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Displayed name	Arancaytar
Member number	2984
Title	Law Bringer
Postcount	8752
Homepage	http://encyclopedia.ermarian.net/
Registered	Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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Wow, that's weird... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 05:44 Profile Homepage #8 What is a tri-tone? Wikipedia doesn't mention it... my only interpretation is three musical notes played at once. [ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 05:45: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- 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
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 05:28 Profile Homepage #24 quote: Originally written by Strychnine: quote: Originally written by Arancaytar: Who reported back then? For some reason, I took "to a man and a woman" to mean that one man and one woman, ie. two explorers survived; everyone else was killed. Lots of people think this, and I've no idea why. "Slaughtered to a man" is a perfectly good English idiom for "completely slaughtered". Jeff tried to be gender-inclusive and, apparently, obscured his meaning in the process. Still, there is a lot of information about this exploration mission. Where did they get it from if nobody lived to tell the tale? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 05:28 Profile Homepage #24 quote: Originally written by Strychnine: quote: Originally written by Arancaytar: Who reported back then? For some reason, I took "to a man and a woman" to mean that one man and one woman, ie. two explorers survived; everyone else was killed. Lots of people think this, and I've no idea why. "Slaughtered to a man" is a perfectly good English idiom for "completely slaughtered". Jeff tried to be gender-inclusive and, apparently, obscured his meaning in the process. Still, there is a lot of information about this exploration mission. Where did they get it from if nobody lived to tell the tale? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Singletons? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 03:10 Profile Homepage #7 Most of my singletons have started out as fighter/priests, but as for traits I almost always give them Divinely Touched and Natural Mage. Even if I don't start out with mage spells. Elite Warrior etc. can be replaced by enough strength and skill points, but casting while encumbered is extremely useful later on. I can't remember exactly, but I last time I went through VoDT, Roses of Reckoning, ASR, then Perfect Forest, then Emerald Mountain, then DwtD (I don't like Za-Khazi), then Bahssikava. After that I haven't really had time to play. The transition from DwtD to Bahssikava was a bit tough, but it's definitely manageable - especially once Phaedra joined. [ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 03:11: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum Editor
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 02:56 Profile Homepage #20 quote: Originally written by Drakefyre: They were slaughtered "to a man and a woman." Meaning that they all died (and it's interesting to note that there were women on the expedition). Who reported back then? For some reason, I took "to a man and a woman" to mean that one man and one woman, ie. two explorers survived; everyone else was killed. The details of the expedition (what Thralni did, what killed Karzoth and destroyed his blade, etc.) are pretty well-known for a mission that left no survivors. Edit: The encyclopedia entry on Thralni probably needs an update. I can't be bothered right now, however, so if anyone else wants to do it feel free. [ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 02:59: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Thralni and the orb in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 02:56 Profile Homepage #20 quote: Originally written by Drakefyre: They were slaughtered "to a man and a woman." Meaning that they all died (and it's interesting to note that there were women on the expedition). Who reported back then? For some reason, I took "to a man and a woman" to mean that one man and one woman, ie. two explorers survived; everyone else was killed. The details of the expedition (what Thralni did, what killed Karzoth and destroyed his blade, etc.) are pretty well-known for a mission that left no survivors. Edit: The encyclopedia entry on Thralni probably needs an update. I can't be bothered right now, however, so if anyone else wants to do it feel free. [ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 02:59: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Dynamic Duos? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 00:58 Profile Homepage #5 For my main party, I started out with a mage/fighter and a fighter/archer/priest. It worked surprisingly well - especially the mage/fighter combo. In BoE, Encumbrance is far more hindering to magic than it is in BoA. Here, Natural Mage is enough to pretty much eliminate this effect. Another thing that BoE players need to "unlearn" when playing BoA is the uselessness of archery. BoA archery, given the right weaponry, is devastating. Summoning, also, has become negligibly less useless (that's "less useless", not "more useful") because of the lack of area spells that summoned monsters always get in the way of. [ Wednesday, September 14, 2005 01:01: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Forum 13 in Richard White Games
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 00:52 Profile Homepage #54 quote: Originally written by Drakefyre: Also, I have it on the highest authority the Forum 20 has been conceived. quote: The Avernum Series A discussion board for all of our Avernum games except Blades of Avernum. A4 won't have its own board apparently. What will 20 be then? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
New board title - Series not Trilogy in The Avernum Trilogy
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, September 14 2005 00:16 Profile Homepage #1 Could well be. I guess it would make little sense to have a separate board for it, since it is for all purposes a part of the trilogy. Here's hoping Jeff puts out Avernum 5, making Avernum the only other trilogy in five parts ever produced. :D -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Does anyone remember in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 21:12 Profile Homepage #18 quote: Originally written by Benny Boy: ... Used in this way, an ellipsis carries a great deal of expression... :P But actually, since an ellipsis is supposed to mark content that has been left out, it is incorrect to use it as a pause in a stream of consciousness. Maybe that's why it sounds so wrong. -------------------- 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
The one calculator in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 21:07 Profile Homepage #87 Taking the square root of a number is definitely less work for the calculator than trying out all the numbers above it - especially for large numbers. That said, I didn't find a remainder function for TI BASIC (or whatever it is). That makes the process much slower: Calculating the remainder for two large numbers takes a fraction of the time used for division. Maybe I didn't look hard enough? Not being able to calculate remainders is a strange shortcoming... [ Tuesday, September 13, 2005 21:08: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- 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 would you do if... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 21:01 Profile Homepage #21 I guess I'd do nothing as well. And I mean nothing. Stay home all day, perhaps read a few good books. Not for eternity, but for a few weeks at least. :cool: I need a holiday... -------------------- 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
Wow, that's weird... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 20:58 Profile Homepage #6 That forum software would look a little simplistic even if it weren't for the awful color scheme. Seriously, what is the advantage in reinventing the wheel? If there is something Invision or UBB can't do, I'd recommend getting it and fiddling around with the source. It's far easier to write a hack for an existing forum software than to start from scratch - even considered against the price of the software. -------------------- 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
Is my Karma my member rating? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 20:50 Profile Homepage #5 A pity really. Anyone who can spell "Vahnatai" and "plethora" on the first try ought to be welcome here - there are far too few of them. -------------------- 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
Sixus in Exile II in The Exile Trilogy
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:58 Profile Homepage #18 quote: Originally written by Princess Ruth: Please don't revive dead topics. It's pointless. That should be extended to dead forums. :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Does anyone remember in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:55 Profile Homepage #12 quote: Originally written by SupaNik: quote: Originally written by Arancaytar: midget...ellipses... are...not...a... replacement...for... punctuation... :rolleyes: No... but if used well, they are okay. Even fun! I use ellipses a lot. You'll all probably be aware of that though... Yes... but you're not using them to such an extent. Writing thoughts as they come to you is one thing. A whole post written as a stream of consciousness is another, and far more annoying. ;) -------------------- 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
The one calculator in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:53 Profile Homepage #83 What language does a calculator use anyway? Basic? -------------------- 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
The Mountain of Shadows RP in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:51 Profile Homepage #276 OOC: IC some time soon. I'll sketch it out in the train, and it'll hopefully be there by tomorrow. -------------------- 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
Mathematical Logic... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:49 Profile Homepage #46 quote: I leave the details as exercise for the reader. That is the single most annoying statement I've come across in any text. The "details" frequently involve hours or days of brain straining. :rolleyes: -------------------- 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
MMMMM in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:39 Profile Homepage #165 Maybe skribbane comes in different flavours? -------------------- 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
Forum 13 in Richard White Games
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:35 Profile Homepage #53 I dare you to change my title to that, Drakey. :P -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Forum Dreams in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:26 Profile Homepage #28 quote: Originally written by Archmage Alex: The picture was created entirely at random. It was also posted entirely at random. For the sake of a percieved connection to anything, let's say its randomness sybolizes all these dreams. My dreams are usually like that picture. Except more surreal. Those I can remember, anyway. -------------------- 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 would you do if... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, September 13 2005 13:22 Profile Homepage #10 quote: Originally written by Drew: I would steal the U.S. economy. Talk about something not worth stealing. Oh, and Nicothodes, don't be surprised if the SS pays a call. Reportedly, online writings can get people in deep trouble. o_o -------------------- 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
Does anyone remember in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, September 12 2005 19:03 Profile Homepage #8 midget...ellipses... are...not...a... replacement...for... punctuation... :rolleyes: The oldest game (by concept) I have yet played is likely to be Pacman. It was on a PC, however, and a very new actual implementation of the game. The oldest actual game would be either the first version of Exile 1 (including lousy graphics) or ADOM. -------------------- 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
Forum 13 in Richard White Games
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, September 12 2005 11:12 Profile Homepage #51 quote: Originally written by Archmage Alex: quote: Originally written by Arancaytar: FYT Thank you ever so much, sir. :) -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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