!}!}!}!}!} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} Volume 1 !}!}!}!}!} !} !} !} !} Issue 7 !} !} !} !} !}!}!}!}!} !}!}!}!}!}!} !} April 14, 1996 !} !} !} !} !} !} !} Publisher/Managing Editor: Acolyte Brynne (71273,373) !} Features Editor: Dread (101646,2776) !} !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} !} {! !} Copyright 1996. Articles in ESP! belong to the individual {! !} authors. ESP! is not to be redistributed in whole or in part {! !} without prior permission and the inclusion of its copyright {! !} notice. {! !} {! !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - Table of Contents - {!} From the Editor's Desk..................................Acolyte Brynne Cover Story De Lantern o' Fettod ................................Gray Dauphin Feature Stories Dread's Spot................................................Dread Hatemail No. 3..................................Throbbing Gristle The Witching Hour..........................................Witchy A Multilingual Phantasus Freiheit und Abenteuer..................................von Zooey Hispaniclytes...........................Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Kymer: Where New and Fun Things Happen Ordination Ceremony to be Held!..............Council on Marriages The Kymer 'Poste Restante' Service...................Masked Angel Phantasus Prepaid Credit..............................Imagination Announcing the Vendolytes!.....................Vendolyte Willabee Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous LeadMan's 3 of 15 Lotto Results ..........................LeadMan Pick-3 Lotto Winners...........................<> WARaffle Winners.....................................Acolyte Lynx WERT's Blackjack Hosts: Update.......................Wert P Gumby Kymer 5: New New New Lotto.................................Chuck1 Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts Moonquip..............................................Maggie Moon Mental Meanderings.................................Acolyte Brynne The Owl and I......................................Acolyte Brynne Phantasus Avatar Groups Mythologies of the Groups of Kymer..........................Aisha ]-[ippies Live In Kymer ........................]-[ippy Admirers Alienytes' First Official Meeting.....Prime Alienyte Femme Fetalle Dead Poets Society Recital...................................Prez The Phantasus Avatar Group listing...........ESP! Editorial Staff The Duckolyte Dispatch Collectables Benefit Auction .............Arch Duckolyte Brains & Chief Duckolyte Raptor Raffle......................................Arch Duckolyte Brains Ghost Racing: Report April 7................Arch Duckolyte Brains TriviaMaster: Report April 7................Arch Duckolyte Brains KnightTimes The Real World......................................SunRay Aquila Departments Event Schedule, Week of April 15 through April 21 .................................Collected by Acolyte Brynne Advertisements How to Send Submissions to ESP !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} The views and opinions published in ESP! are the sole responsibility of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect those of ESP!, its publisher and its editors. Articles written by Acolytes are not to be viewed as having been written in an official capacity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of other Acolytes or of the Oracles. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!} {!} - From the Editor's Desk - {!} By Acolyte Brynne Introduction of Two New Sections ------------------------------- Two Avatar groups -- the Knights of Kymer and the Duckolytes -- are, perhaps, the most widely known and most active groups in Kymer. In previous issues of ESP!, the articles submitted by the Duckolytes have been scattered throughout. This issue brings all Duckolyte doings under one umbrella: The Duckolyte Dispatch. The other new section, KnightTimes, will be where you can find anything pertaining to the Knights of Kymer. ESP! Under Re-Construction -------------------------- This week I've done some rearranging of our sections, eliminating "The Week in Review" and replacing it with two new sections: "Kymer: Where New and Fun Things Happen" Any article which does not fall under "Feature Articles" or any other section will be found in here. "Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous" This is pretty self-explanatory . All articles regarding the many lottos and other games of gambling will be placed in this section. Hope you like the changes made to this issue and of course, being female, I reserve the right to change my mind next week! Event Schedule -------------- And while making some changes to the overall organization of ESP!, I tackled this as well. Hope you like the new format! While on this subject, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with events going on in Kymer. Hosts are great at letting us know when they will be hosting events, but not so great at letting us know when they are cancelling those same events. A few issues ago, I began placing a number sign (#) next to events which were submitted to me directly but were not on the Event Schedule posted by the Scheduling Group. I encouraged hosts of these events to contact the Scheduling Group to make the event "official". Many of these hosts have done just that. However, in preparing this week's schedule, there were a few events listed which have not been listed in the Scheduling Group's schedule for a very long time, or which may never have been listed. When I found one which conflicted with another event going on in the same location at the same time which *did* appear on the Scheduling Group's schedule, I made the decision to remove the game which is not reflected in the SG's posted schedule. In the future, the ESP! policy regarding event listings is this: we will accept event listings until 3:00 p.m. WAT each Saturday and place them on the schedule with a # indicator if the same event does not appear on the schedule posted by the Scheduling Group that same Saturday. We understand there can be a delay in getting these events on the official schedule. We will keep those #'d events on our schedule for one additional issue of ESP! Should the event not appear on the SG schedule two weeks in a row, the event will be removed from ESP!'s Event Schedule. To insure that your event remains on our Event Schedule, please send us a weekly notification that the event will be be held and be sure to get your event on the schedule posted by the Scheduling Group. We will no longer assume an event is being held even though it may not be reflected on the official schedule. Thanks to all event hosts for your help in keeping ESP!'s Event Schedule accurate! On Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts ---------------------------------------- I was once a prolific poet. Why do I say that in the past tense? Well, starting around age seven, I began composing poems ... some in my head which have long since been lost; I was able to reconstruct one of them many, many years later. When I learned to write, I began putting my poetic thoughts to paper, but these, too, were lost somewhere along the road to my teen years. It wasn't until starting high school (oh so long ago! I'm not afraid to admit my age; the year was 1961) that I was able to hang on to my poetry and until the late 1980s, poetry prolifically poured from my pen. And then ... just as suddenly as it started, it stopped! To write a poem today is utter agony. Some of it has been published; the first was in 1971 in a national magazine. Two small volumes were privately published, somehow making their way around the country. I knew they'd circulated because in the years that followed, I would receive an occasional letter from someone somewhere in the U.S. who'd somehow gotten hold of a copy of "Butterflies and Other Things Nice". And others were accepted for publication in some very obscure anthologies and poetry magazines. A poem speaks from one's heart and soul ... whether it is good, bad or somewhere in between, it still speaks a language all its own. I won't visit my poems upon you in *every* issue, but I may, on occasion, as I did last week and am doing this week, publish one in our poetry section. I also have a couple little volumes I called "Thoughts" ... just random mental meanderings that I managed to commit to paper before they vanished to wherever thoughts go when they leave someone's mind. I will share some of those with you as well ... in fact, that's just what I'm doing in this issue. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Cover Story ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - De Lantern o' Fettod - {!} By Gray Dauphin Bonjour, dere mes amis! Per'aps I'll start wit' a quick introduction. I am none ot'er den de t'ief of all t'ieves, de Gray Dauphin. I arrived 'ere in de city jus' a couple o' days back. I 'ad stepped off dat strange ship, de Argo I believe you call it, an' was introducin' m'self to de local greeting party when dey tried to confiscate some o' my possessions. O'course I 'jected right away, and tol' dem dere was jus' no way dey were gettin' dem. Dey asked me who I was dat I should be keepin' my special stuff. In de interests of cooperation (it was either dat or give up my trusty dagger "Bounty") I act'lly tol' dem de trut' ... dat I was de famous t'ief Gray Dauphin. Imagine my surprise when dey say dat dey 'ave never 'eard o' me! De only t'ief dey seem t' know of is some guy called 'ead 'unter Chieftain. Dey tol' me a li'l 'bout 'im an' all I gotta say is ... cuttin' peoples 'ead off an' keepin' it in his pocket? Dat is one TWISTED fella! Must be pretty small time too, 'cause I never 'eard of him (o'course, 'ow much money could he REALLY make off severed 'eads?). But I'm wanderin' ... so dere I was havin' to 'splain who I was or face losin' my greatest prizes. So I pull out one o' my fav'rites, a li'l jack'o'lantern wit' an evil glow in its eyes. Tellin' dem to grab a comfy spot, I tol' dem de tale of 'ow I came across de Lantern o' Fettod ... . * * * Now dis li'l fella here was a prize I 'ad t'really work for. I 'eard 'bout him f'r de first time back when I was in de city of Khozus. I was in de city on some less den official business, a private affair 'aving t'do wit' de local magistrate's daughter, 'owever I won' be boring ya's all wit' dat story. So dere I was mindin' m'own business, strollin' down de street when dese quatre 'ssasins jump out o' de shadows and go 'bout surrounding me. De biggest of dem comes up t'me an' grabs me by de front of my cloak growlin' for me t'follow 'im. Now not being one t'be easily 'timidated, I look 'im right in de eye and say, " 'ey couchon, careful wit' de cloth!" O'course dat's de last t'ing I 'member 'fore he clobbers me wit' de 'andle of his sword. I'm not sure 'ow long it was 'fore I woke up, but when I did I was lyin' on de floor in front of some big fat guy. Now when I say big, I mean *BIG*. Dis guy was sittin' in a fancy chair lookin' down on me, and as I be gettin' up he says to me, "I'm de prince of dis 'ere T'ieves Guild. You were t'ieving in MY city, an' now you're gonna pay your dues." Wit' dat de prince makes a gesture wit' a big fleshy hand an' de goon be'ind me clobbers me again. Dis time I woke up outside somewhere's, an' I found m'self lookin' up at de moon and de stars. When I sat up I almost died o'fright, 'cause dat scumsuckin' prince 'ad dropped me in de middle o' de local graveyard. An' if Khozus is known f'r anyt'ing, its de haunted graveyard. Now being a smart t'ief, I know when I'm in over my 'ead, and dis was most definately one of dem times. I would 'ave gotten out right den, but standin' on de ot'er side of de gate was de prince's goon squad. De guy who 'ad gone an' smacked me twice leaned in close an' growled what exactly I was doin' in de graveyard. De way he tol' it, I 'ad two choices. I could steal somethin' for de prince, somethin' no ot'er t'ief 'ad been able to get, dus payin' my dues, or I could be sinking to de bottom of de ocean wit' rocks aroun' my feet. Tough choice, n'est pas? Now seein' as I ain't dat great of a swimmer, I tol' dem I would get dis t'ing he wanted. But I needed to know what it was I was after. An' dat's when I first 'eard 'bout dis l'il fella. De Lantern o' Fettod. Seems dis 'ere li'l guy belonged t' de most feared vampire on de entire blood coast. An' it was my job t' steal it. Decidin' I wanted to spen' as li'l time as possible on de caper, I made my way to de main crypt as quick as I could. Don' know who designed de t'ing, but it was somethin' right outta your nightmares. Black an' twisted, it hung at de edge of de graveyard, which just 'appened t'be de edge of de sea cliffs as well. I pushed de main doors open, t'inking I would try de direct approach, an' as quietly as possible crept up de stairs to de top floor. Clingin' t'de shadows as much as possible, I found de lantern sittin' on a li'l pedastal in de center of a room overlookin' de cliffs. I did my usual scan for any traps it might 'ave been guarded wit', but couldn' find anyt'ing. So slippin' from de shadows, I reached out an' ... "WHOOSH!" De t'ing came outta nowhere, grabbin' my arm wit a pale hand. One look at dose blazin' red eyes an' I knew I was starin' into de face of Fettod. An' what an ugly face it was ... all shriveled up an' pale. Right outta yer nightmares, or more precisely at dat moment, outta mine! I was sure I was a goner, but wit' a desperate surge of adrenalin I did what all good t'ieves do at a time like dat ... tried t'talk my way out! Even as de bloodsucker of all bloodsuckers was 'bout t'have a li'l red wine a la Dauphin, I began to beg, bribe, an' plead every way I knew 'ow. It didn' seem to slow 'im til I mentioned de prince of de t'ieves guild sendin' me. He seemed real interested in 'earing dat and pullin' me so close I could smell 'is fetid breat' he hissed, "You work f'r dat couchon of a t'ief?" I couldn' even respond 'fore he t'rew me aside and went flyin' towards de exit of de crypt. I c'n only assume he was gonna go 'ave a talk wit' de prince, 'cause it jus' so 'appened dat he 'ad t'rown me out de window! I dropped straight down into de water and luckily managed to pull m'self onto a passin' ship. * * * After finishin' de story, dey said I could keep all my stuff s'long as I tol' dem one last t'ing. It seems dey were int'rested on 'ow I 'ad gotten my name, Gray Dauphin. Now dere's quite de story t'dat too, which I tol' dem, but I'll save it f'r all o' you f'r anot'er day. I jus' 'eard 'bout dis place in dis temple belongin' to dese Oracle fellas. S'pposed t'be full o' goodies, so I t'ink I will go check it out ... heh ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Feature Stories ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Dread's Spot - {!} NewbieNews By Dread The many groups of Kymer reflect the diversity of it's environment and the trend to belong and be part of something. Much information is available in the forum library. For those that have never been there, the forum and the Dreamscape are accessible by two means. Use the traffic light icon to GO AWAY and this will present the WA icon menu. From here you can enter WA and the forum. To bypass the menu GO DREAM for WA and GO TRA-39 for the forum. To vary the selection of groups I have chosen one of the oldest and the two of the newest groups. I hope their introductions will give you a taste of what's going on in Kymer and perhaps help you to decide whether you would like to become a member. There are no strict rules as far as I am aware that would prohibit you from joining more that one group, but in any case, before you decide to take the plunge do write to the PR personnel and ask them for information about their group. \\\ Knights of Kymer /// Contributed by Sunray Fawn --------------------------- The Knights of Kymer were born from the darkness of a Halloween night as the forces of love and goodness labored to bear forth the light into the dream. From their efforts, a small band of Sunray Knights were born. It is heartwarming to the founders of the Sunrays that this initial group of idealists have grown to represent the largest group in Kymer. Yet, The Sunray Knights are not interested in being a separated or exclusive group. In fact, the nature of their mission is inclusive and they live to spread their inner light throughout the Dreamscape. The light strengthens as they strive to develop the oaths they took at their induction. At the induction ceremony, Acolyte Sunray Indigo helps them to fully commit themselves to a life of compassion and selfless giving for whenever needed and a strict nonviolence and non judgmental policy exists. The Bridges and Other Kingdoms Guild was designed to express the interactive purpose of the Knights' mission. The Sunrays in this guild set out to work with other groups of different orientation by aligning their efforts, sharing their philosophies and together creating a more harmonious climate in all of Kymer. President: Acolyte Sunray Indigo Members: 150+ PR contact: Sunray Fawn, Sunray Render Motto: Community strength through positive involvement; creativity promotes harmony. (Ed. As of this week, the Sunrays will be contributing to ESP! on a regular basis. Column Title: KnightTimes ) \\\ The Hispaniclytes /// Contributed by Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua ----------------------------------------- Hi Kymerians, there is a new family growing strong and I am proud to be the founder. I am talking about the the first Hispanic/Latin group in Phantasus. I am from Puerto Rico and the first Hispaniclyte in WA. As leader I believe in democratic ways and that's why I haven't take any title like Chief or something like that. I believe that everyone in the group has the right to make his/her suggestions so I take a survey between the members to state anything for the club and also pay attention to any suggestions from other members. We are here to help other avatars in anything we can and to make feel the warmth, the vivacity and the savor of the Hispanics/Latins. We encourage friendship, co-operativism, generousity, honesty and FUN! We have chosen Isle Caribe as our official place because it's the only place in the Dreamscape with any connotation about Hispanics/Latins or Spanish. Our color its red symbolizing the warmth, vivacity and savor of us. It's compulsory to have the title Hispaniclyte as part of your avatar name. Each week we publish in Spanish here in ESP! where I make the club announcements and write many other things for the general entertainment. Members also get personal emails with the announcements of the club, suggestions, helpful files, and other things. Right now we have 6 members and 2 candidates. To be a member you have to be Hispanic/Latin, and agree to our commitments outlined above. If you are interested in becoming a member email me to 103201,2414; please state the days and hours you prefer to be in WA (WA time). You will have a week of initiation carrying a red candle, after that we will arrange a time to make the ceremony so you can make the Hispaniclyte oath and change your name. President: Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Members: 6 PR contact: Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Motto: Unknown \\\ Hippies /// --------------- The upcomming ]-[ippie Gang concert I just gotta attend; watch out for it. You might remember I first mentioned the hippies in NewbieNews Issue 3. Well, ]3ig ]3uzzer has taken the idea forward since then and when I asked him to submit something for NewbieNews I was not surprised at what arrived in my mailbox. I asked questions -- he answered. Q In ESP! we list all the known groups. The hippy group is not included because it isn't official yet as far as we know. A Hippies don't need to be official, either you are a hippy or you are not. Q Who is the leader and what is his/her title A The leader is inside us all. Hippies follow their heart. President: Everyone Members: Everyone PR contact: ]-[eroxy, Steo and ]3ig ]3uzzer Motto: Peace (Ed. Read about the hippies later in this issue. Header: ]-[ippies Live In WA ) One group that I wish I was attending is the FIRST ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE AVATARS! over April 27-28 at Harrisburg Holiday Inn, New Cumberland, PA. Avatars will meet and have a banquet dinner with lots of games and entertainment planned. I hope someone is taking a laptop to keep us informed. Keep Smiling -- Dread. {!} - Hatemail No.3 - {!} Thief for a day, The Rise and Fall of Acolytus TG or: You should not try this at home By Throbbing Gristle Another report from the twilight zone of Kymer? Yes in one way, no in another. This was planned to become a nice and entertaining comedy; but while I was doing my research, I found myself right in the middle of a nightmare for all who were involved. So please do not read this story to pick up any ideas from it, just take it as a WARNING ... It started out as a very nice idea. One of my friends one day decided he was a bit tired of being a cute and nice avatar all the time. He wanted to try something different, and that's how it began. As thieves have become the number one theme in Phantasus, it was easy to wonder what it would be like to be thief for some time. I confess, due to my neutrality on the thief question, I became a helper for the start of the thing and was seen handing a skullhead and tokens to a newbie Avatar named Acolytus TG some minutes later ... a provocation even as a name, for which I allowed the use of my ini- tials. So far so good, and not more than 2 minutes later ATG started his work on a first innocent victim. It was a newbie wearing a hippy head, whose name I do not recall. He made it very easy on ATG, it functioned with the good old "Nice Skullhead you have -- well you can have it too, give me yours I'll give you mine." If there are any new arrivals in Kymer reading this, take my advice: don't play this game with people you don't know; otherwise you might be headless for the next few hours. I left the scene of the crime and the rest of the story is composed from ESPs that I got from a script that was sent to me by ATG who was recording of all his messages at the time and a long letter from Acolyte Nicci. Thank you all for your help in this! The drama really began, as ATG, in his attempt to steal some heads, stole a complete chest from a girl named Souixie, who was un-careful enough to put it onto the ground in an open area. This started a long discussion in which Acolyte Nicci was paged, and which brought ATG himself into an inner conflict, which after a lot of time made him return the chest and resign from his "career" as a thief. * BREAK FOR SOME THEORY ABOUT THIEVES IN KYMER * Acolyte Nicci informed me about the various kinds of thieves and their treatment, which are handled individually. Nicci: "Acolytus TG asked me how he would be dealt with and I answered him sincerely. Every case is dealt with separately and on an individual basis. There are certain situations where the thief is very young and simply doesn't understand that what they have done is wrong. They think that this is a game and stealing is the way to win. Some- times, but not always, by talking to them we can help them to under- stand that what they have done is considered wrong and that they will find that the consequences of stealing are not what they had bargained for. The real problem is that by the time an Acolyte gets involved in the situation it's in a sense too late. The damage has already been done to the avatar's reputation and it can also be a very emotional experience. Sometimes the "thief" is forced into the role. They stole once and people brand them for life. It's a lot easier to keep on stealing than to try to prove to others that you have changed. It's the easy way out but when you are young and confused it's very tempting to take the easy way out." Thinking to myself I must add, there will be another kind of thief who just visits the dreamscape for a few times just to disturb a bit. Anyway these will appear and disappear constantly. ATG was none of the kind mentioned above, for he normally is a well-known and well accepted avatar to many of us and did this just to do something different from his normal presence. But being one of the "good ones" normally and roleplaying a "bad one" for a short time, already he couldn't function. If you love the dreamscape, and be assured, he does love it ... the inner conflict of destroying his own moral values and the feeling of hurting other avatars quickly brought him to a point where he had to resign and clear the whole thing up. So: To all you "normal" inhabitants of Kymer: If you ever get the idea that it would be a nice change to try the same, don't think twice, think THREE times about it. The temptation of being a baddie may be calling from time to time, but the consequences may not be the ones you expect. You will find yourself in a whirl between the trouble you cause to a) the victim who maybe might become your friend as a normal avatar the next day, b) yourself when later you come to realize your acting was not the kind of acting that you have dreamt of for your- self, and c) the "judge" or "police" who has to waste his online time in his attempts to solve the mess that you have made. To explain this, I add excerpts recorded by Acolytus TG on that day, including some of the ESPs that he sent to me (Throbbing Gristle) in between: (All the text is recorded from the side of ATG). Souixie: head hunter give it back! I know who you are {Note: She thought I was HHC at first) ESP to Throbbing Gristle: I'm that baddest thief on earth ESP from Throbbing Gristle: why? ESP to Throbbing Gristle: I feel so terrible about stealing. I just stole a chest from a girl, and it was sooooo easy! Stepp: hi Acolytus TG: It's mine now. Hi Stepp Souixie: Okay fine. He's a thief!!! Leave while you can. Acolytus TG: I'm a thief says she Souixie: i paged Acolytus TG: anybody coming? They are always so busy. ESP from Nicci: It's been reported to me that you stole a chest. I'm just looking for your side of the story. ESP to Nicci: Hello Miss Nicci. Could you tell me the consequences of what I've done, please? She places the chest so it could be stolen, I consider that a wrong action. ESP from Nicci: Well yes, she was in the wrong for doing what she did ESP to Nicci: If it hadn't been me, it would have been somebody else ESP from Nicci: She should have taken precautions but she has certain- ly learnt her lesson now. I can't give you a procedure because there isn't one. Each person is dealt with on a different basis. If you refuse to give the chest back I will file a report listing you as a thief. Souxie will probably do her best to give you a reputation so that others are on the lookout for you. ESP to Nicci: I'm a bit stunned that no further action will be taken? ESP from Nicci: Well this is just your first offence. ESP to Nicci: I take that as Fujitsu still has no way of dealing with things like this in a proper way? ESP from Nicci: There is the void. ESP to Nicci: The void? ESP from Nicci: If you persisted in stealing, conning, being abusive first the Acolytes would try to work with you. If you insisted on your behaviour the Oracles would sit down and have a chat with you. If you continued to be a problem you would get put into the void and receive an email stating the conditions of your "imprisonment" ESP to Nicci: meaning? ESP from Nicci: The void is an empty powder blue room. There is a photo in the forum. ESP to Nicci: And the way to get out of the void? ESP from Nicci: Not unless an Oracle lets you out. ESP to Nicci: Is this to be taken serious? ESP from Nicci: It should be. Now I have a question for you ESP to Throbbing Gristle: TG save me!!! ESP from Nicci: Did you return the chest? ESP from Pupolyte Loco: Better bring that chest back. ESP to Nicci: The thing is I thought you could just go on and on stealing in here and it quite frankly made me a bit sick ESP from Nicci: Not at all. It's not acceptable behaviour ESP from Pupolyte Loco: I'm Sysop. ESP to Nicci: With all these newbies, who are actually real people ESP from Nicci: Yes, I agree ESP from Pupolyte Loco: If you don't wanna loose your CIS account, bring it back. ESP to Throbbing Gristle: TG, TG, TG what EVER made me do this??? ESP from Pupolyte Loco: Quick. ESP to Nicci: No I have not returned the chest, but I'm quite sure I will. ESP from Nicci: That's good to hear. A long dialogue between P.L., the angry husband of Souixie, Nicci and ATG finally resulted in ATG returning the stolen chest, although Souixie seemed to be leaving WA at that time. I dunno if these lines can give you an idea of all the emotions that were spread in between the lines. I had to delete 75% of the text, cause it would have become miles too long otherwise, it was not all that easy as described above ... and the more time I have involved in this, and believe me, it was a lot of time in this case, the more I ask myself if it really expresses all that it should have expressed. Lets say it like this: The first day I came to Kymer, my head was stolen too. To me it did not mean much at that time. I thought that I had met a jerk and forgot about it, more careful for the next occasion. But not all people who come to Phantasus do actually have the same "thick skin" that I have. It REALLY hurts their feelings if things like these happen to them. That is something I've learned while writing this, and it changes my mind about thieving in Kymer a bit. You never know who the person is when you do it, it could also be a kid ... and would you steal from children in RL? No ... I see, this time TG is not content with her writing. In opposition to my first two articles in ESP!, I'm not sure if I have said everything that should have been said. I like to close this now with two quotes: Nicci: "I don't pretend to have the answers. I have told others if we really want to become a true community we are going to have to experience some growing pains first. All of the Acolytes try as hard as they can but we get frustrated and angry at times too. We aren't miracle workers but we aren't totally helpless either. The greatest tool that all of us possess is our love for the Dreamscape. The situation between Acolytus, Souixie and myself was heartbreaking in that it resulted in everyone involved losing faith in the Dream. Nothing was really gained. I'm writing these words to you in hopes that someone will read this and learn from the mistakes that were made. I would hate to have a repeat of this event. I think that if you want to prove a point there are several other ways to do it. This whole episode resulted in bruised and battered feelings that I would never wish on anyone. Acolytus TG: "First of all, I wasn't at ALL my usual self that night when I entered as ATG! I didn't really plan out from the start, what I wanted from this avatar and what I signaled. But when I had changed the name and the outfit, I sort of changed my RL personality too. I *became* ATG, in some strange way. I guess I kinda stopped thinking about the other RL people walking about in WA. Also because stealing was so easier than I could ever have imagined! I didn't start feeling bad until that chat with Nicci, and that quite frankly made me totally sick. ... And before all this my usual thought was: Well, stealing is ok with me! It might just make Fujitsu aware of what a big mistake they are dealing with here. And DO something about it. So I guess I thought: The more stealing the better. I've certainly changed my mind about that. I never thought I could feel so bad about doing something bad. I've NEVER been in trouble with the law in RL, but I'm not exactly a Saint either. But on the other hand, I don't think I've ever felt so bad about doing something wrong in RL as I did about stealing in WA ..." Last note from the author of this: WELL IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR NO ONE INVOLVED! Please keep it in mind before you go out and do something of this kind. This is all I can ask of you. Better log off before you start it. * * * Well, this was my third and final "Hatemail". I will be back with some really different and (hopefully) more positive material the next time. For my research, I need YOUR help! If you are interested, email me to the following points: 1. If you could have an interview with an oracle, what would be the most important thing you would ask him/her? 2. Everybody talks about "The Dream"; no one ever explains what the dream is. What does "The Dream" mean to you? For question 1, I need very fast responses. Email me at 101552,3474. I will be glad to hear from you! {!} - The Witching Hour - {!} By Witchy Since I have been discussing Incense Spells the last couple of weeks, I thought it might be a good time to tell you how to mix and store incense. Most of the incense formulas I have given will produce more incense than you might wish to use at one time. You can store the surplus in small bottles or plastic jars. Baby food jars are good, so are plastic vitamin tablet bottles. The important point is that they should be kept sealed. Incense, like almost everything else, will deteriorate over time in contact with air. If you keep incense in small sealed containers you will find that it will last almost indefinitely. I have used incense that I have had stored over ten years with good results. In some cases, when certain incenses need to blend together, long term storage enhances the effect. The Incenses will not lose their virtue, but they may lose most of their scent if they are left exposed to the air. Spices are said to lose their seasoning qualities after six months in a kitchen. This is not true for their effect as incenses in my experience. You may wish to adopt my own rule of thumb - use the incense unless it looks bad. If it looks bad, throw it away and make up some fresh incense. I have found the best way to mix incense is by using a mortar and pestle. I have a good ceramic mortar and pestle given to me by a friend who is a chemist. They may also be found in houseware stores, in a variety of sizes. If you have a mortar which will hold about a cup of liquid you will have one which is the correct size for almost any practical use. Gum resin incenses, such as frankincense, myrrh and benzion, are easier to work with and last longer if they are purchased in large lumps and stored in closed containers. This usually makes them difficult to break up and grind in the mortar however. If the pieces to be ground are placed in the refrigerator overnight before they are ground or broken up in the mortar they will be easier to work with. If they are ground to a powder, the excess can be stored in a glass or plastic bottle and used when next required, saving having to grind each batch. When incenses are made entirely from spices it is often easier to mix them on a piece of paper. The paper may be creased and used as a funnel to place the finished incense in a small bottle, which you can shake to complete the mixing. Please remember to label and date all the incense you make and keep it out of the reach of children and adults who do not understand its use. MEDITATION INCENSE This incense is sometimes known as High Church Incense, or Church Incense. The formula I use contains gum resins, while the occult store product is usually made from perfume oils and wood flour. You will find that my version of the incense has a very spiritual and quiet vibration. It is useful for meditation or for calming a nervous vibration. This incense is made in the mortar and stored in small closed bottles. You can burn it on charcoal about a quarter teaspoon at a time. 2 1/2 teaspoons of frankincense 1 teaspoon of myrrh 1 teaspoon of copal You may burn this incense either in a fixed burner or in a censer. You will find that it is best in meditation if you use a fixed burner that remains about six feet away when you are meditating. INCENSE FOR SWEETENING THE HOME This incense originated with Black Americans in the South. It was a favorite incense in the pre-Civil War South, when resin gums were not available to the black slaves. This incense cheers up the home, settling so called "trouble conditions." It is also good to use around old people, especially those who feel that they have nothing to live for. Unlike the other incenses made from gums, this incense does not store for more than a week or so. Therefore you should make only the amount you will need for one time. Mix two or three drops of honey in a quarter teaspoon of brown sugar. Place the resulting paste on a hot charcoal and allow the fumes to fill the house. The odor can be rather strong if it is burned in a room full of people, consequently it is usually better to burn this when you are alone. The vibrations will remain when the rest of the family arrives. CONCENTRATION INCENSE This incense has been used for many years to encourage concentration when meditating. You may find it valuable when you study. This incense may be burned in your bedroom to aid your mind in directing inself to certain thoughts while you sleep. It is an aid to concentration in general. Mix together well the following spices: 3 teaspoons cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons mace 1/8 teaspoon powdered alum (can be purchased in your local drugstore) Burn a quarter teaspoon at a time on a hot charcoal. This incense stores well if it is kept in a closed bottle. It should be burned alternately with one of the spiritual incenses, or the vibration of the room where it is burned may become a bit too heavy. This incense should not be used to cense people, as it has too heavy a vibration. For the same reason it should not be used for fumigations. Next week I hope to conclude the incense spells and perhaps tell you how you can make an incense burner and/or censer out of items from your home. I hope you are enjoying these incenses as I always do. Blessed * Be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! A Multilingual Phantasus ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} Freiheit und Abenteuer {!} von Zooey Hallo Leute. WARNUNG: ICH MUSS ES SCHON WIEDER TUN. Jawohl, es geht nicht anders. Nein, wirklich - ich habe es mir gut ueberlegt, wollte es vermeiden, und doch komme ich nicht umhin, zumindest einige wenige Worte ueber das Thema Sitte und Anstand zu verlieren. Wer von der Diskussion schon angenervt ist, sollte diese ersten beiden Absaetze ueberspringen. Es geht mir an dieser Stelle auch nur um eine einzige Frage: Warum kommen Leute, die eigentlich viel lieber unter ihresgleichen sind, in eine Welt wie WA? In eine Umgebung, in der man/frau sich kennenlernen und miteinander Spass haben wollen, in der gerade aus diesem Grund fuer Ressentiments, Vorurteile und Ausgrenzung kein Platz sein sollte. Natuerlich - im Laufe der Zeit kristallisiert sich auch hier heraus, mit wem man sich gut versteht, wen man gern trifft und zu wem man keinen richtigen Draht bekommt. Aber als denkender Mensch (bzw. Avatar) gebe ich mir selbst doch erstmal die Chance, interessante Erfahrungen zu machen, andere Denkweisen und Perspektiven kennenzulernen und dabei moeglicherweise anhaltende Freunschaften zu schliessen. Schliesslich bietet uns diese Welt doch endlich die Moeglichkeit, voellig frei aufeinander zuzugehen - unbeeinflusst von Aussehen, Hautfarbe, Geschlecht, Religion, sozialem und finanziellem Hintergrund. Noch eine Bemerkung zum Abschluss: Mach' weiter so, Throbbing Gristle - Du hast eine Menge Leute auf Deiner Seite! SO, HIER BEGINNT ETWAS VOELLIG NEUES. Das heisst - ganz so neu ist es nun auch wieder nicht, es wird schon seit einiger Zeit in Phantasus immer mal wieder ueber dieses Thema gesprochen. Nein, ich meine nicht die heissersehnten Apartments (im Fachjargon auch Turfs genannt), ebensowenig die Frage, warum Schneebaelle in Phantasus nicht schmelzen oder warum einige Leute bei den Ghost Races so verteufelt schnell sein koennen. Nein, nichts dergleichen. Es geht mir vielmehr (jawoll, Tom und Ropes, Ihr wisst es schon) um die "Badlands". Geduld, Geduld - darauf komm' ich ja jetzt endlich zu sprechen. "Badlands", das ist so eine Art Abenteuerspielplatz - irgendwo in einem Aussenbezirk von Phantasus. Ein Bereich, in dem alles erlaubt ist, was Spass macht - und gerade in diesem Punkt gehen die Ansichten ja zum Teil recht weit auseinander . Was uebrigens auch schon den Grund fuer seine moegliche Existenz darstellt. Zwei wichtige Dinge werden von dieser Einrichtung erhofft: Erstens ergibt sich hier ein wunderbares Experimentierfeld fuer viele neue Aktionen, andererseits koennten die Badlands dazu beitragen, dass die Kriminalitaetsrate in Phantasus selbst ein wenig sinkt. Denn wenn sich zum Beispiel Diebe in den Badlands austoben koennen, ohne Konsequenzen fuerchten zu muessen, werden sie vielleicht eher ihr Betaetigungsfeld dorthin verlegen. Was wiederum einigen Newbies zugute kommen duerfte, die dann nicht gleich in den ersten Phantasus-Tagen voellig kopflos durch die Strassen der Stadt irren muessten. Nun mag der Einwand kommen: Es macht doch gar keinen Spass, sich nur dort auszutoben, wo man es auch darf! Doch wie es scheint, sind viele der bekannteren Diebe und auch einige Kreaturen der Nacht von dieser Idee recht angetan. In diesem Fall gibt es einen relativ breiten Konsens, wie er sonst nur selten auf der Insel Kymer zustandekommt. Noch gibt es ihn nicht, diesen Park der tausend Moeglichkeiten. Die Idee dazu soll allerdings, wie man hoert, direkt bei FCT entstanden sein - wodurch eine Umsetzung zumindest wahrscheinlich wird. Allerdings ist auch der Platz dafuer noch unbestimmt. Anbieten wuerden sich zum Beispiel der Dschungel oder Blasted Heath - mit einiger Sicherheit wird es nicht das Visitor's Center werden . Der Eingang zu den Badlands duerfte in jedem Fall gut gekennzeichnet sein. Zum Beispiel durch einen dezenten Hinweis wie "DANGER - ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!" Und hier folgt nun der gekonnte Schlenker, mit dem ich wieder an meinen Einstieg anknuepfen kann. Es muss natuerlich auch in einem solchen Bereich ein Mindestmass an Regeln geben. Eine direkte Zugriffsmoeglichkeit auf den Tascheninhalt anderer Avatars waere fuer einige Leute zwar eine verlockende Aussicht, die Mehrheit straeubt sich aber doch dagegen. Und wer darauf hofft, hier als Waffen- oder Drogenhaendler gross ins Token-Geschaeft einsteigen zu koennen, um sich dann endlich suendhaft teure Schneemann- oder Papiertueten-Koepfe leisten zu koennen, wird wohl ebenfalls enttaeuscht werden, hehe! Was aber wohl der wichtigste Punkt ist: Selbst in den Badlands sollte jede(r) davon absehen, andere zu beleidigen, sie zu diskriminieren oder sexuell zu belaestigen - das hat schliesslich mit Spass nichts mehr zu tun. Nun, warten wir also ab, was passieren wird. Wahrscheinlich duerften sich in absehbarer Zeit ja auch durch die eigenen Wohnungen schon gewisse neue Freiraeume ergeben (und wenn ich dann meine Kueche komplett eingerichtet habe, bekommst Du auf jeden Fall den versprochenen Kaffee, falls wir es vorher nicht schaffen, Ropes). So, das war's mal wieder. Bis bald in Phantasus - und bleibt immer weg von offenen Fenstern! {!} - Hispaniclytes - {!} By Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Saludos amigos de WA para empezar quiero anunciarles que tenemos dos nuevos candidatos a Hispaniclytes ellos son: Gorgon y Rameses. Los mismos llevaran una vela roja, si los ven preguntenles lo que simboliza. Tambien quiero informarles que la funcion de nosotros los Hispaniclytes es ayudar a otros avatars y a la vez hacer sentir el calor y el sabor de los hispanos/latinos. Para cualquier informacion sobre el club escriban al 103201,2414 dirigido a Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua. Esta semana les traigo algunas curiosidades: Sabia usted que: * mientras una inyeccion de penicilina cuesta alrededor de $30 el hacerla cuesta alrededor de un cuarto de centavo * la especializacion consiste en saber mas y mas de menos hasta que se llega al punto de no saber nada de nada * la escuela no es para ensenar es para socializar a los hijos y evitar que se conviertan en rebeldes * la primera computadora que se invento, hace unos 30 anos ocupaba pisos enteros y era menos poderosa que una calculadora de bolsillo actual * se encontro una senora que llevo un feto momificado en su vientre por alrededor de 10 anos * el tomar al menos 1 galon de agua diario ayudar a reducir de peso * en China el nacer se considera no haber cumplido la mision de una vida pasada !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Kymer: Where New and Fun Things Happen ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Ordination Ceremony to be Held! - {!} The Council on Marriages in Kymer We are pleased to announce the following avatars will be ordained to perform weddings in Kymer: Arch Duckolyte Brains Bog Magica Sunray @thena Necrolyte Sunray White Rose Piemur Sunray Ann Sunray LumMoose-Kymer Guardian The Ordination will be conducted by Oracle Uni and members of the Council on Saturday, April 20, at 6:00 p.m. at the Tabernacle in the Temple of Morpheus. Come witness this momentous event! {!} - The Kymer 'Poste Restante' Service - {!} Masked Angel I am relatively new to Kymer and one of the first problems I encoun- tered was trying to find an Avatar again. I mean, you have a quick chat with someone, they say they have to go and leave. You would like to meet them again but have no way of contacting them. You don't have their UID, and just logging inworld and ESPing seems a pretty hit and miss affair. So I came up with the idea of a 'Poste Restante' service in Kymer. Wouldn't it be nice if you could leave a message at a known point for another Avatar - by Avatar name - that they could pick up the next time they came inworld? I thought so. So I thought about it some more and could see a way in which it could work, and I got some Software together to help out and tested it and it's looking good. It works like this. The Poste Restante service will have Avatars on duty at a particular spot (outside the Library for instance) at predefined timeslots. These timeslots will hopefully cover most Avatars' normal times. Any Avatar can leave a message for another Avatar with the Duty Operator (or MAilMAster). When an Avatar enters, all they need to do is go to the Poste Restante and inquire if there are any messages for them. The MAilMAster on duty will then give them any messages being held. Simple really - and I hope a really useful service. The Software takes care of receiving, storing and handing out the mail (so the Operator doesn't have to do much except be there) and as it is all handled by ESP you don't even need to be in the same location as the MAilMAster. In order to launch this new service, I need a core of Operators who are willing to take on a Timeslot (not necessarily every day, maybe once a week for say half an hour). If anybody is interested, could they please contact me. Initially the service will be free to test it out and get it going, but eventually we may charge a nominal sum - say 5Ts for each deposit or collection. This money will go towards reimbursing the operators for the time they spend being MAilMAsters. I would be interested in any views on the service, and especially would like to hear from Avatars (or Organisations) interested in being operators. Email me, Masked Angel, at 101705,517. {!} - Phantasus Prepaid Credit - {!} By Imagination In May, there will be a new service from Phantasus Credit called Prepaid Credit. I'm sure you all know what it is by the name. You will be able to pay now for credit that can be used to buy stuff later. You will be able to use it with all the existing Phantasus Credit sup- porters. The best feature is that you don't have to get a permanent number and go through a long registration process. All you have to do is pay me or any of the PAC helpers and you will be sent a list of supporters, your temporary number, and how much you have on your account. It's that simple. No bills to pay and no membership fees. Just the standard 9% PAC interest rates. In other words if you pay 50T, you will get 45T to spend. Another good feature is no spending limits. You can pay as much as you want. This is not meant to replace the standard buy-now-pay later credit. With the buy-now-pay-later version, you soon will be able to take money out of your account inworld. With prepaid, you have to pay right away. More info on this is coming soon. If you are interested or want more info, please e-mail me at 76724,3017. {!} - Announcing the Vendolytes - {!} By Vendolyte Willabee May the citizens of Kymer welcome a new brand of -olyte: the Vendolytes The vendolytes serve as mobile vendo machines for the convenience of all Kymerians. We obtain items from the vendo machines or otherwise and sell them to the citizens of Kymer on the streets, in the park, everywhere. All items are sold at Vendo prices, though donations are always appreciated. Donations will go towards increasing the stock of merchandise that the vendolytes can offer. No vendolyte carries out his or her mission with the intention of making a personal profit. Our sole purpose is to make the purchase of heads and items more convenient for Kymerians. Vendolytes also sell rare items if they are able to obtain them, at a price decided by me, Vendolyte Willabee. This price will always be below the "standard" price for that rare item, so if you can purchase a rare item from a vendolyte, consider yourself very fortunate. All vendolytes are trustworthy. No avatar may become a vendolyte unless that avatar has proven oneself worthy of the title. Thus, vendolytes are also well-qualified to serve as third parties in non-vendolyte purchases. If you wish to become a vendolyte, please contact me, Vendolyte Willabee, at E-Mail Address 70534,1112 or inworld. I am brown all over and usually wear an ice cream cone head. If you wish to purchase something, contact me or any other vendolyte. I will update the list of authentic vendolytes every time a new vendolyte is initiated. Never buy from a vendolyte that is not on the list! So far, the list of Vendolytes is: Vendolyte Willabee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - LeadMan's 3 of 15 Lotto Results - {!} By LeadMan Results of the first drawing of LeadMan's 3 of 15 Lotto, Saturday April 13, BAR-L BAR Storeroom. The winning numbers are 7 - 9 - 13 Tickets with 3 matches winning 2048 token: 07-09-13 Namenloser (Blind Guardian D) Tickets with 2 matches winning 146 token each: 06-07-13 @Dark Sun@ 03-07-09 Flynx 07-11-13 Gambler 09-11-13 Gambler 05-07-09 Highflyer 09-13-15 Holiday 06-09-13 Holiday 06-07-09 Holiday 04-09-13 Max Raven 05-07-09 Mirical Bernd 05-07-13 Namenloser (Blind Guardian D) 04-09-13 Sas Cool 07-12-13 Sukelie 03-07-13 Vagabond You'll be contacted by your ticket seller for payout, or contact them inworld yourself. ***** LeadMan's 3 of 15 Lotto ***** Select 3 of 15 numbers from 1 to 15 and win with 2 or 3 matches. The order of the numbers isn't important. Tickets 20T each, unlimited tickets allowed. Next drawing Saturday, April 27, 3pm WAT, BAR Storeroom. You don't have to be present to win. Download LOTTO315.ZIP from the forum lib for easy ticket selection. Contact me if you want to become a ticket seller. {!} - Pick-3 Lotto Winners - {!} By <> The chosen numbers at the drawing on Monday, April 8 were: 5-4-7 The pot was at 8000T and was split evenly among the four winners Artema SunRay-Kymer Guardian Bionic Woman Cyrun N. Mr. Boombastic Congrats all jackpot winners! The following people won 75T for each ticket with two matching numbers... This list is the ?-4-7 Airion 647,747,347 Buzzer 947 Lady Knight 847 Bionic Woman 247,647,047 Tom Turbo 947,947 Cyrus N. 857,147 Leadman 447 Echolyte Echo Guy 147 Mistweave I 147 Mr. Boombastic 247,147 OM 747 The following list is the 5-?-7 winners. Drewsky 577 QWill 567 Artema SunRay 537 Bionic Woman 537 ]3ig]3uzzer 567 Cyrus N. 597 Mr. Boombastic 537,597 Mr Tom Bom 527 Adrian 517 Passion 557 Automated_ATM 587 The following is the 5-4-? winners. Taegen 546 Stupid. 543,544,541 Bionic Woman 545 Princess Katherine 548 Lady Dee-Ryden 546 Jimmo Banderez 546 Cyrus N. 548 Mr. Boombastic 548,543 Melancholy 543 Everyone may pick up their prize by contacting me, <>. I will be looking for you though : ) The next drawing will be on April 22, at 6:00 p.m. Bar-L Bar Store- room. The next pot is at 6000T and two number winners will receive 100T each. There were many great door prizes given away at the last lotto, be sure to come to the next one! And FREE TICKETS will be given away to everyone who comes to the next lotto drawing. To purchase tickets at 10T each, no limit, contact any of our ticket sellers inworld: <> Knight Sir Lancelot Mr. Boombastic CharlieChicken Mage Dumpling Sean Mr Nice Guy Chuck1 {!} - WA Raffle Winners- {!} By Acolyte Lynx Winners from Saturday, April 6: 1st place 7000 tokens ...........JayVee 2nd Place 3500 tokens ...........Swhwarzfuchs 3rd place 2100 tokens ...........Piemur 4th place 1400 tokens ...........Blaufuchsin Winners from Saturday, April 13 1st place 7000 Tokens............Arch Duckolyte Brains 2nd place 3500 Tokens............Athelstan 3rd place 2100 Tokens............Sappholyte Normala Orlando II 4th place 1400 Tokens............Satan Winners have one month to claim prizes. The next raffle will be held on Saturday, April 20, at the StarWay Cafe Stage. Door prizes will be awarded for those who show up! Presence is not required to win one of the four main prizes! Each entry is 10T, up to 25 entries per avatar. First place is awarded 50% of the tokens paid in; second place 25%, third place 15% and fourth place 10%. Purchase your entries from any of the following authorized Raffle Representatives: Acolyte Electra Acolyte Lynx (CKC-CCGA) Acolyte Moria Acolyte Nicci Big Kahoona BLD Quackers Chief Duckolyte Renegade Mivo SunRay DreamKeeper See you there! {!} - WERT's Blackjack Hosts: Update - {!} Wert P Gumby Since there seems to be a demand for a list of my other hosts here is the BlackJack Dealers. When there are new Hosts I will add to this list. Please support these hosts as they have paid for the right to use the BlackJack Host program. Arch Ducloyte Brains Duckolyte Larry Lamb Guardian Sleuthmeister Helpolyte Aroua Dracul Knight Mage Jed Magnolia Necrolyte SKY TOWER Pat W Snowssprite Sternenstaub Sunray Ann Sunray Knight Haplo Vaughn The Hosts and I thank you for your inworld support {!} - New New New Lotto - {!} By Chuck1 A new lotto is coming to Kymer: the Kymer 5. If you have taken part in the Pick-3-lotto, you probably know who Joe Blowsem up is. He is help- ing me get this started. Tickets are 15T each but there are many specials. Buy 5 get 2 free=75T Buy 7 get 3 free=100T Buy 10 get 4 free=150T Buy 20 get 8 free=300T I am still looking for a few good sellers and if you are interested please email me at 72662,1457 and I will email you the info! If you are interested in buying tickets contact one of my sellers today! Sellers: Chuck1 Joe Blowsem UP Teen Idle Cyrus N. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Poetry, Quips and Other Nice Thoughts ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Moonquip - {!} By Maggie Moon If you fall, it does not mean you fail. Failure is when you refuse to get back up. {!} - Mental Meanderings - {!} Thought Captured: 9/18/73 By Acolyte Brynne To be hurt by a friend is forgivable. The unforgivable crime is to strike back. {!} - The Owl and I - {!} By Acolyte Brynne Original copyright July, 1976 "Butterflies and Other Things Nice" the darkness of the night has serenely settled itself upon the countryside sleep should have embraced me long ago from their secret hide-a-ways crickets sing their soothing lullaby they sound as though they are one surely some master conductor has devoted countless hours coaching this nocturnal choir the owl from across the way hoots in unison seeking a reply to his simple question of "who?" the whippoorwill has joined the chorus now and the bullfrog living in the stream adds his sound effects to the rhapsody of the night tiny twinkling lights dance in mid-air one lowers itself to my arm memories of my childhood rise high above the dilemma of adulthood there have been many other nights like this but this night, as I never have before, I understand the beauty of this nightly rhapsody my adulthood dilemma is no more and the owl from across the way is silent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Phantasus Avatar Groups ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Mythologies of the Groups of Kymer - {!} The Alliance By Aisha Introduction ------------ A couple of weeks ago, Pal Joey and I were discussing the Golden Knights' charter. He was having trouble writing the mythology that explains the Knights' beginning, so I volunteered to take a cut at it. Doing that and talking with Andy and the ferrets led me to the idea that Kymer needs a mythology. There are bits and pieces of it all over. Earendil alluded to some of it in his letter about the storyteller in the park. Fenrier is supplying part of it with his stories of the elven folk. So I'm trying to collect it all in one place, and to fill in the gaps. I am currently contacting all the groups I can find within Kymer, and asking for input. To this end, I also helped Artema rewrite the history of the Guardians. Both the Knights' and Guardians' histories were published in ESP! Issue 6. While in the forum one evening, I noticed that Headhunter Chieftain was also there. Figuring I had nothing to lose by asking, I initiated a conversation. After an awkward moment or two, he agreed to listen to my request, and much to my surprise, agreed to supply me with some information on the mythology of the Alliance. The information was well written (if one ignored the provocative nature) but was more a philosophy than a history. I suggested that perhaps he should write it, as he had more information and also seemed to have writing skills. His next message contained more information, and the request that I take a cut at writing it myself. I struggled with it for several days. This was probably one of the hardest things I've ever written, because, as Headhunter Chieftain observed when I met him on the street after he had reviewed it, it's hard to write convincingly about something you don't believe in. I must have done an adequate job, however, because when I sent it to him for his corrections, he returned a note of congratulations and the observation that he could not have done better himself. What follows is the myth of the creation of the Alliance. The ideas, concepts, and philosophy are Headhunter Chieftain's; the writing is mine, but some of the actual phrases are his. The Alliance ------------ When Morpheus created Kymer, he created it with a balance between the dream and the nightmare, recognizing that in the same way that day cannot be defined without the concept of night, the idea of good is meaningless without the challenge of evil. As time passed, the balance shifted from equilibrium to boredom. The dreamscape became stagnant. Those who did not subscribe to the social norms were ridiculed and shunned. From within this stifling social climate arose a single figure, embittered by the hypocrisy he saw on all sides, and hardened by the social intolerance of the self-righteous. He drew to him the disaffected, the outcasts, and the thieves within Kymer and created an independent band of brigands he called the Alliance of Thieves. With Headhunter Chieftain at their head, the Alliance set out to spread chaos within the dreamscape. Within their ranks they nurtured and trained outcasts, drawing sustenance from the hatred and burning intolerance they found on all sides. The cold air that holds the Alliance together is a messenger from harsh and distant places. It is the same air through which the ghost-like shadows of snow owls glide, and arctic foxes pad through on silvery nights. It is the yin to Kymer's yang. It completes the circle. The Alliance, far from being a tyranny of chaos, is rather the balance of the powers that hold all within the dreamscape in twisted harmony. {!} - ]-[ippies Live In Kymer - {!} By ]-[ippy Admirers Yes! That's right; hippies have found their way to Kymer. This week we saw a group of three cyber orange and purple hippies walking and singing around the streets of Phantasus. They were busking and they sang and talked about social issues like free connections for the low budget citizen, free cybersex and free parking places in Phantasus. When we tried to discuss other issues about hippies, they sent us off to look for "BB". We tried to find Brigitte Bardot but failed and about 180 Tokens later we came across a macho hippy. His name was ]3ig ]3uzzer - His shirt was orange and his pants purple -- We knew this had to be the enigmatic man we were searching for. "Are you BB?" we asked. *Yep,* he answered, *How can I help you?* "Can you tell us about the hippy group?" --- *Of course. . .* said BB, and then went on typically with a hippy-length story. *A couple of months ago I was swimming across the ocean and I reached Kymer. I liked it and stuck around. At first, life here was hard. My English poor and not enough tokens for a comfortable life. People made fun of me as a newbie. Some did try to help me but many didn't and on advice from some, I keyed ALT+F4 four times before realizing what was going on. *On the third day I remembered a dream I'd had as a child. Some hippies were playing music on the beach. Everybody ignored them, making jokes over their appearance. It was hard for me, but the hippies ignored the jokes. I remembered too of a young child who lost his mother. A German girl from the hippy group walked with the child all over the beach looking for her. They found her and the boy's Dutch mother was the first one to say nice words to the group. It had happened in '68 on a Dutch beach; and I had almost forgotten it. *At that point, I promised myself never to get rid of my hippie head. I was too young to be a hippie in '68 but now ... a whole new world was forming and without any real hippies. I will be the first one! I felt the need to know what I'd missed. That day when I went inworld I had a great feeling in me. I tried to help others and it was then that I met Dread, my double, he looked like me, he was a hippy too. We talked for ages about Kymer how hippies live. Dread helped me on my way. We were walking and talking like hippies all that day. A few days later Dread had changed his appearance :-( Everyone changes at some time but for me it was very hard - I was alone again. *I changed eventually - I hadn't forgotten my promise but I needed other people. Then I met ]-[appy, a real hippy. He gives newbies money. "Why you do that," I asked, "I don't need money, man," was his reply. I talked with him and asked him to help me form a ]-[ippie group. He started to laugh, "You are not a hippy," he said "because you can't live on your own. But ... I would need a little PR and some tokens" *I gave him 300T; he split it and gave some to the first newbie that crossed our path. Later we made an agreement that I would support him and his group; I have to for that German ]-[ippy girl on the beach in '68. There are three known ]-[ippies: Heroxy, Steo and ]-[appy; three real hippies. If someone needs help they help. If you see them and you have too much money leave it on the street so if they need it they can use it. That's my story about our fascinating group.* BB has changed his boombox head back to the hippy head and we saw him again in the V-Mart buying orange and purple spraycans. With a last *Bye* he walked away, searching for people to like him. Maybe one day he will find that German girl again. One dream can lead to a whole new life. {!} - Alienytes First Official Meeting! - {!} By Prime Alienyte Femme Fatale On Saturday, April 20, we are having our first official meeting. Our goal for the meeting will be to familiarize people with the group, give them a chance to ask questions about us, and have a generally fun time. With luck afterwards we will be assimilating new members. Location is where else but the Starway Cafe's Observation Deck at 3:00 p.m. WAT {!} - Dead Poets Society Recital - {!} By Prez Join the Cyber-Poets Every Sunday in Phantasus! The Dead Poets Society is an ongoing poetry recital open to all citizens. Recitals are held at 8.30-9.00pm WAT every Sunday on the observation deck of the StarWay Cafe. Avatars Prez and Supel alternate as hosts (with generous assistance from Pops, Dang and others), and *all* are welcome to attend. Choice of poems is up to the reciters but we do ask that individual poems be no longer than eight verses and that reciters avoid inappropriate language or subject matter. Participation is easy: if you want to recite, just show up a few minutes early and ESP the host. To showcase your special group, you must make your arrangements in advance; contact Prez at 102726,1655. The next scheduled special poetry night will be on April 21, 8:30-9:00 p.m. All outlaws and would-be outlaws (inlaws OK) cordially invited to present your favorite dastardly rhymes on Dark Poetry night, WAT, Starway Cafe observation deck. Come and express the dark longings of your heart, and your lighter side as well. To arrange a presentation in advance, contact Prez. (It's OK to just show up without pre-arrangement). Please keep your selections under 10 verses. Poems may be written by you or anyone else. {!} - The Phantasus Avatar Group listing - {!} Compiled by the ESP! Editorial Staff Alienytes Black Mystics Dead Poets Society Duckolytes Echolytes Frogolytes Golden Knights Golden Sorceresses Helpolytes Hippies Hispaniclytes Inconsistent Anarchists Knights of Kymer Kymer Guardians Mages Magicas Magnolytes Necrolytes Normalas Sharkolytes Vendolytes And each day, the list of groups grows! If you have a new group you'd like added to this list, please let us know! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! The Duckolyte Dispatch ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Duckolyte Collectables Benefit Auction - {!} By Arch Duckolyte Brains & Chief Duckolyte Raptor The Duckolytes are very excited and proud to be bringing to you a new and wild auction starting April 19, 1995 at 7 PM WA time in the Starway Stage cafe, and will be held on a monthly basis thereafter. We are happy to be announcing that this is a Duckolyte benefit auction and all proceeds will be going into the Duckolyte benefit fund to help sponsor future prizes for events held in the Dreamscape. To put on events that contain prizes it takes many tokens, most of which come from the sponsor’s own pockets. This will offset the high cost of holding special events and will bring to you a larger number of prizes. All avatars of Kymer will benefit from this and the Duckolytes are elated about bringing it to you. During the event there will be door prizes which will be announced soon, as well as the items up for bid. The items up for auction are as following (but can change as new items are added): Bag (Halloween, holds 4 items) Butterscotch Candy_Head (Sweetie Pie, Love Ya, Lets Not, Buzz Off) Christmas Wreath Duck_Head* (rare non-vendo green) Fern Flowers (roses in vase) GingerBread_Head (2) Heart Chest (hold 10 items) Hot Chocolate Lacey_Heart Head* (rare non-vendo color) Mystery Chest (filled with many rare items) Ornament - Ballerina (morphing) Ornament - Snowman (morphing) Ornament - Angel (morphing) Ornament - Gnome (morphing) Ornament - Drum (morphing) Peppermint Pink 74/Pink 60 Head spray (full) - Rare non-vendo Pink Body Spray (full) - Rare non-vendo Red 90/Orange 12 Head Spray (full) - Rare non-vendo Red Body Spray (full) - Rare non-vendo Rocking Horse Rose_head* (several rare colored) Snowball Snowman_Head Valentine (pink) Wendy_Head* (painted rare gold/blonde) The auction will be handled a little bit differently then auctions of the past, we will add our own flavor of bidding to make it more enthusiastic for the bidders, and for those who like to watch. One of the ways of bidding (traditional) is that the item up for bid will go to the highest bidder. The other variation called "Duckolyte Rules" will go like this: the item up for bid will be deliberately started high, then gradually go down in price. The first bidder to bid gets the item. Here is an example, lets say the item is a rare Cute Elf head (rep), the floor is opened by the auctioneer at say 10,000 tokens. The price gradually decreases until a bidder bids on it. The first one to bid gets the item. This type of bidding adds a new excitement and tension to the auction. The Duckolyte sponsors will be charging a fee of 10% for items placed on consignment, and once again the profits will go to help fund future events in Kymer. Items up for bid at the auction are guaranteed not to be sold in vendos. We are looking forward to seeing you Friday, April 19 at 7 PM WA time in the Starway Stage Cafe. The Duckolyte Collectibles Benefit Auction will have many rare items up for bid. Everyone who comes is eligible for door prizes. We hope to see you all there! Please contact the following authorized individuals for items to be placed on consignment, Chief Duckolyte Brains Chief GK Raptor-Duckolyte SrK Do not accept offers from imitators claiming to represent the auction, contact us in world if you have a rare item that you would like to place on consignment. {!} - Duckolyte Raffle - {!} By Arch Duckolyte Brains A brand new Raffle will be kicked off at the Duckolyte Benefit Auction on Friday, April 19 at the Starway Stage. The Duckolytes will be holding a monthly raffle for rare items which will be announced at the benefit auction each month. Details about the auction and prizes going up for grabs will be made available at the auction, along with a list of authorized representatives. This raffle will be used to fund Duckolyte events and activities. We are working out the final details now on a big event which will be announced shortly. Please join us for the fun at the First Benefit Auction this Friday at the Starway Stage. Door Prizes consisting of many rare items will be given away throughout the evening. {!} - Duckolyte Ghost Racing: Report April 7 - {!} By Arch Duckolyte Brains Duckolyte Ghost Racing continued inside at the Starway Stage for the second straight week. Some great racers were on hand for the start of the April Monthly Championship. Thanks go to Duckolyte LongWalk who assisted this week with the Screen Race, and to Chief Duckolyte Davy Joe, who donated the fern in the last race. The results of the Duckolyte Ghost Racing for 4/7/96 was as follows: 1st Race: Chief Duckolyte Davy Joe - Spider 2nd Race: Sunray Mariah - Bowling Pin 3rd Race (Box Race): Heimdall - Flowers (Roses) 4th Race (Box Race): Heimdall - Fern 5th Race: Chief Duckolyte Davy Joe - Knitting 6th Race: Helpolyte Jelloman - Heart Chest 7th Race (Screen Race): Mage Counselor Sidekick - non-vendo Green Head & Body Sprays 8th Race: Mage Counselor Sidekick - Pink Valentine 9th Race (Head Race): Duckolyte Chris Brown - Lacey_Heart Head* 10th Race: Duckolyte LumMoose - Voodoo-Doll 11th Race: Helpolyte Jelloman - Fern Starting this month, wins from this race count against the racers in their two race win limit for all ghost races (including Serena's & Holger's). This means that more racers can win each week, and another racer has a shot at a special prize at the end of the month. This is the first week for considering the Monthly Duckolyte Champion. Monthly standings are as follows: 2 wins each: Davy Joe, Heimdall, Jelloman, Sidekick 1 win each: Mariah, Chris Brown, LumMoose Please join me in congratulating all winners on a job well done. The races are run every Sunday at 7:00am WAT at the Starway Stage. {!} - Duckolyte TriviaMaster: Report April 7 - {!} By Arch Duckolyte Brains The first week of this month's championship for Duckolyte TriviaMaster was held on April 7 at Starway Stage. This week's topic was "Travel". The results were as follows: 1st Place: Julie S. won a rare colored Rose Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 2nd Place: Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler won a rare colored Lacey Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 3rd Place: Duckolyte Chris Brown won a rare colored Duckhead with matching paints, and Heart Chest This week's topic is Business. This topic like all topics in Duckolyte TriviaMaster is broadly based on all aspects of the subject. **** Special Prize **** This month's Grand Prize will be a very special head from the Oracles themselves. Please join us every week for the fun, and have a chance at this prize and many others as we play fast paced multiple choice Trivia. The standings for the month of April are as follows: Julie S. 5 points Cut-Me-Own_Throat_Dibbler 3 points Duckolyte Chris Brown 2 points Jadelin 1 point There is still plenty of time to still qualify for the monthly championship. Special prizes are awarded to the top three monthly finialists.The Monthly Champion is determined by weekly winners using the following point system: 1st Place = 5 Points 2nd Place = 3 Points 3rd Place = 2 Points 4th Place = 1 Point "Duckolyte TriviaMaster" is held every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. WAT on the Starway Stage. Valuable Door Prizes!! Topics are changed from week to week. Weekly Prizes with Grand Prize awarded monthly. All questions have multiple choice answers, (which means that if you are terrible at Trivia Games normally, you have a chance here simply by making a guess) . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! KnightTimes ! ! Frontiers of Consciousness In Cyberspace Guild ! ! Knights of Kymer ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - The Real World - {!} By SunRay Aquila I have been a citizen of Phantasus for about five months, which makes me a relative newcomer to the world of cyberspace habitats. Before my birth in Kymer, I had harbored doubts; however, after only a few weeks in WorldsAway, it was clear to me that what I'd heard from my friends was true. I had become a participant in the genesis of a new world -- a quantum leap -- the push of human consciousness into a new plane of awareness. To live the dream is to know it. As a member of the Frontiers of Consciousness In Cyberspace Guild, Knights of Kymer, I would like to share my feelings and observations with you all. A phrase I see uttered repeatedly on the streets of Kymer is "RW" -- or Real World. As if... As if the Dreamscape were not a part of the real world. As Brynne has noted, a "very thin veil separates WW from the Dream World". The operative word here is "veil" -- as in illusion. When we enter Kymer, though our physical body remains behind, the greater part of us -- our minds and other subtle bodies -- are not subject to the limitation of being in one place at a time. Our consciousness, our awareness, enters the Dreamscape and ensouls those little pixels that comprise our avatars. These avatars, which we have so carefully created and customized, are but a crystallization of our consciousness in cyberspace. And although some avatars appear to be role-playing -- at least some of the time -- that does not make their words and deeds less "real". I believe a poll was conducted this past Fall by German Giant that revealed that 95% of avatars were "being themselves", with only a small minority role-playing. I believe that a person's inner essence is more likely to manifest honestly -- for all to see and feel -- InWorld. My experience has been that there is more openness in WA than in the physical. Hearts seem to open more quickly InWorld, and therefore people are hurt very easily -- and love and feel love more readily. Because the veil of the physical body is not present, it cannot interfere with this flow that we have all felt. Like the blind person whose senses of hearing and smell are enhanced due to greater dependence on them, so our psychic sensitivity is developed and fine-tuned by our life in the Dreamscape. For me, the Dreamscape is even more real than the physical in some respects. This is a place a miracles. InWorld, the lame can walk -- even levitate. The cast-out are accepted with open arms. Many who have never considered themselves "normal" by the standards of the "real world" find kindred spirits in the Dreamscape who accept them as they are. When tragedy strikes, or we are hurt in Waking World, it is common for us to seek comfort and understanding from our friends in the Dreamscape. And when I find myself missing those Waking World friends I love so much, I know there is a pretty good chance I can find them InWorld, and be with them -- and feel much less separation. I realize that much of what I am saying amounts to "mixing levels". But that, to me, is precisely what is occurring here. This is a new, uncharted region -- and we are taking baby steps through it, feeling our way, trying to sort out what is appropriate behavior, how to deal with relationships, etc. There is no one, true path through WA. It is for the individual to make these decisions, to build his/her dream. So where, then, is the "real world"? It is wherever YOU are. The real "you". The Zen saying, "Wherever you go, there you are", has never been more apropos than when applied to our wonderful Worlds Away. See you Inside! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Phantasus Event Schedule ! ! Week of Monday, April 15, through Sunday, April 21 ! ! All times in WAT (Pacific) ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! # Indicates an event not appearing on the Scheduling Group's schedule posted on Saturday, April 13; no guarantees are made that the locale will be available on the scheduled date and time. {!} Monday, April 15 {!} 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games................................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m Madra Ruas Bingo Harlequin Games................................................Escaper You need the software Kymer1.exe from the forum (GO:TRA-39) to join the game with your card. If you are the winner you get many Tokens, depending on the number of players. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games.............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 5:00-6:00 p.m. Ghost Races Isle Caribe.............................................Acolyte Serena Win tokens and prizes, monthly championship! 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games.....................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 6:00-8:00 p.m. Magic Blackjack Outside Magic Shop.................................. Sunray Knight Haplo All proceeds will go towards helping newbies. Please stop by to watch or play. Players will need BLACKJK1.EXE found in "Worlds Away Life" Library (4) as well as CARDS.DLL and VBRUN300.DLL. Rules and betting policy will be explained by the dealer just before the game. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Jadelin's Jackpot Bingo ESP host for Location..........................................Jadelin Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-100T 20T for Jackpot. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 8:00-9:30 p.m. Auction StarWay Cafe Stage...............................Clover's Collectibles Weekly Door Prize drawings for rare items! Consignments accepted up until Sunday afternoon before the sale. {!} Tuesday, April 16 {!} 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games................................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 1:00-2:30 p.m. #Duckolyte Bingo Harlequin Games...............................Chief Duckolyte Renegade You need the software Kymer1.exe from the forum (GO:TRA-39) to join the game with your card. If you are the winner you get many Tokens, depending on the number of players. 1:30-3:30 p.m Madra Ruas Bingo Harlequin Games................................................Escaper You need the software Kymer1.exe from the forum (GO:TRA-39) to join the game with your card. If you are the winner you get many Tokens, depending on the number of players. 2:30-5:00 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games.............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games.....................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 6:00-8:00 p.m. Kymer/Bingo Bar-L Bar Storeroom...............................Sunray Knight Oliver Everyone who plays in every game of the evening is eligible to win a bonus prize which will be awarded after the last game! Don't be late! 7:30-9:30 p.m. Worlds Of Fortune Visitor's Center, Left.................................Acolyte Sunray Data 9:00-11:00 p.m. Duckolyte Kymer Bingo Harlequin Games....................................Duckolyte Melissa T Call Kymer first and win a payout depending on the number of players. Bets are 25-250T. The more players and higher the bets placed, the bigger the payout. You will need KYMER1.EXE from the WA community forum to play. {!} Wednesday, April 17 {!} 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games..............................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. KGC's POT Bingo Outside Harlequin Games................................Duckolyte Alien Call KYMER first and get payouts depending on the number of players! Bets from 50-500T. Sponsored by the Kymer Gambling Corporation. Download Kymer1.exe from the AWAYFORUM. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Duckolyte Bingo Harlequin Games...............................Chief Duckolyte Renegade Call KYMER! first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Download KYMER1.EXE, from AWAYFORUM/Library 4 WorldsAway Life. 2:30-5:00 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games.............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 3:00 p.m. #The Knights of Kymer Kategories Starway Stage....................................SunRay Fawn, Soltron2 Knights of Kymer version of Wert's Kategories. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Knights of Kymer TechTrivia StarWay Cafe Stage.................SunRays Hera, Mariah, Knight Alexis Computer Technical Trivia questions. Everyone wins. We award tokens, rare items and door prizes. This game is sponsored by the Entertainment Guild. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games.......................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 8:00-10:00 p.m. Pop Culture Trivia Library..................................................PEZ Collector Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Exact prizes will be announced before the event begins. 9:00-11:00 p.m. Duckolyte Kymer Bingo Harlequin Games....................................Duckolyte Melissa T Call Kymer first and win a payout depending on the number of players. Bets are 25-250T. The more players and higher the bets placed, the bigger the payout. You will need KYMER1.EXE from the WA community forum to play. {!} Thursday, April 18 {!} 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Storm Games, Kymer Bingo Harlequin Games......................................Christopher Storm Bets between 25T-150T, play frequently and join the Storm VIP club and remember: Storm Games - YOU could be the next Kymerian Tycoon! KYMER1.EXE needed to play. Over 90,000T won so far! 12:00-1:00 p.m. The Poetry Pantry Library....................................................DreamKeeper Sponsored by Knights of Kymer Poetry & Storytelling Guild. Open reading: all avatars are invited to read originals or poems by other authors. For this particular event, it is requested that all poems be 20 lines or less. Special gifts will be presented to those who read. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Chaos Incorporated Bar-L Bar Storeroom .............................Acolyte Serena or Marianne G New games and more! 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games......................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 7:00-9:00 p.m. Jackal's Trivia Bar-L Bar Storeroom.....................................Mr & Mrs Nutty Questions covering general info, three winners per game. Grand prize for the person who has the most points in a month. 10 token playing fee to help defray the costs. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Jadelin's Jackpot Bingo Harlequin Games................................................Jadelin Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-100T 20T for Jackpot. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 9:00 p.m. - midnight Madra Rua Bingo Harlequin Games............................Talon of the North, BeauMec Come one! Come ALL! 50T per card, no maximum number of cards; 25T per card for half pot (in which case, remainder goes to 2nd place). Download BINGO1.EXE. Final bonus game for those who play all games, with prize being a rare item! {!} Friday, April 19 {!} 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games...............................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 11:00-12:00 a.m. Ghost Races Isle Caribe.....................................................Holger Win tokens and prizes, monthly championship! 1:00-4:30 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games.............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 6:00 p.m. Bachelorette Party for Tinkerbelle Library..........................................................Tonya 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games ....................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 7:00-9:00 p.m. Kategories Harlequin Games............................................Ann Ominous 40T per round. 20T into the *round* and 20T into the *final*. 7:00 p.m. #Duckolyte Collectibles Benefit Auction Starway Stage............................................The Duckolytes See The Duckolyte Dispatch column this issue for more information! 9:00-11:00 p.m. Dreaming Insomniacs Society Visitor's Center, Left....................................Acolyte Milen Something DIFFERENT will be held during these times each week. {!} Saturday, April 20 {!} 2:00 a.m. European Duckolyte Bingo Harlequin Games........,.................................Duckolyte Dan All bets must be 100T or over. When you arrive please register and pay when asked. 9:00-11:00 a.m. #Stammtisch South Fountain Central .........................Brucilla, Perry Rhodan, Sundance Meeting of German-speaking avatars. If you want to spread rumors and news or just want to chat, if you want to learn some German or just love the "sound" of it, you're invited to join us. 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games ..............................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games..............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 2:00-1:30 p.m. MultiTrivia Library....................................................Mivo, Nicci General knowledge trivia questions will be asked in German and English. Each point for a correct answer is worth 5 Tokens. Frage&Antwort-Spiel zu allgemeinen Themen. Fuer jede richtige Antwort gibt es 5 Tokens 3:00 p.m. #Alienytes First Official Meeting Starway Cafe, Observation Deck...........................The Alienytes Our goal for the meeting will be to familiarize people with the group, give them a chance to ask questions about us, and have a generally fun time. With luck afterwards we will be assimilating new members. 5:00-6:30 p.m. WARaffle Drawing StarWay Cafe Stage .......Acolyte Lynx, Acolyte Electra, Acolyte Moria Purchase tickets from authorized agents. Door prize raffle! 6:00 p.m. Avatar Ordination Temple of Morpheus Tabernacle........Oracle Uni, Council on Marriages See article this issue for avatars being Ordained. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games.....................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 7:00-8:00 p.m. The Poetry Pantry Library....................................................DreamKeeper Sponsored by Knights of Kymer Poetry & Storytelling Guild. Open reading: all avatars are invited to read originals or poems by other authors. For this particular event, it is requested that all poems be 20 lines or less. Special gifts will be presented to those who read. 9:00-11:00 p.m. #Dreaming Insomniacs Society Visitor's Center, Left...................................Acolyte Milen Something DIFFERENT will be held during these times each week. 10:00 p.m. Wedding of Adrian Z. Goldenchild and Golden Flower StarWay Cafe, Observation Deck.........................Acolyte Cerchen Reception in Bar-L Bar following the wedding. {!} Sunday, April 21 {!} 7:00 a.m. #Duckolyte Ghost Racing Starway Cafe Stage............Chief Duckolyte Mage Brains and Renegade English/German, Win tokens and prizes every week, Monthly Championship! Please read GHOSTG.TXT in the forum to understand basic rules. Variations include Box and screen racing. 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. LeadMan's Bingo Harlequin Games................................................LeadMan Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 25-210T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. KGC's POT Bingo Harlequin Games........................................Duckolyte Alien Call KYMER first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Bets are from 50-500T. Sponsored by the Kymer Gambling Corporation. Be sure to download Kymer1.exe from the AWAYFORUM. 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Jackal3's Trivia Bar-L Bar Storeroom....................................Mr & Mrs Nutty Questions covering general info, three winners per game. Grand prize for the person who has the most points in a month. 10T playing fee to help defray the costs. 1:00-4:30 p.m. Oceanfront's POT Bingo Harlequin Games.............................................Oceanfront Call BINGO first, and get payouts depending on the number of players! Call JACKPOT first to win the additional jackpot. Bets are 60/110T. Download BINGO1.EXE or BINGO2.EXE from GO CITYLIFE/Library 6 (Lifestyle Worldwide). 6:00-7:00 p.m. Mage Darien's Daily Bingo Harlequin Games......................................SunRay Mage Darien This is a mage event. The pot goes higher and higher with more and more people. If you play you might even be the lucky winner. If you want to win big, be there!!!! 7:00 p.m. Duckolyte TriviaMaster Game StarWay Cafe Stage .........................Chief Duckolyte Mage Brains Fast paced trivia using multiple choice answers. Topics vary week to week, monthly Grand Prize awarded. Use the Trivia Engine developed by Wert P. Gumby to administer scoring.Prizes are awarded to the top three finishers every week. Monthly Prize is awarded as well. Door Prizes can include rare items each week. 8:30-9:00 p.m. Dead Poets Society Recital StarWay Cafe, Observation Deck.............................Prez, Supel Poems should be six verses or shorter. If you want to get involved, contact us inworld, or contact Prez [102726,1655] if you wish to be a presenter. 9:00-11:00 p.m. Duckolyte Kymer Bingo Harlequin Games....................................Duckolyte Melissa T Call Kymer first and win a payout depending on the number of players. Bets are 25-250T. The more players and higher the bets placed, the bigger the payout. You will need KYMER1.EXE from the WA community forum to play. {!}-Upcoming Events-{!} Monday, April 22 6:00 p.m. Pick-3 Lotto Drawing Bar-L Bar Storeroom ........................<>, Sherry Get tickets now for big winnings! Come for the many door prizes! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Advertisements ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chaleur Sucree Would you like to put some "Sweet Heat" into those otherwise cold and boring bachelor parties? If so, consider hiring "Chaleur Sucree", strippers extrodinaire. Also available for birthdays and private parties. Introductory rates are now in effect. Email 502 at 102674,2417. Clover's Collectibles We are here to serve you. We are accepting consignment of rare items for future sales. Consignment fee is 20% of selling price. All items will be auctioned to the highest bidder. If you have rare or hard to obtain items you wish to place on consignment, please contact one of our staff inworld or via Email (All CIS UIDs and information supplied will be handled in a professional and confidential manner): Clover at 73071,1252; Remus at 74627,1701; Passion at 102443,1111 Please supply the following information: Consignor Avatar Name, Consignor UID (if different from UID on Email); Item Names; Minimum starting bids for each item; Locale for collecting consignment item; Proposed time for collection of consignment item. You will receive return Email either confirming the meeting or proposing an alternate meeting time. Please allow 1-2 days for a response. CyberServices Announcing the opening of 'CyberServices', an adult oriented service. One to One ESP conversations on any subject. Strictly over 18's only. Participants will never meet any member of 'CyberServices'. All conversations will be carried out via ESP at the specified times arranged. Discretion is guaranteed, though before any conversaton starts, you will be required to state that you are over 18 years old, and that you understand the adult nature of the service. These statements will be saved in a text file, and a copy sent to you if you required. The cost of the service is 150T per sesson, with discounts available for bookings of two or more sessions. Sessions will run no less then 20 minutes, and no more than half an hour. You may change your mind, about participating, during the first five minutes, but a charge of 75 Tokens will be made (your original fee will be waived). For more details of the services on offer, please leave a PRIVATE message in the forum (click the 'private' checkbox), adressed to 'CyberServices' UID 101533,3636. Subsequent correspondance will be via EMail. Please note, this service is ONLY available inworld, and cannot be conducted via EMail. 'CyberServices' is looking to add one more woman to it's team (currently one male, and one female). If you are interested in applying for this position, please post a PRIVATE message in the forum. You need not use your real name, and details will be sent to you upon receipt of your request. Please note: It is not the intention of 'CyberServices' to offend. Please do not reply to this ad, if you find talk of an adult nature offensive. Dot's Pizza! We deliver anywhere in da world! Dot's hits da Spot! Owned and perated by Dot Warner. ESP your orders to Dot Warner in da world! Dot's Pizza is now hiring employees for all time shifts! E-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 to schedule an interview! Or ESP in da world! Hera's Advertising Services I had a need for doing some advertising and found a gap in our business community. I created my own service which proved very successful in telling Kymerians about upcoming events. If you need to "get the word out" about your upcoming event or you just want to increase attendance, please contact SunRay Hera at 71762,3210. I will send you rates and coverage. Hera's Advertising Services (HAS) is not affiliated with the Knights of Kymer. Knights of Kymer Greetings fellow Kymerians! If you are interested in becoming a Knight or Sunray in the Knights of Kymer, please contact me, SunRay Render at 103135,2612. I handle the public relations for our group and can answer your questions. I will help you become acquainted with the necessary steps to becoming a member. Upon your request, I will email you preliminary information that may help you to decide if you do indeed want to become a member of our organization. Feel free to email me with any inquiries you may have. Thank you. LeadMan's 3 of 15 Lotto Select 3 of 15 numbers from 1 to 15 and win with 2 or 3 matches. 50% of pot are paid for tickets with 2 matches, 50T of pot are paid for tickets with 3 matches. If no win for 2 or 3 matches, pot is added to next jackpot. Tickets 20T each, unlimited tickets allowed. Next drawing Saturday, April 27th, 3pm WAT, BAR-L-BAR Storeroom. You don't have to be present to win. Download LOTTO315.ZIP from the forum lib for easy ticket selection. Contact any of the following ticket sellers to buy tickets: Highflyer, Sukelie, Spellbinder, The Duke. For further questions, to buy tickets with PAC (208-3) or if you want to become a ticket seller, E-Mail me at 100413,1430 Leadman's Sport & Event Bets Bet on all major Waking World sports events (and more) and earn big money! We cover Boxing, Formula 1 Car Racing, IndyCar Racing, ATP Tennis, NHL, NBA, etc. We are working on bets for inworld events too. Bets ranging from 20-1000T We are accepting Phantasus Credit (PAC) Official agents: Cr. Necrolyte Little Princess, Tin-Tin, Rotfuchs ESP us or E-Mail LeadMan at 100413,1430 if interested. A list of the latest is available for download as SPORTBET.TXT The Phantasus Yellow Pages For the most complete listing of inworld businesses, and the ONLY single listing of resident avatars, check out the WorldsAway Yellow & White Pages! Whether to find a service, check to see which businesses are already operating inworld, or to verify the correct spelling or User ID of an avatar, the WA Yellow & White Pages is the BEST source available! You can download a copy of the WA Yellow & White Pages in the WA Community Forum Library, Newsstand Section, filename YELLOW.TXT. Thanks to all the WAYP customers for making it a success! If you have any questions or would like to place an ad, contact GermanGiant, Big Kahoona, Necrolyte Xian, Hotspot, or Sunray Dream Keeper. Phantasus Credit- "The Better Token" Have you ever hosted Bingo games and wanted it to run faster and smoother? Or are you tired of having to come inworld and meet someone just to get a payment? Well if you are, then you need to accept Phantasus Credit. Try it out for a month TOTALLY FREE. After that, if you stay, the rates are only 50T a month to accept credit. That's it. No other fees. OR you can pay 500T ONE TIME and accept credit for the rest of your life without paying again. If you have any questions, please e-mail Imagination at 76724,3017. This ad was focused towards people who want ACCEPT credit. Social Directing Planning a party? A wedding shower? A wedding? Looking for someone to organize the event? If so- Youre looking in the right place! We will organize any social event! Parties of all types, weddings too! E-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 or Annalea at 103551,1050 or esp in world! WA Community Theater Group A new production every 2-4 weeks. We're looking for fresh new actors and actresses! Our first production will be "Little Red Riding Hood" Parts: Red Riding Hood, Red riding hood's mom, Grandma, Big Bad Wolf, and the Hunter. WA Community Theater is looking out for some good costumes. If you have a head or prop that suits one of the characters wouldn't mind lending it to the theater for the production, it would be much appreciated and you will receive free tickets too. For details: e-mail Dot Warner at 73110,1546 or ESP inworld. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! How to Send Submissions to ESP! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Currently there are two editors who will receive specific types of submissions! Publisher/Managing Editor.......Acolyte Brynne (71273,373) Deadline: Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. WAT Types of submissions! Gaming Reports Event Listings for the Event Schedule Engagement and Wedding Announcements Letters to the Editors Advertisements Articles regarding new groups Articles regarding existing groups Anything you wish to submit but are not sure who should receive Features Editor.................Dread (101646,2776) Deadline! Fridays, 7:00 p.m. WAT Feature and General Articles Opinion Pieces Poetry {!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!}{!} Engagement and Wedding Announcements should include: Names of Bride and Groom Oracle or Acolyte performing service Wedding Date (or "will be announced" for engagement notices) Reception Location (if known) Event Listings for the Event Schedule cover the ESP! publication period of Monday through Sunday. Submitting these listings to ESP! is in addition to submitting event information to the Scheduling Group. Scheduling conflicts, if any, are resolved by the Scheduling Group. Changes to recurring events should be submitted to both the Scheduling Group and ESP! ESP! is available in the Newsstand Library of the WA Community Forum and thus earns no tokens to pay authors. Likewise, advertisements are no charge to the advertisers. Upon the availability of inworld documents and the sale of ESP! inworld, this policy will be reviewed and payments/advertisement rates will be adjusted accordingly. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}