--= Kingdom of Barabadore Facts & Feats =--

Q: How to you pronounce Barabadore.
A: I say:  Bah - rab (like in rabbit) - ah (say "ahh") - door

Q: What is there to do in KOB?
A: Move from place to place and kill things.

Q: Is it easier than Lord?
A: Harder.  Masters and Monsters actually fight back.  They sometimes
   even are armed with bows and arrows or some ranged weapon.

Q: So, I will die if I go in?
A: Not necessarily.  You can get a good bow and a quiver of arrows you
   can fire at and kill many things before they get close enough to lay
   a paw on you.  Of course you must know when to run since occasionally
   higher level monsters cross your path.

Q: Is this all there is to do.
A: No. You can get trained in both in hand-to-hand weapons or in archery.
   If you beat the master you receive alot of use points and higher DK
   skills.  Archery is treated likewise.
   You can go on quests and reach the level of king.  You can aquire
   manors or keeps.
   You can join a team.   With your teammates you can fight groups,
   warparties, gangs of monsters.  Or, you can fight other teams.

Q: Are there dungeons?
A: Yes.  Each Mine has an underground dungeon and each tower has
   a twisting maze the reaches high into the sky.

FACTS & FEATS

1.  Olof's Training - Death Knight use points can be increased up to
    the skill of the warrior if a warrior class beats his master.
2.  Robin's Training - Archery use points can be increased up to the
    skill of the warrior if a warrior class beats his master.
3.  Praying in a Temple can get you some goodies, including gold, gems,
    charm, potions, rations at now cost except for a few Barabadore
    hours.
4.  Manors, Keeps, and the Castle have passworded banks (treasuries)
    that accumulate gold from taxes.  The owner of the facility or
    anyone knowing the password can put gold in or take gold out at
    no cost.  And the gold is not lost even if the player is recycled
    when killing the dragon. This gold is not subject to taxation.
5.  When booty is divided gold and experience are passed through the
    messages so the player gets it when he reads the message.  But there
    is no message code to pass gems.   Gems are passed immediately.
    That means anyone killing the recipiant of the gems steals them
    before he can use them.
6.  Fired hirelings will not work for the same team until 10 other
    hirelings are also fired. (They keep a 10 name list).
7.  Guides are good in preventing monsters from surprising you.
    Once in awhile a guide will get hit and killed instead of a party
    member.  Guides do not get part of any booty nor do they fight.
8.  Potions can only be taken during combat.  So it your hits get
    low take one.  They increase hits 10-30 points.  Healing potions
    can be bought at a Temple.
9.  Strength potions only last until your next meal.  Strength potions
    can only be bought at a Tower.
10. The cost of potions goes up the more you horde them.  The first few
    are relatively cheap.
11. Dead members still get part of the teams treasure.
12. Team members killed in a team battle should be resurrected so then
    other team members can play when they log on.
13. Mountains really eat up time crossing them.  Use passes when at
    all possible.  Though when exploring mountains can have as many
    creatures as anyplace.
14. If you don't have too many hits but have bows and arrows stay out
    of the woods.  Monsters surprise is best in the woods and swamps.
15. Reselling weapons and armor in KOB is about 30% better than Lord.
    Cost in buying is exactly the same.
16. Lord messages can be read in towns and villages and lord mail can
    be sent from there.
17. In a melee begging for your life is a pretty certain way of being
    killed.  Once in awhile you may get lucky and live.
18. Check out a teams location if you want to fight them.  If you want
    to use arrows on them you have to ambush them outside of town. If
    you want to have a fair fight you can do that while you both are in
    town.
19. Write down the destination of your quest.  If you forget go to
    manor or keep and ask the lord thereof for another quest.  They
    will tell you that you have a quest already and in what direction
    you are headed.  Display status will indicate what your quest is.
20. Even if you don't succeed in accomplishing your quest within the
    time period you will probably get some reward if you complete it.
