<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface) --> <!--X-From-R13: Enheba <qybirNxhfq.xhfq.rqh> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 21:59:50 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 345F9AE6.4F29#kusd,kusd.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199711031745.RAA141320#out2,ibm.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:dlove#kusd,kusd.edu"> </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="msg00237.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00239.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00232.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00243.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00238">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00238">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00238">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</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] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Sauron <<A HREF="mailto:dlove#kusd,kusd.edu">dlove#kusd,kusd.edu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:00:06 -0600</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> > First thougths: > > Guards are demons, constricted by various magical means, geases, etc. > > Guards are akin to Thomas Covenant's, err, Black Watch (?) (which were > in turn of course based on the British Gurkhas)? > > Successfully serving time as a guard is a requirement for the final > stages of advancement in the Religion of the Great God GooGoo. > > Guards are a hive mind. Only one guard at any instant is super-tough > (single point of attention/focus), but that focal point can move between > guards very quickly. Non-focal guards are sorta wimpy. Ergo, best way to > attack guards is en-masse and operate by attrition (cf regimental chess). or of course you could have all the guards be gods who get their kicks out of tormenting poor mortals who w/ no way to defend themselves all commit suicide and your mud theme changes to that of ghosts in an afterlife still be tormented by gods and live in an internal hell. shrug. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00243" HREF="msg00243.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Marian Griffith <gryphon#iaehv,nl></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00229" HREF="msg00229.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> coder#ibm,net</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00237.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] newbie</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00239.html">Sorry...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00232.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00243.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00238"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00238"><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] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00218" HREF="msg00218.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Mon 03 Nov 1997, 00:42 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00222" HREF="msg00222.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, Derrick Jones <a href="mailto:gunther#online1,magnus1.com">gunther#online1,magnus1.com</a>, Mon 03 Nov 1997, 08:56 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00229" HREF="msg00229.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Mon 03 Nov 1997, 17:45 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00232" HREF="msg00232.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Tue 04 Nov 1997, 04:32 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00238" HREF="msg00238.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, Sauron <a href="mailto:dlove#kusd,kusd.edu">dlove#kusd,kusd.edu</a>, Tue 04 Nov 1997, 21:59 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00243" HREF="msg00243.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Wed 05 Nov 1997, 18:46 GMT </LI> </LI> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00240" HREF="msg00240.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)y</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user2,inficad.com">nightfall#user2,inficad.com</a>, Wed 05 Nov 1997, 08:56 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00261" HREF="msg00261.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sun 09 Nov 1997, 16:34 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00268" HREF="msg00268.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fear of magic (was:Usability and interface)</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 10 Nov 1997, 02:07 GMT </LI> </LI> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </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>