<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories? --> <!--X-From-R13: [ngg Qunggreyrl <ebbgNzcp.qla.zy.bet> --> <!--X-Date: from babe.globecomm.net [207.51.48.8] by in5.ibm.net id 870158803.22556-2 Tue Jul 29 06:46:43 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.970728174123.126A-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199707272224.RAA17630@dfw-ix7.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org"> </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="msg00262.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00264.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00252.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00247.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00263">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00263">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00263">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</LI> <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>: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:49:30 +0000 (GMT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:neddy#itl,net">neddy#itl,net</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, 27 Jul 1997, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > > From: Matt Chatterley <root#mpc,dyn.ml.org> > > Subject: [MUD-Dev] Stories? > > > > Actually, from the feedback on this list and the ideas bouncing around, > > original themes seem a lot more popular among this community.. those of > > you who are using other peoples work as a basis (are there any?), why did > > you choose to do so? > > > > Well I'm heavily plagiarizing Hesiod, Homer, Ovid and a number of > contemporaries (pre-BC). These are original interpretations of these > works though. I have a builder who is working on the northern tribes > of Europe. I imagine one may see Midguard in my mud at some point. ;) > > Why? I find this time period fascinating. <g> I hadn't considered basing something on history in the same light - although, I suppose it is somewhat similar. I've not seen any good historically rooted games in my time - but there are some great eras out there for the taking. Interest in a historical period, and aiming at others in the same boat is certainly IMHO likely to be an obvious reason for the choice (ditto for a theme) - but are there other large factors? > I did run into someone who was attempting a recreation of Ancient Judea > on a cold server. After several site switches I lost track of them. :( > > I do have another possible theme. I have several hundred pages of > source material from an active FRP campaign. While this is original > material, I consider it sort of generic high fantasy and I don't > have much interest in developing it further. > My first thoughts were that translation into a mud would be difficult. > Although I may be wrong about that and it could form the seeds of a > secondary world. Yes. This is something else of interest. I know of at least one game which evolved from an FRP campaign that had been run for some time. Regards, -Matt Chatterley <A HREF="http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html">http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html</A> "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." -George Orwell </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="00252" HREF="msg00252.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. Lambert" <jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00262.html">Recent mail delivery problems...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00264.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphic MUDS.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00252.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00247.html">Stories?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00263"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00263"><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] Motivating people</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00257" HREF="msg00257.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Motivating people</A></strong>, Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Tue 29 Jul 1997, 06:41 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00272" HREF="msg00272.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Motivating people</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 30 Jul 1997, 00:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00248" HREF="msg00248.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Huibai <a href="mailto:ashen#pixi,com">ashen#pixi,com</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 20:25 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00252" HREF="msg00252.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 22:24 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00263" HREF="msg00263.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 29 Jul 1997, 13:46 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00247" HREF="msg00247.html">Stories?</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 19:58 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00249" HREF="msg00249.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 20:46 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00250" HREF="msg00250.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 21:20 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00251" HREF="msg00251.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Stories?</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 27 Jul 1997, 21:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </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>