Warrior and his lady

L. O. R. D.

Legend of the Red Dragon
A role playing game
created by Seth Able Robinson.

by Kiteria -- updated 5/9/97


ROMANCE WITH OTHER WARRIORS

One of the more pleasurable aspects of playing the Door Game LEGEND OF the RED DRAGON, is the "ROMANTIC MAIL" option. It's nice to have someone to share your adventure with, to know that someone is ready to fund you gold if you need it, hit an enemy for you, and share your Heart Shaped Bed. Please remember this is a "role playing game".

You have the opportunity to leave yourself and the real world behind for awhile and become a sword wielding warrior. If you happen to exchange "real life" information with a person it should have no bearing on how you play your character. This is a feature of the game that helps to give it variety and continue to keep it exciting from realm to realm.


FIRST THE COURTING:

A wise warrior will never ask the object of their desires to hop into the Heart Shaped Bed without making some kind of introduction first. Even if you know them from another game, you are in a new realm and that means this it is a new beginning. Some couples like to stay together from board to board, some don't. For the pleasure of the game, and the relationship, do not take it for granted that you will be a couple everywhere. After all, this is a game that throws different people together, under different circumstances. Courting is one of the pleasurable parts of the game, getting to know each other as your character and playing the part, as yourself, or both.

When you look at your Stats, you see that your charm is listed. If you are just starting out, it is at 0, you will need to build it up before you are ready to do any flirting with Violet, Seth or another player. When you flirt with Violet or Seth, you get immediate results, not so with your human counter part. If you have low charm and you go for the big one on Violet or Seth, they are going to slam you hard. Violet will kick the guys, and Seth will insult the ladies. Neither are pleasant experiences and your humiliation is reported in the Daily News.


CHARM, WHERE TO GET IT AND HOW TO USE IT

As you are busily fighting for your life in the forest, an Old Man will come upon you. He is lost and confused and requests that you take him to the Dark Cloak Tavern. If you say yes, you will give up a forest fight but he will reward you with 1 to 5 charm points and a bit of gold for your kindness. This old bugger carries an "UGLY STICK" and will hit you with it from time to time and take away charm points. Since it seems like it takes forever to get 100 charm points this will be frustrating. Just take it in stride, after you have a high amount of charm, you can get your revenge by refusing to take him to the Inn.

In the game of L.O.R.D., your charm is also a gauge of how much influence you have with the Innkeeper, and the Weapon and Armor dealers. The bartender will offer you a free room if your charm is OVER 100, and the higher your charm the more the shop-keepers are willing to negotiate a higher price for the purchase of your used equipment.


WRITING ROMANTIC MAIL

You have in mind another warrior that you would like to get to know and you are ready to drop them a line. You will select 'W' at the Town Square (Main Menu) for Write Mail. At this section you can write romantic mail or regular mail, if you choose to write romantic mail then type a "Y" at the query of "Do you want to write romantic mail?" Here is a brief explanation of what you are going to see and the decisions you will need to consider.

1. His/Her Charm Rating is 71. This is their standing with the "SETH CHARM-O-METER" as I like to call it. If a warrior's charm is not high, it doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to be turned down if you make advances.

2. A one line descriptive statement.

EXAMPLE:
(Males) "He makes Stallone look like he needs to workout". (Female) "She is a sweet package of trusting beauty". This information can also be found by pushing "1" at the Town Square (Main Menu). It will say this is what the people around town are saying about you. In this role playing game, it is just a way of getting information to you, please don't get paranoid, no one is really talking about you.

3. (N)ever mind. Believe it or not, this is a great option!! You can check the charm of as many people as you would like (opposite sex of course). It does not cost any of your gold to obtain this information. If you don't like what you see, just type "N" to bail out.

4. (F)latter Him/Her This is a great ice breaker! It is always nice to know that someone has noticed you, and this is a grand way to say hello and that you have seen something admirable about this person.

5. (A)sk for a Kiss Another excellent ice breaker, it won't hurt if you get shot down, and it will allow the gleam in your eye to see that you are romantically inclined.

6. (B)uy Him/Her Dinner There is nothing like a candle-lit supper with the one who has stolen your heart. At this point, this is where you can lose experience if you are turned down. There is no loss if you are ignored for the first two, but for this one and the next, you are gambling more than just your pride.

7. (I)nvite Him/Her to Your Room at the Inn This is the big one, this is the one that can make you crazy if you are rejected, as well as lose some of your experience. Try not to take it too personal, after all it's just a game, and not everyone sees you as the great warrior that you are. If you have followed the advice of this author and tested the waters first, you will know who is, and who is not interested in sharing the Heart Shaped Bed with you.

8. (P)ropose to Him/Her (You will not have the benefit of this option until you have 100 charm points.) This option should not be taken lightly, you are asking someone to include you into their game, just as you are telling them you would like to make them a part of yours. The penalty for a failed marriage in the L.O.R.D. game is a drop in charm for both, down to 50. Note: This was corrected in LORD v4.0x to a drop of 50 percent in Charm points.


WHO'S AVAILABLE?

Along with the option to Propose, OUR CREATOR saw the need for warriors to know who was "taken" and who was available. You will find it at the Town Square (Main Menu), and it is a record of who is married to whom. It is called the CONJUGALITY LIST, which means: to join together. In other words, those warriors who are married and are not available. Before you start your adventure of finding that Mr. or Ms. Right, check the CONJUGALITY LIST first and save yourself the trouble of being turned down. This doesn't necessarily mean that the married person can't be approached, they can, but remember the odds are not in your favor. Many single warriors have stolen the love of a married warrior. Your charming personality will help you as well as a lot of discretion, if you intend to sweet talk a married player out of their present relationship!


ACCEPTATION AND REJECTION

After you have written your romantic mail and shipped it off on the wings of love, you wait. Your heart's desire receives the mail the next time they enter the realm, reads it and returns the answer for you to read upon your next arrival to the realm. There are two choices for the recipient of your romantic mail to select from: "Yes" or "No". If your love interest has said "yes", you meet in the room at the Inn, the time you share is brief and special, and you both will receive a nice sum of Experience points. The event is recorded for the Daily News, and all the realm knows that the two of you shared the Heart Shaped Bed. If the answer is "no", you are snubbed, the recipient has laughed in your face. Your snubbing is recorded for the Daily News and you have lost a small amount of experience. If this is the case just remember what the original Bard said, "Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all".

We will cover romancing and marriage with Seth and Violet in the next article. I hope that you have been enjoying my articles and found them to be beneficial. Suzanne.


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