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   | The Olympia Times                                       issue g2-115 |
   | April 27, 1999                                                       |
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   | turn 115  319 players                            http://www.pbm.com/ |
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               Questions, comments, to play:  info@pbm.com

                             Olympia PBEM

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                        Player-contributed press

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(ahem)

Hi.  We're The Gloved Hand.  We make weapons.

Weapons are good for lots of things.  First and foremost, they're
great for killing other people.  They're also good for keeping other
people from killing you.  Frankly, it doesn't matter to us what you do
with them.  Buy a bunch and bury them in your backyard for all we
care.  We just want you to buy them from us.  So make us happy and
email glovedhand@hotmail.com for more info.

The Gloved Hand.  Serving the Greater Drassa Region with pride since
Turn 36.

                               -- The Gloved Hand [kc6]

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Looking for adventure, excitment and the challage of a lifetime?  Do you

wish to test the very limits of you potential?  Be all you can be.....
and more.  The BoRG are currently hiring Nobles from all parts of
Olympia, from all walks of life.  No experience nesseccary, we're just
looking for a few good (and ruthless) folks to add to our growing and
very successful team.  Any and all interested applicants should forward
there resume to the Hearld at :
                asgardian@bigfoot.com

  We currently have Brothers in the Drassa region with
little to do. We are currently looking for contracts of any sort
(training, recruiting, raiding, patrol duty, etc) in this area or any
of the nearby islands. We have ship transport and don;t mind
travelling.

Please visit our web site at
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1843/borg.html
        or contact us at
                         asgardian@bigfoot.com

                May the Red God smile upon you.

                                        -- Wodan [d987]

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Land Avaiblable for New Players!

Yes, that resource we all crave can be had
for honest, reliable, industrious new
players.  Assistance in establishing a home
in this world comes as part of the deal.

Contact me for furhter details:

                           -- Ming the Merciless [2900]

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                                 Rumors

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Beware the Sea Pirates moving on Greyfell....the beaches will be 
covered in washed up nobles.I've killed a few but the rest are sailing 
along the coast.They are attempting to start a war in the region.

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Times Poetry Contest!

Date: Thunder and rain, month 5, in the year 15
(Times 118)

Prizes:

1st place:  1,000 gold
2nd place:  1 Winged Horse
3rd place:  100 drums

Special Jury Prize for Best Thematic Entry!

Theme:   Requiem for a Hero:  
         The Sad End of Sir Codric

Previously Published Material Welcome!

Unsigned (rumor) entries eligible for judging, but 
prizes will not be awarded!

Sharpen your pens, iron your parchment, 
and send those poems in!

(Note:  The organizers of the poetry contest
 have been happy to see the increase in quality
 postings to the times.  We hope we may have had
 some minor rule in that phenomenon.  If you are
 writing and posting poetry these days, please
 don't forget to resubmit it for Times 118!)


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11: A vision of Ocean [ck11] appears:
11: Ocean [ck11], ocean, in Great Sea
11:
11: Routes leaving Ocean:
11:    North, to Ocean [cj11], 3 days
11:    East, to Ocean [ck12], 3 days
11:    South, to Ocean [cm11], 3 days
11:    West, to Ocean [ck10], 3 days
11:
11: It is windy.
11:
11: Ships sighted:
11:    Victory [2962], roundship, 22% loaded, defense 10, 10% damaged,
11:   owner:
11:   Napharus [r685], with ten peasants, eight sailors
11:   Asophe [a407], with 16 soldiers
11:   Rabusin [p430]

Sloppy paint job, guys. And you _really_ need to file off the spot on the
stern where the words "Edmund Fitzgerald" used to be...


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Hmmm, the time flies.  Soon, you'll all be begging me for a taste...
You know that the only reason that you tried to get rid of me was
to steal my peat.

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I'm beginning to think something is up. Everytime
I sit down to practice playing the drums some darn
savages show up and I have to stop to attack them.
I'm starting to run low on troops and I'm beginning to
feel the urge to play the drums again.

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I think the Lords discovered a new trick, check the SFW and the current
aura:

This vision was taken day 27 turn 113:

27: Vision Noble #1 [xxxx] receives a vision of Habbath [g585]:
27:
27: Location:       Shadowlands [dh72], in Provinia
27: Loyalty:        Oath-1
27: Health:         100%
27: Combat:         attack 80, defense 87, missile 0
27:                 behind 5  (stay behind in combat)
27: Break point:    0% (fight to the death)
27: use  641 1      (concealing self)
27: Banner:         Here we come !
27:
27: Current aura:   46
27: Maximum aura:   14
27:
27: Skills known:
27:    Combat [610]
27:          Fight to the death [612]
27:          Defense [614], apprentice
27:    Stealth [630]
27:          Conceal self [641], apprentice
27:    Magic [800]
27:          Meditate [801], journeyman
27:          Perform common tasks for gold [802], master
27:          Appear common [803], apprentice
27:          View current aura level of others [804], apprentice
27:          Reveal abilities of another mage [805], apprentice
27:          Tap health for aura [806], adept
27:          Shroud abilities from scry [809], apprentice
27:    Scrying [840]
27:          Scry location [841], journeyman
27:          Create magical barrier [845], journeyman
27:          Remove magical barrier [846], apprentice
27:          Farcasting [849], apprentice
27:          Save farcast state [851], apprentice
27:
27: Partially known skills:
27:    Survive fatal wound [611], 31/28
27:    Locate character [847], 7/21
27:
27: Inventory:
27:       qty  name                              weight
27:       ---  ----                              ------
27:       560  gold [1]                               0
27:         2  winged horses [54]                 2,000  fly 300
27:                                              ======
27:                                               4,000
27:
27: Capacity:  3/400 land (0%), 100/300 ride (33%), 100/300 fly (33%)

The next vision was taken day 30 turn 114:

30: Vision Noble #2 [xxxx] receives a vision of Habbath [g585]:
30:
30: Location:       Shadowlands [dh72], in Provinia
30: Loyalty:        Oath-1
30: Health:         100%
30: Combat:         attack 80, defense 87, missile 0
30:                 behind 5  (stay behind in combat)
30: Break point:    0% (fight to the death)
30: use  641 1      (concealing self)
30: Banner:         Here we come !
30:
30: Current aura:   66
30: Maximum aura:   15
30:
30: Skills known:
30:    Combat [610]
30:          Fight to the death [612]
30:          Defense [614], apprentice
30:    Stealth [630]
30:          Conceal self [641], apprentice
30:    Magic [800]
30:          Meditate [801], journeyman
30:          Perform common tasks for gold [802], master
30:          Appear common [803], apprentice
30:          View current aura level of others [804], apprentice
30:          Reveal abilities of another mage [805], apprentice
30:          Tap health for aura [806], adept
30:          Shroud abilities from scry [809], apprentice
30:    Scrying [840]
30:          Scry location [841], journeyman
30:          Create magical barrier [845], journeyman
30:          Remove magical barrier [846], apprentice
30:          Locate character [847], apprentice
30:          Farcasting [849], apprentice
30:          Save farcast state [851], apprentice
30:
30: Partially known skills:
30:    Survive fatal wound [611], 30/28
30:
30: Inventory:
30:       qty  name                              weight
30:       ---  ----                              ------
30:       460  gold [1]                               0
30:         2  winged horses [54]                 2,000  fly 300
30:                                              ======
30:                                               4,000
30:
30: Capacity:  3/400 land (0%), 100/300 ride (33%), 100/300 fly (33%)

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Pig Foul will make a nice roast !!

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    Pig foul will make a nice toast

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   Now we know why Cendage gives his troops to the Lords
   instead of leading them himself.

   Thanks for the boats, we would have been stuck without
   them.  Pity about the 450 casualties.  We're not even sure
   if anyone's paying for Crimson Dragons, but at this rate,
   who would?
   
   BoRG

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  !!!  I'm Alive  !!!

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