l You are seated in a motorised carriage, just prior to the beginning of the M25/M3 junction. All around you see other carriages, moving much slower than would be deemed usual for this type of conveyance. x north:          M25 motorway south:          M25 motorway east:           M3 motorway west:           M3 motorway n You are on a motorway, which after much messing about final arrives in Colchester. To you're horror you realise that the scale on the map you were using when booking accomodation is of a scale not strictly accurate. wh hotel 1 in the place known as "two and a half miles north of where you thought it was". wh mudmeet 1 in the place known as "Yates Wine Lodge". wh lodge 1 in the place known as "centre of Colchester". sigh sb You'll now get brief descriptions of rooms. n Hotel in Reception op door The door opens. register You are underwhelmed at the fact that your booking in is one of many impersonal ones in this place. in.up.n. Corridor Stairs Upstairs corridor op door.in.cl door The door opens. Room 126 l You are in a deeply impersonal room. There is a bed large enough for two, a table, some chairs, a cupboard with drawers. There is an open door to the west, and a closed door to the south. unpack Your belongings are strewn about the room. op door.o.lock door.s.d.o wh taxi none found weather sunny sigh OK, Hawumph sighs zw................... etc for an hour in the blazing sun. Steep hill u Outside Wine lodge You stand before a large double portal, leading into a dingy interior. Sounds of merriment and an aroma of stale beer and nicotine assail your senses. A sign above the door reads "Yates Wine Lodge". There are two burly bouncers at either side of the entrance. smile OK, you smile nervously at the bouncers, who eye you with disdain before parting to allow a narrow entrance to the interior. in Inside yates You are standing in a vast arena, within which are areas of open space broken up by collections of tables and chairs. Much of the area is populated by groups of revelling personae, and there is a set of stairs to the east, which from the stream of ascending and descending people you discern to be the toilets. There is a bar to the north, and a small table with one occupant before you. l table The table is round, and much worn by age. It is surrounded by a group of chairs of assorted condition and size, at one of which you astutely notice Dr. Richard Bartle. greet richard Your greeting is warmly returned, so that you feel safe to take a seat. sit You start to sit but almost immediately a spark of concern permeates your being. l table the table contains an orange juice and an empty ashtray. gasp OK, Hawumph gasps n.wave to barmaid0.greet barmaid0.purchase guinness1.get glass.s.sit The barmaid0 catches your eye. Don't even think about it! phew You feel relieved! chat to Richard You engage in gentle mud related conversation whilst awaiting the arrival of other personae. In the distance you spy familiar faces. greet Pippin greet Vulnax greet Karya greet Foddy drink beer Gulp gulp glug glug gulp glug SLURRRP! Down the hatch it goes! pass around paper and pen. force player to "write your persona name" f paper Your spell works, despite the presence of archane arch magic. read paper written on the paper is a list of attendees at the mudmeet suggest people write other personae they use on the paper Your spell amazingly works, and the paper is passed three times widdershins, at each passing gaining more and more lines of symbolism and arcana. read paper Your eyes absorb the detail of the paper's contents, but you feel unable to divulge this information. remember list of interesting names OK, the list of names is commited to memory! discuss the relative sizes and merits of digital cameras For your information: size does not matter, it's the megapixels that are important. Pippin points out that Karya appears to be sporting multi-coloured hair, which he refers to as a blue rinse for some strange reason. admire Karya's blue rinse enjoy loud Grand National on blurred tv screen drink more beer Gulp gulp glug glug gulp glug SLURRRP! Down the hatch it goes! set off in search of food o.e.e.w.op door.in Outside chinese restaurant The door's shut, can't you see, you berk? unlock door. The door is locked shut, and you don't have a key that will fit. read door. Written on a sign on the door is the message "Closed", and a list of times all pointing to the future. walk through town You are walking through some narrow back streets in Colchester. detect You detect Pippin and Vulnax pumping you for information. unpump player You ably fend off attempted detection of wiz knowledge by Pippin and Vulnax, despite beer aura. admire menu1 in hotel. decide menu0 was better than menu1. e.enter pub.drink beer.wait.w go to original restaurant. op door etc again. read sign The sign implies that serving should be occuring, yet the door resolutely resists the most ardent attempts at opening. go to alternative Italian restaurant Inside italiannate ristaurante sit order food n.qn.s To the north you see a laid back Pippin n.n.feed amazingly hot pizza to Pippin.s Pippin has eaten the hot pizza. He seemed to enjoy it. Watch steam come from Pippin's ears. In the distance you hear the strident tones of a mobile phone vis player The phantom form of a non-present Zordell seems to emanate from Pippin's mobile phone. Chat to Zordell Observe Vulnax sacrifice the Ox on his plate with sacrificial steakknife0 count calories in desserts The number and variety of calories overwhelms your senses, leaving you uncannily grateful that you are not on any form of diet. Gratefully watch as Foddy pay's the bill Foddy detects your snoop, yet nevertheless generously pays for the meal. wander around a few packed hotels in search of bottles find quiet pub with excellent seating availability drink beer and natter decide on one last round, buy Karya a double vodka for the orange juice she has moved on to. pour vodka2 in orange juice The vodka2 mixes with the orange juice, though for some reason your hands are unsteady and you splash Karya with a potion2. apologise Karya the melancholy witch accepts your apology, though you feel you may be in trouble should it happen again. plan last minute details of co-operative mud newsletter issue You hastily draw up a few last minute cunning plans for the joint newsletter, hoping for inspiration after a long days dri.... um ......  THINKing! yawn OK, Hawumph yawns. all are now tired leave pub bid all a fond farewell And a fond farewell from me too! enter richardcar0 In richardcar0 You are once again in a motorised conveyance, secure in the knowledge that no matter how happy the mudmeet personae became, your driver is stone cold sober. n Hotel leave richardcar0.thank richard.in Reception You stumble across the threshold. in.up.n.op door.in.cl door Corridor Stairs Upstairs corridor The door opens Room 126 The door closes HIC! zzz You fall asleep   ----- reset in progress ----- ----- mudmeet initialising ----- ----- next mudmeet has been postponed - until when though? We hear plans of a summer one -----