July 1996 Part 2
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Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 01:12:24 -0400 From: Dave Crampton <[email protected]> Subject: Stalker's Life...Part 11 Well, as we turn our gaze upon this wacky crazy kinda guy, the usual warnings come into play. 1. Violence is possible 2. Nudity is possible 3. Graphic forms of the above are possible. 4. Crappy writing is possible (hell, even likely) 5. As above, profanity is possible and pretty ^&@%@#$* likely. 6. SPAM WILL RULE FOREVER! MUHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 7. Dave will go and take his pill now.... FINAL CHAPTER OF THE FIRST BOOK A post it note. It was written on a freakin' post-it note. "Meet me at the War-Del Motel. Room 11B. Come alone. Your life for hers." He had noticed it on the ground in front of the front door of the #RedFang bar. Those damn things never stick. Now he was on his way to a crappy little suburb of Detroit called Shelby Township. Bunch of conservative, republican, stick-up-their....well, anywayz, Jake wasn't one bit happy. In fact he was downright pissed. Scarrd, a Black Widow, decided on SolarFlare as his target to get at Jake. ((If any of you remember, SolarFlare was one of Jake's Childer...one of the bazillions..)) His life for hers. The one thing Jake couldn't give up for her was the only thing that this Black Widow freak would take. Jake drove like a madman down VanDyke...16 Mile Road...17 Mile Road...the only thing that was keeping him from frenzying was the Metallica on the radio... Turning into the run-down motel's driveway at about forty miles per hour, Jake screeched his black Firebird to a halt and jumped out of the car. He'd show this so-called Mage exactly what spells he could shove up his arrogant little ass as he ripped his head off. If any passerby had looked at him, they'd notice his eyes gleamed a little red and his canines looked way too long. Jake went up a flight of stairs and came to apartment 11B. Kicking violently, he ripped the door off of its hinges and sent it shattering into the room. There was a female scream and a male chuckle as he stared incredulously in at the scene. A red haze was creeping about his vision as he looked on... blood was pooled on the floor. SolarFlare's blood. She was tied up to the bed, nude, her skin cut almost to ribbons...every time one of her wounds instinctively tried to re-heal, Scarrd would slash it anew, even as Jake stood there watching. Looking up at Jake finally, Scarrd grinned nonchalantly, as if this was all a game, and brought his hidden sword down quickly, severing SolarFlare's head from her convulsing body. The red haze creeped in upon his vision, completley obscuring it. Then all he knew was warmth....the warmth of fresh blood..... -- This has been the last installment of Stalker's Life. There were 11 parts, of which I have copies. E-mail me privately if you missed any. I do plan on writing more about him, and am going to find a much better title than this one. Anywayz, comments, suggestions, flames, offers of sacrifice, etc are always accepted. >:) L8r spammy people. -- Dave Crampton AKA Dark Vampyre "The Blood is the Life" - Dracula "Blood is like wine..." - Bush "I don't know how to be bad at being bad." - The Vampire Lestat "Call me what you will....." - Metallica "That's just one of my names...." - Bush Dave's too cool Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/ The #RedFang Bar's Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/RedFang/ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 04:12:02 -0400 (EDT) From: "Bryan Hoag (EE)" <[email protected]> cc: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: SimnFenix's Mundane gets older on July 16th *Simon strides thru Arangoth, towin a wildly thrashing person behind him..* "Come on, Bryan, it's your Birthday. Let it be recognized..." *Bryan finally surrenders th the towing, not knowing where SImon is taking him for his 24th year of mortal life...* SimnFenix and his Aging Mundane... Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:39:23 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Posting Ratings Good idea I think.. this way if someone doesn't want to read something to graphic etc. they have an option..BUT remember there are certain restrictions on how far you can go here on the list..We cannot forget that we have a YOUNGER crowd with us...So let's consider them when we write.. Rating code G=Little kids could read it and not have nightmares or know where babies come from after reading the post PG-13= Some mild violence possible hint of sexual happenings but not enough for them to get it or you to get into trouble R=Very graphic in violence and a bit more sexual tones ((let's not get carried away though...we that know how to take a hint don't need details)) I'll elaborate on these later.... P.S. Remember to put a rating at the TOP of the post.. Thanks :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:39:26 -0700 (PDT) From: StevE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Great Aspirations Well, i just have to say that this entire thing is very well written...i suppose One is right about only you two actually being able to describe One and Ms. "I-Have-Alot-Of-N's-In-My-Name"'s reactions so well, but they are written in such a graphic and definitive manner that its like i was peeking in on 'em <g>...i only have one complaint that i found quite unnerving...im sorry to say this but...well...*sigh*... you mispelled the word "stopping" in "stopping for tea".... <vbg> Hurry up and write a bunch more cause i dont want you to have a writers block fall on your head and you cant finish =) toodles and stuff...off like a prom dress... StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:39:29 -0700 (PDT) From: StevE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: SimnFenix's Mundane gets older on July 16th Flashback grins madly as he sees two of his *biggest* heros walking in... ((sorry...you have to have seen this pc in action to know why they are his heros <g>)) With a sensory expoding giggle, he leaps from his place along the philotic cords of the universe and pops into existance before the couple in a myriad of sparkles and wavering matter... "Helloooooooo peepels!!! so its yer birthday huh?? i know! ill get my hero a present!!" And with another flash and another blur of sparkles and melted existance, he vanishes away for but a second before coming back again in the same spot, little box in hand... "oh i cant wait for you to open it...ill just tell you what it is! <bg> its a spice rack! everyone needs a spice rack! ...now...where was i...? OH YES! I REMEMBER!" With a big hug to both of them, entirely too quick for them to make a move to stop him, he whips out his book and pen, handing it out to them with a smile to rival that of a 3 year old after an hour of Barney vid's that his clueless aunt got him for christmas... "Can-i-have-your-autographs-sirs???" And with a look of happiness that is only granted by insanity, he watches his "heros" in wonder... (sorry....had to do it...that whole RandoM-like action once per hour thing....) StEvEo/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:39:33 -0700 (PDT) From: StevE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stalker's Life...Part 11 oooooohhhhhh....a suspenseful ending <eg>....Dave, another well writen, well worded, descriptive, well spamifyied story...but tell me...the spam thing...this....infatuation if you will...is it in alliance with the vampire theme? i mean, do you have to think of undead alot to actually be able to accept that spam even exists? <g> commendations, StevEo/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 18:45:25 From: The Ebil One <[email protected]> Subject: Muns. I came into the inn, and what faced me was tireing. It may be just me, and you can all just ignore this letter, but every other line was (( )), MUNS. Almost all of the inn members were OOC, and once in a while they'd pop in IC. I know I go ooc a bunch, but I try to keep the conversational mun speaking to MSG, not in channel. I ask one question that I hope some will answer: Should we limit the OOC stuff, and keep more of it MSG then in channel? -Jules. Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 18:49:25 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: The Escape..... ::Angel and Narisa run not looking back...the burning sun blazing down on them they make theyre way as far south as they can...Narisa whimpers:: "Alysia! Please can we stop for a moment!" She stops and drops to her knees in the sand:: ::Angel turns around and stops panting heavily:: "Aye..we've been running for at least an hours time...they havn't gained on us...or even chased us for that matter....tis good we went south" she drops to the sand trying to rest ::Narisa looks up:: "Why..why did we go south? Is not Arangoth north?" ::Angel wipes the sweat from her brow:: "Aye..but that's where they would think us to run..and most probably where they are heading now" she grins at Nar ::Narisa almost catching her breath :: "I'm thristy Aylisa...we need water" ::Angel frowns slightly:: "Aye luv' me too.. we will need water..especially if we are to keep going...the sun will be up for at least 3 more hours...it's hotter than hell itself out here...there must be an oassis out here somewhere ..or a village..." her words trail off as she sets her hand over her brow gaurding her eyes from the sun..she turns in a complete circle looking off into the desert...seeing nothing but just that.."Pray to the Saints I'm right...we won't last long out here" ::Narisa lets out a sigh, tears welling up in her eyes:: <q>"We can't make it...in your condition sister...you..you cannot expect to travel so far in such heat..." ::Angel looks back at Narisa with a glint of determination in her eyes:: "Damn well we WILL make it Nar! This child will NOT perish and I will be with Blk and my children again! and you will be......" she stops herself remembering Spectre gone.. <q>"well...i meant you'll be home..and..oh...I'm sorry" ::she bows her head:: ::Narisa's tears stain her cheek:: <q>It's ok Alysia...I don't have anyone to go back to as you....I probably won't make it....it's alright...I wasn't meant to have the life I wished for" ::Angel frowns:: "Damnation sister you WILL have the life you wished for! I'll make sure of it! You WILL make it! we both will..::she pats her stomache:: "And this child! Now lets move on...we need to find water! And, get these damnable chains off our wrists!:: She grabs Narisa's arm and helps her up. They continue south...hoping...to find something...anything....but the Asyr....... **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 18:56:26 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Re: Muns. My nick is TheMun at the moment..because both my pc's are kidnapped..but I wasn't really even speaking in the channel..havn't been for two friggin weeks..just waiting to be rescued *AHEM BLK AND SPECTRE* I'm only there to watch the channel..so don't lump me in this thing thanks >I came into the inn, and what faced me was tireing. It may be just me, and >you can all just ignore this letter, but every other line was (( )), MUNS. >Almost all of the inn members were OOC, and once in a while they'd pop in >IC. I know I go ooc a bunch, but I try to keep the conversational mun >speaking to MSG, not in channel. I ask one question that I hope some will >answer: >Should we limit the OOC stuff, and keep more of it MSG then in channel? >-Jules. > > > **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:29:39 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: The Sun smiles it's searing gaze as they move on.. **5 hours into thier escape** ::Angel and Narisa start to slow down...drenched with sweat they trudge on thru the scorching desert:: "I...I can't continue" Narisa manages to pinch out the words through her cracking dry throat "There...got to be...something...soon" Angel wearily speaks "I thought ye ...said there would only be 3 hours left of the sun..." Narisa complains "Aye...so I was ..wrong...tis only an hour to sunset at the most..it's cooled considerably" She drops to her knee at a large bolder "Ah..come here nar..let's try to break these chains on this rock" ::Narisa drops down next to Angel, her breathing heavy..sweat stinging her eyes:: ::Angel digs around the sand looking for any loose rocks and finds a small one:: "here..put your chains up on the rock" ::Narisa obeys and slowly places her hands on the rock seperating her hands as far as they would go..only a few precious inches is she allowed:: ::Angel frowns looking at the dried blood around Narisa's wrists..then glancing down at her own wrists that aren't in much better shape. She lifts the rock and pounds on the chains..the force from the blow shoots thru angel's bones like lightning and she winces...she continues and after several tries she manages to split the chain:: "There...that will make things easier.. here do mine" Angel stretches out her hands across the boulder after giving Narisa the rock. ::Narisa takes many more times than Angel hitting the chains but finally manages to split them:: "I need water Alysia..and ye need it twice as bad...godz is there ANYTHING out here?! I've seen nay but god awful sand for hours!" ::Angel rubs her wrists looking around "Just the fact that we found this large boulder must mean we are near some kind of incline..a mountain perhaps...and that would mean water... I wish I knew where the hell we were...come..let's go a bit further..if we don't find anything before dark we will camp for the night" ::Narisa nods and they both balance themselves on the boulder trying to stand:: **Sunset** "we have no choice Narisa...we'll have to camp for the night...it's worse traveling at night with nothing but the moon to show the way" ::Narsia stares at the small cave that they encountered...a large mountain they had found some 20 minutes before sunset seemed theyre only refuge:: "but there are probably wild animals in there!" ::Angel grumbles:: "Then they'll be having houseguests for the night.. or would ye rather sleep out here under the stars where the wolves or god knows what else will get ye?" ::Narisa shudders and agrees to go into the cave. They dared not enter to far...they just curled up in the entrance of the cave and a few minutes later, were asleep:: **Sunrise*** ::With the first bit of morning light coming into the cave Angel opens her eyes. Every muscle in her body feels as though it has been ripped from her body and put back..she lets out a quiet moan as she looks across to Narisa:: "Wake up sister..it's time to move on" ::Narisa jolts awake from what seems a nightmare:: "Spectre?!" Her eyes rolling around the cave trying to gather her suroundings:: ::Angel frowns and lets out a sigh:: "Nay sister..we're still lost..I'm sorry" ::Narisa sighs:: "I can't stop the nightmares" ::Angel slowly stands and offers a hand to her sister:: "They will stop in time luv', for now lets try to get home...or at least some food and water" ::They exit the cave and adjust they're eyes to the morning light. Angel's eyes widen as she turns to the left:: <q>"What the hell is that?!" ::Narisa turns in the direction and gasps:: "My lord! I don't know! But I'm not going near it!!" ::Angel shoots Narisa a glance:: "C'mon there may be water..or even food there, or someone to get us HOME" ::With much reluctance Narisa follows Angel...they walk straight for a huge pyramid..that Angel knew was not there the night before................ **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 21:54:42 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... Reads the first paragraph and replies> Let me define what *I* consider free form roleplaying ok? ok :) The BDI is essentially set in medieval times..though not everyone plays a medieval character even though they've been asked a million times.. anyway.. it's basically let's play pretend without all the classes,rules,blablabla of D&D.. i'ts us writing a story as we go along..most of the time I always interact with all kinds of characters and just roll with it..EXCEPT in this case.. the kidnapping of Narisa and Angel... there are certain ways I wanna go with this..only very few different directions it can go...one of the purposes of this mailing list is to write stories..sometimes sure anyone can join in...other times NO it will screw everything up..if I had said "Oh anyone can join" Angel and Narisa would have been rescued in two second way to easily and bam..no more storyline..I have enjoyed it very much to write all the stories I have for the last two weeks..weather they are good or not is not for me to say..and probably no body but myself and others involved have even read them..But, I've had fun none the less.. and we havn't said "No one go near this story..we said no one go near this story without asking" and many have emailed us first asking if they could post something..sometimes yes they could because it didn't interfere but ADD to the story..other times no it just didn't work..As in real life not everyone will be involved in one peticular instance or situation...so it goes the same here. I'm sorry if some of you feel left out of this storyline, but it's kinda an important one and I'de just like to see it get the plots,stories,and ending it deserves... Thanks :) **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:10:46 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... and another thing Just read the rest of that post The purpose of this mailing list as I said before is to write stories..I have read several on here that My Pc is in no way involved with..does this upset me? NO, it's like reading a new book..it's enjoyable to read other's stories and see what they're pc's and others in that story are up to..that is what it is all about. As I said before we cannot all be involved in everyone's stories..especially in the Inn when there are 30 plus people talking about all different things..so it's nice to come in here and see the stories of characters that we may not even really interact with because we are to busy with our own... this way we don't miss everything that went on in the Inn.. as far as ignoring a post if someone jumps in..well that doesn't make sense..once it's written it's much harder to fix the damage done rather than have it never had happened at all.. >3) You fail to allow your creativity its fullest testing. If you have a >closed story, then you are protected from someone just jumping in, >granted. But at the same time you limit yourself. If you leave the >story open for anyone to join in, then it tests your creativity to find a >way to work them smoothly in and out (whichever they may go). I don't agree.. if someon just jumps in and says "OH! I kill angel out in the desert" well DUH that's lame ..or "I rescue them and they are home" etc.. >4) You alienate the "newbies." Lately I have also seen a few new people >come into the inn, and try to get involved in the role-playing, only to >be ignored. They then leave and never come back. This is not entirely a >result of closing stories, but anyone can see that closing stories >certainly does not help the situation any. Things like this (the newbies >being ignored) lead to the creation of new role-playing channels. While >I am not opposed to new role-playing channels, it pains me to see these >come about as a result of the perceived "cliqueshness" of the BDI. THis happens everywhere.. EVEN in the NEW channel's.. it's hard for people that are into a plot or RPGing when someone says something to them they might not even see.. some people develop a system of just looking at the people's nicks they are dealing with at the time..a way to stick with the story as it scrolls along..they may miss that anyone had even said anything to them >would also encourage all those people who have been running "closed >stories" (those with a header stating that permission is desired before >jumping into the story) to open them up to all, and challenge your >creative abilities. My creative abilities are very well in tact..I however cannot spare the time on most occasions to explain in a post that this did not happen or he cannot have done that in the story. now, I am not quite sure if you are speaking soley live RP in the Inn or stuff here on the list.. I would certainly hope it's not here on the list because the stories here are what I set this up for.. and have made it clear on the web page and here what it is for.. I don't see your argument at all if it's the list you are referring to.. If you are referring to the BDI itself, I can see where the argument comes from and I would be inclined to agree with you more..but, in some cases asking someone not to interfere is the storyholders choice and right. >not just my own. Oh, and don't be fooled by the polite nature of this >complaint. I was sorely tempted to fill this thing with profanities, or >even symbols that represent them, but didn't because some people will >automatically dismiss anything with profanity or obvious anger in them as >blowing off steam, and some people are offended by profanity. I would have dismissed it because I would have thought it rude and in no way accomplishing anything but being imature and obnoxious. Ok.. I'm done :) Love ya all..even you wolfie :) **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:15:47 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... Quickly..let me explain something The specific reason we said "NO one allowed into this story" was not something we had planned or really meant everyone..it included a certain few that are notorious in jumping into plots and screwing everything up..therefore we put the No one in without asking disclaimer in there...I get posts now privatly from people with thier suggested posts and if it works I just forward em to the mailing list..it works well this way and keeps everyone happy..some of the posts that I have recieved would have really messed the plot up and took me forever to fix.. so ergo the no posting disclaimer :) **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:28:12 -0700 (PDT) From: RangerBlue <[email protected]> Subject: Dragon Spires Expedition Once more Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subj: The Dragon Spires Expedition Date: 96-07-09 22:05:18 EDT To the beleagured citizens of Arangoth: Loreil has come into possession of some intelligence concerning a possible supply/weapon cache in the abandoned tunnels and mine shafts of the Dragon Spires, north of Arangoth. Asyri forces, hampered by the continuous rains in your country, are desperate to retrieve these supplies to continue their war effort. We are asking all available Wardens and any interested citizens to come with us on a expedition to the Dragon Spires this Saturday night, July 20, at 10:00 ((EDT)). We will meet at an encampment north of the Castle ((meet in Channel #castle*camp)) to organize, and then leave for the Dragon Spires. Please be warned, friends, that this expedition, though not close to known Asyri troops, could be dangerous. The Dragon Spires tunnels are not mapped. It is possible that the Asyri have placed traps to protect any army supplies. In addition, it is known that the tunnels and abandoned mine shafts have often provided shelter for dragons and other creatures best left undisturbed. However, if we are successful, we can handicap the entire Asyri army by destroying supplies which they might well have counted on to continue the war. Think carefully before signing on for this expedition. But if you are able to serve Arangoth in this way, it will do you honor and the Wardens will be grateful for your aid. Please write to me by Friday if you would like to participate. Thank you. With respect, RangerBlue Sovereign of Loreil First Warden Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:51:54 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Souls tattered and tempers flared... Rated PG-13 ::Angel and Narisa get shoved out the door by the guard.:: <m>"Touch me again Asyr and be ready to lose thy hand...along with other body parts" Angel growls The Guard chuckles "Ye ain't scarin me missy..yer chained up an ye cannot touch me" ::Angel spins around and lifts her knee with all her force into the guards groin...as he winces and drops to her knees she grins.."How unfortunate for ye ye didn't rechain my ankles" ::With that and Dellila still in the tent with Xandur she turns to Narisa, grabs her by the wrist and whispers "LET'S GO!" ::Narisa gasps and nods to Angel as she runs right behind Angel as fast as she can:: ::The guard doubled over in pain doesn't even notice Angel and narisa running out of the camp and disapearing into desert when Dellila comes out:: ::With a wicked grin on her face she stares up at the sky:: "oh how I shall soon rule ever....OOOF!" she trips over the guard landing face first into the sand "WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE DEVIL ARE YE DOING YE IDIOT?!" She stumbles up brushing the sand off her glaring at the doubled over guard.. Then she gets an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomache and spins around widely "Where are they?! Where is the Queen and her sister?!?!?! " ::The gaurd staggers to his feet:: "She..she suprised me..::still holding his aching groin:: "They...they got away" ::he lowers his head:: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! YE DAMNABLE FOOL! YE LET THEM GET AWAY!!" Dellila's rage fills her as she pulls out a dagger and slits the guards throat..he makes a quick gurgling sound as his eyes widen, his face drains all color and he drops down into the sand dead:: ::Dellila screams for Xandur and anyone else who will hear her:: "They've escaped!! HURRY! We must not let them get away!!" ::She jumps on the first horse she can find and digs her heels into the steed...taking off north..hoping its the right way:: **A few minutes later** ::Angel and Narisa run as fast as they can heading south::..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:05:01 -0700 (PDT) From: StevE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Muns. >Hecks no! I say we limit the *IC* stuff. Our muns need to socialize! Down >with roleplaying! Whats your take on this, Steve? >*grins* > >--- >Cullen Stevenson **blinks and looks around at the mention of his name** Me? oh....well....i dont really give a damn and i think you all know that by now...and ill openly admit that i was one of the muns that Jul was talking about in the inn at the time.....that channel is for free forming....i hate to admit it, but we all free form with our "muns" in the brackets just as much as we do with our characters....we all do it so dont deny it, but sometimes we just go off mundane to mundane (that is the last time i will ever use that word...i am *not* mundane, dammit) and have a little fun...its like playing two characters at once....within the magic of the brackets we can have *ourselves* do anything we want, not just our characters....so dont complain about ooc brackets, because it is just another step in role playing between good friends.... StevE -- the non-mundane one... p.s. -- the new Stephen Lotts term for "mundane" **shiver** is "pwt"...a person who types, or person who's typing =) o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:12:45 -0500 From: [email protected] (Cullen Stevenson) Subject: Re: Muns. >Should we limit the OOC stuff, and keep more of it MSG then in channel? >-Jules. Hecks no! I say we limit the *IC* stuff. Our muns need to socialize! Down with roleplaying! Whats your take on this, Steve? *grins* --- Cullen Stevenson "See this? This is a plain, ordinary human liver. But it's mine, you can't have it!" - The Kids In The Hall Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 23:24:49 -0500 From: [email protected] (Cullen Stevenson) Subject: Re: Muns. Yes! I agree with Steve! Completely rule our RPing like he said! --- Cullen Stevenson "See this? This is a plain, ordinary human liver. But it's mine, you can't have it!" - The Kids In The Hall Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:51:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Subject: A complaint from not-Steve... Okay. It's my turn to both complain, and raise a valid point at the same time (just like Steve does often... And yes, often he DOES have a valid point). Lately, especially on the mailing list, the majority of the stories I have seen are marked with the header "This is a set storyline, please do not jump in without asking." I don't know, maybe I'm way off base, and If I am, would someone please explain it to me (gently, I'm not flaming anyone here...)? By closing the plotline to outside people you defeat the purpose of free form role playing. You have a set plotline, and things are going to end up a certain way--you've already decided it, and don't want anyone else to jump in a "ruin" it (ie: God PCs and certain characters whom are not considered good Rpers--I'm not mentioning any names here). Am I right so far? That is not free form role playing as I see the definition. By closing the story to outsiders (not referring to newbies, but anyone you haven't written into the plot--which lends weight to my above argument), you limit yourself, discourage other players from role-playing, fail to allow your creativity its fullest testing, and alienate the "newbies." 1) You limit yourselves. Someone else out there may have a great idea to add to your pre-written plot, and you never get it because they don't want to intrude on an already-established group. Also, if no-one ever takes the newbies under their wing and *shows* them how not to create God PCs in the story... then how will they learn? Some of them simply don't know that their PCs are too powerful to provide any fun RPing, and others don't realize that a limited PC 1) makes the plotline drag out farther, 2) stimulates your imagination and creativity by using your PC's limited abilities to their fullest potential, and 3) can be just as enjoyable to play, and is certainly more fun for other players to interact with. <<Note to God PC owners: If your character was truly the master of all that power, he/she wouldn't need to use it. >:) >> 2) You discourage other players from role-playing. When you close a story from open joining, then you are simply telling a story, and acting it out, rather than role-playing (correct me if you think I'm wrong on any of these points, or have a differing viewpoint). This means you expect the rest of the RPers to pay attention, otherwise you'd just go to your own channel, and act it out there and mail each other back and forth, the way I see it. I have a story that I am writing, true, (A \\'olf Story) but it concerns only my character, and takes place before his appearance in the BDI. The thing that separates role-playing from story-telling, in my mind, is audience participation. If you only allow certain members of the audience to participate, then you are not role-playing, you are telling a story. And I believe the BDI was established as a role-playing channel. If you want to write stories, then mail each other back and forth, and then present to finished thing on the mailing list. I assure you I will enjoy it a lot more then. 3) You fail to allow your creativity its fullest testing. If you have a closed story, then you are protected from someone just jumping in, granted. But at the same time you limit yourself. If you leave the story open for anyone to join in, then it tests your creativity to find a way to work them smoothly in and out (whichever they may go). Granted you may run into God PCs, but that provides an opportunity to turn those Players and the players who in your own opinion are not "good" role-players into ones you enjoy role-playing with. 4) You alienate the "newbies." Lately I have also seen a few new people come into the inn, and try to get involved in the role-playing, only to be ignored. They then leave and never come back. This is not entirely a result of closing stories, but anyone can see that closing stories certainly does not help the situation any. Things like this (the newbies being ignored) lead to the creation of new role-playing channels. While I am not opposed to new role-playing channels, it pains me to see these come about as a result of the perceived "cliqueshness" of the BDI. I hope that I have not offended anyone with this complaint, but if you are indeed offended, maybe you should take a look at why you're offended. I'm not attacking anyone, but simply stating a concern. I would also encourage all those people who have been running "closed stories" (those with a header stating that permission is desired before jumping into the story) to open them up to all, and challenge your creative abilities. Again, I am open to other viewpoints, but unless your argument is pretty convincing, I will not change my position. If you bother to respond, esp. in regard to the newbie and God PC points, I don't want to hear excuses about what the other people will or won't do. I want to hear what you are willing or unwilling to do. Making excuses simply shows me that you are too lazy to take the effort to help someone else out. If they don't want your help, fine. At least you offered. Then you can simply ignore all their actions in regard to your plot. But I for one, do not like being thrown into a group considered God PCs and others automatically, with status to change upon asking permission to join you story, which is what I feel is happening. On a final note, let this be a notice to all. I will not ask permission to join in any story. If you close it, I won't jump in, but neither will I ask permission, and I will simply ignore the whole thing. I would much rather not do this, and be free to enjoy all the stories running around, not just my own. Oh, and don't be fooled by the polite nature of this complaint. I was sorely tempted to fill this thing with profanities, or even symbols that represent them, but didn't because some people will automatically dismiss anything with profanity or obvious anger in them as blowing off steam, and some people are offended by profanity. Wolfie`s Open-story Player P.S. I have created a new character for the inn, albeit on a temporary basis, due to his ability and a curse, I do not expect him to survive for very long. His name is Ragman, and he is on a mission. A short description: Ragman is a hulking brute of a man with arms of tree-stump thickness. He is dressed in typical attire (meaning normal clothes for the time) and carries a large stuffed sack on one shoulder. Anything else you wish to know will be provided in role-playing, and is open to the public to role-play with. I have but one rule... Due to his curse, he cannot be healed in any way shape or form--even naturally, although a continuously bleeding wound will not kill him, provided it is small enough. The human body continually produces plasma, and thus a small wound will not kill him. Larger wounds may or may not kill him, depending on what I decide of the severity of the wound. If you have a questions/concerns about this character, please email me (not the list) and ask. Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:06:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... At 12:51 AM 7/17/96 -0400, you wrote: > > > > >Okay. It's my turn to both complain, and raise a valid point at the same >time (just like Steve does often... And yes, often he DOES have a valid >point). > >Lately, especially on the mailing list, the majority of the stories I >have seen are marked with the header "This is a set storyline, please do >not jump in without asking." I don't know, maybe I'm way off base, and >If I am, would someone please explain it to me (gently, I'm not flaming >anyone here...)? By closing the plotline to outside people you defeat >the purpose of free form role playing. You have a set plotline, and >things are going to end up a certain way--you've already decided it, and >don't want anyone else to jump in a "ruin" it (ie: God PCs and certain >characters whom are not considered good Rpers--I'm not mentioning any >names here). Am I right so far? > Actually in the story of Sun`zen and Menolly and kaejo etc......there was no set ending...but I did not want someone immediately writing and saying that they 'waved a hand and made Menolly and Myn reappear in the castle Blackfens'...Menolly's death was not planned it just happened as a natural consequence of her trying to escape...I apologize...and actually I just realized that you can't be talking to me because we NEVER once said this is a closed plotline please don't jump in...no one even bothered so I will shut up and stop rambling~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:16:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Queen of Arangoth wrote: > Reads the first paragraph and replies> Read the rest of it and get back to me, on this one, will you please? > except in this case.. the kidnapping of Narisa and Angel... there are > certain ways I wanna > go with this..only very few different directions it can go...one of the > purposes of this mailing list is to write stories..sometimes sure anyone can > join in...other times NO it will screw everything up..if I had said "Oh > anyone can join" Angel and Narisa would have been rescued in two second way > to easily and bam..no more storyline.. Again, read the rest of my letter... Not everyone would have resued Angel and Narisa. None of my characters are dumb enough to attempt a rescue alone in enemy territory. Evne if they made it in, they'd have a hard time making it out with two injured people to drag along as well. > I have enjoyed it very much to write > all the stories I have for the last two weeks..weather they are good or not > is not for me to say..and probably no body but myself and others involved > have even read them..But, > I've had fun none the less.. and we havn't said "No one go near this > story..we said no one go near this story without asking" and many have > emailed us first asking if they could post something..sometimes yes they > could because it didn't interfere but ADD to the story..other times no it > just didn't work..As in real life not everyone will be involved in one > peticular instance or situation...so it goes the same here. True, but they have the opportunity to try. With or without permission. Also, just to clarify, this letter was not directed at your or your story alone, but a general class of stories, as I stated later on in the letter. > > I'm sorry if some of you feel left out of this storyline, but it's kinda an > important one and I'de just like to see it get the plots,stories,and ending > it deserves... I don't blame you. That's what we all want, right? But in doing so, you assume that someone else can't write a plot, story and ending that you might enjoy even more than the one you wrote. You cheat yourself of what you most want. Again. READ the rest of my letter and get back to me. I addressed most of these arguments in that letter, and I think I deserve a full reading before you respond. :) There are also other things you might want to answer in it... And I don't feel left out (see above.). > > > Thanks :) Not a problem. Always happy to do my part. > > **************************************************************************** > ***************************** > Her Royal Majesty > AngelSin aka > Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth > Queen of Arangoth > May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm > Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn > It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! > > > > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:19:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Syl wrote: > Actually in the story of Sun`zen and Menolly and kaejo etc......there was no set ending...but I did not want someone immediately writing and saying that they 'waved a hand and made Menolly and Myn reappear in the castle Blackfens'...Menolly's death was not planned it just happened as a natural consequence of her trying to escape...I apologize...and actually I just realized that you can't be talking to me because we NEVER once said this is a closed plotline please don't jump in...no one even bothered so I will shut up and stop rambling~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. > Again, let me re-iterate. I was not speaking to any one individual or group. I was simply addressing a concern to the general public of the BDI. Even if you never contributed to the mailing list before, but have a different viewpoint, and wish to tell me, do so. But don't get defensive! I'm not attacking any body! Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:27:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: Continue Saga of Myn, Possible End? >From: [email protected] >X-Sender: [email protected] >Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 22:28:19 -0400 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Continue Saga of Myn, Possible End? > >During the festival of the mid-summer year, Atlantis was booming with >travelers from all over, including the various dimensional travelers that >come to visit the slave markets, and purchase items, and/or other beings...... > >:::A Rift opens within the Main Halls of the Sunaj...::: > >:::Another Rift Opens, within the Lower Levels of the Halls of the Sunaj....:::: > > Myn`lea steps out of the Rift, brushing her hair to the side out of her >face, her sculpted body of a young women, firm, and pleasant...she moves >slowly across the floor, her eyes flaring with a deep power just behind >them, as she looks around the large chamber...she quickly notices her >mother, and several others of the Sunaj, standing there watching her....she >quickly notices Dwen, as she walks up to Myn. "Welcom back home, Myn`lea, >your mother and Rokgop told us much of your progress." Myn allowed a simple >smile come to her lips, as she bowed slightly to Dwen and her mother. >"Dwen, what is my mission, fore Rokgop told me, to report to you for the my >assignment", Myn asked. "Oh, that...well, it is a touchy subject, first you >will enjoy the company of your mother, and then return here in the morning >for your assignment, Myn`lea", Dwen replied. Myn nodded, and moved beside >her mother...they hug each other, and then moved down the halls out of main >chamber to be alone in their private chamber. > >*************************************** > > Granis step out of the Rift, as well as Sun`zen...the Rift closed >instantly behind them. "Granis, listen to me, fore we both are now within >the home of the Sunaj, chances are they noticed/felt this Rift open..so we >must make haste, I have a mission of my own here in Atlantis...you are to >follow the halls, and ask simple direct orders/questions to any you meet, >ever allow them the upperhand on you, alright?" Granis, nodded slowly, >feeling his stomach flop over several times...as he finally felt the >pressure of Death await him, if he was found out. Sun shapeshifted into a >normal looking female, and quickly donned the clothes he brought along with >him, he merely smiled to Granis as he placed the final clothes on. Granis, >watched, and ready himself as a guard, as he tried to contiunal remind >himself Sun was male, even though his female form look very awesome. Sun >quickly moved out of the room and headed off in a different direction...he >quickly disappeared down the hall. Granis looked around, and shrug, then >moved forward. It wasnt 30 minutes, when Granis encountered some Sunaj, >coming out of what seemed and smelled like a kitchen of sorts....Granis >merely nodded, and stepped into the room, and looked around...his eyes could >not believe the sight before, him....An Inn, kitchen, and all a few hundred >times the size of the BlkDragon Inn...and here he didnt see his friends, >here was at best counts hundreds of Sunaj, he gulped silently, and moved out >of the room, and continued his travels up the hall...finally he came to >stairs, and moved up them, several levels up, and these is when it dawned on >him as he looked around...and quickly realized, he was on the main level. > > Granis ran into a number of Sunaj sentries as he moved thru the >hallways, thru the course of speaking with them, he learned of only one >female that is within the complex that fits a resemblence to the name, >Myn....but he found out this female is a young woman, and not a child...he >ponders over the thought...and returns back to the point where he and Sun >where to meet up again. Sun arrived moments later running quickly down the >hallway...Granis looked at him, and then Suddenly a Rift opened near >Granis...Sun ran up to Granis, "So you find her??", he looks around, "Guess >not, oh well no time to think of picking up any souvenirs." Granis replied, >"But we need more time....", he turned to where Sun was pointing, and >noticed several Sunaj warriors rushing up the hallway...Granis turned to >face them, and Sun snatched Granis, as he dove into the Rift...it closed. > >********************************************************* > > Myn heard the confusion outside her room, and step outside to see what was >going on, as she saw two indivduals standing before a Rift, and several >Sunaj rushing up the corridor...she prepared a spell to send at the two, >quickly noticing them for intruders, but before she could finish them spell, >the two dove thru the Rift, and it closed. "Damn, intruders!", she cursed. > > Myn returned to her room, and spent the rest of the day with her mother, >and then early that morning, meet her father, but only briefly, as he was >having to go to the lower levels to aid in the recover of a number of a >escaped prisoners, that an intruder had released in her retreat. Myn was >escorted back to the main chamber, where she was to meet with Dwen. >Arriving their, she noticed only that Dwen and the Rifter was here. "Dwen, >care to explain what occurred yesterday with the intruders?" Dwen replied, >"Of that...it seems, that someone found our secret holds of various >information of various dimensions and worlds...and destroyed most of the >information, but lucky for us, that our Rifter here, kepts most of that >information inside its head...she laughs." > > "Well, time for you to go...your assignment is too visit a world, that we >have are eyes on, in this world, there are two prime forces at work, one is >called Asyri, and the other is a combination of forces, within some land >called Arangoth...you are to go, watch and listen...do whatever you have too >survive." Myn looked puzzled, "But what is the assignment?" Dwen replied, >"To listen, watch, and to send reports once a month back on what is >happening in that world...I must also warn you, there is an evil force >their, known as the Ruatha's, one is an evil wizard and the other is an evil >melter of the mind...take care with your thoughts, and with your attitude >around those too....also, a small warning, there is also a Rainbow Dragon on >that world, take special care to avoid it, fore it could pose a threat even >to you, understand?" Myn nods...and then asks, "How will i recognize these >evil forces?" "You will noticed them both easily, fore they both have a >star over one of their eyes...the Dragon...well thats a problem, fore it can >shapechange and look like any race, including gender, just be on your >guard", Dwen states. Myn smiles, and bows to Dwen, and then graps her >snatchel of gear, her cloak of holding, hugs her mother, as a tear slides >down her cheek. "Be well daughter, and maybe i will visit, or you can return >here", Moquir whispers to her. Dwen walks up to Myn and hands her another >snatchel, "Myn inside this contains a book with neverending pages, a quill >that never runs out of ink, also, currency, and a pendant, this pendant will >open a Rift once a month, so that you can return here to report your >findings, and visit with your mother, before returning." Myn nods, and >soon, she walks thru the Rift and is gone...the Rift closes. > > Myn steps out of the RIft, and looks around...spotting a small, but nice >Inn just down the road...as she walks to it, she reads the sign on the >outside..."Welcome to the Blkdragon Inn". > >************************************* >-Sun`zen(aka. Jul`Kair, aka.Sun`Dragn, aka. Sunaj) >Champion of BattleFest '96 >....Long Live the BlkDragon*Inn in all its Glory. >-starcry(aka. Stefhan, the mun) > > >~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 23:32:04 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: Re: Muns. ::raises a brow:: In my rather humble opinion, certain players are ruining BDI with incessant munchat unrelated to RP. I can't name names. I try to ignore the banter. But frankly, very seldom do I frequent BDI anymore because it is a jumble of muns yapping. There are *thousands* of "munchat" channels. Thousands. BDI is becoming just one more of them. Three times I have, as my OP charter demands, asked this chatter to stop. All three times I was rebuked for doing so (Once or Twice by other ops). Therefore, I request a clarification. Is the following (taken from an earlier AngelSin letter) actual OP policy and therefore law, or is it wishful thinking? The statement is ambiguous on that point. >OOC: Let's try to keep the (())'s to a minimun..but this rule is kinda a >give or take..it depends what time of day it is, how many people are in the >Inn etc. Sometimes everyone is talking ooc for a few minutes and it doesn't >matter..that's usually when I come in and ruin everyone's fun and tell them >to get back to RpG >:) Personally, I wish an RP channel. BDI stretches farther and farther from RP each day. I suggest a neat lil sub channel BLKDRAGON*OOC. Players can be both places; and, it seems easier (to me anyway) simply to move the cursor to the OOC room window than type the (( )) designators. BTW, I have *no* problem with ~brief~ OOC comments on events in the inn, salutations, or negociations of story lines. Those are natural parts of the game. However, conversations about music groups, movies, dates, roommates, homework, etc. etc. etc. have NO place in an RP channel, at least not in one I wish to be affiliated with. As I said before, look at your channel list, there are many places YOU can go to socialize. I thought this channel was reserved for fantasy. I graciously request a ruling. Thanks, Darren aka OneStab Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:33:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: A clarification on A complaint from not-Steve... On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Queen of Arangoth wrote: > The purpose of this mailing list as I said before is to write stories..I > have read several on here that My Pc is in no way involved with..does this > upset me? NO, it's like reading a new book..it's enjoyable to read other's > stories and see what they're pc's and others in that story are up to..that > is what it is all about. As I said before we cannot all be involved in > everyone's stories..especially in the Inn when there are 30 plus people > talking about all different things..so it's nice to come in here and see the > stories of characters that we may not even really interact with because we > are to busy with our own... this way we don't miss everything that went on > in the Inn.. as far as ignoring a post if someone jumps in..well that > doesn't make sense..once it's written it's much harder to fix the damage > done rather than have it never had happened at all.. Okay. To clarify, I never complained about the storie's presence on the list. As you said, that's what the list is for. If I were complaining about the stories, then I would not be writing one of my own. I simply object to the way the stories are being presented, or maybe handled is a better word. As for ignoring a post... why doesn't it work? If you, as the originator of the post, ignore it, and continue on as if it didn't happen, I don't think anyone will have a problem recognizing that. > >3) You fail to allow your creativity its fullest testing. If you have a > >closed story, then you are protected from someone just jumping in, > >granted. But at the same time you limit yourself. If you leave the > >story open for anyone to join in, then it tests your creativity to find a > >way to work them smoothly in and out (whichever they may go). > > I don't agree.. if someon just jumps in and says "OH! I kill angel out in > the desert" well DUH that's lame ..or "I rescue them and they are home" etc.. Obviously, then you simply ignore the post (but at the same time, I'd try to explain to the post-er privately why that was not cool.). > >4) You alienate the "newbies." Lately I have also seen a few new people > >come into the inn, and try to get involved in the role-playing, only to > >be ignored. They then leave and never come back. This is not entirely a > >result of closing stories, but anyone can see that closing stories > >certainly does not help the situation any. Things like this (the newbies > >being ignored) lead to the creation of new role-playing channels. While > >I am not opposed to new role-playing channels, it pains me to see these > >come about as a result of the perceived "cliqueshness" of the BDI. > > THis happens everywhere.. EVEN in the NEW channel's.. it's hard for people > that are into a plot or RPGing when someone says something to them they > might not even see.. some people develop a system of just looking at the > people's nicks they are dealing with at the time..a way to stick with the > story as it scrolls along..they may miss that anyone had even said anything > to them Okay, point taken here. I hadn't considered this angle of it. See, I'm not un-convincable... > >would also encourage all those people who have been running "closed > >stories" (those with a header stating that permission is desired before > >jumping into the story) to open them up to all, and challenge your > >creative abilities. > > My creative abilities are very well in tact..I however cannot spare the time > on most occasions to explain in a post that this did not happen or he cannot > have done that in the story. now, I am not quite sure if you are speaking > soley live RP in the Inn or stuff here on the list.. I would certainly hope > it's not here on the list because the stories here are what I set this up > for.. and have made it clear on the web page and here what it is for.. I > don't see your argument at all if it's the list you are referring to.. If > you are referring to the BDI itself, I can see where the argument comes from > and I would be inclined to agree with you more..but, in some cases asking > someone not to interfere is the storyholders choice and right. I agree that is their choice and right. I also have the choice and right to object to that. :) And yes, I was referring to the live RP in the BDI at this point. Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 01:35:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, Queen of Arangoth wrote: > The specific reason we said "NO one allowed into this story" was not > something we had planned or really meant everyone..it included a certain few > that are notorious in jumping into plots and screwing everything > up..therefore we put the No one in without asking disclaimer in there...I > get posts now privatly from people with thier suggested posts and if it > works I just forward em to the mailing list..it works well this way and > keeps everyone happy..some of the posts that I have recieved would have > really messed the plot up and took me forever to fix.. so ergo the no > posting disclaimer :) Okay. As I said, I don't challenge you right to do this, but I still hold that there are better ways to handle this problem. I consider what you've done the easy way out... and think that it could have been done better. :) Just my opinion. Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 00:27:40 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... MAy I vote we drop this subject and start a new one? -ADam -- One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to calvary These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time. One day more! Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 05:24:32 -0500 From: Mickey <[email protected]> Subject: Re: (A complaint from not-Steve)(and Muns) ok I'm gonna put my two cents in I for one give up everyone's right when they say it BDI sucks goodbye to some, fuck you to others Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:47:39 -0400 From: Dave Crampton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stalker's Life...Part 11 At 09:39 AM 7/16/96 -0700, you wrote: > > >oooooohhhhhh....a suspenseful ending <eg>....Dave, another well writen, well worded, descriptive, well spamifyied story...but tell me...the spam thing...this....infatuation if you will...is it in alliance with the vampire theme? i mean, do you have to think of undead alot to actually be able to accept that spam even exists? <g> > Actually, it has nothing to do with vampyrism...I've always assumed that Spam was just plain alive, but it _could_ be undead. Hmmmmm..... Hey, I'd like to get in a plot with you, like with this Reneau guy (if he didn't totally get on Jake's nerves). but I'd need to know more about him to see if him and Jake would ever get along....well, anywayz, spam on, man. -- Dave Crampton AKA Dark Vampyre "The Blood is the Life" - Dracula "Blood is like wine..." - Bush "I don't know how to be bad at being bad." - The Vampire Lestat "Call me what you will....." - Metallica "That's just one of my names...." - Bush Dave's too cool Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/ The #RedFang Bar's Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/RedFang/ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:27:29 -0400 From: Dave Crampton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... >On a final note, let this be a notice to all. I will not ask permission >to join in any story. If you close it, I won't jump in, but neither will >I ask permission, and I will simply ignore the whole thing. I would much >rather not do this, and be free to enjoy all the stories running around, >not just my own. Oh, and don't be fooled by the polite nature of this >complaint. I was sorely tempted to fill this thing with profanities, or >even symbols that represent them, but didn't because some people will >automatically dismiss anything with profanity or obvious anger in them as >blowing off steam, and some people are offended by profanity. > Well, I have a few things to comment on here, since I was one of the first who started the "closed-off" stories. They're not really closed off at all. Anyone who has something they want to add to a plot would be totally welcome, as long as they presented it to me beforehand. Not to name any names (but his initials are SimnFenix), but someone kept jumping into my story and others without asking and was writing about my character in a very uncharacteristic way, and that's why I started this. Also, the mailing list is not free-form. The time frame is totally different than online. The fiction posted here is just that, fiction. They're short stories meant to expand on characters and clarify storylines, they're not actual role-playing sessions. I am very disappointed to hear that you won't ask permission to join in anyone's plots, because I've role-played with you online and think that you'd have some valid plots to add. But I'm not going to open my storylines up to just anyone, due to the very complicated nature of my characters (not even from arangoth's time) and past incidents. I hope this helps. -- Dave Crampton AKA Dark Vampyre "The Blood is the Life" - Dracula "Blood is like wine..." - Bush "I don't know how to be bad at being bad." - The Vampire Lestat "Call me what you will....." - Metallica "That's just one of my names...." - Bush Dave's too cool Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/ The #RedFang Bar's Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/RedFang/ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:23:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... You brought up some valid points (re: the original letter)...and I just wanted to make it known concerning what *I* have been writing is only writing...it has not been RP'd and the whole reason I am merely writing at this point is to wrap up my Asyri pc per the originator's request...plus quite often it is hard to get the muns around all at the same time to play. But I'd just like to add...any story I write or start is open to anyone who *seriously* has an interest in it and being a character. Thanks, Rhiannonn's and Laeral's mun "We're all mad here..."--Cheshire Cat http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's friggin' "As The World Turns" meets Captain Kangaroo ;) Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:43:22 -0700 (PDT) From: StevE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from Steve Himself Dammit... Well, im sure you all *knew* i would put my little part in this... <g> i think of it like this: sure, this *is* a free forming channel/list....but, we have to consider the people who work hard on set plotlines of their own design that they value so highly that they wish to share them with all of us, not just those few Pc's involved...these plots may or maynot have set endings, so they may or maynot be changeable by a single person...but we have to keep in mind, the people writing these stories are just like the dm/gm of their little temporary world...they have final say so... so in addition, you must offically pass *anything* that your pc wishes to do in *their* plotline through them first...its all falls back to courtesy...an invasion of plotspace... and then there *are* other ways that a few of us could do a little better.... stop shutting people out *completely*...yes, we love your stories...in fact, we love them so much we want a part in them! give some of us a chance to slip a pc into the script...its easy....the person who wants their pc in the story simply mails the individual writer and says "hello, i want (insert generic pc here) in this story, might i be able to slip him in?"....the writer decides whether this pc can fit in logically, and writes the person back, asking what his or her reactions would be to certain situations and poof...next story thats out, the writer has written their pc into the story and everyone gets a little of what they want; the writer has control, while the other pc is included... And i hate to say it Brenlyn, but i have the very reason we cant let *everyone* have the right to jump in on a story and let them free form, is due to the fact that some people are blessed with no sense...these are the people who, unlike you, wouldnt know the limits and are most likely to take angels story and do this: 1) angel and narisa are in the desert, when lo and beyold, a crack team of navy seals fly down in their chopper, massacre the bad guys and airlift them out under the leadership of *so and so*... 2) angel and narisa have escaped, running out into the desert where they arent going to be seen (and i *have* to comment on this one...how the mother fluffing *hell* are you going to get away from a near *army* in the desert??? its *flat*! nothing to hide behind but hills and they can be climbed by a could of guards sent in each direction!? alright....sorry....im ok, really...) and tada! *so and so* shows up in his hummer and drives them to the safety of arangoth... i wont go any further for work beckons.... hope i got my point across! laterz! StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 09:53:41 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A complaint from Steve Himself Dammit... Steve >2) angel and narisa have escaped, running out into the desert where they arent going to be seen (and i *have* to comment on this one...how the mother fluffing *hell* are you going to get away from a near *army* in the desert??? its *flat*! nothing to hide behind but hills and they can be climbed by a could of guards sent in each direction!? At Xandur's there wasn't guards all over.. and no one even knew but Xandur, the guards, zantoth and dellila that angel and nar were there..and this desert isn't flat.. it's like the mountainy kind >:) and the idea that Angel and Nar would head to Arangoth is why they went south..but believe me soon they will spread out when they realize that the two couldn't have possibly gotten away on foot. besides, it's like a movie , Not EVERYTHING will be reaslistic..sheesh >:P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:54:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Carl Prichard <[email protected]> Subject: Loendal's Rambling Thoughts *** Loendal stands before his castle back in Britannia, looking outward over the fields to the south, where Daylene approaches from each day *** <quietly speaking to himself, holding his helm under his arm> Daylene, why are ye consistantly tormenting me? First ye take me family away, ye torture me love and terrify me child. But, m'love twas not so easy for ye to contol was she? <a michivious smirk crosses his face> Ye make one small error and me daughter returns to me. Ye are a fool, do ye truly think ye can control the Fyrehawk and our child! BAH! Ember is safe now <his face grows cold> but I have missed so much, the first 6 years of her life, I have missed due to ye and ye foul husband. <he replaces the helm on his head, obscuring his face>. For that alone will ye die by me own blade. <his fists clench> And ye husband!! Ye husband will be captured, tormented, tortured and KILLED! <begins to shout> YE WILL FALL AT ME FEET I SWEAR THIS UNTO YE!!!!!! Ye will NEVER touch me wife again.... EVER! <Loendal slides The Dragonblade from his hip and holds it alot to the skies before planting it firmly into the ground at his feet> ES DRACO ES NOMORTUM! Loendal smiles as the column of fire from the skies strikes him, he can feel the warm heat of his god and protector surrounding him as his form begins to shift and sway. He can feel his body grow and change, becoming longer, stronger, more powerful. Wings begin to sprout from his back as the column of fire continues to grow around him, encasing him, enveloping him in the warm heat of Dragonfire. Soon the transformation is complete and leaves behind only Onyx. <Onyx speaks, the sound deep and rumbling, but distinctly Loendal> Now must I go and rally the men, for now they will know the true nature of they're Sovergn Lord. I am Loendal and I am Onyx, we be one in the same. The Dragonlord resides within me, to be brought forth in times of need. As a cleric is to his god, as am I to mine.... <Onyx leaps into the air and circles back towards his troops, casting a baleful eye to the south.> Ye life is at an end Daylene, cerish these next 2 days, for they are to be ye last upon this earth...... <The distant crumph crumph crumph whirrrrr of Dragon Flight echoes into the distance, leaving behind only a air of war and death...> << Just some misc. ramblings from your friendly neighborhood Dragonlord >> O+- Loendal the Dragonlord of Britannia, The Avatar of Old -+O Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:09:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: None Sorry peoples...with all this madness i thought i would throw this inn to alter it more to my kind of madness <g> Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory, being sized up by St. Peter. "Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95. I'm going to do something I've never done before in your case; I'm going to let you decide where you want to go." Bill replied, "Well, what's the difference between the two?" St. Peter said, "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly, if it will help your decision." "Fine, but where should I go first?" "I'll leave that up to you." "Okay then," said Bill, "Let's try Hell first." So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clearwaters and lots of bikini-clad women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining; the temperature perfect. He was very pleased. "This is great!" he told St. Peter. "If this is hell, I REALLY want to see heaven!" "Fine," said St. Peter, and off they went. Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing. It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell. Bill thought for a quick minute, and rendered his decision. "Hmmm. I think I'd prefer Hell," he told St. Peter. "Fine," retorted St. Peter, "as you desire." So Bill Gates went to Hell. Two weeks later, St. Peter decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall, screaming amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured by demons. "How's everything going?" he asked Bill. Bill responded, his voice filled with anguish and disappointment, "This is awful! This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago! I can't believe this is happening! What happened to that other place, with the beautiful beaches, the scantily-clad women playing in the water?!??? "That was a demo," replied St. Peter. o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 11:20:17 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: An OOC message from our sponsor Ok.. check it out..I'm going to lay down some guidelines ok? This way no one can agrue with them..This is the way it's gonna be NO arguments. OOC chat : Now, as I've said before once in awhile for a minute or so OOC will happen..and in some cases is necessary, BUT it takes away from Rpg and I'm unfoturnatly going to have to make this rule.. Ops are to enforce this rule..if an op comes in and tells people to please stop the OOC chat (Please do this in private msg's) and the person refuses they are given 3 warnings..if they don't comply they are kicked..if they come back and do it again they are banned..until they agree to stop.. if you want to talk ooc go to #BLKDRAGON*OOC. Now, if another OP disagree's with the op or someone telling them or another to stop OOC I want to be notified about it..and given the log..if an op doesn't follow this rule they will get thier op's status removed. Takeovers: I'm getting real tierd of this takeover crap, but as we are very popular it is bound to happen.. I know it's a stressful thing that happens BUT, I would like everyone, esspecially the ops to stay calm and to ask people nicely to leave the channel if no ops are on the channel.. It's a difficult situation to be in I realize, been thru it myself and it's very irritating but we need to stay calm in these situations and NOT blame eachother or argue amongst ourselves.. this lets the Hackers win..by causing chaos and tempers flaring. At the moment this is all that's on my mind..I will be setting up OFFICIAL rules for everyone to read and prices to be paid if not followed.. I hate to do this but it seems all my SEVERAL statements and emails have not been read or completley ignored..there HAS to be some kind of guidelines for the BDI to run smoothly..I know several of you won't like it but the BDI is set up for a specific reason and I don't want to see the channel go to hell..I and several others have worked far to long and hard to keep it the channel it deserves to be.. Thanks for your attention in this matter :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:44:44 From: The Ebil One <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fine. I'm not leaving yet ya old coot@! Ori's gunna stay! :) At 08:14 PM 7/17/96 -0500, you wrote: > > >Fine, everybody just leave. Maybe some of the newbies care enough to stay and >try and make this thing work. I for one will still be here, even though I >can't roleplay much because I'm always keeping up with the bot and channel >security. I've been working on getting another mailing list up for the >ops to use, but that has been pushed to the side as there are only so many >hours in the day. Sorry to see all of you go, thought we were a family. >Maybe I can find some people in this new crowd that will take an orphan. > >-TheRaven > > > ========================================================== > // Jimmie Bragdon | [email protected] | /\ \\ > \\ User Administrator | www.io.com/~jimmie | / \ // > // Illuminati Online | | / () \ \\ > \\ ============================================= / \ // > /________\ > > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 19:37:49 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: The latest hottets subject re: the Inn Suggestion, Could we maybe drop all these discussions and arguments till people get a chance to cool down and seriously think about what they are upset about? Just a thought..in anger we say things that are overblown and not necesarrily intended to go out.. just a thought **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 14:42:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: HEY!! Wake up!!! I don't know if any of you noticed or even much care but Mickey/Kaejo just said goodbye to the inn. Are we all that wrapped up in ourselves that no one cares? Someone has gotten upset by the junk thrown at them and no one apologizes or even seems to care at all that he is leaving the BDI...after all that he has done for the channel I think that the complete lack of response is rather mean-spirited and low. You guys are complaining about OOC talk in the inn...Do you know what that OOC talk shows me? Not that we do not care about roleplaying but that we have come to care about each other as well as our characters. And this is a BAD thing??? If so then excuse me for being a human being and LIKING the fact that someone will say ((Hi Syl!)) when I walk in...or even ((hey congrats on getting a job!!)) it makes me feel like I still have some friends out there. You suggest keeping it to a msg...well do YOU like getting 15 msg windows hitting you the minute you walk into a channel? Answering those msg's makes you miss someone trying to RP with you. I know that her majesty queen of all our lives on IRC has already made a ruling on this and to be honest I do not care much what that ruling is...I have had it with all these rules and am leaving the inn myself. I enjoyed knowing all of you...at least those of you I DO know....and you know how to find me on IRC...I will be around...this is the last letter I will be sending to the mailing list...but do not wish to be taken off because of the fact that Starcry still cannot get his email program to send to the list...so I will remain on the list for his sake only. ~Syl ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:15:34 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: A complaint from not-Steve... I totaly aggree with aall of the arguments posted on this subject but I am affraid i am going to have to aggree with Angle. If someone wants to write a story I feel they should have every right to do so. Plus I would be totaly disapointed if I got realy far into a plot and someone came along and solved all my problems in a one linner. But I also aggre on the point that not all of the plots should be closed plots and someone should try to make a plot for everybody. Unfortunatly this will not be me because I have not had an origonal idea for a long time but I am sure one of you woulod be abble to. If any of you have any other rules to add on how an oppen plot should run please either E-mail them to me or post them. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:17:10 -0500 From: [email protected] (Gail R. Colby) Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! OK LOOK DAMMIT. In case you are wondering this IS Suzanna at my toher hostmask and email addy. I have has just about enough of this shit and I just watched 3 of my better friends walk out of BDI today. This has GOT to stop RIGHT THE FLUFF NOW. The takeover shit is where I'm gonna start first. We have had nemerous takoevers in the last couple of weeks and all those present do their part to try and kick ass and take the channel back. I LOVE this unity and I think it is great. However, do I ever see people thanked for retaking the channel? I got 2 thank yous today when I took it back at 10:30AM. 2!!! And not a single damn acknowledgement from the almighty Queen herself. I took YOUR damn channel back. But did I get a thank you? NO! All I got was a drilling about who I was banning and wether or not I set the bans right. That is all well and good to check up one me but when someone shows up for 5 minutes and then goes afk to sit there in the channel and not pay attention when you are the only op, I get upset. Awhile ago you said that if you were gonna be afk for more than 20 min to leave the channel and come back when you were back at the keyboard. I read your mail Angel.. ALL of it, but I have yet to see you follow those rules yourself. I am doing this publically because I am sick of this shit and I don't care to put up with it anymore. If you make the rules FOLLOW THEM DAMMIT. Last... PAY ATTENTION TO OUR CHANNEL. I try to follow this rule as much as possible. Second. The OOC stuff. I agree with Sylvia. It's nice to see a ((Hi Suz!)) or a ((Hi Tev!)) when I walk in the channel. I do not want to be bombarded wth 15 of those. If people have something drastic to say, they can msg me, but otherwise I would rather not see 15 of those things light up at the bottom of my screen. Also when you are seriuosly trying to RP and msgs pop up constantly you can't RP!! Scrolling up to see plot msgs while trying not to ignore personal msgs gets very old and very frustrating. Half the time I can't keep up with all the msgs and get pinged to death while trying to RP because people think I'm lagged. *SIGH* NOW!!!! Onto something else. I think we need to have a SERIOUS ops meeting sometime. Half of our ops are never there, especially the masters in the bots, which we are now -1, and most aren't paying attention to the channel. We need to either eliminate some, or at least try to pay more attention to what we are doing. The masters need to learn the bot commands and how to use them effectively and the ops need to be taught how to set bans and how to use their level of bot commands. We can keep the takovers from happening if we have effective ops who know how to prevent server ops .and the like. Yes the bots have these features but are sometimes to lagged to catch it on time. Now that I have said what's on my mind I would like to say that I will not be coming into the Inn much more often anymore due to all this crap. If you have a problem with this email, or just want to say howdy and ask where I can be found, email me at [email protected]. I'm not garanteeing a swift response but you'll get one. Suzanna Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:30:51 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Muns. At 11:32 PM 7/16/96 -0600, you wrote: >Personally, I wish an RP channel. BDI stretches farther and farther from RP >each day. I suggest a neat lil sub channel BLKDRAGON*OOC. Players can be >both places; and, it seems easier (to me anyway) simply to move the cursor >to the OOC room window than type the (( )) designators. > >BTW, I have *no* problem with ~brief~ OOC comments on events in the inn, >salutations, or negociations of story lines. Those are natural parts of the >game. However, conversations about music groups, movies, dates, roommates, >homework, etc. etc. etc. have NO place in an RP channel, at least not in one >I wish to be affiliated with. > >I graciously request a ruling. > >Thanks, >Darren aka OneStab > > I compleatly aggre with Darren that there sould be a #BLKDRAGON*OCC channel for most of the OCC stuff just like there is #BLKDRAGON*arena for fighting and #BLKDRAGON*inn2 for quieter chat. I would also request a ruling on this topic. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:37:42 -0400 (EDT) From: "Samuel Lee Cotrell Jr." <[email protected]> Subject: I'm going to Atlanta . . . Well folks I'm going to be in Atlanta from 26 july to 9 aug. I will be there with my national gaurd unit to provide security for the olympics. If anyone lives in this area and would like to show me around or just hang out I would apreciate it . As I will not be aloud to take my computer with me . Or if anyone knows of a cybercafe in the area. I will be staying at the Cedar Grove High School on River Road.....thank you all . . . . . Brightsun the Mage . Sam the Mun Brightsun and Mage Sam the Mun Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:21:25 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! At 02:42 PM 7/17/96 -0700, you wrote: > > >I don't know if any of you noticed or even much care but Mickey/Kaejo just said goodbye to the inn. Are we all that wrapped up in ourselves that no one cares? Someone has gotten upset by the junk thrown at them and no one apologizes or even seems to care at all that he is leaving the BDI...after all that he has done for the channel I think that the complete lack of response is rather mean-spirited and low. > > You guys are complaining about OOC talk in the inn...Do you know what that OOC talk shows me? Not that we do not care about roleplaying but that we have come to care about each other as well as our characters. And this is a BAD thing??? If so then excuse me for being a human being and LIKING the fact that someone will say ((Hi Syl!)) when I walk in...or even ((hey congrats on getting a job!!)) it makes me feel like I still have some friends out there. You suggest keeping it to a msg...well do YOU like getting 15 msg windows hitting you the minute you walk into a channel? Answering those msg's makes you miss someone trying to RP with you. I know that her majesty queen of all our lives on IRC has already made a ruling on this and to be honest I do not care much what that ruling is...I have had it with all these rules and am leaving the inn myself. >I enjoyed knowing all of you...at least those of you I DO know....and you know how to find me on IRC...I will be around...this is the last letter I will be sending to the mailing list...but do not wish to be taken off because of the fact that Starcry still cannot get his email program to send to the list...so I will remain on the list for his sake only. > > >~Syl > ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. > > Well I would like you all to know that at least one person cares. I am sad to see Sil and Micky/Kaejo leave the inn and would like them to reconsider. I know the inn is going through problems right now but if we all stay clam I am sure that we can word through them. I have been on so many RPiing channels that have died because of things like this that I am begining to be afraid. This is the best RPing channel that I have ever found and as Angel's signature says "It's no longer just roleplaying...it's a community with a life of it's own." I firmly believe this and again urge all of you people to keep calm. <Josh gets down on his hands and knees to beg Sil and Micky/Kaefo to stick around for awile to see if this improves> ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:37:04 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! You know what Suzanna..I suggest you Think about what you say before you say it... #1 I work from 9-6 when i'm here and when I was here at the time..I was in the middle of checking two logs..trying to answer the phones and hide my IRC screen from my boss..I didn't DRILL you all I said was "what was that ban for?" trying to see what happened and who the culprits where.. #2: as far as THANKING you I didn't even get to the bottom of the damn takeover when I saw you! I didn't even know who helped take the channel back! DID YOU EVER ONCE SAY "HEY ANG I GOT THE CHANNEL BACK!:" Or "HEY ANG DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE TAKEOVER" or "HEY ANG DO YOU KNOW WHAT"S GOING ON" ? NO YOU DIDN'T! >Awhile ago you said that if you were >gonna be afk for more than 20 min to leave the channel and come back when >you were back at the keyboard. I read your mail Angel.. ALL of it, but I >have yet to see you follow those rules yourself. I am doing this publically >because I am sick of this shit and I don't care to put up with it anymore. >If you make the rules FOLLOW THEM DAMMIT. Last... PAY ATTENTION TO OUR >CHANNEL. I try to follow this rule as much as possible. Excuse me?! But while I'm on I make it a habit to check in at least every 5 minutes so don't EVEN give me shit about this!! > Second. The OOC stuff. I agree with Sylvia. It's nice to see a ((Hi >Suz!)) or a ((Hi Tev!)) when I walk in the channel. I do not want to be >bombarded wth 15 of those. If people have something drastic to say, they can >msg me, but otherwise I would rather not see 15 of those things light up at >the bottom of my screen. Also when you are seriuosly trying to RP and msgs >pop up constantly you can't RP!! Scrolling up to see plot msgs while trying >not to ignore personal msgs gets very old and very frustrating. Half the >time I can't keep up with all the msgs and get pinged to death while trying >to RP because people think I'm lagged. As I've stated before I don't care about little ooc stuff it's when it get's rediculous and looks more like a chat room than a RPG room does it bother me. As far as the REST of your letter, I'll read it later..I've got the phones ringing off the hook and am SERIOUSLy pissed off at the moment.. YOu wanna flame me I suggest you get your facts straight or come to ME first and tell me if there's a problem before you go fluffing public!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 16:47:28 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! Btw, I started my post on this one from sylv when my sys crashed I didn't even know KO was leaving..all I noticed was a nasty note to the mailing list which I sent him a note on in Horace asking him what was up.. next thing I know I see your post.. This happens every damn time someone takes over the channel, every HAS to fight amognst themselves and someone stomps out.. I don't even know all of what happened yesterday cause I wasn't even here! And god forbid that that I fluffing sleep for awhile!!!!!!! And what about Ashley's feelings?!!? who was accused of the takeover?! She didn't stomp off..she came and talked to me..which is the least anyone can do if there is a problem without flying off the handle.. as far as msg's hell I get at least 30 a session but that's the breaks..I don't wanna bog down the CHANNEL with ooc crap..that's the POINT.. I'll finish this later cause I'm about to get fired.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 18:58:55 -0500 From: Jimmie Bragdon <[email protected]> Subject: Lots of things Allright, I started out by reading my mail, and seeing that because I've been so busy at work that I've been putting off a plot here, so I was going to post to the list about that. I keep reading my mail, thinking that I'll catch up first before posting to see a discussion about closed stories, that while it has the potential to be a good discussion is still a bit hostile, so I make a not to put in a post about my opinion after the story post. Then i see a very short post from our friend Mickey that doesnt make much sense to me, so I decide to send him some mail as soon as I finish catching up. And the last letter I read is bitching me out because I havent responded and also that because of a new policy someone else is leaving for good. Now, I'm trying to stay very calm here and not blow up like several other people here have lately. Instead of blowing up and leaving for good, why don't you try to discuss the things you think are wrong or why you may decide to leave? Currently, because someone blew up, we are currently botless, as Dulcy is down because my roomates computer went off the net and I am not going to bug him today as he just had some _Serious_ root canal surgery, and he is sleeping. I personally don't see what is wrong with asking people to use either msg, #BlkDragon*OOC or the bot's party lines for ooc chat. The inn has a lot of people now, and with it as crowded as it is, its hard enough just to keep up with all of the IC chat, much less with just as much OOC chat going on. Now this doesnt mean that a ((Hiya <munsname> long time no see)) is out of place. But that it would be better if, before you started catching up on the events in eich other's lives something like this followed: ((Tell me whats been up since i saw ya on <msg, #blkdragon*ooc, the bot> )) We're not saying not to talk to the muns, we're just asking that you move the bulk of the conversation to some other place. Also, I think we _all_ need to curb our tempers a little. I know that real life, along with the several recent attempts at channel takeovers have started wearing many of us down to the point that we will snap at anybody. But please, remember that even if your're just taking it out on the nearest or most convienent person, that it's not thier fault, and that you quite possibly hurt thier feelings. Yelling and leaving the channel isn't going to solve anything, its only going to leave a bad taste in everybody's mouth. -Jimmie (aka TheRaven) ========================================================== // Jimmie Bragdon | [email protected] | /\ \\ \\ User Administrator | www.io.com/~jimmie | / \ // // Illuminati Online | | / () \ \\ \\ ============================================= / \ // /________\ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:00:18 -0400 From: Ash <[email protected]> Subject: All this shit going on... Well i wasn't going to email the list but since everyone else is i'll follow the crowd..i'm the minus on the masters and prob ops too by now.. i talked to angel and mailed mickey and so i'm gone til Patrick comes back aka Kylus or never as far as this goes unless i have a major change of heart..I think Suzanna is RIGHT!!! (and for those of us who know me and her know that is pretty big statement in itself) Yes syl i saw what mickey said.. i wrote him pvt ly about it.. =( This is really bad people..we won't have to wait for the hackers if we do this and destroy ourselves, Suzanna had good points, so did Sylvia, it *DOES* make one feel good when you see people saying (Hey Ash! ) and other such things, it makes you feel like you *BELONG* and are *A PART OF SOMETHING* What alot of us don't have enough of in real life its nice to have that on irc..but when i get accused of being in with the hackers and not ACCUSED TO MY FACE but automaticaly assumed??? I'm sorry that is a little much.. but I see Jules's points too, its HARD to rp when you have (and hell yes i'm calling names) Steve and someone having some type of fight, as in a Brad/Steve fight on Brads sexuality, or a topic war.. sure thats fine and good if they are the only ones in there and no rp is going on, but when you can't read the rp for the (())'s there is a problem.. :( Personaly, i think if we don't start shaping up the channels popularity and everything else is going to go down the tubes.. i *REALLY* hope this doesn't happen :( WE NEED A OP MEETING *BAD* I think the ops need a GUIDELINE to go by, something not strict but enough for us to know how to rule, and not have it be where *YOU* the op get msg'ed by other people whining for you being to mean or something when you kick someone who was being MEAN AND HATEFUL TO YOU! We all know whats its like to ask someone to stop and get a "no" answer and some colorful language, well you kick them after the warnings, then you get yelled at by the channel or another op for kicking them, and you get your bans removed or whatever, We don't get any respect, atleast i don't. Maybe its just me? I want this channel to work, but i'm taking a break, so if you want to talk to me (yeah right) You know my nicks etc etc... :( it really hurts me to see all of this befalling us.. *AGAIN* *sigh*.. May you all have a wonderful day and find some *PEACE* on irc, ~* Ashley *~ "Perhaps this is a situation where excessive honesty can be detrimental." -- Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:14:03 -0500 From: Jimmie Bragdon <[email protected]> Subject: Fine. Fine, everybody just leave. Maybe some of the newbies care enough to stay and try and make this thing work. I for one will still be here, even though I can't roleplay much because I'm always keeping up with the bot and channel security. I've been working on getting another mailing list up for the ops to use, but that has been pushed to the side as there are only so many hours in the day. Sorry to see all of you go, thought we were a family. Maybe I can find some people in this new crowd that will take an orphan. -TheRaven ========================================================== // Jimmie Bragdon | [email protected] | /\ \\ \\ User Administrator | www.io.com/~jimmie | / \ // // Illuminati Online | | / () \ \\ \\ ============================================= / \ // /________\ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:07:21 -0400 From: Dave Crampton <[email protected]> Subject: Recent Un-Spammy Conflicts Dave, the wacky crazy kinda spammy mun, is going to do something that might be impossible. I'm going to try to stay neutral. I will continue RP'ing on the channels I usually RP on, including BDI and RedFang and the others. I'm not going to let any of this stuff effect me. ((Good luck wishes gladly accepted. :) )) I take blood-pressure medicine to stay this calm...maybe I should start distributing it...*SHRUG* -- Dave Crampton AKA Dark Vampyre "The Blood is the Life" - Dracula "Blood is like wine..." - Bush "I don't know how to be bad at being bad." - The Vampire Lestat "Call me what you will....." - Metallica "That's just one of my names...." - Bush Dave's too cool Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/ The #RedFang Bar's Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/RedFang/ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:13:47 -0500 From: [email protected] (Gail R. Colby) Subject: Re: Fine. Jimmie hon... me and my pc's aren't leaving... I just find that lately BDI has been wearing my few remaining nerves down... and it is beginning to affect my personal life here... I love all of you guys to death and I apologize for any hurt feeling... but I DO stand by the ops thing.. we need a meeting.... I love you guys to death and I'll be around, just not in the Inn the whole time. Last night I was not in the inn for a good 2-3 hours RPing else where and I left the computer a lot less stressed out than I usually do... so I'll be around, and you can find me whenever you want.. see ya sweets. Suzanna Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:15:45 -0500 From: Rue <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! [email protected] wrote: > > <Josh gets down on his hands and knees to beg Sil and Micky/Kaefo to stick > around for awile to see if this improves> I am afraid to say this, but... I kinda agree with Syl and Tev there... I worked my ass off all night last night, even though I had made it perfectly clear to everyone that I had class today... I had promised myself that I would go to bed earlier... So I would be on time... Did I? Nope. I didn't get off until around 6am... and I didn't fall asleep till around 7. I had to leave home by 11:45 to make it to school on time due to the traffic of Central Express-way on the way to school. If you want an example of what I mean? I can get there in 15 minutes... No problem... But it take 30 minutes just to get 7 damn miles on that freeway because it is so screwed up. Anyway... I was late to my class... Again... And I wasn't too thrilled 'bout it... I barely had time to get ready and be on my way. All because I stayed up to help out. Another thing... I think that you take all of this roleplaying too damn seriously! I never hung out on Peaceful Warrior Inn and Para-Dice Inn all that much on Prodigy when I was there... Why? Because they were too serious! It's not fun when you get all down a serious about something... The whole reason Brad and I kept up with the switched person plot was because it was FUN! That's the keyword here... "FUN!" Of course... But the way some people, and I'm not mentioning any names, take out the fun by gettin' too serious... That if one person gets OOC, that it's gonna destroy the world... Look... I'm OOC all of the time... Even when I play my characters because I am so much like them... Rue is modeled after the way I look and from my serious side... Taeylea is from the side that I used to be... Quiet and innocent... And Peverell is outgoing, hyper... She's a kender dammit... And people agree with me when I say this... So am I! People! Listen to me! I'm going to be as blunt as I have to... I'm not going to let this down easy like I would normally do... My temper will not let it. Yes... A good deal of you are my closest friends I will and always will have and remember... The rest of you? You are all being assholes who seem too serious with this to even have a life! The whole reason I'm still here is to be with my friends! I have seriously considered killing my account with iadfw because of the way I've been treated on here... But I couldn't... Because I had friends. And they are the only ones that are keepin' me online in the first place, and one of them, I had left once when I got off of Prodigy... And I couldn't lose him again... Let me just say, the whole thing that made the channel I hung out on on Prodigy was the fact that there were NO rules at all... That we were people who all knew each other... muns and character... And half of the time we did RP, but rarely was it ever serious. I mean... There were fights of Nuitari vs Rue... Rand vs Moiraine. Lanfear vs Moiraine... etc... But most of the RPing was either silly, or it wasn't really existant... This is where I learned to role play for the first time... This was where I fell in love with chatting. Most of all, this was where this life with a love for computers started, and if that hadn't happened... I would still be in high school today... I would either be a senior... And most likely... I would not be here writing this letter... I nearly killed myself during that time... But I didn't... Because I had friends. And that's what this is all about. It's not about being the most powerful there is. It's not about having a cyber-family. And it's not about saving the world. It's about having friends to spend time with and have fun! Most of you understand what I'm saying... But I bet that a lot of you will ignore this letter and go on with your lives... *shrugs* Fine. I don't care. I have a life to go on to also. And that's what I'm going to do. I feel that people think that this is real life... But it's not... This is a place to escape from real life through. That's why I'm here. If I didn't have this escape... I'm not going on into that. I'm sorry if you think that I'm complaining, but I'm not. I'm just trying to say that this place is falling apart. And that if something isn't done right away, the #BLKDRAGON*inn will cease to exist. And I don't want to see that. I have too many fond memories of this place. On a final note, I'm saying that I'll be taking my leave. I'm not sure at this time if this is temporary, or if this is permanent, but I do have a life outside of this, and I have school, and soon, I'll have a job. Also, I'm doing this to give the inn a chance to become the way it once was. And I'll close this letter of farewell off with one phrase, that I learned the hard way... I sang the song as my first solo at a large concert... "Que sera! Sera!" "What will be, will be." And I hope that what "will be" will be something to bring us back together. Bie Liao (if you don't know, look it up.) -- Rue Taeylea Cai'Maral Ruatha Aylaishia Isea Nightfall Kirsten Claire Miller http://www.io.com/~jimmie/kirsy/home.html Keep Sailor Moon alive!! SOS(Support our Sailors)!! http://looney.physics.sunysb.edu/~daffy/sos/ --------------------------------- "Lest we forget The speed at which the world is turning Careering through space and time On her fatalistic journey. It scares me half to death That we tear ourselves apart A war of love or religion Close your eyes to the screaming Now are we pleased? How are we free? See how this obession Turns the love to anger." Turns the Love to Anger ~ Erasure (Chorus) Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:30:34 -0500 From: [email protected] (Gail R. Colby) Subject: Re: Fine. > > >Fine, everybody just leave. Maybe some of the newbies care enough to stay and >try and make this thing work. Alrigh now.....just hold on right there......Wait..newbies....how about the rest of us??....i for one have tried to make things here work...BUT...i'm not differentieated from Suz.....if i get in the channel it is assumed automaticly that iu am her...she may almost always be here now...but there are 2...count em 2 distinct human beings here...plus my sister..so this make 3 people using the same hostmask... But even more upsetting is that the people that have problems with Suz's Characters or her mun have problems with MY PC's and My Mun.......... >I for one will still be here, even though I >can't roleplay much because I'm always keeping up with the bot and channel >security. I haven't roleplayed much because none of the people in the inn pay any attention to my characters..... AND...as far as Security...i have also worked on the recovery end of the takeovers.....and Like Suz and Ash i am VERY upset about the lack of thanx and being accused of the takeovers.....i for one after recruiting help and eventually retakeing the channel myself...got bot banned!! I the person responsible for getting the channel back into its rightfull hand got banned FOR TAKEOVERS NO LESS!!!....needless to say i was extremely pissed.... >I've been working on getting another mailing list up for the >ops to use, but that has been pushed to the side as there are only so many >hours in the day. As far as the ops.......well....IMNSHO the channel need more responsible ops that actually will be watching the channel when they are there.....unlike some of the masters even...this does not include the bot owners because i know how much effort it takes to run a bot..... On the bot issuse.....i am getting a script that will allow me to clone a bot that will act for all intents and purposes like an Eggdrop bot..and would like to get it set up so that if and inevitably when Ducly or Horace(If KO ever brings him back) go down.......BUT...that would mean i would have to actually BE an op....not an op off of Suzanna but a full fledged op in myself....wich in light of my work in retakeing the channel NUMEROUS times would make _some_ Sense...... NEway....i'll step down off my soap box.....if you actually got to this point congratulations you have reached the end...and thank you for listening.. Kevin....... Mun of Saburo NOT SUZ! Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:38:47 -0500 From: [email protected] (Gail R. Colby) Subject: Re: Fine. Ok....now that everyone else replyed to this e-mail i thought it my duty to do so also...HEY! Everyone else did!! Well this is the lil sister not the human being *thwaps Kev upside the head* About this problem..i think that there are rights and wrongs on both side. I am not saing that only one person was right and one person was wrong. I juat think the ops need to get together and talk things over.....CALMLY....if that is posible...*doesnt think it is but is going to pray* Ummm....I am not like Kev and feel that i have to wright a book and a half and i like the short and sweet way. Well i'll get outa yer hair. --Erin Mun of Gwen, Rhayne and Solinari See all yall guys in the inn....Hopefuly... Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:18:29 -0400 From: Dave Crampton <[email protected]> Subject: Everything (Please post this ASAP Dave) >Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:11:19 -0400 >X-Sender: [email protected] (Unverified) >To: crampto3 >From: Adam Pigeon <[email protected]> >Subject: Everything (Please post this ASAP Dave) > >Ok, I know that ppl have had a lot of hurt feelings, not being thanked for >things, wtc. But I don't want ppl to get angry at each other and start >leaving. I've been here for a very long time and I've made a lot of good >friends. I'd hate to lose all of you to some petty arguing. Please think >things through well before doing anything drastic. > > /\ |-\ /\ |\ /| |--\ | /--\ |---- /--\ |\ | > / \ | \ / \ | \/ | | | | | | | | | \ | > /----\ | | /----\ | | |--/ | | ___ |-- | | | \| > / \ | / / \ | | | | | | | | | | | >/ \ |_/ / \ | | | | \__/ |---- \__/ | | > >-The Mun of the Many and Defender of the Sig! > >http://www.msu.edu/user/pigeonad/ > >send all replys to [email protected] cuz I ain't on the list > > > > -- Dave Crampton AKA Dark Vampyre "The Blood is the Life" - Dracula "Blood is like wine..." - Bush "I don't know how to be bad at being bad." - The Vampire Lestat "Call me what you will....." - Metallica "That's just one of my names...." - Bush Dave's too cool Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/ The #RedFang Bar's Web Page - http://www.msu.edu/user/crampto3/RedFang/ Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:25:46 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! Syl wrote: > > I don't know if any of you noticed or even much care but Mickey/Kaejo just said goodbye to the inn. Are we all that wrapped up in ourselves that no one cares? > > You guys are complaining about OOC talk in the inn...Do you know what that OOC talk shows me? Not that we do not care about roleplaying but that we have come > I enjoyed knowing all of you...at least those of you I DO know....and you know how to find me on IRC...I will be around...this is the last letter I will be sen > > ~Syl > ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Well, goodbye then Syl. It was nice knowing you, and I hope I can still catch you in #redfang. I have no clue why Mickey was so pissed and is leaving the channel, and as far as I know I have no part in what caused him to choose his path. If I did, I'm sorry for it. So, goodbye to you both, Mickey and Syl. -Adam -- One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to calvary These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time. One day more! Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:52:56 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fine. WEll Jimmie, if it's an consolation, I'm still here. ::wonders if that is a consolation:: -- One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to calvary These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time. One day more! Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:10:41 -0500 Subject: CERT Advisory From: Jimmie Bragdon <[email protected]> ============================================================================= CERT(sm) Advisory CA-96.13 July 4, 1996 Topic: ID4 virus, Alien/OS Vulnerability - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CERT Coordination Center has received reports of weaknesses in Alien/OS that can allow species with primitive information sciences technology to initiate denial-of-service attacks against MotherShip(tm) hosts. One report of exploitation of this bug has been received. When attempting takeover of planets inhabited by such races, a trojan horse attack is possible that permits local access to the MotherShip host, enabling the implantation of executable code with full root access to mission-critical security features of the operating system. The vulnerability exists in versions of EvilAliens' Alien/OS 34762.12.1 or later, and all versions of Microsoft's Windows/95. CERT advises against initiating further planet takeover actions until patches are available from these vendors. If planet takeover is absolutely necessary, CERT advises that affected sites apply the workarounds as specified below. As we receive additional information relating to this advisory, we will place it in ftp://info.cert.org/pub/cert_advisories/CA-96.13.README We encourage you to check our README files regularly for updates on advisories that relate to your site. - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Description Alien/OS contains a security vulnerability, which strangely enough can be exploited by a primitive race running Windows/95. Although Alien/OS has been extensively field tested over millions of years by EvilAliens, Inc., the bug was only recently discovered during a routine invasion of a backwater planet. EvilAliens notes that the operating system had never before been tested against a race with "such a kick-ass president." The vulnerability allows the insertion of executable code with root access to key security features of the operating system. In particular, such code can disable the NiftyGreenShield (tm) subsystem, allowing child processes to be terminated by unauthorized users. Additionally, Alien/OS networking protocols can provide a low-bandwidth covert timing channel to a determined attacker. II. Impact Non-privileged primitive users can cause the total destruction of your entire invasion fleet and gain unauthorized access to files. III. Solution EvilAliens has supplied a workaround and a patch, as follows: A. Workaround To prevent unauthorized insertion of executables, install a firewall to selectively vaporize incoming packets that do not contain valid aliens. Also, disable the "Java" option in Netscape. To eliminate the covert timing channel, remove untrusted hosts from routing tables. As tempting as it is, do not use target species' own satellites against them. B. Patch As root, install the "evil" package from the distribution tape. (Optionally) save a copy of the existing /usr/bin/sendmail and modify its permission to prevent misuse. - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CERT Coordination Center thanks Jeff Goldblum and Fjkxdtssss for providing information for this advisory. - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact the CERT Coordination Center or your representative in the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST). We strongly urge you to encrypt any sensitive information you send by email. The CERT Coordination Center can support a shared DES key and PGP. Contact the CERT staff for more information. Location of CERT PGP key ftp://info.cert.org/pub/CERT_PGP.key CERT Contact Information - - ------------------------ Email [email protected] Phone +1 412-268-7090 (24-hour hotline) CERT personnel answer 8:30-5:00 p.m. EST (GMT-5)/EDT(GMT-4), and are on call for emergencies during other hours. Fax +1 412-268-6989 Postal address CERT Coordination Center Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890 USA CERT publications, information about FIRST representatives, and other security-related information are available for anonymous FTP from http://www.cert.org/ ftp://info.cert.org/pub/ CERT advisories and bulletins are also posted on the USENET newsgroup comp.security.announce To be added to our mailing list for CERT advisories and bulletins, send your email address to [email protected] Copyright 1996 Carnegie Mellon University This material may be reproduced and distributed without permission provided it is used for noncommercial purposes and the copyright statement is included. CERT is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University. Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 00:32:47 -0400 (EDT) From: "Hudson's Petting Zoo" <[email protected]> Subject: All the recent garbage. I for one am *staying*. 1) Yes, we've been having lots of problems lately (and I'm not going into any of the details- none of us has the time). But as far as I have seen, none of these problems are unsolvable. Let's all try to be friends here. I thought that that's what this was in the first place. 2) Reagrding the Mun-talk: I agree with the proposals. Most to all of my mun-talk goes in msg's or on the bot party line. 3) Regarding people leaving: *shrug* If you think it's gotten to the point that you can't stand it anymore, then that's your choice. I'll miss ya, but I understand. I've put alot of my time into the Inn myself. I still remember around a year ago when I was so happy that I had found an RP channel that wasn't AD&D. I had gotten briefly into on-line RP'ing just before Quantum-Link folded, and didn't feel like getting involved with MUD's, and had very much mi9ssed it for my first year of college. A friend of mine showed me how to IRC one afternoon, so I got part of my on-line fix back. (I met my now fiancee on-line as well.) Then early last summer, I found #BLKDRAGON*Inn. I could RP again. (I wasn't very good at it for at first.. I had only been at it a few months on Q.) I';ve watched the Inn grow very fast, and develop offshoots everywhere. I've loved every minute of the experience. Some of the lustre has worn off recently, but I know that somehow those of us who want the Inn to continue will do whatever it takes to solve the problems. (Besides.. Raych's plot has been getting *good* lately, and there's no damn way I'm gonna give it up anytime soon!) Okay.. sorry if I overflowed anyone's mailbox (mine nearly was the other day, but that's another stroy- damn slow telnet connects), but I wanted to let my feelings be known as well. Eric ---- Eric Hudson, mundane form of Sir Raych Kjeldoran IV [email protected] [email protected] - ICACCS Let's just pretend it didn't happen, didn't happen at all, doesn't matter at all. -Mike and the Mechanics, 1991 Everything doesn't have to be a war with you J. Edgar Hoover types. -Steve Martin, "My Blue Heaven" ---- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:23:18 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: Foiling Grafton's Battalion >From the Chronicles of the Nine.. Foiling Grafton's Battalion Thunder roared across the lowland plains of Trissant. Metal banging against metal, beast hooves on hard earth, masters shouting to underlings all combined into a storm raging across the flatlands. Grafton's army marched to Trissant Guarde, there to crush her inhabitants and enslave her steward lands. Cavalry, archers, lancers, spearmen, infantry, over a thousand blood-thirsty renegades following a madman for money. Mercenaries. Grafton rode point. His golden-bronze helm shone like a beacon, marking him as the chief contractor of mischief. A master of siege and plunder, Grafton and his warriors scourged Torin's remote lands and her neighbors. Considered at first a pest, his raids, murders, and kidnappings earned him notoriety. Fame that soon reached Laeral and the Nine.. "Keep down!" Arnthiir whispered urgently to the others. Laying prone on a ridge, three of the Nine studied Grafton's battalion in the valley below. Evening shadows stretched over Trissant's valley. Firelights appeared beside army tents. Against the light sky, any form would be silhouetted, and discovered. "If they spot us," Arnthiir continued, "we'll all meet in hell before twilight.." "Hell won't let us all in, Arnie," Veleria jested, curling her long-nailed fingers over his shoulder. "The devil knows we be more than his match." Arnthiir shook his head, swallowing his chuckle. Then turning to the dwarf beside him, "Whaddya think Pel? They seem relaxed enough." "Oiy, tha' dey do, Arn." Peltrain replied without looking, his squinted eyes remaining glued to the adversary preparing camp. "Methinks because dey know der is nae significant resistance near. Doze scouts we.... quiete... will be missed soon tho'. We bes' strike at firs' dark." Arnthiir nodded his agreement. "We have little time. Pel, tell Laeral our guests are ready for their hosts. Nothing unexpected, proceed as planned." As the dwarf scooted away, Arn unwound his bowstring and in a hushed voice addressed Veleria, "Midear, we have a score to settle. Will you find him?" "Happy to, midear." Veleria winked, teasing her companion. Crawling to the edge of the ravine, she unclasped her robe, drew her arms into the material, and slithered out. "When I find him, I'll dive. Shoot him. And Arnie, don't miss." "Don't you end up dinner, they look hungry." Veleria laughed and rolled off the edge of the ravine. As her body hurtled faster and faster toward the ground, a shrill echoed throughout the valley. Grafton snapped his head toward the ridge, beside him. Captain Kaelig's eyes narrowed, searching the skyline for the cry's source. A speckled falcon circled high above, nothing out of order. Shrugging off the unexplained racket, the two returned to business. "Report Captain," Grafton demanded. "Squad six on watch, My Liege, units one and four cover the northern rim, two and three the southern. Squad eight scouts are in recovery and debrief, units from squad one will replace them shortly." The Captain spoke authoritatively, even to his commander. Kaelig's scarred face and hard features at dusk shadowed the murderous soul beneath his skin. Grafton was the battalion's brains, Kaelig its sword. Soaring over the encampment, Veleria examined Grafton's army. A tear slipped from the corner of her eye and across her feathers. These depraved mercenaries burned her home around her brother and his family. Every agonizing squeal stung, forever etched into her memory by the telepathic link she shared with her dead sibling. One clear face came with the suffering, a leathery, scarred face. Banking against the cliff, Veleria streaked across the valley for another pass, her eyes scanning for the man matching her brother's killer. Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:29:21 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: Foiling Grafton's batalion (pt 2) >From the Chronicles of the Nine.. "Lady Lae," Peltrain bowed to Laeral upon his return, "Arn sez all is as anticipated. Strike goz as planned." Laeral smiled gratefully, "Thank you, General Peltrain." She always used his former title. "You and Brieanna guard camp. Tack and harness the horses, our egress must be swift. Argolon, Airissa, make your way to the valley floor. Stay out of sight on the Trissant Guarde side of Grafton's forces. Our flight to the castle could be ambushed at the crossroads. Ensure it is not. We rendezvous there at moonrise." "Confirmed, Laeral." Argolon replied. Sheathing his massive sword across his back, the huge barbarian-looking man stood and approached Airissa. Clasping his hand on her Mithral shoulder plate, he winked. "Up for this, BattleAxe? Since our last encounter, I am up two on you." "Tha' score wi' soon be even'd, UmberHulk." Airissa's gray elven eyes flickered between playfulness and intensity. "Come, le's away to th' valley." In one lightning motion, Airissa snatched Argon's palm from her shoulder and twisted it. He responded with a grimace and a nod. Together, they disappeared into the scrub brush, on their way to the ridge, then down to Trissant's lowlands. While Peltrain and Brieanna prepared the Nine's animals, Laeral continued. "OneStab, Thanadar, you are with me." "Confirmed, Laeral." Thanadar answered, tucking his loaded pistol crossbow beneath his deep green woodsman tunic. "Certainly, Magebabe." OneStab smirked. "Wouldn't have it any other way." Laeral shook her head, unsure whether annoyed or flattered, and no time to decide which. "It's up to us to persuade Grafton and his hirelings that Trissant Guarde is more headache than it's worth." Thanadar raised one brow. "Nae an easy task, Lady." "Sure it is, Than!" OneStab broke in. "We dangle ye neked from the battlements. That'd discourage anyone." "One!" Laeral glared, an amused twinkle betraying her angry tone. "Sorra, Lae." Laeral held his gaze a moment before explaining, "Arn and Vel will create a commotion. The fear and confusion they initiate, we must reinforce. My part will be an illusion... a dragon. I can enhance the illusion with other spells. Well placed fireballs should help convince them our fantasy is real. However, I cannot do everything with my magic. Two simultaneous spells are taxing enough. The image needs sound. OneStab, can you impersonate a dragon?" "A dragon? Well, I can imitate the noises and speech." OneStab thoughtfully shook his head. "But a dragon's cry can be heard for near a mile, there is nae way me voice will carry realistically." "Yes it will, One. The Valley is an acoustic semi-circle, carved by ice ages ago. Your voice will boom like a beast's." OneStab shut his eyes, picturing the valley's shape and his lessons in sound wave propagation theory. "I... think ye are right, Lae... Just try to keep the image closer to us than the opposite ridge. Echo reflections may distort the dragon's sound relative to his position. While panic will likely prevent rational thought in Grafton's ranks, someone may get curious... and discover our deceit." "Confirmed, One." Stepping closer to Thanadar, Laeral took his hand. "You must protect us, Than. While One and I fool the others, we must not be discovered. Search our surroundings, hide, and watch passages to the ridge, whatever you deem necessary. While we concentrate on the illusion, we will be distracted and easy prey. Your aim is our only protection." Thanadar bowed slightly and patted his twin-stringed crossbow. "Your lives be safe, Midear." With that, the three moved away from camp, to their mission. Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 00:01:11 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Calm down people I have been very distress over all of us yelling back and forth about the occ and the takeovers and everything else. As I posted in an ealier reply I have seen this happen many time if you we do not do something soon there will be no #BLKDRAGON*inn. I also ask all of you people to clam down for a while but don't leave for good. I promise that if we stick together and work things out comly that we can keep the inn going and most importantly we can patch up the hurt feelings of all our friends. Once again I remind you to calm down if you need to take a breather from the Inn that is fine I can understand that. IF WE KEEP GOING THE WAY WE ARE GOING THERE WILL BE NO COMMUNITY ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 23:09:51 -0700 From: [email protected] (Becky Fisher) Subject: Re: (A complaint from not-Steve)(and Muns) I know you do not know me very well, and I do not know what happened to make you leave the BDI. But I want to tell you this...at this moment..I am so disgusted with all the crap I have been dealing with here..I am ready to leave it all behind. The problem is...I love to rp..and I would miss it a great deal. I wish I had the answer....I do not. I am being pursued by asshole hackers and flooders. They have decided that I am there favorite sucker to play with. I have not had one freaking day that has been only fun, when no one yelled at me in the inn for trying to keep order or something..when no hacker tracked me down and harassed me....for so long I cannot remember. What happened to the joy? What happened to the excitement of playing? I wish I knew. I just sat here a few minutes ago, watching the msgs fly at me..and ignored them...thinking that I would just sit here and let the tears fall. Sad....not like me. ::sighs:: I hope thigs get better for you. I, for one, like you, and although we did not rp much, I will miss you. You are one of the good guys. Please do not leave us. Or..take me with you? I remain, SoftBird and her Mun Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 07:34:01 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Fine. I wasn't planning on leaving either..I'm not sure what the hell is going on..buuttt..I think if everyone keeps their cool, this can be worked out. As for my being an op and not being around much, I am afraid that it's impossible for me to be on here during the days and my nights are limited (those of you that know me best know what's going on)...if it would be in best interests of the inn, to remove my op status, so be it. However, I would be glad to keep it if I could learn how to set bans if needed..I only recently learned some bot stuff. In either case, I'm not going anywhere..I am so sad to see two people I care about leave-and not know entirely why. :( Stef Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 09:12:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Random thoughts.... Funny thing...i was all up on leaving last night too...soon as i come on, i make the royal mistake of actually *going into* blkdragon*inn...tsk tsk tsk, what the hell was i thinking? Of course i make my *normal* series of joking little comments and somehow i had Angel convinced that i was suicidal...after a CAPS WRITTEN statement that i was in no way going to kill myself (personally, i believe it to be impossible...i cant die, so live with it) and Angel starts up on her own suicidal rift...fine, she is upset, under a tremendous amount of pressure...i wont stand by her comments of suicide, but ill see what i can do to cheer her up (im the damn jester arent i?)... So in the best of humor (for me at least), i told her to stick her head in a toilet, because we all know that if you can stick your head in a toilet and flush it, then stand up and look out a window, then if you still have a serious anger grudge on the world, then its time to see a doctor...these were about my exact words....so of course, before i know it, im accused of making fun of angel, and taunting her...of, i left, because im tired of putting up with people having selective humors, capable of only getting a joke when its conveinient, or their own.... I honestly had planned on staying out forever...ive been run from there more times than Rifter by now for Gods sakes... but, while reading last night (had to do something, you know how i dont sleep, and without irc i had to resort to reading words that dont dance) i gave it a little thought....most of us have gotten pretty damn close...i mean, ive RPed with alot of people over the past 10 years and only a few of em have i actually been able to tolerate, much less talk to nightly... So i changed my mind...ill be back...you wont get rid of me or my characters *that* easy dammit...and as for the newbies being adopted...i have been getting along with new people (please...i really hate the term "newbie" as much as i do "mundane") who knows, maybe its time for the 6th generation to be defined... 6th Generation : those role players of the inn who arrived at the time of the earlier Generations' fall... Stephen o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 11:20:45 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Random thoughts.... I am glad you are staying after all and that you are going to try to work with the younger generation. Sorry for the shortness of this letter but I have already sayd most of the things on my mind. Once again glad to see that your still around. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 14:24:36 -0500 From: Brad Plumb <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! At 09:15 PM 7/17/96 -0500, you wrote: > > >[email protected] wrote: > >> >> <Josh gets down on his hands and knees to beg Sil and Micky/Kaefo to stick >> around for awile to see if this improves> > > I am afraid to say this, but... I kinda agree with Syl and Tev there... I worked >my ass off all night last night, even though I had made it perfectly clear to >everyone that I had class today... I had promised myself that I would go to bed >earlier... So I would be on time... Did I? Nope. I didn't get off until around 6am... >and I didn't fall asleep till around 7. I had to leave home by 11:45 to make it to >school on time due to the traffic of Central Express-way on the way to school. If you >want an example of what I mean? I can get there in 15 minutes... No problem... But it >take 30 minutes just to get 7 damn miles on that freeway because it is so screwed up. >Anyway... I was late to my class... Again... And I wasn't too thrilled 'bout it... I >barely had time to get ready and be on my way. All because I stayed up to help out. > Another thing... I think that you take all of this roleplaying too damn >seriously! I never hung out on Peaceful Warrior Inn and Para-Dice Inn all that much on >Prodigy when I was there... Why? Because they were too serious! It's not fun when you >get all down a serious about something... The whole reason Brad and I kept up with the >switched person plot was because it was FUN! That's the keyword here... "FUN!" Of >course... But the way some people, and I'm not mentioning any names, take out the fun by >gettin' too serious... That if one person gets OOC, that it's gonna destroy the world... >Look... I'm OOC all of the time... Even when I play my characters because I am so much >like them... Rue is modeled after the way I look and from my serious side... Taeylea is >from the side that I used to be... Quiet and innocent... And Peverell is outgoing, >hyper... She's a kender dammit... And people agree with me when I say this... So am I! >People! Listen to me! I'm going to be as blunt as I have to... I'm not going to let this >down easy like I would normally do... My temper will not let it. Yes... A good deal of >you are my closest friends I will and always will have and remember... The rest of you? >You are all being assholes who seem too serious with this to even have a life! The whole >reason I'm still here is to be with my friends! I have seriously considered killing my >account with iadfw because of the way I've been treated on here... But I couldn't... >Because I had friends. And they are the only ones that are keepin' me online in the >first place, and one of them, I had left once when I got off of Prodigy... And I >couldn't lose him again... Let me just say, the whole thing that made the channel I hung >out on on Prodigy was the fact that there were NO rules at all... That we were people >who all knew each other... muns and character... And half of the time we did RP, but >rarely was it ever serious. I mean... There were fights of Nuitari vs Rue... Rand vs >Moiraine. Lanfear vs Moiraine... etc... But most of the RPing was either silly, or it >wasn't really existant... This is where I learned to role play for the first time... >This was where I fell in love with chatting. Most of all, this was where this life with >a love for computers started, and if that hadn't happened... I would still be in high >school today... I would either be a senior... And most likely... I would not be here >writing this letter... I nearly killed myself during that time... But I didn't... >Because I had friends. And that's what this is all about. It's not about being the most >powerful there is. It's not about having a cyber-family. And it's not about saving the >world. It's about having friends to spend time with and have fun! Most of you understand >what I'm saying... But I bet that a lot of you will ignore this letter and go on with >your lives... *shrugs* Fine. I don't care. I have a life to go on to also. And that's >what I'm going to do. > I feel that people think that this is real life... But it's not... This is a >place to escape from real life through. That's why I'm here. If I didn't have this >escape... I'm not going on into that. I'm sorry if you think that I'm complaining, but >I'm not. I'm just trying to say that this place is falling apart. And that if something >isn't done right away, the #BLKDRAGON*inn will cease to exist. And I don't want to see >that. I have too many fond memories of this place. > On a final note, I'm saying that I'll be taking my leave. I'm not sure at this >time if this is temporary, or if this is permanent, but I do have a life outside of >this, and I have school, and soon, I'll have a job. Also, I'm doing this to give the inn >a chance to become the way it once was. And I'll close this letter of farewell off with >one phrase, that I learned the hard way... I sang the song as my first solo at a large >concert... "Que sera! Sera!" "What will be, will be." And I hope that what "will be" >will be something to bring us back together. I know I'm gonna get yelled at for not editing the letter, but I don't fluffing care. I don't think my thoughts on the matter could be expressed any better than what Kirsy says in this letter, and yes the switched names plot was fun. And damnit the thing that made this place seem like a family in the first place was getting to know each other ic and ooc and that doesn't happen as well one on one as in groups in my opinion. I would like to say I'm showin my support for Mickey, Kirsy, and Syl and am leaving, like Kirsy maybe temporarily maybe not. I want any of you who I have called friend to know this is nothing personal against you, but I am sick of all the bad feelings I get from being in the inn sometimes. I really do love the place, but it's gotten to be too much. I like speaking in groups online. So I'd like to close not in anger, but by saying I will always keep fond memories of BDI and maybe you can find me in there occasionally. Goodbye all. Sorry if this gets sent twice, it screwed up the first time. BrAd PlUmB Silvan of Shadowdale "Yes sir before joining the Royal Space force I admit to being nowhere at all." - Wings of Honnemaise "The only thing I fear, is Keyser Soze" - The Usual Suspects "The greatest weapon of the fascist is the tolerance of the pacifist" - Suicidal Tendencies "Ours is the kingdom of steel" - ManOwar Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 16:01:01 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: TEST Do NOT reply to this msg..I had to upgrade the mail server and I'm just testing the mailing lists.. Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 23:45:47 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hmmmm At 05:20 PM 7/18/96 -0700, you wrote: >ok I hate to do this but everyone that gets this let me know..I am getting >rejects like crazy and I know 40 email accounts are suddenly not NO good >anymore.. > > >thanks Got it ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Honer of Fay the last of the great Red Mages and keeper of the secrets of Fire Magic Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 05:44:10 -0400 From: "Kerrinne Lynne Kl'ramordan" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Hmmmm ::raises her hand:: Your majesty...I received it. ~Kerrinne Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:37:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Kathy Stracener <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Hmmmm I'm gettin it Angel.... my mail server ^#$*$^ed up on me too and I got 20 rejects for ONE email I sent... =) Suzanna At 17:20 18-07-1996 -0700, you wrote: >ok I hate to do this but everyone that gets this let me know..I am getting >rejects like crazy and I know 40 email accounts are suddenly not NO good >anymore.. > > >thanks >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Her Royal Majesty | >AngelSin | >Queen of Arangoth | >@---}---}--------- | >--------------------------------- | >http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | >Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 09:17:52 -0700 From: Quickning <[email protected]> Subject: Come on. Look I know they guys dont really care anymore but.... Leaving really doesn't solve anything. It takes a little bit of courage to stick it out Rough times and smooth. I'm gunna stay. Even if i end up roll play just me and my split personalities. I'm gunna miss you guys who have left or are leaving. "No matter what happens, I'll always have each other." Crystal Mun of Quickning and a few other PC's who wont beliving Arangoth. PS Just how old is the BLKDRAGON*inn Maybe we need to declare a holiday for Arangoths birthday. Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:01:32 PDT From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: RECENT EMAIL PROBLEMS OK, I'm headed to work..I hadn't realized that some of you were getting rejected emails too.. I'm gonna go see if I can fix it.. I may have to delete all on the mailing list that are getting rejected so you can resubscribe.. don't know..but it's happening on all the mailing lists and there has to be something I missed..I apologize for this inconvienance and promise I will do my best to fix it. I'll probably end up calling tech support and screamin at em ;) Talk to ya later **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 11:33:36 -0700 From: [email protected] (Todd Hortillosa ) Subject: Re: Hmmmm I got it too Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:15:20 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: another test DO NOT REPLY JUST TESTING ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:15:58 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! I have never heard such trivial arguing over what "should and shouldn't be" in an RPG channel. ::rolls her eyes:: honestly! my Typo Demons create less havvoc than I have seen here. I think everyone should just do whatever makes them happy. If you don't like OOC talk then fine, don't talk OOC! If you do enjoy OOC talk with friends ((and I personally do)), then do it. If I get kicked for doing it, then so be it. BDI is not the only RPG channel around. I would also like to say that I get annoyed with others telling me how I should act/not act...how I should respond to letters/not respond to letters...how I should live/not live......ok, so no one here has told me how to live *yet*. But I wouldn't put it past a few of you. As long as I am the dryad that mun intended me to be, I have no use for some of the imposed pseudo-authority that gets tossed around. I feel strongly that EVERYONE should just take care of their own PC. Sure, if someone comes into the channel and cusses.....the ops should kick him....or if some idiot interrupts a SL with a really stupid post, talk with him/her....otherwise, I think that many of you will find that if you spend your time refining yourselves, everything else will fall into place....guaranteed. Blowing roses at you all, ~ ~ ~*~Astra~*~ O Elder Councilmember, MoA /!\ @ @ @ Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:46:13 -0500 From: [email protected] (Cullen Stevenson) Subject: Re: another test >DO NOT REPLY JUST TESTING Okay. --- Cullen Stevenson "See this? This is a plain, ordinary human liver. But it's mine, you can't have it!" - The Kids In The Hall Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 16:54:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: Pyramid of the Rose: Watching >From: [email protected] >X-Sender: [email protected] >Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 05:33:10 -0400 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Pyramid of the Rose: Watching > >Rating: G {Just an Intro Line...nothing more right now} > > > As the Sun begin to ascend to its peak...its rays of light shine down >onto the golden sands of the desert, clouds linger slowly by, as if in no >hurry to arrive at any set point in the world...slowly a shimmering area of >energy rippled across a large massed area of the sands...as a pyramid of >great size slowly appeared, as out of so shadowy world. Finally as the >energies washed across it outer texture, strokes of colored lightning and >rolling thunder stretched across the landscape of the Great desert. This >ominous pyramid stood silently in place absorbing the vast amounts of the >Sun's light into itself, as well as additional strokes of colored >lightning/energy raced across the sky to strike the pyramid's peak...as a >continual glow pulsed from this peak, as almost an audible crackle could be >heard...far into the skies, the darken shapes of what a passerby would >notice as the form and shape of the shadow off several large dragons or >possible winged creatures, that remained hiddened in the vast clouds that >slowly rolled overhead. Stranger still is the fact that only moments ago no >of this was here...on few occassions a traveler across the desert may have >looked up for a moment, and may then have noticed the shadows of these beast >within the clouds, and on fewer occassion still, at night over a campfire, >the sudden coming of a breeze and a darken shadow that befallen over the >land of campfires, or even the minor towns and/or cities of the desert, >perhaps maybe they too noticed this beast, but none to this day have made it >an important fact, to be told to a guard..... > > ******************** > > Floating high within the clouds over the Asyr Desert, the many Dragons of >the Pyramid rose upward, to glide graceful on the winds......soon in the >distance they easily noticed the approach of several other dragons within >their territories of the sky, and since receiving no orders from the Pyramid >that these other intruders were friends...they begin to watch...learning the >various features and designs of these other dragons...and mentally reporting >said information back to the pyramid far off in the desert....waiting and >watching....soon to end these intruders lives within the heavenily clouds >above the land..... > > ****************** > Sun`zen strecthed out after waking from his earlier morning slumber...he >glanced around...and noticed that the Pyramid had sensed three things wrong >within general scope of the Desert....he looked with a lazy eye to the >center of the pillar within the central core of the Pyramid as a single >crackle and stroke of energy reached out and touched his mind....he quickly >noticed two individuals making their way to the Pyramid..he shrug it off, >thinking surely no one in their right mind would venture towards, or at >least inside of the place without being invited...dismissed this, and >quickly looked at the other things, one being a ripple within the scope of >the land...meaning that a rather large Rift had opened for a rather long >time...he merely pondered its results, and shruged it off for the time >being....then the Pyramid linked him to the minds of its others, here he >quickly noticed several winged creatures approaching the Desert high within >the clouds...hmm, more dragons, they must be from that Titanus and Simon >persons...hmmm, no worries....wait just a moment...as he thought to >himself...noticing a dragon or something resembling one enter the Desert >heading in what seemed to a be a search pattern...this may be interesting, >he thought..... > > ******************** >Personal Note: {{{{To Bryan/SimonPhnix}}}} >{Oh, Bryan, hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it is really not a good >thing to show up at the Pyramid unannounced and all....could be a very bad >thing, of course i know that me pyramid is only visible, and physical for >six hours every morning...just to be safe, send a messager or something....i >wont go into further detail, u will just have to find somethings out for >urself about this...have a nice day} > > ******************* > > > >-Sun`zen(aka. Jul`Kair, aka.Sun`Dragn, aka. Sunaj) >Champion of BattleFest '96 >....Long Live the BlkDragon*Inn in all its Glory. >-starcry(aka. Stefhan, the mun) > > >~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 17:05:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! > > I have never heard such trivial arguing over what "should and shouldn't > be" in an RPG channel. ::rolls her eyes:: honestly! my Typo Demons create > less havvoc than I have seen here. > I think everyone should just do whatever makes them happy. If you > don't like OOC talk then fine, don't talk OOC! If you do enjoy OOC talk > with friends ((and I personally do)), then do it. If I get kicked for > doing it, then so be it. BDI is not the only RPG channel around. > I would also like to say that I get annoyed with others telling me how > I should act/not act...how I should respond to letters/not respond to > letters...how I should live/not live......ok, so no one here has told me > how to live *yet*. But I wouldn't put it past a few of you. As long as I > am the dryad that mun intended me to be, I have no use for some of the > imposed pseudo-authority that gets tossed around. > I feel strongly that EVERYONE should just take care of their own PC. > Sure, if someone comes into the channel and cusses.....the ops should kick > him....or if some idiot interrupts a SL with a really stupid post, talk > with him/her....otherwise, I think that many of you will find that if you > spend your time refining yourselves, everything else will fall into > place....guaranteed. > > Blowing roses at you all, ~ ~ > ~*~Astra~*~ O > Elder Councilmember, MoA /!\ > @ @ @ > > At last! Someone who actually has a good idea! As the immortal sage once said, "You cannot change others, but you can change yourself." Well, that's all for now, as I'm at home, and supposed to be on vacation... Wolfie`s aptly-named-sir-not-appearing-in-this-inn mun Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 16:54:14 -0500 From: [email protected] (Cullen Stevenson) Subject: Re: HEY!! Wake up!!! ::pokes Astra:: Hey! Respond to all my love letters! ::cackles:: --- Cullen Stevenson "See this? This is a plain, ordinary human liver. But it's mine, you can't have it!" - The Kids In The Hall Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 01:20:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Bryan Hoag (EE)" <[email protected]> Subject: Dark Forebodings.... *Deep within the lowest planes of Darkness, a single, solitary figure watches events unfold in Arangoth, seething in Anger at what he sees...* "Idiots... They cannot hold a single prisoner to save their lives...." *His Steel-clad fist slams down onto the black obsidian of his throne, sending razorlike shards flying....* "WHat does it Take to hold a Simple Queen?!?!" *THe black steel skull mask, red eyes ablaze tilts upwards towards Hell, and the black void of the Abyss...* "Balor! Marilith! Get down Here, NOW!" *Into the shadows steps a huge, hulking beast wielding a spiked whip and Serrated sword, his stony wings half-spread... Behind it slithers a demonic being, with the voluptous Upper torso of a Female with 6 arms, her hips and legs replaces with a snake's body...* "You called us, Lord Leareth?" *Leareth glares at the two with Eyes afire...* "Are you or are you two Not the Harbingers of War and Chaos?" *Balor backs away...* "We are doing Everything in our power, my Lord, but..." *Leareth rises, scraping his blades together with a blood-curdling scream, like the scream of the undead...* "I Want Results, Not Excuses! Xandur, Zantoth and Dellila stand to Fail thanks to your Bungling. Sun`Zen will Regain his Stature in Arangoth, thanks to your Failing to Blind everyone. What does it Take to Get this Done Right?" *Marilith slithers forward in a moment of Defiance...* "Perhaps it takes You getting Off your Arse?" *Marilith suddenly realizes her words, and shrinks back as Leareth prepares to Backfist her with his deadly blades...* "If that is what it takes, I hope you have No further plans for Eternity, for you may no longer have an Eternity to live..." *Leareth turns away, and goes into his inner sanctum for whatever Evil Perversions he has in mind for the Innocent of all...* Leareth, the Dark side of a Mundane. Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 14:56:05 +0800 From: Bun-G Esq <[email protected]> Subject: STOP IT PLEASE! Look , thios is not my brothers account...could you please remove me from this list as I have no time for it and it actually is hurting my business having to sort through all of these emails for the real ones. If you need me to do anything please either email me or find me on irc (Bun-G) ..effnet usually thanks... sorry for the inconvenience Bun-G *|-------------------------------| *|-------------------------------| *||Wob & Bun-G || *||http://www.iap.net.au/~nick || *||[email protected] || *|-------------------------------| *|-------------------------------| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 03:25:00 -0500 From: [email protected] (Dee and Rich) Subject: Flooders :( To all ops,and bdi regulars... Beware of the following addresses,or nicks similar to these..these are nicks used by the people who flooded and took over the inn... [-XX-] is [email protected] * -¦¦¦>»¥«SHoCK KaPKaP is [email protected] * PaPPy [FReeZe] is [email protected] * FReeZe QwertyBaL is [email protected] * -¦¦¦>»¥«SHoCK 1.9»¥«<¦¦¦- These addresses may be altered,as the username can be switched,and the interramp.com address differs..last time it was cleveland.oh. interramp... But fortunately for us,they tend to use the same pattern in their nicks...I have seen KapKap as KapGrl,or Kap,though...possible clones...and [-XX-] frequently not only uses this as a nick,but as a user name..I have seen him use the nick.."Fuqer", as well(Excuse my language...)..Freeze often uses that nick without the []..excuse my language. Shock 1.9 is the script they're using,if anyone has any info on that,please let one of the ops know...it might help prevent future takeovers.. Thanks to all! Dee :) Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 07:06:09 -0700 (PDT) From: RangerBlue <[email protected]> Subject: Dragon Spires Expedition Once more Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Hearty adventurers of Arangoth, Once more that all may know: On Saturday 07/20/96 at 10:00 PM EDT at channel #Castle*Camp, an expedition into the heart of the Dragon Spires Mountain range will be started to find the critical cache somewhere within of supplies and equipment needed by the remnants of the Asyri army. Only those of stout heart and valiant spirit are asked to attend. The mines are unmapped and inhabited by various beasts; in addition, the Asyri might well have laid traps to protect any caches they have placed there. However, location and destruction of this cache is so important strategically that it may in fact effectively end the war. Please allow your mundanes to read the note which follows my signature, and I will hope to see you for a briefing and expedition tonight. Tranmissions about attending this are welcome, but please use only trusted messangers to send any replies, as we do nae wish to be surprised by Asyri counter-forces. With respect, RangerBlue Sovereign of Loreil ((OOC Notes: Key players will begin with a briefing at 9:30 PM on the channel named above. This will be a DMed, roleplaying scene with dice combat. There will be two DMs, one for scenes/lore and one for combat calling. No OCC chatter or out-of-control dice throwing will be allowed. Because of some difficulties caused by a few players in the last RP scene we hosted, we also wish to state up front that only one warning will be given to those who are disruptive before they are kicked from the channel. Thanks for your interest, and we hope this will be an exciting adventure for all who choose to participate! Recommended servers for this scneario are: irc.cris.com, irc.mo.net, irc.neosoft.com, irc.stealth.net (if up)) Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 11:20:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Last Night would just like to commend Blkdragon for his well executed control over the ops meeting last night....it was well handled and closely maintained...he watched over with a calm i didnt know he had in him...hell, he even managed to make *me* feel like i was a help in the inn...<g> So everyone thank Blk for his contribution to keeping the inn the place we have all grown to care about...So lets get going and straighten out these little wrinkles we have been having, and have some fun dammit... StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:53:58 -0500 (CDT) From: Kathy Stracener <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Last Night I agree... I was very impressed with how well the meeting was handled. I was expecting alot of accusations flying and so forth but it went very well. I am requesting a log of the meeting since I misses teh rest of it, so if anyone has one dcc it to me later. Suzanna Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:16:17 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: Re: Last Night Sorry I could not be there last night.. Congrats BLK... obviously you successfully diffused a potentially bad situation... Commendable my friend.. I as well would like the log. ~Darren Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:07:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Time for a confidence booster >=) Well....after giving the idea a little thought...ive decided to take on the task (yeah, trust me...i have a feeling this will be a "task") of the first BLKDRAGON*Inn Mailing List RP Superlatives! I think a few of us (hell, most of us) need something to urge us back into roleplaying, and ive came up with an idea that just might be a kick... We all vote on the topics listed below...ONE vote per person, per selection...i will count all votes in the end and announce the winners =) It starts off by you (meaning anyone who wishes to) mailing ME, NOT THE LIST, the names you think should most represent the topics listed below...after looking over thge selections, i will choose 3 to 5, depending on the number of different recipients for each selection, and then place the list of names back on the mailinglist for you all to vote on? Simple, right? So the topics are: 1) Best Played Thief PC 2) Best Played Priest or Cleric 3) Best Played Mage or Magic-using equal 4) Best Played Vampire or Undead 5) Best Played Were-creature 6) Best Outstanding Warrior (this is an overall selection, so pick those you think RP fighting well) 7) Most Original PC Concept 8) Best Drawn Out Plotline (this should be the killer one) 9) Best Overall Roleplayer (the big one...not to be selected lightly...choose someone who perhaps plays a PC totally different from their individual person, or several PC's, all played well, with totally different personalities...) Send ALL of your choices for these selections IN ORDER BY # to : [email protected] i will wait until tomorrow night until i post the final selections for voting =) Hope you all have fun with this! Stephen o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 13:11:29 -0400 From: Ash <[email protected]> Subject: Log for Ops.. I was also very impressed with the whole affair.. i Agree with Steve wholeheartedly! This meeting seemed to be what alot of us needed! =) And Blackdragon handled everything very professionally and compassionatly and with such CALM! :) heheh Congrats to all! :) If you want a log of the affair, i have been sending them out to all, i was there from start to finish, for the whole 3 hours and some of it, so email _ME_ at [email protected] and request and i shall send it, or find me on irc and i will dcc. :) I'm glad it seems this channel is still gonna be here! :) Have a WONDERFUL day all! :) ~* Ashley *~ "Perhaps this is a situation where excessive honesty can be detrimental." -- Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 11:16:36 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Last Night Since I had already given my excuse for my absence (sorry about that)..could I have a log as well? Stef Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 10:17:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: EEP! Forgot a topic.... heres #10 10) Evilest Character (to be judged on the actions of the character) sorry =) o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 17:25:13 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Re: Last Night I agree...He did an excellent job...I'll need a log too since I didn't get to stay :( **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 12:28:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Kathy Stracener <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Time for a confidence booster >=) What about best played abomination seeing as how theer seems to be a sprouting of those in the Inn now... *sigh* Suz Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 12:15:44 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: foiling Grafton's battalion (pt3) Scampering though the underbrush, Arnthiir shadowed Veleria's flight path. Dashing silently down a wash, he remained invisible to Grafton and his henchmen. As his falcon friend glided above, the roguish Arn picked his way carefully through the outer perimeter of the army. Hearing a voice from just outside the riverbed, Arn crouched near a stand of dry reeds, and listened. "Who passes?" "Scout patrol, unit three, squad eight." "Password?" "Avenger." "Welcome back, unit three. Report to debrief immediately." Arn strained to hear more of the conversation, but scuffling of movement drowned out any more words. Still, Arnthiir couldn't help but smile at his fortune. Grafton's army had no specific uniform, no prominent race. They were mercenaries. With the password, he could quit sneaking around, and simply pass himself off as another soldier. Traveling in the wash a few meters before emerging, Arnthiir glanced up quickly at Veleria. She was still searching the ranks. As he approached the checkpoint, sucked in a deep breath. Five massive guards stood at the boarders of a man-made thorn briar barrier. While Arnthiir was a capable shot with his bow, melee was not his forte. He would be no trouble for these five should they catch his lie. "Who passes?" The largest one addressed. Hiding his anxiety, Arn explained, "Scout from unit three squad eight.. I got separated from the others." "I see," lifting his brow suspiciously at Arn, the guard asked sarcastically. "I suppose you left the password with the others also?" "No sir." Arn managed a steady reply. "Avenger." Studying Arnthiir a moment longer, the mercenary relented. "Very well, pass. But.." he stopped signaling another of the guards, "Dravvel will ensure you return to your unit. We can't have you lost again, can we?" Dravvel, a muscular but plain looking youth, took Arn by the shoulder and led him into the camp. Arnthiir cursed under his breath, chiding himself for abandoning his original plan and coming into the open. Now, if he could not shake this brutish dolt, unit three would be one man extra. Until they killed him. Racing through what few options remained, Arnthiir decided on diplomacy. "Hey there friend, don't believe I know ya. I'm Barthaniel of Torin. Who might you be, lad?" Silence. "Oh now don't be shy, lad. And loosen up that grip," Arn shrugged his shoulders in a half attempt to get away. "we are on the same team." The soldier remain quiet, but his grip relaxed. Arnthiir's patience wore thin with his captor. Not only was this mercenary a despicable killer, but he was rude. Just ahead, Arn saw his chance. The path they walked passed between to valley scrub oak bushes. For a moment, for just a moment, they would be hidden from view. Others wandered aimlessly through the camp, any noise and a hundred or so brutish barbarians would descend upon his comparatively frail body. "Oooch!" Arnthiir complained as they disappeared into the brush. Arn grabbed his foot with one hand, a fist-sized rock near his heel with the other. "What now?" "Twisted ankle, lad. Injury I sustained on patrol flaring up." Suddenly, Arn's eyes darted from the soldier to Veleria soaring through dusk. As he stared up, he could see the guard's interest rise. "What ye lookin' at?" The guard committed his error, turning and looking skyward. Arn sprang. Slamming the rock into the back of his captor's skull, the guard went numb and crumpled immediately to the ground. Arn dropped the stone on the unconscious mercenary's chest. "Let that be a lesson to you, lad." He whispered. "Never turn your back on an enemy." Gazing again at the sky, he watched Veleria pass overhead. Signaling her with his trademark two-fingered wave, the hawk resumed her search. Catching an evening thermal, rising as she rode the updraft, Veleria's sharp eyes caught a flash of firelight on bronze. Grafton. Crabbing against the wind, bleeding off altitude, she closed on the hellish figure. He sat on a hollow log, gorging himself with mutton. He was disgusting. For a moment, she considered diving above him. Arn's arrow through Grafton would be almost as satisfying as watching her brother's killer slip from life. As she circled lower, contemplating Grafton as a substitute target, her eyes found Kaelig. Hard, withered face, scars running his right cheek and neck, maniacal eyes..... she'd found him. Surging with exhilaration and fury, the hawk swept back her wings and angled into a steep dive. Her wing tips fluttered as the wind buffeted them, her claws whistled through speeding air. Braking just inches from Kaelig, she spread her wings, tore a bit of cloth from the Captain's shoulder, and zoomed upward into the darkening sky. Kaelig reeled backward. Yanking his sword from its sheath, he swished it vainly around him. Stunned at the attack on their leader, Kaelig's men gaped at sunset. The hawk was gone. A few hundred feet away, Arnthiir moved quickly towards Veleria's signal. Her dive alerted the camp, sending them into a moment of panic as their enemy from the sky remained invisible. Arn slid around a canvass tent. Peeking from his cover, he saw Grafton. For a moment, he too considered this new target. But a gleam from under Grafton's tunic quickly changed his mind. Grafton even ate in his armor. On his best day, Arn couldn't hope penetrate a joint in plate, or a weak set of links in chain with an arrow. Especially not at 80 plus yards. Arn lifted the tent canvass. Searching it with his eyes, and finding it empty, he crawled inside. Tightening the string of his bow, he knocked an arrow, and pulled peered again towards the fire where Veleria dove. "There..." Arn muttered, glaring from the shadows at his victim. Kaelig returned to his place beside Grafton. Tearing a bite of mutton from the spit, he sat beside his commander on the hollow log. Occasionally, the captain sneered at the appearing stars. Arn drew and steadied his aim. His thumb grazing the corner of his mouth, the broadhead swept over vital areas of Kaelig's body. "How to kill you, slime." Arn murmured. "Quick and messy, or a slow and agonizing." Arn wished the man to suffer long before death sent him to hell; but, he could not risk an adept healer saving his murderous life. He opted for quick... and messy. Pulling his bow to full draw, he shot. Another song of wind in feathers rang though the camp. Arn's arrow whizzed by a few stunned guards. Kaelig's eyes widened as the missile found its mark, sinking to its fletchings just below his neck. Without a whisper, Kaelig's soul drained to the underworld. Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 10:35:42 -0500 From: [email protected] (Dee and Rich) Subject: Followup to the ops meeting Yes, i want to agree Blk dd a great job as moderator, but we never decided anything. We need to have a followup meeting to discuss not just the problems, but how to solve them. They are there and now we know what they are. How do we fix them? Thanks to everyone who showed up and shared their opinions and to Blk especially for his hard work. Rich and Dee Pendrake and Mysha Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:09:54 -0500 From: [email protected] (Dee and Rich) Subject: The "war" First of all i want to apologize for leaving early... Things came up. BUt during the war i noted a few problems we had. First of all, I think the leaders should have been established long before the event. People could not make suggetions because if ppl didn't like them they were ignored. And the leaders need to have some experience, no to say the ones we had didn't, but I didn't know them. Second, the chnl was a world of total chaos..ppl running around doing things only to have others do the same thing. Ppl would suggest or perform an action and would be ignored only to have another do the same action 5 mins later. I think the chnl should have been moderated with only the team leaders have moderation. It was too hard to see what the DM's were saying between what the chars were saying. Third, on the same lines, with so many ppl saying things...ppl get ignored...The only way to stop that is to moderate it....then the team leaders can say which person does what. Maybe even give the team leader ops so they can moderate and unmoderate ppl as they do actions for their team. Fourth, and lastly, the Team leaders need to take charge. If your not gonna moderate the chnl, then the leaders need to keep they're ppl from overrunning the chnl with what they are doiing. You just can't do actions. The team leader should instruct you to do so, suggest it to him/her privately and then wait to see what he/she says. That's it, the storyline itself was cool, puzzles without the use of magic. It just goes to show we all depend on our omnipotece to much. EVERYONE was trying to prove they were better then everyone else. My char is more powerful then you, or I can't be killed or I'm carrying everything with me...i'm a virtual General store.. Come one, it was getting real lame...I'm not gonna bring up specifics, but it called for a stealth mission and EVERYONE talked and walked and acted. Not much stealth involved in that i think. Thanks for listening to my gripes 8) Hope I didn't offend anyone. Rich and Dee Pendrake and Mysha Psionic and Raenthrea Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 13:57:12 -0500 From: Brad Plumb <[email protected]> Subject: Zalandros & Llestran part 1 This is for the benefit of those who have become involved with either of these characters in my time playing them. The sun bore down on the mage sector of Thay, today a young man would take a test to earn his red robes. Zalandros watched quietly as his master approached, laying the robes down on a chair and watching him. Then it began..... Darkness. From the Darkness another young man watched his brother at work. Llestran swung his hair into the void which surrounded him, the color matching. A week before he had been in his Zal's place, showing the strength to be a Red Wizard of Thay. He only hoped his brother would show the same, for he had noticed something different in him, a weakness. Llestran sighed and watched... Zalandros moved quickly dodging a fireball here and erecting a shield there, branches to be moved with tk, each step of the test presented a different puzzle for Zal to solve with his magic. He stopped for a brief second, breathing heavily. Then he moved again, quickly until he encountered the final part of the test, an old man lying on the ground with a knife next to him.... Llestran held his breath, if his brother failed here it would be disastrous. He must see the weakness of the old fool, exploit this. Zalandros paused.....looking up and down at the man and knife questioningly. A voice echoed in his mind, the voice of his master. "He is weak! If not for his weakness he would not be in this situation! COmpassion is for the foolhardy! Kill him! It is your duty!" Zalandros paused again............ Hope you enjoyed that, more to come BrAd PlUmB Silvan of Shadowdale "Yes sir before joining the Royal Space force I admit to being nowhere at all." - Wings of Honnemaise "The only thing I fear, is Keyser Soze" - The Usual Suspects "The greatest weapon of the fascist is the tolerance of the pacifist" - Suicidal Tendencies "Ours is the kingdom of steel" - ManOwar Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 14:13:51 -0500 From: Brad Plumb <[email protected]> Subject: About the story... just as a little something else, this is a background, this happened many years ago, and the time will eventually evolve to the present, should have had this in my letter. BrAd PlUmB Silvan of Shadowdale "Yes sir before joining the Royal Space force I admit to being nowhere at all." - Wings of Honnemaise "The only thing I fear, is Keyser Soze" - The Usual Suspects "The greatest weapon of the fascist is the tolerance of the pacifist" - Suicidal Tendencies "Ours is the kingdom of steel" - ManOwar Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 20:28:31 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: ::Angel and Narisa Reach the massive pyramid..:: "My lord, where did it come from?" Narisa gasps Angel shakes her head "I don't know..but it wasn't here last night" ::The both tilt there heads back looking up:: The main outer structure is made up of several different elements of rock, creating a pattern of multied colors within the scope of its being...the sides are smooth to the touch, and rise nearly 1200 feet from the sands of the desert to a point, from the moment it appears till it disappears at Noon, the pentacle at the top, radiants with a glow of various colors, and on occassions, in the sky around additional energies flow together this pentacle and touch it as all most embracing each other in their own glow. As far as possible entrances, none are visible to a male eyes, but to a natural female, and the protectors of the Pyramid, an entrance can be seen only briefly for a flickering moment at the beginning and end of every hour its is visible....this entrance is a raised archway, with two statues of females clad in wondorous armor, weilding swords that are raised over head, as if they only support the arch. ::Angel and Narisa walk around the pyramid...finding an arched entrance...they look at the two statues:: "well..seems to be a tribute to women at least" Angel mumbles ::Narisa holding onto the back of Angel's shirt:: "I don't think we should enter" "Nonsense" Angel says "we need water, food and godz clothes...at least ye have your gown..I've been traveling in only Blk's shirt for days now..weeks mayhaps.." ::With Narisa close behind they enter the pyramid..suprised by the doors opening by themselves:: Inner Structure:> Once crossing the threshold into the Pyramid, you automatically lose sight of the outside, also the arch you came thru, now looks like a wall, and even to the touch feels like it. On the inner hall, you will quickly be struck gently be a warm, but wet breeze that seems to filter thru the hallway(including all other sections of the Pyramid). Also standing in this spot, you will also notice the large mulitueds of hanging gardens of Rainbow Roses, including the fact that these rose, even climb the walls, and run across most of the artichecture of the place. Stairs lead off to many rooms of the place...for some unknown power than a person could easily feels, has created, or bent the fabric of space, for the pyramid seems to have to ends within its structure....you can easily find entire valleys of waterfalls, creeks, and various plant life being supported inside(including various foods:natural fruits and such). There are a large number of empty rooms throughout the place, alot of which still hold various equipment, such as weapons, and armor...and there are even several large libraries within inside the place...several of the books are written in languages, that are considered very dead, and some are somewhat understandable to others.....some books detail wars, battles, economics, spells, artifacts, histories, and many, many more various titles and items abound within these libraries, nearly all are covered in several inches of dust. ::Angel and narisa make thier way to a large waterfall...where they drink as much water as their stomaches can hold:: "there must be food...this isn't an anciet burial tomb...this place is lived in" Angel motions to Narisa and they head off in search for food:: ::They walk into another room and find all sorts of food ...where they eat heartily:: ::an hour later, with thier bellies full..the began to explore the pyramid:: "Careful" Angel whispered.."I'm sure there are many traps in here...keep thy eye open at all times" ::With that they opened another door and entered a large room:: **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 15:46:46 -0700 (PDT) From: RangerBlue <[email protected]> Subject: Dragon Spires after Action Report Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Warden Report to Her Majesty, Queen Angel Sin, and the Citizens of Arangoth Subject: End of War Last night at 22:00 hours, the Wardenship alongside brave Arangoth citizens entered the unmapped mines of the Dragon Spires. There, they discovered a small Asyri force guarding a large arms and supply cache--undoubtedly the cache which the Asyri army intended to use to sustain the war effort in your kingdom for some weeks to come. The expeditionary force fought off the Asyri guards and destroyed the supply cache. Casualties were light, and the forces present to be commended for both initiative and brilliance under fire. They are truly a credit to Arangoth and its people. During the fight, the Prefect Xandur, who was leading the troops in the Arangoth War, was killed by one of his own mage-assistants, a woman named Rhiannon. With their supplies and general gone, the army retreated in confusion to Asyr. There, they were met by the guards of the Emperor and slaughter for their failure to capture the Arangoth trade route. Asyri routinely put unsuccessful troops to death, since manpower is their only abundant natural resource. However, Warden intelligence reports indicate that few of the Asyri from the battle force survived. They have fled to the border of Khala, perhaps to seek shelter with the country's warrior-leader. We will have to investigate further in order to ascertain this. However, it is certain that the majority of the troops which invaded your country are dead. The war is ended. In launching this small expedition, We personally had no idea that such an outcome would be possible, but it seems to be true. May God save the noble people of Arangoth and their Queen. Respectfully submitted, RangerBlue Wrynnet Blue Sovereign of Loreil Soverain of Loreil First Warden Baroness of Taigenath � Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 15:47:25 -0700 (PDT) From: RangerBlue <[email protected]> Subject: Re: The "war" You bring some valid points I will try to address. The overall expedition had 20 gamers, and 3 more in the bad guy room. I could have simply appointed leaders as DM, and in the Scriptorium scenario last month did just that, but felt that was improper in this for the following reason. You, the gamers decide. I am not god, nor even a distant relative. I have friends yes, and could have picked such to lead, knowing their ability. Is this fair to the others? A strong gamer that I personally do not know, be excluded from potential leading based solely on that? That scenario a bit to common now in the land, and I refuse to do such. The gamers decided leadership, then organized into teams. Yes, it was a bit chaotic, but they chose. I got no less than ten irrate msgs over that, but since the gamers chose, I felt their choice to be respected. One leader was a Warden I know well, the other a person I know not at all, who did a fine job. I am glad you liked the scenario. A great deal of work went into it. WrynBlue in fact wrote the thing and corrodinated all in an amazing display of skill and management ability. The gamers then brought it life. We learned a great deal also. The groups were large and teamwork as you noted, at times sublimiated to personal gratification. Normal that, but in so large a grouping has an impact. I have DMed many scenes over the years, and never had so much difficulty with 12 msgs open all the time, coordinating three rooms and trying to help Wryn, equally buried, with the main room. Add a few lags and punts here and there and the mix a tough one. However, it seemed in the end succcessful. Thanks for you help and thoughts. Takes them we shall to learn that more to come better for all concerned. Blue Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 22:36:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Last chance on the superlaxative...errr....superlative thingee Alright...if anyone actually wants to nominate anyone else for the voting that will be held over the next two days for the "best of" selections, email me with your names...last call and all... sTeVe o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 21:56:30 -0600 (MDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Last Night Even though I am not an ops I also would like to request a log of the meeting. If one of you could do that for me I would apreciate it. Thanks, Honer and his curious mun Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 02:15:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Here are the choices to vote for!!! TADA!!! and here are the nominations for the Blkdragon*inn superlatives! remember to decide who you think did best in each selection....send your choices to me ([email protected]) personally so that noone is offended by you not choosing them =) the choices will be added up and i shall give out the winners soon....err...and i noticed that i have a few of my nicks in the selections....i didnt vote, so dont blame me and say i cheated =) send the choices to me in code so that they will be easier to count...Ex: 1) c , 2) a , etc... your votes will be appreciated and hope to see you all soon! =P StEvE 1) Best Thief a. Cross b. Quickning c. Siel d. Valen e. Elli 2) Best Priest or Cleric a. Aystan b. Kylus c. Skylar 3) Best Mage or Magic-User a. Blckthorn b. Daedil c. Kaejo d. MoonDiver e. Raist f. TheRaven g. Stormcrst h. Honer i. Loendal 4) Best Vampire or Undead b. DVampyre c. Erica d. Falcyne e. Hawkens f. Lovan g. Reneau h. Ronny i. Stalker j. Crysalin k. Tighara 5) Best Were-Creature or Similar a. Brenlyn b. Deth c. Fazuul d. Mokole e. Tigrah f. Wolfeyes 6) Best Warrior/Fighter a. DeathStkr b. Lysira c. Loendal d. Reneau e. WharGhoul 7) Most Creative PC Design Concept a. Flashback b. Kardd c. Morkeleb d. Rhiannonn e. Scarecrow f. Static 8) Best Plotline or Drawn-out Storyline a. Asyr/Arangothian War b. Stalker's Email Storyline c. The Rue/Silvan Switch d. Stef and Darren's Story on the list e. Isea's Plot that got really confusing <g> f. the "Trivia kills everyone" story 9) Most Evil Pc a. Llestran b. Ronny c. Jihaxus d. Hellion e. Rhiannonn f. Isea g. Scarecrow h. Jahruna i. Reneau j. Sun`Zen 10) Best Overall Roleplayer a. AngelSin b. Stef -- Rhiannonn, Laeral, Tir`Aimee c. Lysira d. Dave--Stalker, DVampyre e. Julie--Calsey, Siel, ElfChild f. Jimmie--TheRaven, Spectre g. StevE--Hellion, Reneau, Daedil h. Sylvia--Crysalin, petal, Menolly o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 11:29:41 -0500 From: Brad Plumb <[email protected]> Subject: Zalandros & Llestran Part 2 Zalandros looked down at the old man, and his hand moved for the dagger. Thoughts raced through his mind, impure thoughts, weak thoughts. "Why must I kill him, why this waste of life." Zalandros had always been weak were others in Thay had been strong, he had not the hatred for life that many of these had. Now in what supposed to be the moment of his greatest triumph, he felt it in his gut, his stomach. Zalandros reached out for the dagger.......... Llestran watched on as Zalandros reached for the dagger. Yes! His brother was showing strength at last, he sighed and relief and then suddenly his eyes bulged as Zalandros turned and hurled the dagger away, a red robed body fell to the ground, with a dagger protruding from its chest. Emotions welled up within him, rage, despair. His brother had betrayed him.... Zalandros felt the presense of his master, and the dagger caught the unsuspecting mage in the heart. He fell dead immediately. Zalandros suddenly realizing what he had done, ran. BrAd PlUmB Silvan of Shadowdale "Yes sir before joining the Royal Space force I admit to being nowhere at all." - Wings of Honnemaise "The only thing I fear, is Keyser Soze" - The Usual Suspects "The greatest weapon of the fascist is the tolerance of the pacifist" - Suicidal Tendencies "Ours is the kingdom of steel" - ManOwar Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 13:38:22 -0500 From: Leonard Foley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Here are the choices to vote for!!! At 02:15 AM 7/22/96 -0700, you wrote: > > >TADA!!! >and here are the nominations for the Blkdragon*inn superlatives! remember >to decide who you think did best in each selection....send your choices to >me ([email protected]) personally so that noone is offended by you >not choosing them =) the choices will be added up and i shall give out the >winners soon....err...and i noticed that i have a few of my nicks in the >selections....i didnt vote, so dont blame me and say i cheated =) send the >choices to me in code so that they will be easier to count...Ex: >1) c , 2) a , etc... > >your votes will be appreciated and hope to see you all soon! =P > >StEvE > >1) Best Thief >a. Cross >b. Quickning >c. Siel >d. Valen >e. Elli > >2) Best Priest or Cleric >a. Aystan >b. Kylus >c. Skylar > >3) Best Mage or Magic-User >a. Blckthorn >b. Daedil >c. Kaejo >d. MoonDiver >e. Raist >f. TheRaven >g. Stormcrst >h. Honer >i. Loendal > >4) Best Vampire or Undead >b. DVampyre >c. Erica >d. Falcyne >e. Hawkens >f. Lovan >g. Reneau >h. Ronny >i. Stalker >j. Crysalin >k. Tighara > >5) Best Were-Creature or Similar >a. Brenlyn >b. Deth >c. Fazuul >d. Mokole >e. Tigrah >f. Wolfeyes > >6) Best Warrior/Fighter >a. DeathStkr >b. Lysira >c. Loendal >d. Reneau >e. WharGhoul > >7) Most Creative PC Design Concept >a. Flashback >b. Kardd >c. Morkeleb >d. Rhiannonn >e. Scarecrow >f. Static > >8) Best Plotline or Drawn-out Storyline >a. Asyr/Arangothian War >b. Stalker's Email Storyline >c. The Rue/Silvan Switch >d. Stef and Darren's Story on the list >e. Isea's Plot that got really confusing <g> >f. the "Trivia kills everyone" story > >9) Most Evil Pc >a. Llestran >b. Ronny >c. Jihaxus >d. Hellion >e. Rhiannonn >f. Isea >g. Scarecrow >h. Jahruna >i. Reneau >j. Sun`Zen > >10) Best Overall Roleplayer >a. AngelSin >b. Stef -- Rhiannonn, Laeral, Tir`Aimee >c. Lysira >d. Dave--Stalker, DVampyre >e. Julie--Calsey, Siel, ElfChild >f. Jimmie--TheRaven, Spectre >g. StevE--Hellion, Reneau, Daedil >h. Sylvia--Crysalin, petal, Menolly > > >o/~ Can you imagine >for a second >doing anything >you ever wanted to? >Well thats just what i do, >so hooray for me, >and fluff you! o/~ > >Hey there, What about a best flirt catagory? Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 15:21:06 -0400 (EDT) From: "Bryan Hoag (EE)" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: your mail *Outside in the Desert...* *Inferno, his wings blazing, and Dante, his breaths spewing out in torrents of flame, follow the "Blind Spots" left by magics intended to block Phoenecian magical sight... Their trail ends abruptly....* "Dante, Isn't there supposed tp be a Pyramid here?" *Dante scans around, his frustration evident in the increasing fire of his breaths...* "According to Simon's information, Inferno, Sun`Zen's pyramid does appear here, but only for part of the day.. We'll have to wait until the next morning in order to enter, And, we'll have to await Sun`Zen's permission..." *Meanwhile, in another area of the desert...* *ArrowWing and Hades continue to follow a fainter set of blind spots... As they continue, they sense another blind area, similar in signature, but much more powerfl.. Ahead appears a small camp.... The 2 dragons drop to ground level, slithering up a dune, peeking over...* "Hades, that's the seal of Prefect Xandur..." *ArrowWing nods...* "And that Wizard, I assume, is Zantoth" *Scanning around, a woman appears in their vision, her form heavily layered with Blinding magic...* "Hades, isn't that the Woman, Dellila? The one who, according to Simon's information, tried to Assasinate BlkDragon?" *Hades sneers...* "It appears so, ArrowWing, and, she is guarded by the same Blinding magic as that trail we've been following..." *ArrowWing looks around, taking in sensory information...* "We'd better note this area, then report back to Simon and BlkDragon, And to Dante and Inferno..." "After nightfall, ArrowWing, after those two are asleep.. Until then, a little Looksee will help immensely...." *Quietly, the 2 dragons burrow into the hot sands, their orange eyes barely peeking from the sand....* SImnFenix Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 12:29:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Voting List Corrections I noticed today that i tragically left out a couple of the last minute nominations... =/ in my sleep deprivated hurry i forgot to flip a page to look on the back of my notes...so....even though ive gathered only a few peoples different votes, please resend any that you may have placed due to the fact that several more names have been added...i appologize for the mistake... and hurry up too dammit =) im getting impatient, so send in all the votes already ok? StEvE 1) Best Thief a. Cross b. Quickning c. Siel d. Valen e. Elli 2) Best Priest or Cleric a. Aystan b. Kylus c. Skylar 3) Best Mage or Magic-User a. Blckthorn b. Daedil c. Kaejo d. MoonDiver e. Raist f. TheRaven g. Stormcrst h. Honer i. Loendal j. Rue 4) Best Vampire or Undead b. DVampyre c. Erica d. Falcyne e. Hawkens f. Lovan g. Reneau h. Ronny i. Stalker j. Crysalin k. Tighara 5) Best Were-Creature or Similar a. Brenlyn b. Deth c. Fazuul d. Mokole e. Tigrah f. Wolfeyes g. Tarma 6) Best Warrior/Fighter a. DeathStkr b. Lysira c. Loendal d. Reneau e. WharGhoul 7) Most Creative PC Design Concept a. Flashback b. Kardd c. Morkeleb d. Rhiannonn e. Scarecrow f. Static 8) Best Plotline or Drawn-out Storyline a. Asyr/Arangothian War b. Stalker's Email Storyline c. The Rue/Silvan Switch d. Stef and Darren's Story on the list e. Isea's Plot that got really confusing <g> f. the "Trivia kills everyone" story 9) Most Evil Pc a. Llestran b. Ronny c. Jihaxus d. Hellion e. Rhiannonn f. Isea g. Scarecrow h. Jahruna i. Reneau j. Sun`Zen 10) Best Overall Roleplayer a. AngelSin b. Stef -- Rhiannonn, Laeral, Tir`Aimee c. Lysira d. Dave--Stalker, DVampyre e. Julie--Calsey, Siel, ElfChild f. Jimmie--TheRaven, Spectre g. StevE--Hellion, Reneau, Daedil h. Sylvia--Crysalin, petal, Menolly i. Kirsy--Rue, Isea, Aylaisha (sp?) o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 12:51:15 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Voting List Corrections My votes: 1) Best Thief >b. Quickning >2) Best Priest or Cleric >b. Kylus >3) Best Mage or Magic-User (don't know to hard to decide) > >4) Best Vampire or Undead >b. DVampyre > >5) Best Were-Creature or Similar TIE >a. Brenlyn >b. Deth >c. Fazuul >d. Mokole >e. Tigrah >f. Wolfeyes >g. Tarma >6) Best Warrior/Fighter >b. Lysira >7) Most Creative PC Design Concept >b. Kardd >8) Best Plotline or Drawn-out Storyline >a. Asyr/Arangothian War >:) >9) Most Evil Pc Steve...oh you said PC? >10) Best Overall Roleplayer >a. AngelSin yeah MEEEEEEE MUHUHAHAHHA!! oh wait..crap I've been missing for 3 weeks so i really havn't been roleplaying...hmmm sigh oh well :( This was almost to tuff to vote on.. I think all nominees and others not nominated do a great job and bring all kinds of different wonderful stories to the Inn.. btw thanks to whoever nominated myself.. I'm flattered :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 15:55:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Here are the choices to vote for!!! well...this is a trial run...im thinking of doing it based on monthly achievements, so maybe next time ill put that as a selection <g> Stephen o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 12:56:06 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Here are the choices to vote for!!! Oops I forgot you said to send the votes to You Steve and sent it to the list...sowwy :/ Just cancel my votes anyway..I shouldn't be allowed to vote on account of um..well I can't make up my mind ...yeah...ok..bye ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 13:16:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Voting List Corrections ....pssst.....angel.....you did the *one* thing i hoped *noone* would do...you sent your votes to the list >=/ but, now that its done and over, ill use this as an example =) NOONE send anything about this to the list...all votes and selections, including remarks are to be sent to me...too many people are our friends to choose favorites in a way that might hurt someones feelings.... And now that i have angel into it, what do you think of my ideer Queenie? StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 21:37:25 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: Exploration.... ::Angel and Narisa find themselves in a large room. Their eyes wide in awe of the magnificent energy displaying fabulous light shows..They find themselves at the outer edge of the large room and before them a small door. Angel pushes it lightly and it gives. Dust floats off the opening as this door probably hasn't been opened in a long time. <w>"Where do ye think it leads?" whispers Narisa ::Angel turns around:: <w>"We are about to find out" ::They enter a smaller room. The air still as fresh as in the rest of the pyramid and the light dancing off the walls:: "It seems to be a bed chamber of sorts" ::They walk in Narisa stepping on Angel's heels:: "Godz Narsia there's nothing here to harm ye give me some room!" Angel snaps ::Narisa frowns:: <w>I"m sorry, tis not every day I go trapsing around a spooky pyramid!" ::Angel chuckles:: "Well, Ye are the one that wanted adventure" ::Narisa wrinkles her nose at her sister's comment:: "I didn't think adventure meant poking around in someone's grave" "Nay..this is not a tomb luv'.. this is not yer average pyramid.. Tis something meant for much more than death and the afterlife" ::They separate in the small room and look around:: "Angel!" Narisa squeels ::Angel instinctivly reaches at her side for her sword once again realizing it isn't there:: "What is it!?" she rushes over to Narisa who has opened a gold chest ::Narisa pulls out several finely made silk dresses and veils:: "Clothes! and they look as if they were just stiched!" ::Angel's eyes widen :: "Aye that they do! Come, I'm sure the owners ::looks up and around her:: of this pyramid wouldn't mind if we borrowed them for awhile. Let's go back to that waterfall and bathe...which godz we desperatly need!" ::Narisa nods and they take the dresses and veils with them and head out of the bed chamber making thier way to the large waterfall and pool. ::Moments later they are unclothed and bathing in the cyrstal clear water:: "I don't know what it is about this place Narisa..but after all we have been thru in the last few weeks..I feel none the worse for wear" Aye! ::Narisa smiles. dunking her head under the water then coming back up:: "I feel like I've slept for weeks!" ::They continue to bath and Angel gets a shiver.. she turns around slowly, lowering herself into the water looking around. She thinks "We aren't alone" **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 21:47:26 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: The Pyramid of the Rose, A New Start? ((Sun's posting)) >Rating: G >Storyline: Open(as far as Granis is concerned....currently Angelsin/Narisa >still closed: Email Angelsin directly if u want to be invovled) >Story Note:(Granis Storyline: Remember RPng, not GOD PC involvement is >enjoyable, for all) > >:::::As the Sun rose slowly across the Desert, the Pyramid of the Rose, >began to hum slightly..::: > > Deep within the levels of the Pyramid, there sitting in a non-descripe >chair is Granis, a newborn to the fold of the Tattooed Warriors...a gift and >training given by what some may call mysterious, but others just call a cold >calculating evil being, known mostly as Sun`zen, or as some call him Sun. > > Sun ponders over the recent actions that have taken place in Arangoth, as >well as in Asyri...but since neither are his present concerns, he pays them >little attention...he turns to Granis. "Alright, Granis, you win....I will >use the Pyramid to transport you back to Atlantis, within safe distance of >the Sunaj Training Halls...also i will give you a tailsman, this tailsman, >is a one-shot deal...It will open a Portal back to this very room once >activated, the Portal will remain open till you cross its threshold, >Understand?" Granis nods, as a smile crosses his lips. "Good then, I wish >you luck in finding Myn, fore if they still have her, she is somewhere >inside the Sunaj home." Granis, accepts the tailsman, and tucks it within >the folds of the Sunaj Armor that he wears, then firmly places the Deamon >Helm that goes with the outfit onto his head...as its mystical powers, >grants him full facial expression and speech...<something Sun did, not >normal>. "Sun, I will promise you this, I will find Myn, and restore my >honor to the Ruatha family, This I will do!!!" Sun, merely notices his >words...as the memory that still haunts him lingers on...the memory that he >is still responsible for all of this.... > > Sun turns his memory and attention towards the Pyramid, as he mental >communicates with it, a Portal, not a Rift, opens allowing Granis to arrive >at his destination safely...Sun knows that any Rift can be opened and almost >always detected on Atlantis...but Portals, well thats another matter >totally. "The Portal is secure, you may proceed, Granis...take care, my >friend!" Granis bows slightly, then dashes into the Portal...as it closes >directly behind him. > > Sun smiles, and whispers softly...<w> "I wish you well".....and then >turns back to the his guests as it were that are within the Pyramid...he >gestures and a wall shifts and ripples, granting him the vision of where his >guests reside....he grins as many thoughts cross his mind.....then shakes >them off. "Now i can restore my name within Arangoth...till i no longer need >the use of Arangoth's respect...hmmm, i wonder...how can I use Simon to >fullfill my needs more easily...so many Opportunities...so little time to >decide...." > > Sun gestures away the vision, and proceeds to go meet with his >vistors....telling the Pyramid mentally, to shield the place completely from >all, till he figures what to do next....a voice speaks..."What of the >Dragons other than mine...what of them???" Sun stops in his tracks...and >ponders this...then a smile comes to his lips, "Pyramid, have you gathered >the full auras of our vistors?" ....a few moments pass...."Yes...i have >their clones ready...why?" "Transport them, every now and then to different >areas of the Desert, till i can figure out what to do, with the real >ones....that should keep SimnPhenix and his Dragons rather busy for a time", >as Sun laughs slightly at his own words...."As you command, Protector...fore >it has been done!" > > Sun leaves the inner chambers, and proceeds to watch his two lovely >guests...as he blocks his mind fully thru the use of the Pyramid's >abilities, and hides the Pyramid fully from all detections/locations, till >he is ready..... > >*************************** >-Sun`zen(aka. Jul`Kair, aka.Sun`Dragn, aka. Sunaj) >Champion of BattleFest '96 >....Long Live the BlkDragon*Inn in all its Glory. >-starcry(aka. Stefhan, the mun) > > > **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 15:54:04 -0700 From: [email protected] (...) Subject: Letter of Warning My Fellow Arangothians, I realize that I have away for a great duration of time, and that my presence in the court as well as the inn have been noticeable. However, in this letter, I am prepared to explain the events that have transpired over the past few months and in these events unfolds a tale that could bring Arangoth to its knees. As most of you who know me to some extent, I am not of Arangoth. I am from a distant world known in my native tongue as "Dar Shadamon" which loosely translated means, "The Hiding." My people are a very powerful race that could be feared though we have kept to ourselves over the centuries not wishing to be in contact with other races. However, my initial presence unto this world was caused by invaders whom I still know not much about. They came through this sort of vortex that looked like some sort of....rip through the fabric of space and time. They were a great power, one that rivaled my own people's. We fought bravely killing much of their invasion fleets, but they had numerous reinforcements. They would keep coming. They ravaged our lands destroyed our people, and killed my family. With me born of noble blood and my family destroyed, I took command of much of my people's forces. One day, I was doing battle with what seemed like one of the invading forces leaders though I could not say for certain. I had him to the ground and prepared to take my sword and deliver the final blow when the enemy mouthed some outlandish incantation that I could not understand and then I saw another of those rips, I then felt a pulling sensation and felt myself being pulled towards the rift, all of my powers could not prevent me from being pulled in. The next thing I knew, I lay beside the Darian River a couple of miles from the Black Dragon Inn. That occured a little more than seven months ago. Since then, I have made many friends, adopted a wonderful little girl and even earned a place in the Arangoth Royal Court as a Baron. My stay in this world certainly was not a bad one, but the nagging feeling of what I left behind had haunted me the whole journey and never left. It was a few months ago, that I decided to do something about it and this is what explains my actions and absence for the past months. My greatest power would be in my magic skills. I have a power that records visions if they are felt strongly enough and my landing in Arangoth deemed worthy of that power to come into effect. For weeks I spent alone in my castle trying to make sense of the vision, recalling all my knowledge but always coming up with nothing, until one day. I remember reading a book discussing quantum theories and it stated that there are an infinite number of worlds. All different and parallel to one another. It also recounted an experience of one powerful magician who supposedly made this theory work. The book explained exactly what the magician had done and I decided to try it. It took all my powers to accomplish what I did but once I was finished, I had created a rip of my own. Curious to see what lay beyond, I stepped through. When I came out on the other side, I was back on my homeworld, only it wasn't. The lands were aflame, the air smelt a foul stench of dead flesh and there were invaders all around me. Exhausted and in awe I passed out. When I came to, I was in dank cell with one man, and invader. By now, they had picked up on our language and he interrogated me for hours asking me what I knew and how I got here. I was still weak and was too tired to try to think around him so I told him all I knew. Then I heard this strange humming in my head, and then my mind flashed all these visions. Some were of this world. From what I could comprehend it seemed as though the man was scanning my mind. After that was done with. I heard him laugh a sinister laugh and say "So, this is where you've been 'ey? Interesting...." then I heard the incantation of the vortex and it opened up. As I passed through I heard his voice trailing off saying, "Warn them, we do not fear. They will be next." Then I was back here. I came back last night and immediately fell asleep. This morning I came to the inn for a bit but now I finally can warn you. I fear these invaders might be heading for Arangoth, and if this is true, we are in grave danger for their powers are great and if we do not act efficiently, Arangoth will suffer the same fate as my homeworld. The time to act is now. As I have now returned and rested, I extend my full services to you and this land and will do whatever I can to help. Respectfully, Baron QuickSilver the 2nd Royal Baron of Arangoth Protector of the Darian Realm Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 17:34:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: testing this short note is to see if I am getting through to the mailing list...please email me at [email protected] with a response...thank you ~Syl~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 12:22:22 +0800 From: Bun-G Esq <[email protected]> Hey Look!! I want yopu to take my name off this list...please. I have already mailed about it once. I understand that its just a list, but that doesn't mean that all the other ppl couldn't mail me and tell me what i have to do. or get in contact with the owner and tell him , I hope you can at lwast try Thanks *|-------------------------------| *|-------------------------------| *||Wob & Bun-G || *||http://www.iap.net.au/~nick || *||[email protected] || *|-------------------------------| *|-------------------------------| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 06:35:03 -0700 From: Quickning <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bards While I myself aint looking to become a bard. I think you should talk to Cross, she a fair singer she.... and... it would to be a good... er.. Opportunity for her. ((If anyone has seen Quick and Cross together in the inn you know what i mean)) Plus she allready. 'Sides she's the of the DRL's. So if you get a chance talk to Cross. -- From the Stolen Pen and Twisted Mind of, Storm Quicking, Guild Vice Commander of @}--}--The DarkRose Legion--{--{@ Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:55:32 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Pyramid ((Suns Post)) >Rating: G >Storyline: Closed> contact Angelsin if you desire to be allowed in > > As Sun watched, from deep in the bowels of the Pyramid, Angelsin and >Narisa bathe, a small smile came to his lip and as well as to his >mind....then the Pyramid alerted him to the presence of two of Simon's >little bugs which had just arrived out on the sands...Sun checks the time, >noting the Pyramid isnt to reappear for several more hours...he speaks to >the Pyramid, "Release those clones out into the desert, and make sure that >they are hard to locate...we cant make it easy for them...not till i figure >this out!", the Pyramid, speaks calmly to him, "Fore it will be done....and >what of the two females??" "Give them what they need to live, but to ensure >the sanctity of this place, arm the traps within as well as outside too," >"As you command..but they havent been fully correct...they may not work, >Protector." Sun face took on a simple grin...."At least it will provide >some excitement." > > ::::Throughout the Pyramid, Narisa and Angel could easily hear rumblings:::: > >******** > > Sun watched as the clones of Angel and Narisa were transported out into >the bowels of the desert, far from his Pyramid....he slowly watched them >disappear into a Sand Storm that came across the lands...the clones taking >shelter in some rocks from the blinding sands.... > > Sun also watched as the Dragons of Simn's moved from different areas, >somehow sensing the clones.... > > Sun then spoke mentally with the two outside his Pyramid::: > > ~* Greetings...welcome to the Desert....I know why you came, and I have >called off the Dragons of the Pyramid, they will allow you to search the >Desert, but the Pyramid will not allow you within its domain....as far as >the two individuals you spotted nearing the Pyramid, they are just some >simple Desert dwellers that I do business with from time to time....Enjoy >the Desert, I am sure you will locate those that you seek, Good Luck *~ >:::and with that Sun ends the mental message, and checks over the Pyramid >once more to ensure that none can penetrate the shieldings.... > >************** > > Later that day...a messanger arrives at Castle~Black with a small box, he >pestitions the guards on the wall to allow him entry. Gaurd, "Hold your >spot stranger...what is the business you have here?" "I am a simple minion >of my lord, he wishes that I bring your King Blkdragon...and as well as >another known as Spectre- a message of great importance." The guard >shuffles his feet, and speaks with the captain of the sentry...then finally, >the gates are opened to the stranger....he enters..as his feet seemingly >never touch the ground..as if he floats over it slowly, a hood and robe >hiding all his features from any onlookers. He moves slowly with the guards >to a waiting room. "You will have to wait here, Messanger, while the King is >made aware of your presence to see him...and we will try to locate this >Spectre- person as well." The stranger merely nods to the guard, as he sits >down slowly onto a small bench in the corner of the waiting room....then as >the last of the guards leaves....it turns to the shadows...and speaks >slowly..."Inform Master Sun`zen, i have arrived...and his plan is proceeding >as planned".....the shadows ripple slightly, and then return to their normal >composure. > >*************** > > Sun continues to watch as Angel and Narisa finishes their bathing and >dressing...and they move slowly to one of the inner rooms...he senses their >need for sleep...as he gestures, filtering pollen from the Roses into those >areas where the two are...slowly Angel and Narisa begin to feel >sleepy...real sleepy.... > >*************** > >-Sun`zen(aka. Jul`Kair, aka.Sun`Dragn, aka. Sunaj) >Champion of BattleFest '96 >....Long Live the BlkDragon*Inn in all its Glory. >-starcry(aka. Stefhan, the mun) > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Her Royal Majesty | AngelSin | Queen of Arangoth | @---}---}--------- | --------------------------------- | http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm | Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 21:15:34 From: [email protected] (Queen of Arangoth) Subject: The Search continues... ((Simon's Post)) *ArrowWing and Hades continue to scan the Asyri war camp, their thoughts the same as Simon's, a bloodthirsty desire to rip Zantoth and Dellila to shreds, yet holding back since Reinforcements are either unavailable, or uncooperative....* "This is nuts, Hades.... The perfect opportunity to tear that little witch apart, yet if we do, we'll have Umpteen million Asyri on our arses..." "ArrowWing, Didn't that Sun`Zen person say the 2 who entered the castle were desert dwellers?" *ArrowWing grumbles deeply..* "After all he has pulled and continues to pull, you want to believe him, Hades? I myself am starting to doubt the story he gave Titanus... The trail leads from here to the Pyramid, and Dellila clearly appears at a loss..." "Not to mention, ArrowWing, the trail matches her magic Signature.." *back at the Pyramid...* *Inferno relays Sun`Zen's message to Simon...* "Your instructions, Lord Simon?" "Hold your position, Inferno....." *Simon sits up abruptly in the throne, as AngelSon again appears in his senses, this time, not a clone...* "Dante, meet me at the Following location..." *Dante and Simon hover just outside the fringes of the Sandstorm....* "Are you sure, Simon?" "After the information Blk gave me, it is probable... Highly probable..." *Simon ponders why AngelSin and Blk never told him abiout the second Ressurection earlier?* "We'll go in after the storm abates... It's too dangerous oherwise, for them..." "In the meantime, There's a little hell to pay..... Hades, ArrowWing!" *Near the asyri camp, hades and ArrowWing detect Sinon's call...* "yes, Simon?" *Simon grimaces as he sends his simple instruction to the 2 dragons...* "After nightfall, Give the Asyri a message from me, then join Inferno at the Pyramid..." *Hades and ArrowWing chuckle at the new ordders, eagerly awaiting nightfall...* SimnFenix **************************************************************************** ***************************** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin aka Alysia Draconoris Muthoris Vostanoth Queen of Arangoth May our souls be blessed and our land be rich with love, peace and prosperity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's a community with a life of it's own! Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 14:50:56 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Sleep...and the dreams that follow..... ((Closed story please email me directly at [email protected] if you would like to add to it)) PG-13 ::Angel and Narisa finish bathing and dress in the silk dresses and veils:: "Hmm.. how do I look?" Angel chuckles ::Narisa buttons her top:: "Well, tis nay our kind of dress but I do think it's quite becoming sister" ::Angel Yawns:: "I'm exhausted...let's go back to that bed chamber and get some sleep...something we have missed much of since this nightmare has started" ::Narisa nods and they make thier way to the bed chamber. Oddly, the chamber no longer is covered in dust:: "hmm..strange" Angel looks around "What is it Alysia?" Narisa peaks around her ::Angel suddenly hardly able to keep her eyes open shakes her head and crawls onto the large bed:: "Nothing..let's get some sleep" ::Narisa's eyes grow heavy and she nods climbing onto the bed:: ::They are both asleep before thier heads hit the pillow:: ***ENTER...THE DREAM SCENE**** ((ANGEL)) ::Angel opens her eyes and stares up at the endless cieling, the light almost hurting her eyes. she turns to see Narisa isn't next to her. ~Narisa?~ she calls. Her voice echo's back to her and gives her an erie feeling. She rises quickly from the bed and walks out of the room. As she steps out of the room she is suddenly in a dark temple..not the room she remembered adjoining the bed chamber. The light from the two only candle create strange shadow's on the wall. Kneeling before a strange idol is Narisa. ~what are ye doing here Narisa?~ she asks. ::Narisa turns slowly.. Angel's eyes widen as she sees it isn't Narisa but Dellila laughing at her..she looks up at the idol and Narisa lays upon it...her hand limp and hanging off the side..blood trickles down her hand and drips off her fingers. ~NARISA!!!!!!!!!~ Angel runs towards the altar and a trap below her opens...She falls what seems forever then lands into a pile of something. She moans and looks around but it's to dark to see anything. She hears something and spins around ***M'luv..tis good to have you home*** ~"BLK?!" She tries to rise from the pile and reaches the place where her husband's voice is coming from. She stops at some bars and peeks thru the slots...on the other side she sees Blk in their chambers at Castle Black..and he's with HER? she watches the scene between her husband and herself. **I missed ye luv'** Blk says **And I you ** says the Angel she is watching. Suddenly the Angel with Blk turns into Dellila and turns to look at Angel behind the bars. Angel screams ~NO BLK!! LOOK OUT!! THAT'S NOT ME!!!!!!~ Dellila having Blk in her arms reaches behind her and pulls a knife out aiming for Blk's back. ~NOOOOOOOOOOO BLK!! NO!!! WATCH OUT~~ Angel pulls on the bars as hard as she can with no evail..she reaches below her grabbing a hard long object hoping to throw at Dellila. Suddenly the room which she is in has light..she looks in her hand to see a human arm bone. She screams and drops it looking around where she stands knee deep in human skeletons. ::She awakes with a start. Sweat dripping down her forhead she looks around the room...seeing Narisa sleeping next to her. She lets out a heavy sigh "Godz I've GOT to get home" ((Narisa)) ::She sits in a large field of wildflowers. The sun up high, the birds singing..a butterfly lands on her arm. She smiles down at the butterfly and lifts her arm to let it take flight. It takes off and she watches it's direction, suddenly focusing on someone approaching her. She cups her hand and puts it over her forhead blocking the sun and trying to see who it is, but there is no one there: "hello princess" ::She spins around to the voice. Her eyes widen as she sees Spectre sitting next to her. She bows her head away from him: "Do ye come to haunt me again?" ::Spectre whispers into her ear:: "I come to warn ye luv'.. your not safe in this little pyramid...your not safe until she is dead" ::Narisa looks up:: "Until who is de..." She looks around but he's gone.. Tears start to sting her eyes: "Spectre?!?! Until WHO is dead?!" "until *I* am dead!!" Dellila's voice comes from behind followed by a cackle. ::Narisa spins around and gasps..she gets up and runs as fast as she can, Dellila right behind her no matter how fast she runs. ~Narisa?! Narisa?!~ ::narisa see's Angel standing in the meadow and runs towards her:: ~Narisa wake up!!~ ::Narisa opens her eyes seeing Angel sitting up next to her and shaking her slightly:: "Ye were havin a nightmare luv. Seem's contagious" ;:Narisa sits up:: "How long have I been asleep?" ::Angel sighs :: "I don't know..I just woke up myself..and this place never seems to get dark so I have no idea" She stretches and steps off the bed. Suddenly she feels again as if they are being watched and turns toward the door: "Hello?" she walks towards the slightly opened door "Who's there?" **************************************************************************** ******** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin Queen of Arangoth @---}---}--------- http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! __----~~~~~~~~~~~------___ . . ~~//====...... __--~ ~~ -. \_|// |||\\ ~~~~~~::::... /~ ___-==_ _-~o~ \/ ||| \\ _/~~- __---~~~.==~||\=_ -_--~/_-~|- |\\ \\ _/~ _-~~ .=~ | \\-_ '-~7 /- / || \ / .~ .~ | \\ -_ / /- / || \ / / ____ / | \\ ~-_/ /|- _/ .|| \ / |~~ ~~|--~~~~--_ \ ~==-/ | \~--===~~ .\ ' ~-| /| |-~\~~ __--~~ |-~~-_/ | | ~\_ _-~ /\ / \ \__ \/~ \__ _--~ _/ | .-~~____--~-/ ~~==. ((->/~ '.|||' -_| ~~-/ , . _|| -_ ~\ ~~---l__i__i__i--~~_/ _-~-__ ~) \--______________--~~ //.-~~~-~_--~- |-------~~~~~~~~ //.-~~~--\ Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:53:28 -0500 From: Leonard Foley <[email protected]> Subject: Bards Here ye, Here ye, To all who know me, i'm Fitz, one of the royal bards of Arangoth. I've currently become married and am in need of an apperentice. If ye feel like ye would like the job, please post a letter here or talk to me, Crimson, Tamsin, or Pendrake. I would ask that ye have atleast a little experence in music or poetry. I thank ye all in advance to all who will inquire to the job. Fitz duMar, Royal Bard of Arangoth Royal Flirt and othe fun stuff "Ye missed a spot on the toilet dear" Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 19:15:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: LAST CALL! anyone who hasnt sent in their votes need to do so...at midnight tonight, the polls are closed and i tally up the votes to post the winners and runners up... so hurry cause im getting impatient and tired of tallying votes <g> StevE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 20:19:02 -0500 From: [email protected] (Dee and Rich) Subject: Bards >To: Multiple recipients of list blackdragon <[email protected]> >Sender: [email protected] >Reply-To: BlackDragon <[email protected]> >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:53:28 -0500 >X-Sender: [email protected] >From: Leonard Foley <[email protected]> >Subject: Bards > > > >Here ye, Here ye, > >To all who know me, i'm Fitz, one of the royal bards of Arangoth. I've >currently become married and am in need of an apperentice. If ye feel like >ye would like the job, please post a letter here or talk to me, Crimson, >Tamsin, or Pendrake. >I would ask that ye have atleast a little experence in music or poetry. I >thank ye all in advance to all who will inquire to the job. > >Fitz duMar, Royal Bard of Arangoth >Royal Flirt and othe fun stuff > >"Ye missed a spot on the toilet dear" > > Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 18:37:45 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: Blk's e-mail Could someone send me Blk's e-mail address privatly, so-to-speak, as-in not posted on the list? Thanks -Adam -- One day more! Another day, another destiny. This never-ending road to calvary These men who seem to know my crime Will surely come a second time. One day more! Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 23:30:49 -0400 From: Ash <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Voting List Corrections >1) Best Thief >c. Siel > >2) Best Priest or Cleric >b. Kylus > >3) Best Mage or Magic-User >e. Raist >4) Best Vampire or Undead >i. Stalker > >5) Best Were-Creature or Similar >b. Deth >6) Best Warrior/Fighter >d. Reneau >7) Most Creative PC Design Concept >e. Scarecrow > >8) Best Plotline or Drawn-out Storyline >d. Stef and Darren's Story on the list >9) Most Evil Pc >d. Hellion > >10) Best Overall Roleplayer >c. Lysira > > >o/~ Can you imagine >for a second >doing anything >you ever wanted to? >Well thats just what i do, >so hooray for me, >and fluff you! o/~ > > > ~* Ashley *~ "Perhaps this is a situation where excessive honesty can be detrimental." -- Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 23:34:51 -0400 From: Ash <[email protected]> Subject: >=( Awww fuq i just sent in my votes to the mailing list.. :( ! Damn .. wasn't thinking.. :/ did just like angel.. :( oh well guess you all know who i voted for :/ guess you can disqualify me too steve :( sorry folks.. ~* Ashley *~ "Perhaps this is a situation where excessive honesty can be detrimental." -- Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 21:36:55 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Escape Cc: [email protected] (another part from the hand of Quickning..) Quickning hurried off, still carrying the unconscious body of the guard to a small clearing of the forest. She slowed down as she entered the clearing. Seeing no one in the clearing she smirked to herself. She contiuned for a few more steps then stopped laying the guard on theground. Quickning bent to catch the gaurd's head, to protect him from further injury, and rested it on the ground. As she started to raise she felt a fist grab her hair, and a sharp point against her neck. "Reveal thy name," a hoarse voice hissed into her ear. Quickning rolled her eyes, and sighed. "Cute Ced, coming from down wind like that," Quickning said smoothly, "You need to do something about that dragon breath though." With that she was released. Quickning straightend, and turned round to look her assailant. She gave a smug half smile her to the Commander of the Dark Rose Legion, Cedric Knight. He smiled knowingly and gave a signal. Two other figures stood on the edge of the clearing. Quickning nodded in greeting to her fellow legionares. Cross, the nimble and lightfingered elf steeped on to the clearing. Cross was probably the best thief in all of Arangoth. After Quick of course, far after. She smiled to Quick and glanced behind her. Following her was Rand al`Thor the magic user and warrior. His face was serious. He wasn't in the mood for horseplay. He gave Quick a curt nod. "All is ready, correct Quickning?" Ced asked as the two walked toward them. Quicknodded. "Defenses?" "Eight Guards patrol the grounds." Quickning reported, "There are also several more inside and one is always near Rhiannonn." Ced looked thoughtfull for a momment, "And Magical defences?" "Uh... magical.... I-I don't know," Qucik stammered. Ced frowned at Quick for a moment then his expresion softened. "A mistake you won't make again, will you, Vice Commander?" "Yes sir... uh no sir." Quick looked slightly embarassed. Cross giggled softly from behind her hand as Quick shot her a fearsome grimace. Then Cross suddenly noticed a small bird flying off or a particulaly intresting cloud or something. Rand cleared his throat. "Who's this?" he asked indicating the still guard. "He's how you and I will get into the keep, Rand," Quick replied, glad for change of subject, "I call him Al". "His name is Thair," Cedric said curtly. "Anyhow," Quick continued, "He's about your build. The uniform should fit and with a little disguise magic from Cedric, you and I will walk right throught the front gate." Quick handed Rand a length of very frayed rope. "Take his clothes and tie him up with this. A little struggling and he will get free." Rand nodded and dragged the guard into the forest. Cedric smirked at Quick softheartedness. "I will teleport Cross and myself to your firedrake Mave's location. When I get the signal I will teleport Rand to our location. You should be able to get out on you own." "This is gunna be great." Cross said enthusiasticaly "No foolishness." Cedric said, "That goes for both you and Quick." Quick and Cross traded glances, then both rolled thier eyes. "I mean it! I won't do it either." "Of course Sir, no foolishness" Cross said almost seriously. Quick grinned bearly keeping from laughing. Just Then Rand returned dressed in the uniform of the Verdant Keep guardsman. "It a pretty good fit," Rand stated, "But the boots are a little tight." Ced's eyes unfocused a bit as he mumbled a few words. An aura surrounded Rand and Quick, then faded. Cross's eyes grew wide as she looked not upon the faces of Rand and Quick, but the face of the gaurd Thair and an elven woman. Cedric just smiled satified. They made readied themselves, and left for the keep. * * * Soon the false Thair came to the gate of the keep. He was struggling to keep hold of a wild-looking elf woman. She broke loose for an instant but he tackled her to the ground. "Why didn't you tell me you were gunna do that?" He whispered to the elf. "Call to the guard for some help." she hissed back. Rand nodded quickly. "Ho There! I have a spy!" Rand called as the elf kicked and spat. "I could use a hand!" Soon two guards came out of the gate, one holding shackles. "Hail Thair!" one called back, "Can't keep the little thing under control eh!" Quickning slackend her struggling just enough to allow the guards to bind her, then stopped completly whenone of the guard threatened to knock her out with his sword hilt. She needed to have her wits about her for this job. They marched here into the keep and into a small room for questioning. All the while Cedric and Cross had been watching. When they saw that Rand and Quick had entered, they made their move. Cedric mentally contacted Mave who was already with Rhiannonn and teleported to the inside of the wall and made their way from the garden to the tower room in which Rhiannonn was being held. Cross used a few well-aimed poison tipped darts to take out a few guards and Cedric used his fists to take out a few more. They both managed to get to the short hallway which Rhiannonn's room was on without raising alarm. They stopped for a bit...waiting. Meanwhile Quick was being held in a small room while Rand fed the fabricated story. "When you left to check out the first noise, I heard another. I went to find out what it was and I found that she-devil. She spotted me and ran. Took me along time to catch her and still longer to drag her back here. She's a feisty one, that I can tell you." Quickning was very impressed with al`Thor's lying ablity. None of the guards were paying her any attention. She worked her wrists free of the shackles then nodded slightly to catch Rand's attention. Rand gave her a quick glance. She stood up suddenly, bowling over many of the lax gaurd and bolted for the door. Rand was on her tail quick as a flash shouting "Stop her!" Quickning gave Mave a mental signal, which he in turn relayed to Cedric. As the pair rounded the corner, the magical disguises dropped as Ced teleported Rand to his location. Then Cedric cast a new spell of an illusion of the elven woman running through the gate into the forest. Ced kept up the illusion just long enough to indicate she was obviously heading west. Quickning grinned as she heard the guard shouting "Get her! She is heading for the forest" and "She's going to get away!" She looked out of a nearby window to see most of the guard pouring out of the keep spreading out to search the woods. Any guards left would easily be taken care of in the confusion. In the meantime, she found her way to the treasury, finding a larger chest and a two smaller ones. The large chest was filled with gold...the guards' wages no doubt. She opened one of the smaller chests and her eyes widened with awe. Platinum! Quickening stuffed the chests into the everpresent bag that was at her side. She started for the door, but a twinkle caught her eye..a small pendant. She stuffed the pendant into her pocket and left. As she glanced around the corner, she saw a small force of 15 gaurd racing up a stairwell. She cursed silently. They were on their way to secure Rhiannonn no doubt. Quick sent a telepatic message to Mave. She grimaced as she blinked to his location. Cross and Cedric were sitting crouched in ajacent hallway, when Rand appeared in midstride. He nearly bowled over the twosome as he blundered into the hallway, stomping loudly as he tried to come to a stop. The solider who sat as Rhiannonn's guard before her door immediatly stood up and his hand dropped to his sword, charging Rand. Seeing the solider coming, Rand stopped tryng to slow himself down, recongnizing his momentum was now to his advantage. Charging as he held out his arm to the side, Rand connected with the guard's neck with awesome force, enough to spin the guard in mid-air landing him on his face, out cold. Rand stopped just short of crashing into the opposite wall. "Well done, Rand!" Cross said, clapping her hands. "Aye, couldn't have done it better if I planned it," Cedric said. Rand blinked. "You didn't plan that?" Ced just shook his head and smiled at Rand. Then he walked over to Rhiannonn's door. As he ran his hands over the door, the smell of burning word filled the air. Ced stepped back admiring his work. A perfect black rose had been burned on into the door. Just then Quickning appeard. "Ced! Guards on their way up!" Quickning gasped. Ced nodded to Quick and knocked on the door. "Lady Rhiannonn, your rescuers are here." Ced said smoothly. The door slowly creaked open as Mave flew out, landing on Quick's Shoulder. Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:10:31 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Escape 2 Cc: [email protected] Rhiannonn breathed in deeply closing her eyes...her first breath of freedom. When she had heard earlier commotion down below in the courtyard and grounds beyond, Rhiannonn was barely aware of what was happening..and didn't care. Her mind was still numb from OneStab's words...he was leaving this place, this land.. ~I know not when I shall return Rhiannonn...he stated with indifference, his sapphire blue eyes apparently lost in their own vision. ~You mean I am to be locked her indefinitely?!..she had gasped, feeling the careful shapings of her plan slip through her fingers like water.. Rhiannonn closed her eyes tightly, shutting out the deep betrayal she felt yet once again at the hands of a Warden. "Damn him...and this child which burdens my freedom", she hissed to the empty room. Then her wishes were miraculously answered as she slipped out of the inner sanctum of her own dark thoughts as new commotion burst through to her ears, echoing in the hall outside of her door. Suddenly, as if in a dream, the firedrake which had revealed itself to her earlier slowly materialized and flew towards the doorway...and as if upon signal, the door slowly creaked open with the drake floating out on leathery wings. A tall man suddenly appeared through the door and stretched out his hand to her, his eyes sincere as he breathed heavily from the exertions of his scuffle with the guard. "Milady..", he commanded in a rumbling voice, "if you wish your freedom..you must come with me NOW!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Through narrow escape and the cunning skill of her rescuers against remaining attempts from guards who futilely tried to thwart them in the mass confusion, Rhiannonn now found herself outdoors, running as fast as she physically could with the sagging weight of the babe inside her. Ahead of her, the members of the Dark Rose Legion swiftly ran, scurrying to make it to the safety of the dark dense forests outside the keep. The who called herself Quickning darted nimbly before her until they reached a high stone wall which encircled the keep. Both Quickning and Rhiannonn began to scramble up the loose stone of the wall, followed by the shouts of yet more guards behind them. By then, Quickning was on top of the wall, her eyes snapping up and narrowing as she heard the voices nearing. "This way...I see them!" One male voice called out. At that moment, Rhiannonn glanced over her shoulder as she struggled to scale the wall, heavily burdened by pregnancy. "Quickly now Rhiannonn..take my hand!" Quick thrust her hand down for Rhiannonn to take hold of. As Rhiannonn reached up to take hold of the offered hand, the rock beneath her that precariously balanced her foot crumbled, sending her sliding down the wall a meter or two. Rhiannonn cried out in pain as her hands grasped onto the wall once more, the rough stone crassly grazing her..tearing at her clothing and scraping her skin. Quick's eyes suddenly widened, mouthing an unknown word, and she quickly dropped to the other side of the wall, disappearing. "NO! Bloody he-" Rhiannonn cursed through clenched teeth then a rough hand suddenly grasped her ankle. Rhiannonn swung her head around over her shoulder and panicked...a guard had seized her with one hand, yanking down on her foot as he swiftly unsheathed his sword with the other. Screaming with the desparate fury of a cornered animal, Rhiannonn kicked at the guard's exposed jaw with her other foot as she fell to the ground. Feeling her foot soundly connect with flesh and hearing the cracking of bone, Rhiannonn paid little attention to the man's stance as he staggered backwards, his sword haphazardly flailing in mid-air as he struggled to catch his balance. Rhiannonn's body glanced off the edge of blade in mid-fall, slicing into her thigh deeply, causing her to gasp with the initial shock of pain. Crumpling to the ground, Rhiannonn rolled in agony and anger...others were approaching fast...and her ruse was up. Strong arms suddenly lifted her and Rhiannonn opened her eyes...Cedric of the Dark Rose Legion was grimly hefting her up over his shoulder, handing her up to Rand and al' who were perched on top of the wall. Feeling fire sear through her thigh in painful spasms which matched her heartbeat, Rhiannonn passed out in blessed relief. "We're all mad here..."--Cheshire Cat http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's friggin' "As The World Turns" meets Captain Kangaroo ;) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:39:28 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: Re: The Search continues... > > >((Simon's Post)) > > >*ArrowWing and Hades continue to scan the Asyri war camp, their thoughts >the same as Simon's, a bloodthirsty desire to rip Zantoth and Dellila to >shreds, yet holding back since Reinforcements are either unavailable, or >uncooperative....* Uh... what asyri war camp? it was destroyed last saturday.. Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:42:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Re: The Search continues... Last I heard..Zantoth ditched the Asyri to join another dark legion...?? "We're all mad here..."--Cheshire Cat http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's friggin' "As The World Turns" meets Captain Kangaroo ;) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 23:00:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: HERE ARE THE WINNERS!!!! Alright people....here are the winners and runners up for all of the selections as YOU all voted for! im just saying that because im tired of people asking me why i didnt put them in even though i had no part in the nominations or voting =D here they are! so when you see these people, congratulate them! Best Thief -- Quickning; Runner-up --Siel Best Priest -- Kylus; Runner-up -- Aystan Best Mage -- (Tie) Daedil, Rue; Runner-up Kaejo Best Vampire or Undead -- (Tie) DVampyre, Stalker; Runner-up (Tie) Lovan, Reneau Best Were-Creature -- Deth; Runner-up -- (Tie) Brenlyn, Mokole Best Overall Warrior Class -- Lysira; Runner-up -- WharGhoul Most Creative PC Concept -- Scarecrow; Runner-up -- Kardd Best Plotline/Storyline -- Asyr War and All its Participants; Runner-up -- Stalkers Story Most Evil PC -- Hellion; Runner-up -- Scarecrow Best Overall Roleplayer -- Kirsy (Rue, Isea, and many others); Runner-up (Tie) Andie, Sylvia, Lysira (what the hell is her real name anyways?), Steve, and Julie CONGRADURINATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS, NOMINEES, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE YET TO BE NOTICED!!!! THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!! StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 23:06:43 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: Re: >=( Ash wrote: > > Awww fuq i just sent in my votes to the mailing list.. :( ! Damn .. wasn't > thinking.. :/ did just like angel.. :( oh well guess you all know who i > voted for :/ guess you can disqualify me too steve :( sorry folks.. > > ~* Ashley *~ > > "Perhaps this is a situation where excessive honesty can be detrimental." -- > Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation You know, that quote goes perfect with this situation. -Adam -- "Have you talked to God recently?" "Yes, and she's black." "Do or do not, there is no try." "From Chaos comes order." "Live hard, die young, leave a good-looking corpse." Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:21:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: A gift from Crysalin...Punishment for Sun`zen Rating: G (mostly) Story: open as far as I know ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the quiet discussion that Crysalin just had with her old friend Whisper she sits there deep in thought. "I must speak with Kaejo...I can help him with the punishment he wishes for Sun`zen...oh Sun...why did you do this? I had not thought you so capable of evil...you managed to hide that from me very well..." :::slowly a feeling of betrayal comes over Crysalin the more she thinks on the evilness of Sun`zen's action....his kidnapping of Menolly and her final death...Crysalin's eyes turn a deep red and her fangs extend...her breathing becoming harsh and animalistic as she fights the frenzy...a sheen of bloodsweat covering her body...her mind screaming at her for calm...desperately she reaches deep within the well of emotions she has drawn from others in her capacity as an empath ..searching for and finding a pocket of calm and soothing emotions...drawing on that heavily she slowly pushes back the frenzy:::: :::sitting there breathing heavily and composing herself once more she decides to find Kaejo, and makes her way to the #BLKDRAGON*Inn...where she finds him speaking quietly with Princess petal::: Kaejo, I have heard of your loss...I know you do not like my kind...yet I offer you a small gift. The punishment you seek for Sun`zen...that he will always remember the pain he has caused to Menolly...regardless of his reasons. You felt her die? Crysalin speaks quietly yet urgently for she wants to finish this tonight. Kaejo looks at Crysalin, a mixture of loathing and curiosity on his face, "<w> yes...I felt her die...her pain...oh god..." :::Crysalin changes her form to that of a faerie...only 12" tall. She begins to dance and spin as Kaejo speaks...knowing he is remembering the pain he felt...the horror...slowly she begins to glow with faerie fire as she draws the pain and emotion he felt at that moment from his mind::: As the dance stops she looks at Kaejo, her tiny features set with determination. "He will know Kaejo...the pain he is responsible for...even if it was not him that killed her directly...he will know." :::Crysalin reaches inside herself once more...searching for the spark that is her love for Sun`zen...finding the faint spark she uses it as a guide to find him...and flies off into the night sky...Dawn mere hours away:::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This will end the first part...I hope you enjoy these stories...some form of comment would be welcome as many people are putting their efforts into your enjoyment here. ~Syl~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 09:45:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: A gift from Crysalin...Punishment for Sun`zen (part 2) This part is rated: PG (sorta) Story: still open as far as I know ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :::Crysalin flies over Arangoth in her faerie form...searching for Sun`zen and manages to locate him on the forest path near her garden of rainbow roses...he is not alone.::: :::deciding to be discreet Crysalin lands on a tree branch above Sun`zen and Isis...remembering that this is his future wife Crysalin decides to wait as the lovers speak quietly (or whatever they are doing...I won't tell)::: :::Crysalin watches the sky, knowing dawn is not far off she waits impatiently...just as she decides to interrupt the conversation below her, she sees Isis leave...before Sun`zen can open a rift and disappear Crysalin flies down to hover in front of him:::: <s> Hello Sun`zen...I have been looking for you. ::Sun`zen jumps a bit at the sudden appearance of his once-fiancee::: "Oh...uhhh hello Chryss" "I have not come as a friend this time Sun`zen...I was told what you did to Menolly...I can't believe you did that Sun!" Crysalin shakes off the anger rising inside and sets her mind on what she came for. Sun`zen looks upset at the mention of Menolly, "Look Chryss, it wasn't my fau-" Crysalin interrupts him bluntly, "Sun...I was also told that you do not believe it to be your fault...I do not care at this point what you believe. I have come to deliver your punishment. Kaejo did not want you to stand trial or be harmed. Remember? He only wanted you to remember your betrayal of the friendship and trust that you shared with Menolly." As she speaks Crysalin begins to dance and spin in mid-air...glowing softly with faerie fire. "Sun`zen...from this moment on, once a day you will feel the pain of your body being torn asunder...the pain of your life leaving you...Menolly's pain Sun`zen...you will feel her death every day..." :::As Crysalin finishes speaking Sun`zen is bathed in faerie fire...her gift to Kaejo and Sun`zen's punishment complete.::: :::Crysalin flies off to the lightening of the sky...dawn less than an hour away...Sun`zen's scream of pain echoing in her ears:::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This ends my part in this little story...I do so hope you enjoyed it. ~Syl ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 15:41:11 -0700 From: [email protected] (...) Subject: An Empty Plea in the Night Rating: G :::::With a quiet creak of the massive doors, he steps into the throne room of Queen AngelSin and King BlackDragon. Gone for so long his eyes squint as to remember things of the past, taking in all the room's surroundings, memories of objects and pictures slowly coming back to him.::::::: "But now is not the time for reflection," thinks the Baron. "I must seek out the queen at once." :::::He examines the room finding himself to be alone. The queen must be away somewhere.:::::: "Is this the way it should end?" he half says-half yells out loud to nobody in particular. "I know I have been away, without warning and without any information. But my letter that I addressed to everyone was sincere was it not? Yet in the past two days, I've received not ONE reply or even concern. Do you all think this a grand jest? The invaders took my home, and my people, and my family. But they had not taken my pride or my self-respect. Do not let your decision of ignorance on my warning prove me otherwise. I speak the truth of what is to come. In the name of........for all our sakes SOMEONE ANSWER MEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ::::::he falls to the ground of the throne room, tears starting to form in his eyes::: "I'm trying to save us all......we're in....great.........danger." :::::he begins to weep. For himself, for his family, and for the land of Arangoth that he loves, but fear will not survive the coming events......::::::::: Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 15:45:57 -0700 From: Queen of Arangoth <[email protected]> Subject: Re: An Empty Plea in the Night First of all.. Angel and her sister have been kidnapped and are missing so she hasn't gotten your letter yet..and the King is off searching for them so he wouldn't have seen it either.. Second, um..We have guards at the castle silly..you wouldn't be able to just walk in ;) Third..WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!?!? >:P **************************************************************************** ******** Her Royal Majesty AngelSin Queen of Arangoth @---}---}--------- http://www.blkdragon.com/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Official Web Site for the #BLKDRAGON*Inn!! __----~~~~~~~~~~~------___ . . ~~//====...... __--~ ~~ -. \_|// |||\\ ~~~~~~::::... /~ ___-==_ _-~o~ \/ ||| \\ _/~~- __---~~~.==~||\=_ -_--~/_-~|- |\\ \\ _/~ _-~~ .=~ | \\-_ '-~7 /- / || \ / .~ .~ | \\ -_ / /- / || \ / / ____ / | \\ ~-_/ /|- _/ .|| \ / |~~ ~~|--~~~~--_ \ ~==-/ | \~--===~~ .\ ' ~-| /| |-~\~~ __--~~ |-~~-_/ | | ~\_ _-~ /\ / \ \__ \/~ \__ _--~ _/ | .-~~____--~-/ ~~==. ((->/~ '.|||' -_| ~~-/ , . _|| -_ ~\ ~~---l__i__i__i--~~_/ _-~-__ ~) \--______________--~~ //.-~~~-~_--~- |-------~~~~~~~~ //.-~~~--\ Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:20:03 -0400 (EDT) From: "Potts Cest' Evalion" <[email protected]> Subject: testing testing...1...2...3...1...2...3... Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 19:29:28 -0400 (EDT) From: "Potts Cest' Evalion" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: testing ((I just wanted to let you all know...I've been on this list for five months now and I haven't been able to send a damn thing....Now, thanx to Ang I can WAHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx Ang...your da kewlest. As for the rest of you...prepare yourselves for a touch of insanity...:::walks off laughing like a friggen maniac::::)) Potts www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/4708 It's not just a Home Page...its a party Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 16:46:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: Sun/Mun Leaving >From: [email protected] >X-Sender: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 18:05:14 -0400 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Sun/Mun Leaving > >Too anyone that is concerned...i am having to close my account, and correct >a number of RL problems currently. > > I hope too rejoin the fun and everything...maybe thru earthlink, but first >the problems. > > I hope too see you all again...take care...fore its been a Blast...oh >yes...Someone tell Isis, that Sun`zen (stephen) has left due to RL >problems...i would greatly appreciate this. > >Bye... > >**************************** >-Sun`zen(aka. Jul`Kair, aka.Sun`Dragn, aka. Sunaj) >Champion of BattleFest '96 >....Long Live the BlkDragon*Inn in all its Glory. >-starcry(aka. Stefhan, the mun) > > >~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 23:41:01 -0700 From: Adam <[email protected]> Subject: leaving Hey guys, I'm jsut writing this little note to tell everyone I'll be out of town from tommorow (the 25th) to Monday night, because I'll be at the Olympics in Atlanta. So, I'll see everyone when I get back. -Adam -- "Have you talked to God recently?" "Yes, and she's black." "Do or do not, there is no try." "From Chaos comes order." "Live hard, die young, leave a good-looking corpse." Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:58:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Slurpee God <[email protected]> Subject: Some Sparring Suggestions A while back, i had the privalage to spar with DreamShde (least i think thats how ya spell his nick) and he brought in an interesting element that i had only seen a few times before and that i think had a lot of potential....instead of direct physical attacks, mind assaults and magical blasts, he used trickery, surprise, and confusion as a way of damage...his attacks would be along the lines of disappearing and reappearing several yards away to disorient me, or do something equally tricky that when his roll counted a point, would count as damage due to the fact that my character was confused or even took a shot to his confidence...i thought this was just the coolest thing since Space Invaders so i gave it a little more thought.... If we applied this more often, then people who have familiars or just animal sidekicks help them battle....normally, ill see someone say "so and so's flacon flies down and slashes at your eyes" or something BUT noone ever attacks the falcon BACK cause it wont count against the person, right? well i think if we used this concept, it would! think about it, your best friend tries to help you in a fight and gets slammed to the ground....of COURSE its gonna "hurt" you whether the damage is to your confidence, ego, or just a plain astonishment... Or another situation, perhaps humiliating the opponent....instead of blocking the attack and trying to break his wrist, why not just step aside and trip him, letting the damage from his fall be the dice roll? I just thought about this alot today and thought id remark...there are few people i have sparred with that i believe to really roleplay when they fight....most people just swing a sword and roll a die...perhaps if we boost rping during spars a little more, then we can solve some of this pent up aggression abound in the inn AND have a little more RPing there as well =) But if any of you see DreamShde in the inn, ask him to spar, cause win or lose, it'll be worth the rping time...RandoM had a grand ol' time >=) StEvE o/~ Can you imagine for a second doing anything you ever wanted to? Well thats just what i do, so hooray for me, and fluff you! o/~ Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 22:37:51 -0600 From: [email protected] (OneStab) Subject: While One is Away (episode 1) Ancient fingers swayed in the air. Gloved in crimson aura, the hands danced their sorcery summoning motions. Glowing splinters spun around an index finger. Then by the master's command, conjured power channeled into a magenta beam. The ray ripped trough the air, slamming into a tree just behind OneStab's shoulder. Nervously, OneStab rolled a BlueStone in his palm. Concentrating, he tuned his chants to the magefire beside him. BlueStone crystals animated deep within the mysterious talisman's structure. Power winked in perfectly cut facets. OneStab felt a surge in his closed hand as his song harmonized the stone and red magic. For a few seconds, the blood beam intensified. BlueStone waves hurtled from OneStab's hand, reinforcing the spell cast by a hooded figure fifteen yards away. In one lightning motion, OneStab flipped the gemstone in his hand, reversing the harmonic waves. Instantly, the crimson ray vanished. "That's it, Chosen One." The bent figure congratulated, "Ye crippled my spell." OneStab shook his head, dissatisfied. "Master, in the time it took to align the stone and disarm your magic, Elise could have been killed several times." The old man nodded at his apprentice and old friend's practical evaluation. "Control and haste will come with practice. Ye did nae think to better me in a week did ye? Sorcery is new to ye, the BlueStones demand knowledge of your enemy, focus, and precise timing. This level of success this soon, OneStab, is nothing short of astounding. And a testament to your commitment.." Complements didn't brighten One's assessment. "Nevertheless, MelfSmite, I remain woefully ill prepared to defend me child from her enemies." MelfSmite lowered his hood. "Why not stay here? My tower is secret. Your enemies can find neither ye nor your Elise here. Even if they should, within the walls of my ivy tower, ye are under my protection. Harm will nae befall ye. Once she is old enough to defend herself, ye can return to Rondissia.... and reclaim from Jaspero the throne that is rightfully yours... and hers." MelfSmite's concern drew a smile from OneStab. "Master, there are lessons of stewardship that cannae be learned in seclusion. I donnae doubt Elise would develop safe lost in the forests. But here, she would nae interact with others. Leadership, like magic, cannae be taught from books nor imparted in lecture. It must be practiced; mistakes overcome, strengths honed." OneStab rested his hand on MelfSmite's robed shoulder, "Nae me friend, Elise cannae stay here." Hard, ice blue eyes of the sorcerer narrowed. "Very well, Chose One." The mage gritted his teeth and flung his arm outward. Lightning flashed from his hand. The bold struck a man-sized sapling, engulfing it in an explosion of fiery splinters. In moments, nothing remained but pine fragrant smoke tainted by ozone. MelfSmite glanced warily at his student. "When ye thwart that spell, I will permit Elise to leave. Nae before." His master's vivid display stung OneStab. He knew foul souls crept the realm, beings that wished nothing more than to see Elise disintegrated to ash. "Agreed, Master." Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 07:54:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Syl <[email protected]> Subject: A commentary This is a note to all of the burgeoning writers out there that have been contributing to this mailing list. Do you realize that what we have here of late is a collection of short stories and possible novels? Now I know that there are certain storylines that I look forward to reading because they are increasingly well written and I would like to send my congratulations to all who have contributed. However, we cvould all get ...well maybe not rich, but we could probably sell our stories of Arangoth and surrounding lands if someone compiled all of the stories into one volume. Something like the "Magic of Ishtar" books. A lot of different authors and just a small city that grew from their imaginations. What do you think? ~Syl ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 14:41:17 -0400 (EDT) From: "Potts Cest' Evalion" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A commentary :::raises his hand::: I volunteer to collect all the money we make <g> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:01:24 -0400 From: ThornSpike <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A commentary At 07:54 AM 7/26/96 -0700, you wrote: >This is a note to all of the burgeoning writers out there that have been >contributing to this mailing list. Do you realize that what we have here of >late is a collection of short stories and possible novels? Nice idea petal! In fact, I have been writting a novel for what will soon be a year. Not really about the BDI in Arangoth, but there are three characters based on "people" I've met here or at the RDI in Rhydin. I have approx. 37,000 words at present (I write slow, lots gets deleted, or at best, rewritten) and I expect it to be between 80,000 - 100,000 words, about 20 chapters when completed. This might explain why I spend as much time as possible (not much lately) in the inn and why I don't contribute a great deal to this mailing list - sorry. BTW, if any would like to have their character play a part, there is a slim chance that I can write you in. Most (all?) of the major charcters where developed (at least they have a 5x8 card) long ago, but there always seems to be room for one more minor character. Not much room for magick either. None of the characters have any real magick. No fire balls, magick staff, sword, etc. The magick here is more from nature, and ok, there is *one* somewhat prophet dream in the third chapter. There are priest/priestess types during this time and religion contains enough miracles for the common people. It's a romance novel, set in the early middle ages. The central character is a woman (the market being such that romance novels are typically about a woman's adventures, not a man's), talk about difficult writting. Anyway, I grow long on wind and short on time. Good luck! Thorn Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 15:05:44 -0600 (MDT) From: Stef <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A commentary At 07:54 AM 7/26/96 -0700, you wrote: > > >This is a note to all of the burgeoning writers out there that have been contributing to this mailing list. Do you realize that what we have here of late is a collection of short stories and possible novels? Now I know that there are certain storylines that I look forward to reading because they are increasingly well written and I would like to send my congratulations to all who have contributed. However, we cvould all get ...well maybe not rich, but we could probably sell our stories of Arangoth and surrounding lands if someone compiled all of the stories into one volume. Something like the "Magic of Ishtar" books. A lot of different authors and just a small city that grew from their imaginations. What do you think? > >~Syl >~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. I would gladly share my contributions if others found in interesting reading. :) Stef "We're all mad here..."--Cheshire Cat http://www.bnbcomp.net/blkdra~1/blkhome.htm Irc Channel #BLKDRAGON*Inn It's no longer just roleplaying..it's friggin' "As The World Turns" meets Captain Kangaroo ;) Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 17:37:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Galliard <[email protected]> Cc: BlackDragon <[email protected]> Subject: Re: A commentary <<< This is a note to all of the burgeoning writers out there that have been contributing to this mailing list. Do you realize that what we have here of late is a collection of short stories and possible novels? Now I know that there are certain storylines that I look forward to reading because they are increasingly well written and I would like to send my congratulations to all who have contributed. However, we cvould all get ...well maybe not rich, but we could probably sell our stories of Arangoth and surrounding lands if someone compiled all of the stories into one volume. Something like the "Magic of Ishtar" books. A lot of different authors and just a small city that grew from their imaginations. What do you think? >>> I think, as one of the aforementioned authors, that we'd better either 1) forget the idea... I know that I didn't intend to write for anyone's enjoyment but mine and the subscribers to this list... or 2) at least get permission from the authors of their respective stories before including their works in a compilation. Wolfie`s Mun > ~Syl > ~So many characters running through my mind...so little time to play them all. > >