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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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Law Bringer
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written Monday, August 22 2005 20:55
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His website, however, is entirely his own business, and its lack of updates seems to predate his banning. —Alorael, who suggests taking it up with TM himself if it is a matter of that much importance to you. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 17:21
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Netscape is arguably better for OS 9, but only arguably. It loaded so slowly and painfully for me that I never managed to switch away from IE 5, but you can try it for yourself. —Alorael, who finds browsing much less painful with a browser that is not based on the founding principle that the user should have to suffer for progress. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Identify the drawings. in General | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:50
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You can smoke just about anything that is organic and flammable, but I don't recommend it. Yes, Alex, that image is broken. —Alorael, who is actually not sure about his smoking proposition. Some compounds are flammable but may not produce enough smoke to be worth the effort. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| what is YOUR fav band or type of music in General | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:48
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No, electrickery is not a word, although it has been used as one. It is a relevant death metal band, apparently. Just the thing to get you off emo. —Alorael, who prefers crying in a dark corner while listening to a collection of Largo movements. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Know any good RPGs? in General | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:44
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I thought about those few missions, but none of them are really more than a challenge of basics tactics and/or saving and reloading. Because you have limited tactical choices and because you have no strategic choices at all, the levels are simple. But I'm a drooling Myth fan, so take what I say with however much salt you like. As an added bonus, Myth will give you truly stunning gore (that can be turned off if you like). There's nothing like seeing gigantic enemies hit by mortar fire. You really don't need to know anything from prior games plot-wise to be able to play Warcraft 3, although a few things probably help a little bit. One plot revelation isn't a revelation at all if you haven't played the prequels. Otherwise, the game is fun, but it has much more RPG than you might expect from an RTS. I also have to say that I much prefer the multiplayer in Starcraft. Heroes don't work for me. —Alorael, who has trouble with Fallouts rather painful interface himself. He believes at least part of it is due to unimpressive decisions regarding right clicking on a Mac, but mainly there is too much clunk. If you can get past it the game is well worth the effort, but sleek it is not. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:35
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Jeff Vogel is responsible for Irony Central, particularly the pre-Cordelia bits. He is still nominally the head of the SEP, though there has been limited action from that party recently. I think he knows exactly how such things can happen and probably what to do about it. —Alorael, who knows of no evidence that RW is Jeff Vogel's friend. RW published games through Spiderweb, but Jeff apparently only knows of RW's continued life by the fact that checks are cashed. That's hardly a sign of a close relationship. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:31
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I see no such artifacts, and I don't see why the graphic would originally have been made as a bitmap. Maybe it has to do with browsers? Safari and Firefox display it just fine. —Alorael, who suspects that somehow, directly or indirectly, it has to do with the fact that Jeff uses Macs, probably views his website in Macs, and doesn't know what everything comes out looking like for most PCs. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:19
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Do you have any evidence for that? —Alorael, who finds it equally likely that Jesus has a staggeringly large entourage of translators wherever he goes. Even the Savior, or perhaps especially the Savior, can't waste time learning every language. He's probably a very busy man. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Pralgad or Pralgrad? in Blades of Avernum | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:18
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It's also more fun and exciting to make your own terrain. If you look carefully at all three Avernums, you'll notice that A3 has nothing at all in common with A1 or A2, and that A1 and A2 have more differences than are strictly necessary or even logical. —Alorael, who would like to point out that Valorim is a backwater, or at least a rough frontier, and that Avernum is even less settled and subdued. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Killing Sulfras in A1 in The Avernum Trilogy | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:08
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Did you finish the game by getting to an end, or did you finish it by getting all three? If not the latter, you might want to hold off on those spoilers. —Alorael, who should be able to tell which end in particular is tied to Sulfras, but he can't remember. He never has been able to keep the three straight since he never does them one at a time. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| Identify the drawings. in General | |
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written Monday, August 22 2005 13:06
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You don't know who #2 is. Yet. But you will. Oh, yes. —Alorael, who has nothing substantial to add to this thread and will thus add nothing at all, except that he fully disapproves of smoking. Not only is it bad for the lungs of both the smoker and those around him, it also wastes precious drug and doesn't give the full kick. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 22:17
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Myth 2 also features a conversation about the world's largest turnip. It's a little hard to follow because you have to frantically dodge guards to eavesdrop, but it's entertaining. No, it really isn't an RPG at all. —Alorael, who would like to distinguish between real-time strategy in the Command and Conquer, Warcraft, Starcraft, Total Annihilation vein and whatever Myth is. Real time tactics? A game is very different when you build up no infrastructure, create no units, and invest in no upgrades. On the one hand, you have no base to defend against hopeless odds (barring the occasional "The Wall" or "Redemption" level). On the other hand, you end up facing the ravening hordes with only what you start with and maybe what you can scrounge. It's a very different game indeed. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 22:12
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Well... I find myself choked with laughter at Aranfoolcaytar. May I call you Fool for short? —Alorael, who also thinks Jeff could maybe give spy.there a little credit too. Her contribution was slightly more than negligible... Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 21:09
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MacPlay makes it, or made it, but apparently no longer sells it. Despair not! A quick trip to Amazon.com shows that you can buy it used, and eBay is sure to have it as well. —Alorael, who spent under 60 seconds in figuring that out. Very small amounts of work can help you, too, build very small character! Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| A Touching Tribute: A Satire in Song in Richard White Games | |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 20:59
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When GC2 comes, you truly deserve to be standing at RW's side while the rest of us are crushed beneath the lowliest ORiS AI. —Alorael, who is completely in awe in several ways. Only one of them has to do with the tentacles currently invading his left ear. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| ...And Who's Your Favorite Hero? in General | |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 20:53
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I tried to come up with inanimate heroes and it didn't really work. There are robots galore, but very few of them are anything more or less than people with machinery instead of organs. There are occasional golems (e.g. Dorfl), but they aren't usually heroes and have the same problems as robots. There are AI computers aplenty in science fiction, but I can't think of very many that are protagonists, much less heroes. Jane in the Ender's Game sequels is a protagonist, but not really a hero (does Ender's Game have heroes besides possibly Ender himself?), and she also has a little bit of added human. Ghostwheel (Chronicles of Amber) is only arguably a computer, but it's more computer than Jane is. Or fantasy inanimate something, at least. It's also somewhat protagonistic, but not very heroic. Zelazny provides virtual heroes in Donnerjack, but they're not inanimate in their world. —Alorael, who can't think of anything better. Does anyone have any more ideas of inanimate, preferably non-humanoid heroes? There are almost certainly countless examples from science fiction, but none seem to be coming to mind. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 20:48
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Erika helps you in many ways, but killing Sulfras isn't one of them. In fact, you aren't supposed to kill Sulfras. You can get more help if you back up and try to explain why you're trying to kill Sulfras. —Alorael, who can point out that the statue, if it is a talking statue, does have to do with Erika, but you only get the dialogue option after joining Scimitar. If you haven't encountered it yet, keep looking. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| THE ABOMINABLE PHOTO THREAD: THE THIRD COMING! in General | |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 13:53
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I tap my nose at you, Aran. I tap it vigorously. —Alorael, who can sometimes be frustrated by the lack of physical gestures on the internet. Perhaps all computers should be equipped with mannikins that physically emote appropriately. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 13:42
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Yes, that can be a problem. The obvious solution is not to stick with ordering food and not to leave a body. (Hint: the two are linked.) Most companies won't worry about a delivery man or two, and there are plenty of companies that deliver. —Alorael, who is still on the C's in the Yellow Pages. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 12:58
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[ Oh! ] —Alorael, who feels slightly stultified now, though less than half. Unfortunately, he can't enclose his signature in brackets. It's immoral. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
| ...And Who's Your Favorite Hero? in General | |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 12:55
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I prefer Thomas Covenant to Linden Avery, but while they're both interesting characters, they have an unfortunate failure tendency as heroes. If "heroism" isn't necessary for this, though, then many Donaldson characters fit. Isaac Dan der Grimnebulin, Perdido Street Station: A fat, middle-aged, manically unfocused scientist turned savior? It works surprisingly well, and he stays more or less free of Percival bumpkin-savior syndrome. (He also gets contrasted beautifully with fantasy game style heroes!) Etjole Ehomba, Chronicles of the Catechist: He is that fantasy game style hero, with a few twists. More loaded down with amazing gadgetry than James Bond, more predictable than a lawful good paladin, and still very entertaining. The story is otherwise unremarkable, and he himself is bland, but it's worth reading a few hundred pages to see whater in action. Lupe dy Cazaril, The Curse of Chalion: I've noticed a trend. Most of these heroes don't spend much time blasting or dicing their enemies. This particular one seems to spend a long time worrying about a tumor, but he's an excellent hero nonetheless. The entire list of Otherland protagonists: They're all good characters, all heroic in their ways, and all memorable. Christabel Odysseus: He's the kind of sneaky bastard who would be rich, famous, and either loved or hated today. Not so different from ancient Greece, actually! Carrot Ironfounderson and Angua, Discworld: Together, they bring a little bit of traditional hero to the absurdity and insanity of Discworld. There's no reason for them to be on this list except for the fact that I really admire their coping mechanisms. —Alorael, who will admit that his list has heroes he admires as characters more than heroes he admires as people. He'll make no apologies for that, though. If you want admiral people, you know where to find them. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 12:33
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I'd agree on fighters, but I'm less convinced that Gymnastics is that useful for casters. It's not cheap to train that high, and I take the view that you're better off raising spell-related skills and depending on buffs, healing, and not having your casters end up next to angry goons. —Alorael, whose caster design of choice is very skill hungry. A pure mage or priest probably has more points to burn on Gymnastics. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 09:52
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Don't be silly. Drakey makes Force Barriers to block his door so he can pick up his deliveries. He's also better at blending in than you seem to think. Calista Flockhart has managed have a successful career despite being a vahnatai, you know. —Alorael, who can also attest to the fact that the delivery man is not necessarily a problem if you're willing to take all necessary steps. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Sunday, August 21 2005 09:45
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I think Gymnastics advances you in the turn order more than a single point of Dexterity, though. Unlike Dexterity, it can also make you completely impossible to hit in A1. I'm not sure about A2 or A3. —Alorael, who likes buying points of Gymnastics. They tend to be expensive, but not unreasonable, and they work wonders when you want your mages and priests to stop going after the gelatinous globs of ooze in combat. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Saturday, August 20 2005 17:45
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You must have a special version of AIM if your buddies have to answer the phone to get instant messages. MSN is unpleasant and I can never tell who anybody is, especially because you can change your name at will, but it is available for Mac. [Edit: English good talking!] —Alorael, who believes it is also included in iChat. Adium, Fire, and Proteus definitely include MSN as well as AIM and other instant messenger services. [ Saturday, August 20, 2005 17:46: Message edited by: 'Lo ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |