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A place you'd like to visit... in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, August 24 2005 20:11 Profile Homepage #27
If we can list fictional places now: I've always wanted to get my hands (quite literally!) on one of those linking books from the Myst series. That would be even better than Middle-earth!

Edit: Also, Yaddith.

[ Thursday, August 25, 2005 02:14: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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"I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, August 24 2005 04:00 Profile Homepage #97
1. A board to which he has "no entry", as a matter of fact. Now I get it.

2. I believe they're a thousand thousand slimy things. They're numbered to make it easier to keep track of them. :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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AIM Buddy Making! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, August 24 2005 02:43 Profile Homepage #23
quote:
Originally written by Zeviz:

Something I could never understand about voice chat: Why not use a phone instead?

Even for international calls, if both sides have to get DSL just to chat, your DSL bill will be higher than your phone bill would have been.
1. Given the current number of broadband users, that is an extremely unlikely scenario. You might as well argue that a computer is more expensive than a telephone. :rolleyes:

2.The transfer rate for Skype's system is about 15.2 kbit per second maximum. The bandwidth of a dialup access is given by Wikipedia as about 53kbit per second maximum. Who is talking about broadband?

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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
Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Wednesday, August 24 2005 02:29 Profile Homepage #94
Arctic I get. But why is TGM baring his backside at a metal gate?

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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 Tuesday, August 23 2005 22:20 Profile Homepage #19
If it's not turn-based, I won't buy it. That simple.

Edit: That's relieving.

[ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 22:21: 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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- ben
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Your Favorite Source of Energy in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 14:01 Profile Homepage #8
The question "Which one will waste the most cash" is really a stupid question and has no place in the test.

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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
Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 08:05 Profile Homepage #18
I spot two interesting points there.

1. "The Eternal Empire", capitalized... doesn't that mean it's a proper title? Allegedly, it's not the "Empire of Something" or the "Something Empire", because "there's no need for fancy names". But I guess it's not supposed to be a name.

2. "Scion of Pralgad, Highest Lady of Vantanas, Mistress of Valorim." A "Scion" is a descendant. Unlike the older Imperial houses (Sol, Ironclad, Baltimore?), who are allegedly of Aizoan origin, Prazac has Pralgadian ancestors.

3. "Highest Lady of Vantanas, Mistress of Valorim." No mention of Aizo, although she includes Vantanas which is barely settled. If she indeed is a Scion of Pralgad, does she harbor some kind of contempt/resentment for Aizo? What would that mean for the "Golden Age" that is often proposed to have begun with her reign?

[ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 08:05: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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Favorite Time Waster. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 04:20 Profile Homepage #11
quote:
Originally written by Drew:

but eggs are pretty cheap.
And of course they're a renewable resource, so there's no harm to the environment there. :P

[ Tuesday, August 23, 2005 04:20: 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
Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 04:19 Profile Homepage #15
I remember Alec played a character named Lena Xao in some RP ("Gethein Deludere?"). I *think* he mentioned her being Aixoan, with an x, but I'm not sure.

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Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 04:09 Profile Homepage #62
David.

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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
Favorite Time Waster. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Tuesday, August 23 2005 03:50 Profile Homepage #9
quote:
Originally written by Drew:

One time when I had a day to kill, I went to the supermarket and purchased five dozen eggs and two pounds of butter. I then went home and spent the next several hours practicing frying two eggs over easy in an effort to get it down to an art. IMO a true test of a cook's ability is how good they are at preparing eggs, which can be quite tricky. Over the course of the day, my skills improved to a level that I don't think I could have achieved if I hadn't gone about it that way. Anyway, the eggs were cheap, and I continue to benefit from the time and money spent that day.
Hope you didn't get cholesterol poisoning. :P Or did you just throw it into the trash afterward?

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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
Favorite Time Waster. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 20:45 Profile Homepage #6
It's subconscious. I get the same thing (looking for ways to kill time) when there's indeed something to do and indeed the time to do it in, but I'm absolutely too lazy to do it.

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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
goodbye people in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 15:42 Profile Homepage #6
Welcome to Spiderweb. Leave your sanity... my mistake. I thought you had just arrived. :rolleyes:

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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
A place you'd like to visit... in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 15:41 Profile Homepage #6
I'd like to see Baghdad some day. Perhaps I'm just reckless 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.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 09:17 Profile Homepage #7
One could of course use some kind of tool to look through the program - after all, if it is possible to unearth Anaximander's "easter egg" with that, it should be possible to find a mention of "Pralgrad" if one is there.

Like you, I don't have the time to look, though.

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The Spiderweb Software title image... in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 07:55 Profile Homepage #3
I don't see the borders on this screen, nor on the two other screens I commonly work with. Perhaps your browser is set wrong... or the screen color settings.

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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
Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 07:43 Profile Homepage #18
quote:
Originally written by Zaiu:

1,3,4,5,6 look like who they are, and so does number 2 now that you mention it.

A page of statistics would be fitting for Aran instead of the peace flag.

Number 6 is Archmage Alex, and number 7 is Thuryl.
Actually, the peace flag fits quite well. :P I was just surprised to see it was this obvious to people.

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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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 07:37 Profile Homepage #5
Thought so. I just wonder why everybody keeps calling it Pralgrad.

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
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AIM Buddy Making! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 06:25 Profile Homepage #17
The database I'm building up will contain AIM monikers as well - but I'm not sure if it will be okay to display them in a search form. I am assuming that since this information is public in the profile, there is no harm in publishing it elsewhere, but there might well be an issue with that.

Also, I'm still interested in whether anyone has tried Skype. I use it, and it absolutely rocks. I'm a little uneasy communicating in voice rather than text with someone I don't really know, but it's a fascinating system.

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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
Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 06:13 Profile Homepage #7
No, you got the order wrong - it goes like this:

First read the thread,
Then think about the response,
Then post.

Unless you were being funny, in which case it wasn't bloody obvious. :P

[ Monday, August 22, 2005 06:17: 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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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Hello in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 05:47 Profile Homepage #59
quote:
Originally written by stranger:

Your drawings are very charming, I enjoy them a lot. Bobby's expression is perfect.

They remind me of this flash movie. Beware, it's 30 minutes long.
I have seen this three times in my life. I will always remember this as the most awful thing I have ever wasted 90 minutes of my life on.
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Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 05:43 Profile Homepage #2
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

Nobody's actually sure about Pralg(r)ad; we'd have to check.
That's why I asked. :)

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Identify the drawings. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 05:13 Profile Homepage #5
The LotR is obvious, as are the elf-ears. But what is the moon about?

And a peace flag? Good heavens, do I get political that often here? o_o

@Marlenny: *makes fun because it is actually 5 minutes apart, not 3* :P

[ Monday, August 22, 2005 05:30: 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 temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik
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The Mountain of Shadows RP in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 05:03 Profile Homepage #179
OOC: For the sake of coherence, please write in objective third person perspective. You can use present or past tense however you choose, but by writing from a first person perspective, you make it easy to confuse the characters, and make it hard to distinguish between speech and narrative.
Also, the Caps Key is Your Friend. Please use it.
Finally, if you have trouble with English spelling, you can use either MS Word's spellchecker, or one of the following tools:
http://chxo.com/scripts/spellcheck.php
http://www.spellcheck.net/
:)

Other than that, I see no problem; you're welcome! ;)

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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
Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Monday, August 22 2005 04:35 Profile Homepage #0
This has bothered me to no end. I don't have access to the games right now (and can't download them either), or I'd check the spelling myself. With Google, I've found Pralgrad and Pralgad used equally often, and on these boards Pralgrad is used a bit more than Pralgad.

I'm not asking for fan-established canon - I assume Jeff Vogel must have used one of these spellings consistently in the games, and I'd like to know which.

If someone knows, I'd also be interested what gave rise to the other spelling...

Edit: Likewise, Aixo or Aizo? I am reasonably sure it is Aizo in the games, but not entirely.

[ Monday, August 22, 2005 04:37: Message edited by: Arancaytar ]

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