Galaxy

A galaxy or nebula or something pretty awesome.

Area Designer:

Doctor of EnvyMUD

Revisions (random wagon) by Guts and Gambler

Directions:

Locate the Soothsayer's Wagon with a Mage or Jedi, using the keyword "wagon".  When you find the boxy wagon, type:  

> enter wagon

You'll encounter the soothsayer. Make sure you are flying to access the Mystic Chains via the Temple.

Zones:

The wagon can spawn in the following areas:

• trails around midgaard
• near skara brae,
• balor
• camelot
• dark haon-dor
• floodlands
• great eastern desert
• mahn-tor
• miden'nir
• midgaard
• midgaard south
• monastery
• near skara brae
• new thalos (in the mountains-all west on the ishtar river)
• northern plains
• sanctuary
• shire village
• trails around midgaard
• trog caves and outpost
• wayhouse

Reset Time:

30 minutes (empty).

Story/History:

The area is a representation of the Roman gods and goddesses associated with the pagan horoscope first recorded by the Greeks and later adopted by the Romans. The study and interpretation of the Horoscope was spread throughout Europe through the conquests of the Roman Empire.

Mobs of Note:

Cepheus (Sceptre of Might), Polaris (Ring of the Universe, Great Dipper of the Skies), Ursa Major (Stellar Fragment), Cassiopeia (Ring of Dignity), Hercules (Titanic Arm Plates), Taurus (Hooves of Taurus), Aries (spring shoot), Cancer (summer flower), Libra (autumn leaf), Capricorn (winter branch), Soothsayer (palm reader).

General Zone Strategies:

To gain access to the upper universe, collect the four seasonal tokens, Spring (shoot), Summer (flower), Fall (leaf), and Winter (branch) from Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, respectively.  These four keys, if present in your inventory, will sequentially (calendar-wise) unlock the trapdoor to the upper universe located just north of the mystic chains, and the three remaining secret doors along the path of Draco until you arrive at the Head of Draco.

Beware Draco's aggressive head at the entrance of Cepheus' chambers.

The mobs here a multi-hitters, but with a simple cleric debuff, the mobs of the upper universe is easily defeated by a mid-level duo.

The Galaxy is an empty reset zone, so set your gates and stay out for reset.

Equipment:

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	LOAD %	DISPLAY
Ancient Vessel of Aquarius	wand	Aquarius		mL 0 !e create water x 10
Andromeda's Chains	trash	Andromeda		mL 0 !rests
Arrow of Sagittarius	owand	Sagittarius		mL 0 !e lightning bolt x 3
Bow of Sagittarius	fire-weapon	Sagittarius		mL 0 !c !e 9D3 18.0 avg -2 str
branch, winter	key component	Capricorn	35.0%	mL 0 !rests to upper universe
Horns of Capricorn	head	Capricorn		mL 0 !mas !e 4 ac 1 hit
Comet's Tail	weapon	Comet		mL 0 !rests 2D6 7.0 avg
Fleece of Aries	body	Aries		mL 10 !e 7 ac -2 str
flower, summer	key component	Cancer	35.0%	mL 0 !rests to upper universe
Great Dipper of the Skies	weapon	Polaris		mL 0 !mc 3D7 12.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
Titanic Mask of Gemini	head	Castor		mL 10 !e 8 ac 1 str -1 dex
leaf, autumn	key component	Libra	35.0%	mL 0 !rests to upper universe
Ring of Dignity	ring	Cassiopeia		mL 10 !e 1 int 10 mana
Ring of the Universe	ring	Polaris	15.0%	mL 17 g! 1 ac 15 hp 15 mana
firestone	light	Cassiopeia		mL 15 sb! 1 dam 1 dex
Scale of Libra	shield	Libra		mL 0 !mtanb !e 5 ac 5 hp
Scale of Libra	shield	Libra		mL 10 !mtanb 6 ac -30 hp
Shell of Cancer	body	Cancer		mL 10 !e 20 ac -2 acM -1 dex
shoot, spring	key component	Aries	35.0%	mL 0 !rests to upper universe
skull of draco, ugly	owand	Draco		mL 0 !rests fireball x 3
Stellar Fragment	light	Ursa Major		mL 10 !rests 1 dam 8 mana
Sting of Scorpio	weapon	Scorpio		mL 15 !e 4D5 12.0 avg 2 hit 1 dam
Sceptre of Might	light	Cepheus	10.0%	mL 20 !e 3 hit 2 dam
Titanic Bracelet of Virgo	wrist	Virgo		mL 10 !e 3 ac 2 wis - 20 age
Titanic Arm Plates of Hercules	arm	Hercules		mL 10 wpsr! !e 5 ac 1 dam 1 str
Titanic Belt of Orion	waist	Orion		mL 10 !e 4 ac 2 con
Titanic Hooves of Taurus	foot	Taurus		mL 10 !mtanb !e 5 ac 1 dam 15 mov
Titanic Skin of Leo	body	Leo		mL 10 !e 9 ac -2 acM
Titanic Tail of Pisces	leg	Pisces (Mermaid)		mL 10 !e 12 ac -2 acM -2 dex
Wings of Pegasus	wand	Pegasus		mL 0 !rests cure serious x 2

Maps:

An ancient print out of the Galaxy help file with hand-drawn maps and annotations by Dank, c. 1994.