ | | | | __| | | | '__/ _ \ | | | | | | __/ | _|| |_| | |_| |_| | | | __/ |_| |_| |_|\___| |_| \__,_|\__|\__,_|_| \___| Rumours from an Arch Wizard A new guild, part 1. There is a rumour that Nanny will once again have a guild based on the power of undeath. The dreaded moment draws near when there will once again be possible to be a player - and an undead at the same time. No definite date is set, of course; the lack of specific knowledge increases the tension. A new guild, part 2. Another rumour has ut that there will be another dark guild available within the near future, a guild where the members care much for blood and not much else. A new guild, part 3. There appear to be rather large changes coming up on an already open guild, where the members love their trees. It appears this love will be deepened and intensified, making the autumn a season of change and challenge. A new guild, part 4. It is possible that a new and un-heard of guild will see the light of dawn this fall; a guild that will be for the best of the NannyMUD players. The details are still not open to the public. A new help system A weak but persistant rumour has it that there will be a new and better help system along the lines of VMS and GNUPLOT. It will be interactive and present the help in a structured way. It appears with all those goodies comming up, the autumn will be anything but dull. It is also expected that as the autumn semester comes into full swing all over the world, there will be a stream of new players on NannyMUD. There will be opportunities for lots of new experiences. /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ ///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\ /////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\\\ ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 7 --- \\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// How to PK - The unofficial Nannymud PK guide. ============================================= This guide is splitted up into 3 parts. Part 1 - Introduction to PK. Part 2 - A study of PK techniques. Part 3 - Usefull hints from various PK'ers to get you started. This is part 1. The other parts will be published in following issues of The Nannymud Times. Part 1 - Introduction to PK. ----------- - Why PK? - ----------- * Why on earth should i become a PK? Well first, you would never know what PK is like if you never tried it ok? Why NOT pk? I mean, the game offers the possibility to form partys, you use that possibility dont you? The game also offers the possibility to become a PK, why not use that possibility too? I must admit, to play the game to solve quests and kill monsters is one thing. Questing is trying to find clues that lead to a solve of the quest. Killing monsters is trying to gain more money than you spend. Both these are very slow gameplays and at anytime you can leave the keyboard and do something else. But if you are PK'ing, you would not leave your keyboard and run away to the toilet without making sure you are 100% safe. And if you are PK you are not 100% safe until you have left the game. You always have to be on focus, you have to make really fast decisions, you have to combine all your knowledge and use it in the best possible way. If you want to meet the smartest monsters on nannymud and also the hardest monsters on nannymud you should not go around and look for monsters like pet or knatul you should look around for monsters like Ooops, Snuttegumma, Tremere and Wimp. There is your challenge, everyone can kill pet. Its harder to kill Ooops, i can tell you. Now imagine that you become a pk'er, and imagine that you are fighting Ooops and also imagine that you actually kill him. I dont think you could possibly imagine the feeling you get from killing another player. But if you try to imagine how it might be like, to know that you have killed the best PK'er on nannymud. Then you might understand one of the thrills of PK. PK is speed, its action, its thrill! --------------------------------------- - Things to consider before going PK. - --------------------------------------- * Things that might be good to know before removing the angel. It is prefered if you know of atleast 3 BS weapons, and know about some of the special items around. Wand of lightning, mirror shield and such special items. You dont need to know about them all, since you will definitely learn it the hard way no matter what. It is a MUST that you know of as many healing places as possible, since healing is always needed when loosing hitpoints, and someone once told me that you are most likely to if you are into PK. Try to find heal places that doesnt make you intoxicated, satiated or not thirsty, such places are always better to use since you have a wider choise of other heal places after using such healing. I dont think i need to say that healing that takes time to use is almost useless. The most usefull healing is ofcourse the portable one, if you carry such healing, try to hide that healing away from your inventory. If your opponent sees the healing, then the suprice element is all gone. You need to be able to learn from everything you see and experience while playerkilling. The worst playerkiller is the one who falls for the same stunt over and over again. If a opponent use a technique on you, learn to master it yourself and your bodycount will rise. Same, if you notice that something you do is totally disasterous for you, if it almost kills you everytime you do it. Try to find new ways of doing it. Kinda basic actually. PK does cost money, it might take you some time until your killings gives you more money than it cost. It might never do, you need to find ways to gain money with your PK'er, otherwize you have to use a other non PK char to support your PK with money. You do need to have good knowledge about the PK'ers around, who is a PK and who is not. Who is your enemy and who is not. If you dont, you will experience a lot of jumpings and getting stabbed in your back. You need to have knowledge of all the diffrent guilds and what their powers are and what their weaknesses are, since most opponents will use their guildpowers against you, you have to be prepared. This does not mean that you need a highlevel char in every guild, but that you have knowledge of their powers. That kind of information is really easy to find out by asking others. SPEED! This is a huge must in PK, if you think you are a slow writer. Dont even think about removing your angel. You have to be able to type every command without messing it up. One single typo and you are dead. * Things that you do not need before you remove your angel. You do not need to have 100% knowledge of every room, every npc in the game. Nor do you need to know about all weapons and special items in the game. The more you know, the better. BUT you cant know it all, you will learn more and more while your at it. You dont need to have 100 friends all over the game to help you out while you are out on hunt. You got to trust yourself and noone else, its your own skill that will increase if you use it, if you use others skill you will never be able to PK on your own and therefore you are bound to become a noname PK'er. 20 days on the mud. The time you have been playing have nothing to do with good PK'er. You might be a really great partyplayer or a really good quest- solver, you might still suck at PK. PK and normal mudplay is two totally diffrent things. ---------------- To be continued. /The K Killing Korp. /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ ///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\ /////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\\\ ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 8 --- \\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// A secret peek into the most hidden secret in Nannymud: What does the wizards talk about on the wizline? I thought that i make a small log of a piece of the wizline to show our readers without the possibility to read it what it can look like. Note: All wizards participating in the discussion where asked i could publish their words in the paper. Also, this discussion is maby not a good example of what the wizline mostly looks like, but its one part of it. Cool Short prestory: Silencer wrote a note on the knights chatboard, that he didnt want notes about sports (soccer, icehockey or olympics) on that board, because it is not very mudrelated. Roland logs on and notice this, and gets very upset about it. Theres the start of this 'quarrel'. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland shouts: Silencer is a giant twink! Wiz Silencer raises an eyebrow at Roland. Wiz Roland: removing notes from a chatboard cos they deal with sports, what a fucking pathetic whining twink you are...you make solanthus/bonnetane/augustus seem sane....get a clue/life Wiz Silencer goes 'ah'. Wiz Silencer: not your business, kid Wiz Leclerk: heh.. actually, i can agree with you to some extent Roland... Wiz Beldin: shrug, it's a chatboard, who cares about it? Wiz Roland: nod, twinks like silencer are easy to spot Wiz Silencer: if you want to read that stuff , get your own board Wiz Roland: why do you care if knights discuss soccer on their chatboard? trying to reduce knight membership by being the dick that you are? Wiz Silencer snickers. Wiz Beldin: what this Modern Boardsystem needs is a way to move an entire thread to another board. Wiz Beldin: And that's all I'll say on it. Mortal. Wiz Roland: no, what this world needs is a rl rm *.twink Wiz Silencer: can't do that, not even on the board rohan is coding Wiz Beldin nods solemnly at Silencer. Wiz Beldin: I think I'll port citadel to lpmud. Wiz Beldin snickers. Wiz Silencer: it would only delete you, roland Wiz Roland: ya, so what are the allowed chat topics sposed to be? Wiz Beldin left the game. Wiz Pain pats Silencer and Roland on the head. Wiz You listen to Silencer and Roland. Wiz Roland: how about a 'silencer is a fucking twink' thread? Wiz Silencer laughs at you. Wiz Silencer: go ahead Wiz Silencer: i won't even remove that Wiz Roland: or 'gee, i wish celeborn didnt put idiots in charge of what was a fun guild' thread Wiz Silencer: i won't stop you, cause you're too moronic to come up with any decent arguments Wiz Roland: come up with a decent argument to autocratically dictate what players can discuss on a fucking chatboard, you heap of dung Wiz Pain drools on Silencer. Wiz Pain drools on you. Wiz Pain stares at himself. Wiz Silencer: 1) i can do anything i like there, 2) it's not mud-related Wiz Schlek puts a bib in Pain. Wiz Pain thanks Schlek. Wiz Roland: all those notes did is spam me, i didnt read em, but what the fuck gives youthe right to be a fucking fascist? Wiz Schlek: that should help with keeping your clothes dry Smile Wiz Roland: aha, you must be short and have a napoleon complex Wiz Pain: He's an Admin wannabe Wiz Silencer: you don't even know the concept of fascism Wiz Roland: no, hes an asshole Wiz Silencer cackles gleefully. Wiz Pain: What's the difference? Wink Wiz Schlek nods solemnly at Pain. Wiz Roland: one of the tenets of fascism is thought control, which is what you want to do Wiz Roland: you fucking idiot Wiz Silencer: all you can do is curse, shows what a lowlife you are Wiz Silencer: intelligence absolutely 0 Wiz Roland: listen goatfucker, i curse cos you deserve it Wiz Roland: that, and fuckwits like you cant or wont listen to reason anyuway Wiz Silencer: it's not your business anyway, get off it Wiz Roland: i just made it my fucking business you fucking dutch son of a cheap whore Wiz Leclerk: heh.. silencer if i was to prove myself of not beening a fascist.. i would not use the word 'lowlife' to describe your fellow humans.. Cool Wiz Silencer: with you nobody can reason, talking to wall makes more sense Wiz Silencer: can't find any other word to describe him Wiz Pain laughs at you. Wiz Roland: he cant help it, hes hung like a mouse and pissed off at the world Wiz Silencer laughs. Wiz Roland: any stupid fuck who tries to censor the speech of others needs a battery acid enema Wiz Silencer: like i said, get your own board, stop reading ours Wiz Roland: thats not an argument, molester of sheep Wiz Silencer: the "I'm Roland and i think i know it all" board Wiz Roland: neither is 'i can do whatever i want' tho im sure you use that to explain your habit of inserting vegetables up your ass Wiz Silencer: note 1 "how to be rude" Wiz Roland: cmon, one argument for censorship that doesnt just refer back to your being a totalitarian cum guzzling fool Wiz Silencer: roland, your nothing but a joke Wiz Roland: thats not an argument either.... Wiz Silencer: like i said, it's not mud-related Wiz Roland: inbred donkey licker Wiz Pain: thats not an argument, roland. Wiz Roland: its a fucking chatboard! Wiz Roland: does everything on this mud have to be mud related?? Wiz Pain: By very definition anything on the mud is mud related. Wiz Silencer: i'll log this and post it on the board Smile Wiz Silencer: that'll make a nice topic Wiz Schlek: if so pain then if i ask you to come over its mud-related?? Wiz Pain: Yesz. Wiz Schlek: bah ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, this continues over and over for another 10 screens. Now, isnt that a nice priveilige to be a wizard and be able to chat on the wizline. Cool Title: Re: The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Page 1 and 2 Post by: Polar on September 06, 2006, 02:49:56 PM Posts: 28 View Profile Email Personal Message (Online) The NannyMUD Times issue 1996 September. Page 9, 10 « on: Today at 11:43:22 AM » Reply with quote Modify message Remove message Split Topic ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 9 --- \\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// Madame D's question column. =========================== Q: Oh wisest and most esteemed Madame D, I once encountered a player who had the most uncomfortable symptoms of mud-syphilis. How is this contracted? Is it curable? And how may one avoid such an affliction? A rather high level druid. A: Dear A rather high level druid. MUD-STDs you can get in a few ways. Either an evil wiz can give it to you,or you get it in different sexual encounters during your mudlife. It can be cured at the NannyMUD apothecary's small shop, where you also can buy other useful stuff. If you don't want STDs, just avoid mudsex. Q: Deepest bows for you, O noble Madame D. I, a puny Simyarin, want to know how many rooms there are in Nanny. Anonymous. A: According to the NannyMUD homepages the mud has over 21000 locations. This changes constantly, though, as new ares are added and old ones removed. Q: Is it true wiz's with XXL written on their zippers feel they have something to prove? Anynomous druid. A: As the NannyMUD Times tries to be a politically independet paper we will not include any questions like this one. So you can stop sending in questions like: How fat is Leclerk? How stupid is Leclerk? How colour blind is Leclerk? Q: Dear Madame D. I am a high level druid, and I want the answers on two questions I have. 1) where can i get free healing(apart from monks)? 2) how to earn money fast?(like about 100k coins in 5-6 hours) A: 1) Abuse bugs you find. This will probably lead to demotion. Just look at Erebus and Azreile... 2) Either kill many monsters very fast (recommended) or abuse bugs (see above). Q: I am a Simyarin, and I and someone else have tried and tried to have mud intercourse, but always failed. What do we do wrong? A: To be able to netsex you usually want an emote room. MUdsexing with the ordinary feelings might just get a little too limited. Emote rooms are places where mortal are able to use the emote command that is available to wizards. Emote rooms can be found at various places in the mud, the most known would probably the bridal suite. Please keep sending in your questions to me, when you have a copy of the NannyMUD Times just type 'ask_madame_d <question>'. Hugs Madame D. /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ ///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\ /////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\\\ ---------------------- The NannyMUD Times --------------------- page 10 -- \\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///// \\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// \///// Aunt O's gossip column. ======================= Demotions: ---------- I guess you already heard all about Augustus demotion, but when we peeked around we found that he was only demoted for 2 weeks. But he got so upset he decided to quit the game forever. We also heard that Gurney was demoted for the same reason as Augustus, he was teleporting players from areas to his workroom and then let them of at the church. Next time you want a wizard demoted, just start doing a quest then just talk with them and offer some 'services' in their workroom. Then you just wait until the log reading Bive finds out about it, and the wizard is no more. We heard that Kerish got demoted too, he was using his Nannymud file account as a ftpsite for his own files. Someone heard him mumble something about "explode head" when he got demoted. Someone told us that the wizard Meadow got punished when he walked around and looked up values of diffrent monsters and told his fellow players. We got the sad news that the once so creative young lady Nymph got punished for the wizcheating she have been doing for the last 12 months. When reviewed it shown that if she would have gotten a fair punishment it would have been to get demoted to level -240. Her mudsex with administrators not considered in calculation. Banished players: ----------------- Gorgar got banished from our world when he tried to play two players at once. We heard that he was all disapointed for this banishment, even though he confessed that he was multiplaying and that he know it was illegal. He asked everyone in the mud to tell Brom that he is a nice guy and should be given a second chance. Do we have to mention that he failed? The both buddies Erebus and Azreile found a really nice way to get unlimited portable healing. Well that sounds just great, too bad the Arches *Press return for more or q to end. > didnt agree. We dont really know the reason for why Slutbunny got banished, but someone told us that she didnt really live up to her name and then someone got upset and decided to banish her. This is not verified though. Gossip: ------- We heard that Weasel abused a bug in Simyarin to reach the highest grade in just one day, Taren changed the code but for some unknown reason Weasel did not get punished. We dont know if Weasel is good at mudsex tho. We got the sad news that Genesis the once so proud rank 21 Khorne was playerkilled by a evil druid. Neill got into a quarrel with the knights and decided to leave his cloak. Someone told us: "Remo is so stupid, he'll do anything you tell him" Well, what are you complaining about then? Someone told us: "Lonewolf Isn't actually a real person, but simply a lake trout." We are sad to break your illusion, but everyone that have seen him knows that even though he looks really much like a lake trout, he is actually a real person. Marriages: ---------- Sambar was married to Seldarine by Dwinbar Thu Aug 1 20:45:30 1996 Casandra was married to Satari by Leclerk Thu Aug 1 21:41:49 1996 Kherec was married to Eleanor by Titleist Sat Aug 3 20:37:17 1996 Maroc was married to Firebird by Vulcan Sat Aug 3 23:00:45 1996 Misery was married to Seego by Neill Sun Aug 4 18:35:36 1996 Jane was married to Tremere by Gore Wed Aug 7 15:57:40 1996 Jezebel was married to Jequirity by Leowon Sun Aug 11 03:27:33 1996 Spud was married to Godiva by Astrodeath Sun Aug 11 06:58:49 1996 Hyzenthlay was married to Grover by Beldin Thu Aug 15 09:23:15 1996 Malus was married to Shiva by Mordor Sun Aug 18 11:59:05 1996 Beldin was married to Slutbunny by Beldin Mon Aug 19 01:26:15 1996 Isobel was married to Isobel by Isobel Tue Aug 20 22:29:45 1996 GuildNews: ---------- Latest news on the upcoming new druid guild: Cathbad, the guild head, says: "Testplaying showed a lot of weaknesses in the new guild which will have to be ironed out before it can function for all players." The new guild will hopefully be up before the end of the year, but the old guild is still up and running until the new one is ready. The vampire guild will come up sometime this autumn, hopefully without the bugs that were found during testplaying. Leowon is looking for people willing to donate blood for a short but nice mission. If anything happens he promises full compensation for the relatives. We where asked by the main recoder of the damned guild, Beldin to present this text to all our readers. "As you may know, we are under recode. Try to enter the old guildhall to see information about it, and wait for a note on the Adventurers' Guild about the opening. This is the only progress report we are willing to give." We must add that it is not out of sarcasm that we want to mention that when the recode started almost one year ago the coders told everyone that it would take maximum 3 months to accomplish. We where told by someone to check the WWW page for the damneds homepage, and what did we find? The page that was written in April tells us that the testplay will start in 2 weeks. Note, we are not trying to make fun out of the damned coders ability to judge their own ability. Remember to keep us updated with all the gossip. When you have a copy of the paper, just type 'aunt_o_gossip <gossip>' to update us. Best Wishes, Aunt O and friends. /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ /\\\\\ ///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\///\\\\\ /////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\/////\\\\\ > read page 11 But there are less pages than that! |