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Displayed name	Slarty
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Title	Raven v. Writing Desk
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Registered	Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00

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Nethergate: Resurrection in Nethergate
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Thursday, March 29 2007 20:53 Profile Homepage #84 Surely that isn't Cormac? Meh. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Aranclonetar in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Thursday, March 29 2007 18:46 Profile Homepage #31 You didn't actually choose Slarty; that nickname was given to me on a listserv called "Munchkin Fun" back in 2000, and I suggested it here before it was ever used, I believe. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
To players of Avernum/Geneforge series in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Thursday, March 29 2007 06:19 Profile Homepage #61 What in the world was guerilla about that flame war? -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
What happened to... *POSSIBLE SPOILERS) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Thursday, March 29 2007 04:12 Profile Homepage #21 I think at one point there was a vague assumption of a double trilogy, but I'm pretty sure Jeff posted once to say that G5 would wrap up the Geneforge story. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Member numbers in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 21:10 Profile Homepage #61 quote: Originally written by M.: Bottom down Oh dear... :P [ Wednesday, March 28, 2007 21:10: Message edited by: Hawkwind ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Best PC class? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 21:07 Profile Homepage #39 Synergy just said "Geneforge Arena". ... -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Boo! in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 18:04 Profile Homepage #77 Oh, RiB was released all right; but it was retroactively never released. He and She may not agree with Richard White about everything, but both recognize the dastardliness of the Vahnatai Creationists. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Something I never understood in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 06:15 Profile Homepage #27 Clearly, Geneforge needs Chocobos. :P -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
What happened to... *POSSIBLE SPOILERS) in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 06:11 Profile Homepage #18 Given that G5 is supposed to be the last game in the main story arc, and given that each game has been in a new location, I'd be very surprised if the Ashen Isles were revisited -- especially since they were the site of the game with the least critical acclaim. The only location I could realistically see being revisited would be Sucia Isle, and even that seems extremely unlikely. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Best PC class? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 06:09 Profile Homepage #26 I actually find a do a HUGELY greater number of reloads when running a Lifecrafter. Until Drayks, your creations are quite fragile, and while you can always use tactics to protect a single character, it's harder to keep eight alive every time in a big battle. Even once you hit the tougher creations, occassionally something will manage to die. A disposable creations model might require even less reloads than a singleton. But that also doesn't require a Lifecrafter. An Infiltrator can run it nearly as well and far more flexibly. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Exile or Avernum in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Wednesday, March 28 2007 06:05 Profile Homepage #18 It's worth pointing out that even Zeviz's reasonable and moderate assessment is far from universally agreed upon. I personally despise Avernum's dialogue system; and I know there are those who (for some strange reason) prefer Avernite graphics. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Exile or Avernum in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 19:12 Profile Homepage #8 This poll doesn't really present the options in an equitable way which is unlikely to influence the results at all. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Alorael for Admin in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 19:06 Profile Homepage #36 I'm not clear why we need another admin either. I agree with Dikiyoba; more active moderation would make the community better. But I fail to see anything lacking in our two administrators, either in terms of quality or quantity. As for TM: TM is my friend, I talk to him regularly and certainly respect him more than most people here. And I agree, the boards are not better off without him. However, he absolutely deserves to be permabanned, and frankly, it should have happened months and probably years earlier. Although I like TM better than Don Giovanni, his fate reminds me of the Don's. The Powers That Be were unnecessarily patient with his contempt! -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Best PC class? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 04:01 Profile Homepage #18 I imagine pumping lots and lots into mental magic will make Daze almost always work on everything in the game. This was the case in G3, certainly. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Because I Can: The Masochist's Guide To G4 in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 03:54 Profile Homepage #28 Hah! Now that is a challenge. I wonder if it's doable without cheating if you stay in combat mode forever. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Couple of quick questions about Reputation in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 03:50 Profile Homepage #8 Right, Trianus gives you the reward either way. That's why he is listed (and his reward is listed) under both options, while Crowley is only listed under one. I guess that is somewhat confusing. I put the whole thing together with an eye to the reputation scores, so I always separated rewards and actions out based on them first. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Couple of quick questions about Reputation in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 03:02 Profile Homepage #3 It indeed starts at 100. Red Mage refers to the "powergaming" munchkin strategy that maximizes earned bonuses -- whether you can get rewards from both sides where applicable. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Couple of quick questions about Reputation in Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 02:52 Profile Homepage #1 http://minmax.ermarian.net/g4/g4q.html -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Thou hast not shown thy compassion well. Be more kind unto others! in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 02:44 Profile Homepage #48 quote: Originally written by Zeviz: quote: Originally written by Clatter of Pebbles: ... You really want harsher mods? Somehow I doubt that. Most people who are well-liked push the envelope plenty, and many newcomers who are insufferable don't actually do anything wrong. These boards are just a form of advertising for Jeff, more or less, and he doesn't want to drive away customers. (Does keeping the worst offenders around drive away customers? Probably, but not as quantifiably.) More ranting and raving at people who don't quite manage to fit in can be arranged. Actually fixing the fact that not everyone fits in is impossible. ... Actually, ranting and raving itself is the main problem. I am pretty sure Salmon and Slarty aren't advocating more bannings. And I am not asking for bannings either. I am just asking for mods to be more proactive in telling people to play nice and having some punishments for those who ignore their clearly defined warnings. Zeviz hit the nail on the head. I agree that banning should be avoided whenever possible; it's a power that can be abused quite unintentionally. Warnings, however, do not have that danger. As far as I'm concerned, a single totally unprovoked personal attack should earn a warning. It poisons the community, and of course it violates the CoC. I normally avoid second-guessing the mods, but I have to admit I am pretty confused as to why warnings are not given out for this kind of malicious behavior. It's quietly permissive. quote: Originally written by Dikiyoba: Originally by Slartucker: quote: Dikiyoba lost her patience. With all due respect, I've only lost patience with Nalyd for the reason mentioned in your post. And if it appears I've gone beyond that, well, I need to know so I can step back and try again. No, that really is all I meant: you stated that you lost your patience. It seems to me that you are possibly the most patient person here, particularly with new members. No slight intended! quote: Originally written by Kelandon: I've always been in favor of smacking around trolls and people who are just plain pricks, but I think that admins are the only ones with enough authority really to do anything. I can lock topics and yell at people, but that's about it. Admins can Can and Ban and such. Again, locking topics and yelling at people sounds pretty good to me. Heck, you can even talk to them nicely. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
What a long strange trip... in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Tuesday, March 27 2007 02:28 Profile Homepage #24 quote: Originally written by Ash Lael: quote: Originally written by Milla: ...my dad remarried and didn't tell any of us... Holy crap. That's messed up. I wasn't going to post in this thread, as pretty much the only thing that's happened to me has been moving from IL to NH and changing jobs, during my absence from spidweb. But the furtive dad remarriage thing actually happened to me as well, almost exactly the way Milla described it. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Thou hast not shown thy compassion well. Be more kind unto others! in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, March 26 2007 06:24 Profile Homepage #0 This is getting ridiculous. Perhaps I haven't been here long enough to have the proper context for all of this. But this certainly goes beyond Ed and Argh, Bomber and Lord Llama, and (with apologies to Kyrek) I_am_a_Minotaur -- all of whom made people laugh and (with the exception of Ed) were more or less amiable. Lack of understanding of the boards is one thing; putting malice on a pedestal is another. I'm concerned now because the contagion is spreading. Solberg, who is normally very friendly, pretty much exploded. Dikiyoba lost her patience. Alec stopped flaming (and if that isn't a sign of the apocalypse, I don't know what is). Old members of all colours have been getting pulled into name-calling matches with noobs. The absurdity and pointlessness of these boards is tolerable really because people are actually friendly and welcoming, so long as you aren't an idiot or a jerk. That friendliness is what is under attack now. When Nalyd proactively attacks ten different people, then publicly declares his disregard for the community, and nothing is done about it, the board community dies a little. Same thing when other noobs act like mods, or scream and whine until other members attack them. For the sake of the community, everyone really needs to take a step back. Ignore the noobs, and let the mods handle them. This is advice that I need to take as well. (Mods, you can make that easier for everyone by issuing a few warnings!) Don't let the community get dragged into the mud with everything else. To end on a lighter note, I'd like to remind everyone to hold the eight virtues close to their hearts. Remember, the mantra of eating is "yum". -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
About special skills (lethal blow etc.) in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Monday, March 26 2007 05:46 Profile Homepage #19 quote: Originally written by Randomizer: Some time after I finish up Nethergate: Resurrection and A3 singletons. I going back to finish up a resistance singleton game. It's not a pure case since I do have high dexterity and defense to reduce attacks in the Eastern Gallery. Still it's not that bad except for having to wait until Fort Remote to get your 2 levels from a trainer. Damage reduction works better since it will also affect magical attacks that can't be parried. You know, I thought about doing this. However, I did out the math, and even with maxxed skills, armor, and magical buffs, you will never block more than about 90% of damage (physical or magical). And for most of the game, you will be a lot closer to 50-60% than 90%. The thing is that you can get almost as good reduction with no skills, and just armor and buffs - about 80-85%. If you train up Resistance, I'm not actually sure you'd have enough skill points left to get both Mage Spells (for Dispel) and Priest Spells, anyway. Furthermore, even if you went that path, training Resistance is a huge waste of skill points. Given that you have to invest in 6 points of Endurance, which is almost a complete waste, you have to buy a huge amount of Resistance before it becomes more cost effective than just training Hardiness more than is sensible. Finally, remember that A4 uses the stun rules from G1-3. If your only way to avoid being hit in melee combat is Parry, stunning is going to be a problem. High stun resistance armor might fix that, but I dunno. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
To players of Avernum/Geneforge series in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, March 25 2007 18:47 Profile Homepage #32 7 people out the slightly over 7 who had posted in this topic at the time. You are being a nincompoop, in addition to a noob. -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
Second Annual Themed Party Contest in General
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, March 25 2007 18:13 Profile Homepage #9 I was tempted to ask for an Angband party, but that would have been abusive. Maybe I should compromise and add Akalabeth to the bonus points list! -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 \| Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00
About special skills (lethal blow etc.) in Avernum 4
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, March 25 2007 18:10 Profile Homepage #15 Thuryl's right. Lethal Blow would actually useful when you are at very high levels, if you could get enough of it (10+) to make it somewhat consistent. Blademaster would be parallel to Sharpshooter, if not for its craptastic unlock cost. I probably would buy Magical Efficiency if it cost 1 and had no unlock cost. However, that's about as high as I'd go. And since you can buy 2 points for gold, that means I wouldn't really buy any with skill points. Resistance would be quite decent without an unlock cost, though perhaps still slightly too expensive (it starts at what, 6?). Reducing nearly all magic damage by 4% isn't bad. If nothing else it would open up new builds for singletons. -------------------- 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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