^H^RThe Sysop has shelled to DOS. Please wait.^L^W ^^H^WThanks for waiting!^L^W ^^L^WAll our meeting rooms are free at the moment. All the other rooms seem to be free. ^H^W─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────^L^W ^^H^GOK - you'll get ^W10^G goes to guess the right combination of ^W5^G pegs. Don't forget, a number can appear ^Wmore^G than once!^ ^H^W[^L^WEnter your ^H^W10^L^W numbers & ^H^W<^L^Wcr^H^W>^L^W when you're done^H^W]^L^W ^^L^WThe number of ^H^WW^L^W pegs shows how many were correct & in the right place. ^L^WThe ^H^WB^L^W pegs shows how many were correct but in the wrong spot. ^^L^W═══════════════════^H^CKINGDOMS InterBBS^L^W═════════════════ Copyright 1993-97 - Dave Chapman. All Rights Reserved^ ^H^CP^L^Crogramming & ^H^CD^L^Cesign : ^WDave Chapman - kingdoms@tpgi.com.au ^H^RA^GN^BS^YI^L^C Art & Graphics :^W Black Wolf's Art Group - blkwolf@gte.net ^L^CThis game is ^H^CREGISTERED^L^C to : ^L^W ^L^CThis is an ^H^RUNREGISTERED^L^C game on : ^L^W ^L^CYou are playing on node :^L^W ^L^CCompliments of your Sysop : ^L^W ^H^GChecking for incoming missives ... ^^H^RSorry, there are no new missives for you to read ... ^^^L^WThe old man pauses for a moment, his eyes widening in surprise as you give him your last guess. ^H^WWOW!!! You ^H^CGOT^H^W it!!! ^^L^WDAMN impressive! Here ... let me give you something for the effort! ^The old man pulls a strange gem from his robe, offering it to you. ^'No? Really??? Well ... it's your choice, and your loss I guess! Thanks for the game anyway!' He packs up his board and shuffles from the room and you follow shortly after, wondering what you have given up ... ^^L^WYou take the proffered gem and gaze into it's depths with interest. It captures and holds your gaze, swirling colors spiralling lazily in depths. A brief eternity passes and you eventually blink your eyes and shake your head, once again registering the room you're in. You're not sure how long you've been here, but the old man and his game are gone, and the fire has gone out. You leave the room shaking your head, which feels strangely light. ^^H^WYou have gained 10 Intelligence for the feat! ^^^L^W'Tsk, Tsk.' is all the old man says, turning the numbers ^H^C ^L^Wtowards you. 'It was ^H^WEASY!!! ^L^WSee??! ^With that, he shuffles from the room leaving you to mull over the problem until you yourself decide to get out of here and perhaps have a mead to put the whole thing out of your mind ... ^The fire is burning low in this room and an alluring scent fills the air. You shut the door quietly behind you and move inside, seeing a figure reclining in the armchair by the fire. ^Your breath quickens as he stands, a lithe, muscular figure with only a loin cloth covering his masculinity. He leads you to the bed and fucks you stupid. ^After a hot, sweaty and thoroughly satisfying time, you lie exhausted on the bed as your partner departs, leaving 100gp behind for the service ... A beautiful woman rises and, taking your hand in hers, leads you over to the bed. After a hot, sweaty and thoroughly satisfying time, you lie exhausted on the bed as your partner departs, leaving 100gp behind for the service ... ^RI'm sorry! We don't have a Missive of that number! ^^H^MStopped reading.^L^W ^^L^WEnd of Missives. ^^L^WThere are no missives waiting for you, ^^H^RSystem Error - ^WUnable to read missive text. ^RPlease inform the Sysop.^L^W ^^H^WATTENTION! ^L^W Sorry, but Maintenance is running on another processor. Please wait for maintenance to complete or press any key to exit ... ^^H^CA Recon has not yet been received for this Kingdom!^L^W ^H^W^k^⌠^K═════════════════════════════^W⌠^│^L^Y▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒^H^W│ │^y^W Çourier's Guild ^k^W│^│^L^Y▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒^H^W│ ⌡^K═════════════════════════════^W⌡^ ^H^CWe deliver anywhere, anytime!^^^L^WYou may :^^ ^M<^WS^M>^Wend a Missive ^M<^WR^M>^Wead Missives^ ^M<^WD^M>^Weliver Notes ^ or ^M<^WL^M>^Weave.^ ^^R^H^WYou haven't written anything yet!^L^W ^L^WNo text to Insert Before. Use ^H^C<^L^WC^H^C>^L^Wontinue. ^MEnter your new line or Return on blank line to cancel edit. ^L^W |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ^^H^YNo more room in text to insert lines. ^^H^CPlayer Title Health Score Status^R ^^H^WCarrier Lost - Returning to BBS ^L^WAs this is your first time playing, I need to get a few details off you. First up, what name would you like to be known as on this Realm? ^^H^WSYSOP : ^C<^L^Wcr^H^C>^L^W will exit without adding this User to Kingdoms. ^^C|--------------------|^^H^Y ^L^WOK. Please give the name you want to use ... ^L^RSorry, that handle is already in use.^^L^W ^^L^WLastly, you must supply a password for later use on this Realm. The password is used so that Agents you create on other Realms (BBS's) ^If you don't understand this as yet, don't worry, just give a password and DON'T forget it! All will become clear as you progress in the game (or when you read the documentation! :-))^ ^H^WOK. Please try again ...^L^W ^^L^WOK! Your character has been generated and you're ready to play!^ May you live and prosper!^H^C^ ^H^CPlease Note! ^L^WShould you wish to get information about the game now you've started to play, fully indexed documentation is available online in the ^H^W<^L^WM^H^W>^L^Wiscellaneous option!^ ^^H^WThanks for playing! ^^WSend from your Agent on which Kingdom? ^^L^RYou cannot choose a Kingdom with no Recon. ^^L^CSend to someone ^W<^CH^W>^Cere, on a ^W<^CR^W>^Cemote Realm,^ ^W<^CA^W>^Cll Realms or ^W<^CL^W>^Ceave? ^^H^WThe Sysop's gone. Life has less Meaning. ^Press Enter. ^L^WYou can enter the ^H^B<^L^WD^H^B>^L^Wevelopment Centre, try your luck in the ^H^B<^L^WC^H^B>^L^Wasino, or ^H^B<^L^WL^H^B>^L^Weave.^ ^^H^R-*^WCASINO^R*-^^^H^GHowdy Pard'ner ...^ ^L^WYou can play ^C<^WA^C>^Wcey Ducey, ^C<^WH^C>^Wigh-Low, visit your ^C<^WV^C>^Wault or ^C<^WL^C>^Weave ...^ ^^L^WYou've played all your Acey Ducey hands today!^Come back tomorrow!^ ^^L^WYou need at least ^C20^Wgp in hand to play Acey Ducey! ^^H^WAhh, ya ^CWIMP^W! Get out then, and don't come back for a while! ^RThat's an invalid bet! ^RHey!!! You don't have enough to play the BIG bet! Just write us an IOU for the balance of the 200gp PAUPERS tax, OK? ^^WThanks, SUCKER!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ^^H^CWe can help you better yourself!^L^ ^M<^WW^M>^Weight Training (Gain Strength) ^M<^WA^M>^Werobic Workout (Gain Agility) ^M<^WS^M>^Wtudy in the Library (Gain Intelligence)^ You can, of course, ^M<^WL^M>^Weave if you wish ...^ ^^Hah! Good to hear! Sit down then and let's get on with it, shall we? ^Now my memory's not so good. Tell me .. Have I shown you how to play ^^L^WThe walls of this room are lined with bottles and jars containing a staggering array of petrified animal parts, herbs and mixed concoctions.^ An old crone stands in the centre of the room leaning over a bubbling pot from which a strong smelling, ^Ggreenish ^Wvapour gently bubbles over the edge to flow down across the floor.^ She looks up with glee as you shut the door quietly behind you.^ ^L^W'^H^WHeeheehee! So! Magda gets another visitor! HeeHee! What'll it be, dearie? See my lovely potions? Take your pick if you're game!^L^W'^ The Witch indicates a group of potion bottles on a rack by the wall. They have the numbers ^H^Y1^L^W, ^H^Y2^L^W, ^H^Y3^L^W and ^H^Y4^L^W marked on them in what seems to be dried blood. You can take one of them from Magda, or <^H^YL^L^W>eave without choosing anything ...^ ^The potion bottle is heavy and you wonder what it could be. No point wasting opportunity though, so you wolf it down with gusto.^ The liquid burns it's way down your gullet and sits there for a moment, bubbling inside you. ^^Suddenly, your stomach cramps and and a searing pain explodes in the back of your eyes. Your legs grow weak and you collapse to the floor in agony as the potent poison works it's way through you system. The world goes black to Magda's hysterical laughter ...^ ^^L^WThis is the darkest of the potions and after consideration, you drain the bottle with some hesitation. Enery flows into your limbs as you lick the last drop from the lip of the bottle and you feel now like you can take on the world!^ Your increased vigour allows you ^H^W10^L^W extra monster fights today! ^^L^WYou unstopper the cap, looking at the heavy liquid inside with interest. It seems to move around inside of it's own accord. You skull the liquid which sticks to the inside of your throat on the way down. Nothing happens for a moment, then you feel all the muscles in your body start to tingle with vigour.^ You've gained ^H^W10^L^W points of Agility! Hesitantly, you pick up the potion and delicately sniff the contents. It seems OK so under Magda's watchful eye you down it in one gulp. It hits your stomach with a bang and you feel HEALING energy flow into you. This is a ^H^CGOOD ^L^Wpotion to pick!^ ^L^WYour hit point maximum has risen by ^H^WTEN^L^W points and you have been ^H^WFULLY^L^W healed! ^^H^WThe ^RRED ^Wone! Oh you ^RARE ^Wbrave! Heehee!^ ^^H^WA ^BBLUE ^WPotion! Heehee! My FAVOURITE!^ ^^H^GGREEN! HeeHee! ^WCouldn't have picked better myself!^ ^^H^WA ^YYellow ^WPotion! Oh, GOOD choice!^ ^You wake some time later, very ill, and hoping no one picks a fight with you in your weakened state ... ^H^M-*^WTemple of Lathander^M*- ^L^M<^WH^M>^Weal Yourself ^M<^WA^M>^Wbsent Healing ^M<^WB^M>^Wuy a Potion ^M<^WD^M>^Wrink a Potion ^M<^WL^M>^Weave the Temple^ ^^H^MMay Health and Light follow you always ... ^^W<^CW^W>^Cater (^Wfree^C)^^W<^CM^W>^Cead (^W1gp/mug^C) ^W<^CJ^W>^Chuild (^W2gp/mug^C)^^W<^CF^W>^Cirewater (^W4pg/mug^C) ^W<^CN^W>^Cothing for now ...^ ^^H^WAhhh. A well stocked bar is a pleasure to behold! The following fine beverages are available ... ^^H^YWhile it's a GREAT idea, you simply can't fit in anymore^to drink today ... ^^H^C-*^WThe BAR^C*- ^^L^GWhen you've downed the drink, you feel an uncomfortable pressure on your bladder. Pushing yourself away from the bar, you weave your way desperately to the loo at the end of the room. you make your way carefully to the loo at the end of the room. ^L^W^You return to the common room a short while later - a stupid but satisfied grin on your face. ^^H^WHey!^L^C You can't use Private Rooms more than 3 times a day! Someone else might want to use them, y'know! ^^H^M-*^WPrivate Room^M*- ^^H^RWas it really such a good idea to drink before you faced this?^L^W^ ^^H^RYou lose your balance with the alcohol you've imbibed and leave yourself open to attack!^L^W^ ^^H^RYour senses dulled with alcohol, you stumble a little as you sway to avoid a pressing attack ...^L^W^ ^^H^RDon't drink and fight. Good motto ...^L^W^ ^^H^RSomewhat lightheaded from your drinking, your swing is wild!^L^W^ ^^H^RYour reflexes feel dull from the alcohol in you ...^L^W^ ^^H^RYou're finding your weapon hard to swing ... it feels heavy ...^L^W^ ^^H^RWater, next time ... definately water for fighting ...^L^W^ ^^H^RThis game is configured to not allow Proving between local players. ^^H^CAre you feeling lucky, Punk? ^^H^CInteresting what a small drink will do ... Your luck is about 4% better than normal today ... ^^H^MThe room might be spinning a bit, but it's making you about 11% more lucky than normal today ... ^^H^GSo what if the cards before you seem to have twice as many spots as normal! You're about 25% luckier than normal today! ^^H^YSomeone has to hold the cards for you as you're too pissed to do it youself, but what cards they are! You're about 43% luckier than normal today! ^H^RThat's an invalid ^WBIG ^Rbet! Try again, ^WSucker^R ... ^WYou ain't ^RGOT ^Wthat much ya WIMP!!! ^^L^CYou are stone cold sober ... ^^L^CYou're ^H^WMerry^L^C, and the world is a fine place at the moment ... ^^L^CYou're ^H^WReasonably Pissed^L^C & feeling a little dizzy ... ^^L^CYou're ^H^WQuite Plastered^L^C. You can't feel your cheeks anymore ... ^^L^CYooze iz ^H^WTotally Wasted^L^V. Completely, utterly, smashed! (hic!) ... ^^L^CThis option allows you to change the appearance (color or case) of your name. Please note that you^H^C cannot^L^C change your name itself as Agents you may have other realms would no longer be able to locate you. ^^L^WEnter the new way you'd like your name to appear, using the following codes :^ ^L^CIntensity :^W ^^H=High, ^^L=Low ^L^CForeground :^W ^^R=red, ^^G=Green, ^^B=Blue, ^^Y = Yellow/Brown :^W ^^M = Magenta, ^^C = Cyan, ^^W = White ^^K=Black^ Use the same codes in lower case for backgrounds. Eg: ^^r = Red background. ^^C<^Wcr^C>^W on a blank line will cancel any changes. 2.21
