From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 00:13:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id AAA17017; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:06:23 +1300 Received: from smtp2.ihug.co.nz (tk2.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.14]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id AAA17013 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:06:19 +1300 Received: from ihug.co.nz (p202-tnt8.akl.ihug.co.nz [203.109.138.202]) by smtp2.ihug.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with ESMTP id XAA31177 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:58:49 +1300 Message-ID: <387DB05E.C32F2031@ihug.co.nz> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00:46 +1300 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: scott whitaker To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Starflower, all know of the effectiveness of fire aginst undead. All they need to do is to ring their village with fire. As for flying undead surely every village has hunters with bows? Kharsis Keith Smith wrote: > >All the people of my burgh are taught how to fight and defend themselves > >from an early age. I understand nobles coddle their children until they are > >spoilt brats. > > "How little you know of nobility...." sighs Starflower. "Noble children in > civilised lands are expected to learn the arts of the warrior. How else may > they lead their men in battle?" > > "As for the folk of your hometown... Do you expect the babes in arms to > rise up and fight? Or the women heavy with child? And 'gainst the undead > hordes the poor folk will need more than woodaxes and pitchforks. Goodly > swords cost good coin, more than most can afford, as you should know. And > magic costs far more..." > > Starflower > > > > -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 00:14:02 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id AAA16982; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:03:12 +1300 Received: from smtp2.ihug.co.nz (tk2.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.14]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id AAA16978 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:02:35 +1300 Received: from ihug.co.nz (p202-tnt8.akl.ihug.co.nz [203.109.138.202]) by smtp2.ihug.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with ESMTP id XAA30939 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:55:05 +1300 Message-ID: <387DAF7E.AE2FE56C@ihug.co.nz> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:57:03 +1300 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: scott whitaker To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz If these people were truly worth saving they would fight for themselves not have others do it for them. Alternatively they would pay others to do it for them. If, as the current converstaion suggests they are unwilling to fight for themselves then they are not worth saving Kharsis Beastlord is a title from mt people for an individual who controls beasts Michael Parkinson wrote: > > All the people of my burgh are taught how to fight and defend themselves > > from an early age. I understand nobles coddle their children > > until they are > > spoilt brats. > > > > Kharsis, Beastlord > > [Aside, in carrying tones:] What a *charming* name, Kharsis, presumably > derived from "cassis" -- that thick, sweet black-current syrup which is only > tolerable when diluted in a *real* drink. I would have tought that > raspberries were more his flavour. And what sort of appellation is > "beastlord"? Perhaps it is a word like Child-king (a child than has been > made a king)? Perhaps, as a "crimelord" dominates his associates by > criminality, a beastlord dominates his companions by bestiality. > > -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 09:13:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id JAA20161; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:13:36 +1300 Received: from smtp1.ihug.co.nz (tk1.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.13]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id JAA20157 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:13:28 +1300 Received: from phaeton (p157-tnt7.akl.ihug.co.nz [203.109.203.157]) by smtp1.ihug.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id JAA21103 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:05:45 +1300 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000114090549.007b8890@pop.ihug.co.nz> X-Sender: phaeton@pop.ihug.co.nz X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:05:49 +1300 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: Keith Smith To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz >Starflower, all know of the effectiveness of fire aginst undead. All they need >to do is to ring their village with fire. As for flying undead surely every >village has hunters with bows? "Fires may defend for a while... perhaps as much as a single night. But if the Undead press on the attack during the daylight hours they will have no way to gather fuel. Soon the fires must die down..." Starflower -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 11:13:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id LAA20973; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:13:11 +1300 Received: from defacto.peace.co.nz (root@defacto.peace.co.nz [202.14.141.225]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id LAA20969 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:12:38 +1300 Message-ID: <387E4C04.DFC4C8D5@peace.com> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:04:52 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: Michael Woodhams To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz scott whitaker wrote: > Starflower, all know of the effectiveness of fire aginst undead. All they need > to do is to ring their village with fire. As for flying undead surely every > village has hunters with bows? > > If these people were truly worth saving they would fight for themselves not have > others do it for them. Alternatively they would pay others to do it for them. > If, as the current converstaion suggests they are unwilling to fight for > themselves then they are not worth saving > > Kharsis I leprachaun in the corner pipes up. "Ah, so anyone can see off an invasion with a few firebrands and hunting bows. I'm sure the Duke will be thrilled to hear it - he can stop spending all that money on trained soldiers, weapons, armour and fortifications, knowing that the peasants will defeat any invading armies. Perhaps the peasants might say that anyone who doesn't grow their own food doesn't deserve to eat?" -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 11:28:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id LAA21021; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:19:42 +1300 Received: from hermes.telebusiness.co.nz ([203.97.136.3] (may be forged)) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id LAA21017 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:19:13 +1300 Received: by hermes.telebusiness.co.nz with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) id ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:11:09 +1300 Message-ID: <51F30BB9AB60D311B4130020AFF7E3230B1AEE@hermes.telebusiness.co.nz> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:11:06 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Subject: RE: Saving villagers From: Terry Spencer To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz > > I leprachaun in the corner pipes up. > > "Ah, so anyone can see off an invasion with a few firebrands > and hunting bows. I'm > sure the Duke will be thrilled to hear it - he can stop > spending all that money on > trained soldiers, weapons, armour and fortifications, knowing > that the peasants > will defeat any invading armies. > > Perhaps the peasants might say that anyone who doesn't grow > their own food doesn't > deserve to eat?" Good thinking young Leprachaun, what forward thinking! We'll ratify your policy immediately. -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 17:58:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id RAA23572; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:45:33 +1300 Received: from smtp2.ihug.co.nz (tk2.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.14]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id RAA23568 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:45:10 +1300 Received: from paul (p5-tnt6.akl.ihug.co.nz [216.100.154.5]) by smtp2.ihug.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id RAA00955 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:37:14 +1300 Message-ID: <002801bf5e49$536ae080$6564640a@paul> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:37:19 +1300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: "Paul Schmidt" To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: "Paul Schmidt" , dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Starflower, all know of the effectiveness of fire aginst undead. All they need > > to do is to ring their village with fire. As for flying undead surely every > > village has hunters with bows? > > As long as peasants exist, a ready source of fuel is also available... Ghengis -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers -- From owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Fri Jan 14 19:28:38 2000 Received: (from bin@localhost) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) id TAA24135; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:23:03 +1300 Received: from smtp2.ihug.co.nz (tk2.ihug.co.nz [203.29.160.14]) by mail.sf.org.nz (8.8.6/NZSFI-19980830) with ESMTP id TAA24131 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:22:50 +1300 Received: from phaeton (p281-tnt2.akl.ihug.co.nz [203.109.255.41]) by smtp2.ihug.co.nz (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id TAA08795; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:14:53 +1300 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000114191459.007bada0@pop.ihug.co.nz> X-Sender: phaeton@pop.ihug.co.nz X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:14:59 +1300 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: Saving villagers From: Keith Smith To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz Sender: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Errors-To: owner-dq@dq.sf.org.nz Precedence: bulk X-Loop: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz X-Requests: To unsubscribe from this list, or change your subscription address, send a request to dq-request@dq.sf.org.nz. To unsubscribe from all lists on this site, send a request to all-request@dq.sf.org.nz. Reply-To: dq-pub@dq.sf.org.nz >As long as peasants exist, a ready source of fuel is also available... "Now, one would expect a Fire Adept to have a better grasp of what makes good fuel for the burning, wouldn't one?" comments Starflower. "In my experience flesh may burn, but contains far too much of the aqueous humours to make good tinder." -- see unsubscribe instructions in message headers --