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Four friends they meet, to drink until, they can no longer stand
They all tell tales of long ago, when life was oh so grand
But now they\'re poor, and do not have, a Tria to their name
What happened to their dreams of old, their fortune and their fame?

The Dwarf his name was SnuffleCrab, he couldn\'t care one bit!
Straight to the point his friends would say but never without wit
The Kran his name was Craydonkrow and quite the silent type
You never heard him disagree, you never heard him gripe

Then there was Don-Purrdow, a proud feline was he
He would never settle down, never get down on one knee
Last not least was Rufas Snare a human through and through
Not so bright, but as you\'ll see, the leader of this crew

\"I have a plan\" said Rufas Snare \"I swear it is my best,
We will go and beg tonight, pray listen to my quest
We each must have a story, that the crowds they will believe
To be very rich and famous, we really must deceive\"

The friends agreed, this was indeed, a clever little thought
So off they went with such great speed, the tallest and the short
The first to reach the Plaza was the Dwarf name SnuffleCrab
And so he told his tale of woe, and similar lines of gab

The cat did hop, around the square, and cried \"I\'ve lost a limb,
A Tefusang... he bit it off....\" but all they did was grin
So Rufas Snare tried next and said \"I\'ve 15 brats at home.  
The wife is up the duff again, I can no longer roam\"

The hours they passed, to no avail, so they gave up their plan
Without some Trias - no ale tonight - but what about the Kran?
\"You\'re quiet tonight\" Rufas exclaimed \"more than you usually are\"
Craydonkrow took a deep breathe in \"I\'ll race you to the bar\"!

It seems that Craydonkrow was the cleverest of them all
Whilst the others looked like clowns, they failed to enthral
\"I just stood there silently, with a sadness on my face,
(I\'m not a cuddly person so no-one would embrace)\"

\"They gave me coins and lots of them, it made them feel so good
They could see that I was down, they really understood\"
\"One day\" he said \"I will repay, their kindness through and through\"
So off they went - ran to the bar - without further ado

The morel of this story - there really is no doubt
When you are down on your luck, please don\'t scream and shout
Don\'t scam your friends, it really is, the lowest you can go
Tell them you need a little help, remember \'Quid Pro Quo\'

Found a really neat program called HeroMachine 1.0.1 - there is a higher version but you have to pay for that one where as this one is freeware.  With this program you can dynamically create your own customised character portrait, I\'ve had a lot of fun with it anyway.

Download:  54124[sekid]0[SiteID]simtel.net]http://www.simtel.net/product.php[id]54124[sekid]0[SiteID]simtel.net

Homepage:  http://www.heromachine.com/

Please tell me what you think:

http://www.pstimes.co.uk

I\'ve added a new section - Ascii Art, so if you have any Ascii Art which is PlaneShift orientated please feel free to send it to editor@pstimes.co.uk for possible inclusion on this page.

Issue # 3 of The PlaneShift Times will have an Ale & Food Review so I need some names of the ordinary/rare and exotic drinks and culinary delights that can be purchased at Kada EL\'s Tavern. Saw a good one in the Forum and I\'ve already named one in issue # 2 so I\'ll start it off:

FOOD
Rat Stew


DRINK
Fermented Trepor Bile
Karosh Strongest

Said the Treffie to the Rat, you look strange today dear Sir
Said the Rat to his dear friend yes I\'m head to foot in fur
But have you seen your face today you\'re hardly a blooming rose
Well when I say a face, I mean those teeth and that big nose

Said the Treffie to the Rat, no I look just as the same
No you don\'t the rat exclaimed take a look and don\'t defame
So on they went, this way and that until the moon was bright
Disagreeing how each other looked, they did seem such a fright

When morning came, they still were there, and neither would agree
That both of them looked not at all like they would like to be
So off they went their separate ways back to their daily lives
The Treffie and the rat, but they really weren\'t that wise

Look at the date someone did say, it\'s all been one big joke
Said the Treffie I don\'t smile when I look like an artichoke
So let this be a lesson to those who are bothered how they look
Beauty is on the inside, let this now be a closed book

Ok great April Fools joke guys but can we now mutate back to our original characters please.  Most people choose a char because they like it, so why should we be happy being something else?  But before I go down in flames can I say that - yes I had a good laugh about it yesterday and \'played\' along.  But now I don\'t find it funny anymore - in fact it has prevented me from logging on to PlaneShift today.

Another thing I noticed is that the roleplaying you guys try so hard to enforce is almost missing because of this.

So please can we get back to normal as soon as possible?

Twas on the eve of Halloween, and no-one was about
They all tucked up within their beds, no-one to care or shout
Allas the ghost of one so fair was not so very still
She walked her lair with great concern and wrung her hands until

Her lover came then they both would, forever be entwined
until that day she would wail, where are you love of mine
I loved you then, I love you now, don\'t leave me i do plead
where are you now oh love of mine your tenderness I need

Twas on the eve of Halloween, and no-one was about
They all tucked up within their beds, no-one to care or shout
Pray shed a tear for one so fair she never found her love
So you will hear her shout and plead and curse the one above