ancient times 1/3 From: keith.langley@mdcs.com (Keith Langley) Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000 A N C I E N T T I M E S "All the news that's fit to chisel" Mid Spring - issue #0396 Sacred Scripture CORRECTION: Our web page has a new address, and will probably change once more next month. For now, it is: http://www.nyx.net/~arusk/otf.html Game 5 is full; game 6 is filling fast - Game 5 is full and running; its first turn is being processed by Avalon as I write this. Game 6 has four deities registered; it needs two more and can accommodate up to 5 more. TRADE OFFER: I will trade one complete free game of OTF, 12 turn minimum guaranteed, for EACH of these items: *1 486DX motherboard, minimum 256k cache *1 x4-spin CD ROM drive and driver software Epistles from Erth One True Faith game #2 Volcanoes rock Atlantic - Volcanoes completely destroyed all signs of life in Iceland and Orkneys. A third volcano rose in Holland but subsided without quite erupting; it nonetheless caused great loss of life. Ettahae is believed responsible for these events, killing a total of over 1,200 Munchkins. Epidemic spreads across Arctic - Magian continued to spread bubonic plague. This month's epidemic was centered in Lappland and spread across Ettahae's northern territories. About 400 of Ettahae's worshippers were lost, along with 50 of Gramunch's, and a few agnostics and followers of Votlansh. 15 military units and 2 heroes were also killed by the plague. Heavy rain washes out York/London trails - Gramunch caused a strong rainstorm that prevented Ettahae from moving units between York and London. Alchemy disrupts Munchkin production - In Belgium, Faeroes and Shetland metal stockpiles were changed to gold, resulting in metal shortages and cancelled production. This appears to be a divine ability unique to Ettahae. Tremor in Silesia destroys temple - Ettahae caused a small earth tremor in Silesia, just enough to knock down the Votlish temple there. Tyr drives Magian from Florence - Tyr's army chased Magian's forces across the border into Rome, in apparent retaliation for Magian's assault on Bavaria last turn. A Tyrian expedition to retake Bavaria was cancelled when the dwarves in that army refused to march with hobgoblins. Ettahae defeats Gramunch in Norway - Ettahae attacked Agder by sea, and Oslo by land, taking both provinces. Oslo's force fought back; Agder's retreated right away. Munchkin invasion destroyed off Dover - An invading force from Picardy was destroyed by 3 of Ettahae's warships and a dozen flying monsters as they tried to land in London. The invading army was trapped on cargo ships and unable to fight back. Levi takes last Mobian province - A Levite army from Lvov entered Carpathia and defeated the last of Mobius' armies. A few Mobian believers are rumored to exist in North Africa, but they are unlikely to survive another month. LETTERS (Levi) - MAGIAN, I shall be benevolent and will ignore the outbreak of bubonic plague You caused in Moscow. I will not retaliate. If, however, I experience ONE MORE SINGLE DEATH due to Your divine depradations, You will experience EXTREME NEGATIVE FEEDBACK! Grow in Peace, Levi Up