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| Displayed name | Or else o'erleap. |
| Member number | 335 |
| Title | Law Bringer |
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| Homepage | http://www.polarisboard.net |
| Registered | Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, September 1 2005 08:08
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Tolkien and his closest imitators are the ones who capitalize Men, Elves, and Dwarves. Some others capitalize Elves and Dwarves but not men, which is strange, and more just leave them all lower case. —Alorael, who also enjoys pointing out that elvish and dwarfish are words. Elven and dwarven are not standard English. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, September 1 2005 08:06
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A multiple choice comliment? Perhaps I should try that. "You're extremely attractive OR blindingly intelligent OR a really nice person OR unfortunately reminiscent of cauliflower. Take your pick!" I don't like compliments that much myself, though. If you really think I'm a swell guy, there's no need to say it. A little cash will do nicely. —Alorael, who strangely rarely gets either compliments or cash. Maybe he's too intimidatingly attractive, intelligent, nice, and reminiscent of cauliflower. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 18:55
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quote:"Other fingers" implies that thumbs are fingers. —Alorael, who in any case sees no meaningful reason to distinguish between thumbs and non-thumb digits beyond opposability, which is quite apparent without declaring the thumb an entirely different kind of digit. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 18:49
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I hate these demand sessions, but I have to agree that movement by mouse isn't my favorite and Geneforge movement in particular seemed inelegant. On the other hand, I'll keep an open mind. Baldur's Gate, Fallout, and Neverwinter Nights all survive just fine with mouse movement. So do RTS games. Maybe A4 will follow suit. —Alorael, who would still rather have mouse movement if at all possible. It just isn't Avernum without it. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 16:30
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quote:Yes. Yes they are. —Alorael, who wishes to be enlightened as to the marvelous properties of the current titles. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| An Exhaustive Semi-Chronological Short History of the White Cult in Richard White Games | |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 16:28
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quote:I'm sure you mean Jeff, but you know that RW is too, right? GC2 will be a game you'll never forget. You can't. —Alorael, who is saddened by the fact that needle/ferrets did not receive their deserved place in the Abridged History of Richard White and the Interesting Times Before Which and After Which He Has Lived, but Which in Fact He Has Only Inspired Without Direct Influence (Implants Aside). You may refer to this as the Afuliginous Codex, or simply the AHRWITBWAWHHLWFHHOIWDI(IA). Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 16:19
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I think "Hypothetical Time" means that it's time for a hypothetical question. No physics here. I think that A or his heirs deserve compensation whether or not art should be privately owned. The art was originally held under the assumption that it could be, and the family deserves compensation if the art is taken from them or transitively taken from them by way of C. Anything else would just be more complicated, sanctioned theft. —Alorael, who could argue that 100% property tax has large problems of its own. That is not not something that will very well within this discussion, though, and while derailment is a time-honored strategy, this discussion is still going strong. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 16:07
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Most writers don't capitalize human, dog, platypus, or flatworm. Platyhelminthes is capitalized, but that is because it's a phylum. Unless vahnatai are actually Vahnatai speciesname, there's no reason to capitalize. —Alorael, who excludes Tolkien, who was also fond of capitals. When you create your own language, you can create your own system of capitalization too. Until then, it is only courteous to adhere to the same system as the man who invented the name. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 07:43
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The case of a physical objection is much clearer. A's descendents, assuming they inherited his property, deserve the painting. (If inheritance isn't so easy, it should ideally go to whomever A would have given the painting to. That's a mess.) If the painting is sold, they still deserve the painting or, failing that, the money. If C knowingly sells the stolen painting, he is acting as a moral and legal criminal anyway. If there is no painting left, ideally the family of A should be compensated. It isn't fair to hold C accountable, though. Unless B still has assets that are still distinct from C's, A's family loses out. If B is still alive, then the criminal is present and can be held accountable. If the painting can be returned, it should be. If it can't be, he owes A and his family for it. If B sells the painting during his lifetime and plays money games with the proceeds, he still owes A. If he can't pay himself and he can't get his family to pay, he has earned some kind of obligation. I wouldn't say purely punitive measures are useful, but some punishment, ideally punishment that compensates A, would be fitting. —Alorael, who finds the reparations question interesting. His view is that giving out cash is, in the end, not a suitable way to handle an apology for the crimes committed. Payment would either be insultingly small or too expensive to be given without crippling the U.S. government. On the other hand, no apology beyond words is hardly an apology at all. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 07:26
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[Edit: A belated warning: Click the link at yoru own disgression. It's safe for work unless someone will be reading over your shoulder, but it's not for the faint of gastrointestinal tract. It also isn't entirely CoC compliant, as pointed out below, but it's already on the same site as these forums, so...] Manual disimpaction has to be mentioned. —Alorael, who congratulates Thuryl on subtlety, wit, talent, and encyclopedic knowledge of how people are broken or can get that way. May you ture eternally. [ Wednesday, August 31, 2005 16:21: Message edited by: Glitch, technical ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, August 31 2005 07:22
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He is a very young vahnatai. The result of the competition really depends on how recently James has had his nap. I cannot correctly answer the second question. Don't use such language, please! The answer to how many times I can hit a target in ten seconds is once. That's all it takes. The first fusion reactors already have required a net input of energy. I have ten fingers, but they're not distributed evenly between hands. Nethergate! Now go throw your stuff in a pool and hope for blessings. —Alorael, who firmly believes that anything he says against Bush can and will be used against him. It goes without saying that it will be monitored. Therefore he chooses to say nothing at all. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 19:19
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Intelligent design is based fundamentally on the elegance of living things. Nothing pertaining to RWG can involve elegance. Thus, no intelligent design here. —Alorael, who certainly knows that no intelligent design went into the games themselves. Excluding GC2, of course, but there is evidence that it designed itself. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 19:11
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Imban should be "vt" actually. #1000, #2000, #3000, and so on: Look at pretty number! #1337: Elite Icshi: Pan Lever. (Yes, he already has one, but it is no longer appropriate.) Seletine: Truth shall set you free! —Alorael, who sees neither the irony nor the humor in Apprentice. A blank title would be much more meaningful. So, however, would a random string of numbers and letters. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 19:05
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Don't be silly. It's because the vahnatai revere the Crystal Souls and try to emulate them in their wisdom and, well, other things. Rocks don't eat. Therefore vahnatai try not to eat either. It's a vicious cycle of negative body image. Carbon is okay! —Alorael, who is ready to found VASE: Vahnatai Against Stupid Eating. Among other benefits, it promises to open the role of Rentar-Ihrno to other actresses than the esteemed Ms. Flockhart. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 12:44
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Spiderweb mangles Chromite, though. It's a double conspiracy! —Alorael, who takes no account of nouns versus trademarked names. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 12:39
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Next you'll be writing our Bible, I 'spect. —Alorael, who is quite sure that the canon requires fodder. A great deal of fodder, in fact. You can't make an omlette without breaking eggs, and you can't open passages to dimensions beyond the comprehension of man without breaking a few thoracic cavities and extracting the contents. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 12:37
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A1 has no quest log and levels are capped at 40. Those are the only real downsides when you compare it mechanically to A2. Even A3 has mostly the same spells, graphics, and interface, although combat numbers got an overhaul. I prefer the A1/A2 system. Comparing E1 to any other Spiderweb game is very different. E1 has been updated to have E3 graphics, but the spell list is still limited, the sounds are, well, entertaining, and the game is just a bit rough around the edges. At least later versions have had AP added in. Slow was unbelievably painful when it reduced you to getting one action every other round as opposed to one action every round. —Alorael, who also very much enjoys the presence of some key spells like Divine Warrior. Sure, it's even more abusable than Avatar in the Exiles, but it was fun! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 12:32
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Wouldn't it have to be Worlds of Galactic Core? —Alorael, who can't think about it. This is due to both implant influence and protective measures built into the human psyche by eons of random mutation. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 12:29
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Alex' cartoon is about as graphic as I can handle, actually. We don't want any trouble or overexcited members. That actually was unintentional, but let no one say I miss bad puns. —Alorael, who never misses a pun or a chance to use one. Ever. If he does, it's only because there is a more subtly awful one to be made. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 06:20
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Alorael. I do not control the fluffy turtles. I never controlled the fluffy turtles. If you believe that it is possible to control the fluffy turtles, you are in for a rude awakening one day when sanity-toting turtles come knockin' on the door (you know, the one where we leave our sanities) with a bone or two to pick with you. —Alorael, who believes Thralni succeeded all too well in his endeavor because he is no longer comprehensible. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| 3rd annual RWG slogan contest in Richard White Games | |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 06:17
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Richard White Games: If as much time had been spent creating them as has gone into complaining about them, they would be masterpieces. Richard White Games: Keep laughing. GC2 is loading. .stnalpmi ruoy tsujda ton oD: semaG etihW drahciR —Alorael, who spent far less time than he thought he would on the last one. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 06:09
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1. Spiderweb games maintain permanent residence on my hard disk, and I have played BoA, BoE, and A2 more than any others. None are on my dock, though. I don't believe in docks. (For the Apple illiterate, the dock is roughly analogous to the Start menu.) 2. This probably belongs in General, not BoA. —Alorael, who downloads and plays the demos of new Spiderweb games almost immediately. Then he gets to decide whether they are worth the time and money. Then he finishes whatever else he's playing, if reasonable and applicable, before starting a new romp through endless monster corpses. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, August 30 2005 06:09
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1. Spiderweb games maintain permanent residence on my hard disk, and I have played BoA, BoE, and A2 more than any others. None are on my dock, though. I don't believe in docks. (For the Apple illiterate, the dock is roughly analogous to the Start menu.) 2. This probably belongs in General, not BoA. —Alorael, who downloads and plays the demos of new Spiderweb games almost immediately. Then he gets to decide whether they are worth the time and money. Then he finishes whatever else he's playing, if reasonable and applicable, before starting a new romp through endless monster corpses. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| 3rd annual RWG slogan contest in Richard White Games | |
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written Monday, August 29 2005 19:22
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RWG: They own you already. Why not own them in return? RWG: [Not comprehensible to mortal ears.] Pan Lever: Seventeen apple roving mirror moiety. Of turned quorum jaggedly the. Blue? —Alorael, who has not yet received sufficient wisdom from his implants. He expects better of thus fully in tune. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 29 2005 19:18
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Would you trust a beta version of software that doesn't work very well in the supposedly stable version? —Alorael, who wouldn't and doesn't. IE may contain VTP. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |