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Feral hunting instincts shrieked against the blanketing dark that hid her prey from her inadequate human senses. Then rational thought warred with instinctual response and she welcomed the relief brought by the thick blackness. She was as invisible to him as he was to her. But not for long. Never fo...

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It's all about the pommes frites!

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The big cat screamed a high-pitched woman's scream as she felt the enchanted dagger rip at her human soul, wrenching the druid half out of her animal form. With a sob she screamed again, but this time her voice formed words, ragged and pain-filled but powerful, one hand coming up to grip the holy sy...

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From UM2 to Myth Drannor, it was a night of demons. Pidibeple, Llorin, Emices, Pragmar, Lopi, Kerishai, Timok and I did quite well in MD, leaving a trail of corpses that was remarkably pc corpse-free (almost). And then fang dragon found us about the same time that RL girlfriends/roommates came home....

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I especially like the part where shadow Sotana barkskins in the heat of battle. Priorities!

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Yay!! The prepared (and thus, often bankrupt) rogue is the surviving rogue. That's a well-known idiom, right? *nod me*

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Okay somehow I entirely spaced entering anything after our last Monday night traipsing. Sorry and thanks to all who came along on our ventures through swamps and caves. We found a helpful new mob and Ewiril happened upon quite a beautifully spiffy weapon that was cool enough to have its very own nam...

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As the fight raged on, we lost Pazak and then our rogue (er right Railel? I wish I had kept a log myself but I didn't yet seem to remember our ending up with 4 pcorpses :-P). I finished that battle with 50 hp and an 'oh hey, go us!' Thanks to the group for being willing to go into such an uncertain ...

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The sudden weight was too much and the panther's body betrayed her as one back leg, weakened by the long gashes along her flank from the assassin's throwing daggers and further strained in her fierce leap, buckled underneath her. With sickening abruptness, time resumed its normal, blurring speed as ...

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Probably one of the best places to try is Sotana's Monday night group. (If you can be logged on during the evening, U.S. Eastern time.) It's never full, and Sotana is always happy to take along new players. You won't go to the top end zones, but it will give you valuable experience, learning to pla...

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I love love love the exploring, figuring out part of the mud. I've mapped over 200 zones, id'ed several thousand items into my database, been killed more times than I can count, and still so much I'm literally dying to get to. Since most of this stuff I can get at and through solo, this aspect of th...

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Time seemed to slow as the big cat fell, her body entangled with the drow's, aware of his every muscle straining to rebalance, respond. Instinct drove her now, fear of the curious knife that burned to bone and beyond. She twisted desperately away from the arm holding that blade, somersaulting awkwar...

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The drow was moving again. Not just away but upward. Cursed drow magic! The panther shook her head to clear it, refocus, her violent anger sparked anew at his tricks. No time for weakness! Strike while the man was winded, before he was out of reach! One final flick of her tongue across the wound and...

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The cat stumbled in her landing and fell back with a hiss, rasping her tongue across the dark blood slowly oozing from a long, white weal along the inside of one leg. Such a shallow wound. The clean blade had barely scored the skin. But for that instant's contact, pain...something seeming to tear at...

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The drow was a blur of sudden motion springing to meet the cat's attack, and her feline senses broke down each movement, captured moments in time. The scrape of soft soles against the rocky ground, propelling the man forward in his lunge. Warning her of his intentions. The brief view of an ebon hand...

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Sorry for the late notice but I'm not feeling well and don't think I'll be able to make it to Monday Night adventuring tonight :-( We'll see if OJ and a nap are really what the doctor ordered. Lorsalian and Ewiril, thank you for accompanying me through the oddly quiet halls of UM2 last Monday night....

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Some quiet, isolated part of the cat registered satisfaction at the drow's angry confusion. She savored his emotions, letting the heat of them wash over her, cool her own frustration. He had stopped not two lengths away. He was biding his time. He wanted to play. She poised, calculating carefully. W...

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The man's blade glittered even in the darkness of the cave, the details of the scene sharply defined to the nocturnal hunter's eyesight. Her body stilled, tensed as the drow approached. Only her tail moved, twitching back and forth, marking her feral patience. Back and forth. Waiting. She had missed...

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Blood. Hers. Dark gashes along her flank and shoulder. Dimly registered but inconsequential. His. She could feel it on her claws. Wet, sticky. She could smell it on the man. Warm, coppery. She meant to spill more soon enough, taste it. Excitement, adrenalin bubbled through her veins in response. The...

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teflor the ranger wrote:
Ashiwi wrote:including a very strong possibility of Sotana.

It's like a weather forecast.

Well I am a druid and weather is my thing!

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This story is so very overdue (both in RL time and in mud-time). In mud time, this encounter fits in not too long after Sotana says goodbye to Lilira who sails away and chronicles her journey in this thread . Before Lilira left, she made a statement that was the main impetus for the following story...

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I'm so there! I will not, however, be providing any moonwells so you're on your own.

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Well, we raided crystal caves with quite the group! Avran, Bacol, Ahpu, Relod, Timok, Rondandal, Tazass, Rihunam, Thagden, Ewiril, Keha, Lopi, Ciresit, and I (did I miss anyone?) spelunked the caves then moved on to pick on some of Kia's worshippers and topped off the evening with a couple of dragon...

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Sadly, it looks like I'll be traveling for work this week with meetings on Monday night so no adventuring for me :-( I'll be back the next Monday and ready to head into crystal caves!

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Agree! Isn't it nice to know in advance where you're going to die?

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Well, we had a big group tonight so Lopi, Lorendel, Kloshiel, Saler, Avran, Nimut, Rawel, Relod, Ewiril and I decided to free some poor, downtrodden slaves. That all went so well that I felt our big group deserved a dragon. Always happy to go the extra mile, I instead brought 3 dragons. After some b...

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Thanks for the fun, Lopi and Alimam! :-) We spent a nice, quiet evening digging for jewels in some beautifully hidden mines. Of course, we weren't the only creatures drawn by the glitter so death was had by all (except Lopi....somehow, it's never Lopi)! Maybe next Monday we can work on a total spank...

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Durgan, Timok, Eya, Alimam, Lopi, Xaril, Kloshibble, Anrad and I took a tour of Spiderhaunt. It was druidically scenic and the trees were actually quite lovely (we even spotted a Nymantar several times!). Our corpse count was pathetic but it was a very educational trip. If you're ever in the neighbo...

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Unfortunately (for me anyway), it looks like I'm going to have to cancel tonight's Monday night adventurers' outing. I apologize for the late notice but I have a test tomorrow and didn't have as much time to prepare for it over the weekend as I had hoped. So die amongst yourselves tonight and I'll b...

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In answer to Dalar's original question, I would be game to participate in regular runs at Choking Palace. I love this zone, partly because it's so finite :-P If Ekahk dies, no reason to keep tossing bodies at things (beyond the sheer fun of it, of course). You then are forced to take a breather to r...

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Other than the failed qc while in res fx example, I really don't mind the cast time of moonwell. Now if word of recall became filiburster of recall, then I'd have a problem. I'm far more interested in a speedy getaway than a less leisurely arrival. Besides, all those ******'s for moonwell give me pl...

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This past Monday, Ciresit, Pazak, Teflor, Ewiril and I traveled from Waterdeep to the Calimshan desert via a luxurious airship. Despite the exotic accomodations, it was a surprisingly bloody ride with a double corpse count racked up by more than one of our party. Thanks for a mavelous time guys :-) ...

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Had a lot of fun exploring Scorched Forest with Lopi, Nimut, Lanot, and Lathash. Thanks guys! We searched hither and yon, killed all the mobs (just in case they weren't quest mobs), and even solved a mystery or two. Another pcorpseless night though...as a matter of fact, Lathash even levelled! I'm d...

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Pidibeple, Nimut, Tanir, Bacol, Lanot, Raelican, Moluba and I prepared for the new year with a very jovial visit to Citadel (for some of us, our jovialness was aided by alcohol, which in turn added to the jovialness of the entire group! Pictures were definitely taken and will surely surface at a fut...

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Lopi, Simasel, Rathilin, Lanot, Ashiwi, Pulel, Yog and I had a very festive Christmas Eve. We traipsed into the bloodriders' camp, trimmed Jessica Trahern's tree, then proceeded to deck the halls (and mobs) of Oakvale. Thanks to all of them for coming along and enlivening my evening! :-) I apologize...

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Just in case anyone is wondering, no, I have no family nearby with whom to celebrate Christmas Eve so I will be spending tonight with my mud family! I will be wandering about as normal, poking my nose into interesting (to me) places tonight just like any other Monday night and welcome any willing vi...

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Thank you to Lanot, Ditor, Kelren, Temuk, Lopi and Alimam for contributing to this week's adventures in TF! The player corpse count was low (I peaked far too early :-() but we came away with some lovely loot to console us. My favorite was the set of matching his and hers fur-lined suits for those co...

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There will be no Monday night adventuring for me this week (December 3rd) as I will instead be involved in some unavoidable holiday traditioning. I guess that means we'll just have to make twice the corpse pile next week...

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Lopi and I had a grand time cutting a wide swathe through the jungles near Hyssk. We were later joined by Mabom, Nymantar, and Konoler (for a moment) and the snake skins went flying. Sadly, I have no death toll for tonight. I promise to do better next week! P.S. Grank sends his regards to all who mi...

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waaaait a minute...why is there no druid slot?!?

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Another Monday, another death (or...three). Lopi, Sunlireal and I managed to have great fun in demi before migrating to Citadel. Both sides of the battle racked up a corpse count but, in the end, we were the ones who came away with the loot! I wonder what will kill us next week....

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Lopi, Pidibeple, Ragug, Ramork, and I braved Um2 tonight. Unfortunately, the anti-pal group hurried from an adjacent room to claim Ragug as soon as they saw him. Then, Birile, I'm sorry to say, you missed the Lopi death you were waiting for. That's what you get for missing a Monday night of adventur...

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Sunlireal, Lopi, Hagah, Roklam and I explored the great sunraying-ness glory of Myth Unnohyr. We smote much, and were in turn smote though not as often (but thoroughly!) so finally paid them back by stealing their eq. Thanks for coming to play guys!!

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Thanks to Lopi for coming to play in Underdark with me tonight! :-) We um...borrowed a few things from a number of interesting-looking-but-initially-reluctant drow, played tag with driders and overall had a grand time. Both of us lived though :-( the whole time! Clearly, next Monday it'll be time to...

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Minoshil, Lopi, and Ashiwi proved to be made of hardy stuff when we explored UM1 and UM2 tonight. Not a single death among 'em (I must be really out of practice)! Thanks for coming along...we had a lot of fun :-) I'll practice inspiring death this week and we'll see what happens during next Monday's...

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Real life has gotten in the way of my being able to go Sotana'ing as often as I used to so I've finally decided I'll have to make the time because, somehow, it's just not magically appearing on its own. Thus, I am going to set aside Monday nights, 7pm EST for poking my nose into places I probably sh...

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I did it because it was fun in its own right and I loved (then and still do now) playing my class and seeing what I could do. I realize it's not for everyone but, for some folks, it is a very valuable part of their mud experience and worth noting and allowing the newbies to discover for themselves....

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LOL just to clarify, when I said I loved the exploring, mapping, dying alone part, I was actually talking about....well, alone. :P Not grouped, not guilded, knowing very few folks, without a full set of handouts and just a few years ago. (Incidentally, yes Xaril is my brother but, sadly, he quit mud...

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I realize I'm not part of the loudest posting voices when I say the game absolutely does not have to start at lvl 40-whatever and it definitely is not all about zoning, but I think it needs to be said. Sure, zoning may very well be the personal preference for many people (understandable for players ...

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Kudos to the imms who deal with us players when we get cranky! I'm more impressed with the staff each time they respond to someone's posting of frustration or even outright hostility. Somehow, by virtue of being imms, they volunteered to watch folks vent at them, to put up with personal attacks and ...

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