<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset --> <!--X-From-R13: Sevx Xneiv <rwneivNzrtfvarg.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 14:48:44 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 20000402125519.A14017#megsinet,net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 001d01bf9c57$87898e10$aa600304@wicked --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1.20000402044735.0091b5e0#earthlink,net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana minds</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:ejarvi#megsinet,net"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00008.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00009.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00008.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00009.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00010">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00010">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00010">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Erik Jarvi <<A HREF="mailto:ejarvi#megsinet,net">ejarvi#megsinet,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 12:55:20 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 12:17:33PM -0500, Ryan P. wrote: > At 09:57 PM 4/1/00 -0600, Eli Stevens wrote: <big snip> > From a purely conservative standpoint, I think getting rid of HPs completely > would be very shocking and many players who are complacent with a set system > won't like it (I'd say the type of people that like to try radically new > things such > as this are maybe 1%). It's almost a paradox to me; I like the idea very much > but to rely simply on stats for life support seems awkward, but to add HPs into > this system probably would not make sense either. (Ok, I'm unconscious but > I still have x HPs left.) I'm a believer of giving the players the least amount of numbers as possible. With that said, the stats, I would imagine, would be along the lines of skinny, average, built, super-heroic, etc. So you could either fake the number of hit points, or use phrases instead, ala diku perfect condition, bruised, dying, etc. Erik -- All music aspires to the condition of muzak. _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev mailing list MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00004" HREF="msg00004.html">[MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Eli Stevens" <wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00008" HREF="msg00008.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Ryan P." <ixiterra#earthlink,net></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00008.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00009.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00008.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00009.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00010"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00010"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Fw: 16K mud server competition !</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00053" HREF="msg00053.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fw: 16K mud server competition !</A></strong>, Jon Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 01:41 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00007" HREF="msg00007.html">[MUD-Dev] Old Topic: Playfulness in 3-D Spaces, done.</A></strong>, Rudy Fink <a href="mailto:rudyfink#rice,edu">rudyfink#rice,edu</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 14:54 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00004" HREF="msg00004.html">[MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, Eli Stevens <a href="mailto:wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com">wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 06:33 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00008" HREF="msg00008.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, Ryan P. <a href="mailto:ixiterra#earthlink,net">ixiterra#earthlink,net</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 17:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00010" HREF="msg00010.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, Erik Jarvi <a href="mailto:ejarvi#megsinet,net">ejarvi#megsinet,net</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 21:48 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00009" HREF="msg00009.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, Eli Stevens <a href="mailto:wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com">wickedgrey#wickedgrey,com</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 21:48 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00014" HREF="msg00014.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Mon 03 Apr 2000, 03:51 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00023" HREF="msg00023.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] An idea for breaking away from the HP/Mana mindset</A></strong>, adam <a href="mailto:adam#treyarch,com">adam#treyarch,com</a>, Mon 03 Apr 2000, 22:38 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00003" HREF="msg00003.html">[MUD-Dev] An introduction</A></strong>, Brian Green <a href="mailto:brian#psychochild,org">brian#psychochild,org</a>, Sun 02 Apr 2000, 06:33 GMT </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>