Wheel of Time MUD

Spoke with an imm who confirmed that loads for this start at 4+ - and as such I still believe this is bugged and was advised I could post.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Beaten >
You barely slash Salan Mondoran's body.
-=+
Kali throws a fireball at Salan Mondoran, who screams in pain.
*

Salan Mondoran glares icily as black tendrils of mist envelop Auri!!
Salan Mondoran waves his hand as Eldrenia is staggered by an invisible blow!
Salan Mondoran waves his hand as Kali is staggered by an invisible blow!
*+
Relena throws a fireball at Salan Mondoran, who screams in pain.
=-
Relena slashes Salan Mondoran's body.
Kannon strikes Salan Mondoran's body.
Salan Mondoran hacks your body.
-=
Your bash at Salan Mondoran sends him sprawling!

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >
You gracefully flow into Wind and Rain, slashing Salan Mondoran's body.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >

Salan Mondoran waves his hand as Relena is staggered by an invisible blow!

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >
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Kali throws a fireball at Salan Mondoran, who screams in pain.
Pools of Glass
The chamber around you has shifted from rough granite to... something else.
It appears as though intense heat has melted the walls, dripping down and
solidifying after. The shiny black floor looks like darkened glass,
slippery and smooth beneath your feet. Strange sconces line the walls,
giving off enough light for you to make out some odd objects to the east.
[ obvious exits: N E ]
Zone: Isle of Madmen South
Door north: graniteslab
Salan Mondoran is sitting here
Salan Mondoran is surrounded by a shimmering blue aura!
Lady Relena the Honored Sister is here, fighting Salan Mondoran.
Lady Kali Orfanos is here, fighting Salan Mondoran.
Eldrenia the Elder Sister is standing here.
Auri Di Tenebrae, Tower Accepted |Yellow Apprentice| is standing here.
Kannon of the Borderlands is here, fighting Salan Mondoran.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >
Kali strikes Salan Mondoran's left leg hard.
Relena slashes Salan Mondoran's left hand hard.
Kannon barely strikes Salan Mondoran's left foot.
You slash Salan Mondoran's left foot very hard.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >

Auri releases streaks of Fire at Salan Mondoran, who screams in pain.
Salan Mondoran is mortally wounded, and will die soon, if not aided.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full - Salan Mondoran: Critical >

You receive your share of experience...
Not tired of this yet?
You gain a level!
Eldrenia unleashes a fireball at Salan Mondoran, whose charred corpse drops to the
ground.
Salan Mondoran is dead! R.I.P.
Your blood freezes as you hear Salan Mondoran's death cry.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
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Pools of Glass
[ obvious exits: W ]
Zone: Isle of Madmen South
A chest made of black stone is here.
Kannon has arrived from the west.
Auri has arrived from the west.
Eldrenia has arrived from the west.
Kali has arrived from the west.
Relena has arrived from the west.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
op chest
A harsh, hot wind blows through the chamber.
A black mist rises and strips the equipment from the corpse, leaving a bloody mess
behind!
The mist rushes out of the room, taking the equipment with it!!
It seems to be locked.
Kannon says 'nice'

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
g all chest

Kali nods in agreement.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
The a chest made of black stone is closed.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
op chest
It seems to be locked.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
g all chest
The a chest made of black stone is closed.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
op chest
It seems to be locked.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
g all chest
The a chest made of black stone is closed.

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
op chest
The chest creaks open slowly.
But it's already open!

* HP:Wounded MV:Full >
g all chest
You get a glass of apple cider from a chest made of black stone.

Supppper frustrating.

It's not clear how long you waited between Salan's death and going to the chest room, but if you do that too fast, none in your group will be counted, meaning you will not even get the load for a 1 or 2 person group.

The fact that you saw this:

op chest
A harsh, hot wind blows through the chamber.
A black mist rises and strips the equipment from the corpse, leaving a bloody mess
behind!
The mist rushes out of the room, taking the equipment with it!!

means you didn't stay put long enough. Remember, mobol is slow.

What if Salan dies in the chest room? Do you just have to wait a bit before opening the chest then, or how would that work?

Same deal, mobol needs a few seconds to get the trigger from his death to go and count all the players.

Gotcha, thanks!
I, and presumably others, assumed the count happened long before his death when entering the area or something.

Adael wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:02 pm

Gotcha, thanks!
I, and presumably others, assumed the count happened long before his death when entering the area or something.

In a perfect world it seems like the count should involve all who participated in killing him (so it could best be applied to other smobs in closer proximity), but counting on zone seems less ideal than counting on kill. Especially if the same mobol is used elsewhere where random people enter the same zone as a smob. No?

I mean, his two rooms lock up behind you once the group enters. So it’s not completely off base to assume a count could happen then.
Just turns out that’s not the case it seems.

Elysia and I did some sleuthing and made a couple tweaks that might make this less susceptible to groups moving quickly after he dies. But as always, mobol is mobol so treat with care.