Posted by Whimstadt on August 26, 1999 at 15:47:14:
In Reply to: A perfect example of what talking accomplishes (complete with editing and commentary) posted by Whimstadt on August 26, 1999 at 15:42:02:
You scan east. You tell Malciah 'Leave the ranger be.' You scan east. You tell Malciah 'Please leave the ranger alone.' You scan east. Malciah tells you 'Who is this?' Malciah tells you 'Show yourself and I shall strongle consider it' [ Human ] (PK) Malciah the Mistress of War You step out from your cover. The trail along the northern face Malciah tells you 'Well' The Northwest corner of the trail You tell Malciah 'Well' People near you: You scan east. You scan east. Malciah has arrived. Malciah's bash misses you. Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts. You parry Malciah's cleave. Malciah gets in one more shot as you flee. You attempt to camouflage yourself. ***I DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT, SO I RAN*** You get a potion of return from a ranger's knapsack. You quaff a potion of return. The Temple of the Sun ***WALKING THROUGH TOWN*** Malciah tells you 'Anyone able to harm whimstadt?' ***OBVIOUS MISTELL*** ***MORE WALKING (YES, I AM GOING BACK)*** The Northwest corner of the trail You are thirsty. You scan east. People near you: You drink water from a brown leather gourd. You scan east. You step out from your cover. The trail along the north face [Exits: east west] Outside a small cave Drizzt Do'Urdon checks the ground for tracks. You command a wall of thorns to grow to attack intruders. Drizzt Do'Urdon yells 'a lion! Now you die!' ***THEY'RE GONE. THE RANGER IS GUSHING BLOOD SO I FIGURE THEY'LL BE BACK*** ***IT'S A LONG WAIT*** Malciah has arrived. Malciah yells 'Help someone is attacking me!' You parry Malciah's cleave. You parry Malciah's cleave. You call upon the beasts to help you. You parry Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'He chanted a song of wizardry, You leap and grab Malciah, raking her belly with your feet! You dodge Malciah's cleave. You parry Malciah's cleave. Malciah bats vainly at the biting insects. Malciah's kicked dirt misses you. Erasmus utters the words, 'paghz'. You dodge Malciah's cleave. You leap and grab Malciah, raking her belly with your feet! You parry Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'He chanted a song of wizardry, A manticore's pierce MASSACRES Malciah! Erasmus utters the words, 'ouaih ghcandusiohp'. Malciah gets a wild look in her eyes. A manticore's pierce MASSACRES Malciah! Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows Charging like a bear, you slam into Malciah and send her flying! You dodge Malciah's cleave. You parry Malciah's cleave. Erasmus utters the words, 'xafe ay candusqarr'. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows The thorny plants spring up around Malciah, entangling her legs! A manticore's pierce MASSACRES Malciah! The thorny plants spring up around Malciah, entangling her legs! You dodge Malciah's cleave. Erasmus utters the words, 'xafe ay candusqarr'. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows Charging like a bear, you slam into Malciah and send her flying! You dodge Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows You parry Malciah's cleave. Charging like a bear, you slam into Malciah and send her flying! You parry Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows You parry Malciah's cleave. You fail to disarm Malciah. The wall of thorns entraps Malciah, shredding her unprotected skin! A manticore yells 'Malciah! Now you die!' You parry Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows You dodge Malciah's cleave. Charging like a bear, you slam into Malciah and send her flying! Erasmus utters the words, 'xafe ay candusqarr'. You parry Malciah's cleave. You parry Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows A fragrance of herbs lifts your spirits. You dodge Malciah's cleave. The wall of thorns entraps Malciah, shredding her unprotected skin! You dodge Malciah's cleave. Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows Malciah stops using a heron-marked blade. Malciah dual wields a Morning-Star named "VainGlory". Charging like a bear, you slam into Malciah and send her flying! The sun slowly disappears in the west. You dodge Malciah's cleave. A manticore's pierce DISMEMBERS Malciah! Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows Malciah bats vainly at the biting insects. Your bearcharge misses Malciah. A manticore's pierce MASSACRES Malciah! <403hp 249m 696mv> Quimtir sings 'When the black breath blows A fragrance of herbs lifts your spirits. You are already standing. You stop using a shield from the hide of a snow worm. The corpse of Malciah is lying here. You attempt to camouflage yourself. Quimtir gets a heron-marked blade from the corpse of Malciah. The corpse of Malciah is lying here. You butcher the corpse of Malciah and create 4 steaks. ***FOR SOME REASON I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING*** You sigh. Outside a small cave [Exits: south west] You say 'That was really unnecessary.' <413hp 249m 696mv> <413hp 249m 696mv> ***A LITTLE LATER*** You tell Malciah 'I wish you hadn't made me do that.' Malciah tells you 'I didn't' You tell Malciah 'How do you figure?' ***AND THAT'S AS MUCH DISCUSSION AS SHE COULD HANDLE ON THE SUBJECT*** I realize now that the Manticore landed the killing blow. That wasn't my
***** Range 1 *****
(Translucent) Erasmus the arial is here.
Quimtir the arial is here.
Malciah the human is here.
(White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
***** Range 1 *****
(Translucent) Erasmus the arial is here.
Quimtir the arial is here.
Malciah the human is here.
(Pink Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
***** Range 1 *****
(Translucent) Erasmus the arial is here.
Quimtir the arial is resting here.
Malciah the human is here.
(Pink Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
[Exits: east west]
[Exits: east south]
Quimtir Outside a small cave
(PK) Malciah Outside a small cave
(PK) Whimstadt The Northwest corner of the trail
Erasmus Outside a small cave
***** Range 3 *****
(Translucent) Erasmus the arial is here.
Quimtir the arial is resting here.
Malciah the human is here.
(Pink Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
Erasmus has arrived.
You evade Malciah's bash, causing her to fall flat on her face.
You yell 'Help! Malciah is bashing me!'
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
Malciah's parting blow DISMEMBERS you!
The trail along the northern face
[Exits: east west]
You flee from combat!
[Exits: east south]
[Exits: east south]
***** Range 3 *****
(Translucent) (Pink Aura) a lion is here, fighting Drizzt Do'Urdon.
(Purple Aura) Quimtir the arial is here, fighting Drizzt Do'Urdon.
(Purple Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
Quimtir Outside a small cave
(PK) Malciah Inside the cave
(PK) Whimstadt The Northwest corner of the trail
a lion Outside a small cave
You do not feel thirsty.
***** Range 3 *****
(Purple Aura) Malciah the human is here.
(Translucent) (Pink Aura) a lion is here, fighting Drizzt Do'Urdon.
(Purple Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
The trail along the northern face
[Exits: east west]
[Exits: south west]
(Purple Aura) (White Aura) A strange ranger stands here, wrapped tightly in his cloak.
A vast net of vines drops from the overhanging trees, entrapping Malciah!
A snare tells you 'Someone has stumbled into your snares.'
A wall of thorns entraps Malciah, shredding her unprotected skin!
A wall of thorns's thorns EVISCERATES Malciah!
Quimtir has arrived.
The gods protect Quimtir from the wall of thorns.
Erasmus has arrived.
The gods protect Erasmus from the wall of thorns.
You create a stinging swarm of insects upon Malciah!
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah MASSACRES you!
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah has a few scratches.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You step out from your cover.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash and returns an attack of her own.
Malciah's cleave MASSACRES you!
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
A manticore moves in to attack Malciah!
A manticore's pierce MASSACRES Malciah!
A manticore's pierce DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
Your shield blocks Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
Of piercing, opening, of treachery,
Revealing, uncovering, betraying.'
A manticore is revealed!
A manticore begins to twitch uncomfortably.
Malciah has some small but disgusting cuts.
Your backrake EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah parries your slash and returns an attack of her own.
Malciah's cleave MASSACRES you!
Your hammer pendant grows warm.
You feel better!
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
Malciah's swarm of insects devastates her!
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
Malciah is moving more quickly.
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Your slash EVISCERATES Malciah!
Your hammer pendant grows warm.
You feel better!
Malciah is covered with bleeding wounds.
Your backrake EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah is gushing blood.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah is gushing blood.
Of piercing, opening, of treachery,
Revealing, uncovering, betraying.'
Malciah is gushing blood.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah is gushing blood.
Malciah is gushing blood.
Malciah is gushing blood.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is gushing blood.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is gushing blood.
Your bearcharge maims Malciah!
Malciah is gushing blood.
Your shield blocks Malciah's cleave.
Your slash EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah is gushing blood.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your hammer pendant grows warm.
You feel better!
Malciah is gushing blood.
Malciah is gushing blood.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is gushing blood.
Your entanglement MUTILATES Malciah!
Malciah is gushing blood.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Malciah's cleave misses you.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is gushing blood.
Your entanglement decimates Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your hammer pendant grows warm.
You feel better!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
Malciah is writhing in agony.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is gushing blood.
Your bearcharge mauls Malciah.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is gushing blood.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
Your slash EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is gushing blood.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
Your bearcharge MUTILATES Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
Malciah's cleave MASSACRES you!
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is writhing in agony.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is gushing blood.
Malciah's cleave MASSACRES you!
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is gushing blood.
Malciah is gushing blood.
A wall of thorns's thorns EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah bats vainly at the biting insects.
Malciah's swarm of insects devastates her!
Malciah's hunger injures her.
Malciah's cleave devastates a manticore!
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is writhing in agony.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
The wall of thorns entraps Malciah, shredding her unprotected skin!
A wall of thorns's thorns EVISCERATES Malciah!
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You dodge Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
A manticore yells 'Malciah! Now you die!'
A manticore DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
Your bearcharge decimates Malciah!
Malciah is writhing in agony.
Malciah is writhing in agony.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your slash EVISCERATES Malciah!
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Your slash DISMEMBERS Malciah!
Malciah lands a lucky blow!
Your shield blocks Malciah's cleave.
The wall of thorns entraps Malciah, shredding her unprotected skin!
A wall of thorns's thorns EVISCERATES Malciah!
A manticore yells 'Malciah! Now you die!'
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Your hammer pendant grows warm.
You feel better!
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
A wall of thorns's thorns EVISCERATES Malciah!
A manticore yells 'Malciah! Now you die!'
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Your bearcharge wounds Malciah.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Lightning flashes in the sky.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah parries your slash.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Your shield blocks Malciah's cleave.
You parry Malciah's cleave.
Malciah dodges your slash.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Malciah's swarm of insects devastates her!
Malciah's hunger injures her.
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
You fall flat on your face!
Malciah is convulsing on the ground.
Malciah is DEAD!!
Malciah's head is shattered, and her brains splash all over you.
Erasmus gets an unholy symbol of Lloth from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets an unholy symbol of Lloth from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a silver-horned helm from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a pair of spiked gauntlets from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a heron-marked blade from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a small black skeleton key from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a Frostbrand sword from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a small black skeleton key from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a sterling steel belt buckle from the corpse of Malciah.
Erasmus gets a studded ring from the corpse of Malciah.
And death's shadow grows
and all lights pass,
Come athelas! come athelas!
Life to the dying
In the king's hand lying!'
When you look inside, you see:
The corpse of Malciah contains:
(Glowing) a heron-marked blade
(Glowing) a Morning-Star named "VainGlory"
a blood-stained tunic
a pair of armguards from the snow worm
some leggings from the snow worm
a fur-lined poncho
a studded ring
(Glowing) a flaming bardiche
a potion of transportation
(Humming) a blacksmith's forge hammer
61739 gold coins
Quimtir gets a Morning-Star named "VainGlory" from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets a blood-stained tunic from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets a pair of armguards from the snow worm from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets some leggings from the snow worm from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets a fur-lined poncho from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets a studded ring from the corpse of Malciah.
Quimtir gets 61739 gold coins from the corpse of Malciah.
When you look inside, you see:
The corpse of Malciah contains:
(Glowing) a flaming bardiche
a potion of transportation
(Humming) a blacksmith's forge hammer
( 4) A steak of the corpse of Malciah is lying here.
(Humming) A mighty iron hammer still hot from the forge lies here.
A potion of transportation lies here.
(Glowing) A huge bardiche rests here, smouldering.
The splattered brains of Malciah are lying here.
(White Aura) A winged lion with the head of a man swoops down and attacks.
(Translucent) Erasmus the arial is here.
Quimtir the arial is here.
The night has begun.
Erasmus utters the words, 'xafe ay candusqarr'.
Quimtir disappears.
intention (I surely have never had anything that powerful show up before),
but does it really matter at level 50?