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### stevet — Oct 1, 1997 20:00 UTC

<pre class="usenet-transcript">D A R K    P A W N S
                        --================--
                       Based on CircleMUD 3.0
                      pawns.guru.org port 4000
 http://pawns.guru.org/pawns
                      WHOD: pawns.guru.org 4001

        A short list of features found on Dark Pawns:
        o       Free Rent In Town
        o       Vampirism/Lycanthropy (werewolves)
        o       Player And Mob Races (each with a unique language)
        o       Mounts And Ranged Combat
        o       Tons Of Mob Specials (to keep things interesting)
        o       Multi-Char OK (up to 3)
        o       PK Allowed (keep it reasonable and no one intervenes)
        o       Tattoos
        o       Spell Reagents
        o       Clans
        o       TAG! You&#x27;re It!
        o       All Original Areas In A Fantasy Setting
        o       WHOD port at pawns.guru.org 4001

        Come visit and stay a little while, we think you will enjoy
              yourself and find a place to call your mud home.

        -Orodreth  (Greater God of Dark Pawns)

Signature
   Stephen C. Thompson
   [email redacted]

[personal URL redacted]
   Dark Pawns: pawns.guru.org 4000</pre>