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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock <<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 18:52:30 -0700</LI>
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Caliban Tiresias Darklock wrote:
> [snip]
> You know, I had a DM once kill off an entire party in an adventure
> because he said up front 'if you don't say it, you don't do it'... and
> then about thirty minutes into the adventure, he had us all pass out and
> get eaten by a passing creature because we forgot to breathe. The same
> DM had on previous occasions had a 'constipation table' on which he
> would roll daily, to determine the state of your digestive system. He
> found the whole thing vastly amusing, particularly when members of the
> party would come down with terrible diarrhea.
Depending on what you eat, this could actually be quite valid.
> In other words, this level of detail in a game really rubs me the wrong
> way, as I have had very BAD experiences with it. I can just see it
> now...
>
> King's Throne Room
> You are in the king's throne room.
>
> King Nelgar says 'What hast thou come to ask of me?'
> You have to pee.
> >hold it
> You hold it.[snip]
That really made me laugh ;) I understand your point, but you would
have quite a lot of warning before it got that bad...And lets not
forget the other advantages of this system...
> Diagnose khangKhang has a deep wound in his chest.
Khang says 'Do you have anything to stop the infection?'.
> look in packYour medical pack contains some bandages and a needle with twine.
> say No, sorryYou say 'No, sorry'
Khang says 'If the wound becomes infected, I will die...'
> say Okay, there is ONE thing I can do...You say 'Okay, there is ONE thing I can do...'
> pee khang
Not very pleasent, but it would work - and if you have infections
in your mud its only fair that players should be able to utilise
every possible 'facility' at their disposal.
Although I agree there should be limits to how far the realism
goes. For example, I can't see any advantage in the following:
Your eyes start to sting.
> close eyesYou close your eyes.
> open eyesYou open your eyes.
Your eyes start to sting.
Your eyes are REALLY starting to sting.
> close eyesYou close your eyes.
> open eyesYou open your eyes.
However you could add the occasional things, such as 'itches'
which have to be scratched, a running nose (if you have a cold)
which would have to be wiped, coughs (automatic, although you
could try not to), etc. This would make minor illnesses like
a common cold damn annoying, without actually giving you any
penalties.
KaVir.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00664" HREF="msg00664.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 19 Aug 1997, 01:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00632" HREF="msg00632.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00637" HREF="msg00637.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00638" HREF="msg00638.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 17 Aug 1997, 15:42 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00642" HREF="msg00642.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sun 17 Aug 1997, 17:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00646" HREF="msg00646.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00649" HREF="msg00649.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user2,inficad.com">nightfall#user2,inficad.com</a>, Mon 18 Aug 1997, 01:02 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00655" HREF="msg00655.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Mon 18 Aug 1997, 17:00 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00666" HREF="msg00666.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character evolution</A></strong>,
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