What should the title of the book be?

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April 10, 2006, 04:23:36 PM
Propose the title here!

The book will include a section of website stuff, a sampling of player histories from the staff wiki, and several logs.  If you have more questions let me know.

Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11, perfect bound, 350 (or so) pages.
April 10, 2006, 04:26:50 PM #1
Zalanthas,
Between Life and Death.
some of my posts are serious stuff
April 10, 2006, 04:34:19 PM #2
I assume "Armageddon" isn't a viable title.

What's the purpose of the book?  A collection of histories?  An overview of the game/world?  Is it supposed to be more like a D&D manual or a collection of short stories?
April 10, 2006, 04:34:36 PM #3
Sand Is Yummy?
quote="mansa"]emote pees in your bum[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 04:38:58 PM #4
Memoirs of a dying land

Or just

Ginka

for a couple of serious suggestions.
April 10, 2006, 04:40:31 PM #5
"Steal this Kank".

"Zalanthas and the reason why Nekrete is the best day of the week".

"Krath!'

"Where the elves roam".
Quote from: Vesperas...You have to ask yourself... do you love your PC more than you love its contribution to the game?
April 10, 2006, 04:45:43 PM #6
Armageddon:  Not the Final Chapter

OR


Murder, Corruption, Betrayal
Glimpses of Armageddon
Quote from: J S BachIf it ain't baroque, don't fix it.
April 10, 2006, 04:46:59 PM #7
Yes to Zalanthas in Title
No to Armageddon in Title

Zalanthas: Memoirs of a Dying Land
Zalanthas: Between Life and Death

I like those two..
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Quote from: Morgenes on April 01, 2011, 10:33:11 PM
You win Armageddon, congratulations!  Type 'credits', then store your character and make a new one
April 10, 2006, 04:52:39 PM #8
Armageddon: Memoirs of Zalanthas

Then, if there was going to be one to teach you how to play the game.

Armageddon: Player's Handbook
, / ^ \ ,                   
|| --- || L D I E L
April 10, 2006, 04:56:05 PM #9
Murder, Corruption, Betrayal - Glimpses of Armageddon

Zalanthas: Between Life and Death
April 10, 2006, 05:05:26 PM #10
While I like "Steal this Kank" very much, perhaps we can use it as a subtitle?

Murder, Corruption, Betrayal - Glimpses of Armageddon does rock pretty hard...and won't be so indy as to push non-armers away.

Actually I like Murder, Corruption, Betrayal - Glimpses of Zalanthas better.

BTW - I had the extreme pleasure of two very HOT young ladies ask me about my ginka bumper sticker today.  Geek Sheik!

:-D
quote="Hymwen"]
Code Select
A pair of free chalton leather boots is here, carrying the newbie.[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 05:20:17 PM #11
Welcome to Armageddon.
I tripped and Fale down my stairs. Drink milk and you'll grow Uaptal. I know this guy from the state of Tenneshi. This house will go up Borsail tomorrow. I gave my book to him Nenyuk it back again. I hired this guy golfing to Kadius around for a while.
April 10, 2006, 05:23:09 PM #12
Zalanthas: A Sojourn through a Collective Imagination.
Proud Owner of her Very Own Delirium.
April 10, 2006, 05:31:18 PM #13
Permadeath

Welcome to Armageddon

Welcome to Zalanthas

Zalanthas - Fifteen Years Beneath The Sun

Pithy Title - Some Kind of Pithy Subtitle

Beep?
Child, child, if you come to this doomed house, what is to save you?

A voice whispers, "Read the tales upon the walls."
April 10, 2006, 05:32:28 PM #14
I like "Welcome to Armageddon."

Or maybe just a pictorial title of a giant mantis head.
April 10, 2006, 05:54:36 PM #15
*Beep*
Subtitle: The Adventures of mansa
quote="mansa"]emote pees in your bum[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 06:16:40 PM #16
"The Sun's a Thief"

(From Shakespeare's Timon of Athens.  The full line reads:
I'll example you with thievery:
The sun's a thief, and with his great attraction
Robs the great sea.")
April 10, 2006, 06:17:31 PM #17
Armageddon: If Crack Took An Online Form

Armageddon: Red Sands

Armageddon: Yeah, You Think Spice is Addictive?
April 10, 2006, 06:17:55 PM #18
Zalanthas: Where Armageddon is the Beginning
April 10, 2006, 06:25:39 PM #19
Quote from: "Sanvean"If you have more questions let me know.
Any chance on one or two of your Armageddon stories being published in it? ;)

As for a title, "Tales of Armageddon"?
April 10, 2006, 06:37:55 PM #20
Tales of Zalanthas

*winks at Sanvean...you know why*
quote="mansa"]emote pees in your bum[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 06:51:55 PM #21
QuoteAny chance on one or two of your Armageddon stories being published in it?

If this does okay, I'll probably put out some more, I've got ideas for about a dozen, heh, and at least one would be Armageddon stories.  I did put a couple of new pieces up as mp3s here:
http://www.kittywumpus.net/Podcasts/
April 10, 2006, 07:06:02 PM #22
Shade and Water: A History of the Premier Roleplaying MUD in the Known World

or, less seriously,

Are You There, Tektolnes?  It's Me, Amos.
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream." - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
April 10, 2006, 07:07:51 PM #23
Quotere You There, Tektolnes? It's Me, Amos.

That so rocks.
April 10, 2006, 07:26:47 PM #24
A simple title: Red Sand.
Wynning since October 25, 2008.

Quote from: Ami on November 23, 2010, 03:40:39 PM
>craft newbie into good player

You accidentally snap newbie into useless pieces.

Discord:The7DeadlyVenomz#3870
April 10, 2006, 07:29:58 PM #25
Armageddon: A game. A way of life.

Where the desert doesn't only kill one person, it kills in numbers.
Quote from: Shoka Windrunner on April 16, 2008, 10:34:00 AM
Arm is evil.  And I love it.  It's like the softest, cuddliest, happy smelling teddy bear in the world, except it is stuffed with meth needles that inject you everytime
April 10, 2006, 07:44:08 PM #26
Sand and Bones
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 10, 2006, 07:48:55 PM #27
A Tale Of Two City-States
quote="mansa"]emote pees in your bum[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 08:05:55 PM #28
ArmageddonMUD - A Glimpse
"I agree with Halaster"  -- Riev
April 10, 2006, 08:08:30 PM #29
Quote from: "Halaster"ArmageddonMUD - A Glimpse
Or "A Glimpse of Armageddon."
April 10, 2006, 08:14:45 PM #30
Let's call it Halasturd, the evil one.


But no, really?

Armageddon: A templar's tale.
For FantasyWriter:
Never again will I be a fool, I will from now on, wrap my tool.
April 10, 2006, 08:23:06 PM #31
Armageddon: A Beep and Loose Bowels
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 10, 2006, 08:27:45 PM #32
In that vein -

Shaky Hands: A Storytelling Game
Child, child, if you come to this doomed house, what is to save you?

A voice whispers, "Read the tales upon the walls."
April 10, 2006, 08:39:44 PM #33
Armageddon: A Zalathan's Tale

Code Select
>drop pants
You do not have that item.
April 10, 2006, 08:51:57 PM #34
Men are from Allanak, Women are from Tuluk.
ack to retirement for the school year.
April 10, 2006, 08:52:44 PM #35
*Ding*: Welcome to Armageddon!
April 10, 2006, 08:53:18 PM #36
Quote from: "Bakha"Men are from Allanak, Women are from Tuluk.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

<wipes a tear>

Woo.

Hahahaha.

Ahem.


Tamarin's title comes in a close second, with "Zalanthas: Tales of the Desert" as my suggestion.
April 10, 2006, 09:34:06 PM #37
Armageddon: A Roleplaying MUD
A foreign presence contacts your mind.
April 10, 2006, 09:36:21 PM #38
A King's Age.
Wynning since October 25, 2008.

Quote from: Ami on November 23, 2010, 03:40:39 PM
>craft newbie into good player

You accidentally snap newbie into useless pieces.

Discord:The7DeadlyVenomz#3870
April 10, 2006, 09:36:45 PM #39
The sands of generation

A thousand years in the desert

I try  :P
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
-Winston Churchill
April 10, 2006, 09:40:51 PM #40
Armageddon Now[/b]
April 10, 2006, 09:43:47 PM #41
Armageddon.org
Where murder, torture, and corruption are the beans and biscuits of life.

By having our web addy as the book title, people will see it and say "I wonder if that is a real website, or one like fear.com."
Quote from: Shoka Windrunner on April 16, 2008, 10:34:00 AM
Arm is evil.  And I love it.  It's like the softest, cuddliest, happy smelling teddy bear in the world, except it is stuffed with meth needles that inject you everytime
April 10, 2006, 09:54:52 PM #42
The Sands Of Irony
quote="mansa"]emote pees in your bum[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 09:59:54 PM #43
Houses Built on Sand
quote="CRW"]i very nearly crapped my pants today very far from my house in someone else's vehicle, what a day[/quote]
April 10, 2006, 10:07:01 PM #44
Guide to the Known World of Zalanthas, Volume 1

Encyclopedia Zalanthas or Zalanthopedia

A sterile title with rich content would be best.
Dig?
April 10, 2006, 11:12:41 PM #45
The giant crimson sun rises in the east.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
April 10, 2006, 11:26:50 PM #46
Travel Cakes
(followed by any of the awesome other titles as a subtitle)
Sitting in your comfort,
You don't believe I'm real,
But you cannot buy protection
from the way that I feel.
April 10, 2006, 11:29:15 PM #47
*Expanding on the last post.*

Travel Cakes: A Taste of Zalanthas



Half-giant Burglars and Dwarven prostitutes
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 11, 2006, 12:09:23 AM #48
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zalanthas
April 11, 2006, 12:23:41 AM #49
Lol!


Zalanthas for Dummies
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 11, 2006, 12:40:46 AM #50
DEFILE ME:  A collection of Zalanthas.
Back from a long retirement
April 11, 2006, 12:43:17 AM #51
Red Sky
Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with."     Henry S. Haskins
April 11, 2006, 12:56:46 AM #52
I throw my enormous community weight behind Travel Cakes, as it is a great title for your latrine library.
April 11, 2006, 01:09:25 AM #53
Quote from: "Alamos"I throw my enormous community weight behind Travel Cakes, as it is a great title for your latrine library.
I think you're getting confused with urinal cakes.
April 11, 2006, 01:21:45 AM #54
Quote from: "Bakha"Men are from Allanak, Women are from Tuluk.

Raging Bisexual Half-elves Are From Luir's Outpost.

*snicker*
"I have seen him show most of the attributes one expects of a noble: courtesy, kindness, and honor.  I would also say he is one of the most bloodthirsty bastards I have ever met."
April 11, 2006, 01:52:37 AM #55
Travel Cakes!

and

Tales of the Misfired Think


Or some variation.  ^.-
April 11, 2006, 02:10:23 AM #56
Quote from: "flurry"Shade and Water: A History of the Premier Roleplaying MUD in the Known World

I think that's my favorite so far.

Travel Cakes is good, but lacks the seriousness.  Maybe if the book had a picture of a skeletal hand half buried in sand holding a couple cakes.

My suggestions

Death, Sand, and Text:  A Chronicle of ArmageddonMUD

A Sea of Eternal Dust

Tales of a World Unknown
man
/mæn/

-noun

1.   A biped, ungrateful.
April 11, 2006, 03:00:52 AM #57
Shade and Water: The Burning Sands of Zalanthas

Known World

There and Not Back

The Survival Possibility

Sands of Fire

The Sands Don't Forgive

Zalanthas: The Scorched Land

Cheesecake and Corncob Pipes:  A Roofer's Guide to Healthy Alternatives


(or any combination/variation of the above)
"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow."

-Aaron Burr
April 11, 2006, 03:31:23 AM #58
Zalanthas: The Relentless Rays of Suk Krath

Zalanthas: Under Suk-Krath's Light

I don't think Armageddon should be used in the title.  Someone who doesn't play isn't going to think fantasy anything.  A number of things like movies, Christanity and Bruce Willis are going to come to mind.  I like using Zalanthas though.
April 11, 2006, 04:14:36 AM #59
Yes, We Do More Than Just Mudsex

A Brief History of Zalanthas

Bunny Hugging Tree Lovers and Their Happy Southern Friends
April 11, 2006, 04:19:07 AM #60
Planet of the Kanks
A Shield Wall Runs Through It
The Last Byn Runner
Animal Outpost
Agvat Sunrise
he two-page description man has arrived from the west.
April 11, 2006, 04:20:51 AM #61
The Dragon's Legacy

or

In the Shadow of the Dragon
Wynning since October 25, 2008.

Quote from: Ami on November 23, 2010, 03:40:39 PM
>craft newbie into good player

You accidentally snap newbie into useless pieces.

Discord:The7DeadlyVenomz#3870
April 11, 2006, 05:11:44 AM #62
The Unknown World of the Known World.

Zalanthas: Tales come and gone.

When Sorcerer-Kings Go Wild.

Just a few I could think of =P.

-Omen
ourage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway.
-John Wayne
"Dont worry, he wont bother us...."
Your vision goes black
April 11, 2006, 05:58:25 AM #63
Zalanthas:Rain or Shine

Book of the Latter Day Templars

Grass is Greener on the other Dune

A Day in the Life of an Average Amos

Tarantulas, Big or Small, We Must Kill 'Em All
Lurking in the depths of the Internets.
April 11, 2006, 07:21:07 AM #64
Who was talking on the think. thingy? also, I think the book should be a story which slowly explains Arm. I don't think people would read that sorta thing. Although interesting, lacks entertainment for non armers, which, is supposedly, our goal.
April 11, 2006, 07:37:39 AM #65
Quote from: "Bakha"Men are from Allanak, Women are from Tuluk.

Dude.  Wow.

Ha!
April 11, 2006, 10:41:06 AM #66
A parable of the bynners and the shield wall.
quote="Morgenes"]
Quote from: "The Philosopher Jagger"You can't always get what you want.
[/quote]
April 11, 2006, 10:46:56 AM #67
Byn Latrines, Sand, and Jail: A Tourist's Guide to Zalanthas
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 11, 2006, 10:52:36 AM #68
Quote from: "Angela Christine"Red Sky

Seconded
April 11, 2006, 01:31:05 PM #69
A  planet called Zalanthas
Chronicles of the Avangions, Dragons and Sorcerer Kings.


A planet called Zalanthas
Magick, Murder and Mudding in the realm of Armaggedon.


Epic tales from Zalanthas


There's no such thing as a free lunch on Zalanthas (my fav)


Encyclopaedia Zalanthica
A users-guide to the World of Armageddon


Tales of Magick and Adventure from the land of Zalanthas
The figure in a dark hooded cloak says in rinthi-accented Sirihish, 'Winrothol Tor Fale?'
April 11, 2006, 02:00:27 PM #70
I like Zalanthas: Murder, Corruption, Betrayal  (Medena), going to go with that for this one.

These take about a week of intensive or three months lackadaisical work to put together, heh, but they're kinda fun, so I might try to put one out every 4-6 months.  Here are other possibilities, some of which incorporate suggestions from the thread:

Clan Books
   Anyali (Zalanthas: Agvat Sunrise (JRB))
   Atrium (Zalanthas: The Silver Ginka)
   Black Moon & Other Raiders (Zalanthas: The Copper-skinned Dwarf)
   Borsail (Zalanthas: The Slaver's Whip)
   Conclave (Zalanthas: The Magicker's Hand)
   Fale (Zalanthas: Amethyst and Emerald)
   Guild (Zalanthas: Death in the Shadows)
   Haruch Kemad (Zalanthas: Blood in the Alleyways)
   Kadius (Zalanthas: ???)
   Kohmar (Zalanthas: Fall of a Merchant House)
   Kurac (Zalanthas: The Bloody Fist)
   Oash (Zalanthas: Blood and Magic)
   Salarr (Zalanthas: Sand and Bones)
   Tan Muark (Zalanthas: Tyn Dashra)
   Tor (Zalanthas: The Bones of War)
   T'zai Byn (Zalanthas: Three Sleeve Knots)

Assorted Desert Elves (Zalanthas: Red Sands (Ktavialt))
Halflings (Zalanthas: Life in the Grey Forest)
Nonhumans (Zalanthas: Weird Blood)
   (Galith, Gith, Mantis, Ghaati, Thornwalkers, were-tembo)

Ghost Stories of Zalanthas (Zalanthas: Ghost Stories)

Crafting (Zalanthas: Travel Cakes (Seeker))
Magick (Zalanthas: The Demon's Puzzlebox)

Logs (Zalanthas: Death, Sand, and Text: (Ender))

OOC History (Armageddon: A Roleplaying MUD (Manhattan)

Stories (Zalanthas: Tales (John, Tamarin))
Bards (Zalanthas: Poets' Circle)
Allanak (Byn Latrines, Sand, and Jail: A Tourist's Guide to Allanak (jhunter))
Tuluk (Old and New Conjoined: A Tourist's Guide to Tuluk)
Luirs (Spice and Mantis: A Tourist's Guide to Luirs)
Tablelands  (Zalanthas: Red Sky (Angela Christine))
Mal Krian (Zalanthas: The Slaves' City)
The Red Desert (Zalanthas: The Sun's a Thief (Falconer))
Red Storm (The Sea of Eternal Dust: A Tourist's Guide to Red Storm (Ender))
Personalities (Zalanthas: Brief Lives)
Story of the Northern War (Zalanthas: The Sound of the Horn)

Early Days History (Shade and Water: Early History of Zalanthas (flurry, Ender))

That's 37 books by my count, which would end up being 10 years worth of work if released every three months and about 18 years if released every 6 months.  Heh.  Well, we'll see how this one sells and whether or not it's worthwhile. ;)  It would be cool to have a larger advertising budget and this might help us get there.
April 11, 2006, 03:45:30 PM #71
Quote from: "Sanvean"
   T'zai Byn (Zalanthas: Three Sleeve Knots)

Personally, I would go with:

"Zalanthas: Over the Shield Wall"
Tlaloc
Legend

April 11, 2006, 04:48:02 PM #72
Quote from: "Tlaloc"
Quote from: "Sanvean"
   T'zai Byn (Zalanthas: Three Sleeve Knots)

Personally, I would go with:

"Zalanthas: Over the Shield Wall"

Mwahaha.

I vote for that one.
April 11, 2006, 05:27:53 PM #73
Kadius: Silks and Shoes

Tuluk (Behind The Ivory City: A Tourist's Guide to Tuluk)


I'm also down with T'zai Byn (Zalanthas: Over The Shield Wall)
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 11, 2006, 05:45:38 PM #74
I'd like a:

Deaths of Famous Personalities (Journey to the Mantis Head)
Evolution ends when stupidity is no longer fatal."
April 11, 2006, 06:22:43 PM #75
Or perhaps...

Zalanthas: To the Shield Wall and Beyond.

Sounds adventurous, almost like they meant to do it.   :P
Proud Owner of her Very Own Delirium.
April 11, 2006, 06:24:44 PM #76
Kadius: Silk and Sids (sorry jhunter, silk and shoes doesnt sound right to me :wink: )

I also think the title for Kurac should include spice in it, maybe:

Kurac: Inside the Spice Den

Also would these clan books have large sections devoted to histories of past players?  That would really interest me, and maybe when made publicly available could be incorporated more into RP as famous people of the past.  For those of us who only started a few years ago.
April 11, 2006, 06:28:20 PM #77
Quote from: "Tlaloc"
Quote from: "Sanvean"
   T'zai Byn (Zalanthas: Three Sleeve Knots)

Personally, I would go with:

"Zalanthas: Over the Shield Wall"

Yea, three sleeve knots doesn't arouse nearly as much interest as "over the shield wall" or my fav: "The shield wall and beyond."

Hell, I played in the Byn for a good year or so awhile back and I had to think real hard to remember what the knots are for. And considering most players experiences are with the lower levels of the Byn, and the shield wall is probably the most well known (and funniest) event from the Byn, the title should refer to it.
April 11, 2006, 06:55:12 PM #78
Quote from: "SpyGuy"Kadius: Silk and Sids

I know that 'sids is probably in the docs and all, but the plural of obsidian is obsidian.  So wouldn't the plural of 'sid be more 'sid?

It just drives me nuts.
April 11, 2006, 07:02:18 PM #79
Quote from: "SpyGuy"Kadius: Silk and Sids (sorry jhunter, silk and shoes doesnt sound right to me :wink: )

I also think the title for Kurac should include spice in it, maybe:

Kurac: Inside the Spice Den

Also would these clan books have large sections devoted to histories of past players?  That would really interest me, and maybe when made publicly available could be incorporated more into RP as famous people of the past.  For those of us who only started a few years ago.


Heheh, that does sound better.
Quote from: Fnord on November 27, 2010, 01:55:19 PM
May the fap be with you, always. ;D
April 11, 2006, 07:24:58 PM #80
Quote from: "bardess"
Quote from: "SpyGuy"Kadius: Silk and Sids
Quote

I know that 'sids is probably in the docs and all, but the plural of obsidian is obsidian.  So wouldn't the plural of 'sid be more 'sid?

It just drives me nuts.

Sids isn't short for obsidian, it is short for "obsidian coins".   :P
Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with."     Henry S. Haskins
April 11, 2006, 07:56:35 PM #81
Kadius: Concubines deserve the best....

Hey, it's straight from the town crier, don't yell at me!

=D
April 11, 2006, 08:06:49 PM #82
I must recommend a few titles for The Conclave though...

Conclave: Weavers of the Great Tapestry.
Conclave: Heirs to an Ancient Throne.
Conclave: Circle of the Incomplete Seven.

What can I say?  It's my favorite clan.
Proud Owner of her Very Own Delirium.
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