mathNEWS Issue 104.1: Friday, May 18, 2007

The MUDPit

UW-MUD v 0.1 alpha
Enter, Math Student, and choose your destiny.
You find yourself in a CS 246 class.
> inventory
You have a textbook on UML diagrams, a pencil, and a half-eaten sandwich.
> use textbook professor
With a loud yell, you hurl the textbook at the professor.
Damage: 5 (physical)
A CS 246 professor is angry, and charges at you!
> exit building
Prudently, you exit the MC in haste. You find yourself facing DC.
Blind penalty: 20% (natural light)
> look around
You see several bikes.
> take bike
It's locked securely to the bike rack.
An angry CS 246 professor exits the MC.
> use pencil bike
Using your significant mastery of the locksmith's trade, you use the pencil as a lockpick.
Lockpick: success
An angry CS 246 professor casts "C++ Syntax Lesson"!
Resist Sleep: success
> go north
You head north on bike and travel for some time. You find yourself in a grassy field with many cows.
> use cow
Moo. What did you expect?
> cast cow
You assume a spherical cow of uniform density! It appears a short distance in front of you, and promptly begins to roll in your direction. > exit
A malicious MUD program pauses execution of your command to allow your character to be flattened by the spherical cow, thus ensuring hilarity all around.

candu



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