The Cosmic Zodiac of SoulMUD
This calendar covers most holiday dates in game, holiday details are further below.
All characters are born with birth sign data. To view this data one
would type 'astro'. This will tell you about your character.
Astro Signs
The sign your born under, will allow you to be 'strong' for that time
that the zodiac sign of your birth is active. To see which sign is
currently active ingame, type 'time'. During the time of the frog, and
if your a frog sign, your char will be better off with hps, mana, moves,
regens, thacos, damage rolls etc. There are 17 signs total, these are:
Fire: Flame, Dragon, Fire Giant, Phoenx
Earth: Iguana, Frog, Centaur, Bear
Water: Dolphin, Turtle, Shark, Whale
Air: Falcon, Griffon, Bat, Cloud
The 17th sign is chaos, and falls under no sign except its own.
Zodiacal equipment, means that there are some items ingame, which are only
fit for a certain zodiac sign to wear, watch out for thee....
More over, every character is born with a specific weapon hurts, this is chosen
depending upon which month the character is born under. When this occurs, a player
who is born underthis opposing weapon will take 20% extra damage from that specific
attack type, be it mob or player.
Players are also born with elemental strength and weaknesses. Weaknesses to a certain
elemental will make fighting caster mobiles very tricky. Strengths to certain elemental
types, should the character be a mage, will determine what type of avatar elementalist
will suit that character best. So a character who is weak to water and strong to earth,
would make a lowsy water elementalist, but a great earth elementalist.
A character who is born under the waning of Starfire will do better in the day.
While a character who is born under the waning of Oscuros will do better at night.
Holidays, Solstice and Equinox
A tricky thing at best, but holidays, solstice and equinoxs are cool days that the
mud will keep track of. Leveling classes is cheaper on these specials days. Rarely
These special days will stack, so its possible to have a holiday and a solstice
on the same day. This makes leveling really cheaper on these days.
Holidays, solstice and equinoxs also increase a characters hps, mana, moves, as well
as all of the characters regens for the holiday only.
Note on holidays. While equinox and solstice days are static, meaning they always
occur on that day. There are several types of holidays. Static holidays will always
occur on the same day. How ever, some holidays are dynamic, and are based upon the
movements of the moon. During the light of the full moon or the night of the new
moon of Lunat Zo, these are also holidays, but holidays which will spawn event mobs
in game for a short period of time. Travelers should beware when they hear the howl
of the werewolves or the chirping of Locusts.