Note #20 by Driadan posted at Tue Jan  8 12:18:49 2002
Title: 'Newbiekilling'

Enough of this already. What happens to you people? In answer to your
first question: no, playerkilling is not illegal... yet. I posted
at playerinfo, ages ago, regarding the issue and the killing spree
we were sufering these days. It is pretty sad that I have to waste
both my time and your time again with this thing.

Will you ever realize that this useless newbiekilling helps NOBODY?
It does hurt the mud, making true newbies leave. Now some people
will pop talking about damn good equip and some other things. I'm sorry
but save your typing, this post is not regarding those kills. I talk
about these times people kills newbies because of race or religion
in their own racial strongholds while wearing crappy stuff. Then
the killer uses to brag about it. But of course, if the newbie was
a not so newbie according to his equip, there will be more bragging
and people pointing fingers and muttering siteplaying.

There will be new guard systems in play soon. There will be
restrictions when entering those areas. And I feel like boosting them
according to the mortality rate, personally. I won't do that for balance's
sake, but I swear I'd turn them into hells otherwise because this is
[Note 20] From 1 to 23 of 41 (56%) - h for help. f
a silly nonsense.

During my vacations I have been thinking about ways to restrict the
thing with things like level/skills caps on items. But that is crap
if you keep ignoring the fact that the one you killed was wearing
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a newbie chainmail, a long sword and a buckler as treasure.

In any case don't be surprised it things happen to change when you
try to raid the next nursery.

Driadan

PS: don't start another useless discussion about newbiekilling yes
or newbiekilling not, please. Apply common sense, while common sense
means keeping in mind that TRUE newbies are the basis of this place.
Killing a newbie to try to discourage him from playing a race/guild
is not only weak and pathetic, it's plain nerd and stupid, and it
is not to be tolerated for too long.

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You lead (Newbies) west.
> Old Shadowfall: Ruins [s,e].
Khareverian (Newbie) and Two Hobgoblin Warriors are here.
] party move south
] You are attacked by Hobgoblin Warrior.
You are attacked by Hobgoblin Warrior.
You are attacked by Hobgoblin Warrior.
You are attacked by Hobgoblin Warrior.
You lead (Newbies) south.

> fl mo
> 
Khareverian draws blood on Hobgoblin Warrior with a cut from his Blade of
Anzaroth.
You begin to cast flash.
> You crush Hobgoblin Warrior with your Staff of Aldinanachru for 3 HPs damage.
You chant, 'xylith glaniadah'.

You are surrounded by a blue circle of electrical energy!
You harm Hobgoblin Warrior with your electrical wave.
You harm Hobgoblin Warrior with your electrical wave.
You harm Hobgoblin Warrior with your electrical wave.
You harm Hobgoblin Warrior with your electrical wave.
Hobgoblin Warrior hits you harmlessly with his Steel Short Sword.
Hobgoblin Warrior misses you with his Steel Short Sword.


Khareverian (Newbie) convulses in agony as Ankhar places a Demon Dagger in his
back!

You notice Ankhar nearby.

Khareverian hits Hobgoblin Warrior harmlessly with his Blade of Anzaroth.

Ankhar chants, 'frezzus es coe'.

Ankhar finishes a spell as a cone of cold blasts Khareverian.

Ankhar dealt the death blow to Khareverian.


Khareverian dies, and his weapons eerily fall from his limp hands and drop to
sc
the floor.

Khareverian dies(sigh).
sc
Hp: 73(85)  Gp: 42(121)  Xp: 179521  Socp: 80
> Hp: 73(85)  Gp: 42(121)  Xp: 179521  Socp: 80
> glance
Old Shadowfall: Ruins [s,e,n].
Ankhar, Ghost of Khareverian (Newbie) and Four Hobgoblin Warriors are here.
Corpse of Khareverian (Newbie).
Blade of Anzaroth.
> You hit Hobgoblin Warrior harmlessly with your Staff of Aldinanachru.
Hobgoblin Warrior misses you with his Steel Short Sword.
Hobgoblin Warrior hits you harmlessly with his Steel Short Sword.
Hobgoblin Warrior misses you with his Spiked Flail.
Hobgoblin Warrior misses you with his Steel Short Sword.
search
search
After a while of intensive searching you find nothing.
> You look carefully at everything, but you find nothing.
> search
You look carefully at everything, but you find nothing.
] h

Ankhar gets a shadow cloak, a Silk shirt, a shadow ring, a silver bracers, a
helmet, a Kender Medallion, a Battered boots, 24 platinum, 16 gold, 3 silver
and 3 copper coins, a scroll of vipers, a Silk trousers, an ocarina and a
mithril chainmail from corpse of Khareverian (Newbie).
The attempt to h didn't really work out.
> 
Ghost of Khareverian (Newbie) leaves south.

glance
Old Shadowfall: Ruins [s,e,n].
Ankhar and Four Hobgoblin Warriors are here.
Corpse of Khareverian (Newbie).
Blade of Anzaroth.

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Ankhar tells you:  i cannot kill npcs... cannot steal well... cannot stab
               players with more than lvl 10...