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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 Theft: A Manifold of Viewpoints, Part II ............By Chief PI Cyber Penguin and Chief PI Banana Lord Feature Stories Gathering Followup.....................................Sunray Ann Dread's Spot................................................Dread The Witching Hour..........................................Witchy Is This a Joke?......................................Dedanann SrK Tales From De Gray Dauphin: Fettod's Revenge......de Gray Dauphin A Thoughtful Thief.........................................Smiles A Multilingual Phantasus Das Gesetz des Dschungels...................................Zooey Hispaniclytes...........................Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Kymer: Where New and Fun Things Happen Auction from de Vault.............................de Gray Dauphin Chapel of Dreams Opens.................................Sunray Ann Wedding Invitation............................Passion and Brimble Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club .......Dennis S, Duckolyte Lindy Worlds of Fortune.............................Acolyte Sunray Data Wert's Game Hosts....................................Wert P Gumby Trivia Game Winners.....................................Mistweave Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous Announcing the G&G Lottery!.................Chief PI Banana Lord Beau & Talon's Bingo......................................BeauMec WARaffle Results..........................Acolyte Lynx (CKC-CCGA) Phantasus Avatar Groups The Sharkolytes...........................Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 Yelloytes...................................Head Yelloyte Crafter The Duckolyte Dispatch Duckolyte Name Changes.....................Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte Collectables Benefit Auction ..................................Raptor, Duckolyte Sr. Wing Duckolyte Ghost Racing.....................Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte TriviaMaster.....................Brains, Wing Commander KnightTimes Sunrays at The Gathering............................Sunray Render Poetry and Storytelling Guild Gets Organized...Sunray DreamKeeper Entertainment Guild Still Moving Forward..............SunRay Hera Attention Facilitators..............................Sunray Render Indigo Hospitalized.................................Sunray Render Departments Letters to the Editors Advertisements Kymer Avatar Group Information Game and Event Advertisements Items Wanted Businesses and Services 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 Schedule of Events in Phantasus ------------------------------- The Event Schedule has become increasingly time-consuming to prepare, from monitoring the forum for and receiving event listings from hosts for events not listed in the schedule posted by the Scheduling Group to actually preparing the schedule in our format for inclusion in each issue of ESP!. I would much prefer using my time to insure that ESP! has top quality original articles. The Scheduling Group has changed the way their schedule shows daily events, which would have added an inordinate amount of time to the preparation of this week's schedule. Due to this additional time which would have been required to put this week's schedule together, there is no Event Schedule for the week of May 6 through May 12. I regret the decision to remove the schedule; unfortunately, however, every day only contains 24 hours and I must sleep some time between Saturday and Sunday. In order not to have to go the drastic route of discontinuing the Event Schedule altogether, ESP! is seeking an Events Coordinator. If you or anyone you know is interested in this volunteer position, please let me know. The person filling this position would be responsible for maintaining the Event Schedule by accepting by email event listings from hosts, reviewing the forum for events not submitted to us by email, comparing our schedule with that posted by the Scheduling Group, finalizing the schedule in our format and sending it to me by 7:00 p.m. WAT Saturday evenings. I have been spending 4-8 hours between Thursday and Sunday doing this job; so this would be a fairly good estimate of the time involved. Please send email as soon as possible to 71273,373 if you are interested. Until an Events Coordinator is on our staff, ESP! will not be publishing a Weekly Events Schedule. We regret if this causes our readers any inconvenience. Event hosts are still invited and encouraged to submit *articles* regarding their upcoming events or reports of events held. ESP! - Behind the Scenes ------------------------ It's a good thing that ESP! doesn't have writers' guidelines like publications in the WW have. If we did, very little would get published! Each issue requires a great deal of time to prepare. Once I have received everything for an issue, eight to ten hours of actual work hours later (done usually during the wee hours of Sunday morning) the issue is ready for uploading by mid-afternoon Sunday. Writers can help reduce some of this time (and help me get some sleep between Saturday and Sunday, too!) by following these tips. 1. ESP! does not place article titles in all caps; this is my own personal fetish, as titles in all caps appear to me to be unprofessional. We initial cap the main words of an article title. Most of our writers submit their articles with their titles in all caps; to clean this up, I must change it to lower case and then initial cap the main words. Writers: help me shave a little time off my job by typing your titles in initial caps only (main words: not words like "a", "the" when used within the title, "by", etc.) Along these lines, it is not necessary to include the {!} - before and after your article title or try to center it. In the conversion to ASCII text for reading by my WordPerfect 5.1, your attempt to center the title becomes a bunch of blank spaces which need to be deleted because the title is not really centered. Type your title flush left and your byline underneath it. I have a macro which will center the title, add the {!} - and - {!}, move to the next line and center the byline. 2. ESP! doublespaces between paragraphs and does not use tabbed indents for the main body of the article. These are flush left. Lists within an article may be indented or tabbed. Articles submitted that are single spaced between paragraphs and tabbed in one tab position at the beginning of the next paragraph require major cleanup. Once saved as ASCII text, these tabs become spaces which must be manually removed and replaced by a tab. Because some of the gaming reports include tabbed lists of winners and items won (which in ASCII become spaces), I cannot do a global search and replace of spaces. If I do that, I must then totally reformat the gaming reports, replacing all the spaces with tabs or putting the deleted spaces back in for the lists to line up properly. 3. If you have subheadings within your article, do not type them all in upper case. Type them in initial caps and underscore them with the dashes like this: Subheading ---------- [Begin text here] 4. One of my biggest pet peeves is the incorrect use of the ellipsis ... in other words, three periods. The proper use of the ellipsis is [word][space]...[space][word]. The ellipsis is used between a sentence and a phrase, not between two full sentences, and the periods within the ellipsis do not have spaces in between. Too often, writers pepper their articles with multiple periods in between sentences.......Like this. I must do a search and replace, but *very* carefully since I do not want to remove every single period where one properly belongs. If you wish to use the ellipsis between a sentence and a phrase, use it properly and save me the time of having to clean it up. 5. Event Listings: once we get an Events Coordinator on staff, s/he will be grateful if hosts submitting events will follow this format so we can more easily conform it to our schedule: Day and Date Time Name of Event (not in all caps; initial capped) Location (if in a turf, indicate Turf Address: [name]) Host's Name Description of event (keep to a maximum of 100 words) Submitting a listing that looks like this: EVENT NAME, MONDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY TIME DESCRIPTION HOST'S NAME requires us to completely retype this to conform to the way our Event Schedule appears in ESP! Please help us save some time by submitting it as indicated above. *We* will put in the leader dots on the second line between the location and the host's name. 6. Above all, proofread your article before submitting it. I run a spellcheck on everything myself, but many times words like "here" and "hear" will not be caught because they are both legitimate words. So make sure your words are spelled correctly. I read every article submitted and make whatever grammatical, spelling and other changes necessary; but making these corrections can get very time consuming. I have spent as long two hours on one article to clean it up to conform to ESP!'s high standards. (Yes, this editor is *very* fussy about how ESP! looks and reads. It may only be in ASCII and I've had people tell me that the ASCII looks crappy, but I work very hard to make it look as aesthetically appealing and as professionally put together as I can.) Think of these as Writers' Guidelines for ESP!. They're not cast stone and I won't reject a submission because it doesn't conform to our guidelines. ESP! needs all the original articles it can get! But anything our writers can do to help me spend less time in the actual production of ESP! to give me *more* time to search for authors to provide us with original stories and other articles would be *greatly* appreciated! Thank you! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Cover Story ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Theft: A Manifold of Viewpoints - {!} By Chief PI Cyber Penguin and Chief PI Banana Lord Part Two Copyright - This entire article is Copyright G&G Services/Enterprises and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the express permission of George Reid <100745,2707> or Gary Whelan <101603,2730>. In part one we looked at the first part of an interview with Headhunter Chieftain so this week we will continue and also feature interviews with some other avatars. So here is the continuation: Q: Will turfs deter crime? A: Not really. Interaction in any medium allows for anti-social behaviour. Q: When you steal, what do you do with the object? A: Keep rare items or ones HHC doesn't have. Pawn everything else. Q: What is the most rare thing you have stolen? A: An Acolyte's red Book. Q: Did you steal the skull head you wear? A: Yes. Q: What do you think of the Oracles? A: They have their job, as HHC has his. Q: What do you think of crime-fighting groups? A: They are powerless. HHC dislikes groups in general, which is why the Alliance is such a loosely knit band of brigands. In any case, HHC feels individuals are empowered to make a difference, regardless of the colours they wear or the banner they fly. Furthermore, the repu- tation of the entire clan hangs on the shoulders of each individual; and when one of them slips, the entire clan looks guilty. Q: Should Kymer be crime free? A: If HHC felt that way he wouldn't have to work so hard. Q: What do you think of people that accuse you of being the root of all evil? A: HHC is flattered, but feels that assessment is inaccurate. Indubitably, he is the inspiration of Kymer thievery, but the root lies much deeper. Thieves are driven to HHC by the social prejudice and stifling boredom of well-behaved avatars. HHC gives them assignments and rewards their successes. He nurtures his budding thieves, and he respects their talent. Q: How long have you been on WA? A: Seven months. Q: When you look back on your crimes, what would you change? A: HHC does not dwell in the past. To dwell in the past is to forsake ones destiny. Q: What do you feel for your victims? A: HHC does not see his victims as fish, without feelings. Each one has an individual personality that he either responds to or doesn't. On the other hand, if you need help, page an acolyte. Q: How much money have you made stealing? A: HHC is wealthy. The guy behind the keyboard does not make money being online. In any case, HHC is working hard to be WA's first millionaire. Q: Since your WA marriage, have you considered "settling down"? A: HHC considers every alternative. If he were to go public with a "resignation," Kymer would see a riot in full force, asking him to stay and add spice to the world. Q: Will you ever stop stealing? A: No Q: Are you worried you will be thrown out of WA? A: Worry is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but you get nowhere. Well, that certainly was a very interesting interview. We have learned a lot about HHC's views about crime inworld. Interview with Witchy by Chief PI Cyber Penguin ------------------------- Q: How long have you known HHC? A: It was early March when I first had the pleasure of running into HHC. I watched him interact with the other avatars in front of the Magic Shop. Most of them called themselves Vampires. I found HHC to be quick witted, intelligent and he had a great sense of humour. I was immediately intrigued by this leader of a man, dressed in black. Q: Did you know about his crimes from the start? A: I have to admit that I did. I watched him in action the first day that I saw him in front of the Magic Shop. I also have to admit that I found it very entertaining. HHC was not dealing with a newbie. He was dealing with another I was previously told to watch out for (since I was relatively new to WorldsAway at the time). Earlier that same day, I had downloaded a snap-shop program and had it running in the background while I was inworld. I must have accidently snapped a photo during the early stages of the head bargaining deal, because when I finally signed off WorldsAway, there the snap shot was on my screen. I was so impressed with the finesse HHC used, that I posted the snap shot in the forum for others to view. Q: What did you think when he told you of his crimes? A: As I gained HHC's confidence, he told me more about himself and what his purpose was here in WorldsAway. To be truthful, I didn't think much of him being a thief because I have played many role- playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons, where you can be a thief, a wizard, an elf or an adventurer. I had been a member of CompuServe for a while before I ever joined WorldsAway. I read an article about it in the CompuServe Magazine that was sent to me. In the article it said, "You can be whatever you want to be." I saw Vampires, who I knew where not really Vampires. I also saw ducks, dogs, frogs, and numerous other characters. I met people who were 15 pretending to be 21, and people who were 50 pretending to be 35. So I was not really concerned with HHC being a thief. Q: Have you ever considered being a thief? A: I never considered it, but I admit to sort of stealing a newbie head one time. This took place before I ever met HHC. I was in the temple with another thief (I will omit his name) and two newbies. I was instructed by this other thief to offer the newbie 50 tokens for his head and then give him only one token. I tried to do this, but failed. I told the thief I was with that I only gave the newbie one token when in fact, I actually gave him the 50 tokens I offered in the first place. A few days went by and I ran into this same newbie. He asked me why I gave him only 50 tokens for his head when he later learned it was worth 90 tokens. I felt terrible about what I had done and gave him the remaining 40 tokens I owed him. He gave them back to me and harassed me continually after that. It was then that I decided stealing wasn't my bag and that I'd just stick to wizardry which was something I knew a lot about. Q: Have you ever had anything stolen? If so, how did you feel? A: I have never had anything stolen from me. When I first entered WorldsAway, I of course had nothing of value. I quickly met a few friends who had warned me never to put anything on the ground. They also told me not to give anything to anyone because I would probably never see it again. I'm not easily tricked, so I never had any problems. Q: What would you do if you had something stolen? A: If I had something stolen from me, I would of course be upset. Not so much at the person who took it, but at myself for being so stupid to allow it to happen. As you know, no one can actually steal anything from you. You have to either put it down on the ground or give it to someone. As far as I'm concerned, this is just common sense. Q: Have you, as HHC's wife, ever been accused of being a criminal? A: Yes, I have. I was told by my best friend in WorldsAway, that I was "guilty by association." After I started hanging around with HHC, many people who I considered to be my friends, stopped talking to me. I was no longer trusted by them. I felt badly because I had not changed. I was still the same person inside. I helped others in need just like many of the others did, only I just didn't advertise it. I felt helping someone came from the heart and no one had to know. Q: Do you ever attend meetings of "The Alliance", the group of thieves that HHC belongs to? A: I have never attended any meetings involving "The Alliance" and don't even know if there are such meetings. I also don't know everyone who is involved with HHC's alliance. Q: Has anyone ever remarked at you about HHC's crimes? A: Of course. I guess people just don't understand that this is a make-believe world and not reality. They seem to think that I am really HHC's wife and I can tell him what to do. I have never met HHC in person or talked to him on the phone, although I must admit that I would love to meet him. I remember when everyone was in an uproar about HHC being on stage at the St. Patrick's Day party. When I signed on, I got so many ESP's that I crashed, several times. A few friends of mine asked if I would come to the StarWay Cafe and talk to him to see if I could get him to leave the stage. Like a fool, I agreed to do this. They allowed me to unghost on stage and talk to HHC. I told him to follow me but he tricked me and when I left the area, he did not. I later asked HHC why he didn't leave the area when I did. He told me if he had, every time someone had a problem with him, they'd be ESPing me -- which would in turn make me crash. I must say that made a lot of sense to me. This was just one incident that happened to me. Q: What do you think of crime in Kymer? A: I really don't think the crime in Kymer is that big of an issue. Everyone seems to be concerned more about the newbies falling into the hands of the thieves. I personally think there needs to be a better orientation program for newbies entering Kymer. Maybe there should be a training seminar that they have to pass before entering or some- thing. I see so many newbies who don't realize they can change their heads while on Argo, or even their name for that matter. If they were more aware inworld, maybe there would be less problems. I have passed by the main entrance so many times, only to find six avatars standing there talking. What happens to the newbies then - when they enter as a ghost and have no idea what to do to unghost. I think thieves are a part of life and a part of Kymer just as the ducks, dogs, frogs and other characters. I think if I were the Oracles, I would worry more about the slime-balls trying to solicit other avatars (possibly minors) for cyber sex and avatars who come on swearing and degrading others. I think that is a much more serious issue than being a thief. Witchy, thank you for your time. G&G Says: Brilliant interview! We have indeed learned many things from Witchy. As said in Part One, there are more serious issues than some of the crimes committed in WorldsAway. Crime makes people feel bad but prejudiced remarks are worse. Although if you have something stolen you feel justifiably angry, racism and swearing degrade the community for *everyone,* not just the victim. The Vampire Guild's Views by Chief PI Cyber Penguin Q: How often are vampires accused of being thieves just because they wear the same colors as HHC and a few other criminals? A: Sadly, quite often. Just because some people confuse black clothes and night creature with crime doesn't mean that the people wearing those clothes are bad. Some of the vampires who are member of the Magnolytes group are walking undercover, wearing colorful clothes, and sometimes changing their skin color to mingle between the other avatars, and some vampire (such as myself) are wearing black clothes and keeping our skin away from the sun.. Q: What do the vampires as a whole think of crime? A: We can't generalize -- the vampires are many, and each individual has their own opinion about the subject. Q: What do the vampires as a whole think of HHC? A: Some of them like him, some love him (like his wife Witchy who is a vampire), some hate him, and some don't care at all. The vampires of Kymer are not lead by common feelings, each vampire has their own opinion. Q: If a vampire were to see a crime happening, what would he/she do? A: Depends on the Vampire, depends on the crime. Though if a Magnolyte will commit a crime - they will be expelled from our group. Q: Are there any known thieves in the guild? (This will not affect anyone who says yes) A: Not of my awareness. If any member of our group stole or vomited a crime, please do not hesitate to inform me about him/her. You can find the official list of the Magnolytes on our Web site at: http://www.ping.be/~ping8374. Q: What do the vampires actually do? A: Oh, many things. Mainly, we are having fun! I cannot speak in the name of all vampires, there are many of them in Kymer. I can speak of my group, the Magnolytes. We are helping each other, and *helping* newbies in their first steps in Kymer. Now that depends on the newbie, not all newbies are nice -- some just come inworld and start swearing, or just playing stupid and we will not help those guys. We like to trick people, we like to have fun with people, and we like that people are having fun with us. BUT, we can be very nasty too -- As vampires we are immortals and our bite could be very painful. We bite *bad* avatars who steal, cheat, rob, swear, etc. In case of an avatar in distress, there will be always a Magnolyte for the rescue. We always walk with extra heads and extra color cans just in case someone will ask to join our group. Some of us will give a newbie a repaintable head (normally painted already in white). Interview with  by Chief PI Banana Lord --------------------------------- Q: What is your overall view on theft? A: Theft is, fortunately or unfortunately, a necessary evil in WorldsAway. Pundits or WA purists liken the WorldsAway environment to a virtual community, which may or may not be accurate. Assuming that WorldsAway is a single virtual community, we have to take the good and bad aspects of communities into consideration. In any given community (excluding the Amish, I suppose), there are fundamentalists, car jackers, teachers, burglars, etc -- separated into two classes; basically good and bad. WorldsAway, as a virtual community, is no different. Some say that inworld thieves prey on peoples' naivety, which is probably true. My own warped perception of things leads me to believe that the thieves are actually helping their victims. Chances are, once something's been stolen from you, you'll be a bit more careful in the future. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. An interesting point that's been raised time and time again is that WorldsAway is a role-playing world. In other words, WorldsAway isn't real nor does it reflect on real life. To say that it does gives WA an importance that it probably doesn't deserve. We have ducks, sharks, gorillas and Princess Toadstools. Why not thieves? As MarvL is fond of saying, WA allows you to develop, explore and/or fine tune your social skills. If, say, § chooses to experience being a thief, why discourage him? It's no different than an introvert trying to be the life of the party on an online service. So, to answer your question,  may not be a full time thief, but he does condone and advocate theft in WorldsAway. Q: Whose fault is it? (Victim/Thief) A: It's a split here. Certainly, the thief should accept at least part of the blame for obvious reasons. The victim? Well, you can't fault them for being naive, but you *can* fault them for not taking precautions to protect their property. Q: How would you feel if you were the victim? A: I'd shrug it off. What have I really lost? A mass of pixels that look like a slice of pizza or a chest? No big deal, I can get another one. Sentimentality in WA is something that's pretty much foreign to me. Q: What action would you take? A: I'd find the thief, yell at him for a bit, then go off to buy whatever was stolen from me. If I can't find replacements, I'd just cut my losses and be more careful in the future. Q: Are you a member of the Alliance? A: Not officially, though I have heard rumors stating that Kefka and  are *the* Alliance. It's flattering, really, since Kefka is one of the shrewdest people I know in WA. Q: Have you ever been a victim? A: Yeah, a long time ago right when the inaugural beta test period ended. My only regret was not thinking of it first. Q: Have you ever considered being a thief? A: Sure. How many of you can honestly say that the idea of being a thief -- an outlaw if you will -- doesn't appeal to you? The ability to take what you want without facing any consequences. Being able to obtain items with minimal effort. Greed is a fundamental part of human nature. Some choose to suppress it, even in a world that allows you to be a sociopath such as WA. And to answer your inevitable follow-up question, yes § has stolen from people in WA. He's exceptionally picky when it comes to my victims, however. Friends and acquaintances are pretty much off-limits so far as he (and I) are concerned. Last Word From Oracle Uni by Chief PI Banana Lord --------------------------------- Chief PI Banana Lord: This community needs people like you and HHC and his lot are ruining it. Oracle Uni: That is one perspective. We are sure you all enjoyed these exclusive interviews for ESP! and that you are looking forward to more from the PI's of Kymer. Web - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/greid. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Feature Stories ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Gathering Followup - {!} By Sunray Ann Dear Citizens of Kymer: I would like to thank all of the avatars (and ratavas) who attended the first annual East Coast Gathering of the Avatars. Without each of you, the Gathering would not have been a success. Excluding small children, there were 53 people in attendance. I would like to thank Pal Joey for taking the avatar pictures for the badges, Mr. and Mrs. Wert P. Gumby for donating prizes (golden handcuffs, spiders, and other prizes), to Mr. Wert, Codemaster John D., Acolyte Sunray Indigo, and Hunter Brown, Sysop for speaking, Necrolyte White Rose for preparing and raffling Oracle Bearserius, Sunray Aslan for aid in busniness managment and Acolyte Rosaleah for donating a dream catcher. I want to especially thank Sunray Knight Oliver for being our MC, printing the sign, and in general keeping me sane throught out the process. Special thanks to FCT. Having Hunter and Uni at the gathering made a huge difference. There were some very happy avatars to meet them and be able to share concerns and praises to them. Thank you also for the key chain momentos! Most of all a very special thanks to JpzV, my RW husband, and our daughter Katie. You both put up with a whole lot of missing time. I hope you had fun helping to shop for the prizes. I have tentatively made reservations for next year! See you all then. {!} - Dread's Spot - {!} NewbieNews By Dread So quiet on the streets this week as everyone wears out their turfs. I can't wait until the novelty wears off a bit but I wonder if it ever will. As usual I was walking around Phantasus looking for groups and interesting stories. Could I find any? Forget it! At least I was one of the 31 who won a usage credit in the recent WA competition; that's recompense for hanging around an empty city I suppose. The mood is certainly very different, and we don't get that perspec- tive any more of knowing roughly who's about and how crowded the dreamscape is. The loss of atmosphere in itself is a shame and to our detriment but only to be expected. Let's hope that after we've shown off our turfs to everyone we'll be back on the streets until turf furniture. The sun always shines on Kymer. The first haunted turfs were reported this week. One person returned to his undecorated turf to find it painted throughout. Could it be that ESP bug methinks, 'cept maybe Telekinesis, you thinks hard about it and it just happens. I'm going to be thinking real hard about pretty women this week, just in case. Also 1T miraculously appeared in the middle of the room while Christopher Storm was hosting in the Kymer Casino with a bunch of players. This week I'm really scraping for material. Of all the groups I've written to and chased up, I've only had one reply from the Sharkolytes, thanks Sniper7. The rest seemed too busy to send information. This can be partly excused because of turfs but does it really take that much effort to write one paragraph about your group for NewbieNews. So please, leaders of the Avatar groups, if you'd like to see information about your groups in ESP!, please contact me! Okay, we did hear from the Gods of Goodness who were featured in last week's issue so here is a message from them: Hello my formerly called angels, I have some bad and good news. The bad news is that the Gods of Goodness have disbanded due to lack of members and tokens. But the good news is that out of the mist comes a new group, a group bigger and better than the GoGs called the Lords Of Peace, and we will work hard in Kymer, just as the GoGs did. I have let you down my friends, that is why I am placing myself as second in command. The new leader will be Supreme Lord Tolmart - GK. I hope he does as good as I did. To register yourself as a Lord Of Peace email Upper Lord Morfue of L.O.P. -- 104112,3057. We will have a great celebration! Thank you. {!} - The Witching Hour - {!} By Witchy, Queen of the Dark Side Seaside Magic -------------- This includes all incantations and rituals which happen by and use the forces of the sea, the sand, the shells. It usually involves a trip to the seaside. Seaside magic is appropriate for love matters, as the sea energy is deep and soft, but also strong and changeable - like love. If, moreover, the sea is one of your favorite magic spots in nature, you can be sure to be able to use the seaside for your magical practices to a good profit. If a trip to the seaside is not possible, use seashells and other seaside items like dried starfish, stones, sand. Lay them in front of you in your magical place and visualize the sea. That can be enough. Well Magic ----------- This is a very ancient tradition in magic. Wells have always been associated with magical practices and indeed to use the water of a well for a water magic incantation will assure success. It might not be very easy to find a well - specially if you live in a town or built up area. I am afraid there are no short-cuts to this one. For well magic, you will have to find a well. However, it is possible, for example, to take the well water home and perform the magic there. Or if you are using a stone you can expose it to the magic of the well during the day, and then, once you are back home, in the night hours pronounce your incantation. In fact, well magic is a magic which is performed in the night, and always when the moon is waxing or full - never waning. It is a very powerful and deep magic that can release insights into the most hidden truths of your being - and not only yours. If you need to know what someone thinks, how that person is doing, what he or she is doing, well magic is what you need. Naturally you must always make sure of your intents. If you want to know about the health of another person, or how and where they are out of love, the magic can help you. If you are trying to manipulate somebody out of your own fears or even worse, anger, all you will see in the magic mirror of the well water is a reflection of these (this can be frightening, I would not try it). Well water can involve drinking the water of the well (if it is fresh and pure); the water can also be used in conjunction with herbs to make infusions and magical potions. Another method, as above, is to dip your chosen stone in the well and leave it there for a short period, then take the stone home and let it release the power. Divination Ritual ----------------- To be able to see into the future has always been one of man's greatest desires. Great sums of money are paid all over the world just to know some irrelevant detail of one's own life to come. Why this madness? What does it matter now to know what will happen tomorrow? It gives a momentary feeling of security. Because you know you are to some extent in control of the situation. Yet, when man is in closer contact to his own magic potential, he can see that control over outside events is in fact not needed at all, as it is he himself who creates his own reality. In this context divination acquires a totally different meaning. As in all good magic the principle of it is to go back to the roots of yourself, where you are already busy creating that very future you are so curious about. The following is one method of divination which is very ancient yet very little known. Try it and you will not only see your future, but you will also have a direct experience of yourself determining it. As I mentioned earlier, one of the ways of doing water magic, is well magic. Well magic brings you to the depths of your being, and it is certainly a good method to use on this occasion. It might require a trip to the countryside, but you need to provide for this magic a flask of real well water - it needs to be fresh and drinkable (even though you will not be drinking it), because if the well is in disuse and the water stagnant the magic would not be flowing in it. Have ready also a small amount of dried powdered henbane, as this is the herb to expand your faculties of clairvoyance. This magic must be performed at night - any time after the sun has set, in a time of a waxing moon. Prepare two bowls of the same size and shape and pour in each one of them some of the well water. Add to the first bowl enough red ink to color the water a deep red color. Add to the second bowl the same amount of blue ink to render that water blue. Light your incense burner, and throw a pinch of henbane in the flames saying: WITH HENBANE IT SHALL BE, THAT MY FUTURE I WILL SEE Now place the two bowls in front of you at such a distance so that you can comfortably see them both. Fix your sight on a point in the middle of the bowls, crossing slightly your eyes as you do so. (This will not be harmful to your eyes). At first you will probably have four bowls in your vision field. If you relax more and keep on looking, the two bowls in the middle will completely superimpose each other, and you will have three bowls in your field. The red, the blue, and the middle one which is both blue and red. If you relax deeper still, there will come a moment when the two outside bowls will disappear, and only the middle one will remain. In that moment you will be able to see your future in the well water. What you will see probably will be a shock to you, and you are likely to jump and loose your focus. Don't get upset - just start again. In fact what you are going to see is yourself. Perhaps your question was about work. You wanted to know if the promotion you had been waiting for was forthcoming. What you will see in the magic well water, is your own entire truth about the situation. You will see the most superficial layer of yourself wanting the promotion. You will see perhaps another layer opposing that idea, feeling unworthy of it, and then yet another layer of yourself knowing that this promotion must happen as it is necessary to continue your growth in life. You will then see exactly how many difficulties you will put on your path to reach this promotion (as that layer in you feels you are not worth it), and you will see when and how you will finally let yourself obtain it. This will all happen in the space of seconds, and it will hit you as a lightening of understanding, in the exact moment the two bowls of magic water become one, sharp and clear, in your vision field. After this revelation you might want to work on the layers of yourself which are making life hard for you. You could perhaps do a guilt-banishing magic. Or perhaps simply find a friend and expose your fears and negative attitudes to him or her. Just talking about it will help you see ways of getting them out of the way. Anyway this divination method, when successful, is quite a powerful experience. Remember though, it will only reveal truths regarding yourself and the way you relate to other people - and what is going to happen following those patterns. The patterns can be changed though! Water Scrying --------------- Water scrying outside in nature is one of the softest and nicest methods of divination. If moreover you own an emerald and can take it with you when attempting to reach the deeper levels of the unconscious, success will be assured. Leave home early in the morning, and go by the side of a river, or lake, or other water course. The sunlight must shine on the water, but not so directly that it glares. Take your emerald and dip it into the water. While you look at it, its reflection dancing under the surface, ask it to help you, by shinning its magic light into the darkest corners of your unconscious mind. Then take it out and hold it in your left hand as you let your eyes gaze at the surface of the water, unfocused. Your look must be soft, and your eyes half closed. You are seeing, but not looking at anything in particular. It is a bit like you are letting the water look at you, rather than you looking at the water. Hold the question in your mind for a few moments, let it fill your mind and your being totally, while you stay relaxed, and keep on gazing at the water. Then let the question go, and let your mind be empty. As you gaze, you will see images on the water surface. These images will be as clear to you as words written in a book, and will tell you all you want to know. You might be asking about a forthcoming voyage. Will it be successful? What is the importance and meaning of this trip in your life? Etc. As you scry the water, you might see a child growing up to become an adult. Or a bird growing very strong wings and flying away. The art of scrying is a very beautiful ancient one. Not everyone though is gifted for this art. If the ripples and waves of the water surface remain silent for you, it is better to choose another method of divination. I leave you with one last note: Fortune telling is different from magic but also part of it - the difference is mainly our misunder- standing of how it works. We think in the future while magic acts in the present. Blessed * Be {!} - Is This a Joke? - {!} By Dedanann SrK Before I lead into the more humorous side of this article, there is something I would like all of you to think about. I hope that I can safely state that we have all experienced that deathly silence that can come over six avatars in the same local, and just when we are all waiting for someone to say something, one avatar decides it would be a good opportunity to tell a joke. Now jokes at the best of times can be an added incentive for further conversation and development of group dynamics (Just thought I would throw some big words in so it would look like I knew what I was talking about ). I am sure you are all well aware that when it comes to jokes, it is not so much the words that are used but the way that those words are expressed. It's this expressive use of words that can either make a simple joke hilarious or fall flat on its face. This need for expression in words has lead to a number of humorous situations in the dreamscape being totally misunderstood and therefore lost to the audience. Some of the reasons may obviously be due to the text and limited vocabulary and physical actions. Add to that the colloquial misrepresentations (more big words I don't really understand), where one word in Europe means completely something else in the U.S., or has no meaning at all. Finally we add the embarrassing situation where one avatar tells what he considers to be a great joke, only to find that others find it racist in its content. Some avatars would state that different jokes appeal to different senses of humour. So that you would still find a humorous situation being lost in the WW depending on the audience. Other avatars would state that most jokes become hilariously funny after drinking a large quantity of alcohol. I remember while under the influence laughing all night at a joke I heard earlier, the joke went something like this ..."What is green and can't drive a car?"..."Don't know! What is green? and can't drive a car?"..."An Apple!" . The thing that I found hilarious at the time was picturing the apple turning up for the driving test (NO! And I only had alcohol that night before you ask ). I am not suggesting that you drink alcohol every time you enter the Dreamscape. If you do, you may find two distinct disadvantages. Number one is that the more you drink the more blurred the screen becomes. This may lead to you telling your side splitting joke to an empty local. Secondly alcohol affects motor ability (just stating the obvious there for you all ). Which in turn leads to typos. This disadvantage causes other avatars to interrupt you in the middle of your hilarious joke to ask "Do you need help to get to the VC?". You will be so busy trying to get to your punchline, which by now would have been better typed with the beer bottle you just finished, you will fail to see that all the avatars in the locale are trying to talk to you in different languages. You then finish with a resounding LOL and all avatars present follow suit, hoping that they have responded correctly to whatever you said. They then make their excuses like "I think I left guests allowed in locale on! in my turf" and quickly leave. So just as a suggestion before you read some of my jokes that I'm sure will have ever avatar in the dreamscape asking "where did you hear that excellent one from?....NOT!". Get a large quantity of beer and mix it with a large quantity of cider, add some blackcurrent flavouring, suck the lot very quickly through a straw, then wait for ten minutes before reading the next jokes. Believe me, you'll need it. 1) Two avatars washed up on Komytee Island. One shouts over to the other "HEY!.......YOU!". The other looks around quizzically, then points to himself and replies "Who?................Me?". 2) While in the library on oak street the other day (yea yea yea it's closed... Uni opened it up for the day ... ok ... can I carry on now? ), I was quite surprised to see a chicken walk up to the librarian and say "BoooooooK! Boooook! Book!". The librarian proceeded to hand the chicken a book that was placed in its mouth and off it went.I was just about to ask for the Kymer Encyclopedia when the chicken suddenly returned, dropped the book on the counter and said "BooooooK! BooooK! Book!". The librarian gave it a different book this time and off it went. I decided to follow the chicken as it is not every day you meet a chicken that can read . I continued to follow it all the way to the fountain, where a frog was sitting and waiting. This in itself was amazing to see something sitting in Kymer. The chicken went up to the frog and placed the book down in front of it and said "BoooooK! BooooK! Book!". The frog looked hard at the book for a short while, then it looked up at the chicken and said "Reeeeaaaad it! Read it!" "Hold it! HOLD IT!" "What?! But I haven't told my best ones yet!" "Next!" "....No chance of me coming back to tell some more next week then?" "NEXT!!!!!!!" {!} - Tales From De Gray Dauphin - {!} "Fettod's Revenge" By Gray Dauphin Bonjour dere, mes amies! Dis was definitely one o' de more int'restin' weeks I've 'ad! I almost didn' make it 'ere t' tell ya all 'bout it, but t'rough some miracle o' luck I still be breat'in'. 'Fore I tell ya da tale dough, I jus' wanted t' mention dat I 'ave decided t' sell off a few of my t'ings. I've been storin' dem in my secret vault up 'til now, but after dis week I t'ink its time t' part ways wit' dem. You c'n find out more 'bout de auction I'm hostin' elsewhere 'ere in de ESP!. Now den, on wit' de tale. It began like all o' my nights do, relaxing at de Bar-L-Bar an' havin' m'self a nice tall glass o' Red Eye. I was mindin' my own business, 'specially after dat trouble I 'ad wit' de Oracles last week, when dis total stranger comes up an' sits down on de stool beside me. He looks at me, and wit' dis smile says, "The Gray Dauphin. Charmer of women, stealer of rare goods, lover of princesses, and thief extraordinaire. I hear you occassionally work for tokens. Is that true?" Now I give dis guy a suspicious look, 'cause somet'ing 'bout 'im doesn' seem right, an' respond by sayin', "Who, me? If dis 'as t' do wit' dat magistrate's daughter, I c'n tell ya now I didn' 'ave not'ing t' do wit' it. An' if dis 'as t' do wit' de Oracle Candle dat went missin' last week, I ain't got not'ing t' do wit' dat either! An' if it..." "No, no, no..." he cut me off, "I'm looking to hire someone to steal something for me. Something rare and worth a LOT of money. And I'm willing to pay BIG for the person who gets it for me." "Oh," I replied, realizin' dis was startin' t' sound like it 'ad some potential. "Why didn' ya say so." I pushed my stool closer t' his an' listened closely. "There's this secret chamber in the back of the NuYu building. In about half an hour, when the NuYu closes, I need you to sneak inside and find the entrance to the secret chamber. When you do, I need you to go inside where you should find a locked black chest. Whatever you do, DON'T open it. Bring it back here to me, and I'll pay you 25,000 Tokens." I c'n tell ya dat when he said 'ow much he was gonna pay me, I nearly choked on dat Red Eye I was drinkin'. Now I was o'course suspicious o' anyone offerin' t' pay dat much, but jus' t' prove he 'ad it, he pulled out a sack full o' tokens and jingled it aroun'. It took me 'bout t'irty seconds t' wrap up de deal, an' den I was off t' my place t' get my stuff. Took me jus' a few minutes t' get ready, an' den I was off. I arrived at de NuYu jus' a couple o' minutes after it closed, an' slinkin' out from de shadows began t' work on dat lock. My trusty lockpicks came t'rough pretty quick, an' wit' a final glance back I 'eaded inside. All de lights were turned off, so I 'ad t' resort to my mini flash- light. Got t' tell ya it was pretty creepy walkin' past all dose vendo machines in de dark. T'ankfully it took jus' anot'er few minutes t' get t'rough de remain- ing doors an' into de back of de building. 'cept f'r two vendos, dere was no sign o' any secret door. I was jus' 'bout ready t' begin a more detailed search when de lights in de back room came on. Nearly gave me an 'eart attack, 'specially when I turned aroun' t' see de guy from de bar. One look on 'is grinnin' face an' I knew I shoulda trusted my instincts back in de bar. I tried t' make a run f'r it, but he moved quicker den I ever seen someone move, grabbed me by de arm an t'rew me 'gainst de back wall. "Who are ya?" I asked from my spot on de floor. Now I was 'specting him t' say somet'ing like he was workin' f'r de magistrate of Khozus or somet'ing, but what followed was surely not what I was 'specting! 'fore my very eyes he starts t' change, 'is skin growin' paler an' paler, 'is eyes startin' t' glow, an' 'is teeth gettin' bigger an' sharper. His name slipped off my tounge wit' a mixture of 'orror, dread, an' surprise. "Fettod!" "Ah good o' you t' 'member me t'ief! Did you t'ink dat per'aps I 'ad forgotten you, an' dat you would get away wit' my Lantern? Did you truly t'ink you could escape I, de most dreaded vampire on de blood coast?" Fettod spoke wit' his true accent, 'is voice a mixture of amusement, satisfaction an' anger. His unholy eyes looked down at me an' I replied wit' a weak, "...erhm... oui?" "FOOL!" His voice was t'under, 'is gaze liquid fire. "You were pat'etically easy t' follow, t' trick into comin' 'ere. Alone in de dark is 'ow you shall die, but first you will return my lantern t' me." I been in a lot o' tight situations in my time, but dis was definitely one o' de worst. I could tell dere would be no talkin' Fettod outta killin' me right dere, so I 'ad t' try somet'ing else. An' when talkin' your way out isn't an option, I did what all good t'ieves woulda done. I tried t' run. Pullin' out his lantern, I t'rew it up above his 'ead so he would 'ave to jump up t' get it. When he did, I dived 'tween his legs, jumped t' my feet, an' made a break f'r it. Slammin' each door be'ind me, I crashed out on t' de street, tumbled, rolled back up t' my feet, an' sprinted towards de temple. Why de temple you ask? Well it bein' holy an' all, I figured I might be able t' lose Fettod dere. Or even better, find an Oracle to 'elp save my t'ieving neck. But Fettod 'ad other plans, an' I was no more den 'alf way down de street when he dropped from de sky in front o' me and bared 'is fangs. Dis time I whipped de Golden Cross o' Satot' at 'im, an' took a sharp left t'wards de Terrace Building. I 'eard him scream be'ind me when de cross burned into 'is chest, but knowin' Fettod I knew dat it wouldn' stop him. I chanced a quick glance be'ind me as I reached de Terrace entrance an' found m'self staring into dose cold undead eyes no more den a foot away. Got a satisifying T'UD when I slammed de door in 'is face, an' wastin' no time ran straight t' de elevators. All de people in de lobby musta t'ought I was nuts standin' dere hittin' de button twenty times in a row, but when Fettod came crashin' t'rough dat door dey were de one's duckin' down be'ind de furniture. De door opened an' I was inside wit' a flash, pressin' de button t' close de doors. It looked like my luck 'ad run out, dough, 'cause 'fore dey did Fettod's arm shot t'rough dem an' wrapped itself 'round my t'roat! As he stood dere choking my strugglin' body, I managed t' get out de Oracle Candle I 'ad picked up last week. He saw my attempts t' light it an' knocked it outta my 'and. I could only watch as it landed on de elevator floor an' started to roll for 'is feet. Bet you're t'inkin' "now 'ow on eart' did he get outta dis mess?" T' be 'onest, I can only say dat it wasn't anyt'ing I did. I guess lady luck decided t' look down on me kindly one more time, cause jus' as de doors finally began t' close, Fettod slipped on dat dere Oracle Candle. His legs went back, his 'ead came forward, an' wit' one heck of a disgustin' sound de doors sliced right t'rough his neck, leavin' me 'olding his 'ead. I didn' know whet'er t' be disgusted, or t'rilled, so I did what any good t'ief would do at a time like dat. Picked up de candle, took back de Lantern, took de sack full o' tokens, shoved dem all into a chest along wit' Fettod's 'ead, an' left dem in my apartment while I went back t' de bar t' finish my drink. {!} - A Thoughtful Thief - {!} By Smiles It was a beautiful day for a Bingo game, and BeauMec was hosting one right in front of the exciting Harlequin Games. Winners usually received the pot (all the tokens given for bets), but Saturday was different. I was going to give the 2nd place winner a mystery box, with a mystery prize inside. Everyone was extremely excited to see what was in the mysterious box. First place was won, then 2nd. I realized that everyone would be disappointed with the cheap bottle of cola in the mystery box, so I put the box on the floor, thinking everyone there were honest people, and placed a gleaming can of gold turf paint inside. Suddenly, someone came, closed my box, and picked it up. Everyone started shouting. The avatar, darted to the left and disappeared among angry bingo players. Everyone was VERY disappointed. Especially the winner. BeauMec realized that it was a waste of time to sit and complain, so he started another round of bingo. Suddenly, the robber reappeared, solemnly, feeling terrible about what he had done. He returned my box, and gave his sincere apologies. Everyone cheered. The bingo game continued, smiling, and relieved. Never place something on the floor, until you are absolutely sure you trust everyone who is with you. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! A Multilingual Phantasus ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Das Gesetz des Dschungels - {!} By Zooey Hallo Leute. War das eine Woche. Aufregung, Aufregung, Aufregung. Und nicht nur ueber Erfreuliches. Nein, der Aerger war zu Teil sehr gross, es wurden lautstarke, erregte Diskussionen gefuehrt, die sich schwerpunktmaessig in der Lobby und vor den Aufzuegen eines gewissen neuen Gebaeudes am Rande der Stadt abgespielt haben. Und irgendwie fuehle ich mich jetzt ein wenig schuldig. Habe ich moeglicherweise was falsch gemacht, als ich vor einiger Zeit an dieser Stelle ueber einen neuen Abenteuerspielplatz geschrieben habe, der irgendwann einmal bei uns eingerichtet werden koennte? Ist es moeglich, dass ich dabei vollkommen missverstanden wurde? Also, hier noch einmal die Klarstellung - in ganz grossen Buchstaben: NEIN, ES SIND NICHT DIE BADLANDS, DIE VOR EINER WOCHE IN PHANTASUS FEIERLICH EROEFFNET WURDEN. Fuer alle die es noch nicht mitbekommen haben sollten: Bei den neuen Lokalitaeten handelt es sich um TURFS (wobei ich mich frage - wieso ist diese Bezeichnung eigentlich in keinem Woerterbuch zu finden? Bisher habe ich dieses Wort immer nur im Zusammenhang mit Pferden gehoert.). Apartments also, dazu gedacht, unsere Lebensqualitaet in Phantasus zu VERBESSERN. Sie sollen ein gewisses Mass an Privatsphaere, Sicherheit und vor allem SCHUTZ gewaehrleisten. Ja, ja, schon gut - ich reiss' mich zusammen. Wie dem auch sei, zur Zeit scheint es so, als haetten sich vor allem die Lobbyisten der Diebesgilde fuer die Einrichtung der Turfs stark gemacht. Nach all den Meldungen der vergangenen Tage zu urteilen, besteht die groesste Wahrscheinlichkeit, liebgewonnene Gegenstaende zu verlieren darin, sie in seiner Wohnung abzustellen und auf ungebetenen Besuch zu warten. Am einfachsten haben es die Langfinger natuerlich dann, wenn jemand sein Heim noch nicht umbenannt hat. Sie warten vor dem Aufzug, folgen dem Mieter in die Wohnung, schnappen sich, was nicht niet- und nagelfest ist --- und dann sind sie wieder verschwunden. Aber es gibt auch weit findigere Personen, die sich dann allerdings nicht nur des Diebstahls, sondern auch der Freiheitsberaubung und Erpressung schuldig machen. So ist es zum Beispiel eurem unbedarften Reporter geschehen. Er wurde in ein beeindruckendes Vier-Zimmer-Apartment eingeladen, durfte alle Raeume besichtigen. Der Haken: Aus dem letzten kam er nicht mehr heraus. Vor dem Betreten hatte der Wohnungs-Eigentuemer (dessen einsilbiger Name eigentlich jeder Spuernase sofort auffallen sollte) naemlich die Vorgaben so geaendert, dass Besucher im Rest der Wohnung nicht zugelassen waren. Und nun forderte der Schurke Bares, auf das er das Verlassen des Zimmers (das er mit feinsinnigem Humor "The Void" genannt hatte) wieder ermoegliche. Die einfachste Fluchtmoeglichkeit, die simple Tastenkombination Alt+F4 (man kann naemlich beim Neustart niemals in einer fremden Wohnung materialisieren), ist mir in der Eile gar nicht eingefallen. Ich habe vielmehr versucht, den guten Mann in eine Diskussion zu verwickeln. Ein Bestreben, das mit meinem Hinauswurf endete - allerdings nicht, bevor ich mich als "absoluten Langweiler" beschimpfen lassen musste. Tja, normalerweise haette mir das zu denken gegeben, in diesem Fall allerdings sah ich es durchaus als Vorteil an, mal keine Stimmungskanone zu sein . Ja, man sieht in der Temple Street Terrace schon einige zwielichtige Gestalten durch die Gaenge streichen. Es duerfen zum Beispiel eifrig Vermutungen darueber angestellt werden, was HHC dringendes zu besprechen hatte, als er Kefka in seine Wohnung einlud. Eine duestere Gestalt namens Mordor konnte dagegen nach mehrstuendiger verbaler Bearbeitung durch etwa 10 Avatare, die sich bei dieser Aufgabe in Schichten abwechselten, dazu gebracht werden, in seinem Unterbewusstsein nach den Bruchstuecken eines frueheren Gewissens zu tasten, diese fein zusammenzusetzen und fortan dem boesen Treiben abzuschwoeren. (Ich sollte mit diesem Schachtelsaetzen etwas sparsamer umgehen - da geht sonst schnell der Ueberblick verloren.) Es ging sogar an einem Tag das Geruecht um, dass ein Gauner mit Namen "Dein schlimmster Alptraum" es geschafft habe, an ein tueckisches Hilfsprogramm heranzukommen. Das erlaubt es ihm angeblich, am Aufzug die Namen der eingegebenen Wohnungen abzulesen und diese dann zu pluendern. Wie diese Geschichte schliesslich ausgegangen ist, ob sich das Geruecht bestaetigte oder alle Sorgen unbegruendet sind, konnte ich leider bisher nicht herausbekommen - der Termindruck laesst eine ausgedehnte Recherche halt oftmals nicht zu . Immerhin ist eines klar: Wir alle koennen uns sehr leicht gegen unerwuenschte Eindringlinge schuetzen. Erstmal natuerlich beim Manager den Namen der Wohnung aendern lassen - es reicht NICHT, die Umbenennung direkt in der Wohnung vorzunehmen. Zweite Vorsichtsmassnahme: ABSCHLIESSEN! Wie soll das gehen, ohne Tuer?, fragt hier grad jemand nicht unbegruendet. Ganz einfach. Die radikale Methode: lasst einfach keine Gaeste zu. Etwas hoeflicher: Gaeste sind erlaubt, aber keine Avatars. Leute, die Eure Wohnung betreten, kommen nur als Ghost herein. Und selbst wenn die Option Avatars=0 gesetzt ist, koennen die Wohnungsbesitzer/-innen noch problemlos materialisieren. Auch wenn mein eigenes Heim sehr klein ist - auf die Sicherheit achte ich immer. Schliesslich moechte ich auch nicht Gefahr laufen, meine schoene Holztruhe zu verlieren. Es hat lange genug gedauert, sie in muehsamer und kniffliger Kleinarbeit endlich so aufzustellen, dass ihre reichverzierte Vorderseite zu sehen ist. Vielleicht tut sich ja auch hier wieder eine neue Verdienstmoeglichkeit auf - Hersteller von Alarmanlagen muessten sich jetzt doch eigentlich dumm und daemlich verdienen koennen :-) Tja, warten wir ab, was uns die Einrichtungs-Vendos so bringen werden. Ich bin jedenfalls ziemlich scharf auf so eine Zebra-Sitzgarnitur, wie sie im V-Mart zu finden ist. So, genug geschwatzt. Bis bald in Phantasus - und bleibt immer weg von offenen Fenstern. {!} - Hispaniclytes - {!} By Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua Hola a todos, esta semana dos avatars se unieron a nosotros ellos son: Hispaniclyte Tita Puerto Rico Hispaniclyte Ultimate Warrior desconocido Tambien quiero anunciarles a todos aquellos interesados en el club, pero que no quieren comprometerse tanto, que con la ayuda de Hispaniclyte PI Gorgon hemos creado a los HH (Hispano Hablantes e Hispaniclytes Honorarios), una subdivision del club. Estos son miembros que no necesariamente son hispanos (aunque pueden serlo) pero si estan interesados en nuestra cultura. El primer HH lo sera Chief PI Banana Lord. Esta semana les traigo varios chistes tomados de un libro de Eugenio Rico: 1) -Sabes?-le dice un muchacho a otro con aire de importancia-. Mi madre me dice que yo he sido siempre un nino muy inteligente; a los ocho meses ya sabia andar! -Y, a eso le llamas tu ser inteligente? Yo a los tres anos aun hacia que me llevara en brazos! 2) -Que desgracia tener una mujer maestra! -Por que? -Pues porque ayer, por ejemplo, volvi a casa a las doce de la noche y me hizo escribir cien veces: <>. 3) -Por favor, quisiera un kilo de leche -pide un nino al lechero. -Pero, hijo mio! Que no sabes que la leche no se vende por kilos? -Huy, perdone, me he equivocado! Deme un metro! 4) -Mi tio me regala cien pesetas por cada asignatura que tengo aprobada cada mes. -Y cuanto te has embolsado ya? -Pues le debo setecientas pesetas... 5) La madre ha pegado a su pequena hija, que sollozando, chilla: -Manana me compro una mama para que no me pegue! -Y como la piensas pagar? -Pues como siempre haces tu: a plazos! 6) En un elegante cementerio de los Estados Unidos, esta colgado este cartel: <> 7) -Hola Jose! Que tal te va en tu matrimonio? -Pues mal. Mi mujer tiene un caracter tan insoportable que a veces creo haberme casado con mi suegra. 8) Un hombre le dice a su amigo: -Mi mujer es un ser excepcional. Lava las camisas como nadie. Me las deja completamente blancas. Incluso la de color! 9) Una senora toma el ascensor de unos grandes almacenes para subir al ultimo piso. -Todo el dia en el ascensor, eh? -le pregunta al ascensorista. -Pues si. -Y le cansan las subidas? -No. -Y las bajadas? -No. -Pues entonces, que es lo que le molesta mas? -Las preguntas estupidas, senora, las preguntas estupidas! 10) <> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Kymer: Where New and Fun Things Happen ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Auction from De Vault - {!} By De Gray Dauphin, T'ief Extrordinaire! Turf Address: Vault Date/Time: Sunday, May 12, 10:00AM (WAT) Bonjour dere, mes amies! I am 'ere today t' tell you of dis great one-time auction dat is coming dis weekend to Kymer. In my many, er, adventures t'roughout de lands I 'ave collected quite a wealth of int'restin' t'ings. Due t' a recent visit from one of de people I, aheh, aquired dem from, I 'ave decided it is time f'r me t' part ways wit' dem. Now as you prob'ly know, I am none ot'er den de infamous Gray Dauphin, greatest t'ief in all de world. Being de upstandin' peoples dat you are, you no doubt 'ave some reservations 'bout buying from me. Well, let me assure you dat I 'ave never stolen from an avatar on de entire island o' Kymer, nor shall I. No, I ain't one o' dem sickos who cuts of your 'ead and stuffs it in deir pocket. My, er, adventures are of a more fantastic nature. You c'n actually follow de messes I get m'self into in de weekly stories published in de ESP! But on wit' de auction info. Y'see I came t' realize I best not be holdin' onto my aquired goods when de most famous vampire on de blood coast came lookin' f'r de lantern I, ah, found in 'is graveyard crypt! So I t'ought de best way t' get rid of it was t' auction it off. Followin' is a list of all o' de items I 'ave up f'r grabs. Now de list just tells de common names you 'ear dem called, but I assure you each one has an int'restin' story t' go wit' it. I'll be given a li'l bits of dese stories as dey go at de auction. Jack o'Lantern (de li'l one, not de head) Vampire Werner Head, painted by Cosmocat. *UNIQUE ITEM* Breast & Trimmings Hot Chocolate Candle (rare green one, capital "C", from the Oracles. Only 12 exist) Angel (Christmas Ornament) Candy Cane (Christmas Ornament) Candy, Green (Not de one from de valentine vendo, much older) Heart Chests (3 of dem) Female Duck Head, painted non-vendo rare white Rare Rose Head, painted non-vendo rare gold RARE BODY PAINTS - Gold40 (3), Red62 (2), Blue98 (2), Bronze104 (3) RARE HEAD PAINTS - Gold86/Blonde5 (2), Red90/Orange12 (2), Blue80/Blue4 (3), Bronze54/Blonde43 (2) During de auction dere will also be two door prizes drawn, de winner of each takin' home a Heart Chest of deir very own. 'ope t' see you all out dere, an' may your 'ead stay attatched 'til den. {!} - Chapel of Dreams Opens - {!} Sunray Ann The Ordained Avatars of Kymer have opened the Chapel of Dreams to serve your needs for wedding services. You can get an all inclusive wedding package, including officiating avatar, wedding chapel, decorations, security, and a reception hall from us! If you are interested, please contact any of us via esp. We can then discuss prices. Remember there is a fixed fee of 150T for anyone performing a wedding ceremony, all other items are extra. Ordained Avatars Bog Brains, Wing Commander Magicia Sunray @thena Necrolyte Sunray White Rose Piemur Sunray Ann Sunray Lummoose, Kymer Guardian {!} - Wedding Invitation - {!} From Passion & Brimble Come share in our joy and our love on Friday, May 17th at 7 p.m WAT for the wedding of Passion & Brimble. Oracle Vaserius to perform ceremony. Location Turfname: Wedding (will not be open until 6:45 p.m.) Please download the formal invitation (WEDDING.GIF) in the WorldsAway Life library section as a reminder. Reception to follow in turfname: Reception (will be open immediately following ceremony) ALL ARE INVITED! See you there! {!} - Grand Opening: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club - {!} By Dennis S, Duckolyte Lindy Grand Opening Friday, May 10 6:00 p.m. - Midnight WAT Stop looking for that love on the streets or in the bars. Meet them at Pepper's!!!Security, prizes (rare Rose Head and 2 Baby Bears!) and fun will be provided!! Entry: 20 Ts If holding a Teddy, 15 Ts. Location: Teddyland You may visit the Teddy Bar anytime starting May 3rd. ESP Dennis S or Duckolyte Lindy for more information or WW e-mail address is 102776,177 {!} - Worlds of Fortune - April 30, 1996 - {!} By Acolyte Sunray Data ***Important Notice*** Beginning, next week, Tuesday, May 7, 1996. Worlds of Fortune will be moved to a Turf inside the APARTMENT BUILDING on TEMPLE STREET. Go to any elevator and RIDE THE ELEVATOR to: "Worlds of Fortune". This is a 2 room turf and will have the available grand prizes in the second locale (Ghost Only Locale) for you to view and choose from. Grand Prize winners may choose from any item in the Prize locale. The games will be held in the first locale (Gaming Locale). We had 16 ghosts at one point in our game. I thank all of you for your participation. Worlds of Fortune is like the Waking World TV show Wheel of Fortune. A note I might make about Worlds of Fortune is that NO DOWNLOADS are required and there are NO ENTRY FEES. The rare painted Rose heads have been very popular. The champs get a choice of 300 Tokens or a rare painted Rose head plus the body spray that matches. If you win, please be sure to stay around for the chapmionship rounds. A special thanks to Milen and N. S. White Rose for helping this week. This weeks winners are as follows: #Tokens or Name Item Won ----------------------- ------------------- Round one Mary Mary 25 Sunray Jyoti 25 Roxie* 100 Lajolla 50 (Ghost Winner) Round Two Jill* 100 ThunderEagle-SrK 50 OM 50 Sunray Jyoti 50 (Ghost Winner) Round Three Duckolyte Askani 25 Wyld Karde* 100 Wart 25 OM 50 (Ghost Winner) Championship Jill* Rare Red Rose/Body Spray Roxie 25 Wyld Karde 25 Karianna10 50 (Ghost Winner) Ghost Champ (Postponed until next week) Lajolla Sunray Jyoti OM -- 50 (Ghost Winner) * - Designates Round Winner The ghost championships were postponed due to the news of Indigo being rushed to the hospital. We all went to Meditation Park for a vigil for Indigo. There were 20 in attendance there and I know that Indigo ap- preciates all who came. The love and caring attitudes there were so beautiful. Thanks to everyone who came. The ghost championships will be held before the start of our regular game next week. Thanks again to our contestants and hosts who made this game a success! The next game will be Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at 7:30PM WAT, Apartment building, located on TEMPLE STREET. Ride the elevator to: "Worlds of Fortune". TURF WILL OPEN AT 7:25PM WAT See you then!!! {!} - Wert's Game Hosts - {!} By Wert P Gumby Here is an updated list of the hosts of Blackjack, Kategories, Kymer, TriviaChallenge and TriviaMaster: BlackJack Dealers Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte Larry Lamb Guardian Sleuthmeister Helpolyte Aroua Dracul Knight Mage Jed Magnolia Necrolyte SKY TOWER Pat W Snowssprite Sternenstaub Sunray Ann Sunray Knight Haplo The Silent Warrior Vaughn Kategories Hosts Ann Ominous Crusader Actionizer Duckolyte Askani GermanGiant Imagination MarvL Sunray Elminster Sunray Fawn Sunray Ole Dogg ZooKeeper Kymer Hosts Acolyte Lynx Acolyte Mivo Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 Artema SunRay-Kymer Guardian Berch Berch II Big Kahoona Brains, Wing Commander Camile Storm Charity Case Cheif Duckolyte Mark Chief Duckolyte Davy Joe Chief Duckolyte Renegade Christopher Storm Cr. Necrolyte Little Princess Crusader Actionizer Cyrus N. Duckolyte Alien Duckolyte Dan Duckolyte John Whiz Duckolyte Larry Lamb Duckolyte LumMoose Duckolyte Melissa T Duckolyte Melissa T (2) Guardian Sleuthmeister Highlander Izabella Joker 69JpzV Knight Darkrose Krazy Kat LeadMan Little Princess Meaf Mr. BOOMBASTIC Necrolyte SKY TOWER Necrolyte SunRay White Rose Necrolyte Xian powerp Rehan Alvi Rotfuchs Simon S Simon Spellmoon Special Agent Mulder Sunray Ann Sunray Elminster Sunray Knight Necrolyte Jackal Sunray Knight Oliver Sunray Lightweaver Sunray LumMoose-Kymer Guardian Sunray Ole Dogg SunRay Kibbi SunRay Mage CyberMage SunRay Mage CyberMage II William T. Ryker TriviaChallenge Hosts Megret TriviaMaster Hosts Brains, Wing Commander Chief Duckolyte Jimi Christopher Storm Duckolyte John Whiz Duckolyte Larry Lamb Mistweave Wyld Karde {!} - Trivia Game Winners - {!} By Mistweave Announcing the winners of the New Trivia game that started May 3. 1st Place - Blond&Bad - rosehead 2nd Place - Larkie - vase roses door prizes: Knight Sir Lancelot SKR - Heart chest Afterburner - Small heart Blond&Bad - snowball Games are presented using Wert's TrivaMaster program. Multiple choice answers. Trivia at Bratolyte Hall Monday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m. WAT Topic: slang definitions Hosted by Mistweave's Ego Trivia at Bratolyte Hall Friday, May 10, at 8:00 p.m. WAT Topic: plants/gardens Watch for our special games during the week! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Gamblers Not-so-Anonymous ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Announcing the G&G Lottery! - {!} By Chief PI Banana Lord G&G Enterprises is still relatively unknown in Kymer, and we're trying to rectify that. So, we've decided to set up a series of games in Kymer. The first will be the G&G Lottery. All you have to do is ESP Chief PI Banana Lord or Chief PI Cyber Penguin in-world. They'll tell you to come to the Turf named Alcatraz. Then, you ESP your 3 numbers to us and pay us a tiny fee of 10 tokens per 3 numbers. (No maximum per avatar!). On the date of the drawing, everyone should gather in Alcatraz and we'll select 3 numbers with our Lottery program. The person who matches the most numbers will recieve either a head (not rare until the game is established) or the same value in tokens. We will be inworld on-and-off all weekend to sell tickets. Look for confirmed times. The next G&G lottery drawing will be on Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. WAT. If you want further information, please e-mail 100745,2707 or 101603,2730. {!} - Beau & Talon's Bingo - {!} By BeauMec Our weekly bingo game held at Harlequin Games, Thursday, May 2, was a great success! The game started at the scheduled time, 9:00 p.m. WAT and continued until midnight. We played 12 games of Pot Bingo PLUS the FREE BONUS GAME in which a matching pair of RARE RED ROSES in BLUE VASES was awarded! 01: Princess Lovely II won 1,040T 02: Judy won 1,200T 03: Princess Lovely II won 675T 04: Welby won 730T 05: Squeaky Fromme won 990T 06: Salie won 1,250T 07: Squeaky Fromme won 1,100T 08: Salie won 1,130T 09: Krazy Kat won 855T 10: Jadelin won 500T 11: Jadelin won 850T 12: Freud won 1,025T FREE BONUS GAME: Tattiana won TWO Rare Roses in Blue Vases Please join us next week, Thursday, May 9th at 9:00pm WAT, at Harlequin Games! We will again give away a matching pair of Rare Roses in Blue Vase. You'll need the program BINGO1.EXE from the WorldsAway Forum Library. Our motto is: Less Delay, MORE PLAY!!! See you there! {!} - WA Raffle Winners- {!} By Acolyte Lynx 1st Place 9000 Tokens Kaeli 2nd Place 4500 Tokens Duckolyte Markus J. Doe 3rd Place 2700 Tokens Novalis 4th Place 1800 Tokens Sunray Love - WARaffle representatives - Acolyte Electra Acolyte Lynx (CKC-CCGA) Acolyte Mivo Acolyte Moria Acolyte Nicci BLD Quackers Big Kahoona Chief Duckolyte Renegade SunRay Dream Keeper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Phantasus Avatar Groups ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - The Sharkolytes - {!} Contributed by Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 We are the Sharkolytes. We are here in the Dreamscape to help you in case there is a problem. Sharkolytes are responsible people who will do anything to help you out. All you need to do to remain in the clan is to report when asked and also love to have fun ... :) We the Sharkolytes meet when the Arch Sharkolyte asks us to do so; if he isn't here we send him a weekly report so that he is kept informed of what's happening, or requests of new members, etc. Have fun :) President: Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 Members: *** PR contact: Arch Sharkolyte Sniper7 Motto: Help people in the moment they need us {!} - Yelloytes - {!} By Head Yelloyte Crafter The Yelloytes are a new group that help avatars and newbies in need, we also help Kymer in almost any way you can think of, and we raise money for great private and public parties. So if you would like to become a great Yelloyte you do not need experience in anything because we will try to teach you what there is to be learned. If you want to be a Yelloyte or donate anything from empty spray cans to Tokens just e-mail me at: 102572,2662 and leave your User I.D., in-world name, and your reason for e-mailing me. If you do join you will become part owner of a four room TURF (this is where we give parties, meetings etc.) so tell your friends and even people you do not know about our new group! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! The Duckolyte Dispatch ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Duckolyte Name Changes - {!} By Brains, Wing Commander Many of you have started to notice some name changes happening with the Duckolytes. Let me briefly explain. The Duckolytes are in the middle of a major restructuring to allow them to be stronger and more effective as a group in Kymer. The name change is just one small part of it. The names are more Duck-like and will give us some level of uniqueness in our titles in Kymer. I think many groups have used Chief and ARCH titles (our titles since November), and we wanted to be unique like we once were. In the new structure, fun is a primary focus while still maintaining the values we hold so dear, like supporting the community. Next week's issue of this paper will describe in detail what those changes are. We are just adding the finishing touches to our Constitution and bylaws, and will upload those to the forum at the end of next week. The name changes are as follows; Instead of Arch Duckolyte Brains: My new name is "Brains, Wing Commander"; this is the only postion without Duckolyte in its name. But I think everyone knows I am a Duckolyte by now. Instead of Senior Chief Duckolyte : The name is ", Duckolyte Sr Wing" Instead of Chief Duckolyte : The name is ", Duckolyte Wing" Duckolyte will stay the same In addition, we are promoting some Duckolytes to fill key roles to insure the success of the Duckolytes. Please join me in wishing them the best. We will publish these names with the appropriate responsi- bility next week, but you will know who they are by the titles they have based on the list above. {!} - Duckolyte Collectables Benefit Auction - {!} Raptor, Duckolyte Sr. Wing European Time slot Saturday, May 11, 1996 9:00 am WAT Turf Locale: "Duck Hunt" the official Duckolyte turf Greetings to all Kymer citizens! Coming your way next Saturday, May 11, by popular demand is the Duckolyte Collectibles Benefit Auction. We have many items up for bid and promise to keep it to less then our last four hour marathon auction. Lots of rare items up for bid and door prizes too! We charge 10% for items placed on consignment. If you have an item that you would like to place on consignment then see the following individuals: Brains, Wing Commander Raptor, Duckolyte Sr. Wing Duckolyte Askani We need the following: Name, User Id, minimim bid you will accept if any. {!} - Duckolyte Ghost Racing - {!} By Brains, Wing Commander Sunday, April 28, marked the finals for Duckolyte Ghost Racing. It also marked the first time that this host ran the game from another location. The event was hosted from the Gathering in Pennsylvania, using Sunray Ann's computer. This gave many people a chance to see it from the host perspective. It also resulted in less false starts than ever before. I guess it helped that the racers knew others were watching. A new Champion flew to the top. LumMoose, Duckolyte Wing, became the monthly winner. He won a very valuable Tulip Head engraved by the Oracles for the Occasion. LumMoose locked in the monthly championship by winning the first two races. Congratulations to LumMoose for a job well done. The results of the individual races were as follows: 1st Race: LumMoose won a Horseshoe 2nd Race: LumMoose won 50 tokens 3rd Race: Unga-Bunga won Flowers (Roses in vase) at the box race 4th Race: Chris Storm won a Fern at the other box race 5th Race: Unga-Bunga won a pipe 6th Race: Cyclotron won a valentine 7th Race: Duckolyte Chris Brown won a rare gold duck head at the screen race 8th Race: Szivarvany won 75 tokens 9th Race: Chris Storm won a lantern 10th Race: Szivarvany won a Lacey Heart head at the Head Races 11th Race: Cyclotron won 100 tokens Sunday, May 5th, marks the start of a whole new month of Ghost Racing. Everyone has a chance to qualify for the Monthly Championship prize which will be available at the end of the month. Please come and join the fun. Everyone is welcome! Rules are explained at the races each week. The races are held every Sunday at 7:00 a.m/ WAT. Races will now be relocated to the main Duckolyte Turf, "Duck Hunt". When you are looking for a Duckolyte, go to the Hunt! {!} - Duckolyte TriviaMaster - {!} By Brains, Wing Commander Duckolyte TriviaMaster declared a new monthly Champion this Sunday, 4/28. Our new champion, Julie S. received the honors by winning a specially engraved Tulip Head. She was able to lock up the championship without even being present at the event. She had to be out of town on the final week of the Championships. Other monthly honors went to Jadelin, who won a Frost Elf Head for taking second place, and Tex Willy Wonka, who won a Gingerbread head for taking third place. Congratulation to the monthly winners. The final week for TriviaMaster got off to a tough start for the host. The big concern was getting back from the Gathering in time to host the event. That was not a problem. It was one of those nights when node stability was a problem however. It took me quite a while to finally stablize a connection, and once that did happen, I crashed repeatedly. Somehow, the loyal followers hung in there thru the whole game. We had the normal size group of about 40-60 throughout the event. This week's winner showed their expertise on "animals". Taking top honors for the week was Myrddin. The prizes and winners were as follows: 1st Place: Myrddin - Rare Colored Rose Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 2nd Place: Izabella - Rare Colored Lacey Head with matching paints, and Heart Chest 3rd Place: Mindy M. - Rare Colored Duckhead with matching paints, and Heart Chest 4th Place: Yayvee - Choice of either Fern or Vase of Roses (flowers) Please join me in congratulation all the winners in a job well done. This week's topic is "Potpouri", a collection of various questions from all topics. Duckolyte TriviaMaster is held every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. WAT. The event has been moved to the main Duckolyte Turf, "Duck Hunt". When you are looking for a Duckolyte, go to the Hunt! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! KnightTimes ! ! Frontiers of Consciousness In Cyberspace Guild ! ! Knights of Kymer ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your source for all the news about the Sunray Knights of Kymer Editor: SunRay Render Reporter: SunRay Silver Contributing Reporter: SunRay Dream Keeper Contributing Reporter: SunRay Hera {!} - Sunrays at The Gathering - {!} By Sunray Render Greetings from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania! As I sit in the Newark airport waiting on a delayed flight, let me tell you about a most fantastic weekend! Sunray Ann hosted the "First Annual Gathering of Avatars" here in Harrisburg, PA. We got to meet our founding leader Acolyte Sunray Indigo, as well as Acolyte Ravenwhyte. Other Sunrays attending were: Acolyte Sunray VIQer Hierophant SrK Necrolyte Sunray White Rose Pal Joey Golden Knight SrK Randwulf Sunray Raptor, Duckolyte Sr. Wing Sunray Ann Sunray Aquila Sunray Aslan Sunray Chriselfer Sunray Fawn Sunray Fleke Sunray Flutterbye Sunray JpzV, SrK Sunray Jyoti Sunray Kethrey Sunray Knight Oliver Sunray Love Sunray Mula Sunray Render Sunray Starlight Sunray Sunia {!} - Poetry and Storytelling Guild Gets Organized - {!} by SunRay Dream Keeper The Poetry and Storytelling Guild has taken a rest during the month of April. Holding only a few small events, the guild members and facilitators have used this time to concentrate on the setting up of goals for future months. Establishing guidelines for the various levels of knighthood (Novice to GuildMaster) and planning several upcoming events, were the main focus of this past month. Upcoming events will include a storytelling contest, possible trivia games and additional poetry events. {!} - Entertainment Guild Still Moving Forward - {!} by SunRay Hera Our guild will have a meeting for all members in the guildhall on Sunday, May 5 at 1pm WAT. Please contact me if you are unable to make this meeting. We are beginning the development of a new game to be sponsored by our guild. Please come and hear the details. {!} - Attention Facilitators - {!} By Sunray Render Facilitators, I need more reports on your guild happenings. Use this opportunity to keep the general membership informed of your guild. Did you get your guildhall yet? Have you decorated it yet? Are you planning a meeting soon? Please tell us how you are doing. {!} - Indigo Hospitalized - {!} By Sunray Render Tuesday our Founder, Acolyte Sunray Indigo, was admitted into the hospital. Currently she is in stable condition and doing well. I spoke with her on Thursday and she is in good spirits. I told her of the tremendous outpouring of love for her and concern for her health. I told her about the prayer vigil in Mediation Park, with Acolyte Sunray Data (her inworld husband) informing the folks with the latest news of her illness and the special prayers spoken by Scheherazade. I told her about the special candle vigil during TechTrivia on Wednesday night. She was so happy to hear of these things. I told her I was sending out the word to all the Sunrays and friends. She said she was glad it was me keeping everyone informed. To give you some insight, I spent some time with Indigo, Fawn, and Ravenwhyte on the Monday after the Gathering just before she became ill. We talked of the Sunray movement, her plans for the future and our hope to build a better world as we all continue to break new ground in our cyber-community. Although Indigo was obviously sick when she called me, she perked up a little bit at the news of everyone sending their best wishes to her. I told her I was working around the clock, keeping my in-basket cleared of all the emails coming in for her. When we said good-bye, she was happy and told me to tell all you that she loves you. She sends her love to all of Kymer. Let us respect her privacy and not ask for too many details. Daily updates on her condition are being provided through email. If you are not getting these emails, please contact me, SunRay Render, at 103135,2612. Until next week, light & love, pray for Indigo, and I'll see you in the Dreamscape. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Letters to the Editors ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dear Editors, One day last week I was walking through town and at the Magic Shop I happened upon Encanto. After giving me a sweet compliment he gave me a beautiful vase of roses and disappeared! "Isn't he nice?" said Quiet Winds (it was Quiet Winds, wasn't it? I was a bit distracted) who was there too, holding another vase; I guess Encanto had just given one to her as well. What gorgeous roses! My modest studio turf is wonderfully enhanced by their presence. On the principle that giving avatars ought to receive as much publicity as taking ones, I offer this public "Thank you, Encanto!" Cheers, "Cassandra Kane" Editor's reply: Thanks very much for sending this letter, Cassandra! Seems that Encanto quite the Prince Charming, eh? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Advertisements ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {!} - Kymer Avatar Group Information - {!} 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. {!} - Game and Event Advertisements - {!} 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, May 11, 3pm WAT, KYMER CASINO. You don't have to be present to win. Download LOTTO315.ZIP from the forum library for easy ticket selection. Contacty any ticket seller to buy tickets inworld: Aunt Bobbie, chazz, Dreamer 008, Duncan McLaud, Hispaniclyte Ivan Boricua, IN-T, MANO, SpellBinder, Sukelie, The Duke, Thomi. 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Play LetterBingo and have not one, but FIVE ways to get bingo PLUS a BIG JACKPOT!!!!! EVERY bingo-caller will get either tokens or a step forward to the big Jackpot, OR BOTH!!!! Don't hesitate, downlaod the rules from the WA Forum (Lib. WA Life, lbeng.txt), and come to Harlequin Games, on tuesdays at 5:00-6:00pm WAT {!} - Items Wanted - {!} WANTED: Certain Xmas Ornaments Will trade your choice of a Horn, Drum, Candy Cane, or Angel ornament for a Woman-in-Red-Dress or Snowman ornament. Will trade TWO of the listed choices for a Soldier ornament. Please email Cassandra Kane at 75207,2054 (or ESP me inworld)if interested. {!} - Businesses and Services - {!} Billinda's Wedding Service Planning to have a wedding? The three most important events of your life are birth, marriage and death. Only for your wedding are you fully aware of what is going on, so why not do it right? Wedding planning can be very time consuming, so why not let the experts do all the work so you can sit back and relax! What services do we offer? - Wedding photos - Locale rentals - Limo services - Certified offical marrages preformed by Acolytes - Decorations and flowers - Special items, like ferns or rare paint (if avalible) - Advertising of your wedding - Entertainment - Catering - Wedding dresses and suits - Anything else that you need! Prices start at 200 tokens, please contact 75764,634 or Chief Billolyte Billinda Gates inworld. 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. Auction Catalog available in Library #4 WorldsAway Life: File name catalog.zip 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 operated 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! Passion's Fashions Greetings fellow avatars! Are you unhappy with your look? Are you frustrated by what colors to use? Welcome to Passion's Fashions -- Let us Spray your World! We coordinate avatar looks and colors (not including heads and sprays). Only a mere 70T to a better you, 90T for bonus head color consultation. Get your fashion consultation today! Many satisfied customers! Passion's Fashions is the parent company of soon to be available Passion's Interior Decorating! ESP Passion in world or send e-mail to 102443,1111 . Tarot Readings! by LaJolla I am offering in-world tarot readings to interested avatars for a reasonable price, starting at just 25 T for a basic three card reading, or on a sliding scale if needed. I currently use the Moon Garden Tarot, a beautiful Tarot deck focused on the feminine energies of the moon. Readings can be tailored to your time, questions/interest, and how much you would like to spend (i.e., longer, more complex readings would cost more). I encourage you to give this a try. All readings would be through ESP if privacy is desired and your confidentiality is assured. I hope you'll give it a try and will find Tarot to be fun, informative, and insightful. To make an appointment for a specific time, either weekends any time or weeknights after 5 p.m. WAT, send me an e-mail with possible times and we will arrange it. Otherwise you can approach me in-world for an impromptu reading or to make a time for later. But please don't interrupt if I'm playing a game such as Worlds of Fortune (my favorite) or Kymer or such. If you ESP and I don't answer you right away, that's probably why. :) 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 to whom submissions can be made. Publisher/Editor............................Acolyte Brynne (71273,373) Deadline: Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. WAT Types of submissions! Gaming Reports 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 Assistant 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. !}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}!}