Muddled Times
Issue:Issue 27, June 2004
Section:News & Gossip
Author:Turrican

Death of the Month

In this issue we have three month's worth of DOTM logs to view. March's DOTM demonstrates what losing over 70k does to an ex-mage. For April there are two logs to view, simply because there were so many deaths for the recipent of the award that one wasn't enough! May's DOTM shows what happens when you plan to bundle someone who is also snooping you ...

Death of the Month: March 2004

Your spell is cast, but it cost your remaining magic!
You are now Sir Sabretooth.
Your spell worked!
You were crippled anyway...
Your spell doesn't work. Wait until you're a sorcerer...
Your spell doesn't work. Wait until you're a sorcerer...
ZZZzzz...
You can't wake yourself up yet!
You can't wake yourself up yet!
You can't wake yourself up yet!
You have just been woken up!
Your stamina is 59.
Someone hits you (43/120).
You hit someone (10-14).
You miss someone.
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-6,844 = 146,776).
Firestone3 dropped.
Pick0 dropped.
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-6,540 = 140,236).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-6,249 = 133,987).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-5,971 = 128,016).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-5,706 = 122,310).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-5,452 = 116,858).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in themiddle of a fight! Flee first!
Someone misses you.
You hit someone (1-4).
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-5,210 = 111,648).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
la
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-4,978 = 106,670).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You have changed experience level from Sir to legend.
(-4,757 = 101,913).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
level
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-4,546 = 97,367).
You have fled by trying to go out.
f o.qq
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-4,344 = 93,023).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-4,150 = 88,873).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
f o.qq
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-3,966 = 84,907).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Someone is about to attack you.
You can't quit in the middle of a fight! Flee first!
f o.qq
f o.qq
You can't move, you're crippled!
(-3,790 = 81,117).
You have fled by trying to go out.
Cheerio!
Overall, you lost 72,492 points this game.
A FEW SECONDS LATER
 
val me
For you, treasure is worth 208% of its minimum value.
Your value is 20,298 points (16,298 points basic, 4,000 points in bounty).
Someone tells you "im going to just sit over here quietly now,
dont hurt me ;)".
re whatever
You now feel up to attacking other players, should you so
desire.
n
You step through the opening into a blurred patchwork of greens and
browns, which whirl around you in seemingly aimless patterns until they
suddenly slide into shape...
You can hear the sound of rain falling on trees.
Dense forest.
o
North dale.
It is raining. 
o
Railway track.
It is raining. A golden bolt has been hammered into one of the railway
sleepers. 
o
Dense forest.
A large stick lies on the ground. 
o
South dale.
It is raining. 
o
Forest on steep slope.
A large stick lies on the ground. 
o
Dense forest.
There is a large stick on the ground. 
o
Dense forest.
o
Narrow road between lands.
It is raining. 
Papercut the warlock has just arrived.
Papercut the warlock makes some magical gestures.
qq
Cheerio!
AND A FEW MORE SECONDS

n
You step through the opening into a blurred patchwork of greens and
browns, which whirl around you in seemingly aimless patterns until they
suddenly slide into shape...
You can hear the sound of rain falling on trees.
Pine forest.
n
Magical glade.
It is raining. 
n
Dense forest.
n
South pasture.
It is raining. 
n
Rain has swollen the river, and you cannot cross!
o
Rain has swollen the river, and you cannot cross!
o
Rain has swollen the river, and you cannot cross!
o
Rain has swollen the river, and you cannot cross!
o
Rain has swollen the river, and you cannot cross!
ne
Rapids.
It is raining. 
o
East pasture.
It is raining. 
o
Forest near mountains.
o
Narrow road between lands.
It is raining. 
o
Badly-paved road.
It is raining. 
w
Narrow road between lands.
It is raining. 
n
Foothills.
It is raining. 
n
Foothills.
It is raining. 
n
Forested part of north mountain.
n
North mountain.
It is raining. 
n
North mountain.
It is raining. There is a long-disused warning beacon here. 
n
Cave of stars.
n
You cannot go north from here.
touch stone
A feeling of unbelievable power surges through your body. You
gulp it back, yet it still floods your every fibre. You begin to feel
warm, and good inside, and still the magic swells in its marvellous
intensity. Suddenly, without warning, it stops, and you are left
staggered by the immensity of your experience, thankful that you still
live, but feeling strangely different... (18/120).
(81,117).
You are now Sabretooth the warlock! Congratulations!
s
North mountain.
It is raining. There is a long-disused warning beacon here. 
It has stopped raining.
fod v
In the distance, you hear the whistling feedback of a failed finger of death
spell...
Your spell failed!
It works on you instead!
Ah well, those who live by the fod, die by the fod!
Not updating persona.

Death of the Month: April 2004

Ruin.
This conglomeration of stone which lies forlornly in the grass is all that is
left of the outer buildings belonging to the nearby tin mine, before bad times
fell upon it. Age and the weather have since reduced the once proud structures
to moss-covered misshapen arrangements of rubble. To the north is a forest, and
to the east an enormous cliff at the base of a huge, snow-capped mountain.
Elsewhere is a pony paddock. There is a large stick on the ground. A sailable
coracle, large enough for one, has been left here. The coracle contains 2 keys,
a baton, a foot, a nightcap, a cross and an opened phial3. An enormous spider
stands before you! There is a thick, silver-looking cord here, coated in a
strange, clear substance. 
Paradigm the yeoman is here.
*You hit the spider (5-9).
The spider looks covered in wounds.
The spider misses you.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*qi
You are wearing the following:
 the cape and the ring6.
You are carrying the following:
 Valetant, the amulet and the bag0.
 The bag0 contains:
 6 wafers.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*Paradigm the yeoman looks quickly at the spider.
*You hear sounds of combat, as Paradigm the yeoman attacks the spider.
*You hear a slicing sound, as Paradigm the yeoman hits the spider.
You hear a swishing sound, as the spider misses Paradigm the yeoman.
There is a sudden burning sensation in your chest, which grows sharply in
intensity and seems to ignite your throat. Coughing and choking, you fall to
your knees as it worsens, and you feel wracking pains all through your body.
Your eyesight grows blurred, and you start to froth madly at the mouth. At
once, your eyes roll upwards, your tongue flops out, and you keel over
backwards, dead...
(-1,190 = 57,938).
(-2,591 = 55,347).
Bag0 dropped.
Valetant dropped.
Amulet dropped.
Ring6 dropped.
Cape dropped.
Overall, you scored 13,320 points this game.
Ruin.
Strewn before you is a gothic-looking, oppressively black cape. A well-worn
gold ring lies over to one side. A golden amulet lies on the floor, inscribed
with intricate lettering. Glowing faintly a few feet away is a plain-looking
sword. A musty old carpet bag is here, opened. On the ground there is a large
stick. A sailable coracle, large enough for one, has been left here. The
coracle contains 2 keys, a baton, a foot, a nightcap, a cross and an opened
phial3. There is a spider here, asleep. There is a thick, silver-looking cord
here, coated in a strange, clear substance. 
*k mo
You attack the spider.
*The spider has woken up!
You hit the spider (10-14).
The spider looks critically injured.
The spider sinks her fangs into your flesh! You feel the poison enter your
bloodstream...
Stamina=19/120.
*g bag f cc
There isn't a bag0 in the coracle!
*Your stomach turns over and you feel giddy. You are VERY unwell!
(16/120).
You miss the spider.
The spider sinks her fangs into your flesh! You feel the poison enter your
bloodstream...
Stamina=0...
You feel your will failing...
You have been killed by the spider.
Your magic stalls, having not warmed up properly.
You are no longer a member of house "MA".
Not updating persona.
*qs
Sabretooth the mage
eff str 100 eff dex 100 sta 96/120 mag 120 pts 146,242 gam 100
*Blueeyes the warlock tells you "im off now, stop getting so wound up".
*re im fodding cya
*Blueeyes the warlock tells you "ok!".
*Heiachi the guest tells you "Hey back out there, nice one.".
*re im fodding
*lw
Benny the mystical wizard is playing
Sabretooth the mage= is playing
Heiachi the guest is playing
3 in total.
*qs
Sabretooth the mage
eff str 100 eff dex 100 sta 96/120 mag 120 pts 146,242 gam 100
*glow
Your spell worked!
You have suddenly and magically started glowing!
*Heiachi the guest tells you "There's no one to FOD.".
*Your magic feels to have warmed up.
You now feel up to attacking other players, should you so desire.
*re yeah me had a fucking enough of game
*Heiachi the guest tells you "You're full of it, you won't FOD.".
*Heiachi the guest tells you "Same old trick you try and pull?".
*re wanna bet
*n
North mountain.
There is a long-disused warning beacon here. 
*Heiachi the guest tells you "Yeah".
*n
Cave of stars.
*touch stone
Your hand goes right through the touchstone, and you find yourself touching the
floor. Try as you may, you cannot feel the stone - it's almost as if it wasn't
there, although it looks solid enough. Clearly, physical contact with the stone
can not be made by those with the gift of magic. However, you do feel magically
more complete.
*s
North mountain.
There is a long-disused warning beacon here. 
*lw
Benny the mystical wizard is playing
Kitty the matriarch= is playing
Sabretooth the mage= is playing
Heiachi the guest is playing
4 in total.
*Heiachi the guest tells you "You'll be back in here.".
*fod me
Your spell failed!
It works on you instead!
Ah well, those who live by the fod, die by the fod!
You are no longer a member of house "MA".
Not updating persona.

Death of the Month: May 2004

(*)Someone tells you "now".
(*)wh dda
1 in the place known as "entrance to mine".
(*)k dda
(*)FES
120 120 91 100 92 100 87 120 128031 N N N N 42 R
(*)qw
Verdant the swordsman
Spooky the necromancess
Tictacs the matriarch
(Carl the dragon-slaying mage)
(*)o
Narrow road.
It is raining. 
(*)o
Narrow road between lands.
It is raining. 
(*)o
The gap is too narrow for you to move in that direction without dropping
everything.
(*)o
The gap is too narrow for you to move in that direction without dropping
everything.
(*)o
The gap is too narrow for you to move in that direction without dropping
everything.
(*)w
Narrow road.
It is raining. 
(*)w
Road opposite cottage.
It is raining. 
(*)n
You are lost in a misty graveyard.
Inscribed on a modestly austere tombstone here is the name, "Richard the
arch-wizard". 
(*)n
You are lost in a misty graveyard.
A bleak vision rises in your mind: in a misty graveyard, in a hidden vault;
Cat the wizard, sleeping on the shores of hell. 
(*)n
You are lost in a misty graveyard.
The tomb of Suzy the witch stands before you, engraved with the words:
"Immortality Rules OK". 
(*)n
You are lost in a misty graveyard.
There is a pint-sized tomb here with the words, "Antman RIP" written on it. 
(*)n
You are lost in a misty graveyard.
A broken headstone lies scattered about you. 
(*)o
Road opposite cottage.
It is raining. 
(*)wh dda
1 in the place known as "entrance to mine".
(*)FES
120 120 91 100 92 100 86 120 128031 N N N N 42 R
(*)qw
Verdant the swordsman
Spooky the necromancess
Tictacs the matriarch
(Carl the dragon-slaying mage)
(*)s
Path.
It is raining. 
(*)s
Hall.
The kitchen door is open. 
(*)A male voice in the distance shouts "hes lost".
(*)u
Halfway up the stairs.
(*)u
Upstairs landing.
(*)A male voice in the distance shouts "hes so poor".
(*)You feel very proud to have survived so long since leaving the Elizabethan
Tearoom.
(+100 = 128,131).
(*)A finger of death from (Duffman the legend) has terminated you.
Axe1 dropped.
Foot dropped.
Key1 dropped.
Baton dropped.
Bag0 dropped.
Scarab dropped.
Coracle dropped.
Cape dropped.
Not updating persona.


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