From: jkiley@andy.bgsu.edu (James H. Kiley)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pern,rec.games.mud.tiny,rec.games.mud.announce
Subject: News on SouConMUSH
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:00:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug25.230723.19717
Organization: Bowling Green State Univ.
Originator: scott@glia

[[Mod. Note: this should be considered unofficial news; it's not from
  an authorized source for SouCon.  -sg]]

(*I can never figure out how to open one of these posts.  Ah well, here
goes...*)

	What the heck is a SouCon?
	SouConMUSH is a Pern-themed MUSH set on the Southern Continent of
Anne McCaffrey's Pern (hence, SouCon. :) ).  What's a MUSH, you might ask? 
It's an interactive
roleplaying game, wherein multiple players log on at the same time, and
roleplay, build, and code to their heart's content.
	And things are getting busy...
	Eastern Weyr has just opened up, following Maylith's third mating
flight, in which she was flown by C'mic's bronze Lironth.  C'mic and Marlena
are now Weyrleaders of Eastern Weyr, and there is a clutch on the sands at
Eastern right now, under Maylith's watchful eye...   It's a thirteen-egg
clutch, and there are currently around 25 very promising-looking
Candidates, so the hatching should be worth seeing.  The Extrememly Tentative
date for the Hatching is September 12th, time TBA.  I actually don't know
whether or not new Candidates for the clutch are still being accepted at this
late date, but it can't hurt to ask a searchrider once you log on, if
you're a new player...  And the Weyrleaders are also looking for
staff-types, as the weyr currently has one drudge, no steward, no
Headperson, nada.
	Maylith had been senior queen at Southern Weyr since the MUSH's 
opening, but with her moving to Eastern, the new senior queen is Sarai's
Belienth, with T'mas, rider of bronze Rumarth, as acting Weyrleader until 
Belienth rises again, which hopefully will be before too long...  And I assume
that anyone who stands at Eastern's Hatching will be welcome at Southern's
as well, though I can't really speak for the Weyrleaders... :)
	Other than that, we have twelve active crafts who are constantly
on the lookout for new apprentices (including my own, I might add, which 
could be losing an apprentice to the Weyr, if things go her way. :) ) and are
all very willing and able to teach new players MUSH code as well as
in-character facts about their crafts.
	If you'd rather not immerse yourself in a craft as a new player, there
are two active Holds, Cove and Southern, both currently open, with several
other people contracted to build other holds, to link the continent
together.  The Lords Holder of Cove and Southern have plenty of space for new
Holders, and will be more than willing to move you in if you get in touch with
them.  In fact, it seems as though both large Holds are looking for
individuals to take Steward and Headperson positions within...
	So, if this has gotten your attention and you'd like to play at
SouCon, which has just gotten another population boost, making us one of the
bigger Pern games (not to mention already being one of the friendliest, 
especially to new players), just telnet to:
	soucon.cygnus.com 4201, or, if you prefer:
	140.174.1.69 4201

	And 'create <character> <password>' if you'd like to make a new
character (don't put the brackets there, and make up a character name and
a password rather than typing 'character' and 'password'), or, if you'd
rather sightsee, type 'connect Guest Guest'...
	And feel free to get in touch with me there if you have any problems
at all (heh, I'm a wiz now, muahahahahahaaa) and I'll be more than happy to
lend a hand.  And if you can't log in to the game, or need any other
assistance feel free to mail me at jkiley@andy.bgsu.edu...


	Mastertanner Mertonn
	(Jim Kiley, jkiley@andy.bgsu.edu)

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