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Displayed name	Slarty
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Title	Raven v. Writing Desk
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Homepage	http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/slartyvsdesk/
Registered	Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00

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Just one complaint in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 16:08 Profile Homepage #14 I know Jeff has posted in the past that the tutorial sections work well with his target audience, and that a lot of players need to walk straight into them. I think that makes sense, but it would be really, really nice to have an option to skip the tutorial. It wouldn't be hard to make it something you can't activate by accident. I mean, even Exile 3 let you turn off that !@#$ instant help. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Singleton party in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 14:00 Profile Homepage #107 Seratis, congrats on finishing! Muffin, please stop acting like a mod. You have been asked this already. Although it was a little weird to revive this topic, it makes sense -- the new post is relevant and directly refers to previous posts in this thread. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Learn how it's done. in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 12:07 Profile Homepage #37 What did you do in Iraq for a year? Now that sounds interesting. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Jeff Vogel's RPG hating rant in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 10:21 Profile Homepage #5 Random encounters can be interesting, though it's very rare these days. The original Final Fantasy title from 1987, which was almost entirely random encounters, is a prime example of this. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Spiderweb: The Motion Picture in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 08:22 Profile Homepage #52 quote: Originally written by That annoying person over there.: EDIT 5: Could someone explain to me what the hell this is about? I love the fact that you only made that comment after editing the post five different times. I find that it's often helpful to ask yourself what the heck is going on at the beginning of any thought process, rather than at the end. But perhaps I'm just cynical. That said, I'm glad you were able to share in my helpless laughter. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Learn how it's done. in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 03:10 Profile Homepage #32 Clearly Marlenny wins at polling, and only because of Jeff's participation. :P (1) What's your main goal in life? I had a list of these once. Mainly, I suppose, I want to be happy. Unfortunately, that entails a lot of smaller goals. (4) Tell us an anecdote of anything that happened to you today. Well, about 45 minutes ago, I woke up. Not a very interesting day yet. The other day I spent an hour and a half attempting to drive a large van full of kids to a horse farm over roads that had washed out in last week's storm. (5) What's your current Philosophy on life? I'm really not sure I have one anymore. (6) If you created a deadly disease, what would you call it? Death's Little Helper (7) What should you be doing right now? Driving to Boston. (8) If this were Southpark, what character do you think you'd be? Sparky the Dog. Clearly. (9) What occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid ? For many years, up through middle school, my answer was "theoretical physicist or science fiction writer." Hah. (10) What happened to those dreams? I've changed a lot since then. (16) Do you usually walk around your house with sandals or barefoot? Barefoot, or with socks. When I actually lived in a house this fall, however, it was with sandals. (17) Have you ever gotten something you really wanted but thought you wouldn't get? Yeah. Isn't that how love always works? -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Because Nalyd couldn't resist. . . in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, April 23 2007 02:20 Profile Homepage #38 quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba: Remember the good ol' days when the only thing "poser" meant was Arancaytar? I am SO tempted to sig this. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Because Nalyd couldn't resist. . . in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, April 22 2007 12:32 Profile Homepage #22 Kiddos, please. Just because this guy shows up and is a jerk doesn't mean you can start attacking each other. Already there are comments about Muffin and Nalyd in this thread. FINNISIMO! -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Tower Colony hidden spaces in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, April 22 2007 11:16 Profile Homepage #8 Is it possible to get past that 90 strength door without cheating, though? By my math, you'd need 30 Tool Use and 80 points between the three spell skills and Unlock Doors. I don't think that's achievable even if you don't put a single skill point elsewhere. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Because Nalyd couldn't resist. . . in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, April 22 2007 08:12 Profile Homepage #4 I play Warlocks, a great web-based implementation of Waving Hands, an abstract simultaneous-action strategy game which compares most easily to Chess, but is quite different. I haven't been very active the past year, but from 2004 to 2006 I might well have spent more time playing Warlocks than any other game in my life, including Angband. As a result of all that time spent in state-space analysis, plus the obscurity of the game, I can coddle my ego by claiming to be one of the best in the world at a deviously complex game. Go me. See also: Slartucker's Refuge [ Sunday, April 22, 2007 09:07: Message edited by: Speaker for the Ed ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Newbe Poll in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 18:24 Profile Homepage #3 Unfortunately, having the potential to be an oldbie really just means you don't leave. I think we can generalize the rule about raising karma, getting custom titles, and becoming a mod to include oldbiehood. If you ask, it's guaranteed not to happen. [ Saturday, April 21, 2007 18:26: Message edited by: Speaker for the Ed ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Does time matter in any Geneforge game? in Geneforge Series
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 14:38 Profile Homepage #2 Time doesn't matter in Geneforge. In Exile 3 and Avernum 3, there are two major things that happen after a certain amount of time, but the amount of time is fairly generous. Time does play a role in one of the Spiderweb-made Blades scenarios, but you are told about it explicitly there. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Are agents better shapers than, well, shapers!?! in Geneforge Series
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 14:36 Profile Homepage #2 This is actually untrue for Geneforge 2 and 3. Creations gain experience (and therefore levels) at a rate totally indepedent of their own levels. Thus, if a Shaper creates a Fyora with enough bonuses to be at level 20, and an Agent creates a Fyora at level 10, the Shaper Fyora will always be 10 levels higher. Also, Blessing Magic maxes out its effect strength (though not its duration) fairly quickly, so Shapers have no problem casting buffs that are just as good as Agents. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Having a good time, but one annoyance. in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 13:43 Profile Homepage #13 Insert Alorael's mandatory Angband reference here. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
One spammy post closer to frolicking in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 11:55 Profile Homepage #63 -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Having a good time, but one annoyance. in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 10:53 Profile Homepage #10 That would be a pretty huge penalty in Avernum, though, given that your opportunities to earn XP are strictly finite. I'm a big fan of the way Arcana (an obscure, poorly-translated SNES RPG) handles it. If anyone dies, game over. I suppose it doesn't make a difference since most players will just reload whenever anyone dies, regardless of the game's consequences. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
VTech in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Saturday, April 21 2007 07:20 Profile Homepage #89 Well, part of instinct is purely biological instinct just based on how we are set up, and part of it is essentially basic intellect, mostly from early childhood. People who were seriously deprived of food as toddlers tend to have instinctual reactions to food that others don't have, for example. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
One spammy post closer to frolicking in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Friday, April 20 2007 14:17 Profile Homepage #55 quote: Originally written by Spent Salmon: One must look past the pink, shimmery exterior to see the true meaninglessness of my posts. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Having a good time, but one annoyance. in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Friday, April 20 2007 09:29 Profile Homepage #4 quote: Originally written by SevenMass: I don't think Jeff is seriously impressed by some mad parental group wanting to remove death from the game. Otherwise demon summoning and necromancy would have to go too. Not even mentioning the deaths of your enemies, and the concept of taking items that are clearly marked "not yours." Jeff has said, however, that this is more or less the reason that PCs can no longer summon demons, as they could in Exile. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
One spammy post closer to frolicking in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Friday, April 20 2007 07:49 Profile Homepage #52 Presumably as a piece of his own spam. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Yet another poll in The Avernum Trilogy
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Thursday, April 19 2007 21:01 Profile Homepage #15 Different Thompson. That was Thompson the somewhat bizarre Kids in the Hall parody, not Thompson the mage. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00

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