with five province
reports not in the Atlas, and I'll send you the program. If
you send a city report, or 10 province reports not in the
atlas, I'll provide free automatic updates as I improve the
program.
*DISPATCHomatic has only been tested on Un*x workstations.
The Perl utility is required.
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-- Mandrake's Marauders [sj1]
NOTICE is hereby given that the city of Branwen, along
with nearby environs on the Island of Allasus, are the domain of
The Gonthorian Adventurers. Specifically, this includes the
provinces of ct03-cv06 and cw03-cx05. The designated overseer
of these lands is Darrien Esterior [z8j].
Having legally been granted this fiefdom by the noble
King-Claimant Tiglath, we are one of the factions collectively
referred to as The Lords of Allasus. With prior notification,
peaceful visitors are welcome in our lands. Arrival without prior
notification is most unwise.
-- Gonthorian Adventurers [so9]
Most of the monsters we have sighted seem to be ones
which cannot be battled except with artifacts. This
may explain why they are still present as some artifacts
could be difficult to obtain. The maps of the southern
swamps have been recently updated so we may find little
to explore that is still unknown.
-- Seekers of Knowledge [tt4]
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S. CAMARIS Update
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Ah, another quiet turn.
Currents seem to be spiralling in tightening eddies...
-- Compte du S. Camaris [b4q]
-- The Crazy Quilters [vn7]
This is monthly notice if you wish to visit the environs
of Cycarth and Redwine please be courteous enough to let
m9l know (you can reach him at heyman@camis.stanford.edu.
I do not currently plan to restrict access, but would like
to know who is wandering around in my front yard. I would
especially like to know if you plan on using any of the
natural rsources (peasants, wood, and the like) in the
provinces bt25 bt26 bt27 bu25 bu26 bu27 bv25 bv26 bv27
bw25 bw26 and bw27.
By order of Darkman, caretaker of Dark Castle
-- Dweezil [e5q]
PILGRIMS AID SOCIETY
To new factions joining Olympia: WELCOME! The Pilgrims Aid
Society offers free advice and assistance to all nobles.
I have been experiencing some technical difficulties lately
which have prevented me from answering my mail as quickly as
I would like. These difficulties are expected to persist for
the next few months. Please do not become alarmed if I do not
immediately answer your mail. Placing URGENT in the subject line
will help me speed a reply to you.
-- Akmall Benhalla [p3p]
In spite of recent rumors North West Ossicus is far from
empty. Please register yourself before entering.
-- Lothar [d4x]
It may be slow building castles from deserts,
but far far better late than never!
-- Corlin Singer [n0i]
Soon the world will see the wisdom of our visions. As our skill
increases so too will the clarity and value of our predictions.
This month's forecast is... (drum roll please)...the world will NOT
end tomorrow! (we're still a little new at this). Stay tuned as we
polish our crystal ball.
-- Nostradamus [w8i]
Advertisement!!!!
Have too much research to do? Farm the work out!
I will sell hard-to find weathermagic spells in the
Imperial City environs! Spells only, I will not sell
Weathermagic itself. Serious inquiries only please.
I also need lana bark in the Imperial City environs.
I will pay for unprocessed or otherwise lana bark. Let's
get this economy rolling.
-- Dixtheus [e3i]
The Olympia Atlas is accepting contributions, and is available for
download! Be the first to contribute information for unexplored lands
(Faery).
In the tradition of Oleg's Map (tm), the Atlas is a compilation
of geographical information useful for explorers, traders, and
adventurers. Best of all, it's absolutely free!
To contribute to the Atlas, simply send turn excerpts (cut out all the
incriminating parts) that contain the following information:
o) Mapping data (region & route info)
o) City market reports
o) City skills lists
o) Inner locations
and send it to sx6@g1.pbm.com. We'll include it into the next version
of the Atlas.
The Atlas is available by ftp from your nearest PBM ftp site
(ftp.erg.sri.com in the USA, check the PBM FAQ for other sites),
in the directory /pub/pbm/olympia, as atlas.X, where X is the turn of
the last update.
The Atlas is also available on the PBMGames forum on CompuServe, in
the fantasy games section, as atlas.oly.
Brought to you by the Skulking Vermin (sx6)
-- Sludge [x0o]
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* Apollo The Bard's Balladry Board *
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The Lady of Shalott
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
continues
Part III
A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley-sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
Beside remote Shalott.
The gemmy bridle glitter'd free,
Like to some branch of stars we see
Hung in the golden Galaxy.
The bridle bells rang merrily
As he rode down to Camelot:
And from his blazon'd baldric slung
A mighty silver bugle hung,
And as he rode his armor rung,
Beside remote Shalott.
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* continued next week *
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-- Apollo [t2t]
Journal - Blossom bloom, Year 5
Head west young man. That's what the note says.
We will try again to join our companions.
The Lord of the Morning,
The Dragon,
-- Lews Therin Telamon [m3m]
MONTHLY NOTICE
The Brotherhood of Ormos claims the city of Avalon [ao0k] and all
lands and resources inside the boundary of [bp05]-[bp08]-[br06]
-[br09] inclusive, as its sole and lawful demense. Those wishing to
visit Ormos are required to request a visa and await clearance
before attempting to make landfall. All unauthorized visitors are
unwelcome and looked upon with extreme prejudice. Captains needing
to make landfall at Avalon for emergency repairs will not be
molested, but are still required to contact me for a visa.
-- Pelinore Dragonslayer [p4s]
Visitors are welcome to the area controlled by the Cohorts of
Colossus [vo4], as long as they obtain travel permits first.
Not all requests will be granted. The affected area includes
the land provinces bounded by bx25 and bz27.
To avoid possible misunderstandings, do not enter this area
without a permit.
-- Sheriff Pelenth of Gentlewind [f3i]
Attention all Ossicians! We are coming & we are many.
We only want peace with our neighbors and our own little
corner of the continent. All Ossicians are encouraged to
contact me so that we may devise ways to be friendly
neighbors with one another. Also, we don't want to land in
your front yard: we want our own front yard. Let's get the
settling of this continent off on the right foot!
PS: thanks to all those who have contacted me already.
-- Norc of Trivendale [z1a]
I am looking for any Olympia related documents or files that
you would like publicly accessibile at a new site loctated at
http://www.io.com/user/matrix/olympia or by anon ftp at
io.com pub/mud/olympia which is still in a test phase.
Please mail to deek@io.com with any possible submissions.
Thanks.
-- Deek [e9b]
Chateau Olympique is home to a sniveling mama's
boy who behaves traitorously and violently and
who cries like a baby when his early demise is
called for in retaliation for his senseless attacks.
1000 gold to the first noble to kill him!
-- Captain Tarkus [c1s]
Rumors
They say that a level 10 mine in one location can
connect to a level 10 mine in another.
They say that a herd of nazgul can beat a flight of
dragons if properly equipped.
They say that different storms may actually battle with
each other.
Don't people say a lot of things
Miyuki sez:
"The difference between kinky and perverted is that kinky
is using a feather - perverted is using the whole chicken."
Dear Adam,
I hope you liked the pome,
Now it's time to go home!
--- Doubter
The Lords of Faery have decided to revoke the protection of elfstones.
Mortals in faery are not welcome and will be attacked without
warning when encountered
-- The Faery Hunt [cu6b]
Q: What's red, white, and blue, and is all crunchy inside?
A: Oleg the Loudmouth, wrapped in the flag, being roasted over the
flames by the AOO.
That which does not kill me makes me stronger. Oops.
Oh well, that which kills me lets me restart :)
Whose crown rests unsettled? Now, why does everyone look at Marat?
Sorcen skulked around the brown savannah, sniffing now and then for
scent of death he had become so accustomed to. He came upon the bones
suddenly, as they were hidden in the depression near a small stream.
"Here, my masters! Here, come and smash the boneys! Smash them!"
Soren began dancing wildly around the bones, his grey beard and hair
swinging out as he cackled.
What's a drittsekk when it's at home, anyway?
"The Turtle Moves"
Clifford knows where ROSE PERFUME can be sold. So try Clifford's City
Market Database: 89 city market reports, including where YOU can sell
rose perfume. Send in a city market report not yet in the database and
you will receive a report each week on the commodity of your choice,
with the rose perfume commodity report thrown in for free. For further
info, write to w4t@g1.pbm.com.
Fates! Here lie dragons! I wonder if they breed well.
Wouldn't that be nice?
Ah, it's good to be on land again. Now, to meet the local nobility and
see what they think of my quarrying their mountains...
verse 2:
The Sword of Justice balances the pans
Of right and wrong, and foul and fair.
Eye for an eye, Doomgiver scans
The fate of all folk everywhere.
The Complete Book of Swords
by Saberhagen
Has anyone noticed an advantage to having a higher skill level
in a discipline? For example, the rules say that a ship may be
constructed quicker by an experienced shipwright as opposed to an
apprentice. Does anyone have specific evidence they could share as
independent verification?
-The Enquirer
But.
The city was nearly empty. The few merchants that were to be seen
were taciturn and uncommunicative. The local populace knew nothing
of outside of that city. They seemed almost completely ignorant that
they were even in a forest. They did not have any answers to the
questions they were asked.
All they could say was there were more cities, close by.
The gaunt man sighed.
"I suppose we'll have to go there, and ask the same questions."
Bandits infest the lands of Faery. No land is safe!
What do you mean those Giant Spiders can only defeated by using a certain
magic shield? What do I do, hit them with it? Fortunately my buddy has
that magic shield so I just have to borrow it and then go after the spiders!
Obscure People and Ways of Olympia.
It has been asked, Why is it, that rats are so often carrying
gold ? Again we can thank that most amusing of races the orcs.
Like many races, Orcs keep pets. Orcs in keeping with their
personal hygiene prefer rats as pets,though it has been argued
that because of their comparative intelligence, that it just
might be the rats that are keeping the orcs as pets, but it is
doubtful that even a rat would keep something as filthy as an
orc as a pet. Now sometimes an orc, particularly old female
orcs, the type with wispy blue fur, will dress their pet rats
in orc clothing designed to fit a rat. So when you find a rat
in chain mail, helmet and hobnail boots with a small purse of
gold, you have found a pet that has wandered away from its orc
master.
It seems that a building loses its defensive bonus before it starts
taking any damage in combat, and also does not give any bonus until
it's fully built. However, it's not clear what happens when it's
being razed: the bonus may decline in proportional to the damage, or
it may vanish as soon as any is inflicted. Does anybody have first-
hand experience on this question?
My fears have been confirmed. I have been picked up by a bunch of
stinking dopplegangers! Well now that I know, I shall do my best
to escape them. My attempts at contacting my true allies have been
only slightly successful. Well we shall see how I fare next month.
Newbies:
Are you tired of the hastle of starting an new faction?
Confused about the various necessities of an adventurer's life?
Find it inefficient to train all those nobles just to get started?
Find life in the Imperial City too confusing?
Watch for the The Newbie Starter's Kit!!
Soon to arrive at an Imperial City near you!
Sailing sailing sailing sailing...
Ho hum...hum ho...
Seems wherever you go in this world,
You can stand and fight or just keep sailing,
Drowned in the waves,
Or drowned in blood,
Somehow I'm always wet...
*
Market Survey: I am interested in the further profits
of bounty hunting. Serious reward offers considered.
Satisfactory payment procedures required. Please submit
"serious offers". Killing off the AOO Castle Boss "Marat"
for only 1000 gold is not serious. An OLD Book that teaches
Necromancy, 10 Mithril, and 2000 gold is getting warm.
Easier targets will command a smaller fee. I will contact
you directly if I am willing to pursue your target. I am
currently completing a contract and will be available in
1 turn.
*
Low Profile Bounty Hunters
I too am against the oppressive AOO, but all I have seen (save Oleg's
heroic stand) are people whining in the Times. "Cant we band together
and do something?" they say. Well, until someone steps forward to lead
the rest of us more humble (yet loyal) nobles then the AOO will continue
to grow unchecked.
- a scared but getting madder by
the minute anonymous noble
A notice for newcomers to Provinia. The resources in
bx23 are being used at the direction of Duke Marat.
Bellabane [o3z] Forester of the Wheel
I asked him what we could expect to find once we finally
made landfall in Ossicus, but all he did was say "Clean up
Armenia! Get a harelip!" and fall to the ground clutching
himself, convulsed with laughter. I can't believe how much
gold I paid him for this.
_Song of the Expatriates_
My fair lass! My fair lass,
-I've come to say good-bye, love;
To Tollus I sail away at dawn
-My fortune for to try, love.
The cause is lost without repair,
-All hope has now departed;
And the Nation's gallant chivalry,
-Is scatter'd brokenhearted.
Ah! Pleasant are our Cyrkarth vales,
-Encrowned in summer dew, love,
But now no more the autumn gales
-Unfold the flags of peace, love,
And say, could we remain and see
-In ruin and dishonor
Far o'er Gentlewind waving free
-The foeman's black-heart banner!
No, sweeter in far lands to roam
-From Newleaf's green banks and thee, love
Than live a coward-slave at home
-To plighted vows untrue, love,
And better ne'er to grasp thy hand
-Or view those tresses shining,
Than 'mong the cravens of the land
-Crouch down in fetters pining!
Fair lass! 'tis hard to part from thee,
-My heart's bright pearl, my own love,
And wandering in a far country,
-To leave you sad and lone, love!
But spring's young flowers will crown the glen,
-And wreath the Faery wildwood,
And the Nation's feet will pace again
-The Olympus of my childhood.
Farewell, farewell, my fair lass,
-Time flies, I must away, love;
'Twill soon be dawn, 'twill soon be dawn,
-My steed begins to neigh, love;
Farewell, preserve thine heart as true,
-As changeless as yon river,
And the Nation will be true to you,
-Anear, afar - forever!
Has the AAO made public a list of its proud membership?
PLUNDERER'S THEME
(to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius)
Pillage, rape, and loot and burn, but all in moderation.
If you do the things we say, then you'll soon rule the nation.
Kill your foes and enemies and then kill your relations.
Pillage, rape, and loot and burn, but all in moderation.
If the AAO is such an upstanding and proud group, why don't they make
their membership public?
Wide open plains with cloudy skies overhead.
The air smells like electricity.
Don't be a fool! That was a prelude to invasion!
Gear up to a total war economy while you have a chance!
A little bird tells me that Zarra is up to no good.
Sailor: Sir, what are we searching for?
Taira: We're searching for the lost island of Atlantis!
Sailor: Isn't that in the next seazone over?
Taira: Er, yes, but the light's better over here.
How much longer shall the inhabitants of this realm suffer
under the oppressive thumb of the AOO?
Surely if we band together we can take them!
United we are strong, divided we are weak.
OK, it's a fair cop, we ARE the Bad Guys. What's it to you, buster?
-- The AOO
That's it, Oleg! starve 'em to death! Soon their grandchildren
won't be able to have seconds!
All ye beware! Osswid hereby claims the entire continent
of Provinia as his rightful domain. Those who trespass here
without his permission will come to a GRAVE end!
Concerning the problem of too much weight after combat.
Use a loot-keeper noble. After the attack order, the
stack leader issues give orders for all imaginable
unwanted items to the loot-keeper, who must not be a
member of the same stack. The attack stack can then move on
and the loot-keeper can check the value of any loot before
dropping it. The loot-keeper might remain very stationary....
Olympian Order of Miyuki Fans (OOMF) report
on
The 1st Annual
MIYUKI-O-RAMA-THON!
Many thanks to all of you who generously contributed bail money for
the OOMF members that were being held in the Imperial City jail. Court
dates for their trial will be posted in the Times in case anyone wants
to drop by and cheer them on in court.
As mentioned in last months Times, the party was a huge success, with
several fatalities and dozens of permanent injuries being confirmed.
According to eyewitness accounts, the bulk of the carnage came when
someone in the crowd shouted "Look! By the docks! It's Miyuki!", which
triggered a mad stampede of drugged out fans all trampling over each
other trying to get a glimpse of this legendary figure (or of her
legendary figure).
As it turns out it was just some Blond bimbo in drag trolling for
winos on her way back from "Rubber Novelty Night" at Charley's
Bar-&-Other-Things.
By the time the few coherent fans in the crowd realized the mistake it
was too late. The mass of humanity, propelled by its own momentum,
washed out over the docks and fell into the cold night sea, where a
lucky few drowned before being devoured by the carnivorous amphibians
that haunt Provinia's nocturnal shores.
All in all, we think that The 1st Annual MIYUKI-O-RAMA-THON lived up
to its promise of "Tons 'O Fun" and we look forward with eager
anticipation to next years wild and crazy bash which promises to be
bigger, better and even more mindlessly destructive! See you there!
In other Miyuki news:
"Big Al" Tennyson posts steamy sonnet "Ode to Miyuki" in Times #8.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson writes serialized epic "The Lady of Shalott".
Coincidence? We think not. Sordid details next month.
And yea, verily, it came to pass that the clouds parted and a voice from
above spaketh unto the poor confused Duke Thales...
"Behold, for it is written: 'though one accused is innocent until proven
guilty, the law is not necessarily justice, nor is justice necessarily
legal.'"
"uhhh, wot?" mumbled the dull witted Duke Thales.
"Scry true the runes of Times long past for therein lingers the foul
stench of treachery left behind by Antique Odors of Olympians."
"duhhh, huh?" replied the bewildered Duke Thales.
"Heed well the voice of one crying out in the wilderness 'Let my Oleg go!'"
"ummm, hello?" squeaked the hopelessly befuddled Duke Thales.
"Pah! Thou fool." spaketh the voice. "May ye richly reap the harvest sown
by thine own ignorance."
