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<LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock <<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>></LI>
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Derrick Jones wrote:
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> On Sun, 30 Nov 1997, Adam Wiggins wrote:
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> > [Brandon J. Rickman:]
> > > On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Adam Wiggins <nightfall#user1,inficad.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'll see if I can find the old posts. I really like discussion of
> > > pseudo-random skill checks. But how could a character "learn" something,
> > > like how to identify a very specific species of mushroom? If mushroom
> > > recognition is dependent on a very genreal skill, such as survival,
> > > and "my" seeded skill requires an 87 to identify a particular mushroom
> > > but my current skill is 13...
> >
> > If it requires an 87 on a scale of 100, this should mean it is a very
> > difficult mushroom to identify. Thus only a highly trained survivalist
> > would be able to tell that particular mushroom apart from the three other
> > species of nearly identical-looking, but completely harmless, 'shrooms.
> >
> But the random seed is also dependant on the character. So one particular
> mushroom may require an 87 for Bubba, while Boffo only needs a 35...On the
> other hand, the seeding may work out to be on another mushroom, Boffo
> needs the 87 and Bubba the 35. So Bubba may learn mushroom B easily, but
> not mushroom A, and Boffo can pick up on A, but not B.
So Bubba learned about Mushroom A, whist Boffo learned about mushroom B. I
have studied computing, yet I can assure you I have not learned exactly the
same things as other people who have studied the same subject.
> > Of course, I dislike super general skills except as roots in a skill
> > tree.
> Agreed.
I also agree...however I have the limitations of trying to base my code
on a roleplaying game. I sometimes wonder if this is a distinctly bad
thing...but I am determined to see it through.
KaVir.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00447" HREF="msg00447.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Brandon J. Rickman <a href="mailto:ashes#pc4,zennet.com">ashes#pc4,zennet.com</a>, Sat 29 Nov 1997, 22:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00453" HREF="msg00453.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user2,inficad.com">nightfall#user2,inficad.com</a>, Sun 30 Nov 1997, 11:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00469" HREF="msg00469.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Derrick Jones <a href="mailto:gunther#online1,magnus1.com">gunther#online1,magnus1.com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 19:35 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00470" HREF="msg00470.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vadimt#4cs,com">vadimt#4cs,com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 20:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00471" HREF="msg00471.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 22:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00679" HREF="msg00679.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 11 Dec 1997, 05:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Mon 01 Dec 1997, 16:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00314" HREF="msg00314.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 10:14 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00316" HREF="msg00316.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 21:18 GMT
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