<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson --> <!--X-From-R13: Zvat <Y.Z.Zb-94Nfghqrag.yobeb.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 16:29:49 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SOL.3.96.980712113948.16978A-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199807112239.RAA23361#rgate2,ricochet.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk"> </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="msg00183.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00185.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00175.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00168.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00184">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00184">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00184">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</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: Physics Lesson</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ling <<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 12:01:52 +0100 (BST)</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 Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Mike Sellers wrote: > At 03:02 PM 7/11/98 -0700, John Bertoglio wrote: > >From the Inferno Mud website help file: > > > Maybe we need a MUD version of the old "Murphy's Rules" in the Space Gamer. > Remember how children were considered "nuisance monsters" in Runequest and > that you couldn't commit suicide with a pistol in Car Wars because they > only did 2 pts of damage and your character had 3? Ah, those were the days. Haha, I remember those! In Champions (rpg), a normal human being can flatten a car in less than 5 minutes. Diplomats in Civilisation (cg) can bribe enemy planes without them ever landing. High level fighters in AD&D can survive a drop from any height. A human person can hold his breathe longer than a superhero in Champions, etc, etc. Some of these cuties are on the web at: <URL:<A HREF="http://www.fullfeed.com/~muskrat/Murphys/Murphys.html">http://www.fullfeed.com/~muskrat/Murphys/Murphys.html</A>> Personally, I don't think you should pick on muds coz the current state of muds is such a sham, there is be enuff material to fill several epic tomes. (then again... hmmm) | Ling Lo of Remora (Top Banana) _O_O_ Elec Eng Dept, Loughborough University, UK. kllo#iee,org </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="00175" HREF="msg00175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Mike Sellers <mike#bignetwork,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00183.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00185.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mud websites</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00168.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My "mud" server, A.T.O.M. and the coming design notes</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00184"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00184"><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><A NAME="00172" HREF="msg00172.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Universe Design Notes, version 061098</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 22:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00178" HREF="msg00178.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Universe Design Notes, version 061098</A></strong>, Mike L Kesl <a href="mailto:mlkesl#cpinternet,com">mlkesl#cpinternet,com</a>, Sun 12 Jul 1998, 00:03 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00171" HREF="msg00171.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</A></strong>, John Bertoglio <a href="mailto:alexb#internetcds,com">alexb#internetcds,com</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 21:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00175" HREF="msg00175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#bignetwork,com">mike#bignetwork,com</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 22:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00184" HREF="msg00184.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Physics Lesson</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sun 12 Jul 1998, 23:29 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00168" HREF="msg00168.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: My "mud" server, A.T.O.M. and the coming design notes</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 21:42 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00164" HREF="msg00164.html">[MUD-Dev] [Fwd: Re: brainstormer]</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 13:24 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00156" HREF="msg00156.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>, S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:choke#sirius,com">choke#sirius,com</a>, Fri 10 Jul 1998, 22:19 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00163" HREF="msg00163.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>, Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 12:59 GMT </LI> </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>