Blackout

by Murphy

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Murphy2005-04-10 16:27:36
A sudden shiver shoots up your spine, making you involuntarily jerk as a
sip allheale

creeping sensation crawls over your skin.
sip allheale
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outr kafe
eat kafe
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In the trees above Ruby Road.
climb down
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky. An
obsidian eye sigil is here. There are 2 briar walls here.
You see exits leading southeast, west, and in (open door).
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A centaur hunter snarls viciously.
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The allheale burns your throat and makes your eyes water.
Your bronchial tubes open up and your asthma is cured.
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You may not take another dose of allheale so soon.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 367.
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You are paralysed and unable to do that.
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Your muscles unlock; you are no longer paralysed.
READY-TO-GO
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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 366.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
-se

You are paralysed and unable to do that.
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focus body
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
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sip health
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 365.
-e

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outr kafe
eat kafe
You are paralysed and cannot do that.
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focus body
You begin focusing your mind on your motor skills.
FOCUSING
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The potion heals and soothes you.
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There is no exit in that direction.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 364.
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You concentrate, but your mind is too tired to focus.
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You may eat another sparkleberry.
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outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 363.
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You bleed 114 health.
-clot

-e

You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1791.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
Your muscles unlock; you are no longer paralysed.
READY-TO-GO
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outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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There is no exit in that direction.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 362.
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-e

You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1790.
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outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
The aftertaste of the berry turns sour.
-

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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 361.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
-
There is no exit in that direction.
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You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1789.
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The aftertaste of the berry turns sour.
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Your senses return to you as the blackout ends.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 360.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
You eat a kafe bean.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-

3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-e
s

You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-sip health
ql

3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
There is no exit in that direction.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
There is no exit in that direction.
3649h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
You take a drink from a bloodstone vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
3877h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-

3877h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
In the trees above Ruby Road.
climb down
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky. An
obsidian eye sigil is here. There are 2 briar walls here.
You see exits leading southeast, west, and in (open door).
3877h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
You may eat another herb.
3877h, 2771m, 3220e, 2p elrxk-
A sudden shiver shoots up your spine, making you involuntarily jerk as a
sip allheale

creeping sensation crawls over your skin.
sip allheale
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You bleed 190 health.
-clot

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You carefully watch your footing and shimmy down from the treetops.
Ruby Road. (road).
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky.
There are 2 briar walls here. The gargantuan corpse of a queen gravedigger lies
here, oozing and twitching.
You see exits leading southeast, west, and in (closed door).
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You may not take another dose of allheale so soon.
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You may not take another dose of allheale so soon.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 359.
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You may eat another sparkleberry.
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outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 358.
-se

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outr kafe
eat kafe
You are paralysed and unable to do that.
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focus body
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You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1788.
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outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
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You are paralysed and cannot do that.
-
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 357.
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You are paralysed and unable to do that.
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You begin focusing your mind on your motor skills.
FOCUSING
-se

You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1787.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
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sip health
outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry
The aftertaste of the berry turns sour.
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You are paralysed and cannot do that.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 356.
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sip health
The potion heals and soothes you.
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You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1786.
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The aftertaste of the berry turns sour.
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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 355.
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Your muscles unlock; you are no longer paralysed.
READY-TO-GO
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outr kafe
eat kafe
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You bleed 80 health.
se
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The potion flows down your throat without effect.
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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 354.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
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As you stumble through the briars, you become entangled in the morass of vines
and nettles.
Along Ruby Road. (road).
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky.
There are 3 briar walls here. There are 12 frost hags here. There are 20
centaur hunters here.
You see exits leading east, northwest, and in.
A centaur hunter says, "I am watching you, Murphy."
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A centaur hunter keeps you in view as you leave.
Werdottir Tailoring.
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky.
Drulda Werdottir is here, sewing a leather vest with hemp twine. A willowisp
bobs about in the air here. Gregori is here. He wields a golden sickle in his
left hand and a mystic cudgel in his right. Moondust's Wisdom, Shorlen is here.
He wields an athame dagger in his left hand. Seren Nejii, Gentle Phoenix is
here. He wields an athame dagger in his left hand and a winged celestial shield
of heraldic bearing in his right.
You see a single exit leading out (closed door).
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Ooh look! A lovely lake. Perhaps you'll dive in!
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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 353.
-se
se

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outr pennyroyal
eat pennyroyal
Tight bindings cling to you, making that impossible.

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Your senses return to you as the blackout ends.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
There is no exit in that direction.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
There is no exit in that direction.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You remove 1 pennyroyal, bringing the total in the Rift to 733.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You eat a bunch of pennyroyal.
The plant has no effect.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-se

Tight bindings cling to you, making that impossible.

1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You may eat another sparkleberry.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-outr sparkleberry
eat sparkleberry

There is no exit in that direction.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-out

1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You remove 1 sparkleberry, bringing the total in the Rift to 1785.
1228h, 2444m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You eat a sparkleberry.
You feel your health, mana and ego replenished.
1615h, 2787m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
Tight bindings cling to you, making that impossible.

1615h, 2787m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
You may eat another herb.
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
1615h, 2787m, 3220e, 3p elrxkp-
A sudden shiver shoots up your spine, making you involuntarily jerk as a
sip allheale

creeping sensation crawls over your skin.
sip allheale
-
sip health
outr pennyroyal
eat pennyroyal
There is a pine door in the way.
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You may take another dose of allheale.
sip allheale
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The allheale burns your throat and makes your eyes water.
Your hallucinations cease to plague you.
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You may not take another dose of allheale so soon.
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In the trees above Werdottir Tailoring.
climb down
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky.
You see a single exit leading out (closed door).
-
The potion heals and soothes you.
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You remove 1 pennyroyal, bringing the total in the Rift to 732.
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The confusion lifts from your mind and it is clear once again.
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Tight bindings cling to you, making that impossible.

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You may not take another dose of allheale so soon.
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You bleed 423 health.
open door out
-clot

You must first raise yourself from the floor and stand up.

-clot
out
sip health

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outr kafe
eat kafe
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Tight bindings cling to you, making that impossible.

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You cannot move as both your legs are crippled.
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The potion flows down your throat without effect.
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You may eat another herb.
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You remove 1 kafe, bringing the total in the Rift to 352.
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Both of your legs must be free and unhindered to do that.
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outr kafe
eat kafe
You may eat another herb.
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Ooh look! A lovely lake. Perhaps you'll dive in!
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.
sip phlegmatic

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You may eat another sparkleberry.
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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion.
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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You bleed 314 health.
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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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sip phlegmatic
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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Your senses return to you as the blackout ends.
267h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrxkp-
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

267h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrxkp-out

You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

267h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrxkp-
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

267h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrxkp-
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

267h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrxkp-open door out

A sudden shiver shoots up your spine, making you involuntarily jerk as a
sip allheale

creeping sensation crawls over your skin.
-
sip phlegmatic
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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In the trees above Werdottir Tailoring.
climb down
Superimposed over this location, an ethereal forest reaches up to the sky.
You see a single exit leading out (closed door).
-
You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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You move sluggishly into action.
Passive mode.

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sip phlegmatic
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
Bowing his head, Gregori crosses his arms and shakes his head vigorously, then
spreads his arms out wide.
A shadow passes through the trees, whispering names.
0h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrx-stand
heartstop

You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2187m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
Your mana drains away as you concentrate on maintaining a link with the living.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 4p elrx-stand

You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 4p elrx-
Nejii picks up the corpse of Murphy.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 5p elrx-sip phlegmatic
pray for salvation

Your senses return to you as the blackout ends.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 5p elrx-
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 5p elrx-
You are dead and cannot do that.
0h, 2037m, 3220e, 5p elrx-
You shuffle off the last remaining ties to your mortal coil and set your soul
free to begin its journey...


I had no chance at all, this is rediculous and needs to be fixed asap
Shiri2005-04-10 16:29:37
To be honest, there were about 10 guards there, the door was closed, Shorlen was aeoning you, I was vining and moonbursting you periodically. You didn't have much chance anyway.

But yes. The blackout is ridiculous.

EDIT: Okay, that was the first time. Second time is what you posted, when I wisped you in after Daevos got wisped. That time it was 3on1, in a Hartstone demesne, so you wouldn't've had much chance anyway.
Annelia2005-04-10 16:33:36
Heh was testing it earlier, embeded. 8-9 seconds it lasted for in a 10 second window where it hits again.. doh.gif
Summer2005-04-10 16:38:30
Would having a separate system for blackouts work?
Shiri2005-04-10 16:46:13
You can't really have a seperate system for blackout, because you can't see what's going ON in blackout, and there's no cure for it. You can only HOPE you haven't got any other afflictions, and go for Allheale. Or wait for it to stop. (And as Annelia says, it starts again right soon.)
Murphy2005-04-10 16:50:02
If there was no blackout, I would've gotten out of there without too much of a drama.

The blackout caused my death, it was a poorly set up wisp trap.
Shiri2005-04-10 16:56:01
Granted. I forgot to set them on standguard when we prepared beforehand, so the stupid hags kept running around all over the place.
Summer2005-04-10 17:07:28
Hmm, depends on how you set up your system I guess. The more it checks for illusions / relies on the prompt, the more you'd need a separate one.
Shiri2005-04-10 17:08:38
It's not as though you can see your actions/other people's actions either.
Summer2005-04-10 17:10:27
Yeah, that's why. Like I have a check that says if I don't see myself drinking from the vial, I'm gonna ignore any cure messages.
Shiri2005-04-10 17:12:01
huh.gif You lost me then. With blackout, you have NOTHING to go off.
Murphy2005-04-10 17:13:21
yep, blackout is rediculous, I often come out of it with like 1.5k health from 6k

Please someone look at this
Summer2005-04-10 17:18:32
QUOTE(Shiri @ Apr 11 2005, 01:12 AM)
huh.gif You lost me then. With blackout, you have NOTHING to go off.
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You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion. <- Like this thing

If I drink during blackout, and then get that message after the blackout, it won't record as me having balance back, because I didn't get the message that I actually drank something.

Or I got the affliction line before the blackout, cured it during the start of the blackout, but because I didn't get the cure line, keep trying to cure it through the whole blackout.

And you can still see the secondary affliction / in the process of curing lines.

So if I had a separate system during blackout, I could go by the cure needed instead of specific afflictions. Say I get "You are too confused to concentrate properly." first and then "Spiders are erupting from your mouth and nose!" while blackout.

Assuming I didn't have a previous pennyroyal affliction, the first message will do +1 to the pennyroyal variable, and the second does another +1. If there are pennyroyal afflictions before the blackout, add that first.

Upon seeing the pennyroyal outrifted, it will assume that I've eaten and do -1. Or an alternative is to do -1 when I send the command to outr and eat it.
Unknown2005-04-10 17:35:32
QUOTE(Summer @ Apr 10 2005, 05:18 PM)
You may drink another health, mana, or bromide potion. <- Like this thing

If I drink during blackout, and then get that message after the blackout, it won't record as me having balance back, because I didn't get the message that I actually drank something.
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Maybe it's just overcomplicated and you could just assume you have your balance back?
I mean, it's better to drink too early then lose system balance forever.
Summer2005-04-10 17:44:40
It's just an example. Was doing it at the start because I was using it as a check for addiction too, then realised how badly it could screw me up (as compared to eating one more galingale for a fake addiction) and changed to what you're suggesting. happy.gif

Maybe a better example would be writhing. Like having to figure out some way to reset the writhe balance since many don't do another writhe when they're already (supposedly) still writhing.
Alger2005-04-10 18:08:38
we do have blackout prompt sum... when the stats are missin you remove the checks or youll loop on some of them or have to reset. well i reset anyway when blackout goes poof.
Summer2005-04-10 18:11:29
You can do that? Is easier for me just to make a separate set for it. huh.gif How do you remove the check for an affliction that has a value of 1 already anyway?
Geb2005-04-10 19:26:36
Blackout over and over again is overpowered. I think a restriction on the memoryloss mote should be made that forces the person to first embed 3 other motes before it may be embedded. Then there would only be a 25% chance of blackout going off per 10-second cycle. A situation like that would easily make it possible for a person to have the cure for blackout available most of the times it is received.

Shiri2005-04-10 19:29:35
There's a cure for blackout that isn't allheale? Damn. What is it? That might help. :/

EDIT: Hm, you edited the first bit, which my post replied to, out. Odd.
Unknown2005-04-10 19:29:49
Allheale cures blackout I assume?

EDIT: ninja.gif 'd, psh.