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Crossbows in Avernum 4
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 22 2006 19:44 Profile #25 Um, roll over? Anyway, even if chainmail was not the most effective armor in the world, I'm sure you'd rather wear it in a combat setting than having only leather. And you really shouldn't let the spear come in direct contact with your chest or stomach either. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Interesting Ad in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 22 2006 19:39 Profile #1 I agree with the message that the media is creating an unfair ideal of body image for young, impressionable women. The whole sequence seems too excessive for me to believe in its sincerity though. It's an interesting commerical nonetheless and I hope to see it on TV if possible. Also, has anyone here ever had any first hand experience with the type of glamour make-up and preparation done for photoshoots like that? A real inside perspective on the industry would be helpful. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Crossbows in Avernum 4
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 22 2006 08:46 Profile #16 What evidence do you have that it was that ineffective? Of course it could not withstand a full on stab, but it could stop all glancing blows and slashes. Also, could a five-year-old pierce chainmail with a knife? I don't have any direct evidence for that, but I'd seriously doubt it considering that I've taken a few token stabs at modern renditions of chainmail. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Crossbows in Avernum 4
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, October 21 2006 18:51 Profile #13 Don't diss chainmail because you think it was ineffective. Diss it because it was heavy and expensive. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Crossbows in Avernum 4
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Friday, October 20 2006 19:16 Profile #5 Crossbows were always meant to be superior to a bow of comparable quality. Bows are plenty strong enough already, so crossbows would need a major handicap in order to keep them balanced in gameplay. Either that or the bows would have to be replaced with identical crossbows to preserve continuity. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Don't touch that dial! in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Friday, October 20 2006 03:42 Profile #15 Speaking of sports, GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! GO BEARS! *************************** Oh yeah, and I watch House and CSI (I don't care which one) every once in a while. -------------------- Thuryl:** I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Turgid, fleshy in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, October 17 2006 17:26 Profile #19 I don't remember a brothel. I remember a prostitute though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, October 16 2006 20:10 Profile #71 I believe he's gonna submit it today. Aren't you all glad that online forums are not the ones grading your papers? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 15 2006 16:31 Profile #53 quote: Originally written by The Almighty Do-er of Stuff: Can you give me a rational argument as to why completely harmless behavior is wrong, then? Religious explanations by their very nature are irrational. Logic and emotion are what apply to the here and now, not the random whims of a god that may not even exist. Unless, of course, you can cite an example of something observably in this world that is clearly, unambiguously caused by a god. But the idea behind faith is that if a God did exist, then his whims would probably be the best reasons in the world to do something. Few things are completely harmless, and so I think the broader point is to define how one determines whether something is sufficiently harmful to another. On a side note, I'm eager to see whether your teacher agrees with anyone on the board. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 15 2006 13:34 Profile #47 "(homosexual necrophilia)[2]" or whatever doesn't conform to anything I've ever seen. "homosexual necrophilia" is not the proper way to refer to any one of your sources, and then there is a footnote after it. Maybe you updated this is yet another redraft, but I didn't see a change. I guess my main point is that the superscript (hopefully without the brackets upon final submission) will suffice by itself. Alorael, do you think that the language of his essay promotes a nihilistic view of morals, or merely one that emphasizes logic applied to an implicit set (which is determined by an unstated method)? EDIT: This is probably silly, but ADoS, are you writing for a high school English teacher or a college one? I can't guess with confidence, even with your profile. [ Sunday, October 15, 2006 13:42: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 15 2006 12:05 Profile #41 As a short post in the myriad of many prolix ones, I must ask since when Wikipedia became the authoritative source on everything? Their citation style uses standard footnotes and their policy is to use the style that is appropriate for the subject in question. Do either internal citation or footnotes, not both. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, October 15 2006 08:25 Profile #33 I agree with Nioca's post. Anyway, I doubt you could deny that there is some implicit base from which these logical morals stem, since without them how could one decide how "logical" a moral is? Unlike with some math puzzle, people's logic could differ vastly on a matter like this. To me the essay provided the following basic ideas: 1. A purely religious reason is not a logical basis for a moral. 2. There is never anything wrong with mere thoughts if they are never acted upon. 3. Private actions between consenting people logically harm no one and therefore are not immorally wrong. 4. An argument concerning general aversion to something does not carry as much weight as a rational argument about absolute harm. 5. The notion of equal rights, natural rights, and overall tolerance underly your philosophy. Stick to these ideas steadfastly without going off on wild tangents. I'll let others continue to debate your swearing paragraphs, though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, October 14 2006 18:34 Profile #28 quote: Garrison: The premise is not that harming people is bad, however. In fact, I specifically included a case where harming someone could be beneficial. Rather, the premise is that not harming anybody in any way is not bad, and I defy you to give a logical argument to the contrary. Then what is "bad"? That is something you'd have to state because of the extremely subjective matter of your essay. But like I said, that's not really the point. In fact, I didn't even want to give an example in the first place because some weird argument like this would happen. Your philosophy as written right now might be construed to promote a utilitarian and overly nihilistic view of morals. I don't think anything you said explicitly supports the latter, but examples like swearing in public and people choosing to be offended make it seem as if you care not at all for the polite feelings of others. You can easily defend private sexual acts because it logically hurts no one, but why isn't there consideration for people who are offended by something you are not offended by? Anyway, the choosing not to be offended argument is probably the most tenuous one in the essay. It implies that all of our emotions are completely under our control, and sometimes that just isn't true. Brawling in the streets or having sex in public doesn't really hurt you, but should you really allow it? To do so would make everything into a Jerry Springer show where people rarely get seriously hurt but are extremely insulted nonetheless (I know it's not all real but it's just an analogy). If I understand your argument correctly, you'd say that such examples are extremes and that your philosophy would only say that brawls and sexual acts held in private shouldn't offend anyone. But nonetheless a critic would take that captious position. EDIT: As a final clarification on concrete arguments, I'd like to point out a few things. Remember that I'm not saying you need to do incorporate them, though. On what do you base morals? Clearly not on God, but is it in the general good of society as you briefly mentioned? You need to state that more explicitly. Also, is it a part of your argument that people can change their emotions at will? You also need to address how far you'd be willing to let current morals change as per your philosophy. As a proponent of rational morals, you'd probably argue that any crazy extreme would be illogical, but your essay should still formally give an example by which to judge your beliefs on the subject. Furthermore, should that limit be based on consensus? Really, the whole swearing thing along with choosing to be offended seems stretched thin. But I reiterate, this is your opinion and its basis has no gaping holes, though some specifics have been contested by others on the board. I just warn you not to make wild arguments in this thread to defend yourself because it'll seem to make you seem desperate to find justification. [ Saturday, October 14, 2006 18:59: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, October 14 2006 14:14 Profile #14 Omitting the "which" does not create any ambiguity. I get the italicized personal bits, so that's why I didn't point it out as an error. I know that inherent goodness undermines your position because it implies a set system of morals, but the notion that people only do good for a logical reason is more unsettling than that people should apply logic to morals. I edited my last comment about the fool, which I'll repeat here for your convenience. :) quote: Fools have as much right as any other to speak their minds, but they can certainly be considered wrong. Concerning what I said about concrete arguments, I should probably clarify and say that I don't think you need to do that and justify every little thing. If you had to, though, a premise I don't think you could escape from is one defining the role that human emotions play in morals. Otherwise, an opponent could force you to describe why harming another person is bad in purely logical terms, which I think would be nearly impossible. With this in mind you'd have to be careful because you'd really have to consider whether you'd want to support the position that all morals are completely subjective. EDIT: ...and you're very welcome. Your essay deserved constructive criticism. [ Saturday, October 14, 2006 14:36: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
No Harm Done: The Question of Morality in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, October 14 2006 12:03 Profile #6 I suggest you use standard citation style to make things a little clearer. Perhaps the University of Massachusettes uses a different style, but I'm pretty sure the MLA would have you internally cite, for instance, the second source as (Slack). The bibliography itself should be alphabetized by the author's last name. quote: Although I can't take full credit for them (the website where I read an argument to this effect which particularly affected my thoughts on this subject is listed in the bibliography, entry 1), I will briefly summarize the arguments here for your convenience. This is awkward and creates a break of flow and narrator character. I suggest specifically mentioning Crowley in the text of your essay. The "for your convenience" phrase also breaks character and I suggest smoothing it out. Again, I am not familiar with the style of The Watermark, but parenthetical information is usually meant to be terse and used sparingly. Some of the ones you use are little long. I can see you making a rational argument for the use of each, but the question to ask is whether they are all necessary. The divine brick joke, for instance, is fine for the tone of the essay, but the line "...a situation for which we are highly unlikely to find any evidence within our lifetimes anyway" is a little lengthy. quote: (I am reluctant to speak in absolutes with regards to morals, as the world we live in contains a great deal of variety in circumstance that is rarely adequately covered by blanket rules; hence, I said “most likely.” This is the basis for a large part of my system of beliefs, but I digress.) This could probably be taken out of parenthesis without losing any meaning. quote: ...or wishing he could punch the jerk who was apparently in such a hurry that he had to roughly shove him aside? Additionally, it seems a bit wordy. In the second paragraph, "and which set" could be changed to "and set." "thinking about going to bed with him or her" seems more natural in common usage than "thinking about bedding them." quote: The teacher had gotten done what he needed to get done that day and decided he didn't want to teach anymore. I just wanted to point out a change in tone. It's fine otherwise. Regarding your arguments, I think they are logical enough for people to take them seriously. However, a university magazine might require more of you since I suspect they receive many essays like yours. Upon close and rhetorical scrutiny, your essay would need concrete arguments with clear premises. The emphasis of logic over arbitrarily assigned "divine" morals is clearly the focus in your essay, but I felt it denies any inherent goodness in people. Overall, I think it's a fine informal essay. You make it obvious that you just want to honestly and reasonably express your own opinion on this admittedly controversial subject. Since you make that clear, no critic or skeptic can do worse than disagree with you. Just keep that in mind in case the magazine does its worst. EDIT: quote: Originally written by The Almighty Do-er of Stuff: So fools do not have as much of a right to speak their minds as everyone else? Who decides who is a fool and who is not? Fools have as much right as any other to speak their minds, but they can certainly be considered wrong. [ Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:35: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Marralis! in Blades of Avernum
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, October 10 2006 11:35 Profile #8 Marish! That's what I was trying to think of. Hmmm, has anyone ever considered that Malloc was named after malloc()? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
God, I am so mad! in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Tuesday, October 10 2006 03:40 Profile #1 Whining duly noted. At least they're not canning development. :) -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Marralis! in Blades of Avernum
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, October 9 2006 20:08 Profile #3 I don't remember Marralis being in E3, but I do remember a port town with a very similar name. It eludes me at the moment since I haven't played that game in years. I'm thinking Isle of Bigail, so what are all the names of the towns associated with that area? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
"Turn al on" ...why? in Geneforge Series
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Monday, October 9 2006 19:17 Profile #5 These buttons won't be used very often, especially because players usually want to be in constant control of their creations during combat. But every once in a while you might find a use for them. I don't remember ever using them myself simply because you could mimic its effects fairly easily, but that's just me. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
I Am Engaged in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, October 7 2006 15:07 Profile #27 When will the wedding be? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Spire Meenas Chest Trap in The Avernum Trilogy
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Thursday, October 5 2006 20:09 Profile #2 Wait until you are at least level 30 and then pack up for the only good fight against guards in the game. Make sure you do everything you can in the city before annihilating it, of course. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Preferred Story Types in Blades of Avernum
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, September 30 2006 07:33 Profile #7 I prefer references to the Avernum world just because I feel like I know something about the background of the scenario. However, sometimes the tyranny of the empire and the struggles of random surface dwellers / avernites become a little too monotonous. Then a change of scene is welcomed. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
I Bear Tidings From TM in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Wednesday, September 27 2006 20:44 Profile #3 In before the lock as well. I do want to point out that I could not stand to watch the whole thing. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
BoA BUGS v6.0 in Blades of Avernum
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Sunday, September 24 2006 17:35 Profile #45 That is more of an undocumented thing that BoA cannot do. Abnormal combinations of erasing, killing, spawning, and relocation (of dead NPCs) make the engine choke. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00
Happy Beginning of Ramadan in General
Garrison Agent Member # 2820	written Saturday, September 23 2006 17:20 Profile #5 Ugh, that's one sick pun. The possibility never came to mind that Thuryl was making a joke at the religious holiday's name because I was so busy thinking about why I never heard of some Quranic character named Daniel in this context. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 \| Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00

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