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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .............._______ ............./ / THE LEGENDARY TIMES ............/ / .........../ /.....______.._____.....______.._____.......____ ........../ /...../ /./ \.../ /./ \...../ \ ........./ /...../ ___/./ ____/../ ___/./ __. \.../ /\ \ ......../ /...../ /_.../ /....../ /_.../ /..\ >./ /./ / ......./ /...../ __/../ /____../ __/../ /.../ /./ /./ / ....../ /_____/__/__../ \_\ /./ /__../ /.../ /./ /_/ / ...../ / /./ /./ /./ /.../ /./ / ..../ /_/..\______/./_____/./__/.../__/./_______/ MUD .../________________/ running on mud.legendmud.org 9999 208.188.102.145 9999 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.legendmud.org/ ftp://ftp.legendmud.org/pub =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOLUME SEVEN, ISSUE THREE January 22nd, 2000 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TABLE OF CONTENTS NEWS & REPORTS - New LegendMUD Imm Application Process - - Imm Project Update - - On the Dangers of McDougan - LEGENDITES - Description Change - - A Demanding Gargoyle - - Jeff and the Dragons - ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' [All times are system time unless otherwise specified] >-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\ January /\-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\*/\-< Tuesday, January 25, 8:00 pm Robert Burns Night - including a Scottish variation of the pirate treasure hunt Thursday, January 27, 7:00 pm Q & A in the OOC Auditorium <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <>- February -<> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> Thursday, February 3, 7:00 pm Q & A in the OOC Auditorium Saturday, February 5, Expie Nominations Due! ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| NEWS AND REPORTS |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' New LegendMUD Imm Application Process In the last few months, the staff has been considering a variety of changes to the way we deal with immortal application. The new process is outlined below, and changes from the past system are marked with a *. The application guides are currently under review. The "project" portion of each application will still be required. If you want to get started before the new guides are available, you can begin work on that portion. New application guides will be available AFTER FEB. 1 for download from: ftp://ftp.legendmud.org/pub/Docs/proposals or on the web from: http://www.legendmud.org/proposals. Here's how the new process works: Step 1) Applications All of the applications for players are available for download from the mud's ftp site: ftp.legendmud.org/pub/Docs/proposals. All applicants should speak with the department head of the department they wish to apply into, before applying. A proposal that might otherwise be acceptable may be rejected because the project proposed is too similar to others already in the works. Step 2) Reading & Commenting *The names of all applicants will be posted on the welcome board, and players will be allowed to make private, thoughtful comments about them, directly to the department heads via mudmail or email (not the public boards or channels). All comments will be considered immortal-only information. *If the imm staff has any questions for applicants, they will send them to the head of the department he or she is applying to join. The department head will conduct an interview. IMPORTANT: This means that applicants need to be available either online or over email for the 2 weeks which follow the application deadline. Meanwhile, the entire imm staff will read and discuss your application. Step 3) Voting Next, the entire imm staff votes on applicants and chooses who to accept. *In order to be accepted into the staff, your application must achieve a 2/3 positive majority via a weighted voting system. The system gives more weight to each votes depending on the voter's title and department. For example, the head of the building department gets more votes on an builder candidate than an assistant PR does. Step 4) Posting Results & Immortalizing After all of the successful applicants have been determined, all candidates will be notified of the results. All of the new imms will then be immortalized and trained, and the list of new staff will be announced to the general mud population. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? _____ / _ \ /__/ \ \ DID YOU KNOW? / / / / There are currently 714 subscribers to the Legendary Times. /__/ __ / \ \__/ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- Imm Project Update Mud Machine Move: Rufus & Ea! dealt with copying all the files from the old mud machine, to the new one, and getting the mud working again. LadyAce revised the web pages to fit with the new address. Rusalka sent out an advertisement to the mud newsgroups about our new address. Immortal applications: The staff as a whole worked on revising the imm application and the policies surrounding them. (see article) Skilltrees: Rufus worked on the disguise skill, Ea! & LadyAce worked on designing the thief tree. Code updates: Rufus, Snapper, & Ea! all worked on fixing crashing bugs. Rufus added an option for players to archive/unarchive themselves. Balance issues: Rufus, Sandra, and Ea! worked on getting player/imm opinions and making decisions about various balance problems. Help files: Charity revised the help language file and the staff worked on revisions to 'help immort' and the immortal application guides. Areas in review: Rusalka sent Kae comments on Malta, and Kae worked on fixing problems and doublechecking things. Charity worked on reviewing Cheyla's Alaska area, and Cheyla worked on revising it. Area improvements: Charity, Kaige, and Sandra fixed a variety of bugs and problems around the mud. Events: Natalia worked on an upcoming series of trivias. LadyAce, with help from Ea! and Sandra, ran a midwinter casino game and started work on a Robert Burns Night event. Cheyla worked on developing the ballot for the Expies, coming up in February. -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|- On the Dangers of McDougan by Adam Cuerden If one will allow me to introduce myself, my name is Adam Cuerden, a bit of a writer, but otherwise an ordinary fellow. Unfortunately, my life has grown much more complex. On the other hand, though, perhaps this complexity is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Perhaps I should explain. About four years ago, I thought that extending my writing skills to this f fair world might be quite enjoyable, and with shocking rapidity McDougan c came full fledged. This perhaps is perfectly ordinary to you, but after a while, he began to talk to me away from this fair world. It wasn't very often, though, so I didn't worry, and as McDougan is quite a good fellow, and whilst he's in control, as with my writing, my self disappears, it was interesting to get to know this fellow who took over my body at times. This state of affairs persisted until last June, when I learned of talpis, or Buddhist thought creatures. Talpis are creatures formed of thought, with a physical form. Now, by then I had realized McDougan existed as a being completely separate to myself, and I thought a physical form would be quite good for the lad. It took three hours of concentration, but soon McDougan had, if not a physical form, a definite presence, and a semi-visibility, though oddly th through the back of my head. Now, this is all fine and well. But as I said, I'm a bit of a writer as well.... After McDougan, I thought I might as well have another of my characters, from the story Nicked bads, as well... Thus Harold, a Cockney thief, came to live with me as well. Soon after that, hey became quite able to summon themselves, and I felt presences following me around waiting for me just to call them by name and thus complete the summoning. Fortunately, all of them good fellows from my novels. There are now over twenty lads and lasses crowding my room. SO be warned lads, quantum mechanics' multiverse concept tells us all stories are true, and for certain lads, the barriers may be weaker than one might think. On the other hand, it is the best thing that ever happened to me. -Adam Cuerden ________________________ / \ o O | Wonder what folks are | `\|||/ | doing over at LegendMUD?| (o o) \________________________/ ooO_(_)_Ooo________________________________________________________________ _____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|___ __|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| LEGENDITES: Information Regarding the People of Our World |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' Description Change Having grown tired of constantly being scratched by the thorns on her rose, Amecia BloodRose has stripped all the thorns off and now twines the rose into hair to keep it secure. And, since the term "shy" never seemed to quite fit her, she's decided to present herself as the demure maiden her fiance sees her as... So she'll now appear as: A demure maiden adjusts the blood-red rose twined into her raven locks. <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> A Demanding Gargoyle The small figure grumbled. Being grumpy was its natural state of mind, so that did not worry Lord Marcel Alexander overly. He did raise an eyebrow in annoyance when it took to loudly complaining that as an ornamental addition to his house, it was supposed to sit and look ugly like gargoyles - well - do. He shrugged. The gargoyle grumbled. 'Of course,' it said, 'for a raise in pay, I can work that damned slate of yours into my foot piece.' Lord Marcel nodded, his mind already elsewhere. The gargoyle carefully stood, flexed its granite wings, and sat down upon the gray slate of stone that he wanted it to sit on and guard from curious eyes. 'I'll want several croissants for this,' it warned him. 'And at least one brie cheese every week.' The aristocrat blinked. 'Just what the hell do you think you are, a Disney figure?' The gargoyle scuffled its clawed feet around on the slate. 'Well... Okay, I'll settle for muffins.' The aristocrat just looked at it. 'Scones?' it suggested hopefully. He nodded. The gargoyle settled its ugly self on the garden wall, slate of stone tucked in neatly between its hind claws. Once again, the garden was silent - with the exception of a slamming door and Lord Marcel's voice calling out to his fiancee whether she wanted anything now he was going downtown to pick up some scones anyway. <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> <-I-> Jeff and the Dragons A man and his wife traveled the world, searching for a home. The man left her and went hunting for deer, while the wife prepared camp. While the man was hunting, a dark and miserable dwarf appeared out of nowhere and struck the man down without warning. In the sky, a white dragon saw what was happening and flew down to help the man but he was too late, and the dwarf ran back into the trees and disappeared. With much grief over the death he could not prevent, the white dragon transformed itself into a man and took the hunter's place as if he were alive. Ten months later, in a town called London, the wife gave birth to a healthy baby boy. This boy was faster, stronger, and more wise then the other children in the town. He lived everyday as if it were his last. When the boy reached the age of 17, his father the white dragon told the boy of his origins and gave him the task of doing good and helping the people of the world. To assist the boy in his journey, the father gave him a shield -- the shield of the holy dragons -- and a sword. The boy was known as Jeff, and his mission is just beginning. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Legendary Times is published by the immortals of LegendMUD. Please send all replies, additions, or corrections to our address at [email protected] for inclusion in the next edition. We, however, reserve the right to moderate this discussion, and may object to some submissions. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=