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What books... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 22:08 Profile Homepage #38
Yes, that's why I mentioned the when. You know, L-space books are a lot like Richard White. They can both not exist today but have existed today tomorrow while not actually existing tomorrow. It's troublesome.

—Alorael, who has been led to believe that yesterday Richard White not only didn't exist but never existed and never would come into existence. It was a bad day.
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aftermath and counterstrike in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 22:05 Profile Homepage #3
Amazon is your friend. Five seconds with Amazon answers your question.

—Alorael, who would like to point out that while Amazon is an online purchase, it is an online purchase from a major company with a good reputation and good reason to maintain it. It's a little bit like trusting Spiderweb to send you a registration code, actually.
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If you could, when would you... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 14:10 Profile Homepage #21
quote:
Originally written by Spring:

I would go back to 1851 and find gold.
Trying to find gold in the middle of a gold rush has some problems, notably the other people also trying to find gold. It might be a better idea to go back to, say, 1845 and look for gold then. At that point you have the advantage of knowing about the gold before everyone else.

[Edit: It's not the this, it's not the that, it's the the!]

—Alorael, who has taken a bit of inspiration from Guns of the South and considered taking modern arms to Americans in 1490 or so. Spanish steel is less intimidating when it's matched against Kalashnikovs.

[ Sunday, November 20, 2005 14:11: Message edited by: The Society of Association ]
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What books... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 14:02 Profile Homepage #36
Looking for Terry Pratchett books in a library is a strange exercise. You need an advanced understanding of L-space mechanics to know exactly what book you're getting, where it is, how to get it, and when it will be there.

[Edit: "Should be italic."]

—Alorael, who just read and enjoyed Bring the Jubilee. It may not be exactly what Ward Moore intended, but he views it as a cautionary tale: accidentally killing people can make it rather difficult to get a decent watch.

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cheatcodes in Tech Support
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 13:56 Profile Homepage #3
If it's an Avernum game and you want the character editor back, look at the bottom of this page. This might work for Geneforge too, but I make no guarantees.

—Alorael, who can also think of using Sylak's Dice in Nethergate as a cheat mode of sorts. It certainly gives you a very unfair advantage while gambling.
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Would you watch this movie? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 13:50 Profile Homepage #9
The movie's genre isn't what you think. You can't see what the squirrel is holding very well, can you?

—Alorael, who would consider the [spoiler]/squirrel a fitting addition to the White Horde.
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E4? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 13:47 Profile Homepage #12
Adventurers are (Democrats/Republicans) and villains are (Republicans/Democrats). All RPGs are actually political satire, or at least political commentary.

—Alorael, who excludes TM's scenarios, which fall into a higher political category as well as postmodernism.
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Favorite Redwall Book in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 13:41 Profile Homepage #31
It's been a long time since I read a Redwall book, but I think I remember liking Salamandastron and Mossflower.

—Alorael, who definitely remembers thinking that it might be best to read the books in reverse chronological order. That way you never run into the creation of a secret before its revelation. Reading in publishing order probably works as well if not better, though.
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How to close? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, November 20 2005 00:07 Profile Homepage #14
Because we've done that over and over again and more or less shown by example that a topic can be maintained for a truly excessive length of time? Go take a look at most of RWG and a good half of General.

—Alorael, que quiere añadir que no es solamente TM que a veces empiece a escribir algo que los otros no entiendan. El simplemente tiene la convicción de hacerlo completamente. Otros fingen escribir algo, pero de veras no tiene más sentido que los dioses del pollo.
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E4? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, November 19 2005 20:55 Profile Homepage #2
Escape From the Pit, Crystal Souls, and Ruined World were the titles of the Exile games, not the Avernum games. Avernum 4, like the previous Avernums, has no longer name.

Exile is, in Jeff's words, outdated. There won't be any more Exile. All further developments will be Avernum games.

—Alorael, who would guess that Jeff listens to his septuagenarian Eskimo fans when deciding whether or not to discontinue a series. They've weighed in on Exile, and the verdict is negative.
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Cheats? in Richard White Games
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, November 19 2005 19:14 Profile Homepage #3
Believe it or not, there are cheats for Ocean Bound. They're available from Spiderweb because nobody else cares enough to post them.

—Alorael, who doesn't know of any Lost Souls cheats. Like Galactic Core, it doesn't really need any.
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Soilders? Archers? Knights? and what's your opinion on roads? in Richard White Games
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, November 19 2005 19:11 Profile Homepage #1
There's nothing a soldier can do that a knight can't do better, and I've usually found one knight more useful than two soldiers. There are occasional exceptions, like in cases of extreme cannon fodder, but generally I make knights, not soldiers.

Archers are less useful than knights most of the time, and they're fairly worthless for taking and holding territory, but a few archers at the end of a bridge with a few knights or soldiers can hold off an army. That's the purpose of the unit, and it works nicely.

—Alorael, who likes roads strategically. They make defending and attacking ever so slightly complicated.
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How to close? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, November 19 2005 19:07 Profile Homepage #9
I've deleted the duplicate.

—Alorael, who could even see it as almost appropriate. Two polls, one for the old peach goblins and one for the upstart whippersnapper goblins.
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Which goblin graphic? in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, November 19 2005 19:05 Profile Homepage #2
I prefer the peach goblins of Nethergate and A1. No, I don't know why. A4 goblins look pretty good too.

—Alorael, who did not just drop names. There was no name involved!
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HI in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 20:47 Profile Homepage #2
I don't recall any axes in Avernum, and "no name sword" doesn't give us a whole lot to work with. All arrows are, as far as I can tell, arrows. There aren't any colors involved, although you can pick up a few Arrows of Life and Arrows of Light along with the Blessed Arrows and lesser variations.

—Alorael, who isn't sure what other information he can give. There are no unnamed swords that aren't just average, run of the mill swords and there are no arrows categorized by color.
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Memories of Things Long Past at Spiderweb in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 15:55 Profile Homepage #73
Yes, Robinator has also been Da Robin Bot and a few other variations on Robin, and Bonum Noctis, and a few more things too, I'm sure. I have enough trouble keeping track of my own monikers.

—Alorael, who actually hasn't succeeded in doing so. He lost about a week and can't reconstruct it from memory or the records he can find. Speaking of memories, though, just being "Alorael" was nice, once upon a time...
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If you could, when would you... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 15:52 Profile Homepage #11
I would like to go back in time a few minutes in order to delete this topic before I read it, thus preventing myself from deleting it and causing an infinite loop.

—Alorael, who suspects time travel is impossible (or at least very difficult) because God is, among other things, a very careful programmer.
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Beta Testing Testing One Two Three Four in Avernum 4
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 15:50 Profile Homepage #37
I take it that you've discovered that two fingers on the trackpad let you choose twice as many targets for the spells? It took me a while to get it to work right, though. Aiming is tough when you only have distance ratios to work with.

—Alorael, who never put enough points in throwing to be any good with the razordisks. The wand that summons explosive chitrachs is a lot of fun, though!
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Remember when... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 15:47 Profile Homepage #21
Google Daniel Helman and choose "I'm feeling lucky."

—Alorael, who is saddened by the lack of bribery for posting at specific times. Where is your sense of American ambition at the expense of good taste and good conduct? (For those of you who aren't American, shame on you for being unAmerican and probably heathen.)
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Beta Testing Testing One Two Three Four in Avernum 4
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 08:34 Profile Homepage #34
I don't think anything substantial has been disclosed. A few opinions, maybe, but nothing that tells you much about the game.

—Alorael, who also must caution that there have been a few changes since the posts made. Melee skill is now modified by cursor velocity in klicks (har har).
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General in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, November 18 2005 08:30 Profile Homepage #36
I propose a new filter for Spiderweb. Henceforth all posts shall be processed by iSMRT before appearing on the forums. Think of how intelligent we can be then!

—Alorael, who actually has moderately low expectations for noticeable change. Some posts already seem iSMRT processed sometimes.
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what did you name your characters, and why? in The Exile Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, November 17 2005 18:18 Profile Homepage #20
quote:
Originally written by ben ben:

Alorael - just because its a totally awesome name.
I don't know how I missed this, but let the record show that I find it somewhat disquieting.

—Alorael, who does not want to live in a world where people say "ugh" and "eek" when they die.
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A4 - The New Geneforge? in Avernum 4
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, November 17 2005 18:12 Profile Homepage #15
I have a new pet peeve: people who see Geneforge graphics and decide that A4 must be just like Geneforge. It really, really isn't.

—Alorael, who also doesn't understand how anyone can like the Avernum graphics more than the Geneforge ones. Avernums 1, 2, and 3 are great games, but they are graphically apalling. Geneforge actually has monsters that can be distinguished from one another.
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Just for morbid curiosity... in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, November 17 2005 12:47 Profile Homepage #9
quote:
Originally written by The Stew Boy:

What pictures? EraserHead pictures?
Yes.

—Alorael, who can't remember exactly what EraserHead posted, and who doesn't care to recall those images either. They were in the same vein.
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posting statistics in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, November 17 2005 09:22 Profile Homepage #12
It's certainly become quite the meme.

Advertising blitz: $3 million
Viral advertising: $1 million
Legal fees: $750,000
Providing fodder for thousands of jokes: $4,750,000, apparently.

—Alorael, who made up those numbers on the spot and spent no time considering their relationship with reality. Readers are advised to exercise caution when trying to create popular phrases for less than $5 million.
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