89Jan16 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
seed

89Jan16 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Version 1.84 makes it's intro with a check at the higher limits of the map to
prevent a return to DOS when an attempt to move off it is made or a call in
the Atlas is larger than 32000. Due to Turbo Pascal 3's Max Int of 32767 a
crash will still happen of values in that range and higher are entered in the
Atlas.

89Jan16 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Version 1.84 hasa bug fixed in Market. All purchases of Horses and Carts only
incremented Horses up to this version.

89Jan16 6:58 pm from JASON FOSTER @The Mall [455-8615]
I have arrived at the temple and am awaiting a registration form. :-)

89Jan16 7:56 pm from The Caritas Council @The Mall [455-8615]
A Council has been formed by King Great Gamer which includes himself and
his appointed lords in the realm.
The Council has been designed for the sole purpose as a law-making body,
with general laws to benefit the realm as a whole.
To date, two laws have been approved by the majority of the Council, and
shall be announced at this time...
The first law approved by the Caritas Council is one concerning the
construction of keeps. Newly built keeps are to reported to the Council, in
turn to be reported to the citizens of the realm. This is to assist the
mapmakers and the lords in keeping with the changing landscape. Also any new
sightings of land should be reported to the Council so that the duchie list
once posted by King Great Gamer can be constantly up to date.
The second law approved by the lords deals with the issue of lordship
itself. To be a recognized lord by this Council, and the king, a lord MUST
have a keep of his own AND be listed in the user list.
Presently this Council is in the process of yet a third law. If this passes
it shall be announced shortly afterwards.

89Jan16 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Carts and Horses have been added to the items that are able to be taken from
fallen opponents in the newly named Spoils Menu. Much better than 'Pick Corpse
Menu' don't ya think? :)

89Jan16 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
The cost of study in Guild has been altered due to player's pressure. Thieves
can now be created for 3000sps and 30 game days. Engineers and Mariners for
10000sps and 90 and 60 game days respectively.

89Jan17 1:52 am from Mendellian @The Mall [455-8615]
Where does the Council/King stand on my status as map Maker?

89Jan17 8:57 pm from Robert MacGillivary @The Mall [455-8615]
To Dan Johnson:
It seems that there are no monster type in the tkc, only players
and npc's. You've probably had this discussion before but since I am a recent
user, I would be interested to know if there are any future plans to add a
moster type to game.

89Jan18 1:56 am from Mendellian @The Mall [455-8615]
I was mapping the lands near Mandorallen's Castle, and noticed several
neat forest formations, one a thin forested island and the other an almost
equally long peninsula originating from a castle wall.

I was surprised by these formations as Wooded lands else where have been
scarce.

89Jan18 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Due to player's suggestions the Engineer is now sent immediately to Gate
Present when he/she builds anything. What they are building adds additional
days sending him/her into the future. The breakdown is as follows and is
totally arbitrary...


Guild Houses = 7 Days
Iron Gate = 5 Days
Wooden Gate = 3 Days
Road = 3 Days
Track = 2 Days
Stone Wall = 5 Days
Wooden Wall = 3 Days
Store House = 7 Days
Temple = 7 Days
Market =10 Days


With these further restrictions the cost of study will be reduced to 5000sps.

89Jan18 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Robert:
Wandering NPCs are creatable in the REG Door if you have a proper ID
Registration Number in the command line. Monsters per se have been avoided as
all characters share the same weapons list right now and it would be funny to
fight a Wild Bear that had a double-handed sword. This will be dealt with in
future versions. Yet Wandering NPC Bandits, Travelling Merchants, as well as a
more recent addition is on the map. Remember that there are 32000 hexes in
which to hide. The Wandering NPCs are identified during Encounters in the
Position Title and move randomly during the Utility Run at 4:15AM each
morning. Type .H BATUTIL to see how Utility Encounters are decided.

89Jan18 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Any Kin of Drago send me mail so that retribution may be offered. The Troll
Kingdom sends it's deepest sympathy and the Officer in question has been
reprimanded.

89Jan18 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Jason:
What is the character's name awaiting to join up?

89Jan18 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Engineers now cost 5000sps to complete studies.

89Jan18 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Had to go to backups from 11:55 today at 14:48.

89Jan19 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
The Unregistered Version of TKC will now have characters born on hex 1. This
is to facilitate the demo game/adventure that is being put together in
Unregistered TKC door.

89Jan19 4:00 pm from Paul Hernandez @The Mall [455-8615]
To Capt.Max D.Troll Milord...being of recent creation, I,Shadowlord, Have
heard of your
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and am presently on hex 1726. I humbly ask your favour and wish to serve you
in any capacity thou dost deem worthy. Your servant,Shadowlord

89Jan19 4:24 pm from JASON FOSTER @The Mall [455-8615]
Guiowdor awaits your contract Captain.

89Jan19 4:49 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
I have meet with an Ocrish scouting party, which seem to be in large numbers.
They are well equiped and travel on horse back, I figure they must have raided
a town near by. They seem to either be heading for Troll Castle or from it.
All be warned the brandish a type of scale mail and what appears to be a
fastened blade to a handle resembling a long sword. However I found it most
percular that these orcs are rather rich containing nearly 400sp on their
person.
Lothar Greyhawk

89Jan19 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
All recruits for the Human Troll Squad:

Create an Alias Account and then send me mail and you shall be invited to a
private room for the Squad to post in. Dorgo will be the Officer in charge. He
is presently at the Temple awaiting the others. No armour or weapons will be
issued until all are assembled. So rather than waste game days once you get
there stay there and check in the private room for Orders to move out, which
should only be a few more days.

89Jan19 8:47 pm from Caritas Knight1 @The Mall [455-8615]
King Great Gamer reports that the first delivery of weapons and armour has
been made to a Strikeforce member. Delivery to all other members near the
water should be made within 48 hours. Then the Caritas Knights shall be
heading south into the mountains and open to finish business with the other
members of the king's elite guards. Requests are still being received to join
the Strikeforce, and King Great Gamer will consider all applications left to
him in mail.

89Jan20 12:19 am from Mendellian @The Mall [455-8615]
Lothar Greyhawk,

If you could give location, there are many fine warriors who will rush
there to help protect the realm from these raiders.
And I as aBaron must protect my lands which will be easier if I know if my
lands were under attack.

89Jan20 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Changes have been made to the Market Menu. Some options have been gruoped so
as to make room for new additions. One functioning one is Ration Storage or
option 'Food Silo'. It shares the Vault Routines so up to 50,000 rations can
be stored there. It shall be refined over time to except transactions from
farmers selling thier goods, yet as the Market is lockable anyway I thought
this straight deposit routine would be useful to some Lords with large crops
in production.

There is also a Bank Option which shall be developed over the next little
while. More on it in Royal Blood Inn room.

89Jan20 from Troll Foot Soldier8 @The Mall [455-8615]
I have found Orcs to the South West of Troll Keep as well, although they were
not nearly so rich, having only 10sps. Yet they did have Chain Armour and a
weapon resembling a Long Sword.

90Jan20 8:41 am from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
I located them in the mountains to he south west of Troll Castle. I shall say
he put up a good fight but I think I could walk through just about all of them
in a single day. However, I shall not for they have done me no harm and their
are others that may waste their time with them. However if they get in my way
I shall render them helpless.
All level 1: These are good kills. If you find one they contain about the
same, if not less, than the hit points you have now. Worth exp. plus armour
and a weapon.
Curtias Council: Contact me in mail about registering.
Capt. Max D Troll: Will there be a commision on orc killings around your
castle or is it just vigilianty. Also may I gain access to your great
markets?
Lothar Greyhawk

90Jan20 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
No commision I am afraid... although it sounds like good spoils for the
victor. The market isaccessable in the north eastern area of the Keep. Enter
through 1959 with Troll Kingdom loyalty and then pass through the gate 2211...

90Jan20 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
The Market changes will bring us to version 1.85 for my own notes.

90Jan20 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
I require Horse and Carts. 250 sps with no questions asked. Bring them to the
Troll Keep Market in the eastern area through gate 1959 and send mail...

90Jan20 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
In the Personnel Option of the Market Menu the 'Type 11 Toggle' has been
added. This will change the loaded character to Type 11 (Wandering NPCs), if
not Type 11 already. It will change Type 11's to type 1 if not... so do not
attempt this with Engineers, Thieves or Mariners or they will loose those
skills.

This will aid Lords to have wandering patrols.

90Jan20 1:00 pm from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
With the passing of Lord Great Magician, the duchie of Asgard is without a
Lord to govern it. Mendellian is granted control of the barony of land
surrounding Thor's Keep.
Anyone interested in the position of Duke (Lord) of Asgard should leave me
mail. The chosen Lord will be given Stonefist to govern the duchie from, and
will earn the last opening in the Caritas Council, the law-making body of the
realm.

90Jan20 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Checks have been installed in Type 11 Toggle to only change type 1's.

90Jan20 from Tempus Thales @The Mall [455-8615]
I think you may want to consent with the owner of certain keeps before
granting a duchy or barony gamer....You are talking about disputed lands....

90Jan20 from Nikodemos @The Mall [455-8615]
The lord of Krondor will soon be issuing the border locations of the
realm....We expect some hostility from our neighbors but since we are the ones
who have always controled these lands as well as served as protectors and
built all the roads and towns within, it is doubtless that we are the rightful
rulers...

The trolls, the duke of asgard(if there is one) as well as Gamer will be
notified soon as to which lands titles will be changing hands....

Nikodemos
Knight Marshal of Krondor

90Jan20 8:25 pm from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
Tempus Thales, what makes you think you can decide where the borders are to
be drawn? The former king, Mandorallen handed down the throne to myself
thereby giving me control of the realm. It'll be up to me where the borders
are drawn. To this point, two duchies are mapped and only the border between
Asgard and Troll Kingdom needs to be decided.
However, with Enduval's attack on the capitol not too long ago, and Tempus
Thales' threats and actions in the past few days are recognized as a Krondor
rebellion against my rule. For this reason, I have ordered the Caritas Knights
to lead an attack on the Krondor keep and kill all inside. It has been
reported that the knights have done just that, and it should be noted that
Dreadlock was one of the victims.
The Krondor Keep is now under the control of the Caritas Knights and the
Strikeforce guards. It is highly suspected that the Krondor leaders have fled
through the transfer portal to Rivendell. But if any, or all were foolish
enough to stay, a 25000 silver reward is offered to the information leading to
the capture and death of Tempus Thales, Nikodemos or Enduval.
If any of the Stepsons or Hell-Hounds still live, I suggest immediate
surrender to my knights...
- King Great Gamer I

90Jan22 8:29 am from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
Let it be known that the leader of Krondor, Tempus Thales has been defeated
in battle by by myself. The 25000 silver reward still exsists for the
locations of Enduval or Nikodemos.
- King Great Gamer I

90Jan22 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
The Market Value of shares may now be viewed in the Bank Menu.

90Jan22 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
This has been made possible by disengaging the Movement Points field of the
character record. Should any abnormalities be noted with Movement Point
values, please report to TKC Bug Report room.

90Jan22 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Had to go to backups from 10:02 thismorning at 2:15PM today.

90Jan22 8:30 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
Max. : Please excuse the death in your castle. I have locked off your eastren
section of the castle including a market and store house. If you promise me
assylum out of the castle I shall not venture inside its walls again. If not
I will remain here until my guards are able to come and set down your tyrany.
Remember my friend I have information that you may not want getting out.

90Jan22 9:52 pm from Sheldon Graham @The Mall [455-8615]
My character Sir Cus Tar is outside a house which is locked and preventing his
movement to a market which is visible inside the walls. Would
whoever controls the house, gates etc.. around hex 5002 please contact me.
Thanks

90Jan22 10:26 pm from Brent Dawson @The Mall [455-8615]
Are there any market places or temples that are available for a new player
to buy equipment. I know that recent events have got most people paranoid but
it would be nice to have a weapon more effective than a dagger and some
armor. Also were are these orc raiders or NPC bandits located. It would be
more fun to fighth t them than somebody elses first level character. Is there
any way i can get a detailed map of the area. Thanks.

90Jan22 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Wandering NPCs move at a random direction and speed during the Utility Run
each morning at 4:15AM so they do not sit idle and wait for you to find them.

Troll Keep has gate 1959 accessable with the Loyalty setting of 'Troll
Kingdom'. This has always been known as the Foriegn Quarter and can sometimes
be as dangerous as outside. :)

90Jan22 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
On Lothar's suggestion I have altered prices in the Market and Guild Hexes.


Horse = 400sps
Cart = 800sps
Thief = 1000sps and 30 Game Days
Mariner= 3000sps and 60 Game Days
Engineer= 5000sps and 90 Game Days

An oversight in the update of day and MPS in the Movement Routines has been
fixed as well. Now Encumbrence is checked there where before it wasn't and
even if items were dropped the same Encumbrence would be carried until next
load time.

90Jan22 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Yes Troll Keep's Foriegn Quarter has always been open for business.

90Jan23 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
I assume that no one had noticedthat the Engineer Skills weren't working.
Anyway they are now.

90Jan23 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Bank Shares may be bought and sold now. This should make transporting large
sums of silver a bit easier. For that reason I think Currency Transfer is a
bit reduntant and would take away from the realizm. The shhare price works the
same (dividing 32000 by the total number of shares) so one could find when
they arrive at thier destination that the price for a share had grown or
declined depending on how many shares had been purchased, sold or lost by the
death of a character. I will be refining this a bit, yet it should prove to be
random enough as well as manipulative enough with large sums as is the real
stock market.

90Jan23 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Mods to Banking:

1)Shares are now exchangable between characters.
2)Even when Market Value is 0 cost is still 1sp per share.
3)ShareHolders Listing now available in 'Visit Bank' Option.


Horse and Cart exchanges betwen characters is now operational.

90Jan23 11:27 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
Digeree Troll: I am willing to pay you 6000sp for passage through the store
house at 2464. Simply leave me the password in mail and I will unlock the
eastren side of the castle. All you do is wait a the portal for me to leave
you the money. Or I could put it in the store house if you move the character
there from the hex to the NE section. As for stealing the money in the store
house I think not since I am carrying max. amount and have the max. amount of
shares also.

90Jan23 11:50 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
Digeree: Do not attempt to kill me for my silver for it is all in Bonds and
shares, therefor killing me will net you no gain. I will simply cash all the
silver I need to pay you with if I have not left by the time you reply.

90Jan24 9:30 am from Robert MacGillivary @The Mall [455-8615]
I have been thinking on ways to handle the stock market(shares) and this is
what I came up with: First, there will have to be a set number of shares as a
base and they will only be changed by two factors. One, when a person dies a
percentage of his shares will be destroyed and the rest will revert. Two,
when a character is created and there will be a certain number of shares
created in the bank. These two percentages can be changed to create a stable
number of shares or a increasing/decreasing number of shares. Second, the
value of shares should be inversly proportional to the number of sahres
available to be bought. This means when a character with a lot of shares dies
then most of them will revert and a drop in price/share will result. Reversely
a rich person buying up all the available shares will cause the price to
increase slightly. No limit should be set at how many shares can be bought at
on but a limit of ssay 500 should be set at how many can be sold at once.
This will help prevent rich characters from buying a lot of shares to increase
price/share and then sellinng them all at the increased price.

90Jan24 10:01 am from Robert MacGillivary @The Mall [455-8615]
Let's say my charcater behind present game day by 10 days go outs and plants
a field. Then my character in present game day goes to the same field and
harvests, what will he find?

90Jan24 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
He should have found 30 rations yet the Utility was found to have been
crashing shortly after incrementing game day, last night. It looks like it had
been doing so for about 10 days. I fixed it and it seems to have run without a
hitch last night. That field would/should have 3 rations in it. .H FARM
explains this in more detail.


All players that had been wondering about thier characters 'Resting/Healing',
the craash was causing that from happening. My appollogies...

90Jan24 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Lothar:

Digeree is dead. I hope you had nothing to do with this! Speak or you shall
be hunted down like a rabit dog...

90Jan25 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Mall Players:



I have recieved mail about character dissappearence. I have checked some NPC
listings and found indications that all characeters created after the Orc
Scouting Parties have been lost from the end of the file. This is hard to say
for sure as I am at remote myself and perhaps they are simply being born with
no shares. Yet I suspect the former. When I return I will append from the Orcs
onward from backups, as I know some characters have been very successful.
Players are advised to create no further characters until notified here that
the fix has been made.

90Jan25 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
This will mean that the massacre in the Temple will have never happened?

90Jan25 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
I have appended all the characters created after the Orc invation from backups
dated 1-24-90 1:47AM. I have also moved the Orcs to the end of the file as
padding should this occure again, they should be the only ones affected. My
appollogies if this causes any confusion. Simply run the REG Door to find out
what characters Status are, then try the TKC door. Please report any
irregularities.

I thought this would be the fairest way to approach things. The massacre in
the Temple will still probably have taken place.

90Jan25 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
I should add that the system clock say 1-24-1990 12:50PM right now while the
Citadel Files are saying 1-25-90.

90Jan25 2:15 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
I had nothing to do with any massacare or death of a Troll. Other than the
one who attacked me Nigel which I am sorry for and willing to pay back some
money for. I also can be atested to the truth of this by your guards for
after I picked the gate I had locked myself behind I ran straight out of the
Kingdom. And you know that Max. And none of my Henchman had anything to do
with it either.

90Jan25 4:03 pm from Assassin's Guild @The Mall [455-8615]
We're Here ...........

90Jan25 4:09 pm from Assassin's Guild @The Mall [455-8615]
Do you have enemies, friends, relatives getting on your nerves? Let us solve
your problems. Send us mail. Complete anonymity.

90Jan26 1:27 am from Dragon Lord @The Mall [455-8615]
What a shame, I never got to fight Digeree Troll, but he was un willing to
come look for a fight, he wanted me to go to him.... Lazy scum.

90Jan26 2:41 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
Any and all information leading me to the Assassians guild will result in
immediate payment. (one long sword or maybe a two-handed or maybe cash)
depending on what the information is. Leave it in mail to myself.

90Jan26 7:03 pm from Assassin's Guild @The Mall [455-8615]
A reward of 1000 sp. will be available to any with information leading to
the termination of Lothar Greyhawk. Geez isn't Lothar cheap?

90Jan26 from Enduval @The Mall [455-8615]
It appears that this mortal Great gamer as he calls himself, has decided
to cross me.....I don't like people killing my underlings and after hearing
about it I marched to my castle.....Note the MY when I discuss Silverthorn(It
has always been mine) I killed your pityfull guard and only wish you were
there as well.....I was known as the traveller on the old world because of my
extensive travels as well as my ability to locate others.....I plan to spend
the next month hunting you, your men, and anyone loyal to you.....I hope your
people enjoy a blood bath, because they are about to witness one of biblical
proportions!!

Enduval the Traveller


Esquire

90Jan26 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Troll Keep is closed to all but Trolls until further notice. Three attempts
have been made to my person in the last week alone! The Human Troll Squad is
disbanded. It has only served to reenforce my belief in the unhonorableness of
humans. As soon as the Keep is secured and cleared the Mountain Kingdom itself
shall be off limits. I shall post when patrols are active.

90Jan26 from Nigel Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
I have been ordered by Captain Max D. Troll to inform all that the Troll Keep
has been cleared of all humans, but one. YGRO has been spared becuase of his
long residence there and so that he may take the horrors of this day to other
places where humans gather so that the rage of the Captain will be known. He
has had three attempts on his life by humans that he welcomed to his Keep. One
from a Human Officer of the Guard. Be glad he does not come down off the
mountains and smite all humans for this insult.

Our Chief Engineer, Nigel has also had two attempts on his life by Owen and
another. Before humans came here in great numbers Troll Keep had been a place
of peace and security from the savageness without the walls. The Captain is
determined to return it to that state. Indeed if it had not been for we Trolls
during the great flood, many would still be living in wilderness, yet that was
a different era... that of the benevolent Mandorallen.

He has also ordered me to announce our severence of all ties with humans and
thier self appointed king Great Gamer. Troll Kingdom, which includes all the
mountains of the south (with an exception of an neutral area treatied between
Krondor and Troll Kingdom) and any found there without permission shall face
the severest of penalties.

90Jan26 from Nigel Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
I have been ordered to inform all that Officer Mickey Troll is now on patrol
of our mountain Kingdom. All humans without permission shall recieve the
severest penalty.

90Jan26 11:03 pm from Dragon Lord @The Mall [455-8615]
Troll's become cocky, Great Gamer gets slap in face.

Thats what this place needs, a news paper..... Or a late night news: Details
at 11.

Trolls are few and far between, and there are more mountains in the south than
you could ever control, or for that fact even patrol. And If The Usurper,
decides to let you leave the kingdom, how do you plan to patrol each different
range?
Your mountains are small and isolated.


Usurper.... remember 3 strikes your out. The second is looming up on you.

90Jan26 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
We shall see the power of the Trolls Dread Lord. Should you wish to have an
engagement of our respective forces, set he battlefield site and we shall
oblige.

90Jan27 1:00 am from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
This could get interesting. I see I should have never ventured from beyond my
sunken hole, my minions and I came here for peace and tranquility. twice I am
attacked in this Troll Keep and twice I had to kill a Troll. I do not enjoy
doing either for my once long and now very dead friend Troll King once told me
and made me swear if I should ever find Max D. Troll dead or in need of grave
assistance that I will rush to his side or command is army to avenge those
that have diedtrying to keep the Troll race alive. And here again I do pledge
my Aligance to Troll King and Capt. Max D. Troll.
Lothar Greyhawk

90Jan27 10:31 am from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
I must say I'm not pleased of the Troll decision to leave my leave my
kingdom (which was handed down to me by the former king) and considering the
Trolls were one of the first to support my reign. The absence of the Troll
Captain from the Caritas Council and the King's Chamber will be noticed and
felt by the remainder of the realm.
All of the Caritas Knights shall be moved from the Troll Mountains, and the
Strikeforce members have also been asked to remove their presence for now.
The Troll decision to close their keep to humans is understandable, but
there is a matter of concern to the crown. If the Trolls will not reconsider
their decision to close the gates of Troll Keep for all, then surrender the
control of the portal. The transfer portal should be accessable to all, not
just the Trolls.
I see the problem with Enduval is still not over... the price upon his head
has been increased from 25000 sps to 50000 sps.

90Jan27 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
The Portal shall be accessable on a screened appointment basis. The charge
shall remain at 1000sps per transfer with no exceptions. As this area is
within Troll Kingdom, the only way itwould be surrendered is by killing every
Troll in my Guard.

Any wishing to transfer should come to the edge of Troll Kingdom and announce
themselves. They shall then be given a loyalty to set themselves to and
marched to the Portal.

90Jan27 12:04 pm from Sir Heavy Metal @The Mall [455-8615]
To the lord of the keep on the remote desert island centered at hex 25174. It
would seem that i have found myself stuck on your home. I find myself unable
to leave your island and am in need of assistance. Perhaps we could
work something out. My Thanks good lord

90Jan27 1:47 pm from Carl Ballard @The Mall [455-8615]
Humans are not the only ones who are dishonorable, Dorgo served the Trolls for
many days after the offer to join the HUman Troll Squad. I recall the offer
was 100sp, two-handed sword, and armor. Dorgo was given 0sp, long sword, and
chain mail. Obviously a Troll's word is not to be trusted. In the end Dorgo
was killed for his time and trouble.

90Jan27 4:50 pm from Kian Knight @The Mall [455-8615]
By permission of His Majesty Great Gamer I have been granted control of
Silverthorn for the time being. I have 11 Knights guarding it with more on
the way. Enduval you are advised to stay away for good this time.

90Jan27 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Sorry folks but with the crash the files scrambled as well. Had to go to
backups dated 1-26-90 2:18PM.


Kian I redid your Horse/Cart fix.

I hope this doesn't upset any players to the point of war. :)

90Jan28 12:17 am from Dragon Lord @The Mall [455-8615]
I'd love to help out the trolls, but I'm in game future at the moment. Find
me if you can.... Just your self Max or will you tag team me???

90Jan28 3:12 am from Daniel Comeau @The Mall [455-8615]
I was thinking that it would be better if a character in mode one either
didn't attack other characters of the same loyalty or when you put the
character on mode one, the question is asked to you if you want the character
to attack characters of the same loyalty or not. I have talked this over with
a few other players and everyone thinks it would be a good idea. This way it
would be possible to have guards posted your keep for example without having
to worry about running into them by mistake.

90Jan28 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Perhaps some time soon when your not so tied up Dragon Lord.

90Jan28 from Enduval @The Mall [455-8615]
Anyone entering Silverthorn will die as did those who were there....You all
must be as foolish as gamer....I am going to strike different targets with the
elite guard of Krondor, I see Gamer needs a lesson in power.....

I don't think there is a character on the game with the name Great
Gamer....I think he is just working through underlings like a frieghtened
child....Well when he has no underlings left and I clean out his entire
catstle of loyal underlings we will have a reconing.....I declare the kingdom
of Gamer disbanded until he proves he is alive and on the game board..!!

Wizard Enduval

90Jan28 from Nikodemos @The Mall [455-8615]
Gamer:

The warriors of Krondor, have all acknowledged Enduval as war leader of
Krondor....If he succeeds in his one man war with you, he will be named king
Of Krondor....We are cleaning up the krondorian countryside before announcing
the new borders.....You will find out what they are in this room, we are
telling the owners in mail, but we don't acknowledge you as king since you
refuse to show yourself, and you thrown is occupied by Enduval.....

I guess that makes him as much a king as you.....Gamer the Usurper...
Whomever is in Thor's castle:

Any title given you by Gamer is viod as you are in Krondor....But we will
not attack your castle if you plan to send patrols around the keep....There
are too many bandits to waste a good lord....I am sure that if you prove
loyal, Enduval ,will give you a true title....

90Jan28 11:33 pm from Shannon BearCrusher @The Mall [455-8615]
The Lands are mine. I AM THE BARON OF ALL LANDS SURROUNDING Asgard Keep.

I do keep an eye on the lands, but Great Gamer is the one who gave it.

I recieved the keep as I am hier to Mendellion, who was one of the best
mappers in the realm, and I follow this tradition.

90Jan29 1:14 am from Dunedain 11 @The Mall [455-8615]
High Tech Knight III, Flavius Flyer. Learn where peoples castles are, and
have your loyalty set correctly. You are not welcome in Castle Asgard. You
arrived unannounced, through broken gates.

90Jan29 from Nikodemos @The Mall [455-8615]
these are the kills for yesterday....

the following people were found in the wrong place with the wrong
loyalty.....And let it be known that the false Tempus has been found and
killed.....

Will'o
Kian Knight
Sir Fancypants
Kelvin Knight
Caritas Knight 4
Stefan
Troll's Bane
Dragon Warrior B
Hightech Knight
Tempus
Undead
Death

90Jan29 from Enduval @The Mall [455-8615]
The deaths will continue until Krondor is once again clear of all those not
loyal to it, and until everyone renounces Gamer as king!! We will have a new
king before the months end, and it won't be one who stole the crown
either.....I will take gamers crown from him, and the people will vote in the
new king....

90Jan29 12:53 pm from Fluvius Flyer @The Mall [455-8615]
If you are as powerful as you speak, why is it that Silverthorn is
always found to be empty. Who are you to speak of the King not on his
thrown when you get not even be found in Krondor. Maybe if you prove you
have the ability to hold a small island keep such as Silverthorn, you may
be considered a delegate for more lofty Titles.

90Jan29 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Niko:

Troll Bane was a servant of the Late Digeree Troll. We appologies for any
transgression of our Treaty with Krondor. What loyalty shall be exceptable
when passing through the lands of Krondor, in future?

90Jan29 6:13 pm from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
As seen in my eyes, King Great Gamer likes to pass out double duchies.
Shannon you claim the lands Asagaurd yours to command. So be it. If Great
Gamer as decreed these your lands and mine as well I will then declare the
King Great Gamer a defunct, incompetent King and begin to hunt and kill all
loyal to him, as by the wishes of Enduval. If you have been mistaken King
Great Gamer then state here and keep my services, if not I will join Enduval
on his hunt for Kingship by helping him rid the world of you and all your
followers!
Lothar Greyhawk.

90Jan29 8:41 pm from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
Enduval, if you want proof that I'm alive go to any market and get a list
of the shareholders. You'll see my name at the top of the list... not only
prooving I'm alive, but as well as I'm the oldest player on the board.
Nikodemos, the naming of Enduval as the war leader of Krondor comes as a
shock. Afterall, in the past Enduval said he was a traveller, but in the eyes
of the knights, you'd be the more likely to lead... afterall at one time you
were the commander of the Stepsons...
As for the Asgard duchie... Awhile back I offered Mendellian the land
surrounding Thor's Keep, a barony of land which he wanted. Since his
unfortunate death, Shannon BearCrusher may have the land surrounding Thor's
Keep. This barony is separate from the Duchie of Asgard, to whom I've asked
Lothar Greyhawk to govern.

90Jan29 9:05 pm from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
Also let it be known that I do not fear the Wizard Enduval, but I noticed
he has avoided me. On recent visits to Krondor the keep was found empty. When
my capitol was searched, no Enduval although by the gossip tree he was there.

I know I have the support of my lords and the citizens of the realm. I've
been hearing reports of loyality throughout the entire realm although the
Krondor threat is at its peak, a clear showing that I do have the support
neccessary for the crown.

What has happened to the Stepsons? They used to be the pride of the nation
under Mandorallen's rule, but as of late I've heard nothing. However, my
Strikeforce is doing well, and when the corpse of Enduval is found and this
present situation is over, the leader of the Strikeforce shall be named... my
offer to all citizens in the realm to join the Strikeforce is still exsits.

One last note, Enduval it's interesting you accepted the position of war
leader of Krondor... let us not forget what happened to your predecessors
Dalisari and Tempus Thales... perhaps the same fate awaits you...:-)

90Jan30 12:15 am from Lothar Greyhawk @The Mall [455-8615]
I see the mistake mine. I will then still follow Great Gamer, and govern the
duchie of asgard. Enduval, I wish no war but if you want to wage it on all
around or loyal to Great Gamer and his lords you wage war on me. This my
friend is a mistake and I will recognize any peace you wish to settle between
yourself and me in mail.
Lothar Greyhawk

90Jan30 2:10 am from Dunedain 11 @The Mall [455-8615]
Reward will be given to anyone who proves they Kill Flavius Flyer and High
Teck Knight III.
They are wanted for the death of Mandrill Yendith in Asgard (Thor's) Keep.
1225 Bank Shares for each one. (Worth around 5000sp)

90Jan30 from Enduval @The Mall [455-8615]
Gamer:

Niko and I had a little chat....I was ruler of Silverthorn on the old
map....In those days, I had no need of armies, which I don't now
either.....The Stepsons under the rule of Niko are a great help to me, and
they were responsible for most of the kills over the last couple of days....as
I was searching for you....Niko is still the leader of the Mighty Stepsons and
I am sure they will still fight as always....

As for why Krondor is empty....Who would be so foolish as to stay and try
and hold my keep? I stop by once and a while to heal....And I search it fully
killing all I find, as I am sure you have found out, as none of your pitiful
guards every last long....So since it is really no problem for me....why put
guards there when they are more usefull hunting for my enemies and reporting
them to Niko or the other Stepsons....

90Jan30 from Michael J. Boucher @The Mall [455-8615]
Fluvius Flyer has no log file.....Please correct this soon, he is taking
advantage of his temporary immortality....

90Jan30 7:45 am from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
Enduval, the way you're going about your quest for power boggles the mind.
Once you stated you were a traveller and had no interest in politics. I see
that held true only while Dalisari or Tempus Thales were alive.
This dispute is just between you and me. Your (and Niko's) senseless attacks
on those you find with loyalities to me is only hurting your cause. In your
wave of attacks in the past few days, only two of my men met their end. What
do you expect to gain by attacking the citizens of the realm? Even if they do
have loyalities to the king, killing them only shows your brutal nature. In
the Krondor-Caritas civil war after Mandy's death and before my coronation as
king, the only ones to die were those in the Krondor Keep, with one exception.
By the words of Nikodemos, scores of people not even near the capitol were
murdered. You'll never have the support of the citizens or the lords if you
continue to go around killing anyone in your way.

90Jan31 10:09 pm from Great Gamer
It has come to my attention that there were two Caritas Knight1's. Odd
enough, I only had control of one, the first one to die. I hope the second one
(the one shaming the name of the king) didn't bring any destruction with him.

90Feb01 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Temples are now lockable.

I have set things up so the Copyright page appears only once at load time.
The Main Menu has been slightly modified as well.

90Feb02 from Enduval @The Mall [455-8615]
Gamer....

You will find that the people you sent to your keep are gone....

At least if Kurgan was leading the party....If not, then I did you a favor
removing looters from your house.....I think you must have been the richest
person on the board a few days ago....:-)

Of course the money came from Krondor anyway, so I will put it back there
for you....I think it was about 50000 silver total so far for myself...but
there is another looter helping me....

90Feb03 12:59 am from NightCrawler @The Mall [455-8615]
I don't suppose anyone happens to have seen his loud-mouth, Enduval? I'd
like to have a chat with him sometime.

90Feb02 from Nikodemos @The Mall [455-8615]
I have seen Enduval on any number of occasions NC, I would be happy to show
you where he is.....send me mail....

Knight Marshal of Krondor

90Feb02 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Horses and Carts may now be freed in the Drop Items Menu. Silver has been
temporarily removed from that menu so that sabotage attempts will not drain
the game economy. This could be used as a stratigic means of slowing the
enemey down.

90Feb02 6:32 pm from Robert MacGillivary @The Mall [455-8615]
I have two thoughts on the use of shares in the game: The first is that until
a good way of handling changes in price per share would be to just keep it at
1sp per until a better method is devised. This should prevent crashes and the
price dropping to -ve values. The second is that characters who defeat
others should automatically acquire their shares. Otherwise there is nothing
to be gained by attacking high level characters who keep all their money in
shares.

90Feb02 10:38 pm from Great Gamer @The Mall [455-8615]
With the unfortunate death of the General of my Caritas Knights not too
long ago, the Knights were in chaos. That is until now... Caritas Knight2 has
bravely stepped forward to accept the title held formally by Caritas Knight1,
and my knights have flocked to his side showing their support. The Knights
shall provail in these times of need.
Caritas Knight2's acceptance as the General of the Caritas Knights is
historic in itself, but here at Caritas a far greater noteworthy event has
just occured. As the king, I am pleased to announce the official crowning of a
prince. May Prince Marcus live a long and prosperous life, and together may we
defeat those that rebel against the crown and threaten to tear apart the
threads which hold the kingdom together. The same threads which myself and the
kings before my time had to protect.

90Feb03 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Messages are now written to Log Files after a Mode changeeither from Gate
Seige or an attack on a character sharing the same hex. The former changes to
Mode 1 and the later to Mode 3. The different setting and reason is noted in
the Log File. I hope this should limit attacks of fellow allies on one
another. It will also leave a message of who attacked gates if the Gate Guards
are left alive.

90Feb03 6:55 pm from Fluvius Flyer @The Mall [455-8615]
Well Shannon if you want to live call off the bounty you have put on me or
next time I won't spare you. Dunedain 11 was not so lucky being in the hex
core of your store house. Thanks for all the silver.

90Feb03 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
I have installed the feature that once a character engages in battle it is
marked as such and will not be allowed to heal in the temples until the
Utility Run takes off that stain of blood (or in other words the next day). I
am hoping that this will lead to more realistic warring in that one will only
be able to heal characters well after the battle is over, plus allow for
counter attacks.

I should mentioned this has not been tested yet so please report any strange
occurances to TKC Bug Report.

90Feb03 11:20 pm from Prince Marcus @The Mall [455-8615]
As the Prince in the realm, I feel I should have some liberty in the
decisions I take. I hope it doesn't displease the king to hear this, but the
prices on Enduval's head and Nikodemos' location are dropped. If nobody found
them yet, its logical to assume nobody will in the near future.

Prince Marcus

90Feb04 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
I have an announcement to make to the Realm. I Captain Max D. Troll have
decided it is time to pass the torch to younger blood. We have conducted a
democratic vote amonst the Troll Officers for a new candidate as Commander of
the Royal Troll Guard. The winner of the contest was Nigel Troll. He will take
command as soon as his present assignment is complete, at which point I shall
de-commision myself.

90Feb05 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
I have fixed it that Market shares will not fall below 1sp in value either
tobuy or to sell until the whle Bank Shares concept is worked out more. They
should still rise when the number of shares is less than 32000.

90Feb05 from Thorin Oakenshield @The Mall [455-8615]
The dwarves are returning to TKC!!

As leader of the Dwarves, I am going to be the first to announce our
arriival, or should I say, re-arrival...My ancestor Durin, king under the
mountain and man of peace was here long before the new world.....

Let it be known that we do not seek the mountains of the trolls, but our
ancestral homes instead....Let is also be known that we rule ourselves, and
are not subject to the folly of men....
Great Gamer and the other humans can fight over the rest of the world we will
stay in our mountains.....We do however acknowledge Enduval as the rightfull
owner of Silverthorn, as he has always ruled there....(I pity anyone so
foolish as to attempt to usurp the lands given him by Mandorallen, the one
great king of our time!)

90Feb05 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]


I have begun to install Windowing to
TKC. The best way to use it would be
to download MORTAL.COM in the Down-
load room's directory. This package
is IBM Compatable and supports all
of Turbo Pascal 3's cursor manipu-
lations. It also has autodialer and
capture as well as other some other
nice features. Users that are not
using the package are advised to
answer NO at the new prompt at log
time, if you want Pascal Windows
or not. The windows have been
installed in option 5 of the
movement menu, and with the right
terminal package the map will re-
main onscreen until updated. This
is handy for the player can use
that map scan until his/her
character goes off it's bounds.
Other areas will be having the
same windowning installed over
time.

90Feb05 6:14 pm from Assassin's Guild @The Mall [455-8615]
We will no longer stand for inferior meddling in Guild matters. Any Thieves
who are not members of the Guild will be terminated. This Inquisition will be
enforced in one week's time. ATo escape this fate you must join The Guild
within the week. We have recently appointed a Southern Guildmaster to be in
charge of discipline in the South.

90Feb05 from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
For my own notes Pascal Windowing bringsus to version 1.86.

90Feb05 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
Thorin:

What be your ancestoral home?

90Feb07 12:52 am from Assassin's Guild @The Mall [455-8615]
Mickey my friend, it seems that in your rashness to protect your borders, you
have forgotten yourself. The Nighthawks are diplomatic envoys of the Guild,
and so under our protection. As this is your first offence we will let you
off with a fine of 2000sp. Unpaid fines are punishable by death. A second
offence will result in your regrettable
demise. Head
Guildmaster

90Feb07 7:30 pm from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Mode 4 installation is underway. It is now possible to change one's character
to that Mode, yet it functtions as Mode 3 right now. Soon it will react in the
following fashion:


When a character with the same loyalty, sharing the same hex is attacked and
killed then, in the order listed in Option 2 of the Movement Menu, Mode 4
characters will be brought into the fight regardless of the attacking player's
intentions in Mode 1. Should they win the battle they would not be perminently
changed toi Mode 1 but revert to Mode 4 after the melee.

90Feb07 8:53 pm from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
To celebrate The Mall's first year's birthday party here at the Mall, instead
of pin the tail we have opted for another Party Game. The Trolls are having
the changing of the Guard Cerimony at Goon Dome, with Nigel Troll taking
command of the Royal Troll Guard from Capt. Max D. Troll. The first
character's player that leaves a message in the Gossip Tree of congradulations
to Nigel at Hex 8751 will recieve a Registered ID which will run TKC to it's
full extent. Any other players will get Field Plate Armour as a gift from the
Trolls and a two-handed Sword, given to that character. This competition will
be over by midnight of Feb 10th... The Mall's Birtyhday.

All Troll Characters are of course disqualified from the competition as well
as thier immediate family. :)

90Feb07 10:08 pm from Dan Johnson @The Mall [455-8615]
Well arrivals have already begun to Goon Dome. Caritas Knight7 has been seen
at the Gossip Tree at 8751. Looking up his player's stamp, it is not a
Registered USER but another character, thus he must be a slave, thus does not
qualify in the competition as the ID Requires a Real Name. No doubt the Trolls
will welcome him as a true representative of Great Gamer, his registered
player.

90Feb08 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
A fine present! I and my party have arrived at last to find to our pleasure a
representative from the King Gamer present. A little Orc Hunting on route from
Troll Keep. I am staying at the Storehouse in the Keep and I request that
guests keep 'Troll Kingdom' as thier loyalty and Mode 2 setting so to ease
movement of the Keep when it becomes more crowded. Please show some honor and
invite opponents to challenges outside the walls of the Keep. Any disturbing
the cerimony by unsheathing thier sword shall have my personal wrath.

90Feb08 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
I request a Council of bonified Lord's of Keeps to deal with the potential
threat of the renegade band operating of late out of Krondor's southern
mainland. I believe Lords in disagreement about other matters should put those
aside to make a planned stratigy of dealing with this band within our
respective borders. Perhaps a cease fire between Caritas and Krondor
temporarily until this pestilence is terminated.

90Feb08 7:08 pm from Ulfgar @The Mall [455-8615]
I am the spokesperson for the Assassin's Guild. We have not hidden behind a
non-player alias, but have used one because we are not a single character.
Because of the secretive and freelance nature of our profession, we do not
control the actions of all our members. As to the validity of reports that
cross desks, let me mention a few of the reports on mine. Many believe that
the Troll Kingdom is allied with Krondor. There have been reports of Snake
Eye Troll unlocking gates for Nicodemus. The Assassin's Guild has not been
known to go around killing Lords for no reason. In fact we have killed no
Lords. We didn't go looking for Mickey. He killed a member of the Guild. We
complained, and Capt. Max said he was only patrolling the mountains around
Troll Keep. We apologized for our accusations. You can imagine our surprise
when Mickey kills two more members. We then knew for certain this was not
near Troll Keep.

90Feb09 from Capt. Max D. Troll @The Mall [455-8615]
You attempt to be illusionists... unfolding behind a web of many names the
true cabbage broth smells of bandits and thieves. I shall repeat to whoever
may choose to be spokeperson next time that if the silver taken from Mickey's
Squad is not delivered at Goon Dome before the tenth then, with Krondor's
blessing we shall harvest the south for vermit swine.

Surpirsed are we? Some great secret that the Trolls are friends to all... a
solid treaty with Krondor and have and are nagotiating for seats apon the
Copuncil.

90Feb09 12:36 pm from Fluvius Flyer @The Mall [455-8615]
I take full responsibility, make that credit, for the raid on Asgard keep. The
attack had nothing to do with the Assassin's guild so this should help end
such foolish talk. I attacked only to find that yellow streaked man who hides
behind walls and lords and is inconsiderate enough to put a bounty on my
head. I removed some of the wealth from Asgard to compensate me for my
troubles. Any further problems in that area and you may address me.