Monster Island news (39K) From: warden@mack.einet.com (Scott Micheel) Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 02:40:10 +0000 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ m m mm mm t ee m m m m oo nnn sss t ee rrrr e e m m m o o n n s tttt e e r eeee m m o o n n ssss t eeee r News 04-25-94 e m m o o n n s t e r ee m m oo n n sss tt ee r #24 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Headlines this time: New Blurbs (tease) Group List update Publication data: eMonster News is published ideally on the 25th of each month, come hell or high water. Publisher and Editor is warden@einet.com <Scott Micheel>; send all submissions, questions, letters of comment, and subscription info to that address. eMonster News is distrubted free for the asking to anyone able to receive it on INTERNET, CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, America Online, Prodigy, or any other service tied into the net. Current press run: 147. To avoid problems with my mailer, I send this out in batches; for a full listing of players on the net, send a note to Scott (below). eMonster News is not affiliated with Adventures By Mail in any way, and nothing in here is necessarily official. We like to think they like us, though. Please copy, post, print, or otherwise distribute this newsletter to as many players as you can; especially if they have email access. We want to promote this here game! Editor & Publisher Scott Micheel warden@einet.com Keeper of Blurbs Aaron Fuegi fuegi@cs.colostate.edu Group Man Brian Derks normandyknight@cup.portal.com Monster Mapper & MI BBS Jim Wuerch 73234.3410@compuserve.com Capture Creature Captain Larry Barrows lrdbear@aol.com Statmaster Jack Vinson vinson@unagi.cis.upenn.edu Seeker of Demigods Ben Vincent bjvincen@mtu.edu Lord of the Hard Sell Tom Richardson salmanila@aol.com List Director Sharyl Leis michael.mackinnon@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Howdy. It was remarked that there is a lot of information covered in the newsletter that would be better served by creating a hint list for new players. I have seen such hint lists from the Diciples of Light and the Order of the White Rose, and we have an old one here (jonesey says it hasn't been updated in two years or so though). I think it would be a great idea to create such a list. It would help new players immensely, and cut down on some of the simple questions here in the newsletter. Anyone want to volunteer to work on it? I envision a short entry on just about everything (a line, perhaps up to a paragraph.) Anyone want to volunteer for it? +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Welcome to new subscribers this month: Welcome to the MI net! Bruggeman Todd Alle (alle@uhunix.hawaii.edu) Craig Barstow (x46467g3@usma13.usma.edu) Holger Hoffmann (holger.hoffmann@math.uni-giessen.de) John O'Hehir (ohehirjp@d106-13.dw.clarkson.edu) Richard Schwerdtfeger (mo@mercury.sfsu.edu) Phil Spagnolli (actor@telerama.lm.com) Per Stromberg (seskf2n3@ibmmail.ibmmail.com) Ashley Taft (ataft@infinet.com) Patrick Voltmer (ulma@hermes.rz.uni-sb.de) Dana Wright (72627.531@compuserve.com) a monster (beekums@aol.com) a monster (cmaikisch@aol.com) a monster (kain@io.org) a monster (slipjeem@aol.com) +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I am having a terrible time trying to get ahold of these people. If you are having trouble getting the newsletter; just send me a note. And if you're on the following list, please send me a note also, so I can try to track the path. droster@citadel.bitnet droster%citadel.bitnet@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu droster%citadel.bitnet%bitnode@cunyum.cuny.edu marcus_d@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu erb@lawmail.law.columbia.edu anon0293@nyx.cs.du.edu jah1879@tamsigma.bitnet jah1879%tamsigma.bitnet%bitnode@cunyum.cuny.edu thomasm@stud.sarpih.no wu0gmc@sunderland.ac.uk nhi508@abdn.ac.uk holger.hoffmann@math.uni-giessen.du +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ From: bob@abm.com Subject: MI News Scott, The new news is that Jack is back to programming MI again. So you can expect some new things shortly. About the blurbs, we'd prefer if you just listed the name and # of the blurbs, and not the text in anything you put out in the public domain. If you want to exchange the full blurb with specific players, its not a problem. We just need to protect our copyrights and that isn't done when our copyrighted text is put in the public domain. Thanks very much. *****Editor says: That being the case, it is time to list a bunch of new blurbs that have not been discussed in the newsletter yet! Creatures: 185 Vine Stalker 196 Xanxu Wart Toad 199 Shifting Wraith Items: 196 Xanxu Webbed Feet 202 Glowing Red Ring 204 Silver Temple Sword (class 4) 319 Dark Sword (class 4, 2xDamage to Light) 320 Wooden Shroud Statue 321 Iron Stein 329 Dragon Hide Shield (class 8) 348 Damaged Heavy Iron Shield (class 4) 350 King's Spiked Leggin's (class 4) 368 Crimson Chalise 374 Dragonbone 375 Quartzlight Gem Spells: 1 Summon (Random) Creature 2 Ensnare Creature (a) 71 Divine Monster 802 Ensnare Creature (b) 828 Armor It looks like there is some work being done on the game after all. Details are available on request. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ eMonster Departments From: Normandyknight@cup.portal.com (Brian Derks) Subject: group list Here is a list of Races, Gods, and Groups. I have listed the battle crys of them and for the Groups I listed the numbers, totems, battle cries, and Leader contacts that I have. If anyone whats to give the name and addresses of the people in charge of the groups or an address of a player so I can write to them to get info please send it. Thanks. If any of the info isn't right, please let me know. I would like to thank the people that have sent in info and the ones that corrected me on my mistakes. Thanks! Bifs Monster Resort: (just need a computer with a modem) Additional contacts & MI Forum (BBS#): 1-317-962-2437. Now Bifs Monster Resort has DOL, GOF, and Cadets as group forums. Or if you just want to discuss MI, just enter messages on Main Conference and soon be sending messages to dozens of other MI players. Bif is now on-line again and the number is above. The * by the Leader's name is just saying that I'm writing them to verify that this is right. No conformation on these yet. The @ means that there was a correction or something new. The # means that this address, etc. could be wrong. You can reach me at: (e-mail) Normandyknight@cup.portal.com or Bifs Monster Resort (BBS) 1-317-962-2437 (mail to Brian Derks) or by surface: Brian J. Derks, 929 Silver Lake Dr.#12, Portage, WI 53901 *** UPDATED 4/6/94 *** ######## RACIAL BATTLE CRIES ######## Bignoses : "I Smell Victory!" Fatblobs : "I will Squish You Flat!" Furrcats : "Hasten To Your Death!" Mongers : "Your Life Is Mine Now!" Mudwalkers : "I'm Your Angel Of Doom!" Normans : "Dream on, Sloth Breath!" Vipers : "Goodbye Insect!" Boddens : "Look! Behind You!" Loggerheads: "Your In Double Trouble!" [sic] ####### RELIGIOUS BATTLE CRIES ########## Shroud: "The Dark Takes You!" Kabuki: "The Light Blinds You!" Fuvah : "Glory is Mine!" ############## GROUPS ############## #704 Island Geographic Society (mixed) Area: Jagged Mor North and Midlands (thermadon rex, smite, shifting wraith) Battle Cry: none yet Leader: Melvin Krehbiel Surface: 7582 SW Hunziker #29, Tigard, OR 97223-2308 Voice phone: (503) 684-7239 E-mail: mel@image.com Additional Contact: Patrick Provant Surface: 1700 14th St., Oregon City, OR 97045 #705 Mystic Monsters (Light) Area: Southern Kunbar (great trap snake, scatamunga beast, Beerauk) A MM monster: Ron Lucas (a.k.a. King Cobra)(not sure if active) 10 Bell Ave., Fords, NJ 08863 (908) 634-8342 #708 Fire Riders Of Kafu Zush Ma (mixed)(50+) Area: N. Kunbar, Upper Starth, Jagged Mor Midlands and North (beerauk, great trap snake, landshark) BATTLE CRY: "Hey Dude, Your Shoelace Is Untied!" Agent of Fuvah: James McClure Surface: 434 Mill St.,Williamsville, NY 14221 Voice Phone: (716) 631-9580 Dark Ambassador: Jeff Ross Surface: 2300 Clinch Ave., Knoxville, TN 37926 Voice Phone: (615) 546-2504 Delegate for the Light: Ted Szymaszek Surface: 45 Sirrett St., Buffalo, NY 14094 Voice Phone: (716) 827-8761 Group to Group Diplos: Kim Swatsworth Surface: 794 Ransom Rd., Lancaster, NY 14086 Voice Phone: (716) 685-3781 E-mail Contact: Aaron Fuegi Address: fuegi@cs.colostate.edu #714 Cult of Nine Lives (multi racial)(multi deity)(no dark) (8+) Area: Jagged Mor North (gator, tholomite, funnel snake) Battle Cry: Leader: Russell Calkins Surface: Att: Silk, 2611 Park Dr., Parma, OH 44134 @E-Mail: shdowspwn@aol.com Coordinator of Demigod Affairs: Terry Hanna Surface: 5037 San Julio Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93111 #727 The Black Death (Dark)(7) Area: Jagged Mor North (ghoul buzzard, great trap snake, mummy) BATTLE CRY: "I Fart In Your General Direction!" Leader: Scott Micheel Surface: 1241 Glorieta St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112-5231 Voice Phone: (505) 296-4454 E-mail: warden@einet.com #728 Order of the White Rose (multi deity) (30+) Area: Jagged Mor South, Southern Kunbar (six-headed adder, jagwere, demon condor) Battle Cry: "There can only be one!" Leader: Robert James Surface: 3646 Vinton Ave. #4, Los Angeles, CA 90034 Voice phone: (310) 839-6965 #734 THE SIX HUNDRED (Light) (10) Area: Jagged Mor North, Northern Kunbar (Myrrh Dove, Six Headed Adder, Yogorilla) BATTLE CRY: In development Leader: Andy Holmes Surface: 233 E. 2nd St. Apartment #2 Frederick, MD., 21701. Offensive Coordinator: Erik Seilnacht Surface: 10296 Alpine Dr. #B, Cupertino, CA 95014-0911 E-Mail: eriks@apple.com (Erik Seilnacht) Voice Phone: (408)732-3075 Ambassador: Alan Hutton Surface: same as above. Voice Phone: same as above #739 The AntiKabukilear Forces (dark)(8+) Area: Jagged Mor Midlands, Middle Kunbar, Central Starth (ghoul buzzard, forked-tailed scorpion, zombie) BATTLE CRY: "Hail The Reign of Darkness!" Leader: Peter Lambeck Surface: 6712 Mockingbird Woods Ct., Lorton, VA 22079 Voice Phone: (703) 339-0848 #744 The Cadets of Gascoyne (non-religious)(11) Area: Lower Gwardon (swampus, stark sourpuss, great white stork) Battle Cry: none yet Leader: Micheal MacKinnon Surface: 337 Oxford St., Winnipeg, MB, R3M 3H9, Canada Voice phone: (204) 488-1267 E-mail: micheal.mackinnon@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca Genie (checked biweekly): m.mackinnon Bifs Monster Resort: Enter message to Michael Mackinnon #745 The Knights of the Iron Fist (mostly fuvite, Mixed)(8+) Area: Jagged Mor North, N Kunbar (gator, gnitgnat, great trap snake) BATTLE CRY: "Feel Now, the Wraith of the Fist!" Leader: Jerry Hagedorn @ Surface: 204 B N Olive St, Rolla, MO 65401 @ Voice phone: (314) 368-4896 E-mail: hagedorn@umr.edu #752 The Guardians of Fuvah (8+) Area: Lower Starth (king stag, terapus, landshark) Leader: Robert Vulgamore (a.k.a. Skorge) @ Surface: 10300 Arrow Route, #901, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91720 @ Home phone: (909) 481-0319 @ Work & Fax #: (909) 481-0509 Bifs Monster Resort: Enter letter to Robert Vulgamore if GOF to get onto GOF #754 The Fuzzy Fist of Fuvah (Fuvite) (8) Area: Jagged Mor South (McMacaw, reptron bird, great white stork) Leader: Bill Elmer Surface: 2801 Rolido #89, Houston, TX 77063 @ #758 The Stark Fist of Fuvah (fuvite)(40+) Area: Jagged Mor South, Southern Kunbar (tusker, gator, terapus) BATTLE CRY; "Fear Fuvah's Fury!" Leader: Eric Reuss quit MI so there is no known leader #760 The Disciples of the Light (light) (50+) Area: Middle and Southern Kunbar, Central and Lower Gwardon, Jagged Mor South and Midlands, Lower Starth (myrrh dove, scatamungabeast, great trap snake) @ BATTLE CRY: "I'm Crushing Your Head!" Leader: Chris Meyer Surface: 805 S. King St., Robinson, IL 62454 Voice phone: (618) 544-3627 E-mail: usvkn7xn@ibmmail.com (Chris Meyer) Bifs Monster Resort: Enter message to Chris Meyer if dol to get onto DOL Group Relations Director: pyrich@delphi.com (John Pyrich) #771 Shrouds Own (Dark)(35+) Area: Upper Gwardon, Jagged Mor North (flesh eater, ghoul buzzard, zombie) BATTLE CRY: "For Shroud's Own Glory" Leader: Morgan Hatrick Surface: 34931 Woodham Ave., Barstow, CA 92311 Voice phone: (619) 255-2820 E-mail: mamnon@aol.com Minister of Policy/recruiter: Glenn Fuller Surface: 24701 Via Pradera, Calabasas, CA 91302 Executive Officer: Jeff Taylor Surface: 126 32nd St. NE #16, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 #778 Dark Knights of the Kunbar (dark)(50+) Area: Jagged Mor South, Jagged Mor Midlands, Southern Kunbar, and Lower Starth (wolfcur, blood mummy, grizzly hedgehog) BATTLE CRY: "Dark Knights to Battle!" Leader: Michael D. Kerr Surface: 331 Clarendon Ave., NW Canton, OH 44708-4567 Voice phone: (216) 455-9658 E-mail Recruiter's Address: sau@juliet.caltech.edu (Sean Upchurch) Group Coordinator: Dave DeWitt Surface: 4943 Anderson Rd., Lyndhurst, OH 44124 Voice Phone: (216) 382-6255 #780 The Scarlet Templars (fuvite) (8+) Area: Jagged Mor Midlands, Middle Kunbar (blood mummy, thermadon rex, blood mite) BATTLE CRY: none yet # Leader: Scott McCaig Surface: 502 Gladstone #1, Ottawa, Canada K1R 5P1 Voice Phone: (613) 236-0626 #785 White Tiger Clan (light) (21) Area: Jagged Mor North, Northern Kunbar (white tiger, double-pawed cougar, jagwere) BATTLE CRY: "Meet the Jaws of Death, Island Scum!" Leader: Brian Stivers Surface: 52489 Butternut, Shelby Twp., MI 48316 Voice phone: (313) 739-1725 E-mail Recruiter's Address: normandyknight@cup.portal.com (Brian Derks) #788 Fuvah's Fearless Fighters (fuvite) (8+) Area: Jagged Mor Midlands, Middle Kunbar (king stag, tusker, thermadon rex) BATTLE CRY: #791 The Knights of Sylvester (multi-deity) Area: Lower Starth (myrrh dove, scatamungabeast, killer koala bear) BATTLE CRY: NOTE: rumors say this group merged into the DoL and is gone @ #793 Darklings of Shroud (dark)(8) Area: Jagged Mor Midlands (flesh eater, shifting wraith, wolfcur) Battle Cry: "Spoons!!!!" Leader & Group Dilpos: Joe Robins Surface: 33H Heritage Dr., New City, NY 10956-5344 Voice: (914) 634-1748 Membership Contact: Jeremy Davies Surface: 7 E. Stemmer Lane, Suffern, NY 10901 Voice: (914) 369-7105 #798 Suns of the Rose (nice) (Light) (8) Area: Jagged Mor North (sunbasker, thermadon rex, land shark) Leader: Joel M Halpern Surface: 8009 Orchard Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Voice Phone: (home) 612-560-0214 (work) 612-424-1606 Fax: (work) 612-424-1736 E-mail address: jmh@network.com #799 The Shriners (fuvite)(8+) Area: Jagged Mor North, Northern Kunbar (tusker, horned marsh goat, blood mummy) BATTLE CRY: "Your Mother Mates With Knolltirs!" Leader: Jay Tumelson Surface: c/o Kemper Service Co., 811 Main, Kansas City, MO 64105 Voice Phone: (home) (913) 268-0013 (day) (312) 845-1232 Shadow Guardians (fuvite) (8+) Area: Northern Jagged Mor (Tusker, Pummel bear, xanxu cave spider) Battle Cry: "Beware the Shadows of Fuvah" Leader: Larry Barrows Surface: Quarters 78, San Bernadino, CA 92409 E-mail: lrdbear@aol.com @ Nomads of the Red Hand (Fuvite) Area: Jagged Mor Midlands (thermadon rex, landshark, barkbrute) ******** FORMING GROUPS ******** Infernalservants of Satan (fuvite): ? Area: Central Gwardon Fuv Mong Chew (monger) Area: Central Gwardon Leader: Wally Wilkins Surface: Rt 2 Box 192, Cobbtown, GA 30420 The Earth Elementals (mudwalkers) Area: Leader: Tim Bernik Surface: NAVSCOLEOD 40-B-92, Indian Head, MD 20640 The Imperial League of Normans (Norman) Area: Leader: Mark Nyman Surface: 309 Sassafras St. #103, Erie PA 16507-1383 ? Area: Jagged Mor North Group contacts: Wally Wilkins, Rt.2 Box 192, Cobbtown, Ga 30420. Voice weekends: (912) 684-2620 Mick Wilkins, 3 Carr Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137 Voice: (904) 445-3374 Paladins of the Island Guild Area: South Starth Contact: Harry Durnan, 14 Kingston St., Somerville, MA 02144 or Jimmy Powers, 23 Kingston St., Somerville, MA 02144 From: "Larry Barrows" <lrdbear@aol.com> Subject: Re: MI/Capture List It prints better than it looks Capture List Creature Capt Item # Name ure? Needed God Item Gained ----------------------------------------------------------------- 101 Great Trap Snake No ........ ...... ............. 102 Slither Snake Yes Snake Trp ...... None 103 Squeezy Snake Yes Snake Trp ...... Squzskin 104 Snout Yes Jute Rope ...... Snout Sausage 105 Gator ... ........ ...... ............. 106 Killer Koala Bear Yes Swarth Nt ...... ............. 107 Landshark ... ........ ...... ............. 108 Wild Boar No ........ ...... ............. 109 Dragonbat Yes None ...... ............. 110 Mummy ... ........ ...... ............. 111 Scatamunga Beast ... ........ ...... ............. 112 Black Pack Rowt Yes Swarth Nt ...... ............. 113 Yogorilla ... ........ ...... ............. 114 Jungle Rattler Yes Snake Trp ...... Rattler Darts 115 Giant Tortoise ... ........ ...... ............. 116 Dactyl No ........ ...... ............. 117 Bolotamus ... ........ ...... ............. 118 Bortolatomus ... ........ ...... ............. 119 Gnitgnats Yes Bird Trap ...... ............. 120 Sand Thug ... ........ ...... ............. 121 Funnel Snake Yes Snake Trp ...... ............. 122 Reptron Bird Yes Bird Trap ...... Reptron Salve 123 Giant Slizzard Yes Swarth Nt ...... ............. 124 Beerauk ... ........ ...... ............. 125 Swamppus No ........ ...... ............. 126 Porqubeast Yes Jute Rope ...... ............. 127 Smite No ........ ...... ............. 128 Ghoul Buzzard Yes Bird Trap Shroud ............. 129 Malador No ........ ...... ............. 130 Tholomite ... ........ ...... ............. 131 Zombie ... ........ ...... ............. 132 Myrrh Dove Yes Bird Trp Kabuki ............. 133 Flesh Eater No ........ Shroud ............. 134 Muck Daudler ... ........ ...... ............. 135 Marsh Dweller ... ........ ...... ............. 136 Tar Rat Yes Swarth Nt ...... ............. 137 Cheesmo Yes Deep Pit ...... ............. 138 Mandibular Crab No ........ ...... ............. 139 Three-Tailed Rattler Yes Snake Trp ...... ............. 140 Bludgeon Bee ... ........ ...... ............. 141 Fork-Tailed Scorpion Yes Deep Pit ...... ............. 142 Mudge ... ........ ...... ............. 143 Dune Ooze ... ........ ...... ............. 144 Ripple Beast ... ........ ...... ............. 145 Sunbasker ... ........ ...... ............. 146 Cane Crawler ... ........ ...... ............. 147 Barkbrute No ........ ...... ............. 148 Thermadon No ........ ...... ............. 149 Thermadon Rex ... ........ ...... ............. 150 Stemtoad Yes None ...... Stemtoad Glnd 151 Terapus ... ........ ...... ............. 152 Spring Spider Yes None 153 Munknut ... ........ ...... ............. 154 McMacaw ... ........ ...... ............. 155 Seagroat ... ........ ...... ............. 156 Roof Rat ... ........ ...... ............. 157 Sneaky Cave Leaper ... ........ ...... ............. 158 Xanxu Cave Spider ... ........ ...... ............. 159 Flash Bat ... ........ ...... ............. 160 Xanxu Cave Snake ... ........ ...... ............. 161 Cave-Pecker ... ........ ...... ............. 162 Tomb Leech ... ........ ...... ............. 163 Cemetery Creeper ... ........ ...... ............. 164 Carrion Crow ... ........ ...... ............. 165 Hawk Buzzard ... ........ ...... ............. 166 Blood Mite ... ........ ...... ............. 167 Jagwere ... ........ ...... ............. 168 Pummel Bear ... ........ ...... ............. 169 Clakk Snakkar No 170 Stark Sourpuss ... ........ ...... ............. 171 Grizzly Hedgehog ... ........ ...... ............. 172 Gargantu Tree-Sloth ... ........ ...... ............. 173 Double-Pawed Cougar ... ........ ...... ............. 174 Red-Eyed Jungle Cat ... ........ ...... ............. 175 Plodder Yes Jute Rope ...... Mount 176 Rabid Crestcrawler ... ........ ...... ............. 177 Tawni Snake ... ........ ...... ............. 178 Demon Condor ... ........ ...... ............. 179 Tusker No Fuvah 180 Sharkfly ... ........ ...... ............. 183 Thawk Yes Bird Trap ...... ............. 184 Crocadowder ... ........ ...... ............. 185 Vine Stalker 186 Horned Marsh Goat ... ........ ...... ............. 187 Rogue Swine ... ........ ...... ............. 188 Wolfcur ... ........ Shroud ............. 189 Crobbler ... ........ ...... ............. 190 Goo Snake ... ........ ...... ............. 191 Kabamongoose No 192 Hilldog Yes Swarth Net ..... ............. 193 Six-Headed Adder ... ........ ...... ............. 194 King Stag No Fuvah 195 Blood Mummy ... ........ ...... ............. 196 Xanxu Wart Toad 199 Shifting Wraith 200 Great White Stork ... ........ ...... ............. 202 Dart Owl ... ........ ...... ............. 203 Daggerbird ... ........ ...... ............. From: michael.mackinnon@mwcsinc.muug.mb.ca (Sharyl Leis) Subject: Lists I have You had wanted to know what lists I have so here they are. Some of them duplicate lists being kept for you by other people. How would you like to handle those? Did you want to pick a set group of lists as my official offering through eMonster? Lists: Far Inn/Far Forge Appraisal list Group Coordinate Conversion list Far Post Buy/Sell list Far Structure Locations (DOL Coordinates) --- will be updating soon Far Inn Services list --- am just starting to compile this "Making a Living" Make list Temple Locations (DOL Coordinates) --- see below Weapons and Armor list I am trying to recreate the Temple list from scratch. I tried taking the DOL list and the last list from eMonster and combining them with the couple of Temples that our monsters have seen. I gave up! There were too many that were too close together, or listed for 2 Gods, etc. So I've started from scratch with only those Temples that I can get people to confirm (about 14 so far). I was hoping to get a Ad requesting info posted in the BMT and eMonster, as soon as I get it written up properly. I've already had it up on Bif's (without much response unfortunately). From: Jack Vinson <vinson@unagi.cis.upenn.edu> Subject: monster island statmaster, reporting I am keeping track of monster statistics, to help players judge how well their monsters are getting along. If you wish to submit your data, please do. We get a few changes every month.... Here are the latest statistics: If anyone wants their monster's successes noted, I can add notes to this table for bragging rights. Obviously, not everyone wants their Monster's statistics given away. The table is pretty self-explanatory. Each Turn is in a row with the low/high for each statistic below its average. The number in () on the second line is the number of monsters reported for that statistic. For those that don't believe the high number of kills recorded between turns 100 and 125 here is a quote from the owner of those statistics: 169 kills in 25 turns? That's less than 7 per turn! What's so difficult about that? Just find a Graveyard within 4 squares from an Inn, and go back and forth, doing 4-6 LV's per trip. Add a few miscellaneous monsters, like wolfcurs, in between as a bonus. Do I5 or I3 each turn to regain Health. You'll probably collect enough booty each turn to pay for the Inn stays. And you'll get plenty of Wrestling practice, along with Edged and Pointed weapons. Then take time out occasionally and visit a Koma Den a few times. You'll probably average a dozen kills per turn. Average Monster Statistics Turn Toughness Muscle Badness Stealth Monsterliness Blurbs Kills ---- --------- ------ ------- ------- ------------- ------ ----- 1 52 25 26 10 137 13 (13) 47/58 18/33 11/43 3/25 119/158 8/20 0/3 8 70 42 34 12 256 49 13 (54) 20/93 27/79 16/60 4/33 211/355 31/66 4/23 16 85 64 42 14 361 87 26 (54) 67/101 39/115 17/67 5/34 30/490 48/775 10/51 24 101 86 52 21 483 96 42 (51) 76/125 46/150 25/99 7/57 377/581 62/124 19/78 32 118 106 62 25 593 119 64 (45) 84/145 64/195 27/106 8/55 421/733 83/158 33/117 40 130 117 73 32 681 133 81 (32) 103/160 74/226 34/118 14/80 489/861 98/161 46/121 50 146 137 86 41 807 156 108 (29) 118/174 93/265 45/125 17/76 583/1011 112/210 66/166 75 170 159 112 55 1007 188 152 (12) 159/183 135/201 81/137 20/74 806/1131 136/228 80/207 100 188 208 130 77 1332 243 256 (11) 175/206 173/243 98/148 46/124 985/1547 199/296 155/373 125 207 229 148 82 1482 258 320 (4) 197/219 218/251 133/164 50/146 1265/1748 241/283 218/461 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Our Readers Write From: "Obleman.Eric" <obleman@ssdgwy.mdc.com> Subject: eMailed Moves I've been eMailing moves for several months now and have always used hard spaces. I've never had a problem with this method and suggest that you should not use tabs when eMailing turns. From: "Bob Cook" <p00661@psilink.com> Organization: Adventures By Mail, Inc. Subject: Re: Monster Island ? (fwd) I'm Emailing the Australian guy about MI. Thanks for passing along the note. Yes, he can play as there's currently no Australian license for the game (their market's just too small). We charge him an extra $2 for airmail postage, but everything else is the same. From: thomas@esca.com (Dave Thomas) Subject: Far Structures I can confirm the location of Willan's Far Post (net coord. 449,314). My son's monster, Katarak, just made it to Dallan's Far Post (net coord. 455,370). From: shdowspwn@aol.com (Russ Calkins) Subject: Making stuff To the person who had the trouble making an Item when the slots would have been freed up by using the ingredients neccessary to make it: Jack said some time ago (years?) that the first thing the program does is check for an empty space. So even if the process of making an item will free up the necessary space you won't make it unless you have a empty space available first. From: Gerald Hagedorn <hagedorn@umr.edu> Subject: Fuvah temple There is a newly constructed Fuvah temple in the Vicinity of the Black Swan. We just finished sanctifining it on thursday. We are now going to head west to another temple ruin location which we will rebuild. Another interesting note is that my monster will have been on the island for 3 years as of April 12. He has 96 turns in now so it seems that we get 32 turns every year (not including makeup turns) From: frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman) Subject: Monster Island news and other stuff I am keeping back issues of the eMonster News at an FTP site here. Anyone who wants to get them (or many other pbm files) feel free. Unfortunatly, this site will be changing soon. I'll let you know. Ftp site: ftp.cp.tn.tudelft.nl (192.31.126.16) Directory: /pub/pbm/Misc And if you have anything to upload to the site, please put it here: Uploads: /pub/pbm/Incoming Log in as 'anonymous', use as your password your email address, e.g. frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl eMonster News issues available (and their sizes) are 7935 news.9207 (#4) 24628 news.9208 (#6) 17379 news.9209 (#7) 10611 news.9209b (#8) 12500 news.9210 (#9) 26489 news.9210b (#10) 17143 news.9306 (#14) 15233 news.9307 (#15) 30332 news.9308 (#16) 26226 news.9309 (#17) 40585 news.9310 (#18) 50908 news.9311 (#19) 33174 news.9312 (#20) 42128 news.9401 (#21) 62212 news.9402 (#22) 41611 news.9403 (#23) There are other files available too. *****Editor says: I can send these files to you over email too. From: maralj@aol.com (Tom Skovronsky) Subject: Prices Prices of Zoingo Gold Coin #363 = 13 Oc.; Golden Ocular #361 = 46 Oc; Kwando Guilder #366 = 5 Oc; Zoingo Silver Coin #364 = 6 Oc. at a Far Inn with rare items = good. From: Sindre Stabell <SIV91012@VM.BI.NO> Subject: sacrifice blurb AAARRRGGGHHH... My Deathwind has spent the last few turns trying to get the sacrifice blurb. He has been an an acolyte of Kabuki for the past 27 or so turns and is 53 turns old. He has visited two different temples and kowtowed four times for between 5 and 76 action points. Still no success. Could there be a turn limit for Kabuki and Shroud monsters that is set at 60 turns? Any help in this would be greatly appreciated before I go nuts... ;-O From: fuegi@CS.ColoState.EDU (Aaron D. Fuegi) Subject: Re: Loggerhead Camps The average Loggerhead takes about 100 damage to kill and generally this requires 2-3 attacks for a pretty strong monster to do. Also, it is not reliable that you will fight the same 'head several times in a row so in a turn where you made 3 attacks you could damage three different 'heads. You do LV to fight them but actually while the camp is very full you will get automatically attacked once when you first enter the square. Prepare to take a beating and don't get discouraged if you don't do well at first. From: Robert James The Order of the White Rose is currently compliling a complete Far Inn Service List. We have have the following from hard copies: Dragon's Tale, Twisted Tablar, Crooked Nose, Bottom Hill, Hamilton's Cove, and Lion's Fill. Although we have reports of many other Far Inns, given the nature of rumor and error (and the fact that some Inns will expand), we want verification by way of photocopies of original printouts. I have already send Scott the compilation of the ones we have [editor: also in hardcopy, I haven't typed it in yet.] When I receive the others, I will add them and send the updated list in to the email newsletter as well. Robert James 3636 Vinton Ave #4 Los Angeles CA 90034 From: Michael Powell <74146.2211@CompuServe.COM> Subject: MI/sacred creatures Scott: you asked if it would be a good idea to set a No Attack order for your god's sacred creatures. I know that since I declared for Shroud, I have encountered Ghoul Buzzards at least three times. I did not have a no attack order set but I just watched it fly by each time without taking any offensive action. One turn before declaring, I fought one. From: "Robert Kazmierczak" <rkazmier@students.wisc.edu> >I recently had a message that wondered about killing creatures that are >sacred to your own god. It suggested that, for example, Kabuki followers >should set a No Attack order for Myrrh Dove, and Shroudians should set a >No Attack order for Ghoul Buzzards. Anyone have any information on this? Don't bother setting NA orders up for these creatures. If you encounter a creature sacred to your God (this has been valid for both my monsters, following Kabuki and Fuvah) you will automatically pass it by without attacking. From: Gerald Hagedorn <hagedorn@umr.edu> Subject: Re: MI/sacred creatures I am a follower of Fuvah and have encounter several creatures that are Fuvite creatures, every time I do i leave them alone. So I would say as long as you don't issue and attack order on that creature you will be fine. As far as I can tell a monster will not attack a creature that is favored by a god that monster is following. Therefore it would be uneccisary to issue the no attack order. Since the only way I know of to attack one of the creatures is to issure the attack (A) order, which will override the no attack setting anyways. Maybe followers of Kabuki, or Shroud attack creatures favored by their god, but I know that Fuvah followers do not. From: Ron Blanco <rrblanco@mtu.edu> NEWS FLASH: Storm'n Norm'n is the only blonde Norman on Monster Island, and has found out how to dye his hair red. We are not totally sure of this rumored report, but expect his hairdresser knows for sure... Storm'n Norm'n Enterprises now markets Red Hair Dye and also Stormy's Natural Bleaching Kit. Either may be purchased for 1995 (oculars or equally appraised items) for a limited time. This secret voodoo item can be your's, so you too may look and feel like the Norman elite. (It is recommended the BigNoses buy and use two bottles, since it takes so much more to improve their looks. Therefore, we have a special offer to BigNoses. They can buy two bottles for the special price of 3995.) Proceeds from the sale of the afore mentioned items will go to support the "Old Senile Norman's Home for the Elite Aged" -- NOT!! It will actually go for the Margarita Party held monthly at selected Far Inns located NEAR YOU -- red hair required for admittance... From: Dana Barker <73734.1241@CompuServe.COM> Long time no see! As for me, I'm busier than anything. I play Quest, in addition to MI. I have joined an alliance, and am now running 2 groups. I publish the game# 1 newsletter, maintain a settlement list as well as a dungeon/widerness journal. Also, I'm maintaining a q & a file for the DoL. Anyone playing Quest or just interested is welcome to contact me. From: "g.mcdougall" <wu0gmc@orac.sunderland.ac.uk> Subject: ABM vs. KJC Just a quick note aimed mainly at the UK and European players of Monster Island. I asked Bob how long the KJC lag is and his reply was as follows: '...the delay between program updates in the US and UK is quite variable. We usually update MI a few times a year. So things usually appear in our game at least several months before they arrive in the UK...' Also, I hear Bob plans to email turns *back* soon. I asked how he'd handle the maps and he thinks ASCII characters are the most likely solution. From: warden (Scott Micheel) Testing The Boundaries: If you have already bought a particular Far Inn Knowledge, you can't buy it again. Big Danny had already bought Basic Stealth, and he figured, what the heck -- maybe I can buy it again and get it even higher. No dice. It said 'you already know this!'. But it *did* let me keep my occulars. Looks like a good thing to guard against mistakes, anyway. The Cadets of Gascoyne newsletter (Nose News -- they're all a bunch of bignoses) reports that you can use the BP (Bathe in Pond) order at a waterhole too. Nobody's tried it at a geyser. The Order of the Whoite Rose newsletter (The Fortnight) reports that you can equip a Skull Amulet, even if you're not a Viper (despite what it says in the blurb). No word on whether it actually *works* if you're not a viper as of yet. Stompin Rocksoul, ever alert for such 'hidden' things, tried to xfer an item to a jossman at an Inn. Maybe he'd give me secret information, or a neat item. He use the Xfer order, and said race number 8 -- on the theory that the program might work on the first jossman he met. No dice. It said 'No such monster number.' Oh well. Anybody else have any interesting tales about testing the boundaries, and trying the untried? From: Ashley Taft <ataft@infinet.com> Subject: Re: I'm Back! It's been sooooooooooo long since Lord SkyDiver had a turn processed... It is my sincere hope to get some money and turns to ABM in May...And my sincere DREAD to see how many make-up turns are due...*sigh* I'm a wee bit saddened by the apparent lack of Fuvah Temples in Middle Kunbar (The names come back, like riding a bike...) I hope to see some of you folks wandering aimlessly about on the Island. Endure me, as I ask questions you would expect of a newbie...Not one of the earliest players, and THE first to crack a Tomb of Mumi ( I still have the post-it note from Jack attesting to that!) Long live Monster Island, and Long Live eMonster! Lord SkyDiver The Dust-Covered Furrcat +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal." (Richard Milhous Nixon, quoted by David Frost in /I Gave Them A Sword/, ch.8) Have fun, and be monsterly! Up