First death: ------------ You die. You have a strange feeling. You can see your own dead body from above. You see a dark hooded man standing beside your corpse. He is wiping the bloody blade of a wicked-looking scythe with slow, measured motions. Suddenly he stops and seems to look straight at you with his empty... no, not empty but... orbs.... Death says: COME WITH ME, MORTAL ONE! He reaches for you, and suddenly you find yourself in another place. Death says: IT IS TIME. Death lifts his right arm and makes a beckoning motion. You feel quite certain that if you had been alive you would have died on the spot from fear. Strangely enough, you don't feel anything like that at all, just a mild curiousity. Death says: NO GLANDS, THAT'S WHY. Death seems to smile a bit. On the other hand, that's a bit hard to tell given his physical condition, it might very well be his normal expression... Death says: WITHOUT GLANDS YOU FEEL NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL. Well, he seems to be right. Instead of being mad with fear you're getting a little bored. You wish for something to happen real soon. Death says: COME HERE, I MUST READ YOUR SOUL. Death steps closer, reaches straight into your chest with a bony hand, grabbing something within! You feel a strange internal yank as your very soul is removed for examination... Suddenly Death collects your bodyless essence with a great sweeping motion of his skeletal hands and puts you in a small glass orb that he inserts into his right eye socket! You feel a strange blue light from within his eyeless orb penetrate you as he leans over the chart. Alignment: 6: I HEARD THEY WERE OUT OF ARCHANGELS IN HEAVEN, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD APPLY FOR THE JOB! I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE HARP, OR THEY'LL GIVE THE JOB TO SOMEONE ELSE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! 0: WHAT A FENCE-CLIMBER WE HAVE HERE! NEVER MADE UP YOUR MIND IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, DID YOU? WELL, DON'T WORRY, YOU WON'T HAVE TO NOW! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -7..-11: OH WHAT A DISPICABLE BUG WE HAVE HERE. STEALING CANDY FROM BABIES AND BEATING OLD LADIES NO DOUBT. WELL, NOW THEY CAN DANCE ON YOUR GRAVE! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Death says: WELL, I GUESS YOU HAVE DONE YOURS FOR THIS TIME, SEE YOU ON ARMAGEDDON DAY! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Death removes the orb from his eye and stands up. He steps in front of a door you didn't notice bearing the words 'ETERNITY' in black letters. On the door you see a small hatch which Death opens with a flick of his hand. From the open hatch you can hear the moaning murmurs of a million souls. Slowly he lifts you to the gaping maw of the hatch. Lars arrives through a rift in the fabric of space. Lars smiles at you. Lars whispers something to Death. Death says: WHAT? OUT OF THE QUESTION! YOU KNOW THAT!! Lars sighs deeply. Lars whispers something to Death. Death says: REINCARNATION? FOR THIS ONE? HE IS NOT WORTHY OF IT AND YOU KNOW IT! BE SENSIBLE, LARS! Lars sulks in the corner. Lars leaves through a rift in the fabric of space. Death looks at you with something that must be disgust even if it's hard to say. His face is not the best suited face for showing expressions, but you feel fairly confident about this one. Death says: OH ALL RIGHT THEN! I CAN WAIT. ONE DAY YOU WILL BE MINE ANYWAY! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Suddenly Death hurls you up in the air, you feel a strange sensation as you pass through the very walls of the building, out into the open air, through some other walls and a couple fairly surprised horses before you finally stop inside another building. It seems vaguely familiar, somehow. You stand in a large circular chamber with exits on all sides. To the south a long corridor extends beyond your vision. The east and west wall each have three identical doorways leading to small rooms. At the center of the chamber stands a shimmering blue portal, beside which a column of white light rises from the ground. Between the two stands a large sign which provides useful information. There are seven obvious exits: northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west and northwest. A large sign. By wearing the pin, you advertise your desire to be helped by others. You wear the newbie pin on your chest. Dying second time (same reboot), and 3-4: ----------------------------------------- You die. You have a strange feeling. You can see your own dead body from above. You see a dark hooded man standing beside your corpse. He is wiping the bloody blade of a wicked-looking scythe with slow, measured motions. Suddenly he stops and seems to look straight at you with his empty... no, not empty but... orbs.... Death says: COME WITH M... He suddenly looks closer at you, focusing his empty orbs on your very essence. After a long scrutinization he gives you a disgusted look. Death says: DON'T YOU THINK ONCE IS ENOUGH? I KNEW THIS REINCARNATION BUSINESS WAS A BAD IDEA THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD OF IT! Death mumbles angrily as he lifts you up and throws you on another short flight, to what is by now a rather familiar place. You stand in a large circular chamber with exits on all sides. To the south a long corridor extends beyond your vision. The east and west wall each have three identical doorways leading to small rooms. At the center of the chamber stands a shimmering blue portal, beside which a column of white light rises from the ground. Between the two stands a large sign which provides useful information. There are seven obvious exits: northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west and northwest. A large sign. > exa sign _____ | |`. ___________________________________|_____|_|_______________________________ | `. | -= DEATH =- | | | | | | Death takes us all, eventually. Fortunately for you, Lars has chosen to | | | intercede this time, postponing your final descent into eternity. Lars | | | can't deny Death his due, however, and as a result, you have lost roughly | | | one fifth of your former combat experience. | | | | | | An important choice is now before you. You may return to your former body | | | by entering the column of light. Or, you may recreate your mortal form, | | | leaving your former body forever behind. Be warned, however, that the | | | skills you have spent your money training have been learned by your old | | | body. If you leave it behind, so too will you be leaving the vast | | | majority of your trained skills. To choose a new body, enter the portal. | | | To return to your old body, and keep your skills, enter the light. | | | | | |___________________________________________________________________________| | `.__________________________________________________________________________`.| | | | | | | > enter portal Forsake your old body and lose most of your skills? If you are sure you want to do this, one more time. > enter portal As you step into the portal, you glimpse your old body melding with the column of light, returning to the ether. > enter light As you step into the column of light, you feel yourself rising into your old body, slowly sending warmth back into the cold dead limbs. +-------------------------------------------------------+ ! There is mail for you in Sparkle post office. ! ! (North end of the road just inside the village gate.) ! +-------------------------------------------------------+ Welcome to Genesis 3.0 You are passing through a gray void on your way into the world. All those enroute to Genesis pass this way. Like so many others have done before you, you might initially feel somewhat confused. Don't panic! We will have you roaming the countryside in no time. Here are a few helpful hints. You can get help using 'help'. (help topics) 'help ' gives help on available commands. (help commune) It is advisable to read the help info before using a command. You move around by typing a direction. (n, e, w, s, u, d) You talk to people by typing 'say '. (say Hi there) You can most often look at things around you. (look at floor) Many items can be picked up if found somewhere. (get sword) Remember to do: introduce myself and remember in order to get aquainted with other players. It is quite useful. You can also do things like: smile, laugh, giggle, bow, tickle or sniff. You can try this right now or you can type 'down' if you wish to enter the world. We have compiled a tutorial for you: http://www.foxcomm.net/web2/malaux/tutorial/index.html Make sure you visit our website: http://genesis.tekno.chalmers.se 17:41:17 Up time : 1 minute 17:41:17 Regular reboot: between 11 days 18 hours and 12 days to go. 23:53:12 Regular reboot: between 11 days 12 hours and 11 days 18 hours to go. 02:22:38 Regular reboot: between 11 days 6 hours and 11 days 12 hours to go. 08:07:09 Regular reboot: between 11 days 6 hours and 11 days 12 hours to go. 08:12:09 Regular reboot: between 11 days and 11 days 6 hours to go. 14:09:38 Regular reboot: between 11 days and 11 days 6 hours to go. 21:15:01 Regular reboot: between 10 days 12 hours and 10 days 18 hours to go. 02:07:09 Regular reboot: between 10 days 12 hours and 10 days 18 hours to go. 02:12:09 Regular reboot: between 10 days 6 hours and 10 days 12 hours to go. 08:07:09 Regular reboot: between 10 days 6 hours and 10 days 12 hours to go. 08:12:09 Regular reboot: between 10 days and 10 days 6 hours to go. 14:07:14 Regular reboot: between 10 days and 10 days 6 hours to go. 14:12:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 18 hours and 10 days to go. 20:07:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 18 hours and 10 days to go. 20:12:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 12 hours and 9 days 18 hours to go. 02:07:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 12 hours and 9 days 18 hours to go. 02:12:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 6 hours and 9 days 12 hours to go. 08:07:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days 6 hours and 9 days 12 hours to go. 08:12:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days and 9 days 6 hours to go. 14:07:09 Regular reboot: between 9 days and 9 days 6 hours to go. 14:12:09 Regular reboot: between 8 days 18 hours and 9 days to go. 20:07:09 Regular reboot: between 8 days 18 hours and 9 days to go. 20:12:09 Regular reboot: between 8 days 12 hours and 8 days 18 hours to go. 08:51:31 Regular reboot: between 7 hours 30 minutes and 9 hours to go. 11:57:21 Regular reboot: between 4 hours 30 minutes and 6 hours to go. 14:16:56 Regular reboot: between 1 hour 30 minutes and 3 hours to go. 14:19:41 Regular reboot: between 1 hour 30 minutes and 3 hours to go. 16:40:40 Regular reboot: between 30 minutes and 45 minutes to go. 16:44:51 Regular reboot: between 30 minutes and 45 minutes to go. 17:16:02 Regular reboot: Announced within the next 15 minutes. Armageddon: An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: Lo and behold! I am here! The game has been up 11 days 19 hours 34 minutes 45 seconds, time for a reboot! The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: Tell me (do not commune) if you want to be sent home. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 10 minutes. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 5 minutes. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 4 minutes. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 3 minutes. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 2 minutes. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I will shut the game down in 1 minute. The figure then disappears. An apparition of Armageddon appears to you. He tells everyone: I am shutting the game down now! The figure then disappears. Saving Enigma. ***Closed