Atlantis 2.0: Times 48 From: Geoff Dunbar <atlantis@rahul.net> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0000 Atlantis 2.0 Times December, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ admin20@atlantis.rahul.net for problems, info. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Happy Holidays everyone. And a special greetings to the Church of the Shartuse Snowflake. We will be comming to get you in one more turns. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A new year opened the wide horizons of future.. What will this year bring to our three sorceress' Boudiccea, Little Witch, Sorceress??? New tasks. new skills, new aims, new fights? We will wait and see .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'SIR, THERE IS MUCH CONFUSION IN THE WINTER. ALL THE COURIERS ARE MOVING THE WRONG WAY. VERY INEFFICIENT SIR' 'DO NOT WORRY. ALL IS WELL. ENOUGH SWORDS AND ARMOR ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS!' ***** The Hand of Darkness, and our allies the Dire Didgett of Darkness, and the Melniboneans, now claim the deserts in (6,15), (6,16), the swamps in (7,13), (7,14), (7,15) and the forests in (5,13), (5,14), (6,13) and (6,14). All factions entering this region are requested to state their business. Otherwise funny things might happen. Hand of Darkness g8512580@mcmaster.ca Dire Didgett of Darkness richard@majinga.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------======================-------------- Me again - making full use of all of the factions I'm controlling through the holidays. Well the UPS is still running strong (sounds familiar) in fact I've got yet another charter this turn, so if you are interested in fleeing Atlantis City to join you pals on the outside, then why not book a flight? I charge $750 per flight, which you can load up with as many people and goodies as you like. Why not team up with a few friends and book a joint passage? I can ship out 100 unladed men, or another combination that totals less than 1000 weight units. So why not call now? Our operators are standing by...... ----------=======================------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hogwash ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time has come for all those oppressed by the nasty PolyChromaticPirates to stand and fight. If you want to share in the coming new age of Pirateless living act now. All those who have allied with the Pirates(exept Thakram Miles, he is toast) can turn on them now. We are poised to take the TRICities area back and then on to Jaca. We will do this with or without your help, but do you really want to be on the wrong side. Unlike the Pirates we will not kill you for trying to remain neutral, but you will be NEUTRAL after they are gone. If you can't help, better get out of the way, fireballs are hard to control... We are MAD as hell! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another quiet winter month, little deal here, little deal there, we'll see if we get totally wiped out first thing in the spring by that ominously quiet bunch to the west... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clones looked out on the town... "I see" started one "that we will soon be moving" continued another "from these" continued another " poor quarters to a city" continued another "Oh what joy.." Finished the last (or was it the first?). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Sorry to disturb you sir" "Yes what is it now!" "Welllll sir it is those clones" "What about them?" "Wellll they are driving the men potty." "Hooo Hummmm *THAT* is there job! Now get out!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The most annoying things in the world Number 23): This event occurs when you are not recieving as many email messages as you expect. It makes you think that there is something wrong with your email, but your not sure as nobody has told you they haven't been able to reach you. But they can't tell you if your email is not working because they can't contact you. And if they can't email you, then they can't tell you that your email is not working and so you don't know if it is working or not and your back to square one. What I really need is one of their phone numbers Another government worker during office hours. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shiva's magic shop has permanently relocated to Binhai. Drop by! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! Yew has been located in the Monzon Region. Bring you Lum-5 leaders to 11,11 and reap the makings of the most effective killing machines in the land: Rifle Bows Of course, you may have to fight the Reservoir Dogs for this treasure. They took it from us. Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! Flash! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My new address is eloy@piano.icmm.csic.es Eloy Anguiano. PS: This is the last message with my new address. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BAMM! "Pfftpth!" He spat out a pegasus feather that somehow made its way into his mouth. "Wake up. Come on boy, wake up." Slap! Slap! Slap! No use. The pegasus seemed to have suffered a concussion. Not surprising with what they had been though. "Oh Shit. Here we go again." muttered bruised and battered Kall. Then, sure enough, they began the downward spiral. Now why, just when they reach the shore, was there this strange wall that didn't allow him and his pegasus to continue flying. Twist and turn. There. Here it comes. SSPPLLAAAATT!!! Ooh the ground was hard. Luckily, he landed on top of the pegasus. But, ouch!, it still hurt. Flying sure wasn't what he thought it should be. First, the pegasus didn't want to fly higher than 3 feet off the ground resulting in very tricky flying through the forest and mountains. Now this. Running into an invisible brick wall when trying to go from dry land to the ocean. Unsheathing his razor sharp scimitar, he proceeded to walk back home. Yes, Kall was definitely going to have a word or two with the flying horse salesman. . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am growing more nervous with each passing day. I have sent many messenger pigions to my neighbor, but none have returned. Due to his silence, I must prepare for the worst. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I AM REALLY ANGRY. THE CHURCH OF THE PURPLE SNOWFLAKE KILLED THE BIRDS. They were more peacefully than you can imagine. God damn this faction and all its allies who kill such units. I will repeat it again and again until the world ends or they send me explanation. For those who don't believe there is the list of defenders: The Birds (3000), avoiding, behind, 5 high elves, 150 silver. Skills: entertainment 2(90). Unit (6466), avoiding, behind, 29 orcs, 150 silver, Skills: none. Unit (7812), avoiding, behind, leader. Skills: entertainment 2(150). and City Guard (175), on guard, 100 leaders, 100 swords. The list of attackers was about 150 lines. Tell me why they did it. The only solution I see is that they don't like music. I speak many times with this alliance called NAA and all time they were speaking about peace and harmony. DO NOT TRUST NAA. THEY ARE LIERS. Many players said that they are good. Are they really? They have not sent a line with explanation. So they only murderers. And I hate them. If only someone clean the Atlantis world from such factions. Kash'd D'g, the local corespondent of Atlantis Times, Crieff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many are those who will go one way and many are those who go back. But none of then ever see the pretty city of Ash. All build of wooden ash from ash is shining with shadow brightness. Travellers stand before the gates and cannot let theirs eyes to leave the beauty. And even more inside the city, they block the traffic just to have a possibility to see Dark Tower, Light Cathedral or Sky Heaven. And many visitors paid their lives for it, being killed by cariages. That is the famous Ash. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Help! I'm dying!! Please give me 50 silver.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ooo ooooo ooooo ooooooooooooo `88. .888' `888' 8' 888 `8 888b d'888 888 888 8 Y88. .P 888 888 888 8 `888' 888 888 888 8 Y 888 .o. 888 .o. 888 .o. o8o o888o Y8P o888o Y8P o888o Y8P The Magic Items Traders are proud to announce the opening of his new shop in Atlantis City. We can offer the following magic items: - Helm of observation (+2 in observation)..................... 200 sil - Gloves of strength (+2 in combat +5 attacks per round)...... 200 sil - Potion of healing (survive one fatal blow in combat)........ 200 sil * - Wand of fire (-2 in enemy attack)........................... 200 sil - Pick of mining (+10 in mining).............................. 200 sil - Enchant wagon (no need horse)............................... 200 sil ** - Portal...................................................... 200 sil * Prize per 10 potion. ** You provide the wagon. Contact "Circulo interno" (843) at javier@nemesis.iic.uam.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ooo ooooo ooooo ooooooooooooo `88. .888' `888' 8' 888 `8 888b d'888 888 888 8 Y88. .P 888 888 888 8 `888' 888 888 888 8 Y 888 .o. 888 .o. 888 .o. o8o o888o Y8P o888o Y8P o888o Y8P The Magic Items Traders are proud to announce the opening of his new shop in Atlantis City. We can offer the following magic items: - Helm of observation (+2 in observation)..................... 200 sil - Gloves of strength (+2 in combat +5 attacks per round)...... 200 sil - Potion of healing (survive one fatal blow in combat)........ 200 sil * - Wand of fire (-2 in enemy attack)........................... 200 sil - Pick of mining (+10 in mining).............................. 200 sil - Enchant wagon (no need horse)............................... 200 sil ** - Portal...................................................... 200 sil * Prize per 10 potion. ** You provide the wagon. Contact "Circulo interno" (843) at javier@nemesis.iic.uam.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ooo ooooo ooooo ooooooooooooo `88. .888' `888' 8' 888 `8 888b d'888 888 888 8 Y88. .P 888 888 888 8 `888' 888 888 888 8 Y 888 .o. 888 .o. 888 .o. o8o o888o Y8P o888o Y8P o888o Y8P The Magic Items Traders are proud to announce the opening of his new shop in Atlantis City. We can offer the following magic items: - Helm of observation (+2 in observation)..................... 200 sil - Gloves of strength (+2 in combat +5 attacks per round)...... 200 sil - Potion of healing (survive one fatal blow in combat)........ 200 sil * - Wand of fire (-2 in enemy attack)........................... 200 sil - Pick of mining (+10 in mining).............................. 200 sil - Enchant wagon (no need horse)............................... 200 sil ** - Portal...................................................... 200 sil * Prize per 10 potion. ** You provide the wagon. Contact "Circulo interno" (843) at javier@nemesis.iic.uam.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ooo ooooo ooooo ooooooooooooo `88. .888' `888' 8' 888 `8 888b d'888 888 888 8 Y88. .P 888 888 888 8 `888' 888 888 888 8 Y 888 .o. 888 .o. 888 .o. o8o o888o Y8P o888o Y8P o888o Y8P The Magic Items Traders are proud to announce the opening of his new shop in Atlantis City. We can offer the following magic items: - Helm of observation (+2 in observation)..................... 200 sil - Gloves of strength (+2 in combat +5 attacks per round)...... 200 sil - Potion of healing (survive one fatal blow in combat)........ 200 sil * - Wand of fire (-2 in enemy attack)........................... 200 sil - Pick of mining (+10 in mining).............................. 200 sil - Enchant wagon (no need horse)............................... 200 sil ** - Portal...................................................... 200 sil * Prize per 10 potion. ** You provide the wagon. Contact "Circulo interno" (843) at javier@nemesis.iic.uam.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ooo ooooo ooooo ooooooooooooo `88. .888' `888' 8' 888 `8 888b d'888 888 888 8 Y88. .P 888 888 888 8 `888' 888 888 888 8 Y 888 .o. 888 .o. 888 .o. o8o o888o Y8P o888o Y8P o888o Y8P The Magic Items Traders are proud to announce the opening of his new shop in Atlantis City. We can offer the following magic items: - Helm of observation (+2 in observation)..................... 200 sil - Gloves of strength (+2 in combat +5 attacks per round)...... 200 sil - Potion of healing (survive one fatal blow in combat)........ 200 sil * - Wand of fire (-2 in enemy attack)........................... 200 sil - Pick of mining (+10 in mining).............................. 200 sil - Enchant wagon (no need horse)............................... 200 sil ** - Portal...................................................... 200 sil * Prize per 10 potion. ** You provide the wagon. Contact "Circulo interno" (843) at javier@nemesis.iic.uam.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aiken surveyed his troops. He could still see that his two divisions of High Elves were green and untrained, but he knew that they were making progess and within a few months, they would be ready for action. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ As it turns out boiled llama hair is quite tasty. Just be sure to add in enough salt to flavor the hair. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IUN News --- With the changing weather has come explosive growth. For the first time, we are producing more products than we can use. We are about to take 2 more towns and another city. Foes are falling, and others are seeking our friendship. The mage school progresses. Times are good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah the knowlege for the great protal jumping is almost complete. One more month and the knowlege will be mine ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go Away! Go away you silly Pesty, Cankerous Pirates, or we will be forced to spank your bottoms with a hedge-hog! Your mothers were Mimes and your fathers ate Twinkies! Now leave the rightfull Lands of the Republic of Rome, or I will be forced to taunt you some more! <Blllpppttt!> Death to scum! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Licata remains the last war zone on the Spakker continent as hostile isolationists attempt to prevent the IUN from securing peace. The war is expected to be brief. The remainder of the continent has focused on economic expansion. All manner of goods flow into the cities. Soon wealth will augment the peace. --News Hound ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zarya guilde will never fall. We stay here for ever.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oh! Powers out of imagination! Perhaps I should kill anyone? Perhaps I should just let it out of my hands. Who needs powers, when there's no friends to find. A lonely life is no life at all. /The Complaining Wizard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (The door opens in front of Howler's wide open eyes) "Yes Howler, what's your wish?" "Master! I've come to ask you the meaning of my life. I can't see no use in learning mining, when there's no iron to be seen." "I look through the window and see a lot of well fitting terrain." "Master, this terrain seems to be claimed by another company, I don't dare to mess with them." "Haven't I provided you with warriors, Howler?" "Yes, but there's a lot of enemies, and few allies, Master." (Grub rings a bell, and a black shadow sneaks into the room) "You called me, Boss?" "Yes, Dusk. I think I've got a mission for you." "Sounds fun. What shall I do?" (The conversation is interrupted, as Juggler steps into the room) "Master, if you excuse, I would like to put forward another solution to the problem." "Yes, Juggler? Let's hear it then." "I've created a secret portal, and I'm ready to teleport to a location where no beeing has been before." "And where would that be?" "You'll see when my apprentice opens the gate. I'll make the arrangements on the other side." "That sounds like a wise idea. Dusk, resume your training. Howler, continue your 'worthless' studies. Juggler, off you go!" (The servants obey, and leave the Giant to his own thoughts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ God has give the world a piece of himself, some flowers to be planted all over our world, to spread into all homes, and to destroy all evil. The pure powers of the Pure One shall cleanse the world! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wands of Fire and Enchanted Wagons are going cheap!! Place your orders now and get them soon!! 150 Silver a piece, ot I'll match any existing prices out there. In Atlantis only!! e-mail requests to: salvo@iafrica.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What a battle! Here come the dirty ones again. They sure do stink. And even worse as they lie rotting in the fields. Come on dirty monsters. Come on and become food for the crops again this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To the OSC: I waited at the docks, but noone came. Perhaps I'll see you in Tarraspan? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Vampire?" Robert scoffed "You've been dipping into the peyote again!" "Laugh if you will" said Howling Wolf "but if you don't take your new condition into account, you will be destroyed. Place your hand over you heart, what do you feel?" With a chuckle, Robert did as he was told. Slowly the smile left his face, and he began to look very scared. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once again we come to the end of a sorry episode in the history of Cremona. The troubled people of this region are about to be drawn into yet another unwanted war. It seems that the forces of the Northern alliance are on the march. Can Cremona hold out? Only time will tell. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ************************************************************************* CREATURE INFORMATION compiled by The Picts(161) known subsiduary - The Monzon Movers please email any additional information / corrections / suggestions to pdxark@evol.gene.nott.ac.uk ************************************************************************* The obs of most creatures has not yet been determined: Please send info. If your avoiding units were brought into a fight, this means that the creature has obs > your stealth for those units. i.e. if a avoiding unit has no stealth and is drawn into a fight (though not attacked directly) then the creature has at least obs 1. ================ Creature Information ============ Rightly or Wrongly I've been trying to group similar types of creatures together. If you notice anything that is inconsistant please let me know. New entries are marked with ** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Seen but no good info giant snake =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Giant Spiders obs - ? stealth = 2 Prefered region : Plains or forest ? Observed Group size : 35-50 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 tactics = no estimated combat : 3-5 (probably 5) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tribe of Centaurs (8970), 13 centaurs Observed Group size : 13-19 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 Obs = 1 tactics = 2 best against =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ** Fire Devils prefered region type - Mountain? (+forest) Observed Group size : 5-9 Number of attacks per round - 9 killed all 22 in 1 round Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 ste ? < 3 tac = no =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Polar Bears Observed Group size : 9 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 prefered region type - Tundra? stealth = yes, < 4 tactics : No =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Living Tree Observed Group size : 1 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 prefered region type - Forest ste: 2 multiple attacks - attacked in group with a Great Eagle =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Grizzly Bears Prefered Region type: forest obs : ? stealth no Observed Group size : 2 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 2 Battle indicates that may be the same as the bear strength spell. combat: 4 Hits per round: 3 Survivable hits: 3 * Similar to Lions? Observed Group size : 6? Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1? Stealth 1 Prefered terrain : plains * Similar to Lizards ? The latest report does not substantiate multiple attacks per round but is consistant with 3 survivable hits Prefered Region type : Swamp tactics - no Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 2 Size 0f group : 6-9 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Roc Prefered Region type : Mountain. Stealth = no Tactics = yes Observation = yes killed 11 out of 12 com3 troops in 1 round =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Green Giant Black Giant Brown Giant Observed Group size : 1 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 2 Prefered Region Type : Forest Tactics = no Stealth = no obs > 1 Same as Giant Strength Spell: Combat : 6 Survivable hits: 50 Hits per Round : 50 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ** Water Devils Prefered Region Type : Forest? Observed Group size : 5 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 Best result in 1 round: 5/5 (against com 5) Average result : 2/5 (against com 5) Killed: 1 in 3 rounds by 100 city guards estimate: combat = 10 estimate: survivable hits : 10 estimate: number of attack/round : 1 =-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-==-=- Ice Worm Prefered Region Type : Tundra Tectics = yes <4 obs = ? Stealth = yes <4 combat strength = Ogre strength spell? = com 5 = 10 attacks/round = can take 10 hits *Similar to Yetis? -seen with 1 horse per 2 Yetis -perhaps from another battle? Prefered region type tundra. tac < 4 *Similar to Giant Slug? * Similar to Sand Worms? Prefered Region type : desert * Similar to Eagles Great Eagle Prefered Region Type : Forest Observed Group size : 1 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 Stealth = yes Tactics = 1 or 2 *Similar to Panthers? : Dubious - perhaps the same as the bear strength spell Prefered Region type : Swamp Stealth - yes Tactics - yes Obs= ? Observed Group size : 7 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 2 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Living Skeletons Prefered Region Type : ? No Stealth No tactics Combat strength: 3 to 5 (probably 3). *Similar to Wildmen? *Similar to Wolves? Prefered region type : forest =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Town Guards Com = 2 Stealth = no obs = 2 tactics no attack per round : 1 survivable hits : 0 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- City Guards Com = 3 Stealth = no obs = 3 tactics no attack per round : 1 survivable hits : 0 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ********************************************************************************* At last, the portal was ready for use. From the homebase he would soon venture out to discover new land! ********************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ahhhh! No attacks this turn. It seems we're getting somewhere... The Searcher ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Keywords: !RealWorld ] Aaaaaargh! Again, I find myself without the time necessary to write a decent TIMES article. Oh, when will I get through this backlog of work?! [This factoid brought to you by the Church of the Purple Snowflake (72) -- landt@acf4.nyu.edu] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smoke could be seen dimly to the northeast. Obviously, a battle had been fought, and the invaders were victorious. Otherwise, why else all the burning? Big Jim looked in satisfaction. The RoR had lost a big battle. He knew it from the timely reports from his allies and even some of his own troops who took part in the slaughter. Over 400 RoR soldiers had perished, and now the city of Stinchar was no longer a Roman city. The smoke confirmed the reports. Big Jim turned back to his own warfront. Unfortunately, the RoR wasn't beaten here just yet. A scout had slipped in and reported over 500 RoR troops ready to fight were still in the area. No doubt yet more were hiding behind them. Big Jim didn't have enough troops to win outright. He sighed as he ordered more troops in from the rear. It was going to be a long campaign. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIT 2827 WORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Once again the delimer that Count Varmeed was facing was a re-acuring one. One that he didn't like all that much. High Elves were getting harder and harder to buy now. The capital one must have to aquire any of them now is becomming just too much. This time round he was unable to buy any at all. This is just not good at all. Without the high elves he cannot put them to work nor can he use the profits to do anything useful what so ever. Everything was just begining to become too much for him now. What ever shall he do... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The sailing rules are truly upgefuckt. Fix them. Fix them. The combat system is okay for combat, but decerebrate for tactical considerations. Everyone charge the center. No facings, so no flanks, no rear. Never try to attack from two directions. Screwy. What a game. At least let us eat the fish!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DATELINE somewhere far away-- The Pirates are investing Grue, so I can pat myself on the back for getting out of that place. Another fine city becomes a concentration camp. Ho hum. --Studs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open ended games are fine, much more satisfactory than the ones with victory conditions and winners. You can have such a game without also introducing a lot of inequities if you simply close the game to new entrants after a few months and open a new game. Atlantis 3, Atlantis 4, and so on. The way this one is set up, to join late is to be a prey animal for the factions who have been in the game longer. Not necessary in the least. I hope Geoff fixes this, but it's so much easier for him to just let it run and just let people join and lose forever and just take their money. And the combat rules are a joke. Avalon Hill and S.P.I. and some other companies who put out simulation games in the sixties, and even in the late fifties, for that matter, made game after game with combat rules for units with differing capabilities playing on a hex board. They got to be pretty darned expert at it. The art of creating a good simulation of combat on a hex board is very old tech indeed at this time of day. On any scale. The system we use in Atlantis, on the other hand, doesn't even make an attempt to simulate combat tactics. Napoleon would claw his hair out in frustration playing this battle system. If you attack, for instance, an enemy force on an open plain, it's every bit as easy to defend as a woods or a mountain fastness. If you attack him by surprise simultaneously from the front and from the rear, your attacks process as separate attacks, while he defends perfectly flawlessly against you piecemeal using not only his own forces, but everyone for miles around in the adjacent hexes. Pincer attacks, flanking maneuvers, drawing the enemy away with feints, none of these has any effect, except that of placing the clever man who tries them at a fatal disadvantage. Tactics is not a skill, but a "Skill" that you study up on at two hundred silver a turn. Once you have THAT, you are invincible. A force only forty percent as large as the one it is attacking will rout and decimate it if he has TAC 3 to his enemy's TAC 2. Wow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorry, I'm late, but anyway: Happy New (Real World) Year!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ....The archeologist scrambled through the rumble and literally fell upon his goal...The Tablet of Enkara, of a realm long lost.. the fabled Atlantis. The message was in an easily decodable script ------------------------------------------------- Ooooohhhh, lots of water.... Water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, swamp, Lots and lots and lots of damn swamp!!!!.... Dammit - where are these plains everyone speaks of?!?! ---------------------------------------------------- Atlantis existed alright and the yuppies are lost..Yahoo!.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hah!! Not long now.... More study... More study... <YYYAAAAAWWWNNNNN> More study... study study study study cram cram cram cram .... Be one with the shadow.... Be one with the dark....... Hide in the movement of the air..... I am not here.. I am nothing.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ross is temporarily unavailable. Please save all crank calls for a while. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What do you do when you have sent in a nice article for the times and Great Geoff tells you that if you have not received a receipt, that you should send it in again. Then you look and cannot find a copy of what you sent in. Well, you send something like this in then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, did the PCP get what they deserve for Chrismas, namely a whole hell of a lot of coal dumped on their heads? I hope so. Actually, they probably killed good 'ol Santa on their little rampage. Thanks for making the world miserable for a bunch of little kids, not to mention nearly all the residents of Atlantis. Bastards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What comes next along the Magic Tree? Wouldn't you like to know? I am going to find out. I sure hope the Great God Geoff still creates new magic spells for us learners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Having successfully split the forces of the enemy onto two fronts with a clever feint, the CCCP advanced to attack..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why would anyone want to change to magic. It is just too hard to get silver income. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Times sure are tough here in the city. Sure wish I could get out of here. Does anyone know of a portal jump spell to escape the confines of this boring city? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Can you believe it. That dog has changed his colors and gone to the straight side. I guess we will have to take to robbing banks as we cannot get the city guards to run from us any more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Where are those birds? Oh yes, they got killed off for no reason at all. They were so entertaining. They made most everyone happy. They were so fun to watch and laugh with. Why were they killed? For no real reason at all. Some just do not want other factions around them. Want to keep only their own alliance and kind around them. Kill the stranger! Kill the stranger! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ La fete en AeBrey fut une fantastique reussite, AeBrey n'avait jamais connu de jour plus faste sous la dictature des Guardes de la ville. Les hommes fetaient l'arrivee de leur liberateurs, et les artifices de messire Grendel furent plus beau que jamais. Quelles rejouissance de voir cette foule en liesse; Enfin la ville allait pouvoir etre taxee a sa juste mesure... Sir Godeffroy de Bouillon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm interested in buying magic items, no matter where you are I can access you with portals. Please contact me. The working faction 181 andrew@hra.ergasya.tuc.gr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Magic factions that are near Kashmar please contact me. Lord of Helvete (418) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi all ye folks, have you trouble with some giants ? Ogre hordes plundering your towns ? We have the cure ! For mere 500 silver we'll calm them down and arrange for their disposal. Call The Pizza Shop eedrsl@aachen.ericsson.se for help. Soon coming: The Zoo : Visit all monsters travelling the surface in the Zoo. Entry : 100 silver, children under 12 free ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm interested in buying magical items in Abernethy, Eskerfan, Ettrick area. Contact me at stu7@ergasya.tuc.gr The (former) Mapper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want to have a fast car? Want to mine more iron than your neighbour? Feeling weak? Want to play with fire? Want to look farther? Want a portal to travel fast? Do you like potions? Come to the Guild, we are now blessing wagons and swords, creating Picks of Mining Gloves of Strength, Wands of Lightning, Potions of Healing and Portals. For all who need these services or want to receive Magic tuition, (all foundations to level 1, Construct, Energy and Nature level 3), make us an offer we can't refuse. We are situated in Atlantis City. Send pigeons to adalen.via@sni.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The House of Marta is firm in it's convictions that lossy compression techniques should be used against repeating offenders. For details on who actually is an offender, see previous times. Currently we have had 2 factions agreeing with our position. Signataries will be published within 2-3 times (times permitting). Meanwhile, suffice to say that the main offender is M.I.T. Factions agreeing with our position and willing to be including in the signed petition, send pigeons to <jbroom@encomix.es>. On another matter: I gotta get some ships built... HoM. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Son's of Sockscrotem met their demise in the desert. ... R.I.P. Attackers: Son's of Sockscrotem (7239), 4 orcs, 5 horses, 4 swords, 4 chain armor, combat 4. ORK GUARDS (1397), 4 orcs, 4 horses, 5 swords, 4 chain armor, 2 potions of healing, combat 4; ugly, well traned, well equiped, very bad. Light Bow (3328), behind, 20 wood elves, 23 longbows, 10 swords, 5 horses, crossbow, 20 chain armor, longbow 3; Little Elves with BIG BOWS. Total Casualties: Son's of Sockscrotem (7239) loses 28. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amyntas peered carefully down into the shaft. King Ralph had informed him of a race of dwarves that lived below the earth, and Amyntas intended to appeal to this people to swear fealty to Macedon. Their talents in discovering mithril, that rare and wondrous metal, have been mentioned in rumours across the continent, and he intended to tap into this rich resource for the benefit of the League of Larkanth. He walked back to his saddlebags and pulled out a rope. Tying it to one of the many trees he gingerly began to lower himself into the darkness. After descending around 70', he came upon solid rock. He could see not this 'cavern' that Ralph had told him of. Suddenly his blood ran cold. He could see two dim, red lights shining in the darkness some 10' above the bottom of the shaft. Eyes. Swiftly he drew his sword, and just as swiftly the eyes vanished in the darkness. He put out his firebrand by pouring a little of his water supply on it, so as not to draw attention so easily. He began to sweat. Was this an ambush? Had King Ralph's words of camaraderie been some part of a trick? Amyntas wouldn't have thought so - the two nations had become fast allies over the past months, and Ralph had invested a great deal of money in the nascent race of Macedon. Therefore the creature whose eyes he had witnessed must be none other than one of the Dark Dwarves themselves. He sheathed his sword once more and and cautiously began to climb back up his rope to where he had seen the dwarf. Feeling around the walls of the shaft, his hands suddenly touched nothiing but air - a side shaft! It appeared to be large enough for his frame, so swung himself into a crouch within the opening. Loosening his sword in its sheath, he followed the dwarf. -- Steve Dillon http://www.unn.ac.uk/~lav6/ stephen.dillon@unn.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ General: Hey, magichead! Stop reading immediately! Come and figth with our army against the Evil Empire! Magician: What do you mean by "come and fight with our army"? I'm supposed to study! General: Then I have to summon greater powers... <General now whispers into pigeon-intercom> Your magic powers will be of no help this time... <Enter: Small, weasel-like humanoid with silken robe> Treasurer: As the tasty messenger of the General's just informed me, you are unwilling to wage war for our great country. Unfortunately, this behaviour can not be tolerated by our leaders. Luckily, for you, I am able to offer you the following deal: a) stop whining b) get your boots and stuff c) accompany the General d) or else Magician: Else? Treasurer: Else: a) no funds b) no funds c) no funds d) no fun Magician: I see. Where is the recruiting office... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ News from Krod: A small war has broken out in the South plains as the Fricomp trys to get a foothold on the Krod Continent. The PKX and the AMI reach an agreement about the North. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are striking at the PCP again this turn. We will take back the jewel of the Jaca area, a set of 2 towns and a city. We are back with a vengeance. Those of you who have chosen to ally with the PCP will be made to suffer. Those of you who are still fence-sitters have 1 turn in which to make up your mind on who you are going to back. After that, we have to assume that you will be hostile and act accordingly. Write me and let me know what you are up to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Le temps des vacances approche, il me faut trouver un nouveau lieutenant pour les armees du Grand Sam. Avec le dernier exmeple que j'ai fait, ils vont pas se bousculer au portillon: mais celui qui osera sera sur de ses capacites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep your friends close but enemies even closer. This is not true it simply means you have less time to see the knife coming. Sigh !!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gimme ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My goodness! The land is crawling with thieves and murderers. Won't someone do something to stop them? Then again, if the victims all seem to be your enemies, it's a bit hard to not root for the thieves and murderers, isn't it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHOREHOUSE ********** All the lumberjacks were in a very nice whorehouse. When they finished to get some pleasure with the numerous girls they found that their boat left. Alone by themself, they got back to the whorehouse waiting the captain to pick them up. See you soon captain ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A comparison of units found in various locales. Seen in Larkanth (36,43): - Ralf's bowmen (8737), on guard, TBG Explorations (65), behind, 30 high elves, 30 crossbows; Please reveal faction. Seen in Stinchar (47,6): - Orange Guard (11600), TBG Explorations (65), 50 high elves. Seen in Stinchar (47,6) aboard The PCP Boat of Death [tm] [110] : Longboat; The PolyChromatic Pirates have arrived in Rome: - Orange Guard (12760), on guard, TBG Explorations (65), 30 plainsmen, 4 horses, 32 swords, crossbow, 3 longbows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...'Quick give me the money you bastard' 'But sir, it is the offerings for the great Yog-Sothoth' 'Yes and I am the High Lord Of Yog-Sothoth am I not, and therefore I can = take His Offerings to His Temple can I not. Now give me the money before = I knock yer bloody block off' 'Yes sir. But why are you casting the Entrails in the sign of The Great = Lords Shadow Leap Spell?' 'Eh, well, um.....We've moved the temple, yes that's it, moved the = temple. With all these newcomers we've decided to move the temple to a = new location a long way away. When the temple has been fully established = we shall send for you all (assuming you're not all dead).' 'What was that last bit My Lord, I didn't catch it' 'Err, I said assuming your all ready, to come that is' 'Right my Lord, and what shall I tell the rest of my followers.' 'Eh, just tell what I told you but don't tell them until I've gone = because....eh.....we don't want spies finding out until its too late now = do we?' 'Right you are my Lord'...... ****Due to a hasty change of address Dave Inci will not be releasing a = public statement on his Mobius Strip World Theory this month. But watch = out for the serialisation of his new book 'Mobius Strip - The World Gets = Its Kit Off' only in the Atlantis Times soon**** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ The Cooperative 627 NAA ---------------------- Live forever in Atlantis! I used to feel that life was tenuous in Atlantis. Here today, dead tomorrow. But no more! With the right spell, you can prevent anybody from moving anywhere near you! That means that no hostile army, no matter how sizable or ugly, can ever bother you again! And you can continue controlling your hexes in perpetuity! More amazing than a Nokia cellular phone! I've got a question: What happened to those fears that Atlantis City would fall? I've seen some sizable armies there, but nobody has ever attacked the City Guard. And with portals one can ship men in. So why hasn't anybody taken Atlantis City? Address correspondence to kalmar@acf2.nyu.edu ------------------------ The Cooperative 627 NAA ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Knights of Ni trilogy part 2 from Monty Python and the Holy Grail - (c) 1974 - Python (Monty) Pictures, Ltd. [King Arthur music] [clop clop clop] [rewr! rewr! rewr! rewr! rewr! rewr!] ARTHUR: Old crone! [rewr!] [music stops] Is there anywhere in this town where we could buy a shrubbery? [dramatic chord] OLD CRONE: Who sent you? ARTHUR: The Knights Who Say 'Ni'. CRONE: Aggh! No! Never! We have no shrubberies here. ARTHUR: If you do not tell us where we can buy a shrubbery, my friend and I will say... we will say... 'ni'. CRONE: Agh! Do your worst! ARTHUR: Very well! If you will not assist us voluntarily,... ni! CRONE: No! Never! No shrubberies! ARTHUR: Ni! CRONE: [cough] BEDEVERE: Nu! ARTHUR: No, no, no, no... BEDEVERE: Nu! ARTHUR: No, it's not that, it's 'ni'. BEDEVERE: Nu! ARTHUR: No, no-- 'ni'. You're not doing it properly. No. BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR and BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR: That's it. That's it. You've got it. ARTHUR and BEDEVERE: Ni! CRONE: Ohh! BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR: Ni! CRONE: Agh! BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR: Ni! BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR: Ni! BEDEVERE: Ni! ROGER THE SHRUBBER: Are you saying 'ni' to that old woman? ARTHUR: Erm, yes. ROGER: Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can 'ni' at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history. ARTHUR: Did you say 'shrubberies'? ROGER: Yes. Shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies. BEDEVERE: Ni! ARTHUR: No! No, no, no! No! The Knights who say Ni(740) address all flames to chris@cwatts.dungeon.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am looking for information about the format of the Atlantis Enquirer (v.3) terrain file. I am also looking for the author of that program (he used to be <pfleming@eros.otago.ac.nz>). Any info on either request would be greatly appreciated. Chuck Martin <cbmartin@whale.st.usm.edu> Brigade of the Dead Minotaur #442 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I am looking for information about the format of the Atlantis Enquirer (v.3) terrain file. I am also looking for the author of that program (he used to be <pfleming@eros.otago.ac.nz>). Any info on either request would be greatly appreciated. Chuck Martin <cbmartin@whale.st.usm.edu> Brigade of the Dead Minotaur #442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ahhh, Spring, how I miss you. The return of the Golden Sun to kiss the earth and warm the frigid soil. Unfortunately, it also warms up the pirates, who really start to stink. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A.B.R Offers The A.B.R. Production Line ========================== The following men are available for hire in Arlon Armourers (7 units of iron a month) Weaponsmiths (3 units of iron a month) 20$ per unit of iron or wood worked with The A.B.R. Shop (in Arlon) =============== Wagons : 120 Longbow : 50 Crossbow : 50 Herbs : 25 Magic Wagons : POA Wand of Fire : POA Contact our rep on atlantis@forsyth.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking for information on the ways and workings of magic, and willing to trade training time or maps. If interested, contact jsjrn@acad1.alaska.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coming soon to a theater near you, in Central Krod, Uptown Krod, Downtown Krod or beautiful Suburban Krod - the Ducal Shakespearian Company of Krodland. Don't miss it!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Janice? Janice?! JANICE?!! Speak to me babushka!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ok, folks, it seems my teachers have taken a permanent vacation so once again I am looking for TAC, OBS, STE, and COM training in AC. Mail me at rfc@soliton.physics.arizona.edu. In other news, anyone selling cheap items? [portals, gloves, wands] Ya know, members of the Dominion seem rather lazy about keeping agreements with us little guys. Such sporting fellows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ atlantis 666 unit 001 name unit "loud-mouth" describe unit "cant send his orders to the right place" study broadcasting end ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wonder if anyone is willing to part with Trival Elves or Tribesmen in or around Dunmanus (town). Reply to: huma@netcom.com --Knights of Solamnia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snow drifts all around. Nowhere to go. Pleasant days of learning amidst the plows and shovels. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Who is that sneaking around our lands we wonder... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nothing much to say this month. And the sad thing is, I don't even need the 50 silver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMS Ltd. is looking for a supply of Darkmen in the Kashmar area for the slave trade. Top dollar paid!!!$$$ Please contact Jibe at jbaclask@adnetsol.com with all offers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There is only one word to describe my fellings after November of year 4. "Stinchar" is more than a City, it's a way of life or lack thereof. Worst wishes for the new owners, may the Curse of Stinchar be with you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ a counterattack? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Que bom, vamos a' battalia... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Les Bardes de Gondor en tournee ! Apres le succes du grand Feu d'Artifice d'AeBrey, et face a la popularite' grandissante de leurs divertissements, les Bardes de Gondor vous annoncent une tournee sur le continent Sledmere !! Ils sont deja a AeBrey et Gourok, et des le nouvel an, vous aurez la joie de les accueillir a Carahue, Uxelberg, Sledmere, Ellesmere et Menter ! Ca va jongler, chanter et danser dans nos villes, qu'on se le dise ! Les Bardes de Gondor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ due to lack of time on systems and modem this week i haven't written article luckly to write my turn orders really the church darkness instead wishes everyone to sacrifice few victems and cast forsee spell to reveal what will happen next week.that is if i be on system at all to respond ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What a giddy feeling to jump from here to there without having to walk or ride. It almost makes you wish that you could do it all the time, except you never know what you might be getting into. Danger any time and chance of being killed by resenting land owners all the time. But giddy just the same. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The great ladies are going on a journey. The gentlemen shall accompany them. They might be in danger. Excitement. They might be killed. Tingle feelings. They might be hurt and bleed a bit. Oh, the excitement that a possible battle brings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It sure is hard starting a faction all over again. Kind of makes you want to quit the whole thing, But then revenge comes to mind and all you want to do is join an alliance to rid the lands of the scurge that kill your faction off. Keep Atlantic clean, clear out those dirt, and hogs! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The children play in the street. The women gossip. The dogs bark at passing wagons. The men play a round of darts or work in the fields. Is is quite in the town and the farms. I suspect it will not stay this way for long. There is greed in the world and others want what is belonging to good, honest people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Where is that flying machine you promised? Don't you know that we need a scout out there to check out the lands before we can go and take them over. Produce or we will alaughter all of you. Measly trade anyway. God for nothing, lazy peasont factions. Get with it. You must do what we say, or we will kill all of you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What a motley crew this is. Don't you have anything better to do than gawk at the lovers. Get back to work. We need those wagons already. We needed ther last month. Get on the stick and move a leg. Do not spend any more time twiddling your thumbs. And quit pretending that you have hurt yourself. No one was trying to kill you in that last battle, just keep working, you didn't need that leg anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another day passed. But this day gave some adventure. The Young lad burst into the now flameing city. He looks to his traveling companion, "Soon my friend, we will both be strong enough to bring this destruction upon the whole world. We are gaining support, more join us everyday." Almost emphising the point, a pair and shaodwy figures appear behind the pair. "We hear you are in need of more members of our er.. special skills?" The Young Lad grins, "Why yes, there is always a place in our cause." The four troop throught the buring streets, ignoring the cries of the dying. The young lad only saying "They have not even tasted the beginning of the pain that we bring." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HORSES for sale in Latauro (7,20). Possible delivery to Kashmar, Helvete, or Abernathy areas. Make an offer! Contact Dendarin's Generic Manufacturing Co. (317) at gottesma@cco.caltech.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our magical production continues, and our silver support is now granted. We'll continue training and producing magical items... ask to our men... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Green Giant has been totally destroyed... only 15 men lost in our side... and just 3 of my men were lost... not bad... I will be prepared for beating the next Giant alone if necessary.... I'll form more troops... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** BEWARE!: The kingdom of Prettstern (109) is preparing a major attack northeast of BEWARE!: its teritory! BEWARE!: This warning concerns all factions and alliances north and northeast of BEWARE!: Eskerfan and Abernethy as far as Monzon, Arlon, and Anstruther Here is the story: I am a magic faction. I used to work for Kingdom of Prettstern. Fed up with the poor conditions they made to me, with the dictature spirit of the kingdom and overall with the numerous treasons and assassinations: I managed to escape during the previous turn. My mages escaped in a desesperate diaspora by shadow jumping and portal jumping. They are now spread all over the Atlantis word and alone, far from one another. I will lost all my other units who stayed in the kingdom. I hate the kingdom of Prettstern and will try to wrong them the more I can. I know (by observation and because they asked me to take part in it by producing portals and war magical items and being ready to portal jump war units and to portal jump my own war magicians) that they plan a major attack (land, sea and air) toward the previously mentioned territories. This attack is planned for the comming spring. They take advantage of the winter to get ready by raising very large armies and training them, finishing building numerous ships and preparing magical war items. They infiltrated several high stealth scouts with portals who avoided main cities in order to avoid observers and to bring war far inside this area. Good luck to all of you, I will try to help you more if I can. *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** DANGER *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO o o O THE JOKOMICALAUGHUNNY CHRONICLE O o o OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO SEA-SICK LUMBERJACKS ++++++++++++++++++++ - Where are the lumberjacks, shouted the cook, dinner's ready ! - They can't be found, sir... - Well, maybe they are sea-sick... look for them please. (some time later) - We forgot them, sir... - WHAT ? - They must be still in that tavern, you know... (the cook looses his spare hair in despair) As you can see, we are experiencing having cooks taking the captain's place on our boats. We are fans of the travels of Captain Cook, that's why. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Je n'ai pas de tactique. Je fais de l'existence et du vide mes tactiques. Je n'ai pas de talent. Je fais de ma vivacite d'esprit mon talent. Je n'ai pas de forteresses. L'esprit immuable est ma forteresse. Je n'ai pas d'epee. De l'etat qui est au-dessus et au-dela, de la pensee, je fais mon epee. Je n'ai pas de strategie. La liberte de tuer et la liberte de rendre la vie - telle est ma strategie. Je n'ai pas d'objectif. L'occasion qui se presente est mon objectif. Je n'ai pas de miracle. La loi seule est mon miracle. NKL ODGE The Bin in the Beam ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello once again. Has anyone read my submissions? Has anyone anything to add the the discussion on the types of faction that are present in Atlantis? Are any of you awake? I am distressed by the lack of feedback. I am distressed by the constant ads that are placed. I would like to read some more articles. I realize that all newspapers have their share of advertising, but it seems that in the real world ads that have no effect are changed frequently. Think. If one places an ad then then one should expect a response to that ad. If the one placing the ad recieves no new responses to that ad should the ad not be changed? I am sure that those who wish the goods and services currently being advertized are taking advantage the availability of said goods and services. If this is the case then what is the purpose of placing further ads? How much shorter would the times be if there were no repeat ads? How much more effective would be new ads if the old ads were removed? As it stands now it would seem that any new ad would be ignored like all the rest of the usless garbage that clutters my mail box. I think that the editor of this newspaper might be wise to reject those submissions that appear turn after turn. This might not be feasable so maybe we can edit the times ourselves. Any faction that can be identified by the ad it has been placing for more that 3 turns in a row should be labeled an anoyance to the general public and every effort should be made to eliminate the offender. Can this be done? Should it be done? What does everyone say? Or are all of us still asleep? Regards MMB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hoag the Beastlord stared balefully at the tiny bowl, and the slimy substance pooled at the bottom. He growled at Iron Hand, who stood nearby looking vaguely amused. "Pitiful. I have studied for years to learn how to turn brains into gelatin, and *this* is the result?!" Iron Hand gave a smirk in the best Pirate fashion. "Well, m'lord Hoag, you DID after all only use eighty or so brains as raw material. And they were, after all, Roman brains." Hoag gave a vicious snort in response, then upended the bowl into his multifanged maw, and looked thoughtful. "Tasty, at least. Better than that charred substance YOU produce." Iron Hand merely sniffed and turned away. Hoag smacked his lips and grumbled. Stinchar had been far too easy, it merely whetted his appetite. Now the Roman dogs ran in terrified flight northwards, and he would have to chase after them. And to make matters worse, he'd had NO offers to sell him Rootstone. Didn't the puny citizens of Atlantis know how to offer proper fealty? Why, they should be volunteering to BUILD the Citadel for him, quaking in fear the whole time. Bah. It was time to go turn some more brains to jello. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ershwin's secret weapon was nearing completion rapidly. Another Atlantean month, he estimated, or perhaps two at most, and then... ha ha ha ha... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Why are we so blind to see that the ones we hurt are you and me?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [!Magic !Transport] Gatemasters to the World. Clan Kikriki is entering the long-distance transportation business. We will pick up and deliver goods between portals. We engage in long-distance trade arbitrage. Got extra goods you can't sell at the local markets because there's too much supply? Contact us. We'll buy it off of you and arrange to come pick it up. Then we'll take it to where it can be sold. This can be done on an outright sale or profit-sharing basis. Terms negotiable. We are also very interested in large scale magic item contracts. Both for sources of items and for potential purchasers. Focus on what you're best at, production of trade or magical goods. We specialize in transportation services, and can make it easier for you to sell your goods. Need a large supply of something? Contact us. We have a list of potential suppliers. For a small percentage of the deal, we'll handle the transport from them to you. The Factoring Clan, Clan Kikriki (573) My email is teporarily down, will post address in next week's Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now that the snow has fallen, maybe we can all get on with our lives. It was ok before to complain about it, but now that the pristeen whiteness covers the ground, all of the past ugliness is gone. So get on with your life, (or death) and stop complaining. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking around in this big, vast world of Atlantis, one can surely find many interesting things to play with. Friends can be made and emenies forged all in the blink of the eye. What is a person to do in this realm of danger and discovery? Pray, that's what. Pray without ceasing. Pray that allies will come to help. Pray that the storm will pass quickly. Pray. Then if that fails, you're history! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ralf was at peace. He was at peace ruling Larkanth. He was at peace building up his army. And he was at peace once again with the PCP. He now ruled his own Larkanth League, so he was now an important man in the PCP. Just to show his heart was in the right place, he joined the invasion of Stinchar. But that was just a distraction. He still had his campaign to plan... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst." [Thomas Paine] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "O Lord our God, help us tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with their little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, sports of the sun flames of summer and the icy winds of winter, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it..." [Mark Twain, "The War Prayer"] "One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it - they also believed the world was flat." [Mark Twain] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I m back ...well it take time to be ready again... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ !AC !Teaching !Lessons !Studying Don't let your workers idle ! Once upon a time you will have to leave the City. But the flames of wars burn all over the Atlantis. Don't be easy meat for any scoundrel ! Let your workers become your guards: Mass lessons of COM RID LBO XBO HEA level 1 : ONLY $20 per teacher + $5 per student ONLY Do you want to learn arcane arts ? We offer lessons in ENERGY, NATURE, MIND level 2 ETHEREAL, LIFE, BODY, CONSTRUCT level 1 $50 for 1st student, $40 for others only 66 Crazy Librarians (1066) myskar@risc.upol.cz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The art of entertaining darkmen ------------------------------- Thim looked at Illian as they unpacked their equipment. "Are you sure this is the right place?", he asked anxiously. "He said 'Walk six months across the swamps, at the shaft you go down' or something like that. Or possibly 'with the raft you go to town'. No. I'm sure he said shaft. Never mind, now that we're here we can might as well do our show and earn some money.". Illian continued his unpacking. Soon the two men called for everybody's attention. Almost half of the 50 darkmen that lived there stopped and looked at them with sheepish faces. The two men started to juggle. Someone who picked up something from his pocket accidentaly dropped 2 silver on the ground next to the entertainers. One darkman said "What are they doing?". Another said "I don't get it.". Yet another said "Let's kill them!". "Yeah, let's kill them!", the crowd shouted in response. They killed them and put their bodies on top of last years entertainers. In their own way, deep down inside, I think they enjoyed these entertainers that stopped by every once in a while. In their own way, of course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Observation taught in AC. So you're back in AC again. Couldn't see that dagger coming, eh? Next time you will, if you take the Doc Lithium (tm) approved class in Observation. "It's really nice to see what other people are up to" one student reports. "It's good against thieves too" says another. Up to lvl 3. Only 30 SIL/head. Discounts for larger classes. Contact s92kko@csd.uu.se I'll be seeing you, but will YOU be seeing me? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hasmerr (AP) - Sailors Make Port, Town Rejoices! The much anticipated arrival of the ICS Riptide into the port town of Hasmerr finally took place last month, and the citizens made it a day to remember. There was much rejoicing as the weary sailors set foot on land for the first time in months. But, their travels were worthwhile as the event marked a successful maiden voyage for the ship. The first in her class, the Riptide employs new sail technology to travel faster than any ship before her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So, I turned one more page of the book of prophecies... The stiff rag is actally a piece of a flag tinted by blood. It marks the page that tells the tale of the brave people that conquered the southern tip of our continent. The huge army will march South, with the blessings of mother Nature. No one saw sabres like these. The ones who saw inhabit the land of no time. Ghosts they are. The warriors carry wolf jaws as a lucky charm and eagle feathers as a symbol of virility. The mages carry the usual pointed hat, potions, wands and scrolls. Oh boy, they need horses! There are gold inscriptions in the corners of the next page. Vostradeis is THE prophet! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Still more interminable winter! The men are still trying to dig out from a massive blizzard that dumped over 30" of snow on us in a single day. Of course many of the men have done this countless times before, but orcs just don't deal with snow. Whether it's their tropical and subterrainian origins or the fact that orc feet just don't get any traction on ice and snow, and the idiots just won't wear shoes! It's the new game around the camp to see who can get the most orcs to fall down at once. The current champion is Hralgar, one of our more conniving hill dwarves, who actually managed to loose three tons of snow trapped on a hill side and sent the entire 4th mountain division, three whole units of orcs, flying in all directions so avoid the stuff. I have to admit, it was kind of funny watching over 50 orcs fall on their faces at once, but it took us hours to dig them all out, and the break in training is going to set us back for days. Plus, the orcs just aren't getting the respect they used to, and I can't have my elite troops thinking that no one takes them seriously. I just wish they didn't look so stupid all bandaged up from frostbite in the tips of their ears... Maybe we'll get attacked and things will get interesting around here. Too bad the enemy has too much sense to assualt us now... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ah, well, it looks like the plans for world domination are progressing along just fine. Once the PCP and the ROR learn that they must both bow down before my might, the world will be a much safer place for us all..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcing EnqUtil 3.04. *********************** (A windows based Atlantis utility) I have finnally removed some of the more annoying bugs in EnqUtil 3.0 and now have a new version for release. The most important improvement is the handling of boats/buildings which has been re-worked. If you're using EnqUtil at the moment you really should upgrade! Do you want it? Send me a copy of this to mfa@dtek.se : ------------------------ Subject: I WANT THE ENQUTIL! (Personnal greetings inserted here) Send me: EnqUtil [*] Enquirer 3 M1 [] Send it: UUENCODED [] MIMED [*] I've previously Not Heard of it [] Heard of it [] Seen it [] Used it [] Regularely use it [] HATED IT!!! [] New features I'd like to see: (New features you'd like to see inserted here) (Personal sig inserted here) ------------------------ About EnqUtil ************* EnqUtil is a Windows utility that parses turn reports into an Enquirer map. Both the Enquirer and EnqUtil is needed, a speciall form of Enquirer is needed, the 3.0 M1 version, I'll send that one to if needed. The EnqUtil has been written by me, Mattias Fagerlund. The Enquirer has been written by Peter Flemming, a guy no longer in the game. - Mattias of the Planken Pagans. PS Please donate a few hundred SIL to unemployed peasants, together we could make Atlantis a better place! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Outside of Atlantic City, the world is beautiful. The city was getting too crowded for me, anyway. All of those people pushing and shoving their ways down the streets trying to get to where they do not need to be. Too much hurry. Too much rush. Ah, yes! It is really nice to be out here in the open air on the plains. Ahhh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is with great sorrow that despite pleas, the PCP continued their aggressive stance. Committing assassinations while claiming to condemn them; continuing attacks on non-combatants; plotting Southern expansion (Yes out spies tell us their plans.) No one will be safe or free until the scourge is eliminated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well it looks like the Killers chickened out north of Cremona and tried to run home. Too bad they won't get far. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ G.O.O.D. Ltd was showing outstanding business during the absence of the President. Orders on most of the swords had increased. A new prototype armor was almost ready too. If only he had more time Razgnak thought to himself. He just needed a little more time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWS from AC : Price of life ? - The Contact currently charges $500. (8196), The Dead Ones (217), high elf; Well, here we go - CONTRACT ASSASSINATIONS available in Atlantis City for really generous prices! Did someone rip you off? Annoy you? Or maybe you just have a thing against elves! Well, now you can get REVENGE! We'll assassinate anyone, anytime, in COMPLETE CONFIDENCE! You just mail Lady Venom at <u3jph@csc.liv.ac.uk> to book an appointment for your enemy! The cost is listed above, and you don't pay a penny until you see them dead! If OBS prevents us from the full job, We'll let you know and not mention it again to anyone. Remember, your secret's safe with us!. Same building, new name : + U.P.S. Departure Lounge [3] : Tower, needs 5; A gift from Lord Viper to the Latin Elementals. Exit this turn: Exits: North : Monzon (12,12), city. Northeast : Yakleks (76,54), city. Southeast : Arcila (13,56), city. South : Staklesse (59,44), city. Southwest : Leighlin (1,17), city. Northwest : Abernethy (8,17), city. (This exit will change next month) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ok, here we go again! Magic teaching offered in Larkanth next turn: Body lvl 1 Construct lvl 3 Energy lvl 1 Ethereal lvl 1 Mind lvl 1 Nature lvl 1 Nine slots available, first mail first served. Only $50 / student. Five students or more at $40 each. Mail to d95-nol@nada.kth.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keywords = PCP, ERSHWIN, STINKY--JUST HOW YOU LIKE IT Lord Ershwin, "Adolf" to his friends, was having a bad day. Perhaps it was the severe scarring he had suffered when he was forced to shave off his moustache. The PCP demanded he either shave off his silly "lip-worm" or grow a proper beard, like a pirate. The truth was that he couldn't grow a beard. Or, perhaps it was this disagreeable, new, all-human-flesh diet they had him on. The spices were scant, the broth thin, and it definitely did not taste like chicken (more like lamb actually). The official word was that Janice had prescribed this for all the Pirate officers -- to build up their chakra or some such. The reality was that the entire economy had shifted to war footing. There were simply no workers to tend the fields. The common footsloggers had to forage, which was a euphamism for boiling shrubs and throttling the odd gopher. The officers had no time for such nonsense, as they were all too busy pitching horsesho...er, rather planning the next invasion. Luckily, the wars were going well, and this provided a constant flow of... well. It kept the butchers busy. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh, *raaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllph* Lord Ershwin was definitely having a bad day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINTAN LINTAN LINTAN A shop will soon open up in Lintan. You will be able to buy: Plate armour Chain armour Wagons (enchanted if you wish) Swords ( - " - ) Longbows Crossbows Gloves of Strength Helms of Observation Wands of Fire Picks of Mining Potions of Healing We will offer discounts for larger orders! We will also take orders and deliver the goods if you can provide a portal!! Interested parties may send queries and ask for price-lists at: Mariam's Enchanted Items Trading Company (711) Mail-address : m93mav@student.tdb.uu.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Magic school opening soon in Lintan! We will offer teaching in most foundations up to level 3 at affordable prices. Spells sold cheap too. Contact Niclas at d95-nol@nada.kth.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ As he enters the cavern, there is a shimmering about him. The elf feels a sense of awe at the wondrous place. The walls of this cavern seem dull at first, but in the right light shine with a dark brilliance. To the uninitiated, this seems to be a trick of the lantern. But Khaltos, with extensive mineral knowledge, knows mithril when he sees it. An exuberant laugh breaks forth from his lips. "Years of training and searching have yielded this moment." He starts to weep.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up