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                 Dias One Inhabited

Far  away is the planet Dias with its many moons. The largest  of
these, known only as Dias One, is a strange place used for train-
ing  warriors.  So called modern weapons are forbidden  and  only
relics  of the mid-evil times may be used in  self  preservation.
Preservation? Yes, for the planet is filled with hostile  mutants
in  various forms; their only aim is to kill or be  killed,though
it  is said some may be satisfied with gold (you  know,  bribed).
There  are  no laws, save one, Survival.  Adventurer  may  attack
adventurer,but there are more than enough problems lurking  about
without  making other enemies. Death has no real meaning  as  the
sun rise (tomorrow) on the planet Dias is said to renew life (you
can play again).

The map is simple:

A = fellow(?) adventurer -- may wish to test his skills/or not
B = bridge -- the only passage over a river (may be guarded)
C = city -- where makers of weapons and armor dwell
D = dungeon -- where great wealth and rings may be obtained
@ = fortress -- where levels and provisions are obtained
H = homestead -- heal your wounds and raise your skills
T = town -- fresh food and water
^ = mountains -- impassible (or are they)
? = woods -- mysterious dark places that are all but impenetrable
) = water -- do not drink as it is toxic
$ = bank -- a nice place to visit, at your own risk
* = home -- theirs. a place you can't enter....yet.

                    Move  Your  Way

There are basically two ways to move. 1) Type "M" hit return then
type  in the direction you wish to go. Someone pointed out to  me
that  M;E(to  move east) is too many keys to press. OK,  I  don't
think so, but I added the following anyhow:

   7   8   9   7 = north-west    8 = north    9 = north-east
     \ | /
   4 -   - 6   4 = west                       6 = east
     / | \
   1   2   3   1 = south-west    2 = south    3 = south-east

So pick your number, hit return and off you go.


                  Food and Water

Attrition factor completed. Food and water must be maintained  on
the player at all times. Food is used in one unit per 3 moves and
water is  used in  one unit  for each five  moves. Your  strength
determines  the maximum that can be carried at a time. If  either
commodity  is  lacking hit  points  will  be  lost  in a ratio to
distance traveled without them.

                    Racial Differences


Players  choose their particular race. Four are currently  avail-
able:

 Human   -- no bonuses or penalties (for those happy with nature
 Dwarf   -- Strength & Constitution bonus, Dexterity penalty
 Elf     -- Intelligence & Dexterity bonus
            Constitution & Strength penalty
 Orc     -- Strength & Constitution bonus,
            Intelligence & Dexterity penalty

Choose wisely as each has it's subtle advantages.

Characters  now have attributes. That is instead of  all  players
being created equal there is a building process. The characteris-
tics are:

 Strength     -- determines how much pain you inflict per swing
 Dexterity    -- determines the accuracy of your blows
 Constitution -- determines how stout (Hit points) you are
 Intelligence -- determines if you see those monsters

                     Clang Clang

The "normal" populous of Dias One have mastered the art of smith-
craft. You may now visit any city and find an armorer and  weapon
craftsman. The market is sparse right now so the prices may be  a
little high but they do vary from day to day so take heart.

                     Wizardry

Spells are cast by name and then powered by  points. For  example
the spell 'Shield' may be cast for protection during combat.  For
each point of power expended  you  will be  shielded  from  ememy
attacks.  As you increase in  levels  you number  of spells  will
grow.


                    Civilization !?!?!

A new treaty signed by the universe council has allowed a  branch
bank to be established on Dias One. I apologize for this as I had
hoped to keep the monsters limited to the mutant type. Banks will
take your deposits and open a checking account for you; therefore
you may withdraw from any of the many branches spread across  the
moon.  Rumor has it that funds invested therein do not  draw  any
interest, they are held in escrow for you should a large  monster
step on you...i.e. dead is not an automatic withdrawal (at  least
of funds). So it might be to your advantage to deposit some funds
before going up against too many of those free roaming "friends".
I  cannot, and make no attempt to, be responsible for the  bank's
investment policies and you are, of course, solely responsible to
the IRS.


                    Boy Scouts (?)

"It's too easy to die!!".... seems to be a cry I am hearing  from
the masses. There are three (four?) ways to regain hit points. 1)
Buy  them  from  the local healer (Homestead)  2)  Camp  for  the
evening.  This gets you 1/2 your points back and terminates  your
current  visit.  2a) A variation of this is to camp in your  For-
tress  (see below). By doing this you regain all your hit  points
3) Hide for the evening. This gets you only 1/4 your points back,
but  you may not show on other player's maps (depending on  their
intelligence).  This would be used for those who wish to  lay  in
wait  (as  some monsters do) for  unsuspecting  travelers  (other
players).

                    Home at Last

The  "@" symbol stands for your home fortress and will  be  where
you  decide  to place it. The fortress costs 350 gp  and  can  be
moved simply (or placed the 1st time) by <E>stablishing it on the
square  where  you sit. It is one of the only 'safe  places'  and
should make mapping easier (something you really need to do).

The  "*" symbol is another player's fortress and  is  "Impassable
Terrain"....at least for now.

"So  what?" you say. "So now I have some more symbols to  clutter
up  my screen!" you say. Well let me point out the 1st  reason  I
added  these and then see if your attitude might be adjusted.  If
you  may enter your fortress and others can't, it seems to me  to
be  the perfect place to "C>amp" for the evening as monsters  and
players (if you can tell the difference you are doing better than
me) cannot attack you there.


                    Home SWEET Home

With the addition of the home fortress there have been some other
innovations  as well. Home is where you now can get R &  R  (rest
and refurbished). If you <C>amp at home now you will receive 100%
of  your  lost  hit points. You also get restocked  on  food  and
water. "Sounds like a good deal." you say? Well how about  adding
one  other little goodie to make the game more interesting?  Home
is where you also cash in those hard earned experience points for
Life Points (you know those things that allow you to add to  your
Str, Dex, Con, or Int). The command is <M>editate and immediately
calculates how many points you have coming.  All the news  is not
rosy  though  (I  know, you're not  surprised) as the cost of the
stats has been adjusted upward. The game continues to grow as the
suggestions and  players  come in. THANKS!!

                     Preservation

Fight/Flee -- Camp/Hide -- A Tutorial in Survival:
Fight/Flee is a toggle switch that leaves your final instructions
for the computer to carry out while you are leading your  mundane
life and someone else is wandering Dias One. If you leave "fight"
on then any player crossing your path will have to do combat with
you  or pay you 1/2 their gold and 10% of their ep. If you  leave
"flee"  on  no player may slay you, however you pay them  10%  of
your  ep  and  half  your gold if they  pass  into  your  square.
Camp/Hide are the logoff commands, that when used with the  above
give  interesting strategies. For example Hide/Fight  combination
essentially  makes  you a potential  monster,  whereas  Hide/Flee
gives you the best odds of not being attacked while you are away.
Camp/Fight  gets you back half your hit points but leaves you  on
everyone's map (are you bad enough?). You get the idea.

                    Carrying Cases

It  has been rumored that some monsters are carrying supplies  of
food  and  water. There is no apparent reason for  this  for,  as
mutants,  they do not need them. It has been suggested that  they
use  these items to lure tired and thirsty adventurers into  com-
bat.

                    Combat Pointers

Combat  is (one of) the reason(s) for Dias' Moon to exist. So  it
is necessary you learn the finer arts. Here are a few rules  that
may  help.  Combat  is based on several factors: Strength  deter-
mines  damage, Dexterity determines how often,  and  Constitution
determines  the amount of  damage  you can stand. Spells count as
one combat round and go off your first combat turn. The combatant
with  the  best  dexterity  attacks  first  and  may get multiple
attacks per round.

                    The Underground Dungeons

The moon was  assumed  barren  when the project was started. This
assumption (like many others)  was  obviously wrong as the newest
discovery  proves  a  past  civilization  did exist  underground,
building huge complexes. Some of these still hold  mystical items
of varying value. One  of  the strangest bonuses is their ability
to simulate partial suspended animation. It  would  seem food and
water, so important  on  the planet's  surface, are not needed at
all underground. Dungeons are not considered off  limits but, due
to the unknown nature of these  places, extreme caution is recom-
mended.