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<LI><em>To</em>: mud-dev <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
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<LI><em>From</em>: Matthew Mihaly <<A HREF="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:17:47 -0700 (PDT)</LI>
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On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Ling wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> What would you think a group of GM's (in the P&P sense) going around to
> different muds running scenarios? I envisage something like Larry Niven's
> Dream Park series, one GM with a bunch of helpers who carry out the
> roleplaying and maybe stuff like writing code.
>
> Technically, I don't think there are many obstacles unless the GM had some
> really ambitious ideas that could only be carried out by modifying the
> codebase/mudlib/core. The main roadblock is political, this Company would
> need to have access to stats, mud internals and so forth for the special
> effects. That would mean maybe a couple weeks of having to put up with
> total strangers tearing up your mud and poking their noses everywhere.
>
> Maybe after 6 months and a few good shows, this Company will gain a rep
> for themselves and become an attraction in itself but the initial foot in
> the door is going to be a hard one. Anyway, this appeals to me coz it
> allows a grand tour of the mudding universe as a businessman. :) Shame I
> no longer have time for this sort of thing.
Well, speaking as a commercial admin, there's not a chance in hell we'd
let, much less pay, for anyone to do this. That's not a slight on you or
your company either. It's simply that you can't just come in for a couple
weeks and carry out a scenario. You've got to have an intimate
understanding of the subtleties of a world's political climate, its
history, etc. I can't speak for stockmuds, and I don't really know how
similar they are to each other in those terms, so maybe it work work in
them, though I don't see you making a profit out of stock muds.
--matt
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00880" HREF="msg00880.html">[MUD-Dev] An apology</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Thu 08 Jul 1999, 21:43 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00876" HREF="msg00876.html">[MUD-Dev] In-game tailors, re-stringers, etc.</A></strong>,
Eli Stevens (KiZurich/GreySylk) <a href="mailto:c718157#showme,missouri.edu">c718157#showme,missouri.edu</a>, Thu 08 Jul 1999, 16:58 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00878" HREF="msg00878.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] In-game tailors, re-stringers, etc.</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 08 Jul 1999, 21:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00893" HREF="msg00893.html">[MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Wed 14 Jul 1999, 01:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00896" HREF="msg00896.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Wed 14 Jul 1999, 02:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00916" HREF="msg00916.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Thu 15 Jul 1999, 22:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00920" HREF="msg00920.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 16 Jul 1999, 00:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00925" HREF="msg00925.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Christopher Allen - GM Fangs <a href="mailto:GMFangs#ASMRB,ORG">GMFangs#ASMRB,ORG</a>, Fri 16 Jul 1999, 19:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00930" HREF="msg00930.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] GM Touring Company</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Mon 19 Jul 1999, 16:47 GMT
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