The DARK CASTLE WEEKLY
ISSUE 2
December 20, 2000
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I hope BCC works as it's supposed to.
As to last week��s situation with Dark Castle being
down, here are the facts.
The server was down. I emailed our ISP. He rebooted
it. And there was much rejoicing.
-Pirahna
If you did not know, all the quest restrings must be
fixed back to it��s original name by today. Read the
motd section for more details.
I would like to apologize to all the readers for this
week��s flimsy newsletter.
I plan to have the next newsletter contain current
Clan Chaos scores and an update on the much awaited
top ten debate on the mortal message board. I am
already starting a interview process of great players
still mudding. I��m kind of busy trying to level my
character and get better equipment. :P
Also, if you see a goat website recommendation, don��t
look at it unless you like to see what you ate for
lunch.
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MOTD SECTION
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12/07/00
NOTICE: The restring policy in the helpfile is the
official one for
restrings. Make sure you are not in violation. There
will be no
warnings. If you are unsure about your restring, ask
a god. If there is
no god online, either email one, or post on the mortal
board.
In addition, quest equipment may no longer be
restrung. Contact Mace,
Natasha, or your favorite Imp to have it unstrung.
Questions or comments
on the quest eq should be directed towards Mace.
We start confiscating on 12/21/00.
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12/14/00
The "You can't, you're bashed!" bug when you try to
stand should be gone.
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12/18/00
You might notice mobs getting a little smarter/more
dangerous in the
coming weeks.
Editor��s Note: Uh oh.
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12/18/00
Newbie channel put in.
Editor��s Note: Newbie channel is automatically on
when you create a new character.
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Talzor and a Priceless Moment
By Trick
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Experience and Time committed to making level 50: A
few months.
Cost of a full set of gameload: 10k plats.
A rare moment spent with our beloved Meta-Physician:
Priceless.. ---
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Talzor starts swinging like a MADMAN!
Talzor's slash FUCKING DEMOLISHES Kendari!
Kendari is DEAD!!
##Kendari was just DEFEATED in battle by Talzor!
the Meta-physician dodges Talzor's attack.
the Meta-physician dodges Talzor's attack.
the Meta-physician dodges Talzor's attack.
the Meta-physician dodges Talzor's attack.
the Meta-physician ignores Talzor's puny weapon.
Talzor's slash misses the Meta-physician.
the Meta-physician's fireshield misses Talzor.
the Meta-physician misses Talzor.
the Meta-physician TOTALLY FUCKING DISINTEGRATES
Talzor!
Talzor is DEAD!!
Your blood freezes as you hear Talzor's death cry.
You drop to the floor and laugh your ass off while
rolling around wildly.
[SINdicate] Auda ibn Jad DiCorsi falls down laughing.
DRAG.Strychnine.COM falls down laughing.
The Meta Shop the corpse of Talzor is lying here.
[SINdicate] Masterblaster Gambino the Human
[SINdicate] is here.
-Masterblaster has: white aura! pulsing aura!
electricity!
DRAG.Strychnine.COM the Dwarf [Eclipse] is here.
-Strychnine has: electricity!
[SINdicate] Auda ibn Jad DiCorsi the Elf [SINdicate]
is here. (invisible)
-Auda has: electricity!
Qox the Giant [DC_Guard] is sleeping here.
Dominus the Elf [DC_Guard] is here. (invisible)
-Dominus has: pulsing aura! electricity! flying!
The Meta-physician is standing here wondering if
you're worth his time.
-the Meta-physician has: white aura! flames! flying!
Exits: north south
Sidenote added for newbies: Do not to hitall or area
effect in rooms with shopkeepers. It will leave you
dead. Let Talzor be an example, not a trend setter :)
- Trick
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NEWBIE SECTION
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Congratulations to the winners of the first NEWBIE
TRIVIA!
I will attempt to hold one weekly.
1st Place: Nemeskal
2nd Place: Neek (did not wish to accept the prize so
Berzerk was given 2nd place)
2rd Place: Berzerk
3rd Place: Mohgden
Now here are the questions and answers. If you find
any mistakes, please email me so I may correct it.
Thank you.
trivia Q1: What are the directions to the newbie caves
from stonewitch?
trivia Q1 Answer: 5e3n2ed
trivia Q2: What are the directions to the orcs of
silverdale from stonewitch?
trivia Q2 Answer: 7e10n2e8nen
trivia Q3: What creature carries the item known as the
shimmering spore helm?
trivia Q3 Answer: mushroom king
trivia Q4: Where is the mushroom king?
trivia Q4 Answer: newbie caves
trivia Q5: How much gold is 1 platinum coin?
trivia Q5 Answer: 20,000 gold coins
trivia Q6: What creature carries the popular item
known as the pink coral ring?
trivia Q6 Answer: lobster king of newbie caves
trivia Q7: What three skills does the Skill Master
allow EVERYONE to practice?
trivia Q7 Answer: scan, consider, switch
trivia Q8: Where is the Skill Master approximately
located?
trivia Q8 Answer: West of town
trivia Q9: What are the directions to gnome village
from stonewitch?
trivia Q9 Answer: 7w2sese2s2e
trivia Q10: What are the directions to the fountain in
town from stonewitch?
trivia Q10 Answer: 8se
trivia Q11: What is the secret word to enter the monks
of Colins?
trivia Q11 Answer: mesh
trivia Q12: What spell allows the target to see in the
dark but not as effectively as a lantern?
trivia Q12 Answer: infravision
trivia Q13: What spell allows the target to take half
damage?
trivia Q13 Answer: Sanctuary
trivia Q14: If I have a scroll of identify and a gnome
sword, How would you use the scroll to identify the
gnome sword?
trivia Q14 Answer: recite scroll sword
trivia Q15: What one skill/spell is given to everyone
at level 1 without a need to practice it and is quite
possibly the most used skill?
trivia Q15 Answer: recall
trivia Q16: Where can scrolls of identify be bought?
trivia Q16 Answer: Magic shop in town
trivia Q17: What does the yellow potion sold in the
magic shop do?
trivia Q17 Answer: detect invisibility
trivia Q18: What classes can cast the spell fly?
trivia Q18 Answer: Mage and Cleric
I am looking for suggestions for this section. Any
ideas would be greatly
appreciated.
Thank You.
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Last week��s Newbie Section translated in German
By Toriano
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http: //www.wintin.org/
(Laden wintin95)
1. wenn Sie haben diesen Programm
2. offen der Program
3. Typ #alias Gleichstrom {#se dC 216.122.22.254 6666}
4. dann Typ #schreibt tintinrc
5. zu anzumelden sich bei dunkler Burg, Typ
Gleichstrom (von jetzt auf, zu jeder Zeit Sie ?fnen
Ihren wintin95, tippend Gleichstrom wird bringen Sie
zu dunkler Burg �� Sie Viele Leute werden Schriftarten
haben, sind nur vorsichtig, dem Sie vertrauen. Ich
w?de f? newbies zu Gebrauch zmud empfehlen aber es ist
nicht frei. Selbst wenn Sie keine Schriftart haben,
ist dieses Programm viel netter zu Spiel auf als Ihr
normal telnet. Ich plane auf einer newbie wintin
Schriftart zu auf einen zuk?ftigen newsletter wird
gestellt. Hier ist ein guter Anfang ab. Diese sind
Probe Anforderungszeichen, die Sie benutzen k?nen. Das
erste ist f? eine Klasse mit mana. Die Sekunde ist f?
Klassen ohne. Ich werde aus der M?ch Ausf?rung n?hste
Woche schicken.
. prompt (H: %i/%H M: %n/%M M: %w/%V) %r %f
prompt (H:
%i/%H M: %w/%V) %r %f
Ich werde newbie Fragen nehmen. Ich suche erfahrene
Spieler zu Antwort sie. Ich werde auch erfahrene
Spieler zu newbies Spitzen interviewen gibt. Ich werde
newbie Fragen nehmen. Ich suche erfahrene Spieler zu
Antwort sie. Ich werde auch erfahrene Spieler zu
newbies Spitzen interviewen gibt.
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Last Week��s Newbie Section translated in Spanish
By Toriano
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http: //www.wintin.org/
(cargue wintin95)
1. una vez usted tiene este
2. del programa abre el tipo de
3. de programa #dc de alias {#dc 216.122.22.254 de s
6666}
4. entonces tipo #escribe tintinrc
5. al tronco en el castillo oscuro, dc de tipo (de
ahora en adelante, en cualquier momento usted abre su
wintin95, dc que escribe lo traer?al castillo oscuro
�� Las muchas personas tendr? escrituras, tienen
cuidado apenas que usted conf?. Recomendar? para el
newbies al zmud del uso pero lo no es libre. Aunque
usted no tenga una escritura, este programa es mucho
m? agradable al juego en que su telnet uniforme.
Planeo en una escritura de wintin de newbie a sea
colocado en un bolet? futuro.
Aqu?est?un comienzo bueno lejos. Estos son la muestras
lo incita puede usar. El primer es para una clase con
mana. El segundo es para clases sin. Yo le
estar?arrojando la versi? de monje pr?ima semana.
prompt (H: %i/%H M: %n/%M M: %w/%V) %r %f
prompt (H:
%i/%H M: %w/%V) %r %f
Tomar?newbie las preguntas. Busco a jugadores
experimentados a la respuesta ellos. Estar?
entrevistando tambi? a jugadores experimentados a da
puntas al newbies.
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DC WEEKLY Newbie Helper Awards
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Toriano
Trusicrpr,
Tronks
Bulky
Muhammad
Justel
Nemeskal
Tribe
Darkenblade
Egeus
I will continue to increase this List. These players
are people who newbies can trust unless they prove
otherwise. They have taught and helped me a great
deal from getting equipment, leveling and teaching me
how to be a better mudder.
Special thanks to Tribe for dealing with Pbrstreetgang
on the mortal board.
When I thanked him, he replied,"Providing DC with the
very best in new and lightly used eq and characters
since 1995."
I have been questioned if I will advertise and if I
do, will there be an advertisement fee. I am unsure
of this but if I do advertise, all fees will go to the
newbie trivia prizes since I can��t be expected to pay
for these out of my pocket forever. Possible
advertisements could be of parties (which are
currently free anyways), clan tryouts, pkilling
contracts, congratulatory messages from friends to
another friend, even possibly auctions. I guess I
should ask around more.
Note: I would have liked to put a list of punks rather
than this list but I figured why write about people
that don��t even bother to subscribe anyways. The
whole
Purpose of this newsletter is to network good players
with those up and coming. I I hope I am somewhat
achieving this.
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Jokes of the Week
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1)
A guy goes over to his friend's house, rings the bell,
and the wife answers >the door.
> "Hi, is Tony home?"
> "No he went to the store."
> "Well, do you mind if I wait?"
> "No come in."
> They sit down and the friend says "You know Nora,
you have the greatest
breasts I have ever seen. I'd give you a hundred bucks
if I could just see one." Nora thinks about this for
a second an figures what the hell - a hundred bucks.
She opens her robe and shows one. He promptly thanks
her and throws a 100 bucks on the table.
They sit there a while longer and Chris says "They
are so beautiful I got to see the both of them. I'll
give you another 100 bucks if I could just see the
both of them together."
Nora thinks about this and says what the hell opens
her robe and gives Chris a nice long look. Chris
thanks her and throws another 100 bucks on the table
then says he can't wait any longer for Tony and
leaves.
A while later Tony arrives home and his wife says "You
know your weird friend Chris came over."
Tony thinks about this for a second and says "Well,
did he drop off the 200 bucks he owes me?"
2)
A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful
woman sitting at the bar. After an hour of gathering
up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks,
tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you
for a while?"
To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her
lungs, "No, I >won't sleep with you tonight!"
Everyone in the bar is now staring at them. Naturally,
the guy is hopelessly and completely embarrassed and
he slinks back to his table.
After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and
apologizes. She smiles at him and says, "I'm sorry if
I embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in
psychology and I'm studying how people respond to
embarrassing situations."
To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "WHAT
DO YOU MEAN? TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS???"
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Thanks for reading everyone!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!