Re: AG: Random Questions

From: khearn@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com (Keith Hearn)

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 02:33:21 +0000

In article <93Nov11.203505est.578724-8@router.mail.cornell.edu>,
DARREN <DARREN.JABBA@law.mail.cornell.edu> wrote:
>Hello, there,
>
>Would anyone know why NPCs are vanishing in some of the guild?
>For example, here in Ciston, Vortex had vanished (and had not
>been killed or simply not used for two weeks and vanished off the
>roster).  Then there was a message from Takuan that said that if
>anyone had heard from Vortex, contact him.  I have heard that
>similar disappearances have happenedd at the other guilds (though
>I can't personally verify this).  Is these events just random
>things buy Hugh to keep us wondering, or is something actually
>going on in the game (that players must find out about)?

I dunno. The last couple of turns at Barstow, under the "Deaths, etc."
  heading of the newsletter, there has been a listing of people
  "Mysteriously Gone:". Turn 77 it was Gruntly, and turn 78 it was
  Ezilabette and Headbanger. Headbanger had been killed this turn in a
  challenge pool fight by Boarkiller. No mention of the other two in
  their respective turn's newsletter, other than the mention that
  they'd disappeared. I dunno if they are NPCs or not. I'd been
  wondering if there was any relation to Solaris and the rising
  evil in Barstow (53% and rising). Any clues?

>Now that I'm actually posting a letter, howz about some other
>questions:
>
>2.   The FAQ sometimes refers to encrypted messages (possibly
>from the message board?).  Are these messages found whilst
>adventuring or are they appearing in the newsletters?  I've never
>left Ciston while I've been playing and I don't recall ever
>seeing anything that might be encryped in a newsletter.  I
>presume these messages are found whilst adventuring (tho I
>haven't found any).

There was an encrypted message in the Barstow newsletter a few turns
  ago. It announced the Black Ship adventure site. Otherwise, you
  sometimes encounter short encrypted messages while adventuring. I
  think they depend on you intrigue setting.

>3.   Does anyone know what training Combat Sense past level 2
>does?  I believe Level 1 guarantees that yuou will not hit anyone
>else in combat, and Level 2 seems to let you "sense" attacks that
>are coming from your blind sides.

Really? I guess I'll have to train Marcellus up another level.

>4.   What do people think about using two weapons?  Hugh has said
>that using two weapons gives you an offensive bonus plus
>"riposite" attacks (he didn't elaborate on this point).  I
>presume he means a higher bonus on attacks following fakes or
>missed attacks by the opponent, but who know?

Haven't tried it. I know Det regularly uses two clubs, maybe he can
  tell us something?

Keith
  Marcellus & Kirin in Barstow

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AG: Random Questions
DARREN.JABBA@law.mail.cornell.edu (DARREN)
Fri, 12 Nov 1993 01:34:21 +0000