RANT February 17, 1988 AC RANT
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o Rant Index Pg 2
o Osgood Leaves Editor Job: Pg 3
o Sheriff Says He's Powerless: Pg 9
o Dungeon Of Death Warning: Pg 15
o Quests and Contests: Pg 17
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FEB. 17, 1988 RANT INDEX
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ITEM PAGE Ú ITEM PAGE
'New' Editors---3 Ú Tome Quest----21
Phantasy Guild--7 Ú Rant Contests-22
World Changes!--8 Ú Record Book---25
Powerless Cop---9 Ú Rumormill-----26
Jail Security--14 Ú New St. News--27
Dungeon Quest--15 Ú Oldest Avatar-29
Walnut News----16 Ú Scandal-------30
Quests/Events--17 Ú Killer Speaks-31
2000$ Treasure-18 Ú Immortals-----32
R&R Continues--19 Ú Ads-----------33
Money Tree-----20 Ú New RANTpages-38
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ÑÒÎÍÑÒÍØÎÑÒØÒ ÑÒÍÒØÍØÎÑÒØÒ ÑÒ ÍÎØÒÑÒÎÍÍÒ
ÑÖÚÚÑÖ Ú ÑÖÚ ÕÏÚÚÚ Ú ÚÚÚ ÑÖ Õ Ú ÑÖÚÚÚÚ
ÔÏÔÓÔÏ × ÔÏ× ÔÓÐÓ× × ÔÓ× ÔÏ × × ÔÏÔÓÐÓ
OSGOOD DISCOVERED TO BE A PLAIN AVATAR
MASQUERADING AS THE WEEKLY RANT EDITOR
POPULOPOLIS: FEBRUARY 13, 1988 AC- The
Editorial Board of THE HABITAT WEEKLY
RANT returned from a seventy-nine year
quest undertaken at the orders of the
Oracle, only to find that during their
absence an avatar named OSGOOD had
locked himself in THE RANT Office and
began unauthorized publishing of the
newspaper. The Editorial Board, also
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RANT EDITORS DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL BOOK
known as The Editors, a group that at
least one Habitat official document
describes as a bunch of "grouchy old
curmudgeons". The same document tells
avatars to "...just write what you have
to say on a piece of paper and mail it
to 'THE RANT'. If the Editors like it,
they'll publish it. If they don't like
it they wont ... They reserve the right
to do anything they want with you sub-
mission and they don't have to pay un-
less they feel like it." Chameleon, a
frequent contributor to THE RANT said,
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OSGOOD EXPLAINS HIS ACTIONS
"My instincts told me something was
fishy because the submissions were
supposed to be sent to THE RANT, ad
here was an ordinary name like OSGOOD
claiming to run the paper." OSGOOD
was reached at his turf in the suburbs
and made this official statement. "I
went to the Rant Office to apply for
a job and I didn't see anyone around.
I waited and waited but no one came so
I decided that someone had to put out
THE RANT and I happened to be there.
Besides, there is no way to unlock the
door to the office from the inside; I
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THE EDITORS OFFER OSGOOD A JOB
was stuck in there. What else was there
that I could do but run the printing
press and pay the reporters?" THE
EDITORS at first were outraged at the
act of "impersonating-an-editor" and
contacted the Oracle. The Oracle said
"Why do you think I sent you on a 79
year quest? I had to have some way to
teach you old goats fresh ideas before
you started printing for all my new
avatars." On orders of the Oracle, THE
RANT hired OSGOOD as Graphics Editor.
As another reward the paper's inner of-
fice region was named, "Editor:OSGOOD".
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ADVENTURER'S PAGE
One of the best adventuring tips is to
rarely try to go it alone. A group, with
each person doing a specific job, is the
best way to travel. You should always
have one avatar with a compass and paper
who can map your journey. One avatar
should have a flashlight or torch ready
at all times. The others should be ready
as weapon-bearing guards or to carry any
treasures you find. - ICwhatUmin
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
Reporter GaryL1 Interviews Populopolis'
Sheriff Gary M
ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
*The Rant* "A recent poll done by The
Rant shows that fifty percent of a sam-
ple of mostly new avatars already own a
gun. Also most all of those without guns
intend to purchase one. Are the new ava-
tars getting carried away with this or
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚINTERVIEW:SHERIFF GARY MÚ
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
is there a need for carrying a weapon?"
*Gary M* "No, I do not think they are
going overboard. If all have guns, all
are at risk."
*The Rant* "Do you have anyone in
custody now for crimes, or are you
without power to do so?"
*Gary M* "I have asked the Oracle for
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚSHERIFF GARY M INTERVIEWÚ
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
some 'power', but to this date have
none and have no one in jail."
*The Rant* "What do you plan to do for
this city if and when you receive some
'power'?"
*Gary M* "When I receive, if ever, this
'power', I hope to deter robbery and
such by putting them in jail."
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚSHERIFF GARY M INTERVIEWÚ
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
*The Rant* "Do you think that the recent
upsurge in population will effect the
crime rate?"
*Gary M* "From the new-comers, I have
seen, none seem to be the 'criminal'
type. It is the old-timers up here that
are taking advantage of the situation."
*The Rant* "Going back to the 'power'
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚSHERIFF GARY M INTERVIEWÚ
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
issue, did the oracle refuse your
request or never respond to it?"
*Gary M* "His words: 'I will see what
I can do'"
*The Rant* "What can the Avatars do to
help you in the fight against crime?"
*Gary M* "One easy thing.. Don't commit
any crime.."
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ÚÚÚSheriff Gary M opened his office for
public inspection. The Jail is a two
bed facility that is one hundred percent
entry-proof. Since it follows the very
latest in jail philosophy it is also one
hundred percent escapable. There are no
plans currently for its use.ÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚÚ
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NEW ADVENTURE STARTS FEB 19 AT 9 PM
Warning: avatars should leave all val-
uables at home. This is an extremely
dangerous quest and you are likely to
die if you you try to defeat death. The
Oracle commented on this saying, "But
hey, we're all immortal anyway." The
adventure can be found out in the wilds
of the Magic Forest or in the Back 40.
If you get to the entrance you can't
miss it. Dungeon Of Death begins Feb 19
at 9pm. Death's Lair is coming soon!
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Ü` death threats sent to Abbot Greg P.`Ü
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÖQUESTS AND CONTESTSÕÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÚ
ÚÚ Dungeon Of Death (See Page 15) ÚÚ
ÚÚ ÚÚ
ÚÚ 2000$ Treasure Hunt (See Page 18) ÚÚ
ÚÚ ÚÚ
ÚÚ More R&R Adventure II (See Page 19)ÚÚ
ÚÚ ÚÚ
ÚÚ Money Tree Quest (See Page 20) ÚÚ
ÚÚ ÚÚ
ÚÚ Tome Of weath & Fame (See Page 21) ÚÚ
ÚÚ ÚÚ
ÚÚ RANT Contests (See pages 22 & 23) ÚÚ
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JOEYT1'S TREASURE HUNT!
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R&R ADVENTURE II:THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES
The Adventure is proving to be harder
than the first R&R. As of FEB 14, only
four or the ten prizes were won. Prizes
include heads, tokens, and magic items.
The rumor about a door prize was not
true. The Oracle said, "Doors? I gave
them all doors already." MaryannL is
the prize leader with two wins. R&R Ad-
venture II continues this week.
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ÑÛ$Ò MONEY TREE QUEST
ÑÛÓ$ ÔÒ Far into the Magic
Ñ$Î$Õ$ $ÛÒ Wood near the end
ÑÛÓ ÐÙÏÍ$ $ÔÛÒ one of the forks...
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$ the tome and hide it again. The prize$
$ gets bigger the longer the tome isn't$
$ found. Skyline hid the tome last. $
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Ú ÑÖÚÚ Ú ÔÒÕÓÚÚ Ú Ú ÕÏÚ ÕÓÚ ÚÉËÕÏÔÒ
× ÔÏÏÐ × ÔÓ× ÔÓ × × ÔÓ× × × ×ÐÏÔÓÔÓ
FIRST WINNERS IN 100$ SPOTTER PRIZES
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ÚTeth, Johnny MM, Nakome, Jeff G2 Ú
Ú Weysinger Ú
Ú100$ will be added to your account! Ú
ÔÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÓ
In the next few weeks our computers
will randomly pick 5 avatars as win-
ners of 100$ for being "spotted". If
our computers "spot" you in HABITAT,
you'll be included in the random sel-
ection of names. 100$ to each winner.
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ÍØÎÎÍÑÒ Î ÑÒÑÒÍØÎ ÑÒÑÒØÒÍØÎÑÒÑÒÍØÎ
Ú ÕÖÕÏ Ú ÚÚÔÒ Ú Ú ÚÚÚÚ Ú ÕÏÔÒ Ú
× ÏÐÔÓ ÐÏÔÓÔÓ × ÔÓÔÓÏÐ × ÔÓÔÓ ×
500$ CONTEST WINNER: JEFFG2 500$
THE CONTEST CONTINUES!
Ace reporter ICwhatUmin had 'lost'
an object somewhere in downtown
Populopolis. Anyone finding items
that appeared to be lost were to
send H-Mail to ICwhatUmin. He was
asking avatars to describe the item.
The first avatatar to correctly de-
scribe the lost item was the winner
of 500$. The first winner is JeffG2
who found a sprayer of body paint in
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ÛÛÛÛÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ Î ÑÒÑÒÍØÎÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛØÛÛÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛÛÛÖTHE RANT Ú ÚÚÔÒ Ú CONTEST ÕÛÛÛÛÛ
ÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ ÐÏÔÓÔÓ × ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ×ÛÛÛÛÛ
ÔÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÓ
City Hall. JeffG2 will have 500$ sent to
his bank account this week.
THE CONTEST CONTINUES
<New Deadline: 2/26/88>
ICwhatUmin has 'lost' another object.
Be the first to find it and send him
H-mail describing the item and you will
be contacted by IC. If he determines it
was the item he lost, you will win 500$.
It is out there waiting for you...look!
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BOOK OF RECORDS AS OF FEB 13, 1988
Wealthiest: RJScott 42015 $'s
Longest Lived: RJScott 163 days
Most Travelled: RJScott 26296
Most Ports; Becky 570 Ports
Most Outspoken: Becky 13594
Letter Writers: Osgood
Most Thefts: Belgar 21
Most Cowardly: Bahia 169 escapes
Most Active: Ice9 (Robotar is dis-
qualified as it is an android.)
Most Sedate: Raederle
Biggest Chameleon: MaryannL
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THE RUMORMILL
ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
Ú* Former deputy sheriff JoeyT1 ÕÎ
Ú has been cursed with a dragonÚÚ
Ú body. He must walk on 4 legs.ÚÚ
Ú ÚÚ
Ú* A courthouse in POP? Rumor's ÚÚ
Ú say it goes on Entrprys St. ÚÚ
Ú ÚÚ
Ú* Rumor has it THE WALL DRUG isÚÚ
Ú named after it's shopkeeper. ÚÚ
Ú ÚÚ
Ú* ALH1 to run 'escort service'?ÚÚ
ÐÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏÚ
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
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ØÒÑÒÎ Í ÑÒÍØÎØÒÑÒÑÒÍØÎ ÑÒÍÒÑÒØÒÑÒ Ú
ÚÚÕÏÚÚÚ ÔÒ Ú Ú ÕÏÕÏ Ú ÚÚÕÓÕÏÚÚÔÒ Ú
ÏÐÔÓÔ×Ó ÔÓ × × ÔÓÔÓ × ÔÓ× ÔÓÏÐÔÓ .
GHOSTING ROOM ONLY CROWD AT OPENING
Dozens of avatars came to the opening
of Entrprys, a new street in POPtown.
Master of of Ceremonies for the opening
was Rant Publisher Bahia.In honor of the
new street, The Oracle spread tokens all
over to increase the fun and frolic. So
many avatars were present that the "Five
Guests Only" rule went into effect and
many had to ghost. The Street appears to
be unfinished. (See Pg.28) -ICwhatUmin-
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ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ ENTRPRYS ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ØÛØÛØÛØÛØÛØÛØÏ STREET ÐØØÛØÛØÛØÛØÛØÛØÛ
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖAvatars mustÕ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Östumble intoÕØ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖEntrprys St.Õ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Öthrough a ÕØ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖvacant lot Õ×Ø×Û×Û×ÛÙØ×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Öin front of ÕØÖ WORK Õ×Ø×Ø×
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖthe Library.Õ×Ö ZONE ÕØ×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ÖAn intersec-ÕØ×ØÛÎÍØÛÙ×Ø×Ø×
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖtion on the Õ×Ø×ØÖÕ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Öblock leads ÕØ×Ø×ÖÕØ×Ø×Ø×Ø×
×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×ØÖto "No whereÕ×Ø×ØÖÕ×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø
Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ø×Ögo..." ÐÛ×Û×ÖÕÛ×Û×Û×Û×
×Û×Û×Û×Û×Û×ÛÏ -Chameleon-ÔÓ
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ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ NoelC
ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÖAVATARS IMMORTALÕÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
Ú BUT NOT ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛØÛØÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ AGELESS Ú
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
A recent medical examination of the
oldest resident of HABITAT, RJScott has
revealed slowed reflexes, loss of mem-
ory, and reduced brain activity. RJScott
(hermit and trash collector) has at
various times been described as erratic,
peculiar, idiosyncratic, weird, unortho-
dox, kooky, bizaare, oddball, eccentric,
and whimsical. He commented on his con-
dition saying, "Nonsense, I was born
this way. What did you say my name was?"
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Ú SCANDALOUS OFFENSE Ú
ÐÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÏ
-ICwhatUmin-
ÍÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÎ
ÚWil1's name was found as the contact Ú
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ÚWhen contacted about it, Wil1 claimed Ú
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