Atlantis 3.0: Times 20 From: Geoff Dunbar <gdunbar@prankster.com> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: Atlantis 3.0: Times 20 Atlantis 3.0 Times August, 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Email admin30@prankster.com with game issues. Visit http://www.prankster.com (or email atlantis@prankster.com) for information or to join. IMPORTANT: The Merry Prankster Games phone number has changed to (206) 827-3213. Please use this number in place of the old one effective immediately. (The signup sheet and player instructions have been updated to reflect this change). There is a new Atlantis 3.0 DOS utility on the ftp site, at ftp://ftp.prankster.com/pub/submissions/atlantis.exe. It is written by Bryce.Bangerter@m.cc.utah.edu; check it out! There is another new utility as well; it will create postscript maps for Atlantis 3.0. Source code is provided; it should work on Unix or DOS (provided you can compile it of course). Written by Vincent Sweeney <v.sweeney@lancaster.ac.uk>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Damn elves!" cursed Nursie "They've been dipping into the unclaimed again!" "Elves?" queried Thal, his elbow digging into Nursies ribs, "we have no elves..." "Did I say 'elves'?" stammered Nursie "I meant, of course, 'leaders'" "Er, any news from the north?" asked Thal, changing the subject. "All bad, we are on a tiny peninsula surrounded almost totally by water" she reported. "What a hassle." moaned Thal "Yes, what a hassle." echoed Nursie "I almost wish I'd stayed in the jungle." - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the totally independant and non-aligned Kingdom of Primoria the elves are ready for the post-monsoon population explosion. For months the monsoons have restricted them to one region but King Elfric the Red is pleased - they are ready to swarm into the neighboring jungles in multitudes. Or at least multitudes by jungle standards. The king pondered the strangeness of twice yearly monsoons. Perhaps Atlantis circles it's sun in an exaggerated eliptical orbit, nearing the godly body twice yearly? But he had heard that in other climes summer and winter, whatever they were, occured but once yearly. Surely a subject for further thought by minds more keen than his. One day, he decided, he would ask Leonardo. But today he had plans to make... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Study, study, when can I raise my nose from these dusty books ? Iztaar the Red ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well will our sailors ever get moving again ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone have GATE 4? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ loin des yeux, loin du coeur. je vais au sacre tous les quinze jours. le roi est mort, vive le roi ! mais ou trouverais-je le repos ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Seekers (40): Someone without two brain cells to rub together wrote in times19: > > UNCLE are liars. > Your not worth my time for a proper flaming, but luckly for me I have the.... STANDARDIZED BONEHEAD REPLY FORM I took exception to your recent _X_ post in this newsgroup ___ email It was (mark all that apply): _X_ lame _X_ stupid ___ grossly offensive _X_ an obvious troll Your attention is drawn to the fact that: _X_ your post/letter was an obvious imitation of others of this type _X_ and it was done much better the first time ___ your post/letter was obviously off-topic for this newsgroup/mail list ___ because you spammed this junk all over the net ___ your post contained off-topic commercial advertising ___ for an obvious scam _X_ your post/letter contained numerous errors in (mark all that apply): ___ spelling ___ grammar _X_ points of fact _X_ logical reasoning ___ YOUR POST CONTAINED EXCESSIVE CAPITALIZATION AND/OR PUNCTUATION!!!!! ___ your post/letter was an obvious forgery ___ and was a particularly clumsy attempt ___ you quoted an entire post and added ___ no new text at all ___ only the line "Me, too!!!", or words to that effect ___ only ____ line(s) of new text ___ you predicted the "Imminent Death of the Net[tm]" ___ you asked for replies via email because you "don't read this echo" ___ you flamed someone who is far more intelligent and witty than you ___ and considering who you flamed, that's sad ___ your lines are 80 columns wide or wider ___ your .sig is longer than four lines ___ your .sig is ridiculous because (mark all that apply): ___ you listed ____ snail mail address(es) ___ you listed ____ phone numbers for people to use in prank calls ___ you included a stupid disclaimer ___ your attempt to be witty in the disclaimer failed ___ miserably ___ you included (mark all that apply): ___ a stupid self-quote ___ a stupid quote from a net.nobody ___ lame ASCII graphic(s) (mark all that apply): ___ USS Enterprise ___ Australia ___ your company logo ___ and you stated that you don't speak for your employer ___ bicycle ___ Bart Simpson ___ other: _________________________ Furthermore: ___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of debate ___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of echomail ___ You must have spent your entire life in a box to be this clueless _X_ You are a pathetic loser _X_ This has (probably) been pointed out to you before _X_ It is recommended that you: _X_ get off the net and come back after you grow up ___ get off the net and get a life _X_ place yourself under the supervision of a _X_ responsible adult ___ mental health professional ___ parole officer ___ find a volcano and throw yourself in _X_ consume excrement and thus expire Thank you for your sterling illustration of the wonders of inbreeding. An obvious rip off from ACME's quotes of the month: Quotes of the month: ------------------ Ivanova is always right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God. And if it ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. -Susan Ivanova, Babylon 5, Voice in the Wilderness, Part 1 "So foul gelatin, you would do battle with the nose of your birth?" -The Tick, on fronting his clone made from his mucous "Mucal invader, is there no end to your oozing?!" -The Tick, during battle with his clone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dunster News Report: Your #1 source of infomation on the Dunster Plains War. Victory in Lynton! The month warriors from Army of the Southern Cross are raising their swords in defiance of the enemy. The diversionary tactic in Cremona apparently worked to perfection as the Army destroyed the enemy's southern army to the last man. What's more, the Cremona forces apparently sustained far fewer losses than originally thought. Here is a piece of the transcript from an interview with General Tigh, the military commander of the Alliance. DNR: General, congratulations on your latest victory. GT: Thank you. It was a hard-fought and long-awaited battle. Tonight everyone is celebrating, but tomorrow we have to begin planning our next move. DNR: How is it that you managed to defeat the enemy's southern army, despite their superior numbers? GT: Well what we lack in numbers, we make up for in superior information and scouting intelligence. DNR: And superior tactics? GT: I don't want to brag, but yes, absolutely. (laughs) DNR: What became of your diversionary forces in Cremona? GT: We sustained far fewer losses than originally expected. We lost about 50% and we have regrouped and should rendezvous with the main army soon. I can't say where yet, but when we do, you'll certainly hear about it. DNR: Good luck then with the rest of the war. GT: Thank you. Following the victory over the enemy in Lynton, citizens are encouraged to join in the victory celebration, as this victory is as much theirs as it is the Alliance's. Editor's note: This message goes out to all would-be plagiarists in the Atlantis world. As the top-selling newspaper in the Dunster region, we realize that others would be inclined to copy us. While we find the attempts flattering, it only indicates your own lack of creativity or maturity. Plus it simply helps to strengthen our belief that entry into the Atlantis world should have a minimum age requirement. Then again, the same could be said for the Internet in general. Mike Weldon Southern Cross News Correspondent Grey Wolf Clan (78) weldon@sdd.hp.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah! I love cowards that belittle other factions, but are too afraid to sign their real names to their insults and lies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yeah! The underworld rules! If you eat the moss on the walls, you don't have to pay the 10 silver. It's not I who am crazy. It's I who am mad!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anyone summon an Ghouls yet??? Do you need Necomany-3 for it?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What the *&^! do you need for Gate Lore 2 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone know something about the 70's Alliance ? Who are they ? Where are they ? strengh ? anything else ? Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Sire, I bring grave news." "What?" "Our production of grain cannot finance your magical studies before october, you must cease your work or the men will starve." "No problem, just take it from the treasury as last month and the month before that." "There are but a few pieces of silver left." "Oh dear...." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Run to the north, to the north!! Agggg! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Shadow Circle (6): >From the Office of the GALE Grand Marshall: The Office of the Grand Marshall will be closed next month while the Grand Marshall celebrates his wedding. The Council of Defense and Diplomacy will continue to meet regularly in his absence. Any concerns can be raised with the CDD through your alliance's Elder Marshall, or through Azthar the Grand Elder. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "OK. who was it who didn't help sail the ship this month!" "It was him father" "Right then. What shall we do with him?" "I say we keelhall him" "Now that sounds like a great idea." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By the time you read this, winter will finally be over in my lands. Hurrah! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maw, There's a new sherrif in Jining. Mind your manners. Start making mash to sell 'im. Paw McCoy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ a new beginning... will most likely terminate in a new end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P. Boys, you should have boarded that boat & skedaddled! Your future in the area is looking dismal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drats, foiled again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I think it would be wise for me to hide under a rock for a few turns. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Does anyone have GATE 4? Yea me and I am not telling what it does. By the way what gate are you at. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At long last something other than tundra and forest had been discovered by the scouts. Not just one new land type but two mountains and plains. This empire might develop into something more than a tribe of wild elves after all. Now to get down to the task of moving supplies to the new lands. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Priests of Muldoon (79): Would anyone moving southwards from Durness please declare their intentions before any of the "free" factions in the area get the wrong idea about what you are doing. With the war between the AIF and SEP alliances, those of us not allied to either are a little wary of strangers. Thanks Priests of Muldoon (79) email etc@meepmeep.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yesod. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****** An Open Letter From The Brotherhood Of Twee ***** Dear Sir, In response to recent claims made by members of the organization = proclaiming themselves to be the "Alliance of Independent Factions" = (AIF), I would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight = once and for all regarding the state of war in the Durness region. It = has been claimed by the so called "AIF" (which all in the Durness region = know actually stands for the "Army of Ideological Forces") that the = trade and defense partnership known by the acronym SEP (Self Enterprise = Partnership) has declared war, unannounced, on their "entirely innocent = alliance". This is simply not true! The SEP has, over the past year, = tried to contain a group of religious bigots and power hungry dictators, = whose only goal is to rape and pillage the land and enslave its people, = through negotiation and words of peace. This has proved to be pointless. = The "AIF" has repeatedly made the following demands, demands we have = found to our cost they are not willing to back down on under any = circumstances. 1) All non-AIF affiliated factions will lay down their arms and await = the arrival of the AIF slave-masters. 2) All non-AIF affiliated factions will 'give' their armies to the AIF. 3) All non-AIF affiliated factions will 'give' their wealth and = possessions to the AIF. 4) All non-AIF affiliated factions will embrace the new religion of the = "Army of Ideology" and will pay homage to the great Death God of the = AIF. All other religions are hereby outlawed, and any sign of belief in = these 'pagan' religions shall result in summary execution by the Death = Priests. 5) Failure to meet any of these demands will result in instant = execution by the AIF Death Priests, approaching your area now. As you can see these demands on their own were enough to cause any but = the most non-aggressive Alliances to wage war on the evil forces of 'The = Army', but still we continued to attempt to sort our differences with = their spokemen through peaceful negotiations. However all that changed = when we heard first hand accounts of what was being done to lands taken = by the "Army" and their evil "Forces of Destruction". According to the = refugees pouring over our borders from what are now AIF controlled = lands, the Priests of this despicable force were ordering the wholesale = slaughter of the people and pillaging the lands, so even the few that = survived would have no hope of rebuilding their shattered lives. We were = left with no choice but to declare war on these Evil Hordes; to stamp = out their evil bigotry and destroy their armies or be destroyed = ourselves in the attempt. For it is better to be destroyed fighting the = forces of evil than to lay down ones arms and allow oneself, and who = knows how many untold millions of innocent people, to be slaughtered in = this satanic genocide. I do not beg for your support in our righteous crusade. I do not even = ask for it. I simply hope that you will realise for your selves that our = only hope lies in defeating the "AIF" before their empire grows too = large. They must be defeated now or the shadow of their evil God will = stretch across the face of Atlantis and the few who remain allive will = wish they were dead rather than live in the "Hell on Atlantis" created = by the Army of Ideological Forces. God Bless You All Ric High Ambassador For The Brotherhood Of Twee And Spokesperson For The Self Enterprise Partnership (SEP) Be Twee To Each Other ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So long, and thanks for all the fish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The winds of war are growing stronger ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dwight hated barrels. They never rolled where you wanted them to, they were ofter too heavy to carry far, and usually held the worst smelling things you can imagine. "The cost of having magic users" he muses. But if it wasn't for the magic users, the trip across the ocean would have taken much longer, and the assualt the Emperor was planning take place in the much distant future. Sighing, Dwight returned to the barrels. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >8=[]=-------=====] (6713): Pillages $21940. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tush Tush War in Durness, I don't know. Looks like the SEP bullies will take out the AIF. But the SEP don't know about us in the east ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Will this work ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The axe falls on the first yew trees. War masters salivate expectantly for the ultimate weapon of war... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the plains of Deveron there is war. The Evil hordes of the chaotic, yet numerous, SEP barbarians scour the plains in a brutal quest of genocide. Abrantes falls before the torrent, sending civilians fleeing in vast numbers. As the few, but brave, soldiers of the AIF trudge West away from the killing hordes, a never ending flow of haggard refugees flees. The displaced peoples of Deveron and Abrantes look with hope to the gallant and outnumbered forces of the AIF. In the eyes of the soldiers they see hope, courage, determination. All across the front in the war torn plains north of Durness AIF soldiers are in retreat. They are not running away, they are not afraid. They are soldiers. They will be back. Behind them they leave barren wasteland. The SEP will not thrive in the lands they have so brutally taken by force. As the surge of refuges and the armies of the AIF move westward the evil , yet bumbling and idiotic, factions of the SEP continue their rain of destruction. All things must come to and end. The SEP is one group of thugs and petty thieves that will not be in existence for very long. We in the peacefull Alliance of Independent factions call on all civilized factions and alliances to condemn the SEP and to oppose them wherver possible in any way whatsoever. Be advised, new comers to the Durness region, stay out of Deveron, keep clear of the north, lest the SEP drag you into the war as well. To all factions in the Durness region, remember that the AIF is the only thing standing in between YOU and the SEP. If we should fall, who do you think the SEP will seek to slaughter next? Respectfully, the followers of The One ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Black Hawk Society and Trading Company Still looking for a home................ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yeah, so we go marching in with our swords out, ready to kick some @#%, and all of a sudden all's we can see is fire flyin' everywhere. When we finally get to where we think we can do some killin' ('cause, as you know, by that time you're pretty well pumped), well, all we find is a bunch of dead guards. All we got to do was pick up a bunch of swords. Some battle." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do monsters attack if you are avoiding? You bet they do. But afterwards, I'm sure they say "Excuse me." Now, if I can only survive long enough to hear them....... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Da Boss looked over the shoulder of the Witch Doctor as he threw the runes upon the floor. "Watca Seez?", Da Boss asked. "Seez a dragon eatin da hors" The Boss laughed. "Not worry about dem", he finally sputtered and left the hut. The Witch Doctor smiled as he picked up the bag of 50 teeth. What an easy way to make a living. Now only if those men would get eaten by the Dragon the Witch Doctor thougth. ; #end ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not much to report this week. We are attempting to kill a LICH this turn, I hope I'm here next turn... pray for me... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ force [FORC] 1: The Force skill is not directly useful to a mage, but is rather one of the Foundation skills on which other magical skills are based. The Force skill determines the power of the magical energy that a mage is able to use. Note that a Force skill level of 0 does not indicate that a mage cannot use magical energy, but rather can only perform magical acts that do not require great amounts of power. combat [COMB] 5: No skill report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm no paranoid. Not me, they're only trying to make me LOOK paranoid! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yankton (141): The Blessed Lord said: While speaking learned words you are mourning for that which is not worthy of grief. Those who are wise lament neither for the living nor the dead. Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these Kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be. --Krishna to Arjuna who had refused to fight _Bhagavad-Gita_, Chapter Two, 11-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's all this crap about signed articles being the only ones to get the 50 silver? You want nobody ever to say anything whatsoever except advertisements? Or bad fiction? Or whinings about having lost? I don't even CLAIM publicly; I'll answer e-mail from an intruding unit every time, and I tell them to back right out the same way they came in. If they don't like it, they can whine in a signed Times article. Or if they have any balls they can attack. If they do attack, they'll have to come in blind, because nobody "just mapping" gets a free ride. If they don't bother to e-mail they can die for the brainless slugs they are. "Just mapping", my ass, a spy's a spy. Since this is unsigned, you can WONDER who feels this way, and maybe learn caution. If I did have to sign it, I sure wouldn't tell you anything you couldn't find out some other way. You'd be lucky if it was bad fiction. I'd probably serialize Moby Dick or something, and soon nobody would read the Times. Any of the good ones are always unsigned. Call me Ishmael. To be continued. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ don't you see this city burning ? and this one and this one... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Secret mystical clue: anarchy is the antidote ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assassin Guild under construction. I am trying to build a worldwide and independent assassin guild. Those interested can let a message in next Times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Plans are being drawn up, and a dry dock is being prepared for our next venture. Prospective passengers and/or venture capitalists are invited to our offices in Rantlu to discuss the next longboat to be built, a summary of our prospectus is included here. Prospectus from Daununda (158) Entreprises for "Longboat 2" ( we'll name it later at the Annual Shareholders Meeting) 1. 100 publicly offered shares at 20 silver each - only available in Rantlu. 2. 50 privately held shares will remain under the ownership of Daununda Enterprises. 3. The boat will be used to establish a trading/passenger carrying concern. 4. Sailing route to be determined. 5. Dividends will be calculated as 1/150 of the takings per voyage, per share held, payable at voyage completion ( fractional silver dividends will accumulate to next installment). Should a share holder representative not be present at the docking port, dividend will be held ( at shareholder's risk ) until landfall is made where a representative is present. 6. Duanunda personel (sailors and captain) travel free of charge. 7. Passenger fees: Share holders will receive a 10% discount per share held, or pay 50 silver, whichever is the highest. Non share holders pay full price. Leader cabins available at 225 silver Ordinary riffraff can sleep on deck for 75 silver. 8. Cargo fees: Share holders will receive a 10% discount per share held. 8 silver per unit dead weight ( this includes any fish you catch during the voyage) 10 silver per unit livestock weight( and you muck out the stables!) 9. Treasury fees: Any unaccompanied monies should be deposited with the Captain before voyage commences, a 10% fee will be levied for this service. Shareholders only need pay a 5% fee. * Depositor insurance onus applies. 10. Food and voyage supplies: You look after yourself. 11. Sea monsters, pirates, monsoons, tidal waves, reefs, rocks, sandbars, leaky boat, etc: You take your chances. 12. Share register will be published in The Times, annonymous subscribers need not apply. 13. Dividends will be announced in The Times. 14. Share scrip will be e-mailed to subscriber or their nominated holder on a first-come, first-served basis, after payment is made. 15. Requests for shares should be made by e-mail to the address below, include Faction or Alliance name. Daununda (158) Enterprises (jim_eadie@cc.chiron.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Erh, does anyone know if a grey giant is friendly? >> >> Should I try to talk to it or should I run? Well, he turned out to be a real gentleman! He invited me to his lair and he wouldn't take no for an answer! He then introduced me to his family and invited me to dinner tonight. What should I wear? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stop writing Times articles that just contain a skill report or some form of "give me 50 silver". It's boring enough as it is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thief Thief. What will i do. Does anyone have magic to boost observation/stealth ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up up and away in my beautiful .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Bluffer pulled up short when a cloaked figure appeared from out of nowhere right in the middle of the path. He drew himself up to his full height and began to test the winds to determine if this intruder had friends nearby. This done, he carefully moved towards the stranger in a manner that would allow him to pass him without getting within arm's (or sword's) reach. As he drew even with the man(?) he raised one hand, plan open and spoke. "Ssstay a while, and ssshare your adventuresss with a fellow traveler." It sounded as if he were spitting! "I have no time for story telling this day" responded the Bluffer. "But if truth be known, I would on some other occasion exchange stories with you. I've not met any like you, as I can recall. And that be passing curious to my way of thinking." "Well sssaid. Well sssaid. Who art thou, and where might I renew our aquaintanssce to reclaim this troth?" "Hill Bluffer, that's my name and trade! Be it solid ground or living rock, when I look at a hill, it knows its beat; and lays itself out flat for my trampling feet! I'm the Postman from Wildwood Peak to Helsicke. That's where I'm bound now. That's where you can find me in the near future, I reckon." "Fare thee well, possst-man. I bid you on your way. Be ever watchful, for it isss sssaid that pre-men travel thessse hillsss once more." And with that, the stranger made a sign with his open hand that caused a glimmer in the air. The glimmer grew to a bright lignth that extended vertically until large enough for a mounted man to enter. The stranger stepped into the light, there was a loud "Pop!" and the light disappeared as if one had blown out a candle! A mage! The stranger had been a gate mage. And of a previously unseen race. This was certainly getting to be a REAL interesting time here on Atlantis. Then with a snort, the Bluffer returned to his accoustomed gait. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scout#1 shrank nervously up against a wall as the soldiers walked by. Did one of them look back? He turned around as inconspicuouly as possible and began walking. Suddenly, he felt a gauntleted hand come down on his shoulder with a crushing weight. "What's your hurry, son?" "N-n-nothing." he stammered, but it was too late, far too late. The scar faced soldier was pulling the heavy bag of silver up into the air. "I'll be Geoff-damned!" He swore. "I've found our thief! Men!" Scout#1 winced. scores of soldiers were running towards him, along with a man dressed in strange red robes. Was that fire spurting out of his fingers? Scout#1 began to weep. He was just a simple Rantlu viking. Why had he ever joined this army? Why had he ever come to Devron? The soldiers had backed away and the robed man was chanting. Without warning Scout#1 was burning in agonizing pain. As darkness overwhelmed him, he heard the soldier's jeers turn to screams of panic. "We're under attack!" was the last thing he heard... -In memory of Scout#1 turn 12 - turn 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Hive (165): Masses streamed towards the square in Rantlu as word spread of the appearance of a Drone. Seeing that the square was filled to capacity, the Drone calmly raised his hand for silence. A high-pitched human voice boomed out of the insect-like helmet. "Two months ago," the Drone began, "this anonymous message appeared in the TIMES: �As the monsoons raged outside Rantlu, city residents trembled in fear. The hairy, unwashed legions of RIP had suddenly moved on, to the south and parts unknown. Now HIVE units bumbled around, seemingly mindless. Was the city open to travel again? Could citizens come and go as they pleased? HIVE was ominously silent...�" The Drone paused for a few minutes, allowing his words to be absorbed by the crowd before continuing. "The Hive have determined what will become of those outside of Rantlu. They will die. Those of you in the city remain safe. Anyone wishing to exit the city should contact the Hive. We are not against trading and studying with those who do not oppose us. However, if you leave the city without permission you must be prepared for the consequences." Again pausing, the Drone could hear many voices asking, "What is the purpose of this?", "Why?" The Drone responded to these questions in a level tone an octave above the normal human range, as if the idea of slaughtering thousands of other beings had no effect on it. But then again, it was only a Drone. "The Hive must survive. We have attempted to co-exist with the Others, but these attempts have proven futile. The Hive will assure it�s own survival, and the survival of the Syndic8 alliance. Agreements made to our relatives will also be upheld. All Others will die." Suddenly, a crossbow bolt whizzed through the square and embedded itself in the Drone�s skull. It silently collapsed as some of the crowd cheered. No matter�it was only a Drone, and the message had been delivered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heinz wondered what sort of man he would be up against. Would he be of the same caliber as Heinz? Leading over 1000 men into battle and co-ordinating attack was no easy task. However Heinz felt quietly confident. Meanwhile the Merry Piper played... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jack Danial? Johny Walker? Jim Bean? . . . Spelling gives me a headache. I need another beir. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, sorry to do this but time pressure this side of the Nexus is immense. (I woukld espekialy like to spell Azthyr corectly) but...... Gimme 50 silver...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deep in the heart of the jungle the drums beat on. Who will be next for the stew pot? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************** 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. * New discovery this turn: The "Karuna", boat of the '70s, has discovered new forests on the NEW CONTINENT north of Graevbygd. But it will go further East, in respect to last month's claim from The Party. See below. * Reminder of last discovery: The "Rossinante", boat of The Party, has discovered new plains and forests, beyond the ocean, north of the Graevbygd area. It might be a new continent! Congratulations to The Party!! * Contacts with the other organisations: The Sailor Brotherhood is pleased to announce that some talks have started between our organisation and the "Industrial Revolution". an alliance dedicated specifically to exploring the possibilites for Trade, Communications, etc. inherent in the Gate System. We look forward to seeing the first 2 international guilds working together. So What do you wait to join us ?! Participate to the World Community by joining the first Internaional Organisation ! 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. Pinpanikaye, King of the Minstrels. ************************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PIGS! What is the com level on Giant pigs? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I claim all that is and ever shall be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smooth, cool, refreshing Red Dog beer... Be your own dog! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You will lose more silver this turn, and you will all die! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob thought he was sneaky, Bob is dead. The rest of these Rats are going to die real soon. Dunster News Report: Please ignore the Report from Mike. He can be a reporter, but he will be canceled, he contract is about to expire, very soon. How can anyone report on an area when All they occupy is a few pillaged hexes? They will be giving these up shortly. Last month we had a few acts of treachery, from 2 supposed neutral factions, we should be able to cure that problem in a short period of time. My Advice, don't make Dunster one of your vaction resorts. Fighting has been raging through the area for 10+ turns. It is starting to get really nasty. The Dark Legion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GALE: REMINISCENT OF THE WIND COMING FROM AZTHAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bowmen and orcs beginning their training among the Chibchas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah, the crisp clean smell of the mountains. After many days wading through the swampy morass, it is good to feel sloid rock under my feet again. And the prospects of finding a good place to settle amongst these hardy native hill-tribes is good - much better than back with the poor swamp-dwelling tribes, who eek only a megre living from their marshy fields. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WE ARE NOW ENGAGED IN A GREAT WAR TESTING WHETHER THIS FACTION OR THAT FACTION CAN LONG ENDURE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACME Department of Administration and Management (117): Official GALE announcements: We've got new factions crawling out of the woodwork! A new census update and new members now puts us at 55 factions. Any more and we might sink the whole continent. Despite the groaning noises we've heard in the ground lately, GALE is still offering homesteads on our ever-expanding frontiers to any new factions seeking a home to call their own. We also offer magickal training in all foundations and many skills to at least level 3. Some of our alliances are even offering $cash$ incentives to new GALE members. Our rather spartan website is at http://www.wolfe.net/~azthar/GALE Any official correspondence to GALE should be addressed to azthar@wolfenet.com Azthar Septragen Grand Elder of GALE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ================================================================================ ACME Public Bulletin #17 Announcements for July Year 2 Monthly tips: ------------ Get at least 10 hours of sleep a week, even if it kills you. Read your Syntax Checks! Membership News --------------- Cash Incentives: ACME offers to support the long term training costs of 5 mages of a new faction who wishes to come join GALE as an 80+% magic faction and lend the services of 3 of their mages to ACME. Recently admitted GALE members may apply and will be given priority. This is a limited offer. Land Claims, etc. ----------------- Jining has fallen! It was accompanied by the usual looting, but at a rather subdued pace. Most participants seemed dull and lethargic as if they had been feasting and drinking for a month straight. Some were so fat and overloaded with loot, that they passed out right after the battle. In the World of Diplomacy: -------------------------- The negotiated border with The Nameless Alliance based out of Graevsbygd seems to be holding peacefully. There are wild rumors of border crossings, but while they are amusing, they are still unsubstantiated. This border is the 49th longitude between the cities of Melfi and Burscough. In the interests of peace, we ask all factions from both Graevsbygd and Helsicke to recognise this border. Quote of the month: ------------------- At the insistance of ACME InfoPol the Quote of the month section is being removed from ACME bulletin. Any official correspondence to ACME should be addressed to azthar@wolfenet.com ================================================================================ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greetings, friends, neighbors, strangers and enemies! Welcome! If you value your sanity or are easily offended, cast DELETE TIMES now! Or cast a FIND for VISA/MC/AMEX. That will take you to the end of my post. ;) You were warned. It's time again for -- Azthar's Smoking Wing. I just love it when the Monsoon ends. Everyone is so vigorous! I must say this gets more enjoyable every turn. [Note the use of the word turn, not month. Implying this IS a game.] Let see... Oh yeah, I had a brain spasm last time and omitted a couple words. I wrote: >If my self that unbearable, there is always the dreaded "DELETE TIMES" spell... I meant to say: If my self-aggrandizement is that unbearable... You get the picture. (What do you expect at 4am? A rubber biscuit? Certainly not the Spanish Inquistion!) Let's see, oh yeah, hot air. We recently discovered there is tremendous volcanic activity in the immediate Verguin area and close examination has revealed that there is a fault line running roughly northwest out of Helsicke, we have traced it as far as Jining but it is difficult to trace past there as the jungles start to get thick, making core sampling difficult until we get some earth mages up there. As a result of this geoffysical activity, it seems there are rich and abundant deposits of Mithril. Of more practical value are the common hot springs and thermal vents -- while the former make great spas and recreational areas, the latter are what I'm most interested in. Vents of hot, pressurized noxious gases. We're working on harnessing it and using it for a variety of constructive purposes, including both heating and territorial defense. Our first test blast accounted for 22 kills in the attack on Jining this last month. It looks like the Mithril will come in handy for the venting system, iron seems to melt too easily. > Hey everyone, I invested at the Bank of Helsicke and I've had to beat the > women off with a club ever since! That's it! I was wondering why women have been fighting over me lately. First I thought it was this Grand Elder thing, but maybe it's the bank. I never thought to use a club though, I suppose I have always thought I had a more appropriate implement for the task. ;) Having relationship trouble? RESTART, join GALE and invest in The Bank of Helsicke! It worked for me! The official faction 117 Idle Threats Deptartment: I will use the word Spleen in all of my times posts until at least one hundred different non-ACME factions post signed articles to the Times stating that I should be given the Bronze Spleen award. Hey, you'll even get 50 silver out of the deal! Wiping out my miserable pathetic faction won't stop me. Some people want to conquer the world, I just want the Spleen award. Make it easy on yourself. Gimme the Spleen! On to the hamster bashing. No offense to hamster lovers - when I was young, I had a pet hamster that lived over 3 years, he was a smart little bugger. He liked to be petted, but he bit people who were rude to him, for instance, one guy who called him a rat. I'm serious. Not only was he smart, he was bold too! Most of these were probably GALE posts, but what who cares? "The play is the thing." -- Shakespeare > War!!!!!!!!!! ACME invades territory of the Nameless alliance! A.D.A.M. > (117) claims "Nail down your womenfolk, and hide your valuables, Yes, nail down your women. It will destroy half of your economy and make you that much easier to conquer! Hide your children too, you cowering vermin! You certainly don't wan't them to be blinded by the light of day. What ever you do hide your chocolate. My doggies can smell it a hundred hexes away and will stop at nothing to get it. !fooW !fooW > becuase we're eviler than the Evil Brotherhood of Twee, and we're > coming for you!" That sounds so inspiring. Eviler than the Evil Brotherhood of Twee. Eviler than the Evil Brotherhood of Twee. That must be really evil. I'm so flattered. Who ever thought making friends and giving away hexes would be considered evil? Yeah, we'll teach them Twee a thing or two about evil. I've got more evil in my belly button lint than all of Twee and SEP put together! But if you think I'm evil -- You should meet the Movers. I'm a #*%!ing saint compared to him. I would have probably avoided using the word evil twice to describe The Twee and myself, I generally refer to myself in the singular, and "because" is a word I almost never allow myself to misspell. It's one of those words I never get right the first time, and so I always recheck it. Despite the fact that it is an obvious forgery, it insipres me to take the words as my own. Specifically "Eviler than Twee." That is my new motto. I just hope I can live up to it. It's a tough act to follow. So nail yer wimmin! Eat yer chocklet! Before we do it for you! Cuz wer Eviler Than Twee! (spelling and good taste be damned!) You want evil? I'll show you evil. You are all really in for it now. Soon you will all grovel for mercy and beg me to pillage your hexes and slaughter your factions! Just to prove how evil I really am, I'm not going to wait until I reach your territory to start committing blatant and unprovoked atrocities. I've started writing poetry. Eviler Than Twee. Indeed, hee hee! You had better flee! Beyond the sea. It is plain you see. We come for thee. Eviler Than Twee A - C - M - E! But we don't need to come for you, you've already been bitten! !fooW !fooW Don't worry it's only marginally fatal, and it's not that painful -- from what I've heard. But apparently the transformation into a juju and the hallucinations that result afterward are quite traumatic. Just ask Jeepers. It's gotta be true, it's in the times! Don't say I didn't warn you! Next. > GALE is a bunch of warmongering wussies... Warmongering wussies. Hmm. Let's see, so far we've mongered... Let me see.. Hmm. No. mmm,nah.. Zero wars. Hmm. If we are Warmongers we sure aren't doing a good job. So I guess if we were trying to monger war, we could rightfully be called warmongering wussies. But since we have been mongering Peace, maybe we are just plain old wussies. Except that some of us are peacemongering wussies that are Eviler Than Twee! Our mongers are having both inferiority and identity problems. Would anyone care to stop by for a little war to help us out? SEP maybe? Nah I suppose you guys are too busy killing invalids and children to be even close to GATE 5, much less a half a longboat and 15 livestock. PS rumor has it GALE has more boats than factions! It's really too bad fish don't pay taxes. > ANARCHY will be their downfall in the very near future. If GALE supposedly *is* inherently anarchic as I am wont to preach, how can it fall to anarchy? Does anyone really care to discuss anarchy in detail? I'm pretty sure GALE has had more than their fill. ;) The fact that there are six alliances in GALE, at least half of which, if not *all*, would survive if GALE collapsed, rules out any kind of total disorder, with or without GALE. I would be much more concerned about GALE being twisted into a despotic military dictatorship where fifty factions pillage as one... But hey, I can dream right? Next please. How's this: Ghoulish Assassins are Lurking Everywhere so much for the Golden Age of Learning and Exploration that I envisioned. It seems Atlanteans are far too paranoid. This Grandiose Arrogant Lethargic Entity asks: Which would you prefer? Guillotine Axe Lynching or Esphyxiation? Personally, I prefer firing squad by riflebow. Since someone has tryed to provoke me by posting a private email to the Times and another has inspired me to be "Eviler Than Twee" and yet someone else has now brought up Helter Skelter, I thought this would be appropriate. "You have created the monster!" -- Charles Manson. BTW if any of you haven't figured it out, I do get paid for this. It's not much, but it's probably more than the average Slovenian virus hacker makes. I'd tell you more, but not only wouldn't you believe me, I'd then be forced to kill you and it's no fun torturing dead people. That implies -- Barring major act of vulcanism, we'll do it again real soon. Thanks for joining. Remember if I don't sign it, it's only a pseudo-idle threat. ;} As usual, send all donations, inquiries, supplications, propositions, praise, flames, fan-mail, hate-mail, accusations & self-incriminations to azthar@wolfenet.com - or just post it to the Times! VISA/MC/AMEX cheerfully accepted, cash preferred. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grizzly Bears [GRIZ] (Combat 2,Hits 6). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time has come for war! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item reports: tarot cards [TARO], weight 1. caviar [CAVI], weight 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Grey Company (49): ============================== Longboat for sale in Graevbygd ============================== $2000 including sailors contact jegt@aleph.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Glass Chompers (65): Come visit my web page at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1960 Please take the time to fill out my new survey to let me know what you like and dislike to help improve the page. Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tell me what's this: Mightier than a dragon, deeper than the ocean, swifter than the light and colder than a tombstone? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GALE is getting large and there are signs of division among us already... As always the powers that be have their own agenda and are distributing favors accordingly... Kiss up now if you want any kind of an advantage, and always watch your back for your neighbor wields a blade... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mining [MINI] 3: A unit with this skill may use the PRODUCE order to produce mithril in designated regions (Note that Mining skill of 3 is required to even determine that mithril may be produced). Mithril is the strongest metal known, and high level Weaponsmithes and Armorers may use mithril to forge weapons and armor. One unit of mithril weighs 10 weight units. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ spirit shield [SSHI] 1: A mage with this skill may cast a Spirit Shield in combat. This shield will be effective against all Spirit attacks against the mage's army, at a level equal to the mage's skill level. To use this spell in combat, set it using the COMBAT order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accord Ltd. (191): The Mischievous Dog There was once a Dog, who was so bad tempered and mischievous that his master had to hang a heavy piece of wood round its neck, to stop it running at people and biting them. The stupid dog mistook the wood for a medal, and grew so conceited about it that he looked down in scorn upon all other dogs and refused to have anything to do with them. But one wise old dog among the others pointed out to him that he had nothing to be proud of, because the wood that hung round his neck was there a a mark of disgrace and not of honour. Moral "Oh, wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us" --Aesop ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ships with bows carved as running plains ponies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gate lore [GATE] 2: A mage with Gate Lore skill 2 can detect Gates in adjacent regions. The mage should use the syntax CAST Gate_Lore DETECT in order to detect these nearby Gates. Also, at level 2 Gate Lore, the mage may carry 100 weight units through a Gate when doing a random jump. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fire [FIRE] 2: No skill report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ crossbow [XBOW] 2: No skill report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you just wanted to be left alone, I think that you have joined the wrong game. -Your Future Foe? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Big Jim looked around in wonder. What was he doing here??? This world looked familiar, but is was somehow different. And he did not recognize his surroundings, nor those around him. Last he remembered, there was a battle going on... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clouds of darkness gather as the dawning of the new age begins. As war surges forth throughout the land, chaos reignes and death is common place to that which is life. Our time has come, listen to me brothers, as we are the chosen and your only hope for salavation. Thunder echos as we gather our forces, to feast on the souls of the dying. Blood spills freely...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's right, what was wrong. >From the beginning my first mistake was to remain in the woid, waiting I do't know what, scared from the outside word; my second mistake was to send the order the last minute and then turn of the connection: my order was STUDY "observaton" (ops!) so I was able to waste a round! I was luky enough to contact GALE and Azthar from the beginning, and now I feel better (except when I have to write down e-mail mesages to my partners - I shoud study english). If you entered Atlantis 3 to explore it and its magic, to develope your faction and not to kill and destroy, I suggest you to think about GALE. Here I can stay whitout any constraint, without enter a particular alliance, with a position in the magic council, witha lot off possibility in cooperation. I don't know what's going on in the rest of Atlantis, but I suspect that there are places where strongest factions use their power in a not very democratical way. Ave atque vale Walaar the shadowing, Elder of GALE Shadow's Clan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is the difference between the Dodo and the AIF? Very little but the Dodo had more teeth! - Anon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Silver Reavers (163): Once again Beldin was not a happy mage. All these responsibilities that = the Grand Duke kept piling onto him were all well and good for enhancing = his reputation and furthering his career but they did tend to get in the = way of his studies. This month he was concerned about trees - more precisely, the lack of = trees. "Fish", said the Grand Duke, "Construction of a fish market would be an = excellent way to redevelop the area of the town left vacant now that the = troops and their families have been requartered in their new barracks. I = want you to see to it that Ariano has the best fish market in the entire = region." The construction work had gone very smoothly, the rubble from the old = barracks had been cleared away and a beautiful new building complete = with insulated vaults for ice storage was now standing overlooking what = used to be the old parade ground. The local branch of the Sailor's Guild had put him in touch with a = number of men who were eager to be retrained in the arts of fishing and = net management, now all that Belding needed to provide was a fishing = fleet for them to operate. Now, where to get the wood to build ships... It was at this point that Belding started to get upset. For no doubt = compelling reasons, the Grand Duke had directed that Ariano be sited = where the Ferbane Mountains met the coast thus allowing easy access to = the ocean trading routes without sacrificing defense to any great = degree. However, this meant that overland travel in and out of Ariano = was difficult at best and was almost impossible when the weather was = bad. By far the best way to get goods in and out was by sea - to do = which required more ships - yet still more wood. Lately, Beldin had been dreaming about the reproductive cycle of = chickens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time is near to leave this place There's little growth left for the tax base So first I'll build a nice big fort and then a ship for sailing north I hope to find virgin ground So I can grow by leaps and bounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Diastrophism (83): Will there be a massive drop-out in seven weeks when most everyone needs to renew their account balance? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My sons See the clouds part and the sun shine through. In the Holy Land of Geoff the sun always shines on a blue sky. There shall never be winter again. Where the Chosen of Geoff walk the grass is growing and the birds are singing. Praised be Geoff * * * Father Sigurd preacher on a sunday afternoon in Helsickel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *************************************************************************** FELLOWSHIP UPDATE *************************************************************************** We recieved the following mail on 14.08.96. It's a mail from the House of Potatos, a SEP member. > Hi, > I'm a member of a of an alliance situated to the NE of the city of > Dunster. We would be interested in both living in *peace and harmony* and > exchanging magical type knowledge. > > Regards, > > Jamie Reid > 'House Of Potatos' Last turn I've been attacked by the SEP and lost lots of my people. They had no intention to attack any SEP troops nor to interfere with SEP actions. We were told to leave, so we did, but before we could leave we were SLAIN and murdered by SEP members. WHAT WAS THIS FOR? WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! Please, SEP, decide to live in war with us before you attack us without any reason. We have lost the faith in the goodwill of the SEP, and I encourage everybody to stop negotiations with the SEP for you own safety. Lord Starfox, Grandmaster of the Fellowship of Starfox (133) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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) TRADE: All resources for the Tower of Jotel has been produced. Lord Smygelfh however, was troubled. "How shall we transport 500 tons of stone to Jotel?", he was heard mumbling for a whole night. NEGOTIATIONS: Discussions with Cobra regarding certain land claims have been going on for the whole month, at the writing time, nothing was decided. WAR/MAGIC: The mages prepared themselves for a yet non-decided attack on the nearby town Darm. Noone knew if there would be an attack or not, but Lord Firebrand expressed himself: "The will always be battles. We'd better be prepared." WWW: Don't you know how strong those centaurs are? Or the city guards? Check out GOD HQ at http://www.student.tdb.uu.se/~m96thd/GOD *Contains THE BEST MONSTER-GUIDE in Atlantis* ------------------------------------------------ GOD can be reached at m96thd@student.tdb.uu.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BioPhreaks (172): Mead frothed over the tops of dozens of iron flagons as the meeting of diplomacy drew to a close. Soon, unwashed hands would lift the cups to open mouths and wild reverie would follow. Even as the Highlander leader, Connor McCloud, was winding down his speech of brotherhood and friendship, one could hear the finest entertainers in the land, _The Rolling Stones_, tuning up for the blast. Johnny Clone looked over the shadowed faces of the Highlander royalty and considered his first treaty to be a success: both sides would benefit from each other�s labors, securing the peaks from invasion for, as Connor had so brusquely stated, "a goo� long time now." All the meeting required was the proper ending before the festivities ensued. Slapping his palms onto the oak table, Connor closed his speech, "Aye, it is our privilege to welcome into our hearths and homes these� interestingly-shaped folk," Connor shot a meaningful glance at the ten foot tall rodent who served as a BioPhreak messenger, "�who have proven themselves trustworthy in the meeting hall and effective in the field of battle. To their clan, we say �Welcome to the Highlands!�" The plaid-clothed mob stomped their feet in agreement, followed by a bellow for a BioPhreak closing speech. Johnny stood with his hands upraised. "Truly, this marks the beginning of a new era. Two clans working together. Two clans protecting common lands. Two clans protecting a future generation�s birthright!" Applause echoed off the roof of the great meeting hall as the Highlander elite began clamoring for the celebration to begin. "One last joke before the mead is served," said Johnny, wanting to put just the right finish to this perfect diplomatic venture, "What�s the difference between the Rolling Stones and a Highlander?" All eyes turned to the smiling clone. "One says, �Hey you, get off my cloud�, the other says �Hey McCloud, get off my ewe!" The BioPhreak contingent exploded into laughter, yet Johnny alone let his chuckles die a slow rattling death when he realized that none of the Highlanders shared their humor. In fact, they all looked rather angry. Connor McCloud stared evenly at Johnny with piercing green eyes. "There can be only one." He said. * * * Two hours later, Johnny was feeling the bruises about his neck and shoulders with remorse, thinking that his entire troop was lucky to make it out of the meeting hall with only superficial wounds. Now war over the peaks was most likely inevitable. "Now, to prepare for battle," Johnny thought as he bandaged his head. He lay down on his bed and picked up the massive tome that he had just paid 200 silver for. On the cover was a single word, something that Johnny should have studied long ago. The word was TACT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Independent Faction of the Knights of Z'ha'dum have attempted to work with all neighbors in Dunster. One, the Dark Legion, is incommunicado other than through threats in the press. The other, the Alliance of the Southern Cross, is unorganized, unresponsive, and badly mannered. Items of dispute include: - sending "orders" to me without verifying that I received them. - threatening me for not working with them to execute the above orders. - moving unmarked flags through territory that is mine by treaty. - threatening me in response to my actions of closing my borders. Rather than continue, the Knights of Z'ha'dum have decided to move on to the next world. We bid peace and tranquility to those we leave behind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ An anonymous resident of the Durness region wrote: > If the AIF had said less (does anyone read the reams of crap they > write?) and the SEP had said more (I haven't seen any statements or info > from them!) this whole situation might have come to less. It looks like > the AIF are more interested in talking about it while the SEP are more > interested in doing it. Any bets on who will win? > Personally I'm building a boat!! Spoken like a true SEP member ! And, yes, I'm placing a bet on who will win - Truth, Honesty and Loyalty - Any bets of which side that is ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I will return. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are the strongest alliance in Atlantis. Don't annoy us or we will KILL you! Twee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Does anyone know "charm dragon" ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once more into the breach! W.S. - Henry V ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Wuthering Knights, still on a quest for the Holy Grill, proudly present the discovery of a new land. We named it STROMA, after the God of charcoal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Running late again! Maybe better commentary next week... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The winds from the west talk of the ineffable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chronicles of The Tribe Oh great Tupa~! It seems that the Tribe will now grow faster than we imagined! With the help of Pombagira and Curupira everything will be on track again. Now trade is starting to pick up and warriors wil be less of a priority. Paulo, Parrot-man of The Tribe (123) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is a partial list of trade items found in local cities: chocolate mink vodka (my favorite!) roses jewelry ivory figurines jade silk Can these be produced? Probably not. It will be possible to make a handsome profit on these items by moving them between cities, though. Once all the towns become cities, they will support (and encourage) the trade of these items. They usually bring a 100% profit to the transporter. Of course, only trade factions can engage in this venture. So, you can double your money by moving such items. If you can find a regular route that is only 1-2 turns away, this can be quite profitable. However, if it is much further, trading these items isin't useful. It would be much more interesting if powerful spells required (and consumed) certain of these items. Then mages would be seeking out cities which produce them. Oh well. Maybe in Atlantis 4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deld's Consolidated monster list (for turn 15): Giant Lizard [GLIZ] (Combat 3, Hits 5), Attacks ? , TACT 0 imp [IMP] (Combat 3, Hits 1), Attacks 1?, TACT 0? skeletons [SKEL] (Combat 2, Hits 1), Attacks 1, TACT 0 lich [LICH] (Combat 4, Hits 40),Attacks 30+, TACT 2+ Fear ~25 lion [LION] (Combat 3, Hits 2), Attacks ?, TACT 1+,STEA 1+ bog thing [BOGT] (Combat 4, Hits 20),Attacks 2+, TACT 1+,STEA 1+ roc [ROC] (Combat 4, Hits 15),Attacks ?, TACT 1+ undead [UNDE] (Combat 3, Hits 6), Attacks ?, TACT 0 sphinx [SPHI] (Combat 4, Hits 50),Attacks 20+? TACT? kobold [KOBO] (Combat ?, Hits ?) ,Attacks ?, TACT?, STEA 1 ettin [ETTI] ? dragon [DRAG] (Combat 6, Hits 50),attacks ?, TACT 1+, Fireball 1+ Please submit battles with creatures to kbrors@aol.com to make this a better creature manual. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nightgaunts (209): Well, the cowardly SEP have gotten what they wanted. Last turn they took the city of Abrantes without a fight -- and attacked two innocent and peaceful AIF members in the process. Without provocation, the forces of SEP have continued to trample on the rights of other peaceful residents of the Durness area. So the only question left is "What's next for the SEP?" So, members of SEP, are you going to follow us to the ends of the earth hunting down every last scout? Well, that's what you're going to have to do, because I will not rest until the losses of the Fellowship of Starfox, Followers of the One, myself, and the rest of the Alliance of Independent Factions have been avenged. The rivers of the region will be choked with the corpses of your fallen forces, before I am finished. Nightgaunts (209) twells@netcom.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up