Profile for Terl
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| Displayed name | Terl |
| Member number | 3124 |
| Title | Warrior |
| Postcount | 110 |
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| Registered | Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 2 2003 02:48
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There are actually a great number of people who still play Angband and its many variants (not "upgrades"). First: The assessment of the plot you give, though simplistic, is basically the crux of most RPG's. "Go to somewhere, find <foo> kill said <foo>" or it is "go somewhere, find <foo> and return it to <foo's> owner." Second: Graphics are not necessarily what makes a game great or lasting. There are newer graphic sets available for those who like them. As for me and probably most *banders, ASCII is the norm. Remember these games are made by volunteers, maintained by volunteers, and enhancements are added by volunteers. Many times these games are made by developers located all over the world--all on their own time. Third: What you give up in graphics you gain in gameplay. I have never seen RPG style games have so many race/class combinations available. Depending on the variant you can have characters from the worlds of Middle Earth, Amber, Cthulhu, and even anime in a newer variant. I would really recommend that you check out ToME (Tales of Middle Earth) . It is a huge variant of angband. In this one you can even play a race called "death mold". The newest version even allows a player to create their own game through its T-engine Lua scripting--the modules do not even have to be fantasy oriented as you make them whatever you want to script. Really worth checking out! As for spending tons of money on games: try going to The Underdogs where they have hundreds and hundreds of abandoned ware games. They do have a lot of pop-ups but the downloads are worth it. It is not a warez site and nothing is illegal about using it and none of the pop-ups are nasty. I have cd/r's filled with games from this site...you know...for a rainy day _files/smile.gif) Give the *bands a try. They are fun and oh so addictive! quote:A lot of the games mentioned in the thread are not that expensive. You can get Fallout/Fallout 2 in a twin pack at Wal-Mart for $9.96. The biggest thing is never buy the games when they first come out. I wait until the software is $15 or less; if the price never gets there, the heck with it. I also fill that 'software craving' by using abandoned ware sites like the one I mentioned above. Rarely will I pay more than $20 for a game. Spiderweb games are one big exception as they are worth every penny. The other thing I do is sell the stuff I don't play anymore (the retail store bought ones--not spidweb games or shareware stuff I bought) on ebay/half.com and use that money to buy more. Half.com and ebay are also good sources of games at good prices. [ Wednesday, July 02, 2003 03:30: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 1 2003 14:27
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I meant not to demean or insult anyone's grammar. I am sorry if anyone was offended. I meant only to make light of Mangophobia's post and join in some fun. Other RP's have not fared well, hence the satirical comments. Enjoy your RP, I shan't bother you again!  -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 1 2003 10:53
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The aging priest enters the inn and surveys the carnage before him. Recognizing the good that the Grammar Wench hath wrought, he restores life to her and rewards her with a golden thesaurus and a bejeweled editor's pen. [ Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:59: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 29 2003 04:38
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Definitely Planescape! You can get it along with Soulbringer (another RPG) in a twin pack at Wal-Mart for $10. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, June 27 2003 10:28
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quote:I can't help with CGI but HTML is very, very easy. There are very good, helpful, and FREE (YAY for free!!) tutorials right online. Just google for HTML + tutorials. You can get them for javascript, cgi, and xml, and others. There are even free html editors you can download that will help you make a web page. What o/s do you use? Some even come with an editor already. Some of the Windows packages come with Front Page Express which is easy-no frills but easy. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 10:13
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Price is the biggest reason I hesitate. I can pick up 2 pc's at the computer show for the price of a mac as I buy them "bare bones" because I already have o/s at home. I inquire about macs but I am not sure I'd get one no matter how nice they may be mostly due to price and availability (the computer show even has big signs stating "no macs/mac supplies"). -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 04:53
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quote:I think we had the idea about the same time. I started and then saw yours. Had a good laugh (FB's reactions were kinda humorous), but when I saw the flames starting up I backed off (That, and the fact that FB did not catch on to the subtle, ok, blatant sarcasms therein). Also, a small comment by ef helped bring back some sanity so I quit too. :) [ Thursday, June 26, 2003 04:54: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 02:24
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I am looking, slowly of course as I want a good deal, to replace the low end pc that I have. I would still have a pc to play the games on anyway. Since the new pc would be the "main one" that we use for internet, scanning, photo stuff (I understand macs are best for this anyway) would mostly be used by my wife, how hard is it to transition to the new o/s? I started with DOS then windows. Tried Linux a couple times but too much tinkering is involved. Is OSX a unix like o/s? I guess I could go to the local Apple store... Appreciate any advice though as to the most practical offerings they would have. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 02:15
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Ouch! Forgot about that one... I do believe it was Zippy Teapot though... Point taken... -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 01:56
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I don't care if they change their name, heck I did that too, from Felwynne to Flavius. And I understand the bit about referring to them in the old name as a way of saying, "Hey! I *know* who you are." It does get confusing though... -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, June 26 2003 01:41
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quote:Agreed. This does make it difficult to track who is who. I am relatively new on the boards and find it difficult to know who is who. The displayed name may be "Freddie the Fruit Monger" but those who've been in the group longer will refer to that poster by an old name or initials making it very difficult to track. A good example of this disconnect is Zephyr. A lot of folks refer to him as FB. I know who they mean only because I had seen the post about Flame Blade. There are many new names and I will be reading a thread and see references to Alec, TM, or TGM. I used to know who they were but now all the names are new. Seems to me that, if names are to be used, they should be the ones currently displayed. After all, if Terror's Martyr (I think that is where it comes from, like I say I'm lost here :) ) wanted to still be called that, then why the name change to begin with. [Edit] Oh, I am *not* singling anyone in particular. The ones I named are just ones I know who've changed their names. I am not angry in any way, just get confused as to who's who :P When you read a thread, there will be a post that says something like "good one Alec" or "why'd you say that TGM". If there is no quoting you go back to check other posts to see what it was that TGM/Alec says and there is no name to match. See what I mean? Oh I am soooo confus-ed.... :P [ Thursday, June 26, 2003 01:48: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 10:24
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Fun in a tragic sense, I suppose, would have been more appropriate--and perhaps fun in the "I'm not alone in this others hate it too" sense. I can well understand your phrasing about losing control. I was getting close and I believe you saw me headed that way; and thanks for bringing me back to common sense. The posts were getting so very close to "Uh-huh..", "Nuh-uh..no takebacks". -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 08:38
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quote:Does that mean, if I did get a Mac I could still use my PC games? I only have lower end stuff anyway as my "game pc" is only a 233 and my laptop is a 166. Might be worth looking into this more.... how are the imacs? My wife has always wanted one of those. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 08:26
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LOL ef!! It would have been fun to watch. I don't imagine you'd get too far though. I have read of one who tried to work with him one-on-one but to no avail. Dare you tread therein? -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 06:45
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My main reasons for starting this entire discussion was to point out the degradations of the posts. I had noticed, as did others, many locked/closed topics, a great deal of nonsense threads like "why am I canned", and the breakdown in the RPs. I would not even suggest a revamping of the board structure as it is very good the way it is. What I was hoping for was a refinement in the way RPs are run. I believe there should be some fundamental rules and definitely believe that the initiator of the RP set up guidelines and a basic plot in the first post. As with everything else in a free society though, there are some who ignore rules and even scoff at basic ettiquette. These people should, IMHO, be warned first, and then banned from further postings in that RP. This would require, as suggested, an actual DM/GM who could either remove posts from the offender or contact a mod who could remove the posts. [Edit] Or a way to lock abusers out of certain topics, if this is possible. Attempting to RP around the malignant poster would only work for some. There are some posters who would realize they've been ignored and would just flood the RP with nonsense, as they've already done. While I realize the offenders(at least the most prolific) are very young, they are not too young to be taught basic manners. Apparently the foundation that would normally be laid via parenting, has not set in, so perhaps it is time they learn by other methods, as others have/should. I feel that many here would like to partake in a good RP from time to time. I also think that many do not even try as they can readily see the directions they take. I know I stay away from them because of the arguments and the ever shifting skills of near godlike characters. John [ Wednesday, June 25, 2003 06:47: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 05:54
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I ordered once about 11AM EST and had the key about 4 hours later. I was playing later that night. I know the feeling though, as I could hardly wait to get the email myself. Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 05:00
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I live in New York. I had my email same day (remember they are on PST) and the mail later that week. They are very fast! Patience grasshopper, patience ;) Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, June 25 2003 04:46
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Tom Clancy: The portal was a Cyberport model 312H. Not many had been made as the primary source of fuel was only found in the former Soviet Union. Ryan knew the ex-KGB agent had infiltrated through the portal. Ryan gripped his Flame Branded Sword made in Yugoslavia. It was the preferred weapon among most anti-terror teams. His mind went back to Tor. "That clown knows something," he thought to himself. He would have to go back and question this man a bit more. Ryan went back to the general store. He tried to speak to Tor. Damn!! The question he needed was not on the pop-up! He slapped Tor and tried again. Still the choices were too slim. He left and tried an older approach upon his return. He tried talking to Tor once again. Tor was not amused by the one word questions and said "I don't know what you mean." to every question posed. Ok, enough... :) -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 10:57
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King James 1611: The first mass produced bible in English (there were others in English but not as readily available to the common man). 1611 was the commission date from King James. Basically it is the bible you hear quoted with: thee, thou, the verbs end often in eth. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 10:37
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I have been pondering a King James 1611 version of Exile... -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 09:46
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Hey! Not bad at all! I liked that. That is the kind of creativity in spidweb players I thought would be here when I started this thread. [ Tuesday, June 24, 2003 09:49: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 08:52
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quote:Sure, but the problem would remain with the "blackmail" style posts mentioned earlier. Unless the DM had power to keep violators from reentering it would not work. Some posters won't even listen to the mods or probably anyone else for that matter. I suppose the other approach would be to RP around those who don't comply, but that, too, would just cause more commotion. -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 06:44
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Okay then... :rolleyes: Next time I will read the website and not just look at the pictures and only read the good stuff..... :P Of course the most I ever use a mac is when I am in CompUSA looking around... :) -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 06:19
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Gee, I have a job and still can't get one right now :( Of course that would mean learning a new o/s and such -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |
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written Tuesday, June 24 2003 05:57
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Zephyr Style: After being convicted of spamming on the surface he was cast into Exile. Zephyr screams at the portal: "If you do not apologize right now I will keep on spamming! Do not close this portal, Drakey, until I get my answer." FB opens his bag of holding and checks its contents. Whoa! A starship with an FTL drive! He quickly fires up the starship, pulls the crew from the bag and takes off! Back on the surface FB pulls a flute from, well, a dark place and charms the Empire. They fall prostrate and worship this, this, ..... The alarm clock goes off. I am startled awake, what a nightmare. Gotta swear off the Jack [ Tuesday, June 24, 2003 09:47: Message edited by: Flavius ] -------------------- The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. Larry Hardiman Posts: 110 | Registered: Thursday, June 19 2003 07:00 |