Eleven Kingdoms Coinage

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:54:31 GMT, "Geoffery" <gffry.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net>
wrote:

 >Hey, all!
 >
 >I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to bring a
 >DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God (aka,
 >controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set various
 >options. One of these is: coinage.
 >
 >As we all know, there is no (to my memory) mention in the stories of the
 >names of any coins of the Eleven Kingdoms. So, I've been stewing on this
 >issue for a few weeks: what do I call them? Each time your character logs on
 >the MUSH, you receive a payment of coinage. They can be used for various
 >things. Right now, the default name is 'pennies'. This is a Medieval Term.
 >Here's the definition:
 >
 >MONEY: The common currency in England in the late middle ages and until
 >decimalization in 1971 was the Pound consisting of a pound of silver which
 >was divided into 20 shillings (20s.) or 240 pence (240d.). One penny equaled
 >two half-pence or four farthings. Thus, for example, £1 11s. 6d. was the
 >equivalent in decimal terms of £1.575.
 >
 >Of course, I am looking for a name that best evokes the period, so "Pound"
 >would be a last resort.
 >
 >So, my question: Please post here telling me what you believe the common
 >coinage of the western realms of the Eleven Kingdoms was called, why it was
 >called that, and how you would dilineate the coins. For example:
 >
 >common coin: pence
 >farthing, pence, shilling...etc
 >Cause that's how it was in real life
 >
 >
 >So, here's your chance to make a difference on DeryniMUSH. Help me choose
 >what coinage the King's Grace pays his troops with!
 >
 >MGH
 >
The penny (Denarius) actually goes back to King Offa in the 8th
Century.

The silver "groat" (4 pence) has a nice mediaeval ring to it (though
it wasn't introduced until 1279)

the "florin" (6 shillings) didn't catch on (though the name continued:
when I was young, in pre-decimal days, a 2-shilling coin was still
called a florin)

instead, there was the "noble" (worth 6s 8d, or half a mark -
one-third of a Pound) and the "mark" (13s 8d)

then Edward IV introduced gold coins - the "ryal" or "rose noble"
worth 10 shillings, and the "angel" worth 6s 8d

(Benedick, in _Much Ado about Nothing_, when listing his requirements
for a wife comments "rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll
none; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild, or come not near me;
noble, or not I for an angel...")

the "crown" (initially 4s 6d, but later 5s) was introduced in 1526:
half-crowns (2s 6d) were in use until decimalisation.

Of course, the florin (Dutch), mark (German) and crown (Kroner,
Scandinavia) are more commonly associated with other European
currencies.

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I remember a mention of coins struck to honor a priesting (or was that
medallions?) and also coisn given to the shrine at Dhasa.
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They were coins, but I don't think they could be used as currency. They
were more as a commemorative "So and so took vows at this abbey on
this date" kinds of things.

Melissa
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Excellent info. So, er, which are you recommending then?

MGH
"John Pritchard" <jp RemoveThis @john-pritchard.org.uk> wrote in message
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 > On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 21:54:31 GMT, "Geoffery" <gffry RemoveThis @earthlink.net>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >Hey, all!
  > >
  > >I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to bring
a
  > >DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
(aka,
  > >controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
various
  > >options. One of these is: coinage.
  > >
  > >As we all know, there is no (to my memory) mention in the stories of the
  > >names of any coins of the Eleven Kingdoms. So, I've been stewing on this
  > >issue for a few weeks: what do I call them? Each time your character logs
on
  > >the MUSH, you receive a payment of coinage. They can be used for various
  > >things. Right now, the default name is 'pennies'. This is a Medieval
Term.
  > >Here's the definition:
  > >
  > >MONEY: The common currency in England in the late middle ages and until
  > >decimalization in 1971 was the Pound consisting of a pound of silver
which
  > >was divided into 20 shillings (20s.) or 240 pence (240d.). One penny
equaled
  > >two half-pence or four farthings. Thus, for example, £1 11s. 6d. was the
  > >equivalent in decimal terms of £1.575.
  > >
  > >Of course, I am looking for a name that best evokes the period, so
"Pound"
  > >would be a last resort.
  > >
  > >So, my question: Please post here telling me what you believe the common
  > >coinage of the western realms of the Eleven Kingdoms was called, why it
was
  > >called that, and how you would dilineate the coins. For example:
  > >
  > >common coin: pence
  > >farthing, pence, shilling...etc
  > >Cause that's how it was in real life
  > >
  > >
  > >So, here's your chance to make a difference on DeryniMUSH. Help me choose
  > >what coinage the King's Grace pays his troops with!
  > >
  > >MGH
  > >
 > The penny (Denarius) actually goes back to King Offa in the 8th
 > Century.
 >
 > The silver "groat" (4 pence) has a nice mediaeval ring to it (though
 > it wasn't introduced until 1279)
 >
 > the "florin" (6 shillings) didn't catch on (though the name continued:
 > when I was young, in pre-decimal days, a 2-shilling coin was still
 > called a florin)
 >
 > instead, there was the "noble" (worth 6s 8d, or half a mark -
 > one-third of a Pound) and the "mark" (13s 8d)
 >
 > then Edward IV introduced gold coins - the "ryal" or "rose noble"
 > worth 10 shillings, and the "angel" worth 6s 8d
 >
 > (Benedick, in _Much Ado about Nothing_, when listing his requirements
 > for a wife comments "rich she shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll
 > none; fair, or I'll never look on her; mild, or come not near me;
 > noble, or not I for an angel...")
 >
 > the "crown" (initially 4s 6d, but later 5s) was introduced in 1526:
 > half-crowns (2s 6d) were in use until decimalisation.
 >
 > Of course, the florin (Dutch), mark (German) and crown (Kroner,
 > Scandinavia) are more commonly associated with other European
 > currencies.
 >
 > --
 >
 > John Pritchard JP RemoveThis @john-pritchard.org.uk
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Yes, I remember that story. I still puzzle over the use of 'marks' and why
not some other, more appropriate coinage such as John Pritchard lists above?

There are many such details that are missing or glossed-over in the stories.
I've always wondered why.
Too bad I work on Sundays or I'd pop into the KK CHAT and just ask

So, you recommend I use 'marks'?

thanks
MGH
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Geoffery wrote:
 > Hey, all!
 >
 > I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
bring a
 > DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
(aka,
 > controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
various
 > options. One of these is: coinage.
 >
 > As we all know, there is no (to my memory) mention in the stories of
the
 > names of any coins of the Eleven Kingdoms. So, I've been stewing on
this
 > issue for a few weeks: what do I call them? Each time your character
logs on
 > the MUSH, you receive a payment of coinage. They can be used for
various
 > things. Right now, the default name is 'pennies'. This is a Medieval
Term.
 > Here's the definition:
 >
 > MONEY: The common currency in England in the late middle ages and
until
 > decimalization in 1971 was the Pound consisting of a pound of silver
which
 > was divided into 20 shillings (20s.) or 240 pence (240d.). One penny
equaled
 > two half-pence or four farthings. Thus, for example, £1 11s. 6d. was
the
 > equivalent in decimal terms of £1.575.
 >
 > Of course, I am looking for a name that best evokes the period, so
"Pound"
 > would be a last resort.
 >
 > So, my question: Please post here telling me what you believe the
common
 > coinage of the western realms of the Eleven Kingdoms was called, why
it was
 > called that, and how you would dilineate the coins. For example:
 >
 > common coin: pence
 > farthing, pence, shilling...etc
 > Cause that's how it was in real life
 >
 >
 > So, here's your chance to make a difference on DeryniMUSH. Help me
choose
 > what coinage the King's Grace pays his troops with!
 >
 > MGH

Geoffrey, the only mention of coinage I remember in the books was in
the short story The Knighting of Derry in which the price of horses is
discussed as "250 gold marks."

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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:13:56 GMT, "Geoffery" <gffry.RemoveThis@earthlink.net>
wrote:

 >Excellent info. So, er, which are you recommending then?
 >
 >MGH

The Mark was probably the most-used currency unit in the Middle Ages,
and seems to be the most suitable choice. However, it's far too large
a value to be convenient for things like paying soldiers or tavern
bills, and a smaller unit would be needed as well. I do like the idea
of using groats, which would be a more reasonable working unit (40
groats equalling one mark).

(The pound would certainly be wrong: it wasn't actually in use as a
coin until 1489, though the concept existed earlier - 240 silver
pennies weighed one pound. There was a pound coin in Elizabethan
times, but James I replaced it with a "unite", and in the C18 the
standard coin was a gold guinea, equal to 21s. The pound, or gold
sovereign, equal to 20s or 240d, did not become the standard coin in
normal use until 1817. )

Someone commented that a horse is said to have cost "250 gold marks",
which was a lot of money. A labourer's pay in mediaeval times might
have been 4 pence a day (one groat). Around 1600 a craftsman might be
paid 14 -18 pence a day, and a labourer 8 pence a day; a man's food
and drink provided by his employer was reckoned to be worth about 4d a
day.

If your players are going to pay for those sorts of costs, even a
groat might be too large a unit - or you may have to allow pennies and
farthings as well.

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How about this, then:

farthing, pence, groat and mark?

I could have the MUSH payout farthings instead of pennies.

Sound good?

MGH
"John Pritchard" <jp.RemoveThis@john-pritchard.org.uk> wrote in message
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 > On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:13:56 GMT, "Geoffery" <gffry.RemoveThis@earthlink.net>
 > wrote:
 >
  > >Excellent info. So, er, which are you recommending then?
  > >
  > >MGH
 >
 > The Mark was probably the most-used currency unit in the Middle Ages,
 > and seems to be the most suitable choice. However, it's far too large
 > a value to be convenient for things like paying soldiers or tavern
 > bills, and a smaller unit would be needed as well. I do like the idea
 > of using groats, which would be a more reasonable working unit (40
 > groats equalling one mark).
 >
 > (The pound would certainly be wrong: it wasn't actually in use as a
 > coin until 1489, though the concept existed earlier - 240 silver
 > pennies weighed one pound. There was a pound coin in Elizabethan
 > times, but James I replaced it with a "unite", and in the C18 the
 > standard coin was a gold guinea, equal to 21s. The pound, or gold
 > sovereign, equal to 20s or 240d, did not become the standard coin in
 > normal use until 1817. )
 >
 > Someone commented that a horse is said to have cost "250 gold marks",
 > which was a lot of money. A labourer's pay in mediaeval times might
 > have been 4 pence a day (one groat). Around 1600 a craftsman might be
 > paid 14 -18 pence a day, and a labourer 8 pence a day; a man's food
 > and drink provided by his employer was reckoned to be worth about 4d a
 > day.
 >
 > If your players are going to pay for those sorts of costs, even a
 > groat might be too large a unit - or you may have to allow pennies and
 > farthings as well.
 >
 > --
 > John Pritchard JP.RemoveThis@john-pritchard.org.uk
 > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
[Arthur C. Clarke]<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Geoffery wrote:
 > Hey, all!
 >
 > I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
bring a
 > DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
(aka,
 > controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
various
 > options. One of these is: coinage.


Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
worked out with Katherine), here it is:

Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms

Gold:
Sovereign = 4 Marks
Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
Mark = 4 Royals

Silver:
Royal = 8 Pennies
Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
Penny = 4 Farthings

Copper:
Farthing (1/4 Penny)


There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next year)
but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.

Best regards,

Ann Dupuis
Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
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What is the DeryniMUSH?

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"Ghostgames" <ghostgames.RemoveThis@fudgerpg.com> wrote in message
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 >
 > Geoffery wrote:
  >> Hey, all!
  >>
  >> I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
 > bring a
  >> DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
 > (aka,
  >> controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
 > various
  >> options. One of these is: coinage.
 >
 >
 > Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
 > worked out with Katherine), here it is:
 >
 > Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms
 >
 > Gold:
 > Sovereign = 4 Marks
 > Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
 > Mark = 4 Royals
 >
 > Silver:
 > Royal = 8 Pennies
 > Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
 > Penny = 4 Farthings
 >
 > Copper:
 > Farthing (1/4 Penny)
 >
 >
 > There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
 > Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next year)
 > but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.
 >
 > Best regards,
 >
 > Ann Dupuis
 > Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
 > ghostgames.RemoveThis@fudgerpg.com
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Thanks indeed! Yes, I'll of course use this.

Btw, Ann, I hope you got my contact information you asked for?

thanks
MGH
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 >
 > Geoffery wrote:
  > > Hey, all!
  > >
  > > I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
 > bring a
  > > DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
 > (aka,
  > > controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
 > various
  > > options. One of these is: coinage.
 >
 >
 > Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
 > worked out with Katherine), here it is:
 >
 > Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms
 >
 > Gold:
 > Sovereign = 4 Marks
 > Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
 > Mark = 4 Royals
 >
 > Silver:
 > Royal = 8 Pennies
 > Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
 > Penny = 4 Farthings
 >
 > Copper:
 > Farthing (1/4 Penny)
 >
 >
 > There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
 > Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next year)
 > but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.
 >
 > Best regards,
 >
 > Ann Dupuis
 > Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
 > ghostgames RemoveThis @fudgerpg.com
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.fudgerpg.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.fudgerpg.com</font</a>>
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Greets, Irene
DeryniMUSH is an online, virtual role-playing world based on the most
excellent
series by Katherine Kurtz. We base our storytelling at the beginning of the
Deryni
Chronicles: Deryni Rising.

Our MUSH is a theatrical role-playing environment with skills, magick and
combat
supported with the FUDGE rules. We'll be installing all the DeryniFUDGE
rules as
soon as is possible.

In order to connect you'll need the following program:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm</a>

It's similar to a mIRC chat room in 'command syntax', but we're able to
describe
the Eleven Kingdoms and simulate 'living' there, all in text.

Please feel free to log on. Using mushclient, log in at this address:
deryni.korongil.net port # 1120
If you need an explanation on how to do so, please feel free to let me know.

thanks
MGH

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 >
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 > Backpacking in Alaska and Nepal
 > Irene and Bill's excellent adventures
 >
 > "Ghostgames" <ghostgames.RemoveThis@fudgerpg.com> wrote in message
 > news:1111261131.741700.40760@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
  > >
  > > Geoffery wrote:
   > >> Hey, all!
   > >>
   > >> I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
  > > bring a
   > >> DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
  > > (aka,
   > >> controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
  > > various
   > >> options. One of these is: coinage.
  > >
  > >
  > > Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
  > > worked out with Katherine), here it is:
  > >
  > > Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms
  > >
  > > Gold:
  > > Sovereign = 4 Marks
  > > Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
  > > Mark = 4 Royals
  > >
  > > Silver:
  > > Royal = 8 Pennies
  > > Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
  > > Penny = 4 Farthings
  > >
  > > Copper:
  > > Farthing (1/4 Penny)
  > >
  > >
  > > There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
  > > Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next year)
  > > but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.
  > >
  > > Best regards,
  > >
  > > Ann Dupuis
  > > Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
  > > ghostgames.RemoveThis@fudgerpg.com
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.fudgerpg.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.fudgerpg.com</font</a>>
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  > >
 >
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I installed and connected. Is there a sheet somewhere that says what the
commands are and how to create characters and play? Or is this game still in
the creation stage?
You can email me offlist if you don't want to tie up the list with my newbie
game questions

Thanks again,
Irene

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"Geoffery" <gffry RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > Greets, Irene
 > DeryniMUSH is an online, virtual role-playing world based on the most
 > excellent
 > series by Katherine Kurtz. We base our storytelling at the beginning of
 > the
 > Deryni
 > Chronicles: Deryni Rising.
 >
 > Our MUSH is a theatrical role-playing environment with skills, magick and
 > combat
 > supported with the FUDGE rules. We'll be installing all the DeryniFUDGE
 > rules as
 > soon as is possible.
 >
 > In order to connect you'll need the following program:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm</font</a>>
 >
 > It's similar to a mIRC chat room in 'command syntax', but we're able to
 > describe
 > the Eleven Kingdoms and simulate 'living' there, all in text.
 >
 > Please feel free to log on. Using mushclient, log in at this address:
 > deryni.korongil.net port # 1120
 > If you need an explanation on how to do so, please feel free to let me
 > know.
 >
 > thanks
 > MGH
 >
 > "Irene" <ilee RemoveThis @gci.net> wrote in message
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  >> What is the DeryniMUSH?
  >>
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  >>
  >> "Ghostgames" <ghostgames RemoveThis @fudgerpg.com> wrote in message
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   >> >
   >> > Geoffery wrote:
   >> >> Hey, all!
   >> >>
   >> >> I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
   >> > bring a
   >> >> DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH God
   >> > (aka,
   >> >> controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
   >> > various
   >> >> options. One of these is: coinage.
   >> >
   >> >
   >> > Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
   >> > worked out with Katherine), here it is:
   >> >
   >> > Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms
   >> >
   >> > Gold:
   >> > Sovereign = 4 Marks
   >> > Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
   >> > Mark = 4 Royals
   >> >
   >> > Silver:
   >> > Royal = 8 Pennies
   >> > Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
   >> > Penny = 4 Farthings
   >> >
   >> > Copper:
   >> > Farthing (1/4 Penny)
   >> >
   >> >
   >> > There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
   >> > Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next year)
   >> > but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.
   >> >
   >> > Best regards,
   >> >
   >> > Ann Dupuis
   >> > Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
   >> > ghostgames RemoveThis @fudgerpg.com
<font color=brown>   >> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.fudgerpg.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.fudgerpg.com</font</a>>
<font color=brown>   >> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.derynirealms.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.derynirealms.com</font</a>>
   >> >
  >>
  >>
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Eleven Kingdoms Coinage 

Greets, Irene

I sent you an email explaining how to get past the connection screen.
Basically, once you see the screen with the celtic knotwork border and large
banner, just type, create <character name> <password> then press the enter
key. So, for example:

create <Irene> <usu847k>
hit the enter key

voila!
You are logged in as character named Irene. A bunch of info scrolls by,
welcoming you and explaining a couple of things. Once you are on, type +who
to see who is connected, +beginner to get some help on how to get started
and, +new <message> to speak on the Newbie chat channel. When I say type
<whatever>, it means, just like a mIRC chat session, you must pess the enter
key after typing. Perhaps this is obvious, but when training new
team-members at work, I notice they keep asking me: so, I hit the enter key?
So, I figure it's best to be clear and specifically state that.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing you on the MUSH.

MGH

"Irene" <ilee.DeleteThis@gci.net> wrote in message
news:113q7svv9a3oe8@corp.supernews.com...
 > I installed and connected. Is there a sheet somewhere that says what the
 > commands are and how to create characters and play? Or is this game still
in
 > the creation stage?
 > You can email me offlist if you don't want to tie up the list with my
newbie
 > game questions
 >
 > Thanks again,
 > Irene
 >
 > --
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://home.gci.net/~backpackinginalaska/</font" target="_blank">http://home.gci.net/~backpackinginalaska/</font</a>>
 > Backpacking in Alaska and Nepal
 > Irene and Bill's excellent adventures
 >
 > "Geoffery" <gffry.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
 > news:en8%d.16057$qf2.8028@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
  > > Greets, Irene
  > > DeryniMUSH is an online, virtual role-playing world based on the most
  > > excellent
  > > series by Katherine Kurtz. We base our storytelling at the beginning of
  > > the
  > > Deryni
  > > Chronicles: Deryni Rising.
  > >
  > > Our MUSH is a theatrical role-playing environment with skills, magick
and
  > > combat
  > > supported with the FUDGE rules. We'll be installing all the DeryniFUDGE
  > > rules as
  > > soon as is possible.
  > >
  > > In order to connect you'll need the following program:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mushclient.htm</font</a>>
  > >
  > > It's similar to a mIRC chat room in 'command syntax', but we're able to
  > > describe
  > > the Eleven Kingdoms and simulate 'living' there, all in text.
  > >
  > > Please feel free to log on. Using mushclient, log in at this address:
  > > deryni.korongil.net port # 1120
  > > If you need an explanation on how to do so, please feel free to let me
  > > know.
  > >
  > > thanks
  > > MGH
  > >
  > > "Irene" <ilee.DeleteThis@gci.net> wrote in message
  > > news:113p0lakqt67v31@corp.supernews.com...
   > >> What is the DeryniMUSH?
   > >>
   > >> --
   > >>
<font color=brown>   > >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://home.gci.net/~backpackinginalaska/</font" target="_blank">http://home.gci.net/~backpackinginalaska/</font</a>>
   > >> Backpacking in Alaska and Nepal
   > >> Irene and Bill's excellent adventures
   > >>
   > >> "Ghostgames" <ghostgames.DeleteThis@fudgerpg.com> wrote in message
   > >> news:1111261131.741700.40760@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
   > >> >
   > >> > Geoffery wrote:
   > >> >> Hey, all!
   > >> >>
   > >> >> I'm here asking opinions of my fellow Deryni Fans. I've decided to
   > >> > bring a
   > >> >> DeryniMUSH option to the newsgroup as often as I can. As the MUSH
God
   > >> > (aka,
   > >> >> controlling admin) of DeryniMUSH, I have it within my power to set
   > >> > various
   > >> >> options. One of these is: coinage.
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> > Well, if you want to go with the "official" coinage (which my team
   > >> > worked out with Katherine), here it is:
   > >> >
   > >> > Coins in the Eleven Kingdoms
   > >> >
   > >> > Gold:
   > >> > Sovereign = 4 Marks
   > >> > Half-Sovereign = 2 Marks
   > >> > Mark = 4 Royals
   > >> >
   > >> > Silver:
   > >> > Royal = 8 Pennies
   > >> > Vice-Royal = 4 Pennies
   > >> > Penny = 4 Farthings
   > >> >
   > >> > Copper:
   > >> > Farthing (1/4 Penny)
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> > There's more info (about where the mines are, etc.) in the Deryni
   > >> > Adventure Game (due out this summer) and the Atlas (due out next
year)
   > >> > but the above was easy to find and copy and paste.
   > >> >
   > >> > Best regards,
   > >> >
   > >> > Ann Dupuis
   > >> > Grey Ghost Press, Inc.
   > >> > ghostgames.DeleteThis@fudgerpg.com
<font color=brown>   > >> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.fudgerpg.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.fudgerpg.com</font</a>>
<font color=brown>   > >> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.derynirealms.com</font" target="_blank">http://www.derynirealms.com</font</a>>
   > >> >
   > >>
   > >>
  > >
  > >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: Eleven Kingdoms Coinage