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written Friday, January 16 2004 16:07
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IC: Taron had been about to reply to Linda when the tent flap had opened and Karadas had entered and introduced himself. Taron, like Linda, had heard of this General before, who had fought for Ironclad, survived two simultaneous assassination attempts, then been captured by the Eastern Populists and allied with Hugo just in time before Kylen was killed leaving the way free for Hugo to declare himself sovereign. While Linda spoke, Taron remained quiet; it might be best not to let the general know his position here right now. For now, let him believe he was only a bodyguard. As soon as Karadas had exited, Taron blurted out. 'I wouldn't trust that one. He's trying to play us against Sol, so he can pick up the pieces afterwards. Besides, from what I've heard about Hugo, he'd an emperor little better than Sol: A militarist, who rules by violence. That's what we were against, wasn't it?' 'I didn't intend to trust him. He and his emperor can go to blazes, for all I care. A written code? We would get that opportunity just as well if we win by ourselves, and there's no meddling emperor then. And what about that portal? You wanted to say something before he came in, right?' 'Er, yes.' Taron's eyes suddenly were drawn towards the floor. 'I'm afraid redirecting the portal will be harder than you think. Unless they have a control mechanism built in, it'll be beyond either of us. And a mage constructing a portal just for one purpose will rarely go to the trouble of adding such a mechanism.' He paused for a while. 'The Crystal might indeed be fake. It is possible to forge such an artifact. But I don't believe it can do more damage than the mage could by himself.' He proceeded to relate his encounter with the curious black-robed wizard, and the confusion about his motives. 'He seems almost to be helping us, while at the same time impeding us. What is that man up to?' He reached into his tunic and took out the other two things the mage had given him -- the black crystal, and the mysterious package. 'If you can find out what these are, it might reveal something else about what that mage wants.' [ Friday, January 16, 2004 16:17: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Nasty trickster stalking the web! 406 victims! " "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. The Encyclopædia Ermariana is growing. ;) Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, January 16 2004 12:19
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That would sort of depend on when exactly you left... I remember that you were still here in August or so. On a general scale, nothing much. On a smaller scale, everything. Some new members, some new spam... a few minor flamewars but nothing severe... several RPs have started and ended since then, a new one (An RP in Avernum) is currently going on, and it's better than any that have been there in all 2003 imho; so even if you don't normally care for roleplays you might want to take a look at it. Also it's concerned with a historical period in the world of Ermarian, so it might be interesting. Which reminds me: If you remember that project we had going on for some while before you left, it's basically stagnated though I'm updating and improving the website currently. In the games forums, nothing much has happened apart from a few discussions about designing and some questions about game problems. Oh, and there was a contest in the Galactic Core forum, but it's over now. Welcome Back! :) -------------------- "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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written Friday, January 16 2004 09:03
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Is it, though? (*points to own*) Me, I'm aiming to get to 2k before May (when I'll have been here for a year). And who the heck is this Myron fella? Not caohvc certainly, though they use the same number of graemlins... :P -------------------- "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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written Thursday, January 15 2004 14:17
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OOC: Nononononooo. Sorry, I was being terribly obscure. 1. Taron is not dead. He passed out from the mental jolt resulting from an object linked to his mind (the doomguard) being subjugated to a teleport spell (passing through a portal). What he remembered from his books was that teleporting an object after the link spell is cast on it breaks the link and sends the mind linked to the object into shock. He was hoping to get out of range first, but that was hopeless of course. 2. The doomguard did not explode. What caused Taron's unconsciousness was the portal. I assumed that once the fort's guards had chased off the intruders and found the doomguard unharmed, they would teleport it safely away. 3. What Taron did to the doomguard was not visible. He inserted a small crystal in it that will destroy it as soon as it is activated by causing a hot fire inside it which will melt the Doomguard. 4. The bit of quoting from the book refers to Quickfire. I modified it to die in daylight, since it would destroy the world if it did not. To summarize: When the doomguard is activated, it will step forward. Its knee joint will bend, crushing the crystal that is tucked inside the mechanism. Quickfire will spread through the dark interior of the golem, melting it. Once it is destroyed and the Quickfire is no longer covered by the outer layers, it will subside. Unless it is activated in the night. Please don't activate it in the night. You should understand why. I edited my IC post to clear it up a bit. [ Thursday, January 15, 2004 14:34: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Nasty trickster stalking the web! 406 victims! " "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. The Encyclopædia Ermariana is growing. ;) Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, January 15 2004 10:57
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I didn't know Settlers of Catan was released in English... :D I play Chess horribly, a dice game called Bluff (slightly like Poker I'm told, except that it's dice instead of cards, so it's much easier to calculate probabilities), and I've just started to play Warhammer 40k (with Tau :) ). Computer-wise, I love ADOM (never finished it yet though... :rolleyes: ), Settlers III, Riven and Douglas "Forty-Two" Adams' unforgettable "Starship Titanic". Oh yes, and I've got the demo of Uru, but need to sneak to my parents' PC to play it cause it won't run on mine. I'm a fan of the Myst series since... let me think... '96. Almost as long as I've known how to use a PC. -------------------- "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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written Wednesday, January 14 2004 19:24
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OOC: Schoolworks looming over me...I'll try to do another IC, since it's obvious that I'm lagging behind with the plot once again. But beware, it's 4 AM here (though I feel wide awake after waking up at 3:30; can you tell my sleep patterns are a bit disturbed these days? :P ). IC: It was still dark, at six hours past midnight. The other members of their group — even the assassin, who had looked as if he never needed sleep at all — were almost all trying to catch some sleep before the attack, but Taron found he could not. He had never been able to sleep before fighting. Instead, Taron sat keeping watch, and contemplated. He thought about the Doomguard, and what should be done with it once they were inside. He thought about his principles, the strict morals he had stuck to for all his career, now finally broken. He thought about Jehan Sol, the man he had so utterly misjudged. That time when he rode through Solaria at the front of a procession of soldiers, glorious in his armor and shining red cape, smiling a severe but wise smile that only a true emperor could have on his face. Who then, he thought, had cared about the pay, when they all knew that the emperor they were fighting for was the rightful ruler? Not while he was reading the cargo record, not while he was imprisoned by Vida, and not when Linda had freed him, using the Doomguard as a threat, had he felt for a moment he should betray Sol. Not even in that dark alleyway where he had found Linda shot with his own crossbow, had he contemplated treason. And then, the disappointment. Those five minutes, standing on the balcony as Linda addressed the people below them. Remember Bale... remember Gretal... her exact speech, the towns she had mentioned... In seconds, all had come crashing down. He pictured Jehan Sol again, smiling, and the smile curved upwards, broadened, and became a cruel sneer, distorting his face into a horrible grimace. Yes, that had been the moment when he had realized he was mistaken, and must salvage from his morals and honor what little he could through treason. He thought about the fate of Pralgrad, and the strange mage who was so desperately interested in controlling it. About the role that he played in it. And the Doomguard, and what he should do with it. And his treason, and Jehan Sol. And the fate of Pralgrad, and the mage. And... His thoughts ran in a circle, and he knew it. Any minute now, he would fall asleep. He tried to lean over, and give Bruce, who was lying nearest, a shove to wake him, but did not see if he succeeded, for his eyes were suddenly shut. Taron Gregor Merallion yawned widely, leaning back against the tree he was sitting beside. He stopped, then tried to exhale, but found he could not open his mouth. He breathed out through the nose instead, giving a soft snoring sound. Three seconds later, he was sleeping deeply. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Sir?' ... 'Sir!' ... Barely managing to contain a shout, Bruce furiously shook Taron like a sack of oat, as he finally started to stir. He yawned. 'Whaddimeizzit,' he managed to get out, blinking a few times. Then he repeated his query. 'What time is it?' 'I would say it is almost eight hours past midnight now. You can already see the dawn.' Swearing under his breath, Taron woke the others. And that was when he was awake enough to notice his scalp tingling. It had done so, in fact, even before he went to sleep. Taron wondered, but realized it meant that strong magic was near the Doomguard once again. What kind of magic? He uttered a small formula that would allow his to analyze the arcane flow. And swore again. 'They've got a bloody portal.' He quickly told the others. 'We must strike at once, or they will transport it away!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Six men could be seen standing in front of the fort. No one knew how they had got this far without alerting the guards. Two of them stood back, while the other four each raised a bow or a crossbow. One guard looked down as he had heard a small noise. 'Bloody hell.' he breathed to his companion, who came to join him. They were about to sound the alarm when there was a whisper of sound, and they fell down, four arrows stuck in them. It was all pretty easy after that. Sneaking their way into the still-sleeping castle and only having to silence the occasional sentry, they quickly moved through the fort. Taron knew the location of the Doomguard, and went towards it at once. He had seen it briefly before, but it was only when it was standing here in the tent that Taron noticed how tall it was. It was at least three meters high. He also knew that he could not retrieve it now. He had to destroy it, and incur the wrath of the unknown mage. Crystal eyes gazing at him. Was a Doomguard self-aware?, Taron thought for a second, then dismissed the foolishness from his mind. Certainly not, when it followed an internal programming. He reached out to trace the crucial lines on the surface of the golem, while muttering the necessary words. This would take at least five minutes. 'Hey!' a voice shouted as he was almost finished. An arrow whizzed towards him and missed, but was followed by another that gashed his left arm. The soldier was dispatched by Feodoric, who was keeping watch, but the ritual had been interrupted. He would now either need to start anew or... A thought hit him. He remembered hours reciting from books of magic lore, mumbling... ...intense magical flames spreading as fast as a grown man can run... a small addition causing it to die as soon as it is touched by the light of day... otherwise it would surely spread and set the entire world ablaze... That, then, was it. He would insert the Phoenix egg from the mage into the service hatch to the knee joint, where it would be crushed once the Doomguard stepped forward. As long as they activated the thing in broad daylight, it would do no other harm as the flames would die after melting the Doomguard. He prayed that they would not activate it in night, especially not early in the night. A grown man could run quite far from Dusk till Dawn. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'For heaven's sake, Sir, they're coming at us!' Bruce said into his ear even as he heard the sounds of fighting from outside. He pulled a red crystal from his robes. Its smoothly polished surface shimmered softly in the torchlight. Taron caressed it briefly. To think that so much death could be concealed in such a tiny, exquisite jewel... like the doomguard, its outside was deceiving. He put it inside the hatch he had opened in the golem and closed it, five seconds before three more soldiers barged into the tent. 'RETREAT!' Taron shouted even as he and Bruce slashed through the side of the tent and ran out. Hopefully the others would make it. Michael, he saw, did not make it, as three soldiers grouped on him and transformed the Populist into mincemeat with a few strokes, and nor did Feodoric, who received an arrow straight into the back. Time for sorrow later, he thought as he swallowed. They were out of the fort, racing for their mounts. Taron mounted Michael's horse and left the lizard behind. Was it tactless to make the best out of his death this way? He dismissed the thought as they galloped away to the East as quickly as possible. A portal. He must report to Linda at once; this might be useful. He realized he had not taken off the linking spell from the Doomguard. And he had intended too. Why? He tried frantically to remember what it was he had remembered about portals that prompted him to end the spell. The tingling in his skull grew sharper, stronger. More teleporting magic, and closer to the Doomguard. The tingling gave way to a sharp sting in his jaw muscles, as Taron felt pressure rising in his ears. He cursed himself, and urged his horse onwards. 'Quickly! We must be out of range before...' Before they teleport it through, he wanted to say, but could not because his mind was quite suddenly on fire. Fool! Fool! Fool! Foo... his ears seemed to sing. Then he did not feel anything, and his mind slipped away into darkness. Bruce, Ronald and the assassin muttered as they rode on, the unconscious mercenary tied onto his horse. He would wake up with a splitting headache, and Linda shouting at him for failing to bring the Doomguard. Or worse, the mage would come to shout at him. He would not survive *that*. 'Them blasted mages. They always find a way to knock themselves out, don't they?' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ Thursday, January 15, 2004 14:27: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Nasty trickster stalking the web! 406 victims! " "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. The Encyclopædia Ermariana is growing. ;) Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, January 13 2004 20:40
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Welcome back, Finnael. Ah, Yapiro. :D Glad to see you're back here now as well. :) -------------------- "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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written Tuesday, January 13 2004 20:29
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Take it easy on the rust remover, Izzannor :P I say I must agree with Omlette here. WM, TGM, Morgan: Master Chief might not make the best-structured posts or write well, but that's no reason to bash him. I agree that RP's must maintain a certain quality standard to stay worthwhile, but if anyone is a real danger to a roleplay, he or she can always be asked to leave the game with *politeness*. There is no need to flame anyone; *that* is what brings these boards down. ((I was going to post this 12 hours ago but my connection got cut. Sorry if it seems a little out of date after Alo's response now)) -------------------- "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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written Monday, January 12 2004 15:02
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In another way, it might allow for more free will than anything else. *YOU* go down *this* possibility every single instant, right? The other possibilities happen in parallel universes, and we don't know about them. So what if you could choose which possibility you want to follow...? Say you get an exam back. You know you did good, but there's always the possibility of the teacher finding your work absolutely unacceptable for some small reason, or something else. So in theory any grade is possible. So while the teacher walks towards you with the exam and a grave expression on his/her face (and the grade is still in a state of uncertainty, like a cat in a box :P ), you tell yourself "I know I got an A, I just know it,"... Utter nonsense, of course, but it 'happened' with the Semester exam I got back yesterday, or at least seemed to happen. Utterly random chance, I know. ;) -------------------- "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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written Monday, January 12 2004 08:40
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Why, Master Chief? Are you that impatient when listening to explanations? :P Oh, and I'd suggest you two (Morgan and STD) bury the hatchet. I haven't seen you RPing yet, MC, since you decided not to join the Avernum bit, so I can't really comment on whether you'd be qualified to make a good RP. I suggest that whoever makes the list does not discriminate prior to the start of the RP — crappy ones can always be deleted with no harm done and no delay for the other would-be RP starters. But then, what authority do I have? :D -------------------- "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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written Monday, January 12 2004 08:28
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It's a point. Of course, it may be in our nature to argue about free will. That, our someone (the MICE, who else? :P ) thought they were going to have some fun seeing us contemplate something we do not even have. On the other hand, this is analogous to a solution to the question of whether you're dreaming or awake: Once you wonder if you're awake, you know that you're doubting, and you must be awake. A bit like Descartes, but less philosophical. In a dream, apparently, you can't reflect on something, or doubt something. You either don't think about it at all, or you 'know' it with complete certainty. So yes, if we're thinking about free will, wouldn't that imply that we possess it? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oh, yes, some other idea; this relates in part to the chaos theory mentioned earlier: How about what we experience as 'free will' is akin to random movement of particles in a substance, say water? You can't predict this movement, but you can predict that overall, the water will flow down if you pour it on a slope. Similarly, humans individually are unpredictable, but as a group they behave according to patterns they cannot change. In effect, that would mean we have a free will, but it doesn't affect the universe one bit for reasons of scale... How about that? :) -------------------- "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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It should. It is, after all, arisen straight from the bowels of the nether, aka Misc, the looming gates of which are closed to ordinary mortals like us, and open only to the moderators. Or something like that anyway. :P -------------------- "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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written Sunday, January 11 2004 16:00
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Do you think Scorpius still reads these boards on occasion? Or even has a moniker no one recognizes? :eek: I wouldn't put it past him... [ Sunday, January 11, 2004 16:04: 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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Nah, he's gonna overthrow Jeff Vogel and take over the Spiderweb company. :P What did you think? -------------------- "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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written Sunday, January 11 2004 04:29
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quote:Indeed... how fitting. :P -------------------- "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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written Saturday, January 10 2004 08:21
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The thing is, more things were ripped off from Lord of the Rings than from any other fantasy novel... so naturally if you see it the other way around, LotR appears to be nothing but the sum of all fantasy cliches. ;) -------------------- "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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Not more so than the rest of us here. But then, that's not really reassuring, is it? :) -------------------- "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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quote:That's the best one, imho... And you know the wizards' first rule: People are stupid, and believe what they want to believe. :P -------------------- "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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written Friday, January 9 2004 15:27
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OOC: I'd better do an IC again... Oh, and I'll soon need to know by PM or via you-know-what what outcome of Taron's quest I should opt for. IC: Taron, Bruce, Feodoric, Ronald, Michael and the nameless assassin broke their camp shortly after midnight to travel on. Carefully covering the fireplace and scattering the ashes, they concealed the fact that anyone had been camping at this spot. After another short meal, they were off again to travel. Mere hours after they had set out again, Taron felt a pressure on his ears and had to swallow. A light tug pulled at his brain, slightly east from the direction they were riding in. 'I've got the Doomguard's trail again,' he muttered just loud enough for the others to hear, 'which means they must have stopped somewhere. We could not have lessened our distance so swiftly otherwise.' 'Now the real fun starts.' Bruce said, sarcastically. 'What do you think, do we attack immediately?' 'We don't know where they're keeping it, and how well it's guarded. We have to see their fort, or encampment, first.' Ronald said. He was the most experienced military person in the party, matching Taron in his archery, and far exceeding him in his tactical knowledge. The Doomguard did not move any more, which meant that its carriers had indeed either camped for the night, or reached the Solaran fort they were taking the Doomguard to. Only two hours later, the six had traversed the ten miles that still lay between them and the Doomguard. They arrived at the Solaran fort some time before the fourth hour past midnight started. It was not even a proper fortress, but more a moderately fortified camp, an outpost marking the beginning of Solaran territory. It was well-equipped with defences in order to deal with frequent Kylenian incursions, who occupied the land it bordered on. Now, however, no attacks were likely to come. The fort was built on the slope of a hill overseeing the surroundings on three sides, but not the fourth, which was the top of the hill itself. It was here that the small group gathered to make their further plans. The assassin rode up to Taron and spoke, so softly it could almost be a whisper: 'I shall try to get near and see where they hold the construct, so that we may concentrate our efforts.' He dismounted, took a few soundless steps, and was gone into the darkness. They were approaching the fifth hour when he returned. Summer had ended weeks ago, and sunrise would not come for another three hours. The assassin, seemingly well-trained in the skill of spying, handed Taron a small sheet of vellum on which a crude map of the fortress was drawn, the Doomguard marked with an X. Taron already knew where the best route of attack lay after one glance at the paper. Bruce and Michael were half-asleep, because they had kept the watch in the evening when the others had rested. Feodoric approached Taron. 'Any further plans?' Taron looked again at the paper, then at the fortress. He explained his intention to Feodoric and Ronald, who had also dismounted. 'Looks good to me.' Ronald said with the experienced tone of a trained tactician. 'When do we start?' 'We will allow those two,' Taron indicated Bruce and Michael, who had by now started to snore, 'to catch up on their sleep, so they'll be of use when we attack.' He thought again. Then he answered. 'At dawn. We'll strike with the first sunlight.' [ Saturday, January 10, 2004 00:42: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- Nasty trickster stalking the web! 406 victims! " "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. The Encyclopædia Ermariana is growing. ;) Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Also, Erika is a tragic character in a way, which makes her all the more fascinating in Exile/Avernum 3. I wonder; could you just refuse her amulet and face Rentar alone, thus preventing — in theory — Erika's death? :D -------------------- "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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Thank goodness for that. -------------------- "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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quote:Are you implying that the second would necessarily follow the first? :D -------------------- "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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I thought asd was back too, at first. I had read through the misc forum already before now and know some of the old members; I just didn't know whom djur (he's the one with the 'Babelicious' title, right?) meant by ASD. Some surprise at seeing Vladimir Scorpius' moniker here though... he doesn't even seem to remember these boards anymore (now follows a little anecdote :P ): For some reason, he has me in his contact list at aim (his id's DoctorScorpius afaik). Once, like half a year ago, he sent me a message running a bit like "Why the —ing hell have I got you in my contact list, who tf are you??" :D I remembered that the id belonged to Vlad, and said I didn't know either, but he must have it from the Spiderweb boards (which is true since I don't make it publicly available elsewhere), and he asked "WTF? What are the Spiderweb boards?" I know for absolutely certain that it's the moniker he gave in his board profile here, so I don't have another explanation. Well, someone else might be using it. That, or he's completely forgotten about this place. :P [ Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:55: 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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Economic: -2.50 Social: -5.59 Almost all of us seem to be huddling in the southwest corner... But it's no news that these boards are primarily populated by anarchist commies, is it? :P -------------------- "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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I read some of her (ASD's) posts in Misc; she did seem like a good person to have around. Any idea why she left? Edit: EM, why do you call everyone 'son'? Alorael's quite a bit older than you I guess... :P [ Thursday, January 08, 2004 07:22: 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 |