<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system --> <!--X-From-R13: Yngevan [pQyryna <xvgxngNgur486.oenqyrl.rqh> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:53:55 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.93.980611172431.3415A-100000#the486,bradley.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 3580D478.2A1E#dial,pipex.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00985.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00987.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00984.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00990.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00986">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00986">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00986">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Katrina McClelan <<A HREF="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:40:34 -0500 (CDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Richard Woolcock wrote: > Now imagine that same 'business man', in his black three piece suit, wearing > mirrored shades and carrying a large brief case, walking towards you along > a desolate street in the roughest part of town at midnight, his stride slow, > confident and silent, his face fixed straight ahead. > Yeah, appearance isn't everything... but isn't that where experience and confidence levels enter. I suppose that really to a large extent, intimidation by appearance is based on experience. The above mirrored glasses slow stride three piece suit guy is intimidating based on popular culture, not in and of itself. I was thinking more in terms of instinctive stuff (like my that dragon has sharp teeth), as opposed to learned behavior... unfortunatley I was rather lame and gave an example contrary to the above because I hadn't really noted the difference in my mind yet. > Appearance can be more than just physical...but how would one code such a > thing? Well, in terms of a MUD, you do have some control over the social structure and stereotypes enough to set an intimidation level based on appearance for mobs (and even articles of clothing). If a mob is a member of the sadistic cult of necromancers, the Rhor-Zul, which is well known for their distinguisable black robes with blood red sash, then he's going to have some degree of intimidation when he wears such robes (an example of clothing being the factor). Meanwhile if the forest to the south is home to the Chikawags, a race of doglike men known throughout the realm for savage cruelty, then merely being a Chikawag is going to have some degree of intimidation. These are of course controlled by the world design and easily evaluated by numerics. In the case of it mattering how a garment is worn, (the suit example) I'd just steer clear of that. Intimidation by appearance is largely learned behavior, and when designing a mock culture you have a good degree of control of the common stereo-types. -Kat </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00984" HREF="msg00984.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Richard Woolcock <KaVir#dial,pipex.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00985.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mud-time vs real-time (was Re: skill system)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00987.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mud-time vs real-time (was Re: skill system)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00984.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00990.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00986"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00986"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00975" HREF="msg00975.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 20:36 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00976" HREF="msg00976.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 21:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00982" HREF="msg00982.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 22:25 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00984" HREF="msg00984.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 23:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00986" HREF="msg00986.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</a>, Thu 11 Jun 1998, 23:53 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00990" HREF="msg00990.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 00:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00991" HREF="msg00991.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 02:33 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01012" HREF="msg01012.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 23:51 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01026" HREF="msg01026.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: skill system</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sun 14 Jun 1998, 10:46 GMT </LI> </LI> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>