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<LI><em>From</em>: "Jon A. Lambert" <<A HREF="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</A>></LI>
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On 24 Sep 97 at 9:59, Caliban Tiresias Darklock wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 24, 1997 4:29 AM, clawrenc#cup,hp.com
> [SMTP:clawrenc#cup,hp.com] wrote:
> >
> > Reese reports that being a fisherman, and thus spending ones play time
> > sittting about fishing and telling stories is popular with a certain
> > set of players. One could easily imagine a similar scenario for
> > musicians sitting about strumming and swapping songs.
>
> Note that you would not actually need a fishing skill or musical instrument
> skill for either of the above. I agree, musicians are a nice thing, they
> contribute vastly to the enjoyment of the world; but why do we actually
> need game mechanics to handle it?
I can easily imagine an entire game geared around musical talents.
Where magic and combat are inextricably linked to music and musical
instruments. Methinks I recall several fantasy novels where this was
the case?
> "It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more
> doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a
> new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by
> the preservation of the old institution, and merely lukewarm defenders in
> those who would gain by the new one." -- Machiavelli
*Cheers!*
He's number 3 on my top ten favorite "philosophers" all time. :)
--
Jon A. Lambert
If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01524" HREF="msg01524.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Sun 28 Sep 1997, 21:46 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01506" HREF="msg01506.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] War and language (Was: Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway?) (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01412" HREF="msg01412.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 16:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01425" HREF="msg01425.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is supposed to be playing, anyway? (Was: PK Again)</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Wed 24 Sep 1997, 21:11 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01441" HREF="msg01441.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 25 Sep 1997, 17:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01465" HREF="msg01465.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 26 Sep 1997, 00:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01517" HREF="msg01517.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppon</A></strong>,
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