RE: NP bug

Rodgers, Robert (rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu)
Wed, 3 Jun 1998 08:40:09 -0700

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Here is the relevant section of the published rules:

Death, NP conservation

1.In general, NP's invested in characters are returned to the
character's player if the character dies or deserts. Orders which assume
control over a character require the payment of the required NPs.

This applies to Bribe noble [671], TERRORIZE, and Persuade oathbound
noble [672].

2.Characters which renounce service becaused of lapsed contract or fear
loyalty do not immediately return the NPs to the previous owner. The
previous owner of these characters will not receive NPs for them until
they swear to a new player faction or die.

<<<If what I'm hearing is correct, this is not happening. When lapsed
loyalty nobles are killed, the original owner is not getting the noble
points back>>>

3.When a noble is killed in battle, the body is moved into the province
as an item which may be found with EXPLORE. An executed noble's body is
given to the character who performed the execution. The EXHUME command
has been removed.

<<<This is another bug. Executed noble bodies also go to the province,
they do not remain with the character who performed the execution.>>>

<<<Both of these situations are clearly defined in the rules, so there
should be no ambiguity. They ought to be fixed.>>>

4.Bodies take 12 turns to decompose, up from 8.

5.When a body decomposes, the number of NP's which were invested in the
character are returned to the original owner.

<<<I've also heard that breeding Cyclopses [291] doesn't work. They are
listed in the combat table as a Beast, which to me means they can be
used in battle and bred. Either they should be not listed as a beast or
they should be breedable.>>>

<<<My two cents>>>

<<<Rob>>>

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