For the record:
Years ago, Pahvi added an anti-ambush sanity check that deals with exactly
what Amd is describing. It is not a guild-specific check (so the rep means
nothing) because that would have been deemed unfair, but it is a
your-level-and-size vs. monster's-total_exp check. That means a titan nomad
will, in fact, get ambushed by bunnies and ants if he is a level 30
scaredycat, but not if he's a lvl 100 pwnmaster-general. Amd is level 74,
which means a monster ambushing him needs about 55-60% ambush skill, human
size (or larger), 4000 pre-tune exp, and about 500 hps at the minimum. If
you're killing monsters with 500 hps in a single blow, Amd, I think we're
going to have to tune you.

As for the dragon riding, that makes perfect sense. From now on, riders will
be harder to ambush based on the size and speed (dex) of their mount. Flying
will not help. Unfortunately, BatMUD is just not built as a 3D game.

Shinarae Lluminus