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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</H1>
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<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 11 Feb 98 17:38:48 -0800</LI>
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On 20/01/98 at 01:20 PM, Matt Chatterley &lt;root#mpc,dyn.ml.org&gt; said: &gt;On
Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Marian Griffith wrote:
&gt;&gt; On Sat 13 Dec, Adam Wiggins wrote:
&gt;&gt; &gt; [Vadim Tkachenko:]
&gt;&gt; 
&gt;&gt; &gt; &gt; - Universe should preserve the balance (hopefully).
&gt;&gt; 
&gt;&gt; *shrug* I don't see that as of paramount importance.

&gt;Nor do I, but its often a popular theme element - Universal balance,
&gt;perhaps tied into karma, and the general theory that the universe likes
&gt;to sit around the neutral mark (in various interpretations).

There's an important side benefit:  Given GoP'ers or PowerGamers (or
accident via RP (the greedy monarch.merchant/warrior?)), your world will
not enter a run-away negative or positive feedback loop.

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<LI><strong><A NAME="00248" HREF="msg00248.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sat 17 Jan 1998, 10:40 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00260" HREF="msg00260.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 20 Jan 1998, 04:42 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00286" HREF="msg00286.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vadimt#4cs,com">vadimt#4cs,com</a>, Thu 22 Jan 1998, 20:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00265" HREF="msg00265.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Tue 20 Jan 1998, 21:15 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00414" HREF="msg00414.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 12 Feb 1998, 01:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00417" HREF="msg00417.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Gods, worshipers and the balance</A></strong>, 
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Thu 12 Feb 1998, 02:17 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00235" HREF="msg00235.html">Formatting apology</A></strong>, 
Stephen Zepp <a href="mailto:zoran#enid,com">zoran#enid,com</a>, Wed 14 Jan 1998, 02:02 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Event handling</A></strong>, 
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Mon 12 Jan 1998, 17:07 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00203" HREF="msg00203.html">Clients</A></strong>, 
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 11 Jan 1998, 22:24 GMT
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