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VOLUME THREE, ISSUE SEVENTEEN                                December 3, 1996&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=                              &lt;br /&gt;
                        DEPARTMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                ARTICLES&lt;br /&gt;
                         The LT Roving Reporter&lt;br /&gt;
                    &lt;br /&gt;
                               SOCIAL EVENTS&lt;br /&gt;
                       The Legendary Times Personals&lt;br /&gt;
                fRoDo mAClaREn's Common to Frodospeak dictionary!&lt;br /&gt;
                        The Mystery Of The Mummer's Murder&lt;br /&gt;
        Opening Night, The Legendmud Players Perform 'Romeo And Juliet'&lt;br /&gt;
                                Storytime&lt;br /&gt;
                               Cupid's Dice&lt;br /&gt;
                               &lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-&lt;br /&gt;
Please send your responses to articles to the Legendary Times address at&lt;br /&gt;
lt@mud.aus.sig.net. Letters to the editor and submissions are welcomed.&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-&lt;br /&gt;
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                       DEPARTMENTAL NEWS AND UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
                       &lt;br /&gt;
- Skilltrees Update:&lt;br /&gt;
    Current revisions include changes to the fight system, and finishing the&lt;br /&gt;
    currency stuff.&lt;br /&gt;
                       &lt;br /&gt;
- New Spell: &lt;br /&gt;
    The animate dead spell is now functional. It has been tested but keep your&lt;br /&gt;
    eyes out for any wayward bugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Addition: &lt;br /&gt;
    Wizinvis immortals who are visible to your level or lower will now show&lt;br /&gt;
    with their name in parentheses when using channels and conferences. The&lt;br /&gt;
    bug with hearing a channel message twice when you cannot see the person&lt;br /&gt;
    using the channel should also be fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Fixes: &lt;br /&gt;
    Small fix to whois. It now no longer works on NPCs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    The automatic placement of &amp;quot;the warg&amp;quot; title on wargs has been removed in&lt;br /&gt;
    favor of the prefix title. So wargs can have their own title again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Newbie Helpers!                                      &lt;br /&gt;
    After some disagreement over a punishment, Fatale and Vial were sentenced&lt;br /&gt;
    community service. Specifically, they are now in charge of the Newbie&lt;br /&gt;
    Helpers group. This group will meet new players and aid them in learning&lt;br /&gt;
    how to mud, Legend etiquette etc. Their goal is to make newbies feel&lt;br /&gt;
    welcome to the mud, give them hints on how the game works, and generally&lt;br /&gt;
    give the mud a nicer atmosphere. If you are interested in joining the&lt;br /&gt;
    group, please mudmail Fatale and include your email address. They will be&lt;br /&gt;
    attempting to keep track of everyone and update through a mailing list.&lt;br /&gt;
    They would like any suggestions you have on what information to provide to&lt;br /&gt;
    newbies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                           The LT Roving Reporter&lt;br /&gt;
                             by Leila, LT Staff&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This week's Roving Reporter deals with the question of a RP channel. Giving a&lt;br /&gt;
forum to those who use channels as a major form of RP, or taking the spam and&lt;br /&gt;
clan threats out of chat?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- From Chloride:&lt;br /&gt;
I don't really think that the channel will really be used as it should be. I&lt;br /&gt;
like chat as it is now, with OOC and RP together.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- From Ulric:&lt;br /&gt;
It would be good to use a RP channel to throw up ideas about your character's&lt;br /&gt;
RP and maybe get others to join in on a mini plot. It could be used for&lt;br /&gt;
planning RP as well as actual RP chat. I'd keep it on if there was a RP&lt;br /&gt;
channel. I think it'd be good, overall and would most likely promote RP... if&lt;br /&gt;
the channel is constant. We could use a fourth channel, especially if the&lt;br /&gt;
auction channel becomes something dependent on a skill. It would be good if&lt;br /&gt;
the immorts would help, so it wasn't just another chat channel. Like assisting&lt;br /&gt;
the players, maybe throw up ideas, give others news about what's going on with&lt;br /&gt;
other's RP so its not some closed thing. The channel could be used by the&lt;br /&gt;
clans for challenges and such so it wouldn't spam the chat channel. Then the&lt;br /&gt;
chat channel could be kept more OOC than it is.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- From Valis:&lt;br /&gt;
The conference isn't a good idea for RP, but a RP channel that could be&lt;br /&gt;
toggled would be better. I'd use a RP channel but I think it would have to be&lt;br /&gt;
encouraged and different from the conference channel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- From Major_Payne:&lt;br /&gt;
There is no point for a RP channel, RP over chat is fine, OOC is for when you&lt;br /&gt;
want RP off, not channels. I think it would become like most other channels, a&lt;br /&gt;
conversation buster.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- From Landy:&lt;br /&gt;
I believe it's a great idea to set up a permanent RP channel. I think RP is&lt;br /&gt;
great, and belongs for all to see, but once it begins to become incredibly&lt;br /&gt;
spammy, it begins to get annoying. For instance, when the [names deleted to&lt;br /&gt;
protect the innocent] fight on chat, it isn't one on one, its five people&lt;br /&gt;
against five people, a lot of spam. RP channel is a good place to separate&lt;br /&gt;
those not interested and those that can't afford the spam lag during fights. I&lt;br /&gt;
like to talk about my snowboard, the weather and how bad my dinner is on chat,&lt;br /&gt;
I don't wanna hear about snipers and RP. Chat is chat, it is pretty self&lt;br /&gt;
explanatory. Chat doesn't mean RP it means CHAT, for players to mingle and&lt;br /&gt;
socialize. But since there is no RP channel those involved must use chat as a&lt;br /&gt;
global comm. channel.&lt;br /&gt;
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                       THE LEGENDARY TIMES PERSONALS                        	&lt;br /&gt;
                             Leila, LT Staff                                  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
House O'Flaherty is a family of Irish mages and druids who enjoy exploration,&lt;br /&gt;
questing, and comraderie. We wish to welcome the return of our dear sister,&lt;br /&gt;
Ashley, from her many travels. We would also like to announce the selection of&lt;br /&gt;
our brother Shaun as House Pharmacist.&lt;br /&gt;
	- Claire O'Flaherty, Housemistress - House O'Flaherty&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;gt;From Poledra:&lt;br /&gt;
I would appreciate some good karma thoughts over the next day or two...&lt;br /&gt;
waiting to hear on some hopefully good news.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
WANTED: Sidekick. &lt;br /&gt;
To share excitement and adventure. Learn the practical applications of&lt;br /&gt;
drinking and wenching. No experience necessary, but applicants may be tested&lt;br /&gt;
on knowledge of 'Gail' oaths and epithets. Must like ale.  Must like wenches.&lt;br /&gt;
Must like bleeding, and not mind dying for glory's sake. No wine drinkers,&lt;br /&gt;
frequent bathers, or cross-dressers need apply. No bandages allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
    - Mudmail 'Conan' for interview...&lt;br /&gt;
     &lt;br /&gt;
SWM 6'5'' 140 lbs, 287 years young, seeks compatible mate for eternal life.&lt;br /&gt;
Must be energetic, have good iron levels, and be good at Jeopardy. Large&lt;br /&gt;
dowery preffered but small estates will be considered. Must also be willing to&lt;br /&gt;
sleep on bed of dirt, and have good posture.&lt;br /&gt;
	- Blah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A strange and crumpled note was handed into the LT offices yesterday:&lt;br /&gt;
There be a murder afoot, and if ye ken anythin' about th' death of Swift,&lt;br /&gt;
please contact ye local forces...&lt;br /&gt;
	- Translated from a scrawl by McDougan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'd like to give a big HUG to all my sisters out there!&lt;br /&gt;
	- Claudia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Scottish Wizard looking for drinking companion. Must be able to pay for both&lt;br /&gt;
of us, AND MUST GENNERALLY JUST SIT THERE WHILE I DRINK ALL THE ALE. Must&lt;br /&gt;
NEVER ever MENTION ...now I be shudderin... COFFEE... If ye can supply&lt;br /&gt;
firebreather, ye will have me eternal gratitude, which lasts about five&lt;br /&gt;
minutes.&lt;br /&gt;
	- McDougan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fatale,         								   Somar,          &lt;br /&gt;
	:P *wink*       								 :P *wink*       &lt;br /&gt;
		- Mara          									- Mara           &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Best Wishes to Rummy on his birthday, December 14th. &lt;br /&gt;
-LegendMUD &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The guild of healers is growing. if you wish to become a member - mudmail Gwil&lt;br /&gt;
or Satori, or speak to one of them. if you need the help of this RP clan, TELL&lt;br /&gt;
anyone who has the healer in there title and if you want our help, remember,&lt;br /&gt;
we will not do this in violation of mud rules, and we will not interfere in&lt;br /&gt;
the doings of other, larger and PK enabled clans.&lt;br /&gt;
	-Satori                          &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Virago and my search &lt;br /&gt;
I have been searching for Virago for many days now and have found no sign of&lt;br /&gt;
her except a few reports here and there, nothing substantial to follow up. If&lt;br /&gt;
anyone has any information please let me and Crowe know. This is imperative.&lt;br /&gt;
Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
	-Malorn    &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All helping druids out there! I'm an apprentice druid as my title applies if&lt;br /&gt;
you whois me. I need help. I want to be a druid. I need someone (a druid) that&lt;br /&gt;
will help me become a real druid. I would thank you a lot if you helped me and&lt;br /&gt;
told me of the druidic lore or whatever.&lt;br /&gt;
	-Istishia &lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;br /&gt;
All I want for Christmas! &lt;br /&gt;
	Well, I think everyone should want a Monopoly board like my Momma and&lt;br /&gt;
	Daddy like.&lt;br /&gt;
		- Sweet&lt;br /&gt;
	More happy mudders, less angry and cursing people. And a new job that&lt;br /&gt;
	lasts.&lt;br /&gt;
		-FlyingFox&lt;br /&gt;
	...is to unwarg. :&amp;lt;&lt;br /&gt;
		- Candide&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                                   &lt;br /&gt;
                fRoDo mAClaREn's Common to Frodospeak dictionary!&lt;br /&gt;
                                            Copyright 1489, Frodo MacLaren.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Many pepples canna understands wha I say, ans allaway c'plain 'bout wha I's&lt;br /&gt;
sayin. So now yu's all canna complain, jus read ans yu can speak liddle bit&lt;br /&gt;
Frodospeak tu!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Common: Many of you people cannot understand what I say, and always complain&lt;br /&gt;
about what I'm saying. So, now you can't complain, just read and you can speak&lt;br /&gt;
a little of Frodospeak too!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Frodo'ish       Common              Frodo'ish                   Common&lt;br /&gt;
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aye             yes                 e'er                        ever&lt;br /&gt;
yah             yes                 eitha                       either&lt;br /&gt;
uh-huh          yes                 meeces                      mice&lt;br /&gt;
nopey           nope                unnerstan                   understand&lt;br /&gt;
uh-uh           no                  Alla                        all or allof&lt;br /&gt;
ook!            ook                 clappa                      clapper&lt;br /&gt;
ooerf           ouch                Pokey Stick                 DEX Weapon&lt;br /&gt;
ooky            ooky                Slashy Stick                STR Weapon&lt;br /&gt;
pepple          people              bonky or bashy stick        CON Weapon&lt;br /&gt;
yu              you                 Tuff                        CON&lt;br /&gt;
canna           cannot or can't     Dancy                       DEX&lt;br /&gt;
shouldna        should not          stwong                      STR&lt;br /&gt;
couldna         could not           FlapFlap                    fly&lt;br /&gt;
shouldna        should not          pick-me-up                  refresh&lt;br /&gt;
couldna         could not           liddle                      little&lt;br /&gt;
e'en            even                ClappagoBOOMallafalldown!   Guess.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
More to come if the wonderful, intelligent, all-knowing, powerful, diligent&lt;br /&gt;
working imms grant me it. *wink*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                        THE MYSTERY OF THE MUMMER'S MURDER&lt;br /&gt;
            transcribed from the ramblings of Duncan Ruthven McDougan&lt;br /&gt;
            &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;quot;The murder cashe? Shure I'll talk - Ye be buying the ale, right? Oh,&lt;br /&gt;
good... Well, I was called t' Major Payne'sh eshtate t' investigate, and when&lt;br /&gt;
I got there, there was thish poor woman, covered in Ketchup... which I was&lt;br /&gt;
then informed informed by major Payne, her step-father, that it, was, in fact,&lt;br /&gt;
blood. It took a while for me t' quite realize that, though... I shtarted&lt;br /&gt;
looking for ketchup bottles, and checked the wine cellar... and Then deshided&lt;br /&gt;
t' make shure th' ale cases didna be poishoned - At rishk of life! But then I&lt;br /&gt;
took a second look at that body. She was dressed in silk, and her face was&lt;br /&gt;
half-white, half-black- Pass another Hogshhead, there- So, since I dunna want&lt;br /&gt;
t' loshe me job - some say I be a drunk! Imagine! I shet off t' inveshtigate.&lt;br /&gt;
    I contacted all the locals, and learned from her old London neighbor,&lt;br /&gt;
Paribus, that Spite put on airs, although he could definitely state she was&lt;br /&gt;
probably NOT manor born. He alsho reported seeing her conspiring with her&lt;br /&gt;
shtep-brother Outshider, and thought that she was trying t' put something over&lt;br /&gt;
on her shtep-father, Major Payne. It was Natalia, though, that besht shet her&lt;br /&gt;
time of death that day. Natalia strikingly remembers the odd makeup on her&lt;br /&gt;
face as she left the inn at 10 o'clock. I then moved on to Major Payne, who&lt;br /&gt;
shaid he saw nothing bechaushe he wash at his party, arguing with his son&lt;br /&gt;
Outsider at the time, who then stormed out, which neither of them would talk&lt;br /&gt;
about. I ordered Major Payne, Outshider,  Kio, and Ryssa Major Payn'e's&lt;br /&gt;
granddaughter who I suddenly noticed looked a lot like Spite, to be put into a&lt;br /&gt;
safe room in the Stag. After giving her a note for Richard, the innkeeper, I&lt;br /&gt;
called it a night&lt;br /&gt;
    Then today, the plot started to unravel, a little. I met Crowe, a special&lt;br /&gt;
inveshtigator from London. At firsht I didna trusht him, but he shtarted to&lt;br /&gt;
gain my trust by his friendly, outgoing manner, and eventually, I brought him&lt;br /&gt;
up to date. Then split up with him, and asked Major Payne and Outsider to talk&lt;br /&gt;
once again. But they weren't very helpful. I didna get any breaks until, on a&lt;br /&gt;
hunch, I asked Ryssa about her parents. It seems that the poor girl, who is&lt;br /&gt;
scared to death that someone will kill her next, was the daughter of one of&lt;br /&gt;
Major Payne's shonsh, who died, and the house cook.&lt;br /&gt;
    But, although I asked everyone I came across, I still have not figured how&lt;br /&gt;
her father died. Major Payne claims that the cook committed suicide... but I&lt;br /&gt;
shtronglyy shushpect that Spite either in actuality WAS the cook, and not just&lt;br /&gt;
Payne's step-daughter, or at least in some way was related to her.. but, as of&lt;br /&gt;
yet, I still have not succeeded in learning the geneologies....&lt;br /&gt;
    I interviewed the Sherewood Librarian next. She was a nashty person, more&lt;br /&gt;
concerned about getting her mummer's costume back then about Swift's death. It&lt;br /&gt;
seems that her son was driven insane by Spite's seductive ways. Further&lt;br /&gt;
inquiries led to vicious rebuttals, and I had to give up. But she seemed so&lt;br /&gt;
preoccupied with that costume that I ordered me deputies to comb it for&lt;br /&gt;
clues.&lt;br /&gt;
    There was one final interview today... Bertie, a local boy. He showed up&lt;br /&gt;
with his  dog, Arnold and proceeded to tell us how he was walking near the&lt;br /&gt;
estate, about eleven o clock, when he saw the girl walking by, her face pale&lt;br /&gt;
white. She turned to look at him and he saw that half of her face was gone&lt;br /&gt;
(evidently the make up). He asked how she was killed, and asked numerous times&lt;br /&gt;
about the murder weapon, which we hadn't discovered yet. But then, as Ryssa&lt;br /&gt;
and I (I took Ryssa with me so I could protect her) examined the area,&lt;br /&gt;
Bertie's dog ran up and started tugging at us to follow. Ryssa, being a bit&lt;br /&gt;
faster then me, reached the cliffs of Dover first, and as I ran I heard&lt;br /&gt;
Ryssa's cries of &amp;quot;Grab the rope, Bertie! When I finally caught up, the tearful&lt;br /&gt;
Bertie explained he had been pushed off. He confessed he had come to throw a&lt;br /&gt;
dagger off the cliff, which he then gave to me. It was the murder weapon!&lt;br /&gt;
Bertie tearfully explained that it belonged to Ulric- but that he knew Ulric&lt;br /&gt;
was innocent. He had stolen it from Ulric's house, to protect him.&lt;br /&gt;
    I then realized that Ulric couldn't be the murderer. For one thing, It is&lt;br /&gt;
highly unlikely that  the murderer would go back to get the murder weapon to&lt;br /&gt;
bring it to his house.And for another thing, why would Ulric push his friend&lt;br /&gt;
Bertie off the cliff, if Bertie was trying to protect him? This leads me to&lt;br /&gt;
believe that either a friend, or enemy of Ulric's committed the murder (since&lt;br /&gt;
a stranger probably wouldn't bring the thing back.) But we canna tell more&lt;br /&gt;
until we find Ulric....&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                                   &lt;br /&gt;
        OPENING NIGHT, THE LEGENDMUD PLAYERS PERFORM 'ROMEO AND JULIET'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The stage was set, the players chosen, WhiteRose would play the lovely Juliet&lt;br /&gt;
Capulet; Donelan, the dashing Romeo Montegue; Shari, Juliet's faithful nurse.&lt;br /&gt;
The director, Rufus, gave his players free reign of emotes, socials, chats and&lt;br /&gt;
moods - full improvisational liberty. The famous balcony scene was to be&lt;br /&gt;
played.&lt;br /&gt;
    'The twist...', Rufus said, with a certain gleam in his eye, 'Is that you&lt;br /&gt;
have to do it in Pig Latin, and the audience may chime in at any time with&lt;br /&gt;
comments and additional dialogue.' And so it was that Rufus' off-off-off&lt;br /&gt;
Broadway spectacular was to be played. In Pig Latin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    'Utbay oftsay!', Donelan spoke as he strode into WhiteRose's orchard.&lt;br /&gt;
'Atwhay ightlay uthray onderya indoway eaksbray? Itay isay ethay eastay, anday&lt;br /&gt;
Ulietjay isay ethay unsay!', he exclaimed as he spied her at the window.&lt;br /&gt;
(Donelan then skipped the rest of his part, and merely swooned at the sight&lt;br /&gt;
of such euatybay as WhiteRose.)&lt;br /&gt;
    Whispering loudly to herself, Sharri muttered the words, 'Ahay, uetray&lt;br /&gt;
ovelay...', somewhat prophetically, as with less than manly grace Donelan&lt;br /&gt;
swooned dramatically into WhiteRose's arms.&lt;br /&gt;
    Yet with all this talent, from the audience came the criticisms. 'Hmm,&lt;br /&gt;
woulda been interesting to see them do it in Greek,' Jezerael said thinking,&lt;br /&gt;
perhaps, that Pig Latin was not quite difficult enough.&lt;br /&gt;
    WhiteRose continued unflinching, 'Omeoray omeoray, erfortwhey are&lt;br /&gt;
outhay omeoray?' as Sharri fanned her pale brow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Suddenly, and without fair warning, the director yelled, 'Cut, cut, cut,&lt;br /&gt;
cut... Director decides to change gears.' And there was much grumbling and&lt;br /&gt;
grinning as it was decided that Omeoray and Ulietjay was to be performed in&lt;br /&gt;
the style of an oldstyle Western...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    Taking the temperamental director's whims in her stride, Sharri gave a&lt;br /&gt;
rousing, 'Come on ya'll.'&lt;br /&gt;
    Donelan rode up on his dusty burro, only to spy lady Juliet on the&lt;br /&gt;
boardwalk. 'Whoa!' Donelan said. 'Hey Juliet!'&lt;br /&gt;
    Wiping the dust from her skirt (as Sharri cooked up a frying-pan of&lt;br /&gt;
fatback and beans to distract the lovers' parents) WhiteRose said to Donelan,&lt;br /&gt;
'Romeo, ya'll change your name, and I'll consider riding off into the sunset&lt;br /&gt;
with you.'&lt;br /&gt;
    'Why, shore Juliet!' Donelan said quite amicably. 'But call me luv, and&lt;br /&gt;
I'll jump in the river fo you!'&lt;br /&gt;
    Needing no more encouragement, WhiteRose climbed up onto Donelan's horse&lt;br /&gt;
as he twirled his lasso about his head trying to impress her. And it seemed to&lt;br /&gt;
work, as WhiteRose swooned into Donelan's arms, and the lights went down on&lt;br /&gt;
the scene.&lt;br /&gt;
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                                   &lt;br /&gt;
                                    STORYTIME&lt;br /&gt;
                                        by Mustard&lt;br /&gt;
                                        &lt;br /&gt;
The lumbering barbarian was bleeding freely now. Being a rather dim-witted&lt;br /&gt;
barbarian, he hadn't taken the time to consider the prowess of his intended&lt;br /&gt;
victim before launching his ill-fated attack. Now he was in the process of&lt;br /&gt;
getting his butt kicked.&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;quot;Oh man, I'm getting my butt kicked!&amp;quot; whined the weedy comp sci student to&lt;br /&gt;
no-one in particular, &amp;quot;I'm down to 15 hit points!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
    Spindly fingers flew across the keyboard in a blur, punctuated frequently&lt;br /&gt;
by the loud kerthunk the enter key being thumped. With each hit the others&lt;br /&gt;
working in the computer lab visably winced. Unperturbed, the student continued&lt;br /&gt;
to mutter to himself, as the kerthunks became increasingly louder.&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;quot;Aww, this MUD sucks - slain by an elf...&amp;quot; he mumbled, as he shut down the&lt;br /&gt;
computer.&lt;br /&gt;
    When he was gone the room let out a collective sigh of relief and&lt;br /&gt;
continued on with their assignments in peace. As the student exited the&lt;br /&gt;
building and walked at a quick pace through the expansive Uni carpark, a dark&lt;br /&gt;
figure stepped from the shadows and fell in behind him. A long knife flashed&lt;br /&gt;
in the moonlight before it slid neatly between the students ribs.&lt;br /&gt;
    A student growls with anger.&lt;br /&gt;
    A figure swings twice and hits a student twice.&lt;br /&gt;
    A figure's long knife slices neatly through a student, and a gout of dark&lt;br /&gt;
blood spurts out. &lt;br /&gt;
    A student is leaking guts.&lt;br /&gt;
    A figure sidesteps a student's feeble hit.&lt;br /&gt;
    A figure kicks a student in the solar plexus, rendering him breathless.&lt;br /&gt;
    A figure fires his colt revolver at a student&lt;br /&gt;
    A student is dead!&lt;br /&gt;
A far away a voice says, &amp;quot;I'm getting bored with killing all these low&lt;br /&gt;
level characters...now a president - that'd be a challenge!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                                   &lt;br /&gt;
                                   CUPID'S DICE&lt;br /&gt;
                                   &lt;br /&gt;
Cupid seemed to be playing dice with the members of LegendMUD last week as&lt;br /&gt;
evidenced by this juicy scene at the Royal Stag:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    'A toast then: to women!' Crowe exclaimed to Malorn as he held his&lt;br /&gt;
waterskin high in the air. 'But women from the Coven are just trouble....they&lt;br /&gt;
are like Grendels' he added wryly. 'They are witches,' Somar agreed, 'but they&lt;br /&gt;
aren't nearly as cruel as those others that plague us.' 'I must agree the&lt;br /&gt;
Coven are better than Grendels,' Malorn replied. At this, Malorn and Crowe&lt;br /&gt;
raised their waterskins in a toast to women everywhere and drank heartily.&lt;br /&gt;
    'Whoa', Crow exclaimed, looking a little pale as he wobbled on unsteady&lt;br /&gt;
legs, 'I feel weird'. Malorn seemed also to feel a little strange as he&lt;br /&gt;
silently staggered about the room, bumping into walls and tripping over his&lt;br /&gt;
feet. Abruptly, and without a hint of propriety, Crowe stared into the eyes of&lt;br /&gt;
Virago and muttered 'Uhhh...'.&lt;br /&gt;
    He was met with a sharp 'Now what?' from the unsuspecting Virago.&lt;br /&gt;
    Without hesitation, Malorn pushed Crowe aside to form his own clumsy&lt;br /&gt;
greeting. 'Um, ah, hi there :)' he said, blushing furiously. Virago blinked,&lt;br /&gt;
seemingly caught off guard by so much attention. 'I don't think we've met, you&lt;br /&gt;
know, formally yet' Crowe interrupted, clambering over Malorn to get to&lt;br /&gt;
Virago. 'Crowe, at your most humble service, lady' he said with a Knightly&lt;br /&gt;
flourish. 'I was just about to tell you, you have beautiful eyes.'&lt;br /&gt;
    The onlookers paused mid-ale to pay attention to the strange scene that&lt;br /&gt;
was unfolding, supplying both Malorn and Crowe with a fair number of cheers,&lt;br /&gt;
and equal amounts of sarcasm.&lt;br /&gt;
    'Methinks you are drunk, woman-hater', Virago spat at Malorn. 'I have no&lt;br /&gt;
need of a MAN... I do fine by myself. Some manner of insanity has struck!' she&lt;br /&gt;
said, peering about the room in disbelief. 'I saw the beautiful Virago first,'&lt;br /&gt;
Malorn growled at Crowe, warning him to keep his distance. Ignoring Malorn's&lt;br /&gt;
threats, Crowe turned his attention to Virago saying, 'Nonetheless, my service&lt;br /&gt;
is most unabatedly yours.' 'What would she need of a cowardly Knight?' Malorn&lt;br /&gt;
baited Crowe.&lt;br /&gt;
    Seemingly disturbed by the strange emotions of these men, Virago chatted&lt;br /&gt;
'Men are insane!' Crowe in replied, 'Indeed they are in your presence, dear&lt;br /&gt;
Virago'. With a cruel stroke, Malorn satirized the Knight's thinking that he&lt;br /&gt;
had any right to the hand of the lovely Virago, and soon the whole tavern was&lt;br /&gt;
rolling on the floor in laughter.&lt;br /&gt;
    'Back off my... FRIEND' Crowe spat at Malorn angrily.&lt;br /&gt;
    'I NEED NO MAN!!!', Virago screamed in the face of their lustful attentions.&lt;br /&gt;
Though Malorn offered to provide Virago with a passport to the world, he also&lt;br /&gt;
offered Crowe the opportunity to quip, 'the only thing you could provide her&lt;br /&gt;
with is a case of fleas!'&lt;br /&gt;
    'All better than the lice you carry about in your...'&lt;br /&gt;
    'STOP', Virago yelled, interrupting their sparring. 'Neither of you have&lt;br /&gt;
anything to offer that I would want. The world is mine already, I make it that&lt;br /&gt;
way myself!'&lt;br /&gt;
    'Forgive me lady,' Crowe humbly apologized to Virago, 'where are my&lt;br /&gt;
manners?' 'Let me take you away from this old fool', Malorn said to Virago.&lt;br /&gt;
'You are both insane' Virago said, turning her back on the two. 'It's you she&lt;br /&gt;
doesn't need or want' Malorn growled at Crowe. 'I'll have no part in this'&lt;br /&gt;
Virago said as she turned to the comfort of her friend Mara. 'You are men&lt;br /&gt;
without honor attaching themselves where they are unwanted! I don't want&lt;br /&gt;
either of you anywhere near me!' To this Malorn chatted angrily, 'You heard&lt;br /&gt;
her Crowe, stay away from her!' 'Malorn, its you Virago despises! Take the&lt;br /&gt;
hint and back off, pal' Crowe countered. Malorn whispered quietly to Virago,&lt;br /&gt;
'as soon as I dispose of Crowe, you'll see how much I could provide.' Pushing&lt;br /&gt;
Malorn aside, Virago screamed, 'You have nothing I want! How much more plainly&lt;br /&gt;
can I say this?' Belying their once close friendship, Crowe chatted to the&lt;br /&gt;
world, 'Malorn is about as appealing to women as a case of rabies'&lt;br /&gt;
    Tempus gasped in astonishment, predicting that a fight was imminent.&lt;br /&gt;
    'I should kill them both, just to relieve their insanity', Virago&lt;br /&gt;
muttered under her breath. 'That does it!' Crowe snapped to Malorn, placing&lt;br /&gt;
his long wormtooth dagger in Malorn's back. 'Malorn and Sir Crowe are&lt;br /&gt;
fighting!' Tempus cried. With lightening speed, Valeria rushed about trying to&lt;br /&gt;
place bets on Sir Crowe to win the battle as the fight raged. One time friends&lt;br /&gt;
had now become bitter enemies as blow matched blow in the once sleepy tavern.&lt;br /&gt;
Bleeding terribly, Malorn fled the Stag, only to return to the scene to&lt;br /&gt;
silence Crowe's victory chants with the Blade of Shadows in the Knight's back.&lt;br /&gt;
And sadly, Crowe was killed by Malorn.&lt;br /&gt;
    'Ah Hell!' Valeria groaned, ripping her betting tickets to shreds.&lt;br /&gt;
    Her patience worn, Virago asked for the head of Dis as proof of an&lt;br /&gt;
undying love. Racing from the room, Malorn attempted to get the jump on Crowe.&lt;br /&gt;
'Ha! Your sure fooled that idiot Malorn', Crowe said with a grin. 'The quest&lt;br /&gt;
was but a ruse to trick Malorn. I, unlike he, saw through it.' Chatting&lt;br /&gt;
loudly, Malorn expressed his easy victory over the head of Dis, yet with a&lt;br /&gt;
broad wink to the lovely Virago, Crowe responded with, 'You go Malorn, Virago&lt;br /&gt;
and I will be waiting when you return.'&lt;br /&gt;
    In mere seconds, Malorn returns with the head of Dis and dropped it,&lt;br /&gt;
bloody and dripping, at Virago's feet. 'You're beaten twice in one day, old&lt;br /&gt;
man' Malorn taunted Crowe. 'It's a fraud!' stammered Crowe in seeming&lt;br /&gt;
disbelief. 'You think I'm an idiot?' Virago asked Malorn. 'Malorn is not only&lt;br /&gt;
a coward, but a dishonest one,' Crowe said. 'Indeed Malorn, the head of Dis in&lt;br /&gt;
under five minutes? I would say that is a record'. 'You are both liars and&lt;br /&gt;
fools' Virago chatted. 'But which is the bigger liar? My money is on Malorn&lt;br /&gt;
this time' Valeria chatted, whipping out her purse. At this, the patrons&lt;br /&gt;
swarmed about Valeria, clambering to place their bets as Somar, proclaiming&lt;br /&gt;
himself the ruler of Dis,  pronounced the head to be a fake! 'Malorn is a&lt;br /&gt;
liar, Somar has proven me right' Virago chatted.&lt;br /&gt;
    And so it seems that once again, Crowe has gotten himself into trouble&lt;br /&gt;
with the ladies.&lt;br /&gt;
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