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Languages of the World in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, March 13 2004 10:23 Profile Homepage #34 Edit: That's what happens when you don't look at the page number and see there's MORE than one page. :rolleyes: [ Saturday, March 13, 2004 10:24: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- 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
Suicide in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, March 13 2004 09:10 Profile Homepage #83 One, actually, not three, according to something Hammurabi wrote recently (well, relatively ). There's a very big difference in that. But I think that's not part of this topic. Yes, things always might get better. But there can be points at which you will not see how they ever could. -------------------- Visit The Santharian Dream and its RP board. Or the Encyclopaedia Ermariana! Got a brain? Go to Polaris! "It is as if everyone had lost their sense To a conspiracy for downfall and desperance And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey (freely translated). Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
I'm Baaaaak in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Saturday, March 13 2004 08:11 Profile Homepage #16 To the contrary, I think there's a change (still going on) in these boards, but it's so subtle so you wouldn't notice it unless you'd been here all the time and read the threads attentively. We're wisening up, I think, or at least the debates being held are a lot more serious/mature than they were for the whole year I've been here (might be that they were already so at some point before I came, I wouldn't know.) Events: I remember you wanted to join the Avernum RP, before leaving. That was quite a biggie while it was running, until January some time. Reality Corp and Almighty Doer of Stuff founded their own boards, Chance and The Place Where You Do Stuff, respectively. Both are rather inactive/spammy, or at least were when I last looked, 3 days ago. Chance was founded around New Year, PWYDS late in February. Some debates on Religion, Homosexuality, Sex, Roleplaying, Politics, Psychology and Philosophy. The usual stuff, as you see. Polaris was wiped and refounded, but as you didn't join there it wouldn't have concerned you anyway. All in all, a lot of news, but nothing drastically different from what it's always been here. -------------------- Visit The Santharian Dream and its RP board. Or the Encyclopaedia Ermariana! Got a brain? Go to Polaris! "It is as if everyone had lost their sense To a conspiracy for downfall and desperance And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey (freely translated). Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Suicide in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, March 11 2004 08:03 Profile Homepage #59 I must disagree there. I think the majority of suicides - or people with suicidal tendencies - aren't caused by a biological or chemical sickness. That doesn't say they have a conscious choice, or should be blamed for 'weakness', of course. But it's a psychological disorder, that is, caused by psychological motives. Anyone, imho, can be driven to suicidal notions, they don't have to have a 'chemical imbalance' in their brain. Not that that diminishes the problem in any way; it is probably just as hard to cure a psychological depression as a 'normal' sickness. -------------------- Visit The Santharian Dream and its RP board. Or the Encyclopaedia Ermariana! Got a brain? Go to Polaris! "It is as if everyone had lost their sense To a conspiracy for downfall and desperance And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey (freely translated). Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Purpose? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, March 5 2004 08:11 Profile Homepage #64 Not quite perfect. This is how you do it. Watch and learn. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Join the revolution! in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, March 3 2004 11:48 Profile Homepage #55 Pity that I missed it. It's interesting to see a new board (if it's worth seeing that is ), but it's empty now that you changed it to ezboard. I'd urge you not stuff the idea, but I know what it's like when school doesn't leave you the time. Try again in the next vacations; those are also the times when people will be most willing to check out a new board. If it goes up again at some point, I'd pay it a visit. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Join the revolution! in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, March 2 2004 16:57 Profile Homepage #48 The darn link won't work! -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Census of Spiderweb community in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, March 2 2004 15:31 Profile Homepage #55 This is indeed stunningly similar to the other poll. But what does it matter, I'll post it here too. Age: 16 Gender: Male Orientation: Heterosexual Marital Status: Single Current Education: High School, Senior for 3 more months! Duisburg, Germany Racial/Ethnic Origin: Mhh. Hard to say really. I'm caucasian, but I don't know even where all my grandparents came from. Nationality: American/German First Language: German Religion: Protestant I got Exile III on a shareware CD. Must have been early 2001, or before then. I visited the site in Summer 2001 and got BoE. I also think I strayed on the board one time, and fled (after seeing misc). Actively, I've joined this forum early last year because of a technical question. If A3 ran on NT, I would now be the unhappiest person in the world for not finding this place. Or the happiest? Septugenarian Eskimo: Neither. [ Friday, March 05, 2004 08:03: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Drakey in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Friday, February 27 2004 11:15 Profile Homepage #22 What little grey notebook? Do you have a list of the members of this forum, Saunders? [ Friday, February 27, 2004 11:16: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Who cares anymore. Not me. in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, February 19 2004 17:26 Profile Homepage #34 Edit: *raises hand*. That makes Two (if I can presume non-newbie-status by now). Of course, that depends. It is not the detail that is the problem, it is the lack of connection to the plot. Please stop bashing the 'unnecessary details' and instead suggest that the details be made necessary. ____________________________________________________ Dear MSW, Dear Sir David, Dear Fellow Spiderwebbers. Starting out, I am not sure that the above address is necessary, or even beneficial. It may work to defeat the purpose of my post. I realized by now that many of the debaters here react sensitively to being directly addressed; and being named personally at the start of such a lengthy text as this must feel like a confrontation or an attack to some. So maybe I should continue my post by being general, and by addressing this community as a whole rather than singling out members. Please forgive me if the following sounds like a high school paper on Theory of Knowledge, but I thought it might be a good approach to be rational here. I feel that the origin of this thread and its content is a problem of communication. You may keep in mind that we are speaking only via the written word, which is an imperfect and risky way of communicating. Words and phrases are nothing but small symbols that we as a group of speakers of the same language have learned to attach more or less common meanings to. The problem is that these meanings vary, and a certain text can be interpreted in many different ways. In oral communication, this source of misunderstandings is remedied by using other symbols than words: We clarify our intentions with the tone, the stressing, the gestures and facial expression. Think how differently the sentence "I never said he stole money," can be interpreted depending on which word is stressed. A (verbally) dreadful insult, delivered at face level and with a friendly smile and a jokular tone of voice, will not usually be taken as an insult. A very civil statement, said in a certain tone with a certain expression, can be like a blow. It is the tone that matters. A very significant problem arises in this specific situation, which impedes communication. We lack the means to speak in a certain tone. When I write a sarcastic post which I actually mean like a friendly taunt, it can come out on the other side like a really bad insult. In that context: Rather than an explanation, an apology on my part is a more apt response to the quote of my post above. It is true, as Sir David pointed out, that the post is not meant to put anyone down, and is probably interpreted much more sensitively than I intended (Someony once said that words are more powerful and treacherous than we think, which is certainly true in this context). However, in addressing another member I mentioned a third person in a negative way as an example, and did so on a public forum where the third person would almost infallibly see it. This is not any nicer on the internet than it is in real life (you don't want someone badmouthing you behind your back, do you?). I apologize for this, MSW. Now for the explanation. Djur posted 'Dead Ones' as a response to the question of what type of Roleplayer he would prefer. That, of course, was a more or less jokular comment, not to be taken seriously. Because just at that moment I had realized one more important thing about RPing, relevant to this statement, I took Djur's comment seriously (also as a joke, of course). The feeling that I was reading things into his 'Dead Ones' statement which just plainly weren't there reminded me of a psychiatrist. That is the reason for the sarcastic '*psychiatrist voice*'. What I was trying to say was: I have realized that two things are necessary to make a good RPer. Both Mr. Procrastinator and Teh Invisible Noob have said as much in their posts, but let me restate. A Roleplay is, in effect, the joint activity of writing a story. That is all there is to it. The emphasis says it all: Roleplaying requires a. the ability to write good fictional texts, and b. the ability to work in a team with the other players. I hope that most of you will see my point when I say that while these boards sport a few of those rare individuals who can both write well and work superbly with other players, there is an overwhelming number of those who lack at least one, if not both, of these skills. But: What The Heck? So what if someone finds it difficult to fit in with a plot in a roleplay? I have difficulty talking in front of even very small group, even composed of people I have known most of my life. I stutter and panic if I do not have a script, and I read my text in a tongue-twisting speed if I do. I feel awkward when the attention of several people is on me. I am sure that many here have similar problems (hey, the majority of us people are only here because we're antisocial loonies with no lives, right?). This trait is nothing to be ashamed of, and it is certainly nothing that cannot be remedied through motivation and practice. Concluding, I agree with Mr. Procrastinator that one of the problems on this board is lack of patience. We try to be teachers (and we are certainly not bad at it, and better than some I have known), but we fail to recognize the importance of acknowledging successes. Our 'students', those who we wish to teach RP-ing to, cannot be treated like AI's capable of learning, or circus animals trained to do tricks, but must be treated as persons. When the student solves the problem you posed, and you rush along and say: "Well enough, but you made this mistake and you did not do this well, and this is flawed, and let's go on to the next exercise." Then the student will sooner or later lose hope of ever achieving the teacher's seemingly endless expectations (can you picture climbing a ladder that sinks into the ground faster than you can climb?). The teacher must now and then stop to say "You did this extremely well. I certainly did not expect, nor even hope for, such a good progress in such a short time. You should watch out for this bit, it is easy to make a mistake there. And you might try to be more clear in this place, some may find it hard to understand what you mean. Now do you want to try the next exercise?" Do you see the difference? Respectfully, Arancaytar PS: It is harder to write this than it may look. As I said, it is easy to be misunderstood using only written text. If anyone finds anything in here to be insulting, please rush to point it out, and I will clarify, and — if necessary — apologize. [ Thursday, February 19, 2004 17:27: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What kind of RP partners would you like most? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, February 19 2004 02:46 Profile Homepage #28 And that is another example where the "narrative" (ie. story) description is better than the short list of traits, which would be used to describe a person in a play (or "performative" work). -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
RP: Prohibition in Serendipity City in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Thursday, February 19 2004 02:40 Profile Homepage #18 OOC: Alec, I understand your desire to move to a subject you are evidently well-versed in (ie. military history), but still I must argue for this to stay on a 'personal' level, with individual characters and small scenes. IC: John "The Rat" Ratmer watched the man carefully. He had not been recognized, but the man looked at him for a long while. Then he sent off the bartender to work the bar himself. Ratmer was not fooled; he had immediately realized two things: The one who had given him his drink must be the owner of the bar, or at least close to it, if he could order the bartender like that. And he seemed to be interested in watching Ratmer; for what other purpose would he replace the barkeeper now? It remained to be seen what to do now, but Ratmer wasn't interested in divulging his identity just yet. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What kind of RP partners would you like most? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, February 17 2004 15:11 Profile Homepage #19 *psychiatrist voice* That is probably because as a roleplayer you have an aversion to interacting with other players. It is a difficulty that many have to overcome in order to participate in an RP. *psychiatrist cut off* Seriously, if each of us played like everyone else was dead, the result would be a roleplay in which each player pursues a different plot that is only marginally - if at all - connected to the others by means of being in the same world. I must mention MSW at this point, but he is by far not the only one. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Shattered Alliance - Remake in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, February 17 2004 15:05 Profile Homepage #32 OOC: You're in Arcadina, WM? I'm a bit confused... but what does it matter. There was some mixup about whether the bar was in Kliste or Arcadina; Rin is a Kliste spy in Arcadina. IC will have to wait for now, I'm tired to death (and will probably have no connection for about 2 days. Let's see. Edit: That, FZ, was extremely nasty. [ Tuesday, February 17, 2004 17:10: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
RP: Prohibition in Serendipity City in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Tuesday, February 17 2004 14:30 Profile Homepage #6 OOC: I just can't figure out a new character... Taron will do. With... *chuckles* a new 'outfit'... And a new name. It's John Gregor Ratmer. IC: John G. Ratmer, called Greg by everyone he knew, was not an assassin, as he often stressed. True, on occasion he had had to kill to perform a certain 'task' posed him, but it was not the objective, and to be avoided. Ratmer liked to think of himself as an independent spirit, but he was as dependent on the bosses of the Kingz as one could be. His experience was valuable of course, and his knowledge of firearms had been until guns were restricted to the point of being outlawed. Ratmer, being well over fifty years old himself, had been in his business for years, long before crime in the city had come to the level it was at now. In those days, his actions had been far less criminal, though he had not been a law-abiding citizen for as long as he could remember. Right now, he was sitting in a small basement bar, less for the drinks than for keeping an eye on the local underground: His standing orders as long as he had no other jobs to do for the Kingz. OOC: The bar is Logalot's. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What kind of RP partners would you like most? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 12:41 Profile Homepage #15 Not that that's easy. I've never seen a player who could do that well (nor could I myself). Essentially, in a play by post game, the urge to 'win' is replaced with the objective to get your ideas of a plot into the RP. A good RP-er will have less of either in each case. And the 'controlling other people's characters' is my personal opinion only, naturally. I admit that it's fine if a fellow player can control your character true to your own style and to the plot, but I have yet to see someone able to do that well. If the other player will just 'misuse' your character and play another personality, it pisses me off. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Shattered Alliance - Remake in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 12:18 Profile Homepage #29 OOC: Oh darn. That's what comes from having your parents cut you off for several days, I guess... Too late now. Rin is still in, and I intend to participate in this RP. I'm sorry for causing you to kill off your character, FZ. IC: Rin swore. This had not been the first time contacts had been abruptly killed off before meeting him. He was monitored, he knew. But why did they leave him alone, if he was that easy to trace? He had been following the events concealed behind a corner in a side street, when the man had collapsed soundlessly. Arrow or crossbow bolt, Rin reasoned. With professionals, there was little chance of survival, and indeed, from the way he had fallen, he was probably dead. Rin waited close to fifteen minutes, and entered the street. This will get you killed at nine out of ten odds, you fool of a spy. The dry voice of instinct remarked inside him. He was perfectly aware that the assassin might be trying to bait Rin and kill him as well. No bolt came as Rin walked down the dark street. He passed the corpse on the ground - heart pierced, dead as a doornail. "Sorry, man. This doesn't seem to be your day," Rin muttered tactfully. An apology of sorts. Nodding once more to the dead man, he went on carefully. If they could track him down that quickly and accurately, he was in severe trouble. Now let's see what I can do to shake them off. ... OOC: More will follow later. Edit: Okay, I think I've figured out how to do it. IC: Rin was buggered, as they say. He knew that agents were following his every step, and he could not do anything efficient while they were. So how to shake them off? He ticked off his possibilities mentally. Fake death? Nice, but there was no corps, nor any way to make it look plausible. Pretend to leave town? It was near impossible to actually leave the capital without the guards noticing. Forget about make the guards believe he was leaving. Kill the guards following him? There were bound to be more where they came from, and it wouldn't be a secret who was responsible. Besides, his orders were to avoid violence where possible. While there had been peace, Rin thought wrily. And suddenly, Rin was hit by something. Metaphorically speaking, anyway. It wasn't a missile, and it didn't hurt him, other than in the sense that the sudden realization of immense stupidity is painful. That other man had not just been anyone. He had looked like Trinn Deslar, a historical figure who had called for the end of the alliance years ago. From the curious message he had received, it actually had been Deslar. They were in Arcadina, and Trinn was still - had been still, Rin amended - as a rebel. Could it not have been he who had been tracked down by assassins? If so, he would not be watched right now. He needed to test that theory. Rin suddenly broke into a run. Rounding a corner into another street, he jumped over a low wall, around and behind the house in fenced off, over another wall and into another street. Entering a side alley, he sat down and waited, carefully examining the part of the street which he could see. According to everything Rin had believed as a beginner, they would either pass by or peer into the side street, in any case confirming his suspicions. He was experienced now and knew that any professional would just wait outside until he appeared. Arduously climbing up the wall, Rin glanced down at the street from the roof, knowing that whoever was tracking him must be on the street at least. Nobody. Paranoid bastard. Rin ignored the thought; he had to be paranoid. Still, the better part of an hour wasted on hunting shadows... He made his way carefully back to the inn. It was late in the night, and even spies had to catch some sleep. In the morning, he hoped, he would gain some insight into the recent events. Too bad he could not send messages back to Kliste; he would have to solve that problem tomorrow as well. [ Tuesday, February 17, 2004 13:54: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What Kinds of Girls do you Like? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 11:03 Profile Homepage #106 When a member makes a one-line post somewhere in a thread in October 2002 in Misc, which is moved to General by Imban in January 2004, and Djur finds this an act of cruelty as it reminds people of that member, then you know that that member's well-known. And popular, usually. I mean, you don't find anyone complaining about being reminded of Scorp, and he *started* that thread. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Family in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 10:06 Profile Homepage #18 Edit: My tired brain can also, it seems not read your post before that last. Sorry for the dumb question. Edit 2: And not even hold the Reply and Edit buttons apart. [ Monday, February 16, 2004 10:08: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Family in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 09:45 Profile Homepage #17 Edit: My tired brain can also, it seems not read your post before that last. Sorry for the dumb question. [ Monday, February 16, 2004 10:07: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
life on mars in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 07:59 Profile Homepage #27 I've seen the word in a book by Carl Sagan, but I don't think he said who coined it... *checks to see*. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
What kind of RP partners would you like most? in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 07:57 Profile Homepage #12 You say it. So sue me for making the examples biased. I wonder, is it bias if you depict the thing just as silly as it always is? Note one thing: I don't say it's the best approach to RPing as a whole. It's only what fits best to this form of RPing (play by post). The one with the numbers is best when playing a game you can win or lose, with dice and a GM, at a table round. The performative style is... ah... *struggles to find situation where Zephyr's style is acceptable* ... That's it! *hits head* The performative style is good when pseudo roleplaying in a normal post. Like this *points at above paragraph*. -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Player fighting? in Blades of Avernum
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 07:49 Profile Homepage #12 They love using items probably because that way you'll lose your precious wands and scrolls for useless purposes. Or are supposed to anyway. I don't know; is there anyone here who actually uses Wands and Scrolls (and I mean regularly, not just because 'I happen to have this scroll thingy and my inventory's stuffed and I can't do anything else this round')? Oh, and you can't fight a charmed PC. Rather annoying. When the charmed Mage hits my Swordfighter with his puny dagger, I just want to be able to cut him to pieces! :D [ Monday, February 16, 2004 07:51: 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
Annoying Abbreviations: EDNA in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 07:06 Profile Homepage #2 That would be ENDA, not EDNA. Also: WTF? -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
The prettiest girl I ever saw in General
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Monday, February 16 2004 06:59 Profile Homepage #19 Fear of Magic? Funny, how a swap of two letters and omitting an h changes the entire meaning. [ Monday, February 16, 2004 12:46: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- "And all should cry, Beware, Beware! His Flashing eyes, his Floating hair!" S. T. Coleridge --- "It is as if everyone had lost their sense Consigned themselves to downfall and decadence And a wisp it is they have chosen as their beacon." Reinhard Mey. --- Quote of the Week: "I have a high opinion of myself, which makes up for my total lack of intelligence." Anon. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00

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