Where's My Cow?

We had a wandering mob problem, a command misunderstanding, and hilarity ensued. See, the MUD has an inter-MUD chat which allows admins to communicate with other MUDs and get help on code and such. Nev was editing the code for the color scheme of the MUD - making exits all green, objs all yellow etc. At some point, after I'd purged the one mob I couldn't stand - that damned fighter that just won't die - I realized that we didn't have a mob to test colors. So I said, "We need a mob..." and Nev went off evilly and fetched the fighter, of all things, which I promptly purged. Eventually, he loaded up a random cow, because this testroom we were building was turning out pretty wacky, and it just needed a cow. Anyway, while he was editing the code, the cow up and wandered off...

> say er, where's my cow?
You ask in Common, "Er, where's my cow?"

Nevrei shrugs.

SYSTEM [Nevrei@Ethereal Dreams seeks cow]

You laugh.

Nevrei says in Common, "Oop."

Nevrei says in Common, "Don't type locate."

You say in Common, "LOL."

Afterward, we loaded up another cow and spent a while chasing it around before we finally gave up on the sillyness and I purged it. We didn't need TWO cows randomly wandering around the MUD. But, as Nev pointed out, he /was/ very specific over inter-MUD about seeking a cow.


...the problem with having such an awesome coder running the MUD is that the builders are spoiled rotten. And lazy to boot.

You say in Common, "I don't know how to make mobs or objs."

You grin.

Nevrei says in Common, "The manual does."

You say in Common, ";P."

Nevrei says in Common, "You may have purged it ;)."

You say in Common, "But it's so much easier to just ask you."

You laugh.

Nevrei says in Common, "Ah, but you're assuming I know ;)."

Of course, since we're both still figuring out the commands, pestering him doesn't work as well as it does for codestuff. ;)

Historic Moment: "And I dub thee Aelandris!"

After some years, we have finally decided on a name. This is a monumental moment.


The Vault
This dank chamber echoes with low growls, hisses, and the eerie
scraping of claws against stone. The air is frigid and still, and
smells of the earth and the damp. This place, a vault of sorts,
is used to hold the most hideous monsters - the kind that haunt
the admins' worst nightmares. The Typo Demon and Writer's Block are
but two of the malevolent beasts kept here, sealed behind bars of
iron and steel, arcane wardings, and thick walls of solid stone.
However, on occasion, they have been known to escape...
Obvious exit: sideways
A Writer's Block is standing here.
Nevrei the Realmweaver is standing here.

You say in Common, "The MUD needs a name."

Nevrei says in Common, "This will not do."

You say in Common, "Because the system bu needs a MUDname in its desc :P."

Nevrei says in Common, "Lol yeah."

Nevrei says in Common, "I noticed."

You say in Common, "There needs to be a hint hint nudge nudge social ;P."

> Nevrei clones a Lag Monster.
Nevrei looks at a Lag Monster.

l lag
Evil beyond imagination, you see the horrid spirit of freezyness
and death from eventual disconnection. He halts the quick beat of
information and is aggravating to players and administrators alike.
His form is that of a giant purple wyrm, and only the great tuna
of speed can bop him into submission!
The abstract illusory is in top condition.


You say in Common, "Of course, now we're going to actually have to make the great tuna of boppage."

Nevrei says in Common, "That's your job ;)."

Nevrei says in Common, "Argh, what to name the world."

You laugh.

You ask in Common, "Does the Orb of Inspiration have any answers?"

You grin stupidly.

Nevrei says in Common, "Heh."

Nevrei looks at the orb of inspiration.
Nevrei looks at the orb of inspiration.

You say in Common, "Could just name is AUGH."

You chuckle.

Nevrei says in Common, "Eh."

You say in Common, "Ancient Vaelandri word meaning "I made the world and then couldn't decide what to call it." ;)."

Nevrei says in Common, "Haha."

You say in Common, "Either that, or llama cheese."

You say in Common, "Could always just name the MUD Altheria."

You say in Common, "Since, y'know, it is the main city."

Nevrei asks in Common, "Yeah but that name is taken too, isn't it?"

You ask in Common, "Is it?"

Nevrei says in Common, "Altheria.blogspot.com is."

You say in Common, "Oh darnit it is."

You say in Common, "Baaah."

You ask in Common, "Aelandri?"

Nevrei says in Common, "Too similar to vaelandri."

You say in Common, "That's what I mean."

Nevrei says in Common, "Aelandria."

You say in Common, "Since the major plot arcs will focus on the legacy of the Vaelandri."

You say in Common, "Or that, yeah."

Nevrei says in Common, "Hm."

Nevrei says in Common, "Might work."

You say in Common, "Kaelandri is guardians of the ether."

You say in Common, "Velandri is children of the ether."

You say in Common, "So aelandri or landri would mean ether."

Nevrei says in Common, "Yeah."

You say in Common, "Aleandria could mean..."

You ask in Common, "Story of the ether?"

Nevrei says in Common, "Aelandria appears to be unique."

You say in Common, "Or legends of the Ether."

You say in Common, "Ooh hmm."

You say in Common, "The continent, if not the world itself, could be Aelandria too."

You say in Common, "Place of Ether."

Nevrei says in Common, "Yeah I'd imagine the world would have that name."

You nod solemnly.

Nevrei says in Common, "And thus the mud."

You ask in Common, "So... do we have a world name?"

You ask in Common, "Aelandria?"

Nevrei says in Common, "Hm."

Nevrei says in Common, "Maybe."

Nevrei asks in Common, "Do you think it's too long?"

You say in Common, "Possibly."

You ponder.

Nevrei says in Common, "I was debating the benefits of having a short world name."

Nevrei says in Common, "Like 3 or 4 letters."

You ask in Common, "Aelan?"

You say in Common, "Or even Ael."

Nevrei says in Common, "Sounds like ale, lol."

You laugh.

You say in Common, "Not a bad thing in some cases."

You wink.

You say in Common, "Ooh Aelan is an actual word."

Nevrei says in Common, "What's it mean."

You say in Common, "To kindle, light, burn."

Nevrei says in Common, "Cool."

You say in Common, "Aelan might work for a name."

You say in Common, "Or Landria."

You say in Common, "Although that one sounds odd."

Nevrei says in Common, "Yeah."

Nevrei says in Common, "Sounds like we couldn't come up with anything better."

You ask in Common, "Hm Aelandris?"

Nevrei says in Common, "Ah."

You agree wholeheartedly.

You chuckle.

Nevrei says in Common, "Aelandris sounds better."

You nod solemnly.

Nevrei says in Common, "One less syllable."

Nevrei says in Common, "Yes."

Nevrei says in Common, "Let's make that the world name."

You cheer enthusiastically.

You say in Common, "And we can make a blog."

You laugh.

You dance around.

You exclaim in Common, "This is monumental, we have a WORLD NAME!!"

Nevrei cheers enthusiastically.

Nevrei says in Common, "Now the question is."

Nevrei says in Common, "Should that be the name of the mud."

You echo: And the heavens did split asunder and rain torrents of golden dumplings, as an angelic choir raised their voices in song and celebration....

Nevrei laughs.

You say in Common, "Oh."

You say in Common, "For lack of a better idea :P."

You say in Common, "Aelandris is good for a MUD name."

You say in Common, "Could translate, in Vaelandri, to 'ether-source' or something like that."

Nevrei says in Common, "Ok."

Nevrei says in Common, "Done and done."

You cheer enthusiastically.

You say in Common, "This is monumental."

You say in Common, "Making the blog."

You echo: and 'lo, it was blogged about.

Nevrei says in Common, "Haha."