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When nothing happens... in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:43 Profile Homepage #33
quote:
Originally written by Wise Man is quite the:

I was a freshman in high school when I first joined the community. Now I'm in university... holy crap.
Same, just replace "freshman" with "junior", and add "freshman" to the university bit. It's only two years, but hey, it's the two most interesting years of my life so far! :)

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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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NEW POPE! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:37 Profile Homepage #60
quote:
Originally written by Mind:

quote:
Originally posted by Ash Lael:
I advocate not killing anybody. Radical, I know.

...maybe I should have kept my mouth shut.
An embryo is not a conscious person: It is merely a germ of life, as is sperm.

Abortion is not granting life, not ending life. It is as much a crime as not reproducing.

I've said this many times before, but no-one ever considers my words.

Lord of Evil: The idea of condemning someone who does not agree with your philosophy to death is very senseless.
I believe that idea originated when the human population was smaller, and one could eradicate an idea effectively by eradicating its adherers (and there weren't all these pesky pacifists and international laws to prevent one from doing so).

As a comparative model, picture a large number of computers, some of which are running... say... Opera, and the others Firefox. But they have the same system underneath.

In order to promote Firefox, does it strike you as a particularly good idea to take a sledgehammer and smash all the machines on which Opera is installed? :P

Killing for an idea is like that.

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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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Plagues and Civilization Destroying Stuff. in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:27 Profile Homepage #4
If you are talking about plagues that actually have a detrimental effect on Ermarian's civilization in general, then A Perfect Forest doesn't really qualify. It is about an isolated isle, with an isolated tribe of Nephilim, who do not even know there is another world around them.
As an example of genocide/ethnic cleansing, the non-human extermination campaigns waged by the Empire would be far more applicable.

But some of these ideas are fairly interesting.

quote:
bonewater dust
What about clingfire? :P

There's really only so much you can invent, though. Most of these disasters strike at/through either of these things:

- Humans (and sentient races)
- Environment
- Magic, for lack of a better world.

Your ideas are mostly concerned with the first two, or both. I'm surprised magical pollution and magical exhaustion of resources hasn't been considered. I wonder what effect it would have if, say, every idiot and their dog were able to cast minor spells (with wands, scrolls, etc.) Would we see some kind of pollution of arcane "particles"? "Aura"? Does a spell leave residue? This residue might not even affect the environment, but only other mages. Perhaps spell-casting becomes more difficult or more risky...

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Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.
I have a love of woodwind instruments.
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Does Spiderweb improve your English? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:12 Profile Homepage #43
I can see that my lapses (brought on mostly by extreme tiredness) could be somewhat detrimental, but Alorael, at least, has paramount grammar. I really don't know what you're talking about.

Or is your confusion caused by Thuryl's low turnout more than Alorael's and my high one?

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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
99% of all Statistics are made up. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:08 Profile Homepage #86
quote:
Originally written by This Glass Is Half Stugie:

And I'm not even going to discuss the lovely effects alcohol can have on women. :P
That is very immoral. You're going to hell for this! (if hell exists, of course) :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
How evil would it be ... in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 23:06 Profile Homepage #6
IIRC, a thread only updates its publically displayed names when someone posts in it. Or at least, I've observed that on occasion.

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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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Moderator Board - What are they up to? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 16:43 Profile Homepage #54
quote:
Originally written by A guy with pretty good grammar:

Well, back in the day there was a glitch where if you searched a mod's member number on the mod board it would say the name of the topics.

Don't know if this glitch still works, don't think it does. I remember I tried posting it once and Alorael, I believe, edited out of my post :( .
Well, we'll see if it works by whether he edits it out again. :P

Edit: It does not work because the mod board has been removed from the menu in the search form.

A knowledgable person might circumvent this.

Edit2: Okay, the loophole has been closed. But it was worth a try, no? :)

[ Friday, April 22, 2005 16:51: Message edited by: ratyacnarA ]

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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
Moderator Board - What are they up to? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 15:50 Profile Homepage #52
quote:
Originally written by Does anybody even read these?:

-1 cookie!
You take cookies away from children? Bad Alorael. ;)

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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
Does Spiderweb improve your English? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 15:46 Profile Homepage #36
quote:
Originally written by Papa Donatus II:

Arancaytar and Alorael beating Alec and me is disturbing.

Arancaytar and Alorael beating Thuryl is travesty.
Do I write that much worse than you or Alec?

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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
my grang-grandfather died in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 15:33 Profile Homepage #12
Condolences for your great-grandfather's loss. I never met my great-grandparents, and it was probably time for him.

I would like to know why you stress the "veteran" part. Does he deserve more respect in your eyes because he was a soldier once? Would he deserve less respect if he were not? I hesitate to give "respects", but as I said, you have my condolences.

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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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Una ballena bañandose con un pez esponja in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 15:29 Profile Homepage #17
9 months is getting close to the oldest topic revival yet. But not quite.

And the very oldest topic on Spiderweb is still within Galactic Core. Three years and counting.

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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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Avernum -v- Exile in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 07:29 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by Dyl:

I have to Go with Exile because it is unbeatable

...

i thought Avernum was generally thought to be better
You attempted to troll? :P

Wiseman:

Lemon, tub and goats? Naughty. Very naughty.

[ Friday, April 22, 2005 07:31: Message edited by: ratyacnarA ]

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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
NEW POPE! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 04:07 Profile Homepage #52
JF, posting something that has been pointed out before is spam.

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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
99% of all Statistics are made up. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 03:02 Profile Homepage #62
quote:
Originally written by He who posts last...:

quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

quote:
Originally written by 1001011001000:

if I was to actually come to these forums
Since thinly-disguised spamming and instruction in the English language both seem to be in fashion at the moment, I'm going to criticise your failure to use the subjunctive mood.
lol!

[Edit: Okay, seriously. I can't actually post this. It hurts too much. No, this little edited-in addition doesn't help, but it assuages the pangs of guilt and, as I noted in the signature, total shame.]

—Alorael, who has sunk to a horrible new low. He may have to snipe this topic and then snipe himself in shame. Oh, the burning shame...
Alorael, how low have you sunk? Having to resort to posting "lol" in threads that are already about spamming?

How the mighty have fallen!

[/jokester]

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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
Avernum -v- Exile in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 01:42 Profile Homepage #23
quote:
Originally written by Dolphin:

Oh the joys of being an adept :)
Oh the joys of being a Guru with a custom title. :)

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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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Kelandon and *i, you have PMs in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Friday, April 22 2005 01:38 Profile Homepage #2
quote:
Originally written by Sprung Spring:

Yes, you do have to check them yourself. However, you can change it so you recieve an email when you get messaged. Go to 'View/Update my profile'.
You should also note that the email will contain the message itself, not just the notification. That means someone can read the message in the email without checking in at the forum.

Needless to say, the message will show up as "Unread" in that case.

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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
NEW POPE! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:46 Profile Homepage #50
quote:
Originally written by 'Da Holiest of all Toenails:

Me and my friend decided to go to Pope Rumour sites and see what they thought. Out of the 5 sites-

3/5: Ratzinger
1/5: Any African American
1/5: An American priest (shudder)

There were two others that said,
a- A woman would win
b- No one would win, causing another Civil War
Late. The pope has been elected.

[ Thursday, April 21, 2005 16:46: Message edited by: To sail the shoreless skies an come ]

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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
Do you think there is a Hell? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:44 Profile Homepage #292
Yes, that is also the reason why "god-moding" in a roleplay is not fun for very long. A perfect world would be boring.

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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
Undead Topics Need Loving Too (aka "Give Me Your First-Born") in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:41 Profile Homepage #461
quote:
Originally written by spy.there:

quote:
Originally written by Kelandon:

....
EDIT: Even if it were "Papa Donatus," that would mean "Pope Having Been Given." ...
But that is it: TM, the creator of astonishing scenarios has been given to us Spiderwebbers ^_^

to TM: We talk about the "papam" in your name. Where it should be nominative IMHO.
Yes, but that is not the meaning TM intended... ^_______^

[ Thursday, April 21, 2005 16:41: Message edited by: To sail the shoreless skies an come ]

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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
Avernum -v- Exile in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:39 Profile Homepage #12
The fifth lesson being:

On Spiderweb, minds work differently. As an example, the adequate reaction to finding a thread you disagree with is posting an image of a goat. Anyone who has been here for longer than half a year understands this, though few can explain it (and those who can, don't want to).

Different culture, different customs. Eventually, it will all make sense, if you stay long enough. The downside: The outside world will make a whole lot less sense. :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.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Hello to all! in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:35 Profile Homepage #22
quote:
Originally written by He who posts last...:

Jelly is what we put on toast. Silly people across large bodies of water!

—Alorael, who does not call it jelly if it wobbles alarmingly when poked and comes in colors nature never intended.
IMAGE(http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~eet23/Done/Blades%20Graphics_files/av-slime.gif)

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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
Moderator Board - What are they up to? in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:32 Profile Homepage #44
quote:
Originally written by He who posts last...:

He might be so unhappy that he would be forced to register a new account every day instead of just changing his moniker.
Hell NO! :eek: It's bad enough that there are 5 accounts registered every day, one of which will ever make a post.

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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
99% of all Statistics are made up. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 16:29 Profile Homepage #54
quote:
Originally written by Archmage Alex:

I'd reveal my tricks, but I clearly have none. I hardly have any posts, let alone large amounts of hidden spam.

Edit: Interestingly, I was told today that spam is supposed to taste oddly similar to human flesh.
I wonder which I find more creepy... that this might be true or that there are people who would know this.

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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
99% of all Statistics are made up. in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 14:46 Profile Homepage #51
quote:
Originally written by spy.there:

Wow Aran - what would we do without your trustworthy accuracy?
I suppose you would have to do without useless posts and statistics of who spammed how much. Now that would be a tragic loss... :o

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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
Avernum -v- Exile in General
Arancaytar
Law Bringer
Member # 2984
 written Thursday, April 21 2005 14:40 Profile Homepage #8
quote:
Originally written by 'Da Holiest of all Toenails:

Give him a break, I think this was my first post as well.
What was the response you got? Why would anyone deserve better or worse - the first pointless topic is a lesson everyone has to learn. Better that we should gain some amusement from it. :P

Nah, Dyl or whatever you want to be called, in fact we're nice people. Except a few, but you'll know them when you see them.

Welcome to Spiderweb! Leave your sanity at the door!

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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
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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