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

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future games in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, November 13 2004 11:08 Profile Homepage #6 "Futuristic games" is well inside the story aspect, though it's far too general for its execution to cause a lawsuit. Still, I'm perfectly fine with Spiderweb sticking to fantasy. In my mind, it beats sci-fi by several notches (though both have their perks). There are companies making science-fiction RPGs, Spiderweb is making fantasy ones, there's a market for both, so everyone is making some profit. Why should they switch genres? -------------------- 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 4 in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, November 13 2004 10:50 Profile Homepage #76 The Canon world of Ermarian includes Valorim (which is entirely mapped out, save for the northern coast), Pralgrad, Aizo and Vantanas. (Edit: Aizo, yes. Can't think how that happened.) None but Valorim is mapped out in the canon version, which is what bothers me. The rest of the world has been mapped in detail by the community (specifically by the BoE Arena) - if Jeff draws it anew (and he certainly won't base his version on the community-made one), he will cause a lot of havoc in the storyline. Since there would then be two clearly detailed, highly different versions, I for one would likely keep them both in the Encyclopedia. But we'll see what happens. [ Saturday, November 13, 2004 14:28: Message edited by: He wandr'd far from Northern strand ] -------------------- 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
Howdy, y'all! in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, November 12 2004 16:38 Profile Homepage #4 Is that a warning or a threat? :) Just joking. -------------------- 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
Always look on the bright side of life... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, November 12 2004 13:12 Profile Homepage #23 I can just imagine a merry group of incredibly intoxicated philosophy graduates singing that while coming home after a really long night out. :P Aachen offers a lot in that respect, which juvenile me has so far been unable to partake in. On the other hand, that means I can focus on my courses. So I suppose it's a good thing. [ Friday, November 12, 2004 13:15: Message edited by: Beneath the Moon and under Stars ] -------------------- 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
Shah mat in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, November 12 2004 06:59 Profile Homepage #40 quote: Originally written by Arenax: possibly suicidal Possibly suicidal like the late weapons inspector Kelly? Or liable to stomach disease like the late Yassir Arafat? That people who find something wrong with the government (and make no mistake, I don't believe in astrology or number games, but a criticism is a criticism, no matter on what grounds) are directly threatened or intimidated this way is one characteristic of a newly fledged tinpot dictatorship like the Divided States. On another note, as I'm currently training to analyze texts with Java (including a rework of the traditional Eliza psychoanalyst) I've started an attempt at programming a Republican Online Debater (which I'll name Freeper 2.0). I haven't finished yet, though. [ Friday, November 12, 2004 07:02: Message edited by: Beneath the Moon and under Stars ] -------------------- 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
Shah mat in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, November 11 2004 22:17 Profile Homepage #34 quote: Originally written by Arenax: 1) The Israeli army gives at least 24 hours warning. The U.N. has looked into this and declared that acceptable, if not right. Regarding the "unbelligerent Palestinians" bit: you cannot tell the difference between an unarmed man and one wearing twenty kilos of C4. If a Palestinian doesn't obey the Israelis and continues moving closer, he's signed his own death warrant. And 24 hours, I suppose, is enough time for you to abandon your home you have lived in for the last seven years, take with you what you can, and beat it. If they don't obey, they get shot. Yup, that sounds about right. Let's see: How would you like it if at some point, a small group of Native Americans bonded together, got the military and financial support from a superpower, and founded their own state right in Manhattan? Claiming it was their homecountry before you invaders came, and the place is holy to them? Okay so far, you could argue, but how about then the Native Americans keep expanding their state further, bulldozing houses as they went along, to create new 'Lebensraum'? And give everyone 24 hours of warning before they flatten you? And shoot anyone who dares to approach them in a threatening manner? They have about the same right to the American land as the Israelis do to the West Bank. With the difference that the Israelis have WMDs and are willing to use them. The mere fact that you consider 24 hours adequate warning is just sickening. quote: 3) Those settlers you allude to are often shot at by Palestinians. I am acquaintances with a few people that live in a kibbutz on the edge of Gaza, and they're usually shot at first--but shoot last. In a whole lot of cases, what they are "shot at" first with, is rocks, and what they shoot back with last, are tanks. Go slap me on the wrist, watch me beat the living snot out of you, and claim you hit me first. quote: 4) You all seem to forget something very important. Were the Palestinians in the Israelis' position, every Jew would be dead. The Israelis show remarkable restraint. They are surrounded entirely by enemies and have every right to be touchy. I'd love to see how you will back that up. quote: The Palestinians had a peace deal with everything they wanted except for sole control of Jerusalem on the table in 2000. Arafat walked away and let his suicide bombers continue slaughtering children on buses. From now on, they deserve what they get. "They" do? Let's see here: I believe Bush is a threat to world peace and the continued existence of humanity. His coming to power in 2000 was the biggest voter fraud in history. His popular re-election in 2004 was the biggest proof of stupidity in history. By electing one such as him (and I doubt not that you either voted for him, or supported him if you're not of voting age), you have set back the progress of civilization possibly by decades. That is a long way from saying the "Americans" as a collective are stupid, and that "they" deserve everything they get, and that it would be better for the world if the entire half continent "they" live on would sink into the sea. Meh, I love a good rant in the morning, really does loads to wake you up. [ Thursday, November 11, 2004 22:18: Message edited by: Upon his Chest an Emerald ] -------------------- 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
Shah mat in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, November 11 2004 15:14 Profile Homepage #21 The problem is not in governments claiming all terrorism is bad. It is - it's a despicable tactic, just like amassing vast arsenals of nuclear weapons and vetoing UN decisions on personal whims. The problem lies rather in the governments (the governments concerned, at least), attaching terrorism to a specific group of people. Dictionaries define terrorism a tactic frequently used by militarily inferior sides in a war, or as a tool for coercion through the means of fear. They define a terrorist as someone who engages in the act of terrorism. The Bush administration appears to define terrorism as any act engaged in by terrorists. They define a terrorist as the member of any group, organization or government that is in the way of their agenda. quote: Good riddance to that slime. On another note, spitting on a dead man's grave is sick, no matter what views he held in life that you happen to disagree with. I have no problem with saying there is a new chance for peace now that he's gone, or that he was obstructing the peace process, but this kind of cursing goes beyond any tact or politeness. You deserve no better when it's your turn. -------------------- 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
Always look on the bright side of life... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, November 10 2004 14:21 Profile Homepage #20 My hovercraft is full of eels? :eek: :confused: Ah well, I'm sure it has a meaning in whatever context it's in... -------------------- 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
A Hypothetical in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, November 9 2004 21:43 Profile Homepage #55 The problem is, as you go down the scale with those deaths, chances increase that it'll hit only people who are absolute, total *****s by comparison and who deserve it much more than this child (which you, after all, described as "an angel" in terms of moral). Whereas with 10%, it's rather likely there'll be a big lot of people in all those millions who are equally important and "angel"-like. Since I have no arithmetic formula of setting the border between the number I would save and the number I would not (and assuming there is no logic to which 10% will be killed, just random), I probably would have to go by feeling. Based on my conception of the proportions of decent people among the population - (which certainly wouldn't include me. :P ) So if I thought chances were his death would save at least 2 people worth saving, I'd do it I guess. No sense in dirtying your hand otherwise. -------------------- 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 Hypothetical in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, November 9 2004 13:27 Profile Homepage #50 That's a trickier one. But I assume that, while the objective earlier was such that you had to kill Gorzax, in this case you only have to throw him out of the way or fell the guy somehow. Unless what you're shooting with is a grenade launcher, you could always shoot him in the foot or whatever. He'll be lame, but he and 10% of the world will survive. If shooting him in the foot won't stop him from falling onto the button, I doubt killing him will. He doesn't dissolve when he's dead, so he'll still hit the button. Unless of course you meant that "angel" bit literally, in which killing him won't be that bad, seeing as he's probably immortal. -------------------- 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
Good Sites in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, November 9 2004 07:32 Profile Homepage #9 And they call me Spamsalot. :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
A Hypothetical in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Sunday, November 7 2004 07:10 Profile Homepage #4 I don't know anyone I'd do that for, but I could see myself doing it under other circumstances. Not saying it's right, just that I'd kill him; I'm not perfect. Just have to watch out the one you saved never finds out; it's no good living ten years if you spend most of it ridden by feelings of guilt... [ Sunday, November 07, 2004 07:13: Message edited by: His Scabbard of Chalcedony. ] -------------------- 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
Always look on the bright side of life... in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Sunday, November 7 2004 04:24 Profile Homepage #8 Not only an old one. :P That's 17 times, if you count what he called Dick Cheney and Martha Stewart... Edit: I don't know in how far this would be funny, but I just stumbled across a quote from one of the founding fathers... quote: "This is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism [...] when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other." ---Benjamin Franklin in a speech to delegates to the US Constitutional Convention prior to the final vote. [ Sunday, November 07, 2004 04:30: Message edited by: His Scabbard of Chalcedony. ] -------------------- 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
Arafat dead? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, November 6 2004 12:46 Profile Homepage #40 He turned seventy-five on August 24th this year. -------------------- 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
Arafat dead? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, November 5 2004 14:14 Profile Homepage #22 A dead man is in a very stable condition. That said, I don't think he died, but I also doubt he will be seeing the end of the year. Whether this is a death of natural causes is also a question that will likely remain unanswered for some time yet. -------------------- 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
Merry Christmas in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, November 1 2004 05:19 Profile Homepage #10 Mmmmh. Christmas is cold... for some reason birthdays stopped being fun since I was 15... :( ... all the vacations apart from a few days I get now are those I set myself... I'd have to say weekends. Yup, that would be about it. :) Oh, and birthdays on Polaris, which usually imply a topic with dancing bananas and funny pictures. But I don't know if that counts as 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. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperment, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Rank in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, October 30 2004 10:28 Profile Homepage #27 Actually, to be perfectly honest, the second wheel on my mouse has so far not served any real purpose, because they do much the same (ie. scroll vertically). Except in spreadsheets, where you can scroll in both directions. I guess it would be possible to configure it to do something useful though. -------------------- 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
Rank in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, October 30 2004 01:39 Profile Homepage #24 Yup, of course. I was just gloating a little. :) -------------------- 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
Rank in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, October 29 2004 18:12 Profile Homepage #22 quote: Originally written by wz. arsenic: You can get a ~$30 mouse (mine is Kensington) that is optical, has two buttons, and a wheel. Just plug it in and it automatically gets right-click functionality, and you can further customize it with the software it comes with. Now, I'll just wait for the cries of "Aha! Off to get a Mac!" For the Euro equivalent of what I think amounts to a little above 20$, I got a Windows mouse that is optical, has five buttons, and two wheels. :P -------------------- 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
Ghost Stories in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, October 29 2004 15:25 Profile Homepage #24 You do? It always is a pleasure to my eyes to see a conservative who has seen the light. :) Edit: The best policy is usually to respond to Sarcasm with Sarcasm. [ Friday, October 29, 2004 17:24: Message edited by: In Panoply of Ancient Kings ] -------------------- 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
Title in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, October 29 2004 09:33 Profile Homepage #17 Yes, or become any of the following: Left-wing, liberal, Democrat, communist, hippie, idealist. For some reason, the majority is made up of those groups. I can testify. :) -------------------- 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
Rank in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, October 29 2004 06:37 Profile Homepage #9 Thanks, if I ever stop using Windows, I'll go the whole way and switch to Linux. :P -------------------- 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
Ghost Stories in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, October 28 2004 21:33 Profile Homepage #21 quote: 'We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. quote: "...loyal willingness to say black is white when party discipline demands this. It also means the ability to believe that black is white, and more, to know black is white, and forget that one has ever believed the contrary." quote: "Till at last the child's mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child's mind. And not the child's mind only. The adult's mind too–all his life long. The mind that judges and desires and decides–made up of these suggestions. But all these suggestions are our suggestions!" The Director almost shouted in his triumph. "Suggestions from the State." -------------------- 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
Cyber Culture/ What is real? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, October 28 2004 12:46 Profile Homepage #72 quote: Originally written by Imban: This certainly explains something about the Finns on this board. I wonder if having your brain insta-frozen does it? -------------------- 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
Golden Country in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, October 27 2004 20:08 Profile Homepage #15 Hah. That applies to both of my final IB essays as well. One was supposed to be a 4000 word research paper, the other a 1200~ word philosophical paper, on one of perhaps 10 choice topics. I spent nearly a year writing the 4000 word one - an essay comparing constructed and natural languages, and linguistic evolution. I wrrote down the thesis early in July 2003, finished it during the Fall break, fiddled around with it for almost half a year, and handed the paper in April 2004. Writing the Theory of Knowledge paper was unfortunately put off by tons of other work, so I only remembered that when it was perhaps a week to go to the final draft deadline (the only time a teacher would look over it and give correction advice). I wrote it in two days straight, something on the power of language (the title was based on a Sartre quote, "Words are more powerful and treacherous than we think"). Got it corrected, handed in the final version only days later. Guess which one got the A+, and which the C. Come on, guess. [ Wednesday, October 27, 2004 20:09: Message edited by: Her prow was fashioned like a swan ] -------------------- 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

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