Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 1 Jan 2002 to 2 Jan 2002 (#2002-3) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 03/01/2002, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 6 messages totalling 250 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson - Prologue 2. Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? (4) 3. rtf ver of the Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:15:02 +0100 From: Jacob Skytte Subject: War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson - Prologue Over the next week or two, I will be posting a story of war and = treachery in Ostland. This story can be seen as a companion piece to = this year's Almanac entry for Ostland. It details events in the year = AC1000 that are related to that description. The story focuses on = characters and places that I have described in my work on the Domains of = Ostland, which can be found at the official Mystara homepage (link = appears at end of message) and at my own Mystara site = (http://www.scythe.hjem.wanadoo.dk/mystara.htm). I hope you will enjoy = it. Jacob Skytte scythe@wanadoo.dk --- The War-Journal of Bue Geirsteinson Vatermont 13th, the year 1000 After Crowning of the First Emperor of the = Thyatian Empire It is with a heavy heart that I pen these words. I have chosen to keep = this journal, to always keep these events close to my heart, for it is = the wont of man to forget, even when faced with such terrible actions = that will forever change his heart. I am Bue Geirsteinson of Clan = Noslosford in the great kingdom of Ostland. My father is the jarl of my = clan, Geirstein Thorgelson, a mighty warrior and a veteran of many = conflicts. He is the undisputed ruler of Clan Noslosford, wielding power = over many men, but alas, this is not enough to fulfill his ambitions. Father has decided to rise against the king himself, the great Hord = Dark-Eye, rightful king of Ostland. I say rightful, though truth be = told, I had my doubts about his place. I too felt that father was = destined to become king of Ostland, as do most of my family; mother, my = brother Lot, and my sister Oda. Only my youngest sister, Lis, was never = convinced of this. Her innocence and purity never allowed her to believe = in any plot that would cost men their lives. But while I adore Lis, I = was raised to be a warrior, believing in the might of arms and the rule = of the strong over the weak. The rule of Geirstein over Hord. But all = that changed when I finally met king Hord. It is the wish of our king, great Hord Dark-Eye, to surround himself = with the heirs of his jarls, to keep potential upstarts close at hand, = and to scout for the best and bravest warriors. So it was that I was = sent to his court in Zeaburg, to serve under him. Great was my surprise = when I learned what a man our king is. Hord Dark-Eye is the most = powerful warrior in Ostland, of this I have no doubt. He is also regal, = his eyes shining with the strength invested in him by the Gods. It took = only a few days before I saw that Hord was obviously the one appointed = by Odin the All-Father to rule the nation of Ostland in his place. I was torn. My whole life I had been told to believe in the will of = Odin, and my father had convinced me that His will was for father to = become king of Ostland. Now that I was faced with the fact that Odin = wished not for my father, but for Hord to hold that throne, I did not = know what to do. I knew that I could only turn to the godar for advice. = Fortunately I was allowed to speak with the mightiest of Odin's = servants, Asgrim, he who is also called the Bowed. I confided everything = in him, certain that he would speak to me of the will of Odin, and = advise me in this matter. "Come, let us take your story to the king," was all he said. Fearing for = the life of my family I had no choice but to repeat my tale to Hord = Dark-Eye. In his rage the king demanded that a force of men should be = raised to punish Clan Noslosford for this treachery. However Asgrim = calmed him, speaking of other solutions. In the late hours of night, I = was finally given a choice. It would be for me to decide if my clan = should be saved. If I would remove the treacherous elements within my = clan, the rest of the clan would be forgiven. Otherwise it would be = stamped out. I had a year to resolve the issue. Such is the state of affairs as I prepare to face my father this = Loshdain in his winter hall here in Zeaburg. I have to face him and give = him the chance of giving up. And I have to save my sister Lis from the = madness that will surely follow. I have already waited far too long = before acting. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 07:43:20 -0800 From: Herve Musseau Subject: Re: Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? From: thibault sarlat > > there seems to be problems on the almanach sites... > the zip files are not available... All the zip files work (or at least worked when I posted the notification), but Geocities has a file download limit (reset every hour) for free sites. You have to do it over two or three times to get all the files. Sorry, not my fault, Geocities policy's. But if anyone has free, unlimited web space, I'd be happy to move the site over there. ===== ___________________________________________________________ Herve Musseau http://www.geocities.com/hmusseau/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:47:48 +0100 From: thibault sarlat Subject: Re: Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? i got the files alright. but do you noticed that all the corrections are present in the rtf version...is it normal? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herve Musseau" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? > From: thibault sarlat > > > > there seems to be problems on the almanach sites... > > the zip files are not available... > > All the zip files work (or at least worked when I posted the notification), but > Geocities has a file download limit (reset every hour) for free sites. You have > to do it over two or three times to get all the files. Sorry, not my fault, > Geocities policy's. But if anyone has free, unlimited web space, I'd be happy > to move the site over there. > > ===== > ___________________________________________________________ > Herve Musseau > http://www.geocities.com/hmusseau/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:06:26 -0800 From: Chris Furneaux Subject: Re: rtf ver of the Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? --- thibault sarlat wrote: > i got the files alright. > but do you noticed that all the corrections are > present in the rtf > version...is it normal? I think that was intentional, if you want to get rid of them in word go to track changes and accept changes and that gets rid of them, but I'm not clear why they were left in (although Herve said he had so it must be intentional). Maybe this should be noted on the webstite too. Chris. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:12:39 -0800 From: Chris Furneaux Subject: Re: Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? > All the zip files work (or at least worked when I > posted the notification), but > Geocities has a file download limit (reset every > hour) for free sites. You have > to do it over two or three times to get all the > files. Sorry, not my fault, > Geocities policy's. But if anyone has free, > unlimited web space, I'd be happy > to move the site over there. I can't do that unfortunately but we could provide mirrors for the various files on other free web pages. I would be happy to host some and it might take some pressure off your site. Chris. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:06:05 -0500 From: SteelAngel Subject: Re: Mystaran Almanac AC 1018, Book I: Atlas??? On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Herve Musseau wrote: > All the zip files work (or at least worked when I posted the notification), but > Geocities has a file download limit (reset every hour) for free sites. You have > to do it over two or three times to get all the files. Sorry, not my fault, > Geocities policy's. But if anyone has free, unlimited web space, I'd be happy > to move the site over there. How big are the files? I can give you a mirror on steelangel.com. Email me. Ethan -- Kinard 210 Linux Guru Webmaster www.steelangel.com ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 1 Jan 2002 to 2 Jan 2002 (#2002-3) ************************************************************