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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Quest engines</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Hal Black <<A HREF="mailto:hal#moos,ml.org">hal#moos,ml.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 20:10:16 -0400</LI>
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On Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 04:21:50PM -0500, Michael.Willey#abnamro,com wrote:
> I have been thinking through a similar scenario
> with my wife. We called it the "Spooky/Peaceful
> Forest" scenario. We were speculating that a persistent
> object A, when placed in location B, would cause
> the spirits of the dead to rise and haunt a specific
> area. If the object is instead placed in location
> C, the spirits would be allowed to rest. If we
> provided organization D, with a vested interest
> in keeping the area peaceful, and organization E,
> with a vested interest in keeping it haunted (perhaps
> they operate a toll road that a journey through
> the haunted woods would bypass?), then the two
> organizations would maintain a constant state of
> quest, as minions of the two groups tried to steal
> the object from each other or keep it from being
> stolen.
In other words, persistent "Capture the Flag". Very nice, I like the
way you have hidden it in the fantasy setting. Judging from the popularity
of this type of game in the mass population, I think it would be a great
success on your mud.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00059" HREF="msg00059.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [Off-Topic] Patents (Was Re: Storytelling vs. Simulationist)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00050" HREF="msg00050.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Quest engines</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00095" HREF="msg00095.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Quest engines</A></strong>,
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