New round starting 7/25/08 at noon.

Uptime this round is going to be limited to noon to midnight eastern
time.  I am changing game time to match real time.

LotV will be down until Sunday.

i got the gp bonus last time can i get it again

pc name is Nor

--- In LotV@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jcw091683@...> wrote:
> Yeah I know. I was trying differant concept. seeing what would fair
> the best. If you want after I figured out what work and what doesn't I
> would be willing to give you a list of names to delete.

OK.  Take a few days and let me know.  If you want the 400gp bonus to
go to a different character just let me know.

--- In LotV@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny B" <jtbmax@...> wrote:
>
> --- In LotV@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jcw091683@> wrote:
> > Name: Snicker Snack
> [snip]
> > Ok, I know it more than you asked for but I could really use the gold.
> > With the low treasure and high risk of death its hard for little old
> > me to get better gear.
>
> You do know that your characters resurrect each new game day right?
> You  currently have almost 10 characters so I thought you might not
> know that.  BTW, the game is really supposed to be geared towards 1
> PC/player, but while the game is young I'm allowing multiples, but
> could you please pick 2 or 3 that are your favorites?  Reply to this
> message and tell me which ones and I'm going to delete the rest.
> (Don't transfer items/equipment before this)
>
> Snicker Snack will receive a 400GP bonus on 6/7/08.
>
Yeah I know. I was trying differant concept. seeing what would fair
the best. If you want after I figured out what work and what doesn't I
would be willing to give you a list of names to delete.

--- In LotV@yahoogroups.com, "Jacob" <jcw091683@...> wrote:
> Name: Snicker Snack
[snip]
> Ok, I know it more than you asked for but I could really use the gold.
> With the low treasure and high risk of death its hard for little old
> me to get better gear.

You do know that your characters resurrect each new game day right?
You  currently have almost 10 characters so I thought you might not
know that.  BTW, the game is really supposed to be geared towards 1
PC/player, but while the game is young I'm allowing multiples, but
could you please pick 2 or 3 that are your favorites?  Reply to this
message and tell me which ones and I'm going to delete the rest.
(Don't transfer items/equipment before this)

Snicker Snack will receive a 400GP bonus on 6/7/08.

Name: Snicker Snack
Race: Halfling
Class: Rouge
BNet Signon: BrimCress
Player Name: Jacob White

Ok, I know it more than you asked for but I could really use the gold.
With the low treasure and high risk of death its hard for little old
me to get better gear.

12:00:01AM on 5/26/08

http://home.columbus.rr.com/lotvrankings/

Now you can take a quick peek to see if there is anyone alive worth
logging in to kill.

I'd like to sign up for the GP bonus for joining the group; my PC name
is Nor.

The ability to gain intelligence info on your competition at the Dark
Forest Tavern has been is now implemented.

--- In LotV@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny B" <jtbmax@...> wrote:
> Category:           Persistent World Action

Am now listing under category "Alternative".

You get 20 "regular" fights per day.  This gives you something to do
to get experience and treasure to build yourself up for fighting other
players.

There are 3 areas to choose from: the graveyard, the caves, and the
forest.  Each area has different characteristics (kinds of encounters,
frequency of additional treasure and where it is located, the chance
of a "special" encounter, etc).

All encounters scale to your character's level, and their variety
increases a lot after about 4th level.

If you are killed, you will lose any gold you had on hand (this makes
it a good idea to use the bank!) and will be penalized 5% of your
current XP.  This happens whether you are online or not (more on that
later).

If you are first level, you only stay dead for 60 seconds before you
are returned to town.  (The only exception to this is if you were
fighting another player, in which case you will be treated as
described below)

If you are over first level, you are dead for the rest of the game
day.  Each game day starts over at midnight (game time lags behind
real Eastern time by 12 hours).

So basically, everyone gets a new lease on life each new day.  If you
were killed the previous day, your status will stay "Dead" until you
log in again.  While  you are dead you are not available to other
players for offline fights.

Note that all of the above is true even if you are killed by another
player while offline.  For instance, suppose you logged in at 1am, and
logged out alive at 1:30a.  If you log in again at 2am, you are still
alive.  After you have logged out at 2:15a, another player logs in and
kills your character in an offline fight.  You are now dead, and will
stay that way at least until midnight that night.  Your status will
not change back to alive until you actually log in though.

If you want to fight another player who is online at the same time as
you, target them with the Player Fight Tool that is in your inventory.
  There are no level restrictions whatsoever, but your target can agee
or disagree to fight with you.  If they agree, you will both be
immediately transported to a player fight arena.  No buffs or
summonings will be dispelled when you do this, so you should arrange
beforehand an agreement with the player you are fighting as to whether
you both will be buffing before or after entering the arena.

If another player targets you for a player fight, you will have 3
choices: (1) Agree, upon which you will both be transported to the
arena (2) Disagree, and the targeting is over with.  You might then
have a discussion with the other player about whether you might fight
them under different circumstances (3) Ignore them for the rest of the
day.  If someone you don't want to fight is griefing you by constantly
targeting you with the fight tool, you can choose to ignore their
requests for the rest of the day.

The winner of the fight gets a bounty of 10% of the XP total of their
victim (this is the fastest way to gain levels!), as well as any gold
the victim may have had on-hand.  The victim is dead until the next
game day.  This is the only exception to the "60 second death rule"
for first level characters - even they will be dead until midnight.

If the fight is going badly and you wish to flee, each arena has
several exits.  Make use of one of them before your enemy can kill you.

You get 3 player fights (any combination of offline and online) per
game day.

You can only participate in offline fights if you are 2nd level or
higher.

If when you quit the game, you merely quit - you will be available to
anyone who chooses to fight you while you are offline.

However, if you talk to the bartender at the Stuck Pig Tavern, you
will have an option to get a room (for a price) before you quit (the
bartender will only speak with characters that are over first level).
  This provides you with a small amount of protection (see below).

If you want to fight a player that is offline, use that option with
your Information Widget that is in your inventory.  You will be taken
to a selection area where you can see any offline player who is alive,
over 1rst level, and quit the game without getting a room.  To fight
one, target them with your player fight tool.  All buffs and
summonings will be dispelled before you enter the arena - you must
buff after you arrive.  Which may be hard if a 10th level fighter is
wailing on you.  The participants start at a distance of 20 meters
from each other.

If you want to fight someone who got a room, you will have to bribe
the bartender.  Once you have done this, you will be taken to the
selection area containing players who are offline that got a room.
However, only players that are one level lower than you and up will be
present.  If no payers meet this requirement, the bartender will feel
sorry for you and give you half your money back.  (You should check
out fighter availability ahead of time using your information widget).

The rewards for the victor are 10% of the victim's XP total and any
gold that they had on hand.  The victim is dead until midnight.

If your offline character defeats someone in self-defense, you will
get the XP when you log in, and gold (if any) will have been
transferred to your bank account.

If the fight is going badly and you wish to flee, each arena has
several exits.  Make use of one of them before your enemy can kill you.

You get 3 player fights (any combination of offline and online) per
game day.

Server Name:        May vary, usually Legend of the Vampire
Module Name:        Legend of the Vampire
Category:           Persistent World Action
Difficulty Slider:  Hardcore
Vault:              Server Vault Only

Server availability:    12pm to 6am (next day) Eastern Time.  Game
time lags real time by 12 hours (ie at 5pm ET it is 5am the same day
game time)

The URL for the message board for this game is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LotV

If the game proves popular I'll create a full-blown site for it.

This game is loosely based on the ancient BBS "door" game "Legend of
the Red Dragon."  If you'd like to see what the original looks like,
check it out at http://lord.nuklear.org/  (I am not affiliated with
this site).

Some people like to read instructions.  Some don't.  This book gives
you the most basic overview, and if you "use" it, it will give you the
option to create additional instructions in your Inventory.  However,
this is a fairly simple game and you should be able to discover all
the rules on your own, and it might even be more fun that way.

This is not a realistic, play-for-hours at a time campaign.  It is
designed to be played once a day for a short amount of time - each
session should probably take about a half hour (or less if you don't
feel like playing that long).

Each day, you are given a number of "Fights".  Enter the
forest/cave/graveyard, fight the monsters, collect loot, and you get
sent back to town.  You are racing all the other players of the game
to reach 20th level, at which time you can face the Master Vampire.
Once you defeat him,  you are set back to first level (with some nice
gifts) to begin the process again.  When a player has defeated the
Master Vampire 3 times, they are declared the winner of the game,
recorded in the Hall of Fame, and the entire game resets (all
characters deleted).

One of the funnest features of the game is fighting other players, and
if you are over 1rst level you can fight them even if they are offline
(as long as they are alive).

If I have been successful in recreating a "Legend of the Red Dragon"
experience, the first time you play you may find the game to be
simple, even boring.  Play 3 days in a row and you're hooked for good.

In addition to regular day-to-day gameplay, I will sometimes be
hosting special events that you can use your LotV characters for.