Earwen

Logan that must have been what nicked my ear last night. I don't blame him for hiding behind Hudson it was nasty there for a little bit.

Welcome James. If I can help in any way feel free to contact me. If I don't answer when you call it's probably because I'm at work but I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Hey Liz!!!!!! Long time no see. Hope everything is going ok!!!!

I clock in at the slow speed of 51 wpm at 98% accuracy.

I found this on UO Hall forum and it really made me think about other players and the people behind the computers. It really made me sit back and think about how I treat people. Our actions in game can really mean something to people and I feel everyone can learn something from this. This is the link to the full thread A very Sad little IDOC. Every now and again, I take some time off from the hustle and bustle of modern Britania and spend some time in the remote frozen wastes of Dagger Island, doing my part to fend off those vicious orcs and inspecting the animal population to ensure they are healthy and no diseases are being spread. I had been there for some time and was following a walrus that seamed to have a bit of a limp, when I realized I was in an aread I hadn't seen in a very long time, and something was different. There was a tiny little stone house sitting much apart from the other buildings and looking quite out of place. Where the others were all huge stone and marble works filled with strange and exotic plants and decour, this one was very small and plain. I went to the door to knock and the door fell in! It came completely off of it's hinges. It was immediately obvious that this house had been unocupied for several months. Even more curious now, I ventured inside to have a look around. The house was indeed simple. The walls were crudely worked stone and the floor was yew wood. In truth, the floor was incomplete, as the ground was still showing through at the south and east edges of the single room dwelling. The furnature was quaint, 4 small tables with a chair for each, and a couple of maps laid out for viewing and a rune with markings indicating a location near the bank in Haven. There was a bookshelf and 3 wooden boxes, and a tub for dying clothes near a clock. In the bookshelf I found some scribe pens like you buy at the mages' shops, and a few maps, some with sketches of the surrounding area, others still blank. Also there was a mage's spellbook with a total of 30 spells in it, and a few scrolls for marking runes. In the boxes I found some scissors and a few odd bits of clothing, some bread and muffins and a blue potion. There was also a book. The text within follows.. Here are just some random things someone might need. Usually it has a few blank recall runes, scrolls, and mark scrolls. Also is well stocked with food for the hungry. Lastly there is a little random gold I pick up if you need some. I just started adding potions I found that I don't use. Please just take what you need and save the rest for others. Thank you for stopping by. ... Will add bandies soon. I looked again and noticed that the box had no lock, it was open for anyone to use. I noticed there was a bulletin board on the wall near the door, so I went over to read what messages were posted onto it. There was actually a message left by someone complaining that this house sucked. What a horrible thing say to someone who's leaving their door open and giving away their posessions to help anyone who passes by! I hit the bulletin board in anger but it was too much for the little house to take at this point, and the whole thing came apart. After my anger subsided, I stood in silence for a while, just wondering.... What happened to the owner of this house? Where did someone with such a kind heart end up? Did they find some better place where kindness is repaid with kindness instead of rude comments? Did some evil befall them? I'm afraid we'll never know. I take with me a map I found in the rubble. The sort of map young students of cartography work with, which bears the owner's signature. .............................. This house was a 7x7 custom... meaning it was the Only house for that account, and had been built by someone unfamiliar with custom housing, since they didn't know how to fill in floor tiles where walls hid them.. possibly someone who didn't even understand CircleTrans. The map was a "youthful" so they started as a young recently, and the fact that they were using NPC shop scribe pens tells me they had no vet account.. or knew no one with tinkering skill to make better ones. And the fact that they were using blank MAPS instead of scrolls, as they would if they listened to the NPCs or read the manual for the game... The most valuable item in the place was a stack of about 12 mark scrolls, seconded by about 5 recalls. All of this tells me this was a new player. Someone who started recently, and was making their way of it alone. Nobody told them about designing a house, nobody told them about scrolls for cartography, and I'd wager serious gold that they got to the island by ship originally. This new player though, figured out enough to make their house public, and to set a secure to public access so they could offer what they found or made to others who might have a need. The response to their kindness? Insults. Can you even begin to imagine this game if the bulk of the players were more like this one? There was a time when even murderers (the ones online during school hours anyway) would go out of their way to help someone if there was a need. Now it's all about ME and how many Artifacts you can scam someone out of. It's just sickening. I've probably failed to make any real points here, since I've been awake more hours than I want to count, but I felt I had to say something. This house, it's contents, and the posts on the bulletin board were all real. It collapsed today.

I've heard that you can set your Windows XP up to run 2 UO clients at the same time. Does anyone know if this is true and if so how do you set it up? I would love to be able to do this cause it would sure help in transfer items and even doing some sparring amongst my different accounts.

Once again great work!!

Great work guys.

Congrats Steel glad to have ya back.

Happy Birthday Wolf!!!!!!!

Beautiful work. Keep it coming.

Cheblis I will miss you. Call on me any time you wish.

Had a great time tonight. Those Balrons did not stand a chance.

Great job.....can't wait to see more!!

I can be there for gating just stick me where and when ya need me.

If I'm off I'll be more than glad to go with ya. I can bring either a warrior or a necro/mage.

I believe I can be there to gate. I'll check my schedule tonight and let you know if I can be there.

I sure do wish I could attend but there is just no way possible. Well maybe if there is a get together next year I can attend.

Happy Birthday Lora!!

The hooded shroud of Umbra is the Asian version of the hooded shroud of shadows. OSI was unable to do the promotion overseas when AOS came out so for whatever reason it was (think it was some legal things in some of the countries). When they got everything straightened out they made this shroud available to them.

Send me a pigeon when your on and I'll make ya some.

Thank you and very well put Maven

Oh yes my favorite dungeons fall on my off days....Shame and Destard. I'll be there for those 2.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!!

You and yours will be in my prayers.