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[1,"`b y`Please enter a player name of 2-12 characters:"]
[2,"`b r`Please enter at least 2 characters."]
[3,"`b g`You must enter at least 2 characters."]
[4,"`b y`You must enter at least 2 characters. `b r`Duh! ;)"]
[5,"`b g`You have one more try to enter a code name of 2-15 characters!"]
[6,"`b y`Sorry, that alias is taken. `b r`Please try Again."]
[7,"`b y`What is your gender? (`b g`M`b y`)ale (`b g`F`b y`)emale"]
[52,"Are you sure you wish to continue?"]
[55,"Please enter alias:"]
[56,"Sorry, that alias does not exist. Name is case sensitive."]
[70,"This will delete your character. Are you sure you wish to continue?"]
[163,"Dinar:"]
[193,"What is your gender? (M)ale (F)emale"]
[212,"`b g`Sorry, that alias does not exist."]
[249,"To:"]
[251,"Sorry, that alias does not exist."]
[253,"Chat: (*) All (1) Personal (2) Screen/Hold (3) Pausing (4) Rewind"]
[254,"Screen Calls Turned On - Messages will be sent to screen."]
[255,"Screen Calls Turned Off - Messages will be put on hold."]
[256,"Pausing Turned On - Must press \"Y\" to continue."]
[257,"Pausing Turned Off - Auto advance messages."]
[258,"Rewind approximately how many lines? 0-99"]
[322,"M"]
[323,"F"]
[275,"The Sysop has shelled to DOS"]
[276,"She/He will return in a few moments..."]
[277,"`b g`Current Player Alias:"]
[278,"`b g`This will delete Alias:"]
[279,"`b g`This will DELETE ALL PLAYERS AND RESET THE GAME. Continue?"]
[280,"All players are now deleted."]
[92,"Please do so now if needed."]
[50,"`b y`(`b g`Q`b y`) `b m`Quit Editor"]
[464,"Hit \"Enter\" to Send or Cancel Conversation."]
[465,"`b c`[`b m`S`b c`]ave  [`b m`C`b c`]ancel"]
[466,"`b m`No messages."]
[467,"`b r`From:`b g`"]
[468,"`b r`To:`b bl`"]
[469,"[`b m`R`b c`]eply [`b m`N`b c`]ext [`b m`D`b c`]elete [`b m`S`b c`]top"]
[470,"`b m`No more messages."]
[471,"Leviathan's Reef Standings"]
[472,"Node  Sex  Knight                    Experience"]
[473,"`b w`Any Key..."]
[475,"`b m`[`b r`M`b m`] Menu  [`b r`Q`b m`] Quit"]
[478,"`b f r`There's no one else in the land!"]
[479,"`b r`  Blank to go through List"]
[480,"Lord"]
[481,"Lady"]
[482,"`w` / TO ALL"]
[483,"MoonChat Aliens from All Over the Galaxy"]
[484,"Node  Sex  Name                        Planet"]
[485,"Dread"]
[486,"Spiked"]
[487,"Punchline"]
[488,"Don't Wake the Sysop"]
[489,"Jacob's Ladder"]
[490,"Trekkie Tags"]
[491,"Phantom of the Catacombs"]
[492,"Fury"]
[493,"Rage"]
[494,"MoonDust's County Fair"]
[495,"MoonChat"]
[496,"`b bl`Last Reset:"]
[497,"`b c`Packing & Reindexing Database."]
[498,"Reindexing High Scores."]
[499,"Packing & Reindexing Messages."]
[500,"Packing Chat."]
[501,"Deleting All & Packing Multi-Node Messages."]
[502,"Packing & Reindexing News."]
[503,"`b r`Maintenance complete."]
[504,"`b f r`UNREGISTERED! `b c `Please help your sysop register! ;)"]
[505,"`b m`Multi-Node Options: `b c`[`b r`*`b c`] Node Chatter"]
[506,"[`b r`#`b c`] List MoonChatters [`b r`!`b c`] MoonChat"]
[515,"`b m`Messages: `b c`[`b r`3`b c`] Write Messages [`b r`4`b c`] Look for Messages"]
[517,"[`b r`2`b c`] Terminate"]
[522,"\"Who would you like to send a message to?\" `b bl`asks Mercury."]
[523,"Mercury takes off running to deliver your message!"]
[524,"\"What would you like to say?\" `c`asks Mercury. `w`(Blank line quits.)"]
[525,"-=-= `b m`LEVIATHAN'S REEF `m`=-=-"]
[526,"A great beast lurks in the depths of the sea."]
[527,"Is there one who is so fierce to dare to stir him up?"]
[528,"His teeth are terrible, his scales are his pride. His sneezings are sparks"]
[531,"of fire. Smoke, as a seething caldron, emits from his nostrils."]
[532,"When he rises up, the mighty are afraid. His name is Leviathan."]
[533,"`c`[`b c`D`c`]are to Enter"]
[534,"`c`[`b c`S`c`]tandings"]
[535,"[`b c`F`c`]earfully Depart"]
[536,"The towne streets are just beginning to show signs of life."]
[537,"Everyone stayed in their cottages, huddled in fear."]
[538,"REEF"]
[539,"`b c`You look longingly toward the Reef. In the distance you see the deep"]
[539,"boiling like a pot. You know it's the great Leviathan churning the waters"]
[539,"with his wrath. Tomorrow is another day. Perhaps tomorrow you shall"]
[539,"lay him low. Today you shall remember the battle."]
[260,"You are already registered!"]
[261,"Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:"]
[262,"`b bg`Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:"]
[263,"`b bl`Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:"]
[264,"`b bg`Please enter your first registration key number:"]
[265,"`b bl`Please enter your second registration key number:"]
[266,"`b w`Congratulations! You are registered!"]
[267,"Sorry, this is an invalid key. You are not registered."]
[269,"Sorry, this is not the correct password."]
[268,"RUNNING REGISTRATION FOR DATABASE!"]
[270,"`b r`Name of person to give credit to for registration. Optional:"]
[542,"Sysop Instructions:"]
[543,"`b m`[`c`1`b m`] Create CONFIG.CFG & SETUP.FIL files."]
[544,"`b m`[`c`2`b m`] Install New or Upgrade"]
[545,"`b m`[`c`3`b m`] Enter Registration Key"]
[546,"[`c`4`b m`] Instructions on adding nodes after installation."]
[547,"[`c`5`b m`] Reset Game. Delete all players & start over."]
[548,"[`c`6`b m`] Uninstall the Entire Game! It stinks!! ;)"]
[549,"[`c`7`b m`] Quit"]
[550,"`b y`Edit the SETUP.FIL and enter your path and drop file names for each node."]
[550,"Enter ONE LINE for each node: path & drop file name!"]
[550,"ALERT!!!! *IF* you copy your drop file into the running game's directory,"]
[550,"DO NOT ENTER the PATH, *just* ENTER THE DROP FILE NAME ONLY!"]
[551,"`b f r`You have selected to RESET this game! Continue?"]
[552,"`b f r`You have selected to UNINSTALL this game! Continue?"]
[554,"`b f r`Do you wish to DELETE the MOONCHAT files in the MOONCHAT directory?"]
[556,"Upgrade/Install Complete!"]
[557,"Do you use a fossil driver? (Y/N)"]
[558,"Changing to read-only"]
[559,"Changing to read-write"]
[560,"A Shining Star Software Standalone Game!"]
[561,"By Nannette Thacker `c`316-522-7829 316-522-7641 1:291/60 `b m`* FREQ"]
[562,"http://www2.southwind.net/~nannette * ftp.southwind.net users/n/nannette"]
[563,"`b f r`ALERT: We are about to create or make changes to your setup.fil"]
[564,"`b bl`If you make a mistake during install, you may edit setup.fil."]
[570,"MOONCHAT is a new feature in Shining Star Software new programs and upgrades"]
[570,"which allows users in SSS games (future versions of existing games) to"]
[570,"CHAT with one another on-line, no matter which SSS games are being played."]
[570,"PLEASE insert a PATH name for your MOONCHAT files to be used by all SSS games."]
[570,"In new games and upgrades, use the same path."]
[570,"If it doesn't exist, this directory will be created."]
[570,"YOU CANNOT LEAVE THIS BLANK!!! PLEASE USE A MOONCHAT DIRECTORY!)"]
[570,"DIRECTORY NAME MUST NOT EXCEED 8 CHARACTERS!!"]
[570,"EXAMPLE: c:\\doors\\moonchat  (NO NO NO ENDING BACKSLASH!!!)"]
[571,"I SAID NO TRAILING BACKSLASH!!!"]
[572,"YOU CANNOT LEAVE THIS BLANK!!!!"]
[573,"OPTIONALLY, you may have ANSI and ASCII bulletins created."]
[573,"PLEASE enter the path to your BULLETIN directory."]
[573,"Leave BLANK if you don't wish to create bulletins."]
[573,"The files: reefbull.ans and reefbull.asc will be created."]
[573,"DIRECTORY NAME MUST NOT EXCEED 8 CHARACTERS!!"]
[573,"If it doesn't exist, this directory will be created."]
[573,"EXAMPLE: c:\\bulletin  (NO NO NO ENDING BACKSLASH!!!)"]
[574,"Number of nodes (remote & local) :  `w`"]
[575,"ALERT!!!! *IF* you copy your drop file into the running game's directory,"]
[576,"DO NOT ENTER the PATH, *just* ENTER THE DROP FILE NAME ONLY!"]
[577,"What is the drop file path and name for node"]
[578,"File missing. You need a setup.fil. Please read docs about setup.fil."]
[578,"Hit Enter to Continue."]
[579,"Installation Procedure:"]
[580,"2. You'll need to know how many nodes you have."]
[580,"3. You'll need to know if you're running with or without a fossil."]
[580,"Most do. Fossils alleviate a lot of problems a sysop may have with games."]
[580,"4. If you have a registration key, you may enter it at this time as well."]
[580,"5. You'll need to know the path & name of your drop file:"]
[580,"ie: DORINFO#.DEF, DOOR.SYS, etc."]
[580,"After filling in the blanks, this will create CONFIG.CFG & SETUP.FIL files."]
[581,"NOTE: If you are running multinode & require different settings per node"]
[581,"BE SURE TO READ THE DOCS on setting up config files for multinode use."]
[582,"Do you wish to continue? (Y/N)"]
[583,"Ok, thanks for reading.  Hurry back! <g>"]
[584,"Done!"]
[585,"`b f r`REGISTERED TO:"]
[586,"`b f r`THANKS TO:"]
[587,"`b f r`That person is not on-line right now!"]
[588,"`b m`Message Deleted."]
[589,"[`b m`C`b c`]hat    [`b m`L`b c`]eave the Party"]
[590,"What do you have to say?"]
[591,"(S)ave  (C)ancel"]
[593,"Install new by typing: INSTALL CONFIG"]
[602,"Female"]
[603,"Male"]
[614,"`b m`News: `m`[`b r`T`m`]`b m`oday's Again `m`[`b r`Y`m`]`b m`esterday's"]
[615,"`m`[`b r`C`m`]`b m`ontinue `m`[`b r`C`m`]"]
[616,"`m`-=-= `b c`Towne Crier News `m`=-=-"]
[617,"`b f r`Invalid command."]
[712,"`m`-=-= `b y`Ye Olde Apollo, Trusty Moneychanger `m`=-=-`b y`"]
[713,"(`b c`D`b m`) Deposit Dinar"]
[714,"(`b c`W`b m`) Withdraw Dinar"]
[715,"(`b c`X`b m`) Exit to the Streets"]
[716,"\"How many dinar would you like to"]
[717,"deposit?\""]
[718,"withdraw?\""]
[719,"`b bl`(1 for ALL of it)"]
[720,"AMOUNT:"]
[721,"\"Have a nice day anyway, then,\" says Apollo, the trustworthy old man."]
[722,"\"Done!\" says the trustworthy old man, Apollo."]
[723,"\"Sorry, you don't have that much,\" says Apollo, the trustworthy moneychanger."]
[724,"\"Sorry, you don't have that much in your account,\" says ye old Apollo"]
[725,"Dinar In Pouch:"]
[726,"`c`   Dinar in Treasury:"]
[773,"ANSI ART by Joanna Watkins"]
[774,"[`b c`!`c`] MoonChat"]
[775,"You look eastward and see billows of smoke rising from the depths of the sea."]
[776,"You realize the mighty Leviathan is chasing ships."]
[787,"\"Which one of our fine warriors would you like to challenge?\""]
[788,"Name or partial name or ENTER to go through list:"]
[540,"You shriek in terror as you depart the province."]
[541,"You're in no condition to leave Hannah's Healing. Perhaps another day."]
[520,"`b w`You have ANSI if you see this little smiley guy: `b c`\u0001"]
[521,"This game uses some ANSI. Do you wish to continue?"]
[605,"Sorry, maximum you can carry or have in the Treasury"]
[605,"is 2,000,000,000,\" sighs Apollo."]
[606,"\"Sorry, you cannot have more than 2,000,000,000 in your account,\" sighs Apollo."]
[607,"\"Sorry, you cannot carry more than 2,000,000,000,\" sighs Apollo."]
[608,"Welcome back Warrior! It's nice to see you again today!"]
[609,"Warrior, you are seriously injured."]
[609,"You need to remain at the Healers. Try again another day."]
[610,"Mercury speeds to your call, `b c`\"What would you like to do?\""]
[610,"`c`(`b m`1`c`) `b c`Send a message"]
[610,"`c`(`b m`2`c`) `b c`Check messages"]
[610,"`c`(`b m`3`c`) `b c`Page the Sysop"]
[611,"\"See ya later!\" `c`says Mercury as he swiftly departs."]
[612,"[`b r`1`b m`] High Scores [`b r`2`b m`] Terminate"]
[613,"`b m`[`b r`*`b m`] Node Chatter"]
[618,"[`b r`#`b m`] List MoonChatters [`b r`!`b m`] MoonChat"]
[619,"[`b r`?`b m`] Help [`b r`%`b m`] Color Help"]
[620,"`m`-=-= `b c`Leviathan's Reef - `b w`Hannah's Healing `m`=-=-"]
[621,"The room is filled with mats covered with crisp, white sheets."]
[621,"You hear moanings and groanings coming from several of the mats."]
[621,"You know these are the wailings of those who have been seriously"]
[621,"injured in battle."]
[622,"A beautiful wood nymph garbed in white enters the room."]
[623,"A beautiful wood nymph flies on gossamer wings to your aid."]
[624,"\"It's nice to have you here for a visit,\" says Hannah."]
[625,"\"I always enjoy our visits,\" says Hannah."]
[626,"\"But you don't need any healing. Stay healthy!\""]
[627,"Hit Points:"]
[1001,"Starfish...they can shake hands and poke each other in the eye at the same time!"]
[1002,"If you see a shark fin swimming steadily toward you, don't start thrashing"]
[1002,"around. Just swim steadily toward the shore saying, \"JAWS was only a movie,"]
[1002,"JAWS was only a movie...\""]
[1003,"When on the Reef, don't flop around like a wounded fish! When a group of"]
[1003,"sharks get together, look out! Feeding frenzy!"]
[1004,"If you see a sea snake, you'd better back-paddle fast!"]
[1005,"Only take the rough trails and ride the high tide when you possess an enchanted item."]
[1006,"Build up your attributes in all areas! You'll need them all."]
[1007,"Visit Eros...not only will your sweetheart benefit, but you will as well!"]
[789,"Sorry, maximum you can carry or have in the Treasury"]
[790,"`c` -=-= `b c`Leviathan's Reef `c`=-=-"]
[791,"`b y`Mount Olympus"]
[792,"`b g`Amazonian Jungle"]
[793,"`b bl`The Reef"]
[794,"`c`=-=-"]
[795,"You see massive smoke coming up from the top of Mount Olympus."]
[795,"Thunderings & lightenings fill you with a deep foreboding."]
[795,"This is a time when the gods are petty and cruel."]
[795,"Do you dare to challenge their powers?"]
[796,"You look up at the lush canopy of leaves and vines overhead."]
[796,"You hesitantly step forward...many eerie things lurk in this jungle."]
[797,"The water laps at the edge of the reef. You sniff the odor of"]
[797,"fish and salt in the air. Yes, today is a good day to explore"]
[797,"the depths of the sea. May Poseidon be generous on your quest!"]
[798,"(`b c`S`b m`) Swim in the `b c`S`b m`hallow Waters  `b m`"]
[799,"(`b c`S`b m`) Take the `b c`S`b m`mooth Path        `b m`"]
[800,"(`b c`P`b m`) Take Out Your `b c`P`b m`ouch"]
[801,"(`b c`R`b m`) `b c`R`b m`ide the High Tide          `b m`"]
[802,"(`b c`R`b m`) Forge the `b c`R`b m`ough Trails      `b m`"]
[803,"(`b c`Y`b m`) Look At `b c`Y`b m`our Stuff"]
[804,"(`b c`H`b m`) Hannah the `b c`H`b m`ealer            (`b c`X`b m`) E`b c`x`b m`it to the Towne"]
[805,"(`b c`S`b m`)mooth (`b c`R`b m`)ough (`b c`H`b m`)eal (`b c`Y`b m`)ou"]
[806,"`b m`Zeus comes foward with his lightening scepter."]
[806,"`b r`\"Leave this mountain and do not return until the Midnight dawns.\""]
[807,"You are too worn out to continue today. Try again tomorrow."]
[808,"`m`-!=!=! `b c`BATTLE `m`!=!=!-"]
[809,"`b w`blocks your path!"]
[810,"`b c`(`b m`A`b c`) `b m`Attack"]
[811,"`b c`(`b m`Y`b c`) `b m`Your Stuff"]
[811,"`b c`(`b m`P`b c`) `b m`Take Out Your Pouch"]
[812,"`b c`(`b m`R`b c`) `b m`Retreat!"]
[813,"`b c`laughs heartily! \"Good show!\""]
[814,"You have defeated"]
[815,"You have earned"]
[816,"`b c`\"Perhaps you can use this in your quests!\" `c`says"]
[817,"`b c`You're handed a gift and `b r`"]
[818,"`b gy`You have been defeated by `b r`"]
[819,"`b gy`The last thing you see is the beautiful face of Hannah hovering over you"]
[819,"as you fade into a deep slumber."]
[820,"Average             Per Battle:  Average   Advance   Price Per"]
[821,"You could use better armor!"]
[822,"Great armor!"]
[823,"You could use some work on your defence!"]
[824,"Good Defence! You blocked some of the blow!"]
[825,"Great Defence! You blocked most of the blow!"]
[826,"Your agility allows you to escape"]
[827,"You could use a better weapon!"]
[828,"Great weapon!"]
[829,"If only you had more dexterity!"]
[830,"A man garbed in a cloak of midnight approaches you."]
[830,"Extending a boney finger toward the door, Sage utters,"]
[831,"You hear the sounds of many musical instruments through the"]
[831,"thick oak door. A quick clippity cloppity reveals Vixen, the Satyr."]
[832,"You slowly push open the heavy door and hear a gentle"]
[832,"clip clop from the other side. A tall centaur comes to view."]
[833,"`b w`\"Sorry, only Humans are allowed in the Magus' Guild.\""]
[834,"`b w`\"Go away bean brain! Only Satyrs are allowed in the Rogue's Guild.\""]
[835,"`b w`\"Only Centaurs are allowed in the Warrior's Guild,\" `b c`informs Chiron."]
[836,"`b w`\"Great balls of fire! Another Magus! What be your pleasure?\""]
[837,"`b w`\"Come in fellow Satyr. We will ROCK you!!\""]
[838,"`b w`\"We are the Champions, my friend. Welcome warrior,\" `b c`grins Chiron."]
[839,"-=-= `b m`Magus' Guild `m`=-=-"]
[840,"-=-= `b m`Satyr's Guild `m`=-=-"]
[841,"-=-= `b m`Warrior's  Guild `m`=-=-"]
[805,"(`b c`E`b m`)mbark on Quest (`b c`X`b m`) Exit"]
[820,"Level: Attributes Hit Pts: Dinar+/Exp:  Battles:  Exp:      Weap/Armor"]
[842,"(`b c`E`b m`) `b c`E`b m`mbark on a Quest"]
[843,"You used all of your quests for today!"]
[844,"`m`(`b c`A`m`) `c`Ask how many points to advance?"]
[844,"`m`(`b c`R`m`) `c`Request a Promotion"]
[844,"`m`(`b c`X`m`) `c`Exit"]
[845,"You are ready to attempt an advance."]
[846,"\"Not today. Try again tomorrow.\""]
[847,"\"So you think you are ready to advance,\" `c`says"]
[848,"Sage"]
[849,"Vixen"]
[850,"Chiron"]
[851,"Let us put you to the test."]
[852,"escorts you down a long dark tunnel"]
[853,"takes you into a large chamber filled with other"]
[854,"Mugus'"]
[855,"Rogues"]
[856,"Warriors"]
[857,"and brings out a dreadful beast. `b c`\"You may begin the test.\""]
[858,"\"You disgrace! Get out of here and don't show your face here again today!\""]
[859,"`c`MoonDust comforts you, `b c`\"It's not whether you win or lose that counts,"]
[860,"it's how you play the"]
[861,"`m`Hannah flies into the chambers, `b m`\"Loser, Loser, LOSER!\""]
[862,"\"Let me heal you now!,\" `m`she giggles."]
[863,"Perhaps you'd like to terminate and start over?"]
[863,"(`b r`T`b w`)erminate   (`b r`N`b w`)o, I'll play tomorrow."]
[864,"-=-= `b c`Mercury's Messengers `c`=-=-"]
[865,"`b m`[`b r`R`b m`] Redraw"]
[866,"\"Oh you poor thing!\" `b m`sympathizes Hannah."]
[867,"\"I can heal you for"]
[868,"dinar per hit point.\""]
[869,"(H) `b c`H`b m`eal All Possible"]
[869,"(P) `b c`P`b m`artial Heal"]
[870,"(X) E`b c`x`b m`it to the Towne"]
[871,"(X) E`b c`x`b m`it"]
[872,"\"How many points would you like healed?\" asks Hannah."]
[873,"\"Sorry, you don't have enough dinar for any healing,\" says Hannah with a sigh."]
[874,"Hannah spreads a creamy ointment, the color of moonbeams, on your wounds."]
[875,"Queen MoonDust gives you a bag with `b y`100 dinar `b c`-- your reward"]
[875,"for joining as her warrior to battle the beasts of the land."]
[876,"Your Choice"]
[876,"`b c`(`m`1`b c`) Human"]
[876,"(`m`2`b c`) Satyr"]
[876,"(`m`3`b c`) Centaur"]
[876,"`c`Choice:"]
[877,"You have chosen Human. You belong to the Guild of the Magus."]
[878,"You have chosen Satyr. You belong to the Rogue's Guild."]
[879,"You have chosen Centaur. You belong to the Warrior's Guild."]
[880,"Race          :"]
[880,"Gender        :"]
[880,"Location      :"]
[880,"Experience    :"]
[880,"Hits          :"]
[880,"Max Hits      :"]
[880,"Level / Rank  :"]
[880,"Weapon        :"]
[880,"Armor         :"]
[880,"Strength      :"]
[880,"Defence       :"]
[880,"Dexterity     :"]
[880,"Agility       :"]
[880,"Wisdom        :"]
[880,"Charisma      :"]
[880,"Romance       :"]
[880,"Potions Bought:"]
[880,"Sweetie Points:"]
[880,"Quests        :"]
[881,"Human"]
[882,"Satyr"]
[883,"Centaur"]
[884,"Dinar In Pouch    :"]
[884,"Dinar In Treasury :"]
[884,"Beast Battles     :"]
[884,"Olympus Battles   :"]
[884,"Player Battles    :"]
[884,"Player Wins       :"]
[884,"Mercenaries       :"]
[884,"Failed Level Raise:"]
[884,"Battled Leviathan :"]
[884,"Node              :"]
[884,"Pouch 1           :"]
[884,"Pouch 2           :"]
[884,"Pouch 3           :"]
[884,"Pouch 4           :"]
[884,"Pouch 5           :"]
[884,"Pouch 6           :"]
[884,"Pouch 7           :"]
[884,"Pouch 8           :"]
[885,"Yes"]
[886,"No"]
[887,"-=-= `b m`Attributes `m`=-=-"]
[888,"`c`Strength:  `b c`Affects how hard you hit in battle."]
[888,"`c`Dexterity: `b c`Affects how often you hit or miss your opponent in battle."]
[888,"`c`Defence:   `b c`Affects how much of the blow you can block in battle."]
[888,"`c`Agility:   `b c`Affects how often you can evade your opponent's blow."]
[888,"`c`Wisdom:    `b c`Affects the success of using the enchanted items you obtain"]
[888,"`c`            while on quests."]
[888,"`c`Charisma:  `b c`Affects how well you are liked by the shopkeepers in the stores."]
[889,"-=-= `b m`Race `m`=-=-"]
[890,"Human: `b m`In this land of mythical enchantment, the human's only"]
[890,"defense is his ability to learn to control the elements of the Earth."]
[890,"He belongs to the Magus Guild. The human has learned that if you mix"]
[890,"a little of this and a touch of that, you can sometimes blow your"]
[890,"opponent to the next kingdom!"]
[890,"`c`Satyr: `b c`The Satyr is a god of the woods. He loves revelry, lechery"]
[890,"and mirth. He has the legs, tail and ears of a goat, and a torso and"]
[890,"head of a man. He belongs to the Rogue's Guild. In battle, the Satyr"]
[890,"uses a bit of woodland magic mixed with his musical prowess to"]
[890,"conquer his foes."]
[890,"`b`Centaur: `b bl`The Centaur has the torso and head of a man, but the body"]
[890,"of a horse. In battle, the Centaur prefers a direct approach -- he"]
[890,"laughs his enemy full in the face -- and attacks head on and boldly."]
[890,"He belongs to the Warrior's Guild. The Centaur prefers the use of"]
[890,"conventional weaponry in battle."]
[891,"Strength Defence Dexterity Agility Wisdom Charisma"]
[892,"Accept this roll? (No to reroll)"]
[893,"`c`-=-= `b c`Delphi the Oracle `c`=-=-"]
[894,"`c`[`b c`F`c`]ree Advice"]
[895,"Get some free advice tomorrow. There are others waiting in line."]
[896,"Pouch 1:"]
[896,"Pouch 2:"]
[896,"Pouch 3:"]
[896,"Pouch 4:"]
[896,"Pouch 5:"]
[896,"Pouch 6:"]
[896,"Pouch 7:"]
[896,"Pouch 8:"]
[897,"It costs 50 dinar to tell you about an item."]
[898,"You don't have enough dinar."]
[899,"Do you want to pay?"]
[900,"Which item?"]
[901,"That item is empty!"]
[902,"`c`-=-= `b c`Pouch `c`=-=-"]
[903,"(0 to cancel)"]
[904,"Which item would you like to use?"]
[905,"`c`-=-= `b c`MoonDust's Palace `c`=-=-"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`C`c`) `b c`Chat with MoonDust about your Strengths & Weaknesses"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`L`c`) `b c`Level Amount Averages"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`H`c`) `b c`Hall of Scrolls"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`M`c`) `b c`Hall of the Magus' Guild"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`R`c`) `b c`Hall of the Rogue's Guild"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`W`c`) `b c`Hall of the Warrior's Guild"]
[907,"`c`-=-= `b c`Aphrodite's Pub `c`=-=-"]
[908,"`c`(`b m`T`c`) `b c`Toga Party"]
[909,"`c`(`b m`A`c`) `b c`Arm Wrestle Hercules"]
[910,"`c`(`b m`A`c`) `b c`Arm Wrestle Zena"]
[911,"`m`(`b m`X`m`) `b m`Exit"]
[912,"Hercules seats himself at your table."]
[913,"Zena seats herself at your table."]
[914,"\"So, you'd like to arm wrestle me? I'll wager you"]
[915,"\"You don't have enough dinars.\""]
[916,"You both lock hands together and Aphrodite shouts, \"BEGIN!\""]
[917,"\"Good show,"]
[918,"!\" Aphrodite grins, as you take the lead."]
[919,"\"Come on,"]
[920,"!\" Aphrodite grins, \"Show some muscle!\""]
[921,"With a burst of strength"]
[922,"finally pushes your arm to the table!"]
[923,"\"Thanks for the dinars!\" says"]
[924,"\"Of course the dinars will be given to the poor.\""]
[925,"\"You didn't look very buff anyway!\" grins"]
[926,"Hercules."]
[927,"Zena."]
[928,"Any Key to Continue...\"Q\" to Quit"]
[929,"You chose to quit this quest."]
[930,"This item can only be used on The Reef!"]
[930,"It crumbles in your hand and dissolves into dust!"]
[931,"`b f r`A sudden wind blows!"]
[931,"`b y`You find yourself back where you started."]
[932,"YOU HAVE ENTERED VIA QUEST MODE!"]
[932,"IF YOU ARE CREATING & TESTING: we recommend you run tests in a UNIQUE"]
[932,"directory apart from the game that you are running LIVE on your BBS."]
[932,"Create a unique directory and unarchive the zip and set it up as before."]
[932,"If you want existing players in your test game, simply copy the players.*"]
[932,"files to your new test directory."]
[932,"If you have run this in your live game, you can use #2 to delete your"]
[932,"character. But after all, if you have this test character in the LIVE"]
[932,"Version, it may not be fair to those who are playing the game."]
[932,"Quest Mode gives you the ability to: View Quests that are loaded."]
[932,"Delete Quests from the list."]
[932,"Add Quests to the Quest Sets List."]
[932,"To Activate the Quest Menu Items, load Reef under Quest Mode:"]
[932,"Reef Quest"]
[932,"If you are using Quest Mode to INSTALL/REMOVE Quests, when you are done"]
[932,"you can delete your character with #2 if you created a unique character."]
[932,"If you used your sysop name to log in, you can just leave it in the game."]
[894,"`c`[`b c`A`c`]sk about an Item"]
[894,"`c`[`b c`X`c`] Exit"]
[933,"`b m`Sysop Commands:"]
[933,"`b c`(`b m`1`b c`) `b m`View & Test Loaded Quests"]
[933,"`b c`(`b m`2`b c`) `b m`Load or Update a Quest Set"]
[933,"`b r`-- YOU MUST UPDATE IF NEW QUESTS ARE ADDED TO AN EXISTING SET!"]
[933,"`b w`Unzip the quest set in a UNIQUE DIRECTORY. Be prepared with path."]
[933,"`b w`DO NOT PUT MULTIPLE SETS IN THE SAME DIRECTORY!!!!"]
[933,"`b w`EXAMPLE: c:\\games\\quests\\sphinx\""]
[933,"`b w`       : c:\\games\\quests\\bucc\""]
[933,"`b w`                         ^ or identifying name"]
[934,"`b m`Development Commands:"]
[934,"`b c`(`b m`3`b c`) `b m`Set Path to Test Quests"]
[935,"`b w`CURRENT PATH: `b g`"]
[936,"`b c`(`b m`4`b c`) `b m`Test Quest from Text File"]
[936,"`b c`(`b m`5`b c`) `b m`Create Encrypted file from Text File"]
[936,"`b c`(`b m`6`b c`) `b m`Test Quest from Encrypted File"]
[936,"`b c`(`b m`Y`b c`) `b m`Your Stuff"]
[937,"`b m`(?) Instructions"]
[937,"`b m`(X) Exit"]
[938,"-=-= `b c`Eros' Potions `c`=-=-"]
[939,"'We have quite a selection of gifts. We will deliver the item to"]
[940,"your special someone for you. What is the name of the warrior?'"]
[941,"(`b c`1`b m`) See a List"]
[941,"(`b c`2`b m`) Ready to give name"]
[941,"(`b c`3`b m`) Ask to Visit the Upper Chambers Quest"]
[941,"(`b c`4`b m`) Nevermind"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`Y`c`) `b c`Your Stuff"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`S`c`) `b c`Standings"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`D`c`) `b c`Dungeon Quest"]
[906,"`c`(`b m`T`c`) `b c`Tower Quest"]
[906,"`m`(`b m`X`m`) `b m`Exit"]
[942,"`c`(`b m`G`c`) `b c`Go to Your Chambers"]
[943,"`c`(`b m`C`c`) `b c`Chat with Aphrodite"]
[943,"`c`(`b m`Y`c`) `b c`Look at Your Stuff"]
[943,"`c`(`b m`S`c`) `b c`Warriors Standings"]
[943,"`c`(`b m`L`c`) `b c`Talk to Salmonilla, the Loan Shark"]
[943,"`c`(`b m`B`c`) `b c`Back Room Quest"]
[944,"`gy`-=-= `b w`Salmonilla, The Loan Shark `gy`=-=-"]
[945,"In a dark, dusty corner of the pub you see a cowled figure."]
[945,"You approach cautiously... the cowled head raises and you shudder"]
[945,"as you see the creature's horrible facial features. Grinning at you"]
[945,"with a row of rotten teeth, you wonder if you should continue."]
[946,"`gy`(`b m`1`gy`) Ask to Borrow Some Dinars"]
[946,"(`b m`2`gy`) Check on the Status of Your Loan"]
[946,"(`b m`3`gy`) Make a Payment on Your Loan"]
[946,"(`b m`4`gy`) Leave this Vile Man"]
[947,"-= `b bl`Your Chambers `bl`=-"]
[948,"`c`(`b m`H`c`) `b c`Hire A Mercenary"]
[948,"`c`(`b m`G`c`) `b c`Go To Sleep"]
[948,"`c`(`b m`L`c`) `b c`Leave Chambers"]
[949,"`b m`-=-= `b c`The Lottery `b m`=-=-"]
[950,"`b c`Apollo approaches you."]
[951,"You have great strength. You should be able to hit hard in battles."]
[952,"Your strength is average. For harder hits in battle, work on it."]
[953,"Your strength is a hindrance to how hard you hit in battles."]
[954,"Your charisma great. Eros will give you great trade-ins on weapons"]
[954,"and armor."]
[955,"Your charisma is average, but for better weapon & armor trade-ins,"]
[955,"you could work on increasing it."]
[956,"You aren't getting very good trade-ins on weapons & armor"]
[956,"with such low charisma."]
[957,"With this much defence, you hould be very good at blocking your"]
[957,"opponent's blows in battle."]
[958,"Your defence is fine, but if you increased it, you would be better"]
[958,"able to block your opponent's blows in battles."]
[959,"With this lousy defence, you're probably getting hit full force with"]
[959,"every blow of your enemy's weapon!"]
[960,"Your agility is great and should allow you to avoid being hit in"]
[960,"battles."]
[961,"You have average agility, but if you worked on it a bit more, you"]
[961,"could do better at avoiding being hit in battles."]
[962,"You're probably getting hit in battles on every blow. If you work on"]
[962,"your agility, you can avoid this."]
[963,"Your dexterity is great and you're probably hitting your opponent"]
[963,"in battles with nearly every blow!"]
[964,"You have average dexterity. Increase it if you want to do better at"]
[964,"consistently hitting your opponent in battle."]
[965,"You're probably missing your opponents in battle quite a bit."]
[965,"Improve your dexterity to have better hits."]
[966,"You have great wisdom and will be successful at using the items"]
[966,"in your pouch!"]
[967,"Your wisdom is average. If you wish to be more successful at using"]
[967,"the items in your pouch, try to increase it."]
[968,"You're not going to be very successful at using the items in"]
[968,"your pouch with such low wisdom."]
[969,"Your weapon is below average for your level. Do not let"]
[969,"it get any lower or you will surely be defeated in battles."]
[969,"Your weapon is hindering you from being successful in battles."]
[970,"Your weapon is made for a baby! You will surely lose every battle!"]
[971,"Your weapon is average for your level."]
[972,"Your weapon is above average for your level!"]
[973,"Your weapon is made for a CHAMPION! You will surely win every battle!"]
[974,"Your armor is below average for your level. Do not let"]
[974,"it get any lower or you will surely be defeated in battles."]
[974,"Your armor is hindering you from being successful in battles."]
[975,"Your armor is made for a baby! You will surely lose every battle!"]
[976,"Your armor is average for your level."]
[977,"Your armor is above average for your level!"]
[978,"Your armor is made for a CHAMPION! You will surely win every battle!"]
[979,"`b m`Continue?"]
[980,"(A) One"]
[980,"(B) Two"]
[981,"`b y`You don't have enough dinars for that many mercenaries."]
[980,"(C) Nevermind"]
[982,"You may hire up to 2 mercenaries for one day."]
[982,"Mercenaries will protect you from challengers."]
[982,"Any challenger will have to battle your mercs first and won't"]
[982,"be allowed to heal in between battles."]
[982,"`b y`A challenger your level will battle one of your mercs."]
[982,"If a challenger is greater than your level, s/he will have to"]
[982,"battle your maximum number of mercenaries."]
[982,"Challengers less than your level, will battle no mercs."]
[983,"`b bl`You see a mysterious island in the distance. You may enter the island"]
[983,"in exchange for an orb."]
[984,"`b g`You see a mysterious canopy floating down from the jungle heights."]
[984,"You may step onto the canopy in exchange for an orb."]
[985,"`b y`You don't have an orb. You sorrowfully stay behind."]
[986,"Do you wish to enter for an orb?"]
[987,"`b r`You stay behind as the mysterious floating island disappears."]
[989,"An orb mysteriously disappears."]
[990,"`b w`You find yourself upon a huge mystical Island."]
[990,"You feel the island slowly begin to move. It is rumored that"]
[990,"the island sits on the back of a massive, giant tortoise."]
[991,"`b g`As the floating canopy lowers, you step upon it."]
[991,"You feel the canopy slowly beginning to rise into the air again."]
[991,"You look down to see the jungle floor getting smaller and smaller."]
[992,"`b c`You see a building in the distance and decide to investigate."]
[993,"`bl`-= `b bl`Floating Island of Dark Waters `bl`=-"]
[995,"Esther, the beautiful oceanid nymph, greets you."]
[996,"Lydia, the beautiful wood nymph, greets you."]
[997,"Erik, the handsome oceanid merman, greets you."]
[998,"Newell, the handsome wood sprite, greets you."]
[999,"`c`(`b m`1`c`) `b c`Hire A Mercenary"]
[999,"`c`(`b m`2`c`) `b c`Purchase a Tankard of Drew Brew"]
[999,"`c`(`b m`3`c`) `b c`Sneak a Kiss"]
[999,"`c`(`b m`Y`c`) `b c`Your Stuff"]
[999,"`c`(`b m`X`c`) `b c`Exit"]
[994,"`g`-= `b g`Floating Canopy in the Jungle `g`=-"]
[988,"`b r`You stay behind as the mysterious floating canopy disappears."]
[543,"`b y`    Needed for first-time install ONLY! You may edit setup.fil or"]
[543,"`b y`    config.cfg with a normal text editor IF NEEDED. See sysop1.doc for details."]
[544,"`b y`    Select this if FIRST-TIME INSTALL or UPGRADE. Will EXIT on completion."]
[544,"`b y`    To enter SYSOP MODE again if needed: Type: REEF SYSOP at DOS."]
[550,"Please read SYSOP1.DOC for more details IF NECESSARY."]
[543,"`b y`    You SHOULD NOT need to edit the files unless you have UNUSUAL settings."]
[543,"`b y`    After completion of #2, your install should be COMPLETE!!!!"]