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<LI><em>To</em>: "MUD-Dev" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] re: Originality/Points of Reference</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Ian Klimon, Esq." <<A HREF="mailto:ian#aephirsden,com">ian#aephirsden,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:53:26 -0500</LI>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>From: "Richard Ross" <<A
href="mailto:rross#rross,eurobell.co.uk">rross#rross,eurobell.co.uk</A>><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>[q]This has probably been asked before but I currently lack
the facilities to<BR>check... Are there any -truely- original MUDs out
there? or do players<BR>need points of reference like familiar
races/classes, recognisable<BR>societies/governments etc?[/q]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>What is truly original though? And what is
derivative? The multiplayer roleplaying experience that I am working on
has your basic elves, dwarves, but we also have Girah, Manx, Naehum, Occian,
Phiss, Viricar and Wohend. Of course, giving something a new name isn't
always a stroke of genius either, our Wohen are your basic dog/wolf
people. On the profession side of things, we have your basic Bard, Cleric,
Druid, Monk, Ranger, Rogue, Warrior and Wizard, but we also have an Archon and
an Eclectic. The Archon is a psionicist of a sort, while the Eclectic is a
jack of all trades.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>My point is that while we may have a new take on our basic
professions, and even some unusual (or perhaps, just less common) professions, I
can't really say that we've got a profession that is uniquely original (our
Eclectic comes close ;) For our races, the Naehum and Occian I would
consider fairly original, but out of twenty possible player races...on the
originality scale, where does two put you? On the other hand, our elves
are the progeny of a race of humans and sylvani that bred in the distant
past, which I believe is a nice original twist on the basic take on
elves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I think part of the reason that you will always see an elf (or
dwarf or whatever) is the familiarity factor. People want to play in an
environment that is fun and challenging, but they also want some sort of basis
from which they can leap off into their fantasy world. Elves (again using
them as a generic substitute) serve that purpose. So in the end, I think
you answered your question with what I believe to be the reason
why.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>ian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>------<BR>ian c. klimon, esq.<BR>product manager<BR><A
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00747" HREF="msg00747.html">[MUD-Dev] Job Openings - Mud Engineering</A></strong>,
Christopher Allen <a href="mailto:ChristopherA#Skotos,net">ChristopherA#Skotos,net</a>, Thu 23 Dec 1999, 01:53 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00723" HREF="msg00723.html">[MUD-Dev] re: Originality/Points of Reference</A></strong>,
Ian Klimon, Esq. <a href="mailto:ian#aephirsden,com">ian#aephirsden,com</a>, Wed 22 Dec 1999, 18:57 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00718" HREF="msg00718.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Collecting ideas for a MUD server... (fwd)</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Wed 22 Dec 1999, 00:47 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00717" HREF="msg00717.html">[MUD-Dev] Collecting ideas for a MUD server... (fwd)</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Wed 22 Dec 1999, 00:46 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00719" HREF="msg00719.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Collecting ideas for a MUD server... (fwd)</A></strong>,
Justin Rogers <a href="mailto:justin#mlstoday,com">justin#mlstoday,com</a>, Wed 22 Dec 1999, 01:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00727" HREF="msg00727.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Collecting ideas for a MUD server... (fwd)</A></strong>,
Rahul Sinha <a href="mailto:rsinha#glue,umd.edu">rsinha#glue,umd.edu</a>, Wed 22 Dec 1999, 20:56 GMT
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