Message 1: [Oct 19 22:01] Re Neo Nilgiri Status (Nabil)
	That's great! Thanks for the update Sin!
	Message 2: [Oct 15 13:20] Neo Nilgiri Status (Sin)
	So some people have been asking me the status of Nilgiri. Yes, we're still working on it. Much of the work right now is in the hands of Rivin. Rivin's current task is to complete the skill tree for Neo-nilgiri. I may have talked about this some time ago that we may be moving towards a classless system. So that the skills you gain will be dependent on the skills you have and how proficient you are in them. In a perfect system, this would naturally land you in the traditional mu/cl/th/wa/dr classes. It is not an easy task to make that system perfect. A number of games avoid doing this sort of thing, but here at Nilgiri we make things hard on ourselves :) in order to make a more perfect universe. So you haven't heard a lot from me lately, because my task is mostly done. You never hear a lot from Rivin to begin with so don't expect that to change. . But once that is near complete, we'll need a large force of player testers to make sure everything works fine. And that will probably be the next time you'll hear from me. So sit tight. I know it's been a lot longer in the waiting than I would have wanted, but Neo-nilgiri will one day make it's debut. . Sin
	Message 3: [Sep 30 19:45] board (Styks)
	Call To Arms Experienced Adventurers of Argo I am recruiting for an army that will try to tak e out some larger mobs. We will be leaving for the area sometime the week of Oct 13th . I do not wish to revile the target at this time for we need it the element of surprise. If you wish to join the army send me a parchment and i'll give more details. All joiners will be given enough potions for the attack. Death is a very good possibility for all that jo in but the more that we have the better the outcome for us and Death will be had by the mob s we take on. Styks
	Message 4: [Sep 12 20:35] haunting questions (Mut)
	QUESTIONS THAT WILL HAUNT YOU How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up every two hours? If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground? Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway. Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural? If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him? Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the T2 lane ? f the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner? If OLIVE oil is made from OLIVES, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from? If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons? Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? Why did you just try singing the two songs above? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
	Message 5: [Sep 09 00:21] Noble Board... (Chimmery)
	Dear Sin, Immortals and Nobles, Please check the noble board when you get a chance. Thanks, Chimmery :)
	Message 6: [Aug 28 11:42] [Quest] Colors of the Rainbow - part I (Mandessa)
	Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to collect a sampling of ten (10) items that represent the color Red. You should put these items, if they all fit, into a container of some sort and deliver them to the Goddess Mandessa. Mind you, these should be unique items only ..meaning.. no duplicate items. One entry per player. Mortals of immortals are welcome to play. Quest ends Sept 15, 2008. Quest prize will be something red-themed.
	Message 7: [Aug 18 16:41] And Sin said, Let there be Neo-Nilgiri. (Essal)
	Sin, Your perceived lack of enthusiam and support is totally groundless, at least with respect to me. We understand you have other things going on in life, and so do we. But I'd always be back eventually. Thanks for the update. Judging from your post, it seems to be a complete remake. Exciting! With that in mind, what happens to the current players and areas? Quivering-with-excitement-ly yours, Essal P.s. I will bring the good news to Jora :)
	Message 8: [Jul 10 16:06] Neo-Nilgiri (Sin)
	It has been since November 2007 that I had anything to report, so I think I'll explain myself a little here. I have been on haitus. I guess you could call it burnout. I've worked really hard at neo for a period of time and it became impossible form me to sustain that sort of momentum. Perhaps because of a perceived lack of enthusiasm or support for neo-nilgiri. After the winter break in 2007 it became harder and harder for me to go back and take up that torch again. I knew I'd get back to working on neo-nilgiri because I would never abandon Nilgiri. But exactly when that would happen I could not really say. I started some smaller unrelated projects that I knew I could finish to help bring back the spirit I needed that I could finish things, that would help me to eventually continue working on neo-nilgiri. Also, vacation for a couple weeks in the Philippines also helped. :) . So I am back working on Neo-Nilgiri. I actually started work a couple weeks ago cataloging what still needs to be done. Fixed up a couple loose things I had just left unifinished. And started working on one of the last most important milestones: skill development. We are developing a skill tree for Neo-Nilgiri so players have to grow their skills. Also Neo will be a classless mud system, where the type of stats you have determines your aptitude for skills. . I think after a month we should be ready to start having few more select people start testing some skills out, help me find areas that are lacking. So that is where we are. More to come later :) . Sin
	Message 9: [Jun 15 10:00] Happy Father's Day (Darkara)
	Happy Father's Day. I wish all of the daddy's a great day and hope that you spend the day doing what you want. Darkara
	Message 10: [Jun 05 22:28] Bascalath (Eldun)
	Bascalath we are looking foward to your return. I am sure we can find some way t o get you killed See you soon
	Message 11: [Jun 03 05:47] board (Bascalath)
	Soon to return. I will be back following June 9th. School is over and i will have spare time. And what better way to spend spare time than here? I should be around either ear ly in the morning, or late in the afternoon. Im sure i have a lot of catching up to do. hope to see all soon. Tomato Bascalath
	Message 12: [May 30 20:53] To The Two Dukes (Pekor)
	Bah, I'm thinking the next few days doesn't mean over a week eh? Sorry, I was on vacation without a portal to the realm. Hopefully we may catch up soon. Welcome back Duke Mut Pekor
	Message 13: [May 22 17:16] Troll attacks near the Black Forest! (Ceruvil)
	Elven scouts have reported increased troll attacks near the Black Forest!
	Message 14: [May 21 13:10] Pekor (Styks)
	Pekor, It would be best of you to see myself or Mut within the next couple of days. Ve ry important business to discuss. Styks, The Lost Blue Knight of Chaos
	Message 15: [May 06 17:57] Reminder to vote! (Ceruvil)
	We'd like to remind everyone to vote for Nilgiri on Top MUD sites so that we attract new players. It's easy, fast, and can be done on the home page of the Nilgiri site (www.mythril.com). You can also just go to the link at the bottom of this message to do so as well. It won't take more than a minute of your time and will hopefully bring about more interest. I believe you are allowed to vote every 12 hours but just voting once will help a lot. Thank you for your time! =) The Argoceanian Nobles http://www.topmudsites.com/vote-Nilgiri.html
	Message 16: [Apr 26 01:19] Nilgiri wiki! (Essal)
	Attention all Nilgirians! Can't remember if that ring was +3 dam or +4 dam? Want to practice sanctuary but don't know it it's Gont or Shujenka? For your convience, I have started a wiki all about this MUD. You can access it at: http://nilgiri.wikia.com Remember, the more you add to it, the more useful it will become! I encourage you all to make an account and edit an article. If you don't know wikimedia markup, all the better because you now have a chance to learn without messing up Wikipedia. Enjoy. -Essal
	Message 17: [Mar 10 00:06] That's cool. (Zagarna)
	Wow, congratulations! But hey seriously, don't go any further.
	Message 18: [Mar 08 08:17] R.I.P. (Styks)
	R.I.P. MOUNTAIN Styks the killer of things made by Zagarna
	Message 19: [Dec 31 18:50] Happy New Years (Bascalath)
	Happy New Years Argo!! May this year be better than the last. Bascalath
	Message 20: [Dec 22 07:13] Merry Christmas (Darkara)
	Merry Christmas everyone. I hope Santa brings you all everything that you want. Darkara
	Message 21: [Oct 29 16:04] ARGO (Bascalath)
	Argo! i am sorry for my absence, i shall return. I want all to know i have not forgott en about our realm, and will never forget. I believe that Argo is fading. Population is scarce, and there no new puples. All that seems to be left is our elders and gods. I am proud to say that i shall return when i have finished with my education. im not sure who will be glad and who will be upset over my return, or those who wont even care. Argo has many more quests and explorable places left. I am curious to see what i can do to contribute to the community. As long as there is a creature that has yet to be killed, i shall remain. I know i can not compare in stregnth, knoledge, or experence. But, i am also sti ll growing. I hope to see everyone around. I just wanted all to know, i havent forgotten. I also wish not to be forgotten, if thats not to much to ask Thanks Argo, Bascalath
	Message 22: [Sep 13 18:34] Neo-Nilgiri (Sin)
	Many you have asked and inquired about Neo-nilgiri so I thought it'd be a good point to check-in with you guys how it is going. There is (of course) a lot of work to still yet be done and I truly hoped we would be along much further than it is now. But careers and life have a way of getting in the way. I believe in my last post I said we were hoping to start player testing in August for an October release. We have started some player testing but not to the extent I would like since componants of skills and combat have yet to be put in. However the world conversion on everything else from socials to shopkeepers have been progressing steadily. Maybe one of the ways you might have a feel for how this is going by the line count that I keep of how much has gone into the new code. . Current code is about 89,073 lines . Neo-Nilgiri code today has 77,903 lines.. * August 1 - 69,652 lines * Jun 16 - 61,857 lines . (By other standards Medievia has 563,998 lines of code in Nov, 2006.. Mume has 151,152 lines of C/C++ code + 316,487 lines of mudlle code..) . So there is steady progression towards completion. I think when Neo-Nilgiri reaches the current code base size we'll be in a very very good place. . Like I've said before, most of the code is really meant more for helping the immortals govern the mud effectively. However lately the code has seen a few more interesting features that are going in that might benefit the mortals a little more: . * 7 New player races * 2 New player classes * items have temporary spell affects (i.e. casting bless on an item works) * Banking system that supports multiple accounts * Removed gem/gold commerce in favor of bank note commerce * Auction/sale of items sold at shopkeeper in a free market economy . Many are concerned over a player-wipe. I will say that there will be a conversion, but to what extent is still debated among the deities. . So that is where we are today. No promises of what the future holds. I believe around January Neo-Nilgiri will hopefully be open for business. . Sin
	Message 23: [Sep 08 23:19] Another map.. (Don't laugh...) :P (Ceruvil)
	Wool Park 3/26/503 X----X----X ~Ceruvil~ | | | | Pasture X--X--X X----X----X X-S--X----X | | | Pier | | | | | X Lake |=| | | | | | | | X X X----X X--X--X | | | | House X----X----X----X----X----X | | | | | | | | Eltanin X----X----X X X----X----X | | | | | | | | X X X 1 X | | | | | Southern | | | 2 | Eltanin ---X----X----X----X----X----X Shop X | Pier----X | | | | | X |=| | X--X | | | | | To Lake | | X X----X-Fountain-X--Museum (see side) X Nursery Tower | | | | | | X | X-Playground X | X----X | | | 1 | | | | | | X----X----X X 2 X----X | | | | | | X----X----X----X----X----X----X | | X Notes: | Rooms 1 and 2 in the Museum | connect to each other creating an X endless loop north and south through | the museum. Southern Eltanin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The gate to the pasture is not immediately obvious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pier and Lake connect by a ladder going up and down (duh! :P). (Special Thanks to DaJackel)
	Message 24: [Sep 01 02:06] My attempt at a map (don't laugh...) :P (Ceruvil)
	Eltanin Cleric N 11/9/502 | | ~Ceruvil~ | W--O--E Donation----X | | S | |X| _ Temple|_X_| |X|Inn |_ X _|----|_X_|-----X | | | Bakery | Supply Dzinralys | | | | | | | | Raha--X-----X-----X--Post Office | Potion | | | Chophouse | | | | | | Oasis---WG-----X--------X-Fountain--X----------X-----EG----Oasis | | | | | | | | |NC| | | | | | X |JH|---X-----X-----X--Bank Weapons Stable | | | | | | | | | | | Armor | Hats&Mats X---Warrior X--Mage | | X---Druid | | Grin-Chin | X |(Debauch St.) | | (Eastern Ports) X--------X-----X-------X---------X-----X | | | | | | | Vora's | X--X | X--Jawan Ocean X-Hut Dump | X | | Thief | | | | Southern Eltanin | Ocean Way Wool Park Key: NC=Noble Chambers JH=Justice Hall WG=West Gate EG=East Gate (Special Thanks to DaJackel)
	Message 25: [May 30 15:58] Necromancers? (Dartyr)
	spell list: ----------- + acid breath - blood boil - commune with the dead + corpse armor - corpse desecration + corpsecrafter - daunting presence + deadly chill - Falazure's altar + fell animate + gas breath - gaze of the basilisk - globe of darkness - grave dirt golem - graveport - lichify - life tap - necropotent - nightsight orb - pestilence - plague - poison blade - profane vigor - raise dead - shade form - soul rend - spark of life - summon demon + swarm - undead awareness - undead immunity - vampiric touch - wail of the banshee - zombify - demonic tutor (identify spell) - fear - chill touch - protection from good - protection from evil - dispel good - dispel magic - haste - blind - cure blind - curse - remove curse
	Message 26: [May 30 15:16] input needed from players on races and mobs (Dartyr)
	I have done some work on races that are slated to be introduced for neo- nilgiri. I have listed them below with their respective modifiers. I also have been working (not very hard) on a Necromancer class. And will be making changes to the druid class. I have also listed the new (and some current) mobile types (classes) below. What I am looking for is feedback. If you think no one will ever play a player race, I would like your input. If you are as excited as a 10 year old girl gets about ponies when you look at a race, I would like your input. If you have any suggestions for races or mobile types, I would like input. Post here or send me a mail. RACE RACES Bonus at creation Racial Modifier (Max with equipment/epells) STR INT WIS DEX CON CHAR STR INT WIS DEX CON CHAR HUMAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DWARF 1 -1 0 -1 1 -1 1 -1 0 -1 1 0 ELF -2 1 1 1 -1 3 -1 1 0 1 -1 1 DROW -1 1 0 2 -2 2 -1 1 0 1 -1 0 PIXIE -3 0 2 2 -3 1 -2 0 1 1 -2 0 GNOME -1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 HALFLING 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 GOBLIN 0 -1 0 1 0 -2 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 ORC 1 -1 0 -1 1 -2 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 GNOLL 1 -2 -1 2 0 -1 0 -1 -1 2 0 0 SAURIAN 1 -2 -1 1 1 -1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 OGRE 2 -2 -1 -1 2 -2 1 -1 0 0 1 -1 19/100 str MINOTAUR 2 -2 -1 -1 2 -1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 19/100 str GIANT 3 -2 -2 -1 2 -1 2 -1 -2 -1 1 0 20/100 str Mob types: ANIMAL CONSTRUCT CORPOREAL DEMON DRAGON ELEMENTAL ETHREAL GIANT HUMANOID HORROR INSECT MAGICAL UNDEAD
	Message 27: [May 27 13:52] A New Hunt (Kiij)
	attention all ppl of argo a new hunt has come up me and pekor are asking for anyone who is lvl 20 or higher to join in a hunt we will be hunting for mossen, the biggest baddest ent, those who come with us must be prepared for death, for mossen has terrible power , all ppl interested, please send me or pekor a note in the mail or give it to us in person, we will set up a date if we get a good amount of ppl, any help will be appreciated rewards may also be handed out... yours truly, kiij, the storm thief and pekor, the cataclysm
	Message 28: [May 26 05:02] new lame area (Zagarna)
	A tower for cute little babies has been discovered near Wool Park. Please go kill them.
	Message 29: [May 13 05:08] A little Quest (Styks)
	A Little Quest. The first person to send me a frosty blue potion and a little story on who had the potion and how you had to get there and who was with you. Will get a pair of Fl aming Red Leggings. Any helpers that you need to recruit to help you will get a gift of r uler equipment as well. A little help on where to start looking for this potion is t o search in Dartyr's areas. Your Duke, Styks
	Message 30: [Apr 21 12:24] Spring Equinox Quest Results (Mandessa)
	So, it would seem that there were interesting interpretations as to what constitutes as "floral". By its basic definition, I was aiming for flowers to decorate a spring festival, but a lot of what was received were floral (or plant-like) in nature, which is the other definition of floral. And, there were those who asked what it meant by floral, to which I replied, either what one would find at a floral shop or at a spring festival. A few of you went purely for plant material, and well, I don't think rotting branches or mold are good choices to put on display to celebrate life, beginnings, and seasonal renewal. The point scoring went as follows: flowers = 2, plants = 1, floral (non flowers) = 1, non-floral/plant = -1 (the rotting stuff went into this last category). Points from duplicate items were not counted. =Jora= Rusty, 44 items, 36 pts Chimchree, 31 items, 35 pts Eien, 22 items, 27 pts Zuko 24 items, 25 pts Dieu 13 items, 21 pts Redrum 17 items, 20 pts Wysteria, 11 items, 17 pts Fraz 15 items, 15 pts Aliana 10 items, 13 pts Aether 7 items, 10 pts Larkan 4 items, 8 pts Felix 4 items, 5 pts =Argoceania= Styks 56 items, 64 pts Pekor 39 items, 44 pts Ceruvil 9 items, 17 pts Mut 6 items, 11 pts Toroles 5 items, 10 pts I only have two entrants confirmed to be below level 21, so prizes are as follows: One grand prize for each continent...a pink potion 2nd place receives a silver cross and one floral quest piece 3rd place gets one floral quest piece Floral quest pieces are as follows: a circlet of interwoven roses, worn head +mana, +mv a petrified rose-studded cudgel, 6d3 +mana, +hitroll a ring of the eternal, worn finger, +mana, +wis a lavender-scented beltpouch, worn waist/held, +mana a crystalline crysanthemum orb, float/hold, +mv a dark magenta cloak with a ruby crystal brooch, neck, +mana a plumeria-shaped porcelain earring, +mv a hibiscus-shaped porcelain earring, +mana a blue flower crystal bracelet, +mv Unused items will be recycled for another quest.
	Message 31: [Mar 26 14:22] Perspectives upon dumping fountains? (Nabil)
	One person's dump is another's home. See Oscar T. Grouch. Also, one person's fountain is another's urinal. See Pete R. Griffon. Nuff said, Pete!
	Message 32: [Mar 22 12:12] Cityguards (Mark)
	All, Killing cityguards to level should be pretty dangerous and ill-advised. Enough said. Thanks, Mark
	Message 33: [Mar 22 06:27] buff guards! (Ghorlack)
	Hello Argoceanians! My first post! Well, I'm just here to express my opinion about the current state of cityguards in Eltanin, I think they are too weak, some people even level off them... and th ey are ment to be the protectors of the weak! So, I say give those poor Eltanin cityguards some new equipment so they can do t heir job better! AMIRITE!! Ghorlack
	Message 34: [Mar 21 07:55] The Fountain Is Not The Dump! (Pekor)
	Stop dropping items you don't want at the fountain. We have a donation room for stuff people can use, and a Dump for stuff you want to get rid of. If I see you doing it, bad things will happen to you. (Unless you're Duke Styks or Duke Mut) Then I'll just be very angry with you. :P Pekor The Druid of GODETAN
	Message 35: [Jan 21 14:37] Storage Bins (Darkara)
	For those of you would like to tidy up your rent rooms, I am offering bin sales. The following bins are available for 10k each. Magic, Armor, Misc, Potion, Weapons, Mana. Darkara
	Message 36: [Dec 09 07:25] new catacombs (Dartyr)
	Catacombs have been discovered under my graveyard. Some say they were sealed a good reason many years ago. Enter at your own risk, they are not safe and many... unnatural sounds have been heard coming from below. -The grave-keeper
	Message 37: [Nov 12 08:13] end: gemstone gathering quest (Dartyr)
	No more gemstones. Aesheron I think is the only player yet with gems to turn in. Thanks to all who participated and may the ancient gemstones of power serve you better than their last known owners... -N8
	Message 38: [Nov 12 08:11] origin of the stones of power (Dartyr)
	Legends tell little of the great stones of power. Mined and cut by the dwarves of the great mountain... And imbued with power by an ancient and terrible order of alchemists who dwelled within the temple of the west wind when it was young. These stones of great power were numbered many and named in a tongue that was ancient even at the stones creation.
	Message 39: [Oct 24 14:32] New Ideas from Pekor (Pekor)
	Dear Gods, In my travels here so far, I have come upon two ideas that may help these lands. 1. I've noticed we have the ability to buy 5 potions from a shop, but we can't take just 5 potions from our pouch. We have to take all or just one. It would help greatly if say get 5*Zefr leaves would get 5 leaves from your pouch. 2. My second one I will admit is a little selfish, but it could help just about anyone too. I would like to suggest a new Druid skill (or it doesn't have to be a skill and anyone could do it) of BUNDLE. Bundle would make it possible to take say 10 healing leaves, bundle them together to create one leaf with 10 bites, when you examine or herb lore or identify it, it would tell you how many bites are left. the max amount would of course be up to you, but I think 10 max would be a good number. it would help reduce inventory carried and just in general clean things up a bit. Oh, p.s. Make more single character area's, not everyone likes to multi-play.. :P Thank you, Pekor
	Message 40: [Sep 06 15:04] Quest at http://typera.tk/ (Sin)
	For all you speed typing daemons: anyone who can beat my high score for this month's best at: http://typera.tk/hiscore.cws?list=1592&time=0 will get a pink potion. If none make it above my score, the highest will get a silver cross. Register and join the 'nilgiri' list, keyword is 'mud' to be ranked properly. You've got until the end of the month! Sin
	Message 41: [Jul 09 09:04] new area (Dartyr)
	A remote graveyard has been discovered in the forest of Djincor near the great city of Argosiae. Strange things have been reported by travellers that have happened upon it. It is said to be haunted... -N8
	Message 42: [Mar 17 12:13] Will you be my friend? (Sin)
	God help us from online miscreants. Nilgiri has a myspace.com site: http://www.myspace.com/nilgiri Sin
	Message 43: [Jan 26 17:46] Changes coming on next reboot! (Mark)
	All, We've implemented changes to the game which are meant to keep the game current. However, it will have the impact of changing the game in a possibly drastic way. The mud was originally written to have a highest mortal level of 20. However, the code for saving roll functionality appears to not have grown with number of mortal levels. In addition, the saving_throw is only dependent on the level of the target and his/her equipment. No weight is place on the effectiveness of the caster. Because of this, at a high level, a PC or mob will successfully save almost all the time. This has now changed. The higher level the caster is and the more potent the spell, the harder it will be to save against. So when you head back out there, be careful and watch out for those casters. Thanks, Mark
	Message 44: [Jan 16 11:37] Mud Review (Darkara)
	If you would consider writing a review of Nilgiri and posting it at the topmudsites.com web page. I would be most grateful and you might recieve a little present in return. Darkara
	Message 45: [Feb 09 22:04] Connecting to Nilgiri (Sin)
	Nilgirians, . The MUD hostname currently is experiencing some technical difficulties. You can login using the IP address: . 69.55.238.50:8888 . instead of the hostname address: nilgiri.mythril.com:8888 . This is a temporary problem that should be fixed within the week. Sorry for the inconvenience. . Sin
	Message 46: [Feb 03 03:06] new changes (Sin)
	There are a few important changes that are being implemented that will undoubtedly affect the way the game is played, especially by the oligarchy. . Multiclass is being removed. Skills that are not of your primary class will be taken away. I know many have paid a big price in tokens, but I believe you have gained a great deal from use your secondary and tertiary skills and no compensation will be given. . You cannot double resistances up with your racial resistance to modify phyiscal damage to ever be reduced more than 1/2. . Supplemental hitpoints, mana and damage are being curved. This means after a certain point of gaining +hitpoint, +mana and +damage equipment your effective points will not be accumulated at the normal 1 to 1 rate but at a lower rate. . For example: . The current schedule for the hitpoint curve is: +1 - +100 : 1 to 1 ratio +101 - +200 : 2 to 1 ratio +201 - infinity : 4 to 1 ratio . A player has 200 normal hitpoints but he has modifiers that totals +99 hitpoints. His ratio from actual to effective hitpoints will be 1 to 1 and not modify his total hitpoints which will be 299. . A player has 200 normal hitpoints but he has modifiers that totals +150 hitpoints. His first +100 hitpoints remain +100 hitpoints but his remaining +50 hitpoints will modify at a 2 to 1 ratio. So although his total hitpoints are: 350 his effective hitpoints are 200 + (100/1 + 50/2) = 325. . A player has 200 normal hitpoints but he has modifiers that total +232 hitpoints. His first +100 hitppoints remain +100 hitpoints but his second +100 hitpoints will modify at a 1 to 2 ratio and his remaining +32 hitpoints will modify at a 4 to 1 ratio. So although his total hitpoints are: 432 his effective hitpoints are 200 + (100/1 + 100/2 + 32/4) = 358 . . . There are a number of reasons these changes are being implemented: . We need to start moving in a direction where both continents of Jora and Argoceania can interact on some level and that cannot be done unless the players from both places are on par with each other. . A single person should not ever be a one man army against mobs or other players. There should be mobs in the realm that all players still respect. . We need less emphasis on equipment. . Sin
	Message 47: [Dec 24 11:35] Merry Christmas Nilgirians! (Sin)
	Hark! how the bells, sweet silver bells All seem to say, throw cares away. Christmas is here, bringing good cheer To young and old, meek and the bold Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song, With joyful ring, all caroling One seems to hear words of good cheer From everywhere, filling the air O, how they pound, raising the sound O.er hill and dale, telling their tale Gaily they ring, while people sing Songs of good cheer, christmas is here! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! On, on they send, on without end Their joyful tone to every home Hark! how the bells, sweet silver bells All seem to say, throw cares away. Christmas is here, bringing good cheer To young and old, meek and the bold Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song With joyful ring, all caroling. One seems to hear words of good cheer From everywhere, filling the air O, how they pound, raising the sound O.er hill and dale, telling their tale Gaily they ring, while people sing Songs of good cheer, christmas is here! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! Merry, merry, merry, merry christmas! On, on they send, on without end Their joyful tone to every home. Ding dong ding dong
	Message 48: [Nov 01 18:44] Four more years! (Sin)
	Elections are coming up. If you're Republican remember to vote, otherwise stay at home ;) . Oh my buddy Arnold Schwarzenegger left a message on my answering machine: http://nilgiri.mythril.com/vote2004.mp4 . Sin
	Message 49: [Sep 28 20:42] pics for tokens! (Natedog)
	Just to refresh: If you send in your pic to a god you get a token. Its not much, but its something. If yer a hottie, some of us geeky gamer-gods may give you more, who knows. -N8
	Message 50: [Aug 27 09:59] The finer things in life (Sin)
	A photo by yours truly.. http://www.kqed.org/topics/local/august04/photo.jsp?gallery=22 Enjoy Sin
	Message 51: [Aug 23 15:10] Re: Password safety (Sin)
	Here on Nilgiri the Forgotten World player passwords are encrypted so that neither immortal nor implementor can ever obtain the password of any given player. Implementors and only implementors have the ability to circumvent the password prompt and login players at will and we only excercise this ability under extremely rare circumstances. Now there are unscrupulous muds and other internet services out there that will not encrypt your password and will indeed log those passwords for malignant purposes because chances are people do not change their passwords from service to service. If you are tempted to login to another mud you will probably mindlessly use the same or similar password to create a character on that other mud as you have already used here on Nilgiri. Avoid this at all times! I personally have the practice of using passwords in some form of 'ThisMudsImplementorEatsCowDungForBreakfast' when visitting other muds. It lets the implementors of those rotten muds what you think of password snooping. Be careful where you use your passwords because you could also endanger more important personal items than mud equipment and gold like real life e-mail and bank accounts. . Sin
	Message 52: [Aug 01 20:28] need your armor fixed? (Natedog)
	I will repair damaged armor for 10k per lost point of eq. Only full restores available. If you are low level or low on cash, deals may be struck. Don't piss me off. -N8
	Message 53: [Jul 23 00:34] Look ma, I'm on KQED! (Sin)
	Today (and only today) if you go to . http://www.kqed.org/ . and look at the bottom of the page on the right hand side, click the picture with the wasps. Yours truly took that picture. If you miss seeing it today it should reside on the July gallery . http://www.kqed.org/topics/local/jul04/ . for some time. . Enjoy :) Sin
	Message 54: [Jun 18 13:18] to anyone with golden robes (Natedog)
	anyone with the golden robes that loads on the ant queen should see me for an exchange. They had a problem which has now been fixed.
	Message 55: [Jun 12 11:32] re: sciratan (Natedog)
	You may want to take a few english classes with that time off Sciratan. That was one long line of misspelled words, bad grammar and no punctuation. Maybe that's what the players find, "ennoying". -N8
	Message 56: [Jun 03 20:33] Proper Roleplay, Take 2 (Greyswor)
	Here an easy suggestion of implementation to encourage Roleplay. First for those who dont know what is Roleplay, there is a text entitled Proper Roleplay written By Folas on the Litterature Web Page. The Idea I had is simple, we should have a command that Toggle a Roleplay Flag. When People see the Roleplay Flag they are inform that the person is actually on a Roleplay mode. So people are warned to not interact with them other then by a Role. This will be perfect to Avoid interactions with those who speak like: What is your level? What is your exp cap? What is your damaroll? What the Stat on your weapon? Yo wassup dude! Hey Yo heal me! And will be excellent for thos who encourage these type of discussion: Greetings Sir, I am on a quest to seek knowledge about Mysteries of the Darkwoods. I am presently seeking good hunting places, because I want to become Marcus Apprentice. My Guildmaster sent me in a mission, he wants me to exterminate vermines in the Ant hills. May this idea brings light to those who beleive in the Fantasy Dream! PS: I encourage people to post their comments. =|G|=
	Message 57: [May 29 17:29] new area! (Natedog)
	More of the forest of Djincor has been discovered to the east! It is filled with strange new plant-life that does not take kindly to intruders. Beware those lower in level.
	Message 58: [May 10 10:16] New area in the cliffs! (Natedog)
	A temple has been discovered in the cliffs of the west wind. Beware those inexperienced. -N8
	Message 59: [Mar 06 14:04] stables! (Natedog)
	There are now stables with mounts suited for many types of travel south of the west barrier gates. -N8
	Message 60: [Mar 05 07:46] hell anyone? hell?\ (Natedog)
	what ever happened with the hell run? -N8
	Message 61: [Feb 20 01:12] NOTICE (Sin)
	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE! On Friday, February 21 we will be changing our IP address to 69.55.238.50. There will be a reboot and some time for the new DNS information to be propagated. It should happen within 24 hours. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What this means for you is that if for some reason you are using the IP 198.78.66.50 to connect here to Nilgiri you need to change that sometime today to 69.55.238.50. People who connect through the hostname nilgiri.mythril.com might experience a hiccup sometime throughout the day but should eventually work itself out within 24 hours. . People using the Applet will have to wait a while until sometime Saturday when I can recompile the client after the changeover. . (by Applet, I mean the login page at http://nilgiri.mythril.com/entry.html . Sin
	Message 62: [Jan 05 13:35] Happy New Year! (Sin)
	I was going through some of my pictures and thought these were worth sharing a reminder of a hope for peace in the new year and a reminder of what great losses can come otherwise. Sin http://nilgiri.mythril.com/sin/WTC
	Message 63: [Dec 23 15:49] spirits! (Natedog)
	The spirits have revolted! -N8
	Message 64: [Dec 14 17:56] strange new lands... (Natedog)
	A mountain pass has begun to cut a swath through Mt. Godetan. It leads to cliffs on the west side of the mountain and into the clouds! -N8
	Message 65: [Nov 30 06:12] Re: Mandessa Birthday Quest (Sin)
	Winners of the Mandessa Birthday Quest are as follows: Almari and Pilate 13 pieces each get a tear drop earring Godetan Clan 8 pieces gets a pair of wire-framed glasses Folas 4 pieces gets a wire bracelet Xtensia, Aveara 2 pieces each gets a perwinkle potion Suerta, Cristane, Tyndall 1 piece gets a blue potion Expect your items in mud mail in the next few days. Thanks for participating! Sin
	Message 66: [Nov 26 13:00] HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDESSA! (Sin)
	Sselboj's and Yenomon's have taken away my gift for Mandessa. Please help me restore this prized posession or at least the majority of it. I will undoubtedly be in your debt! Prizes for the majority of those who can obtain the pieces of Mandessa's gift out there. Quest ends November 27 midnight EST (check the time command). Good luck! Sin
	Message 67: [Nov 23 18:34] A fight (part 1) (Natedog)
	It was night and there were rumors. Rumors of a great evil that plagued a mountain. An entire mountain and the surrounding hills and valley. The evil had a name. A name so ancient that all who knew it had died and those who would still remember chose not to. This is the story of a humble thief and the great battle against the great black dragon know only as Golgoth the ancient evil. The mages were the first to fall. Their magic has weakened him considerably but his power all at once overwhelmed them. The warriors and druids fought at the front. Swords blazing and staves calling on the very power of nature to bind him in vines and earth. He reared back as the earth rose up to meet him and drug him down. The vines bou nd him as the warriors struck with their combined fury. The clerics summoned their holy wrath on his evil and he writhed in agony and disorientation. The clerics were the next to fall. All at once the dragon broke vines restricting his head and breathed a great stream of acid. The clerics had grouped to avoid being hit but in turn had made themselves an easier target for the dragon's wrath. They were reduced to a gurgling, boiling, smoking mass of flesh and bones. Myself, and others like me fired our bows relentlessly. Aiming arrows enchanted by cleric's holy magic. The least intelligent among our ranks sprang forward with the dragon bound to plunge his dagger into his eye. At the last second he snapped his jaws and our friend was no more. Enraged, the warriors went into a berserker rage and easily wielded their two- handed weapons with one and attacked the dragon with renewed fervor. The druids summoned huge living trees to aid them in battle. Each one was struck down by the dragon's mighty tail and splintered against the rock. The thief had one friend among the fighters and he was the most enraged. Picking up a fallen comrade's axe he plunged it and his own battle-axe into the beast's eye. The dragon reared up with a deafening roar and lashed out missing the warrior by inches. His second swing did not miss. Striking cleanly and sending the warrior flying turned him into a stain on the cave wall. The druids fought with all the rage of a terrible winter storm. They unleashed a torrent of ice spells which created gaping wounds on the dragon's left side. The others summoned the power of the earth and brought a portion of the caves down on the beast's head. The dragon now had one eye and was bleeding acidic blood from his head and side. He roared and turned to the druids. The warriors, fearing the druids would meet the same fate as the clerics took action. They gave a might battle- cry and launched into the fray, all of them striking in unison. With their combined might they sent the dragon back more than forty feet. The druids gave a great hurrah as the beast struck the rock. The celebration was short as the dragon recovered quickly and launched at the group of druids, and warriors. They tried to escape but the dragon was blindingly quick. He caught the majority in his jaws and turned them to chunks of meat with his many teeth.
	Message 68: [Nov 23 18:34] A fight (part 2) (Natedog)
	Being the best marksman it was decided that I stay and the rest of my mates run down to face the beast. Their speed and guile kept them out of reach and distracted the dragon enough for the warriors to regain their feet. They renewed their attack, warriors and thieves fighting side-by-side. Suddenly the dragon spun and sent his tail towards his potential meals. Those who were not quick enough to dodge were laid low or chopped in half. The carnage of that one hit was enough to freeze the survivors where they stood. The druids' call to battle woke them and they again resumed the onslaught. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned. It was my friend Petre of the order of clerics. He was badly burned and the flesh where his arm had been still boiled. He did his best to gurgle out a request. "You.. dag.. da-gul..." I obliged and produced the ancient blade. Petre's eyes rolled back into his head and he stood erect as if a wooden pole had been shoved through his body. A great white light glowed from within and was forced outward. He shoved his hands upward and spoke his last words. "DRIVE THIS INTO HIS DARK HEART, MY FRIEND!" He forced both hands downward and his entire essence poured through them and into my blade. Petre then collapsed as an empty husk onto the rock. My friend lay dead beside me, having forfieted his life for a last rite. My dagger now glowed with a bright white light and seemed to pulse. To my horror I looked over the ledge and glimpsed the dragon rearing up and my group of people fleeing for their lives. I scrambled for an arrow as the drag on roared. As he took in his aim I striped the lace from my shoe and tied my dagger to the arrow. As I turned to aim the beast drew in his breath. I screamed and let my arrow fly. The white light flew straight and true as if somehow guided by Petre himself. The light found home. It buried itself deep within the dragon's heart and sent him back with more force than a hundred men could conjure with their bows. The dragon hit the wall and collapsed, then, with a pitiful wail he drew a breath and moved no more. A great cheer went up from the group. And weapons were forced into the air. Kor, the leader walked over to claim our prize, the orb that lay grasped in the slain beast's claw. Kor stood next to the dragon and his head rose up. A great gasp came from the group and Kor spun to meet the dragon's head crashing down on him. He drew his massive sword and held is fast as the dragon drove his head onto Kor's sword and into his own brain. A second, more uneasy cheer rose up from the group as Kor threw the head off from himself. He marched over to the dragon's claw and raised his sword. With one mighty slash he relieved the arm of its hand which opened and spilled forth an orb of purest black. He snatched up the orb and sheathed his sword. The eldest druid cast a spell and a large plant grew from the ground and opened. With us all inside the plant closed only to open again and we now found ourselves in a forest and safe.
	Message 69: [Oct 21 17:24] new area opened (Natedog)
	Beware the goblins that dwell west of the great dragon head! -N8
	Message 70: [Oct 20 20:59] Renaissance Faire Pix (Sin)
	http://nilgiri.mythril.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?group=misc Enjoy! Sin
	Message 71: [Oct 17 14:48] Re: Role-playing (Sin)
	Folas . Your roleplaying post is well noted. I was considering posting it on the literature page of Nilgiri. Now I do not have a problem with role playing but I do have problems in enforcing such action. We're a mud run by volunteers and I do not have the time to enforce role playing in Argoceania so could not expect others to enforce it either. But let us suppose I say Argoceania is to be role-play only. How do enforce it? Who will enforce it? What sort of punishment do we give out? And who will be the ultimate authority on role-playing? These things need to be considered. . As for the world, I do frown upon none medieval fantasy items and descriptions. I have made an exception for one of Mobius' areas because he is a founder and Rivin was powerless to stop it from happening :) Otherwise, if you do see discrepency like the Taco Bell dog let it be known to me and I'll see what can be done. . Sin
	Message 72: [Oct 01 02:39] new tutorial (Sin)
	I rewrote the Nilgiri tutorial to be more comprehensive. Go check it out: http://nilgiri.mythril.com/tutorial.html Let me know if I left anything major out. Sin PS I know the tutorial isn't geared towards Argoceanians :( But Argo isn't supposed to be that easy, right? :)
	Message 73: [Mar 14 15:59] no joran eq, it will be confiscated (Natedog)
	there will be no fratinizing between the continents. any joran eq I see will be destroyed. So, trade at your own risk. -n8
	Message 74: [Mar 04 07:00] MAP:Terruwan Waste (enough killing monkeys?) (Almari)
	TERRUWAN WASTE Ogreck's by Almari +--+<<1--+-- Castle | | +--+ | | +--+--*>>1 Rocky | | Rivers +--+--+--+ + | | | +--+--+ +--+ Mountain | | | | | +--+--+ +--+ Entrance | | | | -*--+--+--+ +--+--+ + | | | | +--+--+ + | +--+--+--Darkwood | | +--+ | +--+ | +--+--2>>2 | | +--+ | + | + | + | Black & Khurvhin Forest
	Message 75: [Jan 28 14:24] Map of the Lush Oasis (to help newbies) (Almari)
	THE LUSH OASIS by Almari +--+--+-----+ | | | |Oasis| | +--+--+ +--*--+ + | | | | | | | | | | + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ |#######################| |# #| +--+# City #+--+ | |# of #| | Watchtower| |# Eltanin #| |Watchtower * +# #+ * | |# #| | Sheuwan | |# #| | Terruwan Waste-+--+--+--*-West East-*--+--+--+--Waste | #Gate Gate# | | # # | +--+ # #+--+--+ | | # #| | | | # #| | +--+ # #+--+ | # #| | # #| +--+# South #+--+ | |# Gate # | | |########|############## | +--+ + * +--+--+--+ + | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ | | | | | | | | | | +--+--+--+--*Ant Hills + | | | | Moravu river
	Message 76: [Aug 17 16:12] Jora a blink away! (Sin)
	Argoceanians have the unique ability to make their way to Jora without having to sail and without the maps making their way out into the population. It is simple and it is easy. But there are a couple of rules. . 1. You must be at least level 21 2. You have to go naked . In order to do this all you need to do is pray at the temple of Eltanin. Once you get there, to get back you need to pray at the temple of Midgaard. Once again the rules apply for getting back as getting there. You might encounter problems like not being able to use the shops or the receptionist. I want to hear about these type of things. . Sin
	Message 77: [May 11 04:01] Newbie Helper (Sin)
	As some of you have noticed, "Diku" will announce possible new players who have never logged into the realm of Nilgiri. This is a new feature of the game. It is put in to bring to the attention all you "newbie helpers" out there a chance to assist and show a newbie our little corner of the Internet. And possibly induct a new member and another long term comrade into what is the Forgotten World of Nilgiri. Players is what makes this world thrive. So when you see a newbie, help them out, and I don't mean dump a bunch of equipment on them and send them on their merry way. There are many people who come from IRC, chatrooms, Mercs, ROMs, Mucks, Tinys and other places that may not be familiar with how Nilgiri works and need special attention. A lot of new players simply like to have their hand held for a while before they strike out on their own. I am all for raising the player base of Nilgiri. It makes this a more interesting place to be. So, if there is anything I can do to help you help the future new players of Nilgiri, please let me know. The Help Nilgiri Flourish Campaign Sin