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<LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 20:30:34 +0000 (GMT)</LI>
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On Fri, 18 Jul 1997, Chris Gray wrote:
> [Matt, the undead:]
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> :What other considerations might we have to take into account for this, and
> :moreover, what would the effect of this be on the game, and other elements
> :of said game? Are there things noted herein, or hidden herein, which can
> :allude to better ways to handle other parts of the environment?
>
> How about combat with limbs missing? In some stories I've read, the
> undead keep going until they are physically unabled to due to the
> mechanics of stuff. So, even if you hacked off an arm, they could start
> using the other one. If you hacked off legs, they could keep squirming
> towards you. How about only partially hacked off limbs dangling around?
Certainly true of the traditional zombie! About the only way to stop one
with a normal weapon might be to hack it into pieces so that it could no
longer get at you. Your typical skeleton (well fairly typical, ie: see
the original sinbad movies.. i forget exactly which one) was nastier, and
would reassemble when knocked into bits!
Noncorporeal undead (I mentioned in an earlier post) could be interesting
too - just what happens if you swipe at something immaterial with a
completely normal, slightly rusted iron sword?
Regards,
-Matt Chatterley
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mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." -George Orwell
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00211" HREF="msg00211.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Mon 21 Jul 1997, 21:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00213" HREF="msg00213.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00205" HREF="msg00205.html">Graphical MUDs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00185" HREF="msg00185.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Evil coders from beyond the grave</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 19 Jul 1997, 00:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00196" HREF="msg00196.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Evil coders from beyond the grave</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 19 Jul 1997, 02:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00177" HREF="msg00177.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: Making the list public?</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 18 Jul 1997, 11:41 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00199" HREF="msg00199.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: Making the list public?</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 19 Jul 1997, 02:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00202" HREF="msg00202.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] META: Making the list public?</A></strong>,
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