A thought occurred to Isaiah’s player, maybe this is what roleplay really is? Role Playing games on a computer or console were mostly just clicking or selecting fighter / cast / flee from a menu. Also this MUD wasn’t like a tabletop game either. Combat in a tabletop game could take the entire session. On the mud combat was 5 seconds per round. If someone couldn’t type the command they needed to cast their magic missile at an attacker then they would just not do any damage that round. The real draw of this game was the social interaction.

Apparently the pause in the conversation was Isaiah’s fault. Light appeared to be waiting for him to say something.

Isaiah says: “Yes Light! I’ll help someone else get their corpse back if they come to me for help in the future.”

Light smiles brightly.

Light says: “You are a good elf Isaiah.”

Isaiah smiles.

Isaiah says: “And you are a good half-elf Light. Your god is no doubt proud of his priestess.”

Isaiah’s player decided to check his title now that he is posing as a level 3 mage.

-Isaiah the lesser seer-

Hey he is no longer the expert-know-it-all. Well that is nice. One of these days he’ll have to strive to become a high mortal and make up his own unique title. That day will not be soon though. Level 20 is far away.

Light says: “Perhaps you would join me for some tea?”

Isaiah nods.

>You have been invited to follow light

Isaiah followed light a couple rooms to the west and into an inn. The inn was called the three coins inn. It had an outside courtyard and an inside area where a waitress NPC stood to take orders. Her name was ‘Catherinea, Waitress of three coins’.

Light sits down at a table and motions for you to join her.

Isaiah sits at a table across from light.

Light fishes through her pockets and hands Catherinea some coins.

Catherinea gives Light a tea.

Catherinea gives Light a tea.

Light gives you tea.

Isaiah’s player brought up the inventory screen.

Longsword (wielded)

Leather armor (worn)

Spellbook

Tea

Isaiah ponders.

Isaiah says: “Light, earlier I asked on the OOC line and a person with the name of Someone answered. What was that?”

Light whispers to you: “OOC, those people are wizards. They are the people who code the game. It annoys them if we go in and out of characters though that is why I whisper to you.”

Isaiah whispers to light: “OOC Okay I was just asking about weapon proficiencies I don’t know why they snapped at me.”

Light whispers to you: “OOC, They see talking about certain in game stuff as giving away quest info. There are people who have gotten jailed or rid for that. “

Isaiah sighs.

Light whispers to you :OOC, there is a board under the MAH that the admins post who was rid and why.”

Isaiah whisper to light: “ooc, what is rid?”

Light whispers to isaiah: “OOC it is when they delete your character from the game.”

Isaiah shudders.