<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution --> <!--X-From-R13: Qnyvona Fverfvnf Rnexybpx <pnyvonaNqnexybpx.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:22:40 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 33FA0F05.21ED33EB#darklock,com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199708191901.MAA15517#xsvr3,cup.hp.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com"> </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="msg00676.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00678.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00672.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00664.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00677">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00677">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00677">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</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] Character evolution</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Caliban Tiresias Darklock <<A HREF="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 17:24:21 -0400</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> clawrenc#cup,hp.com wrote: > > In <<A HREF="msg00636.html">33f80ad0.58413259#relay,mnsinc.com</A>>, on 08/17/97 > at 08:05 AM, caliban#darklock,com (Caliban Tiresias Darklock) said: > > >I'd suggest an 'edibility index'. Any given type of food is X percent > >edible -- with a cook adding that percentage of his cooking skill to > >it, and a survivalist likewise. (Poison is poison, and rotten is > >rotten. You can't just take tree bark and turn it into a feast; if > >it's 10% edible, you get to add 10% of your skill to it -- even the > >best cook can never more than double the edibility. And no > >survivalist can reasonably expect to go out and eat poison ivy for a > >week.) > > There are many foods which are poisonous when eaten unprepared, but > are quite nutritious when prepared properly. I'd suggest transofrming > the object type for these cases. This is... quite rightly... a special case. But remember, if you have *too many* special cases -- you're doing it wrong. ;) </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="00672" HREF="msg00672.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> clawrenc#cup,hp.com</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00676.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Looking for books...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00678.html">Collision Detection</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00672.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00664.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00677"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00677"><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] Foods (was Character evolution)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00738" HREF="msg00738.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Foods (was Character evolution)</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 26 Aug 1997, 06:17 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00805" HREF="msg00805.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Foods (was Character evolution)</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Thu 28 Aug 1997, 19:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00812" HREF="msg00812.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Foods (was Character evolution)</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Thu 28 Aug 1997, 20:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00672" HREF="msg00672.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 19 Aug 1997, 19:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00677" HREF="msg00677.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Tue 19 Aug 1997, 21:22 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00664" HREF="msg00664.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 19 Aug 1997, 01:30 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00632" HREF="msg00632.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 17 Aug 1997, 09:40 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00637" HREF="msg00637.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sun 17 Aug 1997, 15:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00638" HREF="msg00638.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 17 Aug 1997, 15:42 GMT </LI> </UL> </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>