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 VOLUME ELEVEN, NUMBER TWO                              January 31, 2004&lt;br /&gt;
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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
                          The Editor's Note                          &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                        NEWS, REPORTS, UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
                          Calendar of Events&lt;br /&gt;
                       My Quest: Your Help Needed!&lt;br /&gt;
                      Legend's 10th Birthday Bash!&lt;br /&gt;
                    Expies Nomination Ballot Reminder!&lt;br /&gt;
                         Expies &amp;amp; Campaigning&lt;br /&gt;
                        Trivia Challenge Update&lt;br /&gt;
                            Recent Updates&lt;br /&gt;
                          Recent Q&amp;amp;A Topics&lt;br /&gt;
                   DID YOU KNOW - Building Guidelines&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             Clan News&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            The PK Front&lt;br /&gt;
                          Attention Pkillers!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              Nightfang&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
During the rather heated discussion/debate/firestorm, whatever you want&lt;br /&gt;
to call what happened on chat on Thursday, someone asked what if you kept&lt;br /&gt;
finding yourself getting in trouble. My suggestion was and will always be&lt;br /&gt;
to go back and reread the rules, and take an honest look at which side of&lt;br /&gt;
the line you keep landing on. The same advice goes if you think everyone&lt;br /&gt;
hates you and considers you a jerk.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The immortals are here to make a game that's fun and entertaining to a&lt;br /&gt;
wide variety of player types. We do not have the time nor the energy to&lt;br /&gt;
nurse personal vendettas or to go out of our way to go on a witch hunt to&lt;br /&gt;
hold someone up as an example. Trust me... far too many people out there&lt;br /&gt;
manage to set themselves up in that spotlight as it is. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It's never a pleasant part of the job to have to tell anyone that they're&lt;br /&gt;
out of line or that they are no longer welcome, but just like at&lt;br /&gt;
someone's house or a public establishment like a restaurant or amusement&lt;br /&gt;
park, if you refuse to follow the rules, you will be asked to leave.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following was posted on the discussion board by Rufus on 12/31/01:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 Simple 12 steps to keep from being warned!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          1. Multiplay - Don't connect two characters at once,&lt;br /&gt;
             don't drop link with one and connect another. Losing&lt;br /&gt;
             link to lag and logging on a different character&lt;br /&gt;
             once is an accident, 14 times in a week...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          2. Don't swear on public channels - if you have to, get&lt;br /&gt;
              a client where the input field is large enough you&lt;br /&gt;
              can proofread before you hit 'enter'. If there's a&lt;br /&gt;
              cuss word headed to a public channel, don't hit&lt;br /&gt;
              'enter'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          3. Don't interfere in pkill intentionally - you are not&lt;br /&gt;
             pke, two people are fighting, do not heal, hunt one&lt;br /&gt;
             of them for the other, do not hand them a beneficial&lt;br /&gt;
             or baneful potion, a poultice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          4. Do not share eq between characters - If you find&lt;br /&gt;
             yourself saying 'can you hold this for my alt' stop,&lt;br /&gt;
             destroy the item and save yourself the headache. If&lt;br /&gt;
             you feel like talking to inanimate objects, do this&lt;br /&gt;
             to containers you feel like using to exchange&lt;br /&gt;
             equipment with.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          5. If someone asks you to stop swearing at them in&lt;br /&gt;
             tells, apply step 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          6. If something you read in playboy/playgirl/penthouse&lt;br /&gt;
              magazine sounded really funny, so funny in fact&lt;br /&gt;
              your fingers type it out prefaced by 'chat' - apply&lt;br /&gt;
              step 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          7. If you know someone's alts - write them down! On a&lt;br /&gt;
             piece of paper with a pen/pencil/blood/whatever in&lt;br /&gt;
             your own house. Keep a close eye on that paper for&lt;br /&gt;
             your personal reference and make sure it doesn't&lt;br /&gt;
             magically appear on boards/notes/chat/tell.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          8. If your chat/auction/clan channel communication is&lt;br /&gt;
             something that even more lax members of the ACLU&lt;br /&gt;
             might feel inclined to stone you to death for,&lt;br /&gt;
             again, apply step 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          9. Game info - Don't spread it around. Don't ruin the&lt;br /&gt;
             fun for folks who like to discover. If necessary,&lt;br /&gt;
             appropriately apply step 2, again =)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         10. Clan is a public channel. You may think it's dumb.&lt;br /&gt;
             Your neighbor may think it's dumb. The Shah of some&lt;br /&gt;
             small foreign nation may think it's the worst thing&lt;br /&gt;
             on the planet. It's still public.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         11. Illusions are not anonymous. Adjust behavior&lt;br /&gt;
             accordingly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         12. If you type 'warn' and a lot of text comes out,&lt;br /&gt;
             consider reviewing steps 1-11.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          It's not that hard folks. Lots of people play here for&lt;br /&gt;
          years without accumulating a single warning. Not&lt;br /&gt;
          everyone's perfect, though. Slip up once, you get a&lt;br /&gt;
          warning (serious offenses aside, of course). Slip up 24&lt;br /&gt;
          times in a day and you're no longer slipping, you've&lt;br /&gt;
          slipped into a place you don't want to be.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          We're all in this to have fun. No one's out to get you,&lt;br /&gt;
          unless you're knowingly out there doing something that&lt;br /&gt;
          you can 'be gotten' for.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          My $.02, thanks to the economy, now valued at $.002.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          -Ruf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Oh, and as far as what started the whole thing, I don't believe there's&lt;br /&gt;
any fear whatsoever that &amp;quot;smarter&amp;quot; people would take the code base and&lt;br /&gt;
do something &amp;quot;better&amp;quot; with it... if they're smart, they'd write their&lt;br /&gt;
own to suit them and the type of playstyles they want to support. =) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As to why we haven't released the code base, it's not really in a state&lt;br /&gt;
that we feel would be useful to others who want to start out with a&lt;br /&gt;
fairly flexible and expandable code base instead of writing their own&lt;br /&gt;
from scratch. If it's ever released, people won't be getting LegendMUD in&lt;br /&gt;
a box. They will have to make a lot of the tough decisions on their own&lt;br /&gt;
while building their own world, just like we have.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Kaige&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                   LegendMUD Calendar of Events                  |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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          [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 JANUARY                     FEBRUARY&lt;br /&gt;
           Su M  Tu W  Th F  Sa        Su M  Tu W  Th F  Sa&lt;br /&gt;
                        1  2  3         1  2  3  4  5  6  7&lt;br /&gt;
            4  5  6  7  8  9 10         8  9 10 11 12 13 14&lt;br /&gt;
           11 12 13 14 15 16 17        15 16 17 18 19 20 21&lt;br /&gt;
           18 19 20 21 22 23 24        22 23 24 25 26 27 28&lt;br /&gt;
           25 26 27 28 29 30 31        29&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  January 31,  2:00 pm        January Tinyplot #2 (see news board)&lt;br /&gt;
                        6:00 pm        Trivia Challenge (#4/5)&lt;br /&gt;
Monday,    February 2, 11:59 pm        Expies Nominations Ballots Due Back&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Coming In February: &lt;br /&gt;
  The Completion of the Trivia Challenge!&lt;br /&gt;
  Happy 10th Birthday LegendMUD! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coming In March:&lt;br /&gt;
  Immortal Applications due March 1st&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                   My Quest: Your Help Needed!                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ritters! Brave Men! Bold Women! Brothers and Sisters in Christ!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I write to you of a matter of great urgency. I have been ordered to&lt;br /&gt;
complete a most difficult quest. The Lehensherr of my fair city has&lt;br /&gt;
placed on me the task of acquiring a powerful and symbolic treasure from&lt;br /&gt;
the lands of the Saracen. A rival lord has acquired some treasure for his&lt;br /&gt;
kingdom, and my lord will not rest until our fair Kleinstadt is rescued&lt;br /&gt;
from this ignominy!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I know not would would best appease our lord's need to protect his honor&lt;br /&gt;
-- nor do I know well the holy lands. There may be great danger for those&lt;br /&gt;
who might aid me in this quest, wracked by noble struggle as those&lt;br /&gt;
far-away lands are. I know only that my party and will I depart today&lt;br /&gt;
at 2pm for the holy land...and somewhere we must acquire whatever gifts&lt;br /&gt;
and treasures might best appease my lord.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Your sincere servant,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Roland, Lord of the Ritters&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                  Legend's 10th Birthday Bash!                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
    '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Can you believe that Legend is turning 10 this year? Time sure does fly,&lt;br /&gt;
doesn't it? I can remember logging in here for the first time and&lt;br /&gt;
wondering what the heck I was doing! We've come a long way since those&lt;br /&gt;
days, that's for sure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This year, we want to celebrate extra big, and extra long, so here's a&lt;br /&gt;
list of some of the events we're planning for our big day (and then some)&lt;br /&gt;
next month!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  February 14,                 code and area update&lt;br /&gt;
Sunday,    February 15,  2:00 pm        Trivia with Nestor&lt;br /&gt;
                         5:00 pm        Scavenger hunt by Chocorua&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday,   February 17,  all day        Elf hunt by Kae/Cheyla&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday, February 18,  7:00 pm        Themed Flag hunt by Sandra&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  February 19   all day        Truffle hunt by LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
                         7:30 pm        Q&amp;amp;A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Friday,    February 20,  TBA            Expies Ceremony&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  February 21,  7:00 pm        Casino by LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hope to see you there!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Sandra&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                Expies Nomination Ballot Reminder!               |__\&lt;br /&gt;
    '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       Return your Expies nominations ballots this coming week! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They're due by 11:59pm on Monday, February 2nd! Nominations are our&lt;br /&gt;
source for the Expies ballot -- the method by which YOU select the&lt;br /&gt;
contestants and winners in our annual awards ceremony.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        Don't have that nominations ballot for some reason? &lt;br /&gt;
             You can get one sent to you by visiting:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           http://www.legendmud.org/Community/expie.php&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                        Make your voice heard -- &lt;br /&gt;
      forward your nomination ballot to expie@legendmud.org today, &lt;br /&gt;
         *with a valid, unarchived character name at the top*!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please no attachments, just hit reply or forward and fill in the blanks!&lt;br /&gt;
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    '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you plan to participate in this year's Expies in any way, whether you&lt;br /&gt;
expect to win an Expie or are just nominating and voting, it is&lt;br /&gt;
imperative that you read this.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a reminder of a policy first instituted last year due to&lt;br /&gt;
activities in the past and complaints regarding campaigning and bribery.&lt;br /&gt;
We have always discouraged campaigning and bribery to win an Expie as it&lt;br /&gt;
is not within the spirit of the Expies. Unfortunately, despite such&lt;br /&gt;
discouragement, it still happens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We will disqualify nominees that participate in campaigns and utilize&lt;br /&gt;
bribery to win nominations and votes. Campaigning just to disqualify&lt;br /&gt;
someone will result in disciplinary action against the campaigner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What constitutes campaigning? Illusions, notes, board posts, repeated&lt;br /&gt;
comments on channels, and other like activity in the game encouraging&lt;br /&gt;
people to nominate/vote a certain way. This includes campaigning both for&lt;br /&gt;
and against something/someone. While you are encouraged to post&lt;br /&gt;
suggestions on the Expie board for nominees, it is still not allowed to&lt;br /&gt;
use the Expie board for campagning - post the minimum required&lt;br /&gt;
information necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What constitutes bribery? The offering of XP, coupons, strings,&lt;br /&gt;
equipment, quest help, money, etc to secure someone's nomination or vote.&lt;br /&gt;
Please report any activities of such, preferably with logs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                    Trivia Challenge Update                      |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Week 1 Totals:                         Week 2 Totals:&lt;br /&gt;
  Dolor: 13                              UggaBagugga: 10&lt;br /&gt;
  Trygve: 10                             Somar: 6&lt;br /&gt;
  Siachet: 8                             L'espanaya &amp;amp; Siachet: 5&lt;br /&gt;
  Lia: 3                                 Trygve: 4&lt;br /&gt;
  Zedikae: 2                             Jupiter: 3&lt;br /&gt;
  Jupiter, Daigoro, L'espanaya: 1        Bainsol &amp;amp; Diamanda: 2&lt;br /&gt;
                                         Myrthorn &amp;amp; Jasra: 1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Week 3 Totals:                         Overall Standings:&lt;br /&gt;
  L'espanaya: 8                          Siachet 21&lt;br /&gt;
  Siachet: 8                             Dolor 20&lt;br /&gt;
  Dolor: 7                               Trygve 17&lt;br /&gt;
  Zhuge: 5                               L'espanaya, UggaBagugga:  14&lt;br /&gt;
  UggaBagugga: 4                         Somar 6&lt;br /&gt;
  Trygve: 3                              Zhuge: 5&lt;br /&gt;
  Cypri, Drizzt, Kaine: 2                Jupiter: 4&lt;br /&gt;
  Neo_Tritoch, Geraden, Rictor: 1        Lia: 3&lt;br /&gt;
                                         Zedikae, Bainsol, Diamanda, &lt;br /&gt;
                                            Drizzt, Cypri, Kaine: 2&lt;br /&gt;
                                         Jasra, Myrthorn, Daigoro, &lt;br /&gt;
                                            Neo_Tritoch, Geraden, &lt;br /&gt;
                                            Rictor: 1&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    The top 10 scores will go on to the championship next month! &lt;br /&gt;
           There's still time for anyone to take a spot -- &lt;br /&gt;
                  or be bumped out of their spot!&lt;br /&gt;
                The big tie at 10th won't last long.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     See you tonight at 6pm! :)&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                        Recent Updates                           |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
    /\                         CODE UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    BUG FIXES&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     o Color fixes to reset default color to 6 instead of allowing&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |         bleed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       o Claustrophobic mobs won't flee indoors.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       o Objects that are expelled from repossessed houses will now&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|         eventually become unowned.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\        o Crashing bugs squashed.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      MISC CHANGES&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\       o More debugging added to track down the move lag problem.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |         o Balance now gives an increased chance to resist topple.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |         o Defense added for wall of fog.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|       TYPO FIXES&lt;br /&gt;
    /\          o Typo fix in bind.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\                    HELP FILE UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     General Topics:&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          CURSING, EXPIES, SIT&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\      Skill Topics: &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          POULTICE, TAINT&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |                        AREA UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     If you want to suggest specific improvements or new additions&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     to existing areas please don't hesitate to submit them with&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      the idea/bug/typo commands or drop a mudmail to the builder&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     currently responsible for the area (check AREAINFO).&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   Thanks to everyone that submitted bug/typo/idea  reports!&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      Many of the vials and potions available in-game have been&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      updated some. Weather in some places should be a little more&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      stable.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\       &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \      Also, Valentine's Day is on the way and the OOC is ready!&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \     &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    1802 ALASKA&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           Some quest clarification... Sometimes, the choices you&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           make have consequences and a particular quest did not&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           reflect that correctly.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      &lt;br /&gt;
    /\       THE ALHAMBRA&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \           Various bug/typo fixes. Weather should be a little more&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          stable.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      ANCIENT GREECE&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           The lotus eater should be able to brew the lotus again.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           Various bug/typo fixes.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\       BOSTON, MASS&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \           Rent cost on a number of items has been adjusted. Various&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          bug/typo fixes.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      CELTIC IRELAND&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           Various bug/typo fixes. Some mobs will be a little more&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           responsive. Another fix for the burning roof.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      &lt;br /&gt;
    /\       PICTISH COUNTRY&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \           Messages from the Challenge Woods should be visible from&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          Between the Wood and Dal Riada. Some mobs are a little&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\         more responsive.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      PIRATE'S DEN&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           Take caution in Northside, some things have changed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|           Southside has been tweaked.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \      PORT OF LONDON&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          Various bug/typo fixes. Some mobs are a little more&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\         responsive. Cats like fish.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      PR&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |           Various bug/typo fixes. Prize machines have been updated.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      &lt;br /&gt;
    /\       SHERWOOD&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \           Some mobs are a little more responsive, some new mobs&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          added. New quest. Various bug/typo fixes.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      ABORIGINAL DEAMTIME, ANASAZI, ANCIENT ANDES, ANCIENT EGYPT,&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      ANCIENT INDIA, ANCIENT NAZCA, ARABIAN NIGHTS, AZTECS, BENGAL,&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      BEOWULF, FRENCH INDIAN WAR, HOSPITALLER MALTA, MEDIEVAL ANDES,&lt;br /&gt;
    /\       MELBOURNE, OOC, ROMAN BRITAIN, SAN FRANCISCO, ST DENNIS ABBEY,&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \      VICEROYAL LIMA, VIKING SKANDINAVIA, and WW1 SOMME&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \          Various bug and typo fixes.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |                    In Progress Area Updates&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     This section is intended to share what builders are working&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     on behind the scenes. It is not a perfect record of progress&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      as all builders do not commit updates every week. Badgering&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     builders about their progress will get you flogged.&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        Firefly  Japan&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Kae      Larderello (Dante's Inferno)&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          LadyAce  Klein Update&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Nestor   Ancient Carthage&lt;br /&gt;
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o Posting Target Dates?              o Emotes with Name Not First?        &lt;br /&gt;
o New Spells in the Works?           o Does Wall of Winds Work?           &lt;br /&gt;
o Create Mages &amp;amp; Pkill?              o No Illusions on Some Items?        &lt;br /&gt;
o Scheduling Player Events?          o Language Rules And Private Boards? &lt;br /&gt;
o Next PK Tourney?                   o More Entangle Weapons?             &lt;br /&gt;
o Dispel Magic Vs Magic Sink?        o General Suggestions/Questions      &lt;br /&gt;
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  /  _  \      DID YOU KNOW     ...that Builders have to take many things&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \     into consideration to make sure an item is in spec.&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      There are restrictions on&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/         -  how much damage a weapon can do&lt;br /&gt;
    __           -  how many stat points an item can have&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          -  how much AC an item can give based where it is worn&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/               and the type of material it is made from&lt;br /&gt;
                 -  the number of different benefits an item can give&lt;br /&gt;
   _____         -  on which spells can be on items&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \        -  and other things depending on the type of item.&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \     &lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     Rent guidelines determine the minimum rent an item must&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      cost but builders are free to increase the rent above the&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/       minimum.&lt;br /&gt;
    __         &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        There is also a points system for builders to work with&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/        that gives them a max number of points to use for each&lt;br /&gt;
               item, with points assigned to each benefit and negative&lt;br /&gt;
   _____       aspect.&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \      &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \     Simply increasing the rent on an item is not an option as&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     a way to get around any of the guidelines. Just because a&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      net +9 stat item costs 6000 rent does not mean it is in&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/       spec.&lt;br /&gt;
    __         &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        With all these calculations and rules, sometimes an out of&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/        spec item slips into the game, doesn't get updated when&lt;br /&gt;
               the spec is changed, or gets updated incorrectly. An item&lt;br /&gt;
   _____       may go for a while being out of spec if we don't realize&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \      it is out of spec or are undecided on how to bring it into&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \     spec. Most often and where possible, we try to preserve&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     the original stats of the item and use other methods to&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      bring it in spec.&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/       &lt;br /&gt;
    __         So if your favorite item gets changed, it was likely not&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        conforming to one of the above restrictions and not just&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/        because the builder flipped a coin or was feeling mean.&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|      LEGENDITES: Information Regarding the People of Our World   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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                 DoC has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
            LaughingEyes has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
                Maloth has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
            Spanish-Flea has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
              Suileach has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
                Xena has reached 200 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
               Vanion has reached 400 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
               Kastina has reached 500 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
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     /__|                     Clan News                          |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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There are currently 21 RP clans and 4 PK clans. This leaves open slots for&lt;br /&gt;
seven (7) more clans to form. For more information, read HELP CLAN and see&lt;br /&gt;
the clan information list via the CLANS command while logged into the&lt;br /&gt;
game. For a basic handbook and reference guide for players interested in&lt;br /&gt;
starting and running a clan, we recommend that before you even type FORM,&lt;br /&gt;
you visit: http://www.legendmud.org/Reference/gm.html.&lt;br /&gt;
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     /__|                    The PK Front                        |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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                         Attention Pkillers!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The latest PKE Discussion logs are now available on the website for those&lt;br /&gt;
who couldn't attend or would like to re-read it. You can find this on the&lt;br /&gt;
Lecture Series page on the website or you can get to them by pointing a&lt;br /&gt;
web browser to:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lectures/pke_10_22_03.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 for the one back in October and for the one held tonight:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lectures/pke_01_28_04.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Two weeks ago, The Grendels had the most active members out in the fray.&lt;br /&gt;
The Infernals fielded half as many members that week and the Underworld&lt;br /&gt;
and the Lords Of Justice each had a pair of representatives out in the&lt;br /&gt;
field. The Necromancers, the IRA, the Syndicate and the Knights of Legend&lt;br /&gt;
each had one member out championing their cause.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This past week, the Grendels maintained their level of participation in&lt;br /&gt;
pkill, and when they couldn't find targets from other clans took to&lt;br /&gt;
practicing on each other. The Underworld and the Infernals had the next&lt;br /&gt;
highest number of members active this past week. The Knights of Legend&lt;br /&gt;
and the Lords of Justice fielded a few members or perhaps stood as&lt;br /&gt;
targets. The following clans had at least one member involved in pkill&lt;br /&gt;
the past week: The Society of Allies, The Seven Circles, The Avengers,&lt;br /&gt;
Clan Smashum, The Institute of Healing Arts, and the Order of the Scroll.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Two weeks ago there were 45 pk-related deaths involving 32 different&lt;br /&gt;
characters. Of those 32 characters, 13 of them were accept all and 18 of&lt;br /&gt;
them were PKE at the time. There were 20 pke vs pke battles that ended in&lt;br /&gt;
death. There were 78 PKE characters and 908 PKOK characters.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This past week there were 84 pk-related deaths involving 45 different&lt;br /&gt;
characters. Of those 45 characters, 24 of them were accept all and 21 of&lt;br /&gt;
them were PKE at the time. There were 31 pke vs pke battles that ended in&lt;br /&gt;
death. There are 79 PKE characters and 910 PKOK characters. So come on,&lt;br /&gt;
get YOUR name up in lights! We can't report it if you don't tell us!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you witness or commit any glorious or nefarious deeds, send a short&lt;br /&gt;
report to us at the LT. If you are looking for a fight, recruiting, or&lt;br /&gt;
anything else related to PK (not necessarily PK Clan related), send it&lt;br /&gt;
in! It's free AND you'll get a prize token! Be a celebrity, the envy of&lt;br /&gt;
all your friends! Tick off your enemies or just tell your side of the&lt;br /&gt;
story! The possibilities are endless -- act today!!&lt;br /&gt;
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                            Nightfang&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was some time after the assassin had departed that Preacher Kaine&lt;br /&gt;
carefully unsheathed the knife and placed it on his lap where he could&lt;br /&gt;
study it more closely. Calling it a knife really didn't do it any justice&lt;br /&gt;
- it was like referring to a majestic lion as a cat. He sat in the dust&lt;br /&gt;
outside the engraver turning it this way and that, examining the&lt;br /&gt;
craftsmanship and the intricate etching and decoration. Some of the&lt;br /&gt;
passers-by increased their speed a step when they caught a glimpse of the&lt;br /&gt;
dark blade that hummed in his hands, but they had nothing to fear - he&lt;br /&gt;
knew full well that he would likely cleave off his own arm if he tried to&lt;br /&gt;
wield it. He was surprised to see that the long blade was faultless, not&lt;br /&gt;
a nick or blemish along its keen edge, for he knew that it had seen a lot&lt;br /&gt;
of use. The glow and the steady hum that it produced unsettled him a&lt;br /&gt;
little. It was discordant and scratched at the back of his mind - it was&lt;br /&gt;
if the blade knew he wasn't the true owner and was voicing a protest. He&lt;br /&gt;
wasn't completely sure just how he had come to be entrusted with this&lt;br /&gt;
treasure, but the assassin was adamant that he look after it, and he had&lt;br /&gt;
given his word. After all, the assassin had certainly risked a lot in his&lt;br /&gt;
attempt to break him out of Carian Trag, even if it had proved ultimately&lt;br /&gt;
futile. He glanced down at the large iron key that he had dropped into&lt;br /&gt;
the gutter - a jokey item he had brought along hoping the engraver could&lt;br /&gt;
fashion a little memento of that occassion. Being locked up hadn't been a&lt;br /&gt;
pleasant or rewarding experience by any means, but the Preacher had&lt;br /&gt;
learnt from it and had wanted a keepsake now that the assassin was&lt;br /&gt;
leaving these lands. When the key proved to be of a material that the&lt;br /&gt;
engraver could not work with, Dias-Jax had personally entrusted him with&lt;br /&gt;
the care of his beloved blade. He stood up and reverently returned&lt;br /&gt;
Nightfang to it's sheath. He strapped it carefully to his belt, gave a&lt;br /&gt;
desultory kick at the key on the ground and strode off through the crowd.&lt;br /&gt;
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