any old mancy will do

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:47:21 GMT

Dear readers:

I no longer need this journal. it was started for a purpose I now find unnecessary. So I am turning it into a repository for my thoughts and non-thoughts regarding a hobby of mine, the MUD called aardwolf.

it will be filled only with geekery from now on. All of you whom I have friended (whom I enjoy very much) are invited to join me at my regularly scheduled journal, oatmeal

Thanks.

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:26:22 GMT

mob portals

scarred lands: bronze dragon
faerie tales: Doc (maybe other dwarves, too)
star wars: ewok

locate animal in conjunction with trans-plant is wonderful.

try large gardener in Dark Elf Stronghold. Best to gate to mobs far into the level, past as many locks and doors as possible.

I recently rebuilt, from Diva to lizardman. I used to swear by Diva. Anierin, of course, is based on Aneirin, who I played years ago as a Diva Ranger back in V1. but I like this build alot. Divas have a +1 to wisdom, and that's rough for rangers. with lizard, I've turned that to a -1, but lost my -1 to con and luck. when I rebuilt, I added no stats at all to luck or dex; just piled everything into con, wis, str, and int. it works quite nicely. and once I got up to the levels where tame and wolf spirits were available, I didn't notice that I lost tame and align detect from the Diva side. also ditched some vulns (lizards have none) and gained envenom. which is only vaguely useful, since many clan and all aard weapons can't be venomed... but it might help naked cr-ing.

Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:10:48 GMT

In Tibetan Buddhism's "Four Dignities of the Warrior's Path," courage and ferocity are absent. In fact, the qualities regarded as essential have nothing in common with the training regimens of football players or Marines or lobbyists.

The first dignity is literally translated in English as meekness, but that word doesn't convey its full meaning. "Relaxed confidence" is a more precise formulation. A humble feeling of being at home in one's body.

Perkiness, or hard-earned, unabashed joy, is the second dignity. To develop it, the warrior diligently drives out the self-indulgence of cynicism.

The third is outrageousness. It combines a delight in daring experiments with a passionate objectivity that is free of both hope and fear.

The fourth dignity is inscrutability, which demands a supple willingness to be unpredictable in carrying out one's moral vision.