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The Legendary Times

Volume 16, Issue 4

February 27, 2009

IN THIS ISSUE

A Note from the Editor

Updates from the Staff

So we celebrated LegendMUD's birthday, we celebrated Valentine's, we celebrated Mardi Gras. Is it just me, or do other people feel a bit celebrated out?

The LT offices are now in-game and I noticed that quite a few people carry around the new in-game issue. To those who are keen on hoarding, the in-game issue will change as we submit a new issue. This means that you won't have to buy a new issue each time, but also that if you were intending to establish a library, it won't work. See? We are saving you money as well as clatter.

Please welcome Ariah as our new columist. He'll be reporting from the street about unusual happenings in our world. If you encountered anything out of the ordinary, be sure to drop him a note.

One last thing, we celebrated our annual Expies Ceremony last week. Lots of people showed up for the event hosted by Carnegie. The results are posted below.

- Autumn

Code Updates
Area Updates
Birthday Additions
Expie Results
Featured Columns
What Not To Wear
Reporting From The Street
The Legendary Times Advice Column
Player News
XP Achievements
Player Submissions
That Time of the Month

UPDATES FROM THE STAFF

Code Updates

  • Lots of fixes for geography and cartography.
  • Crashing bug fixes.

Area Updates

  • Area support has been added for the new geography and cartography skills.
  • You can buy special maps designed to work with the skill, and get your map marked by locals to help you find your way. Try asking around in Arabia, Tara, Lima,F&I War, San Francisco, Medieval Seas, London, and Klein!
  • LOP: Trousers has been installed.
  • Straussy made progress with his Titanic area.

Birthday Additions

  • New moods and socials! Several people submitted new ideas to Autumn and Haley has been hard at work putting the approved ones in. Take a look and have fun!
  • Code:

  • Disarm Trap and Set Trap changes - No more will you have to learn both of these skills. Now you will just learn the new TRAPPING skill and be able to use both of these commands! Those of you that have both disarm trap and set trap will automatically be moved to knowing trapping and reimbursed a practice for the second skill. Also, if you only know EITHER disarm trap or set trap, you will automatically be given trapping and be able to use both if you meet the reqs.
  • Tan and Skin changes - You guessed it! We've also combined these two skills into the new TANNERY skill. Those of you that have both skin and tan will noticed a returned practice and the tannery skill in your allskills. As with above, if you know either tan or skin, you will automtically be given tannery and able to use both commands.
  • Gift Boxes! Want to give a present to somebody? Put it in a new gift box for them to open. The box is marked with your name once you close it so they will know who it is from. Once the box is opened, the contents are taken out and the box disappears. You will see these from Immorts first, but look forward to them showing up in game for sale soon.
  • Cartography and Geography skills!
  • Building:

  • There's a rumor about some strange superhero showing up this weekend...

Expie Awards Results

General Player Categories

Best Female Mud Citizen: Kastina and Krista tie
Best Mud Citizen: Apocalypse
Most Helpful to New Players at Legend: Krista, Mikhail, and Oake tie
Most Helpful Overall: Mikhail
Best Female Roleplayer: Naeva
Best Male Roleplayer: Morris and Oake tie
Best Pkiller: Sap
Best Hack & Slasher: Kastina
Best Explorer: Pop
Best Run Leader: Wrym
Best Healer: BillyBoy
Best Clan: 1337 Squad
Best Guildmistress: Kastina
The Slander Memorial Award: Urkle
Most Likely to Succeed: Caja
Best Death: Edge
Best Strung Item: Nicola
Best Description: Cora
Best Equipment Theme: Lucifer
Best Warcry: Hendrix
Best Illusion: BearBelly
Best Interior Decorating: Orchid

Immortal Categories

Immortal You Are Most Likely to Ask For Help: Autumn
Best Player Relations Liaison: Autumn
Best Builder: Nestor
Best Coder: Lorenzo
Best Poofs: Autumn
Snazziest Dresser: Autumn
Best GamesMistress: Autumn
Coolest Head In a Crisis: Sandra
Best Mediator: Autumn

Code and Areas Categories

Best Large Code Project: Citizenship Quests by LadyAce, Nestor, Rufus and Sandra
Best New Code Feature: Rufus's Purgatory
Best Code Improvement: Rufus and Sandra's Multiple PKE Chars
Best Bug: Fogg dropping off handbooks way off base by Nestor
Best Area: Svartalfheim by Nestor
Best Writing: Svartalfheim by Nestor
Best History: Svartalfheim by Nestor
Area You Would Visit If You Could Time Travel: Rome by Sandra
Best Mob: Circus animals in Rome by Sandra and a two-headed eagle in Svartalfheim by Nestor
The Lampy for Best Quest: the sword quest in Svartalfheim by Nestor
Best Special Effect: the Runestones in Svartalfheim by Nestor and the Gladiators Arena in Rome by Sandra
Most Surprisingly Deadly Mob: the Turkeys at Thanksgiving by Autumn
Best Item: a crooked wizards hat by Sandra
Best-Maintained Area: Dante's Inferno -- Larderello by Sandra

Just For Fun Categories

Best AFK Message: Munkie and Raul tie
Best RP Quote: Ari
Most Likely to Drown: Taliana
Most Notable Couple: Rena & Apocalypse
Biggest Packrat: Alejandro
Best Questmeister: Pop
Most Dangerously Over-Confident: Urkle
Biggest Gossip: Nadia
Most Likely to Complain: Quimby
Spammiest: Quimby
Best Title: Snapper
Most Accident-Prone: Urkle
Most Flirtatious: Ari
Worst Dressed: Quimby

PLAYER NEWS

XP Achievements

  • Sheba has reached 400 million experience!
  • Tahnai has reached 100 million experience!
  • Flug has reached 200 million experience!
  • Asterix has reached 500 million experience!!
  • Ileth has reached 300 million experience!
  • Thea has reached 100 million experience!
  • TheWatcher has reached 100 million experience!

FEATURED COLUMNS

WHAT NOT TO WEAR

Spectral Edition
by that one receptionist chick

The dead and undead are spooky beings, I understand that. Their job is to scare, terrify, frighten, and other various synonyms that would make me sound even more redundant if I listed them. This fact, however, does excuse Oake Cerris' wardrobe.

Seriously. I understand that he was only like 19 when he died, and men don't develop decent fashion taste until their mid to late 30's, if ever, but come on. Don't people get the option of changing their outfit when they die? He's all basic cloak, shirt, and trousers, all of which are dirty.
I can't take a man seriously when he's just... dirty and smells like worms.

I don't think he can take himself seriously, either, considering how he's always staring blankly at people. And can't he do something about that fog and glow that always seems to be surrounding him? He could always like...
trade it for a nice breeze that would help deal with the gross smell of death.

You know, speaking of that, how does a non-corporeal being have a smell?
I'm still boggled by it.

His hands are so pale he should invest in some ghostly gloves, those reins are the wrong shade of brown, and the least he could have done is invested in a length of chain that wasn't covered in rust. The only thing that doesn't make me cringe when I look at him would have to be the ghost of his goldfish that's always floating somewhere nearby.

At least IT knows how to accessorize. Good job on those scales, little buddy.
Good job!

Seriously, Oake? Talk to somebody. Try to invest in a nice crisp suit or uniform. I know your job is to scare, but you've such an unfair advantage right now due to your outfit, it's ridiculous.

Call me sometime, babe, and I'll help you pick out something new. Just make sure you give me enough warning signs so I know you're there, you silly, poorly dressed ghost.

Reporting From The Street

by Ariah

"Young Boy Finds Body"
Eleven year old boy finds decomposed corpses inside the church, north of St. Stephens St. Local police advice all to stay in their homes at night and to walk with a mate during the day. People say they have spotted a figure lurking from the shadows. Another citizen states he ran into a man with fangs like a snake.

Vampires in London?
Local policeman Bobby has been assigned to watch over the Port ensuring the towns safety. "If what we have encountered is a vampire, It will be killed upon sight." Stated Bobby.

KILLING A VAMPIRE = MURDER?

A local urchin had this to say: "They are people what are changed. Alive but not. They walk the chasm between that which is and that which isnt. Whether by choice or by force they can no longer return from that world to which they now belong. They have feelings, they live, love, enjoy life. They just dont live in the light of day. Nothing unusual about that, nothing scary. If someone kills a vampire it's just like killing a human which is murder and deserves punishment." stated the sooted urchin.

"It may be murder but that vampire has killed several people and needs to be punished", stated the policeman. "If anyone comes across this vampire, call us immediately. We need to keep our city safe for our children."

ASK NELL: THE LEGENDARY TIMES ADVICE COLUMN

"Ask Nell": The Legendary Times Official Advice Column

[Note from the editor: we at the staff didn't think our previous columnist's suggestion that the writer leave her husband for him was a very good match for our humble periodical. This week we'd like to announce Nell as our new official advice columnist!]

Dear Nell-
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my letter. I am at my wits end and need your advice desperately! I've worked for the same stuffy corporation for eight years now. Every day I go in early and do my very best until it's time to leave. And every payday does by without a raise, bonus, or any other sort of recognition for the job I'm doing! Do I start looking at competitors and make a move, or do I go to human resources and inquire (Again) about proper compensation?
-Broke in Boston.

Dear Broke-
There's an obvious option that you've overlooked in all of this: Pie!
Everyone loves pie, particularly bosses. "A pie a day keeps the unemployment away!" I'm certain I've heard that somewhere. Maybe I read it. I definitely didn't make it up. Nothing like a nice fruit pie to say "Remember my contributions to this corporation." Enjoy your raise!
-Nell

PLAYER SUBMISSIONS

That Time of the Month by Lethe

*sigh*
It's that time of the month again. Seraphina's angry, trying to kill me, inb fact. I've got some claw marks and torn up armor to prove it. Normally she's adorable, loveable, and the best girl that I could ask for. She's my perfect angel. But once every month, I'll do anything to keep my distance. Last time I locked her in the bathroom, and she still managed to bring her wrath down on me. It's a complete identity shift, and not in a good way.

Before my female readers form a mob and burn my house down, I had best clarify my statement. Seraphina is a werewolf. A fiesty one, too.

It's not all that bad. Some months, there's plenty of cloudcover and we don't even have to worry about it. But we can't get that lucky all the time... It was only inevitable that she change eventually. So we both agreed, should it happen, I should just lock her in the bathroom. Well, she managed to get the door open (I'm still pondering that one) and took a nice chunk out of my leg.
I got her back inside, with some difficulty.

Lucky that I'm immune to that particular curse. Being reborn in a river of Hell has its benefits.

We've been anxiously working on a cure for Seraphina, but until that time comes I must invent new ways of keeping her locked up during that certain time of the month. I don't think that my bathroom door can handle much more abuse. Maybe I'll just lock her in the back yard next time... pity I got rid of the gnomes...

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