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| Displayed name | Or else o'erleap. |
| Member number | 335 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
| Postcount | 14579 |
| Homepage | http://www.polarisboard.net |
| Registered | Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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| Generic dungeon in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Sunday, August 13 2006 08:07
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The right runes aren't in a hallway. They're in the the room just east of the room that is the southwestern corner of the keep. Try wall bashing in the hallway area in the southern part of the keep. —Alorael, who really should have given the visual directions first. Beware of spoilers. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Quick thought about boss battles in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Sunday, August 13 2006 07:59
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Monsters with no health bar might be scary, but I am far more terrified by the monsters that eat up what I consider massive amounts of damage only to lose a tiny sliver of bar. I like to know when I'm over my head before I've spent half an hour killing the same monster. —Alorael, who probably should have gotten the right idea from the warnings of imminent doom and the pile of corpses by the entrance. Oh well, live and learn. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Idea for realsing creations in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 19:03
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Killing everything that moves already isn't all that challenging by the end of Spiderweb games. You don't need spawners. Besides, the games make it seem like spawners are a little beyond the spontaneous shaping that Geneforge protagonists use. —Alorael, who gets the feeling in A4 that being a bad guy is easy. It's being a good guy that takes effort. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernums how many people do you prefer to use in each of the Avernum games? in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 18:59
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Berserker's not bad, but I use four customs. It's hard to make an abusive mage-priest without customizing and most of the classes use their extra points on useless things like Throwing and Underwater Basket Weaving. —Alorael, who will never attempt to use reed javelins again. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| An idea. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 18:52
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In Avernum, at least, that happens. It can help make Guard A with a wand of painful zapping distinctly different from Guard B with an excessively large sword, but they both still need to be balanced for wherever they are. Increasing the difficulty across the board to make up for equipped companions raises the question of what, exactly, the inflation accomplished in the first place. —Alorael, who really wouldn't mind being able to use a few creations as pack mules, though. It's not a necessary function and not even a particularly useful function most of the time, but he hates having to remember where he left which pods and what equipment. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| The Abominable Photo Thread Strikes Back in General | |
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written Saturday, August 12 2006 09:47
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Am I a bad person for having to suggest scrolling to the bottom of the cheesecake entry on Wikipedia? —Alorael, who thinks he may be. He can live with it. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Introducing Leopard in General | |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 22:51
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It seems reasonable to give some kind of distinguishing mark to the difference between Mac the computer and Mac the operating system now that the two are no longer inextricably linked. That's just a kind of funny mark. —Alorael, who can also see a kind of Mac/PC balance. If one is a capitalized acronym, the other one really deserves caps too. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 22:47
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A4 explains a lot of this, you know. Like the Triad being more or less a name only without a Tower of Magi, and like Solberg's no longer being a member anyway. Starrus is, by the way, Micah's son and the new king of Avernum. I think Chevyn was quietly fed to giant lizards, much to everyone's relief. Or maybe his own pet lizard? —Alorael, who must introduce you to Ms. Midori. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| What have you been reading lately? in General | |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:11
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Bram Stocker? —Alorael, who feels a mixture of pride and confusion at the fact that he has read the vast majority of that list, including several entries that just aren't worth the trees that died for their printings. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Battles in Avernums in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:06
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Actually, getting close is a good idea. Most monsters become stupider when confronted with melee and will waste time with attacks that miss instead of lethal spells. You also will end up doing lots of damage with good ol' swords and spears, so you might as well get started quickly. —Alorael, who can't recall any fights with seven drakes. It may be possible to attract only a few at a time, in which case you should do it. If not, possibly because it's one of the outdoor encounters in the western caves, consider running away screaming. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| shopkeeper in tower colony in Avernum 4 | |
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written Friday, August 11 2006 09:03
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To question #2, no. The portcullis by the east stairway up can't be opened despite the research notes on the other side. —Alorael, who has no idea if there's a shopkeeper in the Tower Colony or not. If you've been everywhere and talked to everyone without finding one, you can probably draw your own conclusions. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Idea for realsing creations in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Thursday, August 10 2006 18:18
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I've definitely noticed that the whole sacrificial lamb through the minefield doesn't work anymore, so that's out. Really, I can't see what the point of releasing creations would be. Either it would provide a temporary army for you, which seems interesting but abusable, or it would be worthless. —Alorael, who definitely has experienced the frustrations of walking his thahd back and forth through the apparently deadly minefield only to notice that those clever shapers have finally worked out a solution to the suicide thahd. Alas! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
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written Thursday, August 10 2006 09:12
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Mariann Krizsan is Jeff's wife. All the provinces in A3 are named after women from Jeff's life, and Krizsan got the mildest plague. (I still wonder what a certain Footracer did to him.) —Alorael, who also is pretty sure that Micah is already dead and replaced by Starrus. On the other hand, Jeff has insinuated that Solberg's role will be expanded. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Athron's Door won't budge in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, August 9 2006 21:09
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That said, it's not terribly unlikely that you'll be able to pick or magic open that door before the end of the game. —Alorael, who did it the hard way and then got the key from Sleater on the way out. Oops. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| It can be done! in General | |
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written Wednesday, August 9 2006 17:57
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I thought I had a pretty good grip on this and I have no idea what you just said. Macs, which are computers, usually run Mac OS, which is an operating system. Non-Mac hardware, generally termed PCs, run Windows, Linux, and whatever else. Apple's newest Macs (computers) now use hardware similar to PCs, so they can run Windows or Linux in addition to Mac OS. I think that's already clear to everyone, but it can't hurt to make sure. Because Apple makes its money from hardware, they do not want PCs running Mac OS. They have deliberately made it difficult to do so. I have therefore been led to believe that running Mac OS on non-Mac hardware only works through ugly hacks and the result is not particularly stable. Tyran alleges that certain graphics cards are less stable than others. —Alorael, who has now stated the obvious and added nothing new. On the bright side, he did it very wordily. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Avernum V ideas in Avernum 4 | |
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written Wednesday, August 9 2006 13:47
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Spiderweb is a one man and two woman company, but that one man does all the programming. It's notable that none of them do graphics work, so all that has to be done at some expense by someone else. —Alorael, who will repeat the tired old mantra: if you want pretty pictures, Spiderweb is probably not the right company for you. That said, a comparison of E1 to Geneforge makes advances in sprite graphics quite obvious. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Introducing Leopard in General | |
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written Wednesday, August 9 2006 08:27
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I've used up approximately 200 gigabytes on my laptop's hard disk and my external hard disk. A great deal of this is due to three separate backup copies of my previous computer, may it rest in peace. Strangely enough, I haven't backed up my laptop yet. Maybe I should work on that. —Alorael, who can't actually wish his old computer a peaceful retirement because it's not retired. True, it's main duties have become web browsing and solitaire with the occasional word processing or spreadsheet document, but that Cube has had a remarkably long and stable lifespan. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Were there to be a new spiderweb series... in General | |
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written Tuesday, August 8 2006 11:35
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Werewolf is from wer, which is Old English for man, and wolf, which is wolf. Lycanthropy is from lykos, wolf, and anthropos, man. The problem here is that it should have been were, not where. One might call it missed anthropy. —Alorael, who has very rarely missed anthropy. He's actually relatively happy without it. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Love in General | |
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written Tuesday, August 8 2006 11:15
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It's superior to loving someone for who they're not. That leads to awkwardness, unpleasant questions, and long silences. —Alorael, who also has some experience with loving people for who they might be. Sure, there may not be any obvious resemblance to a reincarnated Yo****omo, but you never know! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Advice needed!! in General | |
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written Monday, August 7 2006 10:30
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quote:The past predates 2006, believe it or not. —Alorael, who believes he has the distinction of being among the loudest complainers on occasion. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 7 2006 10:25
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That was quick. —Alorael, who thinks unconditional love for children is based on the laudable goal of proving Darwin right. Fortunately or unfortunately, humans are wired to love babies that trigger the "Mine!" reflex whether or not they are biologically related. Parents seeking custody of children they've never met are either especially devoted Darwinians or vengeful jerks. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Were there to be a new spiderweb series... in General | |
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written Sunday, August 6 2006 22:57
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His particular disease is in fact Man, and Man is unlikely to disappear in the near future unless the near future includes a brief period of tension followed by an even briefer period of widespread unpleasantness. —Alorael, who would like to see a new Spiderweb game that is good. He'll leave the details up to the guy who's paid to make them good. (Or, apparently, to make them appeal to septuagenarian eskimos. But they're usually not bad anyway.) Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Icshi's Whereabouts in Richard White Games | |
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written Sunday, August 6 2006 22:51
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Flamewars are peace. Freedom is thread locking. Spam is strength. —Alorael, who has always been bothered by the second. Shouldn't it be the other way around for congruence? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Advice needed!! in General | |
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written Sunday, August 6 2006 22:39
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What happened to Scorp's title? —Alorael, who has nothing constructive to add except that he's sorry he missed the fun. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Love in General | |
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written Thursday, August 3 2006 17:58
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I'm willing to believe in unconditional love, but only as a personality defect. If you can love someone no matter how spiteful, petty, and odoriferous they are, there is something wrong with you. Fortunately, I can think of exactly zero examples of this. —Alorael, who loves everything to some extent. Pond weed may not be perfectly appealing, but one day its molecules may do something worthwhile. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |