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Rosaleah THE STARWAY CAFE GRAND OPENING ................................. VIQer AND THE WINNER IS ......................................... Marianne G BOTTICELLI ..................................................... MarvL ORACLE LAYZA FROM JAPAN VISITS OUR DREAMSCAPE .................. VIQer KYMER QUIZ RESULTS ............................................. Moria IN SEARCH OF GHOSTS ....................................... Marianne G GUILDS: A PROPOSAL AND A MEETING ................................ Fawn WHAT'S YOUR WISH LIST ..................................... Marianne G I DREAMED I SAW ................................................ Moria ** SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10/9 - 10/16 ** ..........................Brynne WARAFFLE RESULTS ................................................ Lynx SEEN ON THE STREET .......................................... Rosaleah GHOST RACING .......................................... Acolyte Serena IN SEARCH OF A PONYTAIL - PART FOUR ....................... Marianne G ADVERTISEMENT SECTION BLOODLINE GO FOR BROKE MONTH .............................. Marianne G CHAOS INC ................................................. Marianne G PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND PLACING ADS .................. Editorial Board >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< THE EDITOR SPEAKS - by Rosaleah This seems to have been a week for the New in Phantasus. We have, of course, welcomed many many new citizens to our environs again this week. We've also greeted Oracle Uni, who has been out and about the city this week, meeting and speaking to many. And then there were all those rumors of strange voices and lights over on Gnarled Oak Street. It was said that they seemed to be coming from the vicinity of the StarWay Cafe. Could this have something to do with that contraption added to one of the teleporters? Hmmm... Asking the Temple Stewards brought only a hint that perhaps the StarWay had attracted its first clientele. But of course the StarWay wasn't even open yet ... or was it? And then on Friday, the Oracles arrived at the StarWay for its Grand Opening! It was a most unusual experience ... VIQer, as usual, was on the scene to get the story for us, so you can read all about it right here. So, while the city may have become very familiar to many of us, we note with pleasure that it is also evolving and constantly renewing itself. There are always new friends to make, new experiences to have, and now some new locales to visit, admire, and enjoy the use of. And we look forward to what other new aspects of Phantasus life Morpheus has in store for us! --Rosaleah "The joy of life is variety." -- Samuel Johnson >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< THE STARWAY CAFE GRAND OPENING -by VIQer (a.k.a. Captain Picard of Trek Trivia) ALIENS.GIF by VIQer Well, we were all eagerly awaiting the opening on Friday 7 PM at the door! But before the door opened, I saw an alien pass through a locked door! Did anyone else see this?? I asked Oracle Teresias if he still had the key and he replied that he did. So how did this Alien prescence get into the Starway? We'll never know! Actually there were two Aliens inside speaking their own language! The Starway has many new rooms and a new head Vendroid. It would seem that one of the new heads was named after Cyberdude!! He was really thrilled to see that... Oracle Uni was seen giving readings at the Observation deck, which is a beautiful sight!! All the stars come out every night at the Starway Observation deck! There are many rooms here with a nice observation window to the universe.. You could just stand there and stare out the window at these views... There is also a stage that has been introduced. Already Rosaleah has retold Alayne's story on this stage to all who would listen.. I wonder what else will be happening there in the future! Well, the Starway is now open for all to enjoy! By the way, the Aliens are known as SA-Paneshe and SA-Naheset... One never knows when they will be around: they also can appear in a locale that already contains 6 avatars!! Hmm... It seems that they have some Oracle-like abilities! It must come from their home planet! It looks like Trek Trivia has found a new home on the Observation deck! I think it will be appropriately held there form now on! I will be including a GIF of both Aliens in the same room together, titled Aliens.gif. Look for it in the newssstand library... >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< AND THE WINNER IS! -by Marianne G The winner of the Terminated Gracefully contest is: Hill MultiMedia, 70402,2762 (Mr Pal) For his entry of: I HAVE BEEN GRACEFULLY TERMINATED SO OFTEN...... I finally bought some Depends for my memory leak. Please contact me in the dreamscape for your 100 token prize! >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< BOTTICELLI -by MarvL Botticelli is creativity game that MarvL sponsors every Tuesday night at 6pm. The rules are quite simple. A general category is posted for the evening. Last Tuesday the category was Love and Marriage. Whoever wins a round gets from 10T-40T depending on the length of the round, and provides the secret word for the next round. Who- ever is IT ghosts at the end of that round to make room for another player. Ghosts are encouraged to ESP suggestions to the players. This has two benefits: 1) It helps a lot when somebody is struggling with English as a second language, or just plain struggling. 2) It gives everybody a chance to realize what it feels like when you are getting blasted by ESPs. The first hint is always the beginning letter of the word, and MarvL started off with, Category is Love and Marriage: Word begins with W !! Wedding was the answer, of course. The first few round are always pretty slow, while people are getting loosened up, but by the end of the evening we typically manage 10 or 15 words a minute. When everyone gets stuck, they just ask for another hint and away we go again. Whoever has the best secret word, with the most unsuccessful guesses, wins the grand prize at the end of the evening, so the words can get pretty tricky. We of course started off with *F* words, and Fondness was a mild success. Rider had an excellent run on *Starts with B !!* --> Blind Date. Efo then took a commanding lead on *Starts with S !!* --> Serenade. Rider, who earlier used L --> Limousine, countered with *Starts with C !!*. This particular round included several words that are listed in the dictionary as being vulgar. (So did F and S for that matter.) But the right word was *Starts with C !!* --> Chauffeur. Efo, however, topped us all and would have won on style points alone with *Starts with G !!* --> Gallantry. Gallantry is a perfect word for the Category: Love, Romance, and Marriage. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< ORACLE LAYZA FROM JAPAN VISITS OUR DREAMSCAPE! --by VIQer LAYZA.GIF by VIQer Milen and Myself were at the Visitor Center when we had a visitor from a far away land! It all started with a casual conversation about the dreamscape we were having when we discovered that the person we were speaking with was in disguise! She was from Isalnd Habitat in Japan, our sister service over there! We were glad she could come and visit with us from so far away! Of course we had to ask her many questions about the other land! We should feel lucky because all they get is 20 tokens per day! She gave us a glimpse of what may be in store for us....... There is a casino there and they have their turfs too! I think we have more body paints here but they can change clothes over there... Rumor has it that with the release of the next version here, there will be an additional body style available, or so we heard at the convention this week! Hold onto your seats, we have many good things in store for us! I'm hanging on the edge of my chair just to see what happens next!! I have included a picture of Layza in our dreamscape titled Layza.GIF. Look for it in our newsstand library. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< KYMER QUIZ RESULTS -by Moria and Rydia Once again an excellent turnout for the Quiz with 31 players at one point. Thanks to all who turned up to play and take part. Results this week: 1st -- Angel, winning a lovely engraved and dated certificate 2nd -- Scuttle 3rd -- Earendil 4th -- Shaker Well done to all who played, it was a toughie this week. Next week, same time, same place and yes, we've got another of those dated certificates for you, for first place winner. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< IN SEARCH OF GHOSTS -by Marianne G Gif By Bill (Rider), 74746,2770 BLASTED.GIF Last week I asked for some answers and some stories of those of you out there who have seen strange things, and I did get replies! One can see the story posted in the library by Necrolyte Master Raistlin (WA.TXT) to see there has been a response. Wind? I think not. Even though the weather report calls for a breeze, few people have felt it when things begin to move. I also received the following letter I would like to share with you from Bill (Rider) 74746,2770 : Hi Marianne!, I was reading your story in the paper about the ruins the other day. I too had noticed those ancient looking stones beyond the jungle gates. I'm curious if you have also noticed the scenery beyond the gates to Blasted health? There appears to be something at the base of one of the tree trunks, perhaps just a pile of leaves but part of it almost looks metallic. The most intriguing sight is what appears to be a petroglyph or painting on the large stone that clearly shows the outline of some form of being. hmmmmm So off I went to the Blasted Heath, (that port with the strange additions hanging on the teleporter) to see what I could see. The picture is in the library for you to make your observations. One thing I noticed is that some of those stones could be pillars also, though from a much earlier civilization then those in the Jungle. As for the Leaves, look around the rest of the Blasted Heath. Does it look like there are leaves any place else there? Then it was time to interview an Oracle about some of the questions I had. Next week I'll tell you what I heard when I interviewed our favorite red robed Oracle, Teresias, in the Fire Room of the temple on 9/28. If you have more information to tell me about, let me know at 72007,221. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< GUILDS: A PROPOSAL AND A MEETING -by Fawn Hi, my name is Fawn, and I want to tell you about an experience I had in Phantasus recently. My older sister and mentor, Acolyte Indigo was a beta tester. Through her experience, I have enjoyed watching the growth of the WA community since its beginning. I sometimes have trouble with the simple logistics of getting around and buying selling giving putting items where I would like. Thanks especially to Holger, who offered his time and sense of humor to help me find my way, now I have a strong sense of the city layout and I can get around the city. I have had the support of Rydia (Zippy) and my step-brother Ravenwhyte in creating and hosting a Pitfall-Sunrise game. Finally I come to the on-line event that inspired in me an idea and a proposal for increasing the creative responsibilities of the avatar population. I was in the Temple with a fellow avatar named Passion, whom I had just met. A generous male avatar offered us both one of his carrying chests. We followed him to the Temple where we searched for a room in which he could safely put the chests down. Perhaps he was assuming that in an open situation these items would be instantly stolen! I must admit, I silently wondered why this had to be so secretive... who would steal something that obviously belonged to someone else? This generous avatar both refused money and told us not to tell anyone where we got the trunks. We can cast an aura of doubt and suspicion over anything.. or we can do the opposite. and believe that -given the choice- people choose right over wrong... This might be a "Pollyanna attitude-but I have seen that goodness and selfless motivation are contagious if they are used repeatedly. Why? I believe these positive human attributes carry power of their own. The power to unite people in a common effort, the power to give hope ... Let's face it, I can give my fellow avatar the benefit of the doubt. With that I entrust him with the responsibility of making the morally correct choice. Going back to the story, I was suddenly recalled to the Waking World. When after a long time I returned to the Earth Room, there was no sign of a chest... so I gave it up as gone. That night I was passing through a Star Trek game where Acolyte Data was hosting. He quickly ESP'd me to tell me that he had my carrying chest in safe keeping!!! Here, indeed, honesty and moral judgment triumphed!! Passion had reported the lost trunk to the Acolyte on duty- who happened to be my brother-in-law, Acolyte Data. He, in turn, did the appropriate thing to secure its safety. And he would have done this for anyone! There is a lot of significance to this 'lost and found' chest. I did not know Passion prior to that night so -after I crashed-, she could have taken the chest for herself or sold it to another and we might never have had an occasion to talk again.. Instead, she chose to protect my belongings. She set in motion a chain of events which involved an Acolyte and his role in safeguarding someone's lost property. By choosing to safeguard the chest, these people were creating a safe environment for me to return to. Believe me - from my unsafe experiences in the Outworld- a safe environment would be my DREAM come true, if it were a reality in the Dreamscape. Avatars don't have a coherent group identity like the small group of Acolytes ... and yet we have the opportunity to create that identity for ourselves!! First we need to decide what we want to take from the community and what we want to give to it. In either case, -we need to realize that our actions have an impact on others. We are all individuals with ambitions, drives, talents, and the need to share. I think we can create an outlet for these skills that would generate a strong and very positive group identity. We could create Guilds to give us a place to share and develop our skills and an Association of Guilds that brought us together with a common purpose. For instance, I am an artist and I feel I could benefit from an artist guild. I am using the word 'artist' in the broadest sense of the word- all the skills involved in theatre, music, dance & creativity!! The Arts have always played a major part in the moral and spiritual standards of a culture. So why not organize a way for people to work together to beautify public and private places. Why not enable artists to have exhibits of their work and take commissions for decorating public and/or private turfs? Guilds have always provided a moral and spiritual foundation for their members. They can also provide a positive collective identity for avatars. Do any of these ideas relate to my lost and found chest story? My trunk escaped the fate of being stolen simply because of the values that two individuals had. A Safe Environment Guild could offer us a Lost and Found service that protects our items. People could bring a lost or abandoned item to this drop-off place and they could retreive their lost or stolen items at the same site. We can extend this to our pet animals that are lost or found, injured or abandoned. The guild provides the opportunity to have concerned people clean up the environment safely. It also gives everyone the option of helping each other. There can even be a prize or reward offered to the person who has found and returned it. Eventually, good deeds become rewards in themselves. Reward incentive is a valid way to inspire it! First Meeting; First week in November Preliminary ideas for the Structure of a Guild Association: We are all with One Purpose: Service to the Community 1. Each avatar should write about his strongest skill and what guild would help him share his skills 2. Individual Guild reponsibilities to the community will be established by the Guild Association 3. All Guilds will have annual dues for membership and elections for officers 4. All Guilds will have several services: such as Newsletters that explain technical and psychological aspects of their trades >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< WHAT'S YOUR WISH LIST -by Marianne G Take a walk with me now as you go to sleep in Kymer. I know, it's a little uncomfortable since we're all still standing, but your eyes are getting heavier and heavier. You are feeling sleepier and sleep- ier, you are now ready to come with me into the forum, and there, yes, there it is, a room called Discussions & Issues with the door open and the welcome mat out. Enter with me and let us dream what we could see. Breath slow and steady, see the room? See the bulletin boards lining the room. See the pads of paper on the desks. Let us take one of those pads and write upon them our dreams of Kymer's future. There it is, the perfect topic. I dreamed I saw..... What will you write down on that topic? What do you see in your dreams? I hope you have been enjoying this chance to share your dreams and those of others. I certainly have. So we'll continue to dream on the forum board for others to share. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< I DREAMED I SAW ... -by Moria A place where on a clear day, you can see for ever and ever, a dream true to your own wishes and desires in a dreamscape fit for all. In a world of fantasy, friendship and fun, where all can live in peace, free from the strife and tension normally associated with the art of life. In a world where all are equal and where all desires are possible. In a world free from illness, death and depravity where all may live together in harmony. Where none lack for company, friendship and love. A dream where we have the right and ability to create a future for all people and where by example we can produce a collective spirit which can truly affect all those present by its goodness, truth and love for all time. I dreamed I saw............ >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< WEEK'S EVENTS IN PHANTASUS Week of October 9 through October 16 All times in WATime (PDT) ----------------- Monday, October 9 ----------------- Ghost Racing Win tokens and prizes, monthly championship! 5:00-6:00 PM, Isle Caribe Acolyte Serena, Acolyte Brynne ------------------- Tuesday, October 10 ------------------- Botticelli Botticelli, conversational crossword puzzle, where players try to stump *IT* by asking indirect questions about items that fit the category.6:00-8:00 PM, Visitor's Center Left MarvL --------------------- Wednesday, October 11 --------------------- No events scheduled. --------------------- Thursday, October 12 --------------------- Where am I? ESP Acolyte Brynne for a clue, find her for 50T or a prize! 5:00 PM, Somewhere in the world Acolyte Brynne (ESP her for a hint) ------------------ Friday, October 13 ------------------ Trek Trivia Show off your Trek Series knowledge to win tokens and prizes! 7:00 to 8:00 PM, Starway Cafe Observation Deck Acolyte VIQer Dreaming Insomniacs Society Something DIFFERENT will be held during these times each week. 9:00-11:00 PM, Visitor's Center Left Acolyte Milen, Acolyte Nicci -------------------- Saturday, October 14 -------------------- Great Kymer Quiz Some easy, some hard, some just downright tricky. 2:00-4:00 PM, Bar L-Bar Storeroom Acolyte Moria, Rydia WARaffle Drawing Purchase tickets from authorized agents. Door prize raffle! 5:00- PM WAT Acolyte Lynx, Acolyte Electra, Acolyte Moria Ghost Relay Races Ghost races played baton style like Olympic Relay races. Variations will be coming in the future, allowing more winners in each race. 6:30-8:00 PM, Outside Visitor's Center Acolyte VIQer Dreaming Insomniacs Society Something DIFFERENT will be held during these times each week. 9:00-11:00 PM, Visitor's Center Left Acolyte Milen, Acolyte Nicci ------------------ Sunday, October 15 ------------------ Stump The Trekkies This is where you get to ask us the questions!! We must answer correctly or pay up! Try and Stump our Trek panel for tokens! 2:00-3:00 PM, Starway Cafe Observation Deck Acolyte VIQer Chaos Incorporated Bloodline Go For Broke Month (Oct. 1 - 30) New! games and more! Winners also receive points toward a chance at picking one of three chests and winning what's in them on Oct. 30th. 6:00- PM, Outside Temple (West) (with unopened door) Marianne G, BLD Stalker ------------------ Monday, October 16 ------------------ Ghost Racing Win tokens and prizes, monthly championship! 5:00-6:00 PM, Isle Caribe Acolyte Serena, Acolyte Brynne >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< WARAFFLE RESULTS --by Lynx This weeks winners in the WARaffle for 10-7-95 are.. 3rd Place (500 tokens) Joe 2nd Place (1500 tokens) Ruby2 1st place (lockable chest) Scuttle..(such a lucky goldman) Ruby2 you have 2 weeks to claim your prize from me!!! Contact me inworld or leave me email so we can set up a time to meet!!! We are now back to token prizes!!! (unless we can get some more "special prizes") but anyways this weeks jackpot will be 70% of all tokens brought in from the raffle!!!! Get your tickets for next week! Acolyte Lynx Acolyte Moria Acolyte Electra and Acolyte VIQer!! >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< SEEN ON THE STREET -by Rosaleah Have you noticed all the hippies around the city these days? It's a great look that many have had fun with. Wacky Tobacky with his psychedelic colors and pipe in hand comes immediately to mind. So does Osiris, who also can be seen around town in freckles and some wild braids! I guess he just likes to go with something other than the bushy hairdo now and then. What I'm wondering, though, is where all the female hippies are to go with all those guys. Maybe they're among us, but in disguise! Speaking of wild looks, have you run into Acid Burn lately? He must have gotten Charlotte_N or Yul Brenner in a *really* wild and woolly mood! I'll say no more -- this is a color combo you just have to see to believe! Cyberdude has discovered that Passion is a great word unscrambler! In a recent impromptu Word Scramble, Cyberdude gave away a ton of tokens to clever solvers, most of them going to Passion. It seems that no matter how big the word, Passion could unscramble it in record time! Speaking of words, Turbo Max was trying teach me several words in his native tongue the other night. He told me it was Plutonian, and he wondered if any one else in Phantasus might be able to understand it. I'm not a very good linguist, but it seems to me that if people can learn Klingon, they can learn to speak anything! Even Plutonian! Folks are still trying to open up the sealed Magic Shop door with incantations, hope, and prayers to Morpheus. That must be powerful magic indeed to resist all those efforts! I stopped a couple of Temple Stewards outside Harlequin Games the other night to ask especially about the Magic Shop, but they wouldn't tell me a thing about it! One mumbled something about wizards and ghosts, but I couldn't quite catch what he was saying, before they excused themselves and hurried away. The Bar-L Bar is becoming a favorite haunt of many in town these days. There are two popular vendroids there, and its main room is a cozy place to have a drink and some good conversation. There's much speculation about what might be in the locked chest just outside the bar's storeroom: the day's receipts, perhaps? The secret red-eye recipe? Since we can't see inside the chest, we can imagine anything! If you have any ideas about what might in there, write and let us know! >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< GHOST RACING -by Acolyte Serena Gif By Marianne G 0995RACE.GIF It was the last race of the month, so the championship was on the line. During the regular races, I modeled the sneaker head that the monthly champion was to win. Both of the contenders for the title, Shaker and Miranda Mirage, were there and racing. Winning races and prizes were, TheTick winning a canary and 75T, Santalus winning a Fern and a chest with Eprom, Shaker winning a flowers in vase and a cute girls head, Miranda Mirage with a pipe and 75T, Tsu-Sana-O winning 175T in two races. Winning single races or prizes were TheMichael 75T, Chessnute 75T and Scott 75T. Yep, with two wins each, Shaker and Miranda Mirage were tied after the races with 8 wins each for the month. A race off was once again held to determine the winner, and Shaker managed to make off with the first tennis shoe to be seen on Kymer! That makes Shaker a two time winner, but I know that Miranda Mirage is working hard to change that. Now on to the races ran on 10/2, which had everything including a shadow token that ID'd for over 2,000 tokens! Winning prizes were Gazoline with flowers in a vase, joe won a canary in a cage, Piemur won 100T, Tsu-Sana-O won 100T and various others won smaller token amounts. Winning two races each were Shaker with a Lantern and a bowling pin, Huckleberry for an orchid and flowers in a vase, Soltron winning a fox head, fern and 50T. That leaves Shaker, Huckleberry and Soltron tied for first place so far this month with two wins each! Remember, you can't win if you don't show up to race, so be there every Monday at 5 PM WAT (8PM EDT) in front of Isle Caribe. Hope to see you there. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< IN SEARCH OF A PONYTAIL -by Marianne G PART FOUR - Nightmares on the Dreamscape Gif By BLD Stalker PONYTAIL.GIF Last Week We Asked: Will Marianne G become the first bearded lady of Kymer? Will a barber shop spring up to rid her of 5 O'Clock shadow? Will she find a shampoo to give her ponytail more life and body? There were many reasons why NOT to take the Vincent head, main one being that it was a male head, but it DID have a pony tail. The 50T price went into the vending machine and the Vincent head came out landing in my hand. I tried it on, and it was not the most comfortable of fits, but I figured, I just have to get use to it. I couldn't take it, and eventually, I went back to the asian head, and just carried Vincent around in my hand. It just didn't feel right. With a sigh, I went to find a wall I could lean against to get some sleep. It had been a busy day. Maybe it's the fact that we can't sit down yet. Maybe the sleeping upright is getting to me, but that night I had a nightmare. In my dream, I entered the NuYu and headed for the room with the female heads, and there it was, surrounded by a cloud, my head! Straight from Caribe, perky little ponytail hanging in the back with plenty of life and lift. I just kept putting tokens into the machine to buy that head, but it wasn't the head that came out! Soon, the floor was littered with heads! The Vincent head and Marilyn Monroe looking one, a unicorn and a becky at sunnybrook farm one, (some of these are names I think of them by). Heads all on the floor, but not a one my ponytail head as seen in the machine. I was left, with an asian head on, standing so close to an unattainable dream. What was I to do? >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< ADVERTISEMENT SEGMENT All Ads for the paper should be submitted in EMail or Private Forum Message to CIS ID 72007,221 and should be marked ADVERTISEMENT. The Board of Editors has not decided yet if they should charge for your advertisements, so get them in fast before they do! WANTED- One Pony Tail Head. Must be reasonably priced for a poor avatar. Please send pictures of front, back and side view. Does not need to be blue. Send photos and price to Marianne G, at UID 72007,221 and Morpheus bless you. WANTED- Default, Newbie heads, the ones you walk off the argo with! The Bloodline is willing to award 50 points from Oct 1 to 30th for any default heads turned into Marianne G or BLD Stalker. Those points can be turned in for a chance at special prizes! See the GO FOR BROKE contest information for more details on redeeming these points. Possible token amounts of 25T may be awarded with the points, for the heads if you say you saw it in the Clarion! Limit of two payable heads per avatar, no limit on how many can be turned in for points. >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< BLOODLINE GO FOR BROKE MONTH By: Marianne G Going from October 1st to the 30th, the Bloodline will host a novel way for you to come up with some pretty unusual items. We caught the oracles cleaning out their closet, and some of the stuff was really neat! They didn't need it, so we asked for, and received it. We want everyone to get a chance for it, so we're letting you all earn points, which you can turn in for a chance to go for it. Each 100 points you earn in October can be turned in for a chance to choose one of three trunks. One of them will contain a special prize. The others, well, some of the stuff the Oracles kept in their closet should have been thrown out long ago. Perhaps you will even pick an empty trunk, (Bummer). But you still have a one in three chance at a jackpot, so Go for Broke! You will also be able to earn points by redeeming items. In one case, for every newbie head you turn in to BLD Stalker or myself during the 1st to the 30th, you earn 50 points. What about the end of the month? You can either buy points (1T = 1 point) to get to the total you need to take a chance, or you can redeem your points under 100 for tokens at that same exchange rate. What games can you play to earn points? Glad you asked, because we will be introducing a new game to be played EVERY Sunday in October in front of the left temple entrance. This is the entrance that is not opened yet, so low traffic we hope. Please welcome Chaos Inc to Kymer. Yes, it will be total mayhem and at the end of each session of Chaos Inc, those with 100 points or more have a chance to come into the temple with us and GO FOR BROKE as they turn in the points for a chance at the prizes! What is Chaos Inc? Chaos Incorporated is a total unknown every week. We may be trying out a new game to see how it plays. Maybe we'll be giving an old one a twist! Maybe it will be a paint party that week, or a singing contest. No one knows! We may not even know till we get there to host it! We do ask that you come early to hear the instructions for that event at that time. It will be every Sunday, at 6 PM WAT (9PM EDT) in front of left temple. This is the unopened temple door, to the left of the main door. After October, Chaos Inc will continue, on a weekly basis, we hope, but possibly in a different time slot. For more information on the BLOODLINE GO FOR BROKE MONTH, stay tuned to this paper! >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< CHAOS, Inc By: Marianne G Our first game was held in front of the main temple, and due to the traffic in the area, it has since been moved to the left temple. Mind Boggle, an old Caribe game was tried in a version that did not need paper, since we have none yet. The game was ummm, different? unique? I know, TOTAL CHAOS!! By the third round we did finally get it down to a dull roar and thanks all for playing and working out the bugs. If you liked it, make sure you come back to future CHAOS Inc games, as we will be retrying that one, with the sugges- tions made by you to improve it, sometime in November. Coming up sometime this month during CHAOS Inc, maybe, possibly, will be Catagories, Seesaw1 Scramble and, if we get enough heads turned in, a head race. Course, that is all subject to change on a whim of a notice since that is always possible where CHAOS has full sway. Receiving points for the BLOODLINE GO FOR BROKE MONTH during the game, or so far that week as of 10/5 are: Archangel - 50 Geldrung - 24 Josephine - 50 Necrolyte Gigaki - 15 Nyssa - 39 Osiris - 45 Sullivan - 30 The White Rose - 10 T-REX - 50 >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*< PUBLISHING ARTICLES AND PLACING ADS IN THE KYMER CLARION Waking World CIS email address: 75664,663 Deadline: 12:00 noon PDT every Saturday Letters to the Editors: We'd like your feedback! Please send letters to the above email address with the subject LETTER TO EDITORS. Please mark all letters you do not wish published as NOT FOR PUBLICATION. All mail to the Editors not so marked will be considered for publication, subject to editing for clarity and space considerations. Articles, poetry, etc: Do you have a poem you'd like published? An Article? Submit them to the above email address with the subject of ARTICLE SUBMISSION. The Kymer Clarion is currently token-free to all members; thus, we are not presently paying for submissions. We are currently considering our position on this and will notify our readers and potential authors should we decide to begin paying tokens for articles. Advertisements: All ads should be submitted in email or private forum message to the email address noted above and should be marked ADVERTISEMENT. The Board of Editors has not decided yet if they should charge for your advertisements, so get them in fast before they do! >*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<>*<