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<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</A></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 13 May 97 09:54:52 -0700</LI>
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In <<A HREF="msg00381.html">Pine.LNX.3.96.970511212615.930N-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>>, on
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at 01:48 PM, Matt Chatterley <root#mpc,dyn.ml.org> said:
>On Sun, 11 May 1997, Adam Wiggins wrote:
>> [big dumb ogre types 'look':]
>> You see here a big pile of coins.
>>
>> [human types 'look':]
>> You see here several hundred coins.
>>
>> [Rain Man types 'look':]
>> You see here 327 coins, one of which has a small scratch on its underside.
We've debated this area of how or even if intelligence should be
represented inside the game world. My own view is that it shouldn't
even be touched. Leave that to the humans. The concept of the system
attempting to represent anything more than the base physical
capabilities of the character body in question gives me the heebies.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00370" HREF="msg00370.html">Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 11 May 1997, 17:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00374" HREF="msg00374.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 01:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00381" HREF="msg00381.html">Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 03:34 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00400" HREF="msg00400.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 21:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00470" HREF="msg00470.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 23:54 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00480" HREF="msg00480.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Thu 15 May 1997, 23:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00487" HREF="msg00487.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Fri 16 May 1997, 02:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00500" HREF="msg00500.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Fri 16 May 1997, 22:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00609" HREF="msg00609.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Role-playing [was Re: several messages]</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 20 May 1997, 03:40 GMT
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