Atlantis 3.0: Times 31 From: Geoff Dunbar <gdunbar@prankster.com> Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: Atlantis 3.0: Times 31 Atlantis 3.0 Times July, 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Email admin30@prankster.com with game issues. Visit http://www.prankster.com (or email atlantis@prankster.com) for information or to join. 2 changes for this turn: 1) NOAID now works on the attacking and defending side (as opposed to just the defending side, as it was before). There is a new set of rules to reflect this change. 2) The supply and demand for trade items has been increased by tenfold. For next turn, expect some new markets to show up in the cities of Atlantis. I left out a few by accident; in particular, herbs and fur should be able to be sold somewhere. Vincent Sweeney has provided a new copy of his mapping utility, available at ftp://ftp.prankster.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************** NEWS FROM THE SAILORS BROTHERHOOD ******************* The Sailors Brotherhood has now SEVERAL MEMBERS in the following areas: GRAEVBYGD, HELSICKE, RANTLU, DURNESS, RIGGENTHORPE, ALFARO, DORNOCH Half of the members are in fact spokesmen of Alliances, so our international community really counts a lot of people now. * No New Discovery reported this turn * The Hub The Sailors Brotherhood is now working with GALE and the IR. This community of 3 international guilds will soon become the best service provider on Atlantis!! LEGITIMATE YOUR DISCOVERIES by sharing them with the now official Sailors Brotherhood. DON'T SAIL IN THE DARK, join the brotherhood and you'll get cartographic information to help you decide where to go. Don't be the last sailor to join ! Contact cyrilb@microsoft.com. Participate to the World Community by joining the first International Organisation ! Pinpanikaye, King of the Minstrels. ********************************************************************** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Diastrophism (83): For those who had not guessed and needed an example, units in a starting city are vulnerable to attack. Any attack will be met by the invulnerable guards, but the guards will only shield those that are behind them. However, these units are still vulnerable because they could be drawn into combat in an adjacent region. Moral: If you are hiding in a starting city, all units should be set to BEHIND 1 and HOLD 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Black Hawk Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Things are somewhat disorganized in Rantlu! First there was a major brawl in the town square that killed hundreds and injured many others. And then, a mad stampede to occupy a boat whose previous owners were not even decently buried. I wish my men had been fleeter of foot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is this about "serious" articles in the Times ? What are serious articles, please define. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ An anonymous poster from times30 brags: > > UNCLE are pansies and a bunch of losers. > Our mole has told us everything. > > Nameless. Get a name then get a clue. This flame is so pathetic it wouldn't even light a match. Normally I'd just flame you back leaving you witless quivering lump of jello on the floor, but people would claim I didn't actually change anything. Besides I'm a generous mood today and I'd like to raise the level of flames in the times. So for you next attempt at flaming please follow these 10 commandments. ***********The Ten Commandments of Flaming************** 1. Make things up about your opponent: It's important to make your lies sound true. Preface your argument with the word "clearly." "Clearly, UNCLE are pansies and a bunch of losers." 2. Be an armchair psychologist: You're a smart person. You've heard of Freud. You took a psychology course in college. Clearly, you're qualified to psychoanalyze your opponent. "Peach Pshawski (God Bless You!), by using the word 'mole' in his posting, shows he has a bad case of .........." 3. Post your flames to the players-list: Everyone in the atlantis is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal. From The Guardsmen (1) to Faction (271), they're all holding their breaths until your next flame. 4. Conspiracies abound: If everyone's against you, the reason can't *possibly* be that you're a #anatomypart@. There's obviously a conspiracy against you, and you will be doing all atlantis a favor by exposing it. 5. Force them to document their claims: Even if Azthar states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his spleen, you should demand documentation. If Newsweek hasn't written an article on Azthar's spleen preferences, Azthar's obviously lying. 6. Use foreign phrases: French is good, but Latin is the lingua franca of flaming. You should use the words "ad hominem" at least three times per article. Other favorite Latin phrases are "ad nauseum", "vini, vidi, vici", "fetuccini alfredo". 7. Tell 'em how smart you are: Why use intelligent arguments to convince them you're smart when all you have to do is tell them? State that you're a member of Mensa or Mega or Dorks of America. Tell them the scores you received on every exam since high school. "I got an 800 on my SATs, LSATs, GREs, MCATs, and I can also spell the word 'premeiotic'". 8. Accuse your opponent of censorship. It is your right as an American citizen to post whatever the hell you want to the players list (as guaranteed by the 37th Amendment, I think). Anyone who tries to limit your posting or move a flame war to the times is either a communist, a fascist, or both. 9. Lie, cheat, steal, leave the toilet seat up. 10. When in doubt, insult: If you forget the other 9 rules, remember this one. At some point during your wonderful career as a flamer you will undoubtedly end up in a flame war with someone who is better than you. This person will expose your lies, tear apart your arguments, make you look generally like a bozo. At this point, there's only one thing to do: insult the dirtbag!!! "Oh yeah? Well, your mother does strange things with ..........." The Golden Rule of Flaming: My flames will be witty, insulting, interesting, funny, caustic, or sarcastic, but never, ever, will they be boring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This had better not be a cock-up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aleph. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The elven runner sprinted the last few yards of his journey and executed a spectactuar diving grovel, sliding to the feet of the Great Khan... "News from the scribes, Oh Beloved Father of the Elves" he reported "Beloved Father of the Elves?" asked Farelf, somewhat bemused "what nonsense is this?" "Market research indicates the elves would prefer a benevolent dictator" he answered, not daring to say they'd prefer a *different* and benevolent *elected leader*. "Hmm.." mused the Elf Supremo "..perhaps my image could be improved. Sigmund! Arrange a photo-opportunity!" "As you will" answered his advisor "so shall it be.." Later, a group of journalists has gathered. Farelf patted the young elf lad's head. "Are you getting your milk, Stu-elf?" he asked. "Yes, Beloved Father of the Elves and er.. er.. I've forgotten my lines." stuttered the clearly uncomfortable child. Farelf forced a tolerantand understanding smile and the childs mother dragged him away, clipping him behind the ears.. "Do you want your father sent to the mines with the dragon?" she cursed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Big Lad looked over the new students. They seemed such a pathetic lot. None of them was a woman, and all were ugly, fat or short. Yuch! How was he supposed to make soldiers out of this lot??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Orcs are fun. Lotsa orcs are lotsa fun! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ farming [FARM] 2: No skill report. horse training [HORS] 2: No skill report. pattern [PATT] 3: No skill report. quarrying [QUAR] 2: No skill report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eggman's Men (223): No more riddles for now; let's have a look at the times instead... > Would everybody quit trying to reform the Times, please? If you > don't like to read it, try "option notimes". If you want a forum > to discuss game issues, how about the players mailing list? Who > CARES what the times looks like? What's wrong with trying to improve something? That's progress, after all, and if no-one ever contributed their ideas the game would never get any better, would it? And even the lousiest suggestion is better than no comment at all. > Someone's proposal in last "Times": > > just give some silver a turn to everyone without having to write articles... > > I agree... There I'm afraid I have to disagree severely. The silver is supposed to be a *reward* for writing something of interest to other factions. Where in the world do you get something for nothing, after all? Let those who make the effort of writing amusing or useful articles receive some renumeration, the operative words being 'amusing' and 'useful' - the constant 'gimme 50' ones are a real pain and don't deserve any sort of reward. Difficult to filter, unfortunately. > Although I am doing it right now, I don't think we should discuss > game issues in the times like suggested in the last times. The > mailing list should be used for this. The times articles are written > by the leaders of the faction identifying themselves with their > faction, while the postings in the mailing list are written by the players > with some distance to the topic. That at last is a valid point, and it took me a while to realize that this should actually be the major distinguishing factor between the Times and the mailing lists (aside from 50 silver, which in the end aren't all *that* much). Taken in the context of the game, the Times is supposed to be the monthly newsletter of Atlantis, and as such should receive contributions from *factions* and not from *players*. And if the contributions are meaningless to some, they may not be so to others... > Ich gruesse alle deutschsprachigen Bewohner von Atlantis. <snip> As I said... Danke, danke. Ich muss Euch beistimmen, die SEP gefaellt mir nicht so sehr... Besonders da ich ziemlich in ihrer Naehe bin. Na ja, wir werden sehen wie es geht... Enough said. Do what you will, I'll go find some more riddles. How about a really famous one: What have I got in my pocket? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Raul wasn't happy being called into the headmaster's office. Like a naughty child caught pulling some little girl's ponytail during recess. But here he was. "Ah, yes, glad you came." The headmaster gestured at a chair, which Raul took. "I'll cut straight to the point, so you can be back about your business. You've tried hard to hide it, but it's become quite apparent you are less than enthusiastic about being stuck in school for such a long time." "Well, no, er..." "No, don't worry! I can understand your reaction very well. As you know, if everything goes well you'll be graduating next month. Now, you could stick around for graduate studies, but I'd guess you would like to get out of this town and find something a bit more exciting to do, right?" "Yes, exactly!" "Excellent," the headmaster said. "We've come across a perfect opportunity for someone with just the sort of skills and experience you have. Something a bit dangerous, but I don't think that will deter you much. The rewards, should you be successful, will be well worth the risk. Here, this is a confidential report. The last page is a map of the region, and that yellow sheet is some intel picked up from the etherweb. Look it over and come back, same time tomorrow, with your answer. And don't share that with anyone!" Raul hurried from the headmaster's office back to his room, all his dark thoughts blown aside. At last, some of the respect he was due! And at a glance, this project looked like it had everything he desired - danger, difficult odds, and a tremendous payoff. Raul sat down to read the report thoroughly, but he already knew he would be returning to the headmaster's office tomorrow to accept this new challenge. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The boat was too small, soon he would have to build a larger one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ He hung a flag of truce from his pirated ship, hopefully it would be honored. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Baldisnatch watched, The Volyant looked on, Minilim, Pulmots & Drewits stood in awe. (or what was left of him) #endtimes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ curse you red baron !!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time for fire... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Glorious Organization of Divineship, Monthly News ------------------------------------------------- GOD is a peaceful alliance located around Jotel. The members are Roses On White Lace (91) & Elves of Essedail (93) SWAMP SANITATION! Lord Smygelfh approved and agreed to lead a GOD force in cleansing the swamps sw of Yuci. It was after innumerous complaints from the local peasants, the rulers decided to do something about the problem. STRUCTURE BOOM! Lord Smygelfh was proud to announce the opening of a timber yard in Kashmar and a mine in Portimao. Time will tell if the large investments will pay off. WINGED HORSES? After months of boring training, the first GOD horsetrainer with expert skill emerged. He immitiately received orders to check the GOD land for pegasi, the rumoured flying horses. WWW: Afraid of the unknown? Don't be, Check out GOD HQ at http://www.student.tdb.uu.se/~m96thd/GOD *Contains THE BEST MONSTERGUIDE in Atlantis* --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOD can be reached at m96thd@student.tdb.uu.se <except 961218-970105> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is someone interrested in selling me wood or big ships ? Near Helsicke. Contact : vadi@mail.dotcom.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Someone wrote: > In response to a query about "mapper" programs on the Atlantis ftp > site, I have found the mapper program by > > * Oct 1996 V Sweeney > * mailto:v.sweeney@lancs.ac.uk > to be very nice. It has a simple input file, somewhat similar to the > turn reports, and churns out a nice PostScript file. If you have the > capability to compile C++ programs, try this one out (only source code > is available). Now I know the number of people who use my program has at least doubled! :-) The lastest version (currently 1.04) can now also be obtained at http://landau.lancs.ac.uk/~sweeney/pbm A DOS executable will be available shortly. PS One small note, you only need a C compiler not C++. Keep things simple I say. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Help I need somebody! Help I need somebody!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Has anyone need any Giant Scorpions? I have 5 I would like to get rid of!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have found good friends in this world and fair weather for sailing. Home is ahead of us now. I can smell land just over the horizon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ All quiet on the front. Too quite. We need a little war action to get things back to normal. Lets see. Who can we attack first? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I still studying the Great Art To protect the Great City of Graevbygd and his University. I still Studying all Protect Spells, Shields and set all my mages with them in Combat spell. So good luck to those who want to attack a Starting City. Oh for those who want to be more stealthy than me, I just want to remember that there is a good spell: True Sight (+3 obs) ! Graevbygd look like the Amberite Castel, always protect by the Pattern et the Great Jewel ! See You Soon in Garevbygd Ghost of the Amberite House (Pur Magic Faction) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi hi hi I make a BBQ party with the Centaures... Now I go to Gourock to to take this little Village and after the Cities around !! Ho also I will prevent all faction qho want to go throughout my territories : DON'T CROSS IT ! I 've got some problems last turn inside my territories with a stealthy unit who try to assasinate me. Unfortunatly for him he miss me and now he's dead ! So until I have OBS 5 everywhere in my territories I will not accept any intruders even those on reveal mode. That was the Way GORGOR rules his world. The BLACK MOON (71) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACME Spleenmongers (117): Yup transmitter gadget malfunction. Some whose anme you are all to familiar with, got spleens in the works. Not good. Obviously it's up again... ------------------------------ LUKE 21:33-35 33 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. 34 "Be on guard, that your hearts may not be weighted down by dissipation* and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day come on you suddenly like a trap; 35 for it will come upon all those who dwell upon the face of the earth. *[spleen] I bet you thought I wouldn't have time for a Times post, didn't you? You're right!!! So I did a little recycling... Soon the Council of M.P.G.W will be convening and my energies will be diverted. (Going to try stand up comedy) Idle threats galore!!! ================================================================== Official GALE announcements: Well, I haven't been ousted yet. I guess they can't find a better jester. <:) GALE is *still* offering homesteads on our frontiers to any new factions seeking a home to call their own. Magic training? Universities? Don't bother, we're giving mages away left and right... Want a huge trade empire? We need a few good hands... Our ancient website is at http://www.wolfe.net/~azthar/GALE Any correspondence to GALE can be addressed to azthar@wolfenet.com Azthar Septragen Grand Elder of GALE =================================================================== Hoo hoo! Yeah buddy! Time for the Smokin' Wing... Is there a problem with that? ;) Yeah. Splenectomy with a sledge hammer. If you do it right there's no mess. So far no one's died. Hope the cigars are still fresh. Looks like the monsoon came just in time. The whole place was about spontaneously combust. Durness here I come! Don't worry, I'm alone and despleened. The only thing you need fear is your spleen. I just realized if the forces from Sirius Prime decide to launch a strike against the martian guerrillas before we assemble the shield, I may not have time to sumbit my orders... Masters of Orion II??? I got a planet of mutant monkeys to save, I barely have time for Atlantis. There's no save or restart. Just blood and steel. Ok, and the occasional spleen or two. PILLAGE!!! PILLAGE!!! PILLAGE!!! PILLAGE!!! PILLAGE!!! PILLAGE!!! Oh Yeah! There that should do me for a few months... Notariqon? (Acronyms) Gratuitously Aggressive Linguistic Expositions Angelic Crusade Martyring Evil Blade Of Honed Adamant Cliches? A spleen in the hand is worth two in the gut. Though I walk through the volley of the times I shall fear no Spleen, for I am the shepard of spleen. Blessed are the Spleenless. The Spleenless shall inherit Atlantis. Forgive me for I have Spleened. All men are born with Spleen. Quote: "Ich bin ein Berliner." -JFK Maybe you can hope those soulsuckers from Sirius decide to break the sheild we're putting up. That would take my time away from atlantis, but only because then we'd all be in trouble. Don't believe me. I don't care. Repeat after me: VISA/MC/AMEX cheerfully accepted, cash preffered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If I put these fifty teeth under my pillow will I have 50 silver in the morning? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Shadow Circle (6): >From the Office of the GALE Grand Marshall: Construction of the GALE CDD Headquarters in Helsicke was completed last month, thanks to the generous contributions of several GALE factions. The Grand Marshall is pleased that so many members of GALE assisted in the project, and that it was completed under-budget and on-schedule. Instructions on occupying office space will be issued to members of the GALE Council of Defense and Diplomacy next month. Glory to GALE!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Times are changing. Be afraid of the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Curious newbie asks: What are all these GALE, SEF, AIF and GOD alliances about and who is allied to whom? And what the hell does this mean: >paroxysm of splenetic verbicide ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unnamed, a shadow breeches The serenity. A harsh moment of dischord. Silent peace then a claxon. The break becomes forge. For unity, harmony. Wood upon wood they set forth; Fangs and coils spell doom For greedy rats without names. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seen on the back of an orc's wagon: "I love elves...they taste just like chicken" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Report from the Seeker of the Way (218) ============================== * mithril is found! Mages shake their heads in disgust at wasting studying time making swords. * centaurs escape! A band of evil centaurs that wandered into the camp, escaped as hordes of thugs attacked them. Hunting parties will soon form to capture them. * centaurs murder a scout. Is it a conspiracy of the equine kind? * production of the Tower of Eldritch Power is still underway. Master Builder says "I wish someone would help me..." * discussions with other Atlantis factions, who shall remain nameless, have started. * still no contact with other factions in this isolated area. * our first set of plate was created. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite fit the mage very well. The tactician gets the next set. rlp@crystal.cirrus.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have to agree with a minimum payment to unclaimed funds every turn if only to stop a load of junk appearing in the Times. The majority appear to be placed purely to recieve the 50 silver which for many factions proves valuable to support scouts and other long range units. Vote for automatic payments today! PS - Give me my 50 silver, please. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The winds of war are growing stronger ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My name it means nothing My fortune is less My future is shrouded in dark wilderness Sunshine is far away, clouds linger on Everything I possessed - now they are gone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hero, Hero, you have done so well Now sit back and let your wounds 'Cause you won't go to hell Take this medal, where it now with pride Consolation for the pain and sin you feel inside ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have create the first man-maid Gate of Atlantis this turn. Mark this day with a white stone. A unknown mage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Has the Army of the Southern Cross allied with the SEP? Well first you'll have to tell me who the SEP is and then I can tell you if we have allied with them or not. Oh, will the propaganda never cease. Mike Weldon Grey Wolf Clan (78) weldon@sdd.hp.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ beer making [BEER] 1: A unit with this skill may issue a BREW order, producing 5 units of beer per level. A unit which issues an ENTERTAIN order, and consumes a number of units of beer equal to its entertainment level, will double its income from the ENTERTAIN order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, Cousin, it was good to hear from you. Your progress in school seems good. Some friends of ours will be visiting you within a few months, the rain seems to be slowing them down a bit. We hope you and your brothers will be ready to see them. Your Cousin The commander barely contained a grin after reading the letter for the tenth time. Finaly, he had recieved a contact from his far flung allies. One of them would be eneterng the city soon if he was reading the coded letter right. That would mean covert support, a supply of silver, maybe even a few loaned men. His efforts to seek allies had certainly payed off. He need only wait for help to arrive. Of course, he had no real idea what that help might be. He would simply have to wait and assume they would contact him when they arrived. Reaching through the ether plan he channeled a tiny spark of flame. The broken-sealed letter quickly burst into flame. He discarded to flaming paper in a wastepaper basket. He was not the sort to take chances. Leaning over his desk he glaced at the thick volume he was currently reading. This nature magic was flatly boring, but it would help him earn some silver in the long run. For a split second the Commander wondered how his scout was doing. He should be far to the south by now. At last report he was in camp some thirty miles south of the city, he would be further than that by now. Putting everything else out of his mind the Commander fell into bed without bothering to take his clothes off. With the distant pattering of the rain to lull him asleep the world of dreams came easily. He dreamed of ruling, crushing his foes and killing their families. He dreamed of commanding a glorious army and crushing whole empires. He dreamed of money and power, and all the things eager Commanders lust for in the world of Atlantis. He dreamed of silver, and when he awoke the next morning he wished it had been real. Then he waded back into the book of nature. It would be another long month of dull studying. He could always dream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ]Hey you! Herbfarmer dude! >Hey their vagabond elf dude. How's it going man? ]Pretty rough. Running from some pissed orcs. >Gee that's too bad. ]Said they wanted spleens. They're comin' this way. Those little scissors ]won't stop 'em. >So? I got nothing they want. ]Are you crazy? They'll kill you! >No they won't. ]Whatever, lemme get some herbs and I'm outta here. >Sure, it's just piling up. }Spleen spleen spleen. Spleen spleen spleen. Spleen spleen spleen. }Spleen! Yummy Spleen! Spleen spleen spleen. Spleen spleen spleen. }KOMPANY HALT! (Spleen spleen spleen.) I SAID STOP! }HEY SPLEENLESS HERBFARMER DUDE! >Yo spleenhungry orcdudes! You don't have to yell. }KOMPANY SHUTUP! }Sorry. Seen anyone with spleen lately? >He went thata way! }Thanks herbdude. >Cool. Want some herbs? }For what? }KOMPANY THATA WAY! }Spleen spleen spleen. Spleen spleen spleen. Spleen spleen spleen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To all the ones that THINK they have the skillreport for SHIP3, because they got it in one of the first turns - but forgot to reshow the skill when geoff told them to in the times. Of corse this will do no good, since theese people don't read the times... shipbuilding [SHIP] 3: Shipbuilding 3: A unit with this skill may use the BUILD order to construct armored galleons from 150 units of ironwood. An armored galleon has the same properties as a normal galleon, but also provides protection (in the same manner as a building) to the first 200 men within. PS: How do I get on the players-list? [ Email majordomo@prankster.com with the message 'subscribe players30' in the body of the message ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deus ex Machina, a new and small GALE alliance, is looking for new factions; we can offer magic and other skills training and a pacific developing situation. If you are interested please contact bbacelli@matrix.it. Ave atque vale Walaar the Shadowing, Elder of GALE Shadow's Clan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paw, Them folk's a Shorty's are startin' to put out more trade good evry day. Maw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Riddle me this Batman... How do the Nameless get their info? Could it be a leak? It would most certainly not be a leek! But there are more than a thousand layers to this particular onion, and the truth will most certainly make you cry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ magical healing [MHEA] 1: A mage with this skill may heal casualties after battle without the aid of herbs. Other than not needed herbs, this healing works the same as normal healing. A mage at this level can heal up to 10 casualties, with a 50 percent rate of success. No order is necessary to use this spell, it will be used automatically when the mage is involved in battle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chocolate and Vodka? Wow, these Centaurs have a funny idea of what goes together over a nice warm fire. Now where am I going to sell these things, and who wants some horse meat? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The captain of the town guard looked nervous as the ten horsemen rode into town. He had seen their kind before - Orcs, well armed - and knew that their presence in this area meant trouble was not far away. He followed along a safe distance behind them, hoping to discover what their business in town was. His worst fears were confirmed when he saw that they rode directly to the mysterious tower that had recently been constructed on the northern outskirts. They were admitted immediately. This was bad, very bad. It meant that they were connected with wizards, only wizards built towers. He strode quickly back to the barracks and summoned his seargeants. "Cancel all leave for the next two weeks." he ordered, "And set your men to sharpening their swords. It looks like the brigands in the mountains have just sent an advance party into town and the main force is not going to be too far behind them." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lakotah (77): LAKOTAH WINTER COUNT: This winter on the buffalo hide is added a drawing of a dancing warrior in a white fringed buckskin shirt and bearing a white crescent buffalo hide shield. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Voulez vous parler en une langue differente d'anglais? Plus ca change.... Ma francais, ce n'est pas tres fluente, mais, ..... mais,....... LE SANGE EST DANS L'ARBRE - damn, almost made it........... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please help someone... What are the stats of underground city and town guards please? Rumour has it that they are tough!(er) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The winds of war are growing stronger ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What the heck is a Rantlu??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drizzle Drazzle, Drazzle Drone. Time for this one to come home... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just a placeholder, this won't be my actual Times entry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone else think that plains are too good. Any WAR faction blessed with a large area of plains has a huge silver advantage. Even the advantage of specials in other hexes cannot offset the huge taxing advantage in plains? Does anyone else agree. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tie-eye-eye-imes is on my side...yes it is :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The mystery starts in the underworld. The real power begins there! Don't settle for the obvious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ spleen, spleen oh no more spleen, spleen ...have a nice day... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clan McCloud (166): ATTENTION NEW FACTIONS! If you are a joining Atlantis, and want to be magic 5, then Syndic8 wants you! Come study at the Rantlu Magic University. Syndic8, the ruling alliance of the Rantlu continent, will provide you with money, teaching, and a safe study environment. Contact pep@frii.com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANARCHY wishes to announce a new offensive, against (a drum roll please) .... SPLEENS and SPAM! Any party wishing to join in our offensive against unnecessary SPLEENS and SPAM should innundate the responsible party (parties) with as much E-Mail as possible. As a further method of attack, sign the responsible parties up to those annoying mass mailers. The more the merrier! Death to the SPLEENS and SPAM!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep passing open windows... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Around the table, all members decide to attack our neighbours. Mages, orcs, leaders, horses, Longbow and sword are collected... 4 or 5 tows more for our alliance in 10 turns.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is no good slagging us off in German. As far as I know, none of us speak it, or is that the idea? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The workers are coming... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O Sorrow, cruel fellowship, O Preistess in the vaults of Death, O sweet and bitter in a breath, What whispers from your lying lip? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ************** NEWS NEWS NEWS ************** READ HERE: Just started in Germany: EVITA I have to fight no election taxing silly peasants loyal soldiers are dying no nagging aristocracy I want to tell the people of Atlantis I not decline the honors you pressed me to take t h e c h o i c e i s m i n e a n d m i n e c o m p l e t e l y Thank you for the second of scrolling! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I haven't seen many cities in this game, but I have not yet seen very expensive trade items (just some hundred silver). This can be fair if the goods have to travel only a few hexes to destinantion. It would be interesting to have some trade item produced very far away from its potential buyers... In the middle ages silk and spice traded from the far east to Europe gained 1.000 times their initial value! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do I really get 50 silver for babbling in the times? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time for sailing is near an end. I yearn for the smell of fresh earth, though it may be tainted by burning flesh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "They've got us surrounded, the poor bastards." - Unknown 101st Airborne soldier at the Battle of Bastogne ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everything is taken! Not a spot of land availiable on the entire continent. According to the currents and whispers that flowed through the city it would take almost a year to hire a boat, a crew and sail to the vast unexplored lands. A year! He could not wait. The gate's surface shimmering blue and green called to him. A trade faction? The time and effort involved would make the game a job. Thank you but no thankyou. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The weather is atrocious.... When will those winged horses arrive? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Gold may not get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can always get you gold" Miccolo Machiavelli ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Would it be possible for someone with a C compiler to compile the map = program that resides at the Prankster FTP site for use under Windows 95 = and post it somewhere so that the non programmers in the audience could = take advantage of it? Thanks, Sim Nation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOT GOT GOT GOT GOT GOT GOT GOT ANY ANY ANY ANY ANY ANY ANY ANY LOOSELOOSELOOSELOOSELOOSELOOSELOOSELOOSE ENDS? ENDS? ENDS? ENDS?ENDS?ENDS?ENDS?ENDS? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time to trade in a Mage for more taxable land! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dunster News Report: This is a Quote from a Misguided Opponent >Notice to the people of Atlantis concerning the Dunster region. The Army of the Southern Cross has regained strength due to the success in the southern campaign. General Tigh has led our troops to victory in retaking Prettstern. Our enemy is fleeing before us. While the fighting continues each month, it is only a matter of time before we can once again make the area safe for everyone. The overconfidence of our enemy has allowed us to push forward and retake several hexes. We have slain thousands of their troops and weakened them significantly. They won't hold up long against our vicious onslaught. Mike Weldon Grey Wolf Clan (78) > weldon@sdd.hp.com I don't know what turn report this guy has been reading, but 1000s? The Grey Wolf Clan truly wishes that this was true. As far as fleeing goes, we haven't gone anywhere and the hexes that the Southern Cross Alliance said they have retaken were a village and some desert hexes. That certainly makes up for all of the Plains, Towns and Cities we have taken from them. As far as General Tigh goes this was the first time he quit running in 6 turns. Fleeing our armies is still his best occupation. Yes, overconfidence can sometimes lead to errors, but you know this better than we do. You underestimated your opposition. Please continue to write these amusing stories. Grayson, The Dark Legion (7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another turn another skill, with all of these skills for the mages, we need the 50 sil. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The shadow is coming across the sky. Prepare for the coming! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I think that I'll kill that sphinx... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's an ill wind that blows ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gandolin studies again.... Not much has changed in the last couple of months for Gandolin. Looking at the list of wonderfull things to study at this nice man's school he looks up the various things and would like to know the following: What does Necromancy, illusion and demon lore give you ?? He would ask the BIG MAN, but he is probably busy !! For all those wonderfull types who will give the answer. Thank You !! # end ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the assassins guild and go Deep undercover to Mingle with friends Or enemies. All interested should contact me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At last, I too have the mighty powers of Gate Lore 3 available to me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chronicles of The Tribe The day of the decision is coming closer. The taxable areas are maxed out. The production areas are close to the maximum. Mages are not doing much lately. The Tribe is leaning towards trade but a decison of which mage will be fired is a hard one to make. Paulo, Parrot-man of The Tribe (123) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ horse training [HORS] 3: No skill report. quarrying [QUAR] 2: No skill report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Could the owner of the Raider units in Porthcawl swamp and the owner of TreeCutter and Merlin's Guards in Corran swamp and the owner of Ftr in Corran swamp please contact me? I would like to cooperate if you're interested. We can trade training and map-info. I'm looking for a place to set up business that isn't already used or claimed. The Loremasters (224) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Humbug! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >From the Atlantian Dictionary: Chessewarrior: noun; a warrior that is highly noted for his or her ability kill with chesse. There are different levels of experience in the warriors. The lowest level is the 'Cheddar' warrior, who are the grunt and mainly try to bludgeon the enemy to death with a large block of cheese. The highest rank attainable is that of the sacred 'Velveeta' warrior. This powerful killer is known for the blending of all previous cheese disciplines into a sinister combination. Velveetas are known for their ability to kill with limburger at 500 paces and can create and explosive device out of nothing but melted Monterey Jack and a stale piece of Gouda. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Efficient Empire (119): Herb Trader seeks markets I have the abilty to deliver large amounts of herbs via longboat. Does anyone know of a city/town anywhere in Atlantis that will buy them? Bill , Efficient Empire (WLarson730@aol.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accord Ltd. (191): Atlantis Times Business Section --------------------------------------------------- Shuttle Launch Success! Gates to Wilderlands Blasted Off their Hinges In a special press conference from the Hub this morning, Ambassador Griffin confirmed the rumors that had launched the unprecidented flurry of market activity last Friday. "The Hub founders would like to officially announce the establishment of regular shuttle service between the Hub and the Inner Cities. "Now that we are all neighbors," he said loosening his tie, "We'll dispense with the formalities and see if we can't sort out some of your questions." The Hub is the crossroads of Atlantis, a single point from which three great networks of land, sea and ethyr unfold. Here leaders, teachers, traders from every corner of Atlantis gather to exchange goods, skills, and lore. The Hub has all the cosmopolitan advantages of the Inner Cities, but without the overcrowding, stagnation and internecine fighting that mar the traditional starting cities. No formal alliance commitment is required to join in. Anyone interested in making a shuttle flight reservation, or just learning more about this unique new opportunity, can contact the Ambassador via ansible at egriffin@atl.mindspring.com Next month's shuttles will be departing from Graevs and Hel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I would like to have 50 additional silver pieces. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the name of Muldoon I hereby claim the city of Mulle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Glass Chompers (65): A very interesting, busy week for the Brethren. Next week looks even more interesting. Say goodbye to the town guards.... I finally managed to carve out enough time to update my web pages. I've added a "What's New" page so those who have been there before can see what has changed. Many new skills have been added (although a lot of them are "No skill report") http://www.kraby.pair.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Splenetic verbicide...?!? Should that mean you cannot speak with the mouth full? It's rude to speak the mouth full anyway; I keep my spleen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Invaders or potential allies? I wonder. Only time will tell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greystar's Royal Troops ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Sir, Regarding your inquiry into the motives of the chicken in question, I think it best if you devote your efforts to questioning the source. For myself, I feel that the news of it's crossing has been greatly exaggerated. M. Twain ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the Assasins Guild. Please contact me on my new anonymous email address. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I think winter sucks. I can move 1 unit totally. Combined with the fact that there is one turn a week, it means a period of about 3 weeks where a player can do practically nothing. This spoils the fun of the game completely, boring us to death since we can do nothing. -What a waste of time... Solution: GIVE US MORE MOVEMENT POINTS! Rune Bundesen -Knight of the Black Rose ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The forces of GALE have been slaughtered. They are weak and indecisive. While there councils argue about what to do, I have driven my forces into their heart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bloodguards were here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Red Bird is roosting on the Church. repeat The Red Bird is Roosting on the Church ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Anti-SEPtic League, eh? It's about time. Something was starting to smell. I hope it has a nice lemony scent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smaller vessels should be made faster than the larger ones, so that spending resources for their production makes more sense. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The skies grow dark as billowing clouds of smoke roll over the horizon. What is this terrible new scourge sweeping the land? All creatures of men in its path tremble with fear at its approach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No time for times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a giant insect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BioPhreaks (172): Monsoons and winter are here to stay. In the middle of July? I guess I know what hemisphere I'm sitting in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is the Enemy amung us ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You Smell a Mugwump! Ack, it bites your nose off! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up