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Avernum IV in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, September 23 2005 10:09 Profile Homepage #2
Wow! You are a master detective! :P

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Suomalaisia? (Finnish)? in General
Arancaytar
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 written Friday, September 23 2005 10:05 Profile Homepage #7
No she isn't. Her real name is Ashleigh, and I think she lives in Australia (or US). :P

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Avernum 4 Mac Beta Testers needed! in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, September 23 2005 10:01 Profile Homepage #2
Mac. Not MAC. It's an abbreviation for Macintosh, not an acronym for "Maintenance Administration Center" or something.

And I am told beta-testing is a lot less fun than it seems to people who have never done it.

[ Friday, September 23, 2005 10:02: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
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Suomalaisia? (Finnish)? in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Friday, September 23 2005 01:39 Profile Homepage #1
Yes, there are a quite a few Finnish fans here. I can currently only remember Riibu, though. TGM is still banned(?), and I can't think of anyone else.

Either the Finnish translator I used is awful, or Finnish is an odd language. :P

quote:
Onkos here how many suomalaista Exile Avernum sarjojen faneja , yourself motion already exileillä anyway 4 skin ago nor and furthermore manage although ensuing ten skin , slightly kyl annoy et avernum 4 will substratum tota geneforgen engine , it is mun thoughts unsightly like swine less.
However, I believe that most people here think the same about Avernum 4. :)

[ Friday, September 23, 2005 01:41: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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Forum 13 in Richard White Games
Arancaytar
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 written Thursday, September 22 2005 22:46 Profile Homepage #74
Don't be shocked. I just couldn't be bothered to look. Can't be bothered now either; I have work to do. :P

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iCome, iSpam, iWin in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 22:43 Profile Homepage #56
quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

quote:
Originally written by Arancaytar:

It fails to occur to me why it gives prestige to people to be the most prolific producer of what is ultimately rubbish of the first degree. ...
Says the person who compiles the monthly top 10 list and is proud to be #1. :P

If you make a list, some people will naturally want to get to the top of it. (There are some pretty useless things in the Guiness book of records.)

However, I agree that this obsession with statistics is getting rediculous, which is why I decided to see how much I can post, while posting only on this thread.
It also fails to occur to me how claiming to "win the game of losing" is being proud of an accomplishment. :P

Point taken, though. I actually had planned to stop the ranking list this month, but then I came out first for the first time ever, so I decided to put it in one more time.

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Delving Deep Into Bahssikava in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 22:12 Profile Homepage #38
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

Also, automatically deleting old posts makes me shiver. I like having old posts around.
Ditto.

That's what creeps me out about ezboard. You get 20 pages worth of topics, and if you start a new thread after that, the oldest one gets it.

But I'm ready for the next board prune any day. :)

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MASSIVE IGUANA! MASSIVE IGUANA! in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 21:01 Profile Homepage #14
Who won't catch them - the massive iguanas? :D

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 20:55 Profile Homepage #279
quote:
Originally written by Spring:

Is the sig mistake accidental or deliberate, Alorale?
Never seen it done that particular way. Well, if Alooloolal jumbles up his name, he does it in an original way. Nothing with Aloreal and such rubbish. :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 02:36 Profile Homepage #261
My, this thread has become rather morbid of a sudden. :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, September 22 2005 00:20 Profile Homepage #256
I wasn't sure about the electric chair, but the idea that executions are done by hanging in the US sounds very weird. It's most certainly cruel and unusual.

But let's not let this degrade into another discussion on Death Penalty (or did we ever have one?). :P

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 22:50 Profile Homepage #252
We had a "How would you like to die" thread once, didn't we?

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What is the name of the Avernum world? in The Avernum Trilogy
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 22:18 Profile Homepage #27
Here's a world map I made from rough conjecture, whole cloth and spit. No, none of the continents besides Valorim has a shape designed by Jeff.

Here's another topic about Ermarian.

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Forum 13 in Richard White Games
Arancaytar
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Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 22:10 Profile Homepage #71
Unfortunately, I have no idea what Hogan's Heroes is.

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MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 21:52 Profile Homepage #249
quote:
Originally written by AxB:

Not to mention its used for heart failure, random fun/practical jokes (depression therapy? =P), and for execution.
I gather you mean it is used to cure heart failure, not to cause it. :P

Is it still used for execution? Where - certainly not the US?

Edit: It is. Well, there are crazier things than the death penalty in the US. :rolleyes:

[ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 22:06: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Avernum 4? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 21:45 Profile Homepage #265
quote:
Originally written by VCH:

So was the Empire really wrong in borrowing the crystal souls? I can't say they were when some Vahnatai openly help the Empire while others, Crystal Souls even, are not entirely aligned with their own people. Perhaps the Vahnatai orchestrated the whole accused theft of the Souls.

edit: Oh and Ree-Bok hell yea!!
When it is clear that you are dealing with not just an intelligent entity, but a significantly powerful one at that, I don't think "borrowing" is quite the right term.

That said, I am wondering how they managed to capture them when apparently a crystal soul is capable of frying the brains of ordinary mortals at several paces. An explanation might have been given in the game, but I don't remember it.

[ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 21:46: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Those who now used cars. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 21:37 Profile Homepage #6
How much evidence is sufficient to satisfy the insurance company, though?

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
iCome, iSpam, iWin in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 21:00 Profile Homepage #49
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

Elfy McSpamsalot.
Yes, that's part of the reason.

[ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 21:01: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Those who now used cars. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 20:57 Profile Homepage #4
With the trouble insurance companies generally give you when it comes to actually paying you anything, I'd be relieved they offer something close to a fair deal. The 300 bucks sting, of course, especially if that's close to a month's wage or two. :mad:

Oh, and I would be surprised if they were persuaded by evidence of the kind you speak of. They weren't persuaded by you paying the full price, so why should they be by some stranger offering another car for the same?

[ Wednesday, September 21, 2005 20:59: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
iCome, iSpam, iWin in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, September 21 2005 13:11 Profile Homepage #45
It fails to occur to me why it gives prestige to people to be the most prolific producer of what is ultimately rubbish of the first degree. Perhaps Djur is right about his definition of Spiderweb (I don't remember that verbatim, but I recall the gist).

But speculating about it might hurt egos, so I won't go into it further.

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
It's a Party! You're invited! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, September 20 2005 21:39 Profile Homepage #16
quote:
Originally written by Ash Lael:

TM can't post here, remember? :P
25 days...

Also, he can however post on the Lyceum, where I gather Gizmo has posted as well (too tired to check now).

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What is the name of the Avernum world? in The Avernum Trilogy
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, September 20 2005 21:30 Profile Homepage #20
If you think about it for a while, you will realize that in a pre-space technology era, it does not make one bit of difference to the inhabitants (who are the ones inventing the name) whether they live on a moon or on a planet. :rolleyes: Especially given that they quite possibly still believe their world is flat and supported by a giant tortoise.

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However, living on a moon with a very slow rate of rotation (like our moon, where night and day last two weeks each) would explain why one can cross a continent on foot in around two days. :P

[ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 21:30: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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MMMMM in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, September 20 2005 04:19 Profile Homepage #217
Since one of the primary purposes of anaesthesia was to stop the patient from feeling pain, the sense of this technique sounds questionable.

But then again, I suppose there is worse pain than a hammer to the skull. Also, surgeons can work more easily if they don't need to restrain a patient.

I am eager to see Alex's cartoon.

Because I am teh plagiator. Crudely drawn, bad text and overly unoriginal. As fan-art goes. :(

[ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 04:33: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What is the name of the Avernum world? in The Avernum Trilogy
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, September 20 2005 02:20 Profile Homepage #15
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

quote:
Originally written by Puerperal Fever:

The Exile series refers to the native language of humans as being English a couple of times as well (a note in the nephil fort in E1 and an obelisk in Vahnatai lands in E2). Don't know if this was fixed/changed for the Avernums.
There was also a Spanish person in Exile I.
What identified him as Spanish - is the word "Spanish" actually in the game?

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What is the name of the Avernum world? in The Avernum Trilogy
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, September 20 2005 00:29 Profile Homepage #12
Might have been a slip. Jeff, after all, is from Earth. :P

Side note: Wiki is down right now for technical reasons. I won't be able to fix it till next weekend.

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