ATLANTISv2 atl-players-digest #84

From: csd@microplex.com (Christian Daudt)

Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 00:00:00 +0000

I thought I was going to get thousands of responses asking me
to keep this digest (maybe I just wanted to massage my ego ;-))
But I received enough responses, so I'll keep the digest going.
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From: l40094@alfa.ist.utl.pt (Antonio J Rendas)
Subject: Hmmm,some questions... (fwd)
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1995 22:16:20 -0100

Okie,I'm starting out in Atlantis this turn and have a couple of
questions yet left unanswered:

i) I a unit has 0$ but the faction still has some unclaimed money is it
necessary to claim the money in order not to die of hunger,or will
the unit claim the money automatically?

ii) When you create a new unit it will,by default (well,no
experience here,but the manual says so :) ) work.Do ALL units work by default,
that is,does any unit that is not given any order (even after the first
turn it was created...) work,or is that just valid for NEWLY created units.
ok,thats it,thanks in advance for your answers

-AJRendas
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 16:13:32 -0400
From: StrapMatt@aol.com
Subject: Diplomacy

The Confederation,

Would those members or spokesman of the Confederation please contact The Don
of Don of Rio, Inc. (StrapMatt@aol.com) to discuss the situation North of
Spakker.

The Don
Member of the Surwegian Cartel
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 95 16:11:42 EDT
From: schissel@math.cornell.edu (Eric Schissel - grad - Barbasch)
Subject: ATLANTIS: why i eff. missed my turn (boy do i feel

well, i feel stupid.  i didn't notice my unit number and didn't
include it in my orders.
whee. i thought i wouldn't be given a unit number until turn 2.
well, one turn late, but see you all in the game!
-Eric Schissel
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 15:14:20 -0500
From: phpl6@menudo.uh.edu (Richard Mark Rhoads)
Subject: Atlantis:teach me OBS3

Calling all OBS teachers.  I need some instruction in the noble art of
Observation next turn (sept 2) in Atlantis City.  Thanks in advance...

Mark Rhoads
                       phpl6@menudo.uh.edu

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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 95 17:09:18 EDT
From: schissel@math.cornell.edu (Eric Schissel - grad - Barbasch)
Subject: ATLANTIS: newbie requests your forbearance and asks a

and asks a simple question.  why are so many units still in Atlantis?
Around what turn would you suggest I take at least one unit out of the city?
I presume that the list of units in my report are the units in Atlantis only.
(Some seem unowned- i wasn't aware that was possible)
-eric schissel, faction 753.
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 22:49:19 +0100
From: eoinmag@internet-eireann.ie (Eoin Maguire)
Subject: Atlantis  New players Questions

Hello All!,

I am a new player to this PBM and have spent ages trying to figure out
the rules!.Finally i think i have come close to understanding them but i
will no doubt send about 6 wrong orders before i get it right!.
Ok....what i need to know:

1)..Can you do 2 month long orders each turn?...like move/advance and work?
2)..must you claim money before using it in orders list...ie. can you list
your     orders..buy:whatever followed by claim:whatever. Basically..can you
use money you       haven't claimed?
3)..if my orders are incorrect will they get sent back or just ignored?
4)..how long for each turn?...1 week?
5)..Why are people mailing this list asking for people to contact them when
all they have to do is use the "find" command to get an e-mail address?
6)..Am i likely to get killed quickly if i just wander around?
7)..I start in Atalntis...if i move north or whatever do i leave Atlantis
and am in danger in the wilderness?
8)..What should a starting character do exactly to get off the ground(not
literally!)?.
9)..Are all these questions annoying you? :)

Right...thats it for about 10 seconds...then i will have thought of about
100 other questions to ask!!..
Thanks to anyone who bothers to reply to this!.

Eoin.
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:48:22 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: A single Wand Of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:48:22 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: A single Wand Of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:48:22 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: A single Wand Of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 10:48:22 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: A single Wand Of Fire

Greetings, fellow Atlantan citizens!

Due to popular demand I feel urged to report that the Teutonic Knights have only ONE Wand of Fire for
sale this turn! Therefor - in order to be fair (and earn and extra buck) - we have decided to auction the
Wand Of Fire with bids starting at 500 silver!

Remember to send your bids to:

guttorm@kom.auc.dk

There has also been some confusing regarding our whereabouts, so let it be known that the auction
takes place in our golden and glorious capital, Atlantis City!

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From: "D.J. McGaw" <u3djm@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Wands of Fire
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)
From: "D.J. McGaw" <u3djm@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Wands of Fire
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 09:49:41 +0100 (BST)

> Behold, fellow citizens of Atlantis!
>
> Have you not always wished you could cast spells like a mage?
> Of cause you have, and now The Teutonic Knights can grant you this wish!
>
> This turn we sell a ... Wand of Fire!
> This fabulous device can cast the spell Fireflash and has an UNLIMITED
number
> charges!
>
> This truely magnificient gadget can me YOURS for a meager 500 silver!
> Dont wait, buy it before your neighbour og your enemy!
>
> If interested contact:
>
> guttorm@kom.auc.dk
>

This is not true! The wand of fire has only 3 charges of Fireflash, NOT
UNLIMITED!

It is however a good gadget and well worth the asking price, just beware of
false prophets!

Regards

Dave
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From: Morten Krog <harpoon@diku.dk>
Subject: Re: Wands of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 23:27:06 +0100 (METDST)

>
> > Behold, fellow citizens of Atlantis!
> >
> > Have you not always wished you could cast spells like a mage?
> > Of cause you have, and now The Teutonic Knights can grant you this wish!
> >
> > This turn we sell a ... Wand of Fire!
> > This fabulous device can cast the spell Fireflash and has an UNLIMITED
> number
> > charges!
> >
> > This truely magnificient gadget can me YOURS for a meager 500 silver!
> > Dont wait, buy it before your neighbour og your enemy!
> >
> > If interested contact:
> >
> > guttorm@kom.auc.dk
> >
>
> This is not true! The wand of fire has only 3 charges of Fireflash, NOT
> UNLIMITED!
>
> It is however a good gadget and well worth the asking price, just beware of
> false prophets!
>
> Regards
>
> Dave
>

How do you know that? The spell description dosn't metion anything about a
number of charges.

Morten
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 95 15:24:18 PDT
From: "GDUNBAR.US.ORACLE.COM" <GDUNBAR@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Atlantis  New players Questions

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1)..Can you do 2 month long orders each turn?...like move/advance and work?

no.

2)..must you claim money before using it in orders list...ie. can you list
your     orders..buy:whatever followed by claim:whatever. Basically..can you
use money you       haven't claimed?

You cannot use unclaimed money, except for maintenance.

3)..if my orders are incorrect will they get sent back or just ignored?

Ignored (for now).

4)..how long for each turn?...1 week?

yes.

5)..Why are people mailing this list asking for people to contact them when
all they have to do is use the "find" command to get an e-mail address?

FIND only works when a turn is run. And you need to know a unit's
faction number to use it.

6)..Am i likely to get killed quickly if i just wander around?

I'm not sure.

7)..I start in Atalntis...if i move north or whatever do i leave Atlantis
and am in danger in the wilderness?

No, all the exits to Atlantis City are also cities.

8)..What should a starting character do exactly to get off the ground(not
literally!)?.

I'm not an expert on the subject. I would think that leaving
Atlantis City is a good first step.

9)..Are all these questions annoying you? :)

I'm used to it.

Geoff

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Hello All!,

Right...thats it for about 10 seconds...then i will have thought of about
100 other questions to ask!!..
Thanks to anyone who bothers to reply to this!.

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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 11:20:36 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: Wand of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 11:20:36 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: Wand of Fire
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 11:20:36 +0200
From: Ole Guttorm Jensen <guttorm@kom.auc.dk>
Subject: Wand of Fire

Hail, fellow citizens of Atlantis!

Unfortunately the announcer got carried away and made a minor(!?) mistake
regarding the qualities of the Wand Of Fire.

The Wand Of Fire has only three charges and NOT an unlimited number!

I'm terribly sorry, so all prior bids have been canceled and the auction
will begin again.... still at 500 silver though!

And now... the announcer.

Hmm, yes, ehh... Still the powerfull device can dazzle up to 50 of you
enemies trice before wearing out. So with this device you just might win
the day! Remember that being dazzled reduces the Combat Skill of your foes
by TWO!

Buy it before your enemy!

If interested contact:

guttorm@kom.auc.dk

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From: "Michal Stehlik" <STEHLIK@frode.dcit.cz>
Date:          Tue, 6 Jun 1995 17:01:34 MET-1DST
Subject:       Re: Mind Reading

You can prevent assassinations and thieveries only if you are able to
see unit, trying to do the work. Spell Detect Faction changes nothing
on your ability to see "stealthy" units. So the answer is NO.

Michal
                                        XCom (306)
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From: tim.hruby@his.com (Tim Hruby)
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 1995 11:34:27
Subject: Atlantis: Healing skill

Andre asks:

> In the rules it sais that the healing skill allows one to heal up to 5
> men. Does this mean 1 man per healing level,?
>
> Does it make sense to study healing further than level 1? Geoff?

Geoff has been asked this before, and answered that healing is good for 5 men
per level (assuming enough herbs are on hand).  However, this clarfication
still hasn't made it into the rules proper.
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Date: Tue, 06 Jun 95 13:09:00 PDT
From: dmcclure@mindscape.com
Subject:

Please take me off the mailing list.

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From: House Banshee of the DOMINION <u3jph@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Mind Reading
Date: Tue,  6 Jun 1995 16:19:30 +0100 (BST)

> With the spell Mind Reading one can determine the faction allegiance of all
> units one can see, BUT does that prevent stealthy thieves of conduction
> their illegal activities like THIEVERY and ASSASSINATION?
>
Nope not if they have STE higher than your OBS. Mind reading only tells you
the faction of units you can SEE, which couldn't steal from you in the first
place, because you can see them

regards,

Lord Viper and Lady Venom.

House Banshee (217) of the DOMINION.

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