[Arianne-general] [Greetings] new to list

[Ben G. <be...@me...>]

Hi Everyone,

I just discovered Arianne today while browsing through sourceforge.  What an
interesting concept!

I've spent a few hours with the likes of Everquest and Asheron's Call - the
idea of an open source MMORPG is simply wonderful!

I'm very interested in getting involved in this project.  I'm not to up on
my coding skills however.  I've got a little C and VB under my belt and
that's about it.

What I can bring to the table:

*    17 years of pen and paper role-playing experiences - mostly as a game
master.

*    Fairly good English language skills (English Lit. college minor)

*    Published author of short fiction, fantasy and of poetry (both modern
and verse)

*    Computer literate - experienced with Windows and Unix, learning linux
as I go.

*    Tons of experience in building and fleshing out worlds, creating
adventures, modelling NPC's, creating game systems, and working with rules
to balance them.

If there's a need, I would love to work on the planning and implementation
of the actual virtual world:  characters, story, system, etc.

I'm not quit sure who is responsible for this aspect of Arianne - if someone
could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks,
Ben