~Legend Of Red Dragon

Obtained directly from The Sound & Vision BBS.

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           Herbal's Guide to the Legend of Red Dragon
      
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        To find Herbal in the U.K. dial Sound & Vision BBS
                         0181 288 8444




Three Parts

  I     Playing Fair
 II     Playing with an advantage
III     Cheating (Beta 3.26 only)





Playing Fair...
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Just TRY everything, some specific tips...

Work up to the big stuff with Violet, don't try jumping straight into
bed with her. The same goes for Seth if you are female.
 
Use gems for vitality, this increases you defences. Use weapons for 
strength and your level for hit points, also use the old hag in the 
forest for hitpoints, if you ask her to heal you with a gem when you 
already have full health she will increase your hitpoints by one.

If you are in an unregistered game at level 6, use gems for hitpoints 
and buy your defences.
  
Don't be loud mouthed to higher players - befriend them and they 
might lend you what seem at levels 1 - 5 to be large amounts of cash.

Be nice to younger warriors, soon they will be at the top and if you 
kill the dragon you will be at the bottom again!

Stay in the Inn if you are vulnerable to attack from higher players, 
only people up to one level above you can attack you in the Inn, if 
you are level 11 or over it is only a deterrent and you might be 
better off in the fields getting experience from weak warriors who 
attack you and get killed in self-defence.

Always leave your money in the bank.

Carry out a cash transaction and hold some money in your hands when 
you ask Seth to sing, he is more likely to make magic happen in your 
bank account, remember, this will double your balance, make sure 
there is money in your account when you ask Seth to sing!

To propose to a player of the opp. sex you need 100 charm, there are 
some blessings and advantages associated with marriage to other 
players but perhaps not quite as much as are associated to marryimg 
Violet. However, marriage to Violet does not last long and divorce 
with anybody costs you in the charm department. If you are married do
not try to flirt with Violet, you can flatter her.

For a coloured name place a `2 on each end og the whole name, this 
will stop colour corruption when you are dead.



Playing with an advantage...
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Try not to let others know when you play dirty, here's a couple of 
tips for doing it...


The deal with Jennie
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Go into the forest and instead of pressing L for Look for something 
to kill press J then E then N then N then I then E, if it works you 
will be asked to describe Jennie Garth, use these words for a reward.
  foxy = 1 gem
  sexy = 1 user battle
  lady = some gold


Going under-cover
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Go into the Inn and talk to the Bar Keeper, ask to change your name, 
with the introduction of the ability to use colour in your name you 
can copy another persons name. If their name is in normal colour and 
suppose it is Heman then use the name `2Heman and it will look the 
same, however if you do it this way it you will be able to use the 
name whereas otherwise you will be told the name is already in use. 
You may have to try a few combinations to find one that will work. 
If you wish to stir up trouble do NOT write to people as replies will
come to you, try not to be caught by other players on line while your
name is changed, if you kill somebody with a false name and you have 
the most kills in the realm then your name in the dirt (slaughter 
warriors option) for the most kills will be the false one - a good 
clue as to what you have done - to stop this just attempt to kill 
another player, even if you are too tired. If you write something in 
the Inn in the conversation and then change your name back to your 
real name then a computer generated character might say something 
like Well met and use your REAL name instead of the one you used, you 
might like to write something with your real name before this happens 
as this could be a dangerous clue that you are cheating. The other 
use for using another players name is to get mail and gold that might
be meant for them, if you are an older player than they are then when
somebody goes to transfer funds or mail to them your name will appear
first when they are asked to confirm the name - if you have been 
playing less time than the other person of that name it is not worth 
trying this.


Robbing the Bank
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This is not easy to do. First become a Death Knight and wait for a 
special event in the forest, ask for a blessing and hopefully you 
will get a horse. When you have a horse go to the Dark Tavern and 
change your profession to Magician. Wait for the next event in the 
forest and try to catch a fairy, if you succeed go back to the Dark 
Tavern again and become a thief. As a thief go to Ye Olde Bank in the 
town and press number 2 to rob the bank!


Using Skills in a user battle
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The only skills you can use in a user battle are Mystical Skills. In 
particular use (H)eat wave, (S)hatter - very good, (M)ind heal.
Heat Wave is a bit stronger than a normal hit, Shatter is a LOT 
stronger than a normal hit and (M)ind heal will restore all your hit 
points during battle. You can use these skills on people of higher 
levels only!




Cheating...
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This will only work in the Beta version of 3.26

Go into the Dark Tavern and talk to Chance. Ask to practise the art 
of colour and try the following...

`S raises skills by one
`} raises charm by one
`{ raises lays by one
`k raises kids by one


Of course, Sysops can cheat, but this is not wise as an innocent 
player might kill you and get lots of gold and gems that should not 
have been in the game. In my experience Sysops are fun to have in 
games, so long as they don't EVER cheat!



Please send any further tips for 3.26 or above to me as Herbal in 
LORD on Sound & Vision BBS or by Email to jherbert@sv.span.com

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