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digger760 · 18-07-2003, 10:15

yes DM is the dungean master for the RPG D&D. The DM does the RNG for the AI.

dont know what MUD is.

Shabbaman · 18-07-2003, 10:18

On a more serious note, although I'm sure I've mentioned it on this forum before, some fraternity nicknamed me 'Shabby', meaning both 'bald' and 'clochard-like'. In the Groningen student lingo 'shabba' means something like 'stuff' and 'things' and a whole lot of undefined objects. Actually, when you're too lazy to come up with an actual word you just say 'shabba' (I'm not making this up!) so Shabbaman sounds very appropriate.

I am the nephew of Superman though.

Cruise · 18-07-2003, 10:26

Basically my last name, with some anglification

digger760 · 18-07-2003, 10:32

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quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

'shabba' means something like 'stuff' and 'things' and a whole lot of undefined objects.

The irish have a similare word "yolk", genrally used to refer to kitchen utensils, like an egg flip, tin opener, carrot peeler.

ERIKK · 18-07-2003, 10:46

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quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

I am the nephew of Superman though.

You are not my nephew! CHEATER!!!

Taurendil · 18-07-2003, 10:56

MUD = Multi-User Dungeon. It's like an MMOPRG (massive multiplayer on-line roleplaying game) but without the graphics. Yes, entirely text based. There are probably still thousands of these servers around, but for me it was the entire internet, and about the only thing i did from 1995 to 1998. Imagine it to be more versatile than any game could possibly be (due to it being text-based and not confined by graphics), and more addictive than any game you have ever played.

col · 18-07-2003, 12:30

Hehe - I was involved with Steve Jackson at uni before he founded Games Workshop when D and D was first getting started around 1975/76. We used to play test board games for magazines and he wrote about it.

I still remember when Colossal Adventure arrived for the uni Dec10 in 1977. All work stopped until we'd solved it. Do the words PLUGH and XYZZY mean anything to you?

MUD was the name of an early multi user text adventure which then became a generic term for all such games.

anarres · 18-07-2003, 16:34

When I joined CFC I had recently read The Disposessed by Ursula Le Guin.

I was so impressed with the lead character (who lived in a society of anarchists) that I chose to call myself after him. Unfortunately someone had already taken the name (Shevek), so I called myself after the moon they lived on, anarres.

My anarchist theme came from there, I guess my interpretation of anarchism was a little uninformed until I read the book. I realised that I had many anarchist ideals, maybe even more than I have communist ideals. It is still one of the best books I have ever read.

Melifluous · 20-07-2003, 00:07

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quote:Originally posted by Taurendil

MUD = Multi-User Dungeon. .... Imagine it to be more versatile than any game could possibly be (due to it being text-based and not confined by graphics), and more addictive than any game you have ever played.

Try slamming this into the command line from DOS...

telnet://clandestinemud.com:9476

Melifluous

I love this MUD and have been playing it on and off for about 5-6 years. Also as an aside, I used to be an AD&D DM, I once wasted an entire summer, sat in a field rolling dice and following my friends as they got the girl, killed the baddie and saved the entire planet...

Also bonus points if anyone can give me the band that wrote a song of the same name (get the girl, kill the baddie and saved the entire planet)...

Grille · 20-07-2003, 03:59

MUD, DM, RPG, RNG, AI, DOS, WTF? LOL!

---> PWEI

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quote:... and following my friends as they got the girl, killed the baddie and saved the entire planet...

... at least you saved us from unintentional interruptions by nasty, evil creatures (

these would have been parents or younger siblings?) by rolling the dice! Yeah!

18-07-2003, 10:18	#22
Shabbaman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Costa La Haya Posts: 8,494	On a more serious note, although I'm sure I've mentioned it on this forum before, some fraternity nicknamed me 'Shabby', meaning both 'bald' and 'clochard-like'. In the Groningen student lingo 'shabba' means something like 'stuff' and 'things' and a whole lot of undefined objects. Actually, when you're too lazy to come up with an actual word you just say 'shabba' (I'm not making this up!) so Shabbaman sounds very appropriate. I am the nephew of Superman though. __________________ "Our spam is backed with COMETS!"

18-07-2003, 10:56	#26
Taurendil Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belgium. Posts: 63	MUD = Multi-User Dungeon. It's like an MMOPRG (massive multiplayer on-line roleplaying game) but without the graphics. Yes, entirely text based. There are probably still thousands of these servers around, but for me it was the entire internet, and about the only thing i did from 1995 to 1998. Imagine it to be more versatile than any game could possibly be (due to it being text-based and not confined by graphics), and more addictive than any game you have ever played. __________________ Impotent man looking for frigid woman to sit around and do nothing.

18-07-2003, 12:30	#27
col King Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Sandwich Islands. Posts: 1,529	Hehe - I was involved with Steve Jackson at uni before he founded Games Workshop when D and D was first getting started around 1975/76. We used to play test board games for magazines and he wrote about it. I still remember when Colossal Adventure arrived for the uni Dec10 in 1977. All work stopped until we'd solved it. Do the words PLUGH and XYZZY mean anything to you? MUD was the name of an early multi user text adventure which then became a generic term for all such games. __________________ I can't be arsed.

18-07-2003, 16:34	#28
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	When I joined CFC I had recently read The Disposessed by Ursula Le Guin. I was so impressed with the lead character (who lived in a society of anarchists) that I chose to call myself after him. Unfortunately someone had already taken the name (Shevek), so I called myself after the moon they lived on, anarres. My anarchist theme came from there, I guess my interpretation of anarchism was a little uninformed until I read the book. I realised that I had many anarchist ideals, maybe even more than I have communist ideals. It is still one of the best books I have ever read. __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

18-07-2003, 10:15	#21
digger760 King Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Fake Dog Poo Factory. Posts: 1,887	yes DM is the dungean master for the RPG D&D. The DM does the RNG for the AI. dont know what MUD is.

18-07-2003, 10:26	#23
Cruise Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands. Posts: 139	Basically my last name, with some anglification