Atlantis 2.0: Times 46 From: Geoff Dunbar <atlantis@rahul.net> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1995 00:00:00 +0000 Atlantis 2.0 Times October, 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ admin20@atlantis.rahul.net for problems, info. Ok, by popular demand, the turn the week of New Years will be Wednesday, rather than Monday. That is, January 3 rather than January 1. The next turn will be delayed to Tuesday, to keep things spread out. So, the next turn will be run January 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snow is falling light and slow.. winter's coming soon this year.. and Boudiccea is sitting in the prairie and is watching the snow flaces falling all aroung her.. covering the grass with a thick white blanket.. it's not the best time to start a journey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I was going to complain about how boring my faction is, but what do you know, a crisis hit. Nothing like a sudden apperance of an enemy to liven things up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorry, My computer was broken. Please send me your mails to Eloy@charo.iic.uam.es Thankx Eloy Anguiano ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So much land to explore and so little time. Maybe I sould invest in getting my scouts horses so they can move faster? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement: The Abernethy University is open. Both students and teachers (must have at least level 3 in something) are wanted. Please contact oyvind@merak.com if you want to teach or be taught. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shiva's Magic Shop has relocated to Binhai. Drop in! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Much work has gone into studying, both the archane and the mundane. Soon will be the time to more. To venture forth into the world and seek our fortunes ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sledmere, the great metropolis... Roy suppressed a yawn. Time to find a nice quiet inn and catch up on his sleep. Then, in the morning, start work on amassing that fortune he knew was to be made out there somehow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Janice was bored. Jaca is boring all year round... "I'm bored" she yawned " great battles seal the fate of this world while I and the Eunuchs are stuck in this backwater." At least the little ones growing inside her were seemingly lively enough. She gave a short pained shriek as one of them kicked, they did have sharp little claws. Must take after their father. The kicking was bad enough but the agonies she endured when they fought were almost unbearable. Even in the womb they battled for dominance, instinctively knowing only one would rule the litter. Janice felt another kick and sensed another brewing fight. She started singing them their favorite rhyme, the one which seemed to calm them when their fighting was worst... "This little piggy burnt their market This little piggy razed thier homes This little piggy went thump slash crush munch Killing all the peaceful ones.." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CEO Bob (tm) is moving! Yes folks, he's decided to move his corporate HQ from the cold winter climes down to the sunny southern coast. Because of this move, G.O.O.D. Ltd. will be run by an executive VP(*) for the next few weeks, but he fully expects to return once all his junk is unpacked. All mail to CEO BoB (tm) for the next few weeks should go to edremy@shake.stanford.edu rather than edremy@inforamp.net, but don't expect any to be answered for a while. Thanks for your help. (*) CEO BoB (tm) greatly enjoyed the competition to choose the executive VP. His shoes have never looked brighter, and as a note to the losers, try vinegar to get the polish off your tounges. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pure trade factions are very usfull. They depend, however, on the efficiency. Moving their many goods is a chore and unless they can produce where they find their market they are doomed to providing cheap goods for the neighbourhood goons (read war factions). None can match the productive potential of the Trade faction. With adequate support a trade faction produces in 100 hexes. Swords, armour, bows, wagons, towers these are all the result of trade factions. A trade faction that can sell enough to support itself is indeed formidable. What war faction can equip its troops as well as a trade faction? Imagine comming across a hex with 100+ combat ready troops each having a sword and armor. Even the strongest war faction sees this as a threat. The trade faction is, however, hampered by its possible speed of expansion. The pure Trade faction cannot tax and therefor relies upon producing and selling at a profit the goods of Atlantis. To get enough money to expand is the trade faction's bane. Once expansion has begun it can be steady as new workers become trained and new markets open up. A trade faction that can get enough pawns working can begin to expand at a rate approaching that of the war faction. Those combat trained troops can sit and make money, and that money can be taken and used to buy even more working potential. for example take the late Monzon Wood Exchange. This peacfull trade faction took up residence in the once fair city of Monzon. By buying wood and iron and selling the goods produced back to the city a tidy little profit was realized. The faction took that money and invested in leaders who were trained in many things including combat, sailing and ship building. The speed of ship production by the MWE was only constrained by the amount of wood that could be transported each turn; 50 wood was transformed into a long boat in a single turn. This was done with a ship building unit with 5 workers in it and it was reputedly not even over worked. What can a longboat be sold for? How many troops could you buy with the money? In any case the MWE proved that a trade faction is viable. I am sure that there are many other examples of trade and other factions. Please feel free to add your own comments. Regards MMB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sorry, My computer was broken. Please send me your mails to eloy@charo.iic.uam.es Thank you in advance Jose Rey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drakull Teaching and Trading (237): "We're now training high specializated men... we're one of the best teaching factions of the zone, with level 5 in almost non-magical skills. We'll continue training other factions men and working the near hexes..." Well... that's true.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What are we doing in the middle of the Ocean? We are lost, lost, lost!!! But at least we attacked the reservoir dogs in two places and won!! Beware dogs. You left your back door open. We have portals to bring in allies. Sue for peace now!!! ***** The Hand of Darkness, and our allies the Dire Didgett of Darkness, and the Melniboneans, now claim the desert in (6,15), 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A further account of the travels of Kordarin, intrepid explorer for Dendarin's Generic Manufacturing Co.: Over the past month, my companion and I have pressed on into progressively heavier vegetation, recently spending nearly a week hacking our way through a particularly thick region of overgrowth. We finally emerged from the thick growth into a more open area, where tall trees block out almost all sunlight, leaving the ground in perpetual shadow during the day, and total darkness at night. A constant stream of water drips from the treetops, nourishing all variety of small plantlife below. I wonder if any of these plants have useful medicinal properties. No doubt Dendarin will send someone better trained than I to evaluate them. There are also swarms of birds and other small animals living in and among the trees. I have made some attempts, so far unsuccesful, to catch some of the more colorful specimens to send home with my reports. Until last night, we had still seen no reason for the nomads for the north to shun this jungle, except perhaps for the unfamiliar environment. However, while we were setting up camp last night, a band of elves with hideously painted faces emerged from the trees and marched us at spearpoint to their village. From the facepaint and scanty dress, I had expected mere hovels for their dwellings. Imagine my surprise when their village turned out to be a tidy collection of sturdy wooden treehouses, not terribly different in appearance from an elvish community in the forests near Monzon (or so I have heard such described, for I have never been so far north myself). The civilized outward appearance of the village notwithstanding, my companion and I were in great fear for our lives until I realized that the language these elves spoke was related to that spoken by the elf tribes in the swamps west of Latauro. I was eventually able to make myself understood, and we were accepted as visitors in the best elvish tradition of hospitality. We were treated to a feast as good as any I have ever known, and talked for quite a while with our hosts. They have little contact with the desert nomads, but some of the younger elves will sometimes play tricks on any that wander into the jungle. No doubt this is the source of the nomads' fear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "It's a hard raaaiiiin, that's gonna fall." The monsoons are over and the murderous pirates are in their cozy cove. Their Stealth 5 thieves are dead, their tac 5, western front general is dead, and now it is our turn. Now we have news for you: "It's a hard raaaiiiin, that's gonna fall." You came where you were not invited and uninvited guests stink. You are now "asked" to leave. Otherwise, your death will be GRUESOME. Those of you who hear this message and understand it, come rally! We have TAC 5 and we are willing to teach. Bring your magic and be willing to teach in return. Money is no object. To those of you who have forgotten the atrocities commited by the PCP in taking Jaca and who have recently decided to throw in your lot with the PCP, I encourage you to think it over. If we have to fight you as well (or your products) we will not look favorably upon you when we reclaim control of this territory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wanted: one pure magic faction. War faction with $$$ to spare. All alone on an island with one town and LOTS of plains. Post to the mailing list and I will contact you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Blood!" Robert cried, "What has happend to me? The last I remember was laying in snow bank with broken legs, and certain of my own death" "You have been changed" Howling Wolf replied, "You bear both a blessing and a curse. You will never age or become diseased, but will from this point forward gain sustenance only from blood, and may not survive the light of the sun. You have a great mission to perform" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Me again folks Just a simple message to say that I will be popping in eratically over the hols, so don't expect a large presence, but I will be here to answer any essential questions. 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Regards as ever and Christmas Greetings Dave "Mack" McGaw ;) ;} ;] ;> ;$ Ted : "The only true knowledge lies in knowing you know nothing!" Bill : "That's US, dude!!!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A note From the Picts: It has came to my attention that the Pandion Knights have been unjustly accusing myself for needlessly eliminating their units. The whole story: The Pandions have been trapped in one of my hexes for over 1 game year (there were no other hexes anywhere around for the Pandions to move to). With the ongoing war I was unable to get any of my allied factions to teleport them out. I offered several times to buy the units from him, but there was no reply - the only option I had left was to eliminate the offending units. I have even offered to reimburse the Pandions for there loss but the only reply I have had was through rereading the battle report on the via the digest on the .pbm newsgroup. I hope that any faction that might think about getting involved should first realise the lies and half-truths that the Pandions have been spreading. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************************* 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? Observed Group size : 5 Number of Groups observed in 1 hex : 1 ste ? < 3 tac < 2 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 < 3 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 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 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ominous dark cloud interrupted the sunrise. It was strangely shaped at first like a giant large intestine. Then the colon transformed into a great fang. The giant black tooth ready to bite into the heart of the land. The funnel cloud approached sucking up some random elks and trees. Wrenching the wildlife from the range. This was much worse than the storm of a year ago, wild as that one was. The animal and plant spirits were wrenched in pain, and i felt it also. They were crying. What could i do? Spirit reared up on his hind legs, but i was ready - calming the distraught horse with soothing words. It didn't help much. I dismounted and released him. The spirits were compelling and i soon found myself charging - riding an air elemental toward the tornado. Only later do i remember summoning the elemental myself to fly me into the tornado. A greater wind rushed past me and swirled clockwise even as the tornado was swirling counter clockwise. The twister suddenly broke and the air was calm except for the gentle tradewinds. I stood there taking in the site with awe - dismissing the elemental to return to the Keeper of Winds. Finally, i turned a walked back to the meditation rock on the edge of the city. I should continue my meditations and determine what it was that i was to learn from this. There was Dawnstar holding and calming Spirit. I now knew what it was that had dissipated the whirlwind. "Hi. Thanks for the help. In this world we need combined strength to effetively ward off evil forces." "I thought that i would lend a hand. It didn't seem like a fair fight to me. A bear on a mist fighting the storm. " "Yes. I suppose that i had better watch what i do. That looked like a big twister. I know that you just researched that new spell, but it seems that you got some power behind it, too." "Well, its a secret -" "OK. I won't ask." "- but i'll tell you. It's that." "Oh." Just above the rising sun appeared her namesake, the Morning Star. "My magic is a scale of magnitude higher when it is visible, but it is also reduced in its absence." "Ahh. I get it. Cool." "Yes. Just like you get your magic from the life force and Limb gets his from the trees. Oh, yes, and here's your horse." "Anyway, what brings you to this neck of the . . . err . . . plains?" "Well. . . Mac was busy today and i told him that i would check on your progress and be your tutor for the day. Besides, i like to get away from the city as much as possible, too. Nice sunrise." "Yeah. I think i'll come here when i meditate too." Merry Christmas Atlanteans! (even to the squakers and pirates) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ensenyo echizo con el que se puede ganar mucho dinero. Skills que se necesitan = mail 1 el echizo es : pray money to times. El Merucu Xusticieru (1065) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Would the owner of the Rosen Knights (9252) in 83,7 (Lybster) please contact shook@boulder.colorado.edu to negotiate a peace treaty for the area? I would also be interested in speaking to the party that pillaged 80,4 recently, to arrange a peace treaty and/or land use policy for the winter. We are entirely willing to be peaceful if you are. Thanks very much, High Preist Ralph ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mighty indeed are the foundations of the universe. The strength of one well versed in them can conquer all. But the strongest foundation of all, that of the Great Llama itself. In that foundation lies the hope and destruction of the world. Therein lies all of the strife and all of peace. Therein lies all of the water and all of the bread. Join in learning of the Greatest Foundation, and rejoice in the Great Llama. Book of the Great Llama ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Woo Hoo it's time to go ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ripped off by that faction in AC who's supposed to be my friend. He will not be happy when I tell everyone what his famous spell is. Study body and nature long enough and then kill him off for me, will you? yours sincerely Charles Rolph. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The time of the War is arrived. Prepare your swords and your bows in order to defend your territories. The threat comes from the South. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ October is now in the game, but December is still on the earth. Maybe the snow will fall again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scum! Mutant Scum! Black Robed Mutant Scum! Polychromatic Ambush, Galleon, Flying a skull and crossbones on a multi-colored background! Oh well, thus ends another glorious career in exploration. I suppose I'll have to start carrying TAC5 leaders with 50 XBO2 men on every ship. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A nice leg of roast giant spider for lunch, I think... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hoag the Beastlord hunched over a blank sheet of vellum, awkwardly wielding a blood-filled quill. Nearby, a PCP senior advisor was trying to give instructions in a rather exasperated tone. "Now, miLord Hoag, it's really quite simple. You simply request the items you are seeking, in plain, clear language, and we post this in the Atlantis Times! Trade is not complicated at all, you see." Hoag glared at the officious little man. It seemed this was the only way, however. He required a Citadel worthy of his presence on this plane, and the thrice-damned materials were nearly impossible to find! "You're quite sure there is no-one I can kill to obtain this stone?" he rumbled, bloodlust evident in his crimson-tinged eyes. The advisor simply pursed his lips, looking towards the ceiling. Hoag began to write. ATTENTION MISERABLE SHEEP OF ATLANTIS! I, HOAG THE BEASTLORD, REQUIRE YOU ALL TO MINE THE SUBSTANCE "ROOTSTONE" AND DELIVER IT INTO MY CLAWS, THAT I SHALL HAVE A SUITABLE RESIDENCE FROM WHICH TO CONTEMPLATE MY NEXT MEAL. IN RETURN, I SHALL SPARE YOUR RIDICULOUS LIVES FOR SUCH TIME AS AMUSES ME. The advisor read the note, a look of pain upon his wizened face. "Erhm. Yes. Well, miLord, I believe you may have to offer a *bit* more, eh, incentive to the various Trade factions in remote regions. And the tone is, well, a trifle, er, belligerent, if I may say so." Hoag promply ripped the head off the screaming advisor, something he had actually wished to do for some time now. Then he paced, muttering, around the room, before returning to write: VERY WELL. 300 SILVER PER ROOTSTONE, YOU DELIVER VIA PORTAL JUMP. BRING 10 TO 20 AT ONE TIME OR DIE HORRIBLY. YOU SHALL BE RETURNED HOME SAFELY WITH YOUR MISERABLE ILL-GOTTEN GAINS. CONTACT lam@eng.tridom.com YOUR OVERLORD AND OPPRESSOR, HOAG THE BEASTLORD. Hoag rolled the blood-inscribed scroll into a tube and handed it to a drooling lackey, muttering, "Belligerent, hmph. Perfectly respectful note, they aren't even Pirates. Stupid advisors. Hoag knows diplomacy, did that in the other world. Next one too. Bah." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 50 sil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I feel it, dont you? Someone big is about to happen. Something that will change the world of Atlantis forever. I can feel it, and it scares me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IUN News --- We are happy to report that the citizenry of Oranmore (and the associated TAX base) are recovering quite well from the cruel pillaging of the routed Dominion forces. It seems that things do indeed grow in the Spring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- Le Responsable de la Colonie de Skottskog recomptait les pieces d'argent pour la troisieme fois. Il y en avait beaucoup. Il parcourut a nouveau du regard la liste des hommes dont il avait la charge, et verifia que toutes les depenses necessaires avaient ete budgetees. Etudes, frais quotidiens, embauches, tout etait regle'. Et il restait beaucoup d'argent. Ce n'etait pas la premiere fois. Depuis quelques mois deja, les recettes du travail de la colonie et des impots qu'elle prelevait pour administrer la plaine excedaient largement les depenses necessaires. Et il etait inutile de recruter de nouveaux hommes, car ils etaient deja bien assez nombreux. Les mois derniers, il avait pris la decision de recruter divers hommes de qualite', et de les former dans diverses specialites jusqu'alors laissee de cote' par la colonie. Un herboriste, un armurier, un mineur... ces hommes n'avaient pour l'heure aucune utilite' dans cette plaine, mais leurs recherches s'avereraient certainement tres utiles un jour ou l'autre. Ce mois-ci, il fallait trouver une autre depense intelligente. On ne pouvait laisser la caisse s'enfler inutilement. Il considera la carte du continent. Il savait bien que presque toutes les autres regions que cette petite plaine lui etaient interdites. Les seigneurs locaux, ces... ses poings se serrerent malgres lui. Il respira profondement. Apres tout, peut-etre que toute la region n'etaient pas totalement exploitee? Peut-etre je-ne-sais-quel bout de territoire avait-il ete oublie', apres avoir ete ensanglante' par le meurtre de son precedent exploiteur ? Ou bien peut-etre qu'une region quelquepart n'etait pas completement exploitee ? Ca valait le coup d'essayer. De nouveaux horizons, de nouveaux espoirs. Et puis, ca permettrait surtout de tester un peu mieux cette nouvelle "alliance" dont on lui avait parle'. Il convoqua quelques hommes et donna ses ordres : demain matin, on recruterait des eclaireurs, a qui l'on confierait un cheval et une bonne bourse. Ils iraient voir alentour s'il n'y avait pas moyen d'agrandir la colonie. Il se rassit sur son fauteuil, satisfait. Meme si, comme il le pensait, les seign... sAigneurs locaux ne leur laissaient pas exploiter de nouveau territoire, les eclaireurs rapporteraient surement d'interessantes informations sur les regions alentours, ses habitants, ses evenements... Un sourire se dessinait lentement sur son visage. Le Responsable de la Colonie de Skottskog se sentait deja un peu plus libre... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please don't hurt me. I was an innocent victim of a battle I had no part in. Please let me work here to earn money to buy horses so I can go to the west without any disturbancies. Jaetterne, 377 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ellon will be ours ... forever! All units in the Ellon/Dornoch area please REVEAL FACTION or things might happen ... The Searcher ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Keywords: !RealWorld ] Real World: That place with all those tests that keep me from writing a TIMES article like I want to. [This factoid brought to you by the Church of the Purple Snowflake (72) -- landt@acf4.nyu.edu] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, OSC we do see what you have now and you are cornered, and since you were very treacherous to us in the past when we dealt on good faith against the evil empire of the Reaper. What do you really expect us to do? Reaper, is THAT all you have after building for so long? Our army has started marching north to pick up all those goodies you have, OFF the corpses of your dead men of course. We won't take long to get there, just wait. I would give a few more goodies to your troops if I was you, it would give our men a little bit of a christmas gift if at least one in every fifty men could get something a little special. Ross. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hatred was surprised. He had wandered accross Barika to visit Ershwin and discovered that he was still partaking in his favorite past time. torturing Legate Zack. Hatred was amazed that the Legate was still alive. It was just like a Roman to be too dumb to figure out how to die. Hatred watched as Ershwin stuck a white hot poker into the Legate's eye. The Legate bellowed in agony and Ershwin cackled with insane glee. As he watched Hatred stroked the feathers of his parrot. "Sam", he said to the bird, "I bet you 30 crackers and a bottle of Rum that Zack dies after this session." "Your on!", squacked the bird. Hatred and Sam watched as Ershwin picked up a very sharp looking knife and calmy disemboweled the Roman. Again, Zack yelled in pain and called out to Geoff to end his suffering. It looked as though Zack's prayers were about to be answered. The Roman shuddered, and gasped for breath. Hatred looked to the bird, smiling with sadisfaction. "He's now dead yet.", squacked Sam, "look!!" Ershwin seeing that his hobby was about to expire quickly grabbed a potion of healing and crammed it down the Roman's throat. Ershwin again cackled. "You know Sam" , said Hatred, "I think he cheated." "Yes!", said the bird, "Now pass the Rum!!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ....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, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, swamp water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, jungle, water, water, water, water, water, swamp, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, water, Lots and lots and lots of water.... Its just damn water.... I need some more sil to eat????? ;) ---------------------------------------------------- Atlantis existed alright and the yuppies are starting to starve..Yahoo!.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sneak, sneak, sneak... SLAP!!!!! .... mumble mutter, ...guards.. mutter They still!!! saw me, Dammit!!.... Ohh well... 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.. I aint. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The CCC Map had died. Well this would have happened someday. The Mapper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The winter has arrived to the north. Just one month left of warm weather and sunshine. After that there will be winter and all travelling will be slower. The trader are desperately trying to move their items to safe places, before the snow starts to rain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Church Of ENVY offers LAST CHANCE: __I__ --BUY OUR TROOPS-- I Warriors, Armorers, Miners, CHEAP!CHEAP! I We're off to NEVER NEVER LAND... I smygelfh.kuai.se ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Life is awful, no matter how powerful spells you research. /The complaining Wizard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *-*-*----- The Twilight Giants -----*-*-* Grub: Juggler! Come here at once! Juggler: Yes, Master. Grub: You're in charge, I got to pay a visit to a place far from here. Juggler: When will you return? Grub: I'm not sure I'll ever return. It's a dangerous thing to do. Juggler: Are you going to test that teleport spell? Grub: Yes. See to the business while I'm away. Juggler: Yes Master. *-*-*----- The Twilight Giants -----*-*-* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The lands to the west are undre attack. The lands to the north are under attack. The lands to the east are under attack. We have won in the south. Move those forces to where they are needed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey, how about some help coming out and taking over these 2 towns and one city? I am only a scout, I cannot do it by myself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes, being off the sea is good for my dizzy head. But I find I like the sea air. I shall stay close to the shores to get my constant fix on the tangy breathing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: Jason y sus Argonautas (464). I still owe you some silver. You need to declare my faction friendly so I can give it to you. DECLARE 164 friendly. Your email account has not been working. Send me a note concerning how to contact you. Ward - Severe Trade (164) ward@jeeves.ucsd.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I shall search out the cause of my troubles and see what they have to hide. Yes, I might be killed, but I will give my all for the cause. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here I go, this time I shall be a pain to those that kill me. You shall get what you deserve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My time is being eaten up by my studies. I hope this times stuff is worth the effort to do. Is 50 silver really what I need, or do I need the 15 minutes needed to get into, tpe, and sent this. Perhaps you know the answer. I think I will use the silver, so I will try to sent in times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rikard looked out at the ocean surrounding him in all directions. The training exercise had gone well, and now it was time to head back to port and allow the brisk autumn winds help him back to the swamps. He enjoyed this weather, and did not relish the thought of another grueling winter sea voyage...his men would relish it even less, but that is the price to pay in this business ------------------------------------------------------------------------ He could feel the welt forming on his check again. Wow, she could really pack a mean wallop when she swung. He was sure how mad she was, but she was storming off. Then she looks back at him and winks. Knowleswright is throughly confused. Without knowing anything better to do, he gets up and goes after her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ =#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=#=# -'-`-,{@ The Capybara's Progress~ Crap. The coastline bends around-- we coulda walked here. Besides, that is one unholy pantload of troops.. Hey, guys.. Just passin thru.. Never get off the boat, like the fella says. On the other hand, ya gotta eat. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*] DATELINE Baechahoela-- Whoa. Celtic types in armor, mostly bowmen. I suppose it's what they have here in the jungles. North: jungle, South: jungle, and fulla Celtic tribesmen and tribal elves. There goes the Capybara into the distance, too. --Studs [*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smoke curled up from Big Jim's cigar as he looked over the battle reports. Anyone who knew him at all could tell that things were going well. Big Jim never lit the cigar unless things were going well. The war with the RoR was going his way. There was plenty of fighting and lots of losses this past month, but the far greater losses were on the other side. The best news of it all was that over half the RoR losses were in their best troops which were well-equipped, and that meant plenty of booty as well. Big Jim was equipping his army as he fought. Not bad for an upstart who was fighting his first real campaign. Big Jim's smile faded. Of course, things weren't going all his way. He'd been forced to send some vile cargo back to Anshun to satisfy some sordid desire of his allies. He shuddered to think what they were doing with it. He could only hope that it was being used for magical experiments. Other possibilities were even worse. And then there was the matter of his replacement. Oh, they didn't phrase it that way. It was just that there was a need for 'additional' leadership at the front, for additional 'firepower' to finish the battle he had fought so well up to this point. He didn't like it at all. Big Jim frowned, put out his cigar, and began to chew on the butt hard... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ralf was estatic. The Larkanth League had been formed. There was peace, after the elimination of the faction responsible for the recent thefts. Only one more thief remained to be caught, but that was just a matter of time. Besides, Ralf had more important things to do. He had to begin to plan his revenge. He would soon have the capability to start his campaign. There was alot to do. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... have taught him so much of the ways of those who walk in the shadow of the rose. He has not turned from my thorns that jut with agonizing ferocity from my soul. He embraces the darkness in which I walk. I may at last have found my hope... From the Journals of the Black Rose ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have a unit for sale. The unit is a Leader with Stealth 2 (150). What offers? e-mail requests to: salvo@iafrica.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Picks of mining for sale at Eskerfan, KAshmar, Abernethy area. Interested parties please contact andrew@ergasya.tuc.gr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never fear laddie, the reinforcements are on they're wee an' the pipers'll strike fear into the hearts of th' craven dogs. They'll run off wit' they're tails 'tween their legs like th' dogs they are. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ******************************************************************************************** ******************* CREMONA ************************* ******************************************************************************************** Yee Ha the OSC are still alive !! At least at the moment anyway ! Stay tuned ******************************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The scouting reports were in and the battle plan laid out. Now came the pause before the inevitable attack.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <darkness> Right I know you lot are in here ! OK enough is enough show yourself Hah very funny Look I'm getting impatient you know Just because I'm a big tough barbarian doesn't mean I'm not scared of the dark ! Mummmmmmy !!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aaah, Bit of a problem with 'the final battle'. Sorry we missed the bus. Could we arrange to have it next week after bingo ? Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Diary, Day 135, Still in some ghastly cave. Still Digging. Still Most Unpleasant. With luck I shall be free by Crimble. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Back into shadow the Mage goes. What will she find this time. A new spell to try out and new things to see. Don't you wish you were like her. She is great and more powerful with each month's study. Soon she will know it all. What should she do then. Perhaps study another field of Magic. More would be good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now where has that little dog gone? I have looked all around and cannot see him. I have called and called and he does not answer. Perhaps he is out pestering the wizard or even teasing the fraidy lion. I shall find him and get him back to work on chasing city guards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OBS lvl 5 training still available in AC. Contact Think Tank at a0306@btr0x7.hrz.uni-bayreuth.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The childres of the Kings are cavorting in the courtyard. They are playing with their magic toys. The king is rich, he can afford the prices the Mages charge. Where does he get his silver. We know that answer of course. He taxes the common people. Maybe one day they will be revolting and overthrow their king. Maybe they like to pay taxes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finally, we have reached lvl 5 in ...! What will be next? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The mages are fighting among themselves again for the last peice of silver. They want to study again this turn and their war ally has not come through with the silver as promised. They need to buy the right to study and want the silver for themselves. Maybe they should petition their war ally and give a threat to him. Maybe that would not be a good idea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ They take off and get into the air. You can see them flying here and there. Why do they fly high in the sky. Look at their robes, they are mages, that is why. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Castle. You will know who invited you here very soon. As soon as it gets dark that is. Have some red wine while you wait. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A messanger runs in: "Sir! Those Spinxes in Kovel have taken to asking riddles!" "SO!" "Well sir if they don't get the right answer they eat the person that they have asked!" "Arrrgggg, there is only one thing to do!" "You don't mean to..." "Yes, send in the clones!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The five looked at each other through the same pale blue eyes. "A Spinxe is a creature of Mythical" started one "nature that is renowned for asking a riddle" continued another "that goes along the lines of" continued another "What walks on 4 legs in the morning," continued another "two in the day," continued another "and on three in the evening!" finished another "Easy!" they all said as one "Well who will go to the town to answer these two Sphinxes?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [!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) bk411@freenet.buffalo.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ One last turn before the snow come, and everyone is nervous. Mothers hurry through the street with their hastily bought goods; men grimly hammer at weapons and armor. The enemy's hordes have been reported in the mountains to the south, barely a week's march away. When will the attack come? How long do we have? The army is prepared to flee, but the citizens have nowhere to go. They only hope the army will leave in peace. But then the word arrives - the army will stay! Reinforcements are on the way, headed by a general regarded as the best in the land! Calls for new recriuts resound through the city, but can they make a difference? Will they be trained in time? Meanwhile in a high tower wisened men pour over arcane writings... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A quiet stint at working clears the mind. However, now we are back to travel and study. Fireball inches closer. --Megatron Mages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ship service has begun out of Spakker. Eastward service is first, followed by north and south. Wood flows in and ships flow out. The trade netowrk and fishing fleet are not far off. --an ambitious man ------------------------------------------------------------------------ An eagle died in Ickellund before it could harass the IUN mission there. The Grey Giant still stalks the swamps, harassing the populace. Devils and Skeletons have been spotted near Oranmore. No human threats have appeared to the IUN for several months now. --News Hound ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Merry Christmas Everyone! and A Happy New Year! and may you get all you ask for and may your orders never foul up and may you get nice new spells and... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kingdom of Preterstan. Take that! The Council of Abernethy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elendakkah still comes slowly, and the unfortunate Benevar the Benovelent, all round nice elf, appreciator of the finer things in AC, and part time agent for the AC Government Tourist Board, is bored. "Methinks I should have become a warlord. Then I could have spent the festive season smashing people's skulls in, and generally enjoying myself in mindless brutality at the expense of others. Alas. The choices we make..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zarya guilde will never fall. We stay here for ever.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wanted - Magic tuition in and around Kashmar E-Mail : c.philpott@sms.ed.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Osram saw the lights of the new city as he stepped though the shimmering portal. The climate here was different to Sorrsidale and appeared more mountainous. There were reports that the Riders Of the Rising Sun had been terrorising the peasants in the area. Ershwin the Golden would soon be taking care of that. Oh yes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thakram Miles Exploring Company (787) ------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT Let it be known that the Thakram Miles Explorer Company joined the PCP in their quest for world conquest. Set all affiliations accordingly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crusaders: We will be paying you a vist this month. Its time to see who is the strongest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Not much time for press. I have to say though that I need magic teaching in Larkanth. Please contact King Minos stu2@ergasya.tuc.gr ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO o o O THE JOKOMICALAUGHUNNY CHRONICLE O o o OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO THE FRICOMPS ARE ADVANCING ! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Yes, the nasty Fricomps have attacked my poor Buffons. The support forces looked like a small army, but they went back to the town after that. Well, maybe they got scared ? TWO NEW BIRTHS ! ++++++++++++++ The Aprilflower and the Decemberflower were born this month. One is larger than the other - of course. MY RICH ONE-HEX ISLAND ++++++++++++++++++++++ Could this be a sign for IRONWOOD ? Guesswhere (?,?), forest, 374 peasants (vikings), $1496. ------------------------------------------------------------ The weather was guesswhat last month; it will be guesswhat next month. Wages: $14. Wanted: none. For Sale: 37 vikings at $56, 7 leaders at $112. Entertainment available: $74. Products: 36 wood, 18 furs, 13 herbs. Exits: North : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. Northeast : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. Southeast : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. South : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. Southwest : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. Northwest : Guesswhere (?,?), ocean. + The Augustflower [128] : Clipper. * Shoe Bert (2295), The Jokomicalaughunny Buffoons (229), behind, leader, wand of fire. * August Sailors (7046), The Jokomicalaughunny Buffoons (229), avoiding, behind, 3 vikings, 3 swords. * August Escort (7049), The Jokomicalaughunny Buffoons (229), 20 nomads, 20 swords. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maybe the Santa will put coal in the PCP's stockings this year. That would be cool. Spontaneous combustion would be cool too. Oh well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are looking for teachers of COM OBS STE and any of magic skills in Atlantic City. 66 Crazy Librarians (1066) myskar@risc.upol.cz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It seems that my plea for reduction of useless repeated articles isn't being too successful. This is a petition for signatures. All those who agree with me in requesting implementation of lossy compression techniques against repeating offenders please send me a pigeon stating so, and in the next times article I'll include a list of all those who second the petition. The serious offenders are all those who send the SAME article in the SAME times MANY times!!! (yes, M.I.T. we mean YOU!). The second type of offenders (lesser than the previous) are those that just send the SAME article (identicle article) time(s) after time(s). Special mention goes to the whiner about certain bird-killer. The third type of offenders (not too sure how to clasify them) are those "gimme 50 SIL" type msgs... (Maybe a 50 SIL deduction in these cases would be a fair deterrant?). Next article will include a list of all those who send me pigeons agreeing completely. House of Marta, Faction 749 <jbroom@encomix.es> P.D. The HoM wishes to inform that it's sword production is fully booked for the forseeable future, however special assignments will be considered. We will buy ANY picks/helms/enchanted wagons in the Jaca/Lintan/Alfaro/ Berriedale/Jervbygd area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I will rise above all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ********************************************************************* ******************* THE NEGENTROPS ******************** ********************************************************************* Information is our lord, Truth is our law ***************************************** bessiere@imag.fr **************** Sorry, due to events that we did not controlled we had to stop our activity in Sinan. You will soon hear more from the Negentrops!!!! ********************************************************************* ******************* THE NEGENTROPS ******************** ********************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================ ROSICRUCIAN FESTIVE BREAK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The magi of the Rosicrucian order will be taking their annual skiing holiday for the next couple of weeks, and thus will be out of contact. Apologies to all those that wish to seek our advice, and a merry Christmas to you all. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferdinand (deceased) ============================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Perforio put the troops to work, preparing shelters for the upcoming winter. This was a (slightly) momentous time - this was soon to become his faction's last swamp! The migration into the forests was nearly completed. While the forests were all-around superior - in taxes, in products, and often in quality of recruits as well - there was still a touch of sad farewell in the air. In a warped sort of way, Perforio would miss the swamps. There was a certain satisfaction to taking a less productive region and putting it to good use. The lush forests were almost too easy to make a living from. Ah well, times are a-changing. But to complete the change during the winter, Perforion needed to figure out how to squeeze the magic wagons he had contracted for out of that deadbeat magic faction! The agreement had been signed, and even a deposit had been paid, but now the mages were apparently ignoring his messages. What to do, what to do... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Email to Renaissance (vjg@cbnea.att.com) was disrupted over the weekend, and the system administrator is unsure how much of the lost mail can be recovered. If you sent anything to us, please resend it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So, I turned one more page of the book of prophecies... Charcoal marks...Interesting. The number ten is written in gold and pictures of warriors eating a huge barbecued bird decorate the borders. The prophet said... The well fed warriors have an important task to accomplish in the next 10 moons. When the winds from the north reach the mountains a great wave will raise from the right hand of the one who watches the sunset and the good men from the northern lands will surf. Drown the tyrants! Drown the greedy! Long life to the surfin' elfs. The next page has brine stains. Vostradeis is THE prophet! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aiken surveyed his newly acquired troops. He now claimed two divisions of High Elves. The new recruits were green and untrained, but he knew that within a few months, they would be ready for action. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I m back ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ickellund (AP) - Assassinations Frequent, Former Dominion Operatives Suspected In this quiet plains town at the bottom of the world, political intigue and espionage is all the rage. Recent mysterious deaths have raised concerns that this horse town has actually become the center of operations for a disgruntled sect of former Dominion assassins. The assassins led the good life under the old leadership of House Banshee, but the ousting of Lord Viper and his followers has created a crisis for these trained killers. The New Alliance leadership has repeatedly distanced themselves from the killings. The IUN recently claimed the town of Ickellund and has begun to train an observer corp to protect the citizens of the town and the surrounding plains. But in the meantime, officials warn the people to be wary of strangers and report any odd activity to the nearest IUN guard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ahhh... life is good in spring! Iron and wood production is going well, and we seem to produce more swords than we know what to do with... For certain the little ones will have plenty to eat this year! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joho, lately found a new spell: Summon Geoff (Summon 2): This spell calls the god Geoff to aid you in your cause by cursing 10-200 of your opponents. Cursed opponents drop all their equipment and any spell cast under the influence of a curse falls back on the caster. Use COMBAT order to tell your mage to use this spell in combat Required Foundations: Body 1, Energy 2, Nature 3, Construct 4, Mind 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAGIC TEACHER IN ATLANTIS CITY ENERGY 5 TEACHER needs students Price 40 $ per student per turn. Contact the Principal pf@nrg.dtu.dk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ATLANTIS LOTTERY! PIRATE TREASURE!! MAKE MONEY FAST! This is your big chance to win 10000 silver, yes, ten thousand silver. Absolutely free, no strings attached. How can I do this? Well, let's just say that cash is not a problem anymore in the Atlantis World. (If only this were so in the "Real World"). Just email me your name and faction number, with "Atlantis Lottery" somewhere in the subject. Over the break I will put together a list of those who have entered, and ask Geoff for a random number. This will determine the winner, who will need to come and collect their winnings (which shouldn't be a problem, I'm everywhere :). Note: Romans and known enemies of the PCP need not apply. I may be generous, but I'm not stupid! Mutant Black Robes (44) fon@iinet.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free SILVER Free SILVER all you have to do is write some s___ like this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Working, working, working. If you NEED magic items anywhere in Atlantis and has axcess to a portal we can do business. I can make anything, so let me know if your interested. I don't deal with Pirates, NOT even PolyChromatic ones ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seeking Sneaky Bastards in Atlantis City. I want to make a Sneaker in AC, is there any teachers ?? I know this is a delicate matter, but it is needed to be sneaky to get out of AC !! Meagun ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WANTED High Elves in AC Name your price and I will consider it! Please announce it in the Times ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRADING WANTED I can deliver anywhere IF you have a PORTAL!! Prices Swords 80 silver Chains 80 silver Plates 300 silver Magic Swords 250 silver Magic Plates 2500 silver Portal Service, depends upon the amount bought! Generally 500 silver, discount if you buy for more than 20000 silvers. Please allow for some turns delivery, since I can only handle so many Jumps per turn. Please contact Trade Master [sba@nrg.dtu.dk] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OBSERVATION TEACHER WANTED I have some mages in Xortormia in need of training. Please contant me, through the proper channels The Ripper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MY SUBMISSION: GET A LIFE!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PCP. How does it feel to be up against the ropes? Not so good huh. It's only gonna get worse... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- The Cooperative 627 NAA ---------------------- "Winning" the game? What would it take to "win" the game? Let's define our terms, then put it into perspective. Winning is often taken to be conquering the entire world. Well, that's a good myth to dispel. Briefly, no alliance will ever conquer the entire world. Here's why. The game is, at a minimum, 80*100 hexes in size. Each war faction can only tax in 100 hexes. Ergo, it would take 80 war factions minimum to effectively tax the entire world. What alliance has anything close to that? And if 80 war factions even got together, how would they ever coordinate? Of the two largest alliances I know, half the members don't know what the other half are doing. Who are friends? Who are allies? Who knows? It's rather quite comical (unless, of course, they get coordinated enough to attack *you*! Then it's not so funny any more!). Finally, here's a question for everybody interested in the advantage to be gained by participating in an alliance. What is the optimum ratio of war, trade, and magic factions? I've heard of alliances heavy on war factions; alliances heavy on trade factions; and alliances heavy on magic. Which do you think works best in the short term? The middle range? The long term? The New Atlantis Alliance is heavy on the Magic end of things: 8 magic factions, 1 trade faction, 2 war factions. Obviously, we think that our mix is best for us, or we'd actively recruit other factions. (And there is not a dirth of war faction wanna-bees!) What is your mix? Tell me about it! Address correspondence to kalmar@acf2.nyu.edu ----------------------- The Cooperative 627 NAA ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well running a bit late today after a hefty hangover Count Varmeed sent out his scouts with orders to study the easiest order he could give with the least like chance of getting a headach. Oh well these things happen I suppose. Perhaps next month I will be in a better state to carry out some proper orders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Under cover of darkness, the plunderers rowed ever closer. Before them, the starry city of Stinchar, jewel of the RoR empire, shone like a beacon. While the Roman city slept, five sets of oars dipped silently into the briny harbour, and the longboat glided effortlessly towards the docks. The few men on board were PolyChromatic Pirates. They bore a special cargo for the RoR - a special Christmas surprise Back in Sorisdale, Ershwin chuckled to think of the large part he had played in the downfall of the Roman empire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ + House Dervish + +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ <--<< Travelers Advisory: the Pathers are back in the area. <--<< Hex 45,34 is closed due to renovations to the Castle. <--<< The remainder of House Dervish's lands are open for travel. <--<< Taxing is prohibited. <--<< Pillaging is prohibited. <--<< Production is NOT prohibited, but please be polite and send a missive to Lord Dervish. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Current Claimes: 45,34 and surrounding Hex's (excepting Perkel). House Dervish is a Merchant House with trade opening soon to ALL in the Jaca/Berriedale/Lintan/Golconda area. Products will include everything from Ships and Castles to Normal and Magical Items. Those wishing an alliance or even just friendly border relations can contact Lord Dervish via the addresses below. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=++=++=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lord Dervish House Dervish [666] Email: dervish@shadow.net WWW: http://www.shadow.net/~dervish/atlantis.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why is Carnforth (11,10) off limits? What are you hiding? Please let us in - we mean no harm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's all the fuss about rootstone? Should I be concerned about the rumors of rootstone south of Jaca? Does this explain all the PCP galleons there? Lord Stain ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Contact our rep on atlantis@forsyth.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Allies Everyone needs to be part of some kind of alliance or federation if their faction is to survive in the hostile world of Atlantis. The problem is that often we have more problems with fellow alliance members taking advantage of us than our enemies harassing us. The solution? Attack your allies and befriend your enemies. It makes life much more interesting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ At last I have found some teachers. Perhaps now I can make some progress against all those big factions [hmm -- the ones that train you only so they know how powerful you are and can remove you before you become a threat]. BTW, it seems AC is running a tad low on high elves. Maybe some limits should be set [number of men, of units, turns, etc.] so such crowding and overdemand doesn't occur in this wonderful city. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The secret of the Portal; "Oh my God! It's full of stars." Does anyone know what a Portal looks like (inside and outside) in Atlantis? Anything like the one in '2001: A Space Odyssey' (from which the quote is taken)? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Damn the Romans. The fools had created the beast by killing Hogli; now they persisted in feeding the creature by sending massed troops to do battle with the pirates knowing full well that the pirates were aligned with the Evil. It was enough to make a woman cry from frustration. The Jaca area was too quiet now, and WitchBlade needed some allies if she was going to have any chance fighting this beast and the pirates. She had heard that Ralf in the Larkanth area might be a hope. If she could beg a teleport out of some mage maybe she could find King Ralf and see if he was indeed a potential ally. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WANTED Gloves of Strength at $200 Potions of healing at $20 Transport will be provided (air, sea, land or ethereal) please contact Lords of Switzterland jl@nrg.dtu.dk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Servalan was feeling dreadful. She was completely at a loss for words! Usually when things got this bad, a particularly savage glare could be made to fill the gap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sir Richard was aghast; he'd forgotten his lines!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was just a joke Fourses. Grow up! Mr. Bedlam ------------------------------------------------------------------------ With all the major fighting going on, how long will it be before total global war breaks out? Right now there seems to be peaceful areas, but they are just an illusion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings, Alf's Boys (829) wishes you have a nice X-Mas and a happy new Year. **** * **** Alf's Boys (829) |__| | |__ | | |__ | alf@odin.etsiig.uniovi.es ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Up