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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, October 25 2005 09:44 Profile Homepage #53
I don't think beer is called piss anywhere, except maybe very bad beer, but pisshead is a UK term for a frequent drunkard. It's based on the British slang "pissed" for drunk.

—Alorael, who supposes this could provide cultural problems. If you fight with your boss, your neighbors, and some random people on the street and complain that you're really pissed, Americans will understand and Brits will question your method of handling frustration.
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Rhetorical Survey in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Tuesday, October 25 2005 09:35 Profile Homepage #3
Just today I was out of breath, so I had to catch my breath. A few breaths of fresh air, and I was once again in condition to wait quietly with bated breath.

Two days ago I read about a simple ruse that had far-reaching consequences.

—Alorael, who would like to know when you last read of a bated ruse or elaborate breath.
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ATTN ALL CULTISTS in Richard White Games
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 21:46 Profile Homepage #39
A single period is a particle. An ellipsis is three particles.

—Alorael, who doesn't think TM's character is a particle at all. It's more of a loopy squiggle.
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A1 - Slith Temple in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 16:36 Profile Homepage #7
It's the Eastern Gallery now.

—Alorael, who is glad to know that more of Avernum besides the Cavern and the Abyss gets a name. It must be said, though, that regions of Avernum lack poetry. Call a gallery a gallery and a cavern a cavern? Sure! It's fitting that only those exiled from Exile get anything more than a literal description.
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Avernum 4? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 12:17 Profile Homepage #448
You can always play your own music. Jeff has explained why he doesn't provide music before (download size, mainly) and nothing has changed.

Since the beta is for Mac, PC questions are a little tough to answer.

—Alorael, who is quite happy to slay sliths, gouge goblins, break brigands, annihilate aranea, and... nihilate nephilim to the soothing sounds of "Rage Over a Lost Penny."
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A1 - Slith Temple in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 12:14 Profile Homepage #5
Get a boat from Fort Draco and go southeast along the river. You'll notice the lava when you reach it. It's on the south shore of the part of the river that runs east-west. If you reach the bridge between Formello and Fort Duvno, you've gone too far.

—Alorael, who can't recall if a certain name for a certain area containing Fort Duvno is referenced in A1 or A2.
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Good free full lenght games in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 12:11 Profile Homepage #16
I enjoy the ADOM-light of Angband. I consider it akin to playing Tetris in that you're really doomed and just seeing how long you can keep from getting buried in unbeatable odds.

Other than that, the games have no similarity whatsoever. Well, except longevity.

—Alorael, who did manage to win a game of Angband with only moderate cheating. He was so very proud of his Subject XLVII!
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 07:36 Profile Homepage #47
PM or hijack, take your pick!

—Alorael, who favors hijack. This thread needs new life. Besides TM.
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Death to Anama!!! in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Monday, October 24 2005 07:33 Profile Homepage #33
The Anama don't object to magic, per se. They object to mages specifically because mages have such potential to cause death and destruction. (Fireblast, Smite, and Divine Retriibution don't count, apparently). Wands might be discouraged for much the same reasons but not banned outright.

There's nothing inherently wrong with magic items, and there is no harm to be caused by dispelling barriers. In the same way, while a Phoenix Egg is desstructive, it isn't in the hands of a mage so it probably passes muster.

—Alorael, who would put the Anama's beliefs down as nonsensica" rather than greedy. Their purpose isn't selling magic items. Those are more of a workaround for those who absolutely must have magical effects, which doesn't include the vast majority of Valorim's inhabitants.
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I'm ******. Stuck on island in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, October 23 2005 14:34 Profile Homepage #10
Instead of hunting that specific number down, just use the Add Artifact option in the editor. The Orb of Thralni is at the top of the list.

—Alorael, who has to wonder how you managed to misplace a legendary and powerful gem. Levi probably isn't happy.
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, October 23 2005 09:20 Profile Homepage #37
You know, the number of topics that have been locked after TM joined in is depressing. This one isn't that bad yet. I think everyone here is mature enough to overlook accusations of dreck.

—Alorael, who actually thinks no such thing. He will, however, continue to operate on that assumption anyway.
Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
A3-Looking for Carrie to return papers in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Sunday, October 23 2005 09:19 Profile Homepage #6
Closing the door doesn't help, because once she's wandering around, she's not all that likely to randomly return, and closing the door makes it that much less likely. Leaving the Tower and returning causes all doors to close and all wandering people to return to their original locations.

—Alorael, who would guess that Carrie was probably locatable with enough work, too. Start in the room she started in and start looking around and you'll probably find her eventually.
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I wonder what would happen.... in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, October 22 2005 22:37 Profile Homepage #15
It's not just the major cities either. They fall apart in multiple stages, but even if you never raise a finger to help them there will still be something left. Some little towns get wiped off the map.

—Alorael, who is quite sure that no Avernite towns change other than the ToM disaster, which is programmed differently, and Blackcrag doesn't change either.
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Yet another Jeff Vogel Interview in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, October 22 2005 17:21 Profile Homepage #9
As someone without the tenacity of a cockroach, I can appreciate that. I also give Jeff Vogel some credit, though. He may not write plots that are considered turning points for the CRPG as a genre, create pretty and ingenious code, or achieve breakthroughs in design, but his games are fun, the plots are acceptable, the settings tend to be quite good (A3 excepted), and that puts him way ahead of most of the people who intend to create a game.

—Alorael, who can't help but respect anyone who names a spider Spider, then pays tribute to it by creating dozens of Spiders who say "neat!"
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Saturday, October 22 2005 10:26 Profile Homepage #33
I approve.

—Alorael, who is sad that he apparently has let his persona slip to the point where his beverage of choice is not immediately apparent. Has he fallen (risen?) so far?
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 21:24 Profile Homepage #29
Absinthe is green, not orange, and despite its reputation it is actually not even a very bright green.

—Alorael, who would also like to point out that absinthe is, in fact, alcoholic. 100+ proof alcoholic.
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Eeeeeeew. in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 18:47 Profile Homepage #17
quote:
Originally written by lightningmaster2016:

The government is not usually equatable with a charity. :P (this is coming from a leftist, btw)
I never said it was, but as an organization with operating costs, the government can always use a little charity. I don't believe it's perfect, but hey, it keeps us out of a state of nature!

—Alorael, who doesn't give enough to the state government in taxes. He feels guilty sometimes!
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 18:41 Profile Homepage #24
I was talking about something a bit more addictive than Gatorade, but that fluoresces a fair amount as well. It's probably just as likely to melt your intestines, too.

—Alorael, who respects everyone's right to consume alcohol for many of the same reasons that he supports a right to euthanasia. If you choose to die by liver failure, you are entitled to that choice. If you're a ditherer who just drinks enough to raise the risks without guaranteeing death, well, you should be more decisive!
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Avernum 4? in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 12:22 Profile Homepage #442
That's a pretty good analogy. The engine is the system that runs the game. The plot, dialogue, specific monsters and items, and so on are not part of the engine, but how dialogue, monsters, items, spells, movement, and so on work are the engine.

—Alorael, who would say comparing the mechanics of Geneforge and Avernum and Exile 3 and Exile 1 gives you a fair idea of what different engines can be. A4 is the Geneforge engine heavily modified to become more like Avernum, which results in an engine that really isn't like either one.
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Death to Anama!!! in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 12:13 Profile Homepage #29
The Anama presumably has a way of manufacturing all the items that cast spells that they have for say. If they can make Piercing Crystals, I don't see why they couldn't make a Phoenix Egg and rig a trap with it.

—Alorael, who remembers seeing somewhere that the Anama leadership is willing to tolerate mages even though they're evil incarnate. It's the rank and file that periodically has mage lynchings.
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Came back from Holland to find that most of my best friends are bi. in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 12:09 Profile Homepage #39
TM: Nobody complained about "irrespective," but nobody used it before you either. "Irregardless" is not a proper English word, and just because our president favors it does not mean it should become one.

Jewels: Okay, you just raised my Christianity confusion level again. If Jesus specifically didn't abolish Leviticus, why is so much of Leviticus ignored? Specific passages elsewhere spell out what's not important anymore?

—Alorael, who disapproves of CoC-skirting names, even CoC-skirting non-English.
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Calling all "Piss Heads" in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Friday, October 21 2005 12:00 Profile Homepage #17
There are also a number of cases where a drunk driver has gotten a sober person to do the breathalyzer part, then zoomed down the road.

Grote, please don't double post. Use the "Edit" button and add whatever changes to your original post.

—Alorael, who won't touch any sissy alcohol. Real men drink fluorescent orange beverages!
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Came back from Holland to find that most of my best friends are bi. in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, October 20 2005 18:34 Profile Homepage #18
I propose a complete hijack of the topic at hand spurred by Thuryl's post. Actually, by two words in it: "a historical."

Often, the words "an historical" are used. Why? I've never been able to figure it out. Is it because H is considered such a non-sound that it doesn't mask the consonant? You'd never say "an happy guy," would you?

—Alorael, who is confused, and who chooses to share his confusion by spontaneous topic change.
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I wonder what would happen.... in The Avernum Trilogy
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, October 20 2005 13:01 Profile Homepage #6
Some towns change more than a little bit, and yes, you can stop it. End a plague before a town in the area has been destroyed and it won't be destroyed.

—Alorael, who particularly likes seeing a ravaged Krizsan, although it's difficult to see it unless you try. Slimes are quite easy to eliminate.
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Kissing a girl in General
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Law Bringer
Member # 335
 written Thursday, October 20 2005 12:59 Profile Homepage #202
quote:
Originally written by Micawber:

Alex's religious belief is that homosexuality is inferior to heterosexuality (and strongly discouraged).
That's possible, but that's not what he said. Reread his first explanatory post. The most he said is that he religiously believes that homosexuality is wrong for him. You can extend that to the implication that it is wrong for all Mormons. I don't see anywhere where he said it's wrong, period.

—Alorael, who must point out that just because one view often goes with another does not mean it always does. Alex, as a rational person (10x), is capable of grasping different circumstances.
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