Death of the Month

In a soon to be regular feature (providing the players concerned agree, that is), we bring you the log of the first death of the month to be awarded since MUDII moved to Phoenix. Behold, the elaborately planned death of Nato the mage (aka Carl)!

Hawumph the onomatopoeic wizard Tom the superhero Morpha the swordswoman Cheerbear the sorcerer Hippo the necromancess Verdant the warrior Nato the mage Papaflame the hero Roaster the touring guest *qs Nato the mage eff str 74 eff dex 80 sta 120/120 mag 33 pts 115,574 gam 296 *detect You detect someone snooping on you, and no-one tracking you. *A storm brews overhead. *groan OK, Nato the mage groans. *i You are carrying the following: the coal, the raft and the firestone0. Weight carried: 26kg 30g/100kg. Objects carried: 3/12. *wh mandrake Your spell doesn't find any. *It has started to rain heavily. *You are forced to "uncripple.out.g ptr.wav ptr.cripple.kill giant.zz". Someone has just forced you to "uncripple.out.g ptr.wav ptr.cripple.kill giant.zz". *Your spell worked! You weren't crippled anyway... *Deck. It is raining heavily. A conductor's baton lies on the floor. *Baton taken. *Baton dropped. You feel a sudden, painful electric shock from the baton, which makes it fall from your hand. Moments later, everything goes black, and you feel like your stomach has been sucked out. An instant afterwards, your surroundings swirl about you, and you rematerialise... Before shrine. It is raining heavily. A violin bow has been put here. Morpha the swordswoman is here carrying a croquet mallet and a key52. *Your spell worked! You have suddenly and magically become crippled! *You attack someone. *ZZZzzz... *You have just been woken up! Your stamina is 120. Someone hits you (113/120). Someone has started to use something to fight! *You miss someone. Someone misses you. *You miss someone. Someone misses you. *Someone is about to attack you. *Someone hits you (103/120). You hit someone (5-9). *You hit someone (10-14). You miss someone. Someone misses you. *You have fallen into a magically-induced sleep... *You have just been woken up! Your stamina is 103. Someone hits you (97/120). You miss someone. *cure Your spell worked! You have suddenly and magically regained your ability to walk! *ql Before shrine. It is raining heavily. A violin bow has been put here. Morpha the swordswoman is here carrying a croquet mallet and a key52. *You hit someone (5-9). You miss someone. Someone misses you. *Morpha the swordswoman looks quickly at you. *You miss someone. Someone hits you (73/120). *You hit someone (5-9). Someone hits you (68/120). *You hit someone (5-9). You hit someone (5-9). Someone hits you (56/120). *You have fallen into a magically-induced sleep... *You have just been woken up! Your stamina is 56. Someone hits you. You feel your will coming to an end... Someone has killed you. Firestone0 dropped. Coal dropped. Raft dropped. Not updating persona.