Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Deck of Many Things (round 6)

Found the deck again today. I know I seem to be only posting about experiences with the deck lately - I have been having other adventures including Daichaal's, Vast Horizons, Glimwinkles and taking on a leadership position... More on those another time. Instead here's the latest summary of finding the deck:

Small Hut
These are the living quarters of these villagers.  Very simple looking, it is circular in shape with pots and pans along one side, an outhouse along another and miscellaneous items scattered about.  These people live a very simple life with no luxury.  You wonder how they entertain themselves.
Exits:
The Deck of Many Things lies in wait for a brave soul.
The Deck of Many Things says 'If you can find a card within me, you might be lucky enough to draw something of value.
However, once you submit to chance, you put yourself at the mercy of the cards.
The Deck of Many Things winks suggestively.

>g key deck
You get the Key to the Deck of Many Things from the Deck of Many Things.
The Key to the Deck shudders menacingly.
You drop the Key to the Deck of Many Things.
Vl'aresch gives you one gold coin for your sacrifice of the Key to the Deck of Many Things.
Be Forewarned : You could lose all that you own.
Sashell has been given the chance to draw from the Deck of Many Things.

>g card deck
You get a card from the Deck of Many Things.
A mystical being appears and points at you. Your senses reel as you are flung through the void to another place.
The card twists and wriggles in your hands.
A great flash of light envelopes the room, blinding you momentarily.
When your vision returns, you see that the Deck of Many Things lies before you once more.
It is highly recommended that you examine the deck before drawing from it. When you are ready, simply take the card.

>g card deck
You get a card from The Deck of Many Things.
You see that you have drawn The Devil.
What this card bodes for your future, only an immortal of level 57 or above can discover for you.
Sashell - 1568/1568hp 16/60bp 713/743>who imm
-----------------------------------[ IMMORTALS ]------------------------------
Muse            Romani de Carpathia. (Deity of Baali) [Head of The Symposium]
Nephling        Destre. [Overseer of Guilds] (Deity of Inconnu) [Head of Quest Council]
2 players.

>tell romani Hi Romani - can you please help me with the deck?
You tell Romani 'Hi Romani - can you please help me with the deck?'

Romani climbs out of your pocket.

Romani smiles happily.

>say Hi
You say 'Hi'

Romani wonders 'Have you drawn before?'

>nod
You nod solemnly.

Romani nods solemnly.

>say I am due for some good luck
You say 'I am due for some good luck'

Romani says 'We can hope'

Romani appears to want to wish someone good luck.

Romani says 'Card please'

>give card romani
You give a card to Romani.

Romani says 'here we go'

Romani drops a card.

Romani sacrifices a card to Romani.
Whispering voices fill the room and a faint breeze blows from somewhere...

Romani says 'A piece of armor please'
>garb
You are using:
<used as light>      (Red Aura) Shifting black flames
<worn on finger>     (Red Aura) (Humming) Set's ring of Power
<worn on finger>     (Red Aura) (Humming) Set's ring of Power
<worn around neck>   (Red Aura) (Glowing) Cloak of Bloodlust
<worn around neck>   (Red Aura) (Glowing) Cloak of Bloodlust
<worn on body>       (Red Aura) (Humming) Golden Plate
<worn on head>       a fallohide's leather cap
<worn on legs>       a fallohide's leather breeches
<worn on feet>       (Glowing) demonscale Boots
<worn on hands>      (Red Aura) Sin
<worn on arms>       (Red Aura) a shadowy pair of dragonscale arm guards
<worn about body>    a fallohide's cloak
<worn about waist>   a fallohide's pipeweed pouch
<worn about waist>   a fallohide's waist sash
<worn around wrist>  (Glowing) a crystal dragon bracer
<worn around wrist>  (Glowing) a crystal dragon bracer
<wielded>            (Red Aura) (Glowing) darkness
<dual wielded>       (Red Aura) (Glowing) darkness
<worn on ears>       ears of the fox
<worn on eyes>       (Red Aura) (Glowing) Visage of Bloodlust
<worn on back>       [nothing]
<worn over face>     [nothing]
<worn around ankle>  a turqoise anklet
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain

Romani smiles happily.

>rem 2.set
You stop using Set's ring of Power.

A cold breeze from the winds of never washes through the void.

>give set romani

You give Set's ring of Power to Romani.

Romani utters the words, 'identify'.
An item held by Romani briefly luminesces.

Romani gives you Set's ring of Power.

>save
Saved...

>c id set

Object 'Set's ring of Power' is infused with your magic...
It is a level 47 armor, weight 1.
Locations it can be worn:  finger
Special properties:  hum dark evil metal
Alignments allowed:  evil neutral
This armor has a gold value of 340600.
Armor class is 12 of 12.
Affects hp by 50.
Affects mana by 25.
Affects intelligence by 2.
Affects hit roll by 4.
Affects damage roll by 4.
Affects resistant:unholy by 5%.

>say Thanks :)
You say 'Thanks :)'

Romani jumps into the air and gives you a MEGA high five! Woo hoo!

Romani has transferred you.

>save
Saved...

Sunday, June 22, 2014

The Deck of Many Things (round 5)

Found the Deck of Many Things again today. Pulled again on my back-up vampire Viledri. Here's the result:

Mountain
Exits: north southwest
The Deck of Many Things lies in wait for a brave soul.
The Deck of Many Things says 'If you can find a card within me, you might be lucky enough to draw something of value.
However, once you submit to chance, you put yourself at the mercy of the cards.
The Deck of Many Things winks suggestively.

>g key deck
You get the Key to the Deck of Many Things from the Deck of Many Things.
The Key to the Deck shudders menacingly.
You drop the Key to the Deck of Many Things.
Vl'aresch gives you one gold coin for your sacrifice of the Key to the Deck of Many Things.
Be Forewarned : You could lose all that you own.
Viledri has been given the chance to draw from the Deck of Many Things.

>g card deck
You get a card from the Deck of Many Things.
A mystical being appears and points at you. Your senses reel as you are flung through the void to another place.
The card twists and wriggles in your hands.
A great flash of light envelopes the room, blinding you momentarily.
When your vision returns, you see that the Deck of Many Things lies before you once more.
It is highly recommended that you examine the deck before drawing from it. When you are ready, simply take the card.

>g card deck
You get a card from The Deck of Many Things.
You see that you have drawn The Star.
What this card bodes for your future, only an immortal of level 57 or above can
discover for you.

>tell loril can you please help me with the deck
You tell Loril 'can you please help me with the deck'

Loril bounces in on a fluffy, white cloud named Nine.

>ngree
You nod in greeting to everyone present.

Loril smiles at you.

Loril looks at you.

>say thanks for coming
You say 'thanks for coming'

>garb
You are using:
<used as light>      (Red Aura) Shifting black flames
<worn on finger>     (Red Aura) (Humming) Set's ring of Power
<worn on finger>     (Red Aura) (Humming) Set's ring of Power
<worn around neck>   (Red Aura) (Glowing) Cloak of Bloodlust
<worn around neck>   (Red Aura) (Glowing) Cloak of Bloodlust
<worn on body>       (Red Aura) Demonspawn Stormcloud
<worn on head>       a black, brimmed hat
<worn on legs>       (Red Aura) godskull shinguards
<worn on feet>       (Glowing) demonscale Boots
<worn on hands>      (Red Aura) Sin
<worn on arms>       (Red Aura) a shadowy pair of dragonscale arm guards
<worn about body>    (Red Aura) (Humming) a Cloak of Demons
<worn about waist>   circle of mists
<worn around wrist>  a solid bracer of Cold Blue
<worn around wrist>  a solid bracer of Cold Blue
<wielded>            (Red Aura) Black Dragonskull Ax
<dual wielded>       (Red Aura) Black Dragonskull Ax
<worn on ears>       (Glowing) a sliver of glass
<worn on eyes>       (Red Aura) (Glowing) Visage of Bloodlust
<worn on back>       [nothing]
<worn over face>     [nothing]
<worn around ankle>  a demonskin ankle bracer
<worn around ankle>  a demonskin ankle bracer

Loril exclaims 'No problem!'

>give card loril
You give a card to Loril.

A cold breeze from the winds of never washes through the void.

Loril says 'Well... no problem in coming but ... we'll see if there are further
problems...'

Loril goes 'la la la'

Loril wonders 'You ready?'

>cross
>You cross your fingers and hope for the best.

>nod
You nod solemnly.

Loril drops a card.

Loril sacrifices a card to Adendra.
The blazing gasses of the Star portend nothing for you but death and destruction.

Loril sighs loudly.
>say oh oh...
You say 'oh oh...'

Loril says 'I guess my streak as the Good Luck Deck god just ran out.'

Loril apologizes for her rude behavior.

>doh
You slap your forehead and say "DOH!"

At Loril's gesture, a cloud descends from the sky and envelops you.
You are too weak to wield Black Dragonskull Ax any longer.
..Everything begins to fade to black.
You feel yourself leaving your body... rising up into the air, you feel
more free than you have ever felt before...
However, before your deity comes to collect your soul, you feel a strange
pulling sensation as strange and colorful mists swirl around you...

>garb
You are using:
<used as light>      [nothing]
<worn on finger>     [nothing]
<worn on finger>     [nothing]
<worn around neck>   [nothing]
<worn around neck>   [nothing]
<worn on body>       [nothing]
<worn on head>       [nothing]
<worn on legs>       [nothing]
<worn on feet>       [nothing]
<worn on hands>      [nothing]
<worn on arms>       [nothing]
<worn about body>    [nothing]
<worn about waist>   [nothing]
<worn around wrist>  [nothing]
<worn around wrist>  [nothing]
<wielded>            [nothing]
<dual wielded>       [nothing]
<worn on ears>       [nothing]
<worn on eyes>       [nothing]
<worn on back>       [nothing]
<worn over face>     [nothing]
<worn around ankle>  [nothing]
<worn around ankle>  [nothing]

>c loc viledri
You're too relaxed to cast that spell.

Loril pats you on your back.
>wake
You gather yourself and stand up.

>c loc viledri
For a brief moment, your awareness expands to encompass the whole world...
...but nothing like that exists.

>remains
Vl'aresch appears in a vision, revealing that your remains...  no longer exist.

>tell loril is it all gone?
You tell Loril 'is it all gone?'

Loril tells you 'Oh yes. :('

Loril gives you a pint of Loril's Dark Ale.
Ouch. That is the worst card I've pulled from the deck. At least I didn't lose anything too valuable - just going to take me an afternoon or so to get back all of that equipment. Maybe next time I'll get something good, in the mean time I can drown my sorrows in Loril's Dark Ale.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Mudstats

Today I've been checking out the MUDStats website. This site has all sorts of info, statistics and graphs about different MUDs. It is automatically generated and has been collecting data for a while. For me the questions to use the data to find answers to include:
  • How popular is Realms of Despair compared to other muds?
  • Are player numbers increasing/decreasing?
  • How many people are on the game regularly?
  • What time of day is the most and least popular?
The current data summary shows the following:
Ranked 12th of 848 worlds statistically.
Ranked 6th of 362 worlds in the Fantasy genre statistically.
Voted 53rd on MUDConnector.Com.
Voted 10th on TopMUDSites.Com.


It also shows that for the last month on average there has been 108 players on with a maximum of 156 and minimum of 47.
 
One thing I love about this site are the graphs. The first interesting one is a graph of the average number of players over the last year:
 
This graph shows an overall rather steady number of players though an there is an increase during the colder months. Notice that the lowest number of players was around this time last year. The second graph shows a little more on these trends:
 
The above graph is a little inconclusive as to whether play numbers are increasing or decreasing recently. It is hard to extrapolate into the future of which way it is going. All it definitely shows is that there is a trend of a spike in player numbers around the Northern Hemisphere Winter months and a drop around Summer. As for what time of day the most players are on is shown below:
 
A pretty obvious trend on this graph is that the least players are on around 3am. I'm not certain of exactly which time zone the MUDStats website bases this on but I'm guessing it is some North American time.
 
To me the graphs are the most interesting part of the site (but hey I do have a degree in it). The rest of the site contains more info and a huge list of reviews. Definitely worth checking out between repops or if you're on during the quiet times around 3am.